Wouldn’t it be nice for Chapter 30 to be on the hot search list?
Shen Xingzhi looked at him silently, without saying a word, but Li Ming immediately understood what was in his eyes.
The hot search issues are not just about Shen Xingzhi and Ren Limeng, and their discussion will never be broadcast on the show.
Li Ming waved his hand, and the staff understood. They quietly turned off the recording equipment and left with the cameras and other equipment. In the box, only Shen Xingzhi, Ren Limeng and Li Ming were left.
“Chen Xingzhi, you don’t think…I bought the trending search, do you?”
Hearing Shen Xingzhi's question with a hint of mockery, Ren Limeng frowned, and her thoughtful eyes fell on the backs of the staff members who were filing out. Her right hand unconsciously clasped her left hand. With the sound of the door closing as the last staff member left, Ren Limeng leaned forward, her deep eyes fixed on Shen Xingzhi, with the same scrutiny and sharpness in her eyes.
Their related entries directly topped the hot search list in a short period of time. Although Chen Xingzhi's natural traffic was added, the speed at which the hot search "Chen Xingzhi and Ren Limeng" rushed to the top was still too fast. Especially in the top 20 hot searches, there were also related hot searches such as "Rumored Golden Boy and Jade Girl", "Chen Xingzhi's Girlfriend", "Who is Ren Limeng", "Chen Xingzhi's Love Affair", etc. The popularity was a bit abnormal.
After all, this is not Chen Xingzhi himself who has made his relationship public, and not even a single intimate photo has been leaked. It is indeed abnormal that a mere rumor can cause such widespread and heated discussion, almost overwhelmed the popularity of the launch of "Shan Hai". There must be some marketing accounts secretly fanning the flames.
Ren Limeng is not in the entertainment industry, but she is no longer a clear and innocent college student. After hearing Chen Xingzhi's almost explicit hint, she immediately reacted and made the same judgment. This hot search would not be a simple accident.
In the turbulent entertainment industry, every coincidence is worth pondering, but... I don't know who is the mastermind behind this hot scandal?
Why would Shen Xingzhi doubt her?
Because she became "famous" overnight, did her popularity increase the most in a short period of time?
Admittedly, this wave of operations did make her seem to profit the most, but the key point is that she couldn't even afford an agent, so how could she have so much money for marketing?
With such crazy marketing, it is estimated that her annual salary can only cover the remainder. Shen Xingzhi...really overestimates her.
Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi's eyes met in the air. Neither of them spoke. As they stared at each other in silence, their similar probing looks seemed to be frozen, locked tightly on each other, like two electric currents colliding, sparks flying. The self-evident tense atmosphere even made Li Ming, who was standing by, feel nervous.
He really didn't realize that Ren Limeng, a mere host, had such a strong ability to withstand pressure. She could still maintain a calm smile under the pressure of Shen Xingzhi's intimidating gaze. It was like the sharpest rain of arrows meeting the strongest shield. He was a little frightened even at a distance.
Ren Limeng is truly worthy of being a professional host who won the first place in the National Host Competition. Her fearless demeanor made Li Ming look at her with respect and finally remember her name.
Or...could Shen Xingzhi and Ren Limeng really be in love? And just acting in front of him?
A terrifying and shocking guess suddenly emerged in Li Ming's mind. Before he could continue to imagine, Shen Xingzhi had already turned his head to look at him. Li Ming, who was immersed in the atmosphere of watching the show, directly met Shen Xingzhi's pair of cold eyes as sharp as a knife. With an unquestionable thunderous pressure, it seemed that it could penetrate people's hearts and make people surrender unconsciously.
"Director Li, are you guys on the Orange platform planning to promote Ren Limeng?"
Shen Xingzhi restrained some of the coldness in his eyes. He curled the corners of his mouth coldly, supported his right hand, and looked at Li Ming and Ren Limeng with a smile.
Ren Limeng looked at Shen Xingzhi expressionlessly, and then followed his gaze to look at Li Ming.
If it is...a hot search manipulated by the program team and the Orange platform, it is not impossible.
After all, she is the host of the Orange platform, and she and Shen Xingzhi are also participating in the variety show "Shan Hai" on the Orange platform. Apart from her personally, the other party that benefits the most from this hot search should be the program team.
This kind of gossip marketing... is not something the program crew can't do. Ren Limeng remembers that one of the highlights of the first season of "Mountains and Seas" was the CP editing. Regardless of whether it was a man or a woman, a simple eye contact combined with the post-production flower decoration of the Orange platform could present a subtle ambiguity. Everyone knew that this was the program crew's killer weapon to increase ratings.
"Teacher Shen, I don't know about the platform decision, and I can't make the decision. I'm just our team's assistant director, and Director Dong is personally responsible for coordinating all of this! I've been with you all night and have no idea about marketing! I just contacted Director Dong, and she just finished her meeting. She'll be here in about fifteen minutes. Why don't you... wait a moment... and then talk to her when she gets here?"
Looking at Shen Xingzhi's serious scrutiny, Li Ming lowered his head unconsciously, groaning in his heart.
He really didn't know whether this wave of operations had anything to do with his own program team. The means of stirring up trouble seemed familiar, and indeed similar to the marketing methods commonly used by the Orange platform, but the marketing target this time was Shen Xingzhi. If it was a hot search to attract traffic from the program team, at least they had to communicate with Shen Xingzhi's side first, right?
In any case, he had to distance himself from him first. He was just a mere assistant director of a group. He couldn't bear the blame for offending Shen Xingzhi!
Shen Xingzhi is not a paper tiger.
Li Ming couldn't help but recall the industry rumors from two years ago. At that time, Shen Xingzhi confronted the director of the S-level program of the Dragon Fruit next door for something. Not only did he escape unscathed, he still has a good relationship with the platform to this day, and the director has almost disappeared.
Chen Xingzhi has been thriving in the years since his debut. He is not only the "pillar" of the four major brokerage companies Hanxing, but also has a strong family background. Dong Zhu must personally take action to deal with this mess. As the deputy of the group, he can naturally avoid this big pot quickly.
Li Ming replied to Shen Xingzhi sincerely, and Shen Xingzhi glanced at him lightly without refusing.
The box was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Li Ming looked at Chen Xingzhi on the left and Ren Limeng on the right. The whole space seemed to be squeezed by an invisible weight, making it hard to breathe. After a little hesitation, he found an excuse to slip out.
Before walking out, Li Ming considerately left a gap in the box door, which not only avoided suspicion for Shen Xingzhi and Ren Limeng, but also made it easier for them to notice any movement outside.
Ren Limeng lowered her head, picked up her phone and replied to some messages. She looked around again, picked up a bunch of grapes and began to eat them politely. Time seemed to slow down abnormally, making people want to escape from this suffocating and dull box.
"Senior Xingzhi, you're not a good agent!"
Ren Limeng took a tissue from the tissue box and wiped her hands slowly. The corners of her mouth curved slightly, and her shallow dimples were faintly visible, adding a bit of gentleness and making her words sound more like a joke than an accusation.
When she needed help from others, she couldn’t afford to offend Shen Xingzhi.
Dong Zhu still hasn't responded to her inquiry, but he rushed to Shen Xingzhi's side as soon as possible after the video conference. Ren Limeng sighed in her heart, but had nothing to say.
She had too many words to describe Dong Zhu's behavior, such as flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, or following the trend and the powerful, but in the final analysis, it was because she was not strong enough and did not have the capital to make Dong Zhu pay attention to her.
She is a lucky person who got a ride on the show crew's bandwagon. What else could she be dissatisfied with?
Everyone has their place, this is reality.
All she can do is stand taller.
"Um?"
Chen Xingzhi put down his phone and glanced at Ren Limeng indifferently. Ren Limeng sat on the sofa, leaning back slightly, with her hands crossed on her chest, leaning against the soft back cushion, and continued lazily in a low voice, "It's been two or three hours, and your agent hasn't found out the information about the person behind this? He hasn't even dealt with the trending searches. Senior Xingzhi, you're a top star, not a cricket behind my back. Your agent is so efficient, tut tut."
Ren Limeng's eyes lightly passed over the door of the box. There was no one in the corridor at the moment. Li Ming arranged staff not far from the door, at a distance that was neither too far nor too close to the box, just right... polite and respectful.
The reason why she spoke ill of others in such an uncharacteristic way was naturally to provoke Shen Xingzhi.
Some methods are simple and crude, but the effects are good.
Chen Xingzhi stared at Ren Limeng expressionlessly, without any movement or words, causing Ren Limeng, who had originally spoken confidently, to feel a hint of doubt in her heart. Chen Xingzhi's reaction seemed... different from what she had expected?
She was right. Not only top stars like Chen Xingzhi, but even second- and third-tier stars from the four major brokerage companies generally have dedicated marketing teams, ready to handle any emergencies with public relations at any time.
Hot searches for public opinion have always been known as the "golden half hour". Any professional agency will not miss this period before public opinion ferments. This is a critical time period for handling public opinion, controlling its direction, and avoiding negative impacts. They have learned a lot of relevant professional theoretical knowledge in their broadcasting and hosting courses in college.
Could it be that Shen Xingzhi has forgotten even this?
Even if he forgot, the professional team behind him should not be a pushover. Why was it that when Li Ming went out just now and she opened her phone, the top trending search was still "Chen Xingzhi Ren Limeng"?
It’s so wrong!
“Isn’t it good to be on the trending search?”
Chen Xingzhi turned off the phone screen, his eyes were mysterious and hard to read. He looked at Ren Limeng's face as if he wanted to confirm something, "Ren Limeng, this is a good opportunity for you."
Ren Limeng was startled, and the smile on her face froze for a moment. In an instant, she inexplicably understood what Shen Xingzhi meant.
In just two hours, the number of followers on her official Weibo account, which used to have 35,000, has increased dozens of times, easily breaking through the one million mark. Although many netizens have insulted her under her posts, more people have become curious about her.
Curiosity is the beginning of attention and the only way to fame.
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