In the entertainment industry, the silly system claims it's the immortal realm.

Chapter 84: Methods of Manipulating Public Opinion

"Everyone's using surveillance footage as an excuse."

in the office.

Li Hua looked at the computer screen and said.

It was probably leaked by someone from Zhou Xun's side, or Huayi Brothers, or someone else, through their public relations personnel.

The consistent argument is that "the corridor surveillance footage fully recorded the entire process, and the footage shows that Fan Binbin started the fight."

Although no video was released, the mere mention of "surveillance" is enough.

This leaves everyone who speaks up for Fan Binbin speechless.

And there is indeed surveillance footage.

"The surveillance footage only shows images, there's no sound." Wei Yi leaned back in his chair. "None of those sarcastic remarks that Young Master Zhou made are recorded in the surveillance footage."

If it exists, and the surveillance footage is indeed released.

That would be even more hilarious.

Wei Yi looked at Li Jian but didn't say anything.

Li Jian, who also graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, naturally understood that his boss was targeting him.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jian immediately spoke up, "Manager Li, boss, I think we can do it this way..."

Li Jian believes that the first priority should be to muddy the waters.

How do you muddy the water?

There are many ways to do that.

For example, Li Hua could use his pseudonym "Quanli Qu Kou Fan Chi" (meaning "making a living in the circle"), which is already a celebrity on Tianya, to post on Tianya first.

The title is—

**Who accessed the surveillance footage from Huayi Corridor? Who is responsible for the unauthorized leak of the footage to the media and the invasion of the artists' privacy?**

The main text will not discuss the fight itself. It will only discuss the surveillance footage:

Who accessed this surveillance footage? Who leaked it to the media? Did the leak infringe on the privacy of Fan Binbin and Zhou Xun? As the employer, does Huayi Brothers have a responsibility to protect the privacy rights of its artists within the company premises?

Let's not talk about fighting.

Let's not talk about who's right and who's wrong.

Let's first muddy the waters by blaming it on privacy leaks.

at the same time.

Wei Yi instructed Li Hua to contact Liu Yang of Sina Entertainment and give him an exclusive statement from the "Legal Department of Hehuan Film & Television":

Ms. Fan Binbin, a key actress under Hehuan Film & Television, had a verbal and physical altercation with Ms. Zhou in the corridor of Huayi Brothers Media Company today. Ms. Fan sustained multiple scratches on her face but is now in stable condition after receiving treatment at the hospital. Regarding the alleged "surveillance footage" circulating online, Hehuan Film & Television's legal department, having obtained Ms. Fan's consent and authorization, has placed this matter under close scrutiny and will verify with relevant parties who accessed the footage, who leaked it online, and whether it constitutes an infringement of Ms. Fan's privacy and portrait rights. Ms. Fan reserves the right to pursue legal action against those responsible.

Without saying a word, Fan Binbin took the initiative.

All the firepower was focused on the "surveillance footage leak".

Later, Li Hua was asked to base his work on the previous post.

Then another post was made.

This post doesn't directly whitewash Fan Binbin, but instead "reveals" the entire conflict:

The constant mention of Fan and Zhou stemmed from a verbal altercation over resource allocation. It was Zhou who initiated the provocation, prompting Fan to retaliate, resulting in injuries to both.

The key point is that the post actually included internal documents from Huayi regarding resource allocation over the past five months.

How did you obtain this document?

That's too easy.

Huayi, which adheres to a star strategy, is so well-ventilated that its internal structure is as transparent as a sieve.

The documents show that within five months of Zhou Xun signing with Huayi Brothers, Fan Binbin lost three major projects and one major endorsement deal, along with more than a dozen smaller ones. Li Binbin lost two major projects, also with more than a dozen smaller ones.

Many other top-ranked actresses from Huayi Brothers Entertainment also had their resources snatched away by Zhou Xun.

Why play the game this way?

Although this kind of thing is not new in the industry, the entertainment industry is a place where the big fish eat the small fish.

Big shots get to eat the best food, while small shots can only eat what the big shots leave behind.

This isn't an unspoken rule in the industry; it's an open secret.

However, from a moral standpoint, the public will not take this for granted.

If this argument holds true, then the public's perception of Fan Binbin's initial attack will shift from "hot-tempered" and "violent" to "it's only human nature" for him.

After all, even a Buddha would be angry if so many things were stolen from him, let alone a human being.

In front of Wei Yi and Li Hua, Li Jian explained: the fact that Fan Binbin started the fight cannot be hidden.

The presence of corridor surveillance determines this.

Instead of trying to cover it up, tell the whole story.

What did Zhou Xun say? Why did Fan Binbin take action? What was the background before the action?

It's much better to let public opinion split into two camps and argue with each other than to let Zhou Gongzi's faction unilaterally occupy the moral high ground.

"Let them argue. If they start arguing, the topic will be Fan Binbin and Zhou Xun fighting, not whether Bingbing started it. The audience doesn't care who's right or wrong. The audience only cares about how exciting it is."

It must be said that Wei Yi was quite satisfied with Li Jian's three-pronged approach.

Muddy the waters, throw dirty water, drag the enemy down to your level, and let everyone smear each other.

He felt that this senior from the Beijing Film Academy's Department of Management had grasped the true essence of entertainment public relations in later generations.

"Let's do it that way then," Wei Yi said, setting the tone.

Li Hua and Li Jian nodded in agreement, and the two parted ways to continue their respective tasks.

Wei Yi then turned and walked into the inner room, his own rest area.

At this moment, Fan Binbin is still inside making a phone call.

"...Yes, of course it's because she has a sharp tongue! How could I tolerate her? With my temper, I couldn't!"

"It's nothing, thank you for your concern, Weiwei. He came to take me away himself. Wang Zhonglei didn't dare utter a single word. You have no idea what Wang's expression was like back then!"

"Weiwei, you don't need to worry about me. It's not serious. I went to the hospital, and the doctor said it won't leave a scar."

"Okay, okay. It's a date then, let's meet up for coffee sometime!"

Upon seeing Wei Yi enter, Fan Xiaopang hung up the phone after only a few words.

Then, she curled her lip at Wei Yi and said, "Zhao Junqi, pretending to care about me. Ha, everyone knows that with Zhang Ziyi currently focused on her international career, she's Zhou Gongzi's biggest competitor. She's definitely the happiest person about my fight with that shorty!"

Wei Yi chuckled and teased, "Hey? Aren't you two the 'Princess Pearl' sisters? It's normal for her to care about you."

"Hmph!! What she cares about more is whether I've disfigured that little dwarf, or whether that little dwarf has scratched me!"

Fan Xiaopang snorted coldly, "This person is all talk and no action. Compared to her, even the short guy I fought today seems kind and gentle."

"Alright, alright."

Wei Yi lay down on the Simmons mattress and casually hugged her as she snuggled closer.

He began, "Forget about Zhao Junqi. Tell me about this matter, and what your next steps are."

Fan Xiaopang is quite clever, or perhaps she's just at her wit's end.

She immediately started taking off her clothes.

It was easy to escape from Wei.

"I don't care, you're my man, whatever you say goes, I'll do whatever you say!"

"Hey, just talk, why are you taking your clothes off?"

"I'm about to become homeless, so of course I have to try my best to please my man so he'll take me in!"

"Ouch... Be gentle, aren't you injured?"

"I won't die. As long as I'm not disfigured, there's nothing to be afraid of, sob... See, you wanted that too, um..."