Fan Xue's fans realized that the situation was not going well yesterday afternoon and quietly wanted to withdraw.
But they had been so active at the beginning of the incident and had already made enemies everywhere, so how could they slip away so easily
After being repeatedly cueed several times, some fans said angrily: "Isn't Xue Xiao's incident the fault of the program team? What does it have to do with the senior? Didn't our senior also miss several clips? How do you know that the program team must have reversed the editing? Maybe it was a malicious edit?!"
Netizens were so angry that they laughed.
The Xue Xiao incident was all the fault of the program team. Weren't you the ones who first took advantage of the situation and spread the news about Xue Xiao? Weren't you the ones who insulted Xue Xiao in the comments? Didn't you want to get involved in this? Are you playing innocent now
Still want to give Fan Xue a bad cut? I've said it several times, is it necessary to give Fan Xue a bad cut for his performance
The fans couldn't stand hearing this and rushed to make trouble. At this time, a private status posted by a netizen on another platform suddenly became popular...
"I've been holding it in for so long, the first episode of a certain program is finally released and I can finally talk about it. I really can't help but speak out. I went to the first performance and watched it live. Why was the staircase scene of the fx group cut? Of course it was because it couldn't be shown. You can't imagine how many times those two fell while going up the stairs. The actor who played Li Xueming was stunned. This part was a complete performance accident. If it was released, how could we blacken xx this time? fx would be scolded to death."
"Also, why did Teacher Su's words end so abruptly? Because he cursed too harshly. To be honest, this show should be prepared for more actors who are sincere and willing to work hard. Why do the likes of FX have to force themselves in front of everyone and irritate everyone's eyes (I don't remember the exact words, but it's probably this meaning)."
"Anyway, I am really disappointed with fx. Some people should stop asking me why I stopped being a fan. It's not just because of their poor performance this time, but also because of some content that has not been released yet. Those contents may be edited into the second episode, or they may be edited out by the production team. Anyway, the second episode has not been released yet, so I can't reveal it. I can only advise everyone who is still a fan of fx to run away quickly, it's not worth it."
The fans were collectively speechless.
A second later, as if they didn't see each other, they raised their legs and walked towards each other.
Xue Xiao looked straight at him and said slowly: "Doing this will not bring you anything."
The whole building seems particularly quiet against the backdrop of the gentle rustling natural sounds.
The director did say that he wanted to replace the leading role of Fan Xue with Xue Xiao, but that was simply a provocation. How could he possibly replace Fan Xue? He was the main force guaranteed to join the group by a certain gold medal, okay? Wasn't it because his acting was so bad and his attitude was so bad at that time that he made the director so angry
When the director said that, Xue Xiao was not present at all and knew nothing. Later, Fan Xue held a grudge against him, and a certain sponsor approached the leader of the extras' union in the film and television city to vent his anger on behalf of his lover. If Xue Xiao had not been rescued by the "Set Superstar" program crew, he would probably have packed his bags and returned to his hometown by now.
Sponsor? Sponsor? ? Male sponsor? ? ? In the new era, people are not unacceptable to being gay. The problem is, this is an unspoken rule, right? Fan Xue, you are actually selling py? ?
He laughed angrily and said, "Your idea is too naive. Why would things always go according to your expectations?"
This caused an uproar in public opinion again.
Xue Xiao asked back: "So now are things going as you expected?"
Fan Xue sneered, "You only have 100,000 fans now, don't you think your future is bright? Let me tell you, without someone backing you up, no one in this circle can guarantee they will stay popular forever. You act so noble now, and your fans think you are so innocent, but will you also sell py in the future? Who knows, right?"
There were some subsequent public opinions, such as when Xue Xiao's group was late, Fan Xue's group knew that they had the same rehearsal teacher, but deliberately did not tell Xue Xiao and his group... and when the rehearsal teacher targeted Xue Xiao's group, Fan Xue's expression was so meaningful, could it be that he and the program crew had conspired to frame Xue Xiao... and so on.
Fan Xue froze.
The content was too complicated and dizzying to read, so Lao Gao directly reminded them in the group that it would be best to disconnect from the Internet recently, stop paying attention to it, and concentrate on the second round of rehearsals.
Xue Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Or if you can seize every opportunity to perform well, let your fans know that you won't let them down, let passers-by know that you are worth looking forward to, and if you can drive up the box office and make money, then will someone actively seek cooperation with me and invest in me? After investing money, they can't betray me, right? Does this count as someone who can support me?"
Xue Xiao stopped.
Good man, this is really reverse editing. Fan Xue acted so badly, the production team worked hard to save his reputation, while Xue Xiao and his group acted so well, the production team racked their brains to discredit them...
Xue Xiao spoke calmly, and asked, "So, there are so many ways to survive... Why do I have to find a sponsor?"
Xue Xiao never tried to curry favor with the director. He was just a serious supporting actor. The director called him over to give him guidance several times because he thought he acted well and seriously.
The first episode of "Studio Superstar" can be described as an asteroid hitting the surface of the earth, causing vibration waves that were probably enough to last for more than half a month.
This lady doesn’t have the habit of deleting the content on her homepage. When everyone checked her homepage, they found out… She was actually a big fan of Fan Xue! A big fan with a lot of money, a big fan that everyone in the fan circle knew!
After she excitedly went to watch the first public performance of "Superstar on the Set", she stopped being a fan of Fan Xueyuan. Many fans were confused and only understood the reason today...
I don’t know if it’s because he didn’t sleep well these two days, but he has heavy bags under his eyes, his face is pale, his eyeballs are dark, and he has completely lost his usual arrogance.
In order to prevent the slanting rain from sweeping into the corridor, all the windows were closed, but even so, it seemed unable to block out the sound of the rain falling outside.
Netizens were shocked and indignant. After searching the entire Internet, they found clues about the "sponsor". It turned out that the sponsor had already set his eyes on another young model more than two months ago. It is not known whether he has broken up with Fan Xue or Fan Xue is still in the dark...
Xue Xiao didn't want to have such a meaningless conversation with him anymore, so he raised his leg and was about to leave. Before leaving, he thought of something and couldn't help but said to Fan Xue:
"Besides, I don't know why you have to come to me every time you're upset with someone else, but—"
"When I grow to a certain level and accumulate enough strength, I won't need anyone else to back me up anymore. I can stand on my own in this circle."
When the two met, they both paused.
"How many fans have you gained in the past two days? About 100,000, right? You probably won't have to worry about not being able to get a job with a company after you leave this show. Congratulations, you finally don't have to be a supporting actor anymore," Fan Xue's tone sounded particularly strange. "By the way, how many fans do I have? Oh, it was almost 10 million the day before yesterday, but today it seems to be less than 9 million?"
Fan Xue’s fans failed to blacken the topic and started to change their tone and directly said that Fan Xue was also maliciously edited. Now they are asking for hammering... The hammer is from your former insider...
Xue Xiao couldn't help but look at this guy.
But when they passed by each other, Fan Xue finally couldn't help it and sneered: "Are you very proud now?"
Fans began to unfollow the artist en masse.
"If I act well and am appreciated by others, does that mean I have found someone to support me?"
That's not enough.
The 18th-tier star might be desperate for fame, so much so that he even dared to reveal such things as the "financial sponsor". The huge amount of information really made all netizens excited for the whole night.
Think about it, although eating melons is exciting, the competition is just around the corner!
As a result, even Fan Xue's withdrawal from the competition did not cause much discussion - after all, with things getting like this, who would have the nerve to stay here any longer
On this day in mid-June, after being sunny for more than half a month, it finally started raining.
The sky was overcast and drizzling.
Fan Xue frowned.
"No, so since they are both uncertain, why can't I try it according to my idea?"
Fan Xue seemed to want to attack verbally, but Xue Xiao interrupted him.
Xue Xiao was called to record a backup interview and ran into Fan Xue on the way back.
Probably seeing that Fan Xue's wave was about to end, an 18th-tier unknown actor who had been in the same crew with him jumped out and revealed the truth about the feud between Xue Xiao and Fan Xue.
Now that things have come to this, you have understood, right
Fan Xue was completely frozen in place, unable to move.
Why do you always cause trouble for Xue Xiao
Because Xue Xiao was always involved in everything that made him irritated and angry, and Xue Xiao was the most powerless, the most vulnerable, and the easiest to be controlled by him.
He didn't want to think about why things turned out like this, nor did he want to find a solution. He just wanted to vent. He had nearly 10 million fans and financial backers. What was there to panic about? !
However, only now did he realize that the person he once thought was the most vulnerable was actually a piece of wood that looked simple and inconspicuous, but was actually thick and unbreakable.
And what about himself
Fan Xue was stunned to find that he seemed to be that thin chopstick. He had nothing, and no companions really stood by his side. When the force came, he was easily broken.
*
On the way back to the dormitory, Xue Xiao felt particularly calm.
There is nothing to gloat about. After all, the most important thing for him is that everything returns to normal.
He didn't have anything in his mind, or rather, he did have a little thought in his mind, but he was thinking about when the rain outside would stop and whether he should call Dou Mingjian, Gu Ling and Huang Xiaolin to rehearse in the classroom in the afternoon.
Suddenly, he received news from Zhang Chengyu.
"Laugh, you're really hot."
Zhang Chengyu sent a screenshot.
Xue Xiao took a closer look and was surprised to find that the picture was a Weibo post that Zhang Chengyu had posted a few months ago.
Attached to the Weibo post was a photo of Xue Xiao taken by another extra on the set.
At that time, Xue Xiao was playing a minor role in the drama "You Long" starring Fan Xue. He was wearing a blue costume, sitting on a small stool, staring straight ahead with his eyes wide open.
Looks silly...
Zhang Chengyu complained on Weibo: "According to my friends, a certain kid is stealing my skills again. It's like this every time, like a little pervert [covering mouth and laughing]"
Zhang Chengyu doesn’t have many fans on Weibo, so naturally, few people commented on this Weibo post at the time.
But in the past few days, this group of people came out to defend Xue Xiao, which attracted the attention of many netizens, and Zhang Chengyu's Weibo post also became popular.
The first few people in the comment section of the screenshot were very excited.
"What a little pervert! She's obviously a little cutie!"
"Xiaoxiao is so cute, just like a blue ball..."
"Eyes as big as copper bells~~"
"From today on, Lord River Monster is no longer Lord River Monster, but Little River Monster."
Xue Xiao: “…”
Why!
He felt a little bit unconvinced, but when he saw the comment at the bottom, he was stunned.
“Although there are always many people who think that hard work is useless and that hard work cannot beat other people’s talents or various external forces… But I still want to believe that hard work can bring rewards to myself. Come on, you must continue to work hard. I look forward to the day when the little river monster completely transforms!”
Through a row of glass windows, the sound of drizzle stopped unnoticed.
The dark clouds dispersed a little, and the summer sun shone through the gaps, shining light golden, slowly illuminating a corner.
Xue pursed her lips and smiled, put down her phone, and walked forward with big strides.
*
Things on the Internet have come to an end.
As for how the official media criticized, how the official Weibo account of the program team apologized, how the first video was taken down, and how the program team worked overtime to re-edit it... these are not things the students can control.
As soon as the rain stopped, Xue Xiao didn't even need to call for help. The other three came out in unison and said, "Hurry up and rehearse! Hurry up and rehearse! We can't waste any more time!"
Now there is one person missing from their group. I don’t know how the production crew plans to deal with it, but it is likely that they will ask an assistant to help.
It’s not a big problem. Originally, the assistant actors from each group would arrive at the camp to join the rehearsal tomorrow. The problem is that many of their problems have not been solved yet!
Although Guan Ruoying guided them very carefully, including Gu Ling, this is not the case of one plus one equals two. You cannot just fill in the answer when someone tells you it. In the end, you still have to rely on your own understanding.
On the way to Building 3, Huang Xiaolin said in distress: "Teacher Guan said that we haven't experienced death deeply enough, but it's really hard to imagine without experiencing it personally. By the way, Brother Dou, you acted so well, have you ever thought about this problem?"
Dou Mingjian scratched his cheek: "I didn't think about it that deeply... But five years ago, my uncle's son really had cancer. I went to the hospital to visit him at that time... I had a deep impression."
The father he played was just such a role.
Huang Xiaolin: "Then maybe we should go to the hospital as well. Is there a hospital nearby?"
Gu Ling said calmly: "The nearest taxi will take an hour. Even if you get there, do you plan to sit there and stare at a bunch of patients?"
It’s not that there haven’t been actors who have done this before, but Huang Xiaolin is too shameless to do it.
As expected, Huang Xiaolin imagined it and instantly turned bitter. Xue Xiao tread carefully on the muddy ground while muttering, "Teacher Guan said that you don't have to observe 'people' to get inspiration."
The process of learning acting is actually the process of learning life.
As long as you observe carefully, you can gain insights everywhere in life.
Gu Ling heard the voice and looked at him.
And right under his sight, Xue Xiao suddenly stopped and squatted down.
They were about to pass through the grove between the dormitory building and Building 3, and the path was about to end.
Seeing Xue Xiao stop, Gu Ling, Dou Mingjian and Huang Xiaolin also stopped.
"Xiao, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xue Xiao shook his head and stared at the wet mud in front of him.
The three of them came back and squatted or bent over beside him.
After a closer look, they realized that Xue Xiao was looking at a small beetle.
The shell is pitch black and about the size of a little finger. I don't know what kind it is.
Perhaps it was tortured by the wind and rain just now, it slowly crawled out from the haystack beside it and crawled very slowly onto this path.
It crawled and crawled with great effort, and when it reached Xue Xiao's front, in the middle of the path, it suddenly stopped.
No one made a sound, as if afraid to disturb it.
But after waiting for a minute, there was no follow-up movement. Huang Xiaolin whispered, "Dead?"
Gu Ling shook his head.
Xue Xiao slowly raised his head.
The grove was densely covered with foliage, but there was a gap above their heads. The branches and leaves seemed to have retreated one after another, kindly making way for a small piece of sky.
It was a blue day.
The sun is warm and dry and can evaporate all the rain.
Xue Xiao lowered his head again.
The little beetle bathed quietly in the sun for a while.
When it moved its insect legs again, not knowing where to go, a gust of wind suddenly blew.
The remaining rain on the leaves was swept away by the slanting wind, and a pink petal floated from nowhere, swirling with the wind, and slowly fell down...
It landed on the beetle's back, covering it.
So the Beetle stopped again.
Only this time, it stopped for a much longer time.
So long that all things in the world realize—
It finally died.
Died on this land after the rain.
Died gently under a petal.
It was so small that it died without any sound, and the wind would not stop for it. If you didn't look carefully, everyone would think it was just sleeping or resting quietly.
There were only four of them passing by, silent and still.
"Teacher Guan once told me that in addition to the physical pain of death, there is also psychological reluctance. Pain is easy to understand, but how serious is this reluctance..."
Xue Xiao tilted his head, trying to comprehend, and whispered: "I tried to think more specifically. For example, when a dying person sees people coming and going, cars flowing, the sun, the rain, the trees and flowers, even he himself realizes that this is such an ordinary day, and tomorrow will also be such an ordinary day. All people and all living things will live their lives normally, but he will stop here..."
The other three were slightly stunned.
They looked at the tiny beetle, then at the tiny patch of sky above their heads, and put themselves in the situation and thought about it...
The 20-year-old terminally ill college student played by Xue Xiao in the play is named Lu Yu.
Xue Xiao murmured, "Lu Yu must have only realized his own insignificance and the unstoppable progress of life until this moment. He is just like the tiny insects on this land, just as insignificant, and just as likely to die so easily. He must be unwilling to accept this, because he also hopes to be like his classmates, planning next year's trip now, and discussing tonight which new restaurant to eat at tomorrow."
But he can no longer do these things that seemed so ordinary in the past.
No matter how worried he was about his parents, his own fear and unwillingness were too great to ignore.
Xue Xiao stretched out his fingers, under his fingertips were flower petals, under the petals was the weak beetle.
At this moment, he seemed to finally touch the fragility of life.
And what about the parents, what role do the elders play in this play
Huang Xiaolin's eyes moved slightly.
The character he played was a father who had lost his son.
His son was in a car accident and died overnight.
He should be as scared and unwilling as Lu Yu, but for him, he must be more unwilling, especially when he sees other people's children are healthy and happy, a thought will definitely pop up in his mind: Why is our son gone
Why is it that my wife and I can no longer have meals and chat with our son, watch him grow up, get married and have children, and…
However, the problem arose again. When he stepped into the cemetery's business hall, what he saw was not a healthy and happy child.
But another young man who is about to die.
At this time, his strong unwillingness would turn into empathy for Lu Yu's father. He saw the shadow of his son in Lu Yu.
Sadness breaks up all the fear and unwillingness, mixes them together, and the emotions are like a dam bursting, with a tide rushing in.
Xue Xiao turned his head and said to Gu Ling: "Teacher Guan told me what your problem is, right?"
Gu Ling whispered, "She said that I only looked like Luo Sheng, but my soul wasn't Luo Sheng. Luo Sheng is a severely depressed patient, but I only played his final moment of 'seeing through everything', and didn't play the problem in his heart."
Xue Xiao asked again: "Do you think Luo Sheng has a problem?"
Gu Ling frowned, was silent for a moment, and said, "His wife jumped off a building due to depression, and he always regretted not discovering her illness earlier. But I think when he stepped into this office and prepared to buy a tomb for the couple, he had already made up his mind to commit suicide. He had already figured out that the past could not be changed, and since it was so painful to live in this world without his wife, he chose to die with his wife. The crux should no longer exist."
Gu Ling is obviously trying hard to abandon his instinctive acting style and think about and understand the characters.
Xue Xiao did not deny Gu Ling's idea, but just put forward his own opinion.
"I have a friend who suffers from depression. He once talked to me about how he couldn't help but recall the past frame by frame."
"He wants to go back to his childhood, but he can't go back anymore because he has grown up, his parents are old, and his grandparents who took care of him the most when he was a child are no longer around."
"Then he would think of the night his grandmother died. Everyone thought that she was gone, but he saw tears in her eyes. If she was still conscious at the time, would she be scared when facing death alone? As he thought about it, he would start to regret that after high school, due to various things, his attitude towards his grandparents became very cold. They always asked him to go play when he was free, but he rarely went."
"I kept reminiscing, kept regretting, kept feeling sad that time couldn't be reversed, and fell into a mess of thoughts. I couldn't sleep well every night... This process couldn't be stopped at all. Then my body was not right. Whenever there was a problem somewhere in my body, I would have more crazy thoughts. Immersed in the past and didn't want to face tomorrow. He didn't know why he lived such a depressed life."
Xue Xiao said: "I think Luo Sheng has really figured out that 'death is not scary', but since he feels miserable in this world without his wife, he must still be thinking about it every day. The net that covers him has not disappeared."
Gu Ling lowered his eyes and thought.
"To him, death was just a tiny bug in front of him. He could look down on it with great power. However, he felt that his wife was not. He watched fate crush his wife to death, but he did nothing. It was because of repeated thoughts and memories that he gradually fell into depression and had problems both mentally and physically."
"Even though he looks so calm now, he is still a 'severely depressed patient'. His illness is still with him."
As soon as the words were spoken, the path fell into silence.
After a while, Xue Xiao, Dou Mingjian and Huang Xiaolin came up to Gu Ling to see him.
Gu Ling: "... I have some idea."
He said rather helplessly: "Don't come so close to look at me."
Dou Mingjian and Huang Xiaolin burst into laughter: "It's because you don't talk much that we don't know what you are thinking!"
Xue Xiao also smiled. He lowered his head, carefully moved the beetle to the side, and placed it on another piece of grass.
There are grass leaves and dew below, and the sun is still shining above.
He let this little life rest here forever.
Gu Ling watched him do this, patted his trouser legs, stood up, and said softly: "... Thank you."
Xue Xiao heard this and turned around to smile: "You're welcome, we are a team."
Dou Mingjian sighed, "Laugh, your understanding of emotions is much better than ours, no wonder you performed so well in the first round."
Xue Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Brother Dou, what kind of compliment is this? In the first round, I only acted like that. Aren't you all much better than me?"
"That's not what you say, right, Xiao Gu—" Dou Mingjian joked as he put his hand on Gu Ling's shoulder.
Gu Ling responded in a low voice.
He raised his eyes to look at Xue Xiao and said, "There's no need to belittle yourself. In fact, the river monster you played is—"
Xue Xiao was stunned. He didn't expect Gu Ling to suddenly mention the play.
But Gu Ling paused here.
He looked at Xue Xiao quietly, with something else in his eyes.
Xue Xiao looked confused.
Just then, a slightly cold voice sounded at the end of the trail.
"Xue Xiao."
(End of this chapter)