"How dare you abandon Shen Shao because you're afraid of death, and now you're butchering my favorite novel, demanding that both male leads love you and fight to the death over you? What nerve!"
"Exactly, exactly! Why don't you take a piss and see what your acting skills are really like!"
"A tree without bark will surely die, a person without shame is invincible. I've truly seen it all!"
"Get out of the entertainment industry sooner rather than later, you trash!"
On Weibo, the curses of the original fans poured in like a tide.
Jiang Ling frowned as she read.
A while ago, Spark Media, the agency Jiang Ling belonged to, bought a hugely popular danmei IP and planned to adapt it into a historical drama focusing on brotherhood.
As everyone knows, such dual-male-lead dramas have no female lead.
Any female characters appearing in the show, no matter how well-developed, could only play supporting roles.
However, the original host, relying on her massive traffic and high status, forcibly demanded to be the female lead and have the two originally in love male leads fall for her and fight to the death over her.
This outrageous move undoubtedly incited public outrage.
This novel had a very strong fan base. Upon hearing that their beloved book was being adapted into such a mess, how could they tolerate it?
Thus, wave after wave of "Zu'an" greetings followed.
Fortunately, at that time, Shen Mingjue had not yet fallen in love at first sight with An Qiuyan. Recalling the original host's life-saving grace to his grandmother, he intervened to suppress the trending topic, thus preventing any major trouble.
She thought the matter would just be over and done with, but she didn't expect it to explode at this critical juncture.
This matter, more likely than not, was orchestrated by insiders jealous of her excellent resources. Seeing her fear of death and her loss of Shen Mingjue's favor, they deliberately leaked it.
Their aim was to use this heat to add fuel to the fire and completely ruin her.
What a clever scheme!
Misfortunes never come singly!
Many in the industry who disliked Jiang Ling's status as a "resource actor" took the opportunity to fan the flames, inciting ignorant netizens to join in the slander.
A large number of fans unfollowed her, and her reputation plummeted.
Weibo, Douyin, Bilibili, Xiaoshu – all were filled with people attacking, slandering, and cursing her.
After her reputation was ruined, a series of contract terminations, dismissals, and even bans followed.
The total liquidated damages for over twenty endorsement deals amounted to a staggering 500 million yuan.
Seeing the bill, Jiang Ling exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
She knew that popular stars earned money easily, but she hadn't expected the original host to have so many endorsements.
With 500 million yuan in liquidated damages, she couldn't afford to pay it even if she sold herself!
Endorsements are great for a while, but contract breaches send you to hell!
Sister Sa cried, looking up at the sky, "It's over, with so much liquidated damages, we're really screwed this time!"