Chapter 45: When someone debuts, they treat themselves well enough, and you can feel it...
Graduation season is fast approaching, and no matter how reluctant she is, Cheng Sijie has already graduated from her undergraduate studies.
Jiang Hui had been struggling for about a year when he messaged her saying he'd had enough and everything was meaningless, whether it was things he'd done or not. But he still had a strong passion for music and wondered if trying again would make him a vibrant, normal person again.
His seemingly sincere demeanor resembled that of a devout monk about to embark on a pilgrimage to the West. If Cheng Sijie hadn't known him so well, she might have actually believed him.
Cheng Sijie: "Do you have anything like dreams?"
Jiang Hui said sincerely, "If I need it, I will have it."
Cheng Sijie: "Okay, brother, do you need me to cheer you on?"
Jiang Hui said, "No need, wait for your brother to earn money so you can spend it."
Cheng Sijie was speechless.
Isn't this person so confident that they'll get struck by lightning?
Cheng Sijie recalled the indifferent look in the video Jiang Hui sent her in high school and thought that everyone has a different definition of hobbies, passions, and life. Jiang Hui's spiritual world is probably a desert of various photons and particles mixed together, with disordered time and space and a variety of colors.
But let him do as he pleases.
Others might see her as incredibly busy, always on the go, but Cheng Sijie herself seems to enjoy it.
I believe Jiang Hui feels the same way, right?
Hmm... whatever.
Anyway, Cheng Sijie thinks this is fine, and she is also paying attention to Jiang Hui's entry into the entertainment industry.
But the fact that this really felt real was because Jiang Hui's presence was actually seen on various social media platforms. Coincidentally, Cheng Sijie works in the internet and self-media industry, so he is naturally a frequent surfer, enjoys surfing, actively surfs, and surfs every day.
One day, while I was absorbing the latest knowledge on the internet and judging celebrity gossip, I suddenly saw a trending topic pop up from the side and climb all the way to the top of the list.
#Chinese-American pop diva secretly meets mixed-race male model
Cheng Sijie's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately sensed something was wrong. She thought to herself: Damn, what's going on? Why does this mixed-race male model look so much like her little foreign devil?
She clicked on the video and saw that it was indeed Jiang Hui himself, smiling with clear features, opening the car door for a very popular actress in a gentlemanly manner, and the two walked into the restaurant together.
Cheng Sijie was completely baffled.
So, is she willing to sacrifice her "virginity" for publicity?
hiss--
Logically, as his girlfriend, she should have questioned him, but... she decided to wait and see.
You know what, the tabloids photographed the two of them quite well, their behavior intimate, they looked like a perfect match.
Some enthusiastic netizens commented below, explaining the reasons behind the couple's relationship.
The pop diva is of Chinese descent, and her career has always been a mix of fame and controversy. She is talented, has a strong personality, and has a rich romantic history with many ex-boyfriends. After divorcing her ex-husband, she has not had any public relationships. Five years ago, she retired from the entertainment industry to pursue academic studies.
Unfortunately, she is no longer active in the entertainment industry, but her legend lives on. After all, she has won so many awards and has so many fans. She also occasionally attends cultural and exchange events, which can be considered as her transition from the entertainment and film industry to the cultural industry.
I've heard that she's gotten along well with several female directors in China over the past two years and has even connected them with some international connections. Whether that's true or not, these female directors never shy away from mentioning her in public. It seems that even after retiring from the industry, she still has a knack for stirring up trouble.
Their trip to France together immediately caused a sensation among their fans.
Everyone was trying to figure out who that mixed-race handsome guy was. Some guessed he was a model, some guessed he was an Instagram influencer... After all the guessing, Jiang Hui made his debut, and this "mystery" was suddenly solved.
People are saying that this guy is a male parasite, trying to make a fortune in the domestic entertainment industry by relying on the Best Actress award. But as soon as Jiang Hui debuted, the Best Actress tagged him on Twitter and Instagram, saying that he was her nephew. Before long, endorsements and resources came flying in.
These days, nobody likes people with connections, especially someone who was parachuted in with connections.
With his handsome face, he's not here to be an actor, but to be a singer. Isn't that a huge leap?
Could it be that the Best Actress is going to appear in a music video just to boost his popularity?
Amidst various opinions and with the promotion from many friends, including the director of "karma," a well-known domestic rock band, and some stage designers, this album received an excessive amount of attention.
Regardless of the quality, it's rare to see a young master revitalize the record market in its current slump. To be honest, everyone hopes that a rising star can bring the market up so that others can also benefit. So for a while, it felt quite lively.
Cheng Sijie thought he was too bold.
But Jiang Hui said, "Would you be afraid of not passing a math test?"
Cheng Sijie blurted out instinctively, "Unless I've been transported to another world!"
Yeah, she's always been in the top science class, and getting perfect scores in math is a regular thing for her. A 150-point test, passing? Is this supposed to be sarcastic?
Okay, Cheng Sijie understands, Jiang Hui is confident. She doesn't know much about music, but she knows that some albums are bound to be hits just by listening to the intro, and some songs are guaranteed to be hits just by listening to the first few seconds of the intro.
There's nothing ambiguous about it. Aside from luck, everything still follows objective laws. As long as you meet all the conditions for "fire," you will definitely become popular.
What's more, Jiang Hui seems to have been given a cheat code, with so many advantages. This guy has always been confident, and his confidence has never been shaken. So this time... let him go all out.
In the middle of the year, Jiang Hui's debut album made a surprise appearance on the charts, and she collaborated with her friend, the up-and-coming director of "Karma," on an upcoming niche art film.
The album received rave reviews, with music critics and awards showering it with praise. They said it was a shoo-in for Best New Artist at this year's Golden Melody Awards and would be the number one album and single of the year, breaking chart records one after another.
Suddenly, music variety shows and music promotion programs were all playing his songs, and Cheng Sijie hadn't even had time to accept it.
Jiang Hui has transformed into a popular young male celebrity.
At the end of the year, a renowned director in the industry, aiming for awards, released the martial arts film "Mingyu," starring Ji Mingyu, a rising star actress who just won the Golden Orchid Award for Best Actress in China, with Best Actor and Best Actress winners in supporting roles.
Jiang Hui produced and sang the theme song, and worked with the director team to promote the song, which opened up the international market and led to collaborations with top European and American artists on singles.
He won Best Newcomer of the year, and his album won Album of the Year.
In the second year, Jiang Hui released a single, and three months later, she released a mini album.
With my works to my name, there's nothing more to say.
Success once is accidental, being given resources once is luck, but if you keep getting them and they keep getting them, then it's inevitable that this person will become famous.
With talent, resources, and capital backing, he can practically do whatever he wants in the industry. He never exploits his fans, and his work is always solid and impressive. This debut style has established the artist's label and tone.
From his debut album's instant fame to becoming a top star capable of holding concert tours in just over three years, perhaps this is due to his family background, excellent genes, and his long-term work in the entertainment industry. While all of this happened incredibly quickly, it also feels perfectly natural.
People are very tolerant of rebellious geniuses like Jiang Hui, who can either get into Ivy League schools or make movies, who started playing in a famous band in high school and then dropped out of college to pursue his dream of making music. Not to mention that Cheng Sijie knows that Jiang Hui has been composing and studying music all these years.
Even the schools he applied to were places where he was simultaneously studying business and music.
People like Cheng Sijie, who don't follow celebrities, started to hear his name. Photos of him from his junior high school competitions and high school were dug up by resourceful netizens. People were very interested in this academic genius and joked that he was experiencing life as an academic genius. However, there were also negative comments criticizing him for not being able to do something for society with such excellent academic achievements. Why did he have to come to the entertainment industry? Was he just here to make money?
But no one considers him a celebrity who sells his looks and relies on fan economy. Now, three years after his debut, he has released his third album and his global tour is sold out.
He has always been single and has never had any scandals, but he has never lacked media attention:
It's generally accepted that in the entertainment industry, movie stars are the most prestigious, followed by TV drama actors. Singers, due to the current sluggish record market, not only find it difficult to make money but also to break out of their niche. The booming record market of the early 2000s is gone. This is true not only in Japan and South Korea but also in Europe and America. This is a trend of the times that no one can avoid.
Even the top singers now have to consider their streaming index and internet popularity, otherwise they will become just another face in the crowd. With a good-looking face, good marketing skills, and enough drama, Jiang Hui can not only navigate the entertainment industry full of montage lies, but is also particularly good at it.
He is a ruthless businessman. Although he is passionate about music, he can see the cold logic behind the business operations. The public does not want to see celebrities crying and sobbing, nor do they want to see celebrities playing the victim and talking about their family affairs. Everything is to serve the persona and to create their own dream. Even if it is real, it must be limited, moderate, and restrained.
He is someone else's emotional consumption product.
Jiang Hui understands this very well. In public, she always appears sharp and powerful. Even when she goes crazy because of a breakup, it's just to send a signal to her fans and the media: "I've actually been in a relationship all along."
So the tragedy is only the tragedy of the strong and beautiful, not the tragedy of being down on one's luck, nor the tragedy of being greasy.
But this also means that he will not use the identity of artist Jiang Hui to reveal his true feelings to the outside world.
In reality, he was a psychopath—extreme, intelligent, and cold-blooded. He only had some sympathy for people and things that interested him. But in the world of survival of the fittest, if there were no cold-blooded people like him, how could those so-called "warm-hearted good people" live in this world with a sense of order?
He is a very self-consistent person.
He showed this to his lover without any hesitation; he wanted real, grounded love.
In addition, he is willing to be careful and cautious, to meet all the expectations of others, and to be a projection object worthy of being liked in the eyes of others.
Or perhaps life is just like this: besides a few true friends, maybe two or three close confidants, maybe a dog and a cat, maybe...
In conclusion, the world is magnificent and diverse, but a person can take very little with them.
If people don't realize this, and just immerse themselves in illusions, in the end, everything will be just a dream, an illusion. Amitabha, Amitabha.
Cheng Sijie had known him for so many years and knew him well—she knew his danger, his chameleon-like disguise, his ill intentions, his possessiveness, his perversion, his ability to do such outrageous things, his madness, his tears, and so much more. But she didn't care because he could manage himself very well. It was a tacit understanding between them; otherwise, there would be no point in talking. Cheng Sijie's original words were: "A handsome man with a neurotic personality is nice, but I don't go for a real madman."
Since then, Jiang Hui has frequently flown back to see her, and they have a lot of daily communication.
Cheng Sijie has never denied that she was attracted to him; all her hesitation and considerations crumbled under the weight of her sincerity.
If someone treats you well enough, you can sense it; there's no doubt about it.
Anyway, he is still "loyal" to her now. Cheng Sijie thinks the relationship is going well, so why bother to think about other things?
If you really have to rack your brains over a man, then rehearse some romantic drama scenarios for yourself; that would make things a bit more romantic.
As Yu Lingling said, spending too much time and energy thinking about this and that for men doesn't bring any income or benefit. You should think about your own career instead!
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