Emotionally stable, but continuing to go crazy

This time, the fierce criticism from netizens was completely different from the past. Cashew Entertainment originally planned to adopt a cold treatment strategy and calm the situation by simply spending money to remove a few hot searches. They believed that the memory of the Internet would gradually fade away. It was the dead of night, and as long as netizens had a good night's sleep, there would be new hot spots tomorrow morning, and the matter would naturally calm down.

However, overnight, negative terms about Liu Zhenyu were still on the hot search list, and the number of people discussing him in real time continued to rise. Netizens seemed determined not to give up until they achieved their goal.

After the incident that night, most people have now determined that Liu Zhenyu deliberately pushed Wei Zhe'an off the stage and colluded with the company to set a trap in an attempt to frame Wei Zhe'an and destroy his acting career.

Although Cashew Entertainment is reluctant to admit this fact, the public has sharp eyes and they have generally seen through the truth.

Although Cashew Entertainment's investment in Liu Zhenyu is not huge, it has invested a lot of resources and efforts, including the cost of withdrawing and buying hot searches, which have become sunk costs. Now they are asked to give up directly, and they are naturally unwilling to do so. On the bright side, at least everyone has an impression of Liu Zhenyu's name now, and being black and red is also a manifestation of being red.

The PR department was just trying to find a way to make the best of a bad situation, but as Liu Zhenyu's agent, Wang Yan didn't have that thought.

She knew that if the reputation of her artists continued to deteriorate, the consequences would be disastrous, especially when the label on Liu Zhenyu was so sensitive.

Liu Zhenyu's uncle also contacted her, hoping to reverse Liu Zhenyu's public image, because with such a negative label, even if he debuted, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.

Wang Yan has done her best to use all the resources at her disposal. However, Liu Zhenyu's popularity among the public is extremely poor in this incident. Even if a large amount of money is invested in public relations, it is difficult to compete with the majority of netizens.

Previously, Mr. Wu had ordered that Wei Zhe'an must be defeated in the first public opinion contest at all costs, but the various strategies arranged by Wang Yan failed to work. Instead, they intensified the online public opinion and now it is beyond her authority.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and report the matter to Wu Bingyuan together with the public relations department.

Wu Bingyuan was only dissatisfied with Wei Zhe'an's continued participation in the recording, but he didn't care about Liu Zhenyu's bullying. In Wu's opinion, he didn't think that the internal hierarchy of the company had anything to do with bullying, and he thought that it was just netizens making a fuss.

He asked Wang Yan to contact the two people directly and ask them to clarify on Weibo that their relationship was harmonious.

Wang Yan was reluctant about this difficult task, and she cursed her boss for being simple-minded. She knew that she was also responsible for the bullying incident, and Wei Zhe'an's attitude towards them was no longer as submissive as before.

He re-registered his Weibo account, which means the company cannot speak directly for him. If they want him to make a statement, they must contact him directly.

Wang Yan could only remind Wu Bingyuan in a tactful tone: "Mr. Wu, Wei Zhe'an may feel wronged, so he may not be willing to cooperate with us in issuing a clarification statement."

Wu Bingyuan's eyes widened, and he said nonchalantly, "If he doesn't cooperate, can't you post it yourself? Aren't their accounts controlled by the company?"

Wang Yan sighed inwardly, as the boss seemed to be completely unaware of what was happening online. She patiently explained, "Wei Zhe'an recently registered a new account and has spoken publicly with this account. Now netizens are no longer paying attention to his previous account."

Wu Bingyuan frowned and lit a cigarette impatiently: "Then go and talk to him! Can't this kind of thing be solved?"

Wang Yan had no choice but to speak frankly: "During the previous meeting, we had some unpleasantness with Wei Zhe'an. At that time, his attitude was very tough, and he looked like he would fight to the death. I'm afraid he will not be willing to cooperate with us."

After that, she handed Wu Bingyuan the cost report of the company's investment in this matter, and briefly outlined the efforts made by the company during this period and the direction of online public opinion.

Wu Bingyuan flipped through the report anxiously, muttering, "This is really worrying."

As the boss of the company, from the perspective of profitability, he certainly knew that it was a wiser choice to give up Liu Zhenyu and support Wei Zhe'an at this time. But from a personal standpoint, the scene of Wei Zhe'an slamming the door and leaving the meeting room last time still bothered him.

No one had ever dared to challenge his authority in this way, yet if it continued, the company might suffer heavy losses.

He held a cigarette in his mouth, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he was lost in thought.

Wang Yan looked at Wu Bingyuan in the smoke and decided to raise the stakes: "I have already communicated with the human resources department. Wei Zhe'an's contract has less than seven months left, so it is unlikely that he will sign again. And Liu Zhenyu just signed a five-year artist contract before the New Year."

Wu Bingyuan understood her intention. He turned his gaze to Wang Yan, paused for a moment, then took the cigarette back and flicked the ash: "Call Qiu Weibing over."

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In the practice room, the two-day open course has ended. After the careful guidance of professional instructors, everyone has become quite familiar with this song. Now, the team members are practicing the dance moves intensively while everyone is gathered together.

Wei Zhe'an's group has already selected the captain and the center position, with Liu Ming as the captain and Zhao Penghao as the center position. Wei Zhe'an did not participate in the dance practice, but sat aside and sang his part quietly, while carefully observing the movements of the other five members and correcting them at any time.

Although the dance moves of this song are relatively simple overall, there are still differences in ability among the members of the group. Huang Liming obviously had some difficulty in dancing, and he tried to keep up with the rhythm, but it seemed a bit difficult.

Zhao Penghao patiently instructed him: "Liming, your hand should be like this from the right--" He demonstrated while saying, emphasizing that there is a pause in the middle of the action, and that stretching it out directly will miss the beat. Huang Liming nodded to show his understanding, and tried to repeat Zhao Penghao's action, but after several attempts, he still couldn't get it right. Zhao Penghao encouraged him: "Don't worry, practicing this action alone may feel strange, but if you practice it together with the previous action, the effect will be better."

Huang Liming looked a little frustrated and sighed. Wei Zhe'an saw this and understood that Huang Liming was not really good at dancing. He was good at the vocal part, and now there was a Russian part in the song that he couldn't sing. Although the two had spent a lot of time practicing pronunciation together, Huang Liming's progress was still limited, which brought him great pressure.

Wei Zhe'an looked at the time and found that everyone had been practicing for nearly three hours. So he suggested: "Let's take a break and have a drink."