When Yuran saw the news, it had been a long time, and it was Annan who sent it to her. She didn’t know what had provoked Yinchao to enrage the public at such a time. Didn’t he know that Fu Yuran’s "Empress of a Generation" was a double-edged sword? If used properly, it could bring both wealth and fame, but if mishandled, it was digging one’s own grave. Clearly, Yinchao’s approach was the latter.
Yuran still remembered this Li Lulu. After seeing the content on Li Lulu’s official blog, she felt a warm sentiment. Although they had not been in contact for a long time, this girl had never forgotten Yuran’s effortless act of kindness.
The world is . The people you painstakingly try to please may not appreciate you, but those you help unintentionally will remember you forever.
She sent a message to Qi Younian, "What do you think of Yinran Entertainment’s handling of ’Empress of a Generation’?"
Qi Younian’s reply came quickly. In just a moment, it arrived on her phone, "You just saw it? I didn’t tell you before because I didn’t think it was necessary. If you hadn’t been too stable back then, Yinran Entertainment wouldn’t have been able to stand at all. Leeching off your fame to reheat old news for nearly a year is shameless enough. Now they have no tricks left. Isn’t decline inevitable?"
Yuran, speaking of which, don’t you know that though Yinchao was managing Yinran Entertainment back then, you were the one actually strategizing? That’s why when I left, I said you were utterly foolish.
How could a loser like Yinchao have any talent for managing a company? How thick was your gratitude filter for him back then? Don’t you have any idea in your heart?
Reading this message from Qi Younian made Yuran feel utterly ashamed, too embarrassed to contemplate, feeling utterly foolish whenever she thought about it.
How could you have been so naive back then, selling yourself out and even counting the money for them?
The more she thought about it, the less she could bear it.
Yuran: Fine, fine, fine, I know how foolish I was back then. Don’t mention it anymore, please let it go. You’re well-informed, so I just want to ask, why did Yinchao put all his eggs in one basket?
Qi Younian: Simple, it was a desperate gamble, success or failure hinged on this one move. You see it now, right? He’s not cut out for this, and he failed.
Yuran: ...I can feel your schadenfreude.
Qi Younian: You’re welcome. Is that what you call schadenfreude? If one day he ends up dead in the wilderness, I’ll show you what real schadenfreude looks like.
Reading Qi Younian’s reply, Yuran suddenly felt like she could no longer continue the conversation. However, this wave of foolish actions had consumed a lot of Yinran Entertainment’s reputation and successfully cut off a bunch of Fu Yuran’s fans.
Of course, Fu Yuran’s fans were still Fu Yuran’s fans. Their sentiment wouldn’t change. The only thing changing was the flashy "Empress of a Generation." As Fu Yuran’s fans, they simply wouldn’t follow it anymore.
An inexperienced newcomer, Bairan had been exposed quite a bit before, but without a rise in popularity, how many viewers could she bring in?
On the other hand, Xie Cheng didn’t know why Bo Yan had suddenly taken an interest in Fu Yuran. He looked at the great film actor holding a newspaper and asked somewhat puzzled.
"Great Actor Bo, why have you suddenly taken an interest in the late Fu Yuran? Just because she shares a name with your kid?"
"How did Fu Yuran die?" To Xie Cheng’s absolute surprise, the great film actor suddenly asked.
Xie Cheng fell silent for a while before shaking his head, "I don’t know. Rumor has it that it was an accident, but I don’t think it seems likely. There are many suspicious points."
Bo Yan, "For example?"
Xie Cheng pointed to the news on the phone screen, "Didn’t that beauty blogger already point out two things? First, only the information officially declared by Yinran Entertainment; second, they wouldn’t allow an autopsy.
"If there’s nothing to hide, why not allow an autopsy, instead of rushing to cremate the body? Moreover, there’s something I can’t quite figure out."
Xie Cheng stroked his chin, "Why did Fu Yuran die right when ’Empress of a Generation’ was at a critical moment? Just so conveniently, her sister Fu Bairan could step in? Using this as a chance to create a buzz? To smoothly take over Fu Yuran’s place?
But these doubts are just my personal conjectures and areas of confusion. After all, Fu Yuran had no relatives present. Whatever others wanted to say, naturally, they could say it. An outsider’s guess is, after all, an outsider’s guess."
Bo Yan still felt something was off, "Have Qi Feng arrange something, and look into the relationship between Fu Yuran and Fu Bairan. I suspect..."
Xie Cheng immediately understood what he meant, but what he couldn’t understand was why Bo Yan was so interested in Fu Yuran’s affairs. What am I, huh? If you liked her, even though there was no interaction in the past, you could still like her!
Or did he start liking her recently?
He had even gathered all the original tapes of the movies and TV shows that Fu Yuran had starred in. He looked at Bo Yan in shock and asked, "Are you, are you, are you... Are you treating your little buddy Yuran as a stand-in for Fu Yuran?"
Bo Yan’s gaze was cool and indifferent as he looked back. He startled the other man, who hurriedly explained, "I just, I just guessed, nothing more. Doing this is really unfair to your little buddy. It’s obvious that your little buddy likes you, and you can’t have your feet in two boats."
Bo Yan, "Did I ask for your opinion?"
Xie Cheng was even more puzzled, "It’s not like you, Bo Yan. I’m really curious, why are you suddenly looking into Fu Yuran? What are you trying to do?"
"Something feels a bit fishy, and Fu Yuran is Yuran’s idol."
Xie Cheng fell silent at that. No wonder.
Indulging someone’s preferences—would the great film actor Bo not do such a thing to please?
Less than 24 hours after ’Empress of a Generation’ aired, it was taken down across all platforms, and Yinran Entertainment posted an official statement.
It stated that ’Empress of a Generation’ would be refined to achieve a high level of authenticity and ensure that Fu Yuran’s part would not be cut. The previous release method had offended everyone, and Yinran Entertainment was very sorry for this. They promised to put their best effort into future work, respect the original work, and respect the actors, and welcomed everyone to supervise.
On the day the series was pulled, within less than ten minutes, Li Lulu went live on her official account. Many fans crowded into the live broadcast room, most of whom were die-hard fans of Fu Yuran. When asked about their opinion on Yinran Entertainment’s statement, Li Lulu answered while teaching make-up steps.
"Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, it’s meaningless. Yinran Entertainment, I’ve summarized it in one sentence—it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, a beast that devours without spitting out the bones.
How much money did our Yuran make for the company back in the day? But now, heh... everyone will understand if they look into it. I feel sorry for our idol, the actions of Yinran Entertainment are really disgusting, truly."
In the eyes of the netizens who were watching the whole thing, Li Lulu became an advocate for Fu Yuran and was clearly at odds with Yinran Entertainment—it was a matter of who would eventually win the argument.
Of course, the fan group of Fu Yuran was more inclined to support this beauty blogger rather than Yinran Entertainment, which was clear for anyone to see.
The attention and fallout from this incident were much higher than Yinchao had anticipated, and as a result, the reputation of Yinran Entertainment became notoriously bad.