“Su, is it convenient to talk about why you didn't accept interviews last night?”
The reporter from Tengfei News came with a “script.” Seeing that other reporters were almost done with interviews about tonight's competition, he got straight to the point.
“Since everyone asked, I'll talk about it.”
Su Yu took the microphone, and all the surrounding media and reporters wisely shut up, their long and short lenses all aimed at Su Yu.
To avoid making Su Yu dislike them, they didn't dare to ask the question they cared about most.
Although they were reporters, the questions they asked had to be timed and person-specific.
They could be unyielding, and naturally, they could also be very compliant.
Moreover, after pleasing Su Yu and getting on his good side, what business would other people have with any future interview assignments involving Su Yu?
This one benefit alone was enough to make many media outlets and reporters flock to him.
“This trip to South Korea was not a pleasant journey for me!
My itinerary was inexplicably leaked, and large numbers of unknown reporters surrounded the airport and hotel, causing great inconvenience to our schedule and preventing the rehearsal plan from proceeding normally that night!
I also had to temporarily change hotels because of it, which was a very bad experience!
Bi Huo's identity as a participating singer being exposed in advance isn't a big deal, but the South Korea organizers' professionalism truly shocked and confused me!
Last time I came to South Korea, there was a drawing fraud incident, and this time it's a leaked itinerary. Perhaps for a long time in the future, I won't dare to come here.”
At the same time Su Yu's interview footage was broadcast live, netizens from all countries were stunned.
Especially Chinese netizens who didn't need to wait for translation!
“Holy cow! No wonder Su Shen was so disrespectful to the media and reporters yesterday; it turns out his itinerary was deliberately leaked by the South Korea side!”
“Shameless! Not only did they leak Su Yu's itinerary, but they also allowed media reporters from various countries to smear him! South Korea, hehe.”
“But Su Shen isn't someone to be trifled with. After this interview, the South Korea side has basically shot itself in the foot! So satisfying!”
“If I were Su Shen, I wouldn't even participate in tonight's Episode 15! Let's see how they'd clean up that mess!”
“Overall situation! Su Yu is considering the overall situation! This is about perspective, alright.”
“......”
Su Yu's live interview video quickly topped the entertainment hot searches in various countries.
Of course, the hot search in South Korea didn't go up.
Because after the live interview began, the South Korea side realized the situation was serious and simply restricted the traffic.
But they can restrict the network in South Korea; how much nerve do they have to interfere overseas?
Moreover, with such big news and such high popularity, only a fool would restrict traffic.
So, even before the ten new songs from Episode 15 were available on music platforms in various countries, Su Yu's news already dominated the charts.
Subsequently, Ida Shoichiro from Japan also very publicly liked Su Yu's interview video and replied with support, writing: “Every time I go to South Korea, it always gives me an uncomfortable feeling. It seems I'm not the only one who feels this way! Support Su Jun! In the future, I will also reduce my cooperation with the South Korea side!”
Ida Shoichiro's reply looked more like he was trying to piggyback on the popularity.
He had already fallen out with the South Korea side last time; how could the South Korea side have any cooperation with him?
So he really didn't mind kicking them while they were down and playing along.
Songwriters from other countries also more or less came out to like and support Su Yu's interview video.
After all, compared to Su Yu's value, what was the South Korea organizer?
This instantly made the South Korea organizers the target of criticism, without even a chance to defend themselves.
Because after the interview, Su Yu directly boarded a plane and left.
Su Yu timed this perfectly, precisely because he was worried the South Korea side might play dirty tricks.
However, what surprised and unexpectedly shocked netizens from various countries was that Cui Dabang, the director of the South Korea side during the “Four Nations Concert” period, suddenly appeared and accepted an interview with a US reporter.
“As you all know, I was just an on-site director doing my job back then, earning a fixed salary as an employee! What did it matter to me who became the champion? I was just a director for a sub-region~!
And if it weren't for the demands of the TV station's higher-ups, I'd have to be out of my mind to engage in any shady behind-the-scenes operations! The staff would certainly not have cooperated with me!
And after I was fired by them last year, not only could I not make a living in the variety show directing circle, but I also had no place to survive in South Korea! The TV station didn't compensate me for my losses and even led the charge in smearing me!
Under duress, I had no choice but to sell my house and car and take my family to live in the United States! Now I'm washing dishes in a restaurant in the US, barely making ends meet.
This time, seeing that Mr. Su Yu actually encountered such treatment, I felt I had to come out and say something; I couldn't let...”
Although Cui Dabang's emotional interview video didn't have as much popularity as Su Yu's, he certainly capitalized on this wave of attention clearly and thoroughly.
And by positioning himself as a victim, he genuinely gained immense sympathy from netizens across various countries.
Furthermore, since Cui Dabang had been forced out of South Korea and could only go to the US to wash dishes, what more did he have to lose?
Without Su Yu's public dissatisfaction with the South Korea organizers in his interview video, Cui Dabang could have screamed himself hoarse, and no one would have paid attention to him.
One could only say that his career was “not meant to end.” After this incident, with the popularity he gained, he might truly be able to return to his work as a variety show director.
And the biggest “victim,” the South Korea organizers, were truly in a bind this time.
Because from the moment Su Yu's video was broadcast live, there was no room for recovery from this matter.
They could only bear such consequences themselves.
And what was most interesting was that the person they were preparing to push out to take the blame this time, after seeing Cui Dabang's video, simply refused to do it!
What a joke! If the price of taking the blame was leaving home to wash dishes in the US, what was in it for him?
Was it some inherent servility?
Consequently, on the 15th, amidst the surging online condemnation, the South Korea side did not put forward even a single scapegoat to take the fall.
They truly had no way to put someone forward, so this matter could only go without any response.
Anyway, netizens are forgetful; perhaps after a while, they would forget.
But they could foresee that if there were a second season of “Blue Star Concert,” they probably wouldn't have a chance to participate.
However... the matter was clearly not over yet!
On the 17th, when the results of “Blue Star Concert” Episode 15 were released and Su Yu once again won the championship with “Destiny,” Su Yu not only accepted the official interview but also announced explosive news that sent a tremor through the Blue Star music scene!
Was Su Yu finally rested enough and planning to become a truly dedicated singer?