Chapter 699: 579 Turnaround! Ying Zijin, always worthy of your trust [1st update]
This was indeed a significant deception.
The gender reversal of a top celebrity was even more shocking than a sudden marriage and childbirth.
Even though Weibo had been repaired, fans and other netizens still found it hard to recover.
The paid posters and marketing accounts hired by Era Media all took to the field en masse.
[Deceiving the public, disgraced entertainer!]
[Please, General Television Station, ban such artists. Artists don’t deserve to be idols. What if they lead children astray?]
[Boycott the movie “Rebirth”! Shang Yaozhi and Yun Heyue are both artists with Chuguang Media, they must have known her true gender, right?]
[With that being the case, “Rebirth” is also being considered for the Golden Image Award nominations? Are they trying to make us a laughingstock to foreigners?]
There were plenty of furious fans issuing statements of disengagement.
But there were even more fans waiting quietly.
[I’m sorry, I can’t accept this. [Crying]]
[Brother Yun, can you say something? As long as you speak up, I’ll still believe in you.]
Ying Zijin spent a long time looking at fan comments and fell into silence.
Through the screen, she felt as if she could see the collapse and loss of control of countless fans.
The female secretary didn’t get a response and spoke up cautiously, “Boss?”
Ying Zijin came back to her senses, her gaze sharpening, “Release a statement admitting it, then we’ll have a meeting, and hold a press conference immediately this afternoon.”
The female secretary confirmed, “Yes, Boss.”
Ying Zijin left the place of her closed-door cultivation.
Fu Yunshen was waiting outside.
He turned his head, sensing that the girl’s mood was off.
He reached out and pulled her into his arms, his fingers brushing her face, “What’s wrong?”
Ying Zijin was silent for a moment, “I made a mistake.”
Even though Fu Yunshen had given her an empire in the entertainment industry, she still had some gaps in her understanding of it.
For female contestants to participate in a boy group talent show, no matter the reason, was wrong.
If this were the sports world, it would have been more serious than competing while doping.
However, due to her insufficient knowledge of the entertainment industry, Yu Xuesheng didn’t realize this mistake when he was signing up Yun Heyue, and he didn’t realize it even as the competition started.
She indeed had made risk assessment plans, but the only thing she overlooked was the emotions between people.
Without a “heart,” she found it hard to feel the myriad human emotions.
In this world, there’s not just kinship, love, and friendship.
Fans invest their emotions in following stars.
This truly had hurt them deeply.
“Everyone makes mistakes, even saints, and we are no saints,” Fu Yunshen said gently as he stroked her head, “but Yaoyao, we will make it right.”
After a pause, he looked at his hand and spoke in a lower voice, “I’ve made mistakes too, serious ones. People died.”
Ying Zijin frowned, “You were only two years old at that time, you shouldn’t blame yourself.”
“Not that time,” Fu Yunshen spoke softly, his eyelashes trembling slightly, “a few years ago.”
Ying Zijin remembered what Qin Lingyan had told her, that due to a certain incident, Fu Yunshen no longer touched any computer technology.
“I want you to know that I’m here, always,” Fu Yunshen added, his gaze gentle yet firm, “whatever mistakes there are, we’ll face them together.”
“Yes, I know. I will attend the press conference this afternoon.”
“I’ll get in touch with Ian’s side,” Fu Yunshen said, his eyes deepening, “Era Media has gotten involved in this matter, and it’s likely that the Pazzi Family has been alerted as well.”
After a pause, he asked, “Should I accompany you?”
“No need,” Ying Zijin put on a hat, “I’ll face my own mistakes.”
As she spoke, she glanced at him again, “You also want to blow up the trending search list?”
If the two of them appeared together, that would really cause a sensation.
Fu Yunshen just smiled, “Then I’ll be there watching over you.”
Fu Yunshen stood still, looking up slightly.
After a long moment, he silently took out a photo from a book.
It was of two young men, both dressed in military uniforms.
Full of youthful vigor and spirit.
On their right chests, they both bore a badge, with the letters IBI on it.
Fu Yunshen looked at it for a long time before slowly folding the photo carefully and putting it back.
But some mistakes, he no longer had the chance to correct.
The acknowledgment statement from Chuguang Media was released quickly and once again blew up the trending search list.
This sort of incident was truly unsolvable; casual onlookers were just shocked and swearing, but the fans were the ones who were deeply wounded.