Chapter 057 Chapter 57
After Zhou Xiao uploaded a live video of her first performance, she had specifically checked her popularity. After several initial surges in followers, her popularity had surged, reaching over 130,000 by then.
Now, Zhou Xiao, fresh out of the system training room, suddenly felt something strange. She activated the system and watched the numbers on the system's backend rapidly increase: 141236, 143369, 145024...
What did you do today? Zhou Xiao thought about it and suddenly had an idea. Could it be related to Xu Wenjing? After all, Zhou Xiao had only sent her the photo today. With a vague idea in her mind, Zhou Xiao opened her communication and found the message Xu Wenjing had sent her not long ago among the many unread messages.
Xu Wenjing: Thank you Xiaoxiao, we've said goodbye. Here's the blog post link. Thanks for the pictures! We love them! [Link]
Zhou Xiao clicked on the link and saw a closure announcement posted on a certain blog by Xu Wenjing's fan page. She felt a mix of emotions, perhaps because she had witnessed Xu Wenjing's initial shyness on the other end of the line, yet she still mustered the courage to send banners to fans of other fan groups she didn't even know offline, despite a flushed face. She hoped they would get to know Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui, hoping to use her small influence to promote them. And now...
Putting aside her thoughts, Zhou Xiao looked at the data on the reposts and comments on this blog post and felt that something seemed unusual. Could a website closure announcement have 10,000 reposts? Could it cause her approval rating to increase so quickly?
In previous conversations with Xu Wenjing, Zhou Xiao learned that their fan page's traffic had originally been average. Furthermore, as Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui's fan base grew, their traffic had also been declining. So, the current figures were somewhat outrageous.
Zhou Xiao, as if on cue, opened the Weibo app. As she'd guessed, the phrase #ChuChengXiangRuiFanSiteClosed# was at number six on the trending search list.
But when she clicked in, she was stunned when she saw the content on the square, because the style of the square was completely different from what she had imagined before clicking on the entry.
——Forum——[July 4th evening]
【Topic】Speechless hot search terms, outrageous hot search content
[Main post] I'm speechless. Who would have thought that after clicking on the trending searches for Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui, the whole square would be filled with excitement! And the title of this trending search is so funny. People who don't know would have thought that their fan page was closed... It's just that the group fan page was closed. What's so worth being on the trending search?
1L
Zundu fakedu, let me go and take a look
4L
The heart-throb is really popular with marketing accounts and passers-by... Even several accounts that I follow that are big fans turned marketing accounts are praising her. And many passers-by praise her for being a good person, which is hilarious. At first glance, I thought they were all hired water army hahaha
9L
4L wouldn't say that in a marketing account there's no such thing as "just chasing stars or something" right? I follow her too~
13L
Hahahahahahahaha, yes, it is this marketing account. She is really interesting, with a sharp tongue and good eloquence 2333
19L
A sudden thought came to my mind. I felt so excited that if I participated in the Fan Club 101 audition, maybe I could debut right away as the center?
31L
I guess the most frustrated people now are the fans of these two groups who are on the hot search terms? The fan site is closed again, and it is on the hot search again. After being on the hot search, it is picked up again by others.
37L
There is no need to say that above. I have seen that these two big fans are restraining their fans from giving this entry any heat. It is not what you think.
46L
Huh? Does that mean this trending search was purely driven by the attention of passersby?
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It is impossible to say that no one pushed this hot search, but the people who pushed the hot search did not expect that it would backfire. The original target was completely deviated, and a ready-made hot search was given away for free.
Just as the gossip-filled forums were quieting down, Xingtu 101 was stirring again. Like a pebble dropped into a tranquil lake, the announcement sent ripples through the air.
——A certain blog——
@星路101V: #星路101# The third performance repertoire has been released to all the producers. Please cast your vote for the trainees in the following six tracks! The repertoire that the trainees will perform in the third performance is in your hands! [Image] "Voting Portal"
[Looking forward to Chu Cheng's performance! Go, go, go!]
【Come on, Yan Shu!】
【Come on, Xiaoduan!】
【……】
As the program team announced the list of songs for the third public performance, many excited fans cast their votes like headless flies without even looking at the voting entrance as soon as it opened.
Some novice trainees' fan clubs had never seen such a situation before. Seeing the chaos in the super topic, they could only helplessly raise the level of the super topic speech, and then ask the copywriter to quickly edit a blog post to ask everyone to suspend voting and wait for their arrangements.
The trainees' fan clubs, experienced and having researched foreign talent shows, had already listened to all six songs from the third public performance. They had a clear division of labor: one group checked for available performances, while another consulted the homepage to urge everyone to hold off on voting. This allowed them to plan immediately, select the most suitable performance for their group, and effectively utilize the fans' votes.
Less than two hours after the voting mechanism was announced, many trainees' homes had quickly released detailed voting tutorials, instructing fans on how to vote and how to switch accounts. The super topic was also filled with posts urging fans to vote and urging them to do so.
However, the atmosphere in Ji Shao's super topic is different from that of other trainees, simply because the promotional video of the new series of XS perfume products came out at noon today.
The promotional video was constantly reposted by fans to Ji Shao's super topic. If an uninformed passerby accidentally clicked on it at this time, they might mistakenly think that this was the super topic of XS perfume when they saw the screen full of advertisements.
Some active fans went directly offline to take pictures of Ji Shao's half-body poster hanging in the store, and uploaded photos of the actual perfumes they bought offline.
Others purchased through online shopping platforms and shared screenshots of their purchases in the online chat room, generally showing off their purchases in a peaceful manner. This situation continued even after the official Star 101 voting for the third public performance, making them feel completely out of place among the trainees' fans who had worked so hard to vote.
——XS perfume——
In the office, Qin Shi lowered her head and picked up the perfume report compiled by her colleagues before leaving get off work today and read it again. This new fragrance series is still as popular among consumers as usual.
However, there was something special about a new fragrance that was sold out in several stores today. This was why Qin Shi had come to look at the day's report. Normally, they would look at the previous day's sales report the next day.
She clicked on the perfume advertising poster Zhou Xiao had shot for Ji Shao and was extremely satisfied. Although she had initially worried about the skills of the parachuted-in photographer, it was clear that Zhou Xiao's skills had successfully won her over, and Ji Shao's poster had successfully persuaded consumers to open their wallets.
After organizing the materials on the table, Qin Shi took the report to his boss's office and explained today's sales and situation one by one.
Inside the office, the middle-aged woman leaning on the soft sofa nodded. Just as Qin Shi was about to leave, she suddenly said, "We can cooperate with Ji Shao again. As for the photographer... we can ask if he is willing to join our team."
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Zhou Xiao was a bit surprised to receive Qin Shi's message, but after seeing her offer, she politely declined. She already had a rough plan for the future, and with Gu Lu's persuasive negotiations, she signed a good contract with Ster and the company behind him.
After learning of Zhou Xiao's wishes, Qin Shi felt a little reluctant to let her go. Zhou Xiao, a relatively new photographer, was surprisingly skilled. Perhaps because she was young and female, Qin Shi felt incredibly comfortable with her, a rare trait in the industry.
But she didn't give up. She specifically asked Zhou Xiao for his platform IDs, saying they might be needed for promotional purposes. The promotional information was fake, but the real purpose was to "bind" him. Turning to look at the posters she had taken photos of on her desk, a thought suddenly struck her: if she missed out on this opportunity, she might never have the chance to work with Zhou Xiao again. Hearing about the promotional information, Zhou Xiao didn't think twice and sent him the account he had previously registered on Douyin: @摄影小周.
——Forum——[July 5th evening]
【Topic】It turns out Ji Shao is just a model
[Main Post] I thought he was some kind of spokesperson, hahahaha, what a boast! I just asked the customer service of the online store, and Ji Shao is not a spokesperson nor do we have any partnership. He's just promoting a perfume commercial [spreading hands]
1L
Hmm... Is there a possibility that we fans have never said that this is Ji Shao's endorsement, and you are deliberately praising Ji Shao highly?
2L
It's normal. If it's really a business deal, I think it's outrageous. Other trainees with more fans than him don't have business deals yet. How could they choose him first?
7L
2L is so bold! I don't understand what's so exciting about filming a commercial. I just checked their super topic and no one is voting, all they do is post commercials. I wonder what Ji Shao in there would think when he sees his fans being so disappointing...
11L
Speaking of voting, it seems like a few fan groups are getting into a fight. Why?
16L
It seems that there is a conflict in the songs being voted for. I see that the Yan Shu family and the Chu Cheng family are fighting in a certain blog square. It's so exciting. I wonder who will win.
21L
Those who were watching everything said that Yan Shu's family was a bit stupid. They should have found a song that suited Yan Shu. Although the song they grabbed was good, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Chu Cheng was more suitable than Yan Shu.
26L
I think Ji Shao is also okay, why don’t his fans vote for him?
34L
Back upstairs, people are busy watching ads [smile]
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