Earlier, it was reported by the media that due to emotional entanglements, long-lost film and television actress Xu Qing had distanced herself from worldly affairs and converted to Buddhism. This news led to numerous media outlets reproducing and reporting on the story. After the exposure of this news, some media attempted to contact relevant individuals to seek Xu Qing's statement, but without success. Afterwards, Xu Qing personally appeared and denied the news about her conversion to Buddhism in a media interview.
The event of "Xu Qing converting to Buddhism" has raised doubts among the media and many netizens. Yesterday (the 20th), a netizen wrote an article on their personal blog claiming that the series of events surrounding Xu Qing's conversion to Buddhism were purely for hype. The netizen detailed the analysis of this hype behavior in the article to prove the correctness of their viewpoint.
The netizen stated, "The usual rule of celebrity hype is to first spread rumors, then come out to deny them. The technical content lies in the interval between spreading rumors and denying them; if it's too short, the effect won't be achieved, and if it's too long, people will forget. It must be just right. Xu Qing handled it very well. First, there was news that Xu Qing had fallen in love with a poet and converted to Buddhism. A week later, Xu Qing strongly denied it, saying that her current emotional life status was good, and she didn't want excessive interference from the outside world."
The netizen explained in the article, "I checked, and the news of Xu Qing converting to Buddhism should have been on the 14th of this month. The news also came with a photo of 'Xu Qing wearing Buddhist clothing and holding prayer beads' as evidence. Today is the 20th, exactly a week later. I don't believe that Xu Qing only found out about this news yesterday. Even if she doesn't go online, her friends would have told her. But Xu Qing, who appears smart, suddenly had a delayed reaction, taking a whole week to respond. And after coming out, her attitude immediately became very 'strong.' Although Xu Qing said it has nothing to do with her, she doesn't think others are using her for hype, and repeatedly expressed that she 'plays high-profile roles but leads a low-profile life.' However, this time being unaware of the rumor of conversion and only clarifying and denying it a week later seems like a setup."
The netizen claimed that the details exposed Xu Qing's hype event.
As for the evidence proving Xu Qing's hype, the netizen attributed it to a detail from a media report, "Saying it's a setup isn't speculation but a detail that exposes the hype drama. Because, when Xu Qing came out to deny the conversion, she particularly mentioned being busy with a new play, playing the lead role Tong Nannan in the TV series 'Peers.' Traditional crosstalk talks about 'three rounds and four punches,' and Xu Qing's hype similarly adopted the means of traditional crosstalk. The first round burst with the conversion news, the second round used a photo with cultural master Li Juming to also promote Master Li, the third round came out denying it while pretending innocence, and finally, telling everyone that she's currently shooting a new play playing the lead role. Thus, a complete hype plan was carried out."