"Fine, fine, now I'm in a situation I can't clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River." Lu Chiyan leaned back on the sofa, spreading his hands in a defeated manner.
He does indeed have powerful backers, and those backers are Qin Sili.
He did indeed bring his own investment to the production, because his backer, Qin Sili, had indeed invested in the series.
The male lead was indeed replaced, although this replacement had absolutely nothing to do with him.
Every single one of them matches the trending topics.
He even went so far as to start a live stream to explain the situation.
Now everyone's saying he's been slapped in the face, and the situation has only gotten worse the more he tries to explain.
"It's not that we can't clear our names, the director posted on Weibo." Qian Le looked at the Weibo Weibo by director Yan Shengting, "The director said that changing the male lead was his decision and had nothing to do with the other actors."
Lu Chiyan sat up straight, took out his phone, and opened Weibo.
Sure enough, the first post on the homepage was Weibo by director Yan Shengting.
[Director Yan Shengting: The decision to replace the actor playing Lin Yi was my sole decision. After thorough contact and understanding, I felt the original actor was not suitable for the role of Lin Yi, and therefore amicably terminated the contract with the original actor. We are currently searching for a new actor who is more suitable for Lin Yi, trying our best not to delay the normal filming schedule.]
"The director is such a good person!" Lu Chiyan, moved. "Now that the director has come out to clarify, he can't keep saying that I replaced the male lead, can he?"
Qian Le: "Probably..."
Just after saying that, Qian Le checked Weibo's trending topics again, and the words he was about to say were instantly changed to, "Uh, well... forget what I just said, you really can't clear your name."
Lu Chiyan: "???"
Lu Chiyan quickly glanced at the trending topics, and his vision went black.
Goodness, now the trending topics have become --
[I've truly experienced the power of capital now. Having more money is great; they can even get the director to take the blame!]
[Hilarious! Director, do you even listen to what you're saying? You personally chose Xie Tongchu for the lead role, didn't you? You expressed your satisfaction with Xie Tongchu in public on numerous occasions, and now you're saying he's unsuitable for Xie Tongchu role of Lin Yi? Is it that Xie Tongchu is unsuitable, or did you take money from a corrupt company and have to say this? What kind of good work can you expect from a director who bows to capital?]
[How much money did Lu Chiyan actually give you? If you want to get rid of the male lead, just do it openly. You're doing it but you don't dare admit it. You're a coward.]
[I think your production team should change the name of this show from " The Strange Tales of Luo City " to " The Lu Chiyan." Anyway, Lu Chiyan is the one who calls the shots, and the director listens to him.]
[ Xie Tongchu is truly pitiful! It's undeniable that minor actors who aren't favored by capital have no human rights! Lu Chiyan truly a hater for life [○･`Д´･ ○]]
Lu Chiyan: "..."
Qian Le looked at Lu Chiyan's dark face and weakly comforted him, "It's okay, getting scolded won't hurt you. Maybe everyone will forget about it in a couple of days. We're innocent, so let's not hold it against them!"
"Ha! Ha!" Lu Chiyan speechless. "Seriously, am I some kind of scapegoat? Why do they have to pin this blame on me?"
Qian Le had never encountered such a situation where he was completely unable to defend himself; it seemed that no matter what he said, it would be considered a forced attempt to justify himself.
Just as he was struggling with this, Qian Le came across another Weibo.
It's a video posted by a fan of Xie Tongchu.
After terminating his contract with the production team, Xie Tongchu bought a plane ticket and is currently waiting at the airport. Many fans have come to see him off.
This video was just filmed.