Chapter 431 - Pressure

"If you believe that performance pressure is something that they should be able to withstand because it is their job, then you are certainly not thinking it in the way you guys always do. The pressure that they face is perhaps a hundred million times of the pressure that you face to do well in your class. That's because you guys love to put up your comments on the internet, be it for trashing or what. It is one thing to rate and review someone's work. But it is another thing to put hate comments or totally trash someone else's hard work."

"For idols in general, the fear of looking a little out of shape. There have been too many attacks on idols for their shapes and sizes. Yes, there are people out there that support the idols no matter what. However, there are people that would constantly comment on an idol's weight, size, and height. Usually, such comments are targeted at women. The funny thing is that what we see on the screen is not always the same as what we see in person. Perhaps they only gained half a kilogram, but the camera shows otherwise, then what happens? Those invisible people start to comment. She is too fat! She should lose some weight! So ugly! Sounds pretty familiar, right? That's because almost every female idol experienced such things at one point in their career."

"There is something even more hilarious, and that's when an idol gets too skinny on screen. Why did I say that it is funny? That's because you guys would start to blame the entertainment company for mistreating the idols. Blame their boss for making them lose weight. Blame their boss for not treating them right. This happens when the idols get depression as well. You guys blame everyone but yourself when the idols become unhealthy mentally or physically. I know some companies truly don't treat their artists well. However, seriously, the invisible pressure that you guys gave them is sometimes too high even for me. It is not always because of the companies that manage them. You guys put such pressures on the company as well, and more often than not, the pressure once again goes to the artists."

"Now, don't think that I am done talking because I am not done. Don't forget that there are even people who dig up the idols' past to see whether they have undergone any plastic surgery before. They compare their current photos and their past photos. Then what happens? That's right, the cycle repeats. He is so ugly in the past! She used to be such a nerd! She must have undergone plastic surgery before! Come on. Makeup and weight loss can definitely change a person's look, why do you guys have to say that they undergo surgery? There is something called skincare products. Skincare products that can even make your U-shaped face turn V. Skincare products that can brighten your skin color. There is also something called exercise. Exercises that can help you lose your weight and show more bone. Exercises that can give you better-looking buŧŧs. Also, haven't you seen those makeup removal videos before? The power of makeup is truly unbelievable."

"I am not saying that there are no artists that never undergo surgery before. However, what's wrong with that? They paid the price for their beauty. Don't tell me that they should embrace their natural beauty. No matter how true that is, you guys don't support it wholeheartedly. Besides, it is their face and body. They get to do what they want with it. Yes, their parents gave them life, and so they should cherish their natural bodies. However, is it wrong to want to be beautiful according to the standards that people have set? No. They paid a high price for it, and they even have to endure the pain. The pressure that you people sometimes put not only act on the artists but it also acts on the ordinary citizens. Those people that constantly comment on others' are creating such pressures for everyone, and the industry that is directly affected is us, the entertainment circle, and the artists are in the center of it."

���Remember what I say about pretending to be good? You guys are people like this. Because you don't show your faces, and no one would know the real you, and you could live your life as normal. However, what you guys are doing is way worse than killing a person directly. You guys are putting them on the road of slow torturous death."

"I will apologize for making any of you angry or experience any discomfort with my words. However, I mean every single word that I said. What kind of boss am I if I can't even protect my own people when people are trying to harm them? I already said that my job is to protect them. That's why I have made the rules very clear since the day Blue Diamond Entertainment was found. I will protect them from whatever harm that you are trying to inflict on them because they are like my friends as well. All of us know one another, and we help one another like a real family and friend. Ting Ting's ȧssistant protected her just now because she saw her as a friend and not because Ting Ting had a higher rank than her. Meng Li and Qi Gang protected Ting Ting and her ȧssistant because they know them. They know what kind of person they are, and that's why they too wouldn't tolerate people trying to harm them. That's what a true family and friend are like."

"Once again, I am sorry for this long speech. To all the reporters, thank you all once again for coming here, and the interview can continue the end of my speech. Thank you all for being patient and for being cooperative. As usual, the refreshments are at the side for you guys to enjoy."