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

Fine.

Dai Xiaoqing obediently shut her mouth and swallowed the words that were about to spill out.

Whatever she says, goes.

My own sisters have it tough too.

Xiang Wanwan discovered that when people are hit to the extreme, they become incredibly calm.

Looking at the cries and wailing in various fan group chats, and the huge expanse of red text trending on the hot search list.

Xiang Wanwan picked up her cracked phone again and calmly typed a few lines:

[What's the panic? Is this blurry video enough to scare you all? Besides, it's not even certain if the video is real or fake!]

With AI technology so rampant these days, maybe this is AI's doing!

[This is all a conspiracy by the downstream company! They're just jealous! They just want to prevent Ling Tinglan from debuting!]

[Our beloved idol Ling Tinglan is absolutely blocking the path of those ugly capitalists! Everyone must not fall for their tricks!]

Leading by example and maintaining stability is very effective.

After all, fandoms are circles. In such a relatively information-scarce space, people who immerse themselves in it are easily drawn into information cocoons and brainwashed and misled.

That's exactly why the solo fans, who were initially overwhelmed by the video, suddenly seemed to have found their anchor.

Yeah, how can they be so sure that this video is real?

Humans have an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. Often, people tend to prefer the part of "facts" that they are more willing to believe and accept, rather than the truth.

In addition, a series of tasks such as boosting keyword entries, adding tags, cleaning up the square, and manipulating data in various groups emerged one after another. Combined with conspiracy theories of "the next party using dirty tricks," this whole set of smooth little moves successfully transformed the fan circle turmoil into collective action and external conflicts.

By completing data-driven tasks, we can enhance fan cohesion and create a "next group" that may or may not exist, so that fans can unite their anger against a common enemy.

This is how these circles operate.

In reality, people who truly find this disgusting and genuinely want to unfollow the fan wouldn't believe any of this.

Because whether it's true or false doesn't matter. As long as you feel unhappy following celebrities, you can silently and effortlessly click to disconnect.

Whether they are die-hard fans or die-hard fans, whether they believe their idol is gay or not, those who remain after this upheaval are those who can continue to immerse themselves in their own world. Whether they believe it or not is up to their own judgment. Not to mention that there are also a large number of paid fans and paparazzi who want to continue making money for traffic and are helping to guide the narrative.

Besides, chives grow in batches.

For every fan who unfollows this time, someone else might be drawn in by this trending topic. Fandoms come and go, and a new batch of adorable fans will join. As long as the main person doesn't get into legal trouble, the fandom will continue indefinitely.

So the fans, who had been temporarily appeased, stopped panicking and those who were willing to believe this explanation accepted their mission and charged into battle.

Are they really out of their minds? Don't make the fans laugh.

Although Xiang Wanwan already has a huge following, she herself is a very typical example of this.

She has witnessed and been hurt by Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu countless times in person, yet she still wholeheartedly serves as Ling Tinglan's dream girl.

Because following celebrities is for one's own happiness.

In a sense, this statement has been carried out very thoroughly by some people.

These people are complete idealists. They only believe what they want to believe and only see what they want to see. Their fandom is like an extra layer of armor, allowing them to act like little emperors on the internet.

If you channel all your negative emotions onto others, how can you not be happy?

However, some people know that the true joy of following celebrities should be about becoming a better version of yourself.

They strive to emulate that perfect image, meet like-minded fans and make friends, and possess the ability to think independently beyond the fandom. This kind of happiness is true happiness.

Getting back to the point, the real conflict has only just begun for the fans. The actions of all fandoms are the same at this time. It's not just Ling Tinglan's solo fans, but also Jiao Wangshu's solo fans.

If I had to say, Jiao Wangshu's die-hard fans would be even more heartbroken.

Jiao Wangshu's striking golden face can easily instill a sense of control in some of his fans. These people treat their idol's beauty as a topic of conversation and his popularity as an honor.

In any couple, if it's only Jiao Wangshu who is liked by someone, it will only make that person feel good and happily immerse themselves in the relationship.

But if they discover that Jiao Wangshu is also a person with his own thoughts, then they're doomed.

Suddenly the costume shattered, the illusion was broken, and it turned out that all the rights, beauty, and popularity that belonged to the idols themselves really had nothing to do with them.

Once they realize this, these people will become enraged, lose their guard, and retaliate against him relentlessly.

However, these situations usually don't last long, and eventually, Jiao Wangshu's fan base will be stabilized in the same way.

Dai Xiaoqing, the only adorable girl who was experiencing her first love and idol worship, was completely bewildered by this complicated situation. As a fan of BL (Boys' Love) with mixed feelings, she didn't know which side she should join.

In the end, Xiang Wanwan grabbed her phone and helped her share a post calling on fans to clean up the keywords and reduce the trending topics.

The scene was just so bizarre; it just goes to show how truly devoted these two best friends are to each other.

After handing the battlefield over to the fans, Dai Xiaoqing switched to a new account and entered her happy hometown—the Lingjiao CP Super Topic.

Unlike the fierce arguments among solo fans, the CP (couple) supertopic is filled with cheers and jubilation – this is what true celebration feels like!

The CP fans were ecstatic; the entire supertopic homepage was flooded with that video. They'd extracted every possible angle from that short, few-minute clip. There were even AI-restored versions, videos that restored the original quality, fan art based on the images, and fan art created…

The output is updated every time it's refreshed, and there are no duplicates. Dai Xiaoqing has been fed so much that she's become a giant.

The CP fans were already quite noisy, and now they're even more restless, each one obsessed with their own pairing, which is like setting off fireworks to ignite the battle between the solo fans.

The moderator was so frightened that he immediately changed the pinned announcement:

Please pay close attention!!!

For the long-term development of Lingjiao, all kinds of insulting, destructive, or anti-family remarks are strictly prohibited in the super topic.

Given the sensitive nature of this topic recently, CP fans will absolutely not participate in disputes between individual fans. Please focus on the main characters and enjoy the sweet moments!