In recent days, Chinese actress Bai Lu - an artist under Huan Yu Film Company of producer Yu Zheng - has been continuously criticized for her subtle behavior and attitude considered disrespectful towards artists on the variety show Keep Running.
While Bach Loc was involved in controversy, her management company did not have any reaction to soothe public opinion, which made many Bach Loc fans indignant.
Many fans left comments on the Weibo account of producer Vu Chinh, questioning the company's failure to speak out in defense of the artist.
On May 13, Vu Chinh responded to a comment on this issue. He wrote: "Self-excusing will only increase the amount of interaction for bad guys, and increase their arrogance. I believe in the power of silence.
For baseless rumors, we choose the path of law; for injuries, we choose to smile and let it pass.
In recent years, I have learned how to refuse to drag on with useless arguments, for my affairs and for the people I love, it's the same. All karma in this world, God's will determines it.
The way Vu Chinh responded to Bach Loc's escalating controversy surprised the public. This producer has publicly defended artists of the company such as Hua Khai many times, even livestreaming to refute public opinion; this time he completely changed his attitude, choosing to remain silent.
Vu Chinh's strategy of silence has created two conflicting opinions in public opinion.
A part of the audience supports it, saying that "avoiding falling into the trap of self-proving is a wise choice, using the law is the harshest way".
But many people also criticized him for "not doing anything", saying that when artists have to face malicious information, the crew should immediately speak up to clarify instead of "laughing it off".
The source of the controversy started from Bach Loc's play in Keep Running. The interactions between her and Ly Than and Trinh Khai were photographed by netizens in frames, exaggerated into a big controversy.
The fact that she teased the two seniors as "old people", or interacted with Ly Than in water teasing, was interpreted by a part of the audience as "don't know how to play", "double standard".
The intentionally photoshopped image has spread rapidly. Keywords such as "Bach Loc does not respect seniors", "Bach Loc does not know manners" immediately climbed to the trend, causing public outrage.
However, audiences familiar with the program style point out that the nature of the interactions between Bach Loc and Ly Than and Trinh Khai is just a common joke in entertainment shows.
Previously, Sa Dat repeatedly called himself "old Sa", and was also often teased by members about his age, but never caused such a big controversy.
In addition to her role as an actress, Bach Loc was once loved for her cheerful and straightforward personality in entertainment shows. But this time, her carefreeness turned into controversy, even raised to the issue of "artistic ethics".
