WeChat

Biodata

Use in the Story

Private Communication

WeChat becomes the main channel through which Xiao Ming and Qu An maintain contact after meeting on Full Speed Ahead!. Their first exchange follows Qu An’s request for Xiao Ming’s contact information after filming 5.

• Xiao Ming sends Qu An an overly earnest, emoticon-filled apology after learning of their trending controversy. Qu An responds warmly and admits he had forgotten to place Xiao Ming on Do Not Disturb 10.
• Their conversations gradually expand from apologies into exchanges about travel, scenery, shared views, work, and daily life 14.
• Qu An later checks on Xiao Ming’s injured hand by phone, while Xiao Ming becomes concerned that Qu An sounds exhausted or unwell 37.
• Xiao Ming directly asks Qu An about his hospital visits through WeChat, then nervously reveals that he joined Qu An’s fan-support association 46.

Contacts and Account Use

• Xiao Ming’s WeChat initially contains only his academic adviser, teammates, and family. Adding Qu An and other contestants is therefore unfamiliar territory for him 5.
• After recovering his old phone, Xiao Ming finds that the WeChat account used during the year his body was occupied has accumulated over ninety-nine unread messages 13.
• Xiao Ming later uses his personal account to add members of Qu An’s fan-support association and enter its group chats 38.
• Qu An keeps most non-family contacts on Do Not Disturb, while work groups are pinned during working hours 10.
• Xiao Ming refuses Jiang Yuefeng’s request for Qu An’s contact information, citing the impropriety of disclosing another person’s private information 48.

Group Chats and Fan Support

WeChat group chats connect Xiao Ming to Qu An’s fan-support association.

• Xiao Ming joins the association under the username [One Flute Tune] and is admitted to its leadership team on a one-month probationary basis 37.
• Association members initially address Xiao Ming as “sister” after he joins the group under his personal account without explaining his identity 38.
• The group organizes publicity work, including theater buyouts and advertising support for Qu An’s projects 38.
• Information shared in the association’s chat alerts Xiao Ming that Qu An has been photographed visiting a private hospital, prompting him to ask Qu An directly about his health 46.
• The association also discusses Full Speed Ahead! broadcasts, rumors, and online attempts to exploit Qu An’s popularity 44.

Notable Users

• Xiao Ming — Uses WeChat for personal communication, entertainment-industry contacts, and covert fan-support work; he is initially inexperienced with online social conventions 5 38.
• Qu An — Exchanges contact information with Xiao Ming and maintains unusually responsive private communication with him 5 10.
• Xiao Le — Adds Xiao Ming after the seafood dinner and informs him about online controversies involving Qu An 9 10.
• Qu An Fan Support Association — Uses group chats to coordinate support projects, circulate work information, and discuss public controversies 38 44.
• Jiang Yuefeng — Attempts to obtain Qu An’s WeChat through Xiao Ming, but is refused and subsequently blocks him 48.

Trivia

• Xiao Ming’s maternal grandparents rarely use WeChat and seldom contact him because they know he is busy with school 16.
• Xiao Ming’s fan-support username, [One Flute Tune], was chosen after he considered names connected to both himself and Qu An 36.
• Qu An does not separate his WeChat into work and personal accounts, does not post Moments, and has disabled them 48.