This man knows how to hype

Chapter 439 Descendants of the Gods
[Netflix rebroadcasted "New Paradise: Wangxian", with the first two episodes aired. The drama topped Netflix's daily TOP (informal list) with a total viewing time of 2 million hours.

According to industry insiders, "New Paradise: Wangxian" is expected to top Netflix's official list (weekly TOP) this week with a total viewing time of up to 6000 million hours, breaking the record of domestic dramas abroad.

[Lv Qinyao's Instagram followers surged by 400 million. Her latest selfie from the set of "New Paradise: Wangxian" received 50 likes and 1 comments...]

[The top question on the daily list of Quora, the largest foreign Q&A website, is "QinYAO.Lv, why is your last name Lv?"]

[The head of the LVMH Group's brand department said that they intend to invite Lv Qinyao to become its Greater China ambassador. Lv Qinyao has not responded to this matter yet.]

One piece of news after another ignited the enthusiasm of domestic netizens.

Recalling the cold reception of the news a few days ago, and comparing it with the current situation where both its movies and TV series have achieved success overseas.

It really makes people feel that the world is changing too fast.

Of course, not everyone will be happy to see such news.

Not to mention some creatures in the simplified Chinese area of ​​the external network, who are already jumping up and down in anxiety.

Even Zhang Yujiao, who had already gained a lot of benefits, still couldn't help feeling disgusted when she saw Lu Qinyao's fame skyrocketing overseas.

She looked unhappy and said, "In three days, the awards will be presented."

"Sister Yujiao, did the Golden Lion Award really go to "The Intouchables"? " the assistant asked curiously.

“Sherlock, the head of the organizing committee, has hinted a thousand times that not only the Golden Lion Award for Best Film, but also the Volpi Cup for Best Actress will most likely go to Lu Qinyao.” Zhang Yujiao said, her mood getting worse.

In this way, Lv Qinyao will probably be a big hit internationally, with both TV series and movies going hand in hand. Plus that damn English name, it's really hard to forget.

Now, even those who have not watched "The Intouchables" and "New Paradise: Wangxian" probably know that there is an actress named LV in China.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yujiao couldn't hold it in any longer and couldn't help cursing, "Fuck, how could someone be so shameless as to call himself LV? Calling himself LV is fine, but he has to bring it up with Lü Dongbin.

Now, foreigners all think she is a descendant of the gods. Fuck! I heard that the Jade Emperor also has the surname Zhang, and I am a descendant of the Jade Emperor. Who among the Chinese doesn’t have gods in their ancestry?”

The assistant almost spit out the words.

Indeed, under the question "QinYAO.Lv, why is your last name Lv?" on Quora.

There was a foreigner who was crazy about Taoist culture and even went to Wudang Mountain to practice for a while. He seriously interpreted the surname "Lu".

In addition, "New Paradise·Wangxian" played by Lv Qinyao is related to "immortal".

In a foreign country with a culture of "surname bloodline" and "theism", a group of people were actually fooled by this foreign answerer and believed that Lu Qinyao was a descendant of the gods.

This made domestic netizens laugh like crazy.

Although a group of anxious foreign network simplified Chinese area creatures ran to explain that there was nothing special about this surname.

But no one paid any attention to them.

Because the underlying logic of this group of foreigners is that they actually think that the identity of "descendants of Gods" is very cool!
And supporting the “descendants of the gods” is also very cool!
They may not really believe in God.

This made Zhang Yujiao feel extremely speechless whenever she thought about it.

Of course, she really wanted to imitate it and do some marketing, but sometimes, some things cannot be marketed just by wanting to market them.

Lu Qinyao was able to come up with this kind of "stalk" because of the convergence of many factors. At another time, even she herself could not replicate it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yujiao continued to ask: "What has she been doing these days?"

"I don't know. It seems like they are filming something. There are a lot of people around all day long. I can't figure it out." The assistant shook his head.

Then, the assistant tried to make Zhang Yujiao happier.

She took the initiative to change the topic to a happier one and said, "Sister Yujiao, many of our fans have gone to the comment sections of Lv Qinyao, Xu Xiyu, and Hua Qing, asking them to publicly thank you.

They also said that they don’t know how to be grateful. If it weren’t for your kindness in inviting so many European and American female artists, they wouldn’t be so popular now.”

After hearing this, Zhang Yujiao's mood indeed improved a lot.

It is said that if you tell a lie a thousand times, you will start to believe it.

These days, she has been interviewed by countless people, big and small, both at home and abroad, and every time they talked about this matter.

As they chatted, she would occasionally feel dazed and think that Xu Xiyu and Lu Qinyao really should thank her.

What is the sense of conviction of a good actor?
This is the sense of belief of a good actor!

Teacher Zhang has already entered into the role.

Teacher Zhang, who was so immersed in the role, just savored the pleasure brought by his "powerful influence".

Just as I was about to say something, I heard a noisy sound coming from outside the half-open window of the hotel.

"Why is it so noisy?" The assistant heard the noise, stood up, walked to the window and looked down.

It wouldn't matter if she didn't look at him, but once she did, her eyes widened instantly.

Because she saw a group of people who were obviously on the right side of the issue downstairs in the hotel, holding up posters of Zhang Yujiao with a big red cross on them, and protesting.

"Sister Yujiao, Sister Yujiao, something happened!!!" she shouted hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yujiao ran to the window and started looking. After only two seconds, she quickly pulled the curtains to cover herself, for fear of being seen by people downstairs.

"What's going on? Why are there people who are right protesting against me?!" Zhang Yujiao asked in panic. Being targeted by this group abroad would be a big problem.

"I don't know." The assistant became even more panicked, "I'll call Brother Li and the others over."

The Li Ge she mentioned is Zhang Yujiao's agent. As an international actress, she couldn't have brought only one assistant. This time she came with a team of more than a dozen people.

And among this team are public relations personnel.

But, to be honest, the level of 9% of artists’ public relations teams can be described as a disaster.

This is not to say that their abilities are really that bad, this catastrophic level is caused by the working model. In today's artist team studio model, most of them are the boss.

This means that as an employee, you are unable to control your boss's behavior, and you have no idea where she might hit you.

Even if you predict certain risks in advance and hope that she will avoid them, she will most likely not listen to you. The atmosphere in the entertainment industry has made artists swell up beyond human form.

She will only accuse you of being a loser for not being able to handle such a small matter after something really happens.

There are some artist teams that know how to manage upwards, and they can avoid many problems. But most PRs don’t have the skills, or the energy, to do upward management.

Therefore, domestic entertainment artists always do things that make people feel stupid.

In fact, it’s not stupidity, it’s just arrogance.

Just imagine, no matter what you do, whether it's losing your temper or acting recklessly, the people around you and your fans all coax and support you like crazy.

In this situation, few people can remain cautious and rational.

She just thinks that the whole world should revolve around her.

Zhang Yujiao was like this. Looking at the dozen men and women who were called into her room, she cursed, "Speak up! Are you dumb? What's going on? Why would anyone protest against me!"

"I just found out that there are people protesting not only here, but also in front of the Film Palace. However, they are protesting against The Intouchables." Agent Li Ge hesitated for a moment and then frowned.

"Protesting 'The Intouchables'?" Zhang Yujiao was stunned when she heard that.

Then he asked in confusion and anger: "If you are protesting against The Intouchables, then why are you protesting against me? What the hell do I have to do with The Intouchables!"

"It does matter." Li Ge frowned even deeper. "Their main complaint is that you didn't invite the right people to the red carpet. They say you discriminated against the right people!"

“???” Zhang Yujiao’s eyes suddenly widened after hearing this.

After choking for more than ten seconds, she put her hands on her hips and asked with an extremely speechless expression: "What did you say?!"

"I've said before that we can't take advantage of this popularity. It's a scam. If it's a good thing, Xu Xiyu can make this reputation..." A low voice murmured, and it was the team's public relations who spoke.

But before he could finish his words, he felt something flying towards his forehead. After being hit and hurt, he realized that it was a remote control.

"When did you say that?!" Zhang Yujiao cursed with a ferocious expression.

"..." The public relations officer was so frightened that he dared not speak.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhang Yujiao's mind began to emerge again the scene when Lv Qinyao put the "all-female red carpet" on herself during the premiere of "The Intouchables".

It wouldn't matter if she didn't think about it, but as soon as she thought about it, her whole body began to tremble, and she didn't know whether it was because of anger or panic.

Just then, there was a knock on her door.

The voice frightened her so much that she trembled and quickly said to Brother Li, "Go and see who it is. I don't think it's someone from the right side who called us."

Li Ge was a little panicked by what he said. He ran to the door in two steps and looked through the peephole.

Then he turned around with a sigh of relief and said, "It's Sherlock, do you want him in?"

"Please come in, please come in quickly." Zhang Yujiao felt relieved when she heard that it was Sherlock who came. After all, Sherlock was the boss of the Venice Film Festival Organizing Committee.

A few seconds later, Sherlock walked in with his men. He first looked around at everyone in the room.

Then he turned to Zhang Yujiao, who still had a flustered expression, and said bitterly, "Zhang, why didn't you invite the right people when you invited people to walk the red carpet?!"

"Sherlock, I didn't invite him to be the red carpet guest for The Intouchables!" Zhang Yujiao began to shirk responsibility instinctively. She really couldn't bear the reputation of discriminating against the right people.

When Sherlock heard this, he almost laughed out loud, because he knew it was not Zhang Yujiao who invited them.

He came here to help his partner Xu Xiyu.

So, he suppressed his laughter and pointed at Zhang Yujiao in surprise, "Zhang, what are you talking about? The whole world knows that you invited them!"

"It's not me!" Zhang Yujiao had no way to defend herself.

"It's you!" Sherlock was almost exhausted, so he changed the subject directly, "Now, immediately, publicly apologize, otherwise The Intouchables will most likely be forced to withdraw."

It should be said that this sentence is just to add fuel to the fire.

Asking Zhang Yujiao to apologize for "The Intouchables" is not more painful than killing her.
Therefore, she didn't even think about it and screamed out instinctively: "Impossible, this has nothing to do with me. Why should I apologize? Wouldn't an apology just prove that I discriminated against the right people?"

"OK, I won't argue with you. I came here to solve the problem for you. Since you won't apologize, then please find a reasonable reason and tell everyone why you didn't invite the right person."

"I..." Zhang Yujiao choked.

Why not?
How would I know why not?
I didn't invite this person!

Thinking of this, she emphasized again: "I told you, I didn't invite the all-female red carpet."

"That's not what you said in the interview."

"..."

"You two, stop arguing. Lv Qinyao has clarified on Instagram and Twitter that she was the one who invited the all-female red carpet guests. I hope everyone will not come to protest against Sister Yujiao."

Just as Sherlock and Zhang Yujiao were arguing, a voice suddenly sounded in the room.

Hearing this voice, Zhang Yujiao was surprised and said, "Sherlock, look, what did I say? I said that the guests on the red carpet have nothing to do with me. It is Lu Qinyao and others who discriminate against the right people."

When Sherlock heard this, he almost laughed out loud.

He suppressed his smile, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and said, "Qin Yao is really a person of high moral character. She would actually pay for your wrong behavior at this time."

“???” Zhang Yujiao was dumbfounded when these words came out.

(End of this chapter)