DYUTVOBGA Chapter 43

Topic: [Question, after the official broadcast of “NS” EP01, which fandom is laughing the happiest?]

1L: [Thanks for the invite, my mouth is about to laugh itself sore. Who would have thought that a single instance of falling for someone’s looks could net such a treasure of both talent and beauty [blush][shy]]

2L: [Don’t ask, just ask about the husband’s beauty, the wife’s glory]

3L: [Oh no, who could it be? Who is the happiest? It’s really so hard to guess~ Hee hee hee hee]

4L: [Who’s holding their phone grinning like a fool, oh, it’s me [puppy happily propping chin]]

5L: [The segment of trainee post-recording interviews is also known as the Quentin Praise Convention. Seeing them praise him like this, I dare not imagine how shocking the live performance of “La liberté” must be!]

6L: [Although my bias’s skills are unexpectedly top-tier, I was born an incurable face-lover. Skills, who cares?
Horny people, horny soul, everyone is a pervert, everyone is a pervert… Okay, what I want to say is, didn’t anyone else think QT’s purple floral shirt was super hot?]

7L: [There are people asking for links in the next post. That kind of flamboyant, colorful shirt, only QT could wear it with such a cold, aloof, forbidden desire style. He even tied the super loose collar with a tie and tucked the hem into his waistband.Tsk, so prude, what’s the big deal, let me look, it’s not like I’ll do anything [holding rose][whistling]]

8L: [The best part is still those green eyes, sisters! I recommend everyone rewatch “La liberté” on a big projector screen. Who understands the shock of facing those eye close-up shots in a dark room!!!
Wuuu who was the first one to propose the black panther image! It’s too perfect, uh uh ah ah!!]

9L: [Did anyone else notice the song, the whole French song?
This song is really good. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the lyrics, it’s just purely good. The melody is super catchy, I’ve been humming it all night.]

10L: [Me too… But it seems Quentin doesn’t have a Light Music account, and the “NS” official still hasn’t uploaded the audio source…
The clip of Quentin’s initial stage performance posted by the official on the forum has already been reposted over 300,000 times. The de-noised version of “La liberté” edited by bloggers in the video section is even more ridiculous; it had already surpassed 500,000 views when I checked yesterday, and this is an original, niche French song…]

11L: [I deeply suspect that if Quentin had a Light Music account, this song would probably shoot up to the top of the daily charts overnight.]

12L: [Don’t doubt it, poster above, it absolutely would! Do you think the view counts in the video section were pushed up by us fans? Nonono, the comments are all from straying passersby! Truly good songs are language-agnostic. Who cares if it’s French, German, English, Spanish? Good is good! And sung so sexily… It solidifies my stereotype of French romance. If the program group hadn’t provided lyric translations,I would have thought he was singing some little love song, some little yellow song [intoxicated]]

13L: [You’re just letting your lust control your brain. I replayed it dozens of times and didn’t find it sounded like a little yellow song at all. It’s clearly a very ethereal, vast chanson, making one’s heart feel clear and peaceful, as if following the song to a vast snowy ridge…
I can’t believe this song, from composition and arrangement to lyrics, was all handled single-handedly by a minor. It’s too unbelievable. Talent and inspiration are overflowing from every note.
He shouldn’t become an idol. He should devote all his energy to music creation. That way, this terrifying talent won’t be wasted.]

14L: [SRDS, he’s still young, let him do what he wants. If talent ends up restricting his steps, wouldn’t that be even more of a pity?]

15L: [You say Quentin should devote all his energy to music creation, but I say Quentin was born to belong on the stage [pouts] Anyone who has seen Quentin’s initial stage knows how strong his stage presence is, right? His stage presence is too unique, so steady and impactful. Quentin was born to eat this idol rice, nobody should say otherwise!]

16L: [No, wait, my pick has both god-tier looks and strong skills like this, does that mean I can dream of him debuting in the C position? [raising hand obediently]]

17L: [Be bold, my baby, our Quentin is definitely going to be C, okay?]

18L: [Hmph, let’s be real. In this season, if Quentin isn’t C, who else deserves to be C?]

19L: [I encountered a high level succubus on the road who’s great at singing and dancing. I’m fighting with all my might but unable to win [faints]]

20L: [Copy-pasting fandom support group message—>
Dear fellow fan babies, you must remember to vote every day, okay? QT is a minor + just graduated high school + no signed company. The debuffs are stacked full, he is as blank as can be, it’s very easy for big companies to use him as cannon fodder! So the strength of us fans is very important, we must unite and vote! Reject being Buddha-like! Reject lying flat!

The vote count for each account refreshes daily, it resets the next day. Babies, don’t hold onto leftover votes. It’s best to set an alarm and use all votes on QT as soon as you get them!

You all probably know the several families competing fiercely with QT so I won’t name them. The voting channel only officially started yesterday at noon. As of now, first place has 812,341 votes, second has 739,649 votes, third has 691,538 votes.

QT is currently fourth with 668,541 votes. There’s some distance to third place, but it’s totally possible to catch up! We absolutely cannot relax!

Call on friends and relatives to join in, don’t hide the small accounts you have. One phone number can only register one account. Note!! Don’t engage in vote manipulation, they’re cracking down hard!!!]

18L: [Received!]

19L: [Got it!]

20L: [You can get at most 5 votes per day, and it depends on luck. Sometimes you might only draw 1 vote… It’s totally not enough to vote with [worried] I remember last season you could get extra votes by spending money, why doesn’t this season have that?]

21L: [Because it was stopped… It’s fine, anyway nobody can buy them, which is also good. This way my little treasury can be used for making merch and supporting flower walls. Doesn’t everyone want a Quentin plush doll? O(≥▽≤)O]

22L: [No need to worry about having few votes. Every fandom has few votes. Let’s just guard our own little plot of land properly.
Solo fans must focus on their own pick!! Absolutely do not split votes!! Cp fans, just don’t worry about them, let them vote however they want.]

23L: [okkkkk….[salute]]

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Topic: [Serious Discussion, is Quentin’s performance really as amazing as online hype makes it out to be? ..It feels like the praise is too high. After the first episode aired, at least half the hot searches were about him.. Who bought them for him? Iron-clad evidence he’s a royal..]

**A royal or emperor is someone with connections/background that gets them preferential treatment.

1L: [OP is so brave, your private messages are about to be flooded [thumbs up]]

2L: [What hype? Half the hot searches are way exaggerated, it’s very watery.]

3L: [The NS discussion group has been taken over by a certain fandom. No matter whose post it is, they’re dancing under it. Preemptively booking to be hated by all fandoms [applause]]

4L: [There are actually people who, because of just one initial stage performance, go and fight Yan Qiao, Cheng Shaozhi, Wen Xinyi for the main dancer/main vocal titles…
So cringe, I wish my takeout coupons could inflate like they do 🙁 ]

5L: [Huh??? Really??? They really went to fight for main vocal and main dancer?
Crazy, just a jibber-jabber foreign song where you don’t even know what they’re singing, hyped up like this… How dare they… Really just fans following their arrogant, inflated ordinary-looking idol?]

6L (OP): [Fighting for the visual position is one thing, but also fighting the Xinda young master for main vocal, fighting the BKL super A-level dancer for main dancer, I heard they’re even marketing the top student genius persona on hot searches..
kk, sticking their fingers in every pie, aren’t they afraid of flipping over?]

7L: [A bunch of brain-dead fans who think their small world is the whole world. The filters are 800 meters thick. A mixed-race guy has them so fascinated, like they’ve never been abroad before. That type of look Quentin has is everywhere abroad, okay.
Lucky for them that the Yan and Cheng families are currently busy tearing into each other and can’t be bothered with them. Once they get a bit more arrogant, they’ll get to experience what it’s like to be stamped out by two families joining forces.]

8L: [XS……don’t let them enjoy being stomped on too much]

9L: [Sigh, they’re busy with their elementary school to middle school transition, just let them be [shrugs]]

10L: [How to put it, watching them jump up and down so happily has a kind of beauty of the long-poor suddenly rich, the nouveau riche. Is it the common disease of royal favorite fans?]

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158L: [Speechless =_=, OP managing to gather over a hundred floors of sour grapes is quite an achievement. Anyone who’s watched the show wouldn’t say such cerebrally atrophied words 🙂
Who’s your pick? Pull him out for sis to see? Out of 101 trainees, those who dance better than Quentin can’t sing as well as him, those with good singing skills simply can’t dance, original compositions are even more out of the question. Which song from the first episode is more popular than “La liberté”?]

159L: [You’re finally here, your internet speed is a bit slow, little sister [covering mouth and laughing]]

160L: [Baby at 158L, what you’re implying is just that your gege is neither the best dancer nor the best singer, right?
Also, baby, are you serious about comparing original compositions in a boy group survival show? A buzzing, chanting foreign song that you guys hold as a treasure, even French people would laugh hearing it.]

161L: [Requesting a tutorial on how to make sour chickens stop clucking. Sisters, open your eyes and look at the outside world [eye roll] Quentin’s screen time in the first episode was ranked beyond 30th. Who could tell this is one of NS’s hottest, most popular contestants? And royal favorite? I have learned a new word and have to show it off everywhere. Please don’t take this level of comprehension out to embarrass yourself.]

162L: [Little sisters, since you have time to spit sour water here, why not hurry up and brush data for your pick’s hot search terms [confused] Who allowed you to slack off and water the forum?Don’t you know your pick is worried sick, cursing in their heart every day that you’re not working hard enough, causing them to not even get on one hot search [tears][crying]

Wuuu, I feel so wronged for your idol, how did they end up with such useless fans that slack off all day instead of doing their jobs. Little sister, if you keep being lazy, your gege will be eliminated in the next performance. How pitiful will that be, hiding in his nest holding his girlfriend and crying [playful][manicure] Hurry up and work hard[fist] Come one ah~]

163L: [Forgive them, pretending to be blind is very hard work, let alone pretending to be blind while praying others are just as blind. Too bad everyone has eyes. Sorry for being popular. Whether QT’s song is good or not, whether his dancing is good or not, isn’t something your mere words can veto. Certain people, keep your skins on tight and keep your mouths in check [smile]]

164L: [Speechless… If Quentin had a background, the program team wouldn’t have put all four mentors’ praises exclusively in the full, member-only version of the initial stage ratings…
In the main episode, Quentin went straight to A after his performance. The only critical comment was Chen Shiyu inviting him to join Xinda, and probably that was only cut in to set up a hot search.
Only those who bought VIP to watch the full version know that Lin Qifeng also invited Quentin, that Chen Shiyu and Vinki opened their mouths praising Quentin’s vocal tone, and that Yang Xu even more so greatly praised Quentin’s dancing… Result? The main episode cut it all…
Just ask, which royal family gets this kind of treatment where they get blocked right from the start?]

165L: [? Certain people selectively forgetting again that QT is the only contestant among all who didn’t even have a forum account before, a pure amateur trainee?
Where exactly is this royal position inherited from? Did you all crowdfund to buy it for him? If he’s royal, I’ll chop my head off for you to kick, okay?]

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Whether it was fellow fans gathering to discuss or rival fans arguing with sarcasm, all the posts ultimately became part of the topic heat for “NS”.

The first episode of “Next Stage” aired at noon on September 28th. In the following three days, it accumulated over 80+ hot search entries, finally landing at the top of the real-time popularity chart for all variety shows across the network after the Wednesday update of the member-exclusive program “NS Dorm Life”.

Although everyone expected this show to be popular, no one thought it would explode to such an extent right from the start. Several other big IP variety shows aired around the same time, but “NS” shooting straight to top 1 was extremely exaggerated.

Moreover, the main focus of this show is just 101 little unknowns. Apart from those few past-their-prime veterans, most trainees were essentially nobodies before joining the show.

Even Qi Yang, who had the highest pre-show popularity, was, to be blunt, just a third-tier actor with only one representative work.

And although the four mentors invited by the production team had both status and skill, if you really talk about traffic flow, they definitely can’t compare to the A-list guests on other variety shows.

But the facts prove that this seemingly ordinary show continuously attracted new viewers. Was the gimmick of “the nation’s first boy group survival show” really that big? Or is the boy group survival show genre inherently explosive? It was hard to understand.

The complicated thoughts of industry insiders didn’t affect the happy carnival of survival show fans in the forums due to the continuous release of “NS” spin-off programs.

The “NS” official account posted a viewing calendar on the forum, packed full from Monday to Sunday. Apart from the main episodes, everything else was member-exclusive, practically openly forcing you to spend money!

But there’s no way, who let us fans be the vigorously growing leeks? Cursing under our breath, but still meekly coughing up the coins.

Hmph ╯^╰ So what if it’s just buying a membership! Who are you looking down on!

@[Next Stage] Official

Topic: [How to comprehensively understand the trainees’ personalities? How to find your pick’s shining points? Want to know how the youthful, sunny, handsome young men spend their collective life in private?
Click to view the latest viewing calendar~ Join in quickly!]

Content: [[Schedule.jpg]]

To summarize: Sunday updates the main episode, Monday updates the preview, Tuesday updates the behind-the-scenes & full stage versions, Wednesday updates “NS Dorm Life”, Thursday updates the trainee focus cam collection, Friday updates “NS Live Stream Room”, Saturday updates “NS Game Party”.

Such a fulfilling life chasing a variety show!

The latest episode of “NS Dorm Life” directly exploded the forum, with various edited clips spreading widely outside the fandom.

The Yan-Que-Xue love triangle cp, which had already begun to take shape in EP01, saw its heat skyrocket, and the many famous scenes of “3A Showdown” attracted more and more passersby into the circle.

Two of the top five forum hot searches were related topics about them:

#Quentin Bathrobe After Shower$

#3A Showdown Apply for Battle!#

The scale of the popular posts under these two tags was bigger than the last. Numerous fanfic authors and meme-makers passionately played with memes and drove the metaphorical car in the posts, sprinkling rainbow farts like it was free.

Topic: [dd, did anyone screenshot QT wearing the bathrobe after showering in “Dorm Life”? Want…slurp]

1L: [Damn it! The director team is too sneaky, the camera panned away so fast! Even after zooming in and sharpening, you can’t see it completely clearly!]

2L: [First floor, it’s not the director team being sneaky, it’s QT’s two roommates who acted fast… Just like mamas guarding their daughter’s chastity [sweating emoji] Hmph! Real men shouldn’t hide! Good things should be shared with everyone. What’s the point of being all coy and reserved! With such a good body, you should show it off!]

3L: [Actually, you can still roughly see it. I managed to screenshot it. [Image.jpg]]

4L: [Oh my God, thank you for this gift [hamster raises bowl]]

5L: [So good… No, so white… gulp. [Women still need to see these things to have the strength to make a living.jpg]]

6L: [To be honest, the part later where Xue Mingzhu came knocking, the part with only audio and no video, is also very worth savoring [reaching out claw]]

7L: [Shocking! An innocent 18-year-old rapper, just out of the novice village, encounters a sexy, fiery mixed-blood succubus saying hi online~
A sudden door-opening kill, heart rate instantly soared to 150 bpm!
The fierce rapper instantly turned red with shock, became agitated, got enlightenment, became fiercely righteous…Oh right, speaking of white…]

8L: [Something that doesn’t exist stood up [middle finger]]

9L: [Wuuu, who could maintain a pure, clean heart after seeing our mixed-blood succubus? Poor trainees, little did they know that from the night they knocked on the door of room 303, they could never be proper, iron-boned straight men again (sad), never again could they openly and honestly open their arms to embrace their brother’s green eyes [wiping tears] They see brother during the day, and still see brother in their dreams at night! It hurts, it hurts so much!]

10L: [Time has smoothed our edges and blurred our shapes. So we went from being all sorts of people… to becoming lewd people… Heh… Heh…]

11L: [When I was watching the main episode, I thought Quentin was a serious person. But then he wears this little bathrobe and exposes his chest muscles… Wuuu, which temple did this male Bodhisattva descend from to relieve the suffering masses? (Let me touch)]

12L: [Name and criticize the program group’s garbage pixel quality! Even if two door-god roommates blocked the camera, you professionals running the show should have the vision to capture explosive moments! (Pointing fingers) (Bemoaning the state of affairs) What can you even capture relying on the hallway camera? You have to zoom in to see the little design of that black bathrobe. The seemingly low-key pure black actually has embroidered winding flowers, and it’s made of thin, close-fitting silk… So sexy, clearly meant to seduce me [nosebleed slowly flowing.gif]]

13L: [You’re simply a…lewd demon, QT]

14L: [Tsk tsk, who knows what these young men are doing behind closed doors. So handsome and wearing such “improper” clothes, the relationship is definitely not pure [pouts] If you have the ability, let me move in and see. Follow and monitor them 24/7. My character is upright and unyielding, I would definitely not wrong a good and decent man!]

15L: [I’m different. I’m very content and sensible. I just want the video from Xiao Xue’s perspective (^v^) Of course, if I could possess Xiao Xue, that would be even better~~]

16L: [Wuuu I want to touch too [crying] Xue Mingzhu, let him go! Don’t touch! Let me!]

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Topic: [Help!! As a solo fan, I ended up shipping my pick with a rival. Now my feelings are complicated and I am collapsing. I don’t dare tell my fellow fan friends. How should I deal with this???]

1L: [? At such a delicate point in time? Friend, you don’t think just because you don’t post in the group, your fellow fans won’t catch you, do you? [grabs]]

2L: [Let’s exchange a code…3A?]

3L (OP): [Ahhhh don’t be like this [tears] Someone give me a proper answer!]

4L: [Actually, it doesn’t matter. At most, you can just solo stan. Do whatever makes you happy [hug]]

5L: [OP don’t be afraid, shipping 3A is human nature, no need to blame yourself [pat]]

6L: [Although fan circles generally hope cp fans distribute their support evenly, otherwise they get scolded for favoring one side, actually most people find it hard to avoid being biased. It’s like if you raise a pair of cats or dogs, you might still prefer one of them.
So OP, just chase stars according to your own thoughts. As long as you don’t shove it in the idol’s face, don’t mutate into a ss (sasaeng fan), don’t go into solo fan posts and make inappropriate comments about cp stuff, everything else doesn’t matter~]

7L: [Support freedom in chasing stars, but OP, if you confirm you are a cp fan, then don’t call yourself a solo QT fan anymore.
With QT’s looks and skills, his popularity will likely double that of Yan and Xue sooner or later. At that time, your cp fan nature of distributing support will essentially be poverty alleviation (supporting the less popular). Anyway, as a solo fan, I would never accept cp fans who engage in poverty alleviation and blood-sucking.]

8L (OP): [Really…]

9L: [What nonsense is 7L spouting (x, it’s not the time to say such things yet). Don’t hold Quentin back and drag his feet, okay?]

10L: [But u1s1 (to be honest), since you already like Quentin, why ship those messy cps instead of shipping him with himself, like a narcissus? [black person question mark]]

11L: [Poster above, why control what others ship? Just ship, just ship.]

12L: [OP, no need to overthink. You’ll receive many different voices by asking online, both positive and negative. Actually, it doesn’t matter. The key is how strong the bond between you and your friends is.]

13L: [Poster above got the point. Chasing stars is a hobby. Don’t become a slave to your hobby. Focus on real life. Living your own life well is more important than hobbies.]

14L: [True good friends won’t care if you’re not in the same fandom… My bestie and I like stars who are mortal enemies, but it still doesn’t stop us from picking out merch and albums for each other.]

15L (OP): [I think I understand.]

16L: [By the way… is 3A the cp between Quentin, Yan Qiao, and Xue Mingzhu? I saw it on the hot search. Why are they called 3A?]

17L: [Replying to poster above, because they are the first three to get A-class ratings in “NS”, and all three have strong alpha vibes, so it’s called 3A!]

18L: [So…all the pairs you’re shipping for are versatiles (top-bottom switching)?]

19L: [Emm… This depends on the person [scratches head] Anyway,I ship all with Quentin as the bottom. In the show, Xiao Xue and Brother Qiao’s one-sided arrows are too obvious. Not shipping a mouthful of CP with Quentin as the bottom would be a disservice to their persistence!]

20L: [I am going for Chaotic, any combination among the three is OK~ As long as it’s the three of them, it’s good [thumbs up]]

21L: [Right after watching the first episode, I like the big triangle showdown, any pairing among the three is great. But after watching today’s updated dorm life, I fell straight into the pit of all Quentin as a bottom. Mainly because…being sexy without knowing it is simply too easy to see as a bottom, hehe [rubs hands like a fly]]

22L: [No!!! Our QT is clearly the domineering top ahhh!
Such great muscles, such stable core strength, and those fierce, cold eyes, clearly a dominant top, okay! qaq Don’t bottom-ify my 1 ahhhh]

23L: [Hehehe~ Going to bottom, just going to bottom. The fiercer and colder, the more satisfying it is to ooxx’d [smokes] A man who doesn’t dress properly after showering is destined to be ooxx’d. Blame QT for not guarding his male virtue! Not writing non-con fanfic is my last bit of mercy [cheers]]

24L: [No way! Swear to protect QT’s butt!]

25L: [Swear to protect QT’s butt!]

26L: [Swear to protect QT’s butt!]

27L: [Swear to protect QT’s butt!]

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