bayedsolid Chapter 637 Character Collapse
Chapter 637 Character Collapse
Lu Wantang watched the entire live stream video from beginning to end.
Far from being angry, he became happier the more he listened.
She never expected that the first solution proposed by the PR team would actually have a 'reversal'!
Once this sarcastic, even insulting, conversation is seen and heard by more people, the illogical long analysis will naturally be unearthed.
This is really... great!
Song Mian is right, this is indeed good news.
It's even better than finding money on the street.
"Who are these people speaking? Did the viewers in the live stream recognize them?"
"I recognized them. As soon as they opened their mouths, their names were revealed in the live chat."
Song Mian put her phone away, typed a name into the search bar of the encyclopedia page, and showed it to Lu Wantang:
"The first two are minor supporting actors with few lines, just 18th-tier actors, not very well-known. But the one behind is the third male lead in 'Star Chaser,' named Han Ruilin, from Beizhou, a contracted artist of Beizhou Entertainment. He doesn't have a good reputation in the industry; I heard he often acts like a diva."
"He probably has some connections with the higher-ups at Beizhou Entertainment. He joined the company right after graduation and has pretty good resources. His professional skills aren't bad either. He was probably 'substitute' for the third male lead role."
Even without listening to Song Mian's introduction, just by looking at the information on the encyclopedia page, Lu Wantang knew that if they wanted to create hype, they had to cling to this person tightly.
"The huge success of 'Star Chaser' has given Han Ruilin the opportunity to become a top-tier star, and he must be very proud of himself during this period."
Seeing her boss looking through the documents and analyzing them seriously, Song Mian said, "Our PR team should be fine as long as they manage to stir up his fans' emotions a little."
There was no other way; other production teams, companies, and even TV stations wouldn't give Tang Xing's new drama any chance, so they had to resort to marketing tactics that everyone in the industry knew about.
Lu Wantang looked up and said, "The crew of 'Star Chaser' should have been doing promotions in various places recently. Was it specially arranged by the public relations department that someone mentioned our new drama during this live broadcast?"
"No." Song Mian quickly waved her hand, "They're not one of our people. I asked around afterwards, and the person mentioned seems to be a junior reporter from a media outlet in Nanzhou."
Lu Wantang understood: "That illogical article also came from Nanzhou."
In this way, even if others investigate further, this matter will have nothing to do with Tangxing Entertainment.
"Yes, maybe that article was written by someone from that media outlet. Perhaps they saw that the data was good and wanted to make the article even more popular."
As Song Mian spoke, she couldn't help but complain, "I thought most people in the industry were smart and knew that loose lips sink ships, but I didn't expect Han Ruilin... well, he really doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut..."
"Luckily, this isn't one of our company's artists."
Lu Wantang deeply agreed with Song Mian's sentiments.
Therefore, Tangxing Entertainment's artists have various course schedules, and there is no need to sign a contract with artists who are unwilling to attend.
"What? It's good that they're not our artists? What were you just talking about?"
Chang Yun walked in from outside.
Without waiting for an answer, he casually asked the question and then said to the person behind the desk:
“I contacted Mr. Richard, and he has agreed to help us get in touch with the person in charge of the TV station. He also said that he is very interested in ‘wuxia’ and that if the show is interesting, he will publicly express his support.”
Lu Wantang smiled and said, "Then we can send it to the trending topics along with the big news that Xiao Song mentioned."
Chang Yun asked curiously, "Big news?"
"Yes! It's big news!"
Song Mian quickly explained the whole story.
I should also emphasize that the recording of Han Ruilin's words during the live stream was a complete accident.
Chang Yun paused for two seconds upon hearing this, and even confirmed the truth with Lu Wantang before awkwardly replying, seemingly speechless:
"Great! Once this live stream gets popular, we just need to go with the flow!"
The three looked at each other and smiled, clearly sharing the same thought.
"Xiao Song, send me that video, I'll take a look at it later."
Chang Yun frowned as she spoke, "I remember Han Ruilin is a popular actor in Beizhou? He recently participated in a variety show and even trended on social media... Was this live stream organized by their production team, or by some entertainment company or media outlet?"
"Let me take a look." Song Mian opened the live streaming platform, where there were still records of the closed live streams.
"It's the largest entertainment media outlet in North Continent, mainly doing live interviews with the lead actors of dramas."
Chang Yun thought for a moment before recalling a certain entertainment media giant that started with newspapers and magazines. Only that media outlet would dare to broadcast such a conversation live.
"What's with this audio? It's obviously a secretly recorded live stream! Didn't anyone else in the crew warn us?"
"At that time, everyone else's attention was probably focused on their own live stream clips..."
Song Mian couldn't understand how the "Star Chaser" production team could have made such a huge mess.
"I was just casually watching, but the director in charge of the live broadcast said he was going to interview the extras to see if they had any interesting stories to share. Then the camera cut, and the viewers in the live broadcast room were all eavesdropping."
When Song Mian talked about it, she still found it quite unbelievable.
"At that time, many people in the live stream were watching the drama unfold, and the fans were almost frantic. Someone must have contacted the crew, because the live stream was quickly cut off."
It's impossible to simply pretend that such a major live-streaming incident never happened.
Other film crews might even take advantage of the situation.
This gave Tang Xing an opportunity.
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Less than an hour after the live-streaming mishap involving the "Starry Night" production team, a series of topics, including Han Ruilin's passionate speech, his hypocrisy, and the collapse of his public image, were neatly arranged on the trending search list.
Before this, Han Ruilin's public persona had always been that of a gentle and polite person. However, in the live stream clip, the person in question, from his tone of voice to the content he uttered, was the complete opposite of gentle and polite, almost like a grumbling old lady at the village entrance.
[Another idol's image has been ruined; I guess my eyesight is really bad.]
[It's not that people have bad eyesight; it's just that Han Ruilin's persona is so well-established, perfectly complementing his face. Who knew he'd be like this in private?]
I can't stand celebrities who swear. They're public figures, can't they at least have some manners?
[I really want to know what the director is thinking right now. Does he want to beat that guy surnamed Han to death?]
[He swears so fluently, he must swear a lot in his spare time.]
……
There were even comments below: "Luckily I wasn't there, otherwise I would have suspected he spat in my face :)"
As soon as the video was released, not only casual viewers, but even many fans unfollowed the artist.
Han Ruilin had tens of millions of fans, but lost nearly ten million fans in just one afternoon!
At this time, Han Ruilin's rivals also released a lot of dirt on him.
Past incidents, such as diva-like behavior and unspoken rules, both true and false, were all brought up one by one.
Besides these, the most attention-grabbing thing is Tangxing Entertainment's latest martial arts drama.