The video began with a short piece of text from the blogger, which read: “I watched ‘Xia Gu’ three times and cried each time, it’s so heart-wrenching. So I wanted to give them a happy ending.”
After the text, the actual video content started. But as the video played, the CP fans who had come in just for a bit of sweetness were stunned.
You could really see the hidden talents among netizens these days. This CP-focused video managed to give off an epic “Nuwa Mending the Heavens” vibe. The editing was nothing short of divine!
The editing material was mostly stuff everyone had already seen. The initial scenes were basically cut from the trailer, just put together to highlight the legendary “brotherly bond.” At first, it was nothing special, but then the video suddenly introduced a reincarnation theme!
This kind of editing isn’t particularly rare because the bloggers in the video editing community are real geniuses. They’ve done everything from gender-swapped Three Kingdoms to gender-swapped Dream of the Red Chamber, creating entire plots from scratch. This reincarnation theme is actually a pretty common trick.
But this common trick instantly showcased “Want Candy Bunny’s” superb editing skills. Good editing of trailer content isn’t impressive since the overall tone of the movie is already set. Many video bloggers just splice clips together, which doesn’t usually affect the experience much but isn’t perfect either.
“Want Candy Bunny” is different. Her editing is divine, with a god-like level of excessive rendering. She skillfully transformed Chu Heng’s memory of the smiling Chu Bai into modern-day Chi Feiran, with time and space blending in Rong Jin’s eyes, transitioning from ancient to modern within his gaze.
Then the video cuts to behind-the-scenes footage from the shooting of “Xia Gu.” They appear to have met again after a thousand years, each playing their former selves.
The interaction on set was interspersed with other footage, and she thoughtfully included the latest footage from Chi Feiran’s music award performance. Although Chi Feiran couldn’t see Rong Jin from the stage, the live camera captured Rong Jin!
This sense of distant gaze, with Chi Feiran singing a love song and seemingly unable to suppress his smile, while Rong Jin looked at him intently, the sharpness in his brows softened as if he was gazing at the entire world.
Recently, with the explosion of “Xia Gu” news, many behind-the-scenes stories have been dug up. Those in the know quickly connected this to the time when Chu Bai’s actor couldn’t be decided until the last moment, and it was Rong Jin who saw Chi Feiran’s live music video! He chose him!
The video then shifts to an interview with Rong Jin, who smiles and says, “At first glance, I just felt he was my junior brother.”
The CP fans were in tears. It all made sense! In a past life, in the present, he saw his Chu Bai at first glance!
This is practically official fan service! The fans can’t help but ship them!!!
Every CP fan watching this video was on fire, and as they screamed in excitement, the video entered a frenzy of sweet moments.
Those who initially liked this CP felt an overwhelming rush of emotions watching this video. These two, from the beginning where they could only be matched in fan edits, with clumsily spliced clips, now had all sorts of sweet, real-life interactions!
The final frame of the video settled on a photo recently posted on the official “Xia Gu” blog. Originally, there were others in the photo, but they were edited out, leaving only Rong Jin and Chi Feiran, leaning against each other, quietly asleep.
Many initially became fans of this CP just because they looked good together and had a few cute moments, like Chi Feiran writing songs inspired by Rong Jin’s movies and Rong Jin rarely interacting so much with anyone. But to say they were fanatical, not really.
But now, things were different. With “Xia Gu,” with the characters’ emotions, all the regrets in the story seemed to be fulfilled in reality. It instantly became real and emotional!
“I’ve never said I’d ship a CP for life, but this pair, I really want to ship them for life. Even if it’s just brotherly love, please always stay like this! Just seeing them interact makes me happy!”
“I just wanted some sweet moments, but after watching, I don’t know why, I feel so sad. It would be great if they were really together…”
“I’ve always been rational, thinking that elevating characters to real people wasn’t good. But this time, I really can’t control it. Thinking they can’t be together, I cried my heart out.”
“Ugh, I wish I had a mine at home! I want to see them make more films together!”
The CP fans were so genuinely passionate that the repost count soared. With the hype of “Xia Gu,” and the video being exceptionally well-made, it reached a professional level. Many people, regardless of their feelings, shared it to ride the wave.
Thus, the video was shared widely, making it seem like the entire world was shipping Rong Jin and Chi Feiran!
The hot searches and trending topics were dominated again, making Weibo feel overwhelmingly controlled by this CP.
But all of this wasn’t a big deal, at least in Chang Haoqing’s eyes.
So, what was a big deal?
A big deal was the movie star who genuinely shipped his own CP and was so moved by the fantastic editing that he personally liked the video!
Fan actions are called self-entertainment. Rong Jin liking it makes it official endorsement.
The world went wild over this like! CP fans, already on the verge of losing it, went completely crazy with Rong Jin’s move!
Chang Haoqing also went crazy. He regretted it, he despaired. He asked himself, was his brain kicked by a donkey on a winding mountain path?!
How could he have been careless enough to give Rong Jin his Weibo password!!! This idiot either does nothing or goes all out!
Chang Haoqing, who always maintained a professional agent facade in front of Chi Feiran, completely lost it. His voice cracked as he asked Chi Feiran, “Why didn’t you stop him!”
He thought the little prince wasn’t like Rong Jin!
Chi Feiran was silent for a moment before saying, “…Things happened too suddenly.”
He couldn’t have anticipated Rong Jin would actually like the video after promoting it to him…
Rong Jin, the main culprit, was the calmest person present and said, “Don’t worry.”
Rong Jin didn’t regret liking the video at all. If circumstances allowed, he’d even want to send money to the video editor! Editing videos is hard work! He hoped for a continuous supply of high-quality CP content!
Everyone instantly stared at him. Rong Jin wasn’t just talking nonsense; liking posts could be big or small. Although he liked a CP-related post, it had the “Xia Gu” tag, so he could explain it as accidentally seeing it while checking movie-related content.
Although he used to maintain strict control over such things, things could change, couldn’t they?
Rong Jin looked at Chi Feiran and smiled, “Aren’t you about to start a live stream? Let me join?”
Chi Feiran didn’t expect this and instinctively looked at his agent. Li Yuan, more composed than Chang Haoqing, was relatively calm, having not been subjected to Rong Jin’s antics over the years, so he remained more rational.
Li Yuan thought it was feasible, “It’s actually better this way. The more open you are, the better. Hiding things only invites speculation.”
Rong Jin continued, “They should get used to the idea of me and Feiran having a good relationship.”
Live streaming platforms are quite popular these days, and celebrity live streams are nothing new. Chi Feiran’s live stream was scheduled in advance, and given his current popularity, the channel was nearly overwhelmed before the stream even began.
But the viewers, who came just to watch a regular live stream, were in for a shocking surprise that felt like an atomic bomb!
After interacting with his fans for a while, Chi Feiran picked a comment to reply to: “Where is Senior Brother? Senior Brother is right next to me.”
His tone was completely normal, with a bit of a smile. Everyone thought he was joking. Then Chi Feiran moved the camera slightly to the side, revealing another chair beside him, and sitting in that chair was none other than Rong Jin!
“!!!”
“Am I seeing things?!”
“Are they going public?!”
“Holy crap! I need to get everyone to watch this!”
Rong Jin smiled and greeted them, “Hello, everyone, I’m Rong Jin.”
A comment quickly flew up: “No introduction needed! The whole country knows you!”
Rong Jin asked, “Are you surprised to see me?”
The comments flooded with “surprised,” and the notifications of people joining the live stream were coming so fast they were hard to keep up with.
Rong Jin picked some comments to respond to: “I came over to play games with him. We’re neighbors now.”
“Liked the video?”
Rong Jin paused intentionally here, smiling, which almost crashed the comment section. He then said, “The editing was great, a very professional video. You can tell it was made with a lot of care. Thank you for liking these two characters.”
“Director Jin didn’t mean what you think. It’s just that a thousand people can have a thousand Hamlets in their hearts. Sometimes, the boundaries of emotions aren’t that clear, but ‘love’ certainly exists. However, ‘love’ doesn’t always mean ‘romance.'”
When Rong Jin wasn’t stirring up trouble, he looked quite decent. He answered each question seriously, as if everything was just as he said, nothing worth making a fuss over.
Out of nowhere, Oreo jumped onto Rong Jin’s lap, nuzzling him sweetly, seeking attention.
Rong Jin smoothly cradled his son while continuing the live stream, and even added, “I brought my family to enjoy the live stream.”
This side of Rong Jin was something the fans had never seen before. It was as if he suddenly wasn’t that high-up deity anymore. But this change wasn’t disillusioning; it made him seem more vivid, approachable, and touchable.
He would hang out with friends to play games during his free time, check his own news online, showing a mundane side everyone could relate to.
Chi Feiran couldn’t help but laugh, bending down to pick up Caesar, who had been faking a fall at his feet. He said, “I have one too.”
Caesar, being a whole size larger than Oreo, sprawled across his lap, appearing as a huge fluffy bundle.
The combination of cats and handsome idols had an astonishingly lethal effect, especially when doubled.
The two Ragdoll cats interacted on their laps, stretching out their paws to touch each other, mimicking each other’s actions back and forth. This utterly charmed the young ladies watching the live stream!
