He had considered persuading his eldest daughter to let her sister off this time out of sisterly affection, but in the end he didn't say anything.
His eldest daughter had already been betrayed by two of her closest relatives, which was heartbreaking enough. He couldn't side with his younger daughter and become the third person to hurt his eldest daughter.
Moreover, the youngest daughter is indeed too willful. If they continue to spoil her and pamper her, and cover for her every need, she is very likely to make even bigger mistakes in the future.
He gritted his teeth and said, " Xiaoyu made a mistake, so naturally she needs to be taught a lesson. She's still young, and there's still time for everything. As for your Chu Xiao, as long as I'm alive, my family will never let him off the hook. You'll see who has the bigger impact then!"
"You!" Enraged by this threat, Chu's father exclaimed, "We've been friends for so many years! Why are you making such a scene?! You have no regard for friendship at all!"
"You have the heart of a friend, so why don't you take better care of your son?!"
After a heated argument, the two hung up the phone. From that moment on, their families were no longer friends but enemies.
Mr. Yan stared blankly at his phone, which had gone black. He was not as heartless as Yan Yulan had made it out to be on the phone.
He had already made arrangements for Yan Yulan. Now that online public opinion was at its peak, he could only arrange for her to study abroad first.
But they will no longer pamper her as before. She should learn to live and study on her own, and gradually mature through life's trials.
*
As the gossip surrounding the Yan sisters and Chu Xiao skyrocketed, the popularity of the variety show " Let's Travel Together " also reached a new peak.
Countless netizens watched that live stream just to get the gossip, and then they ended up watching some variety shows as well, and many of them couldn't stop watching.
Seeing the soaring popularity and viewership, and the widespread condemnation of the scumbags and bitches, Xu Yan, the show's producer, was naturally very pleased.
She looked at Ye Jin excitedly, "Ahhh, is our variety show a huge hit?! As expected, buzz is the most important thing for variety shows. Now we've got a few more advertisers. We've already broken even before the show airs!"
Ye Jin, as one of the investors, was naturally delighted. This investment would not only be profitable, but very profitable.
However, this popularity is built on the suffering of another woman... Moreover, given what happened, she felt that Yan Xuelan would most likely have to withdraw from the recording of the show, especially since Yan Yulan and Chu Xiao had already rushed back to the country overnight.
She sighed inwardly.
[Sigh, Yan Xuelan is really pitiful. She was betrayed and suffered such a great injustice, and now she's going to lose her job. She might even have to pay a penalty for breach of contract. What bad luck!]
[If it were me, I wouldn't bother backing out. He's the one being called a scumbag anyway, so who cares? Wouldn't it be better to find someone else to have fun on the show with?]
Ye Jin told Xu Yan her guess, Xu Yan's smile fell. She knew better than anyone how much Yan Xuelan boosted the show's popularity.
As a woman herself, she felt sorry for Yan Xuelan's situation and sighed, "If she brings it up, I naturally won't refuse. And I won't argue with her about any breach of contract fees; consider it my way of supporting her."
Yan Xuelan, who had come to talk to Xu Yan about withdrawing early, overheard Ye Jin's thoughts. "Yeah, since Chu Xiao is the one being criticized anyway, why should she go to all that trouble to lower the profile and help them out?"
She immediately turned around, took out her phone, and called her agent, "Sis, I'm not planning to quit. Could you help me arrange for some other junior colleagues from the company to come and record the later variety shows with me?"
Chapter 30
Ye Jin waited for a long time but Yan Xuelan happily recording a variety show with her new friends.
Ye Jin was naturally pleased with this, but she couldn't help but have some doubts.
[ Yan Xuelan's open-mindedness is truly admirable; she's definitely someone who can become a top-tier actress. Only a strong heart can keep her popular for so many years.]
Yan Xuelan, standing to the side, smiled without saying a word.
The subsequent variety show recordings were much calmer than before, but the show's popularity had already reached its peak, and the variety show itself was also very entertaining, so the viewership and popularity remained top-notch until the end.
The guests all became incredibly popular, receiving numerous advertising endorsement offers.
Even before the show ended, fans were already calling for the original cast to return for a next season.
However, everyone knows that while the variety show is likely to have a second season, it's unlikely that the original cast will be able to reunite.
After all, the second season of the same show doesn't offer much of a boost to an artist's career, and most artists wouldn't choose to repeat it.
Ye Jin has also received many endorsement deals, all with prices in the seven figures or more. Moreover, due to her good image, many of these deals are with international big brands.
However, she ultimately rejected all these endorsements. Although she was reluctant to give up the endorsement fees, she genuinely wanted to retire from the entertainment industry. If she continued to take on work like this, her retirement would soon become a joke!
Meanwhile, " Kunlun Duel " was also broadcast at this time.
The director of " Kunlun Duel " is known for his speed. Coupled with the previous casting change incident, everyone was afraid that things might go wrong if they waited too long, so they edited it and submitted it for review and broadcast at a very fast pace.
Because of the previous casting controversy, industry insiders and most netizens are not optimistic about this drama, since most dramas that had their actors replaced midway through production have flopped.
Moreover, a very small number of He Cheng's fans are still putting up a stubborn resistance, acting as Kunlun Duel's self-proclaimed trolls and smearing Kunlun Duel in every corner of the internet.
Despite these multiple setbacks, the premiere of " Kunlun Duel " did not go smoothly. It even lacked a single advertising sponsor, which was quite important, leading many netizens to mock it as a "naked broadcast" and predicting it would flop.
As a result, many senior executives within Fruit Video were not optimistic about the show and demanded a reduction in advertising expenses.