Chapter 17: See what true queenly pomp really means!
The user interface is brightly lit, with Redamancy's username and avatar at the very top.
The next line shows a total of 1023 Weibo posts, 0 following accounts, and 48.1889 million followers.
99+ messages at the bottom.
"This...this is impossible!" Zhou Ruoyu staggered backward.
Jiang Yueyao stood with Zhou Ruoyu the whole time, pretending to persuade her, so she could see everything clearly when Song Ying held up her phone.
My heart sank suddenly, and even my feigned kindness crumbled for a moment, almost causing me to lose my composure.
Unlike Zhou Ruoyu, she quickly composed herself. "Ruoyu, you must have misunderstood Miss Song. I knew it was just a coincidence; there's no need to make a scene..."
In the footage, Zhou Ruoyu's expression was ferocious and unsightly. She had lost all the composure of a female celebrity and looked like a shrew cursing in the street. "Who knows if she photoshopped the picture or if she bought someone else's account?"
"If Miss Zhou is so capable, please buy me a few more accounts like this next time—I'm not exaggerating, but across the entire internet, I'm probably the only one with millions of real followers who has never posted an ad."
As she said this, Song Ying handed her phone to Tian Dou, "Honey, could you please give me an estimate? How much would it cost to buy an account like mine?"
"I don't know about Weibo, but if all the followers are real people, such an account would cost at least one million yuan for a short video and 1.3 million yuan for a long video on the Tomato platform."
As she spoke, Sweet Bean glanced at the interaction count. "Each one has over 100,000 reposts, comments, and likes. The price for a short video would probably be 1.5 million, and for a long video, it would start at 2 million."
"However, if you haven't taken on any ads before, then it's no problem to ask for two or three times the price for the first ad. This is just the price for a single ad, but the most important thing about this account is its scarcity. Just like you said, Sister Ying, it's probably the only one of its kind on the entire internet."
At this point, Sweet Bean returned the phone to Song Ying, "To buy an account like this, it would be very difficult to get one without a nine-figure sum... and this is still the lowest estimate."
Celebrities' Weibo advertising rates are related to their commercial value. In addition, their teams often hire online trolls to make the data look better, so most of their account data is inflated.
Zhou Ruoyu naturally did not understand the value of Song Ying's account.
Hearing Sweet Bean say this, she was even more incredulous. "Nonsense! How could an account be so expensive!"
"Whether it's worth it or not isn't up to you, Ms. Zhou. We're all in the media industry; is it that hard to find a professional to assess it?"
Sweet Bean had tolerated Zhou Ruoyu for over half a month and was already fed up with her. Usually, she thought it was better to avoid trouble and didn't bother with her, but today Zhou Ruoyu was acting like a mad dog, targeting Song Ying at every turn, and Sweet Bean couldn't stand it anymore.
You can bully her, but what about bullying her idol?
no!
"Brother Meng, where's my phone?" Sweet Bean asked Big Meng.
The latter quickly handed over the phone, and Sweet Bean found a number and dialed it. The other party was Tomato's Vice President of Operations.
Sweet Bean explained the whole story, and then turned the sound on speakerphone.
"Brother Zhao, could you give me a reference price for an account like Sister Ying's?"
After a moment's thought, the other party said, "If Miss Song is really willing to pay, I'm willing to triple the amount of tomatoes. Of course, if Miss Song is not satisfied, we can discuss it further."
In other words, it's at least 300 million, and could even be higher.
After hanging up the phone, Sweet Bean raised her chin. "So, Miss Zhou, if I lied to you, would our boss lie to you too?"
[From sweet girl to hot girl, Douzi is so cool!]
I'd heard people say internet celebrities make money before, but this is the first time I've realized it's this lucrative...
However, can I see what an account worth 300 million actually looks like? It feels fake...
The comments on the screen expressed Xiaoyuan's true feelings, especially in the afternoon when she followed the trending topics and looked up Redamancy's Weibo, asking, "Um, Ms. Song, could you show everyone your account?"
So far, only a few people present have seen the account; the audience in front of the camera hasn't seen anything yet.
"certainly."
Song Ying sat back down in the interview seat, and the camera zoomed in, pointing at her phone.
The slender fingers switching between account pages prove it's not a screenshot.
In addition, Song Ying even went through the login history and retrieved the login IP and device information for the past six months.
Exactly the same.
Song Ying's fans stood up.
If my daughter Yingbao really bought the account, then she was truly prescient!
[Why are those people who made baseless accusations of plagiarism now so quiet?]
When will Zhou Ruoyu apologize to my Yingbao?
[Jiang Yueyao accused Yingbao of being a mistress, and Zhou Ruoyu immediately accused Yingbao of plagiarism. What a pair of best friends! Haha]
[A pure and innocent girl was trending on social media twice in one week due to online negativity; the entire internet owes Song Ying an apology!]
[Apology +10086!]
#The entire internet owes Song Ying an apology
The topic quickly rose to the top of the trending searches, but there were still trolls and paid commenters stirring up trouble below.
[Is the whole internet your mother? They're always saying they owe Song Ying something. She didn't plagiarize, but she had plastic surgery and spewed insults; she's still worthy of being criticized.]
[Exactly, what are you pretending to be, innocent and pure? What are Song Ying's fans so smug about? Your idol has a ton of scandals that she can't whitewash!]
However, some misled bystanders have begun to realize that the rhythm is no longer as easy to follow as before.
[Holy crap, the blogger I follow and Song Ying are the same person... Even novels wouldn't dare write something like this, a small account with nearly 50 million followers and a main account with 300,000 followers... It's outrageous! I'll follow the main account now to boost its image and prevent haters from mocking Yingbao as a nobody.]
[Actually, thinking about it carefully, if I were slandered like that, I probably wouldn't be as calm as Song Ying. If you ask me, Song Ying is more genuine than that guy surnamed Zhou. I'll follow this beautiful lady as a small token of my apology.]
[Sweet Bean fans, come to the rescue! Raise the Sweet Bean and Firefly banner high! Fairies should stick together! Anyone want to ship this couple?!]
Count me in! I'm in too!
[The winning and losing couple is not satisfied! Where are the CP fans?! Don't let anyone steal their sister-in-law!]
【Um, I ship both couples, what should I do?】
As the comments section gradually returned to normal, people realized that Song Ying's reputation had been so bad due to the mistress scandal that her fan club had fewer than 100 members and she didn't even have a fan group.
Not only that, the entire day the dating reality show aired, there wasn't even a dedicated hashtag for the couple's fans, let alone anyone responsible for creating any promotional materials.
[Is this the kind of image we should have for a verified account with a thousand followers? It's so pathetic!]
Sisters, let's go! Let's show those blind fools what true queenly power looks like!
At this moment, Song Ying was unaware that because of tonight's farce, the millions of followers on her secondary account had all transformed into CP fans, migrating like birds to follow her primary account.
Many bystanders who were watching the live stream also flocked to the scene, partly out of apology, partly because of his personality, partly because of his good looks, and partly because they wanted to join in the fun.
The number of fans on the actor's account is growing exponentially.
Not only that, even the fan club and studio accounts are rapidly gaining followers.
Xiao Lu, who was in charge of operating the studio's account, was stunned.
"Sister Hong, did you buy followers for this account? My phone is completely frozen..."
"Do I look rich?" Sister Hong was speechless. The company's publicity was always given to top artists. She would never do something like buying fans, which was like putting on a show and wasting money.
but……
"Why are so many people tagging me?!"
Hong Jie was shocked. When she clicked on it, one after another supportive Weibo post, with Song Ying's hashtag, popped into her view.
A minute later, her newly bought phone also froze.
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