Peng Yuchen is well versed in the speaking skills of suppressing first and then raising.
"People who sell happiness" sounds much better than "Idols are a commodity", and both Gu Caiwei and Zhang Jiaqi's eyes lit up.
"Actually, I have always believed that treating idols as a separate type of artist is a form of discrimination and a reflection of the entertainment industry's rigidity and conservativeness."
"As I said just now, idols will learn and act whatever fans like, so idols are the artists themselves."
"RB's Johnny and Kitagawa launched the first generation of male idols in the 1970s. After years of development, they have become the mainstay of the entertainment industry."
"For example, Kimura Takuya, who is known as the original idol, has maintained the ratings championship record all year round and is the well-deserved king of Japanese dramas."
"Korean idols have a shorter history. The recognized originator of the Korean Wave is the boy band HOT, which debuted in 1997. These members are only in their thirties today."
"The senior system in South Korea's entertainment industry is so distorted that the discrimination they encountered from their original actors and singers is more like the rejection they received as juniors."
"So, idols should not be distinct from other artists. Idols are young artists."
Peng Yuchen's fight against the injustice faced by his idols was inspired by his feelings.
Because as a part of the idol factory, she can feel the pressure from the elders in the entertainment industry who monopolize resources.
Although she has not yet launched an idol group in China, she does not think she can escape the criticism of traditional forces, even overt and covert attacks.
"Those so-called powerful artists who are now recognized as having superb singing skills and lifelike acting skills. Did they have these abilities when they debuted?"
"They have selectively forgotten that they were loved in the first place just because of their collagen-filled face!"
The term "little fresh meat" has not become popular yet, otherwise she would definitely use it.
Peng Yuchen quickly realized that there was no need to complain about his targets frequently to affect his professional confidence in his idol.
She immediately concluded: "In short, what I want to tell you is, don't listen to those discriminatory remarks that idols are just vases."
"Don't take the Korean entertainment industry's bad habit of classifying people into three, six or nine categories as a matter of course. A young idol is not inferior to a young actor or young singer."
Zhang Jiaqi listened with great interest. This was the first time she looked at these things from a perspective other than that of a fan.
Gu Caiwei was thoughtful: "You said idols are people who sell happiness, and you said they don't necessarily have to use their works to communicate with fans, so what do they rely on?"
"Build an emotional connection."
Peng Yuchen continued to follow suit: "Why do idols appear? Because of the advancement of communication technology, connections between people have become unprecedentedly simple and frequent."
"Traditional artists are aloof, and fans can only see them in TV series, record music videos, and posters."
"The closest contact I've had is just being in the crowd and cheering for them a few times during a concert."
"Idols are different. They appear on the streets and publish their schedules through social networks for fans to follow."
"They often have close contact with fans through meet-and-greets, birthday parties, etc., giving people the feeling that they are right next to me."
"Let me put it this way, the goal of an idol is to become a psychological family member of fans."
"Fans of Korean boy band idols usually call them oppas. If you have watched Korean dramas, you should know that this term is commonly used between couples."
"Imagine if your boyfriend went to sing or act, would you say that his songs are not good and his play is not good?"
"Of course you provide unconditional support! And you will also spontaneously be proud of every progress and achievement they make."
Zhang Jiaqi was not stunned by the chatter. She is not obsessed with chasing stars because she is sober enough:
"But it's just an illusion, right? Idols are not your family members or your boyfriend at all, they just want to make money from you."
Peng Yuchen laughed. People like Zhang Jiaqi are not a high-quality target group:
"Making money is not a problem, as long as fans think they get enough happiness from their idols, then this is an equal exchange."
"In the past two years, because many underage female middle school students have been chasing foreign idols, some ridiculous things have happened, so everyone's view of idols is biased."
"It is precisely because of this that society should give more support to our own idols to lead the entertainment life of young people. This is called Zhengben Shuoyuan."
Many of the above are Peng Yuchen's private goods. She said in a very emotional voice:
"You can imagine such a scene."
"There was a teenage girl who was a fan of a boy band. She was suffering from a rare serious illness and was lying on the hospital bed. She was about to face a life-or-death surgery."
"At this time, her wish is just to be encouraged by her favorite idol."
"Then her wish came true and it came to her."
"In the end, with this encouragement, she survived the close encounter with death and ushered in a new life."
"If this is the case, do you think that idols are still meaningful and can generate some positive energy?"
Gu Caiwei was not completely bewitched: "The first thing she should be grateful for is the doctor who cured her, not her idol."
Peng Yuchen thought to herself that she reacted very quickly, as if she had underestimated her.
"So I say that idols are people who sell happiness. We never promise to cure all diseases, and we cannot even solve any real problems."
She quietly used "we", which was a psychological suggestion.
"The example just now is very extreme and not very common. Let's imagine another scenario. You happen to be in your senior year of high school this year, right?"
"I also experienced my senior year in high school. It was a long time ago. Wasn't it a hard year?"
"At that time, I was doing questions every day before I went to bed. When I woke up, I still had countless questions to do when I opened my eyes. There was no second thing in my life."
"My parents were very strict with me. If my test scores fluctuated even slightly, they would get angry and yell at me, which made me very stressed."
"The teachers at the school also value me because I am a top student, bear the school's hope for further education, and am a first-level protected animal."
"Don't look at me. I look very ordinary. At that time, if a boy dared to say one more word to me, the teacher would have to take him away and teach him not to interfere with my review."
"One night I turned on a small desk lamp to do some math problems, and I couldn't solve a math problem. I was already very sleepy at the time, but the study task was not completed, so I didn't dare to go to sleep."
"I suddenly feel so wronged and so difficult. I don't want to take the college entrance examination anymore."
"That kind of emotion came to my heart in an instant and drowned me. I lay on the table and cried loudly, crying all over the paper."
"But I soon realized that I couldn't give up, and my parents and teachers didn't allow me to give up. I had to persevere."
"I didn't even dare to cry for too long for fear of waking up my roommate who was already asleep."
"It was at that time that I thought of a song that you may not have heard of because I am older than you. It was "My Future Is Not a Dream" by Zhang Yusheng."
"I just played this song over and over again in my mind. I told myself, Yuchen, work hard. Everything will be fine when you go to college."
"That's how I got through it."
"At that time, the power Zhang Yusheng brought to me far exceeded Newton and Einstein, exceeded Socrates and Aristotle, and even exceeded my parents."
"He is my idol."
Peng Yuchen did not pretend to be sentimental this time. She was really moved when she recalled the past, which unexpectedly moved the two young audience members.
Gu Caiwei has already realized something: "You mean, even if it's just a placebo, the role of idols is irreplaceable, right?"
"Yes, this is the meaning of our existence."
Peng Yuchen was particularly engaged in today's conversation, and in the end he had to use his own past as an example of being distracted, which was unprecedented.
Usually when she deceives little girls, she only uses two magic weapons as she said:
Money, and vanity.
In fact, many art students are not easily deceived, but they know very well that they have nothing except singing and dancing, and they can only go to the dark side.
And Gu Caiwei obviously has more choices.
Thinking of this, Peng Yuchen thought about the two meetings before and after, and reminded:
"Xiao Gu, maybe you can think about what your life would be like if you didn't take this path. Do you yearn for that kind of life?"