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Chapter 87, Section 86: Ashes of Love Launches, Lin Shaobai Becomes a Sensation and Rises to Fame (3k views)

At the end of March, OPPO officially announced that Lin Shaobai would be the spokesperson for the R15 series.

This is Lin Shaobai's first mobile phone endorsement.

Generally, only people with exceptionally high fame can endorse mobile phones.

However, a recent public opinion storm has hit the entertainment industry.

The protagonist of the scandal is Yang Mi.

In her early years, when promoting "The Witness," Yang Mi admitted that she would donate supplies for the blind to a school.

However, several years have passed, and it has still not been fulfilled.

The incident caused an uproar.

This incident caused quite a stir, and in the end, their company had no choice but to issue a statement.

The company stated that the problem stemmed from the middleman's failure to fulfill his obligations and had nothing to do with the artist, Yang Mi.

A few days later, the matter of Yang Mi making the donation out of her own pocket was finally resolved.

On April 2nd, the TV series "Ashes of Love," starring Lin Shaobai and Yang Zi, premiered!

The series premiered on April 2, 2018.

Except for the premiere, which had a viewership rating of 0.995%, all other ratings in 52 cities exceeded 1%.

The viewership rating of Huaguo.com also rose from 0.504% to 1.66%!

"Ashes of Love" achieved a ratings miracle with its astonishing viewership, and the director, screenwriter, and production team also gained fame as a result.

The official Weibo account of Ashes of Love quickly posted a celebratory message.

[The TV series "Ashes of Love" surpassed 1 million views online within ten minutes of its release. A glorious journey, we are grateful for your continued support and love for "Ashes of Love." Let's continue to journey together!!! [Heart emoji][Heart emoji]]

[Congratulations on Ashes of Love surpassing 2 million views across all platforms!! Xiao Bo sends you all love! Keep going!]

Later, because the increase was too rapid, the official team decided to wait until a certain base figure was reached before starting to post celebratory messages.

Otherwise, issuing one hundred million at a time would be too troublesome.

Moreover, the graphic design and data team doesn't have enough time either.

Two days later, the TV series surpassed 500 million views.

Two days later, it broke one billion, and the official Weibo account rushed to write a post to celebrate.

[Congratulations on the drama "Ashes of Love" surpassing 1 billion views online!!! More surprises await you!! Two episodes air every night at 7:30 PM!]

The data is growing way too fast.

There weren't many good TV dramas in the first half of 2018, let alone dramas with such a crazy surge in viewership.

I doubt any TV series this year can beat Ashes of Love, starring Lin Shaobai and Yang Zi.

First, the two lead actors have a large fan base, and second, the drama is a high-quality production.

Just two days later, the number of online views exceeded 20 billion.

The official Weibo data team is so busy they can't even create a victory image!

[Over two billion views online! The exciting time is almost here, and Xiao Bo promises you even more captivating storylines are waiting for you! [Heart][Heart]]

Three days later, the number of online views exceeded 30 billion, and three days after that, it exceeded 50 billion!
The celebration picture for 30 billion yuan used Lin Shaobai's battle-damaged look from the drama, while the picture for 50 billion yuan used Yang Zi's look from the drama.

After the broadcast started, Lin Shaobai's fan base grew rapidly. His original 1000 million fans have gradually increased to 2500 million, and his super topic fans have increased to 300 million!
Lin Shaobai has consistently topped the popularity charts among celebrities, appearing on virtually every list.

The data is absolutely skyrocketing.

Yang Zi also gained a lot of popularity through this drama, attracting countless fans.

She was previously ridiculed for not being able to act in period dramas, and no one had high hopes for her acting in idol dramas.

This time, I'll prove myself.

Now she's officially considered a leading lady in idol dramas.

Lin Shaobai's popularity has definitely risen to the top.

She was already a big hit in the industry with those few songs, not to mention the title of champion of The Voice of China.

With the success of his first drama, he can be considered an actor with representative works, and his value has increased, with his endorsement fees rising to around 1200 million.

During the airing of Ashes of Love, Lin Shaobai was definitely number one in various fan polls on Weibo.

No celebrity, male or female, could have been as popular as him during this period.

The popular talent show "Idol Producer" also ended in April.

Finally, Cai Kunkun, Chen Linong, and nine other trainees were selected to form the Chinese boy group Nine Percent.

At the same time, Lin Shaobai received an invitation from the production team of the drama "The Story of Minglan" to sing the theme song "Do You Know, Do You Know?"

The Story of Minglan is a period drama starring Zhao Xiaodao. Although there is some palace intrigue, it is relatively minor, and the main focus is on domestic power struggles.

After receiving the invitation, Lin Shaobai rushed to the recording studio to sing with female singer Yu Kewei.

The lyrics of this song are adapted from a poem by Li Qingzhao.

It interprets the love story between the characters Sheng Minglan and Gu Tingye in the drama.

Lin Shaobai quite liked this song.

Like its predecessor "Bu Ran", it was a hit song from a hugely popular drama, and being invited to sing such a song is truly a stroke of luck.

Not long after "Idol Producer" ended, Tencent launched the girl group talent show "Produce 101".

Before this wave of talent shows had even ended, Tencent quickly launched a new one.

The fans are actually the same people who keep following the same idols.

I followed boy groups, then girl groups, then boy groups again, over and over again.

So those people who just finished watching Idol Producer got bored and went to watch Produce 101.

This show is really popular.

The number of views in a single day has reached 1.9 million.

It ranked third among all online variety shows at the time, second only to the fourth season of Go Fighting! and the second season of Running Man.

The person who must have been happiest during this period was Bai He, Lin Shaobai's fan.

You can see him not only in TV dramas, but also in variety shows.

It's so awesome! It gives me even more motivation to work on data.

Within 20 days of its premiere, "Ashes of Love" had already surpassed 80 billion views online!

On this day, the official Weibo account used Yang Zi's wedding look as a promotional image.

By the end of April, the TV series "Ashes of Love" had surpassed 100 billion views!

Almost everyone online is discussing this historical romance drama, and college freshmen are binge-watching it. "Hey, have you guys watched Ashes of Love?"

"It's super good, who wouldn't watch it?"

"Lin Shaobai is super super handsome! Holy crap, how can he be so handsome?"

"I never thought he was handsome before, but this drama seems to be a whole new level."

Some students even skip 8 a.m. classes just to watch TV series.

Some college students even stay up all night watching dramas, secretly watching them by drawing the curtains in their dorm rooms.

"Xiaoyu, are you secretly studying late at night?!"

"Hey Xiaoyu, you promised to sleep together, why are you secretly studying by yourself?!"

"I'm watching Phoenix. Ashes of Love. It's the hottest TV series right now. Lin Shaobai is so handsome."

"Oh, you're watching a show. Okay, you can keep watching then."

Everyone thought that there probably wouldn't be any more monster TV series with such a powerful monster in the future, right?
The comments under He Tu's Weibo post, which were initially evenly matched between Yang Zi's fans and Lin Shaobai's fans, have completely turned into a domain dominated by Lin Shaobai's fans.

Runyu's fans also started emptying their bottles, but were so heartbroken by Shao Bai's fans that they fell to the ground.

They were not mentioned at all in the first 50 entries.

When fans of popular celebrities fight, controlling comments on Weibo is also very important, as fans always feel they can't lose face.

Therefore, fans usually try their best to like posts. The top ten Weibo posts are used to put their idols in the most eye-catching positions.

【Phoenix! Phoenix!!】

Congratulations to Ashes of Love! Congratulations to Lin Shaobai! (o^^o)

[Confessing my love to Phoenix]

[Go, Ashes of Love! Go, go, go!]

[It's super good, Lin Shaobai's acting is superb!]

Lin Shaobai Xufeng

Phoenix has now become synonymous with Lin Shaobai. Many people will say Phoenix when they don't want to talk about his real name.

Lin Shaobai said he liked the nickname "Phoenix," saying it sounded very powerful.

The official Weibo account also posted a congratulatory message for "Undyed".

[Recently, I've seen many people leaving messages for @林少白, saying that the song "Bu Ran" (不染) is always heart-wrenching whenever it's played. Despite this, it hasn't stopped the theme song from becoming incredibly popular. Come on, let's take a look at the great results "Bu Ran" has achieved since its release!]

It topped both the NetEase Cloud Music Rising Chart and New Song Chart.

The number one chart in China on Music Radio.

He topped multiple charts, including the China Music Pop Chart and the Asia New Song Chart.

A single song on NetEase Cloud Music has surpassed 100 million plays.

The album has been collected over one million times and has received over 20 comments.

The music video has been viewed over 2 million times.

The number one selling digital album in the film and television category on NetEase Cloud Music.

#Lin Shaobai is not dyed# has topped the Weibo rankings five times.

The hashtag #LinShaoBaiBuRan# has been viewed over 30 billion times.

Xu Feng and Fenghuang became the first representative characters in Lin Shaobai's life.

His company, Huace, quickly changed its top position to him.

Hu Yitian became the second person.

Hu Yitian's previous drama, "Tiny Times," was popular, but it couldn't reach the level of "Ashes of Love."

A TV series that broke 100 billion views in less than a month? Are you kidding me?

You can see a life-size standee of Lin Shaobai as soon as you enter the company building; he has now become the company's pillar.

The top-tier magazine Esquire invited him to shoot its June issue.

She also gained five more endorsements.

The bath and shower products category has Liushen brand ambassadors.

For eyewear, she is the global ambassador for Helen Keller eyewear.

For fragrances, there is a Jo Malone fragrance brand ambassador.

And a spokesperson for Baidu Cloud.

Moreover, through this drama, he quickly became the first high-end luxury brand ambassador for Dior.

Currently, many celebrities with higher status and longer careers than him need to undergo a long evaluation period to obtain the title of top luxury brand.

His speed demonstrates the brand's satisfaction.

Fan support is one factor to consider, but more importantly, his physique and demeanor align with the brand's image.

When fans argue with each other, they always say that their idol has a blue-blooded high-end brand, top commercial value, or has become a red-blooded spokesperson.

The term "blue blood" originated from Spanish nobility, who used the word "blue blood" to refer to people of noble lineage.

Red blood brands have also been favored by the fashion industry, and after a long period of development, some of the eight red blood brands have shown a trend of surpassing blue blood brands.

Lin Shaobai already had a large following as an original singer, and now with the added boost of a hit drama, his momentum is becoming increasingly unstoppable.

Now no one can deny that Lin Shaobai is a top star in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Recently, he has been busy shooting for fashion magazines and promotional videos for endorsements, and he only returns to the company during his free time.

The agent was beaming from ear to ear, and the assistant, Xiao Liu, was also happy for Lin Shaobai.

Lin Shaobai established his own studio.

They also posted a job advertisement, indicating they needed to hire a number of people.

Agent Li: "You currently have 12 endorsements, including one high-end luxury brand, making you the first person born in 95 to do so."

Xiao Liu: "The boss is the best."

Agent Li: "Hey, don't use such vulgar language."

Assistant Xiao Liu lowered her head in grievance.

“Recently, you will be going to Weibo to visit buildings with Yang Zi, and you will also be participating in several live broadcasts. During this period, you need to maintain a good relationship with Yang Zi and make sure that you have a good on-screen chemistry, because many people are shipping you two.”

Lin Shaobai nodded: "I understand."

Agent Li: "Oh, and one more thing. The movie 'Better Days' has already released an announcement. The director team has seen your audition video, and I've already communicated with them. It's confirmed that you're in."

(End of this chapter)