Chapter 69
On the first day of the new year, netizens stumbled upon a big melon and watched a joke.
There were also some curious people who took screenshots and made an explanation of the incident and posted it, which attracted a group of people to repost, comment and like it. As a result, #治粉圈维护评论就问你遵守不遵守# became a hot search topic soon.
Liufeng Clothing originally released new product images today, hoping to capitalize on New Year's Day buzz. They even managed to keep the hashtag #Liufeng New Product Zhou Siqi Photos# trending. As a result, the attention has been significantly higher than expected, but it's all been focused on He Tong.
Of course, the black guys were always there. This time, they thought they had caught a big black guy and came over in ecstasy to beat him up.
[The resourceful guy is throwing money at someone again! Oh my god, is it a big deal to be rich?] [Oh, you really don't consider yourself an outsider! You're just related to the wife of the chairman of Qiming, and you really think Qiming is yours?] [Directly threatening the spokesperson? You can change it whenever you want? As if the contract doesn't exist?] [You can only act like a bully here. When the chairman of Qiming finds out that you've ruined the publicity for his brand, he'll definitely scold you to death!] [Oh, this is vicious competition within the group. Look at these ugly faces that are not concealed at all.] It seems that there are a lot of haters today and they are very active, making it difficult for the bystanders who were originally just watching the show to bear it.
[Although, having money is impressive; they invest in films and make money all the time.] [Let's be honest, the ones who ruined the promotion were the zsq fans who first attacked Zhiruo's comments. If they hadn't, there wouldn't have been any drama.] [Zhiruo is the chairman's wife's brand, while Liufeng was acquired just last year. Who's more important to the chairman? There's no need to ask, right?] The Tongze fans, who were restrained from exchanging insults, couldn't help but join in. After all, they were familiar with the fandom and could tell something was amiss immediately.
[A lot of the haters today are new accounts that we haven't seen before. It seems that our Tongzai and Zezai's fame has grown a little bit!] Passersby took a look and thought, wow, that's exactly what happened.
[There are so many newly registered accounts, haha, are they just deleting the abusive comments and then coming back again with a disguise?] [Is it so blatant? Do they really think others are fools and think that they can't see through it by disguising themselves?] He Tong was free today, so he randomly picked a comment from a hater and replied to it.
@贺同V: This person is probably too young to have seen an endorsement contract. Any brand has strict requirements for the image of its spokesperson, and the overall image of its fans is an extension of that image. His fans were previously swearing at him for no reason, which is actually damaging his image. If he doesn't delete the comments, he will only suffer the consequences. PS: The talk of vicious competition is nonsense. Zhiruo and Liufeng serve completely different consumer groups, so there's no competition. Another PS: If a contract can be signed, it can be resolved. Another PS: As everyone knows, all products under Qiming are endorsed by celebrities from the Stars.
When netizens saw He Tong’s long reply, they were all delighted.
So, it's normal for the spokesperson to change. Not changing them is a gesture of respect. Don't be so shameless. [Laughing] I looked up the price range for Liufeng and I feel like I'm in the target consumer group, but I don't overlap at all with Zhiruo. [Tears] What the hell do the zsq fans have no idea? They just rushed in when they saw their brother's name? They even have the nerve to say that Tongze is riding on their brother's popularity. It should be the other way around. Tongze's popularity is quite high now, while zsq is just a second- or third-tier star. Outside of the fan circle, they have no reputation. Actually, if they're riding on their brother's popularity, it's fine if they don't step on him. But they just had to rush into the comments. Now that's funny. He Tong is right. The zsq team is really a scumbag. They just said they would strengthen fan guidance, and it hasn't been long since then, and their fans have made such a big joke again. He Tong was looking at his phone with amusement, and finally sent a Weibo post to his fans, forwarding a lottery for an autographed poster and autograph catalog.
Seeing him having fun, Ye Yuze, who was leaning on him like a cushion, asked casually, "Is this the brand my aunt mentioned when we were shooting the catalog last year?"
"Yeah. My aunt also said at the time that affordable luxury clothing isn't the kind of fast-moving consumer goods that exploit fans, so it wouldn't be appropriate to look for a high-profile endorser. I don't know why they didn't replace him. Maybe they thought his professional skills were okay?"
After He Tong finished speaking, he put the phone against his chin again and tilted his head to recall carefully: "Strange, I always feel that the name Zhou Siqi has a sense of déjà vu..."
"You saw him last time when he was riding on our popularity."
"No, it feels like it's even before..."
Seeing He Tong frowning and thinking hard, Ye Yuze reached out and rubbed his eyebrows.
"Why would you bother thinking about an irrelevant person?"
He Tong immediately chuckled, grabbed Ye Yuze's hand and kissed it.
"You're right, vacation time is precious and should be spent on you."
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At the same time, Zhou Siqi was also getting angry at his agent on the phone.
"Didn't I tell you before not to mess with those two again? Why are you trying to get attention again?"
The agent also felt aggrieved: "This time it wasn't us, it was that marketing account that wanted to attract attention and made up the article on their own. And they praised both sides and didn't criticize them at all."
Zhou Siqi was furious: "Why are those fans rushing to comment? Can you please take care of those idiots?"
The agent was also unhappy: "You better watch your mouth. If anyone hears this and spreads it, you can just quit the circle. Remember, you are a traffic star, and your fans are your bread and butter! They are also trying to protect you, not to mention that they have deleted the comments now."
"The original comment was deleted, but now they're using a new username and continuing to stir up trouble! Can't they just behave themselves? They're not defending me, they're basically harming me! A bunch of brainless idiots..."
"That's enough!" his agent abruptly interrupted his grumbling. "I'll contact the online trolls to delete those hateful comments. You should calm down and try to calm the fans down on the forums. It's not a big deal at the moment. The endorsement contract is only for one year anyway. As long as Qiming doesn't mind, it's fine."
Zhou Siqi threw away his phone and paced around the room in frustration.
Ever since this incident, he's been feeling very anxious and has a constant bad feeling. The last time he had this feeling was two years ago when "that person" was arrested, but he was lucky enough to escape...
After walking around in circles for a few times, he finally lay down on the sofa, raised his hand to his heart and comforted himself: It will be okay, so many years have passed, and being panicked is just scaring myself!
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After taking a two-day break on New Year’s Day, He Tong and Ye Yuze joined the crew of Yu Zheng’s "The End of the Sky".
Most of the scenes in this drama are indoors. The crew did not leave Yancheng. They built three main interior scenes in the studio - the protagonist's home, the office and the patient's ward for filming. They would finish filming these three scenes first and then move to the studio.
He Tong's role wasn't that large, and he and Ye Yuze's characters never met in the entire series, so all of that was filmed later. The set wouldn't be dismantled and converted into a hospital ward until Ye Yuze's scenes at home were finished.
If it were someone else, they would not have joined the group so early and waited, but He Tong naturally followed his brother Ye closely.
Fang Chen couldn't stand his clingy attitude and said disdainfully, "How about I arrange a few announcements for you?"
"No." He Tong leaned on the chair and watched Ye Yuze filming, refusing without any room for negotiation.
Fang Chen rolled his eyes: "Can you be a little more ambitious?"
He Tong didn't care at all: "Is this called lack of ambition? If I really didn't have it, I wouldn't even be acting. Wouldn't it be nice to just eat Brother Ye's rice?"
Fang Chen was shocked by his shamelessness, and then changed his perspective to advise: "Being too clingy will annoy the other person, you know? Even the closest lovers need some personal space."
He Tong glanced at him and said, "You single guy, what are you talking about with me about love? Besides, every couple's situation is different. Brother Ye and I are the type who like to stick together."
Fang Chen raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I'm meddling in other people's business. As long as you're happy, that's fine."
"I think you're too idle. How about you find two more people to take care of it?"
"Forget it. There aren't many things for me to worry about here. The boss will let me go through each department. In a few years, when he returns to the head office, I can take over Xingchen."
The two were chatting when Ye Yuze finished a take. He Tong quickly stood up and walked over, offering him water and wiping his sweat with tissues, practically taking on all the assistant's duties.
After finishing this shoot, it was time for lunch break. The studio in Yancheng was well-equipped, so everyone went to the restaurant together.
Yu Zheng sat at the same table with them, as usual. Ye Yuze, though reserved with outsiders, surprisingly got along well with Yu Zheng. Their after-dinner topic today was a niche foreign art film. He Tong sat beside them, not sure if he was listening or just watching.
Behind him, Lingling, who was browsing on her phone, whispered to Xiao Zheng, "Zhou Siqi's fans are really generous. They can even help him achieve good first-day sales for clothes that cost thousands of yuan each."
Xiao Zheng nodded. "I see many of his fans are students. They're really saving their money to buy him clothes. Anyway, when I was in school, I couldn't bear to buy myself clothes that cost three or five thousand yuan each. And these clothes are men's clothes, which the fans can't wear themselves."
He Tong listened, turned around and asked curiously: "What sales volume?"
Lingling: "It's Liufeng's new season collection, the ones whose posters were released the other day. It's customary in the online influencer world that when a new idol-endorsed product launches, fans will try to boost sales to ensure the idol's consumer appeal. But forget about drinks and snacks, I never thought fans would be willing to boost sales for even affordable luxury clothing."
He Tong raised an eyebrow: "It seems that although Zhou Siqi's team has some holes in their brains, they are still very good at cutting fans' leeks."
Yu Zheng overheard this and interrupted, "Is that the guy who trended on the same search as you guys on New Year's Day? I almost asked him to be in a movie back then. I heard he later became a print model, and now he's signed to such an agency and is following the path of a traffic star. It's a pity for his talent."
Hearing this, He Tong felt an idea flash through his mind, but he couldn't grasp it for a moment.
Fang Chen was a little curious: "Do you still recognize him?"
"Yes, back when I was at the film academy looking for actors for 'The Painter', he came up and recommended himself. But I was still considering it, and you contacted me."
Yu Zheng's words were like a heavy blow, hitting He Tong hard on the head.
He Tong's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief, "Director Yu, you said... that you wanted him to play the leading role back then?"
"Yeah..." Yu Zheng was startled by his appearance, "What's wrong?"
He Tong paused for a moment before forcing a smile and saying, "No, it's nothing... I just didn't expect there was such a hidden story..."
Yu Zheng continued with a smile, "But later, when I asked Yu Ze to audition, I knew that the role was right for him. It was such a perfect fit, it's no surprise that he won the Best Actor award."
He Tong suppressed the huge shock in his heart and echoed a few words.
It was not until the filming started again in the afternoon and he was the only one left watching that He Tong took out his mobile phone to search for Zhou Siqi.
Come to think of it, He Tong had been riding on the popularity of the other party twice, and he didn't even think of taking a look at what that person looked like.
The photo quickly appeared on his phone. As soon as he saw it, He Tong's pupils suddenly shrank - it was actually him! The murderer who starred in "The Painter" in his previous life and delayed Yu Zheng's death!
But how could that be?... He had clearly paid attention to relevant reports two years ago and had actually seen the police report that the suspect had been arrested...
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