A week passed quickly, and the second episode of "Survival on a Desert Island" aired. In this episode, it was shown that Xu Zifan and his two companions were wearing earplugs, which is why they couldn't hear anything. The camera clearly captured that they were sleeping the whole time, and even snoring.
Su Yanchen and his friends kicked the wooden planks like madmen, causing all sorts of damage before finally waking the three people in the hut. As soon as the three woke up, they were immediately let in. Xu Zifan even kindly gave them herbs to eat, showing no sign of dislike. However, Su Yanchen and Xue Ninglu refused to take the herbs and spent the entire next day feeling sickly, making people vaguely think that the two of them were troublesome.
It was a lot of fun when Xu Zifan took Chen Zaimin and the others to catch crabs. Many viewers were seeing crabs for the first time because they didn't know that crabs liked to climb trees. Watching the group frantically fighting the crabs was especially hilarious. They felt a great sense of accomplishment after catching them, as if they had done something extraordinary.
Then, when Xu Zifan caught wild chickens to nourish Su Yanchen and Xue Ninglu, netizens suddenly realized why people were always criticizing such a good youngest child.
It's one thing to criticize him for other things, but to criticize him for forming a clique and excluding Su Yanchen? He clearly treated everyone equally from the very beginning, carefully reminding everyone of the precautions. It was Su Yanchen who didn't listen, and Xue Ninglu and Song Yunjian also sided with Su Yanchen, which led to their misfortune in the rainy night.
If we're talking about forming cliques, isn't it Su Yanchen who's behind it? And what's with him reaching out and hugging Xue Ninglu while she was sleeping? Are they a couple in real life? They should be more careful when filming a show; his actions were so inappropriate. It's a survival show, not a drama.
Many people are starting to suspect that the production team terminated their contracts with Su Yanchen and Xue Ninglu entirely because they were uncooperative. They were causing trouble and getting sick on the island; how could they film the show? Isn't it normal for the production team not to want them? It's like a company firing employees; if they can't film, can't they be replaced? It's not like they didn't get severance pay.
Public opinion has shifted. The audience's eyes are sharp; everyone can see whether Xu Zifan or Su Yanchen is the one with the problem.
Many people have raised questions about this, asking whether all the previous online accusations against Xu Zifan were not substantiated and were just attempts to drag him down and use him to climb to the top.
The incident involving Xiao Hua has resurfaced, and many people have taken screenshots from that variety show and discovered several instances where the footage was edited in a mirrored manner to create the image of Xu Zifan smiling at Xiao Hua. This can be proven by the direction of the pattern on their clothes.
Xu Zifan's fans posted these screenshots on the official Weibo account of the variety show, denouncing them for shamelessly creating a fake couple for the sake of the show's popularity, causing Xu Zifan to be heavily criticized, and yet they didn't even bother to explain themselves. The actress's fans were also ridiculed, told to produce evidence if they dared, or shut up!
Xiao Hua's fans and Xu Zifan's fans got into a fight, but surprisingly, Xu Zifan's fans doubled in number and joined the fray, showing great fighting spirit. In addition, many bystanders spoke up for her, and Xiao Hua's fans suffered a complete defeat.
Although Xiaohua's fans didn't apologize and continued their sarcastic remarks, this time the outcome completely reversed the previous one. Xu Zifan now gives the impression of having offended someone and being severely wronged, when in fact he is innocent.
Even if some bystanders feel he might not be entirely innocent, without evidence, no one will definitively condemn him. In fact, netizens are used to those who criticize him, thinking it's just another case of someone disliking him.
A celebrity with no real foundation who was universally criticized online was inexplicably cleared of his name. Many celebrities in the entertainment industry were stunned, completely unable to figure out what the trick was, and all exclaimed that Xu Zifan was lucky.
The company has also revitalized Xu Zifan's value. When the director met Tan Yi, he said, "No wonder you strongly recommended Xu Zifan for'Survival on a Desert Island' before. It turns out you knew he was suitable for it. He made the show a hit. Don't worry, the company will definitely give him more opportunities to develop him."
Tan Yi's smile froze. "Then I'll have to trouble the director to take care of me."
He managed a few perfunctory words, but once they reached a secluded spot, his face immediately darkened. His worst fears had come true: everything he had was taken from Xu Zifan. The moment Xu Zifan showed any sign of gaining power, he felt threatened, as if Xu Zifan would make him lose everything.
He can't do anything without dealing with Xu Zifan.
After thinking it over, Tan Yi called Bai Xue and asked her to come out. When Bai Xue arrived at his house, he had already drunk a bottle of wine and was somewhat tipsy.
Bai Xue asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Is something bothering you? You were fine when we called this morning."
Tan Yi returned to the sofa with a melancholy look on his face, picked up the wine bottle and poured himself another glass of wine. "It's nothing, I'm just in a bad mood. I feel very lonely by myself, and I suddenly really want to see you."
Bai Xue snatched the wine glass from him and kept asking him what was wrong. She was even a little angry, blaming him for not telling her what was going on.
Tan Yi tried to comfort her, but after being pressed many times, he finally managed to say, "It's Zifan. Today, the director told me that we should give Zifan more opportunities and train him properly. I'm genuinely happy for him, but he... seems to have a misunderstanding about me. He said that the gigs I got for him were all harming him and causing him to be targeted by people. He won't listen to my explanation, won't answer my calls, and doesn't recognize me as his brother anymore."
Tan Yi, as if drunk, closed his eyes and slid to the ground. "We were brothers in high school. He suspected me of harming him and turned against me. Xue'er, I have no brothers left..."
Bai Xue frowned. "How could he be like this? It takes two to tango. So many people have a problem with him, so he must have a problem. How can you blame him? You helped him so much before, asking people to help him get gigs. If it weren't for you, he would have been unemployed long ago. Don't pay any attention to this kind of person."
Tan Yi lay on the carpet, smiling bitterly as he raised his arm and placed it across his eyes. "Xue'er, it's not that simple. He not only hates me, but also his agent, Brother Li, and the company... Look, these past few days, everyone who has offended him has been ridiculed online, which has greatly affected their popularity and reputation."
The director probably thinks it has nothing to do with him, but I know him; he holds grudges and will definitely seek revenge if given the chance. We're all from the same company, and if Su Yanchen and the others get into trouble, the company's interests will also be affected.
If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have interfered. I just wanted to get him more jobs, I didn't care about whether they were suitable or not, and now so many people are badmouthing him, and it's all turned out like this..."
"How can this be your fault? Don't blame yourself. Come on, let me help you to bed to rest. Get some sleep and don't think about these things anymore. The company and Su Yanchen won't be affected. I'll go talk to Dad."
Tan Yi quickly grabbed her hand, "No, don't trouble your uncle with such a small matter. I'm afraid he'll blame me for being more trouble than I'm worth."
"How could that be? Okay, I won't tell Dad. I'll talk to the director. Xu Zifan is so petty, there's no need to promote him. As long as the show is popular and makes money for the company, that's enough. Since he dislikes the benefits you offer, let him work hard on his own from now on." Bai Xue felt indignant for her boyfriend and had a terrible impression of Xu Zifan. After settling Tan Yi in, she went straight to the company to find the director.
Tan Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He could prevent the company from giving Xu Zifan a chance, and he could also make Bai Xue dislike Xu Zifan. He killed two birds with one stone.
Bai Xue is a naive young lady who has never experienced setbacks. She trusts him completely, and he has never shown any flaws. Even if you investigate him, you won't find anything. Could it be that helping a friend get a job is a mistake?
Now that Bai Xue has spoken up, he doesn't believe anyone in the company would dare to promote Xu Zifan. He'll wait until "Survival on a Desert Island" is over and see what kind of trouble Xu Zifan can cause.
If you're so good at cooking, you should become a chef.
Inside the company, the director had just come up with an idea, but before they could hold a meeting to discuss how to cultivate Xu Zifan, he had a premonition that he was a very promising cash cow. He hadn't noticed Xu Zifan's strengths before, but it wasn't too late to discover them now.
Unexpectedly, the chairman's daughter suddenly approached him and went on and on about the harm Xu Zifan was causing to the company, basically telling him to sideline Xu Zifan.
The director tried to explain that this whitewashing was not Xu Zifan's intention, but rather a coincidence that the reactions from all sides collided and resulted in a positive outcome. He also clarified that the online doubts about Xiaohua and Su Yanchen were not instigated by Xu Zifan.
But Bai Xue firmly believed that Tan Yi understood Xu Zifan better, and told the director that Xu Zifan would definitely take revenge on those who had grudges against him in the future.
The director hesitated upon hearing this. Regardless of Xu Zifan's situation, he had to consider Bai Xue's opinion. He couldn't afford to offend the chairman's daughter for the sake of a star he hadn't even started promoting yet.
He called Brother Li over and asked Brother Li to contact Xu Zifan and issue a clarification, saying that he, Su Yanchen, and Xiao Hua were all friends.
Brother Li had contacted Xu Zifan after he cleared his name, but Xu Zifan clearly didn't want to talk to him. He was sure that once Xu Zifan became famous, he would definitely dump him. Of course, he didn't want Xu Zifan to do well, so he immediately told the director, embellishing Xu Zifan's previous statement that he wanted to develop his own career.
Then, with great confidence, she called Xu Zifan and said as soon as he answered, "Zifan? The company needs you to issue a clarification. You don't need to say much, just show that you don't have any conflicts with anyone, like Su Yanchen and the others..."
Xu Zifan asked in a calm tone, "Why should I issue a clarification?"
Brother Li was delighted, he had taken the bait. "If you don't send it, it will have a bad impact on them. After all, they are from the same company, and they are all your senior colleagues. It will also affect the company's interests."
Xu Zifan chuckled, "When I was being attacked online before, no one issued a clarification statement, so there's no need for me to issue one now. I don't think the company will be affected by this. Brother Li is overthinking it."
Brother Li looked helplessly at the director and said to Xu Zifan, "They are your seniors, so of course the situation is different. Zifan, you're not treating them like family. You won't even help with the smallest thing."
Xu Zifan sensed the seductive intent in his words, as if he were being tricked. He had Shao Hua check his phone's location and found that he was in the company director's office. He immediately understood the whole story. However, he had no intention of developing his career at the company, so there was no need for him to feign flattery.
He deliberately said, "Brother Li, Tan Yi has used me to promote several people in the company. Whether they are seniors or newcomers, they can all step on me. Everyone involved knows this, it's not a secret, so don't treat me like a fool."
Is it Tan Yi's idea to make me issue a clarification this time? It's just ruining my public image.
"Ha, he's the company's future big boss. I can't compete with him. But until he gets married and becomes chairman, he can forget about putting me down and letting others trample on me. At worst, I'll just quit the entertainment industry."