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Chapter 977 - 968: The Fandom (4)

Chapter 977: Chapter 968: The Fandom (4)

To make a CP (celebrity pairing) dance well, not only is chemistry needed in the show, but also a sense of belonging together as a CP. Off-screen, frequent co-appearances are needed because the CP fans believe "being in the same frame means serving sweetness"; as long as there is interaction, the rest can be imagined by them. However, CP fans nowadays also dislike artificial sugar, clearly having boyfriends or different sexual orientations, but still have to pair up just for the show.

So, there lies the problem.

Especially as the main subject, personally leading the dance for CP and harvesting the fans’ loyalty is a very low move. But one can still subtly stir things up. For example, Bo Yan, after the last fan circle battle, he shared a selfie with Shang Feifei and Xia Siyu and then never ’opened for business’ formally again. But he isn’t doing nothing behind the scenes, either. For example, pushing a beautifully edited fan-made video onto the top trending searches.

The lady who cut the video specializes in shipping CP in the domain of second-dimensional, her videos feature many stars, mainly matching them randomly, just a casual onlooker without any fan attributes. This edit was also motivated by the trailer she watched, influenced deeply, she made a video out of her own passion, without intentions to profit from it.

But after Bo Yan pushed it to the trending searches, the topic immediately exploded. In recent years, there haven’t been many impressive films in the Chinese cinema scene. Several fifth and sixth-generation directors have also reached a bottleneck, both the frequency and quality of their works have seen a significant decline compared to the past. In terms of actors, there is a lack of transition, hardly are there young actors who are both good-looking and skilled. Bo Yan, Shang Feifei, and Xia Siyu are standout exceptions, boosted by Wang Ju, their movies are generally a must-watch for everyone.

"Storm" has drawn attention from casting to production to its current release, especially now during the pandemic when people have more free time, and the pandemic indeed affects the production of films and TV. Many films are hesitant to release, and audiences are also cautious about going to cinemas.

With fewer films available and audiences having more leisure time, isn’t it just perfect that a reliable movie with such attractive leads is coming out?

Casual viewers don’t care about minor squabbles in the fan circle. For them, the bickering between male and female fans doesn’t affect their enthusiasm for shipping CPs.

After the edit hit the trending searches, many casual viewers clicked in to watch, and in a moment, the likes, shares, and comments on this clip reached several hundreds of thousands.

Bo Yan also enlisted the help of Song Fengzhi, found a batch of writers, and soon, the famous fan fiction site saw many writings about "Bo Yan X Xia Siyu" CP. Of course, the officially endorsed CP "Bo Yan X Shang Feifei" also has its followers. Even the "cult CP" between "Xia Siyu X Shang Feifei" — a glamorous seductive boss lady plus a pure, elegant, strong little bunny setting is particularly attractive. But among all the CP chaos, "Bo Yan X Xia Siyu" the "Fable CP" is the most flourishing.

Not only with high-quality CP writings but also the top trending video edit, followed by their Q-version comic design, the movie hasn’t even screened, the New Year’s Eve gala hasn’t begun yet, but the "Fable CP" is already massively popular. Some fans good at analyzing (from shipping CP to sealing demons) even wrote an in-depth analysis, convincingly discussing how a bickering duo turns into lovers.