Superstar's Development Diary

As fans and casual viewers alike cheered for Zhang You and Ji Jiawen, the tide began to turn when Nan Ming successfully answered a question, signaling a counterattack led by He Jinxia and Nan Ming.

The production team added a special effect on He Jinxia and Nan Ming, depicting them as "charging forward with a gun in hand," which was hilariously entertaining and made the audience burst into laughter.

The video's comments shifted in a positive direction, and in this upbeat atmosphere, a surprising moment arrived.

On the screen, the host was conducting a five-second free-answer segment.

"What is your favorite musical instrument, and explain why—"

"Beep!"—It was He Jinxia.

"The pipa!"

"Reason."

"The big strings clamor like a downpour, the small strings whisper in secret.

Clamor and whisper mingle, large and small beads falling on a jade plate!"

A flood of comments rapidly appeared with expressions like[666],[Didn't expect Fat Emperor to be so talented], and of course, there were still many comments belittling He Jinxia.

In the show, the host asked, "Who is your favorite celebrity—"

"Beep!"—It was He Jinxia again.

"Hua Mulan!"

...

Host: "Reason."

He Jinxia, looking serious, raised her hand in fist to everyone in the audience and respectfully said, "A heroine among women, she does not concede to men!"

Luo Tian, surprised by this, raised her eyebrows slightly, her impression of He Jinxia started to change a bit.

In the video, a slew of new comments emerged—

[Fat Emperor, turns out you do have some smarts, I'm so excited, I've waited so long for this moment!]

[He Jinxia actually has a good sense for variety shows, not so annoying to watch anymore, her responses were quite impressive.]

[Ha, you guys think too much, everything's scripted.]

[No script, look, even the hostess is totally baffled!]

...

As Luo Tian looked at the comments, even as someone who didn't particularly like He Jinxia, she had to admit that He Jinxia answered the questions impressively.

Still, she continued passionately supporting her own idol, posting comments like[Zhang You is so handsome],[Zhang You is smart].

At this moment, all the viewers watching the show were unaware that on Weibo, a series of short videos highlighting He Jinxia's witty responses went online, shared by some influencers.

Each big influencer's followers numbered at least a hundred thousand. Not all of their followers needed to see what they posted, but if even one fiftieth saw it, the marketing cycle was deemed successful.

The fans found it interesting and began sharing it on their own Weibos.

Gradually, He Jinxia's search frequency and topic views started to increase.

Some of He Jinxia's haters noticed this, uploading videos to the public square. These haters, surprisingly displaying decorum, refrained from mocking but instead commented,

[My dear, you finally got it right!]

[Babe, this is the first time I realize that although you're plus-sized, you're also talented.]

[Way to go, daughter, I support this wave!]

...

Onlookers after watching commented—

[After thorough investigation, you guys are definitely He Jinxia's love-haters, truly!]

Why would the onlookers say that? That's because many of He Jinxia's haters were originally her fans.

Disappointed repeatedly by her past actions, they had turned from fans to haters.

Whenever He Jinxia did something regrettable, they would criticize and mock her extensively, but this mockery masked a deep-seated "tough love" sentiment.

Now that He Jinxia was answering well and showing promise, the haters expressed their relief and decided to support her this time.

Thus, as influencers shared one by one, and haters supported en masse, and the curious public watched, the buzz around He Jinxia began to climb steadily.

They were just one sensational point away from exploding with a bang.

As the show progressed, that sensational point came quickly.

The first to exert their power were Zhang You's fans, who sensed his potential for becoming a top-tier celebrity; his fanbase was certainly not small.

From the outset, "Letter to Future Self" used Zhang You as its selling point, and after he finished reading his letter, his fans all put in effort vigorously.

Along with Zhang You's publicity team's efforts, the topic "Zhang You, I Am the Future" topped the trending searches!

Once the hot search entry appeared, it immediately attracted a large crowd of onlookers, and the show "Letter to Future Self" came into the public eye.

His fans supported Zhang You with "youthful and ambitious," while his detractors criticized him as "arrogant and despotic, seeing no one else," both sides were locked in a fierce battle.

Driven by curiosity, some onlookers searched for the show and soon found messages about several guests, with He Jinxia's name prominently listed.

Driven by their curiosity and clicking to watch, they saw the show's streaming page where soon enough, a video of He Jinxia reading her letter to her future self appeared.

It was as if a bomb had been dropped into the calm sea, causing a thunderous explosion and a tidal surge, shaking the entire earth!

The "He Jinxia Exit Statement" dominated the trending searches with unmatched authority, officially landing a spot!

All the lurkers were brought to the surface by this trending search.

At the same time, on the third floor of Tonghua Entertainment Company.

All the public relations staff working overtime were busy, Zhang Dayou was staring at the big screen and shouting, "Hurry, hurry, increase the forwarding speed!"

"Where are the influencers? Get those we've approached to forward this quickly! Hurry!!"

This wave had to be built up and stabilized, so that even later, without paying for PR, influencers would automatically keep sharing it for the sake of their viewership and engagement.

The show had already moved on to the segment where guests confronted each other, and at this moment, the platform was buzzing most about Zhang You and He Jinxia.

Especially during the minutes when Ji Jiawen confronted He Jinxia, both the discussion and viewership peaked!

As the show came to a close, the "He Jinxia Exit Statement" remained firmly within the top ten trending searches.

However, Luo You and Zhang Dayou were not relaxed; they still looked tense, aware that this was just the beginning.

Yet all this seemed irrelevant to He Jinxia.

Mrs. He, concerned about He Jinxia's appearance on the show, had been waiting in front of the TV, and when she saw He Jinxia announce her exit from the entertainment circle, she immediately called her.

At that time, He Jinxia was reading a book; she answered Mrs. He's call, explained the reasons, and assured, several times, that her words were not a jest, only then did Mrs. He feel relieved and hang up.

He Jinxia continued to read her book and then calmly went to rest.

The manipulation of public opinion on the platform wasn't mentioned to He Jinxia until the next morning, when Luo You, sporting two huge dark circles, rushed to tell her.

His first words were, "On Weibo, out of the top ten trending searches, you occupy one, and out of the top hundred, you have two."

His second statement was, "This is the trending search that I paid for with my own money, you absolutely have to repay me for the cost."

And his third statement, "Alright, I'm going to sleep now, don't disturb me until it's dark."

He Jinxia: "..."

Watching Luo You drift away like a ghost, she thought for a moment, then took out her phone and opened Weibo, only to raise an eyebrow at what she saw.

The "He Jinxia Exit Statement" stood out sharply; refreshing the Weibo topic, nearly two to three out of every ten posts discussed it.

The other trending search, ranked 54th, surprised her, being "Beauty Not Determined by Weight".

She had thought it would be "When Will He Jinxia Leave the Entertainment Circle".

The manipulation of the trending searches seemed to have gone smoothly; only a few minutes in, she saw several influencers dissing her.

Criticizing her as worthless, some even claimed they could foresee the moment, seven months later, when news media would announce He Jinxia's exit.

Moreover, her statements had angered some overweight people in the entertainment circle, and everyone uniformly gloomed over her prospects.

After browsing Weibo for a while, He Jinxia put down her phone, stopped looking, and instead picked up a book to study.

Later that afternoon, when He Jinxia met with her nutritionist, discussions about her were still ongoing.

Not just on Weibo, but on various media industry platforms, the news "He Jinxia Exit Statement" was being broadcasted.

He Jinxia successfully led a national discussion, achieved a wave of nationwide recognition, and even gained some new followers.

While netizens were still fiercely debating "Can He Jinxia Successfully Lose Weight?" and "Are Overweight People Destined to Fail?"

a casting call, after much inquiring and overcoming numerous difficulties, secretly appeared in Luo You's personal email.