Chapter 313 Talent and Capital

Lu Xuan's fans were fighting back against the crazed attacks of the trolls, the two sides engaged in a constant war of words on Weibo.

At this time, some veteran actors also stood up.

Chen Daoming fired the first shot.

"When I woke up this morning, a friend reminded me to go online and take a look at the current public opinion. At that time, I wanted to express my opinion."

"But my friend reminded me that as the lead actor in *Hero*, I should keep a low profile, because I am at the very center of the controversy."

"But I won't. The entertainment industry has been chaotic for so many years, and now a high-quality work has finally appeared. Just when we are about to see the light, how can we retreat at this time?"

"I speak out for Xuan Yao Company and Lu Xuan, and I guarantee with my personal reputation that all the online rumors are false!"

Chen Daoming's statement was very firm, and his fans responded one after another on his Weibo.

"Support! I just want to know whose interests Lu Xuan has harmed that they would use such despicable methods to smear him."

"It must be those young idols. Look at who is criticizing Lu Xuan online now, it's all those young idols mass-produced by entertainment companies."

"Let's go, we have to leave messages on their Weibos and see if they still have any shame, saying such heartless things!"

Lu Xuan's fans were relatively restrained, afraid that their behavior would smear Lu Xuan, so their messages were relatively mild.

However, as more and more veteran actors spoke out online, the atmosphere tilted towards Lu Xuan's side.

These veteran actors were not used to having Weibo accounts maintained by public relations teams like those young idols, so they didn't have a lot of followers.

However, once they released some content, their terrifying influence was immediately revealed.

Those smug young idols were surprised to find that many people had suddenly appeared in their comment sections, mocking them.

Their number of fans also plummeted like a blood avalanche, rapidly declining.

In the blink of an eye, the number of fans of some young idols comparable to first-tier stars dropped directly below the level of third-tier.

"I really don't know when I started following such a brain-dead person. It's really just a pretty face. How could they make such brainless remarks? I'm unfollowing!"

"This person doesn't even love their country. They're like grass on the wall when those foreign devils say something, swaying with the wind. I really regret being a fan of such a person!"

"Sisters, hurry up and escape! This person kicks others when they're down. Their character is terrible. How can such a person be our idol!"

And the young idol who directly reported Lu Xuan with his real name had already deleted his Weibo when he realized the situation was not good.

But how could fans let this person off so easily? They spread screenshots of his statements all over the internet.

At the same time, Aunt Liu also secretly uploaded the video from the set that day to the internet through a fan.

The video clearly recorded the conversation between the young idol and the assistant director.

The young idol's arrogance was in stark contrast to the assistant director's bitter pleas.

"I want a stunt double, I can't do this, it's too hard. Arrange a stunt double for me."

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"I beg you, Director Lu has repeatedly ordered in the crew that stunt doubles cannot be used. Can we shoot a few more takes?"

"Why can't I use one? I didn't even have to memorize lines in previous crews. Why are there so many problems with you?"

"My ancestor, it's not easy for me either. I really can't do this. Can you take another look at the script and try to act it out?"

"This is a hard and fast rule. No one else uses a stunt double. Their fame is greater than yours. You can't be special in this crew."

In the camera, the assistant director with a full head of white hair looked pitiful, but the young idol was unmoved.

It wasn't until Lu Xuan came over and decisively kicked the young idol out of the crew that the matter came to an end.

When this video came out, the netizens' anger was ignited, especially when the young idol's Weibo statements were put together, which further deepened the netizens' anger.

"I finally know what shamelessness is. He wrote so righteously on Weibo. If it weren't for this video, I would have been deceived by him!"

"He's really throwing his weight around! This is still in Lu Xuan's crew. If it were in another crew, wouldn't he be treated like an ancestor?"

"This kind of person is a cancer. How can you call an actor an actor if they have no acting skills? They should be cleaned out!"

"From now on, whoever is a fan of this person, I will look down on them!"

The young idol had never seen such a fierce public opinion backlash. Before, his comment section was full of his own fans encouraging him.

"Add oil, Brother! Brother is the best!"

He had never seen such a situation.

In a panic, he closed his Weibo comment section.

But then, he discovered that the number of his fans was dropping at a rate visible to the naked eye.

In the end, only the 100,000 fans that the company initially used as a front remained.

But this was not the most desperate thing. The brands he endorsed terminated their contracts with him one after another, asking him to pay liquidated damages.

Everything went wrong at the same time.

And the biggest bad news was that his agent informed him that the company had abandoned him.

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A top-tier traffic idol had fallen to such a state in a short period of time, causing a shock in the entertainment industry.

No one had thought that the public opinion storm they launched against Lu Xuan would end in this way.

A top-tier traffic idol!

Even large entertainment companies felt the pain of this loss.

But it just happened.

People in the entertainment industry realized that, unknowingly, Lu Xuan already had such terrifying strength.

His wings were already full. While on a plane, he had resolved a situation that would have been a major crisis for any other celebrity.

But in fact, this was the result of Lu Xuan's subtle influence over a long period of time.

These fans who spoke out for him were fundamentally different from the fanatical fans of those young idols.

They defended Lu Xuan because they believed that they were defending good works and the current environment of the entertainment industry.

After Lu Xuan's output for such a long time, people in the entertainment industry already knew what a good work was.

They had the most basic ability to distinguish between good and bad.

After all, only a minority appreciated only looks, and the entertainment industry was not short of stars who had both looks and strength.

So, the wind had changed!

The era when one could harvest fans by relying on traffic idols was over!

This had become an era of speaking with strength. Without a good work, it was no longer possible to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.

And there was also the possibility of being ridiculed by other fans as just a pretty vase.

This time, it was a confrontation between talent and capital, and Lu Xuan won completely!