Chapter 190: Unrivaled Top Streamer Professor Chi
——Few stars post selfies, Shang Youshu is the first big star in internal entertainment circle to post a Xing Ni selfie.
Jiang Mou snidely replied under Sister Shang’s Weibo post, then spent money to buy paid commenters to like and upvote it. Sure enough, not long after, Xing Ni’s audience asked: 「Who else posted? Who else?! Tell us the address quickly!」
Jiang Mou smirked and typed his own name: 「@Fake Wine Jiang Mou is not me, remember to add the two words fake wine, this is alt account.」
Clicked send, message prompt: 【Your comment violates regulations.】
He paused, then switched to another alt account ID.
System prompt: 【Your comment has been deleted.】
Jiang Mou: “???”
Damn, one step too late, just one step too late!
A couple days ago when he saw Xing Ni dominating hot search almost daily, he should have realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Unfortunately, Shang Youshu, my arch-rival!
Meanwhile.
Holding the same “heart-wrenching” thought as Jiang Mou, there were many others.
For example Ji Zhua Zhang, Yang Zi, Rise sister-in-law group, even Rose mouse people, Rice piracy group, Xiang You, etc…
——No wonder everyone’s reaction was slow, Xing Ni’s popularity came too suddenly, really caught everyone off guard. By the time they reacted, Shang Youshu had already fired the first shot.
Afterward, more little flowers, young actors, even middle-aged actors and big flowers reacted, but the latter two are still quite composed now. Other artists have no such pretensions, one by one following Shang Youshu’s example, posting chase drama Xing Ni selfies on Weibo.
Because of Qian Songyi’s character setup, in Xing Ni’s three episodes, there are too many small snacks and local snacks that appear, so everyone doesn’t have to worry at all about “clashing style” with Sister Shang.
You post spicy hot pot fried chicken, I’ll post pork ribs with rice cakes.
You post pork ribs with rice cakes, I’ll post spicy strips milk tea.
In short, you sing and I take the stage. After internal entertainment circle went through Xing Ni’s first stage “shock”, it finally “woke up”. For a while, a hundred flowers bloomed, a hundred schools of thought contended.
The entire industry seems to be chasing Xing Ni.
That night, Xing Ni’s fourth episode aired, Ku Ying Station’s internal popularity broke through 13000 to 14300, breaking Ku Ying Station’s historical highest popularity since establishment. Ratings reached a terrifying 2.9%, breaking Tomato TV’s ratings ceiling in nearly 8 years, leading Zhe Ming Yue and Nan Du by N times.
Yu Yan was dumbfounded, Yue Na was dumbfounded, the overconfident Penguin Video and Mango TV were also dumbfounded.
What’s the situation??
What’s going on?!
How did the world become like this in just three or four days?!
Weibo sweep the building live performance.
Backstage.
“How could this be… not scientific, did this Xing Ni buy popularity? It’s only aired four episodes, how is the popularity higher than those big hit dramas at finale?!”
Yu Yan’s agent had an incredulous look on her face, watching the grand occasion of Xing Ni’s popularity that night, shaking her head constantly.
Is this right? This isn’t right!
Next to her, Yu Yan’s face was similarly a bit dazed.
He also couldn’t figure it out. Isn’t it just a modern idol drama? My popularity isn’t N times higher than Chi Ye’s? How can you… have this kind of momentum?
Besides, what does this kind of momentum mean for an actor personally?
For the first time in his heart, a feeling of “panic” appeared, a “sense of crisis” he almost never had since debuting.
“Yan Ge, Chi Ye has parachuted to No.1 on Vlinkage list!”
A team member who was real-time observing the artist rankings walked in, tone urgent: “Surpassed us!”
Yu Yan was stunned, agent turned back sharply.
Vlinkage artist new media index list.
This list is a must-contend ground for top streamers in the industry, the most authoritative artist comprehensive index list recognized inside and outside the circle.
The list is released daily, comprehensively considering multiple data aspects like artist work play volume, online exposure volume, topic discussion degree, etc.
At the same time, it has strong timeliness. For example, when Circulation first aired, Chi Ye once entered top three at highest.
But not long after, he was pushed down.
And from beginning to end, he never surpassed Yu Yan who dominated No.1 all year, not even seeing tail lights.
After Circulation, Chi Ye even had no “name”, because this is a list mainly referencing hot airing drama artists. Although he took another path with Singer, in this recognized top streamer list, his ranking has always been low.
This is also why the industry positions him very complexly — in mainstream film and television dramas in the circle, Chi Ye really isn’t that great.
But today, or rather starting a couple days ago, his name started “parachuting” on all kinds of such authoritative traffic lists.
What is parachuting?
It’s that previously all top ten lists had no Chi Ye, but one day, he suddenly appeared fresh and juicy at No.1 position.
Not slowly from top ten to top five, then top five to top three, but directly No.1 —
Vlinkage artist list NO1, Guduo artist popularity index NO1, Baidu index star list NO1, Yunhe Data artist NO1……
Dozens of lists, dozens of most watched popularity and human popularity lists inside and outside the circle, Chi Ye completed a history-breaking “parachute-style sweep” in less than four days since Xing Ni aired.
Name doesn’t appear then fine, once it appears, already at No.1.
And previously, No.1 on all the above lists were Yu Yan, all with disparity leading.
Now, he was “stepped down” by Chi Ye overnight.
Yu Yan was dumbfounded, this time really dumbfounded, completely at a loss looking at agent, like a hunter who lost his most advantageous weapon, somewhat incredulous of everything happening before his eyes.
How could… how is it possible…
I led with such disparity, how could he just appear and step on my head?
“Don’t panic, little Yan, don’t panic first…”
Agent looked at all kinds of data lists she was most “proud” of before, brain buzzing similarly, but seeing Yu Yan’s expression upon looking up, she forcibly suppressed her chaotic mood, soothing: “Maybe just one day, right.”
“Who is second?”
Yu Yan suddenly asked.
Agent was stunned, awkward: “Um… Jin Xia.”
So I’m not even second?!
Yu Yan: “……Baizhi and Yunhe, one is bystander search popularity, one is series effective play volume… these two can’t be faked.”
Agent fell silent.
Among the above lists, Vlinkage and Guduo are fan circle traffic’s “market proof”, Baizhi and Yunhe are bystander’s recent attention, in other words, can be understood as “fan attraction list”.
This……
Agent suddenly remembered several times, when she saw Chi Ye’s face, she would instinctively feel disgusted — because she knew this face really could threaten Yu Yan, as long as he had a big hit work.
So now… is Xing Ni a big hit work?
Little Yan’s disparity status… can it hold?
Agent suddenly fell into inexplicable “panic”.
She had an indescribable fear in her heart.
……
Mango TV.
Ratings center person in charge dumbfoundedly checked several times Nan Du and Xing Ni’s ratings, popularity and other data, then he put down the data report.
Not that he understood, it’s… seems no comparability at all.
Xing Ni aired four episodes, now leading Nan Du by about three or four Nan Du.
Um… sounds awkward, very ridiculous, but…
Person in charge now felt himself very ridiculous.
“Hahaha, hahaha…”
He laughed inexplicably.
Hearing boss’s eerie laughter, all staff around held their breath. The deputy who initially rejected Chi Ye and brought in disparity top streamer Yu Yan’s new drama was especially trembling, face pale.
“Heard today Xing Ni ratings broke 2.9, eh… you say, how much will it have at finale? Will it be the historical record of nearly ten years?”
Person in charge finished laughing, asked people around.
“…”
Silence around.
“Fight for second round copyright, let Jian Ni’s Xiao Li and old Ge go contact Chi Ye.”
“……Okay.”
Person in charge looked at deputy: “Prepare yourself mentally… sigh.”
Deputy’s face was ashen, said nothing.
Just, he couldn’t help thinking in his heart, is it that exaggerated?
Not just about the “handling” he was about to face, but also about Xing Ni’s ferment.
Internal entertainment circle has had big hit modern idol dramas before, is it that exaggerated?
……
“Not that exaggerated, right.”
Penguin Video.
Distribution person in charge who just finished communicating with Yue Na and Yu Yan hung up phone, turned back and asked: “What’s Nan Du’s popularity and ratings today?”
“Station internal popularity still didn’t break 30,000… ratings dropped to 0.8%… um… 0.7%.”
Management replied.
Person in charge stunned: “How did ratings drop so fast?!”
“……Xing Ni is also modern idol drama.”
Person in charge fell silent.
Normally, when three major platforms compete, if drama genres differ, audience groups differ, actually even if one platform bets right, impact on other two major platforms is limited.
But if same genre dramas, like Xing Ni and Nan Du, then it’s not simple impact issue, it will directly come steal your market, eat your traffic!
From audience perspective, same liking modern idol dramas, watch a bad movie or watch Xing Ni, spend money on bad movie or top up membership for Xing Ni… seems not a choice question at all.
So, this wave is a huge loss?!
Person in charge touched his nose: “Should… not that exaggerated.”
“Um, generally modern idol dramas aren’t as explosive as ancient idol dramas, feels like Xing Ni’s current popularity has reasons of Chi Ye and Ku Ying behind throwing marketing.”
Another executive nodded.
——Not just them thinking so, at this moment, vast majority inside and outside the circle all know Xing Ni exploded, but to what extent it can explode, they can only guess and apply based on past experience.
Until one day.
Zhe Ming Yue group variety prepare live performance.
Sheng Ning just finished communicating with program team planner, was preparing to go back to RV to rest a bit, assistant hurriedly ran over: “Sis, the top luxury activity announcements for day after tomorrow and the day after that are all canceled.”
“Hm?”
Sheng Ning was stunned, puzzled: “Weren’t they set long ago? How cancel just like that?”
“Um…” Assistant paused, carefully observed Ning Sis’s facial expression, then hesitantly said: “That… activity side didn’t say reason, but… I inquired, seems they want Jin Xia for endorsement.”
“Jin Xia?!”
Sheng Ning’s phoenix eyes narrowed, instantly thought of something: “Because of that what Xing Ni?”
“Probably.”
“Ha, ridiculous.”
Sheng Ning laughed angrily.
She felt those luxury brand activity sides very absurd.
Because although Xing Ni is hot, although recent popularity exploded, but… her Zhe Ming Yue popularity is similarly not bad, performance counts as small hit, and episode count longer — ancient idol dramas power up in mid-to-late stages, crew and platform now even preparing their “group variety”.
In this situation, those luxury brand activity sides actually directly ditched her because of Xing Ni’s current popularity.
What is this? Short-sighted, ignorant!
“Are they sick in the brain? Don’t they know Jin Xia that what four little flowers is forcibly binding us? She hasn’t had sound for years, mixed to ship CP with Chi Ye, now just because a modern idol drama aired a few episodes, they go lick?!”
Sheng Ning usually doesn’t talk much, but when angry talks a lot — how much kung fu she spent for these few top luxuries, why “give” to Jin Xia?!
She was angry, more felt those vendors retarded?
Jin Xia these two years faded into Chi Ye’s shape.
“Uh…” Assistant secretly glanced at Ning Sis, then hesitantly said: “Seems not purely because of drama reason… um, not right… just I heard, from a friend working at luxury brand company, recently Jin Xia wearing their brand’s clothes in Xing Ni all sold out… don’t know true or false, anyway she said so.”
Sheng Ning dumbfounded: “What the hell? Luxury brand? Sold out?”
So damn unfamiliar words.
“Yes… anyway their company’s brand all sold out, other top luxuries not clear…”
Sheng Ning stood in place dazed for a while, suddenly looked at Peng Chen not far away “three meters” from her.
The other at this moment was staring eagerly at her, face similarly very shocked, ugly, dumbfounded.
Sheng Ning seeing him like this, instantly realized something: “You…”
“Ah, I didn’t lose endorsement and activities.” Peng Chen explained: “Chi Ye probably looks down on my resources now.”
Sheng Ning: “…”
She turned to assistant: “What title are those few luxury brands giving Jin Xia?”
Assistant already didn’t dare breathe: “Global spokesperson.”
“…”
Sheng Ning completely silent.
Global spokesperson, that’s top luxury highest level endorsement, none higher.
Jin Xia… Chi Ye… Xing Ni…
——Initially, everyone thought this was the most ordinary “big hit” modern idol drama.
She suddenly inexplicably thought of this sentence.
……
In some clubhouse.
“This script can’t be filmed on mainland, won’t pass review.”
Chi Ye wrapped himself in three layers inside and out, even after entering private room, still no intention to remove hat and mask.
But everyone in the private room, none felt he was “making fuss”.
Because right outside private room, the high-quality service staff claiming strictest confidentiality in circle, even lobby manager, at this moment all craning necks peeking inside private room, staring at that youth wrapped all over.
Several female service staff even screamed and stomped, suppressing voices: “Aaaah! Professor Chi in person! Living Professor Chi!”
“Can we go ask Professor Chi for autograph later… can’t take it, I’m dying, let me see him once okay? Just once, just once!”
