Xia Tian explained with a smile, "I don't mean to be a jerk. I simply want a less high-brow persona. The reason is simple. If my persona is like that of an ordinary celebrity, then if I do something inappropriate or doesn't meet my fans' expectations, they will definitely be disappointed in me, thinking I'm no longer the shining star they imagined. They might even directly accuse me of doing something wrong. Even more extreme, it's not ruled out that some netizens will cyberbully me because of these things, or even confront me offline, right?"
Qiu Mengyun nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah! Actually, what you're talking about is the collapse of a celebrity's image. Although the online bullying and offline bullying you mentioned by fans are rare, there is still a high probability of being scolded a few times and having a large number of fans leave. Basically, in the entertainment industry, all celebrities whose image collapses will eventually end up like this."
Xia Tian: "Then have you ever thought about this? If my character was not so high-brow from the beginning, but just an ordinary and down-to-earth character like smoking, drinking, perming my hair, or being a bath master, would this situation not have happened? After all, they didn't have any high expectations of me from the beginning. So, as long as I didn't commit any crimes, they thought it was normal."
Li Lu said with a strange expression: "Although it sounds strange, I have to admit that what you said does seem to make sense."
Qiu Mengyun was even more surprised and said, "Wow! You are such a genius! You can even come up with such a bizarre method. If I had known that character settings could be played with this way, I would have made my character settings more down-to-earth when I debuted."
Xia Tian smiled and shook her head. "Don't even think about it. It's almost impossible for a beautiful woman like you to establish such a persona. From the moment you decided to debut, the persona labels available to you have been locked in. They are nothing more than little fairy, fairy sister, jade girl leader, national goddess, etc. Besides, the personas I just mentioned are not suitable for you girls. If you girls want to lower your personality, the only choice is to be a funny girl, but unfortunately, this does not suit you, and you don't have the talent."
Qiu Mengyun didn't dwell on the question and said with a smile, "Hehe, it seems that being too good-looking can sometimes be a problem! Never mind, I'll just take it as a compliment. But don't get too complacent. No matter how smart you are, it's all in vain. Now netizens have forced you to identify as a musical genius."
Xia Tian said nonchalantly, "That's okay. This character doesn't conflict with my other characters. No one says a musical genius can't have a side that's unknown to the public. I can slowly establish other characters through my words and actions."
Hearing the meaning behind Xia Tian's words, Li Lu quickly reminded him: "I'm telling you, I don't care what you want to do, but be careful with what you say and do, and don't make yourself look like a fool."
Xia Tian gave her a disgusted look in response: "Sister Lu, do I look that stupid?"
"Sister Lu, who are the other guests on this show? Are there any I'm familiar with?" Qiu Mengyun was quite interested in the upcoming show and began to ask Li Lu about the guests other than her and Xia Tian.
Li Lu said, "They told me that they'll initially have three guest pairs, and whether or not to add more will depend on the situation. Besides you two, there's also Chen Qingqing, a rising star who's been very active on the small screen in the past two years, and her boyfriend Fang Wenxuan. As for the last pair, I only know it's a couple from Hong Kong, but I don't know who they are specifically."
After listening to Li Lu's introduction, Xia Tian asked curiously, "Who is Chen Qingqing? What TV series has she acted in?"
Li Lu looked at him in surprise: "You...you don't know Chen Qingqing?"
Xia Tian nodded blankly: "Yeah! What's wrong? I don't know what's wrong with her?"
Qiu Mengyun, who was standing by, was quite satisfied with Xia Tian's reaction. She smiled and said, "It's no problem. Chen Qingqing is just an actress who has become popular in the past two years. It's normal that you don't know her."
Li Lu, watching from the sidelines, couldn't stand it any longer. "That's enough. Although Chen Qingqing isn't as popular or well-known as you, as the hottest young actress in the past two years, she's not as obscure as you say. I think I should compile a complete profile of celebrities in the entertainment industry for Xia Tian to learn from. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing if you don't recognize them when you go out to events or something like that."
Xia Tian smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry! I have nothing to do these few days, I will definitely catch up on my knowledge of the entertainment industry at home."
In fact, Xia Tian was also innocent. Can you blame him for not understanding the celebrities in the entertainment industry? It was because Lin Wanqing was too strict before. Not to mention looking at female celebrities, even looking at female classmates at school for a second would make him angry.
Qiu Mengyun, eager to stir up trouble, said, "As for me, you don't need to understand any of this. From now on, just follow me. I'll protect you wherever you go."
Xia Tian also laughed and said, "That's right! Everyone in the circle knows that I got to the top by relying on gigolos. From now on, I will follow you. This will also help me establish a persona as a gigolo, which is also a good gain."
Watching the two people talking more and more outrageously, Li Lu stood up and said, "Alright, I'm full. You two can continue chatting here. I still have to go back to discuss your participation in the show with the people from Mango TV, so I'll be leaving first."
"Sister Lu, take care. You just drank some wine. Do you want me to call a designated driver for you?" Xia Tian stood up and asked with concern.
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