"...In short, after this wave, conservatively speaking, about 30% of the 'Radiant Beauty' CP fans will start to consciously or unconsciously lean towards your side. Then, with just a few more similar events, they'll completely switch sides and become devoted to you." Wu Lin placed the magazine he had finished reading on the table, tapping the cover with his fingertip: "I've arranged this cover shoot for you at Jiying Men's Wear. It's the day after tomorrow afternoon, and my assistant, Xiao Li, will take you there."

After hearing Wu Lin's theory, Mingqian felt her entire worldview being reshaped. Now, hearing that she was going to shoot a magazine, she forced herself to stay awake and asked, "Brother Wu, aren't you coming with me?"

Wu Lin said, "The company has assigned me a new artist who will be here the day after tomorrow. I have to go to the company to wait for him."

Mingqian was taken aback: "Who is he that requires Brother Wu to personally wait for him?"

"What's his background?" Wu Lin chuckled, his gaze towards Ming Qian carrying a rather meaningful meaning: "Speaking of which, he and you are both people that President Chang values ​​highly. However, you are now..." Wu Lin's eyes swept over Ming Qian, looking her up and down.

Mingqian felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze, which seemed to be scrutinizing her like a piece of merchandise, and unconsciously took a few steps back.

Wu Lin sneered, "You're a thing of the past now, while he's still in the honeymoon phase with President Chang. There's still a difference in status."

Upon hearing this, Mingqian subtly clenched her fist hidden in her sleeve.

"However, it's alright. Now that you're under my command, your interests are tied to mine. Of course, I won't abandon you because of that. Here!" Wu Lin patted the magazine again and said, "Jiying Men's Wear has always been in the top ten in sales. If you become the cover star of one of the issues, your popularity will be even higher. Of course, if your fans are supportive enough to boost the sales of the issue you're on, the magazine will definitely try to cooperate with you again. It's a win-win situation."

"Of course, most importantly, Jiying Men's Wear emphasizes fashion. If you can step into this circle and get labeled as fashionable, your value will rise steadily in the future." Wu Lin painted a rosy picture for Ming Qian, and seeing the bright light in Ming Qian's eyes, he knew that he had convinced her.

Wu Lin stood up and said meaningfully, "Speaking of which, the person in charge of Jiying Men's Wear thinks highly of you. He's been asking me about you for a long time. It's obvious that he really wants to cooperate with you."

Wu Lin strode out of the room, casually tossing out a sentence: "So, don't let people down. You must perform well and seize the opportunity. I'm not just managing one artist anymore. Even if I can get resources for you, you still have to have the ability to hold onto them."

"Bang!" The door closed automatically. Mingqian slowly leaned back in her chair, her eyes glazed over, staring blankly at the magazine on the table.

He certainly understood what Wu Lin meant by those words.

However, he always felt a great sense of disappointment.

Perhaps it's related to the dreams he's been having on and off these past few days?

In that dream, he didn't have to walk so cautiously and fearfully in the entertainment industry, stumbling and bumping along like he does now.

He can get whatever he wants: leading roles in big IPs, leading roles in big-budget movies, covers of top fashion magazines, and the most popular variety shows... As long as he asks for it, someone will hand it to him.

He doesn't even need to do anything, nor does he need to repeatedly use his body as a bargaining chip to get what he wants.

That person was neither Feng Changheng, who kept saying he loved him but couldn't give him anything and was still asking him for money, nor Chang Yue, who only cared about his body and would discard him to fend for himself when he was tired of him.

The person who appeared in his dream was Yin Chengjue.

Mingqian couldn't understand why she had such a dream, nor could she understand why the man who clearly showed great disgust for her from the beginning would appear in her dream and have a completely different attitude towards her than in reality.

However, it must be said that these dreams are too wonderful for him now, so wonderful that he doesn't want to wake up.

Why?

Mingqian sighed, why can't the things in my dreams become reality? Why does he have to struggle so much and face so many setbacks in the entertainment industry in real life?

However, despite his thoughts, he still had to try his best to seize and hold onto the resources that Wu Lin brought him, even if they involved many twists and turns that he didn't like, in order to step into the fashion industry and continue to be popular.

Thinking of this, Mingqian turned back to the computer and continued to look at the trending topics.

Sure enough, everything was developing in the direction Wu Lin had described. His fans were aggressive, and the much-criticized CP fans of Rongguanghuanfa came forward to apologize and try to distinguish between Rongguanghuanfa CP fans and brainless sasaeng fans.

The fans of Qian Sha, however, did not buy into this and firmly denied that the CP fans of Rong Guanghuanfa were biased, as they were essentially fans of Rong Yu.

So some radiant CP fans, in order to prove that they "also have feelings for Mingqian," stepped forward to post pictures of their previous payments for various endorsements and sales promotions for Mingqian.

What started as an airport blockade eventually turned into a massive online showcase by fans.

In this turmoil, Mingqian was clearly in a weaker position and gained a lot of sympathy, while Rongyu became a tool, dragged out for a show.

But just taking a stroll isn't enough.

Mingqian clicked on Rong Yu's Weibo profile picture and saw that he had 20 million more followers than her. A strong sense of jealousy and resentment washed over her.

Why is that? Rong Yu's background is probably the same as his, right? They both came from the same talent show, and they were even the first and second place winners. Why is there such a big difference in their resources and the number of fans?

Jealousy is like a venomous snake, cold and insidious, slowly coiling around the heart, eroding and corroding the bright red heart, until it becomes ugly and unbearable.

Mingqian logged into her alternate account and posted a pointed comment in the CP fan supertopic she had followed earlier.

Fish Falling on Shallow Sand: I don't know what you guys think, but I feel so disappointed right now. Shallow has gone through something like this, and Fish hasn't even posted a Weibo to express his opinion or show any concern. I feel like he doesn't love Shallow at all. I feel like my house has collapsed. Shallow is so pitiful. Fish is definitely a scumbag!

Fish Falling on Shallow Sand: I know that shipping couples shouldn't be too emotional, but I really can't control myself. I genuinely hope they can be together, but right now, I feel like it's all one-sided on Qianqian's part. This kind of love is just too bitter, too tiring, and too heartbreaking.

Fish Falling on Shallow Sand: Seriously, even if it's just a Weibo post, I just want to know Fish's attitude towards Shallow Sand. It would be worth all the time I've been sincerely shouting "It's true" for so many days!

Such remarks, made at this particular time, are bound to resonate with many.

Especially some younger fans, who lack independent judgment, believe whatever others say and are easily swayed.

Moreover, once you get into this line of thinking, it's easy to be led into a dead end by this kind of thinking.

In reality, most CP fans who shout "It's really true, it's really true" are simply trying to fulfill some unspoken expectations. They dare to be so reckless precisely because they know it can't be real. If it were true, they would most likely be blocking the door of the closet, since society's acceptance of homosexuality is still not very high.

However, there are always some CP fans who are not very rational in their shipping. They not only fantasize that their CP is already together, but also seriously believe that they are actually together. As a result, if either party of the CP does something that does not meet their expectations, they will have a very strong sense of disappointment and dissatisfaction. In some cases, they may even develop resentment.

This emotion is actually similar to that expressed by extreme fans who idolize celebrities.

Because what they are chasing is no longer the idol himself, but a persona, a persona that they have imagined themselves.

Therefore, once a celebrity acts in a way that contradicts this persona, fans will feel betrayed. This can lead to three possible consequences: losing fans, fans turning against the celebrity, or fans pressuring the celebrity to conform to the persona they've created.

Such fans exist not only among solo fans, but also among CP fans or group fans. It has nothing to do with the fan group itself, but rather with the individual's values ​​and character. Although it is unnecessary to generalize, the presence of even one or two such fans in a fan group can be extremely harmful to the group.

Those so-called "one fan is worth ten haters" probably refer to this type of fan.

As I said before, the more people in a circle there are, the more miscellaneous things there will be, no matter what kind of circle it is.

To get back to the point, the reason Qianyi posted such a comment on the Rongguanghuanfa CP fan super topic was to lure out these kinds of fans.

This isn't the first time he's done something like this. He previously posted similar comments in the "Benefit Fei Qian CP" supertopic. "Benefit Fei Qian CP" is a CP pairing of Fei Zhengqi and Ming Qian. Back then, after Fei Zhengqi left the group due to certain issues, Ming Qian deliberately created a secondary account to post comments in their CP supertopic in order to capitalize on Fei Zhengqi's last wave of popularity. These comments implied that Fei Zhengqi had a sugar daddy behind him, implying that Fei Zhengqi had betrayed Ming Qian and that Ming Qian's sincere feelings had been misplaced.

The more comments like this were posted, the more it actually led many of the Fei Fei Qian CP fans to unfollow Fei Zheng Qi and switch to only supporting Ming Qian.