Yu Yunzhi has been lukewarm in the entertainment industry. Despite starring in multiple hit dramas, he always fell just short of winning an award. After eight years in the industry, he had no negat...
Are you sure you want to go public?
Tang Suihe spoke calmly, but Yu Yunzhi knew that the angrier he was, the calmer he would become.
Yu Yunzhi herself had thought about going public with this for a long time, and before today she had maintained an attitude of neither responding nor opposing it.
Recently, many friends in the industry have been asking her if she is in a relationship, and whether it's with Shao Wenyan.
Yu Yunzhi readily admitted it, and everyone's first reaction was to congratulate him.
She also pays attention to the comments from fans online. In fact, she has a secondary account that frequents the "Yu Yan" CP super topic.
Seeing the CP fans asking questions and urging him to get married every day, Yu Yunzhi is also struggling with whether or not to go public with their relationship.
Even those who aren't fans of the couple but are simply fans of her career mostly support her dating.
Someone once asked, "As a fan, what would your reaction be if Yu Yunzhi were in a relationship?"
Yu Yunzhi read almost all the comments from fans below, and there were a few comments that he remembered very clearly.
There might not be much of a reaction. This is her life, and all I can offer her as an outsider is support.
I think liking or appreciating someone is a wonderful thing. My luckiest moment was when I met Yu Yunzhi, a hardworking, kind, and generous girl, during my university years, even though she didn't know me.
Yunzhi previously said that we fans shouldn't blindly do too many things for her. She doesn't become better because we like her; rather, she should work hard to become better so that we can like her.
She is my idol, but she didn't become an idol because I like her; rather, I like her because she became an idol.
We often like idols because they possess qualities and admirable traits that we admire. We crave what they have that we lack, and we admire them as guiding lights on our path, helping us move closer to what we desire.
I believe the best relationship between fans and idols is one where the idol works hard to create a positive on-screen image, and I strive to emulate my idol and achieve my own success, rather than imposing my will on her.
Dating is just one stage of life. She might get married and have children in the future, but as long as she has the qualities I like, I will always like her. I only like her, not her before she's dated.
I think I have a lot to say on this issue.
I would be very happy, happy for her, and happy for myself.
First of all, I am an eight-year-old fan. I have been following this girl since Yunzhi first entered the trainee program. I am one of the oldest fans. I have witnessed Yunbao's journey. It has not been easy for her. From trainee to minor supporting role and then step by step to become the leading lady, she has put in a lot of effort that we cannot see.
We fans like to joke that Yunbao is laid-back and gives up, but only we long-time fans know that she is just low-key. She does everything she is supposed to do very well. Her path to fame is steady and solid. Her achievements today are not due to our fans "praising" her, but to her own hard work.
Before "Redemption" aired, we didn't have many fans. Our fan base wasn't as strong as some internet celebrities' fans, and we rarely organized any data manipulation or sales boosting for Yunbao. It all depended on her own efforts.
Watching my idol walk step by step towards the flowers, that feeling of pride is probably the meaning of my idol worship.
She has done everything an idol should do, so why should I, as a fan, criticize someone else for loving her?
So what if she's in a relationship? She's 26 this year, not 16. Isn't her happiness what we fans want to see?
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Yu Yunzhi couldn't express how he felt after seeing these words from his fans; he felt a pang of sadness.
Her little clouds have always been so kind, always tolerant and fond of her.
Yu Yunzhi felt overwhelmed by receiving so much love. She felt that she was doing what she should do and that she should be responsible for her own life. However, she did not expect to receive so much love in the process, and that it all came from strangers she had never met.
Yu Yunzhi felt guilty while hiding her relationship; her fans loved her so much, yet she kept it a secret from them.
During this time, she has been struggling with whether she made a mistake, and she wants to trust her fans as much as they trust her.
So what if there are haters? She's not dating them, she doesn't rely on them for a living, and she has so many fans who love her, what's there to be afraid of?
Another reason is that Yu Yunzhi noticed the dim look in Shao Wenyan's eyes every time he said he wanted to hide his relationship.
Although he didn't say anything and always went along with her, Yu Yunzhi knew he was disappointed.
Moreover, the interview aired after the finale of "Redemption," so it had no impact on the show's ratings or anything like that, and it wouldn't bring any negative publicity to the production team.
So when the host asked that question, Yu Yunzhi did not immediately choose not to answer or deny it as she had done before, but instead said, "I have someone I like."
She wanted to tell her fans that she has people she likes, people who like her, and that she is happy.
She also wanted to tell her boyfriend not to worry, that he was in the light, and that he was the person she had personally admitted to liking.
"I'm sure." Yu Yunzhi said the word "sure" with great certainty, showing no sign of backing down in the face of Tang Suihe's anger.
After saying that, Yu Yunzhi chickened out, closed his eyes, and shrank back, bracing himself for a scolding.
But after waiting for quite a while, Tang Suihe still didn't scold her.
Yu Yunzhi quietly opened one eye and saw Tang Suihe typing on her phone.
"Brother Tang, what are you doing..." Yu Yunzhi asked timidly in a low voice.
She knew it was outrageous of her not to tell Tang Suihe beforehand, and it was understandable that Tang was angry, because he had previously said that if she wanted to go public, she should tell him in advance.
"What else can I do besides wiping your butt, my little ancestor!" Tang Suihe was busy typing and didn't have time to look at Yu Yunzhi.
But as soon as the words "little ancestor" came out, Yu Yunzhi knew that Tang Suihe had already digested most of her anger.
"I'm sorry, Brother Tang... It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. I was planning to tell you beforehand..."
Tang Suihe ignored her, so she continued to chatter on and on.
"Besides, I didn't give a definitive answer. I only said that I have someone I like, which is equivalent to not publicly announcing the relationship. Maybe my fans will guess that I have a one-sided crush..."
Tang Suihe finally managed to take a moment out of her busy schedule to glance at Yu Yunzhi. "You should be glad you didn't say 'I'm dead,' otherwise the interview would have crashed Weibo, and I wouldn't have had time to prepare any public relations. You would have really been dead."
Tang Suihe's harsh words weren't harsh at all. Yu Yunzhi smiled after hearing them, knowing that he wasn't angry anymore.