The same scenario continued after the event ended, and soon the hashtag "#IdolProductionFirstPublication" became a trending topic.

The most discussed topic right now is Sun Hao, but many people have also shown off the gifts given by the organizers.

[I declare today my luckiest day yet! The gifts from the organizers must have cost over a thousand yuan! Isn't this the kind of treatment you only get at celebrity concerts? Who knows? I didn't even buy a ticket.]

[I understand. I was selected as a lucky audience member because I voted for Shi Mu. Not only did they not charge me for the ticket, but they also covered my airfare and hotel. At first, I thought it was a scam.]

[The idol production team did a really good job in this regard; they selected ten fans for each contestant to attend the event, instead of relying on fans to spend money and only focusing on the most popular trainees.]

Is this for real? It makes me want to vote!

[Isn't anyone going to praise the stage? This is truly the best stage I've seen in the Chinese entertainment industry in recent years. Not a single person slacked off; everyone genuinely gave their all.]

[I'm nominating Sun Hao. I always thought he was talented, but he never really had that star quality. Standing in the center of the stage, he made the whole team look dull. But this time, he was such a pleasant surprise.]

[I nominated Su Jiu. I initially became a fan because of his looks, but honestly, he always gave me the impression of trying to take shortcuts. He just kept trying to piggyback on Mu Xiaozhe's popularity, making me feel embarrassed to admit I was a fan. But this time, he really treated the stage well.]

[Agreed. Jiang Xiaomian and Mu Xiaoze are such perfect rivals, the tension is practically overflowing! But even as a fan, I have to say, they're both incredibly charismatic on stage!]

What should I do? I'm already experiencing withdrawal symptoms even though they just left. Everyone on stage is wonderful, and I'll be heartbroken if any of them leave.

As the buzz grew, discordant voices gradually emerged under the trending topics.

[The fans of Idol Producer are really something else. To boost your idol's ratings, you'll exaggerate anything and everything, calling it the best stage in the Chinese entertainment industry in recent years. Where do you put us veteran fans?]

The first generation of talent shows certainly had many great stages, but their average skill level was definitely not as good as this year's; this year, there wasn't a single weak performer.

[Did I just have a memory of those people's off-key singing and zombie-like dancing on the initial stage? How dare they compare their skills to us veterans?]

People who had just watched the performance tried to reason with him.

The success of a stage performance depends not only on the idol, but also on lighting, stage design, and camera work, all of which greatly influence the stage effect.

[You mean we veteran fans are poor? Do you know that we veteran fans earned an entire building for the company we signed with?]

Two groups of people inexplicably started competing to make money.

The trainees from idol production haven't officially debuted yet, so of course they haven't earned any money, but when it comes to showing off, who can compare to the scale of wholesale endorsements and subway road paving?

The conversation then turned to magazine sales and haute couture outfits. Fans of the idol production team discovered that although their idols hadn't debuted yet, the clothes they wore were mostly ready-to-wear from various brands.

Mu Xiaoze's wealth is well-known, but others obviously don't have that kind of financial power, so fans have gained a new understanding of the show's extravagance.

Especially after Qiao Xia logged onto the company's Weibo account and posted photos of the downtown building, it was as if the game was over.

What made fans even happier was that Qiao Xia changed the voting rules. Fans no longer need to spend money to buy products from specific advertisers to vote. They can simply log in to the APP and cast nine votes for their favorite contestants every day.

If you persist for a week, you can get an extra ticket every day and participate in a lucky draw with countless prizes including cash, mobile phones, and travel packages, and the winning rate is extremely high.

This prompted even passersby who were initially uninterested to get involved.

In the office building of Xingyao Media, General Manager Wang paced back and forth in his office, saying, "Why not make money off our fans? Why are you trying to save this money? How much will we lose out on profits?"

Mr. Wang held the tablet with a worried expression, his face contorted with pain.

Qiao Xia shook her finger. "It's not us, it's you."

Mr. Wang cupped his hands and said, "My dear aunt, let's not talk about who's making money. I originally said I would give you shares, but you didn't want them. Now that you see me making money, you're jealous?"

Qiao Xia gave him a cold glance. "Don't act innocent after getting the benefits. Brands have been fighting over who can advertise with you lately, haven't they?"

"From what I've seen, all the brands endorsed by the trainees consider it an honor to be featured in the show as their sponsors. The episode with the theme song assessment had a market share of 34.5%. Don't tell me you didn't make any money?"

Mr. Wang scratched his head and chuckled twice, but he was still not giving up. "It's precisely because of the high market share that I'm in a hurry. If we tie the votes to the brand owners, the monthly revenue will be at least this much."

Mr. Wang held up two fingers, then said with a sheepish look, "If we suddenly stop being tied to the voting, what if the brand owners blame us..."

Qiao Xia rolled her eyes. "Come on, the products that are always tied to voting are the products of the main investors. I'm the main investor in this show, and guess why they didn't come to you?"

Mr. Wang also found it strange, so he honestly shook his head.

"Because each of them has an endorsement deal. The milk that was originally linked to the vote was endorsed by Mu Xiaozhe alone, so the final sales figures were naturally counted as his individual achievement. Of course, the fans of the other people were not happy about that."

Qiao Xia shrugged. "If you don't unbind yourself soon, other people's fans will complain to the official Weibo account. The reason why the brand doesn't have any objections is, of course, because their sales haven't dropped."

Qiao Xia stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling crowd. "Now, the trainees in idol production are like students in the same class, and the fans are like parents who are pushing their idols to excel. In addition, the number of fans is also linked to the idol's charm."

"Therefore, they not only want their idols to stand out from the crowd, but they also compete with each other. So even if it's not related to voting, they will still spend money on their idols' endorsements."

Mr. Wang was still frustrated, "What's the use? In the end, we're the only ones who lose money."

Qiao Xia patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be discouraged. At this rate, our show's market share will definitely reach 50%. You can talk to the platform about the revenue sharing for each episode."

Mr. Wang's eyes lit up instantly. "Sister Qiao, I didn't expect you to be such a business genius."

"You flatter me." Qiao Xia quickly waved her hand. She had only wanted to show off her wealth by unlinking the voting from the milk, and what she said to President Wang was just a casual remark. But now it seemed that it was actually feasible.

Qiao Xia patted President Wang on the shoulder heavily, "We must raise our market share to 50%, we must become a legend!"