Chapter 34 50,000 Favorability Points: She really does have fans...
[Main post: The rumor in your group has actually been officially announced! Lu Jiang really is starting a new drama, and it stars those two people! [Weibo link]]
[1L: Holy crap???]
[2L: Your group has really improved; you have a real gossipmonger now.]
[3L: Can someone go ask the gossip enthusiast next door if they know anything else? The one she just broke was almost entirely accurate.]
[4L: Holy crap, Fang Xuran and Cheng Muzhi are really together! Holy crap, holy crap, I've never thought I'd live this long! If they're a couple, I'm going to start dreaming!]
[5L: Who said these two were going to take on BL adaptations? And they made it sound so convincing. This is way off!]
[6L: The real insider is just an exception; the fake insider is the norm. They make you all rush to believe every leak, and you've been fooled again.]
[7L: Sister Feather is going to be so smug again. She landed the lead role in Lu Jiang's new drama and even out-billed her old rival. She should celebrate by opening eighty giveaway posts.]
[8L: The official Weibo post stated "arranged according to debut time," which has nothing to do with billing order. They are all billed equally.]
[9L: What a joke! If we were to suppress an actor's name, the production team would be fighting for months over it. No one can suppress an actor's name, and no one can let their rival suppress an actor's name!]
[10L: This is Lu Jiang's group, who dares to fight over billing order? Aren't they afraid Lu Jiang will kick them out of the spotlight if they keep fighting?]
[11L: After being kicked out of the cast due to the dispute over billing order, my favorite character was replaced in the group]
[12L: iCheng is very satisfied with this group. The most important thing is being able to learn from Director Lu Jiang. There was no fighting over billing order and he won't fight over billing order. Please, those with ulterior motives, give up those petty thoughts.]
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[192L: Wait a minute, isn't anyone wondering why Bai Wenning got into this group? It's not surprising that both guys are resource-rich, and Qiao Xi has had pretty good resources since her debut, but everyone knows that Bai Wenning's resources have been getting worse and worse in recent years, right? How did she manage to snag such a big resource so quietly?]
[193L: I thought I was the only one wondering. Bai Wen Ning's previous ancient costume drama was so bad it was unbelievable. The nonsensical plot couldn't be saved by her acting skills. How did she suddenly become so popular after so many flops?]
[194L: I have a friend who is a fan of Ning, and she complained to me before that her company was not doing its job and not giving her good resources. I heard from her that Bai Wen Ning's next project is also a period drama.]
[195L: Are there any Ning fans here who can explain this to us? Has your idol had any amazing projects rumored before? Ning's fandom has been so stagnant lately, if there were any good projects, they would have let the fans know in advance to put their minds at ease, right?]
[196L: There are too few Ning fans in my group, you probably can't call them all, but I feel like Ning fans definitely don't know, because the other three groups don't seem to know either. Before that gossip maker broke the news, nobody knew that Lu Jiang was going to start a new drama.]
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[234L: Ningsi is here, we're completely stunned. We hadn't heard any of this news before. There was indeed a rumor about an ancient costume drama before, and everyone was leaving messages for the studio not to accept it, but the studio hasn't been online for a long time... We didn't expect such a big one to come out like this.]
[235L: But Ning has been very active in her work lately, taking many indoor and outdoor photoshoots and posting on Weibo every day. Ning's fans have been very happy during this time, but little did they know that even more happiness was yet to come [crying]]
[236L: Bai Wenning changed companies?]
[237L: Not yet, it hasn't expired. She's been active on Weibo herself lately, while her studio is still playing dead.]
[238L: So how exactly did Bai Wenning manage to secure these resources? The Weibo user who posted this is implying that many people didn't receive any news about Lu Jiang's new drama auditions, it was a very small-scale event, and it only lasted a day or two. Bai Wenning's company probably wouldn't even know about this.]
[239L: Maybe they changed their agent, what's so strange about that?]
[240L: Bai Wenning and Fang Xuran are teaming up again! Will the nation's siblings play siblings again this time?]
[241L: Maybe they'll play a couple]
[242L: Oh, that's so lame]
After the official announcement, a wave of discussion swept across major platforms. Fans of the four lead actors were overjoyed. Although fans of Cheng Muzhi and Qiao Xi already knew that their own projects would be of good quality, they were still pleasantly surprised by such a lucrative opportunity. The supertopic was filled with giveaways.
Fang Xuran's fans also experienced a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the day. Early in the morning, they were told that their favorite fan was going to be paired with their most hated rival for a dual male lead role, and it was very likely to be a BL adaptation. The sky almost fell down, and some of the more emotionally fragile fans almost quit the fandom and deleted their accounts.
But soon a new rumor surfaced, suggesting it might be related to Lu Jiang's drama series, giving fans a much-needed boost. However, the person who posted the rumor earlier that morning refused to back down and released photographic evidence, causing panic once again. But before long, the situation took another dramatic turn, and the new drama was officially announced!
And it really is Lu Jiang!
Seeing the official Weibo account clearly and explicitly tagging "Fang Xuran," Fang's fans finally felt relieved and began to enthusiastically control comments, repost, and help promote the product.
Xiaoxue is a huge fan of Fang Xuran, often compiling various clips and GIFs of him. She rarely expresses her own opinions, let alone gets into arguments or fights. Today, because of the sudden "BL adaptation incident," she spent the whole day comforting her casual fans.
Her Weibo account has high authority, and it was constantly trending all day long, always ready to post and control the hot topics.
She's been a fan of Fang Xuran for almost eight years, practically a lifelong fan. She can accept any role Fang Xuran takes on, and since Fang Xuran is already working and emotionally stable, she spent the whole day comforting her panicked female fans.
She had even prepared a short, comforting post in her drafts in case the BL (Boys' Love) adaptation was officially announced. Although she didn't care, she knew that there would be plenty of casual fans who did.
Fortunately, this draft essay was destined never to be published. She didn't get any official announcement about the BL adaptation, but instead got the official announcement of Lu Jiang's new drama.
In an instant, a sense of relief returned to Xiaoxue's stomach. She felt that she finally understood something. The trending topics hadn't stopped all day, probably because Fang Xuran had snagged some good resources.
It seems there are quite a few envious people.
Many people share Xiaoxue's thoughts, and Cheng Muzhi's fans are basically the same. This time, their own fan group and their rival fan group received the same resource, but they have absolutely no desire to fight or argue with the other side.
Both sides worked together today, running around on various platforms to control the trending topics, which can be considered a kind of revolutionary friendship.
As for whether there will be any fights later over roles, character settings, or promotion, we'll see.
After all, this is Lu Jiang's film crew. If they finish filming it well, there's a great chance they'll win awards. They know what's important.
After replying to the post with her alternate account, Shi Yao glanced at the homepage and trending topics of the gossip group, and put down her phone with satisfaction.
In fact, Lu Jiang hadn't even finalized the initial makeup photos yet. The official announcement was originally scheduled for tomorrow, but the paparazzi who posted the photos had generated too much buzz. It wouldn't be her style not to take advantage of this, so she simply called Lu Jiang and asked him to make the official announcement directly, thus catching this wave of unexpected attention.
She thought that after posting that exposé, the original poster who first revealed that Fang Xuran and Cheng Muzhi were going to take on a dual male lead drama would stop, but the other party went even further and started posting photos, so she couldn't blame her for taking all the attention.
Shi Yao opened the Green Petal TV series group again, and sure enough, the thread that revealed the two male leads was once again on the homepage, with more than four thousand replies. The next thousand or so replies were all mocking the group members who had failed.
The post was forwarded over 10,000 times, mostly by fans of Fang and Cheng who were not in the group or did not want to violate the group rules. They were furious with the poster because they had been terrified by the post all day, and now that they had finally gotten their revenge, they had to vent their anger.
After finishing the promotional work, Shi Yao turned on her computer to edit the photos. At the same time, she reminded Bai Wenning to remember to be active online. Today was a good opportunity to share some personal thoughts or interact with fans in the super topic.
[Congratulations! The key supporting character Bai Wenning has increased your favorability by 60 points. Main quest four is complete. The quest reward has been sent to your inventory. Please check.]
Main Quest 5 Unlocked: Gain 60 points of favorability with the main character or key supporting character. Progress: 0/60
Task Rewards: 30 Free Attribute Points, 5 Health Points, 1 S-Rank or Higher Useful Item, 2 Lottery Draw Attempts
Suddenly, the reward announcement voice she hadn't heard in a long time rang in her mind. Shi Yao was stunned for a moment, then immediately opened her backpack. She remembered that one of the rewards for mission four was a practical item of grade A or above, which she needed urgently recently. If it was grade S, it would be a great help to her.
Shi Yao opened her backpack, where the useful items were displayed, showing that they had not yet been redeemed. She clicked on the details and then sighed with some disappointment.
"It's Grade A."
Actually, an A grade is pretty good, considering there are B, C, D, and E below it. But the guaranteed reward is an A grade, so she drew the guaranteed one. Sure enough, her previous good luck was just a fluke; getting the guaranteed reward is her true nature.
"A-grade is already quite good, host. It's a very good resource in your world as well," the system said, trying to comfort Shi Yao, sensing her disappointment.
"I know." Shi Yao wasn't dissatisfied with the reward, but Pei Zixuan had invited her to produce a full-length album, which was his first full-length album since his debut. It couldn't be compared to the small EPs he usually released. In addition, given Pei Zixuan's status, Shi Yao felt that at least S-level props would be sufficient.
"Can I still redeem them, system? I remember there was a section in the shop where you could redeem directly. Is that section still not open?" Shi Yao checked the shop last time and found that the last two sections were not open. Since then, she has been using the items she drew or having the system redeem them for her. She has not checked the shop again.
However, she didn't hear any notifications about the new section being launched in the store during this time, so she didn't have much hope.
I don't know what tasks need to be completed to unlock the last two columns.
To her surprise, the system mysteriously said, "It's already activated, host. You've already activated it, and you can redeem it anytime!"
?
It's on? When?
How could she not know?
Shi Yao sat up straight and opened the system shop in her mind. Sure enough, just as the system said, the section for exchanging practical items was activated and could be accessed and used to make purchases, just like the previous two sections.
"When was it unlocked? Why didn't I receive any notifications?"
The system hesitated for a moment, then cautiously said, "When you last unlocked the male lead Cheng Muzhi's favorability, you wouldn't have received a special notification for such a small thing."
Shi Yao: ...
The key to unlocking new items in the shop was actually gaining the protagonist's favor. She felt uneasy and tentatively asked, "Then the condition for unlocking the last item isn't gaining Qiao Xi's favor, is it?"
The system chuckled twice, without giving a direct answer: "I don't know, host, but you're so smart, you'll definitely be able to guess."
That's most likely it.
Whenever the system doesn't want to give her a direct answer she doesn't want to hear, it will play dumb in this roundabout way.
It seems she has no choice but to deal with these two main characters; there's no way to avoid it.
Shi Yao originally intended to focus on her small business, making money while prolonging her life, and she wouldn't bother the two main characters if they didn't bother her. However, after she exchanged for the script of "Under the New Sun Tree," the two main characters were directly brought over by the plot force, and Shi Yao couldn't avoid them at all.
Now we also learn that the full functionality of the system's shop depends on the affinity between the two main characters.
At that time, Yao had to re-plan her business arrangements, and she had to make these two people her customers.
Shi Yao quickly adjusted her mood and decided to frequently visit the set after the TV series started filming, looking for opportunities to increase her favorability with the two people. Ideally, she would get them to place orders with her, making her efforts to increase favorability more genuine.
Too lazy to think about the two main characters, Shi Yao was only concerned about whether she could redeem her props, as this was related to her next big order.
She clicked on the practical items exchange section in the shop, glanced at it briefly, and was shocked by the outrageous prices, taking a deep breath.
"A D-grade practical item, exchangeable for 1000 points of favorability?!" Shi Yao's pupils widened in shock. She had expected the price to be high, after all, the system had been giving her warnings from time to time, but she hadn't expected it to be this expensive.
It's just a D-grade, which is basically impossible for her to exchange for; it requires a full 1000 favorability points!
This price could buy you a top-tier buff with regular items, and the one with the longest duration.
"System, where are these prices from? Do they conform to the pricing standards of a developing country? I ask you, is anyone really able to afford such outrageous prices?"
Shi Yao felt a pang of regret seeing this. She hadn't even checked her current balance yet. She had completed quite a few tasks recently, so her balance was definitely not low, but this 1000 points still shocked her.
The system pointed to its finger sheepishly: "Practical items are priced like this because they are extremely rare and precious. Even D-grade items are very rare. The pricing is very scientific."
Shi Yao sneered: I understand, it's her own problem, blame her for being too poor.
Take some time to reflect on whether you've worked hard all these years.
“1000 points for D-grade, 5000 points for C-grade, 10000 points for B-grade, 25000 points for A-grade, 50000 points for S-grade, 100000 points for S+, hiss…” Shi Yao’s heart clenched every time she read the numbers. Compared to the previous ten or twenty points for item buffs, this exchange price was simply astronomical.
"So I've been very generous. The A-grade item you just received is worth a full 25,000 favorability points! Don't you think it's a great deal?" The system took the opportunity to boost its own favorability.
But Shi Yao wasn't in the mood to listen to its jokes. Instead, she was calculating the previous accounts. The price for directly exchanging S-rank items was 50,000 points. In other words, when she used the item to exchange for a script, she had directly used up 50,000 points of favorability.
You don't know until you calculate it, and you're shocked by the results.
Shi Yao never expected prices to be so outrageous. She originally thought that S-grade would be worth at most 10,000 points, and that was even an overestimation of her abilities. In the end, 10,000 points could only buy B-grade, not even close to A-grade.
She immediately lost her nerve, thinking she might as well just give the A-level to Pei Zixuan.
"How much favorability do I have now, Master?" Shi Yao asked listlessly.
The system cheerfully replied, "Host, your current favorability balance is 48711.937!"
Shi Yao: "?"
Shi Yao: "Take away the young?"
The system readily repeated: "48711.927, host."
Shi Yao looked bewildered: "Why do I have so many?"
Didn't she just complete four main quests and gain a few hundred favor points? And those favor points, because they belong to supporting characters and not the main characters, have to be discounted, so after all the discounts, they're probably only around two hundred.
How come it suddenly exceeded 40,000!
Shi Yao jolted awake and sat up straight in her chair, her speech a little slurred. She had just thought the system store's prices were too high and didn't consider her poor heart at all, but when she turned around, she realized that she was already a little rich woman.
The system retrieved the transaction records from the favorability rating backend and thoughtfully explained to Shi Yao: "Here's the thing, host, your favorability rating doesn't come entirely from the task targets; most of it comes from online friends."
Shi Yao: "Netizen?"
"Yes, I mentioned this when we completed the first mission. Apart from the protagonist, everyone else's favorability will be adjusted to a certain extent. The adjustment ratio is determined by the character's relevance to the main storyline and their importance."
"Not only can the favorability of the main character and key supporting characters be converted into balance to exchange for life points, but ordinary characters, such as netizens, can also do so."
"When you completed the first task and resolved Fang Xuran's public relations crisis, you had already gained some goodwill from Fang Xuran's fans. However, you did not publicly share your account at the time, so the conversion rate was very limited. In the end, you gained 17 points of goodwill, of which 4 points came from Fang Xuran and 13 points came from his fans."
Shi Yao rested her chin on her hand as she listened to the system's rambling, trying hard to recall the memories from that time.
It seems the system did mention that she had gained favor with Fang Xuran's fans.
"So, how much of this 40,000+ goodwill points come from fans?" Shi Yao roughly figured out where this huge balance came from, but she still couldn't quite believe it. The conversion ratio of fans and netizens must be very high. If it can reach more than 40,000, how high must it have been before the conversion?
How did she manage to gain so much goodwill from her fans?
"Hello host, you have completed four main quests and gained 300 favorability points from four key supporting characters. After conversion, you have a remaining balance of 75 points. That means you have gained 48711.937 - 75 = 48636.937 favorability points from fans and netizens!"
“So many…” Shi Yao murmured.
Goodness, all the goodwill she gained, rounded up, actually came entirely from fans and netizens. These key figures brought her practically nothing!
Sensing Shi Yao's subtle feelings, the system promptly said, "But without these key figures, you wouldn't be able to gain their fans' favor."
"I know." Shi Yao twitched the corner of her mouth. "I just find it a bit amazing that my fans can give me... such a high level of favorability."
Shi Yao suddenly became curious and asked with great interest, "Hey, do you know whose fans give me the highest favorability rating?"
The system was silent for two seconds, then said quietly, "It belongs to you, host."
Shi Yao: "?"
who?
"They are your own fans. Your fan site account now has more than 500,000 followers, and there are also many casual fans who know you and like you but don't follow you. They will all bring you goodwill benefits."
"That viral video brought you nearly 20,000 points of goodwill. After that, you continued to post pictures of yourself going to and from get off work and performance photos, which also brought you more goodwill."
"Your fan site account not only has fans who admire you, but also people who are captivated by your charm and have become your little fans."
"This group of people brought you the highest amount of goodwill, totaling nearly 30,000. The fans of the other three and some casual observers brought you another 10,000 or so points of goodwill."
"Conquered by my charm?" Shi Yao's expression was a little unnatural. She just takes pictures and posts videos, or acts mysteriously on forums. What charm could she possibly have?
The system immediately replied: "That's right, of course it's your charm, host. Not only key supporting characters but also the main characters are captivated by your charm, and netizens across the internet also like you very much. You can also convey emotions very well through videos and texts. There are many people who like you!"
The system kept counting on its fingers about how charming Shi Yao was, making Shi Yao both amused and exasperated. Suddenly, she remembered something.
The fan site account she created remained silent for several days after posting its first video. Although many new fan site owners emerged during those days, and everyone was busy promoting their products, gifts, and photos, Shi Yao, the first fan site owner, remained completely silent.
In the super topic, some fans expressed their dissatisfaction with her, saying that as the biggest fan site manager for Yingxu, she was not active at all. It was a good time to consolidate her fanbase, so why did she not post anything? Moreover, she did not send any gifts for the opening of the fan site, nor did she show any support for offline events. They questioned whether she really liked Yingxu.
This post eventually sparked a heated argument because the comments were almost unanimously in support of Shi Yao, while the original poster was not convinced.
Some say that before Shi Yao released the video, he was just a nobody with only a few hundred sign-ins on the super topic, so it wouldn't have been his turn to make money.
Some people said that anyone with eyes could see how much effort Shi Yao put into that video, and that she even brought a suitcase to the offline event, which clearly indicated that it was a last-minute trip.
Others said that regardless of whether Shi Yao is sincere or not, they would still like her because her videos have warmth and her words are very comforting.
Finally, the poster couldn't win the argument and chose to delete the post and leave, but still didn't forget to curse Shi Yao on his own homepage. As a result, he was cursed by the fans who followed him and had to delete the Weibo post in a sorry state.
Forums often feature posts discussing fan site administrators, and Shi Yao, being one of the most popular, is naturally among them. There are always fans from other groups who subtly express that the fandom of Ying Xu's family is abnormal, and that it is easy to backfire if you idolize a fan site administrator too much.
However, neither the affirmative nor the negative side can deny the fact that Shi Yao made an indispensable contribution to the promised ascension.
Shi Yao often saw Ying Xu's little fans arguing on her behalf, saying that the fans of other groups were just jealous that Ying Xu had such a good fan site manager, which made her very happy.
When she first saw it, she thought it was just rhetoric used in fan wars, but now it seems that perhaps it reflects their true feelings?
So she really did have fans.
She couldn't quite describe her feelings; Shi Yao felt a little uneasy. She shook her head, trying to shake off this strange emotion.
"Commander, approximately how much favorability do I gain each day?" Shi Yao asked calmly, not forgetting the important matter.
The system quickly checked and replied: "During a stable period, the daily increase is about three to five hundred. If you suddenly complete a task, resolve a crisis, or post a hilarious picture, the increase will be faster."
"Three to five hundred..." Shi Yao touched her lips. Her current balance was over 48,000. Assuming it increased by 500 a day, it would reach 50,000 in three days, making it easy to exchange for items.
Shi Yao made up her mind that she would not exchange for the newly acquired A-grade item for the time being.
Today is the broadcast day of "Shining Idol". According to the calculation, the second public performance stage should be broadcast today. She needs to check the promised length.
Author's note: It's Monday again, ugh, ugh, ugh.
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 2024-06-22 20:51:44 and 2024-06-23 20:22:17!
Thank you to the little angels who watered with nutrient solution: Luluzi (25 bottles); Xilu (10 bottles); Qianxi and Aqiya (1 bottle each);
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