Chapter 406: He Came to Listen to My Concert: The Entertainment Industry Bullying Incident

The Cadillac Center, also known as the Wukesong Gymnasium, was the competition venue for the basketball events of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Located at the northeast corner of Wukesong Bridge on the West Fourth Ring Road, adjacent to Wukesong Station of Subway Line 1, it has a building area of 63,000 square meters, divided into the competition level (where the court is located), the ground floor, the box level, and the third level, and can accommodate approximately 18,000 spectators.

And Jing Tian's "Sweet and Extraordinary, Happy with You" National Concert Tour—Beijing Stop, was about to begin here.

Regarding the name of the concert, Jing Tian had also thought about it for a long time, ultimately choosing her fan title "Sweet Cone" as the core; after all, the main purpose of this concert was to give back to her fans.

Additionally, regarding the choice of venue, Lu Zheng had initially intended to hold the concert on a scale of 50,000 people, but Jing Tian stopped him.

The young girl had a lot of self-awareness; although the sales of her singles had been quite good over these years, as a non-professional singer, Jing Tian felt it was better to be cautious for her first concert, preferring a smaller scale rather than having empty seats.

Wei Jin also expressed his support for Jing Tian's choice; one had to know that the larger the venue, the higher the requirements for the singer, and rather than blindly pursuing the scale of the crowd, it was better to improve the atmosphere and quality of the live performance.

As for the Wukesong venue, excluding the three-sided stage and adding the floor seats, it could also accommodate nearly 20,000 people, which was perfect for Jing Tian.

Starting from 4:30 PM, the audience began to enter one after another, and Wei Jin and Zhang Wen, led by Jing Tian's Assistant Xiao Yang—a slightly chubby girl from the Communication University of China—walked through the internal passage to enter early.

Learning that Jing Tian was in the backstage makeup room preparing for the show, Wei Jin did not go to disturb her and went directly to the VIP area to find a seat.

People were already constantly entering behind and around him, and Weibo had already begun installing cameras inside the venue, as the online streaming rights for this concert had been handed over to them.

Furthermore, several large screens in the gymnasium were also being continuously tested, and some fans or reporters were already holding cameras to take pictures.

Normally, because of copyright sales, concerts generally do not allow outsiders to record, but taking photos is permitted, and the ticket inspection is not very strict; as long as it is not that kind of professional recording equipment, one can pass through smoothly.

However, realizing these recording and photography devices, to avoid trouble, Wei Jin still pulled his mask up and put on a baseball cap.

Zhang Wen did not mingle in the entertainment industry, so she did not care about this at all; at this moment, this young girl in the front row was exceptionally excited, running back and forth in the VIP area to pull celebrities to take photos and ask for autographs. Honestly, Wei Jin had lived two lifetimes, but the number of times he had watched a concert live was really not many; in his previous life, he only followed the "God of Songs" for a few concerts, and two for the "Doctor" Chen Yixun.

How should he put it? Perhaps because he didn't like noise, Wei Jin actually didn't quite fit into the atmosphere of a concert, and even felt it wasn't as good as listening to music at home.

The only thing that was more exciting was perhaps being able to see his favorite idol up close.

But now, Wei Jin had become a tycoon in the entertainment industry, and the filters for these star artists had shattered directly to the ground, and the fun of chasing stars was gone too.

So for the entire concert today, he was not overly excited, but what was gratifying was that Jing Tian's singing skills had indeed improved greatly.

Whether it was the opening song, that debut song "Little Luck" that Wei Jin had given her, or the subsequent English song "Dream It Possible," she performed quite brilliantly.

If it could be said that when she first recorded a song, Jing Tian was still a complete newcomer and couldn't even be called an amateur singer, then now, she could barely be called a professional singer.

If one had to use levels to classify it, it was probably at the C+ level; to use a more intuitive analogy, it was about equal to the level of Mao Buyi.

In addition, because Jing Tian had long been facing the camera, her psychological quality might be much better than the average singer, so her live performance was quite good, no major accidents occurred, and the atmosphere at the scene was not bad at all.

After the three-hour concert ended, Wei Jin arranged to have a meal with Jing Tian and several guest performers.

The guest performers for the Beijing stop were Yao Beina, Jin Zhiwen, Zhang Bichen, and Li Ronghao.

Although they were all artists under the company, since they were willing to come and give face to support the show, Wei Jin had no reason to put on airs, and he chatted very openly with everyone.

Li Ronghao, with his squinting eyes, looked like he had social anxiety, but he was actually very talkative and looked very humorous; Wei Jin even felt he could develop along the path of a comedian.

Jin Zhiwen was about the same; perhaps because his conditions had improved in the last two years, he was not as bitter and deep as when they first met, and his funny attributes were almost completely exposed, making him almost the life of the party at the table.

When chatting with Yao Beina, Wei Jin expressed concern about her health.

Thanks to the company organizing annual physical examinations for artists, Yao Beina's situation was better than in his previous life; she had discovered the signs early in 2010, and after two years of treatment, her condition was very stable.

However, things like cancer are really hard to say; Wei Jin only hoped she could maintain a good mood and try not to have a recurrence.

Zhang Bichen was as socially anxious as ever, with a completely different style off-stage and on-stage.

It's just that this girl looked quite sweet, so why would she take a fancy to that "Flower" fellow?

But now that she was an artist at Shanhe Media, Wei Jin would not let any bad people defile her.

After the dinner, Wei Jin took Jing Tian back to Dongshanshu.

The young girl was perhaps truly exhausted; before they even arrived, she had already fallen asleep leaning on Wei Jin's shoulder.

Looking at the girl's exquisite face, a smile appeared on the corner of Wei Jin's mouth, and he shook his head, carrying her step by step toward the villa. In the entertainment industry, fawning over the powerful and trampling on the weak is the norm, but this was the first time Wei Jin had encountered a group of people ganging up on one person.

Just last night, while Jing Tian's concert was being held, an "insider" posted on Weibo, claiming that a shocking "bullying incident" had occurred on the set of "Gunfire and Rain."

"Popular young actor Yin Xiaotian acts like a big shot on set, and after failing to woo a female actress, he resorted to violence!"

Less than ten minutes after this Weibo post appeared, the victim of the bullying, actress Bian Xiaoxiao, decisively reposted it.

And she also attached a long essay, tearfully accusing Yin Xiaotian from a moral standpoint of how he beat her and how he insulted her... At the end of the article, she even sublimated the theme, rising to the height of a confrontation between men and women, reminding all female compatriots that they must protect themselves when out and about.

Subsequently, first and second-tier artists personally stepped in to support Bian Xiaoxiao, with a Weibo post almost every ten minutes, as if they didn't need to sleep all night.

However, the vast majority of people stood on the woman's side, and those supporting the man were few and far between.

By the time Wei Jin saw this, the matter had been fermenting for more than ten hours, rushing directly to the entertainment headlines and firmly suppressing the limelight of Jing Tian's concert.

Although he was not keen on entertainment gossip in his previous life, Wei Jin had still heard of this famous "Stabbing Sect" incident.

Looking at the artists on Weibo who were speaking up for Bian Xiaoxiao, Wei Jin clicked his tongue in wonder.

It cannot be denied that women are naturally a vulnerable group, especially in the entertainment industry, so Wei Jin could barely understand the condemnation of Yin Xiaotian by most star artists and gossiping netizens; let alone now, even ten years later, many long essays could still garner sympathy.

But the appearance of some people seemed very sneaky, as if they had seen it with their own eyes at the scene.

Du Chun: "I won't speak nonsense without investigating clearly. The innocent will remain innocent; he beat her because he couldn't pick her up."

Li Chen: "I have worked with Bian Xiaoxiao, I believe in her character, I just want to say, girl, don't cry!"

Bao Jianfeng: "Director, please look for me in the future; I don't hit people, and I don't hit people. I have a gentle personality and stable emotions..."

Huang Jue: "I have worked with her twice, I believe in the woman's character!"

Jia Nailiang: "Confirmed, this really happened! Xiaoxiao, just be yourself, we all support you..." Sister-in-law Lu even specifically liked Jia Nailiang's post and showed off their affection.

Afterward, Wang Luodan, Xue Jianing, Dong Xuan, and others also voiced their support behind them.

More crucially, that fellow Yang Zi, as the producer of the play "Gunfire and Rain," posted a blurry photo that was thicker than the pixelation of Japanese specialty adult films.

However, judging from the screenshot of the photo, the two seemed to have had a dispute, and Yang Zi also demanded an apology from Yin Xiaotian.

By this point, Yin Xiaotian was truly unable to defend himself.

Although he swore and described the whole cause and effect of the matter, there were truly very few who believed him; in the circle, only a few people like Han Xue, Nie Yuan, Gao Xixi, and Yang Zi stood on his side.

For this kind of thing, if Wei Jin hadn't encountered it, so be it, but since he had, he had to do something about it.

Although he couldn't prove anything for Yin Xiaotian, at least he couldn't let public opinion be completely one-sided.

Wei Jin used his own account to post a Weibo in the comment section.

"Five years ago, my mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang made 'The Hunt', three years ago, I made 'The Hunt'. Often, there are some things where we need to 'let the bullets fly' for a while, do not make blind judgments. As for who is right and who is wrong, just report it to the police if there is evidence."

After posting, Wei Jin did not pay any more attention and called Chen Zhiming over.

"Lao Chen, you go deliver this script personally, remember to send it directly to Director Tong's office."

Wei Jin pushed the script out, his fingers tapping on the desktop.

"President Wei, our script, it shouldn't have any problems, right?"

Seeing Wei Jin's cautious appearance, Chen Zhiming was a bit confused.

"Listen to me, be careful, don't let those old guys get involved."

Wei Jin shook his head. Director Tong's meaning was very clear; this matter would only be fastest if he made the final decision. Otherwise, if those old guys saw it, they would likely study it back and forth.

"'Big Shot'?"

Chen Zhiming glanced at the script title on the table and understood a little. Although the Film Bureau was not a huge unit, if someone else were sent, they might not necessarily be able to see Director Tong.

"Rest assured, President Wei, I will definitely deliver it into Director Tong's hands."

Watching Chen Zhiming leave, Wei Jin fell into deep thought.

The script for 'Big Shot' was a remake of the South Korean film 'Veteran'.

The story it told was quite cliché: an experienced, bottom-tier old police officer taking down an arrogant and despotic second-generation chaebol.

The results this film achieved in his past life were not particularly eye-catching, but Wei Jin believed the main problems lay in the cast and the cuts to the plot.

It could not be denied that Wang Qianyuan's acting was excellent, but he really couldn't carry the box office, and the director didn't have much appeal either. Most importantly, the core villain of the entire play—Bao Guangtou's acting was too superficial and couldn't support the image of a wealthy second-generation chaebol at all.

Additionally, because the script was a localized South Korean film, some situations did not quite fit the domestic context. Furthermore, due to censorship reasons, some things were not explained clearly, and many matters involving the upper echelons were ended hastily.

Wei Jin's version had made adjustments to many places; he believed that both word-of-mouth and box office could achieve a new breakthrough.

On the other side, Ning Hao held a screening of 'The Great Buddha' in the Beijing Film Academy small auditorium. The Beijing Film Academy had truly given enough face; teachers from the Director Department and the Acting Department all came out in full force.

Many big directors in the circle also arrived one after another to show their support, and the small viewing party was actually turned into the scale of a premiere.

Despite the blessing of the Berlin Silver Bear Award, it had to be admitted that it was the good connections Ning Hao had built in the circle over these years.

By comparison, the treatment of director Lou Ye, who was also from the Beijing Film Academy, was worlds apart.

Two years ago, he used external forces to pressure the Film Bureau and was criticized by name by the General Administration. Although his penalty period was not extended, he should have been put on their "little black book."

After the ban was lifted last year, his script was submitted and was rejected without a word.

This guy was still unconvinced and cursed the Film Bureau without restraint, and the result was that his script was stuck for more than half a year.

Perhaps realizing that an arm cannot twist a thigh, or perhaps someone gave him a hint, this guy finally softened his stance and publicly apologized to the Film Bureau before the New Year.

These days, the script finally passed the review.

His efficiency was also very high; he immediately held a press conference for the start of filming, but unfortunately, very few people went to show support.

Not to mention that no one from the Academy went, even fellow art-house directors like Jia Kezhang and Wang Xiaoshuai all found various excuses not to go.

This had to make one suspect that this director, Lou Ye, really didn't have very good popularity in the circle.

In the evening, Wei Jin came to Ceng Li's place; after all, one had to share the love equally.

After dinner, Wei Jin accompanied Dudu to play. However, as the little girl grew older, Ceng Li consciously cultivated her sleep schedule, and just past 8 o'clock, she had her go to bed early.

The little girl walked on her short legs, hugging Wei Jin's thigh, clearly unwilling to sleep.

Looking at Dudu's pitch-black big eyes, her little mouth turned down, looking aggrieved, Wei Jin couldn't bear it.

"Li Jie, isn't it too early? Let her play for a while longer."

The little girl nodded desperately on the side, "Daddy is right, Mommy, just let me play for a while longer."

Unfortunately, although Ceng Li was gentle, she was clearly very strong-willed regarding child education and ignored the opinions of Wei Jin and Dudu entirely.

"No, it's almost 8:30, and you still have to listen to a bedtime story. If you play for a while longer, what time will it be when you sleep? Come here quickly."

After speaking, she forcibly suppressed Dudu and carried her away. The little girl looked at Wei Jin and reached out desperately, but her old man felt guilty and dared not argue with her mother regarding child education.

However, just half an hour later, Wei Jin regained his ground in bed, pinning the beauty down and whipping her fiercely.

"Li Jie, let's see if you're still fierce now."

"Mm~~~"

(End of this chapter)