Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 180 is trending.
The first two episodes of "My Love from the Star" quickly ended their run.

Liu Shishi and Liu Xiaoxian watched with great interest and were still eager for more, constantly asking about the subsequent plot of the Song Dynasty poem.

Song Ci smiled and shook her head in refusal, as spoilers were definitely not allowed, which provoked a coquettish scolding and protest from Miss Liu.

After watching TV, Liu Shishi took her boyfriend's arm and they went upstairs to their bedroom together, all the while she kept pleading in a low voice.

"Yi-yi, just tell me the ending, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"Take a break these few days and watch it slowly. TV series are more interesting when you savor them."

Seeing that Song Ci remained unmoved and refused to reveal any details of the plot, deliberately keeping her in suspense, Liu Shishi pouted and unhappily took her pajamas into the bathroom.

More than an hour later, Song Ci was getting a little impatient and was about to go to the bathroom in the next room to wash up when Liu Shishi came out of the bathroom, still covered in steam and with a mischievous smile on her face.

"Honey, go take a shower. I'll give you a surprise when you're done!" Liu Shishi chuckled and tiptoed to give her boyfriend a light peck on the cheek.

After Song Ci finished washing up, she found that only a bedside lamp was on in the bedroom, the light was dim and the atmosphere was ambiguous.

Liu Shishi, wearing a silk nightgown, sat gracefully and charmingly on the edge of the bed, with a men's suit beside her.

While wiping the water from her hair, Song Ci asked in confusion, "Why did you take out my suit so late?"

Liu Shishi remained silent, her eyes unfocused and dreamy, staring blankly at her boyfriend.

Seeing this, Song Ci chuckled and said, "Why aren't you saying anything? Why are you staring at me like that?"

Liu Shishi, barefoot, moved gracefully forward, wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck, and said sweetly, "Honey, you're so handsome."

Song Ci gently kissed his girlfriend's forehead: "Alright, is it really necessary? We've slept together countless times, why are you being so infatuated?"

Ms. Liu responded enthusiastically, stamping Song Ci's cheeks and neck with various "stamps," and proudly replied, "Who can resist your handsome looks, husband? I can never get enough of you."

"Yiyi, would you like to wear this suit later? We happen to have the same Versace suit as Professor Zhou at home."

"Is this the surprise you were talking about?"

Song Ci was both amused and exasperated. It turned out that Miss Liu wanted to play cosplay and asked him to portray Zhou Jun, the male lead in "My Love from the Star," to experience the allure of male uniforms.

Unable to resist his girlfriend's persistent nagging, Song Ci had no choice but to agree, half-heartedly changing into the same suit as Professor Zhou.

After changing into leather shoes and suit trousers, Song Ci slowly put on a light blue shirt, buttoned each button, and then picked up the dark tie.

The skillful crossing and flipping, the tie knotted, the tightened tie making the Adam's apple stand out even more, giving off a sense of asceticism.

Finally, he put on the suit jacket his girlfriend handed him; the tailored cut fit his body perfectly.

Liu Shishi's beautiful eyes sparkled as she couldn't help but praise, "Wow, he's much more handsome than on TV!"
Darling, when you wrote the script for "My Love from the Star," did you write it based on yourself? That would be the ultimate, perfect version of Professor Song.

"Woman, are you satisfied now?" Song Ci slightly raised her chin, her eyes revealing coldness and confidence.

His already handsome face appeared even more striking in the suit, and an indescribable masculine charm captivated Ms. Liu, leaving her mesmerized and completely infatuated.

Liu Shishi hugged her boyfriend's firm waist, rubbed her head against his chin, and laughed mischievously: "Today I'm going to be on top and bully you, my handsome Professor Song, badly."

"Ah!" With a startled cry from Miss Liu, Song Ci suddenly exerted his strength, picked her up by the waist, and threw her onto the bed: "Dream on, today your husband is going to assert his authority."

Then, bursts of laughter and passionate, intimate breathing filled the bedroom.

On the first day of February, fine snowflakes were still falling from the sky in the early morning. Chairman Song, who was always diligent, was late for work.

Last night, after he changed into his suit, Liu Shishi was extremely excited and played around a bit too much, which caused him to get up a little later than usual. In addition, the roads were difficult to travel due to the snow, so Boss Song, who is usually punctual, was unusually late.

Upon entering the company, Song Ci caused quite a stir.

"Wow, the chairman looks so handsome in the same outfit as Professor Zhou!" a female employee exclaimed.

"He's even more handsome than Zhou Jun on TV; this is an alien heartthrob brought to life."

"I heard that President Song is the screenwriter of 'My Love from the Star,' and the male lead was written based on himself, right?"

"I'm going to take a picture of it and post it on Weibo later." A daring female employee secretly took out her phone and snapped a photo of Song Ci.

"Guoguo, if you see someone who has a share, quickly send me the photo."

Upon seeing this, the other female employees immediately gathered around, whispering and gossiping about the chairman's sharp suit.

Upon entering the office, Song Ci yawned. Miss Liu had been insatiable last night; she could sleep until noon after her pleasure.

But he still had to get up early to go to work. Although he enjoyed it last night, he couldn't let her indulge herself all the time.

"Knock, knock, knock!" came the knocking sound.
"Come in!"

"Good morning, President Song! Trending topics..." As soon as Liu Yan, the female CEO of Weibo, entered the office, she glanced at the chairman and her heart started racing.

Then Song Ci appeared, dressed in an exquisite haute couture suit, leaning back lazily in his executive chair, looking handsome and charming!
Liu Yan couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking to himself, "Chairman, you're testing your female subordinates with this so early in the morning, but you can only look and not touch, that's a bit too much!"

"What's wrong?" Song Ci asked, puzzled, when Liu Yan stopped halfway through his sentence.

Liu Yan's excellent professionalism immediately brought him back to his senses, and he continued, "President Song, the Weibo trending topics have been launched and are currently operating normally. The technicians are closely monitoring the operation of the trending topics."

While Weibo's trending topics may seem simple, they actually involve extremely complex algorithms. The platform conducts comprehensive big data analysis based on users' search history, followed topics, likes, comments, and other behaviors to select the hottest topics that are currently attracting user attention.

The system then quantifies user search behavior based on keyword search frequency, using a weighted calculation based on three metrics: number of reads, number of discussions, and number of original creators, to automatically generate topic popularity stars and real-time popularity rankings.

Song Ci nodded slightly: "Just keep operations stable, and notify me immediately if there are any abnormalities."

With the successful launch of Weibo's trending topics feature, Tenda Weibo has officially entered the 2.0 era, leading similar products by a major version and becoming an important platform for brand and celebrity marketing, with its advantages already extremely obvious.

While Song Ci was already at the company office, Liu Shishi, enduring her aches and pains, struggled to get out of bed at home. Now that her mother-in-law was also at Jingyuan, she dared not sleep until late morning.

After all, she hasn't gotten her marriage certificate with Mr. Song yet, and she can't let her image as a gentle and virtuous woman collapse in front of her elders.

After dressing properly, Liu Shishi went downstairs to the first-floor restaurant, where several servants were busy with routine cleaning.

The housekeeper, Sister Li, hurriedly went to greet her: "Madam, you're up! What would you like for breakfast?"

Liu Shishi looked around but didn't see Liu Xiaoxian, so she asked, "Where's Auntie?"

Sister Li replied respectfully, "Madam is concerned about her students and has gone to Beihang University. She won't be back until tonight." Hearing that her mother-in-law wasn't home, Liu Shishi immediately felt relieved. She wanted to go back to her room for another nap, but feeling hungry, she instructed:

"Still milk and bread, please deliver it to my study, thank you." After saying that, she turned and walked towards the study on the second floor, ready to relax and surf the internet.

When Liu Shishi arrived at the study, the snow that had fallen all night in Beiping had stopped, and a ray of bright, warm sunlight was shining through the window onto the desk.

She stretched, her graceful figure appearing and disappearing in the morning light, but unfortunately, no one appreciated her beauty.

Ms. Liu sat in front of the computer, skillfully opened the browser, and logged into her Weibo account.

The moment the page refreshed, her gaze was instantly drawn to a brand new section on the screen: Weibo's trending topics.

Filled with curiosity and anticipation, Liu Shishi clicked her mouse on the trending topics module that was gleaming with fresh energy.

With a simple tap, it's as if a door to the world of information is opened in an instant. The page redirects, displaying the latest trending topics listed on Weibo, attracting the user's attention.

Liu Shishi instantly understood the meaning and appeal of trending topics, and she focused her mind and began to browse them carefully.

On the page, the first thing that comes to mind is "My Love from the Star", the drama that premiered last night and quickly topped the trending search list.

The second most searched topic was "Fan Bingbing, Lin Qianyu", followed closely by "Southern Snow Disaster" in third place.

Moving down the search bar, half of the top ten trending topics are related to "My Love from the Star," demonstrating the immense popularity of the drama.

Clicking through to the top of the trending search list reveals a screen filled with netizens' praise and compliments for "My Love from the Star".

"I never thought domestically produced dramas could be this high-class! They completely blow Korean dramas away!"

"The TV dramas produced by Tengda Culture never disappoint."

"I really love Professor Zhou and the big star Lin. I wonder if there are any real-life romances between ordinary people and celebrities."

Upon seeing this, Liu Shishi clenched her small hands into fists and muttered to herself, "Wait a little longer, wait until I become even more famous, then I'll go public with Yi Yi."

After closing the trending topic page, I curiously clicked on the second trending topic. The content was very similar to the first one, both being fans' effusive praise of Fan Bingbing.

With the immense popularity of "My Love from the Star," Fan Bingbing, the female lead, has undoubtedly seen her popularity soar, with netizens showering her with admiration.

When Liu Shishi clicked into Fan Bingbing's Weibo homepage, she was shocked and couldn't help but say in frustration, "The difference is too big."

Fan Bingbing's Weibo followers have exceeded one million, while I only have a little over one hundred thousand followers due to the recent hit drama "Hello, Old Times". The exaggerated tenfold difference clearly shows the gap in their status.

After browsing through Fan Bingbing's homepage, Liu Shishi quickly lost interest. Celebrity Weibo posts are all pretty much the same: posting stills from dramas, beautiful pictures, or sharing food and scenery.

Liu Shishi continued to look at the third and fourth trending topics on Weibo, examining each one with great interest, so much so that she didn't even notice when Sister Li brought her breakfast over.

After reading through all twenty trending topics, Liu Shishi snapped out of her daze and belatedly picked up a piece of bread and started eating.

I couldn't help but sigh. Weibo's trending topics are indeed interesting; they're a magical window that allows people to experience the richness and ever-changing nature of the internet in a short time.

After breakfast, Liu Shishi, as usual, had a heartwarming interaction with her fans.

When she checked Weibo's trending topics again, she found that two new hot topics had quietly squeezed into the top ten.

7. Song Dynasty poetry, the prototype of Zhou Jun

10. Lin Qianyu's mansion was originally owned by Song Ci.

"How did Yi Yi become a trending topic!" Liu Shishi was surprised. She sat up straight and quickly clicked on the relevant webpage.

What catches the eye is a photo of a Song Dynasty poem posted by a netizen with the ID "Tengda Working People," with the caption: "Our chairman is the prototype of Professor Zhou, and we will not accept any rebuttal!"

Liu Shishi stared intently, and a blush instantly spread across her pretty face. In the picture, Song Ci was dressed in a suit and tie, head held high and chest out, with a cool and aloof demeanor. It was the same outfit he wore when they played games together last night.

"You can tell from this picture that the blogger is an employee of Tenda."

"The truth is, when Song Ci was writing 'My Love from the Star,' the male lead was definitely based on himself. Although he doesn't have superpowers, he has money, so he's pretty much the same."

"The rich aren't as handsome as him, and the handsome aren't as rich as him."

"Hey upstairs, tell me, which man is more handsome than him? I think John Lone, Louis Koo and he are about equal."

"Waaaaah, I want to see my husband play Professor Zhou! That Versace outfit is so cool and aloof, I'm drooling over it!"

Liu Shishi is now numb. She used to get jealous when she saw female netizens using the word "husband" in Song Ci forums and Weibo, but now she's completely used to it.

My husband, Mr. Song, is known as the "Nation's Husband" and the "Nation's Number One Male God." I am destined to walk a path where I am at odds with countless women, so I must take it easy and not let myself get sick from anger, lest I benefit from those slutty and cheap women.

“My husband looks so handsome in this outfit. I’ll bring back some of the male costumes from the film crew for him to try on next time. I can’t always be the one wearing the costumes.”

Liu Shishi rested her chin on her hands, recalling the pleasant experience of the previous night, and secretly made up her mind that she would have Song Ci wear various costumes and act with her more often in the future.

After a moment of contemplation, Ms. Liu looked at the trending topic that had quickly risen to the top spot: "Lin Qianyu's mansion actually belongs to Song Ci."

In the drama "My Love from the Star", the female lead Lin Qianyu and the male lead Zhou Jun live across from each other in top-tier luxury mansions. Just now, some curious netizens left a message on Fan Bingbing's Weibo asking where the mansions were filmed.

Interestingly, Fan Bingbing immediately replied, telling netizens that the luxury mansion in the drama was Tomson Riviera in Donghai City.

The male lead's apartment was sponsored by the developer for filming, while the female lead's apartment was Song Ci's mansion, which was lent to the production crew for location shooting.

At the same time, Fan Bingbing tagged Song Ci, thanking Mr. Song for his support of the filming and generously lending his luxury mansion. This immediately put Song Ci in the spotlight and made it to the top of the trending searches.

"Fun fact: Tomson Riviera is a super luxury residence in Donghai, costing 10 yuan per square meter. The Songci apartment is 850 square meters."

"Holy crap, that's not an apartment worth 8500 million!"

"Is the developer advertising? Song Ci lives in Beiping, and she has nothing better to do than buy a house in Donghai but doesn't live there. Is it just to lend it to the film crew for shooting?"

"You're so ignorant. Is it wrong for people to have money to invest? It's not normal for billionaires to own property in big cities."

After reading through the comments, Liu Shishi understood the whole story. She only knew that Song Ci had a large apartment in Donghai, but she didn't expect it to be the same apartment Lin Qianyu lived in during the TV series.

Liu Shishi couldn't help but feel a little jealous: "That vixen surnamed Fan really got a good deal!" Her husband's super luxurious mansion was one she had never even lived in, while Fan Bingbing had already experienced it.

She inexplicably recalled Fan Bingbing's intimate gesture of helping Song Ci hang up her suit at the last Bazaar Charity Gala, which made Ms. Liu even more unhappy.

(End of this chapter)