AFVSIBS Chapter 214: Yang Hanhan Issues a Statement to Refute Rumors
Yang Hanhan was truly fed up. Even as she was drafting a Weibo post to clarify things, many people who knew her were still sending congratulations and best wishes.
This made her even more determined to clear up the misunderstanding about her relationship with Zheng Shulong as soon as possible.
So, after writing her post, she immediately published it:
"I am really angry. I never expected that out of nowhere, someone would spread rumors about me dating Zheng Shulong.
These paparazzi are really shameless! Will they fabricate anything just for traffic?
I hereby clarify that Zheng Shulong and I are just ordinary acquaintances. In fact, we can't even be called friends because, in my view, at the very least, friends should have each other's contact information, right?
But I, Yang Hanhan, do not have Zheng Shulong's contact information, not even his WeChat.
How ridiculous is it to spread rumors about us dating when we don't even have each other's contact information?
As for the claim that we have been seen staying at hotels late at night multiple times, that's utterly outrageous. Since my debut, I have only met Zheng Shulong at some events and never had any private meetings with him afterward.
I urge the rumormongers to stop this nonsense immediately. If these shameless fabrications continue, I will take legal action to protect myself.
Once Yang Hanhan's post was published, it caused an immediate sensation online.
“No way? This whole thing is a rumor? Oh my god, I just thought they were really dating!”
“Yang Hanhan personally issued a statement, and from the content, it indeed seems to be false. So, it looks like she's been the victim of rumors. These rumormongers are really despicable, wasting our attention.”
“I said it a month ago when Yang Hanhan mentioned she was still single. Now suddenly someone claims she has been dating Zheng Shulong for a long time, which obviously makes no sense. Now that Yang Hanhan has personally clarified, it turns out my instincts were right.”
“So, this was all fake? We wasted our good wishes. These paparazzi are too much, making things up like this.”
“Since Yang Hanhan isn't dating Zheng Shulong, I won’t pay attention to him anymore. I thought she was really dating Zheng Shulong, so I went to support her man.”
“Exactly, I'm going to unfollow Zheng Shulong too. I only support my goddess's man. Although Zheng Shulong is excellent, he's not my goddess's man, so sorry about that.”
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After seeing Yang Hanhan's post, people realized they had been fooled by the paparazzi's fake news.
Consequently, they started condemning these paparazzi for fabricating news just for traffic.
Some who had followed Zheng Shulong because of Yang Hanhan now began unfollowing him.
This caused a slight decrease in the number of Zheng Shulong's fans, which had been increasing slightly.
However, Zheng Shulong was unaware of this as he was in his hotel room choosing a companion for the night.
"Young Master Zheng, we have a problem. Yang Hanhan just issued a statement refuting the rumors."
At this moment, his assistant called.
"What! Yang Hanhan issued a statement refuting the rumors? How did she act so quickly?"
“Yes! Her post immediately caused your Weibo followers to drop. Now the whole internet knows that the rumor about you dating her isn’t true,” the assistant confirmed.
“Damn it, I didn’t expect Yang Hanhan to refute the rumors so fast. Let me check it online.”
After hanging up, Zheng Shulong immediately went online to check the latest updates.
Seeing Yang Hanhan's statement made him feel disappointed.
He hadn't expected that Yang Hanhan didn't even consider him a friend.
And to distance herself from him, she acted so swiftly.
It seemed she really wanted no connection with him.
“Director Wei, what should we do? Yang Hanhan refuted the rumors in just an hour, what should we do now?”
After composing himself, Zheng Shulong called Wei Wentao.
Wei Wentao had already been informed of the situation by his assistant.
Being an old hand in the industry, Wei Wentao remained calm. He had anticipated Yang Hanhan would refute the rumors, though not so quickly.
He had already thought about how to respond to Zheng Shulong.
“Shulong, don’t panic. This incident didn’t cause us any harm. Look, right now, the whole internet is buzzing about you and Yang Hanhan. Tell me, when was the last time you had this much attention? When was the last time you caused such widespread discussion?”
“Well...”
After thinking carefully, Zheng Shulong realized it had been a long time.
Although he was also a top-tier celebrity and not lacking in popularity, most of it was built during his peak years. Recently, his buzz and popularity weren't very high.
But tonight, it felt like he was back at his peak, dominating trending topics and sparking discussions everywhere.
“Am I right? So, change your perspective. Don’t get flustered when something happens. Honestly, I wouldn’t share these insights with just anyone, but because I see potential in you, I’m sharing them.”
“Thank you, Director Wei. What you said makes sense. But what should I do next?”
“It’s simple, Yang Hanhan posted, so you post too,” Wei Wentao suggested.
“I should post too? Yang Hanhan’s post was to refute and clarify. What should I post?”
Zheng Shulong didn’t immediately grasp Wei Wentao’s point and asked directly.
“Yang Hanhan posted to refute and clarify, so you should also post to refute and clarify. After all, you indeed are not dating her. If you follow up with a clarification, your post will surely trend again and spark more discussion. But remember, when clarifying, mention that you’ve been busy preparing for the 'Music 2023' event recently,” Wei Wentao explained.
“Got it, Director Wei, you’re brilliant. I hadn’t thought of that.”
Zheng Shulong immediately understood.
“How about this, you might be emotionally affected right now. If you write a post, it might not turn out well. I’ll have an assistant draft a post for you, and then you can modify it if needed, or just post it as is.”
Wei Wentao’s suggestion wasn’t purely out of concern for Zheng Shulong; he had his own agenda.
Currently, with the entire internet focused on the dating rumors between Zheng Shulong and Yang Hanhan, if Zheng Shulong posted now, it would undoubtedly attract massive attention and quickly trend.
He wanted to include information about the upcoming premiere of 'Music 2023' in Zheng Shulong’s post, ensuring that everyone discussing the post would also become aware of the show, thereby driving attention and traffic to it.
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