Chapter 446 Do you want to go to the amusement park together?
For a while, the entire Internet was in chaos. Regardless of what happened to Zheng Xiuheng, Song Seung-heon is now also the target of public criticism. There are so many people who are against him because of the military service issue. To give a simple example, most Korean men look down on him, so public opinion is basically criticizing this guy. Only those female fans still want to whitewash him, so that men and women on the Internet are also fighting everywhere.
Of course, the media has a similar attitude towards Zheng Xiuheng.
October 18th, the second day of the incident.
Zheng Xiuheng walked out of the police station under the bail of his lawyer, sat in the nanny car, and read today's "Seoul Daily". Zheng Xiuheng showed a faint smile on his face.
"Song Seung-heon was attacked by a frenzied anti-China militant in a hospital restroom. The attacker claimed that such scum who evaded their national obligations should be sent to prison, and that the country would not punish Song Seung-heon, so he would punish him. It is reported that during the attack by the anti-China militant, Song Seung-heon's sensitive parts were violently hit, which may have serious consequences. We have not yet received specific information, but the situation is not optimistic!"
"There's another version of the facts. According to a man who was in the restroom at the time, the two sides were just arguing at first, but Anti kept insulting Song Seung-heon. In the end, Song Seung-heon couldn't help but push the other person, and then the two sides started fighting. This also means that the incident went from a one-sided attack to a brawl between two people, which is a very unfavorable result for Song Seung-heon!"
Zheng Xiuheng then looked through some comments about the incident. Most of the comments about himself were not very good, which was normal, but at the same time it also spawned a large number of male supporters.
Regardless, Zheng Xiuheng is currently involved in a lawsuit, and Song Seung-heon is unlikely to withdraw the lawsuit under these circumstances. Zheng Xiuheng, after speaking with his lawyer, has no issues. Given the circumstances at the time, Zheng Xiuheng and Kim Taeyeon were a couple, and even if Song Seung-heon wins the case, he'll likely have to pay a significant amount of money, with the worst-case scenario being some community service.
At the same time, the lawyer also hinted that it is possible to go through the back door. That's how the Korean judicial system works.
But it is undeniable that Zheng Xiuheng's image has plummeted, no matter how many people like him. But most ordinary people are disgusted by him. At the same time, the media seems to have discussed it privately. The reports on Zheng Xiuheng are generally negative. Even if there are a few words that can be understood from a personal perspective, they will also link Zheng Xiuheng's behavior to the influence of his past gang experience.
If you look at it from the perspective of others in the entertainment industry, this is a war that both sides have lost.
"Is there anything going on in the company these days?" Zheng Xiuheng put down the newspaper and asked Liu Inna who was driving.
Liu Renna said a little nervously, "The company is fine. There aren't many negative comments. Most of the negative comments come from the fan groups. The media is more interested in hearing about the president, and many people want to interview the president!"
Zheng Xiuheng nodded. It seemed that the result was much better than he had imagined.
"Help me find a small amusement park in Seoul or a city close to Seoul. Rent it for me for the night of the 24th. A budget under 20 million is acceptable. Also, please prepare some fireworks for me. These two things need to be done as soon as possible!"
"Ah! Yes, I will be a good president!" Liu Inna was a little surprised. She didn't know why the president suddenly said this. Shouldn't she be worried about this incident at this time?
She secretly glanced at the president and found that he was leaning against the car door and looking out the window. His expression was a little melancholy and a little indifferent, which made Liu Inna's heart beat faster for a moment. At this time, the president looked really charming.
He shook his head and concentrated on driving. Soon the car drove back to the company. After returning to the company, Zheng Xiuheng went directly into Han Zhenyu's office under everyone's cautious eyes. After a long time, the two came out with something.
A week has passed quickly, and Song Seung-heon's unfortunate incident is still being hotly discussed. First, he did suffer irreversible injuries in the fight with Anti, and second, a day ago, Song Seung-heon's agency said that it had reached a settlement with Zheng Xiuheng and issued an apology to SM Girls' Generation member Kim Taeyeon.
Zheng Xiuheng's side did not respond much, but when Song Seung-heon's agency issued a statement, it said that Zheng Xiuheng had already apologized and would pay Song Seung-heon's medical expenses, and would also compensate for certain losses. The company will also give up the lawsuit against Zheng Xiuheng and devote itself to the fight against Anti.
But in fact, the representative of this company already hates Zheng Xiuheng. Although Zheng Xiuheng's reputation is now bad, the difference is that while his reputation is being bad, a large number of young men and women do not care about the guidance of public opinion at all and support Zheng Xiuheng desperately.
Of course, this is not due to her overflowing personal charm, but SM unexpectedly joined the public opinion war. After Kim Taeyeon announced the news of her "relationship" with Zheng Xiuheng directly to reporters without going through the company, SM fell into silence.
But two days later, she suddenly expressed her support for Zheng Xiuheng and expressed her dissatisfaction with Song Seung-heon's behavior. At the same time, she also boasted about herself, saying that SM is not as scary as the rumors say, and generally does not impose too many restrictions on the private affairs of artists. Therefore, she does not have much opinion on the relationship between Kim Taeyeon and Zheng Xiuheng, but instead expressed her support.
No one knew why SM suddenly went crazy, but in the next few days, a small number of media suddenly changed their tone and started to spread the rumor that Zheng Xiuheng and Kim Taeyeon were lovers. At the same time, they kept bringing up the fact that the two were lovers, which gradually affected the judgment of many netizens. Many people thought that because the two were lovers, they were so angry when they saw their girlfriends being bullied.
As a result, the discussion about Zheng Xiuheng has become polarized. The main reason is that Zheng Xiuheng was indeed too cruel when he beat people. Otherwise, he might have won the title of Korea's good boyfriend.
Most importantly, after the meeting, the lawyers of both sides directly conveyed Zheng Xiuheng's intention: "Just fight the lawsuit, keep fighting, and see if the final compensation can offset the litigation costs."
This is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that some companies were discussing the script with MBC, but it suddenly fell through. There was no special reason, just saying that there was a more suitable candidate, or that someone else had already taken the script. Because it was only in the negotiation stage, although there was intention to cooperate, generally speaking, the TV station would not contact only one actor for the script, so this situation seems very normal.
But at this juncture, it is easy to see that MBC supports Zheng Xiuheng. This is due to the promotion of Kim Tae-ho and Yoo Jae-suk from the Variety Bureau, as well as the promotion of the director of the Broadcasting Bureau and Lee Jong-min and others. A company like MBC actually has two factions. One is the administrative staff and shareholders who actually sit in the office and don’t have to think about how the programs are going. The other is the organization composed of the production department, just like the three major radio stations have their own guilds.
As a result, the company was put in an extremely unfavorable situation. Finally, after the lawyer there conveyed that he could compensate for medical expenses and nutrition expenses, but would never apologize and that he could file a lawsuit at will, the company's top management had no choice but to compromise after a heated discussion.
It's not that they are really scared, but everyone knows that according to Song Seung-heon's injury report, apart from a mild concussion, the rest are just flesh wounds, and the most serious one happened to be Zheng Xiuheng's first punch. Now with the cover-up of the love affair, according to Korean laws and practices, the most he will have to pay is some money in the end. Even if we think in the best possible way, he can do community activities for N hours, or be administratively detained, or even be sentenced to a few months in prison with a one or two-year reprieve, but these are already thinking about miracles.
If Song Seung-heon hadn't kicked him at the beginning, and if he hadn't done the stupid thing of calling the police after waking up in the hospital, perhaps the last item could have been achieved. But now, let alone administrative detention, the lawyer's judgment is that the possibility of the court sentencing Zheng Xiuheng to 100 hours of community activities is very small.
Under such circumstances, continuing to entangle with the other party is not in the company's interests, not to mention that the other party is not a pushover at all.
The most important thing now is that the incident between Song Seung-heon and Anti has attracted more attention, and Song Seung-heon's condition is not optimistic, because the place where he was injured is so strange.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Girls' Generation finished their activities and returned to the company. After the car stopped in the parking lot, before anyone got in, they were stopped by Zheng Xiuheng who got out of another car.
“Ah, Senior!”
"Oppa!"
"Oh...you...ah...cum!"
Zheng Xiuheng's sudden appearance was very surprising. You know, he is now in the center of the storm. Logically speaking, the best way at this time is to stay quietly and wait for time to erase everything. Besides, this senior hasn't been to the radio station for several days in a row, so why did he suddenly come here?
"Hello everyone, did your work go well today?"
Zheng Xiuheng, dressed in a white sweatshirt and sweatpants, looked unusually casual, as if he had just come from a walk in the park. There was no worry on his face at all, as if the name that kept appearing in the reports during this period had nothing to do with him.
"It's okay, but senior is here to see..." Huang Miying asked curiously, and then secretly glanced at Jessica Jung and Taeyeon Kim. To be honest, they are still confused. How come Taeyeon is dating senior Jessica Jung?
"Well, I'm looking for you guys. Do you want to go to the amusement park together tonight?"
"ah?"
Zheng Xiuheng smiled and said, "I've already discussed this with your agent. If you want, you can go to the amusement park together tonight. Of course, it's okay if you don't want to go, but I'm going to take Xiuyan with me today!"
"Ah! Why are you taking me away?" Jessica asked proudly, but there was something strange in the look she gave Zheng Xiuheng. This was the look she had been using on Kim Taeyeon in the past few days.
