[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297787,1723,"Chapter 173: Do We Need to Manage the Comments on This Scandal?","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>\"Stop guessing, the clues have been there all along. Let's look at the resumes of Gu Huai, Su Qingying, and Jiang Ci together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title of this long post carried a sense of settled certainty, as if the dust had finally settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The publisher, \"Industry Sherlock Holmes,\" was a niche entertainment analysis blogger with a follower count barely reaching one hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, as the official announcement storm swept across the internet, his Weibo post instantly exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first part of the article was direct and to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blogger posted a meticulously crafted chart, sourced from the official promotional materials for *Palace Conspiracy*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chart clearly displayed the complex character relationships within the drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its very core, two names were connected by a bright red dotted line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Young General \"Gu Qingfeng,\" portrayed by: Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small text next to them annotated their relationship: confidants, lovers, White Moonlight, the pinnacle of Bad Ending Aesthetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Industry Sherlock Holmes\" wrote in bold font: \"Look clearly. In *Palace Conspiracy*, Jiang Ci and Su Qingying play a tragic couple who love but cannot be together. They are one of the most anticipated secondary CPs in the drama. They aren't strangers; they are in a deep collaborative relationship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery instantly silenced half the comment section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following was the second part of the article.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group photo from the Opening Ceremony of *Three Lifetimes Tribulation*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the photo, the male lead Gu Huai, wearing the crew's culture shirt, stood in the Center Position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two rows behind him, a young man also wearing a black trench coat, but with an extremely low-key presence, stood quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blogger circled the two of them with a large red circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now look at this one. *Three Lifetimes Tribulation*. Gu Huai is the male lead, Jiang Ci is the fourth male lead, Chu Wuchen. They stayed in the same production crew for over three months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third part of the article contained information everyone knew, yet only now was being strung together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, as everyone knows, Gu Huai and Su Qingying both belong to Daylight Entertainment. They are widely recognized within the industry as senior brother and junior sister, with a very close relationship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When these three seemingly independent pieces of information were integrated together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incredibly clear relationship chain surfaced before all the netizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci and Su Qingying played life-and-death lovers in *Palace Conspiracy*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci and Gu Huai were colleagues on the *Three Lifetimes Tribulation* set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huai and Su Qingying were fellow disciples from the same company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfect closed loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the article, \"Industry Sherlock Holmes\" drew a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, Gu Huai's phrase 'Quietly awaiting the return of an old friend'—the person he's waiting for is a junior actor he has collaborated with and greatly admires. Perfectly reasonable, perfectly logical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This long post spread like wildfire across the entire internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the previous conspiracy theories about \"capital forcing their way in\" or \"having sky-high connections\" appeared utterly fragile and unconvincing in the face of this logically clear chain of evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit! So that's how it is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it! I completely get it! Mapping out these relationships, it's completely normal for Jiang Ci to get this role!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it! What kind of people are Gu Huai and Su Qingying? How could they casually endorse some nobody! Turns out they all knew each other already!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, got all excited for nothing. Thought it was some epic, legendary romance, turns out it's just a professional network.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scatter, scatter, the melon's been eaten. Turns out it was an internal referral from an acquaintance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire internet was immersed in an \"oh, so that's it\" moment of sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acceptance level of Jiang Ci obtaining the role was forcibly raised to an unprecedented height within just half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as netizens thought the matter had finally settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another batch of more meticulous, or perhaps more gossip-hungry \"Leeuwenhoeks,\" entered the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not satisfied with this bland \"colleague relationship\" explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They firmly believed things were not that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the first piece of \"ironclad evidence\" was dug up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Weibo screenshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A film critic had posted a Weibo highly praising Jiang Ci's remarks about character interpretation during the *Three Lifetimes Tribulation* Opening Ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the likes list of that Weibo post, a gold-V verified ID was prominently displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sisters! Look here! Last year, Su Qingying already liked a Weibo praising Jiang Ci! Back then, Jiang Ci was just a newly debuted Invisible Person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a like. Could be a slip of the finger, or maybe just simple appreciation for a junior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, this doesn't prove anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the second and most fatal piece of \"ironclad evidence\" was thrown out immediately afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screenshot's content was from the comment section of Mother Jiang's clarifying Weibo post during the earlier #Jiang Ci's Tragic World# incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst countless \"hahahaha\" and \"heartache for gege\" comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One comment, pushed to the very top, stood out glaringly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold-V verified Su Qingying had left a simple greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Auntie. [Rose]\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, she had also liked this Weibo post full of \"silly son's embarrassing history.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the first like could still be explained away as \"appreciating a junior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what about this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving a greeting for a colleague's mother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And liking the other party's embarrassing moments?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two seemingly casual interactions, now placed under the spotlight for re-examination, were instantly imbued with endlessly suggestive meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer ordinary senior appreciation for a junior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was personal, warm attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy fuck! I'm going crazy! This 'Hello, Auntie,' looking back now, is so sweet it makes my teeth ache!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wasn't just appreciating a junior; she was paying attention to a 'person'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So her liking Gu Huai's 'Quietly awaiting the return of an old friend' wasn't some polite gesture between colleagues at all; she really *was* waiting for him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm shipping it, sorry, I'm really shipping it! Iceberg Best Actress and her treasure rookie younger brother! What kind of heavenly plot is this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The direction of public opinion underwent a second earth-shattering reversal within just a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous \"oh, so they're colleagues\" realization was completely replaced by a more thrilling spirit of gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire internet's focus of discussion had completely veered off course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From \"why can he play Ye Chen,\" it transformed at lightning speed into an even more explosive topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly is their relationship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hotel room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou stood holding his phone, his entire body frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his brain had completely crashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned towards the quiet figure on the carpet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A... a huge problem has come up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci closed his tablet and looked up at Sun Zhou, his face filled with inquiry and seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has that research report, the quantitative analysis of audience emotional feedback, reached any preliminary conclusions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed over in one swift step and shoved the phone right in front of Jiang Ci's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget the report! Look at this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, the Weibo trending chart was refreshing at a terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brand new hashtag, tinged with ambiguity and voyeuristic color, was silently climbing up from the bottom of the chart all the way to the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#Su Qingying Jiang Ci Relationship#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci looked at that glaring hashtag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't panicked and flustered like Sun Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brain instantly switched into another mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celebrity gossip would trigger huge fluctuations in public opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These fluctuations would inevitably affect the audience's mindset when watching the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the question arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching a tragedy where the male and female leads love but cannot be together, suffering life-and-death separation, with the preset that \"they might be a couple in real life\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, would the sweetness of reality weaken the pain of the tragedy, leading to a decrease in Heartbreak Value production?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or would the stark contrast between reality and the plot intensify the feeling of Unresolved Injustice, causing Heartbreak Value production to skyrocket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's brows lightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This concerned his life-extension efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be treated seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the still-rising trending hashtag and sank into deeper contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece of gossip... does it need public opinion control?\u003C\u002Fp>",1388,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.557Z",1,"novelbin.me","a7c4b0554dc6fea782e9f2bde3006757436717d3c2fdeaf837f863d0cdf70077","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-174","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-172",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]