106: Chapter 16 Crazy Fans

"Damn! This top star's sexual bliss is really something, I'm so jealous... Kill him, we must kill his career, make sure he never makes a comeback."

"Why are there so many Little Fairies offering themselves? What is wrong with society these days?"

"Xu Kun's singing is no good, but the quality of these Little Fairies he finds is really decent, tsk tsk tsk."

"You can doubt a star's character, but you can't doubt their taste."

"As a mother, I'm terrified watching this. What kind of person will an 'idol' like this turn my daughter into? I support a total ban!"

"Those five girls are victims too, they were manipulated by PUA."

"Why can such scum become a top star? Tiantian Entertainment Media, come out and explain yourselves."

"I hope the state takes action to sweep all such scum out of the entertainment industry."

"Don't you guys want the videos from the hotel? I bet Shao Ping definitely has them, just thinking about it is overwhelming. Godfather Shao Ping, send them over for us to see, I'm begging you."

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Tiantian Media Company.

Due to Xu Jie's foresight and Manager Cai's early arrangements, although the sudden news caused a shock within the company,

the personnel were clearly much calmer, as if they had already rehearsed this many times before.

There were even many artists and company employees who were secretly rejoicing in their hearts.

The artists felt their opportunity had come, feeling that they would be the next person the company would push with all its might.

The feeling of suffocation from being constantly stepped on by Xu Kun was instantly released.

The road ahead was a bright and broad path.

Many employees who had been scolded by Xu Kun were praising Shao Ping in their hearts, thanking him for helping to eradicate such a tumor.

"Whether it's brand sponsors, film crews, or others calling to ask about the specifics, don't say much to any of them."

"Ask them to wait a bit longer, the company is also investigating. Once there are results, we will notify them immediately, and tell them not to do anything rash."

Manager Cai instructed the staff who were constantly answering phones, while walking into Xu Jie's office with a serious expression, holding a statement.

"President Xu, this is the statement prepared according to your instructions. Please take a look."

Xu Jie took the statement and read it carefully.

Manager Cai himself had reservations about this statement; he felt it could perhaps be a bit milder.

"President Xu, can this statement be released a bit later? Or maybe we could change the wording."

"Once this statement is released, it's equivalent to the company washing its hands of Xu Kun."

"It's not easy to cultivate a top star..."

Xu Jie smoked a cigar, exhaling a thick cloud of smoke, and said meaningfully,

"For this kind of disobedient top star, I could tolerate him a bit before his scandals were exposed."

"Now that something like this has happened and he can't even be found, why should we keep someone like him around?"

"Besides, this time it's not just that mess between him and his female fans; if it were only that, spending some money to suppress them would make it easy to handle."

"But how do you handle violations of Dragon Country laws?"

"He will definitely be banned. Do you think he can escape?"

"Go execute it."

Xu Jie handed the statement back to Manager Cai. When he said these words, his expression remained unchanged and his tone was icy.

It was as if he were describing a very ordinary matter.

Manager Cai was deeply shaken; it turned out that the top star he had to coddle and coax was nothing in the face of true capital.

He was also something that could be discarded at any time.

Perhaps they felt that creating another top star was much easier and cheaper than saving one who had fallen into depravity.

He had originally wanted to say a few words on Xu Kun's behalf, as cultivating Xu Kun had indeed cost him a lot of effort.

But now his thoughts had changed; he was thinking about how to handle this matter properly.

So that it wouldn't implicate him.

Subsequently,

Tiantian Media released a statement before the Tax Bureau had even expressed its stance.

{Tiantian Media Group Statement:

Today, the controversial incident regarding Mr. Xu Kun on the internet has drawn widespread attention. Our company attaches great importance to this and has intervened to verify the situation immediately. The relevant situation is declared as follows:

1. Regarding the Artist's Personal Behavior

After a preliminary investigation, Mr. Xu Kun's private behavior was found to be improper, seriously violating our company's professional ethics requirements for artists;

At the same time, the company requests the Dragon Country Tax Bureau to conduct a comprehensive investigation into Xu Kun and the company; the company will cooperate unconditionally.

The company strongly condemns the aforementioned behavior, has suspended all his performing arts activities, and ordered him to fully cooperate with the investigations of relevant departments.

2. Company Responsibility and Rectification Measures

Although our company does not participate in the management of artists' personal finances and private lives, we failed to discover and restrain his behavior in a timely manner, bearing the responsibility for oversight.

Starting today, the company will take the following measures:

Completely overhaul the artist management system and strengthen moral and legal training;

Proactively cooperate with tax department investigations, including other artists of the company;

Establish a special complaint channel to prevent similar incidents from occurring.

3. Apology to the Public

We are well aware of the negative impact such incidents have on society, especially on the teenage fan base, and we deeply apologize for this.

The company always upholds the principle of "character first for artists," and in the future, we will strictly monitor the conduct of artists and actively assume social responsibility.

4. Legal Recourse

However, regarding the false information and malicious hype in online dissemination, our company reserves the right to pursue legal responsibility.

Tiantian Media Group

Date: XX/XX/XXXX}

Now, the fans are divided into several categories.

The first category is the rational ones; they are still watching, observing the direction this matter takes.

Although they feel pain and regret in their hearts, they are exercising restraint.

The second category is the crazy ones; they are like guard dogs.

They began to constantly attack the instigator Shao Ping, Tiantian Media, and even those self-media and netizens who were kicking him while he was down.

The third category is the brain-dead ones, and there are quite a lot of people in this category, especially Little Fairies.

They are like rabid dogs, biting whoever they catch, and are extremely toxic!

They cursed Shao Ping, confronted the company, and insulted anyone they thought was problematic.

What's more,

they rushed to the official website of the Dragon Country Tax Bureau and launched 'Operation Protect Kun'.

They declared they would definitely demand their parents, even if it meant taking out loans, selling their houses and cars, or even selling a kidney... in short, they would try every possible way.

They would pay the back taxes for their idol, their icon.

To this end, they were constantly discussing strategies in their groups.

If their parents didn't agree, they would use suicide threats or run away from home and so on.

Some even proposed selling their virginity to exchange for money.

As for the reports against Xu Kun online, they believed it wasn't a big deal at all.

"Setting the facts aside, weren't those five also in the wrong?"

If he needed women, they could fully satisfy him.

Regarding the chat screenshot evidence circulating online, they were either selectively blind or firmly claimed they were forged.

Anything unfavorable to them, regardless of whether it was right or not, they would not acknowledge it.

CCTV-3, especially the official social media account of the "the singer & songwriter" program, has been overrun by crazy fan comments, a situation even more serious than the Tax Bureau's official website.

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