I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 237 The King of Popularity!

Yanjing.

Midnight.

[Kuaibo] Headquarters.

"Today, [Kuaibo] has surpassed 100 million registered users!"

"【Kuaibo】Activity level far exceeds 120 million!"

Sitting in his office, Yang Bo took a data sheet and looked at the registered users on [Kuaibo] with some shock.

From March 8th to May 12th!
From the start of splitting and attracting traffic from [Movie Home] until now, it's only been a little over two months!
Over 10 new users registered on the first day!
It broke 15 on the second day!
It broke 21 on the third day...

……

One astonishing statistic after another showed Yang Bo what the rampant growth of the internet truly meant!
He looked at each of the trending search terms...

Mr. Zhou's marketing tactics are completely unscrupulous!
However, this deliberately created absurd scene has become a trigger for a surge in online traffic!

Furthermore, leveraging its own popularity directly boosts platform user activity, allowing them to…

Yang Bo subconsciously glanced at Weibo, a website similar to Kuaibo that was established in April, and saw that it only had 4 active users...

Suddenly, I felt an indescribable sense of unreality!

Holy crap, if [Quickbo] keeps going, it might just end up going public!
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It was a little chilly at Xi'an Airport at four in the morning.

Old Wang from Entertainment Weekly, along with his photographer and assistant, rushed over overnight, heading in the direction of Qinzhou Auto.

"Brother Wang, are we really going to believe that bastard?" Intern Xiao Zhang breathed heavily, tucking the camera into his coat. "This guy... he's just creating a publicity stunt... it's not necessarily true..."

"Shut up!" Old Wang got into the car and pointed to the group of people ahead: "See those people from 'Film Vanguard' over there? They got here even earlier than us, damn it! See those bastard reporters from 'Film House' and 'Quickbo'?"

His voice dropped even lower: "Do you know what their editor-in-chief's nickname is? It's 'Zhou Yang's personal shill'! Have you seen the buzz online? Follow these guys, and you might get lucky and snag a scoop on a story, hit a hot topic! Even if there's no news, we have to follow, who knows what kind of big news that bastard Zhou Yang will come up with!"

When he saw the cars in front of him suddenly start moving, Old Wang became excited instantly!

"quick!"

"Keep up, quick! From now on, keep a close eye on this car. Whatever they do, we'll do the same!"

"quick!"

"..."

"Damn! When did 'Daily Entertainment' sneak in?" Just then, Old Wang suddenly saw a car flashing by ahead and became even more excited: "These bastards definitely have inside information! Quick, follow them..."

All media outlets know very well that they can't compete with Zhou Yang's "go-to reporters" like [Kuaibo] and [Movie Home] in terms of online buzz.

But the print media is dominated by established magazines like these. The increasingly sluggish market competition has become even more intense, with reporters going almost crazy for a few sales figures!
It even disrupted a series of conventional orders!
Shortly after receiving the news yesterday evening, Daily Entertainment was the first to expose Zhou Yang's ugly behavior of having a "blank script," with the headline "When Will This Shameless Hype End?" This was a hastily added "special issue" weekly magazine, filled with all sorts of exposures of Zhou Yang and various reposts on the internet, and riddled with typos!

But to everyone's surprise, the newly printed newspapers were snapped up immediately...

And because they were a step too late, they didn't make any money!
Just at this time……

"Breaking news!" the intern suddenly exclaimed, holding up his phone. "It's confirmed! Zhou Yang will be heading to Qinzhou Auto this morning at 9:00 AM with not only the Audi team, but also Wilson's international racing team and the Chinese F1 racing team... They might be up to something big!"

"quick!"

"Hurry up and run to get a spot, quick!"

"..."

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At 9:00 AM, outside the Qinzhou Automobile factory.

A huge throng of media reporters surrounded the entire factory area.

As Zhou Yang's Audi A8 slowly drove into the factory area, countless flashes of light instantly erupted around him, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.

Wilson, sitting in the passenger seat, subconsciously squinted his eyes.

Through the car window, he saw hundreds of reporters surging in like a tide, and the human wall of security personnel was broken up by the waves.

Some people even climbed onto the factory wall, and all the cameras were pointed at their car. Someone was shouting wildly, saying something incomprehensible.

"Zhou, are all these people here to film you?"

Wilson looked at the huge crowd.

Just last night, as he was getting ready to rest, his secretary called him.

On the other end of the phone, the secretary told him that their "racing" movie was a huge hit in China!
He was somewhat surprised. He had only asked Zhou Yang to talk about the movie; the project hadn't even been officially launched yet, and he hadn't even seen the script!
In Chinese parlance, it's "not even a hint of a future development," so how did the internet cause such a huge sensation?
Later, he logged onto China Internet and saw a series of content on the Internet, which he found somewhat unbelievable!

Today, when he arrived at the scene and saw the overwhelming media presence, he was still secretly shocked, even though he was prepared!
Zhou Yang, in the driver's seat, smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, he drove very slowly while rolling down the window and waving to the crowd in front of him.
moment!

This action caused a huge uproar!

Countless reporters frantically pushed against the security guards' cordon, almost screaming.

"Mr. Zhou! Is the new movie really going to be about Formula One?"

"Mr. Zhou, did you really bring Wilson with you?"

"Mr. Zhou, could we briefly discuss your new film?" "Mr. Zhou..."

"..."

Not far away, wave after wave of sound made Wilson's eardrums ache.

He saw reporters holding up signs that read "Zhou Yang Global Fan Club," and further away, he could vaguely see even larger banners fluttering in the wind.

The banner read an astonishing "The Lord of the Rings: The Second Ring" box office surpasses 130 million.

He learned yesterday that Zhou Yang's return to China has boosted the box office of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings" by another ten million yuan, which was originally declining...

But before that, the briefing his assistant gave him only said that Zhou Yang was "a rising director with a certain influence!"

Lin Guodong, who was standing next to him, was also secretly alarmed!
Although it's unknown how many extras Zhou Yang "hired" in this...

But they certainly gave me enough face!

"Mr. Zhou Yang's influence in China is astonishing..."

"All the movies he made were very profitable!"

"..."

Lin Guodong gave Wilson a brief introduction.

Wilson nodded subconsciously.

The car then stopped at the factory gate.

The convoy following behind also stopped.

"This way, Mr. Lin, Mr. Wilson, this way please!"

"it is good!"

The moment the group of people walked towards the factory building!

Wilson heard the sound of camera shutters clicking behind him.

After a while.

A sudden commotion broke out in the distance!
Immediately afterwards, he heard a female reporter scream in anguish, "Zhou Yang! You said you would lead Chinese racing to the world stage!"

The shout made Wilson pause in his tracks. He couldn't help but turn around and saw the female reporter being dragged away from the scene by security guards, her face filled with an unprecedented fervor.

"Have they always been like this?" Wilson asked Lin Guodong in a low voice.

Lin Guodong looked at the female reporter, slightly embarrassed. He thought to himself that her acting was a bit stiff, damn it, so awkwardly intense it gave him goosebumps. But luckily, he was thick-skinned and patiently explained to Wilson, "Yes, it's always been like this! In just about a month since the release of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings,' many racing enthusiasts have become extremely enthusiastic, and some media people are obsessed with 'racing' to the core..."

Wilson seemed to realize something, then nodded, glancing once more at the swarming media, feeling a growing sense of approval.

Wilson turned his head the moment the factory gate closed.

Whether it's true or not, the level of attention it generated far exceeded his expectations.

But when he turned around, he saw more than thirty workers lined up neatly!
Standing at the front, Liu Fusheng's eyes were red as he strode towards them, shaking their hands excitedly. He then immediately led his men to welcome them.

"The movie 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings' not only introduced more Chinese people to 'racing,' but also boosted the business of this small factory!"

"We plan to purchase 20 Qinzhou G1 vehicles as our 'training vehicles'..."

"In addition, this afternoon, Audi China will send someone specifically to investigate the business of this film. Because of the film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Rings,' Mr. Zhou and Mr. Kevin from Audi China became acquainted, and yesterday they discussed many aspects of cooperation..."

"..."

With Lin Guodong's introduction, Wilson followed Zhou Yang and his group into the elevator and then into the large conference room not far away.

The boss, Liu Fusheng, didn't come in. Instead, he stood at the door, sat down in a chair somewhat nervously, and looked towards the group of media outside the window...

The media today is really crazy!

However, while they were going crazy, they also hired a lot of people to promote them!

after all!

Today is the crucial moment that will determine the fate of Qinzhou G1!
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In the conference room.

For some reason, Lin Guodong felt nervous.

Today is actually the most crucial moment for their Chinese F1 Grand Prix...

He knew very well that although Zhou Yang had created momentum for them, they still needed more leverage to secure that contract...

We'll see if Zhou Yang's next film will be a plus.

After everyone had taken their seats,

Zhou Yang looked at Wilson with a smile.

"Mr. Wilson, I'd like to ask, you were dissatisfied with some of the scripts written by Hollywood screenwriters before. Could you briefly tell me what exactly you were dissatisfied with?"

(End of this chapter)