All-rounder Artist-Chapter 886 - 834: Everlasting Regret

Because the plot of "The Lotus Lantern" was exciting enough, the audience had been restraining themselves, but this time the story touched their bottom line, and Erlang Shen, as portrayed by Yi An, had been vilified to the point of no return, which finally ignited the viewers' fury!

Countless curses!

Many people were implicated!

The comments section of the TV show director Ding Xiao's social media was besieged!

"Crap director, did Erlang Shen eat your family's rice, to be so smeared by you!"

"Director Ding's bias is too obvious, made a show to smear Erlang Shen, The Primordial Chaos' protagonist, all for the sake of Starlight's 'Journey to the West'!"

"Is this the 'The Lotus Lantern' director? thumbs down!"

"I didn't find you hateful when you made 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange,' but this time you really crossed the line!"

"Director, your conscience is broken!"

"After finishing 'Yang Xiaofan and Qin Tiange,' the director has completely gone to an extreme, creating such an image of Erlang Shen definitely for the controversy, and he succeeded, but such behavior is truly disgusting!"

...

As a director, Ding Xiao cannot shirk responsibility.

He must have known the show would vilify Erlang Shen, yet he still made it this way, so the audience did not let him off the hook!

Similarly,

Liu Zhengwen, the actor playing the lead male role, who had always been well-liked by passersby, was also sprayed by the audience.

His situation was similar to the director's.

Why did Liu Zhengwen take up the role of this villainous version of Erlang Shen?

"Liu Zhengwen, you really dare to pick up any drama!"

"Why did you choose to play such a character, aren't you afraid of losing fans?"

"Are you happy earning dirty money?"

"I can't believe you didn't read the script before picking up the role; knowing the script, you should realize that the play obviously vilifies Erlang Shen, don't you feel guilty playing such a role?"

"So disappointed, I used to 'Like You'."

"From fan to hater, and now my last advice to you, shape up or ship out!"

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And after the audience erupted in anger,

The worst-hit area was without a doubt Yi An's blog comment section!

Whether it's director Ding Xiao or actor Liu Zhengwen, they just followed the script, and even if they were at fault, they were not the masterminds.

The real culprit behind turning Erlang Shen into a villain was Yi An!

Therefore,

Yi An's blog comment section suffered the most complete collapse!

"This is like turning a winning game into a complete mess; the goodwill 'The Legend of Wukong' brought has all been squandered by this drama!"

"What gives you the right to smear Erlang Shen like that!"

"You could have easily created a similar villain; why insist on making Erlang Shen the antagonist? Do you hate him that much?"

"I've turned from fan to hater of Yi An; I admit Yi An's scriptwriting is top-notch, but no matter how exciting the plot, it doesn't change the fact that Yi An is maliciously defaming Erlang Shen!"

"Really fed up!"

"I smell the nauseating stench of fandom manipulation; don't forget that Yi An is a Chu Kuang fan, and the dispute between 'Journey to the West' and 'The Primordial Chaos' has been longstanding, so Yi An just took the liberty to smear Erlang Shen in the drama. No matter how talented, this does not change the fact of poor character!"

"I will never acknowledge this Erlang Shen as the one I know!"

"Fans of 'The Primordial Chaos' are right, there's only one Erlang Shen, and that's the Erlang Shen of 'The Primordial Chaos'!"

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And that's not all!

Director, actors, screenwriters.

The TV drama "The Lotus Lantern" core behind-the-scenes team was thoroughly blasted by the audience, not to mention under the official Weibo of Starlight was also filled with countless curses!

"Starlight really lost integrity with this move."

"Why invest in such a drama that smears Erlang Shen?"

"Butt dictates brain; 'Journey to the West' is Starlight's ace work, 'The Primordial Chaos' and 'Journey to the West' are at odds, so Starlight has no burden in smearing Erlang Shen."

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"What's infuriating is that Starlight used to promote Erlang Shen!"

"Using Erlang Shen for promotion and now smearing him in the drama, I am really sold on this tactic!"

"Riding on the coattails of 'The Primordial Chaos' is how 'Journey to the West' started."

"Because of Fish Papa, I have always had a good impression of Starlight, but even Fish Papa can't salvage Starlight's reputation this time."

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In the entertainment industry,

Many people were flabbergasted.

Starlight has truly botched it this time!

As the first standalone character series derived from 'Journey to the West,' since the broadcast of "The Lotus Lantern," the situation had been overwhelmingly positive!

It was a wildly successful beginning.

The industry was also closely watching this drama, everyone thought the IP of 'Journey to the West' was going to explode!

But who would have thought that "The Lotus Lantern" would cause an audience's reputation to collapse because it excessively vilified Erlang Shen in the story?

"Looks like Starlight has really messed up this time."

"Yi An's script is indeed problematic, the relationship between 'Journey to the West' and 'The Primordial Chaos' is too sensitive, yet this drama just had to target Erlang Shen, turning him into a major villain."

"No matter how 'Bracing the Chill' 'The Primordial Chaos' gets, Erlang Shen still has popularity."

"Perhaps Starlight thought 'The Primordial Chaos' had already cooled down, so stepping on Erlang Shen was no big deal, they got a bit too arrogant."

"Actually, 'The Lotus Lantern' plot is still very exciting."

"The drama's plot is indeed amazing, or else the audience's dissatisfaction with the collapse of Erlang Shen's character wouldn't have erupted until today; if Yi An were any smarter, he would've swapped Erlang Shen with another deity, and in the end, it would have surely been both critically acclaimed and popular. He cleverly outwitted himself by using Erlang Shen as the antagonist; compared to Chu Kuang's grasp of the audience's bottom line, Yi An still has a lot to learn."

Provoking the readers?

Stirring up the audience's nerves?

That's what Chu Kuang is best at!

However, the terrifying thing about Chu Kuang lies in:

No matter how he plays with the audience, he always stays clear of crossing their bottom line, he has complete control over everyone's psychology, so the audience's perception of Chu Kuang is a blend of love and hate!

Ultimately, everyone still loves Chu Kuang.