Arriving at Guanqi Town, they checked into a three-star hotel.
Aside from being a bit old, it was quite neat and clean.
The group, having endured a bumpy journey, was thoroughly exhausted. Director Huang suggested resting for half a day before commencing formal filming after sunset.
During lunch, Wai Shao was engrossed in his phone.
“Quick, look at Weibo!”
“What’s up?”
A Ning also clicked on it. Good heavens, the entire feed was about a massive fan-disavowal incident at Guanqi Airport!
There were reports from fans at the scene, accounts from onlookers, and even videos and photos as proof!
In the video, Xiao Yi’s words, spoken one by one: “If my fans, in the name of loving me, do things that harm others, then she (he) is not worthy of being my fan.”
The comment section was instantly flooded with various voices:
[The film emperor is indeed the film emperor. Look at his demeanor!]
[What he said isn’t wrong. Some brainless fans are like this; they’ll eventually bring bad reputation to their idols!]
[Am I the only one who noticed how bursting with boyfriend energy Yi Shen is in the video??]
[Oh my god, am I on 2G? Xiao Yi and Xia Weiliang? When did this happen?]
Finally, someone even started a hashtag for Xiao Yi’s fan disavowal, attracting a huge crowd of onlookers, with the threads for signing off from fans growing taller and taller.
Upon seeing all this, everyone silently looked towards Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi was dining peacefully, completely unfazed by the outside world.
He had already received a call from Lian Jun prior to this, and he was completely indifferent to how the company intended to handle it.
However, Xia Weiliang was starting to get restless, constantly scrolling through her phone.
In the past, when she was criticized, she could remain calm and composed. After all, one of the characteristics of keyboard warriors is their indiscriminate attacks; it doesn't matter who they target, they just attack!
But this time, her opponent was Xiao Yi!
Xiao Yi, who had zero scandals, zero bad reviews, and very few negative remarks!
How could he be criticized? Especially unforgivable was that it was because of her!
She was so engrossed in scrolling that she forgot to eat. Just as she was contemplating how to handle the situation, a chicken drumstick suddenly appeared in her bowl.
Xia Weiliang looked up, meeting Xiao Yi’s gaze.
He gestured with his eyes: Eat.
“This is outrageous!!”
*Slap—*
Director Huang slammed the table, startling everyone.
“How dare you touch my people!”
Director Huang, shaking his slender arms in anger, asked, “Lao Qiao, is the video ready?”
“It’s been ready for a while! Just waiting for your command~”
“Good!”
Xia Weiliang quickly raised her hand to ask, “Director Huang, how about I record a video statement? Even if they want to scold, they can just find a vent. I’m already used to it, it’s nothing…”
“No!”
“No!”
“Absolutely not!”
“This is unacceptable?!”
“nononono!”
Almost everyone shouted at her.
Xia Weiliang was stunned.
Xiao Yi glared at her, lowered his voice, and spoke as close to her as possible, his voice hoarse, “With me here, you behave yourself.”
He was being extremely sparing with his words now. He had been quite angered by the airport incident and his throat was still quite uncomfortable.
Director Huang said righteously, “I brought you all out. I am the head of this program team. If my team members have trouble, I cannot shirk my responsibility!”
Brother Qiao also expressed his stance, “Liang’er, when you walk the righteous path, you don’t fear those who walk barefoot. Brother is here, Brother’s camera is here! Don’t be afraid!”
Situ: “Sister, the phenomenon of fan circles truly needs to be rectified. Perhaps this could be an opportunity.”
A Ning: “Yes, I agree with Situ. We haven’t done anything wrong, so why should we let them off?”
mikoy: “This young lady does make some sense. Weiliang, you still have me… and us.”
Xiao Yi raised his eyes and glanced at him.
Wai Shao also nodded vigorously, “Then let’s do it!”
Looking at the lovely people around her, Xia Weiliang lowered her head and pursed her lips. When she raised her head again, her eyes were filled with fierce determination.
“Alright, let’s do it!”
Thus, before the online fan disavowal movement could gain any traction, “Courage” collectively voiced their stance.
First, Brother Qiao posted the complete high-definition video on the official Weibo. Compared to the phone footage, his shots were always filled with cinematic quality, and hand tremors were simply nonexistent! The video presented to netizens was like a documentary film.
This professionalism immediately set the opening atmosphere, exuding a sense of sophistication, far surpassing the so-called fan explosion reports!
But the most humorous part was that he used special effects to circle the ringleaders and then enlarged their faces, as if afraid people wouldn’t be able to find them on the street!
Following that, from Situ to Wai Shao, all involved parties came forward to share their accounts.
Unlike the fans who cried and yelled in front of the cameras, losing their minds and shouting about disavowing or expressing disappointment.
This was presented logically and narrated systematically, not only guiding fans towards rational behavior but also winning the favor of passersby.
Afterwards, the airport also issued a statement, roughly stating that fans suddenly surged in, refused to be persuaded, and proactively caused trouble. Then, airport surveillance videos were released, which perfectly matched the details in Brother Qiao’s cinematic footage.
Subsequently, a large number of Liang fans, Tiao fans, Tie fans, U fans, Mi fans, as well as Soda fans, Liangyi fans, Sixia fans, and curious onlookers, all flooded the battlefield!
[What’s going on? Liang’er was bullied by brainless fans?! Damn it! Brother can’t stand this!]
[I am Iron Lady of the Tie family. Do you think you can mess with us? Tell me, which hand pushed her?]
[Is my Ning Ning baby okay? Don’t be scared, Mommy is here!]
[Ahhhh! I’m shipping, I’m shipping! Let’s carry the Liangyi couple flag! The moment Yi Shen bent down to pick up Niangniang, I knew I was done for…]
[Shipping fans, please turn right and click the cross. This battlefield is not suitable for you.]
These fans, having followed Xia Weiliang, had been through numerous battles, large and small, over the months, achieving glorious victories. They were no longer the naive kids who would only curse their opponents’ relatives when they spoke!
They not only fought with style and sentiment but, more importantly, could turn enemies into allies, which was truly remarkable!
It could be called another unsolved mystery in the fan circle.
With fans entering the fray in an organized and planned manner, Xia Weiliang finally appeared in a video statement.
“Hello everyone, I am Xia Weiliang. I believe the guests before me have clarified the entire situation, so I won’t waste public resources. What I want to say is…”
She paused slightly, took a deep breath, and her gaze, now resolute, fixed on the camera. “In my opinion, the only love in this world that expects no return, besides familial love, is perhaps the love of fans. But! There are people who exploit, incite, provoke, and manipulate these innocent and lovely individuals, making them extreme, blind, prejudiced, and stubborn.”
[Wow, Niangniang is directly declaring war!]
[Wait, is Niangniang implying that someone orchestrated this behind the scenes?]
[Isn’t that obvious? Looking at the video, these people were targeting Niangniang from the start!]
[Damn it! The real Yimi are here! These are all fake fans! Yimi’s love has always been restrained, especially after being trained by our Film Emperor recently, he’s become quite zen. How could he target a celebrity he’s collaborating with?]
As expected, in the latter half of the video, Xia Weiliang lifted a corner of her lip and stepped forward, almost shoving her face into the camera.
“Hey~ You. You don’t like me? Come find me, I’ll be waiting for you!”
After saying that, she personally turned off the camera, plunging the screen into darkness.
Outside the video, an old man put down his tablet.
“Hmph, an arrogant little girl who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth!”
Beside him, Lin Guanyan stepped forward and said, “Old Master, our Sui Sui mentioned that this woman named Xia Weiliang used all sorts of tricks to stay by Fourth Young Master’s side. In my opinion, she has likely already learned about Fourth Young Master’s background.”
Xiao Deye slowly rotated his wheelchair and sneered, “If Xiao Yi is just playing around, then so be it. Otherwise, I’ll make sure he’ll never be able to find her again in this lifetime!”
Lin Guanyan nodded: “Old Master is right.”
“By the way, any news about You Qichi?”
“He… still refuses to come back.”
Xiao Deye, furious, rubbed his temples, “Truly, not one of them gives me peace of mind!”