Chapter 389: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

"Mom, I'm really fine," Miss Luo Quan emphasized again on the phone, her expression looking a bit helpless.

"Still fine!" Aunt Luo Ni sounded a bit angry: "If your father and I hadn't seen the news on Twitter, we wouldn't have known such a big thing happened. Didn't I tell you to tell your parents if you encounter any trouble!"

Miss Luo Quan explained weakly: "The trouble is already solved, isn't it."

Aunt Luo Ni was relentless: "That doesn't mean you can hide it from us! Also, your father and I have already discussed it; we're going to arrange two bodyguards for you..."

"No need!" Miss Luo Quan didn't wait for her mom to finish before immediately refusing, "Not to mention whether I need bodyguards, even if you arrange them, I live in a school dormitory, where would the bodyguards live?"

Aunt Luo Ni advised: "We are doing this for your safety."

"Really, no need. Since you and Dad saw the news, you should know how well your daughter can fight. If you arrange bodyguards, who knows who will be protecting whom when something really happens."

Miss Luo Quan's words made the other end of the phone fall silent, followed by a conversation between Aunt Luo Ni and Erik, but perhaps because they were far away, Miss Luo Quan didn't hear it clearly.

Half a minute later, Aunt Luo Ni continued: "Since you don't want bodyguards, then don't have them. But you still need to pay attention to safety when you encounter anything. Don't just stupidly stand up for yourself. It's not something to be laughed at for a girl to be a little cowardly."

Miss Luo Quan smiled helplessly: "I know, Mom. Your daughter isn't stupid."

"Well, just pay more attention to yourself. Your father's and my phones are always on. If you encounter any trouble next time, you must contact us."

After saying that, Aunt Luo Ni hung up the phone.

"Finally managed to get through this hurdle," Miss Luo Quan finally let out a long sigh of relief.

She knew it would be a big deal once the attack was exposed that night.

Sure enough, after coming out of the police station after giving her statement, Weibo was already flooded with discussions, and the next day it hit the trending searches on foreign Twitter.

Sure enough, after finishing the police statement and leaving the station, Weibo was already flooded with discussions, and by the next day, it had climbed to the top of foreign Twitter trending searches.

Although the final result was good, it was only based on Miss Luo Quan's extraordinary skills. If it were any other female star, encountering such a situation would be a narrow escape.

Consequently, while foreign fans were amazed at Miss Luo Quan's combat prowess, they also raised some questions about China's public security.

Then, for some reason, it ended up with the British Embassy in China asking about it, inquiring what the Chinese official view on this matter was and how it would be handled subsequently.

What else could they think? They could only strengthen public security management and prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Mainly, there were indeed some lapses in Miss Luo Quan's protection measures this time, but who could have expected that Huang Huang Songtao would move to Shanghai immediately after Miss Luo Quan bought the jade seal, with so many thugs following him.

Fortunately, after this time, in China's completely gun-free environment, it is estimated that no one will go looking for trouble with Miss Luo Quan again.

However, it ultimately caused a bad influence, and because Miss Luo Quan's fame is too great, there were many skeptical voices at home and abroad.

Originally, China's reputation in the West wasn't very good, and this time it gave some people a reason to attack, starting a massive smear campaign.

But Miss Luo Quan reacted quickly. After seeing the relevant news, she immediately posted a tweet:

"This attack has nothing to do with public security. It was a deliberate retaliation by a criminal gang. The Chinese police responded at the first opportunity, and the support arrived very timely."

"I also appeal to my fans to remain calm. I am safe and sound now. That gang has also been rounded up, and similar things shouldn't happen again in the future."

"In addition, China's public security is really quite good. Here, you can even go out for a midnight snack on the street in the middle of the night."

A tweet came out, and it at least appeased the fans who were more emotionally agitated.

After dealing with her parents, this matter was completely over.

When giving her statement at the police station, Miss Luo Quan learned that the Beijing police had carried out arrests of all Huang family members involved at the same time.

Although many people were prepared to run, and some had even left their residences, under the tracking of the ubiquitous "Sky Eye" in China, no one could escape the sanctions of the law.

A once-prominent big family was completely destroyed like this. At the same time, many "tigers and flies" (corrupt officials) were also dealt with. The entertainment industry was also washed from the inside out. Many big stars were thrown into prison, and countless others were forced to retire.

Magically, after a large number of stars retired from the internet, the environment on the internet actually improved quite a bit.

In the past, when star fans tore each other apart, the language used was extremely vicious, wishing the other side's idol would immediately cool down so their own idol could have a chance to get ahead.

But when all this really happened, these fans didn't feel the pleasure of their wishes being fulfilled at all; instead, they felt a sense of "fox mourning the death of the rabbit."

When all the darkness was buried deep, no one would have thought that the glamorous entertainment industry would be so filthy. How many hypocritical gentlemen, how many pure and white jade girls—the black materials finally exposed were one more unbearable to look at than the other.

Just mentioning one, that is the "Tianhai Banquet" hosted by the Huang family on an island a few years ago. On the surface, it was a social activity for social elites, but after these stars confessed, it was known to be a large-scale orgy party.

Among them, the participating peripheral models, first, second, and third-tier stars, and business elites numbered as many as a hundred!

It is hard to imagine what the scene of the party was like at that time. It is said that the testimony given by the participants after being interrogated was even more explosive than H-novels.

This was just one, and the police didn't reveal more things at all.

However, just what was revealed was enough to cause an unprecedented earthquake in the entire entertainment industry.

Stars who have been confirmed to have participated in the party, regardless of gender, age, or status, have basically announced the end of their careers, and some may even face imprisonment.

And those who were not confirmed but had been to this "Tianhai Banquet" or whose whereabouts were unknown during that time were scrambling to post on Weibo to clarify.

It was clearly something that happened a few years ago, but these stars could still clearly produce their travel records at that time to provide an alibi, which looked reasonable and convincing.

But whether it is true or not, and how many people believe it, that is unknown.

For China, the destruction of the Huang family was just removing an abscess that should have been squeezed out long ago. It wasn't very painful, but it was a good thing after all.

But for the Chinese entertainment industry, this was an out-and-out catastrophe.

In this catastrophe, 20% of the stars have been unable to continue working in the entertainment industry, approaching social death.

And regardless of status, whether it's a popular star or an 18th-tier small transparent, as long as there is a stain, none of them escaped this time.

Currently, 20% of the stars in the Chinese entertainment industry have evaporated, but this doesn't mean that only 20% of the stars have problems. Before the truth is found out, no one knows who the next retiring star will be.

However, although the Chinese entertainment industry has suffered a large-scale star retirement, causing immeasurable losses, and countless movies and TV dramas have been forced to stop filming.

But for young people, it is a huge opportunity.

This means that a new era belonging to Chinese entertainment has arrived. The big stars who held the top traffic resources have suffered heavy losses this time, and the market cake that was originally divided into almost nothing has now almost returned to the starting point.

A large number of vacancies are waiting for newcomers to occupy and fill. Fans who were injured and lost their fans now also need new idols to heal. All patterns are facing being overturned and restarted.

Ancient poetry says: "A thousand sails pass by the sunken boat, ten thousand trees spring up in front of the sick tree."

The old class has been overthrown, and the new era has arrived with a bang in a way that no one expected.

Weibo, Some Zhihu, and Bilibili—different platforms have appeared with the same voice, that is, the reshuffle of the entertainment industry has begun, and countless opportunities are waiting for those who are destined!

The most obvious reaction is that the number of applicants for art classes in the college entrance examination has increased several times.

In the past, it was harder than ascending to heaven for newcomers to get ahead in the entertainment industry, and only a few could become popular every year.

But this time, so many positions have been vacated, and the difficulty is much lower than before. If you are lucky, you might be able to succeed.

Even if it's just a third-tier star, the money earned is enough for a family to live without worry.

If it were in the early century, when social concepts were not as open as they are now, it is estimated that most parents would not agree to their children becoming stars.

But now, after experiencing the information explosion and barrier-free internet access, parents' concepts have long since changed.

Studying is no longer the only way out.

Don't you see, those internet celebrities and anchors, just relying on a few hundred or thousands of real fans, can also make a lot of money by eating the dividends of the arrival of the new media era.

Not to mention now that so many vacancies have appeared?

Because the market is so good, many parents themselves have developed star dreams.

Flights and train schedules to Jiangnan are hard to find during this period, and the number of people applying for actor certificates in Hengdian has more than ten times compared to the past!

Weibo, which has been silent for many days, has finally begun to recover. Stars who were not affected have increased their marketing efforts and began to attack the traffic market.

Capital brands that have lost a large number of top star endorsements have also begun to look for new candidates, and movies and TV dramas that were forced to stop filming have also put re-casting on the agenda.

In this era, capital never sleeps, and entertainment is to death.

No one is indispensable, and no pattern is eternal. A group of people left, and soon another group of people will replace them.

The current situation of the entertainment industry is a good thing for most people.

Newcomers have gained the opportunity to get ahead and will not be easily blocked because they offended someone.

The audience can also relieve visual fatigue by changing a group of stars.

In order to become the giant ship leading the era in this tide, many economic companies have begun to recruit troops and invite handsome men and beautiful women with star dreams.

On the bustling streets, talent scouts also widened their eyes, discovering those buried potential stars.

And while everyone is trying to climb up, Miss Luo Quan is broadcasting live at home.

After the attack, the school gave her a week's vacation to let her calm down.

Although she wasn't frightened this time, since the school gave her a vacation, it would be a waste not to play.

These days, the changes in the entertainment industry have been quite big, but she didn't care too much, but was angry about another thing.

That day on the pedestrian street, she was staged by an old woman, and she had no choice but to let her take away her shoes to escape.

As a result, she didn't expect that a few days later, these shoes actually appeared on the online auction of the "Xiancai" APP, and noted:

"Shoes worn by Miss Luo Quan, vacuum-sealed less than half an hour after being taken off, original flavor!"

When Miss Luo Quan saw this news, the auction had long since ended, and the shoes had already been sent out, the kind that couldn't be chased back.

She had heard before that on Xiancai, many people would sell so-called girl's ****, shoes, and the like, and they could often sell for high prices.

Originally, she thought these perverts were just a minority, but she didn't expect that as many as a thousand people participated in the bidding for this auction.

If the starting price hadn't been set at 50,000, which was really too high, it is estimated that more people would have participated in the bidding.

If the starting bid hadn't been set at fifty thousand, which was truly too high, there would likely have been even more people participating in the bidding.

In the end, the shoes were bought by an anonymous user for 3.2 million; Miss Luo Quan didn't know what he would do with this item, but it certainly wouldn't be anything good.

This incident later also hit the trending searches on Bilibili, where the old gentlemen here always have a special kind of enthusiasm for communicating about similar matters.

There were even quite a few people calling out in the comments section, asking if there were any other worn shoes, socks, or the like, saying to seal them up and they would take them all, no matter how high the price.

Seeing these comments, Miss Luo Quan was beyond speechless.

But one couldn't blame these people either; the root cause of the matter was still that old woman who staged the accident.

At the time she took her shoes away, there were likely people around who recognized her; the old woman bought the shoes not long after getting them, and then resold them...

Being annoyed is one thing, but Miss Luo Quan didn't have any particularly good solutions.

"LSP" (lecherous fans) are the primary productive force, after all; looking at it from a positive perspective, the value she can create is still quite high, since a pair of worn shoes can sell for over three million.

Of course, she herself certainly wouldn't need to use this method to create so-called value.

As for the wealth in the entertainment industry waiting to be harvested, she was too lazy to reap it.

After the break began, Miss Luo Quan livestreamed for her fans every day, which could be considered compensation for the neglect over this period of time.

Today's livestream program was the long-discontinued "Appetizing Series"; Miss Luo Quan was wearing an apron, making lunch in the kitchen.

The camera was aimed at her profile, and gifts were flying non-stop in the livestream room.

PS: Thanks to book friend "Elegant Evil" for the tip, thank you!