CHAPTER 320: CHAPTER 320: THE GREAT FREE-FOR-ALL

The current situation is that all the other guests have come forward to support the production team, which led the haters to claim they are ganging up to exclude Chen Wen. One piece of evidence is that Chen Wen has tried talking to Gu Che several times, but Gu Che ignored her.

On the other end of the phone, Director Chen chuckled bitterly, "Her fans are like they’ve been brainwashed, going on a 24-hour crazy attack, as if they no longer go to school or work. Quite a number of internet trolls have joined in, probably hired by her. And there are others taking advantage of the chaos."

Those taking advantage are either eyeing the buzz of "Mountain Patrol Journey" or are rivals of the other guests. As long as this becomes a dark history for Gu Che and the others, they can get a share of the spoils.

Director Chen continued, "It’s always like this. What starts as a small issue that could be easily settled turns into a major battle."

He also understood Chen Wen’s demands, but with things blowing up to this level, if he really agreed to her requests, the other guests and staff would definitely be upset.

Tuanzi was holding her phone, staring hopefully at Gu Peihai.

"Brother Pei Hai, Miaomiao doesn’t know what to do."

She could imitate Chen Wen to make fun of her, but she couldn’t come up with a solution; she didn’t really understand these things.

"Miaomiao doesn’t want the show to be affected."

Softened by his sister’s pitiable look, Gu Peihai ruffled her hair.

"Don’t worry, leave it to me to solve."

Tuanzi got up, "Really?"

On the phone, Director Chen was puzzled, "Mr. Gu, how are you going to solve this? If you also step in, the waters will get even muddier."

What the director didn’t say was that if Gu Peihai also got involved, even more people would accuse them of ganging up on Chen Wen.

Chen Wen is despicable, and those brainless people are despicable too.

He just wanted to run a show well, why does it have to be so hard?

Gu Peihai smiled, "The old method, keep her busy so she has no time to pester the production team. Over time, everyone will see the truth. Even if some cover their ears and only believe what they want, that’s fine, just treat it as them adding heat to the show. Different people have different opinions, and even the hottest show will have controversies."

Director Chen probed, "Do you have any material?"

"I’ll check right away, and try to release it before the second episode. At the latest, resolve this by the end of the second episode."

Director Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Peihai has been in the industry for over a decade and is a triple Film Emperor; his connections are incomparable. If he’s willing to help, that’s the best outcome.

Looks like I’ve benefited from Miaomiao’s presence, Director Chen thought, I should treat Miaomiao to a big meal sometime.

In the evening, when Gu Cheng returned, he found there’s someone freeloading food, drink, and stay at home.

Gu Peihai was ordering food while explaining under Gu Cheng’s expressionless gaze, "I did pay, you know."

He proudly recounted what he did for his sister, even raising an eyebrow.

He didn’t say it explicitly, but he was showing off that he cared more about his sister than Gu Cheng, her own brother.

Gu Cheng wasn’t very inclined to engage with this cousin.

The reliable and steady Film Emperor in public was childish beyond measure in private.

Among so many cousins, only the third cousin, Gu Qize, was inwardly and outwardly calm, reliable, and self-possessed.

"Then you might be a step too late."

While handling the ingredients he brought back, Gu Cheng said lightly, "An enthusiastic crowd has already intervened."

Gu Peihai went, "?"

He took out his phone and found that a particular term was rapidly heating up.

"Yi Heng? Isn’t he retired from the industry? How is he involved in this matter?"

In the dining room, Tuanzi’s ears perked up while she was playing with live shrimp.

"Brother Yi Heng?"

She quickly brought the shrimp to the kitchen, then tugged at Gu Peihai’s sleeve.

"I want to see, let me see."

Gu Peihai had no choice but to squat down and look at the phone with her.

After hastily browsing through Yi Heng’s statement, Gu Peihai sighed, "Looks like he’s genuinely left the industry for good; otherwise, he wouldn’t be this uninhibited."

When still in the industry, one had to abide by some unspoken rules. People targeted each other, but unless it came down to it, they wouldn’t go for the jugular.

But having left the industry, he didn’t need to follow those rules anymore.

Having been out of the circle for days, Yi Heng reappeared with a justified reason, intending to provide an explanation for his past fans, thus planning to unravel some doubts. And these doubts, he was previously unable to disclose.

The first doubt was about the rumor stirred with Chen Wen last year for work reasons. It was evident that the two were hyping up back then.

The second doubt was that he absolutely never dated Chen Wen; the notion of being a coward and not daring to go public was false. This indirectly contradicts Chen Wen’s suggestive words and her tears in front of big fans, guiding them to attack Yi Heng.

The third doubt was about his leaving the industry for personal reasons, not because his father refused Chen Wen entry to their home, necessitating his rebellion.

The fourth doubt involved a recent paparazzi photo of him and Chen Wen entering a community one after another, speculating an unfinished affair. In truth, he was merely returning to his residence, while Chen Wen was meeting another male celebrity, attaching photos of the two.

Here comes the key point: this male celebrity has a new series coming out soon and is stirring up rumors with the new series’ leading actress. This male celebrity once schemed against Yi Heng during filming, and the leading actress is in the same company as Chen Wen, with the series’ biggest investor being Chen Wen’s company.

Due to Chen Wen’s close behavior with this male celebrity, the series is affected, and Chen Wen’s company is expected to lose a lot of money.

Even if her company wants to retaliate, Yi Heng has already left the industry, making the retaliation insignificant. Once it’s clear that Chen Wen was the source of the trouble, her resources are sure to be impacted.

All the above content named real names.

The comment section was already in chaos, with some calling him a true man, some saying he’s given up completely, and fans of other artists cursing him.

Yi Heng ignored all of it.

He’s left the industry, so curse away, it wouldn’t really affect him. Having been sapped of popularity by Chen Wen for so long and had his image tarnished, he couldn’t possibly be without resentment.

Regardless of how these people react, the evidence he posted is real.

Yi Heng went offline after making the statement, stirring the waters even more.

Chen Wen quickly found herself overwhelmed. She had to explain her relationship with the male celebrity, and face company leadership’s criticism. Moreover, the new series’ leading actress took the opportunity to poach quite a few of her resources.

"Tsk tsk, Yi Heng is pretty ruthless."

Gu Peihai laughed, "Just explaining her relation with the male celebrity would be a lot of trouble."

Seeing his sister looking puzzled, he explained in detail, "If they publicly acknowledge they’re lovers, that male celebrity can’t hype up with the new series’ leading actress. If the outside can’t indulge in CP gossip, half the fun while following the series would be gone. Moreover, Chen Wen could no longer hype herself up afterwards. If they don’t publicly reveal a lover relationship, people will be more curious about their connection, repeatedly pushing for answers."

The photos show them intimately; the possibility of them being lovers is greater. But how this pair of lovers would choose between interests is hard to say.

"No matter what," Gu Peihai gently pinched Tuanzi’s face, "you can rest assured to go on the show. She won’t have time to hire water armies, and her fans won’t be able to focus here; at most, some haters might attack the show, but that doesn’t matter. Ignoring them is the best response."