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39 years old For many people, it is a critical period for their steady career growth.

But Yu Menglong left this world forever at this age that should have been full of hope.

But who would have thought that this was originally a heartbreaking tragedy, but it was filled with all kinds of rumors and malicious speculations and became a farce.

On the morning of September 11, a well-known paparazzi in the entertainment industry revealed that a male artist who participated in "Three Lives Three Worlds 10 Miles of Peach Blossoms" and whose number of fans exceeded 20 million unfortunately fell from Beijing.

The news came out and everyone was shocked.

After everyone checked, they found that this well-known male artist was Yu Menglong.

After that, many people asked Yu Menglong to come out to refute the rumors.

Even if it is Yu Menglong's fans or ordinary netizens, they must be unwilling to believe that a living person died like this.

But the fact is indeed so cruel. Not long after, Yu Menglong's studio posted a document to confirm the bad news.

As well-known netizens speculated that if Yu Menglong really fell from the building, he would be suspected of a criminal offense.

But the police quickly issued a notice saying that the criminal suspicion of Yu Menglong's death has been ruled out.

According to insiders, on the evening of September 10, Yu Menglong organized a private dinner at a friend's house, and five or six people shared a meal together.

At around 2 a.m., the dinner was over, Yu Menglong returned to the second floor bedroom and deliberately locked the door. At around 6 a.m. the next morning, when friends were about to leave, they found that Yu Menglong was not in the room.

After going downstairs, they found Yu Menglong lying on the lawn in horror.

But in fact, the neighbor was the first to find the body and call the police while walking his dog in the morning. Seven police cars came to the scene, and the lockdown was not lifted until after 9 a.m.

In the investigation, the screen window at the scene was artificially unbuttoned.

If the person who unbuttoned the window screen was Yu Menglong, then how determined his intention to die would be.

A living life disappears like this, and this should be a moment of mourning and regret.

But the wind direction on the Internet gradually deviates from the right track and develops in an absurd and terrible direction.

As the fermentation of the hazy incident, various rumors and conspiracy theories are rampant.

Some people questioned without any basis that "the door locked before falling from the building and brought a famous watch, which was suspected of killing him." Although the police have clearly ruled out criminal suspicion.

But these rumors still misled many public, making them suspicious of the police's conclusions and deliberately incite confrontation.

There are also rumors about Yu Menglong's private life, spreading "yellow rumors", peeping into his privacy, spreading rumors such as "depression history" and "rejecting unspoken rules to be hidden".

These rumors not only violated the dignity of the deceased, but also caused Yu Menglong's family to suffer secondary harm.

What's more, some people with ulterior motives use inflammatory labels such as "Yu Menglong's death" to attract traffic, fabricate false plots such as "depression suicide" and "capital persecution" just to earn traffic and attention.

For example, the rumor that "Yu Menglong was hidden because he refused the unspoken rules of a female producer" circulated online has contributed to the fire.

Reported that in 2020, Yu Menglong rejected the "non-demand request" of a female producer or investor, and was subsequently banned, almost completely fading out of the public eye from 2020 to 2023.

However, this statement has no conclusive evidence, but it has been widely circulated on the Internet, causing Yu Menglong to suffer unreasonable speculation and slander after his death.

In this era of information explosion, rumors spread far exceeding the speed of truth clarification.

People seem to prefer to believe the rumor that is full of drama and excitement rather than spending time waiting for the truth.

As the Yu Menglong incident continues to ferment, more and more innocent people are involved in this storm.

Director Cheng Qingsong and screenwriter Aurora Guang were suspected by netizens to be present at the time just because of a photo of Yu Menglong falling from the building.

In the photo, there are two men, one wearing black short-sleeved and the other wearing white short-sleeved. The man in black seemed to comfort the man in white.

Netizens determined that he was the man in black on the scene through the so-called "detail comparison", such as the man in black on the side face was similar to Cheng Qingsong, and Cheng Qingsong had a black hair before.

Aurora Light was caught in a whirlpool of public opinion because of her recent selfies, her clothes, hairstyles and background windows that were similar to those of the man in white at the scene.

Cheng Qingsong clarified the first time late at night, posted a meal appointment with Tian Hairong to prove that he was not present at the time of the incident, and emphasized that his red hair was inconsistent with the image of the black-haired man in the photo for many years, and he had no acquaintance with Yu Menglong, so he finally chose to call the police to protect his rights.

But even so, netizens still refused to give in and verbally attacked him.

Aurora Light did not respond, and only deleted the relevant selfie blog posts and turned on the account protection mode. This move attracted more speculation and attacks.

In addition, even the 72-year-old producer Fang Li was not spared.

Because of a public photo with Cheng Qingsong at the movie press conference in 2012, netizens forcibly linked to Cheng Qingsong, suspected that he had participated in the party.

Some people even assumed that he was "depressed and avoided suspicion" on the grounds that "IP No. 10 was in Beijing and No. 11 was transferred to Chongqing".

Although Fang Li posted his schedule, proving that he did not have a party with Cheng Qingsong and Aurora Light on the evening of the 10th, denied that he was gay, and explained that the kiss photo with Aurora Light was just a funny thing at the premiere, his comment section was still overwhelmed by questioning.

Actor Gao Taiyu was also implicated, and was questioned by netizens just because he "was earlier than the studio announcement to commemorate".

In desperation, he could only post a chat record and prove his innocence, and called on the public to stop spreading false information. What are the mistakes of these innocent people involved?

Can they be pushed to the forefront of public opinion just because of some speculations, and suffer unreasonable accusations and abuses?

In this storm, the "hidden" and "bullying" that Yu Menglong suspected of encountering during his lifetime were also raised again and became the focus of new public opinion.

In fact, his career was not going well.

Yu Menglong's acting career had setbacks. From 2020 to 2023, he had very few works and was suspected to be hidden.

A person in the circle revealed that in 2020, he was hit by the project change and the cancellation of events for rejecting a female investor's "special requirements" at the drinking party.

During this period, he said on social platforms that he wanted to "turn behind the scenes to work". Fans thought that he might actually be restricted from development when he went to study for directors.

He did not make a comeback until 2023, such as filming the costume drama "A Umbrella Smoky Rain", but his whole body was not in good condition, skinny and bone-skinned, his eyes were full of alienation and timidity, which was very different from his previous high-spirited appearance. At that time, many people said that he was completely ai's acting skills.

In addition, there are also reports that Yu Menglong was bullied by Li Chengru when he participated in "The King of Cross-border Comedy".

Industry insiders revealed that Li Chengru forced his dressing room, and Yu Menglong was driven away by a roar when he entered. After being roared, he wiped his face with tears in the corridor with tissues.

But there are different statements. Some people say that Yu Menglong was late and missed the rehearsal time and was scolded by Li Chengru. Some people insisted that the initial revelation was true, but now there is no truth.

After Yu Menglong's death, the incident was brought up again, and Li Chengru's Weibo comment section was captured by netizens and asked him to apologize.

These rumors, whether true or false, reflect the possible problems of power asymmetry and workplace bullying in the entertainment industry.

Why did an once sunny and cheerful actor suddenly fall silent during the golden period of his career?

Why is the condition worse than before after returning?

These questions may never have answers, but they remind us that the entertainment industry is not as bright and beautiful as it seems.