President Yang walked into a small one-way transparent room, listened to the enthusiastic voices of the fans outside, looked at the expectant eyes of countless people in the audience, and he also showed an expectant look.
In order to maximize the losses, Mr. Yang specifically requested the purchase and customization of various highly personalized and extremely expensive souvenirs, and he bought quite a few of them.
The system has a minimum profit margin requirement for products, that is, under normal circumstances without promotional activities, the price of a certain product must exceed the cost by at least a certain percentage.
In other words, the higher the cost of something, the higher the profit - although the profit margin is different, the money earned will be more because the cost base is larger.
So, the higher the cost of something, the more money you make.
But it doesn’t matter, this money is wasted anyway.
Yang Ruoqian glanced at the countdown on the big screen and sneered, "A star's appearance already whets the appetite, but the fans don't even mind... You can imagine how much trust they have in the group. This generation of fans is a bit difficult to lead, so we must strike hard."
If any other company dared to do this, it would definitely be accused of "hunger marketing".
However, because the Kuiguang Group has never disappointed its fans, and since the very beginning of the activities related to Luo Ruying, various tangible benefits have been delivered to the fans, so everyone has no objection.
Just look forward to it.
This terrifying, unconditional sense of trust must be broken, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
"Very soon, in just five seconds."
Yang Ruoqian watched the final countdown on the screen, the numbers went from 5 to 0, and then the curtain slowly opened.
The originally noisy venue even fell into a moment of collective silence at this moment.
Then, they saw a machine that was shining with metallic light and looked very sophisticated just from its appearance.
"What's this?"
"Where are the people? Where are they? Why can't I see them?"
"Wow wow wow my baby Luo Ruqin, were you scared by the scene and ran away temporarily? It's okay, mommy doesn't blame you, everyone has a first time, just bear with it and it will pass."
"Why is there a machine placed right in the middle? Did you see it?"
"Oh my goodness, he wasn't there at the entrance ceremony. It's a rare opportunity for the Kuiguang Group to make a mistake, and I happened to see it. I must take a photo as a souvenir."
"I wanted to curse at first, but after thinking about it, I realized that I had made a lot of money from Kuiguang Group, so I suddenly didn't want to curse anymore."
"I'm different from you. I'm an employee of Kuiguang Group. Even if the company makes many mistakes, I will forgive it."
"You are an employee of the group?! Give me some inside information. What does Luo Ruqin look like in person? Is she prettier than on the big screen? Can you help me get an autograph after get off work? Brother, don't make me kneel down and beg you."
"Is there a possibility that the reason I came to this place is because I couldn't see Luo Ruqin either. I'm also very curious."
"It should be some accident... This is the first time that Kuiguang Group has had an accident. I feel like a rock has fallen... I'm not angry at all. It's amazing."
"Yes, they always created miracles before, but miracles cannot always be created. After all, a company is made up of individuals, and people make mistakes. It's normal."
"Boss Yang made a rare mistake, and suddenly he became down-to-earth."
"Uh, stop discussing. Although my guess is groundless, I think the Kuiguang Group would not make such a mistake in such a big scene... That machine looks strange, maybe there will be a reversal later."
“…”
Off the field, all kinds of noisy sounds were heard.
Except for a few exceptions, most people who are willing to attend this kind of offline fan meeting have some social attributes, and many of them have already added each other as friends in Luo Ruying's unofficial fan group and know each other. They also come to the fan meeting together temporarily.
Even if we are not friends, there is no obstacle in chatting with each other.
As soon as the words of trust in Kuiguang Group came out, many people also expressed their opinions.
"I also think they have other arrangements. There is no reason. This is unconditional trust."
"I just saw Shang Qianyu. She acted very calm. She must know something about this. She must be fine."
"Everyone……"
These discussions blended together. In fact, only a few seconds had passed since the countdown ended, and many fans began to express their opinions impatiently before the curtain was completely lifted.
After the curtain was completely opened, two or three seconds later, the machine on the stage suddenly emitted a bright light.
The sudden change made the fans quiet for a few seconds.
Then, amidst all the questioning, trusting, and tolerant gazes, a faint figure, along with several beams of light, was projected into the air by the machine.
A figure that was very familiar to everyone present appeared on the stage.
It was Luo Rujin's holographic image! This seemingly sophisticated instrument was actually a holographic image projector!
Seeing that Luo Ruying appeared on the stage as a holographic image instead of in person, the audience became restless again.
But this time, the staff came on stage in time and all discussions were temporarily stopped.
"I know everyone has a lot of questions, but fans, please be patient and listen to our explanation first, okay?"
"Thank you very much for your cooperation, thank you very much."
A staff member who was in charge of designing Luo Ruyin cleared his throat, a proud look on his face: "Everyone, please allow me to take up one of your precious minutes to introduce to you the virtual synthetic star that Kuiguang Group spent a huge amount of money and effort to create. Our employees affectionately call it the 'Human Body of Kuiguang Group', which embodies all the good things in our company... Luo Ruyin!"
"We can guarantee that Luo Ruying is the most intelligent AI artist in the world. In 99.99% of cases, she can perform like a real star and does not require any backstage staff to operate."
"Now, no one is controlling Luo Ruying's behavior. It's all dependent on AI."
As soon as these words were spoken, the venue, which was filled with tens of thousands of people, became completely silent.
Yang Ruoqian, who was nervous and clenched his fists in the small room, looked at this reaction, and the last bit of tension in his heart completely dissipated.
Yes! That’s the reaction!
Shang Qianyu also had the same reaction when she learned about Luo Rujin's true identity! When Yang Ruoqian did this test before, he was a little worried that Shang Qianyu's personality might be different from the general public, so her reaction could not be used as a normal reference.
After all, there have been many unexpected events in the Kuiguang Group, so it is normal to have such concerns.
Now it seems that this last bit of unexpected event has been completely eliminated.
The "Creating Something Out of Nothing" plan was a great success! Look at the audience, they were already speechless after seeing this scene.
Anyone would be shocked if they knew that a star who was heavily marketed by various channels, who they had been fans of for so long, and who had starred in a highly rated TV series, was actually a virtual person who did not exist at all, right? "..."
The staff on the stage ignored the stunned expressions of the fans and continued to introduce Luo Ruying in a high-pitched voice: "Luo Ruying is a virtual artist with extremely strong AI that we developed with a lot of money, purchasing hardware and software and collaborating with experts from all over the world."
Currently, even the strongest team cannot make the AI personality behave exactly like a human.
However, if we limit the scope of "people" to "stars" and let Luo Ruying speak with the logic of stars, it is still very feasible.
For example, the simplest thing - an ordinary AI, when faced with some questions with logical traps, will fall directly into them and give some very distracting answers.
Even if the system bypasses all restrictions and allows the Kuiguang Group to purchase software, algorithms, and hire international talents without any barriers and at the lowest time cost, there is no way to break through the technical barriers in such a short time.
But Luo Ruying was not set as an "ordinary person" but a "star", so there are many ways to cover up this flaw in the behavioral setting.
When faced with questions that are not within the scope of this setting, they would just give a fake smile like a real star, without saying a word, and just laugh it off.
By limiting all reactions in front of public fans to her "star" identity, Luo Ruying can basically break away from the operations of backstage staff and give fans the most authentic feedback like a real person.
"Say hello to the fans." The staff member smiled and looked at the holographic projection next to him.
Luo Ruzhen showed the same familiar smile that was enough to melt everyone's heart as she did on the big screen. She nodded gently to the staff and waved, "Good evening, fans. I'm Luo Ruzhen. This is my first time meeting you all. I wonder if you are satisfied with this fan meeting?"
Before his full appearance, there are still many activities for fans to participate in.
This is what Luo Ruqin asked.
After a few seconds of silence, the scene suddenly erupted with thunderous cheers of intense surprise: "Satisfied!!!"
"What the hell?! She's actually a paper man! Then can't I just call her my wife?!"
"Fuck!"
"I was wondering how there could be such a perfect star, it turns out they are virtual artists, now everything can be explained."
"No wonder Shang Qianyu said that Luo Ruying would never fall apart. No wonder Shang Qianyu wasn't worried at all about Luo Ruying snatching resources away from him... I see."
"Fuck, so this is why Shang Qianyu calls Luo Ruqin mom... Actually, it doesn't seem wrong if you think about it carefully. Luo Ruqin is the human form of Kuiguang Group. Shang Qianyu basically started from scratch and grew from the group to a first-line star. Calling her mom is not an exaggeration at all."
"Fuck, I just saw Shang Qianyu helping out everywhere. I was happy and excited, but also felt it was a bit weird. Luo Ruying had just debuted and had only one decent TV series to show for it. Her status was much lower than that of a first-tier star. How could she let a real popular first-tier star sweep the streets?"
"So Xiao Shang is just fulfilling his filial duty. That's fine."
"I was wondering why he didn't show up, it turns out he couldn't show up at all... Actually, I wanted to say that Kuiguang Group's hunger marketing was too much, luckily I didn't say it, otherwise I would definitely be held accountable later."
"Aaaaaaa! A celebrity who never fails and is totally on my XP list, I declare that I will only support her from now on!"
An employee of Kuiguang Group was stunned: "I came here to chase stars, but you told me that I was chasing our company itself?! I work inside Luo Ruying's body every day, right?"
"No wonder she sings so well... Actually, I work in a related field. I can tell some songs were recorded in a studio. It's almost impossible for a real person to sing like that. When Kuiguang Group said Luo Ruying sang 100% live, I was a little skeptical, but now it seems to be true."
"Ahhh! I want to buy peripherals! I want to recharge my membership card! I want to draw cards! I can't wait to spend money on my 2D wife! I won't sell these peripherals even if the price increases tenfold!"
"Fortunately, I knew that Kuiguang Group would definitely give us a surprise, so I came to the scene... Actually, I am not very interested in traditional star chasing, but I just believe in Kuiguang Group. I really did not trust the wrong person!"
"Very good, I didn't chase stars before, but now I have changed - I chase cyber stars and enjoy a successful life!"
"Wow! No wonder his acting skills were so mature when he first started acting in a TV series. There's no sense of awkwardness at all. It turns out he's the epitome of all acting skills."
As virtual artists, there are naturally professional teams that analyze various stars who make a living by their acting skills, analyze what kind of expressions they should show in a certain plot, and make it into big data and integrate it into AI.
So even though Luo Ruqin did not appear in the crew throughout the whole process, the director of the TV series did not say anything after seeing the effect of the first episode.
Because it is really perfect, the kind of just right, standard perfection.
"Wait, I have an idea about the virtual concert, but how about this autograph? How is a holographic projection going to sign for us?"
Luo Ruqin listened to the thunderous applause from the audience, with a smile on her face: "Then the autograph session will begin. Fans who have drawn numbers will be reminded by the mini program. Please bring the items you want to be signed and line up on stage in an orderly manner~"
A few seconds later, a man who was obviously an otaku, even in such a noisy environment, still roared with surprise: "Hey, good, I won!"
As he said this, he squeezed out of the crowd with a crazy look on his face, rushed to the stage, and then turned his back to the signing hand that was transformed from a 3D printer next to the holographic machine.
"Luo Ruqin, please sign on the clothes!"
Luo Ruying's holographic image showed obvious astonishment, which soon turned into a teasing smile: "Okay, stand still."
"I want an autograph, too! Sign my arm!"
"Please sign the book. This book is a collection of all the screenshots and photos I took of you."
“…”
When the whole scene was boiling, in the small room, Mr. Yang, who was just about to celebrate, was stunned.
When he was confused, he was also a little angry.
What's happening?!
It wasn’t like this just now!!!
No, where is your shock, your anger after being deceived?
Where did they all go? How did I become the one who was so angry?
However, there was no time to think about the logic of these fans, as another piece of bad news was waiting for Mr. Yang.
Concert... What should I do about the concert? PS: I made it in time. I'm so awesome. I wrote 3,500 words in one hour. (End of this chapter)
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