Chapter Twenty-One
Li Nan was dumbfounded and said speechlessly, "Are there really people like this? Is the singer circle even more outrageous than the idol circle? Does it have to be so humble? I've learned something new. It's really fun to watch the drama unfold."
Xu Weiwei nodded and said, "At first, I couldn't believe that such a popular female singer could achieve this, but all the evidence shows that the truth is just like that."
After seeing her, I realized that loving too much isn't necessarily a good thing. It's just going too far. No matter how much you give, the other person won't appreciate it. You're just demeaning yourself.
I'm actually quite good at accepting reality, but some people I've met while following celebrities have a hard time accepting reality. For example, I once shipped a boy band couple, and you could tell they were genuinely in love.
But later their feelings faded, and they stopped loving each other. Their previous collaborations were all well-designed with lots of interaction, but their later collaborations were all about people moving but their hearts being dead. They were not vibrant at all, as if they were forced to perform on stage.
There was almost no interaction between them, and the CP fans all made excuses saying that the company deliberately caused trouble and didn't properly organize their collaboration stage.
Actually, that's not how it is. They didn't want to work together in the first place, but they were forced to engage in a bromance for the sake of traffic. The company also deliberately arranged for them to be together many times, but they just didn't develop any feelings for each other.
They both ran away from each other. Many fans who shipped them were unwilling to accept this painful outcome and made excuses for them, believing that their relationship had always been very good.
They insist that the company is deliberately trying to break them up, but many times the company staff deliberately encourage them to engage in "bromance" and openly discuss how they should engage in such activities. Does this mean the company doesn't want them to engage in such activities?
No, not at all. Essentially, these two people no longer love each other and only feel disgust towards each other. Being together is very uncomfortable for them. If the company really intended to break them up, they wouldn't have deliberately arranged for them to be together; it doesn't make sense.
If you're going to tear it down, tear it all down, instead of leaving a gap. Besides, I've never really believed that true love can be hidden; it's just that I couldn't feel the flow of their love anymore later on.
I had a feeling they might have broken up back then, and sure enough, they each got girlfriends later. Only then did the CP fans realize what had happened, truly wake up, and stop supporting them.
However, they only publicly announced their relationship two years after they transitioned from idols to actors. That's how heartless men are. Idols take advantage of their fans, but actors don't need fans as much, so they can openly date.
But actually it doesn't matter much. It's just that when idols keep their relationships secret, they don't dare to announce them to the public. Truly pure and good idols almost always have this skill, as they basically all violate the rule that idols can't date.
Many big fans and offline fans actually know that their idol has a sister-in-law, but they usually keep it a secret. However, many smart casual fans will notice the signs and ask their idol to hide the sister-in-law well, not to expose her, and not to deliberately provoke her.
I only found out about these things later. After I confirmed their breakup, I quickly accepted the fact and stopped supporting them.
I think it's perfectly normal for people to get separated. If you notice anything amiss, then yes, your guess is definitely true.
I've shipped countless couples, especially couples with a particular male actor. Almost every time he joins a new production, I know it's time to start shipping him; he's definitely going to have another on-set romance.
I'll ship that many couples he joins. He always gets top billing when he joins a new project, and he chooses his co-stars carefully; the actresses have to be single when they join.
He doesn't engage in casual relationships; he only dates one-on-one. If the relationship ends, their romantic relationship also ends.
I think it's really funny. He has a really good eye for talent. He never shortchanges himself and always chooses very beautiful actresses who are perfect for him.
I'm still shipping him with other people, and I'm a kind of comfort to him. Although I really want to pair him with a handsome guy, I always fail because he's heterosexual, not gay, and you can't force it.
I'm really not a one-track enthusiast when it comes to following celebrities. I like a lot of people, so if this one falls apart, I still have many other celebrities to follow, so it won't affect me too much.
Sometimes I have a lot of energy. It's just that people need to find things they are interested in. Then you'll find that doing these things is really easy and there's no difficulty at all.
I find following celebrities very interesting. I get a lot of enjoyment from it, especially the witty remarks of female fans, who are more attractive to me than the celebrities themselves. Sometimes I feel that the bloggers I like are more popular than the celebrities I follow.
The former benefits me more; they are all unique and irreplaceable, while the latter is easily replaceable. This might be largely due to my preference for shipping anime/manga characters; I prefer anime/manga to real-life couples.
Liking anime and manga means you'll never worry about your sincerity being betrayed, nor about your favorite things collapsing. As for those who voice anime and manga characters...
To be honest, I don't really pay attention to these things. The voice is indeed provided by this person, but I never care who that person is. So, the downfall of a voice actor doesn't mean my favorite anime character has fallen out of favor; I don't equate the two.
Li Nan smiled and said, "The art of language is indeed true. Sometimes what is said is actually very unreliable. But I wonder if it would have a huge impact on a person if they kept lying?"
I think if you have a pure heart, you won't have to. Actors inevitably have to tell a lot of lies when they're acting. Sometimes I also play a villain who is completely different from my own personality, which I find very challenging.
I don't actually agree with the character's values, but it's more interesting to play someone who is completely different from me. I like doing these kinds of challenging things.
What people say on camera has very low credibility, mostly zero, and only a small percentage, around 10%, especially for actors, for whom acting has become a regular part of life.
My true self will never be shown on camera. I only occasionally let slip my true self. Anyway, the real me is completely different from the one on camera.
I once worked on a film crew where the male lead was a popular actor with terrible acting skills. He needed a huge teleprompter to read his lines correctly, and most of the time he would just mumble "one, two, three, four" without actually memorizing his lines.
The most painful thing for his co-stars was acting alongside him. He hired a voice actor to dub the finished product, but the lip movements didn't match, so his fans angrily criticized the voice actor for being incompetent and said it would have been better for his idol to do it himself.
The director, too, when the film was about to be released, gave an interview praising his lines extensively, saying that he was very serious on set and spent a lot of time memorizing lines every day. It was simply blatant lying and empty boasting.
Fans then took the director's words and enthusiastically promoted them, praising their idol's professionalism. This behavior is like a peddler praising their own wares, when the truth is the melons are rotten, just waiting for people to be fooled into paying money.
Xu Weiwei frowned and said, "Sometimes I think the difference between idols and actors is that idols' fans invest too much, while idols never seem to care about their professional skills when it comes to attracting fans."
Even if someone has excellent professional skills, they can only attract a small number of fans. Most people who choose to become fans of an idol are drawn to the person and moved by their personal charm.
Have I ever become a solo fan of any idol? Unfortunately, no. Maybe it's because boy groups sell bromance too much. If you're selling it, it's easy for me to get hooked, choose to believe it, and start shipping them.
I've seen some people say that it's because they lack personal charm, which is why they need to attract fans through romantic pairings (CP) and need to demonstrate better charm in CP relationships.
I actually think that's true. In the CP videos, both people are incredibly vibrant. The way the lover looks is truly beautiful, and the way the loved one looks is also exceptionally beautiful.
However, I think that shipping couples sometimes requires a detached attitude; you can't take it too seriously because it's all fake, nothing real. Out of so many people in the world, you can't find many couples who will truly love each other forever.
How can you expect to find a genuine, pure love couple in such a complex environment as the entertainment industry? It's impossible, unrealistic. Besides, boy bands are known for their excessive use of homoerotic themes.
Honestly, I think it takes a lot of courage for someone to be willing to become the sister-in-law of a boy band member. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't dare. Even with such blatant pandering to the BL (Boys' Love) genre, don't they ever have moments of doubt? I don't believe it.
Especially after many boy band members have wives, the level of homoeroticism intensifies. Why are the wives so tolerant? Actually, my view has always been that there is no absolute heterosexuality in this world.
It depends on the person, not the gender. For example, I once witnessed a girl go from being heterosexual to lesbian. I could tell she was truly in love with her girlfriend, but I didn't know how long that love would last. I hoped it would last a long time.
I think there are very few people in this world who truly have good love. I once saw a girl expressing her love, and her boyfriend's best friend couldn't help but roll his eyes.
The girl didn't know that her boyfriend didn't love her at all; he was just playing around with her. He had complained about her to his friends many times, saying she wasn't serious at all.
But she was head over heels in love and completely smitten. Her brother couldn't stand seeing how foolish she was, but he wouldn't betray his brother, so she was destined to discover the truth herself.
I think many people's deep affection only moves themselves; the other person isn't really touched, which is quite sad.
Sincerity is so easily betrayed, just like the love of countless fangirls. It won't be cherished by the idol; it's merely a tool to be used and discarded at any time.
Li Nan shook her head and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. That's just how it is when you give your heart; you often don't get anything in return and you're easily let down."
The popular actors, some talented actors, veteran actors, and many idols I've encountered generally don't respect their fans. Their managers also like to brainwash them, portraying them as wicked and unscrupulous.
In any case, the company doesn't like its stars to be too smart. They will brainwash them in various ways to let them know that the company is on their side and that the company can cover up any romantic relationships they have.
But if fans find out that a celebrity is in a relationship, many will stop supporting them. Their love is so cheap that it won't last. Fans come and go, and many leave.
A company is different; they'll always be there for you, never leaving you, and will forgive you even if you make mistakes. But fans won't be as forgiving.
Those who like your looks will stop supporting you if you become even slightly less attractive; they'll always have high expectations of you and won't love you unconditionally. But your company will truly love you unconditionally and be your support.
In any case, the management companies of popular celebrities and idols will deliberately position their stars and idols in an adversarial position with their fans, so that the possibility of contract termination and leaving the company will be minimized.
There are also cases where boy group management companies deliberately suppress talented members. After all, if a boy group wants to operate in the long term, it needs to find ways to balance popularity and suppress the most talented members.
Often, such outstanding members are likely to achieve meteoric success, which may attract outside companies willing to pay high breach of contract fees, making it highly probable that the member will terminate their contract.
To avoid this potential situation, the company deliberately suppressed him, reducing his opportunities to contact outsiders. Whenever he went out on business alone, they would follow him very closely, ostensibly showing great importance, but in reality, it was a deliberate precaution.
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