This live stream cumulatively attracted 2 million viewers.
The next day, the replay of the live stream even made it to the hot search list.
It also sparked an opera-watching craze.
This had a profound impact on the opera world.
It wasn't just the Yue opera circle; other opera genres also benefited from this wave.
Su Mengxue watched the entire live stream, growing angrier as she watched.
Why? How could this be?
It should be her sitting beside Jiang Hua. It could only be her.
She had accompanied Jiang Hua for two years without getting anything in return.
Even now, she was just playing a minor role in the cast. She was jealous of those two girls.
Jealousy distorts one's appearance.
Although during those two years, they were more like roommates and didn't have any further intimate contact,
they had an understanding, didn't they? She never clearly expressed any rejection either.
That meant she had agreed, right? Besides, Jiang Hua had once said he would marry her.
They had never broken up.
Looking at the hot searches on Weibo and everyone's praise,
the traffic Jiang Hua himself brought was enough that he could casually live stream teaching an opera segment and get 1 million viewers.
She was very unhappy.
Su Mengxue couldn't take it anymore. She felt she had to take action herself. What was wrong with trying to ride Jiang Hua's popularity wave a bit? He wouldn't object.
After all, he used to treat her so well.
In Ji Wenlong's office, he was truly a bit panicked.
Jiang Hua had been invited to observe warship artillery and even participated in a performance. For an ordinary celebrity, this indirectly meant being recognized.
He was finding Jiang Hua more and more inscrutable, as if he had become a different person.
He felt Jiang Hua had fooled him.
If you were so talented, why didn't you show it earlier? I would have gathered the company's resources to promote you.
Everyone entered the entertainment industry to make money. Why make things so unpleasant?
The most infuriating thing was the boss. He gave his word and let Jiang Hua go. Now look what happened.
The company's music department directly stagnated, with everyone feeling unsettled because of Jiang Hua.
For a big company, this was an indelible stain.
If this continued, not only would his position be in jeopardy, he might have to take the blame for the company like Jiang Hua's agent.
He wanted to save himself. Even if he didn't stay at Huayi, with his qualifications, he could still thrive if he switched to another company.
"President Ji, something big happened. Su Mengxue exposed herself on Weibo."
WTF! Ji Wenlong nearly fell out of his chair.
Was this woman's brain filled with shit? Had she gone crazy from wanting fame? How dare she try to create gossip with Jiang Hua now?
It seemed there was a reason she hadn't gotten famous in so many years. Her IQ was too low.
What use was just being pretty? Were there few pretty people in the entertainment industry?
"Immediately terminate her contract and distance ourselves from her. This woman is crazy."
Jiang Hua was a bit eccentric. Last time when he had gossip with Liu Yajie, he actually gained quite a few fans.
He felt the gossip with Su Mengxue was nothing to Jiang Hua.
So what if he dated? Besides, Su Mengxue had a ton of scandals herself.
Wasn't this just seeking her own death?
The secretary was still standing there.
Ji Wenlong cursed, "What are you dazed for? Go take care of it immediately!"
The secretary hurriedly went out.
...
Weibo had directly exploded. Another of Jiang Hua's current girlfriends had shown up.
Su Mengxue released many photos of Jiang Hua.
Wearing a tank top and slippers, with long hair, looking a bit depressed.
On Weibo, she crafted a persona of someone who had accompanied Jiang Hua through his dark times and still silently supported him.
In one day, her fans surged to 300,000. She was thrilled.
As an invisible person in the entertainment industry, she felt she wasn't far from fame.
What did the entertainment industry fear most?
It feared not having any topics the most. Being infamous was also being famous.
Suddenly, her agent who rarely showed up called, cursing,
"Su Mengxue, what are you doing? You think you're so great now? The company has decided to terminate your contract. No need to come to the company anymore."
Su Mengxue was completely dumbfounded. What was this? Did the company want to terminate her contract to avoid getting involved in this matter?
But she was telling the truth. She had accompanied Jiang Hua for the two years he was banned.
It was all true.
She thought for a moment, then immediately jumped up. The company terminating her contract without a termination fee was a hugely good thing.
As long as she could capitalize on this wave of popularity, even if it was just live streaming, it would make more than running around as an extra on set now, right?
She remembered those two young girls yesterday had received quite a lot of gifts. A conservative estimate was at least a million.
Seeing public opinion fermenting without any response from Jiang Hua,
she started reminiscing, writing a short essay about meeting Jiang Hua for the first time.
"At that time, he shone brightly on stage while I could only silently guard him from below. In order to chase my idol, I resolutely decided to enter the entertainment industry. But everyone is clear about what happened later. Because of his reckless youth, the leaders at Huayi disliked him and banned him. That period was really difficult. No invitations, no commercial performances. He was even preparing to live in a basement."
"But I firmly believed he could still shine."
This persona was rather established. She was probably the girl who had interacted with Jiang Hua for the longest time.
She was much better than that Liu Yajie.
Su Mengxue released another photo of her and Jiang Hua. In the photo, Jiang Hua still had that casual look.
But the comments had a different tone.
"Holy shit, I just got off work and came home. How did such big news explode? Jiang Hua's popularity won't collapse, right?"
"I just became a fan. It can't be, it can't be."
"Sisters, stay strong. He just dated. Jiang Hua grew up. What's wrong with dating?"
"Wow, our idol may have fallen on hard times, but he was never ugly."
However, in the comments, more people didn't understand. Many people couldn't accept their idol dating.
But Jiang Hua had publicly acknowledged that he only had one youthful romance.
And it had ended when Liu Yajie complained he was too dumb.
Su Mengxue jumping out now, what was that about?
If it was true, then Jiang Hua's image would truly collapse. He had one face in public and another in private.
A large number of anti-fans latched onto this point and fiercely attacked Jiang Hua.
Who knew how many of them were paid trolls, but one thing was certain, Jiang Hua's sudden rise
had indeed blocked many people's paths. If they didn't suppress him now, he would truly become a god.
Jiang Hua's Weibo with tens of millions of fans was directly bombarded.
Scandals flew everywhere, with all sorts of wild rumors spreading.
Jiang Hua's fans were anxious. He still hadn't responded. If this matter was confirmed, his character would be questioned.
A large number of fans @'ed Liu Yajie: Yajie, come out and say something.
The first to speak up for Jiang Hua was Chen Lijun, who usually spoke little and was the shyest. This was something no one expected.
After all, such a huge public opinion storm wasn't something a little girl's shoulders could bear.
She said, "I believe in Comrade Jiang Hua's character. He is an upright person, a noble person, a person detached from vulgar interests, a very warm person. He will busy himself for everyone's sake. Everyone in the troupe likes him."
Yunxiao also spoke up, "In my eyes, Jiang Hua isn't just a colleague but also family. He urges people in the troupe to rest on time, especially Jun Jun and those few training maniacs who often practice very late. He sternly criticizes them and tells them to arrange their training reasonably."
"Jun Jun has insomnia. Jiang Hua gave her noise-canceling headphones. I have them too. Everyone in the troupe has them. I will always support such a warm person."
Next, everyone from the Little Hundred Flowers spoke up.
The direction of public opinion changed.
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