Rebirth: Spoiling the Obsessive Film Emperor Chapter 66

Chapter 66: The Big Reversal

The meaning behind this blogger Dongdong Express's post was loaded. People seeing it late immediately felt Rong Yu's fans were brainless, still trying to defend Rong Yu after seeing the video of him hitting people, truly letting their morals be dictated by his looks, chasing stars without any bottom line.

The main point was that Rong Yu's fighting moves in the surveillance footage were too smooth, as if he was very accustomed to this sort of thing. Many anti-fans seized on this, insisting Rong Yu was originally a poor, good-for-nothing street thug who only knew how to loiter and fight in back alleys.

Some even tagged the local police's Weibo account, confidently declaring they wanted to report Rong Yu, hoping the police would disclose if Rong Yu had a criminal record.

Matters involving that kind of privacy were generally not disclosed without the person's consent. Even for jobs that required background checks, having a record would have just meant failing the review, not public disclosure. Those anti-fans had banked on this fact to dare tag the police so brazenly.

The hashtag's popularity skyrocketed. Many entertainment influencers caught the scent and came running, taking screenshots to repost, and deliberately pairing them with inflammatory language, letting their comment sections fill with arguments.

Some Rong Yu's fans didn't see this tactic, stepped right into the trap. They defended Rong Yu a few times and were subsequently chased down and cursed out thoroughly.

Yin Chengjue was furious. His fingertips hovered over the keyboard, but he ultimately deleted the passionate comments he had typed, character by character. He logged into his alt account and opened the Yuxiang Rousi fan group he had joined earlier.

He was added to this group early on, during its creation, because he defended Rong Yu during the dancing controversy and was considered an ally by a big fan. As more people joined, the group filled up, becoming Group 1, with later joiners going to Groups 2 and 3.

Yin Chengjue rarely opened this group and thought he might have been removed for inactivity, but surprisingly, he was still in it.

The group was in an uproar, everyone discussing the video.

Most fans felt the video was incomplete and must have been edited. But even if edited, it didn't change the fact that Rong Yu had hit someone, which was what made the fans feel conflicted.

The group's morale was somewhat unstable. They truly couldn't accept an idol who was once a thug. If the video was real, if what the blogger said was true, many fans stated they would say goodbye to everyone here.

Hell's Return: Everyone, please be patient. I'll go find the complete video first. I don't believe he would fight for no reason, there must be some cause. Also, looking at the video, he was clearly surrounded and attacked by several people. Should he not fight back and just wait to be beaten?

Yin Chengjue had been very busy recently, with no time to log into this alt account, and rarely spoke in this group. But this comment immediately caught many fans' attention.

Compared to the discussions about how to handle PR or announcements of plans to leave the fandom, Yin Chengjue's comment grasped everyone's true thoughts.

Yes! Maybe there's a reversal to this story!

They had all sincerely liked Rong Yu, investing effort into voting and charting these past days. How could they just leave the fandom so easily?

Little Fishie @ Hell's Return: Sis, do you have a way to find the complete video?

Big Fish Eats Little Fish @ Hell's Return: I'm already contacting Xiao Yu's agent. I don't know how they plan to explain this. Honestly, we are relatively rational. If Xiao Yu really did something illegal, we definitely won't blindly defend him. We'll leave the fandom as needed, goodbye. But if this matter has a reversal, I will definitely roll up my sleeves and battle those heartless anti-fans and marketing accounts for three days and three nights! I will definitely seek justice for Xiao Yu!

Little Fishie @ Big Fish Eats Little Fish: Waaah, sis is too rational, but this is what I want to say too!

Many big fans echoed the sentiment, clearly sharing the same idea.

Hell's Return @ Big Fish Eats Little Fish: You continue communicating with the agent. I'll try to find the complete video. Everyone, don't panic yet. Before things are settled, calm the fans in other groups. Everything will be decided after we find the complete video.

Big Fish Eats Little Fish @ Hell's Return: Okay, we'll wait for you.

Yin Chengjue exited the chat interface and immediately contacted Wei Shou.

Others might not know, but Yin Chengjue, with his lifetime of experience, knew that Wei Shou was proficient with computers, had an account registered on the world's largest hacker website, and was ranked in the top ten.

Because it was urgent, Yin Chengjue skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point, laying out his offer.

Yin Chengjue: I know you are Zero. Help me with something. Name your price.

Wei Shou: ...

Wei Shou on the other side of the computer was stunned by Yin Chengjue's words. After several seconds, he cautiously glanced at Hua Yun, who was working at a distance, and seeing the other was too busy to pay him attention, replied: !!! How did you know?

Yin Chengjue: I'll tell you later. First, help me find a surveillance video.

Wei Shou: Where? What time period? You gotta at least give me a location!

Yin Chengjue: Link.

Yin Chengjue directly forwarded the video from the Dongdong Express Weibo post to Wei Shou.

Forty seconds later...

Wei Shou: Damn! Awesome skills! No wonder he could drag both me and Teacher Yang into the elevator that day, we couldn't break free no matter how we struggled! Hua Zi calls me a weakling, I'm so fucking innocent!

Wei Shou: But can you tell where this video is from? I'm not Sherlock Holmes.

Yin Chengjue felt he was really casting pearls before swine.

Yin Chengjue: You don't need to find the needle in a haystack to find that specific surveillance camera and access its recording! You just need to find the leaker's location, then hack into his computer to find the full version. I believe he must have it.

Wei Shou: ...Oh! Right!

Wei Shou: Tch! Why didn't you say so earlier! I already started searching the city's electronic surveillance points!

Was this showing off?

Wei Shou was fast. Yin Chengjue only waited thirty minutes before receiving a video from Wei Shou.

Along with a message claiming credit: President Yin, I followed that guy's IP address to find his home address, then sent an ad link to hack his computer before digging out this video. I don't lack anything right now, so just owe me a favor for now.

Yin Chengjue's lips curled slightly, quickly replying: Okay, remember it. I will repay it.

Yin Chengjue eagerly opened the complete video. In the similarly poor-quality recording, five thugs were first seen dragging a boy into the alley.

The boy wore a school uniform, carried a backpack, had a mushroom haircut, wore black-framed glasses on his nose, and kept his head lowered, clearly very scared.

Next, the five thugs began manhandling the boy, pulling his clothes, grabbing his backpack, dumping all his books out, and arrogantly kicking them aside.

Something seemed to fall out of the boy's backpack. The boy tried to grab it but was kicked away by the thugs.

The lead thug picked up the money that had fallen on the ground, counted it, seemed to think it was too little, and then kicked the boy again, making him crouch down, unable to straighten up.

And right at that moment, a young man in a white T-shirt walked into the frame of the surveillance camera.

This person was Rong Yu.

What happened next was easy to explain. Rong Yu fought with those five people. The boy who was being robbed ran away clutching his backpack during the chaos. Until the surveillance recording ended, the boy never returned. Instead, some patrolling personnel arrived and took everyone involved in the fight away.

This Dongdong Express clearly possessed this complete video but chose to edit out misleading clips to post, deliberately using text to mislead people about Rong Yu.

If someone wasn't behind this operation, Yin Chengjue truly wouldn't believe it.

For some reason, Yin Chengjue thought of Second Young Master Qi,  Qi Le.

After all, Fei Zhengqi's words were still ringing in his ears—Qi Le indeed had intentions of targeting Rong Yu.

Without delay, Yin Chengjue quickly sent the complete video to Sally, then notified the group in Rong Yu's fan group: The complete video has been sent to Rong Yu's company and agent. The company will handle the PR, probably around 9 o'clock. Everyone who is free around that time can go leave comments showing support.

The fan group was instantly reassured. Knowing Yin Chengjue was confident enough to say this, the matter must have a reversal.

Little Fishie @ Hell's Return: I knew it! Our Little Fish must have had a reason! We didn't like the wrong person!

Rain Feizi @ Little Fishie: How come I remember you were hovering on the edge of leaving the fandom?

Little Fishie @ Rain Feizi: What do you know! I was hovering on the edge of morality! I firmly refuse to be a brainless fan!

Big Fish Eats Little Fish: Okay, okay, everyone wait for the company's PR around 9 o'clock. After being chased and cursed at by others for so long, don't you sisters want to get back at them after the reversal?

Little Fish Sister: Right, right! Everyone unite against the outsiders first; we can discuss other things after this matter is over! We can't just take all this cursing for nothing!

The group was eager for a fight. Knowing his goal was achieved, Yin Chengjue withdrew, his deed done, his merit and fame hidden.

Sally's side quickly prepared the copy and kept an eye on the online trends. Watching the leaker Dongdong Express V guide the anti-fans to curse more and more fiercely, bystanders also follow the trend to hate more severely, and even some toxic marketing accounts that love riding the hype came smelling the scent to set the rhythm, letting this black trending topic explode in popularity, Sally decisively had someone release the complete video.

Sally was, after all, an old hand, deeply versed in how to turn disadvantage into advantage, how to turn bad PR into good PR.

A golden agent's reputation wasn't earned for nothing.

Sally 0V: Some people, even dare to post videos only after cutting off the head and tail. I'm just curious, how much money did he actually take? [Video]