Chapter 517: Who Have You Offended?
“Shion-sensei, I hear that one of your works has been bought by an English director to be made into a movie?”
“Yes, the IP has been bought by them. They are probably planning to localize the script. I have also been invited to join as one of the screenwriters. As for the movie, it should be able to be seen at the beginning of next year. Yes, it’s that Demon Child, the one that Director Heston is currently filming.”
“So that means that even a flop work of yours, Shion-sensei, is appreciated by someone? I feel that even if your works don’t sell well domestically, they can still be exported to foreign countries.”
“You can’t really say that. They are also filming with sincerity.”
This person’s words were barbed and sarcastic, which made the other fans in the live stream room angry, and they all started to flame him.
“Are you here to cause trouble?”
“You’re a troll, you orphan. Go die.”
“You’re so sarcastic. I don’t even know what you’re here for.”
However, this person did not care how these people flamed him. He was still just asking Yu Linna questions. Yes, not at all flustered.
“By the way, Shion-sensei, is that beautiful girl just now your friend?”
“Yes, she is. She’s a friend.”
“So you’re live-streaming from abroad right now?”
“No, I’m at home. She’s just staying at my place temporarily.”
“Is she American?”
“She’s English.”
At this point in the live stream, Yu Linna always felt that something was not right, but she couldn’t put her finger on it. She thought, It’s just a live stream. It can’t be that bad, right?
“Shion-sensei, if your works don’t sell well in the country, will you consider exporting them to foreign countries?”
“I probably will. I have no other meaning. I just feel that other overseas markets should have people who like them. After all, readers’ tastes are different. This work is not liked here, but it might be different in another place, right?”
“Shion-sensei, regarding the matter of someone forcing you to donate, what are your thoughts?”
“Donate? I’ve already donated. What else can I do? Can they still ask me to donate another hundred million? How much I donate should be my own business, right?”
Speaking of this, Yu Linna’s emotions began to fluctuate. The good mood she had been able to maintain before was now a little unstable.
This person who was leading the rhythm did not care about these things at all and continued to say some things that were there and not there, always harassing Yu Linna.
“To be honest, Shion-sensei, many of the novels you write are actually biased towards the development of romance novels. Actually, you can write in other directions. You can clearly write better.”
At that moment, Yu Linna ignored this person.
Now she felt that she should have run into a flamer. It was better not to bother with him.
“Why aren’t you talking? Shion-sensei, are you feeling guilty? This is just a suggestion, not a curse.”
“Speak.”
“Shion-sensei, why are you ignoring people?”
Yu Linna was a little annoyed by him, thinking that this person was here to find fault.
“What I write is my business. It has nothing to do with you.”
As soon as she had said it, she couldn’t take it back. She felt that she might have said it a little too harshly. After all, it was a live stream room. It didn’t seem very good to be like this.
“And now you’re cursing people. What kind of quality is that?”
“No manners. That’s right. You’ve never been taught any manners. How would you know what quality is? You tell me, if you had manners, would you be like this?”
As soon as this sentence was said, the entire live stream room was frantically spammed with bullet comments. These fans were all furious, all rebuffing this person, furiously flaming him. The room manager even muted him.
“What kind of person is this? To say such things!”
“You’re the one with no manners!”
And when Yu Linna had seen this bullet comment before, she had also not been able to hold it in. She had thrown her drawing board to the side, her face looking very bad.
“What does it have to do with you whether I have manners or not? Is it bothering you or something? You idiot.”
This was the first time Yu Linna had lost her temper in a live stream room, and her anger was also very heavy. After that, she did not speak at all, picked up her own board and drew, and no longer responded to the water friends.
“Shion-sensei, you don’t have to bother with him. He’s a flamer. We all love you.”
“Yeah, you don’t have to bother with him.”
“Shion-sensei, calm down.”
“That’s just a beast.”
But Yu Linna still did not speak. In the subsequent live stream, she did not say a single word.
She could be said to be anything, but the only thing she could not accept was for others to say that she had no manners, no parents. Although that was a fact, it was particularly uncomfortable to hear. She had lost her temper also because what the other party had said was extremely harsh.
How could she possibly accept it?
So she had chosen to shut up, no matter what the fans asked.
This live stream had ended on a sour note.
But the matter was not over.
That person had gotten what he wanted. He smiled very happily.
The next day, Yu Linna was on a live stream.
“Yu Linna admits she is an American” was on the hot search.
This Weibo post was a very simple sentence, just one sentence: “See for yourselves, the great god you speak of.” And when you opened it, it was a short video. After opening it, it was the words that Yu Linna had once said during a live stream.
“Hahaha, yes, yes, I am an American. I look very much like an American. I used to be often told by people that I am an American, a British person, a Russian person. The most said was an American. Actually, I really grew up in China.”
“I probably will. I have no other meaning. I just feel that other overseas markets should have people who like them. After all, readers’ tastes are different. This work is not liked here, but it might be different in another place, right?”
“Donate? I’ve already donated. What else can I do? Can they still ask me to donate another hundred million? How much I donate should be my own business, right?”
“What does it have to do with you whether I have manners or not? Is it bothering you or something? You idiot.”
Yu Linna cursing in a live stream room, and also saying that she was an American, liked America, and so on, had pushed her to the peak of public opinion.
Although Yu Linna’s fans had stood up at the first opportunity, there would always be die-hard fans from the fan circle who would stand up and furiously flame, saying bad things about Yu Linna. Because the fans in the fan circle also had people who did not like Yu Linna. Yu Linna had snatched a lot of the hot searches of the popular celebrities, which was also the reason why the fan circle fans did not like her. Now the Weibo war had begun.
Although many people had stood up to explain that Yu Linna had only said such harsh words after being flamed, the flamers would not reason with you. Their universal reason was that Yu Linna was a public figure, and a public figure could not curse, which would set a bad example.
This Weibo war had caused an unprecedented level of discussion on Weibo.
It was also the most intense war between the fan circle and the novel circle.
A few days later, there was another hot search on Weibo.
“Yu Linna evades taxes.”
This Weibo post was even more excessive, directly accusing Yu Linna of tax evasion, saying that as a public figure, she should not do such a thing. When Yu Linna had first learned of this matter, she was furious. When had she ever evaded taxes? She had directly issued a statement on Weibo, saying that she was being slandered.
“I have never evaded taxes in all these years. I will sue anyone who slanders me to the end. Just wait for the lawyer’s letter.”
It was also the first time Yu Linna had stood in the eye of the storm. It was just that no one had noticed that Yu Linna’s situation this time was so similar to Nangong Ying’s.
This lawsuit was won by Yu Linna, but her reputation was being rumored. Many people did not reason and led the rhythm online, only willing to believe what they saw, and not willing to see the truth. Just take Yu Linna’s offhand remark saying that she was an American. Although many people said that it was a joke, more people said that it was a disrespectful expression to the country and that she should not make random jokes.
And so, Yu Linna stood at the peak of public opinion.
After that, Yu Linna had received a notice. The entertainment industry had given her a notice, forbidding her from writing scripts in the entertainment industry as a screenwriter for half a year. Then the novel circle’s side had also given her a warning, telling her not to appear in any public occasion as a writer for three months, and that she had to stop and rest.
This ban had come too suddenly. Yu Linna was stunned. She looked at the ban. She didn’t even know what had happened.
“Why is this?”
Yu Linna said, she didn’t understand. Why was this? If it was just a single live stream, to have to blacklist her, this was really very unreasonable.
During the live stream, you say she said something wrong. Actually, she didn’t say much. She was a mixed-race. She had European and American blood in her. For her to say she was an American was also just a joke. She had always said she was Chinese before. If it was just a single time she had not said it right, to have to target her, then what was what she had done before?
You say her attitude was not good, that she cursed. Then she was indeed anxious. She could have apologized.
You say she liked America. Then it was just a liking. It didn’t mean she would go there. Everyone has the right to like a country, right?
Or was it just because she was a mixed-race, and was too eye-catching in a pile of Chinese people, so she had to be excluded?
“This is a punishment. I hope you can pay attention to your own behavior and manners.”
The other party’s attitude was also quite cold. Yu Linna was stunned at that moment. She couldn’t say a single word.
After that, a piece of news was announced on Weibo. It was about Yu Linna’s punishment.
“Public figure Shion, a Wenqing author, an A-list screenwriter in the entertainment industry, has brought a bad influence to people with her improper remarks, and has also cursed during a live stream, causing an extremely bad influence. We absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of behavior. We now give Shion, whose real name is Yu Linna, the following punishments: 1. She is forbidden from writing any scripts for half a year. 2. She is not allowed to appear in any public occasion for three months, except in a private capacity. 3. She is fined 20,000 RMB. 4. She is not allowed to publish any books or participate in any domestic commercial activities for three months. We hope that Shion can properly reflect on this incident and show the attitude that a public figure should have.”
The ban was issued.
This was something no one had expected.
Shion-sensei, whose popularity was on the rise, had encountered the biggest blow in her career. She had been blacklisted.
There was also a reason for this.
Before, Yu Linna had always been at the peak of public opinion. As a writer, she had ignored her readers, had ignored everyone, and had done whatever she wanted, which had caused dissatisfaction among some people. And then, as a mixed-race, holding a Chinese nationality, but her appearance was after all that of a foreigner. Many people had talked about this matter, but she had never expressed her opinion, nor had she taken it as a big deal. Unlike An Xiayue, who had publicly said a long time ago that she was a Chinese-American, but hoped to get along friendly with everyone in China.
Furthermore, she had a history of cursing fans in public, but she still did not stand up to express herself.
And after that, Yu Linna had once refused to participate in a movie that insulted her countrymen, but many people had said that Yu Linna had not gone because the money was not right. In fact, she had originally wanted to go. Now, the official Weibo had tacitly agreed that this news was the truth, and had not pursued its authenticity. In short, they had admitted that this was the truth.
For all sorts of reasons, plus this live stream incident, Yu Linna had finally tasted the biggest attack.
All the accumulated factors, plus some things behind the scenes creating momentum, Yu Linna had lost everything she had.
“This is not reasonable! You say she made a slip of the tongue. The problem is that what she said is not without reason. She does indeed have American blood, and that was just a joke. You’ll know if you watch the whole live stream.”
“I also think it’s unreasonable. This is too strange. Punishment is punishment, but why not punish that flamer who was spewing profanities during the live stream? He even greeted Yu Linna’s entire family. You all know what Yu Linna’s situation is. When he said those words to insult her, have you ever stood up for her?”
“I think it’s super unreasonable! To punish a capable author who has a market overseas, I really don’t understand this operation. I won’t mention Yu Linna for now. There are so many streamers on the live streaming websites, those who talk smack, who speak casually, who curse, and even those who talk smack that they are British. You don’t ban them, but you have to ban this one! What do you mean!”
“I’m really fucking convinced. What kind of stupid operation is this? It’s not reasonable at all.”
The fans were speaking up for Yu Linna. But in the end, they were a minority.
With Yu Linna’s ban, many fans no longer stood on her side. Either they were afraid of being implicated, or they felt that the influence this person brought was too great. In short, it was common for fans to turn black.
The ones who could stand up for her were a minority. Wenqing had not stood up either. They had been warned early on not to speak up for Yu Linna. The chief editor of Wenqing had even had a private talk with Yu Linna. He had just asked one question:
“Who have you offended?”
