Rumour Clarification + Questions & Answers Post

I have been receiving lots of questions in the "FSF Up Close Interview" post and I felt it might be a good idea to create a dedicated post where you guys can ask any questions you have about FengMi--whether it's a random rumour you heard somewhere or any other questions you have! (Note that depending on the question it may take me awhile to get around to it but rest assured, I am working on them! :P)

There are tons of articles out there revolving around FengMi together as well as them with their various costars. It's inevitable since both FSF and YM continue to act opposite many other people apart from each other, and the media just love to gossip/spread rumours. Sometimes, that makes it hard to separate fact from fiction!

While I obviously can't comment fully on what exactly is true and what exactly is made-up, I will try my best to clarify these. (Hopefully in an objective way, but, being such a major FengMi-fangirl and shipper, I admit it might not be possible for me to be completely unbiased.)

So without further ado, please feel free to ask away in the comments below and I will continue to add to this post as we go. I'm not sure this is the most efficient way to organize things (I don't know how to do a separate "FAQ" page here) but hopefully it will do for now!

Question #1: FengMi--Fact or Fiction???

I'm sure most of you guys feel the same way as a certain "guest123" who left this message:

Q: ok now..im really confused whether they're dating in real life or not!

A: Well, aren't we all! I'm sure everyone is curious about the true nature of FengMi's relationship. Of course, it will probably be a long time yet until we discover the truth (we'll have to wait until FengMi either publicly announce their relationship, or one/both of them announce their relationship with someone else). In response to this, my perspective is similar to what Feng Shaofeng himself has been recently saying in answer to the FengMi questions--he says, "it's no longer important whether or not we are together". I say, is it really that important to find out the answer now?? We're all here because we love watching the adorable interactions between FengMi and their undeniable chemistry.

Personally, I have chosen to believe that they are indeed a couple, because everything is a lot more fun and enjoyable that way! If it turns out that this isn't true--then so be it, I will continue to support each of them separately and together as friends. No matter what, as FSF says, their friendship and strong bond is true. However, I will also say that FengMi is the first real-life couple I have actively shipped and been invested in--because they truly have that special quality and chemistry that makes it hard for me to believe otherwise. If I turn out to be completely wrong, no problem--they've brought me a lot of happy squeeing and ecstatic fangirling in these past few months (and will no doubt continue to do so!). For that I have to thank them. Like Yang Mi often says, perhaps we should focus on the present and not worry too much about the future.

Question #2: Why does FSF say he never "pursued" YM?

Q: I remember u once mentioned on spctv that he said if he meets the right person that he loves, he definitely does everything he can to win over her (something like that, correct me it I'm wrong). I admit I'm really impressed with this kind of personality of him. However, in one of the recent interviews, when being asked whether he did any move to pursue YM in the past, he denied and said he is quite timid and passive, normally it was the girls who pursued him. I'm quite confused/ shocked with the way he answered the question (I mean he just admitted that he used to have feelings for YM and then he said he didn't do anything for her beyond friendship-that doesn't seem to be his personality). Here is the link to the interview: http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2011-12-05/14563499278.shtml

A: Yes I read that interview too. FSF and YM have both said lots of contradictory things in their interviews (so clearly they are lying during some of the interviews...lol). Personally I think he was lying in the interview where he said he is timid/passive--he is an introverted person but that doesn't seem to be the case when it comes to a girl he likes, haha. I mean, we already know he went to visit Yang Mi at home when she was sick (bringing lots of stuff for her too), fanning her/bringing her ice packs etc when it was too hot while filming Gong, visiting her multiple times while she was filming BJAQGS, getting to know her parents so well that apparently both Yang Mi's parents adore him, publicly writing all sorts of sweet/supportive things to/about her on weibo, sending her lots of gifts, joking with her about the two of them dating, surprising her at her movie promo...etc etc. And this is only the stuff we know about via various interviews/tidbits! XD

If that isn't called "being proactive", I don't know what is! FSF is in general very good to his friends, but I don't think it's been to this extent for his other friends! Even if he says he hasn't done anything beyond friendship, his actions over the past year or so seem to prove otherwise. (Then again, FengMi's definition of their "friendship" appears to be very different from the typical definition, lol.)

Anyways, that's just my own (probably biased) opinion on the matter...in addition, I honestly don't think he could answer any other way. Just like he was sort of put in a corner when asked straight-up about his 520 weibo (so he had no choice but admit he did have feelings for YM--at least in the past), with this question he doesn't really have any choice but to reply that he didn't do anything to pursue her. (First of all, it would make him look bad; second of all it would make Yang Mi look bad too...so many people already think that the situation with FengMi is a one-sided crush by FSF while YM snubbed/rejected him coldly--causing certain FSF fans to hate YM and vice versa.)

(And just something to think about...for the longest time both FSF and YM have maintained that they are friends only, nothing more. Thanks to his "Up Close" interview, FSF was forced to admit he did have feelings for Yang Mi but he saved it by explaining this is all in the past. So now when asked, FSF changes his tune from before and openly admits that there was a period of time where he liked YM. Understandably, he continues to do "damage control" by reiterating that nothing more came of it. Perhaps there will be a day when he or Yang Mi are forced to admit even more?? I think a lot of things they have said in the past have already proven that when it comes to their relationship, these two often contradict their own explanations and can be quite untruthful...)

Question #3: FSF comparison on Yang Mi vs. Liu Yifei....???

Q: I read from spctv that "FSF also gave some comparisons between his old crush and his new female partner in the movie Hong Men Yan - angel Liu Yi Feị. He praised her acting in new Daniel Lee's movie: "Having a such a wonderful partner like Liu Yi Fei makes the movie so successful. She is the first female partner who has given me such warm feeling, very professional but also very tender. To me, she is a Goddess, and Yang mi is a friend". His comparison gave fans an impression that he "abandoned Yang Mi to court Liu Yi Fei".

As far as I know, FSF is quite meticulous/smart in answering to the questions regarding his costars since he is very kind/considerate person. I'm quite surprised at how he compared LYF and YM in such an awkward way. Did you read this interview by any chance and what is your opinions regarding this?

A: Yes, I actually did watch that interview--the article was (as always) skewed by the media to make it seem like FSF directly compared LYF and YM that way--and they also add their own little commentary to emphasize the impression that FSF "abandoned YM for LYF" as they put it. However, watching the actual video interview is quite different.

It's an 8+ minute long interview and FSF was actually asked about LYF and YM separately (not together as a direct comparision, like the article makes it out to be). Link is here: http://v.qq.com/program/bigshot/bigshot4.htm

First they ask about YM--even the narrator says that when asked about Yang Mi, FSF no doubt "comes prepared." As expected, he answers that they are just friends:

Interviewer: What exactly are your relations like in private?

FSF: We get along extremely well in private.

Interviewer: What about the various rumours about you two?

FSF: We are just good friends. Ummmm...actually we do not really contact each other that often...umm...just because our work keeps us very busy, but...umm, I think...when the two of us meet each other, occasionally, we care a great deal about the other, uh, that is, like, sometimes we will read the news on the internet, because you know in Baidu search [Baidu is similar to Google over here] *laughs* often when you search for me there will be her name [FSF is smiling happily during this section] often in news reports there will be [the other] so we will take interest in each other's matters, like, is the other person doing well, and in terms of work, we will chat about the various aspects sometimes--mostly we will just chat about work--maybe that is our common interests I guess! But it is just that only!

He goes on to do some more explaining that the rumours are because everyone liked them together in "Gong" and adds once again that "actually whether the two of us are together or not is no longer important, what is important is the friendship and mutual acceptance between the two people, I think me and Yang Mi are this way."

(As you can see, he is directly asked about the rumours so as expected he refutes them but also maintains that they have a very good "friendly" relationship. You also see the interesting phenomenon of both FSF/YM at times saying they rarely contact each other, then in other interviews contradicting this and saying they will often chat with each other! Lol.)

Then they ask about LYF:

FSF: Yifei is a very, I think someone who is very considerate/thoughtful of others. She is also very hardworking and professional. The "Yu Ji" that she acted, I think is like, uh...a very, uh...that is, like the feeling of a "goddess" from my dreams. This "Yu Ji" in the...in this world of all men--actually in this movie there is only her that is a female role. So in this movie she is very standout and very eye-catching...that is, there is a whole group of men fighting and killing each other over there, and suddenly she appears as a very warm, like a goddess standing out. This would provide a very big "push/force" behind the plot of the movie, and she [LYF] acted it very well, very "on-point", and the collaboration with her was very happy/pleasant.

FSF has always had lots of good things to say about LYF (as with all of his costars, male and female) but I think it is clear that in this section he is mainly talking about her role in the movie and their work relationship/collaboration--whereas the questions about Yang Mi were about the rumours regarding them in real life and their private relationship. Thus, it is no wonder that there is a big difference in the way he responds to each question.

I enjoy watching FSF and YM's interactions with all of their other costars and none of those have given me any impression that any of these other costars are more than good friends/work colleagues. Both YM/FSF get along very well with many people and are on friendly terms with various costars. However, the two of them together just give me a different vibe than the two of them with their other good friends/colleagues! ^_^ Nothing has given me any cause to worry yet.