Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 242 The Fate of Official Media
Tian Xiwei never expected the video to go viral, because she posted it on her own account.

When I handed the video to my assistant and asked them to set it off, I even created a series of videos yesterday.

The name is "Xiaotian's Little Theater".

I posted it on both Douyin and Bilibili.

It was first released on Douyin, but it first became popular on Bilibili.

"Who would have thought that a sweet girl would make this kind of video?"

"The video is so boring, I've only watched it a little over a hundred times."

"It's good and I love watching it. I suggest you keep making this series."

"I'm an uninvited fan of Xiaotian's, but as far as I know, it's impossible for her to make such a video. There must be some kind of shady person behind her."

"It's obviously Zhou Le. Who else but Zhou Le could come up with such a terrible job?"

Yu Zheng naturally saw this as well, and he was very satisfied with the popularity.

Although it was a lighthearted video with exaggerated acting, he wasn't too worried about it affecting the ratings of "Story of Yanxi Palace".

Because a novel version of "Story of Yanxi Palace" is now available online, and many people questioned this format during the early promotion.

The style of "Story of Yanxi Palace" is different from previous palace dramas and ancient costume dramas. It is a female-centric novel with a strong sense of empowerment.

But these are the things he cares about the least.

He knew the show would be a hit as early as last year when he saw the script and planned to film it.

“I think this series shot by Xiaotian is very interesting because she breaks some preconceived notions, including Zhou Le, I think he is a marketing genius.”

Yu Zheng even gave a special interview to mention this promotional video.

Tian Xiwei has been staying in Jiangmen for a while now. Anyway, she has nothing to do when she goes back, so at least she can have some company here.

When Liu Haoliang, the director of "Caught in Time," saw Tian Xiwei hanging around the set all day, he thought about it and asked Zhou Le if Tian Xiwei would be willing to play a cameo role. Anyway, the screen time was short, but she could show her face.

Tian Xiwei naturally said no problem, so she started spending her days with the film crew and recording guided tour videos for the Palace Museum at night.

She has done dozens of episodes of this series, and the response has always been very good.

Douyin gives a lot of push notifications, while on Bilibili, a third of them are included in the weekly must-watch list.

Three or four more days passed, and Jay Chou's numbers had surpassed 200 million, while Cai Xukun only reached a little over 60 million, ranking second.

Zhou Le remained firmly in eighth place, just like before.

At this critical juncture, the official account of People's Daily suddenly published an article.

The content criticizes the current era where traffic is king.

However, at the same time, Jay Chou was also praised.

The meaning is already quite clear.

With official support, Zhou Le also received inside information that Weibo had been summoned for questioning due to data fabrication issues, and that reporters had even visited some data companies.

It's estimated that the relevant reports will be released soon.

"Oh dear, we've kicked a hornet's nest."

However, Zhou Le didn't think Cai Xukun would be greatly affected by this incident.

Although both he and Meng Meiqi debuted as the center of their respective groups in talent shows, as a male artist, he has a far greater number of female fans, both online and in real life, than others.

At that time, whether it's fashion resources or variety shows, they will definitely be top-notch. If Cai Xukun wants to enter the film and television industry, paving the way will be very easy.

With the official involvement, this battle has come to an end. The official Weibo account unlinked the account early, announcing that Jay Chou won first place in this round.

All data will be reset to zero this time.

But right after the rankings were reset, Xiao Zhan quickly climbed to the top, while Cai Xukun, though more cautious, still came in second, and Wang Yibo came in third.

As for Zhou Le, he did not continue to appear on the list.

Moreover, as Xiang Zuo and Guo Biting's wedding became a trending topic, the matter gradually faded away.

However, someone summarized it afterward.

"Brothers, I don't know if you've noticed, but Jay Chou suddenly took first place in the charts this time. This shows that the influence of the older generation of artists is still there, it's just that the fans are getting older."

But Zhou Le's side was also terrifying. His initial 1.3 million votes immediately jumped to 1.8 million after Zhou Le took over the voting, and no matter how much the others surged, Zhou Le firmly held onto eighth place – it was simply astounding.

"I feel that this is the real mastermind. He doesn't usually pay much attention to these things, but I think the reason he doesn't want to participate in the rankings is because he feels that the money his fans spend will be taken away by Weibo, so he feels a little heartbroken."

The second reason is that we're all on a tight budget, and we don't want our fans to spend too much money.

Many people found this analysis reasonable, although some of Jay Chou's fans disagreed, believing that Jay Chou's popularity was genuine.

However, these rebuttals did not prevent most people from expressing their gratitude to Zhou Le.

Regardless, Zhou Le did post a proper Weibo message to express his support. Among all the artists who have joined Weibo, Zhou Le is the only one who has reached the top and still posts a supportive message.

"To celebrate our resounding victory, my treat tonight. How about we go out for a bite to eat?"

Yin Zheng said.

"Did we achieve a resounding victory?"

"Of course! Our CEO Zhou, as the mastermind, stirred up trouble behind the scenes and controlled everything. Jay Chou took first place, and we were placed in eighth place, thoroughly humiliating everyone. I think we have to celebrate this."

Yin Zheng waved his hands as he spoke, looking very excited.

"Brother Zheng, I think your speaking skills are wasted on inviting us out to dinner. You should find a good bar and give a proper speech."

"Mr. Zhou, please don't mess with me. The last person to do this was Hitler. I'm a law-abiding citizen."

"Haha, since Brother Zheng is treating, let's go out for dinner tonight. But we agreed that there will only be one dinner. We have to come back after the first one. Nobody is allowed to go to a second one."

"One game at a time, but shall we drink?"

"You can have a little less, just a few drinks."

"Then I'll make arrangements right away."

That evening, Yin Zheng found a restaurant, then borrowed a car from the film crew and went there with a driver.

Yin Zheng actually knew Zhou Le's thoughts. Now that Zhou Le had made some money through investing in movies, he wanted to expand his business and scale.

Actually, this dinner was just a pretext. His main purpose was to subtly inquire with Zhou Le about whether Zhang Benyu could come to Zhou Le's side.

However, Zhang Benyu is not young anymore and has experienced everything, so he quickly understood the two men's intentions.

Although he was grateful to Zhou Le for finding him acting roles, he had joined Wanhe Tianyi a long time ago, and they were all his buddies there, so he naturally didn't want to leave. It had nothing to do with how much money he made; it was mainly because he had developed a strong bond with everyone.

"Okay, but my door is always open for you. If you ever consider changing jobs in the future, please give me your first choice."

Zhou Le does indeed value Zhang Benyu.

She has acting skills, can be a screenwriter and voice actor, and even worked as a translator before.

More importantly, he's not a big star. With these qualities, he's an incredibly desirable catch.

(End of this chapter)