Singapore — Social media influencer Xiaxue’s “exclusive” interview that “broke the silence” of Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) co-founder Sylvia Chan topped 2021’s list of most-watched non-music videos in Singapore.
YouTube released its “2021’s top trending videos and creators” list on Wednesday (Dec 1).
The controversial blogger and influencer’s interview of Sylvia Chan, which revealed more than a sprinkling of juicy revelations, racked up an impressive 1,281,166 views since it debuted on Oct 24.
The 107-minute-long interview came after Xiaxue, a pseudonym for Wendy Cheng, interviewed Sylvia Chan who was coping with accusations of verbal abuse and creating a toxic workplace environment at NOC, filed a police report over death threats, fought rumours of an alleged sex video, and more.
One of the biggest bombshells revolved around NOC co-founder Ryan Tan, his closeness to the company’s female talents and his alleged infidelity that began shortly after he married Sylvia Chan, all of which made her suspicious of the women they worked with. They have since divorced.
“WE NEVER HAD A HAPPY MARRIAGE BECAUSE HE HAS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GIRLS IN NOC. THAT’S WHY I’VE ALWAYS KEPT MY SILENCE BECAUSE I’M GOING TO IMPLICATE THE WHOLE WORLD,” said NOC’s Ms Chan.
Through it all, Mr Tan, co-founder of NOC, had emerged relatively unscathed, that is, until the next chapter of the NOC Saga unfolded in the “exclusive” “break-her-silence” interview with Xiaxue.
The lengthy tell-all exclusive, which was well-received online, somewhat helped to turn the tide of public opinion in favour of Ms Chan.
In the wake of the interview, Mr Tan, her ex-husband, released a 10-page statement peppered with screenshots and WhatsApp exchanges, seeking to absolve himself of the accusations made against him over social media.
“Many lies were peddled during the interview, but I will continue not to discuss our personal issues. I respect our time together too much to do that. I will, however, address certain allegations of wrongdoing that have been made against me,” he wrote.
Coming in second on the list of YouTube’s most-watched videos in Singapore is a Channel News Asia livestream of the Republic’s Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, addressing the country on the Covid-19 situation, on May 31.
In third place is another video featuring Ms Chan called Night owl cutscenes: Modern Peranakan Boutique Tour in Singapore. Like PM Lee’s speech, this NOC video racked up more than 800,000 views.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rzompExaME
Rounding out the top five are a parody of the Netflix smash success, “Jian Hao Tan: 13 types of people in SQUID GAME” and “South China Morning Post: Inside the billionaire’s house at Sheng Siong Lim Hock Leng supermarket in Singapore.”
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‘Way to go Sylvia’ support for Sylvia Chan grows after ‘silence-breaking’ Xiaxue interview