I don’t understand your venom toward Zhao Liying. Do you have absolute proof that she’s ‘trash”? As an actress, she’s very credible with quality dramas in her resume.
As to The Untamed, it got the green light because the producer made revisions changing it from BL to a story of brotherhood. The two actors didn’t gain unprecedented international attention for their looks alone. Using the same ‘ruse’ as Zhao is mere conjecture on your part. The craziness of fandoms are beyond control of their parents, not to mention their idols. CCP’s regulations against online bullying seem to have little success. Only until the capital enterprises with the purse strings are effectively controlled will these water armies fade away.