My Healing Games

Chapter 146 Ranking
A typical movie press conference is not very interesting; it's mainly about promoting the movie and introducing the actors and crew.

However, the press conference for the movie "Twin Flowers" was clearly different. Han Fei was bombarded with insults as soon as he took the stage. This kind of "treatment" is extremely rare. More and more netizens gathered around, and the popularity doubled.

Han Fei's subsequent actions added a series of highlights to the otherwise bland press conference. This man seemed uninterested in worldly affairs, yet he steadily rode the wave of trending topics.

At the peak of the hype, the curtain began to play a pre-edited movie trailer.

Originally, netizens had very low expectations for this low-budget suspense thriller. After all, the upper limit of this kind of film is limited; no matter how good it is, it's just so-so and it's not qualified to compete with other types of films.

As a result, when the high-quality promotional video was released, many netizens who had no expectations were instantly amazed.

Regardless of the visuals, plot, or acting, it completely outshone most other films released in the same period.

This is destined to be a dark horse!
The response from netizens was very positive. The latter half of the film's press conference was mostly spent by Director Jiang and Zhan Lele answering various questions from netizens and sharing some interesting anecdotes from the filming process.

On stage, everyone was in high spirits, seemingly unaffected by the previous incident, chatting and laughing.

Most viewers were full of anticipation for "Twin Flowers," but some were in a bad mood at the moment.

In the northeast corner of the audience, a middle-aged man stared at Han Fei's face with a gloomy look in his eyes, his displeasure evident.

He took out his phone, deleted the message sent by the host, and then entered his backup account to contact someone through a certain platform.

"I'm offering a high price for you to dig up dirt on an actor."

"Who?"

"His name is Han Fei, and his movie 'Twin Flowers' will be released soon."

"You pay the deposit first, and I'll keep an eye on him 24/7."

"You'd better not keep me waiting too long."

After sending the last message, the middle-aged man got up and left his seat. He quietly walked towards the door of the venue, unaware that Han Fei on the stage was silently watching his back.

The film press conference concluded successfully, and the live stream's viewership never dropped below 500,000 until the very end, which was a great start for the "Twin Flowers" production team.

Han Fei made his first public appearance, and on this day, a new phase of his life began.

In just two hours, Han Fei's social media account gained nearly 30,000 followers. What surprised him most was that he found his name on the list of top actors in China!

At this time, Han Fei was ranked 10,000th, but he was the only actor on the entire list who had no works and entered the list solely based on promotional videos and live streaming popularity.

The actor ranking is determined by AI based on a comprehensive evaluation of data such as fame, search volume, works, and number of fans. Because no one or any company is involved, it is considered the most authoritative ranking at present.

Han Fei's dream used to be to be on the charts, because only actors who made it onto the charts could be considered to be recognized by the public.

"Ten thousandth? My ranking should continue to rise after 'Twin Flowers' is released."

It was already 9:30 p.m. when the press conference ended. Han Fei went backstage and was packing his things when his phone suddenly rang.

"Why is Jin Jun suddenly contacting me?" Han Fei had saved that veteran paparazzi in the industry, and the two had even exchanged contact information.

After the call connected, Jin Jun spoke very quickly: "Someone offered my apprentice a high price to dig up dirt on you. That person is using a fake account, but the artists he targeted before all had conflicts of interest with 55 Entertainment. I suspect that the person who wants to dig up dirt on you is from 55 Entertainment."

Jin Jun is very reliable. He not only told Han Fei that someone was secretly targeting him, but also directly deduced the other party's general background.

"55 Entertainment is one of the subsidiaries of my former company, and these people seem to have a lot of opinions about me."

"It's not just that they have a lot of opinions, your 'Twin Flowers' is scheduled to be released at the same time as their 'Urban Secret Love'. Their filming and promotion costs are more than ten times that of yours, but their popularity and expectations are far less than yours. They definitely want to cause trouble!"

Jin Jun knew a lot of inside information: "Also, I heard that you were originally supposed to play a supporting male role in Urban Romance, but someone else took the role from you. Now, you've helped the police solve a major case, bringing your own popularity and buzz, and you've even become the male lead in your biggest competitor's show. Isn't this a slap in the face for 55 Entertainment? The more popular your show is, the more upset they will be. If your show becomes a huge hit, they'll probably become a laughing stock in the industry, and the person who took your role through connections will probably have a hard time making a living in the future."

"I don't care whether they're suffering or not. I just hope that I can live a kind and principled life forever." Han Fei vaguely remembered what Huang Ying had said. The game "Perfect Life" will soon be released for public testing. This game, which is popular with everyone, is likely to build a new social ecosystem for games. At that time, very few people will be able to refuse this game.

After the public beta, the game will be completely controlled by the AI. If those people go too far, Han Fei's soul-summoning talent will come in handy as long as they enter the game later.

Although his current talent for summoning spirits is indeed very weak, no one can predict what will happen in the future.

After hanging up Jin Jun's call, Han Fei hadn't even put his phone away when another call came in.

Upon seeing the contact, Han Fei was somewhat surprised. He pressed the answer button: "Were you bullied by those thugs again?"

The person who called Han Fei was Qu Wenhou, whose mother, Qu Yun, lived in Building 2 of the Xingfu Community.

"I never imagined you were an actor! I can't believe we ate instant noodles together!" Qu Wenhou's voice was filled with excitement.

"You didn't expect me to be an actor? What did you think I did at first?"

"I thought you were a gangster! You check the security camera before fighting, and your moves are ruthless and fast. You're much more real than those gangsters in the movies!"

"Alright, alright, you can't go around shouting these things." Han Fei turned his voice down. "I'm leaving the meeting soon. Is there anything else, Marquis Wen?"

“I saw your live stream today. I explained to those who were cursing you so many times, but no matter how many messages I sent, they didn’t reply to me.”

"You said so much for me?" Han Fei felt a warmth in his heart. He had only contacted Qu Wenhou to find out information about Qu Yun, but he never expected that this small act of kindness would be remembered by the other party.

“If I were on that stage, I probably would have collapsed by now. I really didn’t expect that after going through so much, you would still be able to keep moving forward and be willing to help people like me.” Qu Wenhou’s voice lacked the naivety of a child his age; it sounded very mature. “I still want to say thank you again! I’m going back to school tomorrow, and I will try my best to move forward!”

"Keep going, try your best to get into a good university, and make those who bullied you envious."

After chatting casually for a few minutes, Han Fei hung up the phone, a strange feeling creeping into his heart.

He never imagined that someone like himself could bring strength to others. He had always felt depressed and颓废 (tuí fèi - decadent/dejected), and that he only radiated negative emotions.

"At what point did things start to change? Was I cured? Or was I ruined? Or was it just a final burst of energy before death?"

(End of this chapter)