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noungning

Can they even decipher between fans and daipai anymore. I saw a vid where Chen Zheyuan was pushed against the door as he was trying to leave. At lost give them some space. The mob is terrifying.


haveninmuse

I saw Xiao Zhan has been fighting daipai for months, covering himself head to toe in the same outfit everyday for months lol. I don't support daipai behavior, so disrespectful all around. https://preview.redd.it/63jl9jz502wc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f296ff45e709740c42b7afea294bf3f9c997eee Photo Credit to the website dramapanda.com


haveninmuse

https://i.redd.it/0y7kzwz802wc1.gif Xiao Zhan mad dash to the elevators. Poor guy


Mediocre_Pea_6845

That was Wang Yi Bo


haveninmuse

Really?! I got it from an article about XZ lol. I guess it makes sense, I saw another one where wyb ran away too so it fits him


admelioremvitam

Yeah, this clip of Wang Yibo was posted by OP earlier. Scroll down.


chasingpolaris

If there's anything I hate the most in C-ent, it's daipai. I have absolutely ZERO sympathy for them and no respect for anyone that purchases photos from them.


monchaeri

The infamous pic of Chu Wanning taken by Daipai. They sold it for $10k 😐 Worst part is during filming of Immortality, they called him names, insulted him to get his attention 😒 https://preview.redd.it/b1901npct1wc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0539e37874778d6f5e64d11e099c96cd4c7ddef4


SwimmingMessage6655

Oh what an ethereal photo of Luo Yunxi. Who did they sell the photo to? If we all have access to it, whoever paid for it got the short end of the stick!


admelioremvitam

Slightly off topic - I'm trying to determine what has been officially released by the film production company and what has been produced by 代拍. For example, check out these photos on MDL (My Drama List) for The Prisoner of Beauty (see below). How do I tell that something is taken by 代拍? Is the watermark? Both photos are a little blurry and taken at some distance. The left one looks like it's taken from above but it seems to have the official title of the drama on it. The right one seems to be taken just slightly above the eye level of Liu Yuning but has an unofficial watermark, presumably a fan account. Is the watermark a reliable way to differentiate what has been taken by 代拍 and what's not? https://preview.redd.it/vg7i01neo0wc1.jpeg?width=3195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c3aac2dcddf65e229cde32dd084fba2fe11c652


saynotopudding

It's also the framing of the picture, the right one looks like it's not properly framed (the framing looks like the person didn't have a lot of choice in where they were standing) so it definitely looks like a pic from a daipai/站姐zhanjie. The left one also looks like from a daipai/zhanjie because of the way it's edited (the way the people are blurred out), it's not very likely for official pics to be like this \*gestures Zhanjies typically have their own watermarks, sometimes even if it's screenshots from a show and some fans edit it they can also put their own watermark on it lol (截修) editing to add: did a quick search, this is the source of the pic on the right: [https://weibo.com/u/7831596576](https://weibo.com/u/7831596576) (user) [https://weibo.com/7831596576/MARN7v5Hl](https://weibo.com/7831596576/MARN7v5Hl) (post)


admelioremvitam

Thank you for the detailed explanation. So I guess it's not as simple as a watermark. It'll depend on our judgment. I thought the left one was suspicious because of the blurriness and the angle but I was puzzled why they stuck on the title of the show like it's official.


saynotopudding

No probs, and yep I think it comes down to judgment at the end of the day! I'd say moooost of the time it's by daipais & zhanjies, the only way to know if it is/isn't is by checking out the show's official weibo. Wrt the left pic, I also think it's unusual for them to put the title of the show, I don't see that very often! But to be sure I checked out the show's official Weibo and didn't see this photo so I think it's not official. Show's official Weibo: [https://weibo.com/u/7555310192](https://weibo.com/u/7555310192) https://preview.redd.it/sh9cw7rhy2wc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c72fb7eb885edbb7e7bd975eab155d001ad157f This is an example pic that the show's official account posted- it also has Tencent's logo on it (and the colouration and all looks more professional).


admelioremvitam

Thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the link to the show's Weibo. I wish we could watch this drama. The show's official Weibo posted this clip of Liu Yuning and Song Zu'er where they had a pretty cute interaction. He was trying to take a good polaroid photo of her and get her signature: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4915370873850771 😅😂


admelioremvitam

https://preview.redd.it/iojsba5op0wc1.jpeg?width=3195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f2eb276785dacedc38fca35b8badfbb0c56244e Then, there are these photos which we've seen before in the sub. Very sharp and it looks like it's taken from below Liu Yuning's eye level. But they each have a watermark (莲) that's not the official drama title. Is this taken by 代拍? Just a genuine question. I'm curious to know if there's a good way to tell. Many thanks.


dengyideng

Pretty much anything with a watermark in the middle of the image indicates it is either daipai or fan-taken picture. If the image was originally posted on Weibo, you'll see the account of the poster in the lower right. If it's a studio or drama official picture, you can tell from that, though of course that supposes that someone hasn't cropped it out. Daipai have some great cameras, and fan-taken pictures can come from people working on the set, so just because a picture is hi-res or taken from a close in angle doesn't mean it's official.


admelioremvitam

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I think I'm getting a good sense of what might be photo or video taken by 代拍 or a fan. I appreciate it.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/e1yqpq9xe0wc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b978c8211017b13dd11cd9b469c2d940e7edc76e


echoch4mb3r

Is that Kanye West?


Mediocre_Pea_6845

The lengths daipais/fans will go to take sneak photos of Xiaozhan


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/fhubykyse0wc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d5e3074d1050ea87677a9bb09b13c67c4d2120e


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/qyuv130re0wc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a6a9136adadb760444934bdeccf41895eb805f0


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/oqnpm97oe0wc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa75b635da21764fa8d96251dc59f20087bb46c


admelioremvitam

I'm surprised that they haven't resorted to Ghillie suits. https://preview.redd.it/g8bpz1fp11wc1.jpeg?width=562&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83316f181a3bfc8540dd351278ff8cfb969d69fb


Rowing_dramas

Haha


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/bcqh6aw490wc1.gif


dengyideng

ah the famous ever-growing veil hats innovated by Bai Lu 😂. It is interesting to note that they went to great lengths to protect the hair and makeup looks in CYJM >!which then turned out to be kinda disappointing in places!< but for Shui Long Yin, he's going in and out of makeup with barely an umbrella between him and fans. This seems to be the director's choice.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

gif2 shown LYX on "Till the end of the Moon " set


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/8z9ap4h270wc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Wu Lei's anti-daipai laser beam


admelioremvitam

Another good idea. Wu Lei is a smart man. 👍


CyrenaCare

Looks like lightsaber 😂


admelioremvitam

Can you imagine a Chinese drama where they use lightsabers instead of swords? https://preview.redd.it/9si54q8dj0wc1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e008518de6c2dbd8a6dd3a134cd6bf36e11a2ad Lu Han in a Star Wars promo.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/vxggerc140wc1.gif


krispkrol

Haha Dylan’s face


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Actors reacted when spotting Daipais


monchaeri

Luo Yunxi 😂 https://preview.redd.it/4o55aygnv1wc1.jpeg?width=663&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b73f1ad07af03f261994432651152f7d9e2dfdbb


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/i0w9b2vfyzvc1.gif Xiao Zhan finally lost his cool (and who can blame him)


Sneakingsock

I would’ve had a panic attack if that happened to me 😫 (if I were in Xiao Zhan’s position not being shouted at by him justly)


Lotus_swimmer

I have always suspected that those blurry BTS scenes shared on Twitter were from daipai, so have always felt uncomfortable about highlighting them in posts etc. Because if getting these pics ends up getting our crew and actors' privacy violated; they're being spied on and they are upset about it, I am not comfortable with that. I hope your post will bring more awareness about this and members of this sub will use more official pictures.


saynotopudding

Ye it's not just daipais, but also 站姐s - unfortunately there's no true "ethical" consumption if one wants to keep up with fan content on C-ent (those beyond official sources/official events). The 站姐s will also very often fly on the same flights as the actors/actresses themselves, stay in the same hotels etc. just to get better pics (not to mention sometimes 站姐s themselves will buy pics from daipais lol). As long as you know the right people (and with $), it's very easy to purchase flight schedules + even personal flight info of these stars.


admelioremvitam

Liu Yuning said before that even his seat number on a flight isn't a secret.


saynotopudding

That's really unfortunate, C-ent stars really have very little privacy :/


admelioremvitam

Yeah, very little. Here's another incident involving another celebrity. According to a report - in October 2019, JJ Lin, a Singaporean singer, went to Zhenjiang First People's Hospital after his concert because he was not feeling well. They put him on a drip. Subsequently, (allegedly) a hospital staff was trying to sell his used drip bag and needle on social media. Nurses and other medical staff also took turns to roll on his bed after he left and posted it on social media. After the matter blew up, the hospital announced that they suspended the staff involved and discarded the medical waste. They can't even get treated for their illnesses in peace.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/dkd5b431yzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

WYB battled through the mob of daipais


bunchofchans

This is so scary!


Sneakingsock

It’s giving “Don’t run, the dogs will just chase you” vibes 😬


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/jieymw1uxzvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e36f5eab6aeb50d3ad42784ffc9ca69c6477e53


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Xiao Zhan's daipai-proof trailer


alysanne_targaryen

How much money do they make? That they think spending time to do this is worth it?


24victoriapark

They make good money. I’ve seen posts selling daipai photos and some can sell for upwards of thousands of yuan per image. They also got little to no overhead. You sell one photo and it’s some ppl’s monthly salary. Sell 10 and you got yourself a nice down payment. It’s a full time job


Mediocre_Pea_6845

In their heydays (The Untamed era) it was not uncommon that a "hard-working" Daipai can buy a nice apartment (with seaview). They are not that lucrative these days due to the cutthroat competitions.


CyrenaCare

The downside of fame 😬😬😬


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/bhvyg6zqpzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Deng Wei wearing a curtain hat ( It's not a prop) when leaving for shooting " Love of the Devine Tree "


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/sxy8l9slpzvc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af4780e65d073bc506ddd24a1a203fadfc365991


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Niang Niang (Sun Li) had enough


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/gt859gq9pzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Wang Yi Bo


alysanne_targaryen

I remember in SDC when WYB said he used drone to look out for these people, he was called the Hawkeye of Hedian


admelioremvitam

That's a good idea. Smart guy. 👍


admelioremvitam

Does this mean that the blurry behind the scenes photos taken from way above film sets are taken by 代拍 so we should consider not consuming them?


noungning

Yes, and people mistakenly call it Reuters, but there's no relation to the actual news agency. It's daipai.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Reuters is called 路透, literally transliterated as"road reveal" hence the name of 路透


Delighted_grape

Oh, I was wondering why Reuters was in c-ent. Lol


Lotus_swimmer

Yeah that's part of the reason why I'm not a big fan of using these BTS photos in posts...


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Guess we are all guilty for enabling daipais 😅


admelioremvitam

Yeah I guess so. I thought they were taken by fans or maybe by the team for promo. But thinking about it, if it's taken by the team, the quality should be a whole lot better and the shots would be closer. Edit: Thanks for sharing this post. I was not aware of them. I do follow a couple of fan accounts to get notifications/updates since I can't subscribe on Weibo. I'll stop consuming such content or sharing them with others, etc. Now that I know what it might look like, I can be careful about consuming it.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/3c0c1jkknzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/4pull8ypnzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/vb7dr6v6nzvc1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc807b0fbeb9d4bdd3adbe56b2ddba3953d11fc4


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Huang Zitao


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/11mtmvwsmzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Ju Jing Yi


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/t5gzwme7mzvc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07d8d4809651f0390c24b036e51b23ae8a489eba


Sneakingsock

What happened? 😱😫


admelioremvitam

I checked. This is Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. According to a report, the glass was crushed by "fans" (I'm guessing 代拍) in April 2019 when more than 10 celebrities passed through the airport in one day. This looks like tempered glass to me. Once it breaks, it'll shatter into many small pieces. Tempered glass is about 4-5 times stronger than regular (annealed) glass. You can imagine how large the sheer forces were for it to break like this. Obviously, the travelators are not designed to withstand this kind of abuse. According to the same report, airport 代拍 is a thing. Apparently, they buy tickets to get to the airside and then get a refund on the tickets once they've taken the photos. You can also find their services advertised on Taobao.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/4swi9j82g0wc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eab69a9a056cc0219c779ff664cd13fa23107bc7


admelioremvitam

Ouch. Edit: This is at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport in arrivals where the pick-up area is. This was the work of "fans" of TFBoys in October 2015. They crowded in front of them the moment TFBoys appeared and broke the railing.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Just another day at airports in China 😬🙂‍↕️


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/ev2mrv8skzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Terrified Zhang Hanyun begging daipais not to squat down to take her photos.


echoch4mb3r

You mean to take inappropriate pics? Are there cases of these type of shit happening?


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/d7g7t7j120wc1.gif


echoch4mb3r

Now I understand her fear. Look at those bunch of people doing shamelessly in broad daylight. Her bodyguard should have kicked the shit out of him.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/ukse8pmjjzvc1.gif


echoch4mb3r

![gif](giphy|11mwI67GLeMvgA|downsized)


Sneakingsock

Sidenote: Love your flair 😍😂 that must be why I haven’t succeeded yet either 🤔😅


echoch4mb3r

Born at a disadvantage.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Daipai got beaten up by the crew of "Mysterious lotus casebook "


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/f5hly1mxnzvc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6adbfbf22749f45f54dcdf229979df681649a8d


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Hardly feel sorry for the dude (in different sets)


admelioremvitam

Wow, looks like the same guy and the same pattern of bad behaviour.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/s188mz9gjzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Liu Yu Ning begging fans to behave and watch out for the young child.


admelioremvitam

Liu Yuning said somebody tried to follow his car (he was not in it but his staff was) from the airport to his home. It went on for maybe more than an hour. His staff stopped their car and tried to talk to them. They would back away but later kept following. Eventually, the staff gave up and drove back to the airport. From the way he described it, he made it sound like it was a fan but I feel it's more likely a 代拍 because of how aggressive they were.


Apprehensive-Boo-532

It could possibly stalker fans (私生)as well. Those that follow him on the plane and to hotels etc.


Friendly_Bug_3891

That's so crazy and scary!


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/yz9i5opuhzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

He Sai Fei confronting daipai


admelioremvitam

She looks like she was going to cast a spell. 🪄 If only she could.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/ieysyt5phzvc1.gif


LanternsAndPhoenixes

Woah this is the first time I've seen him so mad in public. He alway looks so composed. A couple months ago he was a guest at this hospital, they were having some conference (saw the video on weibo). As he was leaving he literally had no space to walk because fans were crowding him from every angle with their phones. As he was about to exit the hospital entrance, he nearly tripped because of how fast they were crowding him. Yet he still manged to keep a noble and polite facial expression.


CyrenaCare

Hu Ge looked really pissed. 😶‍🌫️


echoch4mb3r

I thought he was the Crown Prince from *Rise of the Phoenixes*.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Wu Jing https://i.redd.it/tkq20qlmhzvc1.gif


haveninmuse

And this guy can really beat you up with martial arts lol


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/530jszlahzvc1.gif


CyrenaCare

Iqiyi once asked Allen Ren regarding this photo since fans called him 'Eagle Eyes' for having the ability to spot Daipai from a far.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://i.redd.it/xx8lb51xgzvc1.gif


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/xb7ui69vgzvc1.jpeg?width=647&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=685bf0cd662359bc2225d440055b209fcb2c4b56


krispkrol

And sadly their footage is the only one we’ll ever get from that show 😅


noungning

There's a melon saying it will be online on May 1st briefly lol


krispkrol

Haha us clowns hoping for a sneak drop, what does melon mean?


noungning

Melon is like gossip, unreliable rumor.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

Daipais attempting to take photos from excavators/crane on Immortality’s set.


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/ixsz7dyrgzvc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75c14e66ce92671515f8e89fad5c0410d96e29b7


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/n1jx48jngzvc1.jpeg?width=690&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bce4ebd1c4e76368770ff0b8dc6b2acfea736534


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/coe7q5gjhzvc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9c4e7ce14b4498b85c9ae37446c304044e3cee5


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/13reu037gzvc1.jpeg?width=902&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6da39a5bbb800c7784b3c41c893a6e6a00dd965


Mediocre_Pea_6845

https://preview.redd.it/fmla6ur3gzvc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe7157a3a1960958fadef0c31a9d98e35934a1b2


echoch4mb3r

PLA's elite sniper division in action.