Fortunately, there are countless chosen heroes, but only one destined villain, and that is Xiao He.
Although the actor's portrayal of an upright detective is deeply memorable, netizens nowadays still prefer dangerous and tragic villains.
So even though this award-winning actor directly brought a huge wave of traffic to "Detective Match," in terms of promotional effect, "Ace Reasoning" and "Detective Match" are still evenly matched. In fact, Xiao He's murderer persona is more popular on platforms like Bilibili.
Of course, this is also based on the background of the script.
After all, if he is just a detective, he has no connection with the storylines of everyone in the script. It is as if the detective is an independent witness outside the story. He needs to lead everyone to find the truth in a formal variety show. Therefore, in terms of character design, the detective played by the movie star is rigid and does not have much unique personal charm.
The killer is different. The killer's storyline runs through the entire case, and the criminal logic behind the killer also needs to be supported by a complete story logic. In addition, this tragic character setting of carrying a heavy burden and avenging his sister happens to belong to the most popular "beautiful, strong, and tragic" element at present. Therefore, the character setting is more complete and has more personal characteristics of the killer, which makes it more attractive to the audience after it is broadcast.
Therefore, even though Xiao He's status is far inferior to that of this award-winning actor, he still has the upper hand in terms of performance.
Faced with this situation, Li Qing, who had been on tenterhooks all day, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness."
He patted his chest, unable to contain his pride as he murmured, "Braving my pride to invite Xiao He back then was definitely the best decision I ever made!"
Heh heh, so what if he's a movie star? We're looking for the chosen one!
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At this moment, Xiao He was unaware that Director Li Qing was pleased with himself for finding the chosen murderer, which had given the promotion of "Detective Ace" an unexpected effect.
After a busy day, he picked up his phone and went to check out He Junhao, who was participating in the variety show "Public Enemy Number One" next door.
Perhaps worried that before the variety show even takes off, her spendthrift son's influencer company will go bankrupt, the recording speed of the variety show "Public Enemy Number One" is incredibly fast, with plans to record it directly across the entire Spring Festival period.
Even though He Junhao had learned some details about the competition from Xiao He beforehand, he was still dumbfounded in the first round, just like everyone else.
It turns out that the competition mechanism has been changed.
No, to be precise, many restrictions have been added. For example, from now on, everyone will receive a brand new account, and will compete under this new account, posting videos of all the matches they participate in and live-streaming the matches.
—This account does not restrict showing one's face or revealing one's identity.
This means that whoever has more active fans and attracts more followers will have a greater advantage in the early stages.
Then some people might wonder, if this is the case, wouldn't bloggers or streamers with a large number of followers simply be able to get their fans to follow their new accounts?
First, the production team does not allow contestants to reveal details of the variety show recording; they are only permitted to ask for likes or follows in their first posted video.
Secondly, all contestants' new accounts will be strictly monitored by the production team. If any abnormal increase in followers occurs, the contestant will be disqualified from the competition.
Finally, the number of followers is not the key metric. Instead of focusing on increasing followers, contestants should pay more attention to video completion rate and final monetization efficiency.
The new rule brought mixed feelings to the players.
Contestants who attracted fans through personal charm or hard skills looked relieved, while those whose follower counts were often inflated and who relied on company teams for traffic management looked particularly grim.
If some people have their work first and then their fans, then some people have their fans first and then their work.
As for the logic behind this, that's complicated.
Anyway, He Junhao breathed a huge sigh of relief.
He Junhao has decided to go all out for this program, treating it as a major challenge in his career.
Whether it's good or bad in the end, he can accept it gladly.
So He Junhao simply let loose and let himself go—
By the time Xiao He saw He Junhao's first video on his new account, the video already had over 800,000 likes.
This video is very simple, just an ordinary video of steaming buns. However, these buns are a little different from the ones that ordinary people eat. They have noses and eyes, and look like cartoonish chibi figures made of dough. They look very cute and are probably some well-known anime character.
What was unexpected was that as the steamed bun expanded, the Q-version figure also grew proportionally, and finally, the eyes that were originally closed miraculously opened up—as if the little figure that was sleeping had suddenly woken up.
Xiao He: ?
Xiao He's eyes widened as well.
The comments section was full of question marks.
What's the working principle behind this? How did the eyes suddenly open so wide? Although they're just simple starry eyes, not those overly complicated, large eyes, they're really cute when they're open! And why didn't this chibi-style figure deform during the steaming process? It looks even cuter when it's puffed up!
He's a guy and he finds her adorable, so what's wrong with him?
Wait a minute, isn't He Junhao only good at making weird cakes besides the usual food antics?
Xiao He still couldn't forget the other party's bloody skull and Cthulhu tentacles.
I never expected that this guy with his thick eyebrows and big eyes would have such a skill.
How did a rough, uncultured guy with a penchant for the unusual turn out like this?!
Not only Xiao He, but also fans who had recognized He Xiaoshuai were puzzled.
【He Xiaoshuai opened a new account without saying a word, what's going on?】
【Is that really me? What happened? Where's my blogger from the "Curious" section? Please don't do this, I'm scared.】
【I told you, if you indulge in too much morbid curiosity, you'll go crazy sooner or later.】
【Understood. From now on, one Spirit Pill account and one Demon Pill account.】
【Hey blogger, I recommend you search for He Xiaoshuai on Bilibili. He's a big name in the "curious" section. You should definitely chat with him and exchange ideas.】
【I can hardly believe that such adorable creatures were created by He Xiaoshuai.】
【Have you finally realized that making money in the world of anime and manga is the easiest thing to do?】
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Xiao He looked at the comments section and couldn't stop laughing. He went to check the group chat and found that everyone there was already laughing.
【Dai Bai: 【Screenshot】 @He Junhao, is that really him? Or is he an impersonator?】
【He Junhao: ...Can an imitator even imitate my face?】
【Zhai Zhipeng: Hard to say.】
【Xiao He: Indeed, it's hard to say.】
【He Junhao: ...】
【Dai Bai: What on earth made you decide to mutate your genes and go down this path? But seriously, the viewership is really good. Even I, a grown man, like it. I remember this character is the little daughter from a famous anime, right?】
【Zhai Zhipeng: I was overwhelmed with fatherly love after watching this. Oh, I didn't mean for He Xiaoshuai.】
【Xiao He: I felt an overwhelming surge of fatherly love after watching it. Oh, not for He Xiaoshuai.】
【He Junhao: ? ? ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) ? 凸(艹皿艹)】
【He Junhao: You have no idea how much I've suffered!】
His cakes were already flagged as high-risk and exotic before they even passed the review process, so he didn't dare post them at all!
Otherwise, you might post a video one second, only to have it blocked from review the next, and then be kicked out with a plane ticket.
Finally, having exhausted all other options, He Junhao angrily made a video of himself steaming buns.
The traffic was surprisingly good.
【He Junhao: Damn it, this is outrageous!!!】
