Seeing Zheng Xiuli's uneasy expression, Fang Yang gestured for her to sit down. "How much have your fan base increased?"

Suppressing her surprise, Zheng Xiuli's heart was still beating a little fast. "I've gained more than five million followers. My fan count hasn't changed in a long time. I saw it was only over 21 million the day before yesterday, and now it's over 26 million. It's such a pleasant surprise."

Zhong Zhifeng's eyes tightened. "There's such good news. But you haven't checked for two days, so we don't know whether it's because of the album release or the short video last night. However, judging from the album sales last night, it's probably more due to the short video."

Zheng Xiuli nodded frantically, "I think so too. I thought most of the people who bought the album before were my fans, but last night the album sales were more than a million more than during the day. Plus, there was a sudden increase in the number of fans. It must be that the short video attracted some people from other reasons, and after learning about the situation, they placed an order to buy the album."

Fang Yang sat quietly watching the two lively characters perform with great enthusiasm. Although things were probably as Zheng Xiuli had analyzed, they were definitely not as indifferent as Zheng Xiuli claimed. You see, these two days were a crucial time for Zheng Xiuli's fan growth. Even though Zheng Xiuli was busy signing autographs, her manager and assistant were practically glued to her side, watching the fan growth every moment.

Compared to others, Ma Wenhua's focus was different. "President Fang, judging from the data, although short videos started to become popular from our company's short video website, in reality, the biggest traffic gains were still reaped by Douyin. Why don't we just set up an official account on Douyin to publish videos, instead of spending the effort to build our own website?"

Fang Yang looked at Ma Wenhua, and Yang Huajin and Chen Chen also looked at Fang Yang curiously. Although Fang Yang had mentioned the benefits of opening a short video website and a live streaming website at the last meeting, he would not lose out at all by outsourcing it to other websites, and it would save time and effort!

Those present were all company executives. After thinking for a moment, Fang Yang still spoke up about his considerations, "When Yuewen Entertainment Media was first established, you should know that Yuehai United completely blocked me across the entire internet, and the blockade was quite inexplicable. Fortunately, I had the Yuewen Entertainment Media website at the time. Even though I was blocked, my works could still be published through the Yuewen Entertainment Media website. At the same time, I was also fortunate to have the full support of the school's teachers and leaders, which helped me get through that difficult period."

Fang Yang's face showed a look of reminiscence. "From that time on, I felt that if the ability allowed, then we must complete the entire industry chain. That way, no matter how powerful your opponent is, they can't strangle you from the root. Isn't there an old saying? 'Even the poorest can't beg for food, and as long as you don't die, you'll eventually rise up.' So, based on the reading website, I built a music website, a calligraphy and painting website, acquired cinema chains, and now I'm buying land to build our headquarters, creating our own server room, film and television base, and Seven Star Cinemas. The next step is the internationalization of the website. When the entire industry chain is completed, even international giants will be able to compete with us. All of this, in short, is for one reason: to avoid being strangled by others!"

When this plan was mentioned, Fang Yang's whole body lit up. Without a doubt, it was a grand plan, a general plan. Now, the whole plan had been implemented to a critical stage. Once the headquarters was completed, all that was left was to expand into the international market.

Although Fang Yang had mentioned a general plan during the previous meeting, it was far less clear than it was this time. Perhaps Fang Yang wasn't so confident back then that he could advance the plan to this point in such a short time. That's why he revealed the whole plan now, wanting everyone to know the company's overall future plan. With this overall plan, everyone can work together towards the same goal and form the greatest synergy!

"President Fang, compared to everything you've done, we've been too short-sighted. But don't worry, I will definitely follow your instructions strictly in the future and do my best in my work."

Ma Wenhua's doubts vanished completely, and he was filled with excitement. As a member of this grand plan, Ma Wenhua felt extremely proud. Could there be a more challenging job than working for a company with a clear goal that was launching a giant ship?

Yang Huajin, Chen Chen, and Zheng Xiuli were all present at the event. They had all experienced the blacklisting controversy. Zheng Xiuli was even fired by the TV station on the spot and left the stage in a sorry state. Therefore, Zheng Xiuli hated Yuehai Media the most, and the showdown with Cang Mingyue was what Zheng Xiuli most wanted to see.

Why did Zheng Xiuli not complain when Fang Yang said that in order to increase sales and reduce fans' complaints, he would send out a large number of autographed photos and sign autographs for more than ten hours every day? It was because Zheng Xiuli did not want to repeat her past experience. She was willing to trample on the people related to Yuehai Media and even ruin her hand by writing so many autographs.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Fang Yang changed the subject, saying, "We were just talking about the album sales going well and the number of fans increasing. Is there any other good news?"

Regarding information, Chen Chen, regardless of being an authority, said, "These fans are very strange. On one hand, they are shouting criticism of Zhong Zhifeng and feeling sorry for Zheng Xiuli, while on the other hand, they are increasing their album orders. It is obvious that they want Zheng Xiuli to sign more autographed photos. This conclusion is contradictory, and the trending topic has even formed two opposing camps, with each side having its own reasons. It has caused a great stir on the Internet, but everyone thinks that they should buy more albums to comfort Zheng Xiuli's wounded heart."

Fang Yang laughed and said, "That's the inferiority complex. The more upset the celebrity is, the happier the audience is. It's not that the audience doesn't like the celebrity, but most of them like to see the celebrity make a fool of themselves. The more you make a fool of yourself, the happier they are. But overall, they still support you. Believe it or not, if someone were to say something bad about Zheng Xiuli at this time, I guarantee that many people would want to drag that person out and beat them to death."

Chen Chen slapped his thigh and said, "It's true. A millionaire, I don't know what got into him, jumped out and said that Zheng Xiuli was just putting on a show to gain the sympathy of her fans, and even called on everyone to boycott this kind of show and boycott Zheng Xiuli."

When the conversation got interesting, Chen Chen became more animated. "The result was quite unexpected. Not long after this big shot published his blog post, he was bombarded with criticism by a group of fans who rushed to the scene. Even his own fans turned against him, calling him a busybody and meddling in other people's business. At least 300,000 fans unfollowed him. In the end, he was so badly criticized that he had to delete his comments, close the comment section, and go into hiding."

Fang Yang laughed heartily, "Serves her right. Doesn't she see how famous Zheng Xiuli has become these past two days? To stand up for her now is just plain stupid. But it's still satisfying to talk about. I don't know how these people became big shots, stirring up trouble online all day long, and yet so many people still like them. There are all kinds of birds in this big forest!"