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2022.06.29 - https://weibo.com/l/wblive/p/show/1022:2321324785761651393181

Long time no see!

LYN: Hallo everybody, good evening. I am Modern Brothers’ Liu Yuning. Welcome~ C: Ning-ge, you’re a little early. I haven’t gotten off work yet. LYN: Is that so? Then let my voice accompany you on your way home. But if you’re driving or riding a bike, you still have to be careful. Ignore my stream to focus on your safety through traffic. If you’re on a bus or train, you can stand to take a look at my face, too. I hope my voice can give you company and send you home safely.

C: Are you filming a night scene? LYN: Are you talking about OUR drama (the stream)? It’s a nightly drama. But if you’re talking about the drama I’m currently filming we’ve finished up for the day already. We were shooting since this afternoon and just finished up. C: I have something to do, I can’t watch your stream. LYN: That’s okay. There’s always the playback. But remember to come back and watch it, because my streams count as a sort of ongoing drama. If you miss an episode you’ll miss out on a lot of clues/details and the next time I stream you might not know what’ I’m talking about. Try not to miss it.

C: Are you used to the new crew yet? LYN: I’m used to it, it’s quite nice. The crew and company are efficient and my fellow actors are all very professional. The only thing I’m not used to is that I’ve never been this comfortable when filming before. C: Who sent you those flowers? LYN: The day we started shooting one of the company’s boss’s friends gave each of us a bouquet. I’ve left it there since then and now it’s a little wilted. I shouldn't have let it show on screen, because now I’m afraid you all are going to send me flowers. Don’t send me anything, alright? Don’t send me any flowers or anything.

C: Ning-ge, please pick up more works, I’m begging you. LYN: This friend- Do they think I’m doing nothing right now?? Of course, I know- they only wish the best for me and hope I continue to have work, right? Don’t worry. People who don’t understand me... never will. But my old fans who know me know where I stand when it comes to work. Which is: If I don’t have something to do for three days straight I’ll have a breakdown. I’ll go home and keep shaking. Shaking and crying. But I still have work now.

LYN: I keep seeing some comments scroll by that read, “OOO stop watching!” They’re watching my stream, what’s it to you? Friend- please don’t worry. My stream is green-lit and healthy. It won’t bring any harm to your friend who’s watching. I’m just some gentle company. You don’t need to worry about your friend learning bad things from my stream. They can watch.

- people keep asking him if he’s eaten LYN: Why do you all keep asking me if I’ve eaten? Do you think I don’t have a good appetite or?? Don’t worry- I eat when I feel like it. C: We’re just worried that you’re too thin. LYN: On this matter it’s like this: whoever’s ugly on camera knows who they are. I saw a fan-made video the other day and it was clips from the first season of Our Song. I was a little stunned when watching it- I was wondering, “Is that me??” I had a big face like a bun and my eyes were so small- like two black beans on a bun. My face was so fat back then! I was really round. But when I saw this video I was touched- touched because the fans who have walked with me from then until today have really suffered/worked hard. How strong of a fan-gaze must you have to have accompanied me until today? XD I’m very thankful. LYN: The further I go, the more demands I have to make of myself. I can’t just give up on maintaining my looks, right? The more you experience and the more you want to move forward, you have to be strict with yourself. I’m starting with making my face seem a bit slimmer.

C: Can you tell us how you got this job? LYN: You mean the drama I’m currently shooting? I always get jobs in the weirdest of ways- totally different from how work normally comes to people, you know? If you say I have a good life- it’s true. If you say I have a bad life- it’s also true, because people are always cursing me out. There’s always something you can blame me for. But life is full of unexpected opportunities, and they can be good, bad, or everything in between- but they are all a part of life. As for being cast in dramas, it is because I have met a few good people who are always giving me a hand. LYN: I’m not a child, and I’ve debuted fairly later in life than most people, so I think on some things I have a clearer mindset than most. I’m more wary. Because for those who debut in their twenties- after a while of coming and going in this industry- they have the time to make up for it. But not me- I only have the once chance, so I cherish it any chance I get. I’m just in a different state of mind. LYN: I’ve gotten used to it- if there are some people here just getting to know me, don’t worry I am still healthy so you have plenty of time. But what I wanted to say is that my ability to endure is quite strong. No matter what job I accept, there are always people who ask “Why him?”. All my life I��ve relied on the question “Why him?” to get where I am. I’ve already said- it’s because I’m lucky. It’s like I’ve gone to the market and bought a lottery ticket, to discover that I’ve won the jackpot. It’s like a neighbor hears of this and comes to me to ask, “Why did you win?” I just got lucky, what do you mean “why?”? C: Based of your abilities. LYN: No, not that. There are plenty of people who are better than me. How did I get here? Let me lay it all out for you- I remember in 2018 our little group the Modern Brothers suddenly gained a lot of recognition for a song cover. At that time a lot of people asked, “Why?/Based on what?” In the summer of 2018 I went on a few variety shows, and people asked again, “Why?” My first stroke of luck came when I was able to be on I Am a Singer. Still, viewers asked, “Why him?” Time passed and I’ve come to sing OSTs for a lot of people- so that should have stopped people from asking why I was worthy, right? Then I was on some drama as some character- oh, I didn’t finish the beginning of the story. When I went on Singer people were asking, “Isn’t he just internet famous? What’s he doing on Singer? For what reason?” Two years passed and THEN I was in some drama and they asked, “Isn’t LYN a singer? Why did he start acting?” /sigh/ Another year passed and I was on a music variety show and they came back, “Isn’t LYN an actor? Why is he singing?” On my path I’ve faced all kinds of “why” so I am already used to it. LYN: Now let’s talk about this recent drama- to me it was amazing and I even think to myself, “Why me?” But the work came at the time, so I accepted it. Let me explain to you, how I convince myself I’m worthy. I start from the character- th is drama is called Be Your Own Light. I’m working with some great actors and just playing a small role- I even ask myself why me. But after I received and read the script I thought I should be able to sit a little taller. Why? The character I play is... someone who learned how to cook for three years. A professional chef. Secondly, he’s also an adept streamer. I took these two points and compared them to the people I’ve come to know while acting and... it seems that they fit me really well. If you were to pick an actor out there who has learned how to cook and is good at streaming- who else can you name? Is there anyone? I don’t know if I’m a good fit- is there anyone out there who fits the description better? Based on these two points alone I think I have a little more of an advantage. C: Then were they set on you from the start? LYN: No, I wasn’t. I’m not worthy of having a character written for me. The scriptwriter is amazing, because when they were writing this character they didn’t even know who I was/that I existed. Then after it was written someone told them that the character seemed like me, so they looked me up. It was a real coincidence. The scriptwriter was very nice, and accepted me for the role. Because I didn’t have to reach too far to act as this character. The character is ME. I even asked, too. I asked the director and screenwriter what they would like me to focus on as I acted out the role and they told me to just be myself. To face it with the same attitude I use while streaming, and that is the right direction. A third coincidence is that the scriptwriter’s husband is from Dandong. It felt like meeting old friends. LYN: But as to how exactly this job came to me- you know how I attended the National Drama Festival? They wanted me to attend, but I felt awkward about it because I had just started out as an actor and had nothing to show for myself. Why would I go? I had hoped to go one day when one of the dramas I was in was featured drama- but I didn’t have any representative work at the time. But they knew I had sung a bunch of OSTs for the featured dramas and they wanted me to sing and liven up the atmosphere, so I went. [t/n: he ended up going there as a singer, not as an actor] It just so happened that Tao-jie (Liu Tao) and some production members and the screenwriter were there in the audience. So I sang my medley and Tao-jie said, “See? Doesn’t he work for the role?” In the end they agreed that I was a good fit. So I have to thank Tao-jie for bringing me work. Some might think it’s really curious, but it’s just because there are good people out there looking out for me. // If you look at it that way then I really should get out more and go to the banquets and events- so more people can see me and end up recommending me work.

- it’s his first modern drama so he’s really nervous, but everyone is putting their trust in him, so he says he’ll work hard - “pick up more modern dramas” ;; LYN: Do you really think I can just do whatever I want to do? I really don’t have all the resources people are saying I do. I can’t do anything I want to. - “do more varieties” ;; LYN: I truly don’t have the time for more than one a year. I want to give enough time for acting.

LYN: Are you all watching The Truth? Before I was cast for the program there was a little interview beforehand, and they asked me how accurate I thought I was. They asked me if I had confidence in my reasoning abilities, and I said “Yes!” They asked me why that was so, and I told them it was because I had watched Detective Conan countless times already. I binge-watch for at least 20 days straight. I watch/listen to it before I go to sleep. So they asked me about my accuracy and I replied, “90% accuracy shouldn’t be a problem, right?” I thought it would be a walk in the park. I thought too highly of myself. But later when I went I was dumbfounded. But I made a bet- if I wasn’t accurate enough I would spend 10 minutes during each of my streams to promote the show. The moral of this story is to never be overconfident. No matter how much you think you’ve got something in the bag, be humble or it’ll be harder to pick up the mess later if things go wrong. But then again, I think being able to come here to stream and ask you if you’ve watched the show, or even tell you to watch it is my honor. Because I am able to recommend such a good show to you. I’m not unsatisfied, nor do I feel any pressure- I’m very happy.

- talks about the most recent case, and how after shooting a few episodes he looked kindly upon ZKY, but then found out he trusted ZKY too much (bc ZKY was the culprit). “My feelings were hurt.” XD It was actually two cases- and as a friend LYN could understand the reason for the first case- Ke Wuku (ZKY) wanted to avenge his brother’s death. But the second murder was to cover up the tracks of the first, and LYN doesn’t think that ZKY would be that type of person- so that’s why he didn’t vote ZKY as the culprit in the end. C: You stood up for Guo Baoyou (Guo Qilin) too. LYN: Yes, I did. The program is saving me a lot of face, because they didn’t air exactly HOW MUCH I was standing up for him. [t/n: In this case it turned out that GQL actually DID try to attempt murder, he just wasn’t successful.] LYN: And the moral of THIS story is not to let your feelings get in the way of solving a case. So I have to thank the program for protecting me. As soon as suspicions were raised I was about to put up a fight. There’s no way the murderer could be my friend, they’re definitely not that type of person. They must have been framed- there’s no way they could have hurt someone like that. /I/ can curse and joke with my friend but YOU can’t ruin his reputation like that. XD

C: You watched Conan for nothing. LYN: That’s why everything you learn in school is basically all theory. There’s still a process to apply theory to reality. It takes some adjusting. What you learn in books is useful, but real-life application is even more important.

C: If Ke Wuku turned himself in, what about the next episode? LYN: It’s Wednesday. You can’t wait a day to see what happens? Honestly we were all dumbfounded, too. If he was the murderer then who would shoot the next episode with us? Or would one of his group members switch out with him? We didn’t know how the program would resolve this. You saw the preview- he’s back- as for how he came back, you’ll just have to watch. C: The program will say, “Ten years later...” LYN: You mean he’s out in ten years? For his crimes, he’d be in there for life. // We can say it’s a parallel universe.

- went to shoot two episodes of the variety/game show The Oasis (圆鱼洲)

LYN: Oh, my Da-ge mentioned me in his stream? I- er.. -Did he? That’s quite nice... Chen Chuhe-laoshi said-- /cuts himself off from reading this comment/ When I first started streaming I told you that this is a green-lit stream. // I’ve been ignoring you all for a while- do you really think I can’t see what you’re typing?? I just didn’t want to talk about this topic! What is there to say?? LYN: Life as a martial artists, there’s bound to be bumps and bruises. That’s to be expected, right? Even though we’re only acting as these characters... but uh- it’s unavoidable.

C: Does Jiang Junhao (Be Your Own Light) have any scenes where he’s cooking? LYN: Of course! Or else why would I go? They needed someone with a background in cooking, and also the character has won numerous cooking awards. I thought about it and I might not fit into this part of the description because I’ve only won second place in a carving contest. I haven’t ever won anything for cooking any dishes. The director told me that when we shoot the cooking scenes I have to show off a little. I told him I didn’t actually have that much to show, but I could at least chop the vegetables. I’m afraid the director has too high expectations from me- he might want me to do a back-flip or something. But proper wok technique is a piece of cake. C: It’s time to test your professionalism. LYN: That’s right. That’s why I say that anything you learn is not for nothing. Any (technical) skills you learn- sooner or later you’ll get to use them. Who would have thought that what I learned in cooking school would one day help me as an actor? I heard something once, “A cook who doesn’t know how to stream is not a good actor.” When I first heard that my reaction was “That’s BS” but looking back on it now, it’s reasonable. LYN: So, if you have the chance to learn something, go and learn it. No matter what you learn, it might benefit you later. Even if that thing is learning how to spin a pen. C: I’m learning how to play guitar. - goes off on a tangent about how he wanted to learn music and how to play guitar because of the band Beyond. if you’re learning how to play one of their songs is the first you’ll learn. says the industry nowadays needs another influential band like them- to get young people to love and learn music. - he didn’t bring his guitar with him, but plays one of the first songs he learned: 真的爱你 - starts singing along but suddenly got self-conscious of his Cantonese.

- He’s trending (#43 on the Entertainment Tab) LYN: Really? I don’t believe you. Why would I be trending? Why me? “I’m not ~WoRThY~”

LYN: I see you’re all still talking about Chen Chuhe. Honestly we have a very good relationship. I like him a lot. Think about it- I’ve even given him my clothes. At the time I had a red bracelet, and I gave that to him too. He walked through the doors and said, “Xiao Ning, those clothes (jacket) really suit you” and I took it off and gave them to him. How good friends must we be, for me to have given him my clothes during a dinner? How many of you could do that for your friends?? LYN: When he left Hengdian he even told me so, and I told him I would look for him to hang out. We’re good friends and have been in constant contact. C: I wanted to give my best friend a skirt but it didn’t fit her. LYN: I can’t believe you would type that onto a public chat. Are you trying to brag that your figure is so good, your friend can’t fit into your clothes? No giving backhanded compliments- I don’t know your friend, but don’t do that to her.

- promotes Penny-jie’s new album~~ C: I’ll go listen right now! LYN: No, no- stay to watch my stream! >.< When it’s over you have all the time to listen to her songs. It’s not like the songs will be taken offline after three days- you can listen to them for a long time. But catching my stream live you only have the one chance. LYN: If you really can’t stand it and you MUST leave to listen to her music- here’s a nice middle-ground. I’ll play her song in my stream. We can listen to it together. - lyn: lip-syncing ; kazoo collaboration LYN: Jie! You wrote to song too slowly. You have to give me some space so I can solo with you! - looks for another opportunity to insert kazoo C: You dropped down the trending topics. XD [t/n: a joke from last stream] LYN: Are people really so annoyed by the kazoo??

C: When’s ALZ coming out. LYN: I really don’t know. I haven’t received any news about it.

LYN: Alright, someone wanted me to talk about Heroes. First of all, it’s my honor to have played this character. I invested a lot of emotion and p assion into the character and drama. Looking back on it, I think I was able to uphold my own standards. I did everything I could and even everything I couldn’t. I thank Bai Choufei for all the emotions and experiences he’s given me. I’m happy to have played what I believe to be an amazing role. It’s not something I might have the opportunity to play again. I’m thankful. The good and the bad- I’m thankful for it all. I’d like to thank you all for your interest and favor in this character as well. I’ll continue to work hard.

- he’s got a trending topic in the hot search

- promoting ZLY’s new drama The Story of Xing Fu; pretends to get transferred 200RMB XD (promotion fee) LYN: No- it was just a slip of tongue. She doesn’t owe me 200RMB- she’s already done so much for me. You have to look at the bigger picture, friends. She doesn’t owe me anything- unlike ZSX- maybe one day she sees a clip of this stream and recommends me for another one of her dramas, or asks if I could sing one of her drama OSTs. XD

C: Ning-ge, do you have a rainy sound effect? LYN: Rain? Why? /plays the sound of rainfall/ - takes this opportunity to segue into using the restroom

-- Bathroom Break

LYN: We finished up with filming early today but tomorrow I have 17 scenes to shoot. The whole process is a lot faster but just as complicated. In any case, I thought I would come and chat since it’s been a while since I came to stream. - Be Your Own Light might air a lot more quickly after wrap than other (guzhuang) dramas, since it needs a lot less post-editing.

C: What’s the difference between shooting a modern vs guzhuang drama? LYN: I don’t dare to answer! Don’t make trouble for me. I CAN talk about it- not about content, but just from appearances. The happier thing about a modern drama is- right now I’m in Chengdu! What a beautiful and welcoming city. There are so many good foods here, too. The happiness of coming to work has upgraded- well, I can’t say it that way- If I did then I wouldn’t be able to show my face in Hengdian again. It’s just a different feeling. When you’re in Hengdian, you really want to fit in with the surroundings - you just automatically make yourself blend in. When you walk into the environment and interact with the surroundings, you want to respect them. Even if you’re just standing, you feel like you should stand up straight. But Chengdu is... a city of wonders! You can eat well, play well, and the view is beautiful. I get to experience the wonders of modern technology- so I’m really happy. The hotel, too- I don’t feel like I’m here to shoot a drama, I feel like I’m here to attend some fancy event. There are even some scenes that are shot right here in the hotel! How nice is that?!

C: Is this live? LYN: Are you only asking me this because your watch is out of battery? You want me to tell you the time, is that it??

- has a snowy filter because he knows it’s hot in most cities so he hopes people can feel a little bit cooler if they see snow; he’s got something that will cool you off even better, too: under the sea filter XD /gurgles water/ LYN: Now it’s like we’re all in a pond- in a fish tank watching my stream. C: Ning-ge, are YOU in the fish tank? LYN: Oh yeah, this square box looks like a tank, huh? LYN: Now let me sing for you a Ren Xianqi (Richie Ren) song - 我是一只鱼 (I Am A Fish)

C: Trending Topic #23. LYN: Really? I don’t believe you. C: But I came in from the trending topic. LYN: But you have an “iron-clad” fan label. If you have that and you STILL only came in because the topic was trending then I have some criticisms for you. You seem not to welcome me too much, if you’re relying on the topic to tell you to come watch. C: /I/ came in from the trending topic. LYN: Thank you and welcome. I think the fact that you’re here is fate. It’s around 8pm on June 29th- we may not have known each other before but we know each other now. Don’t leave, alright? From this moment forward, we are all good friends. Isn’t there a song that goes, “The more friends you have, the better your path”? I’ll sing Zhou Huajian’s 朋友 (Friends) for you. It represents the feelings I have for all of you watching right now. I hope that after this song we all become friends. I’m sure many of you know this song- today is now a KTV and we are all good friends. If you are on your phone- and as long as it doesn’t disturb others- turn the volume up high and let’s sing it together. - Zhou Huajian (Emil Chau) - 朋友 (Friends) LYN: When I was singing I saw another song called “Friends” scroll past. In my stream there are two types of friends- the friends who have been with me a long time and have become my family, and the friends getting to know me for the first time today. Let’s take our friendship one step at a time until we become family. Here’s another song for you- it’s in Cantonese, so any friends who can speak it can sing along, but if you can’t that’s okay too. - Tan Yonglin (Alan Tam) - 朋友 (Friends)

C: My mom’s watching your stream, too. LYN: Thank you, Auntie. You have good taste.

C: Ning-ge, I don’t think I’m worthy to be your friend. LYN: There’s no such thing. In this world no one is better than another. We all live a normal life in society. No one is “unworthy”- except for me, apparently. I’m not worthy- “Why LYN?” But from a perspective of making friends, there is no worthy or unworthy. People are all the same. I might be sitting here as the Weibo Stream King and you think I’m amazing so you think you are unworthy of being my friend but that’s not the case. Many years ago I was working jobs that made ME think I wasn’t worthy of being YOUR friend. I didn’t think I was unworthy, but that’s probably what you would have thought of me. I was a waiter, a clothing shop clerk, a dishwasher- I’ve done a lot of things, and I didn’t do them for a short time and then take a long vacation, either. I was a waiter for a long time with no breaks, and this really ingrained into me a “customer service” attitude. A lot of you are awesome and have very professional jobs- am I not worthy of being YOUR friend? No- we’re all people, all equal. Friends aren’t made because of job or status. Everyone is a guest. Everyone is a friend.

LYN: I can see all of your comments, I just can’t reply to all of them. Sometimes I have to take some time to say what I want to say. I can TRY to reply to each of them though. For example, if you type “hahaha” and if we had a good relationship, I would reply with “hahahahaha.” More “ha”s than you. But if we didn’t have a good relationship and I didn’t want to talk to them, I would reply with “What are you “hahaha”ing for?? Why are you laughing at me? Do I know you?” C: Ning-ge, can you tell me “Happy Birthday”? LYN: Happy Birthday. I think if you’re here watching my stream on your birthday, then you really do consider me a friend. You wanted me to experience the happiness of your birthday with you. But if we flip it, that means you really don’t have a lot of friends. Usually when people celebrate a birthday they have a big group of friends who are there to party and give you cake and blow our your candles. But you don’t so you came here. How lonely must you be? *Are you lonely enough? Are you long enough? Are you strong enough?* [* from the most recent episode of The Truth] - starts promoting The Truth again

- Liu Tao stopped by his stream LYN: I didn’t say anything bad earlier, did I? Because we only just started shooting.. there’s still time if they want to switch the male lead out. We’ve only been shooting for three days, now. XD

C: Lao-da, you look like a doll. LYN: I look like.. a doll?? If I were a doll I’d say... “Don’t go near the abandoned power distribution room. If you don’t listen, you’ll d*e.”* [*another reference to The Truth]

- suddenly thought of another song he could sing, because he thinks his Cantonese has been improving :) - 初恋 (First Love)

- his computer (on his end) keeps freezing; he can’t stop the split-screen effect C: Smash it. LYN: It’s pretty expensive, let’s not. Give me a chance to fix it, otherwise we’ll just end the stream for today. // Oh! I saved it. :D LYN: My video was stuck for a few minutes and about 6000 people left my stream. It’s alright though because I have a trending topic and even if they don’t WANT to see me, some more people might click in. It’s a probability.

C: Ning-ge, I’m going to take a shower. Wait for me. LYN: I... won’t. I’m going to keep streaming and you can go wash- do whatever you want, you don’t need to tell me.

- turns off his lights for more of a KTV feel~ C: It’s not off though? LYN: I didn’t mean COMPLETE DARKNESS. There still needs to be SOME light. Did you think I meant completely dark? Are you here to look at ghosts?? Should I light a candle and put it just here (in front of him on the table) to stream???

C: Ning-ge, are you wearing shorts? LYN: Do you not have a sense of fashion? I may not have a lot of sense either, but at least I’m not like you who doesn’t have any-- These are pants!

C: You look a lot like LYN. LYN: Yes, many people say that. I’ve heard it enough times. Sometimes people will ask me, “Are you LYN?” and I’ll tell them I’m not. I only look like him. “Then what’s your name?” My name is Liu Xialai. I’m LYN’s impersonator.

- Andy Lau - 十七岁 (Seventeen) LYN: The lyrics to this song are his own story, so maybe me singing this song is not a good fit. But it’s just for fun, so... in any case, we’re respecting this piece of music. But I’m not very familiar with this song, so my pronunciation might not be the best... - stops halfway LYN: There’s being unfamiliar with a song, and there’s being unfamiliar to the point of embarrassment. I honestly don’t know this song well, so much so that I’m not sure of how some of the next words should be pronounced.

- Zheng Zhongji (Ronald Cheng) - 无赖 (Rascal) LYN: I remember this was the 8th Cantonese song I learned, because at the time I was singing in a bar- because I wanted to be a singer and back then I didn’t have a chance to break through. So I thought I would learn a song from each dialect, and that way I would seem more impressive. The Beyond song was way before this, when I was learning how to play the guitar. Let me try the Minnan song... my old fans all know which one it is.

- 无言花 (Speechless Flower) (Jam Hsiao ver.) LYN: /making his own mv/

LYN: Don’t be sorry for these flowers, they’ve been sitting here for days and have already wilted. We just gave them some value before their final sendoff.

- planning on trying out 浪子回頭 next

LYN: Penny-jie sent me a message, to thank me for playing her song in my stream. And because I played a bit of two, she sent me two red envelopes of 200 RMB each. If that were the case, you should’ve said sooner and I could have played all 12 from your album. LYN: I can’t accept her money, though. Right? Let’s take a vote. Do you think I should accept or not? XD If yes, type ‘1′. If no, type ‘2′. // I see that there are a fair amount of both. How about this- she sent me two, so I’ll only accept one. Let’s not break the rules of my promotion. We’ll only accept 200RMB. That’s a fair compromise, right?

- cycles through thinking about singing a Minnan song > English song > Korean song LYN: Oh, Korean I can do. Mostly only from... BigBang. - BigBang - If You C: Be more confident. LYN: I don’t dare. You can see- it says on screen “Only music, please enjoy.” There are no lyrics! I need the lyrics to spell it out for me- let me look online. /// I might not sing it accurately, but for a lot of songs as long as you get the right feel for it you’re good. I’m positive 99% of the people in this stream don’t understand the lyrics of this song. But it’s okay as long as you get the right mood. - goes on to explain how he has watched Korean dramas and observed how they speak, to try to learn how to pronounce words. - reading the Chinese pronunciation of Korean lyrics he looked up and laughing at himself. LYN: There’s no way this sounds remotely Korean, even to me. - learning how the music goes, first - BigBang - If You (Take 2) LYN: The letters are too small!! Sorry, sorry. - BigBang - If You (Take 3) [t/n: it’s... not bad...] LYN: /sigh/ How about this, friends- give me one week. I’ll learn the song properly and perform it for you better the next time. C: Ge, I know this song. I’ll teach you. LYN: I don’t need you to.

C: Ge, a Thai song. LYN: As a singer now I have to know songs in a bunch of different languages?? A Thai song...? ?_? Honestly, I don’t know any Thai.

C: Vietnamese. LYN: Oh, Vietnamese I can! - HKT - Tải Thêm Một Lần Đau LYN: I only know one line- the very first line. That’s it. - “teaching” people how to sing this song, so that they can go out and brag they know a bit of Vietnamese. [t/n: no pls... i’m crying...] but his method of “misheard lyrics’ really matches up well. XD LYN: Later I’ll learn the rest of it, and we’ll slowly learn how to sing this whole song. Learning these first two lines are already impressive enough from a beginner’s standard. We’ll learn the next part next time. Who says you never learn anything from my streams? We’re using a different method to teach an online class.

-- Bathroom Break (expectation: “the neighbors are fighting” ;; reality: his acting coach is staying in the neighboring room)

- changes the song to a “happier” one because someone asked - it’s time for English songs; thanks his homeroom teacher for all the English he knows (bc they specialized in English) C: Cry on My Shoulder. LYN: You must be one of my older fans, who think that’s the only English song I can sing. I’m gonna sing something different! C: Lemon Tree LYN: I sang that last time. How about this- I’ll sing something from 后街Boys. Do you know them? Backstreet Boys. Let me see if I know any of their songs... /scrolling through the song list/ Oh no- it wouldn’t look good if I don’t know any... /scrolling/ I was mistaken! It wasn’t the Backstreet Boys! Let me find something else!! :)

- George Benson - Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You - silently singing along XD LYN: Alright, seriously this time. I’ll muddle through it and we’ll end this corner here. This doesn’t mean that I’m not serious about music, though. Let’s go. LYN: Hello? How are you? Fine, thank you. And you? XDDDD - singing LYN: ! Oh, I’ve sung this before! I surprised myself. It’s this song! I know how to sing it. No wonder I was doing so well. This is too easy, let me me change a song.

- Westlife - My Love - “testing” the viewers on their English pronunciation by asking them how to recite the lyrics, LOL

LYN: It’s getting to my head. It’s inflated now. Let me find another~ If I can’t find one pretend I didn’t say anything. /finds another one/ This one should be no problem. LYN: Hold on- is my trending topic still there or?? I’m afraid that when I touch the kazoo the topic will drop. Is it still there or did it drop? C: You sang it off the trending topics. LYN: !! You should have reconsidered saying such a thing, friend. // Do you know how much those words can negatively effect my marketability? You’re making it seem like my singing drives people away. Will people still find me to sing their OSTs, in that case?? Right? You can’t speak that way. In any case, my stream is just for fun- it doesn’t matter if you like it or not, it’s just entertainment. Now, and English song for you all. C: Has anyone looked for you to sing an OST in English? LYN: No. I’m sure no one out there is crazy enough to. But I was thinking about something for my album- for the A part it would be in Chinese, and then once the B part hits the chorus is all English. I tried it and then scrapped the idea. My pronunciation was too bad, I would be ridiculed to death if I released it. My album is not a child’s game.

- Westlife - You Raise Me Up - cuts himself off bc the key gets to high XD LYN: That’s enough of that. Because I can’t sing it anymore. Let me rest.

C: Why are there two screens. LYN: I’m afraid you will miss out on seeing my face- miss out on admiring my countenance. I just want you to become more familiar with my face. So that we can better become good friends. Until we finally become family.

- tells people to subscribe to his weibo, and it can alert them when he starts to stream C: I’m subscribed but I’m still an hour late. LYN: That’s normal. C: I watch your streams, but I’m not subscribed. LYN: WHY? Is it shameful for people to know you are subscribed to me?? C: Because you don’t follow me, so I don’t follow you. LYN: Some things you can’t measure in this manner. Especially feelings. Some things are just immeasurable. You can subscribe to my weibo, it’s not shameful. Thank you, everyone. It’s a benefit to my fans. Because if I don’t show up for too long of a time they can’t take it. So I come here to stream for my family when I have time. If you are watching my stream, that’s my honor. But if you can subscribe to my weibo, too- then my honor would be twofold. Happiness is just so simple. People should learn to more or less do some kind acts. One simple act can bring someone else happiness- that’s priceless. I hope you can subscribe, to make me happy. C: You’re so self-centered. LYN: I only wanted you to subscribe to my weibo, how does that make me self-centered?!? You must not know me very well- go look at the dramas I’ve done or my past streams. I don’t have any “idol burden” nor have I ever complimented my own looks. I am a very self-abased person, I have been since I was young. Why do I stream? I started because I wanted to find a sense of self. I come to let my fans compliment me so I can build up some self-esteem. // How about this- let’s give each other three years’ time. Subscribe to my weibo and monitor me, and in three years’ time you can form an opinion on whether I’m self-centered or not. Alright? Thanks. LYN: Three years will go by in the blink of an eye, especially when you’re getting older like me. XD

LYN: When you think time is precious, you’ll realize that all the little and annoying things aren’t important at all. Sometimes when I see people criticizing or cursing me I’ll feel something at first, but the more I think about it- it’s really nothing. Maybe it’s because I’ve already experienced so much in life. In the end we’re all just- this might sound scary, but- we’re a slab of meat, thrown into a furnace and burned. In the end you’re just a pile of dust. That’s the ending point of our lives. If you compare all that you’re going through right now to that ending point, you won’t think anything is too much trouble. LYN: I think the most important thing to do while you’re here is to live happily, live a meaningful life. That’s enough. You need to make yourself happy- live a life you think is worthwhile, so you won’t have wasted your time here. If you can HAVE a presence in the lives of your parents, your family, or friends, that’s the perfect life.

LYN: Sometimes I see things that are just- meaningless. Someone sent me a link the other day- it was to some account that writes stories about some artists. They won’t name any names, but use every method to let you know who they’re talking about. But most of what they’re saying is complete nonsense. In the end you can’t even report them. Just- why?? We’re all in the same business, we can each go our separate ways- why do people find the need to create this type of gossip? It’s not necessary. LYN: Sometimes I feel like their writing is better than most scriptwriters. They should consider creating and selling a drama script. If they do so and someone picks up and puts it on film, there’s the the possibility they can become a big name. Do you know how much money a writer gets for a single script? A lot of money! Really, if you have the ability to create a story, I would suggest you to consider this line of work. You can make a lot more than you are now, making up stories about artists. Change your job. Do some good. LYN: I saw the comments on such blatantly false articles, too. “Wow, I really didn’t know LYN was this type of person. I even watch his live-streams, too! I didn’t know he was this type of person.” For these people- I suggest you download the National Anti-Scam App... you’re very likely to get conned in your life. There’s absolutely no evidence of independent thinking to be seen. // No matter how smart you think you are, you should still download the app. I thought I was pretty smart, that I was a genius before going on The Truth. It turns out I’m a fool, just like everyone else. C: Why are they cursing at you though? LYN The same old thing, isn’t it? Your origins will always be your sin. I started off as a small content creator. I wasn’t trained in music from a young age, nor was I backed by any company. I got here on my own, one step at a time. It’s true that I got here from being “viral.” :\ I don’t care anymore, but it’s always all people talk about. LYN: From an outsider’s perspective, the jobs I’ve picked up recently have all turned out pretty good for me. When you’re nothing- nothing you do will affect anyone. No one cares. But when people see you doing well- (People hate to see others succeed.). For example, if I were to say that I am currently out of work, do you think people will still curse at me? If I were to disappear from the screen, would people still curse me? No. /sigh/ Whatever. It’s normal, I don’t care that much. I just think there’s no NEED.

C: Ning-ge, you’re very popular. A lot of my coworkers know you. LYN: I’m really not! No one dares to say they’re popular. There’s no such thing. It’s only a matter of how often you appear in front of people. It has a time limit. If you’re always on TV, people will always recognize you. It’s been so many years, and I don’t think I’m popular. I’m really not- at least I don’t think so. I just want to be able to keep working, I don’t care about popularity. LYN: Honestly, though in this past year I’ve been able to feel it. Before when I went out shopping, had a meal, or walked down the street very few people would recognize me. But ever since The Long Ballad aired, people started recognizing me more and more. // You still need works to show for yourself- so that people who are not only my fans can recognize me. Many people could have watched Ultimate Note and seen Hei Yanjing; But they might not know that Hei Yanjing was played by me. - LYN: There’s an actor in our crew who played a different version of DMBJ’s Wang Pangzi (Zhang Boyu). I saw him and started chatting, because we have a lot of scenes together. I asked him if he had played Wang Pangzi. He said yes, and I told him I had acted as a version of Hei Yanjing. :) C: Were you trying to make connections? LYN: I was just trying to find a topic of conversation, so that we could communicate nicely! He asked me which version, and I told him I played UN’s Shades. He said, “You played that HYJ?” and I replied, “Yeah.” He didn’t recognize me! Or he didn’t watch that series- that’s a possibility. In any case, I just wanted to say that a lot of people don’t know that was me. They think it was Baron Chen. :p - LYN: But this past year- I went out shopping when I got to Chengdu. I’m not the type to try and go incognito- I was just wearing a cap and a mask. Suddenly someone by me shouted, “Ning-ge!” I saw a young guy there and greeted him, and he asked me, “Lying low, huh?” I said, “Ah, yes.” How social- HE greeted ME. He was pretty far from me, too but he still recognized me. // It was nice that he recognized me, first off. And secondly I’m thankful he didn’t beat me up. At least I know I’m not HATED. LYN: Before, when I wasn’t an artist yet, do you know the happiest thing for me? Pretending to be famous. I don’t know if you’ve ever done it? This was before the pandemic- any normal person wouldn’t normally go around wearing a face mask. But I went out all the time wearing one. I would go out to the movies alone and buy a ticket for the back row, wearing a face mask and a cap. In this situation- before the pandemic- these people are one of two types: 1. A criminal or 2. An artist, not wanting to be recognized. - playing out the scenario, of how people would see him (sitting alone in the back row, with cap and face mask) and imagining what their conversation would be like LYN: Normally in this situation, it would be time to take off your mask, but I didn’t. If I had popcorn, I’d stick it under the mask. /demonstrates/ C: It wasn’t stuffy? LYN: No, I was having a lot of fun! I mean it WAS stuffy, though. But you can’t do this anymore, because EVERYONE is wearing face masks. XD - telling the story of how he wanted to be a celebrity while growing up (you know how in school they always ask you: what do you want to be when you grow up?), and his teacher chewed him out for it. LYN: Having a dream isn’t something to laugh about. I’m not just saying this because I’ve fulfilled my dream. A dream isn’t ridiculous. Maybe in the eyes of other people your dream is laughable, but you can’t consider it laughable yourself. I wanted to be a celebrity; I wanted to be a singer, to sing on a big stage. So I started working hard in this direction. I worked hard and got a job as a waiter in a bar- it’s related to music. As long as you have a dream, you can head in that direction. C: My dream is to marry LYN. LYN: I just want to say- this dream is laughable. As LYN himself, I just needed to say that. But as your friend, as your family- this is not a ridiculous dream. Maybe on the path to wanting to marry LYN, you’ll find yourself married to someone else. Otherwise it’ll be really difficult for you to get married... // It’s always good to have a dream.

LYN: It’s time for 真心英雄 (Sincere Hero)- this song is for friends who really know each other. The lyrics go like this: “In my heart I had a dream. I wanted to use my voice to help you forget all of your pain.” This is also why I stream- I want you to forget all your worries. I want to give you a few hours of relaxation and happiness. If you know this song, sing along with me. I advise you to use headphones, so you can better immerse yourself in the sound of my voice. - Li Zongsheng - 真心英雄 (Sincere Hero) - the lyrics on the prompter were wrong XD ;; LYN: Sorry, this is a bootleg KTV

LYN: How long have I been streaming for? 4+ hours?! / Are you sleepy? If you’re sleepy I can go. If you’re not I can continue to play and chat with you. It’s the middle of the night already. / Not sleepy? Alright. You all have the right to enter the *Happy Home’s VIP. Because you’ve endured enough, you’re lonely enough, and you’re long enough. [*The Truth E10-12]

LYN: I wrapped up early today, but tomorrow and in the coming days I’ll be shooting a lot more, and not necessarily be in the mood to stream. I came to stream today because Heroes has finished airing (for VIP) so I wanted to give it some closure, even though I’m not going to chat about the drama at all. I know that people have been watching it, and they even shed a tear or two for me. So I came here to show you a happy LYN, so that you can be in a better mood. LYN: I don’t expect anyone to start liking me because of Bai Choufei, and I’m not holding out any hope for that, either. But if that person happens to be you, I welcome you. C: There are, though. LYN: Really? People started liking me because of BCF?? C: Lao-da, there are a lot. LYN: Really?? C: My dad. LYN: LOL! Thank you, Uncle. You have good taste. LYN: I was going to say something about the people who like me because of BCF, but when I learned one of them is your father my resolve wavered. What I wanted to say to the people who like me because of BCF is “Are your three views* not normal?” When watching dramas or movies, you still have to adhere to your three views. [*”Three Views” refers to a person’s world outlook, outlook on life, and values/morals] C: Alright, then I’m leaving. LYN: I was joking! If you started liking me because of BCF, I think you’re very strong! You can’t stop being my fan because of my little joke, that’s not worth it.

LYN: Anyway, the drama is over and I’m very thankful for it. I still have other dramas coming, and I hope people can anticipate them. As an actor, I’ve only just debuted- it’s only my 3-4th year. There’s a limit to how much I can shoot, but Heroes is considered my 4th drama that’s aired. Hot Blooded Youth > Ultimate Note > The Long Ballad > Heroes. There are still dramas yet to air, like Zichuan, Floating World, and ALZ- of course, I am only supporting roles. Some people may have doubts, wondering what right I have to be the male lead of BYOL. Honestly, from a viewer’s perspective I don’t think LYN is worthy either. I’ll say it for you. But the thing is I’ve started out with supporting roles- I didn’t just jump into lead roles to begin with, because I knew I wasn’t good enough. Now that I have an opportunity to take a lead role, I am very happy. Up until now I’ve always been the supporting role (for 7-8 dramas), taking on the third, fourth, even eighth male role. Since I have the chance now to play a male lead I’m going to cherish it. I hope my fans are happy to see my slow improvements. At the very least, I’m not letting myself down. I’ll work hard. LYN: I just want to tell my fans- I’m begging you- please don’t go around yelling/cursing at the actor’s I’ve worked with, alright? I saw a fan the other day doing just that- what are you doing??? D: You’re ruining the whole pot of soup, you know? I can go out and say “My fans will never curse at other actors.”- but I saw you do just that. You felt so self-righteous, too. Stop making trouble for me, will you?? I have a good relationship with every actor I’ve worked with- even in private, we have a good relationship. Don’t go around yelling at people. I’m already a target of criticism for a lot of people, so can you please not make more trouble for me? You’re supposed to have my back. - likens to it when your kid is involved in a fight and they get the parents in for a face-to-face, only to find out it was your own kid who started throwing fists first. LYN: Even if they’re cursing at me, let them. I already told you. I don’t care. As the guardian of the Modern Brothers’ Fans, I can’t even go out and say, “My kid would never do such a thing. You need to apologize to them first.” I don’t even have the right to say that, because my kid is the one who started the fight. It’s a mutual loss, because the kids were aiming to hurt. Let’s not make trouble- which is not to say I’m AFRAID of trouble, though I am. But let’s not make trouble while also being afraid to face it. Even if one day I make it to the top and prove them all wrong, let’s not start fights with people. - says when he’s 70 years old he’ll hold a live-stream where he complains about and roasts every bad person and bad situation he’s encountered in this industry; in his previous stream he said he’ll do this when he was 60- but the plans for 60 are to hold a concert and show his abs. XD There’s a plan for every ten years. LYN: Let’s all live a long life. - comments asking about his 40-year plan, and his 50-year plan LYN: I haven’t thought that far. I’ll see as I go. In any case, I hope to be doing more dramas. A lot of people are anticipating what I’ve got going on next- I’m honored that you like my acting and I hope you can continue to look after me, I might be acting for a long time. Of course, I will always treat it seriously. // Someone is saying they’re guessing I’ll "bai lan” (voluntarily retreat/let it rot. If I you expect me to “bai lan”, why would I be sitting here streaming? Purely for the title of Weibo King? Let me tell you, friend- there’s no one else in this industry who is worker harder than I am right now. Starting off as a content creator on a small platform and to make it to where I am today- I never once thought of retreating. When other people get together for drink after work, I’ll be here streaming until they’re done drinking. When they’re playing Honor of Kings, I’ll be here practicing my swordsmanship. Oh- where’s my light-saber? I didn’t show off my skills properly the other day, let me try again.

LYN: I bought another, because the old one is in Hengdian still. I didn’t show you properly the last time, and ended up “piercing” my... lower half. XD Let’s go.

LYN: Because I know I’ll be doing more guzhuang dramas in the future and I want to prepare for any fight scenes. When I have time I’ll look up videos and practice. You need to be prepared for anything. C: Turn off the light and try it. LYN: Oh. You should have said so earlier, that WOULD look cooler, wouldn’t it? Forget it- next time. - does it again with the posture corrector instead :p

C: I’m sleepy, can I leave first? LYN: Go. I’m not keeping you here. You can leave if you need to.

C: How long are you going to be in Chengdu for? LYN: Why do you want to know my schedule, are you plotting something against me? Did I say something too shocking earlier and you want to come hit me? // I’ll be in Chengdu for around two months. LYN: Another thing is- there are a lot of my fans who are from Chengdu. I’m very happy to be in your city and walk on its streets. Even though we’re not walking on the same street at the same time. You walk yours and I’ll walk mine. I’m happy to be here, and the fans are so, so welcoming because I come here less often. I’ve only been here twice since my debut. But I wanted to say that normally I am at work- I came here to shoot my drama. I know you’re a regular around these parts and it’s your freedom to come see me when I’m shooting, but please don’t film with your phones. It puts me in a difficult situation. I don’t care if you’re filming ME, but I came with a drama crew. What you’re filming is a spoiler for the drama- and then the crew comes to yell at you, which makes me feel bad. I don’t like them talking to my fans that way, but on the other hand what they’re saying is not wrong. It’s awkward for me. I don’t want anyone to treat my fans badly, but the fact of the matter is that you’re not listening to instructions, so I can’t say anything. I don’t mind if you’re familiar with where I’m filming and want to come take a look, but please try not to record anything. It gives the crew a bad impression of you and reflects poorly on me as well. :( LYN: Sometimes I just don’t understand. You came here to see me, which is fine. But why do you insist on taking a picture or video? You just want to post it up for likes? You want to become a celebrity or what?? // Don’t take pictures. You are all sensible people. I’m sure those who usually come to see me are hearing the words I’m saying right now.

- he stays on weibo because he likes the platform and it’s a good way to interact with his fans, he doesn’t use it for commercial purposes. LYN: Even though it is true that I promoted Penny-jie’s album and I gained 200RMB from it. But that’s a personal transaction, not a business transaction. :p

- promoting The Truth again :)

C: When will the three siblings stream? LYN: You mean me, ZSX, and YCY? Do you think we’ll get together for a stream in this lifetime? I think it’s possible. It’s possible, but it’s really difficult. LYN: But ZSX- I’m sure he won’t come to my stream today, but he still has dramas that are going to air. I can’t guarantee he’ll come, but we’ll see. We’ll wait for one of his dramas to air, and we’ll see if he comes to me or not. /smug/ XD LYN: They’re really good friends of mine, though I can’t say if they feel the same about me. ZSX, YCY, and Chuhe-dage. I really think of them as my good friends. I know I joke in my streams and I like to say ZSX is just ~alright~ but it is all in jest and people who know me know they’re my friends. LYN: When I see people talking badly about them I really can’t help but to want to speak out for them. But when I think about it- it’s a little like making trouble for myself, because it redirects the haters’ attention to me. I just really can’t stand when people talk badly of my friends. - lyn talks about being supportive and protective of his friends; you can really see evidence of this in The Truth (with him defending both GQL and ZKY, adamant that they aren’t suspects and wouldn’t do anything harmful (they did)) LYN: It’s not that they don’t care (about the comments); Chaoyue is a little better (at refuting/reporting malicious comments) but Shunxi is different. He doesn’t really stream at all, either. We’re two very different people, but we were still able to become good friends despite that. But when people are making trouble for him he doesn’t comment- he won’t comment, but at the very least he’ll report it. Still, when I see people talking badly of them I feel bad and really want to put in a word on their behalf. C: We’re the same with you. LYN: Yes, it’s a frustrating feeling. /sigh/ I just wish there were less bad people in the world. But thinking about it, the people who make these malicious comments are also sad people. Mostly they’re people who lack presence in reality and are just using the anonymity of the internet to find some sense of self and recognition. It’s sad, but what can you do. They’re just looking for some sympathy, because people don’t pay them any attention, in the real world. Think about it- if you’re busy working on a normal basis, you wouldn’t even have the energy to make posts like that. But when you discover that in some circle you can gain that recognition you’re seeking (in this case, talking shit about celebrities), you’re going to keep doing what it takes to get that attention. This is the simplest of mentalities. They just want to be acknowledged. Humans are social creatures.

LYN: Alright, that’s about it. I sang a lot of songs today, too. If you still haven’t subscribed to my weibo, please do so. Thank you. For you, I’ll get on my knees. Thank you everyone.

LYN: I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing night. It was great to have you. I’ll see you next time!

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