Chapter 430 - Labels

Su Hong Shan then picked one of those who didn't raise their hands.

"Why do you not agree?"

"Isn't it still wrong to be doing the wrong things? Be it cheating on your partner or stealing other's work or cheating other people's feelings? Why is it that people who do wrong things are still forgiven?"

Su Hong Shan smiled, "It is wrong. However, don't you think that people should be given a chance to change, especially when the choices they made or how they behaved were because of a certain reason or circumstance?"

The fan continued to look puzzled, so Su Hong Shan decided to give him a little scenario, "Imagine this, if you know someone that is really caring and nice to the people around them, even to the stray pets in the neighborhood. However, one day, you realize that they were jailed for hitting before. They hit others because other people insulted their family. However, they didn't expect that they accidentally used too much strength due to their anger. That's why they ended up in jail. Now, are you going to stop being their friend? Or are you going to give them a chance to prove to you that they have changed? Are you going to label them and judge them just because of what they have done, or are you going to see how they have changed and know them for who they truly are?"

Su Hong Shan spoke to the fan in his most fatherly voice, and the fan kept his head down for a moment before he answered, "I think I might feel a little uncomfortable at first due to the fear. However, if I know them long enough, I might be able to get over it and try to understand who they truly are instead of the labels that people put on them."

Su Hong Shan smiled once again, "That's right. We do not judge someone because of their labels, just like how we do not judge a book by its cover. So, we should give them a chance and trust the person that we know and not how others see him. By the way, a little tip for you guys, a person's eyes cannot lie. Look at them in their eyes, and the emotions and things that you see in their eyes are usually true."

Su Hong Shan then continued, "Thank you for your responses. Honestly, Ting Ting and Dan Dan are really the people that you guys should admire. I am not saying that you have to look up to them and do the wrong thing but to look up to them for their bravery because they learn from their mistakes. They changed their ways when they realized that what they did was wrong, and they make up for the mistakes they had done. They are the best kind of real-life examples that we could see and learn from."

By this time, most people seemed to be alright with the idea of having Ting Ting working in Blue Diamond Entertainment.

"Do you all have any more questions with regards to Ting Ting?"

Seeing that no one raised their hands or spoke out, Su Hong Shan then continued, "If none of you have any more questions, then I am going to read out what our Boss has to say to you guys. It is going to be a bit long, but the messages inside are crucial."

Su Hong Shan then took out his phone and began to read off, "I will be very direct with you guys this time. I am serious when I say that my artists' jobs are only to present their best work to all of you. And my job is to protect them from people like you guys that put them down when things happen and when you guys turn against them. My job is to prevent their confidence and their glamour from vanishing because of your simple words and actions. And, especially protecting them from those that are hiding behind the screens. Actually, the ones that I am most angered by are not those of you that are here, in Blue Diamond Entertainment's lobby, expressing your anger and hate. The people that I am most angry at are those invisible people. You guys hide behind the screens and spread anger and hate all around. Spreading nonsense, rumors, your hate, your anger, and sometimes your detest for life. However, none of you have to pay for it because you guys didn't inflict any physical harm."

"The worst thing is that your words are usually the deadliest. You guys influence people all over the world without even doing anything much. All that needs to be done is post a comment. People like the comment. Share the comment. People talk about the matter, and boom things spread like wildfire. Then what happens to the person that the comment was targeted at? They start receiving the actual physical and verbal insult, and what happens when things get worse? Life is lost. You guys could ruin a person's life just by sitting behind your ŀȧptop or phone and posting a comment. I am sure you guys have seen many artists that got depression and commit suicide, right? I won't say all of them are because of you guys. However, the majority is. That's because the pressure that you guys inflict on them can sometimes be so high that they start to fear even before anything happens."

"The fear of not meeting expectations. The fear of not being in proper shape. The fear of not being original. Performance pressure. Artists face this kind of pressure and stress unknowingly because of past happening and past experiences. Don't tell me that because it is their job to perform well or do a certain job properly or do the job in a certain way, and so they have to put up with the pressure. The pressure you guys gave them is far greater than the pressure of the job itself."