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[ruanbaijie]

REN SHIHAO as LI YINGLIANG SNOWFALL 冰雪谣 (2024) 1.02

[eyestrain-addict]

I might be misremembering but it's crazy that real lestat (that we know of) never refers to claudia as "ours", only ever refers to her as Louis' daughter. But dreamstat (AKA louis' imagined version of lestat) refers to her as 'our daughter'. This version of Lestat is both a taunting presence and also a comforting one and in this moment it's clear he's supposed to be comforting- meaning I think that Louis longed to hear Lestat take paternal ownership of Claudia the same way Lestat longed to hear Louis say I love you. Like a "this is it. We're a family. You're my husband and the father of our daughter"

A lot of notable things happened in this episode obviously but this is the one thing I can comprehend at this very moment

[tender-emotional-music]

Netflix needs to stop promoting ST as a teen show for season 5

[statementlou]

https://www.tumblr.com/louisupdates/754934426217152513/goodbye-faith-in-the-future-world-tour-272024?source=share

did he or did he not lose fans then?

I will answer this because this anon actually brings a concrete question to the table rather than just "hurhur but you're a larrie??" (tell me you can't actually refute any of our points…). Anyway this post shows the decrease in Louis instagram followers between the screenshots taken directly after the release of Faith in the Future in Nov '22, when he changed his bio to promote that album and the tour tickets, and now, when he changed it again to mention the current release. But I'm putting that response under a cut because I'm tired of the actual POINT of all this nonsense getting lost in a sea of made up things people insist are important:

There is no rational argument you can make to say that Louis has less fans now than he did 2, 4, or 6 years ago. You don't need a spreadsheet of details you need to USE YOUR EYES! He has gone from filling theaters to filling arenas and stadiums. His second album made a higher chart position than his first album. His festival has doubled in size EVERY year of its existence. And for that matter: his insta post engagement numbers remain about the same (despite the fact that older posts should have way MORE likes due to having been there longer, even aside from follower counts.) SO WHO FUCKING CARES ABOUT HIS INSTA FOLLOWER NUMBER???? Serious question: what does the word "fans" mean if these things aren't what matters? ALL of this quibbling about what he should do to make things better and people can't even see that THINGS AREN'T BAD.

Anyway to address the specific question- (con't......)

NO- HE DID NOT LOSE FANS. HE LOST SOME INSTA FOLLOWERS. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THING. As I said above, literally what does it mean to lose fans if that number change coincides with him having higher sales, more audience members, and higher engagement than ever before? Whatever he lost ISN'T FANS. I wouldn't be surprised if a significant factor was something like a bot purge, but also yes: I'm sure a lot of casuals followed him around the time of his big album release and later unfollowed him. That's extremely normal because that's how casual engagement works, and why the definition of fan really matters. Louis and his team understand this and have referenced it repeatedly, talking about how lucky he is to have *us* specifically, to have the kind of dedicated fanbase he has, to have the KIND of fans he does who will allow him to do what HE wants. @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram named the issue of depth vs breadth with regard to fans a long time ago, and pointed out why having DEPTH is so much more important. It's like this- artists who are on top 40 radio have more numbers on things like insta follows, and for a time on sales and tickets. But those aren't FANS- they're people with a casual interest. And as soon as that person isn't being forced in their ears 10x a day, those people lose interest and stop supporting them, stop buying stuff and unfollow, and those artists end up doing the 'opener on the jingle ball' circuit rather than their own tours. One Direction as a whole, and Louis maybe most of all or near to at this point, have something MUCH MORE VALUABLE than that- DEPTH FANS. Louis has fans who will support him even if he takes years to release music, or stops parading around with a pretend girlfriend to stay in the headlines at least once a month, or completely changes his image and genre, and that is UNHEARD OF. It's ASTONISHING and worth SO MUCH MORE. And they get that! THAT is why he always bragging about us, why industry people he works with are always so agog about us, why he will do anything for US- not for randos. He is also growing his breadth- and it's OBVIOUSLY WORKING whatever his follower counts are, but that is always going to be secondary to doing things for THE FANDOM because that is his sustainable business model. That is what keeps him onstage and reaching number one. And not coincidentally, the things they do are also working to grow that- much more valuable- commodity. So the fact that that's exactly what these chuckleheads complain about- that he does things that are just fandom facing or serving rather than everything being aimed at recruiting casual fans- does nothing but betray how completely they, unlike Louis and his team, misunderstand the actual drivers of his (actual, existing, happening) success. Luckily for Louis, he and his team rely on their own data harvesting (they do a LOT of it) and growth metrics (they're off the charts) rather than the smug assumptions of random (mostly quite new to this) fans and the few bitter people leading the complaining about everything Louis does.

[ladylightning]

do we think sevika will get a new arm in act three

[hozierhouse]

hey so i thought we agreed not to (publicly) ship real life people. i need everyone take it down like 1 notch because if the iwtv cast start pulling away from each other and acting different in interviews i’m going to be sick THROWING UP

[brokebackmacden]

im not saying it means anything but im saying its a funny as shit coincidence

[moxie-girl]

when an indie studio makes a better disney princess than disney?????

almond blossom my beloved…

anyways go watch the art of murder on YouTube it’s rly good 👍

[saphstories]

Hey there, Shadow. What's up?

Someone's curious. Yeah, this is the big project I'm working on. Wanna see?

Something tells me he isn't that impressed... or maybe he's just annoyed that it isn't yet finished? Don't worry, Shadow, it'll be up and ready soon!

(Nearly done with the first draft of the Three Sovereigns: Book One!)

[practicingbushiho]

"They've tried to kidnap you!? Why do you permit them to stay, Lord Hien?" "Because I think it's funny to watch them try."

[basilpaste]

keep an eye or two (or maybe just the one) out tomorrow! do you want to hear eight minutes of a guy having a nervous breakdown into a mic? youre in luck!

... maybe thats not a good pitch.

watch the loop fight brought to life! the video premieres at 2:30 p.m. cst on the 24th!

you can find it through this link!

[sclepurpose]

I'M GOING OFF THE RAILS ON A CRAZY TRAIN !!

rules. | about. | promo temp. | psd.

[the-gene-mile]

didn't like any of the other sketches i did for tonight's ep so i hope a tiny sleepy gene will suffice

[morsesnotes]

Is it sad that every month I get a little pang of disappointment that there's still no news of the next project Shaun is doing? lol

[mylittleredgirl]