Few celebrities in the entertainment industry become famous thanks to a photo that doesn't even show their face.
Lou Yuxie is one such oddity.
The photo that made him famous didn't show his face at all. It was only a shot of his back.
One of his few active fans cropped it from somewhere and posted it on Weibo. For no apparent reason, it went viral.
The photo showed the young man from behind, his long hair jet-black, dressed in pale blue-green period-drama robes. The hem fluttered like he was an immortal, revealing a glimpse of his plain white inner garment. He stood tall, his bearing ethereal.
His robes were simple and elegant, the background hazy gray. Only the red bead dangling from his earlobe stood out, vivid and alluring.
Countless starstruck girls fell for the pale blue-green hem of his robe in that one photo.
New fans said: [With a back that ethereal, he must be an aloof, gorgeous beauty in person!]
Old fans: [Heh. You'll find out once you're here.]
In reality, he's a shameless, occasionally ridiculous beauty who's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
He's got looks from head to toe, and looks in place of brains!
Lou Yuxie: You heartless little ingrates! Is this really how you promote me?
Renowned actor Gong Muchen, a high school classmate of his future wife, secretly in love with him for eight years: My wife's gone viral! Quick, sneak some work his way! Get him on the same variety show as me! And a magazine shoot! We need a joint cover!
Only later did Lou Yuxie learn that when he had fewer than a million active fans across the whole internet, Gong Muchen had been his biggest fan of all.
You've liked me for so long. You could at least have let me know.
None of the characters are based on real people. Thank you.
Theme: A healthy entertainment industry, and living each day to the fullest
Why didn't the author write it? It looks so good on me!