Chapter 096 Chapter 96
As time passed and the Star Path 101 finals approached, the atmosphere within the fan community grew increasingly tense. At this critical juncture, the Star Path 101 forum itself was experiencing a "mitotic split" due to differing perspectives.
After some netizens were banned by administrators for their extreme language against certain trainees, they immediately created a new sub-forum. Using the pretext of freely disparaging trainees as a platform, they attracted many of the original forum's active members.
During this period, a number of seemingly true and false revelations began to circulate on the new forums. For example, there were speculations like #Star101FinalRanking# and #Star101DarkScreen#. Many fans, in an effort to taunt their fans, portrayed the plight of their own trainees as dire, accusing them of biased management and exploitation. The most prominent among these were fans of Chu Chengjia, who used Xiang Rui's upward ranking in the last two seasons as a powerful tool to taunt their fans.
——Shengyu Entertainment——
Inside the office, Bei Yi leaned back in her chair, frowning at the Weibo ID links given to her by the heads of Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui's fan clubs. Ever since Xiang Rui's ranking rose to tenth last week, the internal conflict between the two groups had become public knowledge.
If this were the behavior of fans of other Star 101 trainees, Bei Yi could still watch it for fun, and perhaps even try to find some marketing points that would benefit her own team. But when the two main characters in this scene are from her own team, it's not so fun.
Chu Cheng's high-profile debut was within their expectations. Initially, they had planned to compete for the center position, but unfortunately, Ji Shao came along. Xiang Rui, who had been sacrificed to protect Chu Cheng, was also somewhat surprised to see a comeback in the three public performances. As a result, the company shifted some resources to Xiang Rui.
But this turned the two companies, once an alliance, into a bitter rivalry. Beiyi felt a headache watching the disgusting comments submitted to her by fans on both sides. Why didn't they consider it at all? They were all from the same company...
Fu Bing, who was originally passing by and about to leave in a hurry, saw Bei Yi, who was having a headache, and stepped back to greet her, "Aren't these two families worry-free?"
Seeing Bei Yi nod helplessly, Fu Bing pondered for a moment before saying, "How about this? Tell them that the matter has been transferred to the company's legal department for review. Try to appease them. Then, focus on communicating with the leaders of the two fan clubs, emphasizing that continuing this fight will have an impact on both Chu Cheng and Xiang Rui, and in serious cases, it will affect subsequent resources. As for..."
Fu Bing didn't finish what he was saying, but Beiyi understood. They would hand over the links submitted by the two fans to the company's legal department for review and save as evidence. At most, the company could send a letter to Weibo, requesting that the popular fan accounts that were particularly offensive be banned or deleted, thus providing an explanation to both sides' fans.
As for whether a lawsuit will be filed, it depends on whether the artist renews their contract after the expiration date. If the separation is amicable, fine. But if it's less than dignified, the legal department still has the evidence. The resource influence theory is actually a way to silence fans. Honestly, even the most rebellious fans will bow their heads when they hear this kind of talk.
Bei Yi said she understood, then suddenly thought of something and said to Fu Bing who was about to leave, "For the new draft, I found a few fans for Qi Xinzizai to start the fan club in the early stages, but there are still a few on the list who haven't agreed."
"Have you agreed to the heart-pounding sound?" It was Fu Bing's idea to find a fangirl from Star 101 to be a fangirl for his own "reheated pork" boy group that was about to go to Hazelnut's new talent show.
During the audition recording, she could use the fangirl style to "expose" and "climb the wall" to attract attention. Among the several fangirls, she had privately offered the highest price to Pingran Xindong.
"She didn't reply," Bei Yi said with some regret. It was a shame to waste such a huge amount of traffic. If she could agree to this, she couldn't imagine how much attention she could draw from Ji Shao. She didn't think the chances of attracting fans were high, but she was sure that if they were firmly tied together, it would generate considerable attention.
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She accepts the goods when others vote, and packs them when others argue. After receiving the merchandise she had previously ordered from the system, Zhou Xiao has been completely immersed in "logistics" for the past few days. This time, Zhou Xiao had ordered 2,200 new sets of merchandise from the system, including four new chibi designs for Ji Shao alone. The merchandise support package is essentially a collection of previous releases, with the addition of umbrellas and cotton dolls.
The umbrella's exterior is coated in vinyl, while inside is a cute little figure of Ji Shao. The figure holds a large umbrella, and traces of it can be vaguely seen in a half-open cardboard box at its feet. The figure earnestly hands an umbrella to "you," creating a heartwarming and endearing scene. Furthermore, this is a true story, and I'm sure the fans who received this umbrella will also feel Ji Shao's kindness and thoughtfulness.
The cotton doll is a highly sought-after peripheral among fans. Dong Xiaoyu even recommended a post on Hongshu to her. The poster, a mother herself, won Zhou Xiao's peripheral. Seeing the detailed Ji Shao's chibi coin purse, she couldn't resist transforming it into a cotton doll herself. After adding the frame and cotton, the finished product practically imbued it with life. Consequently, many who read the post privately messaged Zhou Xiao, asking her when she would release the cotton doll.
This time, the cotton doll features the black-haired Ji Shao, complete with costumes for three performances and a set of Star 101 chibi uniforms. When Zhou Xiao opened the box and saw the actual doll, he couldn't help but take it out of the box and give it a try. The system-produced cotton doll is incredibly detailed and lifelike. Holding the doll up, you can see its bulging cheeks from the side, and Ji Shao's signature dimples grace its chibi face.
After finally packing up the remaining gift bags, Zhou Xiao looked at the empty boxes scattered across the floor, as well as the canvas bags surrounding him. He couldn't help but sigh, "This canvas bag has really endured so much; it's clearly quite large."
Zhou Xiao couldn't help but feel lucky that he had asked the hotel staff to help him pack the things two days ago. As for the rest, he had to finish it himself. Packing is really both fun and a chore.
During her days of obsessive packing, the Douyin video she'd filmed for Ster had gone viral, as expected, and even surpassed expectations. Douyin had been particularly popular lately with traditional Chinese style videos, and many people were dazzled by the sheer volume. Just as her eyes wandered from the video of the dazzling beauties, the next second they were confronted with the more eye-friendly image of a cool and resolute Taoist girl.
His brain's satisfaction peaked at that moment, clamoring for his owner to quickly like, comment, and retweet. After a night of hype, the simple makeup had already generated numerous imitation videos. With hype building upon hype, Ster also experienced the feeling of being imitated for the first time.
Looking at the comments, she once again felt lucky that she had asked Zhou Xiao to film the video. Seeing the popularity rising, Ster happily spun around in circles at home with her little Ha in her arms. She still had a trick up her sleeve!
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The offline support, which has always been the focus of attention, has also made new progress. Enthusiastic netizens in the forum have listed the large support screens of the 22 trainees' homes.
At first, everyone was nitpicking about the number and price of the big screens, but fans of the trainees who had previous experience of offline check-ins soon discovered something was wrong. Some popular big screens that had been used for previous support were not even in the table listed by netizens this time.
——【Forum】——[August 17 evening]
【Topic】Supporting Li Tao in the Finals
[Main Post] This time, all the fan clubs have launched their support. What are everyone's thoughts on this? Personally, I feel that while it's for the sake of the finals, there should be some kind of display, right? Besides, the Ji Shao family is clearly number one, so why are they so stingy? While the multi-station joint support looks impressive, it can't mask the limited number of large screens the fan clubs themselves have...
1L
I think the original poster is mistaken. Money is often spent wisely in the final stages. I've watched Ji Shao's family, and the most valuable one, needless to say, is the massive screen in the center of Shanghai. But there are also wealthy individuals who've bought other popular screens, including the fan club, and that's more than enough. I think if their home was stolen in the finals, that fan club could simply "die in apology."
5L
But I'm a little curious, why don't so many stores choose the popular screens near Huashang Times? Don't they like them? The prices here are obviously cheaper than other large screens in other places. Even if it's near Xingtu, it's not as expensive as other shopping districts.
11L
I heard that it might be because the prices are too transparent, and many fan clubs that falsify accounts don't dare to cover this area!
18L
etc……
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The address shown in the picture is a Shanghai subway station. There are four staff members in blue uniforms in the photo, who are working to replace the subway light box advertisements.
23L
What does the picture above mean?
29L
The ones that appear in the forum should be cheering, right? But isn't it too early to release it now?
36L
Holy crap, that's awesome! That's Ji Shao's support lightbox in the picture! I just asked the staff, and they said all the lightboxes and screens on Line 4 of the downtown subway are going to be replaced with Ji Shao's! So lavish! I checked the ID and it's from a fan!
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The photo shows a Ji Shao magazine spread with the @Flipped logo and the caption: #Ji Shao C position debut#
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Zhou Xiao's support plan extended beyond large screens to include subway and bus advertising. With the exception of the special train, which was temporarily closed, he secured all available advertising space on Line 4, from the city center to Huashang Times. The same went for the bus lines, including small screens on the exterior and inside the buses. Zhou Xiao booked a week's worth of time for both routes.
Electronic large screens can be directly controlled by the backend and are generally changed when the contract takes effect. Those that require manual replacement, such as subway light boxes, are done in advance.
Many passers-by who were preparing to go home after taking the subway or bus couldn't help but stop and watch with interest how the staff quickly removed the light signs and replaced them with new advertisements.
I didn't wake up until the staff had swiftly changed the light box and pushed through the crowd to the next one. After watching their smooth collaboration, I turned back to look at the person on the light box. Wow, this guy is awesome!
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