Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Chapter 109 Who says a champion can't come from the void?

"The results of the Golden Bird Awards are out. The film 'The Tuner' won first prize."

"Oh."

When Yu Wei learned from Qi Luoan about the final results of the National College Student Micro-Film Competition, to be honest, he wasn't particularly excited...

What's so exciting about a game where you beat up noobs?
Awards for college students are just for embellishing their resumes and making it easier to get a job or a government job; they're not useful for him to gain prestige or anything like that.

However, sending them to international film festivals to go overseas is quite meaningful, and that's what Yu Wei was aiming for at the time.

The public display period for the short films started from the first episode and ended with the fourth episode, which was exactly one month.

In this month, their short film has garnered over 100 million views across the internet. Compared to other competing films, they are far superior, and their award is well-deserved.

The reason why "The Tuner" won the first prize is because there was only one prize in this competition. There were many dark horses in the competition, but they were still a bit lacking compared to the films made by professional teams.

Moreover, Yu Wei and his group bring their own audience.

You can't blame them for bullying the weak; after all, the official competition requirements included micro-film enthusiasts, and he was one of them!
"Besides that, there are also awards for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Do you want the certificates and medals?"

"Yes, we need this."

Even a small fly is still meat. This is the first award he has ever received since he started working. It would be nice to put it on a shelf as a decoration. It's an honor, no matter how small.

Actually, the Best Director award could also have been given to them; no one would have said anything since they swept all the awards. However, Lü Zhou is simply too old, so the organizers opted to distribute the awards among themselves for the sake of appearances.

Yu Weizhen never expected that after so many years of being a flop and not winning any honors in the novel writing world, he would win an award in the film and television industry.

Isn't it normal for a star like him to win Best Actor?
It's a customized champion...

"I'll give it to you when the school sends it."

Yu Wei understood immediately upon seeing the message. He decided to wait. He had gone to university, so how fast could things transferred through the school be?

It won't be ready for at least a month.

"You can send it over when you have time, or I can pick it up myself if you don't."

"what?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Didn't you come here before?"

"Oh."

Qi Luo'an was slightly flustered, not expecting Yu Wei to be so bold, but this thought was quickly extinguished as she realized something.

It is precisely because Yu Weixin has no ulterior motives that he is so bold...

This is not a good thing for her.

"correct."

The moment the phone screen lit up, Qi Luoan jumped up from his chair, his lips already uncontrollably curving into a wide smile. He knew Qi Luoan wouldn't be so cold-hearted.

She smiled, but before she could even send the word "You say," Yu Wei's new message arrived.

"Do me a favor, make me a poster."

Oh, so you were just helping out...

Qi Luoan twitched the corners of her mouth and gradually calmed down. She wasn't too frustrated. The revolution was not yet successful, and comrades still needed to work hard.

But what is the purpose of making posters?
Making a poster using a template is something any college student could do, and Qi Luoan certainly could too; she just couldn't understand the purpose of the poster.

If it's for commercial use, Yu Wei's company and the program team would definitely handle it, prioritizing contacting him, which suggests that this matter is most likely related to the novel.

It's a private matter, and not that important.

"what type is it?"

Qi Luoan has one advantage: she never procrastinates. While she was thinking, she had already started using Photoshop to look for template libraries.

"The promotional poster for the variety show is tentatively titled 'Top Idol,' a competitive variety show."

This is the next new story Yu Wei plans to write. The format of the show is very simple: a group of celebrities, artists, singers and internet celebrities compete for the final championship. Whoever wins will be the true top influencer.

Such a scenario is unlikely to happen in reality, since whether someone is a top star depends on their overall influence, not on who decides it themselves.

But in entertainment novels, even the most insignificant person dares to call themselves a top star, and some protagonists start out as top stars but end up being unknown to everyone. Isn't that amazing?

"This variety show exists?"

Qi Luoan's first reaction was that it was nonsense. She wouldn't dare say she watched every variety show, but she had indeed watched quite a few entertainment shows.

What kind of variety show would dare to use such a name? No wonder those fans who awkwardly praise their idols as top stars would be convinced; they'd tear the show apart in no time.

"I made it up; it's going to be used in the novel."

Yu Wei plans to include all those who want to join the Soul Refining Banner as trainees, so that they can play major roles in his novels and fight to the end. Even if they aren't top-tier, they'll still be A-list...

The protagonist, Wei Yu, is of course not participating in the competition. He wants to fully embody his scoring spirit and serve as a mentor on the commentary panel, offering his opinions.

After all, he already has this status in the entertainment industry, so it's not appropriate for him to become a trainee, and it does seem a bit like bullying weaker opponents.

"A void competition, is it?"

The competition program in the novel actually needs promotional posters. Why is it so elaborate?

Despite her complaints, Qi Luo'an wasn't idle. She quickly chose a blue-themed template and began modifying the image according to the description. She knew Yu Wei liked blue…

"How dare you call me the Void Champion?"

Although this competition does not actually exist, as long as Yu Wei writes about it in the book, this non-existent competition will attract a lot of attention.

With so many readers witnessing it, even if the competition itself didn't exist, it would still be valuable!
"Top-Tier Popularity" - Now that we've covered the "top-tier popularity," don't underestimate the word "top-tier." Although the show itself doesn't exist, the voting channel is real, and Yu Wei plans to vote based on readers' likes.

The side with more likes wins; that's the meaning of "likes"—it's all about authenticity...

So even though there's no actual competition, these likes are given out one by one by the readers. Compared to those competitions where the winner is predetermined, this show is incredibly fair.

There still needs to be some basis for liking posts. Even if the show doesn't exist, the performers still need to post the performances so that readers can know which side performed better.

For example, in his novel, he wrote about Tong Yulu and Chi Leying having a singing contest, one singing "Scarlet" and the other singing "Red Bean," so he asked the two of them to each record a video.

Who wins and who loses will be determined by the readers' likes...

Readers feel involved, artists get exposure, management companies make money, and it also boosts the data of Yu Wei's novels—perfect.

As for interaction volume and subscriptions, once people hear there's a poll, they'll definitely click to take a look.

Of course, to encourage celebrities to voluntarily join the Soul Refining Banner, he would occasionally release new songs, with the most capable among them.

He's already provided exposure and representative works, so it's not unreasonable for him to freeload by filming a few days' worth of scenes...

Without further ado, Yu Wei immediately began writing the first chapter of "Praise for Top Influencers".

[77 to 48?]

A 38% elimination rate? So many people were eliminated in the first round?
Exclamations erupted from the back row, like cold water being poured into boiling oil.

The curly-haired young man in the plaid shirt gasped sharply and began fiddling with the Bodhi seed bracelet on his wrist.

Zhang Lingye has participated in the auditions three times, and each time he was eliminated in the first round. Is this the end for him again?

The girl in the front row with her hair in a ponytail looked pale, and her companion frantically patted her back, trying to calm her down.

Zhou Mumu and Fei Hong came together. They thought their fame and strength would secure them a spot in the top eight, but when they arrived at the venue, they discovered that this year's contestants were full of hidden talents.

With so many eliminated in the first round, can they really all advance together?

Yu Wei only wrote about the three of them, mainly because the others hadn't replied to him yet. Zhang Lingye, Fei Hong, and Zhou Mumu had all agreed to make cameo appearances in the book.

He originally wanted to write Fei Hong and Zhou Mumu as a couple, but considering that they hadn't officially announced it yet, he ultimately refrained from making it public.

Just as he was carefully considering the wording and correcting the typos, Qi Luoan's poster was finished. Overall, it looked alright and there weren't any major problems. At least Yu Wei was quite satisfied.

"After I update, please post this poster on both the book club and your alternate account."

"From now on, let's use that account to update competition materials. Let's try to make the fake variety show more popular than the real show."

Qi Luoan was greatly shocked after hearing this. This guy has big ambitions. He wants to create a sensational program by making it indistinguishable from reality.

If the competitions in his book become more popular than the real-life shows, wouldn't that be incredible?
"Then write it well."

She couldn't help Yu Wei with writing the book, but she could still do her job. How to become a good wife...

After confirming that there were no problems with the new chapter, Yu Wei clicked "publish," and the number of chapter comments instantly surged. He wanted to see how the readers would rate it.

"Wow, the movie is finally over, what kind of new variety show is this?"

"I've never heard of this variety show. Yu Wei is making up variety shows again. Have you ever recorded a variety show? You're just writing nonsense and making things up."

“He actually recorded it; I saw it with my own eyes.”

"You'd better be recording a TV show."

At the beginning of the novel, no one had noticed the real celebrities who appeared at the end of the chapters, and the novel was still making jokes and references as usual.

But after Yu Wei saw the relevant paragraphs, new comments sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

"The immortals are lined up like hemp, they are all true stars!"

"Yu Wei has gone mad and really wants to bombard the entertainment industry. He wrote so much at once, what will happen if his fans attack him?"

"Fei Hong is the one who grew up to be ugly, isn't he? What a pity."

Although this isn't the first time Yu Wei has included celebrities in his novels, he's been bolder this time, directly including a whole group of celebrities who even participated in the same program, which makes all the difference.

It's clear that he plans to focus on writing the plot of "Top Idol" next, which means that these celebrity extras will appear repeatedly.

If this isn't written well, or if a celebrity is eliminated, how can the fans be satisfied?
The readers are unaware that Yu Wei intends to involve them as well, and assume that the outcome of the competition in the story is entirely decided by him alone.

Little did they know that this part of the story required their interaction, and whether they were eliminated or not was up to the readers...

As Yu Wei was flipping through the pages, he suddenly saw a striking message.

The show doesn't exist, and the competition is fictitious. Wouldn't it be awkward if the celebrity won the championship in the end, since there's nothing to show for it?

"Bold."

Even though the competition doesn't exist, if he could win the championship in his own novel, the traffic and popularity would be off the charts!
A promotion is no more useful than a fancy championship trophy.

Who says a champion can't come from nowhere?
(End of this chapter)