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2022.04.23 - https://weibo.com/l/wblive/p/show/1022:2321324761487066661030

I need to get up early tomorrow so I’ll definitely only stream a short while this time~~

LYN: Hallo everybody I am Modern Brothers’ Liu Yuning. Welcome~

C: What’s look are we going for today? LYN: My look is just random. I don't necessarily have to be going for something in particular.

C: I finally caught up! LYN: You always watched my playbacks and never caught me live before? Well since you’re here, don’t leave. Have a meal before you go. I hope you can stick with me until the end.

C: I knew you would stream today. LYN: What do you know? If you’re going to say that, next time I’ll stream on a Thursday.

C: Your hair is so greasy. LYN: What do you know?!! This is called the “wet-hair” look, do you know it?

LYN: It’s Saturday- I figure everyone is taking a break and are at home. I thought that maybe Saturday would be better for a lot of you, because I know that when I stream on Sundays you have to sleep early for work or school the following Monday. So today I’m streaming on a Saturday. I’m competing for views with Hi!6 now. Of course, I can’t beat them. I was just saying.

C: Ning-ge, did you get thinner? LYN: I didn’t- perhaps you’ve become used to looking at me now? At first glance you think nothing of me- looks normal. But the more you look at me the more you’ll find I look “human”. So you have to watch me for a long time to get used to me. I’m like- white rice. It’s normal but you can’t go a meal without it. C: Ning-ge isn’t thinner, he turned on the beauty filter. LYN: It’s not the first time it’s ever been on.

- not trying to cosplay anyone, was just shopping on taobao and wanted to change up his look - changed the mic back bc this one is more comfortable and it’s good enough for streaming (the new one is a bit TOO GOOD for streaming, he doesn’t want to break it)

C: How are your basketball skills? LYN: I don’t know how to play. I may be tall but I really don’t play ball well. Why? Because I don’t have enough physical strength/stamina. If I play for three minutes they’re going to have to call me out. One more minute and I WILL vomit- and the floor’s not going to be easy to clean. C: Not a single sporty cell in his body. LYN: That’s not true, I can play jianzi pretty well. I have sports cells, they’re just for a different sport.

C: The sound’s small. LYN: Is the sound still small today? This mic is nearly shoved straight into my mouth and it’s still small?? How about this- wear some headphones. The other option is to turn your phone volume up!

C: Do you watch kdramas? LYN: Limited. I don’t really watch a lot. When I was little I watched “Winter Sonata”. When I grew up I watched “That Winter, The Wind Blows”, “You Who Came From the Stars”, “Secret Garden”- or was it “Secret Forest”? I forgot. I don’t watch them that often. Lately I’ve been watching a bit of Lee Junki’s “Again My Life” but it’s so slow. I don’t WATCH but since the episodes are about an hour long, I’ll play them while I’m on the treadmill.

C: I want to connect mics! LYN: What for? You’re not satisfied with just the chat anymore, you want to speak face-to-face?

C: Who Rules The World’s “Unparalleled” sounds very nice! LYN: It’s alright. This style of song is what I’m best at. C: What aren’t you good at? LYN: Um... rap. C: I thought you weren’t good at high notes. LYN: No! High notes don’t even count as a “genre”... C: Then let’s hear you rap. LYN: 去你的. I won’t. I won’t try any rap today but we’ll chat first and if the mood strikes me I’ll sing a song or two. Let’s just have a nice and happy weekend.

C: It’s my birthday. LYN: Happy Birthday! I hope everything goes well for you this year. Happy Birthday. C: It’s my birthday too! LYN: Happy Birthday to all of you. Anyone whose birthday it is today.

- Floating World will wrap around 5/10 - Detective Plan is still on hold bc of the pandemic (airing may be delayed as well) LYN: I actually don’t have a lot of time this year to put towards variety shows. A person’s time in a year is limited, it just depends on what they put it towards. For example, you’ll leave some time to attend events. Most of my time is spend in a drama crew- if I want to do three dramas a year that already doesn’t leave me with a lot of time left. For variety shows, the most I can so in a year is two. Some variety shows also require you to record for a several days at at time. What drama crew is going to give you that much time off?? So you have to choose. My choice is between shooting a drama or shooting a variety show. It depends on what’s more important to people, I guess. I think dramas are a little more important.

C: When is Heroes airing? I’m really looking forward to it. LYN: Don’t look forward to it TOO much. If you give something too much attention it’s going to be criticized that much more. It doesn’t matter if it has a good reception or not, some people just blindly criticize. So don’t look forward to it too much, just think of it as entertainment and watch it with lowered expectations. LYN: It’s strange. For example- I am a singer. And then “GWA” I’ve gone into acting. Some people may watch my dramas just to see how I do- and unexpectedly, they find I’m not bad. It’s not because I think I’m a good actor or because viewers think I’m a good actor- it’s because they didn’t have any expectations from me to begin with, since they all thought I was a singer. All they know is I stream night and day, warble a song or two, and I didn’t fail at acting. So I hope that when you watch my dramas you don’t have very high expectations. C: “GWA”. LYN: Yeah, I come onto the scene and “gwa”- a frog is here. Other people’s intro bgm is so cool, but my intro bgm is “gwa.” “GWA”- Liu Yuning is here. LYN: I REALLY don’t know when Heroes will air, though. I was talking to the production yesterday and- Heroes is a Tencent production. Right now TC is airing Who Rules the World. After that I heard that they’re going to air A Dream of Splendor! If that’s the case we’re going to get pushed to behind THAT drama. It all depends on the platform. C: Push them. LYN: Who do I think I am?? No actor has ever pushed for their drama to be aired faster- they’re going to ignore me. It’s fine if A Dream of Splendor airs, though. Because I have a song it that drama, too.

C: How’s voice-acting for Zi Chuan going? LYN: There are 48 episodes. It’s not that difficult because I already said the lines once when we were filming in the first place. I only need to repeat myself. Also, I don’t really have a lot of scenes in ZC. Usually a 2nd or 3rd male lead will have around 200 scenes max. In 48 episodes I only have 200 scenes. It’s not a lot.

LYN: It’s already been a year since you last saw me in a drama. You haven’t seen me in a year- I think that’s a little cruel. Of course, it’s because I only just made it into this industry. I haven’t acted in a lot of things yet. C: So long already? LYN: Right? If no one told me I wouldn’t have thought of it myself. // My hope is that two of my dramas can air this year. C: But my year has been filled with you. LYN: Yeah, because I stream all the time! People are easily forgotten in this day and age. I just wanted to keep appearing in front of you. Even if you don’t like me, I’ll come annoy you. Just so you all won’t forget me.

LYN: I’m looking forward to Heroes airing as well. It’s a role I was quite attentive for- of course, I am attentive for all my drama roles- I just think this character was particularly rich. So I look forward to the day people can finally see him. But I take care for all of my roles- It’s not that I don’t. C: Almost misspoke, lol. LYN: No, no- I pay attention for all of my roles. For me, I don’t want to fool around with my work- you’re not fooling the platform or other people, if you don’t work properly you’re only fooling yourself. In this industry, word-of-mouth and reputation gets around fast. Let’s not even talk about producers- even in the makeup room. Sometimes I chat with the makeup artists, and tell them who I’ve been working with lately. And they’ll ask me, “Oh, do you know so-and-so?” and “Do they slack off over there, too?” I asked them, “What do you mean?” They replied that they had worked together with that person before and found them really lacking. I’m not trying to target any particular person, I just want people to know that your reputation in a drama crew is always in the backs of peoples minds. Even the makeup artists have something to comment on your personal character- how terrifying is that? - hasn’t met anyone who has slacked off/is particularly shameless on set before, but if he does work someone like that one day he’s going to expose them in a stream the very next day. just try him. LYN: Some people care too much about their position. For me, I know- once you reach a certain level- it’ll come with its own perks. For example... like with photo-shoots. If there are 7-8 artists together in one photo, some people care a lot about where in the photo they are positioned. They look for the perfect center, or where they think they’ll stand out the most. I am more clear on this myself- I don’t care where you put me. I don’t even care if you don’t want me in the picture, though that’s a little unwarranted. All programs have their own positioning/ranking- where they put you in the photo is where you lie in their hearts. If you have to challenge them and demand to be in a certain position, your standing in their minds is going to lower. LYN: Speaking honestly, if they automatically put you in the center that means that among all these famous artists, you’re doing the best right now. That, or they want to use you to reach a wider audience. There’s no use in fighting for that spot. So when I am looking to join a program I’m happy as long as they’ll have me. They can also not want me, that’s fine too. Unless I have offended the program in some way and they erased me from the program entirely. XD - it’s all about keeping up appearances

C: Ning-ge, do you think there is any difference between people in the entertainment industry and regular people? LYN: This question... it’s very good! Makes it sound like I’m some sort of mole. Is there a difference...? I don’t think so. We’re all people. We all eat- we’re all eating the same thing: rice. It’s not like normal people eat rice and people in entertainment eat pearls. It’s all the same. The process is the same. It’s just a different profession. I used to be a fuwuyuan (waiter) and now I’m a yanyuan (actor) - they both have the same “yuan” character. - goes on to give examples of how you need to “act” in the service industry; and as an actor, you treat your acting partner as your customer- lol, no- treat the viewers as the customer so that they have a pleasant viewing experience C: But actors make more money. LYN: Not necessarily. A lot of supporting actors probably don’t make as much as you can as a waiter. You have to know- only when you reach the highest point in an industry, can you make a lot of money. In any industry. As long as you’re at the top, your income will be more than that of just normal people. LYN: You just don’t know, but you can make money in any industry. No matter what profession you’re in right now, as long as you keep progressing, you’re going to be making more than other people. You don’t need to be jealous of someone else’s job. Just be yourself. Do it to the best of your ability. - someone asked him why he switched jobs, then. (from waiter > actor) and he says because he already reached the highest management position he could in service and decided to switch to a different profession. LYN: No one is better than anyone else, no one is more important. The only thing that matters is whether you value yourself or not. C: When are you going to be a director? LYN: I can’t. Do you think if you keep progressing as an actor you’ll eventually become a director?? That’s not necessary. This is like being a waiter in the restaurant industry.. and then later becoming a chef. They’re two different things- different skill sets. I was thinking, when I’m too old to be an actor I could become a producer instead. We’ll make our own dramas and projects. Of course, that’s just me speaking nonsense.

C: Ning-ge, does streaming count as rest time? LYN: Streaming, to me, is a way to relax. But it’s like going to the amusement park for a day- you’re relaxed but at the end of the day you’re still tired. Feeling “relaxed” and feeling “tired after relaxing” don’t conflict. Don’t think me streaming for 4 hours is like a thai massage. I’m relaxed in mind but tired in body. I’ve told you before haven’t I? Every time after I stream my cheeks hurt. I’m not kidding. I relax my mind but my face really hurts. C: Why does your face hurt? LYN: Because... after I stop streaming I slap myself. C: You talked too much and your muscles are sore. LYN: That’s not it!! You must never have worked out before. C: My relaxation is watching your streams. LYN: It can’t be the ONLY way you relax. It’s just because that when you’re watching me stream- you’re probably definitely lying on your bed right now. That, or on the sofa. Maybe eating some snacks, too. You’re lying down but I’m sitting here blabbering- of course you’re going to be relaxed. C: Did you face get thinner from streaming (talking so much)? LYN: No, it got fatter. Because when I talk I exercise the jaw muscles so much they get bigger. When I stream less my face gets thinner.

C: You’re not going to eat fruits this time? LYN: No, because the lychees I ordered last time haven’t arrived yet.

C: Lao-ban, we’ve been working together for more than four years. Can we sign the contract yet? LYN: When I was young and dumb I promised my fans that if they liked me they counted as a working relationship- they were all one of my employees. But though on the surface you “come to work for me” there is actually no salary. There’s a clause that says there’s no salary for the first three years, but on the fourth year the pay is 10,000RMB/month. Normally, none of my “employees” can hang in there for long enough. I usually fire them right around three years. XD “I’m sorry, you’re not suitable for this company.” C: Is the Modern Brothers Company so cruel? LYN: It’s already very humane. Do you know of any other company whose boss will come and chat with you for four-five hours? Plus, a boss that doesn’t yell at you? The most I’ll do is talk back once or twice. These working conditions are already decent enough. LYN: I know of someone who used to do admin stuff for me, and they would help me promote this or that. Their mother asked them, “You always do so much for LYN, is he giving you a salary or what?” They told their mother, “Mom, you don’t understand. I’m able to do so much for him that other people would be falling over themselves to do. I’m LEARNING right now. Other people WANT this job but can’t do it. You’re messing with me. Money is insignificant. Youth is all about learning.” Their mom listened to all of that and probably thought, “Yes, it is nice to learn something while you’re young.”

- talks about how a fan of his got scammed by someone pretending to be him, for THREE years and scammed her out of a lot of money. restates again, that he would NEVER ask his fans for money, and also if anyone solicits in his fan-club they’re going to get blocked. 1. As long as someone asks you for money, block them. If you get tricked, don’t come looking for me. I’ve told you countless times already don’t borrow money or ask money from others. 2. If you add an account and you THINK it’s me, please remember that I would never bring up the topic of money with you. If there really were a scammer who spent three years chatting with you AND ALSO never asked you for money then I think they’re- they’re a good person. If you become friends with someone pretending to be me and they spend three years chatting with you, that’s fine. They can satisfy your mental state. But if they ask you for money, tell them to get lost. LYN: If you ever encounter this situation, you have to report them. Please remember I don’t have any other accounts and I don’t have the time to chat with any of you privately. Please don’t get tricked. LYN: If you ever add an account that you think is me, how about this? Ask to borrow money FROM “me”. Don’t wait for them to bring up the money topic. Bring it up yourself- ask for 10,000RMB to start. If they don’t lend it to you, they’re probably a scammer. If they don’t block you AND continue to chat with you, then they’re 100% a scammer. I have a policy- if anyone asks me for money the first thing I’ll do is block them. I don’t give them a second chance to say something to me. You can use this as a method to determine whether an account is mine or not. C: Ning-ge, what if they agree to lend me the money? LYN: Then that’s definitely a scam. There’s no way I’d lend you money. It’s still fake. C: Then, it’s real. LYN: It’s not! If they lend it to you, it’s a scam, then your next step will be paying them back. If you don’t pay them back then YOU become the scammer. Don’t do that.

C: I brought three of my roommates out to dinner and we’re watching your stream. We’re laughing to “death.” LYN: See? A lot of you may not be my fans but look at how interesting they are. Promoting me everywhere. They went out to eat- you’re not even going to let them digest a bit, but are shoving me down their throats? What a wonderful friend. C: My roommate said you’re noisy. LYN: What do you mean? First- perhaps your volume is on too high. Turn the sound down or plug in your headphones, you probably have bothered them. Secondly- they probably think I;’m noisy because they haven’t seen my handsome face yet. Here, move the screen over and let them see my face. If they still think I’m noisy then wear your headphones. Bring your phone to your friend right now. ~~ You Are My Destiny~~ C: My roommate says you’re just average. LYN: ... LYN: I’m like this and they think I’m average? I can guarantee- your roommate must not have a boyfriend, do they? Their expectations are too high!! C: My roommate says you’re fake. LYN: :’) It’s fine- they just don’t understand me. You’ll meet a lot of people in life and sometimes you just don’t get along. It’s alright. It doesn’t matter. There are so many of you (fans), I’m not missing that one person. Hmph. C: My roommate says you’re very white. LYN: See? This roommate is not bad. Please tell your roommate that I’m so white because I put on some foundation earlier and there are two big lights pointed at my face. C: My roommate says you’ve gone overboard with the beauty filter. LYN: ?_? I think there’s a real discrepancy here. Tell them to Baidu me for pictures of me in my drama roles and in variety shows. Ask them if they think there’s a big difference. If you think there’s a big difference, there’s nothing I can say. C: My mom says you’re greasy. LYN: I don’t know which “greasy” your mother is referring to? Aunty- hello. Do you mean that my hair is greasy or that I am a little greasy? I don’t know. My hair- Aunty- this is called the “wet hair” look. I wanted to make it look like I just got out of a pool. Because my look today is “sporty” and when you play sports you sweat, and when you sweat you shower, so I have a “wet hair” look going. If you mean that I myself am greasy... that’s a little uncalled for, Aunty. Married as you are, it’s not like you haven’t seen all sorts of men before. I’m not THAT greasy. C: My roommate says you’re a “小白脸”. (boy toy) LYN: /smirk/ Some people are starting to... Look, if you want to yell at me, just do do. Don’t blame it on your roommate! Take some responsibility and own up to what you want to say. Don’t always blame it on your roommate. People always say “I have a friend...”, but you’re over here with “I have a roommate...” C: My roommate says you’re handsome. LYN: They must not have seen the world much. This is considered handsome? :) /happy about it/ - the best way to marry lyn? go to sleep. C: My roommate wants to know how they can dream of you. LYN: Are we talking medicine now? How to dream of a person? It’s very easy- watch my stream before you sleep and then listen to my voice while you fall asleep. The probability of you dreaming of me will be greater. As for other methods, I really don’t know.

-- bathroom break -- C: Did you borrow the neighbor’s bathroom? LYN: ?_? I don’t need to. I have my own.

C: What’s the topic of your stream? LYN: The topic... promoting my dramas. But none have aired yet... My stream has no topic. I just chitchat. I don’t know about you- but you know how there are always Aunties gathered in the neighborhood just chatting? I’m one of those.

LYN: Hold on- I think I have a jianzi at home. Should I demonstrate, and we can work out together? Wait for me. C: I don’t have a jianzi though. LYN: Then just kick the air! Let’s find some suitable music. We’ll turn into an exercise stream. But this jianzi isn’t very good... Hold on- Let me tidy up. I don’t want to accidentally kick the cabinet. - test kicks LYN: Oh, you can’t see my face. I’m a little long, please excuse me. Also I don’t have a lot of space. It’s fine, you can just watch my legs. - kicks for two minutes LYN: My friends. /huffing/ I- /huffing/ I need to go now. /huff huff/ I’m gonna go. /huff/ And then- /barfing sound/ You guys rest early. The thing about exercise is.. you’ve got to know your own limits. C: You’re a little weak. LYN: Stop pushing me! How about YOU try it?? This is- Because I- (At this rate) Clearly I can’t play basketball. LYN: What other content did you want to see? I’ll fulfill your requests right now. Mukbang, was it? I’ll eat this jianzi. Eat feathers.

C: Ning-ge, how come you can kick a jianzi but you can’t dance? LYN: Dancing and kicking a jianzi are two different things. I just can’t dance. I’m really jealous of people who can dance and I wish I can- hold on, let me take these shoes off- but I just can’t (dance). C: Bad coordination. LYN: Right. // Hey- I’ve noticed something- if someone takes their shoes off during a stream all of you will say it smells. Can you smell it??? Also- my feet don’t stink! This is a strange topic of conversation... but my feet really don’t smell. C: If they don’t smell that means you’re not healthy. LYN: I’d rather be unhealthy than have stinky feet. // I’m too old to have stinky feet now.

C: I’m a new fan, is LYN always like this? LYN: Normally, I’m better than this. I just did two minutes of cardio- my brain is lacking oxygen so now I’m spewing nonsense.

- sings 昨日少年; “This is my own song!” - prepping to sing 无双; “I haven’t sung this live before, I don’t know how it’ll turn out.”

C: My roommate is breaking up with her boyfriend right now. LYN: What are you telling me for?? What does it have to do with me?

LYN: When I recorded for Unparalleled, I had to put in a lot of effort. It was a little high. I’ll try though. - finishes singing LYN: There’s something wrong with the mic today, it’s all over the place. I used too good of a mic last time and now my computer isn’t suited for anything else. (he put the new one away)

C: The camera keeps moving. LYN: ?? /tests out tapping the table/ It’s fine- it’s because I adjusted it earlier when I was kicking the jianzi. It’s ok. Just let it move. It’ll give the stream a sense of “movement.”

- finished recording the CLJ OST already LYN: Each drama has it’s own schedule, and I can’t reveal anything until they’re ready. There’s nothing I can say. The drama will say when it’s ready, I can’t tell you anything. C: What are you saying, I don’t understand. LYN: I’m telling you! My streams are all connected. If you just started watching today, you’ll have no idea what’s happening. Each stream I tell a new story, but perhaps a few streams in the future I’ll say something that has to do with today’s stream. So, if you haven’t subscribed to my weibo yet, please do so. Thank you. Please don’t miss out on this continuing narrative.

C: It’s my birthday, can you wish me a happy birthday. LYN: You came in too late. I already wished everyone a happy birthday today. How about this- when I stop streaming you can watch the playback. about half an hour earlier than this point I wished everyone celebrating their birthday today a happy birthday. You can go back and watch it. I already wished you one. You came too late.

C: Ning-ge, has your next next drama been confirmed yet? LYN: What’s a “next next” drama? Have I gotten to the point where I haven’t even confirmed my next drama, but I have my next NEXT drama confirmed? I don’t think it works that way.

C: Someone said you were talented. LYN: Who did you hear that from? I really want to know. Well, I don’t really care- but you have to spread the word for this one. Tell people about this more- that I’m “talented”. I’m afraid of the day people start calling me useless, so you can spread the word about this one. C: You aren’t going to dispute it? LYN: Is it what a media account said about me? I won’t fight them this time. Because what they said is the truth.

- someone said he was blinking his eyes a lot. it’s not because he’s tired, it’s because he’s thinking. LYN: When I stream I may look calm on the outside but my mind is constantly spinning. What can I say and what can’t I say. How should I reply to some of these comments? I have to consider each one. You think streaming is easy? Like all I have to do is sit here and tell you what I ate today, and what cosmetic products I’m using? C: Are you lying to us? LYN: I already told you to only believe 20% of what I say here. The other 80%.. I can’t say it’s lies but I CAN say it’s nonsense.

- explains his hair again, because people keep commenting on it LYN: I saw the last time you all thought it was too long and it was blocking my eyes. Some of you wanted to pull my hair back for me, so I thought about it and designed this hair just for you. I brought my bangs up. Now you’re saying that my hairline is too high. :( LYN: I saw that comment about my hairline multiple times and I ignored it each time. What are you trying to pull?? Watch out or I’ll kick you out. Kick you like a jianzi straight out of my stream. LYN: My hairline’s FINE. The problem is these two big lights lighting up my forehead. C: Suddenly very aggressive. LYN: Everyone has a weakness, you happened to find mine.

LYN: When I’m streaming I use humor to make you happy. When I’m on variety shows I use my wits to make you happy. In a drama I perform a role to make you happy. Each one is different. Here, humor is all I need. C: Ning-ge, you said you didn’t have an idol burden. LYN: I don’t have an "idol burden”; but it depends on what for. It’s not a matter of having an “idol burden” or not, it’s plainly a matter of eyesight. What I mean about “idol burden” depends on my future projects. You can say I’m ugly but if you say my hairline is a problem- I still have a product sponsor right now! You’re cutting off my way to make a living!!

C: I’m your visual fan. LYN: I know I have a few of those, because my visual is hard to get. I’m not like other people, who you can get their visuals with just a glance. I’m hard to understand, but once you do it’ll be like winning the lottery. LYN: But I feel like faces are something that don’t last. I mean in 100 years it’s all going to go to waste. It doesn’t matter how pretty you are. It doesn’t matter. I think what’s most important is your vitality and spirit, and what you can leave behind on this planet.

C: When the pandemic is over, where will the first stop of your concert be? LYN: It isn’t confirmed yet. You’re still way too early. Also, there are a lot of different processes to go through, and the venue might not necessarily be open when the time comes. Isn’t it all the same, anyway? You still have to come (travel to) see me. LYN: I see a lot of people advising me to do an online concert, since that’s what many others are doing, and say that they’re willing to pay the price. The problem with that is the internet is my domain. I CAN do an online concert, but if I do it will definitely be for free. LYN: People have contacted me, too. Saying they specialize in online concerts and that they will have a stage and all the equipment ready for me, and that they’ll help me sell tickets or whatever. But I don’t want to. If I ever do an online concert it will definitely be free. Because I’m always online, and I sing all the time here. If I ask you for money I feel like I’m scamming you. C: But I want to pay. LYN: You can, when I have an in-person concert again. The most charming aspect of a concert is how you feel when you’re there. It’s about hanging out with a bunch of other people and feeling the sound of the music surrounding you, not about the person singing on stage. If I were watching an online concert, I’d rather be watching an MV. MVs are so detailed nowadays. So, I don’t think I’ll do an online concert but thank you for the suggestion. C: It’s like the difference between watching a movie on your phone and watching a movie in the theater. LYN: That’s right! Let me tell you- the day online concerts will be worth it is when VR technology advances. When you can sit at home, put on a pair of goggles and be “there”. Put on your headphones and experience the audio from a concert venue. That would be awesome. But I don’t think it’ll happen in the next 10 years. LYN: I just want to ask- how many people have VR at home? and I’m not talking about that box you stick your phone into. C: What’s “VR”? I have a VCR. LYN: What “VCR”? You must mean VCD.

- thinking about having a “concert” live-stream and inviting some musicians (other than DF and AZ- otherwise that would just be the Carnation Music Festival 3.0); nothing too fancy, but also nothing like he’s done before. - reiterates that he’ll never use his stream to make money and that’s part of the reason he doesn’t try to sell anything; also that when he makes and releases music, it will always be free. just the fact that people want to listen to his music is good enough for him.

C: Have you ever considered connecting with fans on stream before? LYN: I used to. But I want to consider everyone’s feelings. Because the thing is- the fan who connects with me may be too excited and say some things in excitement that other fans will attack them for. I don’t think it’s worth it to bring them and myself trouble like this. LYN: Also, I have a lot of fan circles, and I’ve been seeing some upsetting things in them. I just want to say- I want you all to be happy. I don’t let you make fan-clubs so you can go around making trouble. It’s clear to me that certain people (fake fans) are stringing others along. That’s not necessary. If that’s the case then I don’t need any fan-clubs and I will disperse them. LYN: I don’t care what for, if you have a problem, confront me about it. I may not know you but I stream for you and chat with you, leave me some face. Leave my fans alone and come for me. LYN: Some people have “lead fans”- whatever they say represents the fan-club as a whole. My fan-club doesn’t, because I’M the biggest authority. I don’t allow a “lead fan” to exist; rather, I AM the “lead fan.” Usually my fans will be on my wavelength, because I always stream. That’s the greatest thing about my stream- If I have any thoughts or need you to do something I’ll tell you all directly. I’m the one teaching you how to like me. I don’t want our fans to have inner disputes, let alone disputes with other fans. I just want you to be happy in our own little bubble. LYN: If you have nothing better to do, make some video clips or do some digging and watch my past streams. If you’ve had enough of that then watch dramas. Don’t waste your time with useless things.

LYN: It’s my honor that so many of you are watching my stream. If you’re still here then in my heart you are my idol. You have such good taste. LYN: If you are Er-lang, then I am Liu Xiao Tian [Quan] (Howling Celestial Dog) by your side. We come in pairs. - still can’t get over that one person saying he looks like the Celestial Dog. LYN: Do you know how much that hurts a kid who just debuted?! A thirty-something year old child... being called a Celestial Dog... /cries/ C: I’m the princess, and you’re the frog. LYN: Get lost.

C: How come it turned into a comedy stream? LYN: I’ve always been like this. LYN: When I first debuted I got a lot of hate, which I can understand, because I looked annoying. Not that I WAS annoying- people just thought I was fake. If a normal person looked at me they can have that impression. But people who really know me will know that I’m... not. To other people I may seem cold/indifferent and fake. People who really understand me know that I am.. just a normal Dongbei boy. C: I think you’re self-absorbed. LYN: Is that a crime?!? It’s a line from a drama... “Is being self-absorbed a crime?” LYN: I’m not. It’s like this- as a singer or an actor, you have to have something trait that is unique to you. Maybe a unique personality or mindset. You have to be different from others in some way, and that’s how you can even debut in the first place. You know? Especially for things art-related- you have to be different to get a chance. if you were the same as everyone else, what makes you so special?? I definitely have some things I am proud of but I will never be proud of a negative aspect.

C: Ning-ge, you look like my younger son. LYN: /sigh/... Uhm... thank you. First off, if I look like your son then that means at least you don’t hate me, right? He IS your son after all. Secondly, if your son really did look like me you must be happy on the inside. You can teach him to sing and dance and make him a celebrity. Train him well. That’s my advice.

C: You should try out to become a member of the Deyunshe. LYN: I really like and respect the art, but this art requires skill. Not anyone can just walk up and expect to be admitted. Just because you’re witty doesn’t mean you are qualified to be a cross-talk comedian. I’m not worthy. I’ll just stick to acting. I’m fine with singing, too. C: A talk show is fine too. LYN: I can’t do that, either. LYN: Streaming, acting, and singing is enough for me. Stop thinking of other industries I can break into, too. If I were able I’d open a restaurant. I just need to do well in acting, I don’t have the time to think about anything else. I’ve thought this through and I am very clear on my future choices, what dramas I choose to shoot, and my development. I’ll do things that suit me- I will still challenge myself, but only with things that I believe are within my range. - wants to hone his acting skills with second-third-fourth lead roles and guzhuang dramas first before he tries any male lead role, because he knows his limits. says he sees a lot of people, some who have only ever been in guzhuang dramas suddenly turn towards more modern dramas and not do as well. the reason is because historical dramas are outside the realm of our reality. no matter how you act in them (badly or not), viewers don’t find the acting excessive (because it’s a historical drama, and no one knows how people in those days acted or spoke). - acting in guzhuang vs modern dramas is two entirely different ways; Demonstrates: (natural and colloquial modern acting) vs (dramatic & a little over-exaggerated, with a different tone of voice guzhuang acting) LYN: Let me try it. I’ll use the guzhuang-style to answer your questions.

C: If you spoke like this in real life, would you be hit? LYN: Hmph! What type of society do we live in? A lawful one! Who dares to hit another just because they can? - C: Put on some guzhuang-style bgm to match. - C: My husband said you are not handsome. LYN: I believe men will always be jealous of another man better than himself. It’s possible.. I would never say another person is not handsome. I wish this young lady and her husband can live a long life together until their hair turns white. - C: Lao-da, how do you usually practice acting? LYN: I believe acting is a bit unintentional (?). Up until this moment I can say that I have never properly practiced acting, being a singer as I am. However, for some things you will find that the more you do it, you will begin to learn and eventually it will come naturally to you. If you have the chance, it is better to go out and experience this for yourselves. - C: I’m not used to this. LYN: What can I say? Sometimes I, too, will find myself unused to this. However, such is life. Not everything can be familiar. - LYN: /introduces his bathroom break in the guzhuang style too/

LYN: Our conversation right now probably isn’t the best, because usually I can exchange words (and here he is reading and replying). Sometimes on set we go the whole day using this style to communicate. Plus, we have to find the right tone of voice!

C: Ning-ge, when can we expect your drama? LYN: Perhaps in mid-May, though I am not clear on it myself. It matters not, however, as I am sure I will become a hot topic when it does. It is only a matter of becoming “hot” sooner or later. LYN: I was chatting with YCY and ZSX yesterday, and we were asking when the drama will air. I had heard mid-May, but they heard it would be later because A Dream of Splendor would be airing at that time instead. I told them not to worry, because when it DID air, we were sure to hit it big time. Maybe not “hot” but at least we’d upgrade a level. I told them it was only a matter of time. C: Who to blame if you don’t become popular? LYN: Of course it’s going to be the male and female leads (ZXS & YCY), definitely not me. :) LYN: This is the good thing about being a second male lead. If the drama gets popular, I get to take part in the glory of it. If it’s not popular, you can’t blame the second lead, and you DEFINITELY can’t blame the guy who sang the OST! You can’t base a drama’s popularity on whether the OST is sung well or not. I’ve never heard of such a reason.

LYN: If I put on a video that makes me look cooler, would you think I am “greasy”? Because a lot of my fans will make funny clips, but not many make clips for my visuals. // Forget it, I’ll just play a song. -- bathroom break -- LYN: I came back quick because I know a lot of people are coming in because of the trending topic, and I didn’t think it would be nice to have them come in to a video. I took off the best because it was too hot- my back was sweating. C: Don’t take it off, it looked good. LYN: If you think so, then just watch the playback. Watch the beginning, what’re you watching the later half for?

C: Can you push ALZ? LYN: I’m just an actor. When I’m streaming you think I’m the King. Weibo Livestream King. But in reality I’m just small and weak. Who am I to push for a faster airing date for ALZ?? I’m just a second-lead. If the male and female leads aren’t even pushing, what the heck am I doing it for? C: Ning-ge can do anything! LYN: I can’t do this. This industry is... it might be wrong of me to say, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. You think I’m naive and happy. No- the things I have to face every day are scary. You have to be careful to stay alive in this world. It’s difficult- not so happy like you’re all thinking. C: Then ask Reba to. LYN: ?? You don’t get it. What am I doing contacting her for no reason? Do I like her or something- wait. shouldn’t say that. Why would I contact her? Who do I think I am?? She’s likely to block me. It’s not necessary. - reiterates that he’ll only reveal things (like air dates and drama titles) when he can, when the production companies allow him to, so stop asking.

C: The bg music is too noisy. LYN: My goodness. You’re so hard to please. Let me play something quiet for you. - /starts playing New Year’s Song, with the firecrackers to start XD/ LYN: I’m afraid to play something quiet because my streams are very long and I don’t want you falling asleep and snoring on me. We’re working on a bar-like feel. See the neon lights in the back? I’m trying to keep you happy (and awake). If bars played lullabies I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to get your beer down.

C: Ning-ge, do the “bubble” sound? LYN: Why? Don’t you think a man who speaks with a “bubble” sound is greasy? I really don’t like talking like this. Because I’m afraid... people with say I’m greasy- and my hair is already that enough. And I heard that a lot of “disappointing” men speak this way. Do you want me to demonstrate? Like this: - Hey. What are you doing? -- Eating? - What are you eating? -- What’s it to you?? - Send me a picture, let me see. -- It’s in my friend’s circle (social media) - I don’t look at your social. Send me something others can’t see. -- I turned off the lights. It’s not convenient. - I want to see your bare face. Send me one. Hurry it up. -- No. - I’ll block you. C: You’re quite familiar with it... LYN: 去你的! What do you mean by that? Don’t forget that I’m an actor. I’m just imitating what I’ve seen online. - /continues with the skit/ - Oh. She deleted me. Hmph. She missed a good one.

C: That was a “disappointing” man, now let’s see an “addicting” one. LYN: It’s me. Right now. I am.

C: I’m a song fan, so sing a song quick. LYN: What do you mean by that- you’re a fan of my songs, so I OWE you one? Alright, fine. Are there any fans of my acting on scene today? Should I act out a piece for them, too? Didn’t I already? /bubble sound/ You can hear this sound when people sing because they use it to relax their vocal chords. C: I’m your dance fan. Dance for me. LYN: Unfortunately you’re in the wrong place for that. When have you ever seen me dance.

LYN: Ok, I’ll sing you a song. What should I sing? Hmm... Maybe something old, because there’s more likely to be accompaniments available for old songs. - sings 新鸳鸯蝴蝶梦 C: My mom sang along. LYN: Thank you- if you can sing along with me that means you really have a passion for music. This song is quite old, that’s right. I grew up listening to these songs and I learned to sing along- even though at the time I had no idea what it meant because I was too young to understand. But the melody is already carved deep into my brain.

- sings 追夢人 (halfway XD) C: Why did you stop? LYN: Because I suddenly realized that 3000+ people left while I was singing this song. No one seems to care about my music anymore. XD I have to give the people what they want.

C: You’re trending at #16. LYN: Thank you. Thanks to everyone who are watching my stream right now. This trending topic is all thanks to you. You helped to promote me. LYN: It’s about time. I’ll leave at 11pm today. I have to get up at 5a tomorrow, so I’ll leave at around 11p. No matter how hyped up I get, I’ll stop in my tracks. - someone says they don’t feel like anything’s happened at all this stream though, so how is he trending? so he tells them if they feel like doing something they can go into the topic and leave a comment/compliment. If they screen-cap their comment, later they can use it to get 5RMB off their ticket price for his concert XD if you have one such “coupon” from a previous “streaming event” sorry, you can only use one per concert (so you can’t stack them to get a free ticket) XDD

- ZXD is in the chat! (again!) C: Oh, she left. LYN: She got on the wrong account. - jokes around saying that when artists have nothing to do (not acting) they find other things to occupy their time; for example: zxd drives things from city to city (delivery driver, of sorts), zsx goes to a mall and becomes a shopping guide, ycy sells watermelons C: Ning-ge, you sell eggs. LYN: Oh, yeah. There are all sorts of videos that include me in them now, and I see people commenting “Who is LYN? I don’t know him” Which is fine- I understand if they don’t know me. It makes me happy, too- because that just means I’ll have a new friend soon. They’ll be introduced to me through the video, or at least become interested in me to some effect. LYN: Another thing is that I see a lot of friends reply to comments like these with “He’s an egg peddler.” If you see any comments like this in the future, you can all reply that I sell free-range eggs. You know how most eggs are collected from farms- mine I pick up from the ground. The chickens can lay them wherever they want. Very fresh. Very good.

C: ZXD came, is she going to connect with you again? LYN: She can’t do it ALL THE TIME. It’s enough that she even indulged me the last time. I know that I joke around a lot but I also know my limits. Asking her to join me last time was already toeing the line. I just did it to make you all happy! But her company nearly fired her the day after (JOKE!)- it’s not worth it to chat with me and lose your job because of it. C: They wouldn’t. LYN: This industry is just THAT CRUEL. C: You owe her a song. LYN: I do. I won’t pay her back today, though. // You came in too late, ZXD-laoshi! I know you just finished up a hard day’s work and want to relax with a song, but I’M almost at my limit. You’re the one who has good stamina, I can’t keep up. If you came at 8p, I would sing for you, but it’s already almost 10:30p. I’ll owe you again. Let me pay you back next time. LYN: Also, during the stream today I even did two minutes of cardio. Two minutes of cardio. How terrifying. Do you know how much that took out of me?? When you exercise, can you do two minutes of cardio? No- you probably only go for 30 seconds. Right? That was already impressive enough. I nearly threw up. I kicked three times and my heart-rate jumped to 160. - tells ZXD (and everyone else watching) to come watch his streams earlier. in this case being “late to the party” does NOT make you cool. XD

C: Can you make an announcement before you stream? LYN: I can’t really, because I can’t control whether we wrap for the day early or not. If I told you I was going to stream at a certain time and then work kept me, I would get anxious. No announcement is normal. My stream is all about the surprise of it, isn’t it? LYN: ZXD, as someone in the same field of work as me, you should understand. Is there any “prior announcement” in this industry? No. Do you get any prior announcement for when your drama will be airing? We don’t even know which day it will air. Do you know when your next drama will air? You don’t know that, either. We’re all in the dark here. Even the Long Ballad- I didn’t know it was going to air until 9am the day-of. Even a big drama like that is undetermined, how could you expect my tiny stream to give you prior notice? C: You’re so fierce. LYN: I may look it, but I’m not really. Watch more of my streams. Subscribe to my weibo, maybe next time you’ll see how fierce I can get.

C: Zhu-laoshi said her streams have a prior announcement. LYN: That’s because her company wants her to. The difference between us is that she’s an employee, and I’m a boss. I’m not the same. LYN: Also, she only streams once a year. Of course she’ll make an announcement for it. I stream 100+ times a year, so I still need to make an announcement? If you can’t watch this one, you can always catch the next one. It’s because her streams are rare and valuable, so she has to let people know about it. If people miss it, they’re going to regret it the whole year. I stream so much, mine aren’t as valuable.

C: Ning-ge, be more gentle. LYN: WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?? How am I not gentle???

C: I can’t send presents? LYN: We’ve turned that feature off because honestly, I don’t anticipate or want anyone to send me money in this way. If you really wanted to spend money on me, I still have a lot of collaborations going, like L’Oreal and Chunzhen... you can go buy something. Supporting the brands I’m working with is also supporting me. You like me, right? Go buy two boxes of Chunzhen. You can tell the salesperson you came for LYN. If you do that they’re more likely to work with me again. :) C: So that’s how it is. I thought there was something wrong with my IQ. LYN: Nothing is wrong with your IQ.

C: I still have school tomorrow- who understands my pain... LYN: ?_? You’re a student, if you don’t go to school, what do you want to do?? I’m telling you- being a student is the happiest time of your life. Cherish it. When you enter society there are going to be a lot more painful things than just having to go to school on a weekend. You’re still young, kid. When you grow up you’ll understand what Uncle Ning is telling you. LYN: There’s someone in my drama crew- they just got into university. They got in, and then has spent the last two years in online classes. It took so much to get into university in the first place and it’s time to experience that uni life but- “ga”- you’re stuck in online classes. They don’t even know their classmates! Tell me how happy they must be. Cherish it, alright. C: I’ve been in online classes for three years now.. LYN: Yeah, you’re about ready to graduate now! LYN: You aren’t even close with your own classmates... how sad is that?

LYN: I really want to go back to school now, but I'm too old. I want to get into a performing or arts school but they’re all 16-17 years old and here I am, an uncle taking classes with them. Should they call me “bro” or “uncle”?

LYN: I saw a comment the other day. It read “LYN is not bad for an old turkey.” And someone asked, “Why an “old turkey”?” But it’s true, because they can’t call me a spring chicken. I’m already 30+. A “spring chicken” is someone in their early 20′s. I guess “old turkey” is good enough for someone in their 30′s. C: They’re not wrong though. LYN: If you say that, do you think the Youth Gala will still invite me? Your comment has suddenly put into question my right to attend. I don’t think I can go this year, though, because I’ll be in the crew shooting for the drama... C: You’re a “youth” up until 35. LYN: I see. I can’t be considered a “juvenile” (shaonian), but “youth” (qingnian) still applies, right? Let me gift you with a song... - sings 少年 - gets worked up about the labels XD LYN: Have you ever head of the expression “A boy is a teenager until he dies”? (男儿至死是少年)

C: Alright, fine. LYN. I’ve watched you stream so many times but you never pay attention to me. I see how it is. LYN: See? After you said that I got scared and immediately replied to you. C: You never reply to me, so I guess I should go. LYN: Is chasing stars something that you need one-on-one service for? If you like a person they need to cater to you directly, otherwise you think their service is lacking? Didn’t we talk about online classes earlier? This is an online class! I’m speaking to ALL of you. What, are you going to report your teacher for never once calling on you in class? Say the teacher doesn’t respect you?? No one does that. You have to be reasonable. In a classroom setting everyone is free to learn but whether you actually learn anything or not depends on your own ability. If you wanted one-on-one you should find a private tutor. C: Ning-ge, my teacher does roll-call. LYN: So you’re saying, since you’re taking my online class- next time I should call everyone by their name? Why do you think I don’t? As someone being catered to, you have to understand. First of all- why do schools take roll? Because they have to be responsible for you. They take tuition fees, after all. Secondly the teachers have to be responsible for you, and need to know whether you’re late, taking the night class, or are picking a fight. That’s the teacher’s responsibility towards you. LYN: Here in my stream.... it’s not like you paid tuition, right? I am therefore not required to take roll. The second thing is I CAN call your names, but this industry is quite unstable. There used to be a lot of my fans who are now fans of other people. If I started taking roll and then find people dropping off, how disheartened would I be? Where did they go? “Laoshi, they started liking HZT.” :’( - going through the complicated process of people wanting to PAY him for saying their names, and others not having money, but still wanting him to say their names. moral kidnapping. - finally figured it out. if they want him to call their names, they need to provide proof of purchase for one of his collaboration products. LYN: This way, a lot of brands will want to work with me. :)

C: LYN, you have to wish me a happy birthday. LYN: Don’t call me by my full name. People who call me “LYN”- I’ll feel like they are very unfamiliar. People who are close to me call me “Ning-ge” or “Liu-ge”. But I’m not close with anyone who calls me “Liu Yuning”. And you want me to wish you a happy birthday? I don’t know you- why should I??? LYN: Long-time fans/employees will call me “Lao-da”.

C: Liu-laoshi, it’s time for class to end. LYN: Is it 11p already? It’s okay, let me stream for just a little bit longer. LYN: If you’re sleepy, you can go to sleep. It’s about time. I’m going to log off soon.

C: Ning-ge put on a VCR. I want to use the restroom. LYN: Go, then. If your phone fixed? Don’t you usually use your phones to watch me stream? You can’t take it with you? Go if you need to.

LYN: My drama’s about to wrap soon so I might come back with a fun stream in a few days. Please subscribe to my weibo if you haven’t already. Turn the alerts on- it doesn’t mean that I have a special place in your heart. It just means that weibo will notify you to come watch my stream. But it won’t annoy you! I hate to be unwanted so it won’t harrass you, just remind you. If you don’t want to watch one day, that’s fine. You can catch the next one. If you don’t want to watch my stream at all, that’s okay too because the drama is about to air. Please subscribe. There are always chances for you to just come and watch. C: Don’t go. I want to watch you stream. LYN: This is like at concerts, when people want an encore. Is that what you were aiming for? How about this- I spend the whole of last year streaming so much I received a “Weibo Live-stream King” award. You can watch a whole year’s worth of my streams. Each one was about 3-4 hours, so altogether it’s about.. if you watch one after another without sleeping, it’ll take you more than half a month to finish. You can watch them all- I was in a better condition in some and they were interesting. Some I sang a lot in. There are all sorts.

- explains how he never knew what “encore” meant until his first concert and the production director just told him reserve three songs for the “encore”. LYN: I don’t like that. I’m a very transparent person, so I told him, “How about I go up there and tell them directly that I’m only singing 16 songs and then I’m leaving?” Because 16 songs is part of the package- if you sing ONE more song, then you’re going to have to pay a fee. Singing one less is fine, since you have to sing 16 and leave. But if you sing one MORE, you’re likely to get fined. LYN: Every time I go up there I tell it to you straight. There are only 16 songs in the set-list, and they’re songs I have already rehearsed. Right? If you want me to sing a 17th or 18th, how am I going to do it? We never rehearsed for them. Also, even if you sing your own song, you have to clear it with the company because they’re going to sue you for copyright if you don’t let them know ahead of time. C: Sing three lines. LYN: Does singing three lines not count towards copyright? What’s the point of singing just three lines though? C: Does it count if you sing the same song twice. LYN: That doesn’t, no. If you were cleared to and want to sing the same song 13 times, no one’s going to sue you. C: 15 seconds doesn’t count. LYN: You want me to sing a song for 15 seconds? - explains how it’s fine to cover a song during his stream or in a ktv, as long as it isn’t for commercial purposes; you aren’t allowed to cover someone else’s song and then put it up on some site for people to listen to, for a fee. C: If someone sings your songs do they have to give you money? LYN: They’re not giving me the money, they’re giving it to the production company. I’m just a singer (and not a singer-songwriter, who gets royalties)- I don’t get any of that money. C: If you don’t get it, you could ask WSL. LYN: I don’t need to bother him. If I don’t know I could look it up myself. Also, my studio has a legal team. I also have a lot of “wild” lawyers out there- many of my fans are in law school. I’ve said before, if you see anyone defaming me and you find it within your limits to sue them please do so. If you win the case, you can contact my studio and I will pay you for your services. Not only will I pay you for your services, as my fan, I’ll even give you a signed photograph. I’ll write: To: Y/N. From: LYN. and also include “The law knows no mercy.” C: What if you lose the case? LYN: It’s a test of your profession. If you win, that means that you determined that what was done is outside the law, and you were right to sue them. If you lose the case then that means that your that means your judgement is flawed and you didn’t learn properly. I won’t pay you for your services, but I’ll still give you a signed photograph. Those who win get “The law knows no mercy” but those who lose get “Keep at it.” A different message, but they’ll receive a signed photo all the same.

LYN: Alright. I hope you had a wonderful time. It was great to have you. I’ll see you the next time, my friends. I need to go- I’ve got to get up at 5a tomorrow. I need to wash and tidy up for a full day of work. Before I came to stream I told myself not to stream for too late, but I couldn’t stop myself. Have sweet dreams. Goodnight. Please subscribe to my weibo if you haven’t already. Thank you. I’ll see you next time. Good night~

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