The celebrity restriction order came in without any warning.
It dumbfounded all the Stick Nation celebrities within China, their fans, and the other foreign celebrities who were residing in China!
Another Stick Nation celebrity immediately jumped in and announced, [I admit that some Stick Nation celebrities mocked the Chinese, but I’m not one of them. I love China’s culture and its people. Dear entertainment industry of China, please do not make a blanket ban. Hyun-Min Kim does not represent us all. Please give us a chance.]
Many Stick Nation celebrities immediately joined in their display of love and loyalty to China.
Meanwhile, the other foreign celebrities were also making their fear and respect for China known.
Random Francia celebrity, [I love every inch of land in China and have great respect for Chinese people. Learn from China’s culture and traditions. This is a strong nation.]
Random Murica celebrity, [I’ve been living in China for almost six years. Ever since I’ve started my career in China, I’ve not gone home. In fact, I’ve even brought my parents over and they quickly fell in love with this passionate and welcoming country. To be honest, life in China is a lot better than Murica. I love this place!]
An example was set!
The aftermath with Stick Nation’s entertainment industry gave all the foreign celebrities a warning. They realized the need to respect China and its people if they wanted to stay in the country!
Some foreign celebrities even took the initiative to apologize for their improper past behavior by posting on Weibo, be it for putting on airs, looking down on the fans, and so on.
The pot was stirred!
The entire Chinese entertainment industry went crazy.
Many Stick Nation celebrities were begging for mercy, but China showed no signs of relenting, and was unwilling to respond to their pleas.
Seeing that, the Stick Nation’s entertainment industry also made a follow-up announcement, [We’re banning China’s entertainment industry’s involvement in Stick Nation’s entertainment industry.]
That announcement was like a joke.
Celebrities in Stick Nation were not treated well. For example, a celebrity in China might be able to earn 10 million, but would not even make 100 thousand in the Stick Nation. That was the difference!
It was the dream of many Stick Nation celebrities to advance their career in China, but no Chinese celebrity would think of developing a career in the Stick Nation. Therefore, that announcement was redundant as nobody would want to go there.
Moreover, China had a greater population and an abundance of wealth. The celebrities from Stick Nation would eye it as paradise. However, at that moment, they had to pay for their stupidity!
Some Stick Nation celebrities were innocent of this undeserved calamity. They could only channel their hate for Hyun-Min Kim for stirring sh*t up!
The Chinese entertainment industry lets its actions do the talking. Being reserved did not mean tolerance. ‘You dare take me for granted?’
By then, Ye Lingchen was done entertaining guests and was resting at home.
However, his phone rang.
It was Xiao Feifei calling him.
“Hello, Feifei.”
“Are you home?”
“Mhm. I got home yesterday.”
“Why didn’t you let me know when you got back yesterday. You made me worry a whole night for nothing,” Xiao Feifei grumbled.
“It was very late when I got home. I’m afraid of disturbing you.”
“Good that you’re fine. I know you’re busy on Chinese New Year. Remember to send my regards to uncle and auntie.”
…
Next was Ouyang Qing.
“It’s me.”
“Director Ouyang, I know it’s you.”
“You’re out?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Next time don’t be so reckless or the whole company will need to rope you in.”
“Ugh…sure. Oh right, Happy Chinese New Year.”
“Hmph, I’m still working overtime for you!”
…
Then it was Song Qian.
“Director Ye, are you okay?”
“Yup. I got out yesterday.”
“Director Ye, you’re really amazing. Your news is everywhere this Chinese New Year. You made a name for yourself at the Spring Festival Gala and even stole their thunder. If people knew you were Panda Streaming’s director and Livestream Y, they’ll probably go crazy.”
“How’s the streaming platform doing?” Ye Lingchen had not checked on that for some time.
“Some people were unhappy with you stopping your live streams. Nevertheless, the platform is developing steadily. Everything looks good.”
“Alright. I’ll join in a new live stream program when I have the chance.”
…
Finally, there were calls from Hao Yun, Dong Miaomiao, Xiang, Little Gen, Chen Xiaoyan, Zhao Liangying, and other friends who checked on him. Ye Lingchen thanked them one by one and made small talk with them.
“Oh right, I forgot about it. Baby Ying, your friend’s pass is still with me. I’ll pass it to you when I get back,” Ye Lingchen noted.
Zhao Liangying replied, “It’s fine, that document is useless after the Spring Festival Gala. It can only be used as a memento.”
Ye Lingchen then asked, “Right, I hope I didn’t cause your friend any trouble?”
“What do you think?” Zhao Liangying huffed, then said, “It’s okay. Nobody pursued the matter. However, you should have a look online. You’ve really pissed off the entire Stick Nation’s entertainment industry.”
“The Stick Nation’s entertainment industry?”
Ye Lingchen was taken aback. “Is Hyun-Min Kim that influential?”
After ending his call with Zhao Liangying, Ye Lingchen finally went online out of curiosity.
When he saw the news online, he could not help laughing. He did not expect the Chinese entertainment industry to make such an announcement.
No wonder he suddenly received so many phone calls. Everyone just barely found out that he got out of the police station.
However, Ye Lingchen then realized something. The Warrior’s Department obviously had a hand in this.
He knew the Warrior’s Department would take this matter into their hands, but he did not expect it to be so decisive by giving off a warning shot. Their method was ruthless.
Although the Warrior’s Department’s actions were reassuring, it was…a little heavy-handed!
From what he could remember, it was a long time since they had taken such strong actions.
Nevertheless, the actions taken were a little abnormal. Although it had only banned the Stick Nation’s entertainment industry, that was the pride of the Stick Nation. Banning it outrightly was equivalent to handicapping the Stick Nation!
Ye Lingchen did not think his incident led to the decision. That matter would at most be a fuse, but it was not the main reason.
His eyes gleamed as he felt something amiss.
That incident…the more he thought about it, the scarier it got.
Based on the timeline, the Warrior’s Department was established rather recently, at most a dozen years. However, the speed of its growth and authority it had was terrifying!
As far as Ye Lingchen knew, there was nothing the Warrior’s Department could not meddle in. Moreover, they had absolute authority!
In fact, he was not sure if it was just his imagination, the other departments had rarely made any statements. Most of the time, it was the Warrior’s Department that took the front, and the way they dealt with things was a lot harsher than before…
