Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 80 What a pure and clean white lotus!

"Recalling her failed marriage, Chen Li burst into tears"

"Drunkenness, domestic violence and excessive gambling, Guo Chen's dark history exposed!"

"Ex-wife hinted at the revelation that Guo Chen was suspected of taking drugs!"

"There are all kinds of bad artists, including pornography, gambling and drugs. We must clearly boycott bad artists!"

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In just a few hours, countless negative articles popped up like mushrooms after rain.

Guo Chen, who had just made a comeback, instantly became infamous, and the crew of "Day and Night Chase" was also affected. The official Weibo account was quickly blasted and all the comment sections were controlled.

The whole process is so organized and disciplined, and the timing is so exquisite that anyone with a little groove in the cerebral cortex will not believe that this is a spontaneous activity.

The origin of all this came from a short essay written by Guo Chen’s ex-wife.

It is a long and eloquent essay of over a thousand words, written with tears in my eyes.

There are many packaging techniques, but the core idea is clear and straightforward - I was blinded by Guo Chen's sweet words and foolishly entered the grave of marriage.

After marriage, they gradually discovered Guo Chen's various problems: alcoholism, bad temper, laziness, sloppiness, gambling... and so on.

Many of them were gambling debts, and I was the one who paid them off for him, totaling tens of millions!

I tried my best to persuade him to change his ways, but he refused to listen. Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore and I filed for a divorce.

When we divorced, I had no plans to divide the property with him. I just hoped that he could return the money I paid in advance. However, he refused to acknowledge it and we ended up taking it to court.

I thought such a bad guy would never be able to act again, but I never expected that there would be a crew that dared to use him.

I am not saying these things today to ruthlessly attack my ex-husband. I just think that such a double-faced person should not appear on the screen as a public figure. This will lead to a bad social moral...blah blah.

What a pure and clean white lotus!
Zhou Hao almost laughed.

If the Leshan Giant Buddha saw this short essay, it would probably stand up and give way to others.

That’s ridiculous!
If Guo Chen was really a gambler, he would have been taking crappy movies to make money in the past two years. How could he hang out with a bunch of old men and women every day?

But the fact is that not everyone has a brain. The sinking of the Internet is a double-edged sword. Countless people with empty brains can easily become targets of coercion and exploitation.

The party that initiates the attack already has the advantage, and with the addition of professional internet trolls, internet celebrities, and a bunch of "independent women" who have seen through the world, it quickly becomes a storm of public opinion.

The overwhelming curses swept up like a raging wave, with an astonishing momentum.

The official Weibo account of "Day and Night Chase" was so overwhelmed that it closed the comment section. The public relations department of Shanhai Film and Television rushed to put out the fire and remedy the situation, but with little success.

It only takes a little effort to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it. In the field of public opinion warfare, the first-mover advantage is very important.

The crew was also in a gloomy mood.

After this incident, Guo Chen's reputation is basically ruined.

Even if they succeed in proving their innocence in the end, it will be regarded as a "victory of money" and "using power to suppress others"...

Sympathizing with the weak and denouncing bullies are the most simple and basic emotions of the Chinese people, but they are also the easiest to be coerced and exploited.

The first-mover advantage Chen Li gained by playing pitiful in the low position was too huge.

This kind of thing happening at this critical juncture really puts the crew in a dilemma.

Should we continue to use Guo Chen? Not only will we be scolded, but we might even be pelted with rotten eggs and rotten sweet potatoes when we go out to film...

Abandoning and replacing someone? Not to mention that it would make Guo Chen feel cold, everyone would also feel uncomfortable with this!

Knowing that it was a malicious sniping and suppression, abandoning Guo Chen at this time would be tantamount to giving in. Wouldn't that be doing what the other party wanted?
The bottom line is that if you take the first step back, there will be a second step and a third step... until you reach the edge of a cliff with no way to retreat.

Are you serious and tough?

So far, it is still unclear who is behind this. If it is just dirty water thrown by the rival, it would be easier to deal with by just fighting back.

But there is another possibility which is very tricky - what if it is that "thief Cao" who is behind it?
Trouble!
At nine o'clock in the evening, when the main creators were meeting to discuss countermeasures, Guo Chen suddenly raised his hand and stood up. "Director, I'll quit. This is the simplest solution."

"Anyway, this role wasn't originally mine, so just shoot it as is, and then find Zhou Xun to take over later."

"No!" Liu Wei slammed the table, "You are a deserter!"

"But……"

“I don’t agree either.” Peter Lam also sat up straight and said, “If you withdraw now, it would be tantamount to tacitly accepting her accusation, which is not good for either you or the crew. Giving in won’t solve the problem.”

"This is not just your business. Don't act on impulse. Shanhai also has a public relations department. You have to believe in the power of the team."

Guo Chen frowned and hesitated for a while, then sighed and sat back.

Zhou Hao, who had been watching from the sidelines for a long time, couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Guo, please tell us the truth. She said she would help you pay off your gambling debts... What happened?"

"It's fake." Guo Chen shook his head, "I don't gamble at all."

"So she is just spreading rumors? It won't stand up to scrutiny at all, right?" Zhou Hao looked surprised.

However, Guo Chen fell silent.

When Liu Wei saw this, he immediately became anxious, "It's already late, hurry up and tell me what you want to say!"

"Yes, you have to proactively provide us with any information you have, otherwise it will be easy for the public relations department to fail." Peter Lam echoed.

Guo Chen hesitated for a moment, and said with a depressed look: "In the second year after our marriage, she persuaded me to speculate in virtual currency, saying that it had great appreciation potential and was worth investing in."

"Its value increased 40 times that year, which was very tempting, so I got involved in it on impulse. However, it is a gray area in China and there is no way to play it openly. I could only find an overseas agent."

"In that year or so, I invested several million dollars, and she also mortgaged part of her real estate to invest in it. All the funds eventually flowed to South Asia..."

Zhou Hao gasped when he heard this.

Damn, no wonder that white lotus dared to fire so recklessly, it turns out there is a bomb buried here!
What is that place in South Asia? A paradise of black gold coins!

With tens of millions of dollars invested in it...it's hard not to think of it as gambling.

The key is that you can't explain it seriously, because virtual currency is essentially a bit gray. Although it is not illegal for the time being, it is definitely not a glorious thing!

Once it comes to the point where both sides are desperate and the net is broken, if that White Lotus exposes this matter... Guo Chen will definitely be in trouble!
Liu Wei obviously realized the seriousness of the problem, his face turned as red as a pig's liver, and he looked like he wanted to hit someone!
After enduring for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "You don't need money, why do you have to play that kind of thing? Aren't you digging a hole for yourself?!"

"I wasn't in a clear mind at the time." Guo Chen said with a wry smile, "I thought 'anything is allowed unless prohibited by law', so I ended up in a daze."

"It was not until later that I realized that 'anything is allowed unless prohibited by law' does not mean 'anything is allowed unless prohibited by law', but it was too late."

Liu Wei opened his mouth, but finally sighed, "You pig brain, this stain may take you a lifetime to clean..."

"Now, have you finished cleaning up?" Lin Jianyue asked.

"The money was already dirty. I didn't dare take it. If I took it back, I would have to launder it again. I might end up in jail one day."

Guo Chen sighed and said, "She broke up with me in the beginning, partly because of this."

“Luckily I didn’t take it back to wash, otherwise it would be really troublesome.” Peter Lam breathed a sigh of relief, “It was a wise decision to cut losses.”

Liu Wei didn't care about the no-smoking sign on the wall. He just took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a few deep puffs as if to vent his anger.

"Now what?"

The whole room was silent and no one answered.

After a long while, Zhou Hao broke the suffocating silence.

"Teacher Guo, do you dare to play a game of chicken?"

Thanks to "夏的夜猫" for the tip. I didn't see it before. Sorry.

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(End of this chapter)