Faced with this glaring evidence, the fans who had just been trashing the production team were instantly dumbfounded.
The director kept his cool and pressed the projector remote again.
The image on the big screen changed accordingly. This time, it was replay footage of Chu Yu's team of three entering the haunted house.
To save time, the director had specifically selected a few representative clips and played them at increased speed for the viewers.
Scene one: Chu Chen and Gu Jinhuai narrowly dodged falling rocks, holding hands as they fled through the darkness.
Scene two: Chu Chen dragged Chu Yu along as he screamed and ran like mad out front, with the female ghost hot on their heels.
The viewers who watched these two clips: "...Who the fuck said Chu Yu's team had an easy time clearing it?!"
If the viewers had been put in that haunted house too, this alone probably would have scared them half to death.
They called that an easy clear for Chu Yu's team?
And they claimed the production team had given them special treatment-this was what that special treatment looked like??
They knew haters had no brains, but this was the first time they had seen any acting this unhinged.
Casual viewers expressed their utter bewilderment.
The Wen siblings' mouths twitched as they were slapped in the face by the facts right there on the spot.
How could they have known that the "little running" Chu Yu mentioned had meant running like that?
At this point, Chu Yu's fans, who had remained quiet all this time, finally began to make their move.
Although Chu Yu still did not have many die-hard fans, these people had weathered wave after wave of internet-wide hate and held on until now. Their hearts were remarkably tough.
When this crisis struck, someone had taken the lead and told everyone to stay calm first.
The haters were always irrational. No matter how they argued back, the other side would eventually find some loophole to exploit, so Chu Yu's fans had not wasted time explaining in the livestream chat. Instead, they had moved straight to Weibo, a platform with greater reach.
No matter how many people watched the livestream, it was still only a small circle.
But once a topic blew up on Weibo, it meant hundreds of millions of views and impressions.
Just as the director was clearing things up, Chu Yu's longtime fan Xiao Qi finally published an impassioned post:
[Here, I want to say a few fair words on Chu Yu's behalf. Ever since she joined this variety show, the haters have taken advantage of how few of us Yu fans there are, flooding the chat with insults aimed at Chu Yu. This time, their behavior has seriously disrupted the production team's normal livestream. I really can't take it anymore. The Wen siblings must issue a public apology!]
The entire post ran over a thousand characters. Thanks to the Yu fans' efforts to repost and share it, the Weibo post soon passed ten thousand likes, and its popularity kept climbing.
After publishing the post, Xiao Qi immediately disabled her private messages.
She knew Chu Yu still had plenty of haters.
She only needed to do what she ought to do. There was no need to waste her breath arguing with those irrational haters.
Before long, her manager Zhang Yue sent a message of thanks on WeChat: [Thanks, Xiao Qi! Whenever Chu Yu has any events in the future, we'll be sure to let you know first. The company has seen all the care and support you've given Chu Yu over the years.]
Xiao Qi immediately broke into a delighted grin, revealing her dainty little canine teeth.
[No need to thank me, Sister Zhang. We Yu fans all genuinely like Sister Chu Yu.]
Zhang Yue sent back a [finger heart] reaction image before closing WeChat.
She relaxed against the back of her chair. Playing on the other side of her desk was the livestream of "Sisters and Brothers Charge Ahead."
The PR team and fans had the situation under control on Weibo, and the director had successfully cleared everything up in the livestream too.
They had finally made it safely through this crisis, at least for now.
Still, one thing Zhang Yue had never quite understood was that the Wen siblings did not seem to have anything particularly appealing to fans, yet they had somehow become popular.
They stood in stark contrast to Chu Yu, who had excellent qualities and had spent several years in the entertainment industry, only to do worse and worse.
It really was strange.
Could this be the mystical workings of fate people talked about?
Were the Wen siblings simply destined to become famous?
[Open your eyes wide and take a good look. Chu Yu's team didn't have an easy time clearing it at all, okay? How did such an absurd claim that the production team gave them special treatment even get spread around?]
[Wait, do you really not think the Wen siblings are a little fake? My brother and I get along pretty well, but we're nowhere near as clingy as these two.]
[I'm just a casual viewer, and speaking from a neutral standpoint, the Wen fans really were too impulsive this time. Shouldn't they apologize to Chu Yu?]
Seeing that the livestream comments were finally no longer so frightening, neutral casual viewers began to speak up.
At that moment, the lounge was utterly silent.
All sorts of strange and questioning looks swept over the Wen siblings as everyone waited for their response.
Wen Zhixin, who had kept her head down without saying a word throughout, drew a deep breath, her expression easing slightly.
She raised her head and looked straight into the camera pointed at her. "My younger brother was indeed in the wrong today. As his older sister, I failed to discipline him properly, so whatever responsibility there is, I'll bear it."
Since things had already reached the point of no return, Wen Zhixin could only accept the situation.
Besides, this whole incident had only started because of that remark Wen Tianqi had made. No matter how the viewers criticized them, they could not pin all the blame on her.
Leaning back in the sofa area, Chu Yu toyed with her phone, a trace of coldness flashing through her lowered eyes.
Although the plot from her dream had already changed somewhat, Chu Yu had not let down her guard.
After all, if Wen Zhixin really was the so-called female lead, she could not possibly be defeated this easily.
"Xiao Yu, how would you like to handle this? After all, you and Chu Chen were the ones most affected by this uproar."
The director deliberately glanced at Zhao Qirui and Gu Jinhuai. After receiving their signals, he hurriedly turned to Chu Yu with a smile to discuss it.
Chu Yu's red lips curved slightly. "It's a small matter. A public statement apologizing will do. After all, a child's education has to start young. He still needs to understand what he did wrong this time."
Upon hearing this, the director's expression changed at once, and he looked coldly at the Wen siblings opposite him. "Do you find this resolution acceptable?"