My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

The director, who had been closely monitoring the live stream, also breathed a sigh of relief. When he initially agreed to Lin Fan's request to auction off the resource slots, there was an element of gambling involved. Now, he had won the gamble, and won it again.

The director gambled on Lin Fan several times, but he never lost, and this time was no exception.

Lin Fan's actions did not encounter widespread resistance from fans. Of course, there were dissenting voices, but they were not the majority, which was enough. Because later on, rivals and haters will definitely get involved, and if the proportion of dissenting voices is too high, then this matter will not be as simple as just being controversial.

Instead, the entire program will be swept up by opposing voices, leading to a boycott by fans and casual viewers alike, which is not the result the director wanted.

So the current situation is just right. Most fans are understanding and supportive, while only a small minority are opposed. This way, when the opposing side gets involved later, the fans who understand and support won't be left without any room to fight back.

Controversy and back-and-forth exchanges generate buzz, don't they? Isn't that much more effective than participating in a variety show where you only get a few minutes of screen time?

The director looked through the camera at Lin Fan, who was giving a speech on stage. If someone told him that the sixth season of "Morning Star" would achieve remarkable results because of an ordinary person, with its ratings and viewership far surpassing other similar programs, he would definitely take that person to the hospital and have the doctor examine that person's head to see if there were any changes that were not visible to the naked eye.

However, now the director has to admit that it was thanks to Lin Fan that the sixth season of "Morning Star" achieved far greater success than the previous four seasons, reaching the same level as the first season!

The director also gradually realized that the times are different now than before. People no longer love those serious talent shows. Entertainment is an inevitable trend. How to make the talent show process real, fun and down-to-earth is the future trend. Lin Fan met the standards of this trend, which is why he has repeatedly made "Morning Star" a hot topic.

It's just a pity that this kid is so good-looking, so popular, and so talented! Yet he just doesn't want to debut! He only wants to open a bed and breakfast and find a girlfriend! I really can't understand it! But that doesn't stop the director from maximizing Lin Fan's popularity and fame!

The "Morning Star" program's dedicated online army is ready to go! They're prepared to eliminate negative comments and guide positive ones! Lin Fan has already given the program so many trending topics; this time, it's time for the program to reward him with a big gift!

The director rubbed his hands together: Let the controversy come even more fiercely! Being able to revitalize a talent show industry that was showing obvious signs of fatigue, bringing new popularity and attention, will be a very prominent achievement on the director's resume!

The director is also a person with dreams!

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The director was passionate, the fans were even more passionate, but the most passionate of all were the 21 eager trainees.

"I initially thought the auction would be targeted with malicious comments, but after Brother Fan's encouragement, I suddenly feel quite sophisticated."

"What was clearly a shady deal has escalated into a legitimate auction. Is the world just too crazy? Or have we fallen behind?"

"What era are we living in? Why are we still using those old-fashioned unspoken rules? Didn't those royal families buy their resources too? What's wrong with us spending our own money for our dreams?"

"A ceremony for exchanging dreams, tsk tsk tsk, Brother Fan really knows how to talk. I'll make it clear to my fans in my live stream later that even if I don't win the auction, I'll tell my fans not to criticize Brother Fan or the students who did win the resources!"

Count me in!

"+1"

"+10086"

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On stage, Lin Fan looked at 21 pairs of eyes filled with longing.

These were the last 21 people, each a potential client. Such clients couldn't be the subject of an auction so easily. Therefore, Lin Fan naturally flashed a wide grin, revealing eight teeth: "I've granted you ten minutes to use your phones. Please check your account balances. I don't accept empty promises leading to failed auctions."

This implication was almost indistinguishable from an explicit statement. The 21 trainees almost simultaneously erupted in anger, rushing to the accompanying PD and quickly calling their agencies or family members.

In just 10 minutes, everyone completed the entire process of communicating with the brokerage firm and requesting payment.

When the management company learned about this great opportunity, they shouted in unison without hesitation, "Buy it! We have to buy it! Even if you don't make it into the debut group, this is a fantastic opportunity to boost your popularity! The company will negotiate with the 'Big Ace' program team to buy you a few more seconds of screen time!"

The talent agencies understand better than the trainees just how powerful the viewership of "The Big Ace" really is. Even if the trainees only get one minute of screen time, it's enough to give the agencies more room to maneuver. In fact, many agents are already contacting marketing accounts, ready to release press releases at any time.

"Shocking! He hasn't even debuted yet, but he's qualified to appear on 'Ace vs Ace'? What does this mean?"

"This trainee is only 19 years old, and he's already appeared on China's top variety show, 'Ace vs Ace'!"

"Why did 'Big Ace' invite this trainee who hasn't even debuted yet?"

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The above are just some ethical marketing article titles; those without ethical standards are even more shameless. Agents who use this tactic are masters at it.

Meanwhile, the hashtag "Lin Fan auctions off recording slots for 'The Big Ace'" quietly climbed onto the trending search list and is rapidly heading towards the top spot!

Well, it's only been a dozen minutes. How could a trending topic go on so quickly? To generate this much buzz, the production team could only make a very subtle yet arrogant statement—this trending topic was bought!

Each brokerage firm is a master of marketing, and they contributed to the trending topic almost immediately. Everyone knows that regardless of the auction results, just participating in the process generates huge traffic and popularity, which needs to be boosted again and again, rather than relying on the moment of debut.

Meanwhile, the number of viewers in the "Morning Star" program's live stream is also increasing wildly! Some of this is due to the program team and agencies using their own online marketing teams to drive traffic, some is due to trending topics, and a large part is due to fans of various groups spontaneously spreading the news and encouraging everyone to come and watch.

Witness this unprecedented scene of auctioning off prime spots in a talent show!

The comments section was also very lively!

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