Top Chinese celebrity: Debuted from Running Man

Chapter 170 Gu Qing Leaves the Group VS The First Broadcast of "The Lost Tomb"
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9 month 1 day,
The box office of "The Dead End" continues to rise.
Gu Qing's visit to the film set for promotional activities resulted in high viewership for the premiere.

The following roadshows:

Chen Chichi, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Wang Zhulan...

They all went to help with promotion.

Brotherhood

This deeply moved many fans of the Running Man variety show, and many went to buy tickets to support it.

The serious film "The Dead End" topped the box office charts for a week, achieving both critical and commercial success.

From the three or four hundred million target that Gu Qing had jokingly mentioned before,

Before they knew it, one-third of the work was done, which prompted a bunch of marketing accounts to start hyping it up, reinforcing the persona they had created.

Aside from movies
The highly anticipated premiere of "The Lost Tomb" finally aired on Taobao platform at 6 PM.

Huanrui also spent a large amount of money on advertising.
Besides the existing fans and book lovers, many casual viewers also plan to see it for themselves.

But just then,
The time was 5:55.

#Gu Qing leaves Running Man#
It instantly topped the trending searches!
The production team might be in the wrong. Since they want to use Gu Qing's departure from Running Man to create hype, they might as well make it a win-win situation.

You give me the traffic, and I'll help you kill Li Yifeng!
With news of the premiere of "The Lost Tomb" and the nationally popular variety show "Running Man," it's clear to the average viewer which show they prefer.

You can watch a show anytime, but once the gossip is over, it's really not fresh anymore.

A large number of passersby left Peach and headed to the blog to watch the drama unfold.

Just as the hashtag #GuQingLeavesRunningMan# exploded on social media and countless netizens flocked to blogs to gossip, the number of online viewers on the Taobao platform's premiere page for "The Lost Tomb" instantly plummeted.

The official blog of the Running Man program, which is at the center of the storm, has finally released a "sincere" announcement:

[Official Announcement from Running Man]

Fans who love the Running Man cast:
It is with great sadness that we announce that Gu Qing, a member of this season's "Brothers Team," will be temporarily withdrawing from the recording of subsequent episodes of "Running Man" due to personal work schedule arrangements and health adjustments.

Since joining the "Brothers" group, Gu Qing has brought us countless laughs and touching moments with her unique charm and outstanding performance, and has forged a deep friendship with the brothers.

The production team deeply understands and respects this, and sincerely thanks Gu Qing for her efforts and contributions to the program.

All good things must come to an end, but the spirit of striving will live on forever.

Thank you all for your continued support, and please continue to follow and support "Running Man"! We look forward to the day when we can reunite in the Running Man family!

"Good night, you son of a bitch!"

"Have you forgotten what you said in the last episode of the show?"

"Was it your production team that forced my brother to leave?!"

"You forced Baoqiang out in the first season, and forced out the younger brother in the second season, so you can replace them all with artists from your Huayi Brothers, right?!"

Will the fans of the Running Man variety show buy into this?

He immediately became furious and confronted the production team.

Many fans also launched a conspiracy theory, with great conviction.

Look at Wang Baoqiang. Just because he wasn't an artist from Huayi, he was ostracized and fell into the water in the first episode. If his younger brother hadn't gone to help him, he would have drowned!
After the show became a huge hit, Bao Qiang was immediately replaced by their own artist, Zheng Kai.

In the very first episode of the show, they arranged for him to be paired with Yang Ying as a couple.

In the second episode, Huang Xiaoming was brought in again to assert his dominance and disgust his younger brother.

Isn't Huayi clearly forcing people to leave?

"That's right, that's the truth!"

"This is disgusting! The production team is disgusting!"

"They use the artists and then kick them out, what the hell?!"

Almost 99% of the angry Running Man fans believed it.

This certainly doesn't look fake; all the logic makes sense.

But to say they were angry,
Then,

Fans of the sibling-themed couple who watched the final episode are in complete despair. From "resurrection celebration" to "apocalyptic judgment," only a few days have passed?
The trending topic "Siblings resurrected" is still up there!

The newly rebuilt super topic for the sibling couple instantly turned into a "crying scene".

One second the fans were editing clips of Gu Qing and Yang Ying's sweet eye contact, feeding each other fruit, and holding hands in the final episode, and they were laughing like goofballs.

Next second,
Then I saw the cold, formulaic statement in the announcement that "Gu Qing is withdrawing due to health and work reasons".

"I was kept alive by sibling candy last night, and today they even took off my ventilator?!"

"Why did this happen? I can't accept it!!"

"In the final episode, the way the younger brother and Baby looked at each other was so touching... The production team has no heart!"

Several consecutive baffling maneuvers,

The production team has incurred public wrath.

Whether they are fans of the Running Man group or individual fans of Gu Qing and Yang Ying, they will all turn to hate because of their love.

This caused the production team to back down, as they had originally planned to announce Lu Han's participation and raise audience expectations again.

Even Lu Han's personal studio quickly deleted the content and press releases they were about to publish and remained completely silent.

At this time,
If they dare to announce that Lu Han will join the third season of Running Man.

This blatant act of profiting from tragedy will likely be crushed by the angry fans.

None of them expected that the fans and audience would be so resistant and angry.

The marketing attempt backfired, forcing the Running Man production team, unable to withstand the pressure, to call for help.

"How many favors has this been done?"

An hour later, Gu Qing's team account drafted a statement:
I apologize for communicating with everyone in this way. After careful consideration and friendly consultation with the production team, I have decided to temporarily withdraw from the recording of "Running Man".

Joining Running Man was a very precious and joyful experience in my life. I am grateful to Brother Chao, Brother Chichi, Brother Chen, Brother Kai, Brother Zulan, Sister Baby, and all the staff for their care and understanding.

I would also like to thank all the viewers who have supported me along the way. The days I spent running alongside my brothers are precious memories for me.

I made this difficult decision simply to better focus on the development and challenges of my acting career, and also to better adjust my state of mind.

If the opportunity arises in the future, I would be very happy to return to this joyful and warm family in any form, to reunite with my brothers, and to see everyone again.

"It's fake. The tone is so polite; it definitely wasn't sent by my brother!!"

"This is clearly a forced polite remark; the younger brother was definitely threatened by the production team."

We demand the truth!

Will my future brother really come back?

The Running Man cast's fans obviously didn't believe it.

In a dark corner,
"Ha, what a fine 'friendly negotiation' and 'parting on good terms'! Starting to trend on social media five minutes before the premiere of 'The Lost Tomb'—is that what you call friendly?"

"They're just trying to maliciously target my Fengfeng!"

"Work schedule? Health adjustment? Why did they choose to withdraw at the most crucial time when the new drama is about to be released? I think they're just putting on an act."

"Our Fengfeng is so innocent and kind, what did he do to make Gu Gou chase after him like this?"

The little bees harbored deep resentment.

The following day, the premiere data was released.

Attracting attention with the bombshell news of #GuQingLeavesRunningMan#,
The premiere ratings of "The Lost Tomb" fell far short of the expectations of the platform and the production company.

Although the original work is substantial, it couldn't withstand the unexpected factor of "hitting a nuclear-level trending topic right after its premiere".

And this is just the beginning.
Fans of the original novel "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" fainted from shock when they saw Wu Xie hand over the artifacts.

Until this morning,

He finally caught his breath and woke up.

It's their turn to step up their game!

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(End of this chapter)