When the first person raised this kind of speculation, the ‘Yu Yu’s were still pretty rational. No matter how powerful the background behind Shen Wanwan was, Shao Yuye wasn’t the kind of person who could be easily bought by capital.
Until someone posted an analysis thread—
[Am I the only one who finds this increasingly disturbing the more I think about it?
[First off, I’m not a fan of Shao Yuye. I’m just sharing my personal opinion.
[1. Shao Yuye clearly doesn’t like Shen Wanwan and would never choose her. Yet he still ended up on the same team as her. Logically, when two people successfully choose each other and get the prop card, both partners should be happy. But—(photo.jpg) (photo.jpg)—it’s obvious from the pictures that Shao Yuye doesn’t look happy at all.
[2. Before everyone set off, no one knows exactly what Bai Ling whispered to Su Tingxuan with her hand covering the mic. But when they encountered Shao Yuye and Shen Wanwan later, Bai Ling’s sympathetic look was impossible to hide. And when they passed the two of them, Su Tingxuan said something completely out of the blue: “It seems… different now.” — What did he mean by that? Could it be that the other guests all knew that Shao Yuye might be forced to give in due to some powerful influence and had no choice but to endure it in silence?
[3. When Shen Wanwan was on Shao Yuye’s back, what did she say to him? Let’s speculate reasonably—could she have been threatening him, telling him he’d better behave from now on, or else…?
[From this, we can conclude:
[Shao Yuye was either bought off by money, willingly becoming a plaything of capital;
[Or he was forced to bow under pressure, and in the face of overwhelming power, even top-tier celebrities have no real say!]
This post was well-structured and convincing.
Many ‘Yu Yu’s read it and cried out that things had gone too far.
[Shen Wanwan is disgusting! She even made Shao Yuye carry her, this is basically workplace bullying!]
[No, this is worse than workplace bullying… In a job, if you’re uncomfortable, you can still change companies. But our Brother Ye…]
[I don’t buy it! Are we ‘Yu Yu’s supposed to be afraid of Shen Wanwan or what?! Let me say this now, if we let Brother Ye suffer this time, then there’ll be more ‘Shen Wanwan’s in the future, stepping all over him! Can you really bear to see that happen?!]
[No!! Absolutely not!!!!]
And so, currently, the production team decided to directly confront the topic and asked Shao Yuye the very question all the ‘Yu Yu’s were most concerned about.
The netizens angry questioning comments finally calmed down, and people in the livestream chat started asking each other:
[Did they tamper with the lie detector?]
[No, I’ve got several accounts watching this, I saw the staff never touched it.]
[Then what if it’s inaccurate?]
[No way. Li Yan just got shocked earlier for lying.]
[Come to think of it, didn’t Brother Ye’s expression look like he was shocked at how ridiculous the question was…]
The director zoomed in on his face, and everyone’s screens showed Shao Yuye’s confused but handsome expression.
“Where did you all come up with such bizarre questions?”
A staff member reminded him, “Please answer with ‘yes’ or ‘no.’”
Shao Yuye, exasperated, replied: “No.”
The lie detector didn’t react at all.
For a moment, the flood of comments froze.
[Is it really true? Really really?!]
[Could it be that before he arrived, he had already been…?]
[Wake up! With his bad temper, even if someone warned him in advance, he wouldn’t be able to hold back when he got mad!]
[So… it’s really not true? I’m so confused, I can’t even tell what’s real anymore!]
[Don’t rush. Let’s keep watching.]
Meanwhile, Shen Wanwan officially closed the door to the ‘Criticism Cabin’—
“Welcome to the ‘Criticism Cabin’. We will read you 10 hate comments, and you will respond to them. If your heart rate does not fluctuate more than 20 beats during the challenge, you’ll pass. Are you ready to begin?”
Shen Wanwan nodded. “I’m ready.”
“Then let’s get started.”
In the livestream room, the ‘Wan Feng’s1 were all on edge.
[They say harsh words can chill you in summer… I’m really worried these hate comments might hurt her.]
Aside from her fans, a bunch of drama-loving spectators had also joined the stream:
[I’m already looking forward to seeing Shen Wanwan’s reaction soon, hahaha!]
The staff fitted her with the heart rate monitor, and the challenge officially began.
“[What does Shen Wanwan have besides her looks?]”
Shen Wanwan’s red lips curled into a playful smile, and she chuckled lightly.
“Wealth.”
It wasn’t a retort, nor was it bragging. Just a very calm statement.
The comment section froze for a moment:
[Hahahaha?!!]
[I’m dying, that answer is just way too real!]
“[I’m seriously done with this woman. Total product of connections—no EQ, no acting skills. How is she still in this industry?]”
“Because I have connections.”
“[I’m so sick of Shen Wanwan sticking Shao Yuye. Ugh!]”
“You could stick to him too if you were standing next to him. Am I stopping you?”
The ‘Yu Yu’s : [???]
What… what’s going on?
Why does it feel like… Shen Wanwan’s blunt, say-it-as-it-is attitude is weirdly perfect for this segment?
Fans who had been worried she’d be hurt by hate comments were surprised. Yhroughout the entire session, Shen Wanwan’s heart rate barely fluctuated.
By the time she wrapped up that string of queen-like replies, only five minutes had passed since she entered.
Seeing that the staff had stopped asking, Shen Wanwan casually asked:
“Anything else?”
Staff : “Uh… no, that’s it.
“Congratulations! You’ve passed the ‘Criticism Cabin’ challenge and won a deluxe dinner for two!”
As Shen Wanwan stood up, she glanced one more time at the wall behind her, now covered in ripped-up hate comments. A cold, scornful snort escaped her lips.
As if to say—
“That’s it?”
With a personality like hers, those who like her will really like her.
Those who don’t will absolutely hate her.
Some people became fans on the spot.
Others got so mad they were fuming.
A few of the ‘Yu Yu’s were now convinced that she was bullying Shao Yuye!
It was like she had the phrase ‘abusing power’ tattooed on her forehead!
Fuming, they rushed back to Shao Yuye’s livestream room, where the staff was still questioning him:
“At the end of the last round, did you choose Shen Wanwan as your partner because she threatened you?”
“?” What kind of ridiculous question was that?
Shao Yuye laughed in disbelief.
“How exactly did she threaten me? Go ahead, give me the details.”
“Please answer yes or no~”
Shao Yuye’s voice turned cold : “No.”
Once again, he wasn’t shocked.
A few more questions followed, with similar contents.
Shao Yuye’s previously relaxed expression grew serious. He was clearly reaching his limit.
Staff : “Did Shen Wan turn off her mic this morning to tell you that if you didn’t listen to her, she’d ruin your reputation?”
He pressed his lips together, his emotions visibly stirred.
[Uh oh, it hit a nerve, he looks shaken.]
[So she did say that?!]
[OMG…]
The next second, Shao Yuye couldn’t hold it in anymore and snapped:
“No, are you guys insane or what? Making drama out of the two of us for views?!”
Watching from his screen, Brother Li flinched hard at the outburst.
The show was still live, online rumors were spiraling, and he hadn’t been able to contact Shao Yuye. He was already panicking on how to deal with it, but the program team took actions first
When he looked at the questions, Brother Li felt faint.
They were way too blunt.
And sure enough, his hot-tempered ‘ancestor’ blew up immediately!
Shao Yuye had been holding back the entire time. He could tolerate all the Shen Wanwan-related questions. Alright.
But repeatedly trying to bait him into saying they didn’t get along? He snapped.
“Let me be clear: if you’re trying to dig for drama, it’s not gonna happen.
“Do you seriously think rephrasing the same leading question again and again is fun?”
The staff member, a young woman, visibly flinched at the outburst.
Noticing her recoil, Shao Yuye rubbed his temples, sighing, voice softening a little.
“I’m not trying to target you. But come on—if you’re gonna ask something, ask something else, okay?
“Fine. Go ahead, ask the next one.”
The staff, feeling aggrieved, said : “Uh… that was the last one QAQ”
Shao Yuye covered his face : “…Sorry.”
His attitude was the clearest and most direct refutation of the rumors.
From that moment on, the gossip collapsed on its own.
The comment section erupted in cheers:
[Looks like Brother Ye had no clue about the drama online.]
[That’s it, I’m convinced. I was still hesitating, thinking maybe this was a scripted show segment and no matter what Brother Ye said, I couldn’t be sure… but seeing him blow up like that? Okay. He’s clearly not being forced into anything.]
[Ahhh! Thank god!!! Brother Ye isn’t being exploited by the capital after all!]
All that ‘capital coercion’ and ‘workplace bullying’ talk were just fan theories. Nothing more.
Still, some ‘Yu Yu’s were confused :
[But if Brother Ye wasn’t threatened, then why did he choose Shen Wanwan? And why did he even carry her today?]
[Maybe they talked things out privately. I just saw a blogger say Shen Wanwan’s actually a good person.]
- 晚风 (wǎn fēng, lit. meaning: evening breeze) is Shen Wanwan’s fandom. ↩︎