Chapter 184: 184 Surely the banquet must cost quite a bit of money, right?
Gu Chengyu’s expression was tight, and he couldn’t utter a word.
Humans are a peculiar species; when you hysterically tell them about the torment of hanging between life and death on a resuscitation table, they seem indifferent.
But once they suffer damage of the same magnitude, they can immediately imagine how painful it must be to be in a hospital bed, fighting for life with tubes all over your body.
“Let’s go, back to the room to meet with the team. There are many places where you’re going to need to bow and apologize next.”
A film crew needs diversity in style. For instance, Shi Lan and others were chatting over cake in the hotel, while Gu Chengyu was in a confined space recording an apology video.
This is what you call karma… cyclical.
At this time, on Weibo, Gu Chengyu and his fan club were being shot to sky-high attention, with eight out of the top ten trending topics related to celebrity philanthropy.
Because it involved vulnerable groups, the official media also entered the fray, implying that Gu Chengyu’s team needed to give an explanation soon, but by this time the fan club support had already vanished without a trace.
Gu Chengyu’s team immediately came out to apologize, rewriting press releases over and over again, but it was useless. Since it involved public interest, in the eyes of netizens, this was entirely different in nature from Chen Beini’s naive indulgence in cyberbullying; the former was almost tantamount to a crime.
Brands and sponsors, knowing that official media were involved, almost didn’t wait to observe the situation any further and directly pulled their endorsements of Gu Chengyu. Additionally, Gu Chengyu’s dramas that were about to be broadcast were announced to be indefinitely postponed.
The official media didn’t issue harsh criticisms but threw out a meaningful topic: “How should one understand the relationship between idols and their fans?”
Is the fan community incapable of any positive energy other than bickering?
During the afternoon shoot, Gu Chengyu was visibly more exhausted, but his resilience showed impressively. The worse the situation, the better his performance seemed to become.
Because of An Lan’s birthday, Director Tang arranged for an early wrap. After all, there had been chaos all day, and he needed to give Gu Chengyu some time to recover.
Chen Beini insisted on celebrating Shi Lan’s birthday, and after cutting the cake in the hotel, she dragged Shi Lan out to enjoy the night view of Yancheng Film City.
The young lady was hot and irritated, trying to turn back several times, but Chen Beini kept holding onto her arm.
At nightfall, fireworks filled the sky above Yancheng Film City. At the same time, birthday supports for An Lan lit up in the bustling city center, crowded subway stations, and busy bus stops, echoing throughout the entire Yancheng.
@Chen Beini’s small account: “The best face for my cp, citywide support! [Cake] @An Lan”
Afterward, fans of the Annie Couple went everywhere to check in and uploaded videos to An Lan’s personal fan page, sending their best wishes.
@WindSorrow: “I’m going to record today in history; it’s great seeing my sister’s face all over the city! Thank you, Miss Chen Beini.”
@Yaoyao’sGirlfriend: “My emotions have really been up and down today. My sister actually tore into that scumbag on her birthday but seeing the support for her at night, I truly cried.”
@MoonSleeplessMeToo: “An Lan, come back, we will definitely accompany you properly in the future.”
@Yaoyao77: “Also thank you to Miss Chen Beini for fulfilling our dream, this momentum is really huge, I’m so excited.”
@IdolLovingInconvenience: “From now on, I just hope that Gu Chengyu’s fans can restrain themselves, after all, my steamed treat isn’t as easy to bully as before.”
Shi Lan leaned on Chen Beini, watching the check-in videos from the fans, and was moved by their tears and laughter.
“Today’s support event must have cost a lot of money, right?” Shi Lan suddenly said.
“That’s right, Master Yan…” Chen Beini, realizing that Shi Lan was coaxing her into talking, immediately covered her mouth.