The star has a
cult following.
这个明星拥有大批狂热的崇拜者。
His son ran away from home and joined a religious
cult.
他的儿子离家出走，加入了一个邪教组织。
Lisa has a
cult of devoted readers.
丽萨有一批忠实的读者。
It’s not that different from the logic of a cult.
这和邪教的逻辑没什么不同。
“I have no desire to spend my life worrying about cults, groups or movements,” he added.
“我不想一辈子担心邪教、组织或运动，”他补充道。
The organization, formerly known as the United Nation of Islam and the Value Creators, was labeled a cult by a federal judge in the District of Kansas in 2018.
该组织的前身是伊斯兰和价值创造者联合组织，2018年被堪萨斯地区的一名联邦法官定性为邪教。
Public debate is also constrained by the growing personality cult that Sheikh Hasina is building around Sheikh Mujib, "the greatest Bengali of the millennium".
公众讨论的话题也被限制在逐渐膨胀的个人崇拜主义之中，谢赫·哈希纳把她父亲塑造成“千年以来最伟大的孟加拉人”。
Channels also pair up qualified content creators with brands, enabling video producers to monetize their cult followings thanks to major traffic.
频道还将合格的内容创作者与品牌配对，使视频制作人能够通过主要流量将其狂热粉丝货币化。
Brands make themselves heard thanks to influencers' cult following, and influencers who obtain low discounts from brands manage to win the hearts of more followers and reinforce their influence," said Mo Daiqing, a senior analyst at consultancy Internet Economy Institute.
咨询公司互联网经济研究所的高级分析师莫黛青表示：“品牌之所以能让人们听到自己的声音，得益于有影响力的人的狂热追随者，而从品牌中获得低折扣的有影响力的人们能够赢得更多追随者的心，并加强他们的影响力。”。
He is a cult figure in China's internet industry and has attracted a big following among entrepreneurs and in pop culture.
In a well rehearsed roll out, Tencent replaced cult Chinese characters, such as Li Bai and Zhuge Liang, with celebrated Western super heroes like Batman and Van Helsing.
According to Mo Daiqing, senior analyst at Hangzhou-based Internet Economy Institute, leading livestreaming hosts such as Viya and Li Jiaqi (who is known for his incomparable techniques for selling lipstick) carry typical "rags to riches "stories that in part boost and solidify their cult following.
"The conflict between top-notch KOLs and brands is becoming inevitable, given that the cult following developed by these influencers is equipping them with pricing power that is cutting into margins for brands," Deng said.
"E-commerce actually serves as a great testing ground for an army of nascent brands that do not yet have a cult following in China," Lei said.
Peng Jingxuan, 26, who is doing her second master's degree in France, unexpectedly developed a cult following after posting her videos playing guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, on Bilibili, China's top video portal and community for notably the Generation Z population.
For instance, consultancy iResearch found a particular cult following outside of China for martial art genres known as Wuxia and Xianxia in Chinese.
Amid consumption upgrade, Cult Wines to persuade investors to spread riskAt a time of mounting global economic uncertainties and market volatility, Chinese investors can exploit investment opportunities in fine wine to offset risks elsewhere, suggested Cult Wines, a global wine investment company.
According to the 2019 Fine Wine Investment Report released by Cult Wines in late July, the LIV 1000 index, a gauge widely recognized by domestic and foreign investors, had seen an annualized return rate of 6.9 percent from 2008 to 2018.
Tom Gearing, managing director of Cult Wines, said that fine wine investment is an attractive and sustainable option for investors who are looking to expand their investment portfolios or diversify their global asset allocation.
Dan Siebers, associate director for Cult Wines in China, said that the average liquidation period of fine wines comes between eight and 12 weeks.
Founded in London in 2007, Cult Wines sees its current assets under management exceed 100 million pounds ($122 million).
This is probably the most ideal timing for Cult Wines to step into the Chinese market.
While the majority 53 percent of Cult Wines' clients are in the United Kingdom, and 26 percent are in Asia.
In the Western parts, Cult Wines' clients are predominantly male accountants, lawyers and financial professionals aged between 40 and 60.
What is more, more than half of the company's Chinese clients are younger females who have educational background in North America and Europe, said Patrick Thornton-Smith, deputy chairman of Cult Wines.
Cult Wines' findings to some extent echo the insights from Hurun.