Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

"Her face shape is somewhat round, not the pointed chin type; it's full and gives her a blessed appearance, but her chin here..."

Yu Wei tapped her jawline with her fingertip, "It's quite delicately defined, the lines are very clear."

The artist hummed in agreement, and the lines under her pen began to outline a soft facial frame. After working with Yu Wei a few times, she completely understood what this kid was talking about.

Deng Shi was the third character she drew for Yu Wei. This character appeared early and was very popular, so the artist drew her very carefully.

This is not just an ordinary commissioned work, but a profound "creative" process. As an artist, the sense of accomplishment I feel when I see the character illustrations I drew for Yu Wei go viral across the internet is unparalleled.

Soon, only the scratching sound of charcoal pencils across rough paper remained in the studio. Yu Wei's descriptions had been transformed into every line and shadow she drew.

Just as the character illustrations were about to be completed, the artist seemed to suddenly realize something and tentatively asked, "Aren't you going to draw the two cherry blossom characters?"

Yu Wei started drawing character illustrations for each indigenous singer from this round of competition, and the character's image would appear first whenever a song was released.

Deng Shihua has finished her painting, but what about Matsushita Morisa, her potential rival?

Not only "Old Driver Princess", but also the previous Mei Chuan Ku Zi did not have her own character illustration. The two Sakura characters were out of place among the natives.

I've already drawn several, so what's the difference between these two? They're all characters from the novel, so how can I show favoritism?
With a concrete image, readers can easily identify with the character, and the character's commercial value can be further enhanced, making it just around the corner for them to break into the virtual singer genre.

This can be!
"I really don't have that..."

The reason Yu Wei could draw other singers is because he knew exactly what they looked like, but these two singers were purely made up by him, so how could he draw them?
Although they "sang" "Loser" and "Renai Circulation", it doesn't mean that the characters can be equated with the original authors.

There are too many copyright rules for Sakura, and you can't just open a secondary account whenever you want. Two virtual characters are already the limit. Yu Wei chose one male and one female character so that they could be used repeatedly.

Umekawa Kuko sings male vocals, Matsushita Morisa sings female vocals, and they can sing all kinds of songs, so using the original singers as their image is obviously not appropriate.

A true virtual image cannot be described; even if you force yourself to draw one, it will only result in a fake person, so there's no point in doing so.

However, as it turns out, netizens and artists were on the same page. Not long after Deng Shi's character illustration was released, several commenters rushed to the book review section.

"She has a distinctive personality; she's exactly the kind of high-pitched queen I've always imagined."

"Deng Shi has been released, but what about Matsushita Morisa? Who's going to fill the gap in my 'Old Driver Princess' position?"

"Yeah, they're both fictional characters and native singers, so why is there such a big difference in their treatment?"

"I understand. Yu Wei is implying that Chinese singers are respectable figures, while Japanese singers are shameless. Teacher Yu's words are very insightful!"

Seeing so many people begging for Matsushita Morisa character illustrations, Yu Wei was both amused and annoyed. Why didn't anyone care about Umekawa Kuko back then when no character illustrations were posted?
Ultimately, it's because the song "Love Circulation" is so popular that it has given many fans unrealistic fantasies.

Just like many otaku's adoration of anime idols, this kind of attention is more like... being deceived by a bad woman again than idol worship.

When asked, they replied, "Brother, I have my own rhythm." They were eager to see illustrations of Matsushita Morisa's character, so they could create a paper doll and call her "wife."

In the world of anime and manga, "wife" is more like a specific term used to express one's love for anime and manga, and Matsushita Morisa seems to fit that description nowadays.

In response, Yu Wei could only apologize to everyone, as he genuinely couldn't provide any character illustrations for this character.

Just when netizens were eagerly waiting and at a loss, someone suddenly suggested that since "Old Driver Princess" does not exist in reality, why don't they just treat the person behind her as Saya-chan?
The unique phenomenon in anime and manga is that voice actors are tied to characters. When the one-sided love for the fictional characters cannot be reciprocated, the love that many fans of the characters have overflowed will fall on the voice actors.

The idolization of Sakura's voice actresses is inseparable from the help of character fans. In China, the phenomenon of character-based fanfiction is also common in the secondary game industry. Yu Wei just never expected that such a thing would happen to him one day.

The person behind Matsushita Morisa is none other than Sakura Tani Rio, who was just officially announced to have joined Uoyue, and a large number of netizens are on their way.

Fans of a character become so fond of them that they don't care what the voice actor looks like; as long as the voice matches, they'll spoil them.

Not to mention that Rio Sakuratani is quite strikingly beautiful, perfectly suited to the cute girl image in "Renai Circulation," so you can imagine how fervent the netizens' "substitute literature" is...

Soon after, Rio Sakuratani became a trending topic, with netizens calling her the human form of "Morisa Matsushita". Even many Sakura fans came to join in the fun.

Looking at the screen full of crazy posts from character fans in the discussion forum, Yu Wei suddenly remembered the meme about the famous painting "Kou-ge".

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This spectacle has opened the eyes of the Chinese entertainment industry; it turns out that the world of anime and manga can have such a huge impact.
It's just that times have changed. In the past, everyone hated the anime and manga community, but now that the community is so big, all sorts of people are jumping in, and it's not surprising that some internet freaks occasionally happen.

However, in Yu Wei's eyes, this was not good news at all. Binding a character and creating an account was quick, but it would have endless consequences.

Real people are not as perfect as fictional characters. Once someone does something that "does not fit their character," they will be labeled a traitor and expelled from the fandom on the spot.

Yu Wei signed her because he wanted to give Sakura Rio a longer-term future, so naturally he wouldn't sit idly by.

Avoiding excessive constraints is simple: just present a more complete version of yourself.

If Rio Sakuratani can show a softer, cuter side different from her character in "Renai Circulation," she can break free from the constraints of the role and gain a true fanbase of her own.

Yu Wei has a certain plan for the career of his artists, and it is clear that the traditional singer's path is not suitable for Li Xu.

Therefore, his next plan is to have Rio Sakuragaya collaborate with animation companies to sing theme songs for various anime.

"If everyone thinks she's a cute and sweet girl, then let's find a theme song from an action-packed anime."

Only with enough contrast can the filter of a character be completely shattered. With Rio Sakuratani's singing skills, it's not difficult for her to break through her own limitations.

Yu Wei doesn't just listen to pop songs; he's also watched a lot of domestic and international animated works. Even if the plot doesn't match, there must be some with similar styles.

As long as the genre is similar, he can arrange a theme song. With a popular singer bringing their own work, few animation studios should be able to refuse.

Just as Yu Wei was thinking about how to help Sakura Rio get out of the predicament of being bound to a role, he realized that he had also fallen into the trap.

Netizens who were obsessed with "binding" suddenly realized that Mei Chuan Ku Zi did not have his own character image.

Since they are all looking for the right person, then by the same logic, Yu Wei is Mei Chuan Ku Zi.
Yu Wei's popularity far exceeds that of the character, so this association is hard to establish. However, the saying "Yu Wei = not wearing pants" is quite interesting and quickly became a famous meme in the Chinese context.

From then on, no one called "naked" "fruit" anymore; they just started with Yu Wei: Yu Wei Zhao, Yu Wei Dai, Yu Wei Ben, Yu Wei Pi...

Even more outrageous is that, in order to make it easier to pass censorship, the ads he posted were all about: "Want a set of high-definition photos of the beautiful Yu Wei?"

Afterwards, I deeply regretted my actions, lamenting that I hadn't written a proper name.

This is the consequence of online novel authors writing whatever comes to mind! (End of Chapter)