Chapter 2250: The Inside Story

Zhao Fusheng hadn't really paid much attention to the entertainment industry. He happened to hear about Liu Yan speaking up for that doctor from Yu Feihong during a meal.

At the time, several people were at the table, and Xue Yuanfang was holding forth.

They were talking about hunting, considering whether to go hunting in the mountains of the northeast.

"Let me tell you, hunting is a lot like chasing women. You have to get close to her, blend into her life, spend day and night with her, and only then can you possibly win her over and gain her favor. They say distance creates beauty, but that's not right. Friction creates beauty. If one friction isn't enough, then multiple frictions. Let me tell you, over the years, I've met many people who like to say distance creates beauty, but in the end, the women they liked all became close friends who rubbed shoulders with me..."

Xue Yuanfang was bragging smugly.

Zhao Fusheng's mouth was almost cramping from holding back laughter. Didn't he see the looks from Yu Feihong and Zheng Yao? In a moment, if that guy didn't get penalized with a drink, he'd change his surname to Xue.

"By the way, do you know about Liu Yan's situation?"

Yu Feihong asked Zhao Fusheng casually.

Zhao Fusheng frowned. "What happened to her?"

After all, she was Liu Yiming's sister and considered one of their own in the company, so he was naturally a bit surprised.

Yu Feihong recounted the whole story, finally saying helplessly, "She posted on Weibo at the time, and the company didn't pay much attention. Now public opinion is very unfavorable to her. There's a lot of slander going around. She's really caught in the crossfire."

"What's your plan?"

Zhao Fusheng asked.

"Let her rest for now. Anyway, her father is sick, and she needs to take care of her family. For the time being, we won't arrange any work for her. If she stays out of sight, nothing will happen."

Yu Feihong said, "Isn't that how the media works? Once the hype dies down, no one will care."

Zhao Fusheng nodded. This was a normal approach. After all, in the internet age, traffic, in a sense, represents popularity.

Whether it's fame or infamy, it's the same.

As long as it's not to the extent of a nationwide boycott or a matter of principle, this approach generally works.

But Zhao Fusheng didn't quite understand why Liu Yan did it.

After all, based on his impression of her, she wasn't the type to talk nonsense.

Actually, Zhao Fusheng wasn't naturally rational. But since his rebirth, keeping a secret for so long, the loneliness lingering deep inside had made him accustomed to thinking.

Generally speaking, there's a fundamental difference between thinking before acting and acting without thinking.

This is a trait many people lack.

So when Zhao Fusheng considered a problem, he always habitually thought from two or even more angles.

Like now, his first reaction wasn't about the impact of Liu Yan's action, but why she did it.

Yu Feihong said helplessly, "She said she saw the truth of the matter at the time."

"Ah?"

Zhao Fusheng was stunned.

A flash of insight struck him. He suddenly understood why Liu Yan was so certain, and why that video looked so familiar. So that was it—he had been there too.

It was the day he went to visit Liu Yiming's father!

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Zhao Fusheng's strange expression, Yu Feihong asked casually.

"Heh, Liu Yan might not be lying."

Zhao Fusheng laughed and said, "What do you mean?"

Yu Feihong and the others clearly didn't understand what he meant, not knowing where he was coming from.

"Well, I was actually there that day. I went to visit..."

Zhao Fusheng slowly revealed the truth of the matter, without bias, just recounting what he had seen and heard. Finally, he said, "To be honest, I was thinking about other things at the time and didn't notice if those two were filming. Now it seems they probably were."

"Then why weren't you and Liu Yan in the footage?"

Yu Feihong asked puzzledly.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe they didn't point the camera at our faces."

Thinking about it, since it was a covert shot, the other party must have been very careful, afraid of being discovered, so naturally they wouldn't think to capture the people around.

That's the mindset of someone doing something wrong.

Few people can remain calm and upright when doing bad things. After all, not everyone is like Li Shengli, who can send others to prison while coming out unscathed, acting like it had nothing to do with him.

As human beings, we should always have a sense of shame.

Unless you're truly a beast.

Why are the villains in movies and TV shows always so ugly? It's the same as reading novels.

Readers who read the official version are not only handsome but also have class, and more importantly, they are pillars of society.

Even if a few aren't very handsome, as the saying goes, if you read the official version of a novel, how ugly can you be?

On the other hand, those who read pirated copies or freeload might have a few good-looking ones, but the problem is, if you have to sneak around reading pirated copies, how handsome can you be?

"According to you, those journalists are pretty shady!"

Xue Yuanfang and the others had finished their conversation and gathered around to say to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "I don't care what they're up to, but since Liu Yan is telling the truth, she shouldn't be attacked."

In his view, this was a basic matter of principle.

Although the world isn't just black and white, and there may be many gray areas between them, that doesn't mean good people should be bullied and hurt.

"So what do you plan to do?"

Yu Feihong thought for a moment and said to Zhao Fusheng, "How about this: the company will step in to help her first, then clarify the situation."

"Alright."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

This approach seemed perfectly normal to him.

After all, Future Films' status in the industry was well-established, with considerable influence and connections.

With Yu Feihong stepping in, many media outlets would likely show respect.

As for online reputation, they could just spend some money to hire paid posters. Creating buzz wasn't much effort.

Maybe they could even use this opportunity to shape a good image for Liu Yan.

That's how image-building works for celebrities.

A persona can be completely opposite to the artist's actual personality. As long as the audience doesn't know, you can set up any persona you want.

Of course, Future Films' policy is to avoid setting up personas if possible. If necessary, they can take the mysterious route.