Revenge Begins: Reincarnated as a Hated Idol!-Chapter 81: The Celebrity Divide
[Iris is so beautiful. Why did Lucian even want to sleep with other women when he has such a gorgeous wife already?]
[Poor Iris. Not only did her husband cheat on her, but she is even getting hate for something she didn’t do.]
[Iris is a victim, guys. Let’s not bother her. She needs support, not scrutiny.]
[I think Titan Crest Entertainment isn’t at fault, it’s Lucian who should be punished.]
[Guys, innocent people like Iris and her father shouldn’t suffer for something Lucian did.]
[+1. The chairman even announced to give compensation to the victims. This reflects his sincerity. Let’s not condemn him.]
Of course, by the night, the effect of the press conference was visible with comments like these surfacing.
Even celebrities, signed with Titan Crest Entertainment, vowed in favor of their agency.
—Amira Page—Rookie movie actress with a single film released, posted:
[I’ve been signed with Titan Crest Entertainment for two years now. Everyone here is genuinely nice and does their best to support their artists. I’m shocked after seeing it getting condemned for one person’s mistake.]
—Noel Marsh—Lead Drama actor and Ryan Black’s rival, posted:
[Lucian Valcourt was appointed the head of the acting department only a month ago. No one could’ve known he was someone so evil. I can vouch for Titan Crest Entertainment—it is the best agency in the whole entertainment industry. I wouldn’t be a successful actor without their support.]
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Who could influence people’s opinions like celebrities, the ones those people already admired?
The celebrities who supported Titan Crest Entertainment in their posts—their fans were convinced that what their idols said was the truth and decided to side with Titan Crest Entertainment.
They refuted any posts that condemned Titan Crest and directed the users to keep their curses limited to only Lucian.
Simutaneously, there were also celebrities who openly condemned this incident.
Many veteran directors, producers, and actors took to their social media handles to call this incident shameful, expressing their support for the victims.
They didn’t openly hold Titan Crest Entertainment at fault, just hinted that they were not entirely innocent either.
[Titan Crest Entertainment should’ve paid attention.]
[How could they have not known what their actresses were suffering through?]
[Is this how they take care of their artists?]
[Do they appoint just anyone as the head of departments without even checking their credibility?]
[Titan Crest is equally at fault for this incident along with Lucian.]
If someone were to look at the pattern between celebrities who harshly condemned Titan Crest Entertainment, they would find that most of these celebrities were either signed with Sun Talent Agency or had good relations with Sun Films.
As a result of their condemnation, their fans sided with the group that criticized Titan Crest Entertainment instead of calling them innocent.
However, even this... wasn’t enough for Aren.
Fans fighting each other won’t benefit him in any way.
He needed the whole nation to target Titan Crest Entertainment.
He needed to ruin their reputation.
How would he do that?
He had a plan ready, which he executed the following day in the afternoon by calling for a press conference of his own.
Specifically, he wasn’t the one to call for this press conference; it was organized by Ember and Sun News.
However, as soon as other news networks received invitations for this press conference, they rushed to the location in an instant.
After all, the viewership from Neil’s press conference had attracted a huge audience, and they expected Aren’s conference to attract an even larger one.
Why?
Because in this press conference, Lisa Vern was present.
Not only her—
Her parents were present as well.
They were not all—even the three actresses who had been blackmailed by Lucian revealed themselves, attending the conference alongside Lisa.
Aren’s tactic was simple.
Since Neil had used dramatic tactics to influence people, Aren would use even more drama to make them target Titan Crest Entertainment.
Since Iris had shown fake tears to garner sympathy and stir emotions in citizens’ hearts, Aren would show real tears to make Iris the villain instead.
As for the host of this press conference, it was Linda Thorn, who addressed the camera, along with the reporters gathered in front of them.
After completing the introductions, she began her act: "I have revealed to everyone how Lucian threatened Miss Lisa Vern, along with how the evidence against him was recorded. However, I have not shared what happened after we acquired the evidence. I would like to share the consequences of offending Titan Crest Entertainment and show you all their true face."
Flashes of cameras fell on her face as reporters began writing on their notepads.
They knew at this moment that this press conference would go viral as well.
With a professional attitude, she recounted: "After we acquired the evidence, I wanted to broadcast the news the following night. However, guess what? The next day, I was ordered to not air the news about Lucian and instead air news about some lost cat or a bald monk. Unable to accept that, I quit my job. After all, I had become a reporter to show the truth, not to hide it. However, when I went to retrieve the evidence, my superior barred me from taking it. In the end, I had to leave the evidence behind."
[What??]
[Really?]
[Why didn’t they allow her to air the news? It would’ve obviously profited them, right?]
Since the conference was being aired live, viewers were commenting in real time.
Behind the podium, Linda continued:
"As for why this happened," Linda said, pointing at one of the figures sitting alongside Aren and Lisa, "I would like to invite the chairwoman of Sun News to explain."
Immediately, flashes of cameras captured Ember’s proud and confident figure as she walked to the podium.
[Wow, she is so young and still is the chairwoman?] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
[Woah! Ember Sunburn! She is my idol!]
Speaking into the mic, Ember explained to everyone the threats she received from Titan Crest Entertainment if she aired the news and how she had to comply with their request to not suffer losses.
In the conclusion of her explanation, she smiled and added, "I can say this with confidence that Phoenix was also threatened in the same way to force them to replace Aren and Lisa from Symphony of Shadows."
[!!!]
[So it was Titan Crest Entertainment who was abusing their influence to punish Lisa and Aren?]
[Wow, they were acting so innocent in their press conference yesterday.]
[Hmph, Titan Crest Entertainment’s chairman was claiming that he was standing by the side of victims, but what is this? Isn’t he suppressing the victims, instead?]
[With this, it is obvious that Titan Crest Entertainment was trying to protect Lucian Valcourt, not bringing him to justice.]
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)
