"If you can't ensure you're always an honest person, then getting used to lying is a must," Tang Xian said.
"Bullshit. According to your logic, are people who don't frequently lie considered even less trustworthy?" Bai Mansheng retorted.
"In the ancient entertainment industry, there were many ways to boost someone's fame, be it a musician or an actor, the most common tactic was creating a public persona.
Take for example some individuals who outwardly appeared abstinent but secretly became the king of revelry in Canada.
Some couples seemed loving but were incredibly in sync when it came to cuckolding each other.
Some singers looked all prim and proper, only to be later exposed for juggling multiple relationships at once.
But what's interesting is that, before their true colors were irrefutably revealed, no one believed these things.
So, it's proven that establishing a public persona is a form of long-term deception, and many people take the bait and believe it.
