Yu's Effect: Dilraba’s Stand-in EXPOSED? Yang Mi’s Photo Leaves Fans Terrified!

On December 16th, a video believed to capture the moment when Yu Menglong met with an accident in the Yangguang Shandong residential area resurfaced with a new interpretation. In the footage, people at the scene can be heard shouting, why are you covering it up? Another person says, I'm afraid he'll fall. A man can be heard saying, believe it or not, I'll kill you. This is followed by someone yelling, move aside, move aside. And another voice asking, what are you doing? Immediately afterward, there is a loud crash. A woman screams, and then someone cries out, Yu Menglong has fallen. Why did you throw him down like that? And so on. This interpretation may have emerged after netizens carefully listened to, analyzed, and pieced together the audio, since some details are difficult to make out from the original recording alone. While it cannot be said with 100% certainty that this version is accurate, it clearly reflects the efforts of online users over the past three months to search for clues, put forward hypotheses, analyze and eliminate possibilities, and continue investigating and debating in pursuit of the truth. Such dedication deserves great respect. And beyond this effort, there is another equally admirable one, ensuring that no other innocent artists suffer the same fate as Yu Menglong. How did netizens do this? Let's take a deeper look in today's program. If you find this video helpful, don't forget to like and subscribe to support the channel. Thank you. Does Dilraba have a stand-in? Since the Yu Menglong incident, the safety of artists has become a major focus of public concern. Dilraba Dilmerat and Yu Menglong both come from Xinjiang, are close in age, possess striking looks, and have enjoyed exceptionally successful careers. They are currently both top-tier artists in China. For this reason, some netizens have become particularly concerned about Dilraba's situation. Recently, Dilraba's public appearances have sparked widespread discussion. Many people feel that she no longer looks like the Dilraba they remember, leading to the emergence of various theories and opinions. Of course, there are also opposing views, arguing that the person appearing is indeed Dilraba herself, and that differences in makeup, lighting, and camera angles have created visual distortions that make her look different. Those who hold this view have mocked the theory that Dilraba is using a stand-in. However, commentator Li Dayu believes this point cannot be completely dismissed, because Dilraba does in fact have a stand-in, and this matter has already been uncovered. Not only her background, but even her name has been identified. The woman in pink that everyone is currently seeing is believed to be Xiao Xue, a stand-in for Dilraba previously reported by Xiao Xue was once a student at Sichuan University, majoring in acting. As early as 2017, media reports had already mentioned Xiao Xue serving as Dilraba's stand-in. These reports noted that during filming, Dilraba regularly used a stand-in to adjust her schedule and reduce the level of physical risk. According to Li Dayu, Dilraba has just finished filming a new project and has been under an extremely demanding work schedule. During filming, she reportedly experienced physical discomfort. Therefore, if she did in fact use a stand-in to attend events, even if the public feels it was unnecessary, from a market impact perspective, it is not impossible for her management company to make such an arrangement. As a result, this hypothesis cannot be entirely ruled out. Xiao Xue is also said to be a recognized campus beauty at Sichuan University, and some people even believe that from certain angles, she is even more attractive than Dilraba. When Solu reported on Xiao Xue in 2017, it notably included several photos of Dilraba and Xiao Xue sitting together drinking coffee, apparently holding scripts, perhaps discussing scenes during a break. Based on your own judgment, who do you think is Dilraba? Doesn't it feel like looking at a pair of twin sisters? In one photo, Dilraba is even leaning closely against Xiao Xue, as if saying, it's so nice to have you. As recently as 2023, Mainland Sino was still reporting on the topic of Dilraba having a stand-in. Yang Mi also has a stand-in, and many actors use various types of stand-ins. Permanent stand-ins, temporary stand-ins, dialogue stand-ins, action stand-ins, and so on. This is not a secret within the entertainment industry, nor is it a conspiracy theory. It is a completely normal and common practice. Therefore, the next time someone treats the idea of stars having stand-ins as a conspiracy, we already have the example of Dilraba and Xiao Xue. And it's not just this one example. Throughout history, generals, emperors, and other important figures have often had stand-ins. This reality was partially revealed in director Zhang Yimou's 2018 film Shadow. According to the Straits Times, Zhang Yimou drew inspiration from Kagamusha, a film by legendary director Akira Kurosawa, which also revolves around the concept of a stand-in. Zhang spent many years researching historical materials while searching for a suitable historical film script. The movie opens with an introduction to the concept of the Shadow. In times of war and power struggles, emperors and nobles were constantly threatened by assassination plots. To survive, they secretly employed people who looked exactly like them—individuals who were absolutely loyal and willing to risk their lives to carry out missions in their stead. These stand-ins were never known by name, never recorded in history, as if they had never existed at all. In the film, a brilliant general, played by Deng Chao, is gravely wounded in battle but still wishes to continue his mission, so he finds a stand-in. Day after day, he and his wife, played by Sun Li, train the stand-in, teaching him techniques to counter the enemy's swordsmanship. In the end, they succeed. This film earned Zhang Yimou the Best Director Award at the 55th Golden Horse Awards. Of course, this was not only because of its visually stunning cinematography, as praised by critics, but also due to the profound Chinese philosophy embedded in the story. By this point, it should be clear that the use of stand-ins is hardly an unusual concept. Returning to Dilraba, she recently appeared in a series of photographs similar to the so-called Red Line Art Museum images that surfaced around the Yu Menglong incident. In these photos, Dilraba is dressed in the same black outfit seen in her recent public appearances, standing in a dimly lit room with a layout resembling a prison cell. Some images even show her hands gripping something that looks like metal bars. Strange red strings are stretched all around, and the floor is littered with unidentified debris. Many people have begun asking why, in recent years, artistic photos of celebrities seem inseparable from these eerie red strings, where they come from, and what they are meant to represent. Looking at them makes people deeply uncomfortable. Some netizens bluntly commented, the shooting location looks like a slaughterhouse, dirty and rundown. This is the beauty of Dilraba? It's honestly an overwhelming aesthetic shock. Yu Menglong was an entertainer with a long-standing, loyal fanbase, yet he could still be made to disappear in full public view, leaving everyone stunned. As a result, whenever any celebrity now shows the slightest sign of something being off, netizens immediately switch to magnifying glass mode, scrutinizing whether something has happened to them. The recent case involving Yang Mi is no exception. A Bizarre Exhibition Involving Yang Mi At the Kashmir Overcoat exhibition held at Siddiq Square shopping mall on West Nanjing Road, no one seems to know which curator came up with such a bizarre layout. To begin with, Yang Mi appeared as the brand's image ambassador, so a massive portrait of her was hung in the central atrium of the mall. That alone would have been perfectly normal, but the curator's imagination clearly went much further. They suspended individual coats of various styles on hangers, arranging them one by one directly in front of Yang Mi's giant portrait. This setup easily made people think of a strange ritual, one that has frequently been discussed since the Yu Menglong incident. According to netizens on Platform X, the exhibition organizers may have quickly received some form of feedback, or perhaps sensed something was off, because the installation was dismantled almost immediately after it went up. But it was already too late. Images had spread overseas, and foreign netizens were blunt in their reactions. Some commented, this plan is pure genius, it instantly makes you think of Qing Dynasty hopping vampire films. Others said, what kind of soul-sucking monster mall is this? Some also pointed out that the inspiration behind the concept seemed to come from Belgian surrealist René Magritte's 1953 painting Golconda, which depicts countless men in suits and bowler hats raining down from the sky, filling the entire canvas. Magritte himself was long considered eccentric in the art world, and some of his works resemble what is now labeled contemporary art in Beijing's 798 Art District, where human body parts, such as feet, limbs, or eyes, are sometimes used to express abstract ideas. However, whether the Nanjing Road Mall's concept truly originated from Magritte He, or had some other motivation, is known only to the organizers themselves. According to commentator Li Dayu, though, the visual effect really did give people the unsettling feeling that some kind of ritual was being performed on Yang Mi. It's no wonder that some netizens joked that if you saw this setup after getting off work at night, with the lights turned off, the effect would be even stronger, and that staring at it for too long might actually land you in the hospital from sheer fright. Are Chen Duling and Guo Junchen still safe? While paying close attention to Xiaoyu, people have also been concerned about the safety of both Chen Duling and Guo Junchen. Recently, a psychic claimed that they too might have encountered trouble. However, at the China TV Drama Gala Guo Jushengdian held this week, both Chen Duling and Guo Junchen made public appearances. Some observers said that they both looked fine. Actress Wen Zhengrong even showed very affectionate gestures toward Chen Duling. Wen Zhengrong and Chen Duling previously worked together on a historical drama. Although they may not have seen each other for many years, the deep affection Wen shows toward Chen Duling, almost like a mother-daughter bond, seems completely unchanged. This is precisely what everyone hopes for. No one wants to see more innocent people in the entertainment industry disappear after the death of Yu Menglong. However, in a fan-recorded video dated December 16, 2025, taken as Chen Duling was preparing to step onto the red carpet at the China TV Drama Gala, one netizen commented, It feels like Chen Duling is carrying a heavy emotional burden. As if she hasn't been around crowds for a long time, she seems so timid that later on she even needed her assistant's support to walk. After the event ended, this netizen posted the following comment, After completing her work duties at the China TV Drama Gala, Chen Duling removed the halo of being a celebrity and returned to her most authentic current state. Watching the video until the end is truly heartbreaking. Dodo keeps her head lowered as she walks quietly. She seems afraid to face the crowd. The constant flashing lights make her anxious. Her body stiffens and leans backward. No one can imagine what she has actually been through. It feels as though she may have developed a fear of crowds and is in urgent need of kind, upright friends and family by her side to help her overcome her inner anxiety and external fears. In fact, Chinese fans on the other side have understood the dark side of the Chinese language entertainment industry even earlier than those in Taiwan. Chen Duling enjoys relatively high popularity in mainland China, whereas audiences in Taiwan are clearly less familiar with her. In the past, when the industry once allowed a stand-in for Chen Duling to appear publicly, it was her Chinese fans who were the first to dig deeper and discover that the stand-in was wearing a fake mask. For mainland China, the story of Chen Duling's masked stand-in spread and eventually reached Taiwanese media. Perhaps because the Yu Menglong incident has continued to escalate, Chen Duling's Chinese fans are now closely monitoring whether her studio is treating her properly. Compared with the fanbases of Guo Junqian or Dilraba, Chen Duling's fans are considered even more formidable. Previously, on the platform threads, someone speculated that Dodo might have already been gone. Almost immediately, Chen Duling's Chinese fans flooded in and launched the fiercest backlash against Taiwanese netizens. Just the case of Yu Menglong alone was enough to unite fans, effectively freezing the entertainment industry and pushing Chinese show business into an early cultural winter. It is hard to imagine what would happen if Chen Duling's Chinese fans were to truly erupt in anger. They might be furious enough to tear the roof off the Chinese entertainment industry, burning everything down in their rage and leaving the entire industry with no way out. What do you think of this netizen's assessment? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thank you for watching and we'll see you in the next episode.