Chapter 701: Solid Evidence of Ambiguity, Rushing to Jinse for the September Big Magazine Cover Shoot

The two's CP fans all knew this was just playing with memes.

But other netizens who didn't know the inside story didn't!

As soon as they saw such a trending search, they excitedly clicked in to watch, and the result...

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[It's a scam!!!]

[I avoided scams in real life, but I didn't expect to fall for one on the internet!]

[Please pay me back for this news; you also need to compensate me for my mental distress, the fee for wasted anticipation, the fee for wasted joy, and the fee for being deceived.]

[I have to say, even the UC Shock Department can't keep up (dumbfounded).]

[Congratulations to the Vitamins for creating a brand new news style entry called "Delusional Style"!]

Although netizens were all tricked into clicking, they all left a friendly comment before leaving.

But regardless, this trending search eventually spread and flooded major social platforms.

Some netizens didn't even see the content of the trending search clearly; as soon as they saw the title, they commented one after another.

[Finally officially announced, waited a year!]

[Ever since they both got into the same college, I've been looking forward to their official announcement. This is a match made in heaven—talented man and beautiful woman, perfectly matched from academics to career to personality~]

[My daughter deserves the best!]

[Currently, it seems Gu Cheng is the only one in the circle who doesn't look like a "nine-year compulsory education dropout"~]

[Congratulations, congratulations, set off firecrackers today!]

[Can I dream of them participating in a post-marriage cohabitation variety show?]

[Wow, the sister upstairs is really daring to dream. I only dream of them participating as observers on a dating show and already feel like I'm daring to dream~]

[Newlyweds in the heat of love, I like it, go participate in a dating variety show, I want to watch!]

Because netizens were discussing it so enthusiastically, everyone was congratulating and blessing them.

This led to...

Many brands that originally knew the inside story started to doubt themselves.

Actually, that trending search on the internet wasn't netizens playing with memes and spreading rumors, but was released by Gu Cheng and Jin Li together, right?

For example, using this to test the public's attitude toward them being together?

Or perhaps, using the mouths of netizens to confirm their true relationship.

Many brand representatives and entertainment company people had been discussing it in group chats these past few days—

[So, are Jin Li and Gu Cheng really dating? I thought it was just netizens spreading rumors; the Vitamins are indeed numerous!]

[Don't know, the media hasn't revealed anything at all, and they haven't captured any footage of them dating!]

[No, I suddenly thought of something. The media actually has captured them, but they almost always appear in group gatherings, so what they captured are all group photos; they can't capture any intimate photos at all!]

[So, are they really dating? Can someone tell me a definitive answer? How come all I see is netizens spreading it?]

[Feels like it's true, but not sure if it's true or false, because neither the stars' accounts nor the company's accounts have indicated anything!]

[Alright, a wasted joy. I thought I could invite them to endorse wedding photos. One is cold and handsome, the other is pretty and cute; the wedding photos would definitely be eye-catching!]

I have to say.

Brand representatives and people in the circle are even more daring to dream than netizens.

Not only wedding photos, but even a mother-and-baby company consulted Morning Dawn Entertainment, asking if they could hire Jin Li to endorse their milk powder?

If she didn't want to endorse milk powder, there were all kinds of pacifiers, baby clothes, baby dining items, etc., that were all fine.

Everyone at Morning Dawn Entertainment: ?

No, aren't you all still eating melons about whether they officially announced, and you're already moving so fast, directly fast-forwarding to marriage and having kids, with the kid even running out??

The contact person for the mother-and-baby group replied with extreme solemnity and seriousness:

[It doesn't matter, you can endorse our mother-and-baby products without getting married or having kids!]

Morning Dawn Entertainment: ...

Perhaps we should be glad you didn't add "you can endorse without dating"?

Anyway, the employees at Morning Dawn Entertainment couldn't understand it.

They immediately reported it to Sui Lingfang.

However, Sui Lingfang couldn't understand it either.

"They didn't officially announce it. Where did this news come from? The two have never officially announced it, nor will they make a public statement. Netizens can think and guess whatever they want; anyway, the two won't show off their affection in public."

Creating a CP with an acting partner, even becoming a fixed acting partner, and finally becoming the other's boyfriend/girlfriend—this is something only short-drama actors would do.

Currently, no long-drama actor dares to walk this path in public.

Even the most famous couples are very low-key in front of the public; this is also to take care of the other's fans.

After all, not all fans are CP fans; many just hope to see the stars focus on their careers.

Sui Lingfang was also afraid her judgment wasn't accurate, so she specifically asked Jin Li: "Did you and Gu Cheng officially announce it?"

Jin Li looked at her blankly: "What?"

Seeing her like this, Sui Lingfang understood everything.

Fine, another misunderstanding.

And this misunderstanding made many netizens think that the two of them had really officially announced it.

She told her what happened on the internet. Jin Li was just about to say not to worry about it, and if it really came to it, they could just issue a statement saying everything is subject to official announcements and to respect the choices of the two artists.

But before these words could be spoken, Sui Lingfang's phone rang.

It was a call from Zou Da.

"What's going on with Gu Cheng? Does he want to go public?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two were stunned again.

Jin Li opened her blog, and the number one trending search term was #Gu Cheng Responds#, followed by a hit tag.

Clicking in to look, she discovered that Gu Cheng wasn't responding to the matter of officially announcing their relationship, but had posted a meaningful sentence:

[I've always wanted to pursue you; I wonder if you could give me a chance?]

Jin Li: ...

The smile at the corner of her mouth couldn't be hidden.

Sui Lingfang clicked her tongue lightly and shook her head: "Young people, this is young people—not steady at all! Being egged on by netizens for a few sentences, and he's already been set up."

She originally wanted to criticize a few words, but turned to see her artist smiling so happily, and held her tongue.

Forget it, forget it.

This is youth!

Catching the tail end of youth, enjoy the final madness~

One isn't a youth if one isn't romantic; daring to love and hate is what young people are.

Jin Li suddenly thought of something and looked up at Sister Fang.

Seeing those bright eyes, Sister Fang instantly understood what she wanted to do.

She immediately turned her head away, even turned her body, and said loudly:

"I don't know anything, you didn't see me, and I didn't see you!"

Jin Li burst into laughter.

While walking, Sister Fang didn't forget to remind her: "I know you young people have a lot of passion, but you still need to be steady, be steady!"

Jin Li smiled again.

She logged into her blog, originally wanting to type a paragraph, but felt it wasn't very reserved.

After picking and choosing, she happened to remember that this year was the Year of the Horse, so she posted a picture on her blog—it was an emoji.

A steed was running, and under its hooves were four big characters:

[Bring it on]

This interaction between the two, although not an official announcement, had completely solidified the ambiguous atmosphere.

The melon-eating netizens who successfully caught the interaction finally slept soundly tonight. The two's response not only satisfied the netizens, but the fans were also satisfied.

[It's okay, it's okay, both are super top-tier stars; for the sake of their respective careers, they can stay single for another 10 years.]

[Do you know how much courage it takes for stars to officially announce a relationship and get married? Although it can expand many resources, it will also be abandoned by other resources.]

[Dating is nothing, but marriage and having kids have the biggest impact on actresses. Actresses who are married can no longer be the female lead in idol dramas; a bunch of anti-fans will stare and attack—

You're already married and still kissing others, are you worthy? Go back and be someone else's wife!]

[Male stars' resources are less affected; there are still married actors with kids active on screen, and last year they took on several ancient idol dramas as male leads.]

[It's quite good; I'm already very happy to witness this scene. I hope the next time I see it, it's the news of them getting married.]

[Actually, I still want to wait for an official announcement...]

[What's the difference between this and an official announcement? This is the maximum level of openness possible under the premise of working on their careers! Even if they live together, I'm okay with it.]

[Dating is ultimately a star's private matter; I understand they don't want to bring it up publicly. Actors in the past got married if they wanted to; if they were willing, they'd tell the fans, if not, then that's that.]

[Whether a star's emotional life is worth public discussion and whether it should become the focus of public opinion—I think this is the question worth exploring.]

[Do you watch a movie because the person is single, or because they have talent and the movie production is good?]

Because of this interaction between the two, many netizens also started a discussion online.

If you follow the fan circle theory, traffic stars who were supported by fans spending money cannot betray the fans' love, so they cannot date.

Even if they want to date, it's definitely not now.

Wait until the stars are in their forties, old and faded, and their beauty is gone—then you can go date.

But the fan circle theory cannot be applied to Jin Li and Gu Cheng.

The two had long since left the stage of being supported by fans; even without fan support now, they had a very strong base of casual fans.

Just relying on the casual fan base was enough for announcement providers and brand representatives to value them.

Besides, if they really lost their fans, there was still a huge CP fan base behind them...

So no matter how they want to respond, whether they get married or break up in the future, it doesn't matter.

The masses who recognize their strength are the reason they have stayed in the entertainment industry all along.

After the two interacted and responded, they didn't care about the subsequent development of public opinion.

They couldn't manage it.

If it were just a few sporadic interactions, they could chat about it.

But with hundreds of thousands of comments in the background, it would lag for more than ten seconds the moment you opened it; how could they be busy enough to handle it?

Human energy is limited; if they really had to look at them one by one, they couldn't withstand such consumption.

The next day, Jin Li went to the headquarters of "Jinse" to shoot the September big magazine cover.

Coming to shoot at this time was actually a bit rushed.

Fortunately, the September magazine was released on September 15th, not September 1st. As long as they were efficient, it would be no problem.

This summer, the popularity of "Counterattack" was unrivaled, and Jin Li was able to secure the top magazine covers for September and October in succession, also thanks to "Counterattack."

So this also destined that she couldn't leave out elements related to "Counterattack" when shooting the cover.

After some discussion, "Jinse" directly set the theme of "Powerful" for her.

So Jin Li appeared on the big magazine cover with the image of a shrewd and capable career woman.

But her power was expressed in her eyes and temperament, not in her style of dress.

If the style of dress also leaned towards cold and hard, then doing so would be too much like a business magazine, such as those magazines that focus on industry highlights and character interviews.

"Jinse" is a fashion magazine.

So they had to intersperse fashion elements into the "Powerful" theme, and at the same time, let Jin Li showcase next year's popular color—bright red.

Thus, "Jinse" prepared ten outfits for Jin Li.

Five of them were bright red, and the other five were other colors.

The design and tailoring of each outfit were different.

There were soft and charming ones, elegant and graceful ones, pure and innocent ones, cold and tough ones...

If Jin Li hadn't tried on these clothes one by one, she wouldn't have thought that a simple bright red element could express so many emotions.

However, she indeed rarely wore bright red clothes, which was why she seemed surprised.

Usually, it was only when she needed to attend important occasions and had to hold her own that she would choose bright red.

Because she felt this color was very dignified and atmospheric, majestic and solemn, suitable for taking on heavy responsibilities.

So, wearing several sets of red haute couture that expressed different emotions, Jin Li was quite pleasantly surprised.

She even asked the editor-in-chief of "Jinse" on the spot which brand these clothes were from and if they could be pre-ordered.

The editor-in-chief said with a strange expression: "Why are you thinking of buying them?"

Jin Li: "I think I can wear them during the New Year next year; they're festive and happy."

The editor-in-chief smiled: "Then congratulations, no need to pre-order; just get them directly from the brand."

Jin Li: ?

The editor-in-chief: "These clothes were provided by 'Fangfei.' You are its global ambassador. Any important exposure you have requires you to wear Fangfei's clothes.

After we confirmed you as the cover star, we proactively contacted Fangfei. These bright red haute couture gowns are all one-of-a-kind pieces from Fangfei and haven't been released to the public; they are meant to be next year's spring new arrivals."

The editor-in-chief said with admiration: "Jin Li, you got Fangfei's unreleased haute couture two months in advance!"

Jin Li blinked.

Alright, I'm so amazing, how come I didn't know.

This wasn't the first time Jin Li had cooperated with "Jinse," nor was it the first time she had dealt with the editor-in-chief.

With a foundation of cooperation, the progress was particularly fast.

In just one day, she finished shooting three sets.

According to the efficiency of the first day, it seemed it would take four days to finish shooting ten sets?

No, Jin Li entered "cheat mode" on the second day and shot five sets directly!

Even the editor-in-chief of "Jinse" couldn't help but sigh: "Jin Li's expressiveness in front of the camera is getting better year by year. This year's expressiveness is even more powerful than last year's.

That powerful aura—I can't help but tremble when I'm glanced at by her eyes."

And he even suspected that Jin Li shooting five sets today wasn't because her efficiency could only handle five sets, but because the staff's speed couldn't keep up with Jin Li.

The photographer had a great time shooting these past few days, but the makeup artist was under huge pressure.

Couldn't keep up with the makeup, just couldn't keep up!