There was one final performance left as the show was drawing to a close.
This was not a reality show about selecting a girl group, but a highly competitive one.
The first two performances had made it clear to the audience that this show was not as simple as they had imagined.
In other words, seeing such a topical show in the entertainment industry... and it was not even about gossip, truly excited the audience who had been watching the show all along.
A show with quality also received feedback from the audience and the fans.
Everyone tacitly started to act as tap water, spontaneously becoming the show’s navy.
Paired with marketers actively transporting various stage videos, the women’s handsome and charming appearances on stage also drew in some originally uninterested bystanders.
The broadcast of the two performances sent the show’s popularity soaring, and this increase in popularity was most evident in... the rising popularity of people like Momo.
Momo, Son Seungwan, Lisa; these three foreign artists with strong capabilities easily captured the hearts of many fans who knew nothing about them.
Who wouldn’t love strong and beautiful women?
Similarly, riding the wave of this rising popularity was Liu Xin’an, the team leader.
You see, there were only a total of four men throughout this show.
In general, audiences of girl group reality shows actually dislike the appearance of men, but including Liu Xin’an, all four team leaders did not intentionally steal the spotlight; they all quietly acted as logistical workers behind the scenes.
Yes, even though Liu Xin’an went to record every day, he really had very few scenes when the actual show aired.
The director Yang was very clear about where the core competitiveness of the show lay, so he cut down a lot of the scenes featuring Liu Xin’an and the other team leaders as much as possible.
It’s hard to say if Director Yang intentionally edited it this way, but at least... Liu Xin’an, who only occasionally appeared in the show, successfully drew in some viewers who were originally there for the artists.
Because there were few scenes, every appearance of Liu Xin’an made a deep impression on the audience.
In other words, this was a kind of alternative scarcity marketing.
Add his already outstanding appearance and his hard-to-act politeness and gentleness...
"Can’t we get a separate reality show for our Brother An, I’ll even pay for it?"
This was not a barrage, but a video title.
The content of the video was simple, just a girl in front of the camera, a mixture of snot and tears as she recounted her years of being a fan of Liu Xin’an.
"Brother An really doesn’t push or shove, and I’m not implying anything about the other team leaders, I’m just speaking from my personal experience as a fan of Brother An."
"I must have fallen for Brother An around the end of 2018, back then Brother An only had a few hundred thousand fans, I can confidently say, Brother An hasn’t changed from a few hundred thousand fans to now several million."
"Brother An has been so low-key for so many years, participating in a show so rarely... I really plead with the production team to give our Brother An a bit more screen time, I’m not asking for the main content, even little scenes and spin-offs will do!"
When a person’s popularity rises, it’s natural for fans to become more like fans in a fan circle.
Having watched the whole video, Liu Xin’an furrowed his brows, remaining silent.
The vibration of the phone took Liu Xin’an’s attention; he picked up the phone.
The sender was someone unexpected.
The message Old E sent was very straightforward; he sent a screenshot, which was of the video Liu Xin’an had just been watching.
Following that, Old E sent another message.
And this message made Liu Xin’an look like he was out of love for life.
’When is Xin’an gegie going to debut?’
Well, this person was here to tease him.
Liu Xin’an didn’t kindly make a direct call.
"So you’ve come to disgust me, huh?"
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How could Old E not tease Liu Xin’an, knowing both had been involved in sanitizing fan activities in the past.
Liu Xin’an’s participation in this reality show was more for Bae Juhyun, and now he had achieved some of his goals, at least in terms of public opinion, people were not so harsh on Bae Juhyun anymore.
One thing not to forget, Liu Xin’an has always hoped that his live stream viewers would relate to him as fellow enthusiasts, not the fan-and-idol kind of relationship...
But now, viewers? Fans!
"So what are you planning to do, the show has led you to such massive attention, can you stay calm in live streams? Can you even withstand those barrage comments?"
Old E’s concern wasn’t unwarranted, Liu Xin’an was also quite prone to getting emotionally affected, and if really something like downvoting or unreasoned attacks happened live, Liu Xin’an would genuinely doubt himself.
"With our previous level of popularity, sanitizing we could manage, but with your current level, do you realize you could be lynched to death?"
Old E flat-out rejected that plan; was Liu Xin’an tired of living?
Female fans had much higher combat strength than male fans.
Beyond running amok, they would scrutinize every past action of Liu Xin’an under a microscope.
If they found anything slightly off, they would dive into a frenzy and go crazy reporting him.
Business as usual essentially.
Male viewers? At best, they play with stale memes and mindlessly spout insults; their combat capability is far lesser.
"Forget the headache for now, you should think about how to calm this public opinion storm. By the looks of it, your fans are about to tear the production team apart."
Liu Xin’an sighed: "Public opinion is still okay, I’m thinking..."