Chapter 120
The production team behind "Dream Come True," owned by the Hazelnut app, was getting a little antsy watching Ji Shao's frequent trending searches these past few days. They'd already set up their marketing accounts, hoping to capitalize on the recent conclusion of "Star 101," the relative quiet of NINE STAR, and the resurgence of talent show fans, to announce that "Dream Come True" would begin filming on September 8th.
However, seeing the heart-pounding scene of Xincheng's donations drew the attention of many netizens. At this moment, they were internally wondering whether deploying a "troll army" at this time would achieve the desired effect.
But no matter how much you consider it, the upfront costs have already been invested. Just like trending searches, once purchased, they can't be removed, and pre-ordered water armies won't change at their own discretion. The "Dream Come True" production team decided to just go for it, and see how these expensive water armies can incite fans on the Xingtu 101 forums, who are always ready to go back on their word.
——【Forum】——[September 8]
[Topic] Pearl Milk Tea with 50% Sugar: I can’t stand it anymore, why are there no new talent shows to watch!
[Main Post] Ahhhh why aren't there any new talent shows? I'm a fan of this show and can't watch foreign shows anymore. I just want to watch local talent shows that speak Chinese!
1L
I chose to watch Star Path 101 again and directly invest in my Jidi, climbing up step by step until I was invincible.
7L
Hands up! I want to watch the new talent show too! I'm obsessed with this show! It's only been less than a month since the finals, but it feels like over a year has passed...
21L
Forever young, forever in love with talent shows! But my appetite has been spoiled by Star 101, and like my 1L sisters, I no longer care about foreign talent shows.
36L Orange
Hey everyone, I saw on the marketing account that the recording of "Dreams Come True" has started!!! Would you like to go with me to watch it? Then we can follow the talent show together!
49L
Wow, I actually found that talent show mentioned above! I can scout out potential investors ahead of time! Aren't ocean view rooms here?
59L Pearl Milk Tea 50% Sugar
Reply to 16L: Ahhhh sister, you are my god! Shake hands, shake hands! Let’s chase together!
86L Orange Capital
I created a group [Dreams Come True] [link], come and play with us!
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This post did not exist for long and was quickly deleted by the forum administrator of the Star Path 101 production team. In fact, it is not entirely true to say that it is the Star Path 101 production team. Huayao Xingyu+, which was established after the cooperation with Blueberry Video, is their main body.
The Star Path 101 production team has now been split into two parts. One group, such as Lin Qianxia, who was highly valued during the Star Path 101 competition, has already been transferred to Huayao to manage the company's rising domestic boy group, NINE STAR. The other group is expanding its talent show business, discovering girls for the girl group season while also overseeing the subsequent maintenance of the Star Path 101 program.
NINE STAR has been incredibly busy lately, with staff members within the company also scouting for trainees with several domestic entertainment companies. Seeing the momentum of her dream coming true, Lin Qianxia, whose finances are now far less abundant than they once were, isn't in a rush. She simply agreed to collaborate with New Town on a charity initiative for NINE STAR's various fan clubs.
Since New Town is building momentum for Ji Shao, they can naturally use this opportunity to boost the overall group's popularity. Suppressing Hazelnut, befriending New Town, and boosting Nine Star's popularity—isn't that killing three birds with one stone? Also, have the forum maintenance team keep a close eye on this rival's ad post and don't wait until it reaches the 180th floor before deleting it.
The Xingtu 101 forum was a rare forum that maintained its top spot in the entertainment category even after the competition. While many active members had branched out and established their own forums, and a decline in popularity was foreseeable, Huayao was also preparing numerous benefits to appease and retain the active members.
For example, the Star 101 production team was preparing to participate in the lottery at the forum that evening. Meanwhile, a system notification chimed in Zhou Xiao's mind: "Beep! NINE STAR group press conference detected, automatically issuing ticket*1."
--【forum】--
【Topic】A Little Melon: Group Press Conference is coming!
[Main Building] It's been a while since our group NINE STAR formed! Spread the love! We're already intensively preparing for the group's press conference. To thank everyone for their support of NINE STAR and Xiaogua, we've managed to snag 11 tickets from our bosses [Proudly Stand Up.jpg]
The quantity is limited, so if you need it, come in and draw a prize! The prize will be drawn in 24 hours! Please give us more feedback, and we will give priority to the black market in future activities (I will steal this ticket even if I have to!)
1L
Wow! This wave is huge! Xiaogua is awesome, I'm number one! Can you smear me?
19L
Oh right, I just realized that NINE STAR hasn’t held a press conference yet [scratching my head] I thought the group was officially announced on the night of the formation 2333
57L
Will there be a stage at the press conference? I really, really, please let me see it! I've been counting the days since the competition ended, and I've only seen it three times in all this time...
92L
Damn Huayao, I only saw my baby twice, once on Qixi Festival and once for a selfie! Can it get better? Of course, Xiaogua is the best [heart] Let me go to the scene to see my baby once [kiss]
143L
11 photos, I guess there should be one for me [funny]
206L
Don't call yourself "gua" (Little Melon), call yourself "Niu" (Au). I'm afraid the fan club hasn't even been notified yet. Who says being a fan isn't a good experience? Everyone on our forum already beats the "formal" fans with just this "Little Melon"!
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NINE STAR's fan clubs only received confirmation from Huayao after Douban's melon-like posting and marketing accounts had already shared the news. Although Huayao tried to evade the fan clubs by claiming the time and location hadn't been confirmed, those who understand understand that receiving a response within today's timeframe is a blessing.
But no one could have anticipated the huge drama that would ensue from the ticket distribution issue. The Chu Cheng Family fan club even announced its disbandment with a black profile picture, a truly heartbreaking event. And all of this unfolded the following night, on the premiere of the group variety show "NINE STAR Growth Diary."
Zhou Xiao only learned of Huayao's actions the next day when she saw Zhu Jian complaining in the group chat. However, she hadn't expected Huayao to treat her differently. Perhaps it was because Lin Qianxia wanted Zhou Xiao to help take a group photo, but shortly after she received the press conference tickets, she had already told Zhou Xiao on the messaging app that they would send her the tickets.
According to the screenshots posted by Zhu Jian in the small group, Huayao specifically emphasized in the communication group with various fan clubs that because the company had no tickets for the "Fashion" party, each fan club would be given ten tickets for this press conference as compensation.
This tone and language has already caused dissatisfaction in the group due to delayed information and the disturbances caused by their own fans. What's more, the people who can join the docking group are basically the presidents of the fan clubs of each group. Each of them is eloquent, and even those who are not good at speaking have their own "think tanks" behind them who can act as a mouthpiece.
Following protests from the public, Huayao doubled the original ten tickets, ultimately giving each group twenty. This was originally a good thing, but just as fans were anticipating the premiere of the group variety show "NINE STAR Growth Diary," a former core fan of the Chu Cheng family took to the Xingtu 101 forum to expose allegations that various fan clubs were misappropriating press conference tickets and enriching themselves, including a detailed list of corruption within their own fan club.
Inside the brightly lit theater, Zhou Xiao was washing the fruit Qi Sisi had brought and placing it on the coffee table in front of the sofa. He casually picked up a plump prune from the fruit bowl, weighed it carefully, tossed it up, and then caught it.
Looking at Qi Sisi, who sat cross-legged on the sofa, intently looking at her phone, Zhou Xiao knew without a second's hesitation what she was looking at: gossip or posts about sitting posture. As for whether she was looking at the questions for Subject 1, she assured him that if Qi Sisi could keep reading, she wouldn't have come to Zhou Xiao's place.
The two had previously agreed to watch NINE STAR's group variety show together. Zhou Xiao took a napkin from the coffee table to dry his wet hands, then pulled out his phone from his pocket to check the time - 7:28 PM.
It was almost 7:30, and the group show was about to begin. Seeing Qi Sisi still immersed in her phone, Zhou Xiao curiously leaned over to see what she was looking at.
The page on her phone was filled with a long, punctuation-free text, so densely packed it made her dizzy. Zhou Xiao carefully read the key words in the text, and her eyes widened. "Oh my goodness, whose fan is this?"
Seeing Zhou Xiao also reading along, Qi Sisi clicked the upper right corner and sent the link to Zhou Xiao, "Xiaoxiao, come and take a look! Chu Cheng's offline fans have revealed the secrets!"
After Zhou Xiao finished reading the post's revelations with a frown on his face, he couldn't help but sigh. Basically, a core offline fan of the Chu Cheng family, after being ostracized by his co-fans, overturned everyone's table in anger.
The content of the post left many netizens in awe, expressing their disbelief. Take, for example, the ticket auction. Since Star 101's ticket sales are relatively transparent, it's difficult to conceal the fact that fans are secretly hoarding tickets. They simply have their own members bid high prices for the tickets, and the proceeds are then used by the fan club's finance department to cover their offline support expenses.
This is just a small part of the cost; the offline support flower wall and large screen were the hardest hit. It was also mentioned that because of the popularity of the "Pian Ran Xin Dong" flower wall, their fan club raised a large sum of money internally for the sake of so-called face. The final price for the flower wall alone was nearly 100,000!
But no one questioned it at the time, and even those who did were forced to shut up amidst the fury of leg hair. Indeed, if nothing else is mentioned, simply comparing it to Heartbeat seems both easy and difficult. For fans who don't understand the value of things, comparing their own fan support wall to Heartbeat is truly unfair. Because of this argument, which can be used as a shield in any way, the original skeptics have been silenced.
How would Zhou Xiao, who was enjoying the melon, feel when he saw his own account number in a long essay without punctuation?
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