Chapter 157 The Last Straw
This evening.
Xu Kun was hugging Huo Siyan, enjoying the afterglow. Although his stomach had started to growl, he was too lazy to get up.
After Huo Siyan recovered some of her energy, she started to speak sourly in his ear, mainly attacking Zeng Lai for not being able to stand out. It was obvious that the popularity of Heaven Sword had overshadowed that of Immortal Sword, but Zhao Linger was still leading by a large margin among the actresses.
Now, not only did her boyfriend run away, but she was also dominated by a yellow-haired girl.
Although she didn't say "if it were me", it was clear what she meant.
Xu Kun responded with "hmm and ah", but actually he didn't take it to heart at all. If Huo Siyan played Tang Ruoxuan, her screen appearance might improve to a certain extent, but her acting skills would obviously decline.
Even in those last few flip scenes, Huo Siyan couldn't act it out even if she tried her best.
Of course, Zeng Lai was able to perform this role with the help of external forces.
Seeing that Xu Kun didn't take it seriously, Huo Siyan turned to Jiang Yiyan - she was mainly envious and jealous of Zeng Lai, and was full of vigilance towards Jiang Yiyan.
This little slut is bolder than me, and is more willing to act cute in front of Xu Kun. She doesn't even care that the "mutually beneficial" relationship between the two parties is exposed.
If she took advantage of the current popularity and made it real...
Just at this moment, Jiang Yiyan suddenly called and first cried to Xu Kun, saying that she was bullied by the Liu family mother and daughter.
Later, under Xu Kun's impatient questioning, he recounted everything that had happened during the previous program rehearsal, with nine parts of the story being true and one part being false.
Finally, she tried to excuse herself by saying, "I told the truth, and I didn't say anything bad about the Immortal Sword."
Hearing this, Huo Siyan couldn't help but burst out laughing, then leaned over to the microphone and asked, "Yi Yan, the wound on your forehead won't leave a scar, right?"
"Yeah, Sister Si Yan is here too."
Jiang Yiyan's originally pitiful voice suddenly had a hint of tea: "Fortunately it was far away, it just left a blood mark, it will be healed after a while."
Huo Siyan secretly felt it was a pity, but her vigilance towards Jiang Yiyan was greatly reduced.
Because she found that this woman's success lies in her courage to think and act, and her failure lies in her courage to think and act - she just became famous, and she couldn't wait to tear her female classmates apart. No matter what the final outcome is, it will definitely affect her reputation.
A woman who does not know how to be patient and lacks perseverance is destined to have limited achievements in this circle!
If that's the case, then what do I have to worry about?
Xu Kun was also speechless after hearing this. Although he had expected that the recording of this program would not be smooth sailing, he did not expect that so many troubles would arise.
He turned over and sat up, and asked while putting on his clothes: "What are the rules of Phoenix TV?"
"I don't know, but Liu Yifei's mother went to the producer and made a lot of phone calls - it seemed that she was contacting Liu Yifei's godfather to put pressure on Phoenix TV."
"Tsk~"
Xu Kun smacked his lips and said with a headache: "I can't reach Hong Kong Island. The most I can do is to create a straightforward personality for you and try to make up for it afterwards - are you sure what you said is true?"
"Pretty much. Except for the fact that he stayed out all night on the set, everything else is true."
"That's fine."
After getting dressed with the help of Huo Siyan, Xu Kun said, "I'll talk to Mr. Jia first to see if he has any connections. You stay at Phoenix TV and don't leave in a hurry. Let's see how they plan to deal with this matter in the end."
He hasn't seen the finished film yet. If he had seen it, he would have advised Jiang Yiyan to stop struggling and just lie down and let others make fun of her.
If Jiang Yiyan had told the truth, it would have been fine to give her the character of "straightforward and outspoken", but once she said something like "I didn't say you skipped classes", which was too much to cover up, the tea flavor in the tea could no longer be concealed. Hearing that Xu Kun seemed to be about to hang up the phone, Jiang Yiyan hurriedly asked, "What about Zhu Yawen? If he hadn't been so unreasonable and ungrateful and had directly exposed our affairs, it wouldn't have turned out like this!"
"Don't worry about it. I will make the decision."
Xu Kun was naturally very annoyed at Zhu Yawen's ungratefulness.
There was nothing wrong with wanting to flatter Liu Yifei, as long as it was limited to the dispute between their classmates. But for some reason, this guy stabbed him in the back for no apparent reason.
Although the scandal between him and Jiang Yiyan had already spread in the last wave of public opinion, the "testimony" of the second male lead was obviously more convincing than groundless speculation.
Of course Xu Kun would not let this matter go, but he was not prepared to retaliate immediately.
After all, everything has two sides. If you rush to deal with Zhu Yawen now, it will make you seem guilty, and it will also easily make the situation worse. Instead of adding fuel to the fire, it is better to wait until the storm passes and then slowly deal with him.
After Xu Kun told Jia Yueting his idea, he immediately expressed his support when he returned to China the next week.
The two discussed it for a while, and then Jia Yueting asked people to prepare several contingency plans overnight in case of public opinion against Xu Kun and the Tianjian crew on the Internet.
As for Phoenix TV, Xu Kun was indeed out of reach. In the end, it was Liu Heng who helped find a Hong Kong writer to act as a middleman, and only then was he able to get in touch with Phoenix TV.
There is actually a internal conflict within Phoenix TV.
Some people thought that the farce in the afternoon was a complete accident and strongly demanded that it be cut or even abandoned altogether.
However, more people think that this is a very good breaking point, and if it is done well, it may take "Lu Yu You Yue" to a higher level.
The "Lu Yu You Yue" program team also holds this attitude.
As a result, just when the faction supporting the broadcast was gaining the upper hand, Chen Jinfei came to the program team through her connections, hoping that the program team would delete the scene of throwing shoes, and try to downplay the fact that Liu Yifei did not go to school regularly and did not like to pay attention to her classmates at school.
Because the middleman Chen Jinfei found was very powerful, the faction opposing the broadcast suddenly became more powerful.
Although the faction supporting the broadcast argued its case, the focus of the discussion gradually shifted from whether the show should be broadcast in full to what content should be deleted or modified.
Before the result was confirmed, the Tang people also got involved after hearing the news.
Cai Yinong was very angry and unwilling to accept Liu Yifei's blunt rejection, so he hoped to highlight the aspects that were unfavorable to Liu Yifei, and it would be best if he could give her the title of an ungrateful person.
As for whether this will affect the Immortal Sword...
Cai Yinong feels that black and red are also red. As long as it is handled properly, maybe the one who is black is Liu Yifei and the one who is red is The Legend of Sword and Fairy?
Tangren’s roots are in Hong Kong Island. Although its influence is not as great as that of the middleman hired by Chen Jinfei, its relationship with Phoenix TV is closer and more in-depth.
With one side trying to protect the show and the other side trying to criticize it, plus the faction that supports the full broadcast, Phoenix TV's internal meeting suddenly turned from a debate between the pros and cons into a Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
At this time, Xu Kuntuo came to the door with his connections.
Xu Kun knew that he was out of reach, so he didn't mention anything else. He just hoped that Phoenix TV would be impartial.
This request was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the leaders of Phoenix TV finally made the decision: do not delete or change the show, do not exaggerate or criticize it, just release the original version and let the audience judge for themselves!
So three days later, this episode of "Lu Yu You Yue" was broadcast in its entirety, directly breaking Phoenix TV's ratings record in mainland China and quickly sparked heated discussions online and offline.
(End of this chapter)
