It's quite funny, actually. During the pilot episode of "Don't Look Back When It Gets Dark," the guests were either young masters, minor artists who didn't need to be paid, or comedians who needed to be paid but were in a comedic style.
Most comedians' fans share a common trait: they themselves possess a natural tendency to be silly or goofy.
It's often said that birds of a feather flock together, and that celebrities attract fans of similar backgrounds. While this may not apply to everyone, it certainly holds true for most.
Because of the inherent nature of comedian fans, when a comedian gets into trouble on a show, their first reaction is to seize the opportunity to deliver a punchline. This behavior is entirely a conditioned reflex induced by the comedians they admire.
In short, they generally don't post comments denouncing the show's unfair gameplay after their idols are eliminated from games on the show; instead, they mostly offer well-intentioned criticism of their idols.
However, Weil's fans don't think that way.
So when they saw Wei Lu become the first person to be eliminated for violating the game rules, fans started to angrily criticize the new variety show for bullying a newcomer. They felt that the new variety show was deliberately trying to gain popularity from Wei Lu, inviting her over and then eliminating her as the first person to be eliminated, clearly targeting their idol.
After watching this episode, apart from discussing the plot, all the other trending topics were about Wei Lu's fans speaking out against injustices against Wei Lu, which left Qin Linlin completely confused.
She still hasn't figured out the intricacies of the entertainment industry. She doesn't understand why she was suddenly being scolded when she was just playing the game as usual. Wei Lu did violate their rules by opening the door in the middle of the night. The rules stated that no one could leave their room at night. Everyone else ignored the knocking, but Wei Lu did. Shouldn't she be eliminated?
How did it become deliberately misleading fans?
How did it become bullying Wei Lu?
How did it become a trashy variety show and get boycotted?
So, just because her variety show is small, she thinks she's climbed the social ladder by being able to invite Wei Lu, and therefore she should fawn over her from beginning to end?
What left Qin Linlin speechless was that Wei Lu actually posted a Weibo at this time. The Weibo had no text, only a picture. The picture showed a person with only their back to the camera walking in the heavy rain with an umbrella.
Seeing this picture, fans who were already excited because she was the first to be eliminated in the game became even more agitated. They were convinced that Wei Lu had been wronged in this mini-variety show, and they sent her messages of comfort. They also took the picture that Wei Lu posted on Weibo and added all sorts of captions to it.
The most common way to write this is to write the word "fans" on the umbrella, the words "Lulu Baby" on the back of the person under the umbrella, and the letters "th" on the rain to imply "it's getting dark".
Lala Lulu V: Sigh! I'm just a runner-up. I don't know whose path I've blocked, but I have to make way for someone else. It's just a pity for my Lulu. She was trying so hard to promote the show, but the post-production editing turned it into this. It's such a waste of good intentions. If you ask me, Lulu is just too kind, that's why she gets bullied. Even a small variety show that just started airing dares to take advantage of her.
Lulu Jiang V: Some people have powerful backers, right? The show specially invites several big names to boost its popularity, isn't that just to promote him? For this reason, they even edited the other people into looking like idiots in post-production, just to highlight the "wisdom" of a certain scheming person. I'm disgusted, I'm really disgusted.
Weiwei Yixiao V: No way, does anyone really think variety shows aren't scripted? A bunch of people ganged up on my Lulu, right? Intentionally making her play this loud and boisterous role to make casual viewers have a bad impression of her. I reasonably suspect you're deliberately messing with our Weiwei's fans!
A captivating smile: Absolutely! The post-production of this show is truly amazing. Editing Lulu into this kind of image is so obvious. This is the kind of way to promote someone else.
Wei Lu's fans stirred up a huge fuss, quickly attracting a large crowd.
Considering their dissatisfaction, and then looking at Wei Lu's performance on the show, some casual viewers are confused.
What do you mean by "malicious editing"? Wasn't the person who screamed at the sight of the skull your idol? Wasn't the person who went to open the door your idol? The rules of the game clearly stated from the beginning that no one could leave.
The other guests in the other rooms didn't open the door, but you did. If you're not eliminated, who is? Just because you're considered one of the more famous celebrities here doesn't mean you have to get special treatment or have them turn a blind eye to your mistakes.
Besides, if we're really talking about image, Guan Haifeng also screamed when he saw the skull. He was the only one among a group of grown men who screamed the loudest, but his fans in the live chat didn't say anything about ruining their idol's image. They just thought their idol looked cute when he was scared.
So, ultimately, it's because Wei Lu's fans can't see their idol's imperfections.
Faced with questions from passersby, Wei Lu's fans strongly denied the allegations.
Wei Lu's fans seemed to realize that attacking the production team over this issue seemed too pretentious and petty, so they changed the subject, pointing out that the variety show was trying to promote one person while putting down a group of others.
They presented various "evidence" in what they considered to be evidence, attempting to prove that the show's post-production editing lowered everyone's IQ just to highlight the high IQ of one particular person.
As the topic was discussed more and more, some passersby who had never read "Don't Look Back When It's Dark" believed their stories, especially Guan Haifeng and Ling Ting's fans. They were naturally furious to hear that their idols had been dragged down and were eager to find out who was bullying their precious ones.
Lala Lulu V: Who else is there? Anyone with eyes can see it. It's that member of a certain group who had all sorts of good resources right after debuting. I don't believe for a second that he doesn't have a background behind him.
Slight Smile V: I dare not use his real name. You can watch the variety show for yourselves. The whole time they were praising his stupid IQ. I was so embarrassed watching it!
A captivating smile: Be careful, your comments might get flooded! Their new drama is still airing, and those fans could drown you with their spittle!
The implication is so obvious that anyone who frequently browses Weibo can see that it refers to Rong Yu, who has been very popular recently.
Rong Yu was sitting at home when a pot fell from the sky and hit her on the head with a clatter; it was truly inexplicable.
Rong Yu happened to be browsing Weibo on her alternate account. She was watching videos by food bloggers, and when she saw a dish or dessert she liked, she would send it to Yin Chengjue so that the dish would appear on the table in a few days.
I was drooling over food while browsing online, having a great time, when I accidentally clicked on a trending topic and found my name climbing up the list incredibly fast. When I checked the entry, it turned out to be a negative trending topic.
"Intentionally lowering other people's IQ later to highlight my own?" Rong Yu raised an eyebrow as she flipped through the pages. "What kind of novel idea is this?"
"What's wrong?" Yin Chengjue came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of cut fruit and placed it on the table in front of Rong Yu.
Rong Yu picked up a piece of apple with a toothpick and put it in her mouth, saying at the same time, "It's been dark since the show started, and that Wei Lu fan has been staring at me the whole time. It's so weird. Did I do something to her on the show?"
Yin Chengjue understood after a moment's thought: "Wei Lu recently starred in a female-centric drama, I forgot the name, it didn't rank high among the dramas airing at the same time, it was outside the top ten, it was a flop. Meanwhile, your drama 'Blood Mist' is ranked first this time. Her fans have always had high expectations for the dramas she stars in, and this time it flopped so badly, they're probably a bit resentful. 'Blood Mist' is ranked first, they've probably been watching you day and night, they've been unhappy with you for a long time."
Rong Yu crunched on an apple and exclaimed in surprise, "No way! If a drama flops, it should be reflecting on the plot and the actors' performances. What does it have to do with other dramas? It's not like we made them act in a bad drama."
Rong Yu: "Besides, Blood Mist isn't ranked ahead of them. Even if they manage to drag down Blood Mist's rating by attacking me, the one that takes first place is still second place."
Yin Chengjue gave Rong Yu a meaningful look: "The second place is 'The Ends of the Earth are Within Reach'."
Rong Yu: "What do you mean?"
Yin Chengjue: "It cannot be ruled out that someone is stirring up trouble, or even deliberately inciting it. Wei Lu's group of fans are a bit... well, crazy? There were reports before that a lot of sasaeng fans blocked her door. I don't know how her manager handled it, but it seems to have been dropped. Sally mentioned it to me once. If it were one of Sally's artists, those sasaeng fans would have been sent to the police station by Sally long ago. There would be no way to settle it privately."
"Blocking your doorstep?" Rong Yu was genuinely surprised.
Yin Chengjue thought Rong Yu was a little scared, so he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't give anyone the chance to take advantage of this, you don't need to worry."
Rong Yu shook her head: "I'm not worried. I'm just thinking that the fans who can block my door are quite bold."
Yin Chengjue cut open a carton of yogurt, poured it over the sliced fruit, and gently stirred it with a toothpick, saying, "This isn't a matter of courage. Some people are really crazy. If they find out your home address, your family's life will be affected."
Rong Yu: "...Will they also try to ambush my family?"
Yin Chengjue: "When some people go crazy, nothing is impossible."
Rong Yu murmured softly, "They're really bold. I only dared to run away, not to block them."
"Huh?" Yin Chengjue didn't seem to have heard what he said.
"It's okay, I'll be more careful in the future," Rong Yu said.
Xiaoyu couldn't help but secretly applaud the thought that someone would be so crazy as to block the group of men in her house. To actually manage to block them out wasn't just crazy, it was madness…
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