P1- Black Swan Yu Menglong: 20M Fans Shocked by His Eerie Fall & Netizens Vow to Get to the Bottom

Yu Menglong's unexpected fall has caused tremendous upheaval in Chinese society and politics. The incident has mired the Chinese Communist Party leader in a difficult position, one he cannot fully resolve, and has given his political opponents leverage to demand his resignation. Mango Super Media, the state-owned entertainment company to which the star belongs, saw its stock price plummet nearly 13% in a single week, with the number of shareholders decreasing by 15,400, a 28.92% decrease, compared to the previous month. The Beijing government is currently experiencing increasing concern and fear due to the intense and sustained attention paid to this incident by mainstream Chinese. Yu Menglong's Weibo account reached 38.44 billion views on October 15th. Chinese netizens are engaging in a cat-and-mouse game with the CCP, with scores of Communist Party members flocking to overseas websites to demand their withdrawal from the communist regime. This three-part series will explore this unfolding event, a crisscrossing intersection of sorrow and courage, darkness and light.