Chapter 620
Are the differences between the North and South really that big?
Tian Xiwei discovered that as long as the topic was related to Jiang Yang, a lot of people would participate in the chat.
Top scorer in the college entrance examination, celebrity friend, student at Beijing Film Academy.
Each label is dazzling enough.
Like a searchlight in the dark, it easily attracts everyone's attention.
As for Tian Xiwei, she only got a second glance from everyone because of him.
When I was a nobody in class, I would sometimes envy those classmates who received attention.
I envy those who get a response as soon as they speak, those whose names are always on people's lips, and those who can be the center of attention.
But when it's actually your turn to be the center of attention, you realize that this attention comes through a thick filter.
Behind the filter, it's never the real her.
The Jiang Yang they were talking about in the group was not the real Jiang Yang she knew at all.
Just like now.
The topic in the group chat has gone off-topic again.
The conversation started with Jiang Yang's past and moved on to his future, eventually leading to some far-fetched speculations.
"Jiang Yang is so handsome. If he enters the entertainment industry, won't he be targeted by his peers? I've heard that the industry is quite chaotic, and many people will do anything for resources."
It was posted by a girl.
A worried emoji followed.
"I saw a post online a couple of days ago saying that Jiang Yang's 'Rose Boy' for Lu Han was plagiarized, that it copied a song by a niche foreign singer, and they even posted so-called evidence. Did you see it?"
This message was sent out.
It instantly ignited a new discussion.
"I think Jiang Yang became popular so quickly because he was chosen by capital! Think about it, the gimmick of being the top scorer in the college entrance examination, the topic of rejecting Tsinghua and Peking University, plus the help of celebrity friends, these are all points that capital is willing to push. If capital makes him popular, he will become popular. That's how the entertainment industry works."
"Yeah, yeah, I think so too! What a coincidence! It's not like it happened right after I filled out my college application and it's trending on social media, with several celebrities sharing it. There must be someone pulling the strings behind the scenes."
"Maybe Jiang Yang has already signed with a big company and has been quietly paving the way. The college entrance examination is just one of his marketing tactics."
Tian Xiwei had long anticipated these increasingly outrageous remarks.
If this were when she first entered the industry, she would have exploded if she saw others talking about Jiang Yang like this.
They would angrily refute each point one by one.
Present the truth you know to refute their claims.
They would excitedly talk about how hard Jiang Yang worked, and say that the claims of plagiarism and capital manipulation were all nonsense.
Because initially, when she saw others criticizing Jiang Yang online, she used a secondary account to respond in this way.
At that time, she couldn't bear to see anyone misunderstand Jiang Yang in the slightest, and she did everything she could to protect his reputation.
But now, she just stares at the screen quietly.
Even though it was a classmate she used to know well, saying such things about Jiang Yang didn't stir much emotion in her.
I've gotten used to it. I've adapted to it.
The main thing is that I understood it.
People tend to have absurd ideas about industries they don't know, and about people and things they can't access.
When she first entered the entertainment industry, she was just like her classmates, full of unfamiliarity and curiosity about the industry. She had also heard a lot of unfounded gossip and thought that the industry was full of unspoken rules and that the success of celebrities depended entirely on luck and background.
But it was only after following Jiang Yang for so long that she saw the truth about this industry.
There is a glamorous side, but also the hardships behind it.
There are traces of capital operation, but even more so of the individual's day-to-day efforts.
Unlike their classmates, who had no experience in the entertainment industry, the students could only piece together their understanding of the industry through online posts and hearsay.
We can only listen to marketing accounts talk about some inside information, and then use our own logic to guess and interpret it.
Those seemingly absurd remarks are actually just their tentative imagination of the unknown, just something to talk about for fun. There is no malice involved; it's just a simple lack of understanding.
Capital can make Jiangyang popular, but will Jiangyang truly remain popular?
Tian Xiwei understood that capital would only add flowers to brocade, not provide charcoal in the snow.
The entertainment industry is never short of people who are heavily promoted by capital, but those who can truly gain a foothold are always those with real talent.
"If my mom were in my classmates' group chat, she'd probably explode."
Tian Xi smiled and muttered something to herself.
I've long since let it go.
Everyone has their own cognitive boundaries, and it is only natural to misunderstand and speculate about things that exceed those boundaries.
I also understand that she works in the entertainment industry, and it's very important for her to be entertaining to the public.
If they can't even handle this much, it will be hard for them to go far in the future.
She's not the same person she was a year ago.
There's no need to force everyone to know the truth, nor is there any need to get angry about other people's ignorance.
She wouldn't blame her classmate for this. Everyone was just chatting for fun, without any malice. The fact that people are willing to discuss this is precisely a testament to Jiang Yang's current success.
She knew how good Jiang Yang was.
Those who are into [Battle Girls 4] will know.
Those who truly care about him and support him know that's enough.
Tian Xiwei did not send a message.
Switching back to the [Pretty Girl Battle 4] group, I found they were still discussing the same topic. Because Zhang Ruonan didn't know the "Hou Sai Lei" meme, Zhao Jinmai even brought up the Spring Festival Gala: ["Ruonan, don't you usually watch the Spring Festival Gala? You don't even know 'Hou Sai Lei'?"]
Zhang Ruonan replied decisively: "I'm not looking."
Zhao Jinmai typed: [“Really? You Southerners don’t watch the Spring Festival Gala? My whole family watches it on TV every New Year’s Eve… Do you know about Gongting Yuye liquor?”]
Zhang Ruonan replied: [“I don’t drink.”]
[“Fine, I believe you're not watching the Spring Festival Gala anymore, @Bailu, Imperial Jade Liquor!”]
Bai Lu replied instantly: ["One hundred and eighty yuan a cup!"]
Zhang Ruonan explained: [“The Spring Festival Gala is broadcast during the Chinese New Year, but we basically don’t watch it. It’s the same every year. Everyone watches their own show. The older generation in the family might watch it, but they can’t stay up that late.”]
Tian Xiwei couldn't help but interject: ["That's the same at home. We just leave it on without watching it, using it as background music to create an atmosphere. Mai Mai, you northerners really watch the Spring Festival Gala?"]
Zhao Jinmai sent a shocked emoji: ["Huh?"]
She then tagged Yang Chaoyue: [“Chaoyue, what about you?”]
Yang Chaoyue replied: [“It’s the same in my hometown; we don’t watch the Spring Festival Gala.”]
Yang Chaoyue continued: ["Let me tell you, MaiMai, my mom's hometown is even more amazing. My mom is from Guizhou, and there's a group of people in the village who would gather together to gamble on the day of the Spring Festival Gala, because the police wouldn't arrest them that day."]
Zhao Jinmai asked again: "Huh?"
incredible.
Zhou Ye chimed in: ["I'll watch the Spring Festival Gala."]
Zhao Jinmai immediately replied: [“Finally, someone like me!”]
Zhou Ye continued: ["However, I went on a trip to the north with my parents during the Spring Festival. We watched the Spring Festival Gala in a hotel there."]
Zhao Jinmai sent her message for the third time: [“Huh?”]
["The differences between the North and South are really that huge?"] (End of Chapter)