Chapter 919: Chapter 919: Clouds with a Turn of the Hand, Rain with a Twist of the Palm
Midday.
As online rumors were spreading like wildfire, someone suddenly began to speak out.
One of the people in the photo, Feng Jun, was the first to make a social media update and posted a picture from the set.
"Regarding some online rumors today, I have no comment. I just want to say one thing, the clean remain clean, the dirty remain dirty."
Feng Jun is also a current popular young star. Although slightly less popular than Xia Peng, he is a hot topic in the entertainment circle, with over thirty million fans.
A large number of haters began to flood the comments.
"Feng Jun, get out of the entertainment industry."
"Feng Jun, your mom is calling you home for dinner."
"At this moment, still saying things like the clean remain clean, the dirty remain dirty, huh, do you think we are all fools? And Feng Jun, you haven’t explained clearly about the Japanese fans last time."
"Feng Jun, where is your face?"
Besides the haters flooding the screen, some of Feng Jun’s die-hard fans also started to defend him blindly.
"Go Feng Jun!"
"Jun, we believe in you."
Myth Communication office.
Li Feng was about to leave, but he stayed after learning from Jiang Linda that someone wanted to manipulate the rumors and turn the tides.
"Someone started speaking up online, it’s Feng Jun."
Jiang Linda sat in front of the computer, watching the reactions on social media: "But Feng Jun’s statement is bland and still comes with the phrase the clean remain clean, the dirty remain dirty, isn’t this deliberately attracting fire and causing more controversies."
Such ambiguous social media posts can easily provoke discussions, which is a taboo in public relations, as PR is meant to calm rumors, not to stir up larger waves.
"Could this post be Feng Jun himself?"
Su Yuqing leaned on the desk, looking at the information on the screen; Feng Jun’s social media response was obviously lacking skill. Saying such things at this moment is completely a suicidal move; it does nothing but puts him in the spotlight.
"Wait."
Li Feng was calm: "If this is a horn of counterattack, then surely he won’t be the only one speaking up next."
"Hmm!"
Jiang Linda nodded.
The other party went to great lengths and spent big money to get Sea City’s top ten PR companies on board, and contacted a lot of media, it can’t just be all thunder and no rain, which only means that the other side hasn’t really made their move yet.
Soon, a comment appeared under Feng Jun’s social media post.
"Why do I only have a back view, who took this?"
This comment directly tagged Feng Jun, and the person who commented wasn’t just a regular fan or passerby, but a verified celebrity influencer.
"There!"
Jiang Linda noticed this tag, and Feng Jun quickly replied: "Maybe your back is sexier, so they only showed your back."
"Really?"
The interaction between the two on social media directly attracted more attention because the person tagging Feng Jun wasn’t just anybody but the award-winning actress Feng Baobao.
"It’s Feng Baobao, one of the double queens of HY, known as the sexy goddess in the entertainment circle, with fan numbers up to fifty million, arguably one of the most valuable female stars in the circle."
"I know her, her most famous line is, I never marry into wealthy families because I am a wealthy family; this line alone has attracted countless fans."
Su Yuqing also knew about Feng Baobao; even though female stars continue to emerge in the entertainment circle, Feng Baobao remained evergreens in the industry.
As the two continued their distant conversation on social media, another person joined in and brought up the previously controversial photo, circling a part of it with a phone’s editor.
"Indeed I am just a small side character, only worthy of showing the back of my head."
"Qin Feng, an emerging female star who rose to fame last year with a major fantasy drama, is quite popular, though her status isn’t as high as the Four Little Flowers of Sea City, she is still quite favored."
Jiang Linda introduced as if she knew them all by heart.
"And this sentence carries a lot of weight, small side character, it’s clearly insinuating something."
Jiang Linda’s eyes gleamed.
"I roughly know what the other side is planning."
"Oh?"
Su Yuqing looked at Jiang Linda and asked: "What’s going on?"
"Just like Li Feng mentioned earlier, it’s difficult for them to forcefully clear their name, so they chose to use the momentum to guide it."
"They didn’t choose Xia Peng, who’s at the center of the rumors, and started with Feng Jun. He first posted a set photo, which was already suggestive, though people might initially think it’s irrelevant."
"But together with the tags from Feng Baobao and Qin Feng, even though it’s just a few words, it solves the issue perfectly allying with their implication."
"They acknowledged the photo and used the situation to guide everyone’s thinking in their desired direction."
"They are all part of the entertainment industry, so filming is naturally their job, and the angle in this photo clearly looks like it was taken secretly. Someone from the crew secretly filming the dynamics of the crew and then leaking it makes sense."
Su Yuqing responded with a sound.
"This works?"
"Heh, why wouldn’t it? Did they get caught red-handed gathering to do drugs? No, just based on one photo, what can you prove?"
"If they deny the content of the photo, no matter if it’s true or false, it would only lead people to more speculations, and then with three people makes a tiger, everyone will think in that direction."
"People love gossip, gatherings, debauchery, drug use, and especially when it involves a group of popular stars, these factors are inherently what people enjoy, which’s why it quickly trended on social media."
"But by using the momentum, and through suggestions, they made everyone feel like this was part of filming, resolving the matter perfectly."
"Moreover, since they’ve invested so much effort this time, they wouldn’t just use this one tactic. Soon, the crew will publicly explain, and someone from the crew will also step up to take the blame."
Listening to Jiang Linda’s words, Su Yuqing had furrowed her brows into a frown.
"If there’s a mastermind behind all this, would they only have this one photo? What if they expose more and provide more evidence...!"
"Even if they do, it’s of no use. The other side had caught HY off guard previously, but now HY Entertainment is ready, and they’ve secured the top ten PR companies in Sea City to prevent disruptions."
"Moreover, these celebrities have a lot of die-hard fans; unless there’s solid evidence, once the rumors flip, these fans would sweep away everything."
"Trying to reverse the public opinion would be incredibly difficult, plus, the filming set they’ve put together is so inclusive that unless caught red-handed, they can always explain it away, and the whistleblower remains in the shadows, making it hard for any leaks to deal any critical damage."