Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore-Chapter 402: Official Announcement from the Girlfriend’s POV—Xiao He’s Fake Bromance
The car slowly drove into the residential complex. Xiao He turned his head and, sure enough, saw the car that had been following them stopped at the entrance.
Xiao He finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"It's probably because the recent 'Corner Also' has attracted a large batch of new fans. Most of their perception of you is still stuck in Yin Qi's early-stage persona, and you've been deliberately restoring that 'Yin Qi' character image during your recent public appearances. So, compared to the 'awe' from longtime fans, they feel more of a sisterly or motherly type of possessiveness towards you."
Liu Rulan analyzed rationally.
Xiao He now got a headache whenever he heard "sister" or "mommy," and it even reminded him of that feeling of despair when a male fan called him "hubby" at a previous event.
As an artist, he was essentially a product, marketing himself to the public, so naturally, he had to respect these people's preferences.
But that wasn't a reason for them to push their luck, follow artists around, or even pry into others' privacy.
"Well, I'm just so grateful for that."
Xiao He said weakly as he got out of the car and returned to his residence.
"There's no helping it. 'Corner Also' skews towards a younger demographic, and the Yin Qi character is more likely to attract fans compared to other personas. Haven't you noticed many different voices gradually appearing in your recent comment sections?"
Xiao He: "...I took a look, but some of it was hard to keep my eyes open for."
Girls several years younger than him affectionately calling themselves "Mommy" online, while he, as the "good baby," was powerless to resist.
"Hold on a second."
Liu Rulan seemed to have a new development on her end and temporarily hung up the phone. Xiao He also opened his tablet to check the current related hashtags online.
[Who ran into Xiao He playing basketball? Oh, it was me, hehe. [video]]
[??? Jealousy is twisting me into knots.]
[Hehe, my boyfriend saw him playing too, and he even specially got Xiao He's autograph for me~ [signed basketball photo]]
[Hey, person above, something's off with your boyfriend! Why did he have Xiao He sign a basketball? Are you sure he got it specifically for you? And not because he, a male fan, wanted to collect it himself?]
[Oi, your boyfriend definitely has issues. I suggest sending him to me for inspection.]
[? Do you want the boyfriend or the basketball?]
[???]
[Pfft, who doesn't have one? I've already checked in with the girlfriend perspective, directly announced it on my Moments, bless me! [nine-square-grid photos]]
It has to be said, this netizen who checked in with the girlfriend perspective was truly talented. She directly took photos of netizens running into Xiao He playing basketball, then took a photo of herself making a heart gesture next to the court. Through various photo splicing, she created a nine-square-grid set of photos portraying "girlfriend sweetly accompanying her boyfriend playing ball," posted it to her Moments with sweet captions, and officially announced her "boyfriend."
The funniest part was, the photos she posted on her Moments actually had people believing it. Elders in her family directly called to ask who her boyfriend was, and many friends left comments wishing them "99" (forever).
Said netizen: ...Next time, I'm never doing abstract stuff like this again! (Yeah, right!)
[Why! Why! Why! Is everyone running into Brother Xiao? A ten-year longtime fan is crying to death in a corner.]
[Ten-year longtime fan? Has Xiao He been in the industry that long? He should have still been in middle school back then?]
[...Go play somewhere else.]
[Damn, am I the only one repeatedly watching those three-pointers Xiao He made? So handsome. How could he just casually sink shots from such a distance? I'm stunned.]
[It really was outrageous. I was there at the time. Whenever Xiao He took a shot, his accuracy was literally one hundred percent.]
[That exaggerated?]
[Not exaggerated at all. I was even telling the guys I was playing with at the time that someone on that other court had ridiculously high accuracy. I had no idea it was Xiao He back then.]
[Brother Xiao is just too handsome! Latest skill +1!]
[Who are the other guys playing with Xiao He? They look like they're really good friends.]
[One of them is Pu Rong, another is Xiao He's dormmate, the Bilibili content creator Handsome He, and another is Brother Xiao's driver. As for the others, I don't know them.]
[Those three over there are all Xiao He's dormmates. If you've dug into Handsome He's early videos, you'll find they've all appeared in them before.]
[Sigh, back then I just thought Handsome He's dormmates were handsome but didn't like being on camera. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the supporting characters in someone else's main footage back then have now become the shining main characters in other footage.]
[Hehe, probably just trying to market something again, right? Is this Xiao He's latest persona? Interesting, the sinister villain wants to transform into a sweet boyfriend now? How disgusting.]
[? What are the haters yapping about?]
[No way, no way, no way someone actually believes Xiao He and his dormmates have a good relationship, right? If they were really that close, Handsome He wouldn't be where he is now. If Xiao He just let a little trickle down from between his fingers, he would have become a famous internet celebrity long ago.]
[No way, no way, no way someone actually thinks a successful friend must unconditionally support you, right? Is he your friend or your parents?]
[What the hell is that big idiot muttering about? Handsome He and Brother Xiao are actually very decent, good friends. Anyone who's seen their old videos would never say they have a fake, plastic relationship. Remember those bloggers who claimed to be good friends with certain celebrities? What happened? The videos after meeting were so awkward I could dig three bedrooms and a living room with my toes, and they talked so politely. Do they think we're blind? Only their respective fans would believe that.]
[Aside from the daily vlogs Handsome He specifically films when meeting Brother Xiao, he never actively brings up Brother Xiao in his usual videos, nor does he constantly use Brother Xiao's matters to stir up heat. That one time he spoke up for Brother Xiao, he almost got cyberbullied into leaving the internet. Some people really shouldn't go too far. Just because you're jealous, you force your own friends to become famous? What's with the sour grapes here? Handsome He's current fans are the result of his own hard work, not because of Xiao He!]
...
The comment section gradually went off-topic later on. Many people were interested not only in Xiao He but also in the people around him. And in the face of the great internet, almost everyone is transparent.
Before long, Xiao He's several dormmates had their basic information dug up, with He Junhao attracting the most discussion.
One highly upvoted comment asked: Since Xiao He is already so famous, why doesn't he think of bringing He Junhao along? Is he selfish, or is his relationship with He Junhao actually a fake, plastic brotherhood where they're friendly on the surface but not in heart? Or perhaps He Junhao is just hopelessly incompetent?
To be honest, when Xiao He saw this comment, even he was a bit dumbfounded.
Let alone He Junhao, who saw this news.
"What the hell, are they sick?"
Seeing these discussions, He Junhao's gaze involuntarily fell on a document beside him, then he gritted his teeth in anger.
According to their logic, if Brother Xiao doesn't help him become famous, then Brother Xiao is selfish? Their friendship is fake, and they're all just pretending?
"How Brother Xiao and I interact is none of their damn business! They have too much time on their hands, worrying about other people's affairs. Why don't they spend more time researching their own stuff?"
They're even trying to morally guilt-trip on my behalf now?
I spit on that!
