Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Sheng Ziyou opened Weibo, and the topic was already trending.
#Feng Yuanxuan is an unsociable person#
When Sheng Ziyou saw this topic, she was momentarily stunned.
How did this topic even come up?!
But when she clicked on it, she immediately understood.
The trending topics list had a lot of screenshots, which were from last night’s practice room version.
Sheng Ziyou read the accompanying text, which said that some trainees were rehearsing together, but Feng Yuanxuan was not sociable and did not rehearse with the other trainees.
Yesterday morning, Feng Yuanxuan was walking out when Jiao Xiu asked him with a smile what he was going out to do. Feng Yuanxuan only replied that he was writing songs.
Jiao Xiu smiled and told him to write it there, but Feng Yuanxuan shook his head and left.
After he walked past, Jiao Xiu shrugged at the other trainees and said helplessly, “Never mind, I’ll teach him separately later. Let’s practice together first.”
The blogger’s picture was very clear, and Jiao Xiu’s face was full of helplessness.
And it was already quite obvious that they had been grouped; they were in one group.
The comments below were varied, but some of them at the very top were being controlled by the comment section.
“Xuan Xuan is great! He’s an original artist, so he’s definitely writing songs. I saw a leak that he’s going to write his own songs this time! Without him writing songs, the rest of you trainees can’t do anything.”
“Yeah, even though Xuan Xuan didn’t say what he was going to do, he was definitely going to write songs!”
“I love Xuan Xuan. Xuan Xuan deserves to be in the center position. Without Xuan Xuan, what else can anyone say?”
“What the heck is that? The comments section is being controlled like this?”
“The other dogs, keep your masters in check. Don’t bite our Xuan Xuan like mad dogs. What Xuan Xuan does is none of your business. We just don’t want to bother with you.”
“You’ve all seen how good Xuan Xuan is. If the new mission really involves writing songs, Jiao Xiu and the others will definitely have to rely on Xuan Xuan.”
“Yes, putting everything else aside, just look at Xuan Xuan’s creative talent, who can compare?”
“Xuan’s fans went too far in controlling the comments, even dragging down the trainees to control the comments.”
….
There were quite a few comments like this near the top; for every two or three positive comments, there was one that criticized Xuan’s fans for being shameless and controlling the comments.
Just a little further on, the comments became normal, filled with… insults.
“Hey passerby, Feng Yuanxuan’s fans in front are really ruining his image. Isn’t controlling the comments just putting down other trainees?”
“Yeah, what did our little brother do to offend him?”
“Jiao Xiu is also an original type, right? What do you mean you can’t do anything without your master? Besides, the main episode hasn’t been released yet, who knows if we’ll be creating something new?”
“I’ve never seen such disgusting fans!”
“Like master, like dog, I have no doubt about it, your master is no good.”
“Your Xuan Xuan is the best creator, so why is Jiao Xiu the one with the most views?”
“I’m a fan of Lu He. I used to think Feng Yuanxuan was alright, but now I just find him disgusting!”
“Ugh—this is so shameless! I’ve never seen anything so shameless!”
….
Further down the line, the comments were largely the same: either praising Jiao Xiu or criticizing Feng Yuanxuan.
This trending topic wouldn’t necessarily be so offensive, after all, it was just one scene, far from being something that everyone would find objectionable.
However, the first few comments in the comment section that were trying to control the narrative really got him a lot of flak, with words like “Your artist is no match for our Xuan Xuan”, “Our Xuan Xuan is the best”, and “Everyone except Xuan Xuan is trash”…
How could such comments not attract attention?
How could it not be disliked?
Were Feng Yuanxuan’s fans really that radical?
Sheng Ziyou frowned; she felt something was wrong, it shouldn’t be like this…
With her years of experience as a talent agent in her previous life, she sensed something was off almost as soon as she saw the comments section.
These people may seem to be controlling public opinion, but in reality, they were doing everything they could to bring negative attention to Feng Yuanxuan.
Real controlled comments were not like this. Even shouting “Brother, I believe in you” would be more effective than putting down other trainees like this.
Many people saw this Weibo post first, and at that time they probably didn’t have a strong aversion to Feng Yuanxuan.
But the moment they saw the comments, they would immediately feel disgusted with Feng Yuanxuan.
That’s often how it was: fans’ actions lead to idols bearing the consequences.
Moreover, these people… might not even be fans.
Sheng Ziyou clicked on these “fans'” Weibo accounts and found that they all followed Feng Yuanxuan. In fact, they had retweeted or liked Weibo posts that voted for Feng Yuanxuan a couple of days ago.
It looked quite like a true fan…
However, these comments were posted around the same time and in a rather strange tone.
Such simultaneous posts could indeed be a collective effort by fans to control the narrative, but it was highly unlikely that an organized fan group would say something like “blocking” their idol.
They loved their idols and tried their best for them.
They wanted to share the good things about their idol with everyone, so that they all knew what an outstanding young man he was.
Even if some of these adorable kids thought this way, they wouldn’t say it out loud.
They controlled themselves; they only wanted more people to support the people they wanted to support.
In order for these trainees to debut, Sheng Ziyou had seen some comments in the comment section before, many of which were people forcibly dragging their friends and family to vote for the boys they supported.
They wanted their idol to debut, so how could they possibly cause their idol to be discredited like this?
Therefore, Sheng Ziyou really suspected that these people were just a group of haters pretending to be fans, wearing the skin of fans, and it was hard to say what they really were.
Perhaps Feng Yuanxuan offended someone, or perhaps… he was in someone’s way.
Sheng Ziyou’s furrowed brows did not relax.
Soon, she washed up, changed her clothes, and put on light makeup.
“Sister You, hurry up and eat,” Yang Yun urged.
“Let’s eat together,” Sheng Ziyou said, and Yang Yun sat down.
The two had been together for some time, and Yang Yun was no longer as polite as before.
Sheng Ziyou was drinking millet porridge while browsing Weibo.
There seemed to be no follow-up to this matter, and no one took advantage of Feng Yuanxuan being targeted.
But Sheng Ziyou thought about the planned “comments controlled by the authorities” and the fact that she had liked and retweeted Feng Yuanxuan’s fan club’s Weibo posts a few days ago, and she felt that this matter would not just end like this.
“Feng Yuanxuan’s fans are toxic…” Yang Yun said when she saw her scrolling through Weibo.
Sheng Ziyou looked up: “You also think his fans are going too far?”
“That’s really going too far,” Yang Yun said tentatively, looking into Sheng Ziyou’s eyes. “The way they talk makes it sound like the earth won’t turn if Feng Yuanxuan is not around.”
“Do you dislike him a little because of his fans?”
Yang Yun shook her head first: “Fans’ behavior should not be generalized to the idol. Feng Yuanxuan is usually a very good person.”
But Yang Yun quickly added, “But I really don’t want to see him and his fans. Feng Yuanxuan hasn’t even debuted yet and his fans are already like this. Once he debuts, I’m afraid they’ll be fiercely competitive fans again. Tsk tsk.”
Sheng Ziyou smiled and shook her head: “Even you, who are fairly familiar with Feng Yuanxuan, have a problem with him because of this. Those who are not familiar with Feng Yuanxuan to begin with, or other trainees’ fans, will only dislike him even more.”
Yang Yun was somewhat bewildered.
“Whoever is behind this, he has achieved his goal. The only question is… whether he’s going to stop or has other motives,” Sheng Ziyou scoffed.
Yang Yun was dumbfounded: “What do you mean?”
After finishing half a bowl of porridge, Sheng Ziyou wiped her mouth with a tissue: “Silly Yunyun, if you keep following Sister You, you’ll stay in this circle forever. Sometimes you can’t just look at the surface of things. When things are complicated, you have to pay attention to whether the parties involved are the ones who benefit.”
Yang Yun blinked and looked at Sheng Ziyou: “So… this time, the Feng Yuanxuan incident…”
“Is Feng Yuanxuan the beneficiary? Obviously not, he might even suffer serious damage this time. The beneficiaries could be the students who were blocked by him, or even his haters who particularly dislike him. Fans can pull off some dirty tricks, but this time, it doesn’t seem like real fans are stirring up trouble.” Sheng Ziyou closed her phone and stood up.
Yang Yun was stunned. She quickly finished her porridge and steamed buns and stood up as well.
The two carried the trash outside, their conversation continuing.
“Then, Sister You, Feng Yuanxuan was framed?”
“Hmm, that’s possible.”
“Is there a way to find the person who framed him?”
“…Is your sister Youjie Bao Zheng (a famous judge in Chinese history)?”
Yang Yun: “…”
Okay, this matter really had nothing to do with her own artist.
She suddenly remembered what Zhao Jing had always told her: her artist seemed very serious and upright but actually had a soft heart. Sister Zhao had always told her to keep an eye on Sheng Ziyou and not to let her get involved in everything.
It seems that she has no intention of managing this matter, so she should definitely not mention it!
“Yeah, it’s fine no matter what. Sister You, where are you going now?”
“Practice room.”
“Oh……”
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