Chapter Twenty-Five
Li Nan shook her head and said, "You're thinking too optimistically. Reality isn't like that; it's very cruel. I also believe that people have souls and that there are parallel universes."
In the entertainment industry, few actors don't believe in metaphysics. After all, becoming a big star depends on fate and resources. If you don't have that fate, you won't become a big star. At most, you'll be a minor star, attracting a small number of fans.
Actually, one of the hardest things about being an actor is having to endure countless rejections. Even if you start as a supporting actor in a TV series, work your way up for many years, and then film a top-tier TV series...
So if you're making a TV series and the production quality is a bit lacking, the sense of disappointment is very strong. It's like climbing a mountain and reaching the summit, thinking you've achieved your goal.
Next, you descend the mountain. Your goal has been achieved, but that's it. You feel like you're just drifting through life, indifferent to what you gain, as if it's all fine. This attitude is very negative.
But there's no way around it; the desire has simply vanished, unless you climb to the top again, reach the very highest point, and produce a top-tier TV series of the same caliber.
Some actors are indeed so lucky that they have many well-known representative works, but most actors are lucky enough to have one. Most are unknown actors without any representative works.
Is this an actor? Yes. Have you acted in any dramas? A lot. Then why haven't I seen any of your TV series? Speechless, unable to say anything.
For an actor, having no notable works is a terrible thing; they can live without fans, but not without any work. It's different for an idol; they can live without a representative work, but they cannot live without fans.
After getting to know them better, I realized that idols are more like commodities than actors. They have a kind of refined artificiality, even though they can act better than actors and integrate acting into their lives.
On the contrary, actors, in order to better get into character, will show their most authentic side, with genuine emotions and expressions, and they won't be fake.
Idols love to put on a show. They might not be excited at all, but they'll pretend to be very excited, and they'll always have a fake smile on their face. They also act the same way in social situations. They seem very polite, bowing and using proper titles, but in reality, they're completely insincere.
Perhaps they've faked things with their fans so much that they act the same way with strangers. Honestly, I wouldn't go to an idol's autograph session even if I were paid to.
I've seen those idol autograph session videos before, and they were so fake, so affected and pretentious, and the things they said were so deliberate and hypocritical.
If I were to encounter such an insincere person, I would really get angry and completely unable to tolerate it. I can only say that I am destined never to be a fan of any idol.
For me, these autograph sessions are a waste of time, but for some fans, they provide emotional value; some even attend once and want to attend again and again, without stopping.
Xu Weiwei twitched the corner of her mouth and said softly, "I think you've implied something. I am the kind of person you described who likes to attend autograph sessions. Actually, when I attend, I don't realize anything is wrong. I just think my liking might be filtered."
When we were face-to-face, because there was still some lingering affection, my mind was a bit foggy and I wasn't quite myself. Also, she answered all my questions about our on-screen pairing well, and her answers made me very satisfied.
Of course, I later found out that the CP I shipped was fake. When I attended the autograph session, the other guy already had a girlfriend, who was a great beauty when she was young, but her face is now completely unbearable to look at. She is 26 years older than him.
All I can say is that it's not that I deliberately want to think that way, but I was shocked when I learned that the guy's girlfriend was three years older than his mother.
Is he sick? What is he after? Is it money? No, he's a top member of a world-class boy band, he's got plenty of money.
Is it because of her looks? That's even less likely. His girlfriend was indeed very beautiful when she was young, but now that she's older, her face has aged.
I strongly suspect that his sexual fetishes are abnormal and that he has an Oedipus complex. I heard that he comes from a single-parent family and lives with his mother. Logically speaking, his mother should love him and he should not lack maternal love. Why would he want to find a girlfriend who is so much older than him?
I really think he's amazing. He's incredibly handsome, incredibly talented, an all-around ace. He can sing, dance, and even rap. He can also compose songs. He has a great personality and good character. Every time he performs a concert, he sincerely kneels down to express his gratitude to his fans.
He is very proactive in engaging with fans, listens to their suggestions, and tries his best to learn and sing the songs they want to hear. He has a completely service-oriented personality and is incredibly kind to his fans.
But all of this changed after he got a girlfriend. He started to deliberately stop engaging with fans, giving them the silent treatment, arguing with them, and even stopping expressing his gratitude at concerts.
The contrast before and after is so stark that it's very obvious. His die-hard fans, if they had any sense, immediately stopped supporting him after learning the truth.
Those who are less rational will hide his relationship and continue to mindlessly whitewash him, saying that he is not working because the company is restricting and suppressing him, and that they are all he has left.
We've all seen the love they've shown us, how could our idol not love us? It's all the company's fault. The company doesn't want our idol to become too popular, so they're deliberately creating this fan-driving tactic. We absolutely cannot fall for it.
But in general, his character is still pretty good. He has a girlfriend, and I heard that he wanted to announce his relationship directly, but the company stopped him. He doesn't act like an idol when he's in a relationship. He treats his girlfriend very well, and he is very responsible and loving.
I later learned more about his girlfriend. She was a very individualistic woman who had been in many relationships, married three times, dated countless men, and insisted on being childless, adhering to the principle of loving herself the most.
After having such a wonderful lover, she doesn't feel inferior. Instead, she feels superior and thinks he should always follow her lead. She doesn't care if he leaves her; she's living for the moment.
I took a look, and although her looks are no longer enhanced by filters, her charisma is still there. You can tell that this woman is high-energy and very charming.
One thing I really admire about him is that he doesn't care about looks or age when choosing a girlfriend. He probably just loves her inner qualities, which is quite profound. Maybe they are spiritually compatible.
Why did I unfollow him? First of all, I was a CP fan of his. At first, I only liked him, but I loved shipping too much, so I paired him with another member of the group who was the best looking. As a result, the pairing fell apart. However, if I had only been a solo fan of his, I would have unfollowed him anyway.
I cannot accept idols who treat fans badly and engage in deliberate emotional abuse, or who manipulate fans' mentality. If they deliberately bully fans just for their girlfriends, then they should leave the entertainment industry. Their hypocritical attitude is ugly and disgusting.
Sometimes I can understand why couples who get married often don't have a very good relationship. It's because people tend to be the worst when they're being loved.
This guy is like that. He's confident that even if he uses passive-aggressive tactics and doesn't engage in any online activities, many fans will still stay and continue to love him. That's why he dares to do these disgusting things to his fans.
I once overheard a conversation between a young, deeply in love couple after they got married. The way they spoke was incredibly harsh. They were talking about very ordinary things, yet they spoke as if they knew something that the other person didn't, implying ignorance and full of discrimination and contempt.
I couldn't listen to it anymore. I closed my eyes several times to calm myself down. I felt that if I had a marriage like that, I wouldn't be able to last three days and would choose to get a divorce decisively.
Why are people so good at hurting their lovers? It's so ugly. They were so devoted and affectionate at the beginning, but once they got what they wanted, they stopped appreciating it.
There's a saying that time can't defeat beauty, but that's a lie. When you're young, your stunning beauty is unmatched, but when you get old and your face is full of wrinkles, you're no longer as beautiful.
This kind of disparity requires courage to face. It's not about complaining or making a mountain out of a molehill. If you already have so much when you're young, is it really right to want to keep wanting more when you're old?
Actually, no. Pain cannot be quantified, and some people simply cannot bear such a huge blow. I heard of a woman who was a great beauty in her youth, but in her old age, she dared not even look in the mirror, unable to face her current face. She was depressed all day long, and eventually, she fell ill from grief and died. Because her illness was of the heart, there is no cure. Even the most skilled doctor cannot prescribe a remedy for the specific symptoms.
Which is harder to accept: never having had something, or having it and then losing it? Actually, they're the same; both are painful. That's just how life is.
The pain you've endured may seem unbearable to others. They might say, "I've suffered far more than you have. How can you not even bear this little bit of hardship? You're too fragile."
Just like many people criticize those who commit suicide for being too cowardly, saying that they can afford to eat, yet still commit suicide. We once couldn't even afford to eat and were starving, but we still stubbornly lived on. It's just that we've been living too comfortably.
People always like to get caught up in the swamp of comparison. I'm suffering a lot, but if someone is suffering even more than me, then I feel much better.
Feeling sorry for a friend's shortcomings, yet unable to bear seeing a friend do too well. To put it nicely, it's because you're afraid the gap will become too big and you can't continue being friends. To put it bluntly, it's jealousy. You used to be worse than me, how come you're suddenly better than me? It's just good luck, what's so great about it?
But sometimes luck comes, and some people, even when given an opportunity, just can't seize it. What can you do then?
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