Chapter 99: Forum
[Goose Gossip Group丨Highlights丨“Starlight” Episode 11 Livestream Thread]
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There’s so much content I can’t even finish watching, it really feels like finale night is coming.
[2F] Excited.
[5F] After chasing this electronic pickled mustard for so long, now with less than two weeks until the end, my heart feels so empty. I’m gonna have withdrawal symptoms too.
[12F] This round of added content really hits my sweet spot. Didn’t have time to watch yesterday, but today I can binge both episodes of the third public stage in one go. So satisfying—
[15F] Since there are a lot of people here, let me ask: doesn’t anyone else think Episode 10’s editing was really weird in a lot of places? Not cohesive at all, felt sloppy like they were rushing the deadline.
[19F] I thought so too.
Verse has been out of the show for ages, but the editing felt like they only got the assignment three days ago. Nobody in the group mentioned it, I was even thinking of making a thread about it.
[24F] I got confused watching Emperor Yue at the end of last episode, couldn’t remember what was going on.
[29F] …True.
[33F] The cameraman’s hands are steady. If it were me, I would’ve cracked the lens right there.
That face—no matter if someone doesn’t like this style, no one could say he’s not good-looking.
[38F] When Yue Zhaolin sat on the bench, furrowed his brows, opened his eyes and looked up to breathe, he didn’t even say a word, but I felt like he was about to collapse.
And with that styling, he looked a bit like a mermaid desperately breaking through the surface to gasp for air.
[43F] This mermaid concept works. Anti-Su Tide sisters, come stock up from my group quick.
[57F] The makeup amplified the delicacy of his features several times over. His figure is gorgeous too—just sitting there, one glance and you’d lose focus.
[63F] Can’t even imagine what it’ll be like when he acts in roles with a CP in the future.
[71F] Me too.
[78F] How did the topic get here?
[85F] He’s not very down-to-earth. Not in the sense of “let them eat cake,” but more like—it’s hard to even imagine him joking around or kissing someone.
On Melon Group people often say he puts on airs. I don’t fully agree, but Yue Zhaolin does have a kind of “strangers, keep away” vibe. Anyone else get the same feeling?
[91F] Idol’s holy body.
But won’t that limit his acting directions?
[98F] With his looks, he’s perfect for those roles that only appear briefly but leave the audience stunned. If he takes more cameo roles, his reputation won’t suffer.
[107F] He should be able to ride the wave into big-name directors’ films too, right?
[120F] I doubt it.
Mainly because Yue Zhaolin is too good-looking. Most top directors avoid casting actors who are too beautiful, because the beauty overshadows the story.
Isn’t there that saying: “When she appeared, everyone went ‘wow,’ but no one cared to explore her story anymore.”
[128F] Emm, not entirely true, right?
Great beauties can also shine on screen. And even if they don’t take leading roles, smaller roles can work. There are plenty of precedents of investors pushing pretty faces into projects
[132F] No, but why are we even discussing this—main point is, does C-ent have any watchable films in recent years?
[141F] ……
[147F] That’s a ruthless kill.
[154F] Feels like the global entertainment industry doesn’t have good scripts either. Even big directors’ projects aren’t reliable anymore—it’s like opening a blind box.
[167F] Personally, I just love watching brainless popcorn blockbusters, but they’ve become so rare in recent years.
[170F] +1.
Nowadays so many films are adapted from real events. I’ve got a fragile heart, and watching heavy themes just stresses me out even more—so I’d rather not watch at all.
[186F] So relatable…
[201F] Comedy movies aren’t good either, it’s all toilet humor and dirty jokes.
[225F] Movies are a mess, dramas are a mess, variety shows are also a mess, hahaha.
[241F] Crying for real.
[263F] Sorry to interrupt, sisters—has anyone checked the Starlight Super Topic? Why is everyone speaking in riddles?
[276F] Ah, I haven’t looked in a while. What happened?
[281F] Just went to check, I’m also completely confused.
[293F] Maybe Taiwan media will break the news first.
[290F] Taiwan media?
Ahhh, stop being cryptic already!
[301F] Summary: Some trainee went and actively fed gossip to paparazzi in Taiwan, exposing all the palace-intrigue stuff inside the Starlight camp. Supposedly they even made a PPT over a hundred pages long. Mainland paparazzi also got it, but only the top-tier ones have it.
[312F] That big of a move?
What is this, Paparazzi 101 now? Which trainee is this fierce?
[350F] Wow.
[371F] I’m getting excited!
[383F] There are 101 contestants in total, and the PPT is over 100 pages—so on average each person has at least one page.
[392F] There’s no way every single person is named, so obviously someone took up multiple pages, maybe even ten-plus pages. (If this isn’t the golden age of gossip, then what is!)
[405F] This kind of scoop is the scariest, because no fanbase dares to speak up easily.
Makes sense now—why the Super Topic is so vague, while also cheerleading with “we must believe him!” Everyone’s on edge, right?
[431F] When’s this gossip going to drop? Don’t let it just be some tease that ends up getting buried by paid PR.
[451F] Douyin—search “Melon Field Liu Xiaocui.” Tomorrow he’s going live with mic connections to spill the gossip.
To show sincerity, he even dropped a free piece of gossip in advance—and it’s related to Emperor Yue.
[479F] Say it?!
[501F] Zhihu Bro, relying on being the “royal,” kicked his other dormmates out and invited Rong Ruize—the panic guy who messed up on the third public stage—to sleep over.
Guess what those two did, lying toe to toe?
[512F] …Having fun under the sheets?
[531F] They spent the whole night badmouthing Yue Zhaolin.
[478F] …Huh?
[491F] Absurd, but also kinda believable… I’ll camp in that paparazzi livestream tomorrow
[533F] I can’t take this anymore.
Does capital really have some p*rverse taste, to hype up these demons and weirdos?
And did they really have to drop this kind of disgusting gossip first thing? Even Tide sisters would have to say “ugh, what bad luck”—two little men…
[554F] Deep breath… When future technology advances, I’ll travel back in time, clone nine Yue Zhaolins into a group, and solve all these problems.
[542F] I’ll sponsor that.
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[723F] It’s starting!
[751F] The barbecue’s ready.
[784F] The opening isn’t “Puppet on Strings”? Sigh, whatever, already used to the show crew’s usual tricks. Perfect chance to stir-fry my chicken bones again.
[796F] No-prize quiz: that ending shot from last episode—when will it finally show up this time?
[804F] The production team just loves using Yue Zhaolin as bait. I bet he’ll be in the last one or two groups, right?
[847F] The first group is Xu You’s “AI.”
[889F] The idea of a bionic awakening, breaking out of the cocoon, is really good—but isn’t the choreography way too difficult? I saw a lot of high-difficulty moves.
The choreo is so full, so fast—if your basics are even a little weak, it’ll look like you’re flailing around.
[922F] This group is clearly set up by the show as a comparison group, right? So far, they’re the worst-performing team in practice.
[956F] I take back what I said.
The special paint on their faces glows fluorescent under the lights—such a bionic vibe. And with the LED goggles, it’s like flowing electricity.
The paint on the collarbones and neck looks like blood splatter, and down the spine is a zipper design—that broken-down, collapsing feeling before breaking out of the cocoon is amazing.
[1002F] This styling is really good.
[1079F] Was Xu You given a malicious edit? In this segment, it’s cut to make it seem like he’s still hung up on missing out on Yue Zhaolin.
Deng Yangbing raised his hand to fight for center, then they cut in a shot of Xu You looking hesitant, followed by an interview clip:
“The original plan was to give the center to Zhaolin, because his body lines are great, and standing in the middle would make the visuals better, more perfect.”
Then they spliced in Deng Yangbing looking upset. That familiar flavor again.
[1183F] Maybe he really does feel regret, but come on—anyone with even a bit of emotional intelligence wouldn’t bring that up while other trainees are fighting for center. He’s not stupid.
So either the show stitched things together, or it’s all scripted.
[1205F] Back in the day, this kind of edit was a way to push for votes.
[1247F] Deng Yangbing has gone to Korea multiple times for surgery, but his face looks natural, and his skills aren’t lacking either—he’s gained quite a lot of fans.
Now with the production team doing this, it’s basically targeting Deng Yangbing. Of course his fans will spend money.
[1305F] Is the pay-to-win channel really reopening?
[1367F] I knew it—the production team would never give up such a juicy profit. Even if Tide spends less this round, they’ll just squeeze it out of other fanbases.
[1401F] Plucking feathers from a flying goose.
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[2304F] “Puppet on Strings” is coming—
[2359F] Checked the progress bar: 43 minutes in. Unbelievable, the production team didn’t put this group at the very end of the episode?!
[2387F] I’m alive again.
[2436F] This group is basically a top-rank meeting.
[2473F] Chen Wu leading the practice—he actually seems quite responsible.
[2503F] Pfft.
He’s way too generous!
I get that he wanted Yue Zhaolin to feel the strength, but why stick his chest out so proudly and let Yue Zhaolin touch it hahahaha?!
[2532F] Bestow the title: “Generous Bro.”
[2567F] “He has a cleanliness obsession, doesn’t like people touching him.”
Crown Prince Ying’s line almost killed me with laughter. Does he even remember he’s the Crown Prince of Xingqiong? What now, did he become Yue Zhaolin’s spokesperson?
[2601F] Ying Fireflies (Crown Prince Ying’s fans) were still huffing and puffing on the official account, trying to return royal status to Fu Xunying. Then they turn their heads and see—
“Your Majesty, why did you bow down first?”
[2641F] I know a Ying Firefly who said that ever since she started stanning Fu Xunying, she finally understood those idol-drama moms who go, “Here’s five million, leave my son.”
[2679F] Hahahahaha?!
[2712F] Even though it’s a one-sided crush from Fu Xunying, the arranged-marriage CP is about to be revived tonight.
[2746F] This group didn’t practice that well at first either, but the atmosphere is way better than “AI.”
[2769F] Crown Prince Ying really can’t hide things—just looking at his fluency, it’s obvious he practiced in advance.
[2810F] Yue Zhaolin really hadn’t practiced, but that three-stage backbend they gave him is super hard (speaking as a goose who took street dance hobby classes for a few years).
It requires crazy core strength.
[2834F] Wow……
[2863F] What a waist.
[2883F] It’d be rude not to daydream a little—the faint outline of abs is so alluring.
[2894F] Yue Zhaolin’s core is truly a mystery. From the outside it looks like just delicate, thin muscles, but in reality it’s like reinforced concrete.
[2923F] Dream-girl treasure stash +1.
If there were breathing audio on top of this, it’d be an instant kill.
[2968F] Tsk, Yue Zhaolin is really harsh on himself. If once isn’t good enough, he’ll do it three times. If three isn’t enough, ten times. If ten isn’t enough—over a hundred times.
[3002F] It’s even more obvious with the camera sped up—his short sleeves could be wrung out from sweat.
[3015F] After watching for a while, I actually felt guilty… because I’m just lying flat doing nothing…
[3027F] Everyone else left, but he’s still standing in front of the mirror nitpicking the moves. I feel like it’s bordering on obsession—why is the pressure for this third performance so heavy?
[3054F] He’s acting different from before, kind of manic this time… but it’s got a vibe.
[3067F] “Obsession” really is the perfect word… but what’s been going on with him lately? What happened?
[3085F] The night the song selection ended, Tide sent a drone show for their fifty-two–daysary.
[3104F] …I shouldn’t have asked.
[3142F] Self-inflicted humiliation. But Tide got their satisfaction again.
