49 Chapter 49

So the fans who were eagerly waiting for the new album first welcomed the first major update of Wutongzhimu.

It was not until several days after the update that Zhang Daoquan, who had been busy improving the magic circle, finally had time to open the love network again to find out.

"This newly added feature is called Super Topic... What does it mean?" He muttered as he opened the page called "Super Topic Community". The first thing that caught his eye was the names of various star players lined up in a row, with a statistics of the number of fans next to them. It didn't seem to be much different from his previous personal accounts.

Without hesitation, he clicked on Liu Pianpian's super topic. The top post read "Liu Pianpian Super Topic Community Rules", which contained some commonplace things like prohibiting insulting others and posting prohibited content. The posts below were all beautiful photos of Liu Pianpian and her stage performances. There was even an ink painting of Liu Pianpian posted by a monk who was good at painting, which was very pleasing to the eye at first glance.

"So that's it! This is the holy place where we can only discuss Liu Pianpian!" Zhang Daoquan suddenly realized. Before he had time to take a closer look, a post from a familiar username suddenly caught his eye.

Dancing Pianpian: Oh no! Our super topic has been squeezed out by Shangguan Huaijin! Everyone, hurry up and post!

What? Was he pushed down by Shangguan Huaijin again?

Zhang Daoquan was furious. He exited the super topic and took a look at the square. Sure enough, Liu Pianpian, who was ranked first just now, fell to second place. The first place winner Shangguan Huaijin had a small crown on his head, and the golden glow was particularly dazzling in Zhang Daoquan's eyes.

Why you again? Are we destined to be the runner-up forever?

No! I won't agree to that!

Zhang Daoquan held his breath, clicked on Liu Pianpian's super topic, and divided the new feature he had recently developed - various beautified photos and videos - into several posts and posted them all at once.

Liu Pianpian, who was already as beautiful as a flower, had skin that was even whiter and seemed to be glowing after a simple color adjustment. Coupled with the starlight effects that Zhang Daoquan added selfishly, the whole photo was so beautiful that she looked like an innocent elf fairy in the forest.

Dancing Pianpian: Wow! President, you finally showed up. Wow, you don't even know how we've been getting by these days. Wow...

The Oiran Qingcheng: We have been posting so much these past few days that I feel like vomiting. President, not only have you come back, but you have also brought so many beautiful photos of Miss Pianpian. My efforts are totally worth it!

Dancing Pianpian: Yes, every one of them is so beautiful! I want to collect them and admire them every day!

Soon, many fans who were impressed by Liu Pianpian's beauty appeared below. After the interaction, Liu Pianpian's super topic quickly returned to the top spot. Zhang Daoquan breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly a new reply popped up.

Miss Pianpian, look at me: President, the album will be released tomorrow. Let's divide the work first. Some people will guard the Linglong Tower, and some people will guard the surrounding stores. We must buy a lot of them as soon as the album is released!

Pianpianqiwu: Yes, yes! I have already created a guild in advance, it’s called “Liu Pianpian Supporters Association”, everyone must not add the wrong one!

President of Liu Pianpian's Fan Club: Guild? What is a guild?

Miss Pianpian, look at me! Huh? President, are you completely unprepared? Ahh ...

The fans below then let out earth-shattering screams, and in their chatter, Zhang Daoquan finally figured it out: the guild is an organization that counts the number of fans' purchases and ranks them. The guild with the most purchases will be ranked at the top, which is similar to the previous magazine voting.

Miss Pian Pian, look at me: President, President, we must fight for Miss Pian Pian! She is not the center of this album. How can our night-time beauty queen endure such grievances? Wuuwuwu...

Liu Pianpian Voting Machine: That's right! Everyone knows about the Hehuan Sect's practice of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. Our Miss Pianpian used to be the most popular courtesan. When she was still a mortal, she was always the protagonist on stage. But now that she's become an immortal, she has to endure this kind of injustice...

Dancing Pianpian: Go ahead! I'm going to fight those guys! We're not only going to squeeze out Shangguan Huaijin's guild, we're also going to squeeze out those guys from "Hua Hong Liu Lu"!!!

Qi Wu Nong Qing Ying: That's right! We absolutely cannot let those lunatics rush over and pollute Miss Pian Pian's eyes!

Zhang Daoquan, who had been silently peeking at the screen for a long time without saying anything, actually wanted to ask: What are the red flowers and green willows?

However, considering the tragedy caused by his casual question just now, Zhang Daoquan did not say anything after all. He silently opened the search bar and typed in the words "花红刘绿". Instantly, all kinds of posts came into view. The one at the top was actually a super topic, and it seemed that there were quite a few people, ranking second in a group list.

Ranked first was a strange topic called "The Fisherman and His Little Cormorant". The picture in the topic was a fisherman wearing a bamboo hat and a chubby baby bird. The more Zhang Daoquan read these topics, the more confused he became. In the end, he simply clicked on the colorful topic.

What caught the eye were various duet stage photos of Liu Pianpian and Lu Wu. Fans were clamoring for the album sales tomorrow to be in the front row. Everything seemed to be no different from the celebrity super chat, except that they seemed to be supporting Liu Pianpian and Lu Wu.

"What's the big deal? Why do those guys have so much resentment towards this super topic?" Zhang Daoquan felt puzzled, and was thinking about going back to persuade those people not to be so extreme. While thinking about it, he swiped down a few more times and suddenly saw two pictures of two people looking at each other.

He remembered that this was the first performance, when all the members of Liu Pianpian's team smiled together because of their victory. Weren't all seven members on stage at that time? Wouldn't it be a bit wrong to just cut out the others?

With some reminders in mind, Zhang Daoquan opened the post and was caught off guard when the following words came into view:

Tiandi Xiaoyao, a casual cultivator: This is an unspoken understanding! They are a perfect match!

Red flowers and green leaves: a match made in heaven! They deserve to be a Taoist couple!

Western Regions Perfect Match Goddess: Hurry up and practice dual cultivation! Aren't you from the Hehuan Sect? Hurry up and practice special cultivation!

Zhang Daoquan:!!!

Spreading rumors! This is a blatant rumor!

There's no such thing! Miss Liu Pianpian is innocent!

With great shock and grievance, Zhang Daoquan carefully studied the super topic and found that it contained some fictitious things, such as the same clothes and the same hairpin, the two people posted a video together again, and even the clouds posted by the two people looked like such outrageous content.

Are you sick?

What do you mean by the same clothes? Those are sect disciples' uniforms, right? What's so strange about two fellow disciples posting a video together? Clouds come in all shapes and sizes, so what's wrong with them looking alike?

And look at that, do they look alike? They clearly don't look alike at all!

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Zhang Daoquan, whose defense was broken, angrily quit the super topic. Looking at the second place, he felt even more disappointed.

Even spreading rumors can only squeeze into the second place, you are a bunch of shameful trash!

Miss Liu Pianpian's popularity is so high, but she can only be ranked second. It must be that Lu Wu who is holding her back! This must be a deliberate plan by Lu Wu, just to suck away Miss Pianpian's popularity!

Zhang Daoquan, who was furious, returned to Liu Pianpian's solo super topic. He made a strategic deployment to buy the album tomorrow, and then made a bold statement in the super topic.

The president of the Liu Pianpian fan club said: "We must redeem ourselves this time! We must regain the top spot for Miss Pianpian and wash away the shame of being in second place for so long!"

Dancing gracefully: For Miss Pianpian, go for it!

Dancing with the shadows: For Miss Pianpian, go for it!

Miss Pianpian, look at me: For Miss Pianpian, go for it!

With the huge success of the first album of the girl group Neon Chang, more and more disciples have realized how important love is to celebrities.

In the past, it took constant competitions and stage performances to maintain the popularity of the sect, but now it can be achieved by just moving a finger and posting a status. Those disciples who were unable to debut can continue to gain the love and support of fans through the Internet. They have swept away the decadence of being eliminated before, and the entire Hehuan Sect is filled with a joyous atmosphere.

As they were having fun, the other disciples who had never participated in the competition could no longer sit still.

"Young Sect Master, many disciples have been asking us recently when we will be preparing for the next talent show. Wouldn't it be better if we could give them a definite answer sooner rather than later?"

Elder Bai Xuan has always been responsible for taking care of the ordinary disciples' cultivation and life. Naturally, he couldn't help but be the first to ask on behalf of the disciples.

"Next session? Not so soon, right?" Ning Shu was standing behind the Spirit Shadow Stone directing the Nichang girl group in filming their music video. She was startled when she heard Bai Xuan's question:

"How can a talent show be held every few months? You can't reap the benefits so quickly, right? I still want to release a few albums for the Nichang girl group, record a group variety show, and then have a few concerts. Once they have established themselves, I'll hold the next talent show..." Ning Shu counted on his fingers, counting off the numbers one by one:

"So, it would take at least a year. Actually, I think considering the lifespan and time perception of immortal cultivators, it would be best to hold it every three to five years..."

It just so happens that other sects' sect competitions are held at about the same frequency, so the audience won't be able to catch us and accuse us of scamming them."

"Alas, this is too slow." Bai Xuan held her forehead and sighed. "It's held every three to five years, and only one or two out of ten disciples will benefit in the end, and only five will successfully debut. As the saying goes, it's not the lack of distribution that's worrying, but the inequality. If this continues... I'm afraid it will hurt the harmony between the sisters."

And judging from Ning Shu's attitude, these five disciples who have just debuted will probably be sent all the way to the Golden Core or God Transformation stage by her within three to five years. A few disciples who have just joined the sect can get such help. How embarrassing for those sisters who have been through life and death for the benefit of the sect for many years?

"Ah! That seems a bit..." Ning Shu finally woke up from this star-development game after Bai Xuan's reminder. She waved to Xiao Cui, who had been promoted to special assistant, to come over and take over the shift. She followed Bai Xuan to the side to discuss:

"Sister Bai Xuan, how about this? Since we've already spread the love network in the City That Never Sleeps, why don't we let those sisters show their talents on Wutongzhimu and we'll be responsible for streaming them. This should also attract a lot of fans."

"Do you think we haven't thought of the method you've come up with?" Bai Xuan shook her head and sighed, then pulled up the backend data of Wutong's Purpose for Ning Shu to see:

“There are tens of thousands of cultivators in the City That Never Sleeps, and most of them are fans of one or more contestants. Their energy has been completely occupied, and they are not willing to pay attention to other disciples.

Many disciples have to compete for the remaining 10% or 20% of monks, and also compete with ordinary users who also post content on the love website. The effect is really not ideal."

Yes, this place is different from the populous China in my previous life. There are hundreds of thousands of people in any city. The world of immortal cultivation has always been vast and sparsely populated, and the cultivators like to hide in some remote mountains and old forests. On average, there are only 10,000 to 20,000 cultivators in a city. The reason why the City That Never Sleeps can accommodate nearly 100,000 people at once is thanks to its reputation as the entertainment capital.

"It seems that the market of the City That Never Sleeps is almost saturated so far... If we want to meet the needs of more sisters, we can only find a way to make this cake bigger..." Ning Shu touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

【Author’s words】

The audition is over, and filming is about to begin. Let's pursue our dreams in the entertainment industry! [Spread flowers]