Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 268 So what if I'm smeared by the entire internet?

Zhou Yang's remarks were widely disseminated by major media outlets and marketing accounts in a short period of time.

Two opinions have emerged online regarding Zhou Yang's behavior.

One side firmly supports Zhou Yang in his fight against keyboard warriors, believing that Chinese soldiers should not be belittled or insulted.

The other side argues that as a celebrity, Zhou Yang should not publicly respond to netizens, as this is tantamount to using her public figure status to engage in cyberbullying.

However, most netizens chose to stand with Zhou Yang and left messages on his Weibo to express their support.

"Brother Yang, you're absolutely right! These people really need to be criticized! We can't let them get away with this!"

"Haha, Brother Yang, once you speak up, they don't dare to respond, for fear that you'll expose them."

“If these people really dared to accept Brother Yang’s challenge, I would admire them. But now it seems that they are just a bunch of cowards.”

"Is this what keyboard warriors are like? They only dare to bully the weak!"

"No matter what, I firmly support 'Operation Red Sea,' and I'll buy a movie ticket as soon as it's released!"

"Me too! I'll show my support with my actions!"

"..."

Zhou Yang's statement on behalf of the Chinese military has resonated with many casual netizens.

His Weibo followers have grown at an astonishing rate, jumping from 45 million to over 50 million.

This is an astonishing rate of growth.

In just about a year, Zhou Yang's fan base increased by more than 50 million, averaging more than 100,000 new fans per day.

Kun Kun, who is now known as the most popular young male celebrity in the entertainment industry, has less than 20 million fans after about two years since his debut.

However, Chen Tianzhen called Zhou Yang and gave him a stern reprimand.

"Xia, why did you get involved in such a sensitive topic? Although you may gain a lot of fans and support in a short period of time, it is easy to backfire! You will be under a lot of scrutiny, and once negative news is exposed, you will be reported by a large number of people."

Chen Tianzhen is a top agent in the entertainment industry. She understands all kinds of promotion methods and knows that this kind of topic is the most dangerous, as touching it will only bring trouble.

"Sister Tianzhen, I'm not trying to attract fans. I genuinely want to express my support for the Chinese military. Even if the whole internet comes to criticize me, I don't care. After all, I've faced this kind of thing before, don't you think?"

"Okay, I understand." Chen Tianzhen knew Zhou Yang's personality well and could only silently wish him good luck.

the next day.

Zhou Yang received an invitation from the production team of the show "Unforgettable Restaurant".

Zhou Yang had previously received their invitation, but was unable to attend due to his busy filming schedule.

This time, Zhou Yang was completely dragged there by Dilraba.

"Unforgettable Restaurant" is a public welfare variety show that focuses on people with cognitive impairment. Huang Xiaobo serves as the store manager, Pang Di as the deputy store manager, Zhang Zhifeng as the store manager's assistant, and there are five elderly waiters with mild cognitive impairment.

Zhou Yang and Dilraba arrived in Shenzhen by plane together, and then took a car from the production crew to the location of the Unforgettable Restaurant.

Fat Di took out her phone and carefully introduced several elderly people with cognitive impairment to Zhou Yang.

"This is Aunt Zhuzhu. However, she doesn't like to be called Grandma, so we all call her Aunt Zhuzhu."

This is Aunt Sun, whom we call Princess Sister. Although she is 61 years old, she is still young at heart. After falling ill, she became obsessed with pink.

This is Xiaomin's grandfather. He loves braised pork and looks very much like the protagonist of "Up".

This is Grandpa Bridge, who has beautiful handwriting.

This is Grandma Dandelion, who continues to teach English even after retirement. Three of the elderly people have mild cognitive impairment, and two have Alzheimer's disease. Both diseases are characterized by memory loss and even the inability to speak, hence the name "senile dementia."

More and more elderly people are suffering from memory impairment these days, and the program's purpose is to raise awareness and concern for these seniors with this condition.

After listening to Fat Di's explanation, Zhou Yang had a clear understanding of the significance of the program.

After finishing her introduction, Fat Di sighed, "Sigh, I don't know why, although it has a high rating of 9.4 on Douban, nobody watches it and the viewership is very low. Do people only like to watch variety shows that have no substance?"

"It's okay, once the word-of-mouth gets off the ground, the ratings for the next season will increase," Zhou Yang said, gently patting Fatty Di's head to comfort her.

"There's no chance anymore." Fat Di explained with a wry smile, "Because the show's ratings were very low, the promotional effect was insufficient, and the title sponsor was unwilling to sponsor it, so there's no chance for a next season."

Capitalists are ultimately in it to make money; if they can't profit, they'll naturally withdraw their investment.

No one expected that a lineup loved by the public, including Qingdao socialite Bo Ge, Fat Di, and Zhang Zhifeng, would actually fail.

“No problem, maybe the ratings will skyrocket as soon as I come on stage?” Zhou Yang said with a smile.

"It's unlikely. Even if Chen He and Shu Qi join, it won't help the show much, so don't get your hopes up too high." Fat Di sighed in the end, "But as long as the finale goes smoothly, that's fine. Let the rest take its course."

"Hehe, you underestimate me, don't you? Let me show you my immense influence!"

Zhou Yang took out his phone, took a selfie of the two of them, and then posted it on Weibo.

"#Actor Zhou Yang: I turned down 183 variety show invitations just to work with this beautiful woman. Today, I, Zhou Yang, swear here and now that I will win her heart in 'Forget Me Not Restaurant'! It's all arranged!"

This Weibo post immediately sparked the interest and curiosity of fans.

"Holy crap! Is this a declaration of love?"

Is this a variety show themed around confessing one's feelings?

"Judging from the name, it should be... and it gives off a dazzling yet powerful vibe?"

"Is Yang Ge and Fatty Di participating in a couples variety show? I want to watch it!"

"Brother Yang is amazing! He actually won over Dilraba?! I'm skipping lunch today, just to see how awesome you are on the show!"

"..."

Zhou Yang posted a message on social media, which quickly caused a sensation.

The news quickly rose to the top of the trending search list.

Many viewers and fans were drawn to Zhou Yang's news and clicked on Tencent Video to enter the live broadcast page of the variety show "Unforgettable Restaurant".

They happened to see Zhou Yang and Dilraba Dilmurat together at "Unforgettable Restaurant".

The screen was quickly filled with comments.

"I didn't expect it to really be Zhou Yang and Dilraba."

"Zhou Yang is amazing at picking up girls; he's our role model, and we should learn from him."

"Brother Yang! You are an idol to countless fans; you will become the next Chen Guanxi!"

"That's incredibly daring! Trying to pick up girls on a live stream? Aren't you afraid of getting banned?"

"Haha, Zhou Yang, you're finished! I finally caught you!"

"Get ready to be blacklisted! @CommunistYouthLeague @Ziguangge, there's an artist spreading harmful information here, blacklist him immediately!"

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(End of this chapter)