### Chapter 300: Hot Discussion on Weibo, Depp’s New Spokesperson!
“Yup, that’s the look, Teacher Cat!!”
“Just like that, look at the camera, over here!!”
“Ah, how did they find such a good talent?! Where did those guys come from?!”
Inside the photography studio.
Wang Jun’s expression was completely unable to hide his excitement; it was like he was having the time of his life.
It felt like the remaining shooting time wasn’t work anymore, but pure bliss!
The young woman in front of him seemed to have broken free from a seal in an instant.
The aura she radiated was completely different now.
Yes, it was all about the feeling!
In the first round of shooting earlier, this was exactly what Wang Jun wanted to say.
Stiff movements? Uncoordinated body language?
Those were minor issues. After all, not every star is born with the camera presence of a model.
The real issue was, the young woman seemed to be rejecting that kind of persona.
It was like a child wearing adult clothes—maybe the clothes fit, but there was still a huge disconnect.
In Wang Jun’s lens, that disconnect was glaringly obvious.
Movements and poses could be taught.
But mindset? You either have it or you don’t.
Yet, all that changed dramatically after a short break.
When Wang Jun picked up the camera again.
Still in her elegant black gown.
But Gan Yan Yu’s face now bore an air of frosty elegance.
Her eyes, filled with cold disdain, looked like they were here to scorn the entire world.
And that expression on the innocent and beautiful young woman’s face…
Oh, so satisfying!
“This expressiveness is absolutely freaking amazing!!”
Wang Jun couldn’t help but shout.
Although it might deviate slightly from the high-end brand endorsement Depp wanted,
“Deviate” didn’t mean it was bad; it was clearly over the top!
Suddenly it went from “I’m awesome, come buy me,”
To “Why aren’t you buying me already, you trash!”
The most impressive part was that Gan Yan Yu didn’t show any offensive expressions.
All of that was conveyed purely through her eyes!
“.”
One thing that confused Wang Jun, though.
Teacher Cat’s state seemed intermittent.
Every little while, her expression would become a bit frozen, and she’d need to look away, zoning out to recharge.
How very strange!
Wang Jun had photographed many people but had never met such a unique shooting method.
Finally, unable to resist, he followed Teacher Cat’s gaze.
And there he saw Teacher Moonlight.
“.”
Wang Jun took a deep breath.
Connecting the dots to earlier when Teacher Cat was resting alone with Moonlight, his mind started to swirl.
d*mn!
Are kids these days playing this deep at just 18?!
Wang Jun dared not ponder further.
At that moment, the images in his camera seemed to take on a different flavor.
Finally, Gan Yan Yu’s sh**t wrapped up, and Lin Tian went on stage to complete the duo shots.
In a fantastic state, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu’s photos were beautifully finished.
Today’s work could be considered officially wrapped.
As usual, the shooting team erupted in applause.
The endorsement poster sh**t was also a critically important part of the “endorsement activities.”
Because the shooting process was essentially a cultural exchange between the artist and the product, with a professional photographer documenting everything.
Finishing the sh**t signified the end of this entire phase of the endorsement activity.
Even so, the applause was heartfelt and sincere.
“Sure enough, those who do art are all talented individuals; they can excel at anything!”
The assistant photographer couldn’t help but exclaim, echoing Wang Jun’s praise the loudest.
In the eyes of the starlight chief photography team,
Even compared to recent works, the efficiency of the Moonlight and Cat duo was impressively high!
Not counting post-production, the entire front-end shooting took only 30 minutes.
And the results were significantly better than most artists!
Just like Teacher Cat’s face.
Let’s be honest,
Nüwa had already worked her magic once on that.
There was really no need to add anything in post.
“Teacher Moonlight!”
Wang Jun walked over, shaking Lin Tian’s hand,
“So handsome, you performed outstandingly! Better than many professional models!”
“If there’s a chance, I’d love to continue collaborating on projects with you!”
“Collaborate? On what?” Lin Tian felt Wang Jun wasn’t just making polite chatter, so he asked.
“Anything really, like some personal concept photography works of mine, or if you need anything shooting-wise in the future, feel free to reach out!”
Wang Jun said happily, passing his business card to Lin Tian.
Lin Tian accepted the card and nodded,
“Sure, I’ll contact you if something comes up.”
He didn’t want to make any definite commitments.
After all, he needed to see the finished product to judge Wang Jun’s level.
If he was as impressive as he seemed, working together would definitely be great.
In fact, he had plenty of needs—shooting music videos, dance scenes…
He just didn’t know if asking a professional photographer for help on a TikTok video that could be filmed with a phone would be seen as an insult.
As they wrapped up,
Lin Tian turned around to return to the rest area to pack up, and just then, he saw Gan Yan Yu sitting in a chair, crossing her legs.
She took off her high heels.
Exposing her legs wrapped in black stockings.
Was this really appropriate?
Lin Tian frowned, but he could understand.
After all, she had just done so many dramatic poses in front of the camera wearing those heels; her feet must be killing her right now.
Lin Tian walked over:
“It’s time to go, Teacher Gan.”
“Help me put on my shoes.”
“Uh?”
“Help me put on my shoes.”
Gan Yan Yu lifted one foot resting on her knee, slowly raising her gaze to glance at Lin Tian, saying softly.
“.”
Though it felt a bit off, Lin Tian still crouched down.
Since this girl had worked so hard, he might as well strengthen her resolve.
Lin Tian gripped Gan Yan Yu’s ankle with one hand and picked up the high heel with the other.
Slowly lifting her foot, tightly wrapped in black stockings, he aimed for the shoe’s opening and slid it in.
Thanks to the smooth outer surface of the stockings, the process went easy as pie, sliding right on like a glove.
Gan Yan Yu set that foot down and lifted the other leg.
Lin Tian used the same posture, head down, earnestly aligning Gan Yan Yu’s foot with the high heel…
At that moment, Lin Tian suddenly felt a strange gaze upon him.
Curiously, he looked up.
The gaze traveled from the high heels and the toes wrapped in black stockings, up to her thighs, through her dress, past the wrap, and finally landing on the young woman’s face.
Gan Yan Yu clicked her tongue, looking at him with an expression of disdain.
“.”
“Are you addicted to the role, huh?!!”
Lin Tian smacked her calf as he stood up.
“Smack!”
A crisp sound echoed,
Gan Yan Yu immediately clutched her leg, wearing a wronged and pitiful expression,
“I-I’m sorry, I just… didn’t adjust in time.”
“Who are you performing for now that the camera’s off?!”
Lin Tian blew up.
Why must you always be the ultimate immersive performer?
Taking that experience into the sh**t!
Little Gan actually dared…
“So how did you manage it just now?”
Lin Tian asked.
Clearly, when they were in the rest area she was “unable to fully get into character,” as she said she didn’t like that kind of persona, so she couldn’t experience it no matter what.
Yet, after just looking at herself a few more times, it was like a switch flipped, and she was in the zone!
That was quite bizarre.
It made Lin Tian feel like he had become a magical power bank.
“I really don’t like that persona,”
Gan Yan Yu murmured, “But not liking a persona doesn’t mean I can’t play it; I’ve played many roles I don’t like.”
“Then why were you…”
“Some roles need two people to fully capture the feeling.”
When Gan Yan Yu said that,
She actually turned a remarkable shade of red.
“.”
Now it was Lin Tian’s turn for his brain to short-circuit.
What does it mean: one person can’t perform alone?
You need two people to find the vibe?
And that second person is… me?
But Lin Tian hadn’t even been part of the act!
Sure, in many games before he had acted along, but this time, he had nothing to do with it.
Looking at Gan Yan Yu’s evasive look,
Lin Tian understood.
He had been forcibly roped into playing alongside her in Gan Yan Yu’s mind.
If Gan Yan Yu was playing the “queen,” then in her mind, he was playing…
“Wait a minute.”
“Hold on!”
Lin Tian reacted, raising his finger at Gan Yan Yu.
However, Gan Yan Yu, now fully dressed in heels, was like she was greased up and slick.
In a flash, she pushed open the door and darted out.
“Time to go home!”
A slightly playful girl’s voice echoed back.
Leaving Lin Tian behind in the room, utterly disheveled.
Wait a minute,
Aren’t those legs moving awfully well?
Just a moment ago, she looked like she was too deep in character to walk out.
Something’s off!
The more Lin Tian thought, the more uneasy he felt.
Had he been played again?!
Two days later.
An explosive official announcement rocked the commercial world.
Tianchao’s dairy giant “Depp” announced a new spokesperson!
And surprisingly, this new spokesperson was a classical music duo who had just debuted for six months, both only 18 years old!
“Just debuted for six months,” “18 years old,” “classical musicians,” any one of these descriptors alone would be a bombshell!
Yet they had converged to become the new face of “Depp”!!
【Moonlight and Cat. Huh? Who???】
【Looked them up, they do original music, started as TikTok influencers.】
【Are they really connected? What rank do they have to score a Depp endorsement?!】
【My bro can’t even get Depp’s resources, and you’re just an 18-line artist; what qualifies you?!】
【.】
Originally, when the “Moonlight and Cat Studio” first announced the endorsement, the news hadn’t spread widely; it mainly circulated among the fans of Moonlight and Cat.
However, after Depp’s official Weibo personally announced it today, the situation clearly careened out of control!
Major entertainment news outlets jumped on the bandwagon, re-sharing and reporting the news.
More and more netizens learned of this announcement.
You see.
The modern information barrier is terrifying.
We could all be scrolling through the same TikTok every day.
But the videos we see might be completely different.
That’s big data for you.
In certain groups and among certain demographics, people or music that may have been highly popular could still be completely unheard of by another group.
It’s just like,
Every now and then TikTok sees some influencers disappear overnight.
Anyone from Li Something, Yang Something, to a certain someone from the Northeast…
With fan counts in the millions, top-tier influencers who seem to have been famous for years.
But a lot of people only find out about them after they’ve dropped off the radar.
The current situation is somewhat similar.
Moonlight and Cat fans were shocked to find that in Tianchao, there were even people who had never heard of “Moonlight and Cat,” suspiciously questioning if some were just walking stacks of 500,000.
However, the truth is, a massive influx had emerged.
Even more than they expected…
Once a lot of netizens discovered that Depp’s new spokesperson was a pair of unknown, niche musicians from TikTok, the discussion exploded!
In the eyes of most of the entertainment fans,
Stars are inherently more noble than internet personalities.
Even though in regular people’s views, they might be pretty much the same.
But the moment they hear “TikTok originated,” that disdainful chain reaction kicks in.
It’s like the same level of attractiveness.
In TikTok, good-looking individuals tend to get tagged with labels like “juvenile aesthetic,” “cheap looks,” “low-tier.”
But if they’re stars, they suddenly get branded as “high-class!”
Keywords like “fairy sister” immediately get thrown on them.
【Huh? TikTok influencers for endorsements? I see Depp has hit rock bottom, falling to this level.】
【If you can’t pick a spokesperson, just don’t. At 18, do they even have that image? No capability! You know that?】
【I’m done. My bro works so hard, but he still can’t beat you resourceful, background-rich hacks!】
【.】
Amidst those comments, there were indeed plenty of rational voices chipping in.
Of course, our Moonlight and Cat fans are all rational folks.
【Shut it! Didn’t you see the three big words “musicians”???】
【I mean, how can you get all high and mighty over liking a star when you actors and actresses will never even touch the likes of our classical musicians? Disgrace!】
【It was Depp coming to seek out our Teacher Moonlight and Cat! Show some respect!】
Every now and then flinging around terms like “star” and “performer,” poking right at the heart of the fan culture.
In no time, quotes like “You’re just jealous,” “Haters don’t touch porcelain,” started flooding in.
The comment sections on both sides erupted in chaos.
“.”
Lin Tian, witnessing all this unfold on his phone, initially thought he should do something.
But then he turned around and saw his video statistics from TikTok and Bilibili skyrocketing.
It seemed like, although some people were shouting insults, the “silent majority” made up the bulk.
Lin Tian couldn’t help but feel a bit contemplative.
There’s a saying that goes:
—In the current internet, 20% of people make 80% of the noise.
Some loud folks can steer the online narrative.
But that doesn’t mean their voices are the truth or represent the mainstream viewpoint.
Because there’s another 80% of people who remain silent.
Just like, it’s well known that Weibo has a 1:10 gender ratio.
But many official media outlets often care way more about the evaluations on Weibo, coupled with the fact that women generally enjoy “banding together” and making their voices heard.
This leads to the current stage where female discourse influence is significantly greater than that of males.
But that doesn’t mean that loud voices are right.
It’s the same now.
Even though there’s a lot of rhythm surrounding “Moonlight and Cat” online,
Most people, because of this official announcement on Weibo, went to learn about “Moonlight and Cat.”
And Lin Tian was confident.
He could turn all these newcomers into his fans.
No wonder He Zhi Chen highly recommended himself for the endorsement.
Looking at it now, it indeed generated a staggering amount of hype, far outweighing any negative impact.
Still, these insults were incredibly loud and frustrating to hear.
Lin Tian had mostly grown used to it.
You could say, from the moment Moonlight and Cat were born, they were destined to be accompanied by “doubt” and “defamation.”
After all, they had created such fame and stature in just six months.
Such a miraculous creative career had never been free from criticism and skepticism throughout history.
However, as the Weibo trending topic sparked by this announcement buzzed on and on,
By afternoon, everyone quieted down.
Because just after Depp’s official announcement,
In less than two hours,
The endorsement posters were officially revealed!
A total of nine squares, nine images.
On the pictures were precisely the promotional photos for “Moonlight and Cat” for this endorsement!
As the furious fans were still ranting at the bottom of the previous Weibo post about how Depp was brain-dead,
Upon seeing the pictures of the boy named “Moonlight” in the nine squares,
Instantly it all became silent.
(The end of this chapter)
