Zhao Liang patted Fu Ming, who was standing next to him, hard and said, "Director Fu, thank you for your hard work."

Fu Ming was completely unaware of Zhao Liang's inner thoughts, and was taken aback by Zhao Liang's actions. "Manager Zhao, how have I been working so hard?"

Everyone in the room was completely bewildered by Zhao Liang's antics. He was just talking to Fang Yang about promotion, and in the blink of an eye, he was saying something about how hard Fu Ming had worked. This sudden turn of events left everyone confused!

Zhao Liang looked at the bewildered people in the room and laughed, "You guys don't understand, do you? To be honest, I've been in this film industry for almost a year now, and my biggest feeling is that it's hard for newcomers to get ahead, and it's even harder for young directors to get ahead!"

Fu Ming hadn't expected Zhao Liang to bring up this, and he almost broke down. However, Fu Ming was relatively fortunate. With Fang Yang backing him up, Fu Ming didn't need to worry about the script, songs, funding, or publicity. He could just focus on making the movie well, without having to deal with anyone's opinions, investors' interference, or the arrogance of big-name actors who seemed to think they were above the director. He could concentrate solely on making a good movie. Fu Ming's treatment already surpassed that of 99% of directors!

"Manager Zhao, please don't say that. Being able to work as a director at Yuewen Entertainment Media is like I saved the universe in my past life, which is why I have such good luck in this life. Meeting President Fang is the result of using up all the luck I've ever had in my life."

Fu Ming's words drew laughter from the crowd. Zhao Liang laughed and said, "Look at your flattery, I'm almost embarrassed. Although it's not for me, I still feel lucky. Isn't this a perfect confession?"

Zhao Liang's maniacal laughter made Fang Yang's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot. This bastard said such nasty things, and yet he couldn't refute him.

"Manager Zhao, this is not flattery, it is from the bottom of my heart. I was destitute and had nowhere to turn on the spot. I am grateful to President Fang for taking me in and giving me food to eat. I will never forget this kindness for the rest of my life."

"Hey, what a loyal and righteous man."

Zhao Liang patted Fu Ming hard, "No wonder President Fang supports you so much. Keep up the good work. We're all family, it's only right that we help each other."

Everyone was watching Zhao Liang act silly and crowding around to look at the data. It was a rather boring thing to do, but everyone wanted to see the results as soon as possible. Watching the two of them chat was a good way to pass the time.

Fu Ming gave an awkward smile. This Manager Zhao was burly and rough, and he didn't know his own strength. With those two slaps, Fu Ming felt like his entire skeleton had been shattered, and he was in excruciating pain.

"Liangzi, you have no sense of proportion! Look, you've made Director Fu's gums bleed from biting them so hard. Can't you talk things out properly?"

Zhao Liang turned to look at Fu Ming, a little embarrassed. "Director Fu, I wasn't paying attention and was just enjoying myself. I hurt you. I'll offer you a few more drinks at noon to apologize."

Fu Ming shook his head. "It's not that serious. It only happened in an instant. Manager Zhao, thank you for your concern about this movie."

Zhao Liang waved his hand, “We are all comrades in the same trench. General Manager Fang is the commander who plans and strategizes, General Manager Yang is the hardworking steward, Minister Zhong is the vanguard who charges ahead, and I am at most a flag bearer who cheers and shouts.”

Yang Huajin laughed and scolded, "You're quite good at arranging people. But I think you should be very happy now. The number of followers on your official account has reached more than 10,000 and it's still climbing rapidly. In addition to more than 8,000 from the website, today's flyers are starting to have an effect, with more than 200 followers."

Zhao Liang glanced at the screen. "This isn't much, is it? This is the national figure. It's only increased by a little over two hundred people in more than two hours. What's there to be happy about?"

Yang Huajin glanced helplessly at Zhao Liang and gestured for Zhong Zhifeng to explain. Zhong Zhifeng coughed twice and said, "Manager Zhao, the numbers weren't very impressive at first, but that's how promotion works. It all starts from scratch. For example, take the popular online game, Golden Bullet. Have you played it?"

"I've played it. I heard there are millions of people online at the same time now."

"It's easy to talk if you've played it. It's true that there were millions of people online at the same time, but when Golden Bullet was first released, the number of registrations on the first day was only a little over 500. That was only achieved after the game company spent millions on online advertising. It wasn't until a week later that the number of registrations barely broke 10,000. But it only took three days to go from 10,000 to 100,000. Do you know why that is?"

Zhao Liang had never done promotion before, so he had no idea about the ins and outs of it. "I don't know, I'm not a promoter."

Seeing that Zhao Liang didn't understand but still seemed self-righteous, Zhong Zhifeng had no choice but to explain: "This involves the issue of customer base. In the beginning, if you have a small customer base, no matter how hard you try, you can't spread your product overnight because the scope is too small. It's like some restaurants; no matter how delicious your food is, your sales scope is limited to the local area. If you want to expand nationwide, you can only open branches to increase your customer base."

Zhao Liang understood now. "You mean, no matter how many people your shop serves, or where they come from, your shop can only serve that many people a day?"

"Yes, that's the cardinal number theory. Or to put it another way, no matter how much water a cup holds, it will never exceed the amount of water a jar can hold, because the cup is only so big. If you pour in a little more, it will overflow. So, the volume determines the amount of water."

As expected of someone who specializes in promotion, Zhong Zhifeng used two vivid metaphors to help Zhao Liang understand the principle in no time.

"Now let's analyze how to increase 10,000 to 100,000 in three days."

Zhong Zhifeng paused slightly, "When you have 500 people, it takes 20 times the effort to expand to 10,000, but it only takes 10 times the effort to expand from 10,000 to 100,000. This multiplier theory is quite intuitive, isn't it?"

After being looked at with a smile by Zhong Zhifeng, Zhao Liang felt a little hot-faced. It was indeed very simple and straightforward.

"However, beneath this multiplier theory, there are many other factors at play. For example, if your game is really fun, gamers might spontaneously recommend it, and with the help of advertising, it can attract public attention, thus sparking discussion and drawing more people's attention. This series of promotions can quickly grow from 10,000 to 100,000 users. As the saying goes, 'When peaches and plums grow in abundance, a path will naturally form beneath them.' Once you gain fame, rapid development becomes a very simple matter!"

Seeing that Zhao Liang was speechless, Yang Huajin laughed and said, "Now you know what the significance of 10,000 followers is?"

Zhao Liang nodded. "So you mean, we can break through 100,000 followers in three days?"

Hearing Zhao Liang's words, everyone in the room except Fu Ming laughed. Chen Chen patted Zhao Liang and said, "It doesn't need three days. The momentum is already there. I reckon that some people online have already noticed this phenomenon. With their push, it will break 100,000 views this afternoon. After all, this is a small breakthrough for the film industry, and it's worth it for them to ride the wave of traffic."