Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 243 The Live Stream Room
Inside the lounge, nine celebrities of varying stature watched the scene unfold with different expressions.

Chen Xiu and Ma Yun shook hands warmly. It was surprising that a young man in his early twenties and a billionaire with a personal fortune of over US$282 billion (2016 Forbes data) could have an equal dialogue.

These two people, who seem to be very different, actually have a very good relationship when they chat.

Chen Xiu's youthful appearance is too deceptive. When people in the entertainment industry see him, they can never immediately guess his wealth or his identity in the internet circle.

But it's okay, someone will always be "helpful" enough to remind you...

"President Chen, your Douyin office looks very practical. Every employee I've met along the way seems to have a light in their eyes."

"Perhaps it was seeing Mr. Ma that made their eyes light up."

"Haha! You're joking, Douyin is indeed a positive and inspiring company, your Series B funding..."

"Mr. Ma, let's talk about the content of the live broadcast later."

Before everyone's wide eyes, Chen Xiu slapped Ma Yun on the shoulder, forcefully interrupting the digression.

To this, Ma Yun merely glanced at Chen Xiu with curiosity, showing no displeasure whatsoever.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Ma Yun, Chen Xiu turned around and gave He Jiong and the others a leisurely look.

When facing others, even Yang Mi and Liu Qianqian, Chen Xiu's eyes remained very calm. Only when his eyes met Reba's did a fleeting hint of joy flash across his lips.

Turning her gaze to He Jiong, Chen Xiu said, "Teacher He, thank you for coming all this way to help today. Also, thank you to all the senior students and friends from the entertainment industry for taking the time to come."

No.
The voices of the crowd mingled together, but their content was basically the same.

Ma Yun, however, asked a question when everyone had already fallen silent in disappointment.

"Chen Xiu, are they all your seniors?"

"Yes, we all graduated from Beijing Film Academy. I was in the class of 11, and they all graduated earlier."

"I always forget that you graduated from Beijing Film Academy."

"I do remember that Mr. Ma's alma mater is Hangzhou Normal University."

The question-and-answer session between the two seemed quite abrupt during the introductions.

However, to everyone else besides Reba, it conveyed an obvious fact: although Chen Xiu was also involved in the entertainment industry, he was never one of them.

After the initial greetings, everyone took their seats.

Fortunately, the lounge was large enough that even after the assistant left, it didn't feel crowded with a dozen or so people inside.

"Teacher He, regarding the joint promotion of the TV series and film versions of 'Three Lives Three Worlds,' just follow the normal routine. For the Q&A session, you can still use the bullet comments filtering method from last time."

"Ok."

"Then, I hope you can come up with a script to connect the final part of the live broadcast promotion to my appearance and Mr. Ma's appearance."

"no problem."

He Jiong nodded slightly. Thinking of ways to connect segments of the program was no challenge for this top-notch host.

After arranging the drama's promotion and pre-release marketing programs, Chen Xiu looked at Ma Yun and asked, "Mr. Ma, what should we talk about? We can't just start by holding hands and announcing the collaboration between our two companies, can we?"

"Hiss!" *N
Suppressed laughter drifted from the lounge. Most people thought the image of Chen Xiu and Ma Yun holding hands was too beautiful to bear...

Chen Xiu and Ma Yun were both magnanimous, and they could tolerate a few snickers. They were indeed seriously discussing the content of the live broadcast.

"I haven't decided what to say yet, do you have any ideas?"

"Hmm... how about you start with a story about regretting creating Ahri?"

Chen Xiu suggested that since the two of them would be chatting with hundreds of thousands of netizens later, they should go and proofread the script in front of a dozen or so people first, which could be considered a warm-up.

Faced with "Regretful Ali's" suggestion, Ma Yun thought for a moment and asked in return, "If I'm talking about this, what are you talking about? Regretful Didi?"

"Heh, Mr. Ma, you can use this topic. I'm thinking about something else."

"No, no, to be honest, I'm genuinely curious why you left Didi in the first place. Can I ask you during the live stream later?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiao looked at Chen Xiu first, her eyes revealing hesitation and worry.

People in the entertainment industry had only heard about the feud between Chen Xiu and Didi, but they didn't know the details. However, they all looked at Chen Xiu, wanting to hear his reaction.

The only one who clearly understood was the hot bar, who glanced at Chen Xiu with concern in her eyes.

Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Xiu simply shrugged indifferently: "Sure! Ask away, there's nothing I can't say."

"You're quite frank."

"It's not a big deal. Didi is just my past, Douyin is my future. There's nothing I can't talk about the past."

"So you're saying Douyin's future development won't be worse than Didi's?"

Ma Yun squinted and said meaningfully.

Chen Xiu simply smiled silently and did not respond.

Ma Yun straightened his expression, turned his head and looked Chen Xiu up and down, his eyes revealing an extremely cautious and serious emotion, as if to determine whether Chen Xiu was serious.

Chen Xiu also looked at him, grinning, "Mr. Ma, the live broadcast is almost over, let's watch the first half first!" "Tsk, when in Rome, do as the host says, please."

……

"Hello everyone, I'm He Jiong, welcome to the Douyin live stream!"

Once He Jiong was in host mode, his lips moved fluently, and his voice was clearly transmitted into the live broadcast room through the clip-on microphone.

The main cast and crew of the TV series and film versions of "Three Lives Three Worlds" lined up on either side of him all showed their fan-friendly side, with each of them smiling brightly and greeting the fans warmly and generously.

Meanwhile, in the next room from the live stream, Chen Xiu, Zhang Yiming, Su Xiao, Ma Yun, and Fan Luyuan were all watching the backend data in the live stream room.

As soon as the live stream started, the number of people watching online at any given time began to skyrocket.

In less than 30 seconds, the number of online users had already exceeded 10, and the rate of increase showed no signs of slowing down.

Ma Yun observed all of this, secretly marveling at the powerful influence of top-tier celebrities, while also silently evaluating Douyin.

Standing beside him, Fan Luyuan was stunned, but the idea of ​​releasing the movie "Three Lives Three Worlds" ahead of schedule grew stronger in his mind.

When the screen showed that the number of concurrent online users exceeded 20, Chen Xiu turned to Zhang Yiming and asked, "Is the server okay?"

"Don't worry, the purpose of preparing this kind of thing is definitely for redundancy... I transferred a batch from ByteDance."

Hearing the lowered voice at the end of the sentence and seeing Zhang Yiming's sly smile, Chen Xiu was completely relieved and stepped to Su Xiao's side.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, now that this live stream promotion is over, we're sure we'll see another explosive growth in our user base, right?"

"Ah."

"You have something on your mind?"

"That hot bar, what's your relationship with her?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Xiu's eyes. He was about to ask Su Xiao how she guessed it, but after meeting those teasing eyes, he felt there was no need to ask.

Moving closer to Su Xiao, Chen Xiu lowered her voice and said, "It's the kind of relationship you're thinking of."

"Heh, besides her, is there anyone else?"

"Not yet."

"Temporarily? Hmph, whatever makes you happy, but don't reveal your trump card..."

Chen Xiu nodded silently, indicating that she understood.

Just as they were whispering to each other, the number of people on the screen suddenly jumped to 30. The content in the bullet screen was very exciting, and the interaction in the live broadcast room was even more eye-catching.

He Jiong looked left and right, his face full of helplessness. He felt extremely tired of hosting this kind of event.

Of the four people on each side, Reba looked relaxed and entertained, and she currently has a good audience appeal, with most of the comments in the live stream supporting her. In contrast, Li Chun looked pale, and because she has played too many villainous roles, the comments in the live stream were rather harsh.

The upgraded versions of the two are Zhao Youting with a wry smile and Yang Yang who can't hide her joy.

When two male leads are together, comparisons are inevitable.

Just a minute ago, the question in the comment section was "Who is more suitable for Ye Hua? Send 1 if you choose Yang Yang, send 2 if you choose Zhao Youting". The result was a screen full of 1, 1, 1, which directly gave Zhao Youting a public execution.

Before Yang Yang became greasy, she still looked quite good.

Although he lost "Love O2O", his role as Zhang Qiling in "The Lost Tomb" still made him a rising star, crushing Zhao Youting, whose Ye Hua look resembled the Black Mountain Demon.

After tormenting the male lead, netizens in the comment section, not content with just that, started to tormenting the female lead.

Coincidentally, the question selected for the pause was "Who played Bai Qian better, Liu Qianqian or Yang Mi?"

This problem put He Jiong in a difficult position.

However, Yang Mi, who came with a certain determination, coughed twice without hesitation, ready to sing.

"Well, it's not accurate to just talk about the character Bai Qian, because I played three roles in the TV series: Bai Qian, Si Yin, and Su Su. All three characters reflect aspects of myself. As for Bai Qian, I feel like I am her! Of course, Xixi's performance was also excellent; her acting skills are evident to all."

"cough!"

Chen Xiu, who was next door, burst out laughing when she heard Yang Mi's last sentence.

Ma Yun, Fan Luyuan, Zhang Yiming, and Su Xiao all had smiles on their faces, but none of them showed them as obviously as Chen Xiu.

The other people in the live stream also looked a bit strange with their facial muscles, probably trying to suppress their laughter.

The reason is simple: Liu Qianqian's strengths lie in her face and her good personality, but she is really not good at acting.

When Yang Mi said this in public, everyone knew she was being sarcastic and intentionally being sarcastic, but there was nothing wrong with what she said, so the viewers in the live stream didn't dare to send any outrageous comments.

However, while netizens remain silent, the person in question is not some soft and cute girl.

Faced with Yang Mi's sarcastic remarks, Liu Qianqian responded on the spot.

“I think there are differences between movies and TV series. Everyone’s understanding of the role is also different. Yang Mi may have put herself into the role, but my acting method is to understand the role and then analyze it. This is more profound.”

(End of this chapter)