Chapter 051 Chapter 51 [Three in One]
In the bedroom of the presidential suite at the Huashang Times Hotel, Zhou Xiao sat at her dressing table and pulled two bottles of perfume from the perfume case beside her. One was the same scent Zhou Xiao had used for Ji Shao's photo shoot, and the other was a scent she had chosen and found she liked better. Zhou Xiao placed the two bottles in her closet, a small habit of hers.
XS's perfume was certainly nice, but five large bottles were still too much for Zhou Xiao. She scanned the remaining three bottles and placed them on the coffee table in the living room. She picked up her phone and sent a message to Qi Sisi. "Let her pick out a bottle she likes and take it away later."
Not long after, there was a knock on the hotel room door. When Zhou Xiao heard the noise, she knew it was Qi Sisi. She quickly ran to the door, opened it, and brought Qi Sisi in from outside.
"Hmm~ Are you cooking rice dumplings?" Qi Sisi smelled the fragrance of rice dumplings as soon as she came in. Her nose was particularly sensitive, so she immediately guessed that Zhou Xiao had cooked rice dumplings in advance.
"Yes! I just happened to have some rice dumplings, so I cooked some," Zhou said with a smile, pointing to the three bottles of perfume on the coffee table, indicating Qi Sisi to choose one herself.
Qi Sisi, beaming with joy, trotted over to the coffee table. Zhou Xiao had messaged her on the way over, saying a brand had sent her a few bottles of perfume and asking her to share one. Qi Sisi knew Zhou Xiao had said that specifically, so she was incredibly happy. Coincidentally, she'd also prepared a small gift for Zhou Xiao, which was still on its way.
Qi Sisi, half-kneeling on the carpet, smelled the three bottles of perfume that Zhou Xiao placed on the table, and quickly identified a classic XS perfume among them. "Xiaoxiao, then I'll take this one~ I don't have this scent of perfume at home."
After saying that, she sprayed a circle of perfume on her head with satisfaction. Zhou Xiao, who was standing next to her, almost laughed out loud at her arrogant look. She covered her nose while waving away the scent of perfume and said, "You're done."
When she realized something seemed to be blocking her way, Qi Sisi looked down and saw the lunch bag hanging on her arm. Then she seemed to remember something and quickly put the lunch bag on the table and opened it. "Come on! My mom's fried oyster pancakes are delicious!"
A few days ago, Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi had agreed to come to Zhou Xiao's place tonight to watch the second episode of "Star Road 1*01" together. The reason they chose Zhou Xiao's hotel was simply because, after comparing everything, they found the professional theater here was much better than other places for watching movies and TV series.
Qi Sisi's mother knew her daughter was going to a friend's house tonight, and that the friend was from Fujian Province. Before she came, she asked Qi Sisi to bring some freshly made and fried oyster pancakes.
Seeing the box opened by Qi Sisi, Zhou Xiao leaned over to look. The oyster pancakes were fried with batter, and the fried food inside was golden in color and shaped like a flower.
Looking at the flower shape, Zhou Xiao couldn't help but sigh, "Sisi, your mother knows how to make it. She even made a flower-shaped iron spoon specifically for frying oyster cakes."
When Qi Sisi heard Zhou Xiao praising her mother, she smiled at her proudly with her little fangs showing, "Of course, my mother is like this!" After that, she gave Zhou Xiao a thumbs up.
Soon, the table in the cinema was filled with food: rice dumplings, snacks, oyster cakes, drinks, and so on. Qi Sisi even regretted eating too much for dinner tonight. Of course, it turned out that no matter how much she ate, it didn't affect her hamster-like appetite.
As the premiere of Star 101 was approaching, Zhou Xiao opened the app in advance to prepare to cast the screen. The show was exciting and interesting, but after watching the entire episode, the two of them were silent...
"Ah! This is a scam! This is a scam!" Qi Sisi collapsed on the sofa (full of food, with a look of despair on her face). Although this episode was well edited and, apart from the fan filter, it was a very good talent show variety show, but! The problem is that I can't let it go!
Qi Sisi, paralyzed, turned to Zhou Xiao and said, "Xiaoxiao, is the scene after Ji Shao as long as the theme song?"
Zhou Xiao, who gulped down his drink, sarcastically interjected, "That's not all. The C position competition and the class division scenes combined should be longer than the theme song."
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The second episode of Star 101 has garnered considerable discussion online, with the trainees' individual screen time and the full theme song being particularly hot topics.
——Forum——[June 24]
[Topic] Did Wu Yanyan recharge the account?
[Main Post] Absolutely amazing, why is he always in the camera?
1L
Damn, finally a warrior stood up. Let me be frank, giving Wu Yanyan so many shots is a waste [please]
4L
1L, are you so bold as to say you don't care about your life? Be careful, the people will come and attack you!
6L
I remember someone mentioned his camera issues in the first episode, right? That's really too much... I'm saying, if Star 101 wants to host a solo variety show for Wu Yanyan, please immediately change the name to "Wu Yanyan 101." Thank you...
8L
I thought I posted this last week...
12L
Speaking of shots... Some people's shots are really as few as ever, such as Ji Shao, but his theme song is really impressive. At least when I was watching the video, I rewound three times to watch his part.
16L
To be honest, having so many shots isn't necessarily a good thing. Just look at the backlash Wu Yanyan caused. I sincerely suggest that his management company quickly discuss with the production team. Quality is more important than quantity, and effective shots are the most important! If you really don't understand what effective shots are, look at Ji Shao. How eye-catching is this C position?
18L
Indeed, aren’t there any fans of Ji Shao who are dissatisfied?
24L OP
This post is crooked and closed. I don't want to mention irrelevant people.
29L
I don't understand why the OP wants to block this post, there are so many crooked posts hahahahahahahaha
34L
The C position is the most important. If you look at talent shows held abroad, basically anyone who can be the C position will eventually make it into the group.
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Netizens on the forum are wondering if Ji Shao's fans aren't dissatisfied? Of course, the reality is that quite a number of people are quite dissatisfied!!!
There are three types of voices that Zhou Xiao and Qi Sisi saw in Ji Shao’s super topic.
The first type is the rights protection faction. This group of people even went to Ji Shao’s super topic and created a small group to protest to the program why Ji Shao had so few shots and why Ji Shao’s votes were so low!
Despite Ji Shao's several trending searches, his good looks, and the support of the popular website "Pang Ran Xin Dong", he was only ranked 24th in the first ranking, while some members from big companies [Note 1] who had no fans and had not been popular in the early stages were among the top.
However, the voices of this group were severely suppressed by the second group. This group of people used the reasons that Ji Shao's fan circle was a new type of fan circle, there were more passers-by than real fans, the fan stickiness was not high, and the agency did not have the behavior of a professional talent show company to suppress the vocal rights protection group.
The remaining third type is the "fence-sitter" type. In short, they will immediately follow whoever they think makes sense and have no opinions of their own.
Zhou Xiao, watching the chaotic chaos in the super chat, felt a bit conflicted. After watching the show, Zhou Xiao specifically asked Song Xiao in a communication if he could share the photos of Ji Shao he'd taken that day. After receiving a positive response, he had intended to share the photos of Ji Shao playing with the cat to comfort everyone, but now it seemed that it might have the opposite effect.
"Jianjian[Note 2] said in the group that we should not update Ji Shao's new pictures today." Qi Sisi, who was standing by, handed Zhu Jian's comments in the group to Zhou Xiao. Zhu Jian was considered a veteran fan of the show among the few people. She knew very well that posting new pictures at this time would undoubtedly push the website itself to the forefront, and might be questioned by some extreme people as a manipulation.
After seeing Dong Xiaoyu, who was looking listless after get off work, post an emoticon package of [kitten sighing.jpg] in the group, Zhou Xiao suddenly had an idea and she knew what to post!
--forum--
【Topic】Does anyone think this ranking is weird?
[Main Post] It’s really strange, some people who I thought would be ranked high, ranked very low in this issue, while some people I have no impression of at all, ranked very high?
1L OP
First of all, I'm referring to Ji Shao. Has he been on trending searches a few times? His company is also Xincheng, a big company in the industry. Although he doesn't involve singing and dancing, he has the ability to do it anyway. But look at the rankings?
Are the so-called trending searches and fans all fake traffic? But that shouldn't be the case. I think the "Pianran Xindong" has attracted a lot of fans to Ji Shao...
5L
Replying to 1L: Is it possible that the fans of artists from other management companies are working harder? Look at the rankings of Chu Cheng, Yan Shu, and Wu Yanyan—1, 2, and 6. These are all trainees who were popular and talked about early on. It's just that their fans are more mature and familiar with the audition process, so they work harder. Isn't Xiang Rui from the same company as Chu Cheng? He has fewer fans, so he only ranked 16th this time.
9L
This is only the first issue, so I don't think it's fake. But as for the false prosperity, how should I put it? The trending searches are real, and there are a lot of passers-by, but I don't quite understand the conversion rate...
14L
I'm a casual observer, but I also follow the forums. After watching the show, I feel like performance within the production team is more important, right? Chu Cheng and Yan Shu, as mentioned above, had decent screen time in the first episode. They're also handsome, and with high initial ratings, they naturally attracted a lot of votes. Here's an important point: don't forget that casual viewers exponentially outnumber fans! Star Path 101 is a popular variety show, not just a fan entertainment.
Furthermore, Wu Yanyan, who has been criticized a lot, has everyone noticed that although many people on forums and Weibo criticize him for having too much screen time, he has more opportunities to be seen! Silence is always the majority, and we cannot look at the problem from our own perspective.
I think it's a pity for Ji Shao. I've seen the candid shot of him by "Pian Ran Xin Dong" before, and his excellent performance of the theme song in today's episode. He is really good in person. If he can show some more personality charm, he should make many passers-by who watch the show fall in love with him.
19L
14L's analysis is pretty good! Someone posted a data chart next door, and they found that this fresh ranking is actually somewhat related to the amount of footage from the first issue. Ji Shao, with just a small amount of footage from the first issue, ranked 24th, which is actually a surprising rise.
29L
After reading everyone's discussion, to sum up, the lens is very important, but the role of Amway cannot be underestimated!
34L
Therefore, fans of low-ranked trainees should quickly learn how to make their hearts flutter!
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"Xiaoxiao, you can do it." Qi Sisi rested her chin on Zhou Xiao's shoulder, looking at the dog emoticon package she found and splicing it with the screenshot of Ji Shao from the video. The final result showed that the expressions of the two were really similar.
Zhou Xiao quickly threw the repaired spliced picture into the small group to see the reactions of others. After a while, several people in the group had saved the emoticons she made and were happily fighting with each other.
Seeing that everyone accepted it well and was even enjoying themselves, Zhou Xiao nodded with satisfaction and said to Qi Sisi, "Don't you think it really looks alike?"
After saying this, Zhou Xiao originally wanted to create a small account to post this set of pictures, but after thinking about it, he switched back to the main account and posted the spliced pictures on the super topic.
@FlippedPounding Heart·Ji Shao: #Ji Shao Super Talk #dbq But they really look a bit like each other~@Starway101-Ji Shao V
[Picture][Picture][Picture]
[Hey, don’t say that, you really shouldn’t say that [laughing]]
[Xindong sister is so cute, is this trying to find joy in misery? Hahahaha]
[I don't think he looks like him. I suggest you send Ji Shao to my house so I can take a look.]
[The abacus calculation upstairs is so loud that I can hear it in my house [funny]]
[They really look alike~ So cute~]
[Loose fans finally dared to speak out. The atmosphere on the 555 super topic almost discouraged me...]
[Okay, I declare that Sister Xindong has officially joined our Ji Shao Dog Sculpture Army!]
【Hold tight to my only happy base】
[Woo woo woo, the Angel Cat Party is about to make trouble!]
【……】
The tense atmosphere of the super topic was broken by the blog post published by Pingren Xindong. At this time, Ji Shao's fan club also took this opportunity to calm down the fans who were clamoring for rights protection.
This was only the second episode of the show, and #Ji Shao Theme Song C Position# had already topped the entertainment charts. Clicking on it revealed the topic was hosted by none other than the Star 101 production team's account, @Star 101V. Given this, both those making noises and those not making noises put aside their grievances and began contributing to the trending search. If it were truly unfair, the production team wouldn't have invested in orchestrating this trending search, would they?
Of course, what they didn't know was that this was the result of a discussion between the Xingtu production team and New Town. Ji Shao's fans were using Zhou Xiao's previously edited live video to get on the trending search list, and of course, they had to show everyone something good when they were on the trending search list!
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The next morning at 10:00 AM, Xingtu 101 released a photo of the official announcement. Initially, no one took it seriously, but after the photo was clicked on, Xingtu 101's chat room and forums exploded.
——Forum——[June 25th morning]
【Topic】Go north! Let’s discuss the official photos!
[Main Post] The difference between this first public performance photo and the first official photo is too big!
1L
Wow, I finally understand why the production team chose the heart-throb... I'm sorry for my previous ignorance orz
3L
Oh my god! I'm posting a comparison of my first official photo for everyone to see! According to a fangirl in my fan group who went to the live show, the photo I took for the first public performance looks exactly like the one she saw in person. [Picture]
7L
12L
The filming is really good, damn, can you please stop being a fangirl? Can the production team just hire her with a high salary and let her get a job?
16L
I don't understand what you're saying. Is this good? My face is only slightly better than the first time, right? It's not as exaggerated as the above [picture]
24L
Reply to 16L: Pat your head, this photo wasn't taken by Xindongjie. The official just explained the discrepancy in the photos in the comments section of a certain blog, saying that Xindongjie only participated in the photo shoot of 6 groups of trainees. Someone in the next building has already sorted out these 6 groups by style, you can go and take a look~
39L
There are 16 groups of trainees in total, and Xindong sister filmed 6 groups [crying], I am worried about being in the remaining 10 groups... How can I be so unlucky...
43L
Reply to 39L: I feel bad... There will be another chance next time, right?
46L
With such a tragic comparison, wouldn’t the original photographer of the program crew feel ashamed?
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Would Zhang Hongyu be embarrassed? In Zhou Xiao's opinion, at least he wasn't, not yet. Instead, he enthusiastically took a screenshot of the post and sent it to her.
Zhou Xiao was silent for a moment, then sent him an 88 yuan red envelope as a consolation. Zhang Hongyu, on the other end of the line, accepted it without hesitation, adding a sweet message, "Thank you, Teacher Zhou!"
Zhang Hongyu was incredibly easygoing once they got to know him. Zhou Xiao suspected he could become friends with any passing ant that could understand human language within a day. But then he recalled his famous quote in a photography forum: "What price, what skill?" Zhou Xiao could understand.
Moreover, he has a very young mentality and is very equal when communicating with Zhou Xiao. Occasionally, he would call the other party "teacher" in a sarcastic tone, which of course is friendly.
SY-Zhang Hongyu: Mr. Zhou, I have an acquaintance who would like to invite you to shoot a collaborative video. I wonder if you are available? She said that the two videos you posted on Douyin are very suitable for the style she wants to try.
Zhou Xiao: Don't worry, just talk nicely.
SY-Zhang Hongyu: The price offered by the big blogger is OK. He is a good-looking blogger who shoots short videos. Would you like to try it?
Zhou Xiao: How much did you receive?
SY-Zhang Hongyu: Just kidding, you are my sister Zhou!
SY-Zhang Hongyu: Just a little bit [grin]
When Zhou Xiao saw the warm greetings from Zhang Hongyu, she knew that Zhang Hongyu must have received the agency fee, otherwise he would not be so enthusiastic in introducing the order to her.
Zhou Xiao: Can you send me the other party’s account on the short video platform?
On the other end, Zhang Hongyu quickly sent over a certain Douyin account of Ster. After Zhou Xiao looked at the homepage of this blogger, he intuitively felt that the quality of the videos posted by this blogger on the account had dropped sharply recently. There were also many messages in the comment section asking her whether she had changed her team. Some comments were not polite at all, saying that the styles she had changed were very bad.
So, this is the reason to find her?
Zhou Xiao pondered for a moment and replied to Zhang Hongyu with a "good" comment. She was also curious, wondering if her intervention could help an account that had fallen from prominence regain market acceptance. Could a short video account that had already changed its style and suffered a setback accept the fate of its new style?
Just then, a system notification chimed. Zhou Xiao opened the system interface and saw [Special Mission: Defeat Zhang Hongyu in the official photo comparison with your own photography skills (1/1). Mission reward: [Photographer's Guidance] x 2. Added to the system store. Can only be used once a day. Each activation requires 100 points.]
[A Photographer's Guide: Experience honed over time]
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Meanwhile, the program team launched a fan club voting list, which sparked a fierce competition for the top spot due to the release of the official photos for the first public performance. The reason for this was a post on the forum:
【Topic】The program crew is really good at making trouble
[Main Post] Was it intentional to only film a few trainees on "Pounding Heart"? Is this fair?
1L
I am so fed up with it. What on earth is going on with this crappy show? Is this how they bully the trainees and their fans?
3L
It's really unfair, the official photos can really be used to attract fans! Since the technical level of the program crew's photographer is not as good as that of the fan club, why can't the fan club take all the photos?
6L
Let me just say, I was so moved that I photographed Ji Shao...
9L
It's so funny. So, only our own fans have to take the photos to help our trainees escape from the "bad" photography taken by the official production team?
16L
Instead of blaming others, do it yourself.
PS: In my personal opinion, the cameraman of the program crew is not as bad as you say, it’s just that this fan is better at taking pictures.
19L
Is that the photographer's trumpet? If you can't talk, I suggest you shut up and stop annoying other people.
24L
Go vote, I really don't want to be bullied by the production team...
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The official account of Star 101 had already been flooded with comments by fans of other trainees, with all the hot comments being full of curses and questioning the fairness of the program team.
Many big fans of trainees have called on their fans on Weibo and super chats to vote for their own fans, with the slogan that they must ensure that their fans enjoy fair treatment.
Zhou Xiao, on the other hand, received two messages almost simultaneously. One was from Lin Qianxia of the Star 101 production team. She apologized to Zhou Xiao and explained that she couldn't participate in the official photo shoot for the next performance, having already done so once, and that she needed to give other fans a chance. The other was from Cheese of the fan club, whose message was similar to Lin Qianxia's.
Zhou Xiao was silent... She didn't really need comfort... The reason she agreed to go with Zhang Hongyu to take a photo shoot for the first public office was, on the one hand, because of the novelty of taking photos for Ji Shao, and on the other hand, because of the special task issued by the system. Thinking of this, she directly replied to the two of them with a simple word - OK
But what no one expected was that this incident caused another wave of controversy. The Star 101 production team directly deleted the number one song on the list, "Pang Ran Xin Dong", from the backstage, citing maintenance as an excuse.
Then the voting list was restored, but many people thought it was a bug when they saw that the first place "Heart-Pounding" disappeared. After receiving a response from the program team, they realized that for the sake of so-called fairness, the fans who had filmed the show could not film again, so "Heart-Pounding" was removed.
If it were anyone else, everyone would think the production team would do their job, but this is the heart-pounding actress who just received rave reviews for her official photos from the first public performance. Many fans were eagerly waiting for her to film her own photos for the second public performance. This deletion has once again sparked dissatisfaction among many fans with the production team.
One line has recently become a catchphrase used by many people to mock the production team. This stems from a comment posted by a fan of a trainee on the official Xingtu 101 account: "I can choose not to vote, but why shouldn't I film Strike Back? Is it because our trainees are unworthy?"
--forum--
【Topic】Things are becoming increasingly confusing
[Main Post] I don't know what the production team was thinking. It would be fine if they just removed me from the show, but why am I the one who's worried about me not being worthy? [Angry]
1L
I guess it was the official photographer's cake (dog head
3L
Big abuse! I was thinking of throwing her up, and then I was sure I would get a turn...
6L
Honestly, some of the trainees' fangirls are so cute hahahaha~ I witnessed a trainee's biggest fan trying their best to encourage their fans to vote for their fangirl, but when they found out that the production team had removed her from the show, they immediately went crazy and tagged the production team and cursed them...
11L
Save...it's hard not to suspect that they secretly opened a small account to vote for the heart-pounding hhhhh
16L
I was impressed by the imagination of the above posts. It doesn't seem fake. I laughed to death. There are really many big fans of the fan clubs on the homepage who have lost their defense! I originally thought that they would be so happy that they would vote for their own fan club sisters desperately...
21L
I think he might be worried about being accused of getting a free pass after winning first place? After all, showing off fans is the best at voting.
43L
Just a thought...someone above guessed what some big fans were thinking, hahaha, but they think both their own team and Heartbeat winning have advantages. First, getting first place in the vote shows that the fans are good, and second, Heartbeat is really popular in the eyes of the big fans of the trainees from various companies~
49L
Could the person upstairs be a big fan of someone?
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After a busy morning, the second VIP version of Star 101 episode was aired as scheduled without any interruption. Aside from the battle, Ji Shao's fans, who were the only ones feeling relaxed, noticed that Ji Shao's role in this version was significantly increased.
Some minor incidents were that the original □□ faction made sarcastic remarks to the previously emotional rights protection faction on their personal blogs, causing some subtle conflicts in the fan circle that had not yet taken shape.
Many fans who have been into the show already had tears in their eyes at this time, as they finally had a proper meal! Seeing Ji Shao's normal program content in the extra episodes, and his interactions with other trainees in front of the camera, everyone finally felt that they were really following the talent show!
When the broadcast reached Ji Shao's dorm room, many eagle-eyed fans noticed something tucked into a book on Ji Shao's desk. Curious, one fan zoomed in on the book, revealing it to be a diary with several hand-written banners tucked inside. One of the banners was visible more than the other, and upon further zooming in, it looked incredibly familiar. Looking again, wasn't it the heart-pounding merchandise?
Of course, the reason why I could recognize it as a banner from Heartbeat so quickly was simple. In the seafood market, a single Heartbeat banner had been sold for hundreds of yuan...
Scarcity makes things valuable, and the only ways to obtain these heart-pounding hand banners are through lotteries, offline sales, or private messaging. Due to market demand, these peripherals naturally became inflated in price. Of course, Zhou Xiao had the system flag these resale activities afterwards, and they would never be added to the inventory for future lotteries.
Because of this magnifying glass behavior, the latest comments under the blog post of this station are basically——
"Congratulations, sister, you've been picked!" "Even Ji Shao has it, why don't I?" "Sister, I'm hungry, I'm hungry." "I'm craving for peripherals!" "When will sister sell peripherals?"
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With the full episode airing, trainee Ma Yuhong was once again criticized by the audience. Many viewers still remember that his foot injury caused many trainees to lose their minds offline and suffered a drop in their ratings during the second round of evaluations.
The most vehement of these were Wang Quan's fans, who laid out the program's timeline, clearly showing a moment when Wang Quan's performance plummeted. That moment was the day before Wang Quan was questioned offline, and the next day, Wang Quan was criticized by the instructor for his poor performance and attitude.
Anonymous revelations began to surface in the forums, further intensifying the already lively atmosphere. The popularity of the show "Star Path 101" has skyrocketed over the past two days, far surpassing its previous level.
Amidst the turmoil in the world, Zhou Xiao curled up on the sofa and watched Ji Shao making a phone call in the full video. He called three times, but no one answered once. In the end, he could only smile helplessly at the program crew and return the phone to them.
So the disappointment that day stemmed from this...So, is it the ambition that came after this?
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Early that morning, Zhou Xiao packed her camera and took a taxi to the home of blogger Ste, whom Zhang Hongyu had previously contacted. The blogger's villa was located in District B, a suburb of Shanghai, relatively close to Zhou Xiao's Huashang business. With no traffic jams, she arrived early.
Zhou Xiao, who was sitting in the back seat of a taxi, saw through the car window a woman in pink pajamas standing at the door of the villa with a Yorkshire terrier tied with a pink bow in her arms.
Looking at the location shown on the map, it was clear that the person at the door was the blogger Zhang Hongyu had mentioned. "Teacher Zhou~" Ster, holding the puppy, saw the car parked on the side of the road and the young woman getting out of the back seat. His brain raced, and he quickly greeted her.
Don't get me wrong, she wasn't waiting for Zhou Xiao on purpose, she was just about to go out for a walk with the dog... Looking at the dog leash in her hand, Zhou Xiao realized that she was planning to go out. He looked down at the time displayed on the phone screen and saw that she had indeed arrived 20 minutes early.
"Well, how about you help me take a walk?" Ster didn't expect that Zhou Xiao, whom he had an appointment with, was so punctual and came early quite professionally... The photographer who had just been fired by her was on time the first time, but made her wait for a long time the rest of the time. She probably thought it didn't matter because he was sent by the company.
She was still a little embarrassed holding the dog. Suddenly, whether it was a sudden inspiration or a sudden short circuit in her mind, Ster raised the puppy in her arms and greeted Zhou Xiao, "Teacher Zhou, are you afraid of dogs?"
Seeing her sudden action, Zhou Xiao was a little confused, "Don't be afraid, you..."
"Okay, Teacher Zhou, please help me walk the dog! Xiao Ha is very friendly! I'll go put on makeup, it'll be quick, give me 20 minutes!" After saying a lot of words, Ster arranged things very quickly, stuffed the Yorkshire Terrier named Xiao Ha in his arms directly into Zhou Xiao's arms, and rushed back to the villa.
Zhou Xiao, who was forced to hold the puppy in her arms, was stunned for a few seconds. She lowered her head to look at the puppy in her arms, which was looking up at her with its round eyes. She couldn't help but feel that today's scene was full of drama.
"Well, how about you take me for a walk?" Looking at the puppy in his arms, who was still well-behaved even though his owner handed it to a stranger, Zhou Xiao felt soft in his heart. He gently put the puppy on the ground and looked at its lively appearance after landing. He couldn't help laughing.
So, the man and the dog chose to walk on the mottled light spots under the trees and walked around the community very harmoniously in the quiet early morning. Of course, this was because Zhou Xiao was worried about getting lost, so he took the simplest walking route.
When they returned to the villa, Ster had already finished his makeup and was stretching at the door waiting for them to come back.
Following Ster into the villa, it is a small three-story villa with a loft design, which gives a wide view and makes the entire space transparent and spacious.
However, this design was clearly not used, as the first-floor living room was filled with a large number of delivery cartons. Some had been opened and carelessly thrown on the floor, others had been opened and stacked on the table, and there was also a large pile of unopened packages.
Looking at the place Zhou Xiao noticed, Ste felt a little embarrassed... Well, not too embarrassed, she had already gotten used to it, because this was the "express delivery corner" that everyone would notice first when they came to this house.
"Xiao Ha and I are the only ones living in this house. These deliveries are selected products sent by the manufacturers. I have a housekeeper clean them once a week." Stewart took Zhou Xiao to the second floor. She stopped climbing the stairs and turned back to assure Zhou Xiao, "The studio on the second floor is absolutely spotless!"
Zhou Xiao said "hmm" and then asked the woman in front of him, "Do you have a style you want to shoot in?"
"Yes!" After reaching the second floor, she led Zhou Xiao into the room and pointed to a puffy wedding dress that was already hanging in the room. "It's a sweet princess style! It's very popular on Douyin recently~"
Zhou Xiao looked at the skirt carefully, then looked at Ster in front of him. After a little thought, he asked her, "Do you want to change your style?"
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In the evening of the next day, Ster updated a video on Douyin. The co-creator was a new account with no followers, and the avatar was fireworks.
@ster×@photographyxiaozhou:good evening#card video
【Change of personnel???】
【Really good at taking pictures】
【Wow, it’s so beautiful】
[I can call this video the God of atmosphere!]
[Is my wife back from further studies? ]
[I’ll shoot like this from now on, I’m not kidding [crying]]
【……】
Different from the sweet style that Ster wanted to shoot, Zhou Xiao referred to the atmosphere she has always had and noticed that her traffic has dropped significantly in recent times.
More importantly, Zhou Xiao felt that Ster, as captured by her camera, had a certain stubborn coolness. Ster had previously shot videos with a cool, cool vibe, and they'd gotten a fair share of likes.
But Zhou Xiao felt that he seemed to have found a point that she had not discovered, so why not take a picture of it?
The sun sets over the mountain, the sunset glow gradually fades away, at this moment when it is neither dark nor dark but still possible to see faces, a pair of clean and pure eyes looks over, the pure beauty comes to the face in an instant, and then the sky becomes completely dark.
"Teacher Zhou!" When Ster saw the video sent by Zhou Xiao while curled up on the sofa, he jumped up immediately. Well, he was stunned by the beauty of himself in the video!
Before posting this video, she even felt that this might be the most beautiful video she had ever been photographed in a long time. After posting countless videos, she felt a little nervous for the first time. Will people like it?
The fact proved that it was more than just a hit. The night the video was released, it received 1.034 million likes, the second night 2.137 million, the third night...
At the same time, due to the rapid increase in popularity of the video in a short period of time, coupled with the promotion of her company, an entry also appeared on the hot list, attracting many bloggers to imitate and remake it. With such a layer of accumulation, it is only a matter of time before the number of likes exceeds 10 million.
As the popularity of the post skyrocketed, the messages Zhang Hongyu sent to Zhou Xiao changed every day.
SY-Zhang Hongyu: As soon as Mr. Zhou takes action, we know whether there is
SY-Zhang Hongyu: Report! 2 million [grin] Congratulations~
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SY-Zhang Hongyu: Sister, please check the private messages on Douyin [Please] Please, that damn girl Ster doesn't dare to send your contact information, send mine to someone else, and now many people are asking for your contact information!
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SY-Zhang Hongyu: Otherwise I won’t go to Xingtu to take photos anymore, I’ll just be your agent [crying]
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Zhou Xiao glanced at the message Zhang Hongyu had sent her. She knew he was just joking. Ster had been contacting her for the past few days, hoping Zhou Xiao could help her shoot more videos. Regarding the revenue from the videos, she generously stated that she had already discussed it with her agency and could sign a three-party contract to guarantee Zhou Xiao's interests.
Zhou Xiao lowered her eyes, pondered for a moment, and replied, "I'll consider it." Only after becoming a prominent figure on the video platform did she understand the true meaning of strong traffic. Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the distant sky, she wondered if she became addicted to short videos lasting only a few minutes, or even tens of seconds, then she might not be able to hold her camera tightly anymore.
However, her current interest lies in capturing the images she wants to photograph. The account @摄影小周 has gained over 100,000 followers in the past few days—a lot, right? However, when Zhou Xiao returned to her Douyin account, 跳然心动, it was already approaching 500,000 followers.
Zhou Xiao also noticed that the conversion rate of recognition gained from working with Ster was much lower than the conversion rate from his previous work with Ji Shao. Perhaps photographers who help celebrities become popular are more likely to gain recognition from fans, while the effect is slightly less so with short videos.
Zhou Xiao even suspected that the rising recognition value might be more likely to come from bloggers who sent private messages in the background asking if they could cooperate...
A message popped up on her phone. Zhou Xiao clicked on it and saw that Ster had already added her to a small group. There were four people in the group, including her. Zhou Xiao thought for a moment and called Gu Lu.
Professional matters should be left to professionals! She will be responsible for providing technical support and let Sister Gu negotiate the contract for her!
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