[Isn't Huo, the manager, going to come out and clarify this? You're a manager, after all; you should get a share of the profits. Are you really planning to sideline Ye Jin? What's in it for you?]
[If you're not going to promote Ye Jin anymore, just terminate the contract, okay? Can you please not do things that harm others and don't benefit yourself!]
Seeing these outrageous comments, Ye Jin felt both embarrassed and touched, after all, her fans were concerned about her.
Of course, she was also a little worried about Huo Yun, after all, Huo Yun had been verbally abused by her own fans. Although she knew that Huo Yun had been attacked by celebrity fans for more than ten years and was used to it and didn't care anymore.
Ye Jin has always been a responsible person. She felt she needed to give her fans an explanation, both to help Huo Yun out of a predicament and to tell her fans not to waste their time on her.
With that thought in mind, she clicked the send button.
@Ye Jin V: Thank you all for your love and support for me and the characters I've played during this time. Thank you also for giving me a grand and dignified exit. Due to personal reasons, I will be leaving my acting career and returning to behind-the-scenes work. I hope to bring you more great works in the future.
This Weibo post immediately caused a huge uproar on the internet.
[What? I didn't see that wrong, did I? Ye Jin is retiring from the entertainment industry?]
[This is insane! What kind of celebrity is retiring at only 25?!]
[Are you kidding me? I just became a fan of hers and was really looking forward to her new drama, and now I'm being told this is her last?]
[No wonder she hasn't participated in any announcements or received any film or television offers lately; it seems she's planning to retire from the entertainment industry.]
[It's probably just hype. Would anyone turn down money in the entertainment industry?]
[Wait, have you heard about Ye Jin's background? It seems she married into a wealthy family at a young age. Could it be that her husband's family doesn't like her being in the public eye?]
Seeing that netizens' imaginations were running wild and were heading towards conspiracy theories, Ye Jin could only offer another explanation in the comments section.
@Ye Jin V: Thank you everyone for your concern, and please refrain from making conspiracy theories. I can assure you that my retirement from the entertainment industry is my own choice and I was never forced into it. The reason I'm retiring is simply because I feel I don't have much talent for acting, and behind-the-scenes investment might be more suitable for me. Although I will no longer be an actor, as an investor, I will try my best to invest in good productions and create high-quality works to repay everyone.
Her explanation was very sincere, and the conspiracy theories gradually subsided.
Because of her retirement from the entertainment industry, her former rival actresses temporarily stopped seeing her as an opponent, and the online trolls who had been hired to smear her disappeared. For a time, online public opinion was filled with only regret for her passing.
[Wow, my sister's acting is already pretty good, yet she still says she has no talent.]
[If only those low-quality followers had your self-respect, sister! They're the ones who should leave the entertainment industry, not you.]
[With her looks, even if her acting is terrible, she'd still be a perfect pretty face. Besides, while her acting might not be on par with award-winning actors and actresses, it's certainly above average.]
[You can be an investor and also act in movies! Even if you don't play the lead role, you can still make a cameo appearance from time to time.]
Ye Jin was deeply moved by the comments online. She wanted to say something more to comfort everyone, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to send the message she had edited countless times.
Well, if she continues chatting with netizens, this buzz will never die down.
There are many trending topics on the internet right now. Once a few more trending topics emerge, the buzz surrounding her retirement should subside.
Soon it was time for Fruit Video's annual meeting. Although annual meetings are mostly gatherings for behind-the-scenes workers, considering the special nature of Fruit Video, many artists still took the initiative to attend.
As a result, many reporters and paparazzi were waiting outside the venue, and of course, many legitimate media outlets that were cooperating with the event also entered.
Even in such a high-profile setting, Ye Jin received a great deal of attention.
Fortunately, almost everyone present was from the industry and the event wasn't open to the general public, so everyone just politely greeted each other.
Of course, many film and television companies also offered Ye Jin film contracts, even though they had all heard that Ye Jin had announced her retirement from the entertainment industry, they were all skeptical.
Many celebrities have announced their retirement from the entertainment industry before, but haven't they all returned in disgrace?
After all, how many places in this world can make more money than the entertainment industry? Besides, Ye Jin is now a big star, unlike those 18th-tier celebrities who have been struggling for years without achieving fame. It's probably just the company wanting to create hype, or the Su Family having some kind of request.
Once the hype dies down and the audience's appetite is whetted, Ye Jin should return to the entertainment industry.
The industry changes so quickly these days, I wonder if she'll still have a place then.
Regardless of whether the news of Ye Jin retiring from the entertainment industry is true or false, they are all willing to befriend her, after all, she has the Su Family behind her, and her recent investments in the industry have yielded very good returns.
Ye Jin politely declined all the film offers, then made an agreement with them that they could invest in good projects together in the future before she was free to leave.
Then she saw Fu Ruiming and Xie Haoyu talking, both of them smiling, clearly having a good conversation.
Xie Haoyu quickly noticed Ye Jin as well, glancing at her from time to time with a rather unfriendly look.
[What bad luck! Not only did I run into one scumbag, Fu Ruiming, but then Xie Haoyu showed up too.]
Ye Jin was speechless for a moment, but fortunately, the annual meeting officially started at this time, and everyone's attention was focused on the stage in the center.
Fruit Video already has signed artists, and with the many artists who came to support them today, its annual meeting naturally doesn't require ordinary employees to perform awkward acts on stage.