When Wu Mu first saw the topic, he thought Shi Wu had hired internet trolls for himself.
But once he clicked in, he realized, it wasn’t trolls.
Because this topic actually originated from Zhihu, the initial question began fernting there.
The topic initially ca from a Zhihu question: "Can Wu Mu currently be considered a national-level star?"
At the top was the detailed description from the questioner, "I’ve always been sort of a peripheral fan of Wu Mu, bought his albums, watched many of his shows, but never bought any products he endorsed."
"Then last night’s show was sothing I waited to watch all along, and after watching, I was amazed. Wu Mu’s shows have both spectacle and entertainnt; I personally feel they’re definitely the pinnacle of various gala shows recently."
"The few best friends and buddies who watched with were also completely srized, constantly asking about him and his shows. I was very happy to recomnd Wu Mu’s various stuff to them, and then we talked about Wu Mu’s status and popularity in the industry."
"My personal understanding of national-level and superstar definitions in the circle is that, from what I’ve heard, Zhao Xue and Li Cheng, even Mo Mo, these national-level stars, don’t seem to be as popular as Wu Mu? At least, I haven’t seen them frequently topping hot searches?"
"So I think Wu Mu’s status in the industry is higher than these people, just below superstars in the first tier, but my friends doubted my statent. We argued for a long ti without reaching a consensus, so I thought I’d co up here to ask everyone."
"What level is Wu Mu really at in the industry now? Can he currently be called a national-level star?"
The question was asked by a fan of Wu Mu, and it intrigued many people, garnering a lot of attention as soon as it was posted.
Looking at the responses under the screenshot, the one with the most upvotes has over twenty thousand.
The highest voted response is by a Zhihu influencer called Entertainnt Gossip King.
[Entertainnt Gossip King]: "Thanks to no one for inviting, Wu Mu’s topic is self-introduced. Everyone knows I’ve always been a fan of Wu Mu because there’s just too much gossip about him, more than one can handle! Following him daily gives endless material to write about, and his professional skills are simply top-notch!"
"But even as a fan of the idol, I have to say that Wu Mu is not reaching the national-level yet.
"First, let explain the so-called national-level and superstar definitions in the circle to everyone. Actually, these concepts aren’t rigorously officially recognized; they were initially sourced from the ’Entertainnt Stars Bar’, a bar selection activity they hosted.
"The activity asked everyone in the bar to vote and rate the status and fa of celebrities in the industry, dividing them into six levels: superstars, national-level, first-tier, second-tier, third-tier, and the nth-tier, allowing everyone to vote who should be in which level.
"Then, over these levels, people ca up with a rough standard. First is superstars, basically defined as those who can serve as a generation’s mory, even as an era’s mory or cultural symbols. They’re the nas known by the vast majority of the people, always leaving a general impression.
"And they also need to have achieved sufficiently high achievents and honors during their career.
"These superstars don’t ever truly fade away. Even if their current comrcial value can’t keep up, their movies or songs don’t sell as well, but as soon as they hit the street, countless people recognize them imdiately, followed and chased by billions of fans.
"Then there’s the national-level. They may not serve as an era’s mory or a cultural symbol, but similarly need to have sufficiently high and broad recognition, known by most audiences across all age groups, also requiring sufficient achievent and status in the industry as a foundation, then there’s the first-tier..."
This influencer truly lives up to being a gossip king, providing a thorough and detailed explanation of the initial source and definition of superstars and national-level, even attaching many screenshots from back then as evidence.
Wu Mu himself learned for the first ti that the definition of superstars and national-level in the industry actually originated from a bar selection activity.
And after explaining all this, the conclusion from the influencer was naturally drawn.
[Entertainnt Gossip King]: "After reading the definition of a national-level, everyone should realize that Wu Mu hasn’t reached the basic standard of national-level yet. Everyone’s young, more often online, so it’s easy to mistake online voices for mainstream, but actually beyond mainstream platforms, those not focused on these are the majority."
"Wu Mu still lacks voice across other age groups, and various hot searches on mainstream social platforms can’t fully reflect his recognition and evaluation among all groups, only proving that among young people frequently using social dia, he has far greater recognition and popularity than others."
"However, even if not now, looking at the long term, I believe Wu Mu will inevitably beco a national-level figure. His abilities are so comprehensive, singing, acting, performing on shows, all sorts of talents are amazing, with no weaknesses to be found. As long as he can produce a few blockbuster movies, or perform at sothing like the Spring Festival Gala two or three more tis like he did last night, he’ll definitely beco national-level."
"Even to the point, if he can maintain this montum, I see him as a potential superstar of the new generation."
Overall, this opinion acknowledges the current lack, but holds an optimistic long-term outlook.
This response has over twenty thousand upvotes, about eight to nine thousand more than the second, clearly representing the majority’s opinion.
But imdiately, the second response presents a different opinion.
[Slacking Qiu]: "I definitely disagree with the top-voted opinion; saying Wu Mu is a superstar might lack convincing power right now, but saying he isn’t even at national-level is a joke."
"I feel the top-voted is constrained by the standards of the ti. This kind of celebrity evaluation ultimately still evaluates the overall level of a star, right? Solely in terms of recognition across all age groups, Wu Mu may not reach Zhao Xue or Li Cheng, but in other aspects, especially in terms of popularity and comrcial value, doesn’t Wu Mu far exceed them?"
"How much are Zhao Xue and Li Cheng’s current comrcial quotes? (Picture) (Picture) This is the latest quote list from the industry, with their endorsents roughly around 25 million for two years, and around 30 million for a TV series.
"And Wu Mu? A two-year endorsent was 60 million! A TV series went to a staggering 110 million, yes, over a hundred million because Wu Mu rarely shoots TV series, so even long series have been shouted to such numbers.
"Three Zhao Xue’s can barely match one Wu Mu.
"Then, in terms of popularity, just look at the personal trends on Weibo. Recent hot search appearances of Zhao Xue were 21 tis. And Wu Mu? 137 tis! Equivalent to six or seven Zhao Xue’s!
"Various other Weibo topic forwarding numbers, account likes, etc., are also far ahead for Wu Mu. I haven’t even ntioned Wu Mu’s total annual inco, which would just be too harsh.
"Of course, so might say that the evaluation of national-level inherently leans towards a celebrity’s fa, more of an overall popularity assessnt. When compared with data, the top stream celebrities also produce impressive data, similarly higher than Zhao Xue’s.
"I agree with this; you can tell from the na what national-level implies. But I also want to say, after years of developnt, this evaluation has long evolved from a bar selection to a widely accepted celebrity ranking standard.
"And as a specific ranking standard, actual performance inevitably needs to be considered as a reference point. I acknowledge that data shouldn’t be the absolute benchmark.
"But I think there’s a premise: the data should not differ by too much.
"The top stream stars compared to Zhao Xue’s, with slightly higher online popularity by a bit, similar comrcial quotes, in such cases, Zhao Xue’s national reach is certainly worth more, because they might beco obsolete anyti, while Zhao Xue has been popular for over a decade due to her national presence.
"But how much gap do we see with Wu Mu? Can this gap really be bridged by national reach alone? In the ranking of a star’s level, such a disparity between the ranking and actual performance not only affects the fairness of ranking, it shows the ranking can’t represent the true level at all?"
"Even the Global Celebrities 300 acknowledges inco as a weighted item in calculation, yet people here don’t consider these factors?"
This respondant doesn’t start with Wu Mu’s achievents, pointing out the current industry ranking for superstars, national-level, and first-tier has long evolved from a casual public selection to a formal ranking standard.
In such cases, where the ranking significantly diverges from actual performance, it’s clearly unreasonable.
This perspective also gained considerable support; people feel that based on their intuition, Wu Mu seems hotter compared to Zhao Xue, and his earning potential is vastly higher.
Even if it’s arguable that Wu Mu isn’t necessarily better than Zhao Xue, considering there’s always a risk of quickly fading away, at least placing them on the sa level shouldn’t pose an issue, right?
This is the second top response.
Then the third top response, with seven thousand upvotes, presents a new angle.
[3:30AM WakeUp]: "Wu Mu is undoubtedly a national-level star!"
"After watching everyone’s debate, I’m getting confused myself. How co everyone seems to assu Wu Mu’s not nationally recognized enough?"
"But isn’t it possible that Wu Mu isn’t lacking in national recognition?"
"In essence, national recognition is about how many people know this star, so let’s calculate comprehensively based on the latest population statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics."
"(Image) (Image) Look at the pictures yourself. According to national statistics, there are 253 million people aged 0-14. This demographic is practically out of reach for Zhao Xue and Li Cheng; many young viewers have started to not recognize them, let alone those under 14."
"But... well, it might sound politically incorrect, but people might not know, Wu Mu actually has quite a few fans within this demographic."
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ps: Another three thousand updated, tomorrow night at twelve there’ll be a two-hundred reading red packet issued at the end of this Chapter. Just click on the red packet at the end at that ti.
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