Yanli Entertainment's official Weibo account had posted pictures and videos, providing irrefutable evidence. Even if Zhou Zhicheng's fans wanted to whitewash this, there was no way they could.
One look told the netizens eating melon that Zhou Zhicheng had played them. How was this Lu Chiyan stealing Zhou Zhicheng's formalwear? Clearly, Zhou Zhicheng had tried to steal Lu Chiyan's formalwear, then, after failing, had posted on Weibo to throw shade and make things up about him, deliberately saying things that would mislead his fans and send them charging to the front to hurl abuse on his behalf.
That move was beyond disgusting.
Soon, several topics shot up the trending list: #Zhou Zhicheng's image collapses#, #Zhou Zhicheng gets full of himself#, #Zhou Zhicheng says he's already a top star#, and #Zhou Zhicheng apologizes to Lu Chiyan#.
[Seriously, dude, you've only had one drama air, and you're already this full of yourself? Do people just crown themselves top stars these days? How shameless can you be, insisting that someone hand over his formalwear to you? He paid for it himself. If you like it so much, buy your own!]
["Midsummer Fireflies" hasn't even finished airing, and its male lead's image has already collapsed. How am I supposed to keep shipping the couple while watching the drama now?]
[I hurled a couple of insults at Lu Chiyan for no reason, and now I'm just as bewildered. Sorry, Lu Chiyan. I'm keeping my mouth shut online from now on. Who knows when someone will use me as a weapon again and make me look like an idiot.]
[Why aren't Zhou Zhicheng's fans saying anything now? Weren't you just feeling sorry for your precious idol and constantly insulting people? Why have you all gone quiet now?]
[Lu Chiyan really seems like such a sucker. Every time he trends, he gets dragged, and every time, it turns out he's the most innocent one of all. It's actually making me feel sorry for him. I might as well become his fan too.]
[Our Yanyan really is a good person. It wasn't that he had no fans there to support him. He just cared about his fans, so he told them all to go home before the heavy rain started. Please stop misunderstanding him!]
[He was worried his fans would get caught in the rain, so he came to see us, brought umbrellas, and reminded us to head home early and not get rained on. He really is so good. If we'd known he would get mocked for having no fans there to support him, we wouldn't have left even if it killed us! o(╥﹏╥)o]
More and more fans came forward with videos, pictures, and posts about how Lu Chiyan had made a special trip to see them and told them to head home early so they wouldn't get caught in the rain. After engagement-farming accounts reposted them, Lu Chiyan trended again.
#Lu Chiyan brings umbrellas for fans#
It turned out that it wasn't that Lu Chiyan had no fans there to support him. On the contrary, plenty of fans had come to support him, but when Lu Chiyan saw that it was about to rain, he had made a special trip to see them before the event, bringing umbrellas and raincoats and telling everyone to head home early and stay out of the rain.
The result was that the fans had happily met their idol, happily gone home, and happily avoided getting rained on.
That was why none of Lu Chiyan's fans appeared in the pictures taken later, when the rain was pouring down.
Under this trending topic, one highly liked Weibo post read-
[@Ah Fei Ah Fei a Grapevine: Only Lu Chiyan's fans stayed out of the rain, because only Lu Chiyan truly cared about his fans. The funny thing is, several other camps are still praising their fans for staying to support their idols through the downpour. Compared with Lu Chiyan's side, it really feels so sad. Those girls gave so much love, yet they didn't even get a caring "Head home early, don't get caught in the rain." They even had to be used as weapons, charging right to the front.]