Generation Z Artists

Chapter 47: The Vast Horizon is My Love [Big Chapter]

No matter what expectations others have, Fang Xinghe remains unmoved. He has his own rhythm.

After the new article was published in the newspaper, the popularity skyrocketed, and the scheming monster took the initiative to enter a period of silence.

People must know when they have done enough for something, and then immediately wake up and not be carried away by inertia.

In Mr. Fang’s opinion, we should no longer consume our own image to satisfy the media. We should just wait for the fire to come and let those who want to have fun do it on their own.

What is rhythm?

Each era has its own characteristics, and they are absolutely different.

In the era of short video self-media, public relations or making things happen must be fast and fierce, with a burst of output in one go.

In those days, the outcome of the public opinion war could sometimes be decided in just eight hours.

But at this time, in 1999, the correct rhythm is one loose and one tight, three shallow and one deep, giving emotions enough time to ferment, and also leaving enough room for aftertaste afterwards.

Adapting to the times is the rhythm.

Therefore, Fang Xinghe is not only not in a hurry, but also does not allow the outside world to lead him.

He stopped making trouble and stayed at home to revise his long novel, immersed in the joy of writing.

He refused all entertainment and also turned away many reporters who came.

You can be whoever you want, but don’t tell me your name. I’m not accepting any customers recently!

Strong-willed, handsome and crazy.

But from another perspective, his behavior is just like that of a scumbag who stirs up public opinion and then, when it is gathering momentum, pulls his finger, pats his butt and walks away...

How is this different from that of animals?

God knows how many journalists and media outlets are gnashing their teeth at him.

You've blown up half of the public opinion world, and then you've retreated into seclusion. What are we going to do? !

Depend on!
……

Although he was in seclusion, it was impossible for Fang Xinghe to just stay at home and do nothing.

He just isolated the media, not the world.

On the third night after "Added Value" was published in the newspaper, the hermit Xiao Fang took a break from his busy life and quietly slipped out to surf the Internet and observe public opinion.

"Damn it, it's so hard for me."

The dog walked stealthily in the night wind, dodging and hiding. Fang Xinghe couldn't help but complain: "Life is really difficult without mobile Internet and AI tools. For such trivial matters, I have to run to the Internet cafe to be a monkey..."

Good things don't work, but bad things do, and what you say will come true.

When he arrived at the computer room, Fang Xinghe was indeed being watched like a monkey. The familiar second-year exclamation came into his ears again. The words had changed, but the taste was still so pungent.

"Fuck! Master Fang!"

"I actually saw the legend of our Nong'an with my own eyes! Haha, ho ho ho, oh ha ha ha ha..."

"I wonder if Boss Fang still needs someone to run errands or something?"

"Do I need you? Our No. 2 High School's school beauty can't even get close to him."

"Really? How did you know that?"

"Damn, I personally put the first love letter into Fang Shao's desk. How could I not know?"

Damn, that's a lot of information.

And there was that familiar embarrassing feeling of picking one's feet, no one else could compare to it.

Fang Shao sat in the corner with a sullen face, hung up his headphones, turned on the local music player, pretended that nothing in the outside world existed, and surfed the Internet quietly.

……

Today's Internet is finally no longer a wasteland.

BBS is declining, but Tianya and Maopu are quietly rising. China's 1.5 generation netizens gather in various channels, where they either quarrel or brag every day. It is even more lively than the comment sections of Douyin and Kuaishou in later generations.

Today, your brother Fang is the focus of attention on Tianya.

In the art and literature essays and bookworm teahouse sections, he and his big brother Pendant occupy half of the market, and their popularity is second only to Jin Yong.

In the era of print media, Jin Yong's martial arts novels had a huge mass base.

80% of literate men have read Jin Yong's novels, and 80% of illiterate men have watched Jin Yong's martial arts films and TV series, making Fang Xinghe, who has never seen anything, seem out of place.

He was unfamiliar with Jin Yong's martial arts novels and could only feel the obsession through everyone's praises.

The most active fan of the spam was a fan with the ID Feng Qingyang, who made wild remarks when mentioning Fang Xinghe:

"You compare him to Yang Guo, which is illogical. You can't just praise him because he is good-looking. I think he is at most Duan Zhengchun, with poor talent and martial arts skills, and he relies entirely on women to survive.

Of course, I am not saying this out of jealousy. I support him being more romantic, having more children, and passing on his genes.

But it is ridiculous to expect him to revive the literary world. He can do nothing!"

good good!
Fang Xinghe laughed out of anger, feeling that there was no more insulting nonsense than this.

He actually cursed me that I can only be supported by rich women because of my face. Is Feng Qingyang really ugly in real life?

In fact, Xiaofeng has no influence on the Internet. At this time, orthodox literature lovers look down on everyone equally. In this chain, the international is greater than the domestic.

People who read Tolstoy are more awesome than those who read Balachandran, and those who have read José Saramago dominate everything - even though he is not very famous, who can blame him for being the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature?

Apart from the orthodox genres, martial arts is the strongest and youth literature is at the bottom.

So everyone gathered together happily and looked down on Fang Xinghe and Han Han together.

The difference is that Han Han was scolded more harshly, while Fang Xinghe has a few fans.

Even those orthodox literature lovers who are too picky have to hold their noses and say, "Fang Xinghe is still worth looking forward to, so let's wait and see."

"You are looking forward to it? I don't know what that means."

Fang Xinghe chuckled, shook his head, and closed the literature section.

Given the atmosphere here, this will never be his base camp, so no matter if it's praise or criticism, just ignore it.

The noble little circle that cannot bring star value is not worth caring about.

On the contrary, in the emotional and gossip sections, his popularity is quite positive.

Most popular post: "Serious discussion: Can Fang Xinghe represent the highest talent that Chinese people can have during their youth?"

After seeing the title in person, Fang Xinghe had only one feeling - the first batch of netizens in China were actually quite crazy.

Being abstract may be a natural skill of the Chinese people.

The poster concluded:
1. In terms of appearance, it is the best among the best.

2. Comparing with people of the same age, the spirituality of the writing and the richness of the literary talent are visible even to the blind.

3. He has excellent physical fitness and will not be at a disadvantage when playing against third graders.

4. Have a strong sense of fashion and an amazing intuition about beauty.

5. He is very intelligent and can get the first place in the exam by concentrating on studying for half a year. Although it is only a high school entrance exam and does not rely much on IQ, it at least proves that he is quite smart.

6. Strong ability to take action and be decisive.

7. He also has strong leadership. The study group with the Azure Dragon on the left and the White Tiger on the right is said to be particularly united.

8. He has the sensitivity of a scholar but not his weakness. He is a bit like Prime Minister Cao, who looks like a hero at first glance.

To sum up, I personally feel that Fang Xinghe is not a child prodigy in the conventional sense like Wei Yongkang. He is much more exaggerated than a child prodigy. Looking at the past and present, there is no template to correspond to him. His comprehensiveness is shocking.

What do you think, everyone?
“I watched with a smile.”

Fang Xinghe's lips curled up, he loved to see others praising him, it could not only contribute star points, but also make him feel good, the double happiness was better than three splits.

Under the post, netizens were very enthusiastic in discussing and naturally divided into three major camps.

He had all the data and information he wanted to collect.

The first camp is full of mindless crazy boasting and extreme pursuit.

To be honest, the level of enthusiasm is a bit out of the ordinary.

“It’s hard to disagree. All eight are ticked.”

"One, two, five, six, and eight are all fine, but you call dyeing your hair red, wearing earrings, and wearing Japanese school uniforms fashion? Why is your fashion sense so cheap?"

"Nowadays, people are all wearing short hair, which has led to such a big trend. Isn't it fashionable?"

"Fuck, that Zhongshan suit with red hair and earrings was simply too handsome, it made my blood boil, I got the same style that day, and then I got beaten eight times in three days..."

"I'm from Yancheng, and there are indeed many of the same ones!"

"Same as the Imperial Capital."

"Mountain City +1."

"In the current ranking of popular trends among teenagers, Young and Dangerous is number one, HOT is number two, and Fang Xinghe is almost number three. He may be the only one from the mainland on the list."

"Xiaoyanzi isn't on the list? Bullshit!"

"It's not the same thing. Now we are talking about pop culture. Xiaoyanzi, Xiaolizi, and Jordan are indeed more popular, but the main role models for teenagers are Fang Xinghe and others."

"If you're talking about copycat behavior, then it's really widespread in middle and high schools."

"Brother Fang is only ranked third?"

"Hot has dance and music that you can watch by just buying a disc, but what does your Xiaofang have? Just a few photos, not even 1/3 the size of other people's posters."

"From this point of view, Brother Fang is really awesome. He can even end up in a tie. It's outrageous."

"It's mainly because Fang's quotations are so popular that my classmate's new catchphrase is "Don't panic."

"Shut up, or I'll scatter your ashes~~~"

"Hahaha, those idiots in our class chat like this every day!"

"My 11-year-old nephew shouted at his mother the day before yesterday: I want to bathe in your blood and turn back into a wolf, eat meat with big mouthfuls, and feed you shit!"

"puff!"

"What happened next?"

"It's still hanging on the beam..."

"Hahahaha!"

Wow, it turns out netizens are so talented nowadays?

Putting aside the joke teller who was ahead of his time, Fang Xinghe had no idea what they were talking about.

The most inconvenient thing in the era of paper media is not dissemination, but feedback.

It is really difficult to understand the real situation outside of our sight.

Although we now have the Internet and Tianya and Mop, the low penetration rate makes the statistical samples non-authoritative, and it is difficult to obtain comprehensive information in a timely and accurate manner.

So you can believe what netizens talk about, but don’t take it all seriously, because netizens are mainly concentrated in cities and the coverage area is too narrow.

As the leader of the navy, Fang Xinghe paid special attention to data and data analysis, far better than people today, but unfortunately, it was difficult for a good cook to make a meal without rice. After thinking about it, he decided to register an account and chat with netizens in person.

When it came to the step of naming, I just filled in: Fang Xinghe himself.

[Sorry, your name is the same as an existing user, you cannot register]

Fang Xinghe, I'm sorry...

Fang Xinghe's real body, I'm sorry...

Fang Xinghe is my father, I'm sorry...

Alright, alright, you guys dare to use such a weighty name so carelessly, aren't you afraid you won't be able to control it?!

Fang Xinghe had no choice but to add numbers after the ID, and he kept trying until he reached [Fang Xinghe’s number is 185] before he succeeded.

This time, he finally realized how passionate he was.

No description can be more truthful than this information. It can make everyone go crazy and register social media accounts under their own names. Isn’t this the greatest recognition?
I happily returned to the original post and continued to peek... and continued to monitor their chat.

"This is outrageous. The word 'fans' was coined by Fang fans for Fang Xinghe. It didn't exist before."

"Brother Fang wins everything just by relying on that face."

"In fact, I hated him at first, but recently I suddenly found that he is really cool."

"Same, after watching the latest interview, I suddenly admire him."

"You're crazy. You worship a thug who fights and collects protection fees? You might as well continue to worship Chen Haonan."

"The one upstairs, I'm from the south. The middle school here is very strict and there are almost no fights, but those bad students still have plenty of ways to bully you. If you haven't been bullied, you will never understand. I envy Fang Xinghe so much, but I really don't dare to resist. I wish I had a good brother like him..."

"Thug? You compare a piece of trash like Chen Haonan with my brother Fang? It's ridiculous!"

"That is, do you know what an opinion leader is?"

"Tsk, a dictator-type leader?"

"Now Brother Fang is competing with Kangta, Xiao Tong, Xie Tingfeng... Chen Haonan is out!"

"That's not the case. The girls are Bang fans, Fang fans, and Tong fans quarreling with each other, and the boys are Young and Dangerous, Fang fans, and Fang haters fighting with each other. It's a mess everywhere."

"Yes, you can tell from the forums that the ones who are always arguing with each other are the same few."

"But Brother Fang hasn't lost recently, awesome~~~"

"Hahaha! Brother Fang is scolded in the newspapers every day, and his fans are getting so anxious. Anyone who bumps into him now will be in trouble."

Indeed, Fang Xinghe himself has discovered that as the size of his fan base has expanded to its current size, his influence has truly begun to radiate outward.

Mr. Fang is still in the accumulation period, but his fans have already begun to torture the entertainment industry.

The main targets of conflict, ranked by the size of their fans, are roughly Ren Xiaoqi, Li Erpeng, Lu Yi, Zheng Yijian, Xie Tingfeng, Kangta and other South Korean idols. The Four Heavenly Kings have not dared to make trouble for the time being.

Wow, I wouldn’t know until I counted. Once I counted, I was shocked. Almost all the male celebrities with some idol attributes have been fucked…

To be honest, Fang Xinghe should take half the responsibility for the chaos in the film and television sector - his fans were collectively besieged by all fan circles, what kind of Chinese treatment is this!
But this incident itself is not surprising, because fans are always more sensitive than idols and can feel the crisis more easily.

Fang Xinghe's sudden rise is essentially eroding the base of all idols.

The current idol market is too small. The core force is girls between the ages of 12 and 22. If we remove the vast rural towns and villages, there will never be enough of the most valuable urban girl fans.

The HOT fan club alone claims to have 800 million fans, what about the others?

Of course, these numbers are fake. The number of young people who listen to their songs is probably more than 800 million, and I don’t know how many of them can be considered casual fans.

In fact, it’s okay for casual fans and core fans. They can like Fang Xinghe and anyone else at the same time. After all, they are not on the same track, so it doesn’t affect fence-sitting.

But when it comes to the third level of die-hard fans and the fourth level of toxic fans, it becomes exclusive.

There can be only one idol, all others are evil.

Toxic to everyone except the idol.

Once other people's fans reach this point, no matter how handsome or talented Fang Xinghe is, it will be useless. He can only wait for his opponent to make mistakes, which is too passive.

Therefore, this is a life-and-death struggle for resources, and Fang Xinghe has enemies all over the world.

But he was not afraid at all, and was even excited and eager to try.

How do crazy fans come from? Only fighting.

……

"Huh? Why are there so many people calling me Brother Fang? Are they all elementary school students?"

"The unspoken rules of this forum: if you call Fang Xinghe, you should call him Brother Fang. If you call Han Han, you should call him Xiao Han. If you call him Xiao Fang, you are considered a cynic. Are you new here?"

"Ah? Who made that rule? Are you crazy?"

"Friendly reminder: A certain moderator is a big fan of Fang, so please be careful with your words~~~"

"Got it! I admire Brother Fang very much. The poster and the moderator are awesome!"

"Don't listen to their lies. Calling him Brother Fang was spontaneous. Those articles are really inspiring. The interviews are also very thoughtful. There are quite a lot of forum friends who admire him."

"correct."

"Seriously, I have a lot of brothers and sisters, and now they all like Fang Xinghe. This guy's writing is really cool, and his inherent arrogance is so charming."

"Charming sums it up very well. Even as a man I find him very charming."

"That line 'Do you guys love each other?' really gave me goosebumps. How could a little brat be so crazy? How could he be so crazy in such a stylish way?"

"It's better to say 'I am the dictator'."

"There are 100 reasons to like him, but only one reason to dislike him: jealousy."

"My reason is "Small Town Test-taker."

"Same, it touched my heart. No one knows better than me how hard it was to get out of the mountains and get admitted to Jiaotong University."

"Knowing but not following has gone viral in our school! Many people copied the entire article! By the way, I'm in high school!"

"Fuck! We copied it too!"

"No, don't you really understand the value of "Small Town Test-taker"? The level is more than two levels higher!"

"Shut up, loser. Added value is number one."

"Don't mention the added value. This is the most painful article to read. I regret it so much."

"I really envy you guys. You have so many things to see every day. Children like us in small towns hardly have the opportunity to fully understand Fang Xinghe. I haven't seen the added value."

"Which town are you from? I'm from the town too. Our class uses his three works as model essays."

"Is it meaningful? What's the point of being able to learn? It's just for fun, a gust of wind."

"How can it be meaningless? I have a good friend who originally didn't plan to continue studying. A few days ago, he told me that he wanted to go to the south to work. After reading Fang Xinghe's "Added Value", he was silent for a long time, and suddenly changed his mind: Forget it, I'd better finish high school. I don't expect to be admitted to a good university. I'll just treat it as another exercise for my thinking."

"Fuck! The same thing happened to me! Seriously, a guy in our class who used to hang out outside all day suddenly came back to school yesterday!"

"Brother Fang's story is so well told. Although I don't understand some parts, I can still feel a faint sense of sadness."

“Yes, reading such words is meaningful in itself.”

"That's true. Suddenly I feel that the people born in the 80s are not so useless. They are not so broken."

"The beatniks who promote NMB on the Internet? We 80s people are definitely better than you, much better!"

"It's Fang Xinghe who is stronger than me, not you post-80s people, and certainly not you."

"Fuck! You 3%3&! Q#..."

Why did they start arguing for no apparent reason?
Fang Xinghe feels that the Internet in 1999 was not very harmonious either. It was still full of contempt chains, sense of superiority, mutual arguments, and even straightforward organ greetings.

In fact, his reputation is not all-round good. There are also many people who scold him, and their fighting power is particularly strong.

The second largest camp consists of those who find fault, mock, secretly show off their nobility, and even swear crazily.

Skip it and don’t read it.

Our Brother Fang never wastes time on internal issues, and he would never deliberately make trouble for himself.

Just collect data, count people and check fan membership, no need to think about it in detail, it's painful.

The third camp is serious and detailed analysis.

At this time, there are many hidden talents among Chinese netizens.

The high cost of Internet access means that only a small number of wealthy or successful people can speak freely online for a long time.

So there are really many experts among netizens who can see the problem very clearly.

Look at their analysis of Fang Xinghe, it is to the extent that even the person himself would be shocked.

Fang Cunshan: "I would describe Fang Xinghe's personality as a stress-induced trauma personality. If you read his interviews and articles carefully, you will definitely be able to sense a strong aggressiveness. This kid is full of competitiveness. Once he sets his sights on a goal, he will just work hard to achieve it. He is tenacious and resolute. The poster summed it up well: a tyrant, that's appropriate."

Little Agua Hey: "The first time I saw his eyes, I knew that he had a very savage, dark and deep vitality. Coupled with that face, he is a female killer that appears once in a century."

TEMPEST: "He doesn't just rely on his face to attract women. He has a mysterious attribute. I don't know how to describe it so that you can understand. In short, he has both a huge destructive mind and an exquisite dreamy appearance. His calm state alone has a hidden power. He is really not the kind of brat who pretends to be cool. I even suspect that his mentality is more vicissitudes than mine."

Gao Huohuo: "Miserable is not right, it should be deep and calm."

Xin Ruo Xinghe: "Childhood misfortune can indeed change a person's growth state and force out a person's original potential, but I still find it incredible that Fang Xinghe can develop into his current state. His potential is a bit outrageous. I suspect he was born with a mutant gene. The country should quickly recruit him and stop letting him harm little girls."

Judgment Hei: "Indeed, I have never seen anyone who can become so famous with just three essays and a few interviews."

Greg_Laswell: "He's so topical."

Brother Jie: "In fact, I have always suspected that many of his actions have clear purposes, but I could never find the reason. Now I find that he seems to really want to be famous, and likes to appear in front of everyone in the most unconventional and unreasonable form. I can't be responsible for guessing that he seems to regard fame as a source of security."

Dao Lin: "Bingo! He wants to be an idol writer, maybe even a star."

yu2003: "I agree. I feel that the path he has planned for himself is definitely not to go to college, take the postgraduate entrance exams, and then live a peaceful life."

Jiu Si only had three seconds: "What's the point of guessing this?"

Shiraki Juntoki counted five: "No matter what path he wants to take, I will keep paying attention, because it's like watching a monkey show, it's very interesting."

Yan Meng_Yan Bao: "The description of watching a monkey show is really frivolous. Fang Xinghe is not only a cultural phenomenon, but also a minor who deserves protection. I hope you can maintain the most basic respect for him, otherwise we can also make you very interesting."

There is a girl in the village named Xiaofang: "Female?"

Fang Xinghe 456: "Fang fan leader. Brother, you are in trouble~~~"

Eyes full of stars: "Sisters, come on, there's another stinky SB over here, it's time to let him know who not to mess with and who not to scold!"

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: "Five numbers? What's the point of keeping it? Be good and cut it off."

The scene suddenly became chaotic...

Seeing with his own eyes the protection shown by his fans, Fang Xinghe felt an indescribable subtle emotion in his heart.

But he won't let this emotion run wild.

Because he knows very well what fans need most - the success of their idols.

And, continued success.

　Super big chapter, I suddenly felt like I lost a day...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)