I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 140 The Most Ruthless Punch! (Part 1)

"this person……"

"are you crazy!"

"damn it!"

"Holy crap, this guy is insane!"

"News, damn it, big news!"

"Grass!"

"..."

The morning sun shines on this land.

Warm and gentle.

This is a perfect day for a premiere.

but……

At the premiere of "Love Ferris Wheel", there was an uproar!
Countless invited filmmakers stared wide-eyed at the open space opposite them...

What did they see?
They saw the banner for "Love Roller Coaster," which gleamed in the sunlight. The banner was almost identical to the one for "Love Ferris Wheel" in both material and length, clearly trying to ride on the coattails of "Love Ferris Wheel's" popularity...

They saw rows of Alto cars forming a circle around the stage. Then, one by one, young men in identical suits stepped out of the Alto cars and, led by Zhou Yang, walked step by step onto the stage…

They saw groups of girls excitedly appear below the stage, screaming, cheering, and holding up posters of Zhou Yang looking incredibly handsome, chanting wildly, "Zhou Yang, Zhou Yang, I love you!" Their synchronized shouts made the ears of countless media personnel opposite them ring, and even temporarily drowned out the media interviews for "Love Ferris Wheel"...

This is it!
The premiere of "Ferris Wheel of Love"!
This is how you played at the premiere of "Love Ferris Wheel"!
This isn't a slap, but a hard one across their faces!

Even shitting on their heads?

"security guard!"

"security guard!"

"Hurry over there!"

"Where's the security guard? Damn it, where's the security guard?!"

"..."

Zheng Yichen's manager shouted in a sharp and angry voice.

The security guards rushed over, but halfway there they discovered that the other side had even more security personnel, and that, in a sense, their actions were entirely legal and legitimate…

The scene descended into chaos!

"damn it!"

"These thugs! These thugs!"

"..."

Chen Liang's eyes were bloodshot, and he was furious. Especially when he saw Zhou Yang walking towards the stage step by step, looking at him with an extremely arrogant expression, he felt like his lungs were about to explode!
What angered him even more was!
Surprisingly, a large group of media outlets, including those they had invited in advance, seemed to have smelled some meat and, taking advantage of the chaos among the security guards, frantically carried their cameras and ran over there.

Before long, the opposite side was already packed with people!

……

The past few days!
Due to the censorship incident, the traffic of [Wandou Movie Network] has dropped drastically, and it has been surpassed by [Movie Home] by more than 4 times!
Not only [Wandou Movie Network], but also other websites such as [Movie Fan Home], have had their traffic almost completely drained!
These media outlets, which had transitioned from the real world to the internet, never expected that Zhou Yang would have such a vicious trick up his sleeve!

The way people interact on the internet is completely different from how they interact with real-world media users!
In the real world, you can control public opinion, control what newspapers write, and even control everything. But in emerging internet media, those netizens who wear aliases and haven't registered their real names don't care who you are. They can curse if they want and run away if they want. You simply can't control them.

Seeing that the traffic of [Movie House] is increasing rapidly and is about to become invincible, the senior management of [Wandou Movie Network] has become restless in the past two days and hastily held a meeting.

Yesterday, they completely opened up all kinds of public opinion, stopped censoring anything about Zhou Yang, and even reposted some popular posts and topics in a seemingly legitimate way, and invited those film critics who had run away one by one.

However, the internet has a long memory. Once something is breached, no matter how hard you try to repair it, it will still leave a scar!

They tried some things, but in the end, the results could only be described as minimal, barely retaining about 20,000 active users!
Everyone knows that the future of print media is very likely to be replaced by the internet!

With the ever-changing internet, falling behind at any step means falling behind at every step. As physical media outlets undergoing transformation watch as [Movie House] frantically absorbs all their users and threatens to completely crush them, how can they possibly sit still? And the capital behind them can't sit still either!
Yesterday, the entire marketing department of [Wandou Movie Network] held a meeting.

At the meeting, the general manager of the overseas operations department gave a very serious explanation of the future of "Internet entertainment"!

That is, popularity!

Yes, you need to use trending topics and gimmicks to attract new users. The faster your news gets, the more attention you can gain!
[Movie Home] Since its inception, every single thing it has done, upon careful analysis, has been designed to generate buzz!

As for Zhou Yang, that bastard, although he's despicable and fucking like a vampire, he'll jump on any trending topic!
But ironically, this guy manages to generate a huge amount of buzz and create a lot of topics, which he can then convert into traffic and monetize!
Ban Zhou Yang?

Is all news about Zhou Yang being suppressed?
If you don't consume traffic, others will!

Didn't you see how oily [Movie House]'s mouth was splattered with food?

Once they realized the problem, the leaders promptly changed their strategy!

Traffic equals money!
Haven't you seen how Zhou Yang's online CDs and albums are selling like hotcakes?
If CDs can be sold, albums can be sold, so why can't other things be sold?
As long as there's enough traffic, it can be converted into money. In this world, no one will turn down money!
……

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! There are still more than ten minutes left before the premiere of 'Love Ferris Wheel,' there's still time, there's still time..."

Chen Jiajia, a reporter from [Wandou Film Network], stared wide-eyed!
The original plan was to write a report and news article on the movie website as soon as possible after interviewing Chen Liang, Zheng Yichen, Zhang Jingya, and others, and then have the film critics on the movie website write film reviews...

but……

The moment she saw Zhou Yang's direction, she was slightly startled!

The former director, investor, and screenwriter of "Love Ferris Wheel" is An Xiaoshi, the director of "Love Roller Coaster"!
The crew members who were kicked out of "Love Ferris Wheel," from the photographer to the prop master, stagehand, and production assistant, were all on the other side!
Unbeknownst to many, a giant arena is being set up!

She keenly realized that this was a huge trend!
Seeing more and more media outlets heading to Zhou Yang's side, she couldn't sit still any longer!

She checked the time!

Seeing that the premiere of "Love Ferris Wheel" was still more than ten minutes away, they immediately rushed towards Zhou Yang with the photographer.

"Holy shit!"

"Live photo broadcast has begun!"

"Zhou Yang's 'Love Roller Coaster' and Chen Liang's 'Love Ferris Wheel' are going head-to-head! I heard from people at the scene that they're practically slapping each other in the face!"

"My God, that's ruthless? Has Zhou Yang gone mad?"

"Yeah, the latest photos have already been sent from the scene. And, is he crazy? Zhou Yang has done so many crazy things, hasn't he? He's completely shameless!"

"Depend on!"

"Quickly, quick, let me take a look!"

"..."

[Movie House]

The moment the "Love Ferris Wheel" banner was hung up, [Movie House] immediately started a live picture and text commentary!
Countless netizens who were watching the spectacle were incredibly excited!
Especially after learning about the feud between the two companies from various posts on the internet, they immediately rushed into that temporary text-based live broadcast room!

They stared intently at the images being transmitted from the front!

In the picture, they saw Zhou Yang walk step by step onto the stage, stand in the center of the crowd, and excitedly pick up the microphone!
Then, he seemed to take a deep breath, and then he spoke!

..............................

"First of all, let me state upfront that this is a coincidence!"

"It was purely coincidental; we had absolutely no intention of competing with 'Love Ferris Wheel'..."

"Why did we choose this location? It's because we just rented this office building... Our [Xuan Shi Entertainment] film division will be located in this building, and coincidentally, it's also a filming location for our movie 'Love Rollercoaster'..."

Under the bright sunshine.

Zhou Yang stood on the stage.

I saw excited media outlets and eager, expectant onlookers.

He pushed up his glasses and looked in the direction of the "Love Ferris Wheel" in the distance.

not far away……

Chen Liang!

When Zheng Yichen heard these words, his blood surged and his face turned extremely ugly!
Oh shit!

damn it!
coincidence?

You're kidding me, it's just a coincidence!
We set up our ad here a month ago, and you fucking managed to do this by chance!

However, their anger did not last long, and it turned into grief and indignation!
They received a message!
The other party did indeed rent this office building!

Not only did they rent it, but in a sense, that open space was their territory!

In "Love Ferris Wheel," the security guards' initial rush back turned into a provocation, and they ended up slinking back...

"I really have no intention of participating in the arena..."

"I wasn't angry that a second-tier star took my role. After all, it's a movie, and every producer has their own opinion. Maybe I'm just not suitable?"

"..."

When Chen Liang heard the news that the other party had rented that office building, he felt as if a stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

but……

Then, when I heard Zhou Yang suddenly say those words in front of everyone, I felt like my lungs were about to explode!
A certain second-tier celebrity?
he?
Is he a second-tier celebrity?

he!
This person actually dared to call him a second-tier celebrity, he...

He was trembling all over, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak!
"Calm down, calm down, don't lose your composure, so many media outlets are watching you..."

"You need to be mindful of your image!"

Seeing that Chen Liang was about to explode, the agent's expression changed drastically, and he quickly reminded him.

Chen Liang took a deep breath, looking around at the excited media who seemed to enjoy the spectacle, and finally suppressed his anger.

Just as I was about to go in...

suddenly!

"What did you say?"

"You mean Tiger's album sales topped the charts yesterday? More than 20 more copies than the second place?"

"Who told you to ask that question!"

"Didn't I say you can't ask such ambiguous questions! You're trying to stir up trouble, you know that!"

Chen Liang suddenly turned around.

Seeing Zhou Yang across from him, he said those words with an innocent expression...

Then, looking up at myself, I met his gaze.

Immediately afterwards...

"Teacher Chen, I didn't mean anything by it. I didn't say you were a second-tier celebrity. These media outlets, which seem to thrive on chaos, specifically ask questions that are detrimental to unity!"

"Teacher Chen, you are so magnanimous, please don't be angry!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)