As one of Jeju Island's most famous tourist attractions, the Seaview Terrace (Wanghai Terrace) was packed with visitors. So when the conflict broke out, plenty of onlookers recorded the scene on their phones or cameras.
When Lu Chen and the others were taken to the police station for questioning, the Korean police also collected on-site evidence according to protocol.
Among the evidence, a Korean tourist provided a particularly valuable long video.
This female tourist had been standing on the small square below the terrace at the time. She noticed a group of Japanese men escorting a tall, thin young man in sunglasses up the stairs. Thinking he might be some kind of celebrity, she secretly began recording with her phone.
As a result, she managed to capture the entire incident from start to finish!
In this ten-minute-long video, everything was clearly documented, from the moment Jiang Fang was shoved to the ground, to the film crew confronting the bodyguards and the ensuing scuffle, to Lu Chen stepping in and gaining control of the situation, and finally the police arriving and escorting everyone away. Not a single detail was missed.
What made it even more remarkable was that the woman clearly had experience filming videos; her phone was a high-end model, the footage was steady and crystal clear, and it even had a bit of a movie-like quality to it.
But what really mattered wasn't the cinematic look; it was the fact that this video powerfully corroborated Lu Chen's testimony and delivered a resounding slap to the Japanese side's face. The truth was now crystal clear; anyone could see who was lying!
In fact, there were several other videos and photos taken by witnesses at the scene, but this one was the most definitive, hard, irrefutable evidence. After reviewing and verifying it, the Korean police presented the video, leaving even the Japanese lawyer completely speechless.
Not only the Japanese, but also Lu Chen's side watched it in full.
The entire film crew erupted with excitement.
"Hah! What can they possibly say now?"
"Serves them right! Did they really think they could lie their way through this? The proof is right here!"
"Pay up! Apologize!"
"This is outrageous, we can't just let them off easily!"
Faced with the angry Chinese team, the Japanese delegation had nothing to say. Even the most arrogant one among them, the man who had shoved Jiang Fang, had shut his mouth and sat there pretending to be dead.
Only the Japanese lawyer quietly pulled out his phone and made several calls, speaking in low tones for quite a while.
Finally, he returned with new terms for reconciliation.
Confronted with undeniable evidence, the Japanese had no choice but to compromise. They formally apologized to Lu Chen's group and agreed to pay a total of 12 million Korean won, roughly 70,000 RMB, as compensation to Jiang Fang and the other injured crew members.
Under the supervision of the Korean police, both sides signed an official settlement agreement.
By the time Lu Chen and the others left the station and reunited with Chen Fei'er and the rest of the team in the waiting lounge, night had already fallen.
"Are you all okay?"
Chen Fei'er, who had been waiting outside for hours, asked with deep concern, "They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"
Lu Chen smiled. "No, everything's fine. The Japanese apologized and paid compensation."
"That's a relief."
Chen Fei'er finally let out a long breath of relief. "I was worried sick. There've been tons of calls from back home, even Lu Xi called several times. Everyone's worried about you. Things are blowing up online right now!"
"We should hurry and issue an official statement!"
Lu Chen's eyes flickered thoughtfully. "No rush."
Then he turned to the SPG representative and said, "Mr. Choi, can you get a copy of that video from the police?"
The SPG representative assigned to the Full House production crew was indeed named Choi. He was an SPG talent manager and a native of Jeju Island, responsible for coordinating local matters for the crew during filming.
This SPG representative, Mr. Choi, was in his forties, a worldly, experienced man who also spoke Chinese quite fluently. The moment he heard what Lu Chen meant, he understood immediately and replied without hesitation, "I'll give it a try."
If this had been a criminal case, requesting evidence from the police would have been out of the question. But since this was merely a minor civil dispute that had already been peacefully mediated, obtaining a copy of the video was much simpler.
And as SPG's representative, if he couldn't even handle something this small, he might as well go home and eat kimchi for the rest of his life.
Choi pulled the lawyer aside and negotiated with the police officers for a few minutes, and, as he'd hoped, successfully obtained a copy of the video.
With the evidence now in hand, Lu Chen immediately called his sister back in China and sent her the video that he had saved to his phone.
Lu Chen hadn't expected the incident to blow up so quickly on Chinese social media, but he knew very well that there were people who would seize any opportunity to stir up trouble.
Having experienced several public storms in his first year in the entertainment industry, Lu Chen understood deeply how complicated and ruthless the business could be.
There were plenty of people within the circle just waiting for him to make a mistake, ready to kick him when he's down, so clarifying the truth and protecting his reputation was absolutely necessary.
However, Lu Chen decided not to release any official statement just yet, because he had a better plan.
Although the conflict had been resolved, the entire afternoon's filming schedule had been wasted. The scenes that were supposed to be finished today had to be pushed to tomorrow.
After everyone returned to their hotel in Jeju City, Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er specially arranged a lavish dinner banquet to comfort and reward the crew. Even though several of the young men had gotten the worst of it during the fight, their courage and loyalty deserved recognition and praise.
As for Jiang Fang, besides offering emotional comfort, the production team also decided to treat her injury as an official workplace accident and provide additional compensation.
By around 7 p.m., the "Lu Chen Arrested in Korea" incident was still spreading like wildfire across Wave Blog. While both Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er's studios remained silent, a well-known blogger named "Stray Cat" suddenly posted a new article titled:
"The Truth Behind Lu Chen's 'Fight' in Korea!"
In that post, "Stray Cat" shared a video claiming to have come from Korea's largest community website, Cyworld, revealing the real sequence of events.
Whether Lu Chen had maliciously assaulted someone, whether it was truly a "brawl," and how the entire incident had started, all of it was clearly shown in the seven-minute video!
"Stray Cat" had between one and two million followers on Wave Blog, and since his post tackled the hottest trending topic of the moment, with certain "forces" clearly pushing it from behind, the blog and video were shared and spread at lightning speed.
By 8:30 p.m., official statements were simultaneously released by Lu Chen Studio, Chen Fei'er Studio, Crown Pictures, and SPG's Chinese official blog. These statements explained the entire incident in detail, from its cause to the police-mediated resolution, directly to the public.
Thanks to the solid, irrefutable video evidence, the credibility of these statements was beyond question. The tide of public opinion instantly and completely shifted in Lu Chen's favor.
The self-proclaimed "righteous" blogger, "Everything in Threes," who had earlier attacked Lu Chen so viciously, suddenly went silent. Faced with countless mocking comments from netizens, he quietly deleted his previous posts, closed his comment section, and tucked his head back into his shell like a turtle.
As for all the others who had followed the trend and shouted along, they vanished just as quickly, their voices gone without a trace.
(End of Chapter)
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