A characteristic of trending comments on Weibo is that trending comments tend to get more popular, while new comments struggle to gain traction.
This is related to the herd mentality among viewers. If a comment becomes the top trending topic, viewers will subconsciously assume that it might be more insightful or incisive than others. Having a preconceived notion of agreement with the comment, they are much more likely to like it.
After posting the comment "There's nothing new under the sun," Shang Yechu spent 800 yuan to buy likes for her comment and push it to the top of the thread, constantly stirring up trouble in the comments section. Sure enough, the comment quickly rose to the top of the trending topics with likes from passersby, directly attacking the official Weibo account of CTS (China Television System).
"What's next?" 103 asked. "Expose Yang Huanyi for filming multiple projects simultaneously?"
Shang Yechu rubbed her neck and uttered only one word: "Wait."
"Waiting for whom?"
Shang Yechu said, "Wait half an hour. If the person I've chosen doesn't make a move within half an hour, I'll do it myself."
103 paused for a moment, then said, "The infighting, persecution, and scheming among humans are truly fascinating."
"What kind of persecution is this?" Shang Yechu laughed coldly, her tone more like a system than 103. "Cheng, the stuntman under He Yuan—who is Yang Huanyi's personal stunt double—jumped off a high building more than ten times during the filming of 'Tianji Tower,' and soaked in a cold pool of water in December a full ten times—do you know why? Because Yang Huanyi forgot her lines and was in bad shape, so she had to do a NG!"
"Cheng Wushi's salary is six thousand yuan a month, which is one-fiftieth of Yang Huanyi's daily wage." Shang Yechu's speech quickened. "If what I did was persecution, then what is it to make someone soak in a pool ten times while being paid fifty times the salary of a martial arts master? What is it to make an ordinary person pay half a lifetime's salary while watching a stunt double for an audience with a viewership rating of over 1.8%?"
"I admit I schemed against her. But I don't admit I persecuted her."
103 paused for a moment: "Are you trying to excuse yourself? You don't have to do this. I didn't mean to criticize you, I just found it amusing."
Shang Yechu said with annoyance, "Only those who feel guilty need to make excuses. I don't feel guilty. In my past life, when I was filming comedies, for the sake of comedic effect, I had to close my eyes and dance a waltz with a pig—the kind of fat pig raised in the countryside."
Shang Yechu fell silent.
103 asked, "And then? Why aren't you saying anything?"
“That pig was filthy. I threw up after filming. I cried and vomited.” Shang Yechu said coldly. “The pig was suspended by wires and nudged me with its long snout. I kicked it hard.”
"Just then, the pig owner rushed forward and stopped me. She was a strong woman and told me that her family was going to sell the pig at the end of the year, and if she kicked it and damaged it, they would have no money for the New Year."
I asked her, 'How much can this pig sell for?'
She chuckled and replied, "The film crew pays 500 yuan a day for the pig. Her piglets get up at four o'clock every morning to cut grass and feed it. She's been raising it for two years, and it can be sold for 4,000 yuan at the end of the year."
Memories flooded back, and Shang Yechu remained silent for a long time. Finally, she said, "I danced the waltz with a pig for a whole day, and I was paid 200,000 yuan. I was crying, and she was laughing."
Perhaps because life is too busy, Shang Yechu rarely has time to wallow in melancholy and reminisce about her miserable and boring past life. This time, she remained silent for a much longer period of time.
“So,” Shang Yechu’s voice was slightly hoarse, “so if you think I would feel guilty, ashamed, or remorseful for what I did, you’re wrong. I won’t today, and I won’t ten thousand years from now.”
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