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Is it true that American smiley boys are popular in China

Have you ever used the smirk boy's facial expression bag? Do you think the boy's smile is true? According to British media, Gavin & middot; Thomas, 8, is from Minneapolis in the Midwest. With this information alone, most people will be unfamiliar with the boy. But when it comes to smiley boys, walking expression packs, mature but awkward smiles & hellip; & hellip;, millions of Chinese netizens will immediately think of a highly recognizable smile.

According to the BBC website on April 3, Chinese fans call him "fake smile boy". He has about 2.5 million fans on his microblog, more than many Hollywood first-line stars, and even Leonardo DiCaprio, who has 2.1 million fans, has been eclipsed.

'My smile is true, although they (Chinese netizens) say it's a fake smile! "In an interview with the BBC, Gavin, a childish face, pointed to the photo of him smiling and introduced himself:" this is a fake smile boy, this is what I look like! "For this title, he didn't seem to mind or reject it. 'I think that's funny. '

Compared with his high popularity in China, Gavin has less than 500000 followers on twitter. His fans are all over the world, but his popularity in the United States and other places is far lower than that in China. Why did an 8-year-old boy in the Midwest of the United States who was still in second grade unexpectedly become a net star on the other side of the Pacific Ocean?

In early 2018, Gavin's social media instagram account saw a large number of Chinese netizens' comments.

It turned out that some Chinese netizens moved the short videos sent by Gavin's family to the domestic social media, intercepted the clips and added words to make the expression pack. The gawains realized that his smile had spread all over China's Internet world, and it was initially driven by netizens.

'for us, the whole process of Gavin's popularity in China is fantastic. "Why do Chinese people like to forward their expressions?" said Kate Thomas, Gavin's mother. She has no answer to this question. 'Gavin's slightly embarrassed smile came and disappeared suddenly, but it really came from his heart. It's in the family, and Gavin's dad has a strange smile. 'Kate laughs.

Gavin's agent Ashley has a set of interpretations. 'Gavin's expression can convey any emotion people want to express. Everyone has his own unique idea about Gavin's expression. Compared with the smiley or crying emoticons, Gavin's smiley expression leaves more room for interpretation.

Sometimes I want to refuse or express my disapproval, but because of my social habits, I don't want to say it clearly, so I put on a fake smile to euphemistically express the meaning of & lsquo; ER & hellip; & hellip; & rsquo. 'a netizen told the BBC. After seeing Gavin's short video on Chinese social media, she often uses his expression pack on wechat.

Fake smile expression pack is especially popular among Chinese young people in their 20s and 30s. 'sometimes we fake a smile, and we are not afraid that others will know, so we use fake smile. People older than us tend to fake a smile, but don't want to break it. "Another user with a fake smile said.

Gavin's face is forwarded millions of times online every day, but most of the time he is just an ordinary 8-year-old boy living in Minneapolis, the report said.