Chapter 370
The "Blueberry Video Film Festival," held in Beijing on May 5th of this year, marked the largest official announcement of streaming content in recent years. The event showcased nearly 300 high-quality titles expected to launch online for Blueberry Video in 2025-2026, encompassing a wide range of content, including films, TV series, and anime.
As the traffic driver of the conference, the spokesperson for Blueberry Video, and the "favorite son" as netizens jokingly call him, Ji Shaojia received a total of twenty tickets from Huayao this time. This does not include the dozen or so tickets fans received through various activities (blog posts, likes, comments, and raffles), as well as—
Since they were called "the son of the family", it was only natural that there were five tickets that the official private message sent to the fan club. With tickets being so hard to come by outside, the number of tickets Ji Shao fans got this time was quite large.
In addition to taking out some tickets that were fixedly allocated to the fan club, the fan club followed the rules of the previous time and spent an entire night to quickly divide up the remaining tickets.
Zhou Xiao knew so much thanks to Zhu Jian, who was sent by the fan club to liaise with him. Zhou Xiao always had tickets, and even gave one to the fan club last time.
But just like before, once the tickets are divided internally, the fan club will always prioritize keeping the ticket for the one with the heartbeat. Only when the other party confirms that they don't need it will they reassign the ticket.
"Fortunately, our family had already established the quota allocation rules," Zhu Jian said emotionally on the other end of the phone. Her words weren't gratuitous; they were something she'd deeply felt over the past two days of watching and enjoying the show.
Let's not even talk about the past two days, just look at today's trending topics promoting the film viewing event. Several fan groups are feuding fiercely on this public hot search platform over the uneven allocation of spots for the "Blueberry Video Film Viewing Conference." I heard some of the main actors have even spoken out offline, but their efforts to mediate have been largely ineffective.
Although this kind of gossip is commonplace among his teammates' fans, Zhu Jian found that compared with the gossip on the hot searches, his teammates' gossip is considered to be quite fresh.
Concealing the exact number of tickets for many years, using tickets as a tool to win people's hearts, selling tickets to rivals at high prices that led to public ridicule... The hot search square in recent days has been extremely exciting.
Zhou Xiao quite approved of his fan club's approach. While it might seem unfair to longtime fans, the reality was that most new fans clearly had far more financial resources than the veterans when it came to competing for tickets.
Besides the fans' club's desire to give more people the opportunity to see Ji Shao, this format also eliminated many "tacit" bids, rendering the auction meaningless and turning it into a hypocritical "playing house" after an internal monopoly.
"By the way, what time will you arrive tomorrow?" Zhou Xiao seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Zhu Jian.
Zhu Jian's ticket was a bit of a stroke of luck; she got it from a fellow lottery winner on a certain blog. Not only was the winner lucky, but she was also a wealthy woman who was studying abroad. She found Zhu Jian directly and gave it to her.
So over the past two days, the friends in the small group can see her expressing her deep feelings every day. As for the specific content, it is basically about working more for the "organization" and good luck will always come to you and me.
Of course, Zhu Jian's reaction was mainly due to the recent frenzy of recruiting by the fan club. Over the past two years, many former members, like Qi Sisi and Dong Xiaoyu, had gradually entered society, preparing for postgraduate studies or starting work.
Everyone has limited energy, and this is especially true for fan clubs. Once you're done with it, it's hard to get back to your previous level of enthusiasm unless your original like-minded friends are still around.
"Let's go tomorrow afternoon," Zhu Jian replied after a moment's thought. While coming to Beijing earlier would allow him to meet Zhou Xiao, it would be better to wait until the film screening was over before hanging out together. Since he couldn't support her right now anyway, going early or late would be about the same.
Despite Huayao's prior warning to keep a low profile, the "Blueberry Video Film Festival" kicked off with fans eagerly anticipating the event. Of course, whether the agency said anything or not, no one cared; fans simply followed the lead of the fan club and the big fans.
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Jingshi Hotel.
The security guards were diligently working to break up the fan group that was about to form a large group in front. In order to avoid the road being blocked, many security guards had been dispatched to maintain order at the scene.
The fans at the event were fine; as long as they didn't gather in large groups, the security wouldn't even notice. But the entertainment reporters were in for a real headache. Those without invitations were battling it out with the security guards at the entrance. Those with invitations stood inside, watching their colleagues' agility—it was incredibly entertaining.
"Artists, please do not get out of your cars or open your windows! Please do not gather at the gate!" At the iron gate, the security captain's voice, as resonant as a bell, roared. This roar, repeated every few minutes, actually drove away quite a few fans.
Of course, the security captain was completely helpless against the spectators inside. Fortunately, everyone was very obedient in order to enjoy the show.
"Rou Rou!" Zhou Xiao, who had finished checking tickets earlier, immediately greeted the familiar figure when he saw it outside the door.
At first, Zhu Jian wasn't sure who was calling her, as she was still waiting in line. But when she looked through the railing and saw the hand that had been waving at her, she became excited.
Ticket inspection was quick, partly because the line wasn't long. Also, the Jingshi Hotel was incredibly wealthy. Even with so few people, the inspection line stretched three long lines.
In Zhu Jian's opinion, this was really like a knife stabbing his buttocks, which was fine after he opened his eyes. But since the restaurant was so high-end, he immediately understood it after thinking about it.
It's no wonder she felt so strongly. Even as he held Zhou Xiao's arm, Zhu Jian couldn't help but look around. Although the Jingshi Hotel itself has always been hosting business activities, for fans, coming here to attend a film viewing conference is simply too exaggerated.
The lawns surrounding the hotel and the vast flower beds meticulously manicured by landscapers are simply stunning. The fact that such a grand display could be achieved in Beijing, where land is so valuable, speaks volumes about the hotel's strength.
"Why do I feel a little scared watching the actions of this 'nouveau riche' Blueberry Video?" Zhu Jian lowered his head and looked at the coupon that had just been handed out in his hand. This was a hotel buffet coupon that the staff gave to each person after checking the tickets and letting them in.
Zhou Xiao couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. Taking advantage of her height, she climbed up the stairs first, rubbed Zhu Jian's head with an exaggerated gesture, and said, "Xiao Shao's drama is still in the hands of Blueberry Video. Please think of something good!"
The scale of the viewing event was even larger than one might imagine, as evidenced by the signs along the way indicating upcoming dramas on the platform. The order of these signs clearly correlated with the popularity of the current series. The further along the path, the more attention these upcoming dramas received on the platform.
The moment the elevator opened, Zhou Xiao spotted the promotional signs lining the red carpet. On the left were the original cast of the film "The General," and on the right were stills of Huang Xiang and Ji Shaoxin. This arrangement instantly revealed which drama Blueberry Video was betting on this year.
"Click" When Zhou Xiao was looking at the signboard and thinking, Zhu Jian next to him had already raised his mobile phone and took a picture of this new promotional picture.
Since the filming of "The Unparalleled General" wrapped, the stills have been kept strictly secret except for actors' birthdays and holidays. Now that new stills have been released at the film viewing event, Zhu Jian, who works at the fan club, has to take photos of them.
When the two of them arrived at the hall, some people were already there. Because the film screening hadn't started yet, many fans and entertainment reporters were walking around.
The most eye-catching thing is the name tags on the seats. Although there have been leaked photos online, it's only when you see them in person that you can clearly see the distribution of circles mentioned online. The staff must have started adjusting the seating arrangement a month in advance.
Zhou Xiao and Zhu Jian, watched by the staff, quickly reviewed the seating chart and then returned to their seats. Since they were sitting quite far apart, they communicated directly on their phones.
Zhou Xiao, seated in his seat, recalled the information he had previously learned from Zhu Jian. Combined with the fact that Ji Shao and Huang Xiang were both seated in the first row, he was certain of one thing. After all, this was arguably the only film in the venue where both actors were seated in the first row.
The internal rating of the drama "The Unparalleled General" must be the highest in Blueberry Video. From the on-site layout to the ticket allocation, it can be seen that the platform has confidence in the cast of this drama.
She looked up at the large stage in front of her. According to the official online list, there would be a stage performance before the film screening began. However, some members of NINE STAR had been spotted on variety shows over the past few days, indicating no plans to fly back to Beijing.
The information revealed by Zhu Jian and Zhou Xiao actually verifies this answer, that is, NINE STAR, which has always been a performing guest at the evening party, has completely changed its identity at this film viewing conference.
While fans were still looking forward to whether NINE STAR would have a stage performance today, they completely forgot that the members participating in the film viewing conference all came with their own works.
Following the recent ticket saga, many fan clubs have been forced to post public announcements on Weibo regarding ticket availability. Twenty tickets—that's the number of tickets Blueberry Video gave to the artist team performing. However, Ji Shao clearly won't be performing this time, so the platform's decision to give this number of tickets is self-evident.
Zhou Xiao was thinking when she suddenly felt someone tapping her shoulder. She turned around and saw a staff member in uniform.
Seeing Zhou Xiao turn around, the man half-knelt beside her. After verifying her seat number, he whispered to her, "Hello, are you Ms. Zhou Xiao?"
The unexpected question made Zhou Xiao a little confused, but she didn't think much about it and nodded directly to the person. The system wouldn't make mistakes in giving tickets, so she was a little curious at this moment.
Seeing Zhou Xiao nod, the staff member seemed relieved. Pointing to a spot further ahead, he said, "I'm sorry, the new seat the platform has arranged for you is over there. Can I take you there?"
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