At 9:30 a.m., Peak Entertainnt’s press conference began on schedule.
After steadying his emotions, Xu Weiji entered the journalists’ sight, accompanied by Sun Ling.
Although the young man looked sowhat haggard, his condition had clearly improved compared to the past few days. Dressed in a casual suit, he tried to appear as formal and composed as possible.
Facing a barrage of cara flashes, the young man held his hands low and clasped them together, clearly a gesture to soothe himself and not be overly nervous.
Nevertheless, he still felt as though his body and voice had beco disconnected.
"Thank you all for coming, I am Xu Weiji. I apologize for causing such a commotion and for taking up so much of the public’s attention for a minor artist like myself. It really isn’t worth it," he said.
"I also want to apologize to my fans for exposing you to such unsightly content."
"But..."
At this point, Xu Weiji paused, looked towards the poster of Shi Lan in the Peak lobby, and then continued, "I will not apologize for making those statents, because, because they truly do not reflect my attitude. The alternate account is mine, but, it was only mine halfway through, and what I really need to apologize for is not tily cleaning up that abusive language. That was my mistake. Although I am an artist from H country, I have always loved the land beneath my feet. Even though no one believes what I say, I don’t want to wrong myself, nor do I wish to carry this unjust bla."
"Lastly, I announce my temporary withdrawal from the industry, as I need to be responsible for my team mbers. They are all promising young people and should not be implicated in this affair; that would be too unfair to them," he said.
Perhaps because his emotions were finally vented, Xu Weiji relaxed amidst the shocked eyes of the dia.
"Before receiving the draft of the apology, I, like you, was enraged and aggrieved at the thought of having to admit to sothing I had not done, even though I complied with the company’s arrangents. However, when I learned that the company rely wanted to express my thoughts and care about my grievances, I was truly grateful to Peak," he said.
"Because it is only at this mont that I truly understand what Peak is. Everyone here will never yield to the injustice of power, always walking at the forefront of defying fate. I think this is the original intention An Lan had when establishing Peak. No matter how twisted the situation, how bizarre the story, no matter how absurd or unbelievable it may seem to the outside world, the people here are willing to believe in , and that’s enough. Lastly, I entrust Peak with the investigation of the full truth of this matter, and I believe that the day when the truth cos to light will not be far, thank you all."
The dia captured the entire process of Xu Weiji "admitting his mistake," feeling that Peak Entertainnt was still the Peak they knew, the familiar flavor erging once again, right?
No matter how other agencies act, Peak always will not sacrifice the truth and its artists.
The video of Xu Weiji’s apology then went viral online, surprising yet sohow expected by the onlookers.
After all, An Lan had been sprinting along this path of unyielding denial.
How could her artists concede?
Subsequently, the onlookers also expressed their attitudes.
@Shy Ghost: "Since Peak has made a public statent, I’ll wait for the truth."
@Songshan Liu Yifei: "The sa here, Peak has always been at the forefront of resisting public opinion. Although this incident involves Guo Jia, I’d rather wait for the truth, to see who is insulting the land we love. When the truth cos out, we will confront and run that scumbag out."
@Qi ngng: "Peak always gets my blood pumping, investigate quickly!!!"
@kjhum: "Peak Entertainnt, yyds, let’s go, lads!"
The voices online were calling for an investigation, and it was almost exactly as Doctor Sun had predicted. If Peak Entertainnt had already done so much and still didn’t have any goodwill or trust, then all the efforts of the big bosses before would have been in vain.
However, Xun Xiyang would be smug. He would think that such a big fuss from Peak was all to deal with a small fry like him.
In fact, Peak was only responding to various situations, and those who stirred up this ss didn’t match their level. Dealing with him was just a matter of convenience.
Indeed, as soon as Xu Weiji’s apology video went online, Xun Xiyang ca out to mock it.
@XunXiyang: "So what you an Peak, is that I’m lying, huh? What’s this supposed to be? Such a big company picking on a little newbie like , isn’t this a little unbecoming? I keep saying Peak shouldn’t have co after . Look, if you picked soone who’s weak and easy to bully, or soone you could brush off with so cash, that would have been much better, no need to put on this act with . Xu Weiji, if you’re a man, just admit your mistakes and then scurry back to your own country. Also, Peak, if you have evidence, bring it out, don’t BS without evidence, who are you trying to fool with these smoke bombs? This really isn’t the way a company of your stature should act! An Lan is so great, why doesn’t she confront personally. @An Lan"
Maybe Xun Xiyang was overstepping this ti, as netizens did not continue to attack Xu Weiji just because of his incitent.
@flowers13: "Dragging An Lan into this seems a bit overconfident."
@Wan: "Why use a cleaver to kill a chicken? Suddenly, I feel like this Mr. Xu is a bit too dramatic."
@青凤徐: "Drawing in An Lan? Sounds a bit like courting death."
@Duidui: "Regardless, no objections here to Xu Weiji getting out of our country! Two-faced people should stand at attention and face the music."
In the end, netizens temporarily ca to two conclusions. First, Xun Xiyang was digging his own grave. Second, Xu Weiji should get out of the country. The matter rested at this stage for the ti being, waiting for the next move from Peak Entertainnt.
In the anti, Xun Xiyang was still posting ssages online, basically about how two-faced Xu Weiji really was.
He even deliberately led netizens to dox Xu Weiji’s entire family, suggesting that maybe they were all rebels?
Sun Ling had Xu Weiji temporarily withdraw from the industry, so as not to disturb Xu Weiji’s father. Generally, unless there was a special circumstance, Shi Lan didn’t want the affairs of the entertainnt industry to be connected with outsiders. One should dodge if it was necessary to dodge.
But there’s no stopping soone who is hell-bent on steering the ship in that direction.
Overall, the situation was still under control.
In the afternoon, Sun Ling took Xu Weiji out again. This ti, Xu Weiji didn’t ask where they were going until he recognized the familiar sights and buildings.
"Sister Ling... what’s... this about?"
"To apologize to your father because he’s been dragged into this," Sun Ling said as she opened the car door.
"I haven’t seen him for a long ti," said Xu Weiji. "Since I’ve been living with my mother, I only get to see him once every few years, and, he’s very much against being in the entertainnt industry."
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