Chapter 167 Forum Body Transition Chapter

When the final list was announced on the night of the group formation, online public opinion was already in an uproar.

The battle among fans of various groups has become fierce and has reached a fever pitch. Marketing accounts have taken the opportunity to lead the trend to a frenzy:

[Exclusive News! The cast list for "Road to Stardom" has been leaked. How reliable is this list?]

[The ultimate showdown for the C position: Amateur dark horse vs. capital darling, who will reach the top? ]

[In-depth Analysis: Who would this limited edition group lose its soul without?]

【Shocked! ……】

Fans are well aware that these are common tactics used by marketing accounts, but before the official announcement, the anxiety of the suspense always lingers.

This is the cruelty of talent shows. The previous rankings are just for reference, and there are many precedents of upsets in the finals of other shows in the past.

Even if they are 90% sure, during the waiting period after the voting channel is closed, all fans can do is to promote their own contestants online.

They must create a sense of "it would be unjust if they don't debut" and use overwhelming support to prove that their contestants' debut is what everyone wants.

This almost obsessive persistence is not only to influence the direction of public opinion, but also to maintain the cohesion of the fan group.

At this critical moment, even if the outside world is skeptical, fans must have full faith in it - because once even the fans are shaken, that would be a real defeat.

On this much-anticipated night of the group's formation, the copywriting teams of each fan club were on high alert.

Those carefully designed fan-torturing rhetoric, which is used one after another, is more effective than any panacea.

Who cares if the text is good? As long as it hits the fans' pain points, it's good copy.

This is not an academic paper. What is needed now is the kind of "thumping literature" that makes people tremble.

At this tense moment, the sixth-ranked contestant in the group list was finally announced.

The marketing accounts that were keeping a close eye on the live broadcast immediately took action, quickly capturing the footage of You Jinzhao speaking on stage as the cover image, and even released the news faster than the official program.

On this night where traffic is king, the competition among various marketing accounts is also in full swing.

Although the popularity is skyrocketing, the competition among peers is even more brutal, and it all comes down to hand speed and the eye-catchingness of the copy.

[Award Observation Station V: #StarDreamRoadNight##StarDreamRoadList# Breaking News! @StarDreamRoad - You Jinchao has secured his debut spot with a sixth-place finish! Was this talented singer's selection expected? You Jinchao is known for his exceptional vocal skills. Does his successful debut mean that fellow contestant @StarDreamRoad - Gu Qiong will miss out? [Thoughts]]

[Screenshot of You Jinzhao's speech live on stage.jpg]

The comment section was instantly filled with smoke and quarrels:

"I suggest the blogger go see an ophthalmologist right away! The only major vocalist on Star Dream Road has always been my @Star Dream Road-Gu Zhun. Be careful not to sprain your tongue if you talk nonsense here~"

"I'm dying of laughter. I'm afraid some people calling him 'the only great vocalist' is just for his own amusement? What else can he do besides show off his skills? His emotional expression is as pale as boiled water, and he still has the nerve to force others to recognize him? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that You Jinzhao has a much larger following and a wider audience, okay?"

“Second!”

"You Jinzhao? I don't have much impression of him. He's not even on my prediction list for the group. I'm afraid there's a lot of water in this~"

"Since your memory is poor, let me help you recall it! Here are our actual voting data, please feel free to check it out! [Latest Voting Data Comparison Chart]"

"If You Jinchao can even get sixth place, then the rest of the rankings are probably inflated. If the first few of the three successive players are replaced, then..."

"That idiot investor wants to die! Money laundering confirmed! How about everyone crowdfunding tonight to buy a sewing machine trial voucher for this black-hearted investor?"

"Hahahaha what a talent!"

"Alas, let's just break up. When I saw the first person to debut, I knew it was just another capital game. It's still just the fans expressing their true feelings. It's boring..."

In addition, there are a group of people who are trying to take advantage of the situation and fan the flames in the comment section, hoping that the war will become more and more intense.

"Just a passerby's comment, it's ridiculous that You Jinchao could even make it into the top six. There was no such person before. I'm afraid the Hidden Emperor has suddenly appeared out of nowhere?"

"This is hilarious! This 'Luren' above has a homepage full of Sun Lele's promotional posts. What kind of reasonable person is he? [Homepage screenshot] What? Now that his own boss is out of luck, he's throwing mud at them?"

"I heard that Sun Lele was originally slated for sixth place, but the vote was changed at the last minute? Isn't this capital manipulation too obvious [sinister]?"

"It only takes a mouth to spread rumors, right? My voting data is completely transparent, but someone else is flooding the Jinshan Mountain. Once the official vote count is done, their true colors are exposed. Don't you feel guilty?~"

The real melon-eating crowd looked bewildered:

"Wait... what's going on now? [Laughing and crying] I just watched a live broadcast, but why do I feel like I missed an entire palace drama?"

This melee is a classic drama of the draft final night - the truth is no longer important, what matters is who can "kill people and destroy their hearts" with their voice.

Therefore, it is completely unworkable to create a team spirit in a talent show. Before the group is formed, all the teams have fought each other to the hilt, no matter how ruthless they are. After the group is formed, how can such a thing as a team spirit appear out of thin air?

At this moment, fans of all teams know it well: if they muddy the water first, they may be able to win in the chaos.

After all, before the final list of the group is announced, every change in ranking may have a ripple effect. Whoever occupies the high ground of public opinion first will have a better chance of winning.

The marketing account naturally achieved its goal. The popularity of the blog post soared, the comments section became more and more noisy, and even spread to other high grounds.

If the announcement of You Jinzhao's ranking was just an appetizer, then the subsequent announcement of the group lists were depth bombs, involving all the onlookers, spectators and fans of various groups.

Especially when the ranking of the last place Ding Zai was announced and Qian Song ranked eighth, this war of public opinion was completely unavoidable.

[Yijie Entertainment V: #StarDreamRoadNight##StarDreamRoadList# The final roster is out! The members of the new boy group #MYST7# include: Xie Qingyu, @StarDreamRoad-Gu Qi, @StarDreamRoad-Bai Yan, @StarDreamRoad-Wei Liangchen, @StarDreamRoad-Liao, @StarDreamRoad-You Jinzhao, and @StarDreamRoad-Ding Zai. Does this roster meet your expectations? It's worth noting that @StarDreamRoad-Qian Song, who had been firmly in the debut position for all three releases, unfortunately missed out by finishing eighth. Is there a hidden reason behind this, or is it a lack of fan support? What are your thoughts?]

"Stand and watch, sit and watch, lie down and watch! How else can you watch?!"

"@GrapeTV Star Dream Road Official, you guys are so bold, trying to pull a trick at the last minute? Look at the data comparison chart between the two [long data comparison chart], in which statistic does Qian Song not crush Ding Huang?"

"I have to apologize to Wei Ran and You Jin Chao now. I used to think they were royals, but it turns out they were just stepping stones for the real prince to take the blame [smile]"

"Honestly, Ding Zai's skills are just so-so. He's been acting crazy all day to attract attention, and he's been pulling popular contestants to hype up 'brotherhood' to get to where he is now, right? He gets an absurd amount of screen time, and he always steals Xie Qingyu's spotlight. She's just polite enough not to bother with him. The most suspicious thing is the live broadcast of the group's debut. Everyone else, including Xie Qingyu, was extremely nervous, but he looked completely out of it. His reaction when he found out the result was so fake. Heli suspects he knew from some source that he would definitely debut, which is why he was even calmer than Xie Qingyu!"

"Shut up upstairs. My wife Qingyu is not a punctuation mark! No thanks to the huge C, please walk independently. If you want to argue, open a thread and do it yourself!"

"I ordered it! I know my Baoxiang is good, but not just any monster can come and apply it!"

"But the analysis does make sense... I felt something was off during the live broadcast [screenshot of Ding's micro-expression analysis]"

"Qian Songjia, stop being so jealous. The data speaks for itself [the official final vote count is released]. Who can you blame for your poor voting performance?"

"Haha, are you using official data now? Everyone knows that the voting pool was tampered with [eating melon]"

"Stop arguing. I suggest you just report J. Everyone's posting data charts, it's dizzying. Who can tell the difference between real and fake?"

"Xie Qingyu's family really doesn't care? If you just stand by and watch now, don't cry when the royal family embezzles your resources later!!"

"Oh my god, I'm so scared~ You can try it, you didn't even wipe the # off your butt clean and you want to drag others into the water, how mean~"

"Kids, please don't come to the table, you're such a jerk~"

"+1, when did my family get this job as a judge? If you want to appeal, go to @葡萄TV星梦路官方. If you want to commit suicide, just close the door tightly at home and don't disturb the neighbors in the middle of the night~"

“+11111”

“+10086”

Although those with ulterior motives did not succeed in dragging Xie Qingyu's family, who had the loudest voice, into the water, the war of public opinion is still intensifying. Fans of various families, especially those closest to their debut, are trying to use "hard evidence" to prove their views.

Some people looked up statistics on camera allocations from previous episodes, some did micro-expression analysis, and some even began to dig deep into the contestants' backgrounds.

The previous few companies were too lazy to pay too much attention to these "small fights" as they had already set their sights on more distant places.

For them, the battle for ranking is a thing of the past. The real battlefield lies in the allocation of resources after the group is formed - this is the key that requires preparation in advance.

Thus, the classic "pulling seconds" segment in the talent show circle was staged again.

In this kind of debut song where parts are allocated based on ranking, every second of the shot and every line of lyrics holds hidden meanings, which may very well indicate the direction in which subsequent resources will be allocated.

While the other groups were still arguing over the rankings, the upper circles, led by Xie Qingyu's fans, had already launched a new round of rights protection regarding the allocation of parts for the debut song.

After all, in the domestic entertainment talent show ecosystem, detail freaks always adhere to the creed of "life goes on, rights protection never stops."

As for the "Road to Stars" production team, who were being targeted by intense fire? They naturally played dead.

It’s the night of the group’s formation. There are precedents. There are only a few places for debut, so some are bound to be happy and some are sad.

With the show becoming so popular, these controversies are inevitable.

The best solution is to treat it coldly. After all, fans' attention will eventually be distracted by real life. After venting their emotions, everyone knows that the ending cannot be changed.

The program team's confidence comes from the fact that the final list is generally in line with expectations and there is no risk of the core fan circle exploding.

What's more, fans in high-ranking circles understand better than anyone that their idols will be tied to this group for the next few years. If the situation becomes too ugly, it will ultimately damage the future of the idols.

Therefore, they will never allow the grassroots fan circles to excessively damage the group's reputation.

In that case, what does being scolded for a few days matter?

Once the new group is officially operational and resources are allocated, the fans of those contestants who have not debuted will naturally become silent.

Without idols who are constantly exposed, even the most loyal fans cannot escape the fate of being "March show fans".

After all, the essence of this farce is nothing more than a traffic business carefully designed by capital.

The program team was happy to see the topic become more popular due to the fans' quarrels. The short-term fluctuations in the public opinion field actually accumulated initial popularity for the debut group.

In the gears of the entertainment industry, controversy has always been a prelude to monetization - the road to stardom is no exception, and it is just another verification of the rules of the game.

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[ltThe final roster for "Road to Stardom" has been announced, and Big Eyes next door is already going crazy. What do you guys think of this lineup?]

The author of the post: This is a pure passerby post. No fans are allowed to manipulate the comments. Please discuss rationally and do not provoke conflicts. First of all, I would like to state that all the comments in this post only represent personal opinions. If you don’t agree, please don’t criticize~

1L: Emmmm, is that something I can say? Actually, I personally think the specs are pretty good. Fans, please don't scold me. If you do, I'll just hit you back! (Running away like a pot lid)

2L: +1. As for Ding Huang, who is the most controversial, he actually gives a better bonus to this group than Qian Danzi.

3L: Hahahahaha, holy shit, you're really not afraid of fans coming after you, Ding Huang is fine, but what the hell is Qian Danzi? Jiu Min!

4L: Ah, isn't that what the fans themselves said? His real character is just a poor bastard who was held back by the company and bullied by the production team. To simplify it, wouldn't calling him Qiandanzi sound more catchy? [doge]

5L: You guys are so talented, I feel inferior to you, but I still want to share my thoughts. If Rotten Grapes doesn't mess things up, I'm quite optimistic about this group's lineup. They have Xie CC, the all-around ACE, Gu Xiaohua as lead vocalist, You Jizhao as sub-vocalist, Bai Mianpan as main dancer, Jinmao as main rapper, Fatty Wei as the face of the group, and Ding Huang as the variety show host. Doesn't it seem like they have it all, with no weaknesses in almost any area, not to mention the chemistry between the various CPs. With this lineup, even a dog can operate well!!!

6L: Hahahahahahaha, you are too modest. Who taught you to give such a nickname? But I actually think what you said makes a lot of sense.

7L: This configuration is really top-notch. Although my personal favorite Wei Ran didn't debut, I don't hate this group. Of course, let's forget about Gou Da Hu. I knew it wasn't good when they pushed him out to take the blame when Wei Ran was mentally unstable and causing trouble. Alas, I still hope he can get better and better!

8L: Wei Ran actually has fans. I thought all his fans were robots. Ummm… This might be a bit presumptuous, but I still want to ask how the above person picked him out of this showdown of the best? Honestly, he's really average. I don't understand how he made it to the finals. Many of the eliminated contestants were far superior to him!!! (P.S. Just out of curiosity, no malice intended)

9L: Curiosity +1

10L: Same question to +111 fans. He feels like he is at the bottom of the social ladder and is easily scolded, right?

11L (replying to 8-10L): Not a fan, but I want to say, maybe it's because everyone else is so dazzling that the ordinary but hardworking Wei Ran seems so real? It's like seeing myself working hard, but also not perfect... This sense of resonance is quite strange (personal opinion, light touch)

12L: Actually, I can understand that. Everyone is a different individual. How can we force everyone to follow the public’s views and preferences?

13L: Indeed! After seeing so many perfect idols, we should allow for some down-to-earth people to appear occasionally.

14L: But getting back to the point, the biggest advantage of this group is that the members’ characteristics are completely different and each of them is irreplaceable!

15L: I second that! And 7 people is just the right number, unlike some groups where you can't remember everyone's faces... Most importantly, their looks are all right up my alley! This is the perfect group I want!!!!

16L: I’m already looking forward to their group variety show, I feel it’s going to be very interesting!

17L: As long as the operation is not reckless, this team will definitely win!

18L: Did Grape TV hear that? The key is to not commit suicide! [狗头]

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OP: Thank you for your rational discussion! It seems that everyone is quite satisfied with the configuration. I hope that after the group is formed, they can bring wonderful works! I will stop here to avoid going off topic.

Hahahaha, by the way, I also wish MYST7 a big success!!!