Caught in Affairs with Superstar-Chapter 1140 - 640: Black-on-Black Schemes (Part 3)

Zhou Yun said, "But actually, I haven’t worked with too many veteran actors."

She hadn’t acted in many films, nor had she worked with many veteran actors.

Suddenly, other voices came from Zhou Lan’s end, talking to her about something. Zhou Yun didn’t catch it clearly, but vaguely heard names like Weibo and Zhang Hongyu.

Zhou Lan’s tone suddenly became a bit excited.

"Xiao Yun, Zhang Hongyu just posted on Weibo, fully supporting you!" Zhou Lan said with some excitement. "Besides Zhang Hongyu, there’s also Director Cong Lan! They posted on Weibo one after another!"

Zhou Yun was taken aback.

"What?"

"I’ll hang up now, let me see what’s going on," Zhou Lan said. "I need to get busy on my end."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Zhou Lan hurried to see what these two had posted, so she could quickly plan the next steps in the public relations strategy.

Throughout the day, the public opinion on Zhou Yun had been quite critical.

Several brands had also called.

Although they didn’t say much, just inquiring about the situation, the underlying message was clear: why hadn’t Zhou Yun responded promptly this time like she usually does during such public crises? Was there something special about this situation?

They were actually trying to detect any early signs, fearing Zhou Yun might really be involved in some scandal.

If there was indeed a scandal, the brands would need to evaluate the impact of this scandal and decide whether to terminate their contracts with Zhou Yun in advance.

Of course, Zhou Lan explained the situation as kindly as possible.

But the brands’ reactions were enough to show how significant the impact of public opinion was on Zhou Yun this time.

At Zhou Yun’s level, generally only a scandal involving major principles could cause real harm to her.

Brands wouldn’t get uneasy over a minor scandal involving Zhou Yun.

What celebrity doesn’t have a bit of scandal?

If every scandal led to a termination, no celebrity in the entertainment industry could keep a contract.

Zhou Lan instructed the person responsible for this public relations crisis, "Keep a close eye on the public opinion trends on all platforms. Report any anomalies to me immediately. We’ve already informed major platforms to help lower the negative public opinion, so why are there still so many haters?"

"The platforms reported that someone is constantly hiring paid posters to come back in. Once the trending heat of one related word drops, they create new ones."

"They sure must have a lot of money," Zhou Lan scoffed. "Is this just everyone trying to get a piece of the action?"

"Sister Xiao Yun is too popular. As soon as something happens, everyone wants to take a shot and get a share from Sister Xiao Yun’s cake."

"Let’s see if they can actually take a bite out of it."

Zhou Lan said, "Contact the platforms and push Zhang Hongyu and Director Cong Lan’s posts to the front."

"Pushing them to the front won’t come cheap."

"If they demand more than market price, note it down, and we’ll reduce cooperation with them in the future," Zhou Lan said. "Now is not the time to haggle over price, but later we should settle accounts. These people call us ’sisters’ when they need Zhou Yun, but now they’re kicking us when we’re down—their feelings won’t be considered in future dealings."

"Understood."

Given the current trending heat, a counter-public opinion campaign would cost at least several million.

However, Zhou Lan couldn’t bear to skimp on this expense.

The most important thing now was to maintain Zhou Yun’s public image and make sure her reputation didn’t really get tarnished.

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Zhou Lan thought of everyone who had worked with Zhou Yun, from producers to directors, from cinematographers to actors, and she took out her phone, intending to call them one by one to ask for their support.

Zhou Lan hesitated for a long time on whether she should do this.

She knew that if Zhou Yun found out, she definitely wouldn’t agree to it.

Zhou Yun didn’t want to trouble others with her own issues, even if it seemed like a small matter.

If this issue wasn’t handled properly, it could severely impact Zhou Yun’s image and reputation within the industry.

Not respecting seniors in China is a serious accusation.

Zhou Lan knew Zhou Yun wasn’t like that. Her usual behavior was evident to everyone, so Zhou Lan didn’t want Zhou Yun to be unjustly slandered.

Having people willing to speak up for Zhou Yun would help show everyone what kind of person she was in the eyes of the people she had worked with.

But just as she was about to make those calls, someone suddenly came running and said, "Sister Lan, Zhou Yun’s fans have started a topic, asking fans to share what Zhou Yun is like when they meet her in private. Many fans have had encounters with her and are collecting encounter stories."