After gender swapping, my best friend and I hardcore BL (Boys' Love) became top influencers.

Everyone says that global aesthetic standards are declining; it's just that we haven't encountered truly divine beauty yet.

[Actually, you can tell by looking at overseas data; both of them are extremely popular. Ling Tinglan is popular in Europe and America, while Jiao Wangshu is a huge hit in Japan and South Korea.]

Indeed, I think the Korean and Japanese girls on the Black Cross are absolutely in love with Jiao Wangshu. He's been number one on the daily rankings ever since, and that ranking is entirely based on spending real money. The Japanese girls are really willing to spend money.

【The Korean girls are something else! They've been making a huge fuss on Twitter these past few days, insisting that Jiao Wangshu's ancestors actually immigrated from Korea to China, and that he has royal blood from some king, otherwise how could he be so handsome? It's absolutely ridiculous (eye roll)】

[(Black guy with a question mark face) Wait, why do they steal everything? Jiao Wangshu is a pure Chinese! If Jiao Wangshu really had that kind of bullshit bloodline, then she's really doomed. Even if she were reborn eight hundred times, she still wouldn't be able to debut.]

So before the Chinese could even start a war on Twitter, they were already being attacked by the Japanese girls. It's true what they say, the wicked always get their comeuppance.

I have to say, Japanese girls are really powerful. They look weak, but they're actually really good at being sarcastic and giving compliments. They use all sorts of superlatives like "Prince-like," "Kyo-san," and "Meitsuki-sama"... I browsed through Twitter and didn't find any duplicates. It gave me goosebumps.

[Not only that, I'm an international student. The other day when I was shopping with my friend, I found a huge wall of support posters in the square. You know, that's the very heart of Kyoto, where every inch of land is precious. Usually, that place is full of promotional photos of celebrities, male hosts, and the like. At first, I thought that Japanese girls' aesthetic sense had finally normalized, and after all these years, they'd finally realized that ugly men can't sell themselves...]

But seeing how much they like Jiao Wangshu, isn't their taste actually quite normal? (laughing and crying at the same time)

[Actually, aesthetic standards have always been normal around the world; it's just that emotional value comes first for Japanese girls—that wicked "gentlemanly" attitude.]

[Alas, what can they do when they encounter Jiao Wangshu? All common sense and principles are utterly insignificant in the face of absolute beauty. Look at how many shots Jiao Wangshu has on the show; what kind of personality or charm can you discern from that? It's nothing more than being blinded by lust.]

[666! Japanese girls actually have double standards!]

[Actually, Jiao Wangshu's temperament is also gentle, both delicate and fragile, like a handsome man straight out of a comic book.]

[Do people overseas also ship this American couple?]

Of course, they're also incredibly reckless when it comes to their fanfiction; the entire Red & White app is filled with their fanfiction.

[A single interaction between them could go viral; if they had more screen time on the show, their popularity would have been even higher.]

Otherwise, how do you think those two could maintain their high rankings since their debut?

I suspect this show's production team is deliberately suppressing their popularity to prevent them from going viral. Even including their stage performance footage, they haven't even had twenty minutes of screen time together so far. Anyone who watches this would say it's pathetic.

[Hot Topic Knowledge: Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu are the only two fan groups in China that have not engaged in concentrated voting campaigns.]

[Actually, neither of these groups exists overseas. Their fans are all purely organic. It seems that people from all over the world, including China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and the West, are quite open-minded about whether these two will debut. There's a strange sense of calm about it—that debuting is a bonus, but not debuting is also acceptable.]

[Exactly, if this were any other company, such a high position and such a small amount of screen time would have already led to fans protesting with large posters.]

[Based on the currently available information, both of them were indeed complete novices who were hastily brought in as trainees. Singing and dancing fundamentals can't be learned in a day; are they just supposed to stand around as static members after the group is formed?]

[Sigh, I just feel sorry for these two. From the very first episode, every time a trainee is eliminated, someone brings them up to criticize them, saying they're not good enough but still taking up debut spots. If it weren't for the strong fighting spirit of the American girls and the fact that the contestants themselves are so good at it, Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu would have been forced to withdraw from the competition by online bullying long ago.]

Are these people crazy? They're masters of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. They only target those without connections. Why don't they mention that there are several internet celebrities in the top 20? Their skills are lacking too; they rely entirely on their millions of fans voting for them. Why don't they say these people are taking up debut spots?

[Small tickets are for the next buyer's lifetime; some people are green with envy.]

[If things continue like this, could it be that the two of them actually end up debuting?]

It's hard to say.

[I don't think so, right? Actually, the two of them are really not suitable for developing in a group. Group activities are signed for two years at a time. Even if they could form a group, they would just be on the sidelines, which would be a waste of time. Besides, Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu's faces are so suitable for the big screen. They are so delicate and three-dimensional, they are perfect from every angle.]

[You know what, you really do know, Thai fans have been clamoring on Twitter for the two of them to film a BL drama. They've even marked out the scripts—more than twenty in total. If they can actually film them all, then the two of them can spend the rest of their lives swimming in the sea.]

Thai female fans are truly daring and decisive; they've tagged every single book on their bestseller lists.

[But surely none of the original stories can be adapted into a film? I took a look, and I could only find a tiny bit of plot from a lot of nonsensical elements.]

(Note: "nc" is an abbreviation for "no children," representing content inappropriate for children in the show.)

My Chinese stomach really can't handle the crazy plots in many Thai dramas. If they really want to make them, can't they let Chinese people direct them?

[These girls are dreaming again. Even if they want to go into film and television, they might not necessarily go into adult films. Development around the mainland is so limited these days. With their physical attributes, as long as they're not expressionless, they can pick and choose any script they want.]

[Just kidding, even if they were truly expressionless, they wouldn't lack scripts.]

[Am I the only one who genuinely hopes that Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu can debut as a group? (Ｔ▽Ｔ)]

[I'm a bit supportive, but it'll be difficult without concentrated voting, right? They have a lot of individual and casual votes right now, so it'll be hard for them to compete with other trainees when it comes to the one-pick stage of the third performance.]

【Or let's all kneel down in front of Donghai Entertainment and beg our Uncle Donghai to organize a big vote-getting event o(╥﹏╥)o】

【Huh? Do I have to kneel too?】

[Give up now. I heard that Ling Tinglan Jiao Wangshu's fan club contacted the company a long time ago, but the company's official response was just four words: Let nature take its course.]

[Actually, overseas fan sites also asked the same question, and their replies were even simpler—"It's up to fate."]

[Donghai Entertainment: Things will go smoothly if you take it easy]

I'm truly impressed. When will I ever have such a positive mindset?

There's no way small companies can compete with capital.

[A fan site admin previously said that Donghae's uncle even attends offline events; his own uncle has become a professional fan site admin, how poor are they?]

[Where are the pictures he took? I haven't seen a single one.]

[Is this a personal collection?]

[Actually, it doesn't matter whether he posts it or not. The fan site admins on my list have even complained about Donghae and asked them how to adjust the parameters, but the photos he takes are really disastrous. I suspect they were picked up by a rival and used as unflattering photos.]

[Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu's first unflattering photos: Yes]

Sigh, fate, you're such a fake glutinous rice cake!

【The glutinous rice cakes are delicious (๑´ڡ`๑)】

[Hey! Is anyone even taking Li Tao seriously? Didn't we initially group them up for the second round of the competition? This thread has completely veered off course!]