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

Chapter 365 The Strangulation from Zhou Yang!

9 Month 10 Day!
After 8 PM, the entire Chinese social forum community was shaken to its core!

At 8:15 p.m. that night, the alarm in the monitoring room of the [Quickbo] server pierced the night sky. Wang Sheng, the technical director, stared at the data curves that were jumping wildly on the screen, and his fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.

Behind him, Yang Bo, the owner of [Movie House] and [Quickbo], stared intently at the screen, took a deep breath, and his eyes were filled with shock!
In fact, since the number of registered users of [Kuaibo] exceeded 1900 million, the growth rate has slowed down significantly, and the entire social forum industry seems to have entered a period of user saturation.

In a span of two months, only 30 new users were added, and breaking the 2000 million mark seems a distant dream, at least for this year...

However, at this moment...

"Registered users have exceeded 2100 million! 300 new accounts are being added every second!"

"The official account of China Daily has been verified!"

"CCTV News has released its first update!"

“I’m going crazy!”

In fact, since Zhou Yang started live streaming, the growth rate of [Kuaibo], which had been slowing down, suddenly surged, breaking through 2000 million registered users in one fell swoop.

It was thought that the growth rate would slow down after this live broadcast, but no one expected that it would not only not slow down, but instead, it went crazy!
The messages exploded like thunderclaps, driving the entire technical team into a frenzy.

Everyone stared intently at the sets of data, utterly astonished.

According to the China Internet Users Report released in October 2006, the number of internet users in China had exceeded 130 million.

With 2100 million registered users, [Kuaibo] accounts for almost one-fifth of the total number of internet users!

This means that one in five Chinese people who go online has registered for [Kuaibo].

This data is truly terrifying!
Just then, Yang Bo received a phone call!
"Ok!"

"I know!"

"Thank you for your support of [Kuaibo], we will definitely be fair and impartial!"

"Correct!"

After receiving the call, Yang Bo became excited!

"Quickly, quickly, speed up the review process! Another official account is about to join!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stared intently at the screen!

........................

"Holy crap, so many official announcements have come about joining [QuickBet]?"

"Damn it, he's gone mad, completely mad!"

"My grass!"

"They're coming too!"

"..."

After the live stream ended, countless netizens kept a close eye on [Kuaibo]!
this moment!
The internet at this moment is like a sea of ​​nuclear bombs.

The moment the official account of the China Film Administration's verified account lit up with a blue badge, major state media outlets seemed to respond to a bugle call and mobilize collectively.

CCTV News kicked things off with a lengthy article titled "The Spirit of Climbers Lives On," followed by a special report in the China Daily titled "The Road to Breakthrough for China's Film Industry." Even the usually serious Economic Weekly reprinted a video of Zhou Yang's speech, with the caption "The cultural industry needs such night watchmen."

"This is fucking a team-building event for state media!"

Countless netizens watched as the gold certification logos kept popping up on their computers!

They were utterly shocked!

Then they realized that this might not be a dream, and the history of the Chinese internet was being rewritten!

……

By 9 p.m., the headquarters of [Weibo] was already in complete chaos.

As everyone stared at the official accounts that were joining, they felt an indescribable pressure pressing down on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe!
"Notify all departments, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock," Xu Xiaoming took a deep breath, then suddenly changed his mind, "No, we need to revise the strategy now! Contact the investors immediately! Quickly, we must be quick!"

The secretary asked cautiously, "Are we still going to try and poach celebrity resources?"

“No need.” Xu Xiaoming shook his head, his gaze falling on the bespectacled young man on the screen. He sighed deeply, “From now on, our opponents are no longer just [Kuaibo], perhaps…”

"It's the entire era!"

“An era!” he murmured to himself, staring at the ceiling. A sense of helplessness and frustration welled up inside him, and finally, he closed his eyes.

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At 8:30, at a high-end club in Yanjing.

The sharp sound of a glass shattering on the projection screen startled everyone awake.

After finishing the call, Chen Lei's expression turned cold: "Zhou Yang hasn't been cowardly at all in the past six months; he's been waiting for the official statement!"

He hurriedly returned to the conference room of [Hongsheng Capital] and stared at everyone.

At this moment, the conference room was completely silent.

Over the years, they have been laying the groundwork for various social media platforms such as Weibo, providing manpower and funding as needed, and it's unknown how much money they've spent.

The capital behind him is well aware of one thing: if you want to control a market, you must control the entire public opinion camp.

Unfortunately, despite spending a lot of money, they have never been able to surpass [Kuaibo] in terms of quantity and various data, as they have always been dominated by Zhou Yang's endless stream of topics!

At that moment, the data analysts had just retrieved was alarming: within just half an hour, 47 national-level media outlets and 136 local official media outlets had joined [Kuaibo]. Even more frightening was the content these accounts were posting!

Not a single mention was made of other social media platforms; the entire discussion revolved around Zhou Yang's press conference. Although "Transformers" was mentioned, it was only briefly and briefly!
Such high popularity has completely overshadowed the popularity of "Transformers"!
"Is it too late to pull back the Transformers promotion?" someone asked tentatively.

Chen Lei did not respond; instead, his phone screen suddenly lit up.

Chen Lei answered the phone!

"The combined user base of [Wandou Movie Network] and [Movie Fans' Home] can't catch up with [Movie Home] now. [Movie Home] has over 1700 million registered users!"

"Zhou Yang's [Xuan Shi Ticketing] has just surpassed 200,000 registered users, and that's only been a little over an hour!"

Chen Lei hung up the phone and then silently closed his eyes. Although he was calm, at this moment, he also felt an indescribable unease!

Over the years, all the media platforms and industries they have invested in seem to have been completely crushed!

And Zhou Yang...

"Let's also make a ticketing website! We'll follow Zhou Yang's lead!"

"It's too late, it's completely too late now, at least Transformers is too late!"

"Even if there's no time, we have to do it, quick!"

"it is good!"

After making the call, Chen Lei stared intently at the title of "Transformers" and the five movies announced by Zhou Yang, his face ashen.

He firmly believes that Transformers is invincible and that Zhou Yang's films cannot stop its brilliance.

But considering that Zhou Yang has taken over the screening slots, Transformers might not be able to break its historical record!

Thinking about this, he suddenly felt nauseous!
"Damn it! Holy crap! This vampire!"

He couldn't help but curse aloud.

Then, he closed his eyes!

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At 9:00 AM sharp, at the Hangzhou headquarters.

"Mr. Ma, damn it, that bastard Zhou Yang copied our [BaoTao.com] completely! He just changed the logo and the rest of the interface. The homepage is practically identical to ours!"

"Mr. Ma, their system is more complete than ours, and it seems to have more features. They've introduced shopping carts, consumer protection priority, relevance features, and showcase recommendations..."

"In addition, they are also doing the popularity ranking we are doing, but theirs is more sophisticated. They use performance metrics such as click-through rate, conversion rate, and sales volume to rank products, and the buyers' 'voting results' dominate the display ranking!"

"..."

in the office.

A middle-aged man in a suit stared at the interface of [Xuanshi Online Mall] on his computer screen.

He suddenly grabbed the landline: "Activate the crisis plan immediately! Quickly! All key technical personnel will work overtime tonight!"

After hanging up the phone, he stared angrily at the interface that was almost identical to their [BaoTao.com] website, and slammed his fist on the table in frustration!
Zhou Yang, you bastard, you son of a bitch!
Copying movies and riding the coattails of trending topics is one thing, but...
You son of a bitch, you even want to piggyback on our [BaoTao.com] site, have you no shame?!
The door was pushed open as soon as the words were spoken!
The monitoring report handed to him by his secretary showed that Zhou Yang's online shopping platform had over 40 registered users within two hours of its launch. Even more alarming were the prices of his goods—the same brand of shirt was priced at 59 yuan on [BaoTao.com], but only 39 yuan on [XuanShi]. Moreover, it was bundled with a ticketing system…

In addition, they have launched a referral system between [Movie Home] and [Kuaibo], allowing users to directly register for [Xuanshi Online Mall] with the same account!
Where do they get so many cheap goods?

The financial director of the clothing factory Zhou Yang invested in three years ago said in a trembling voice, "Now we connect directly with the online marketplace, eliminating middlemen and their markups, and..."

"And what?"

"Nearly a thousand merchants who cooperate with Zhou Yang are already tied to him. Those who started with Zhou Yang, it's no exaggeration to say, consider him their god. It's no exaggeration to say they wouldn't even flinch if asked to eat shit; they'd all scramble to do it! Giving them a little profit is nothing! According to our latest news, countless merchants are now crowding the entrance of [Xuan Shi Entertainment], everyone is going crazy trying to cooperate with Zhou Yang. Among them are many brands from our [Bao Tao Net]..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Old Ma's expression changed drastically! His face, which looked like that of an alien, gradually twisted and distorted.

After the secretary left, he finally burst out cursing: "Damn it! This bastard isn't focused on making movies! He's trespassing into my business, damn it!"

After his anger subsided, he immediately pulled out his phone and contacted the investors behind him.

At this moment, the capital behind them is also having some headaches.

"Damn it, Zhou Yang is attacking from all sides this time. No matter how much money we have, it can't keep up with the burning! My investment in the film industry has ruined me!"

"But we have to do it, otherwise, with his current momentum, I'm afraid we'll be in trouble!"

"Alright! Burn it, keep burning it, damn it, let's go all out!"

"..."

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September 11, 3:15 AM.

The film industry.

【Tianyu】

Should we lower the price?

Sitting in the conference room, Deng Baichuan dialed a phone.

There seemed to be some chaos on the other end of the phone, with various sounds coming out one after another, as if they were having a meeting to discuss something.

And at this moment...

The secretary rushed over with the box office data!

"President Deng, the situation is dire! Zhou Yang's five films are incredibly popular, and the premiere screenings for the 15th sold out in just one hour!"

"The first film to premiere on September 15th, 'Transformers: My Robot Girlfriend,' directed by An Xiaoshi, has just reached 15 million yuan in pre-sale box office. Based on a ticket price of 15 yuan, this means the film has attracted an astonishing 1 million viewers!"

"Currently, the screening slots within the [XuanShi Entertainment] system are fully booked. Although our 'Transformers' pre-sales have reached 170 million, our screening space within the [XuanShi Entertainment] system is being severely squeezed!"

"What's even more disgusting is that they've scheduled the premiere of another new film on September 17th. Although pre-sales haven't started yet, it's already further reducing our screening slots. And the remaining three films, although their pre-sales dates haven't been confirmed, are clearly aimed at us! As soon as their films show any signs of decline, they'll use these films to replace our screening slots!"

"They used such disgusting methods to prevent our Transformers from reaching the top and breaking the record in China!"

"More importantly, look at this movie poster. Doesn't this movie look a lot like our Transformers poster? The composition is exactly the same, damn it!"

"..."

When Deng Baichuan took the poster and looked at it, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he felt a rush of blood to his head, making him feel dizzy!

Fuck!
It's more than just image composition!
Even the colors, the characters' positions, and even the font of the movie title...

Fuck!
They are exactly the same!
!!!

(End of this chapter)