Because of Ye Cang's success, rock music suddenly received public attention. Previously, Morning Star had signed two rock singers, who also took advantage of this wave to release new albums, which sold quite well.
Afterwards, Shen Huai set up a small studio and has been promoting niche music in various down-to-earth ways, and now he has a loyal fan base. This year's Golden Melody Awards are no longer dominated by pop music. In addition to rock music, a jazz album was also nominated, and everything is moving in a positive direction.
Aside from music, their achievements in film and television have lagged far behind. Yi Xing Studio invested in a low-budget art film and also participated in the investment of a fantasy blockbuster.
In China, fantasy films are generally considered unrealistic and bad movies, but Shen Huai had thoroughly investigated this project. The director's intention was not just to make an entertaining fantasy film; he hoped to use this film to promote the industrialization of Chinese cinema.
For commercial films, this is almost an inevitable path to the end. It's just that China's commercial film industry started too late and is far behind major film-producing countries like the United States. Some people have raised this point before, but they were all rejected because the market is not mature enough.
However, Shen Huai had been paying close attention to the domestic box office in recent years. He keenly realized that the time was right, so after reading the script and the director's preparations, he invested without hesitation.
Actually, Shen Huai didn't intend to make money from either of these films. He knew that paying tuition was a must in the film industry, and he could afford to pay that tuition.
The two were so busy that they had even fewer opportunities to meet.
Some marketing accounts and paparazzi forgot about the beatings they had received before and started spreading rumors about the couple's breakup online again.
One minute it's "Shen Huai and Ye Cang's relationship is strained, the two are suspected to have secretly broken up," the next it's "Same-sex couples really can't last? Let's take a look at the celebrity couples who have broken up," and then it's "Shen Huai and Ye Cang break up, Ye Cang looks haggard, drinking alone on the street with friends late at night," accompanied by a picture of Ye Cang and Yan Xiangming eating barbecue at a food stall after recording a song. Ye Cang is sleep-deprived and looks dazed as he eats the barbecue. He does look haggard, but the way he's eating pig's trotters doesn't seem like he's heartbroken.
Shen Huai was both amused and exasperated, but he didn't have time to deal with these marketing accounts for the time being. He could only post a Weibo to clarify and warn the marketing accounts.
Although marketing accounts have toned it down a bit, the enthusiasm of the general public has been aroused.
As the first same-sex couple in China to come out directly, they have garnered a lot of attention online. Although most people offer their blessings, there are always some malicious individuals who spread rumors that they have broken up.
This time, although Shen Huai posted an article, Ye Cang remained silent for a long time, which made the onlookers speculate. For a while, the entertainment forum was filled with all kinds of "speculation on the relationship between Ye Cang and Shen Huai".
Netizens unleashed their wildest imaginations and scrutinized Ye Cang and Shen Huai's Weibo posts with magnifying glasses, trying to prove their points. Various people claiming to be insiders or studio members also stirred up trouble.
Netizens are making such a serious statement, even going so far as to create a timeline, making it seem as if the two have really broken up.
Mingwei had asked Shen Huai several times in a roundabout way, but Shen Huai was quite helpless. However, he knew that Ye Cang was in the final stage of recording the album, and he didn't want to disturb Ye Cang at this time. So he asked Ye Cang's assistant to keep it a secret. Anyway, when the new album was released, all the rumors would be dispelled.
Shen Huai's thinking was correct. Ye Cang was busy recording an album and indeed had no mood to go online to read gossip, so his assistant gradually lowered his guard.
One day, Ye Cang finished his work for the day very smoothly. Seeing that it was still early, he casually browsed Weibo and happened to come across the day's trending topics.
#Shen Huai and Ye Cang's breakup confirmed#
Ye Cang: ? ? ? ! ! !
How come I didn't know we broke up?!
He was completely taken aback. He immediately clicked on it, only to find that the so-called solid evidence was nothing but netizens' wishful thinking, and the so-called timeline was a complete mess.
Ye Cang grew angrier the more he thought about it, so he called Shen Huai and was calmed down after a long time.
Even after hanging up the phone, he still felt a bit depressed. After thinking for a while, he simply posted a Weibo post showing off his love, then turned off his phone and went to sleep. He never expected that this Weibo post would cause such a huge uproar online after he fell asleep.
@YourDad: We didn't break up, our relationship is great! [Photo of the two of us]
Netizens: ??? Holy crap!!!
Chapter 175
Although your father quickly deleted the Weibo post, this only makes his attempt to cover up the truth seem even more blatant.
As a result, the hashtag #YeCangExposed# immediately went viral on Weibo, and not only on Weibo, but also on other social media platforms.
Entertainment Forum.
—What's your opinion on Ye Cang's identity being exposed?
1L: The person making the post is praising themselves and shipping their own idol? This is too much! [Old man on the subway looking at his phone.jpg]
2L: I don't care, I don't care, Canghuai is real!!!
56L: I went through your dad's Weibo and re-analyzed the Canghuai timeline. I can only say it's so good that I'm a little obsessed with it now...
119L: I always thought there was no love in the entertainment industry, but I was wrong. Cang Huai made me believe in love again!
207L: Am I the only one curious? Did Cangcang actually put all those ridiculous suggestions from netizens into practice? And she even managed to win over Huaihuai??
208L: Holy crap! Watson from the previous post, you've spotted a blind spot! I want to know too! [laughing and crying emojis]
321L: It's like I used to think my idol was the number one A in the entertainment industry, but now I realize he's actually a goofball. But what can I do? He's my idol, so I have to keep supporting him even if it means kneeling down. [laughing and crying emoji]
450L: This proves that you shouldn't create multiple accounts casually; you never know when you'll be exposed and publicly executed. [Goodbye]
Ye Cang slammed his phone down and scratched his head in frustration.
Shen Huai looked at him helplessly. After discovering that he had been exposed, Shen Huai immediately called him and asked him to delete the Weibo post. However, in modern society where information spreads so rapidly, this approach had little effect.
Shen Huai had no choice but to have the public relations department step in to guide public opinion. Fortunately, most netizens were just joking and making jokes, and there was no negative reaction.
Fortunately, Ye Cang was truly capable. Whether it was his main account or his alternate account, he earned his reputation through genuine skill. Otherwise, the outcome of this matter would have been very different.
Shen Huai then personally went to Xingyi Studio. Seeing Ye Cang's bloodshot eyes due to lack of sleep, he didn't know what to say to him anymore, so he asked, "What do you plan to do now?"
Ye Cang was initially a little flustered, but now he has completely calmed down. He spread his hands and said, "What else can we do? Let it be. Anyway, I had been hesitant about what to do with this account, so this can be considered as making a decision for me in advance."
Shen Huai gave him an annoyed look. Being proactive and being passive have completely different outcomes, okay? At least they could have prepared more calmly, instead of ending up in such a mess.
Ye Cang chuckled and put his arm around his shoulder: "It's good that your identities have been revealed. I see netizens enjoying the sweet moments, which also clarifies our relationship. It's great."
Shen Huai: "..."
Faced with Ye Cang's shameless face, Shen Huai couldn't bring himself to get angry. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and let the matter pass.