Chapter 158: Ratings Soar

"Also, remember to send the photos you just took to the newspapers and the paparazzi to show the arrogance of the "Martial Spirit" crew."

It would be best if citizens get so angry that they want to hit someone after reading the newspaper.

Once the public's emotions are aroused, this incident will attract more attention, and the ratings of the TV series "Mu Guiying" will be higher. It would be even more interesting if they were defeated in the ring.

It's not enough for her to copy their publicity, but she even dares to come to the other side to challenge them. There are so many places in Baogang, but she has to squeeze in front of them to annoy them. Don't blame her.

The reporter was a professional after all, and quickly understood Hu Xiaoxiao's intentions. He gave her a thumbs-up and said, "Got it! I'll do it right away. I'll make sure this is the headline when the public gets their newspaper tomorrow!"

Hu Xiaoxiao was afraid that he couldn't explain it clearly over the phone, so he drove back to the TV station immediately. Without even having time to change his costume, he found Lu Sheng and told him that he was going to compete with "Martial Spirit".

"You mean, the crew of 'Mu Guiying' is going to compete with the crew of 'Martial Spirit'? A real competition, a duel?" Lu Sheng reiterated. Since their founding, the two TV stations had been battling openly and covertly, but there had never been a brutal fistfight.

After all, we are all gentlemen, and we appear to be friendly on the surface, but whatever we want to do is shady.

Even though we often talked about competing in competitions in the past, it was just a metaphor. At most, I would broadcast whatever drama you broadcast, and the ratings would be higher than yours.

Now the two crews ran in front of the citizens and fought with real weapons. Even though Lu Sheng had seen a lot of things, he was still shocked by this action.

"Is this your idea?" Lu Sheng couldn't understand why Hu Xiaoxiao, a girl, could do something so bold and unexpected.

Hu Xiaoxiao rushed over and was thirsty. He poured himself some tea and drank it. After he had enough water, he said, "Just tell me, is this news explosive enough? If you were a citizen, would you be interested in this news?"

"Of course."

"That's right!" Hu Xiaoxiao said, "Then what are you waiting for? Get started right away!"

Lu Sheng clenched his fists, suppressing his excitement. "First, tell me what the chances of Mu Guiying's success are."

"We will definitely win. If Mingxu and the others can't beat them, I will take on their entire crew alone." Hu Xiaoxiao said domineeringly.

During the filming of "Mu Guiying", Lu Sheng had been following the whole time. He knew that Hu Xiaoxiao had arm wrestled a group of men on the set and made them doubt their lives.

Lu Sheng slammed the table. Since the chances of winning are so great, let's do it! "Go back and rest first, recharge your energy, and leave the rest to me."

Maybe this incident will really make the ratings of "Mu Guiying" soar, and then they will be able to give Ji Sheng a satisfactory answer.

After thinking it through, the pressure that had been weighing on Lu Sheng's shoulders for the past few days seemed to have suddenly been lifted, and he felt much more relaxed. He was more excited than anyone else and immediately mobilized resources to make this a big deal.

Not only Lu Sheng thought so, but Baozhutai also thought so.

Why did Baozhutai send the crew of "Martial Spirit" out to promote it? Wasn't it because they saw that "Mu Guiying" was gaining momentum, so they wanted to play it safe and promote it too?

Now the two crews are going to compete with each other?

If they win, you can imagine how much popularity the winning drama will gain! On the contrary, if they lose, the ratings of the drama will be terrible!

"Are you sure you can win?" Cheng Sheng, the general manager of Baozhutai, came to inquire about this matter.

Feng Zidong patted his chest and guaranteed, "We can win 100%! 'Mu Guiying' is a women's drama. I didn't see many men involved. There's no reason we can't win. I said we wanted to fight, but Hu Xiaoxiao got scared and said he was tired and wanted to fight another day. You can imagine, they are very afraid of us!"

"That's great. I'll take action now and make this news a big deal. After I defeat the 'Mu Guiying' crew the day after tomorrow, I won't have to worry about the ratings anymore!"

Baozhutai also immediately mobilized resources to publicize the competition between the two crews.

The two major television stations broadcast the story. Meanwhile, various newspapers, magazines, and other media outlets received photos and the details of the incident (from the perspective of the "Mu Guiying" crew) sent by reporters from Baogang TV.

The media outlets, which were short of news and explosive points, removed their original front pages overnight and replaced them with new headlines.

The next day, when Hu Xiaoxiao finished his breakfast and got the newspaper, all the newspapers had reported this incident on a full page, with photos, and the truth was revealed with pictures.

It just so happened that the magazines published these two days also made this incident a headline and reported it extensively.

Dragon and Phoenix Battle: "Martial Spirit" and "Mu Guiying" will stage a battle on the stage tomorrow

This is a relatively normal title. The following title is too imaginative:

A man and a woman engage in a passionate fight on the street, and onlookers praise it as a feast for the eyes.

There is another title -

"A bunch of grown men bullying women in the street, what kind of heroes are they?"

There are two pictures, one is the extremely arrogant male actors of "Martial Spirit", and the other is several female actors from the crew of "Mu Guiying" with frightened expressions.

There is also a very unethical title -

A delicate woman was bullied by a group of tough guys until tomorrow. The scene was horrific.

With a wide variety of titles, there's sure to be one for everyone. Within a single day, everyone in Hong Kong knew about the upcoming showdown between the two crews, and the discussion grew increasingly heated.

The housewives reacted most strongly. A group of grown men wanting to fight with women on stage—outrageous! Isn't this bullying women? Looking at the photos again, the men were all strong and muscular, while the women looked so delicate and weak, how pitiful!

In her rage, the housewife saw "Martial Heroes" on TV and immediately changed the channel to watch "Mu Guiying". She found "Mu Guiying" quite good and very satisfying. The fighting scenes were beautiful and aesthetic. Unlike those men, who fought to the death and were covered in blood, it was too bloody.

As a result, the ratings of "Mu Guiying" soared tonight.

The competition between "Martial Spirit" and "Mu Guiying" became a major event in Hong Kong overnight.

Baozhutai has been paying attention to the news trends and found that the ring battles have become a case of male bullying females criticized by many housewives under public opinion, and the negative image of "Martial Heroes" has become increasingly worse.

When Baozhutai realized that something was not right, it immediately communicated with Baogangtai overnight, requiring male artists to compete in "Mu Guiying" tomorrow. If the other party used female artists, the event would be cancelled.

In any case, Boju TV would never allow such a negative impact as a man beating a woman to be carried out. If its reputation is damaged, not only will "Martial Spirit" but also Boju TV's future TV programs will be ruined.

Lu Sheng had already received the list of applicants for tomorrow's competition. He couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the names and notes on the list. But he spoke with embarrassment and reluctance, but in the end he had to agree.