How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 377 Reactions from all parties
"Haoyu, are you busy?"

Zhang Wen approached the second male lead again and could hear the voice coming from his phone from a distance.

"Call the landlord."

"Rob the landlord!"

"..."

When Wang Haoyu saw that it was Teacher Zhang, he immediately held out his phone screen and said, "No rush, relax, Teacher Zhang, please have a seat."

After speaking, he pointed to the folding chair next to him.

"Ah."

Zhang Wen didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly.

He didn't say anything, just stared at his phone screen, looking very interested in playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).

In this round, Wang Haoyu was the landlord. Although he had two kings in his hand, he had too many single cards and was eventually defeated by the two peasants, losing 3000 beans.

Wang Haoyu knew that Teacher Zhang wouldn't contact him for no reason; there must be something he wanted to say. So he put away his phone, turned around, and asked, "Teacher Zhang, is something the matter?"

I thought to myself: Are they going to add more scenes?

"I need your help." Zhang Wen said, taking out his phone and showing the other person the Weibo post that the company's official account had just published. "Future Girls, the girl group I created. Could you please retweet this? Thank you."

Wang Haoyu was slightly taken aback. If Teacher Zhang were merely the screenwriter of this drama, he certainly wouldn't have given him this face. However, in addition to being the screenwriter, Teacher Zhang was also the investor of this drama and Director Han Xiaohua's "brother," so he had to give him this face.

Not only should we give, but we should give enough.

So he immediately put on a very interested look and said with a smile, "A girl group created by Teacher Zhang? It must be extraordinary, I must support it."

Then he picked up his phone again, went to Weibo, and added a sentence when forwarding the company's post: Looking forward to the performance of my junior sisters, keep it up!

Zhang Wen was very satisfied with Wang Haoyu's reaction, and patted him on the shoulder, "Thanks, I'll definitely ask you for a good role first in the future."

"No need to thank me, Teacher Zhang. We're all on the same side. You're being too polite." Wang Haoyu waved his hands repeatedly, but he was secretly overjoyed.

“Yes, they’re on our side!” Zhang Wen smiled.

He knew that celebrities' Weibo posts were all clearly priced, with a single promotional ad ranging from several thousand to hundreds of thousands of yuan. So even though it was just a Weibo post, it was all about favors that would need to be repaid later.

Having completed his mission, Zhang Wen stood up, looked at the other person, and said, "I'm leaving. You can continue."

“Teacher Zhang, please don’t hesitate to tell me if you need anything in the future, don’t be shy,” Wang Haoyu said, standing up.

"Ah."

Zhang Wen nodded.

On set, there were three celebrities with over ten million fans: the male lead Chen Zhenghao, the second male lead Wang Haoyu, and the female lead Bai Lu.

Zhang Wen walked to the white minivan parked by the roadside, opened the door, and got in.

"what's up?"

Before Zhang Wen could speak, Bai Lu took the initiative to ask.

She had just seen the man approach the male lead and the second male lead in turn, so she was very curious. Could it be that the script was going to be changed at the last minute?
Zhang Wen held his phone out to the other person and said, "Please help me promote this."

Bai Lu understood everything instantly upon seeing it.

She knew her boyfriend had been busy with Zhao Tong and others lately, but she never expected him to debut next week.

"Publicity is fine, but how will you thank me?" Bai Lu asked with a smile.

She naturally wanted to give her all when it came to her boyfriend.

Zhang Wen thought for a moment, then leaned close to the woman's ear and whispered, "I'll give you something new tonight."

Bai Lu's pretty face flushed red upon hearing this. She gently pinched the man's hand and said shyly, "You're so annoying!"

Zhang Wen grinned, opened the door, and got out of the car.

Bai Lu didn't delay and immediately picked up his phone to forward the Weibo post.

Zhang Wen walked around the film set, and he would proactively approach any actor with a bit of fame to help him retweet their Weibo posts, aiming for as many retweets as possible.

Of course, promotion by the cast alone is far from enough. After all, 'Future Girls' is a girl group that aims to break into the music industry. If well-known singers could promote them, the effect would definitely be better.

With that in mind, he entered WeChat, selected some friends in the group messaging assistant, including singers from Tianxi Media such as Tang Yi, Jiang Li, Yang Liling, and Jiang Ran, as well as singers from other companies such as Yang Sen, Li Yuqi, and Wang Qiuye, and then entered a message.

"My girl group 'Future Girls' will officially debut on September 20th. Please promote it on Weibo, thank you."

The message was sent out and someone replied very quickly.

Tang Yi: "No problem, Teacher Zhang, I'll post it on Weibo right away."

Jiang Li: "Tang Yi was in the first half of the year, and Future Girls is in the second half? You're amazing, I'll definitely help you promote them."

Yang Liling: "Received, I will ask my fans to support me."

"..."

Zhang Wen received replies from six people in a row, all of whom said they would help promote the product.

Of course, some people didn't reply, but that's understandable, since they're all celebrities and might have work commitments that make it inconvenient for them to reply.

Even if he doesn't want to help with the publicity, that's fine. He won't call to beg or question. That's how the adult world is. Some things don't need to be asked. Let's give each other some dignity.

But he holds grudges, so it's best to avoid contacting him again.

"Lunch break over, all departments, get ready!"

At that moment, the assistant director's voice rang out on set, and the people who were resting immediately sprang into action, returning to their posts to prepare for the afternoon's filming.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen quickly found Jiang Xin's WeChat and sent her a message: "Tianxi Media is about to launch the girl group 'Future Girls'. Many celebrities have reposted it on Weibo, expressing their approval of the members' abilities... Let's buy a trending topic."

The message was sent and received a reply instantly.

"receive."

Zhang Wen put his phone in his pocket, then walked behind director Han Xiaohua, no longer paying attention to the news online, and began his afternoon work.

He highly regarded Jiang Xin's competence.

Now that we've started promoting it, we should do it in a big way and use every possible method.

In his plan, getting celebrities to retweet and help promote the group was only the first step. The next step was to let netizens know that celebrities were paying attention to the group 'Future Girls', which was the key to the promotion.

Imagine if so many celebrities were promoting 'Future Girls', netizens would definitely be curious about the group and have high expectations for it.

When netizens discover on September 20th that the members of the 'Future Girls' group are trainees eliminated from 'Super Trainee,' the buzz surrounding this event will explode. Even without buying trending topics, it will still be trending.

Just as Zhang Wen was focused on filming, a news item became a trending topic.

"Tianxi Media unveils a mystery girl group, with celebrities promoting the newcomers!"

"Tianxi Media's official Weibo account announced the launch of a new five-member girl group, 'Future Girls,' and that their debut song will be released on September 20th..."

"It is reported that the girl group was created by the famous lyricist and composer Zhang Wen. Based on the quality of the two songs 'Human World' and 'New Life,' the debut song of 'Future Girls' is sure to amaze the music industry..."

"According to insiders, the five members have been cultivated by Tianxi Media for many years, possess exceptional talent, and have been recognized by many senior figures in the music industry. They are highly anticipated even before their debut..."

"..."

The article also included several screenshots of celebrities promoting the "Future Girls" group on Weibo, truly providing visual evidence.

With the emergence of this trending topic, many related discussions began to appear online.

It's not unusual for Tianxi Media, an entertainment company, to launch a girl group, but it's quite unusual that so many celebrities are vying to promote it.

"They're being so secretive, not even releasing a single photo. It seems Tianxi Media is very confident in this combination."

"Zhang Wen? Is he that hit song maker? With him writing songs for this group, it's really something to look forward to."

“I checked some celebrities’ Weibo accounts, and they are all promoting ‘Future Girls’. It seems like this group is really great.”

"I don't know if you've noticed, but besides artists from Tianxi Media, artists from other companies are also promoting this group. This is really impressive."

Of course, besides those who were optimistic, there were also those who were not.

"Launching a girl group? Has Tianxi Media gone mad? These days, every group that comes out dies. Even those that debut through talent shows can't last more than a few years. It's better to let the members go solo."

"Seriously? Tianxi Media launching a girl group at this time, isn't that going to clash with the 'Super Girls' group launched by 'Super Trainee'? With the popularity of 'Super Trainee', isn't 'Future Girls' just courting disaster?"

"With Super Girl emerging, what chance does Future Girl have?"

"Why do I feel like Future Girl is going to compete against Super Girl?"

"..."

In short, both positive and negative comments ultimately increased the buzz surrounding this news, propelling it from 10th place on the trending topics list to 8th, and even showing an upward trend, making it the most sensational news in the music industry today.

……

QiKoo Building.

Feng Xinghai looked at the news online about Tianxi Media launching a girl group, a cold smile appearing on his face.

Overestimating oneself, truly overestimating oneself!
So what if you buy trending searches? Compared to the popularity of "Super Idol," it's nothing.

Feng Xinghai looked up at Chen Peng across the desk, intending to discuss whether the negative news should be taken down, but halfway through the conversation, he saw the news about Tianxi Media.

"Chen Peng, what do you think?" Feng Xinghai turned the computer screen towards Chen Peng.

Chen Peng read through the news from beginning to end, and finally couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the vice president and said, "Tianxi Media is clearly acting out of spite. Our program eliminated their trainees, so they sent out a girl group to annoy us. Unfortunately, this group is destined to be cannon fodder and won't cause any trouble."

From the day it was first announced, "Super Trainee" was touted as a reality show for training and competing to create a girl group idol. The show will run for five months.

During these five months, countless viewers will vote for these trainees.

How can the popularity of a girl group chosen by audience votes compare to that of girl groups that you can't even see in person?
Feng Xinghai nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "I never expected that such a big entertainment company as Tianxi Media would do something so childish. No wonder that number 9 is so ungrateful. They're all so immature."

“Yes, yes.” Chen Peng agreed repeatedly, but there was one thing in the news that made him a little uneasy: “President Feng, this hastily put-together group is definitely not very good, but Zhang Wen’s songwriting ability is still obvious to all. He is now known as a hit song maker, and many singers ask him for songs.”

"A hit song maker? Is he that amazing? Zhang Wen... why does that name sound familiar?" Feng Xinghai frowned, racking his brain.

"Mr. Feng, this Zhang Wen is the teacher of the five trainees who were eliminated. I mentioned him to you a while ago; he even went to the show's recording site," Chen Peng reminded him.

“Oh, I remember now.” Feng Xinghai slammed his hand on the table, then sneered, “So what if he’s a hit song maker? He’s not the only one in the music industry who can write songs. I’ll contact a few famous musicians in a bit and have them write songs for our ‘Super Girls’.”

“Right!” Chen Peng chimed in, “Let him run wild for a few days, and once our ‘Super Girls’ debut as a group, we’ll crush that ‘future girl’ under our feet.”

"We can't let them get away with this. Aren't they debuting on September 20th? We'll hire a bunch of online trolls to criticize their people and songs mercilessly, to smear them beyond recognition, so they'll know what happens when they go against us, hmph!" Feng Xinghai sneered, his eyes flashing with malice.

Although Qiku Video is an internet company and Tianxi Media is an entertainment company, the two should have a mutually beneficial relationship. However, anyone who opposes them, regardless of their business, will suffer the consequences.

Tianxi Media's market value is only a little over two billion yuan, while Qiku Video's market value exceeds ten billion yuan. The two are not even in the same league.

This is why he dared to offend Tianxi Media.

Strength determines everything.

"Buzz!"

A sound rang out in the office, and Chen Peng quickly took out his phone from his pocket.

He paused for a moment when he saw the caller ID, then looked up at the vice president and said, "President Feng, it's Cao Qing calling."

Feng Xinghai frowned slightly, then gestured for the other party to answer the phone.

Chen Peng answered the call and put it on speakerphone.

"Cao Qing, what is it?"

"Director Chen, could you help me contact General Manager Feng? I have something very important to tell him." Cao Qing's anxious voice came through the receiver.

Chen Peng looked at Feng Xinghai, and seeing that the other party shook his head, he said, "Mr. Feng is very busy. If you have anything to say, you can tell me first, and I will pass it on for you."

"Director Chen, is the final girl group list that was leaked online true?" Cao Qing asked directly without delay.

"The production team has already issued an announcement, didn't you see it?" Chen Peng retorted.

“But I’m on that list. If that list is fake, what am I? Didn’t President Feng tell you that?” Cao Qing asked.

"Cao Qing, the production team has its own arrangements. You just need to perform well on the show. Even if you can't become a member of the girl group, I will still try my best to get you a good ranking and more exposure opportunities," Chen Peng said calmly.

"But what's the point of participating in this show if I can't be a member of the girl group? Director Chen, I need to meet with President Feng. He said he would reserve a spot for me in the girl group. How can I go back on my word?"

“Cao Qing, you can’t just think about yourself. You also need to worry about the production team. And you need to know that Qiku Video will not only make this one program. There will be many more programs in the future. You will have many opportunities. Think long-term. I won’t say more. Take care of yourself.”

After hanging up the phone, Chen Peng looked at the vice president sitting opposite him and asked, "President Feng, do you think it's okay for me to say it this way?"

"Hmm." Feng Xinghai nodded. "It seems that Cao Qing hasn't realized her place yet. Give her a warning next time we record a program, and tell her to behave herself."

"Yes!"

……

(End of this chapter)