Entertainment: Who exactly is trying to whitewash me?

Chapter 12: Win or Loss? Profitable!

Jiang Nian looked at Lu Ang and fell into deep thought.

On her way here, she did check Weibo and saw that the other person was trending.

I even clicked in and saw the content of those trending topics.

If not.

Seeing Lu Ang's current actions, she might even have her doubts.

Lu Ang is not a person who works in the entertainment industry at all!

After all, we're in this industry.

To dare to say these things so bluntly, especially to an audience.

These are not uncommon anymore.

It simply doesn't exist!

At least she had never seen an artist who dared to go against the audience!

Of course, it's also because of what the other party is currently trending on social media.

This made Jiang Nian's opinion of Lu Ang very conflicted and complicated.

On the one hand, she was full of admiration for Lu Ang's actions.

On the other hand, it's impossible to ignore the claims circulating online.

Although the Lu Ang in front of her now is completely different from the one she sees online.

But if it weren't for Lu Ang.

Why didn't Lu Ang defend himself?

After all, no matter how you look at it, Lu Ang doesn't seem like someone who's afraid to speak the truth...

Jiang Nian's feelings became even more complicated at that moment...

And among the people present.

What shocked me the most.

It's Zhou Lei without a doubt.

He was so surprised he couldn't even close his mouth!

Does this person...do they really not want to stay in the entertainment industry anymore?

In fact, from the very beginning, Lu Ang did not obey him, but instead rebelled.

He had already guessed it.

And now, Lu Ang's words just now...

This made him feel that he might have really touched the truth!

This is the entertainment industry on Earth!

In the entertainment industry.

Even if it means offending the capitalists, you can't afford to offend the audience!

Not to mention someone like Lu Ang, who directly attacked everyone and offended all the viewers!

If you are a talented person.

Even if it offends capital, as long as you can use your talent to win over the audience.

The audience will become your strongest support.

But what if you offend the audience...

In all his years in the entertainment industry, no other celebrity has ever dared to do something like this.

Even if there were, it would have been an involuntary offense.

Then, you'll either be completely abandoned.

Either they sell themselves entirely to capital, at a huge cost.

Let's see if we can find a possibility.

As far as Zhou Lei knew, it was possible to offend all the viewers and still survive.

There are only a few artists who, due to their background or other reasons, receive substantial support and have their image whitewashed by capital.

And what became of these people?

It was simply a matter of surviving.

There can never be a higher achievement.

Because once they reappear frequently in the public eye.

The audience will most likely recall past grievances.

Then, they tried every means to suppress him again.

Capital isn't stupid; if it keeps losing money, it will feel the pain too.

This kid...

Zhou Lei glanced at Lu Ang again.

He used to look down on these effeminate young men.

Especially someone like Lu Ang, who is both effeminate and fresh, yet not popular.

But now...

Yet, a strange sense of respect for Lu Ang inexplicably rose within him…

But just then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Wanqing standing not far away, arms crossed, her beautiful eyes fixed on Lu Ang, sparkling, with a very obvious smile on her lips.

all of a sudden.

Zhou Lei's mood soured again.

The little respect they had for Lu Ang vanished instantly.

Just then.

"puff……"

Su Wanqing looked at Lu Ang and chuckled softly.

But that was by no means a mockery.

The admiration on her face was so obvious that even a dog could see it!

Zhou Lei's blood pressure spiked again instantly.

[Zhou Lei's hater rating +300]

Upon hearing the system notification, Lu Ang turned to look at Zhou Lei with a bewildered expression.

???

What did I do to you again?

I wasn't targeting you when I said the lawyer's letter!

When Zhou Lei met Lu Ang's confused gaze, his chest tightened even more.

He looked away, not wanting Lu Ang to see his current frustration.

But the system prompts don't lie.

[Zhou Lei's hater rating +250]

"Hey!"

Lu Ang laughed.

This idiot... no, this old Zhou is actually a treasure!

Even if I haven't done anything to him, how can I easily gain hater points?

There's such a good thing.

So this is how Lao Zhou operates...

Lu Ang felt like he had opened up a new world.

He glanced at the system panel; adding what he had accumulated before, the total had now exceeded ten thousand.

Itchy hands.

I want to smoke right away.

But looking around, there were still procedures to follow.

Never mind, let's finish recording the show first.

No rush to do the giveaway, anyway, my hater count won't drop.

……

"Alright, alright."

Su Wanqing stepped in at the opportune moment to take control of the situation.

She clapped her hands to bring everyone's attention back. "Let's continue. Everyone's finished their self-introductions, right? Now, it's time to write the first impressions!"

She took out paper and pens from a place she had prepared beforehand and handed them to everyone.

Each person needs to write a first impression of all the other guests.

Lu Ang took the pen and started writing without thinking.

Zhao Qian, holding a camera, slowly approached and aimed it directly at Lu Ang's hands.

Lu Ang first wrote to Gu Yan:

"Mr. Gu has a refined and scholarly demeanor; he's clearly a successful person. I hope to have the opportunity to collaborate in the future. If you have any profitable projects, please be sure to include me!"

Then he wrote to Lin Shishi:

"Ms. Lin is beautiful and has an outstanding temperament. She must be inundated with endorsement offers from GG. Could you introduce me to some business opportunities if you have the chance?"

To Jiang Nian:

"Jiang Nian is cute and hardworking, with a bright future. When you become famous, remember to give your brother a hand. Your brother really needs money right now! Don't be shy, and don't worry about your brother feeling embarrassed. Your brother has a thick skin."

To Su Wanqing:

"Sister Su has a strong presence and is very experienced. I hope to learn a lot from you. Of course, most importantly, if you have any money-making strategies, please don't hesitate to share them with me!"

Finally, this is a letter to Zhou Lei:

"Teacher Zhou's martial arts skills are solid and admirable. I hope to learn from you in the future. However, if you have any opportunities to invest in film production, you can also consider me. My salary is very low! Besides, I can be an action star now. Teacher Zhou should know this, right?"

After finishing writing, he looked at his "work" with satisfaction.

Each letter was filled with sincere "blessings" and "expectations".

And an undisguised desire for money.

At the same time, he glanced at Zhao Qian, who was carrying a camera behind him.

I couldn't help but give the other person a thumbs up.

Brother Zhao has a good eye!

Of course, Lu Ang didn't write these things for these guests to see.

Including myself, there are only six guests on this show.

If you give one copy to each person, how many hater points are that?

These "works" of mine are for the audience to see!

Even if Zhao Qian didn't bring the camera over.

He also had to find a way to let his family members in the live broadcast room see what he had "painfully" written.

You should read it aloud!

However, that's unnecessary now.

He leaned back and spread out the five initial impression sheets.

So that the audience can see it clearly.

At this moment, Lu Ang suddenly frowned.

Then, he picked up the pen he had just put down and took out a new sheet of paper.

My first impression of Professor Lu Ang: One word—handsome!

After finishing, he placed this last piece of work in the most conspicuous place and lay down.

At the same time, the system notification panel will be brought up.

Feeling triumphant, I wait quietly.

Two words:

perfect!

……

This Lu Ang is truly a talent...

Liu Xin looked at the screen.

His forehead was covered in black lines.

Seeing this scene, he felt a surge of anger rising within him.

I'm absolutely furious!

Not to mention the viewers in the live stream.

He and Assistant Director Li exchanged a glance, and then both turned to look at the barrage area.

All that could be seen was the rapidly refreshing barrage of comments.

They immediately became even more frantic.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!"

"This guy's skin must be thick enough to be bulletproof!"

"Who will kill him! Who will help me kill him! I'll pay a hundred!"

"I'll pay ten!"

"I'll offer five!"

"I can't stand it anymore! How can this person be so shameless!"

"I feel like he's deliberately trying to annoy me... but the problem is, I'm actually annoyed by him..."

"Is money on his mind all he thinks about?"

"Help! Can this guy tone it down a bit?!"

"Hahahaha, it's shameless, but why is it kind of funny?"

"Has he forgotten this is a dating reality show???"

"A dating reality show? No, this is the set of 'How to Get Rich'!"

"Who exactly invited him to this dating reality show?"

……

[Zhao Qian's hater rating +200]

[Hate value from Assistant Director Li +150]

[Hate value from Director Liu +100]

……

Lu Ang looked at the constantly changing numbers on the system panel and felt a sense of satisfaction.

Indeed, sincerity is the ultimate weapon!

Even I'm being this "sincere".

This is the kind of reaction the audience should have!

……

The first impression session ended in an eerie atmosphere.

Su Wanqing collected all the notes from everyone, looked at them, and then picked up the one Lu Ang had written for her.

She raised an eyebrow and looked at Lu Ang: "Lu Ang, you keep saying you're short of money, but as far as I know, that trending topic about demanding compensation seems to be fake. Your company didn't actually demand compensation from you, did they?"

The living room fell silent instantly.

All eyes were on Lu Ang, watching him.

They all had an expression that said, "Are you lying?"

Lu Ang was also stunned for a moment... Such a thing?

Because of the original owner's memories.

He doesn't remember these things very clearly.

Afraid of being discovered by his agent, he didn't ask any questions and assumed he already had a debt of 300 million.

There was no result?

Suddenly, memories flooded his mind.

Suddenly, Lu Ang recalled some things.

He remembered... the company didn't seem to have said that he would have to pay out of pocket.

The trending topic about demanding 300 million yuan in compensation was indeed fake.

But... the figure of 300 million is indeed true!

In my memory, the original owner seemed to have signed some kind of confidentiality agreement.

And the penalty for violating that confidentiality agreement... seems to be three hundred million!

Confidentiality agreement?

What secrets?

What about those negative trending topics?

Lu Ang wanted to recall more.

But then the memory suddenly became muddled again, and I couldn't recall it.

He shook his head, raised his head, and met Su Wanqing's gaze.

After a moment of silence, a helpless smile appeared on his face.

"Sister Su is really well-informed."

He shrugged, then nodded. "That's right, the company didn't ask me for the money, but I still have to pay it!"

"Oh?"

Su Wanqing pressed further, "Why is that?"

Lu Ang took a deep breath, his expression becoming "serious".

"To be honest, I want to terminate my contract with the company!"

His voice was loud and clear, filled with indignation: "This lousy company! All I did was trend on social media, and now they're cutting off all my resources! Of course I'm terminating my contract! I'm better off without this kind of company!"

He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

However, Lu Ang did not mention that he might have been framed.

The first thing is the confidentiality agreement.

Lu Ang had a premonition.

The fact that you can't remember these things is likely due to the original body, who has already "committed suicide," doing so intentionally.

This shows that the confidentiality agreement is very important.

If I blurt things out carelessly and something goes wrong without my knowledge, that would be bad.

Secondly, he also needs to use these trending negative searches to earn hater points.

Anyway, I didn't do it myself.

If it needs to be clarified someday, then we can clarify it then.

There's no need for that right now.

But not mentioning the confidentiality agreement and the truth about the scandals doesn't mean he won't say anything.

It's okay to hurl a few insults at the company.

He himself also thought the company was terrible.

They even suspect that the original owner's suicide was related to the company.

Adding to his memory of the confidentiality agreement, he felt even more strongly that way.

And he had barely finished speaking.

A familiar system notification appeared before my eyes.

[Shen Lan's hater rating +50]

Lu Ang was taken aback.

Is Sister Lan still watching?

Is it really that leisurely?

He thought a strong woman like Shen Lan would be very busy.

As a result, the other person stared at their own variety show and watched it for a long time!

As he was thinking this, another system notification appeared, making his eyes light up.

[Xu Zhenhong's hater rating +500]

[Zhou Lei's hater rating +100]

Xu Zhenhong...

He seems to recognize this name...

Memories suddenly flooded back.

Xu Zhenhong!

Isn't that my company's CEO?!

Lu Ang immediately recalled a scene from the original owner's memories, where this Mr. Xu personally told the original owner not to talk nonsense anymore.

Whether online or anywhere else.

As for Zhou Lei's number of haters...

Obvious.

Old Zhou and I work for the same company.

Hearing himself criticize the company here must be quite unbearable.

But they dared not say anything.

[Zhou Lei's hater rating +100]

Another system notification from Zhou Lei.

Lu Ang looked up and glanced at Zhou Lei with pity.

Poor old Zhou.

I guessed right...

Zhou Lei happened to see his gaze.