350: Chapter 350: The Floor

Lin Chuyan spent the New Year holidays peacefully accompanying Ruan Xingyu.

First, they watched "pegasus 2", and he finally got to see his own movie—it was as good as he imagined.

It had flaws, of course, but the minor defects didn't obscure the merits.

It's the Spring Festival Movie Season; it has laughs, tears, and it's exciting—what more could you want? As a commercial film, it was perfectly qualified!

What do audiences want? Nothing more than to enter the cinema happily and walk out happily two hours later...

Getting disgusted during the New Year is the worst, enough to make you want to curse.

After the movie, Lin Chuyan accompanied his girlfriend shopping, and then they saw new gossip online.

Qiao Wei sent him a message: "Bro, the paper couldn't wrap the fire after all. Remember those rookie actors I told you about before?"

Lin Chuyan checked online—good heavens, it was a huge scandal!

Among a bunch of young idols, two of the more popular ones had both run into trouble.

One was first exposed for having a marriage history, then his academic qualifications were faked, and then he was rumored to be with a certain wealthy woman... Not only that, net users also exposed rumors about him and a male friend... The actor immediately came out to deny it, and then was slapped in the face at light speed—the male friend released the chat logs.

My goodness, he plays for both teams.

Lin Chuyan was amazed watching this.

Another young idol, who was even more popular these days, was even more of a "heavyweight." He was exposed for having unclear relationships with several older women. That would be one thing, but the key was that when net users dug deeper, they found that the timelines of many of these romances overlapped... "Chaotic" doesn't even begin to cover it.

The fourth sister is a post-00s actress. Although young, she has already served as the female lead in a "drama", so she's a potential stock, worth looking forward to, and worth investing in.

The third sister is a top makeup artist in the industry. Although she works behind the scenes, being at the top of this line means her connections are not to be underestimated. It is said that the actor was able to enter the Fengshen Training Camp back then because of the third sister's help.

The second sister is a top-tier domestic actress. She doesn't have many works, but she definitely has enough topic relevance, and she is the most well-known among the sisters. Plus, the wealth she has accumulated over the years... Logically speaking, being able to latch onto such a wealthy, beautiful woman should be something to be happy about, but in reality, she could only be the "second sister," because the "first sister" is on a completely different level.

The first sister is the Asia-Pacific Vice President and China President of a top global auction house. As for the identity and power behind her, net users don't really dare to talk about it in detail. In short, this person is the absolute ceiling—the middle of the ceiling—that a young idol in the Chinese Entertainment Industry could ever hope to reach.

Awesome, too awesome. This guy is a genius at being a kept man.

During the New Year, passersby had their fill of gossip and were amazed by this.

Netizens: "The first sister is even higher than the second sister. Good lad, you really have no intention of taking any detours!"

Fans: "My idol, who I only became a fan of a few days ago, has already collapsed like this?"

Director Yu Jin: "I was marketing how professional he was, how he was a 'muscle-bound' young idol, and how the Chinese Entertainment Industry currently lacks such tough guys and needs idols with such correct values... And he crashed just a few days later?"

However, Qiao Wei actually had a bit of a blessing in disguise.

Netizens wanted to keep digging but found that this kid was very clean and was Lin Chuyan's friend—birds of a feather, right? Looking again, this young man also looked handsome and had muscles of his own; he could definitely serve as a substitute.

And then there was that other guy, oh, Erlang Shen. Although he didn't look as good as Lin Chuyan, he surprisingly hadn't collapsed; he was still okay.

There was also someone named Zhou Qi, who was actually the male lead of "drama"... Wait, no, wasn't the male lead of "drama" Lin Chuyan? Checking again—holy crap, Lin Chuyan was actually the second male lead. Checking further, this guy actually didn't get along with Lin Chuyan? The two of them never had any interaction. There's a problem, there must be a problem.

Many netizens even associated this with Lin Chuyan—"Look, these guys who just got popular a few days ago collapsed immediately. Lin Chuyan has been popular for so long, and yet there isn't a single scandal about him? That is truly awesome."

Lin Chuyan sighed while eating the gossip: "This speed is just too fast."

Ruan Xingyu shook her head: "People cannot live in a vacuum; there are traces wherever you go. It's fine if you aren't famous, but once you have great fame, your past will be dug up completely, and there is no such thing as privacy. Your former classmates, former colleagues, and even relatives and friends will not be able to help but say a few words, or they will be interviewed. And your chat logs, your internet history... everything you've ever said will be dug up again."

"The more you say, the more terrifying it gets."

"And your behavior; paparazzi are watching you every moment. These two are considered quite conventional when it comes to crashing. The incidents of collapsing or crashing are actually bizarre. There are idols who smoke, those who urinate in public on the side of the road, and those who have their words recorded at dinners."

Lin Chuyan was quite clear about this: "I can only say, if you want to earn this money, this is an unavoidable cost. Overall, the pros definitely outweigh the cons, otherwise, so many people wouldn't be breaking their heads to get in. For many people: what's there to fear about crashing? You earn as much as you can before you crash."

Ruan Xingyu was a bit curious: "By the way, what about the box office for 'Fengshen'..."

Lin Chuyan nodded: "It will probably have a huge impact. After all, two such people appeared... How miserable, they were only popular for a few days, and then they were gone."

Ruan Xingyu knew more about this than he did.

"That won't necessarily be the case. The one who plays for both teams is probably finished; he doesn't have much power behind him. The other one... it depends on whether his 'sisters' are willing to continue covering for him, especially that first sister. If she doesn't mind, then he can still continue to mix in the circle after avoiding the limelight. Plus, with that face of his, there will probably still be plenty of brainless fans."

Lin Chuyan clicked his tongue: "Having a backer is just different, can't compare."

"If they are willing to help a bit more, the time needed to avoid the limelight might be even shorter."

"How so?"

"Just create an even bigger piece of news." Ruan Xingyu was clearly very familiar with these messy things in the entertainment industry. "There aren't many clean young idols in the industry to begin with. It's not necessarily about dragging others down to cause them to collapse, but by exchanging interests, it's still no problem to temporarily pull someone out to be a scapegoat. After a while, although netizens won't have amnesia, the public opinion will have long passed."

"I've learned something..."

It's just that while this guy can avoid the limelight, "Fengshen" cannot.

Damn it, when they were selecting people for the Fengshen Training Camp, it was just when Lin Chuyan and Feng Liqian's fans were spraying each other online. Director Yu Jin thought that using rookie actors was good, without all these annoying issues—turns out these so-called rookies played really wild games behind the scenes!

Originally, because of the "insider" and other controversies, the box office was already starting to lag behind "pegasus 2".

Now, with this matter added on... From the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the box office of "pegasus 2" began to lead by a wide margin, and no one could stop it anymore.