Fan Shiqi exhibited a peculiar expression and danced around, while Tian Hairong's new film has incurred significant losses, leading netizens to claim they are facing retribution. (Video screenshot)
[People News] Today we focus on a public opinion storm that unfolded in real life but proved even more dramatic than a TV series. On January 25 in Yibin, Sichuan, what was originally a ceremony to honor so-called positive energy figures on the “China Good Person List” turned into a “public opinion blockade battle” involving tens of thousands of people — all because of the appearance of a controversial figure. That person was the entertainer long accused of being entangled in the Yu Menglong case — Fan Shiqi. Simply because “sha ren fan” ended up on the “Good Person List.”
It is reported that when Fan Shiqi appeared at the rehearsal site for the “China Good Person List” wearing an elegant suit, the atmosphere instantly froze. As news spread, livestream rooms and comment sections online completely exploded. Thousands upon thousands of netizens did not engage in blind insults, but instead posted uniform questions: “Three days after a friend died and you said you were happy — that’s a good person?” “Don’t insult the word ‘good person’!” Calls to “take him down” and demands for “revocation” grew louder and louder.
Public anger did not arise out of nowhere. In a widely circulated three-minute audio clip online, with a voiceprint match rate of 99.57% to Fan Shiqi, a voice can be heard roaring about wanting to “vomit it out.” Netizens questioned how someone with inescapable ties to such a serious case could represent a “good person” on a moral exemplar stage. Facing overwhelming pressure, the organizers made an emergency adjustment to the program just minutes before the official event began. Fan Shiqi was ultimately removed from the final list, and his livestream was hastily shut down.
At the same time, another entertainer linked to controversy in the case, Song Yiren, also became a focal point. Song Yiren has recently been busy promoting her upcoming film Ambush at Shentou Ridge, an anti-Japanese “red” war-themed movie. Without exception, the film has been met with boycotts. Even before its release, users were already posting comments on Douban: “Boycott sha ren fan! One-star review, terrible movie!”
“Boycott disgraced artist Song Yiren!” became the most enthusiastic “review” of the film among netizens.
The “China Good Person List” should not merely be a popularity contest, nor should it become a tool for controversial figures to rehabilitate their image. Whether it was the moment Fan Shiqi was removed or the renewed boycott of Song Yiren’s new film, both point to the same core issue: some truths have not yet been clearly explained, and the public’s memory will not simply turn the page.
At the center of these two public opinion storms is a name that has not been forgotten for more than four months, yet has never been cleared — Yu Menglong. On screen he was the gentle and refined “Ninth Prince.” In real life he was described as a kind and warm “big brother next door,” a low-key philanthropist and practitioner of public service. In a world where black and white seem reversed, the truly good person is tormented, made to disappear, controlled, and erased — even remembrance of him can only exist in silence.
An overseas public petition launched on Yu Menglong’s behalf has reportedly surpassed 750,000 signatures. This is not just a number, but a sign of the public’s persistence in seeking the truth. When official events attempt to “set the tone” or “endorse” certain entertainers, the public has chosen open resistance, pushing the case that authorities seem intent on covering up back into the spotlight.
Recently, claims have circulated online that “Yu Menglong’s last appearance was something he begged for.” This has been further interpreted to mean he may have already sensed the fate he was about to face and wanted to properly say goodbye to his fans, completing that appearance described as “hard-won.”
It is said that Yu Menglong’s public appearance at the time was not originally scheduled, but was arranged only after coordination among friends and staff. Fans recall that his final appearance was brief and that he did not say much. Many described his “state as unusually quiet.”
Some netizens pointed out that Yu Menglong’s expression during that appearance was clearly different from his past image — there was a calmness of farewell and a faint sadness. Fans’ comments are heartbreaking: “So that meeting was the last tenderness he left for us,” “If it really was something he begged for, he must have been so reluctant,” “Now every second of that footage hurts to watch.” In fact, whether that appearance was merely a work adjustment or truly, as interpreted by outsiders, a “final farewell,” still awaits the passage of time and the truth to explain.
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