studiobondurri Chapter 369 The Big Shots Take Over
Chapter 369 The Big Shots Take Over
Director Hu sighed and replied to Zhuang Han, "No need for publicity. I don't want those investors to make a single penny."
However, just as I was about to close the page, I discovered that the real-time bullet comments of "Children of Heroes" suddenly underwent an extremely strange mutation.
"What's going on? Is the system infected with a virus? Why are there so many pop-ups all of a sudden?"
"Could it be that this terrible show got discovered and became infamous?"
Director Hu was completely dumbfounded. The person who was just cursing the female lead suddenly seemed to have been formatted.
[The archaeological army has arrived! They parachute in at 23 minutes and 45 seconds! The goddess Bai Zhi is here!!]
Holy crap! She's a goddess! That red dress... I practically ascended to heaven on the spot!
[Director, are you crazy? Giving someone with such stunning looks a cameo role? Give her the lead role, and we'll get this show submitted to Cannes!]
[Even though the plot is utterly awful, I'd watch that ten-second shot of the courtesan turning around a thousand times over!]
[Bai Zhi is truly a born "red-clad assassin"—that alluring yet aloof charm is simply a physical cure for my ego!]
Director Hu was stunned.
His hands trembled as he opened the backend data.
Upon closer inspection, his mouth was agape as wide as a duck egg.
The backend data shows that the small, poorly made web series, which originally only had tens of thousands of views and was losing money, is now showing an almost vertical 90-degree upward trend in its data charts!
Fifty thousand... Fifteen thousand... Three hundred thousand!
And it's still rising!
"Is this... the power of the nation's daughter?"
"How did they know Jiang Baizhi had a role in this drama? I didn't promote it at all!"
Just then, Director Hu saw a pop-up message about Weibo.
Director Hu inexplicably opened Weibo and happened to see a trending topic: #JiangBaizhiRedDressFoldingFanDanceScheduledForShanghaiTheatre#.
Seeing the screenshots of his cameo appearances trending on social media, Director Hu's long-dormant directorial heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Since these fans recognized me, it's not too much for me to curry favor with them, is it?"
But the way he hugged the leg was unique; he didn't forcefully rub against it.
Director Hu went straight to his verified official account and posted an extremely assertive Weibo post:
Director Hu V: [As the director of "The Heroic Sons and Daughters," I must apologize to Ms. Jiang Baizhi. Due to limited resources at the time, we were forced to make such a talented artist appear in a cameo role. After seeing Baizhi's charity sale trending today, I am deeply impressed! I will go to the Shanghai Theatre Academy's live stream later and personally donate 100,000 yuan to support Ms. Baizhi's final performance in red! Also, everyone should only watch that one minute of that drama; the rest... is truly an eyesore.]
This Weibo post made netizens who were preparing to watch Jiang Baizhi's performance burst into laughter.
[Hahaha! The director himself advised him to quit? That's so honest!]
[Director Hu: Stop scolding me, I'm already pinching my philtrum.]
[100,000! Did Director Hu just empty his savings to support his goddess?]
After posting that self-deprecating apology on Weibo, Director Hu rubbed his chin.
Those small eyes, surrounded by dark circles, gleamed with a cunning slyness befitting an old fox.
"From now on, I'll be too embarrassed to try and ride on Jiang Baizhi's popularity."
"After all, I only let them show their face, and they only had two lines."
Director Hu muttered to himself as he rapidly tapped on the screen.
"But I can't let Yu Zheng's popularity go to waste if I don't jump on the bandwagon!"
"Anyway, Jiang Baizhi's top courtesan is dressed in red, and Zhang Yan is also dressed in red. All women dressed in red are one family, right? Hehehe!"
He immediately tagged Yu Zheng on Weibo:
[@Yu ZhengV Director Yu, come out and see this goddess! Back when Bai Zhi played the courtesan in my show, I could tell she had the aura of an empress. I heard she's holding a charity sale stage at her alma mater today? As the director, I'll donate first as a sign of respect. You, the great talent scout, can't just sit back and do nothing, can you?]
Less than three minutes after this Weibo post was published, Yu Zheng, who had been lurking on the trending topics, replied instantly!
Yu Zheng V: [Director Hu, you're definitely late this time. I even lent Bai Zhi my most treasured red battle robe. When has I ever lagged behind in donations? I'll donate 500,000 on behalf of the 'Beauty's Rival in Palace' crew! @Wang Dazhong V Old Wang, your 'Four-Turn Goddess' has gone back to her hometown for a charity sale, and you're still drinking goji berries?]
This was like pouring a bucket of gasoline into already boiling water!
What started as a playful banter between two directors quickly spread and became a hot topic after the tag was mentioned.
Less than two minutes.
Wang Dazhong, the chief director of The Voice of China, made an appearance.
Wang Dazhong V: [@Yu Zheng V, Yu, stop trying to provoke me! Bai Zhi is a pillar of our "The Voice of China," the show's darling! How could I miss out on such a great opportunity? I'm donating one million on behalf of the show! Wishing my dear Bai Zhi a stunning red dress today, outshining everyone else! @Na Ying V, Sister Na, hurry up and come out and support our daughter!]
Followed by.
A leading figure in the music industry, Nayoung, directly reposted the message with an extremely domineering caption:
Nayoung V: [I have nothing more to say, Bai Zhi is the most talented child I've ever seen. As her mentor, I'll donate 500,000 yuan to help these kids. Bai Zhi, dance well, and when you come back to Kyoto, your teacher will treat you to hot pot!]
Followed by.
Yang Mi, Lin Xinru, He Shengming... all the celebrities who had any interaction with Jiang Baizhi, or even just saw her on the trending topics, jumped on the bandwagon.
Yang Mi posted a string of heartbroken emojis: 【Bai Zhi is too perfect, the pressure is too much. I'll donate 300,000 yuan. By the way, Bai Zhi, why haven't you registered for Weibo yet?! @JiangBaiZhi (fake)】
He Shengming went even further, directly posting a photo of a bank card: "[No need for further explanation, 500,000. The general may be old, but his heart for protecting the Empress Dowager is forever online! @Jiang Baizhi (fake)]"
In no time, Weibo was filled with a relay of love from bigwigs from all walks of life.
This wave of big names taking turns to promote the topic completely blew up the trending searches, soaring all the way to number one!
Watching all of this unfold.
The entire internet is in an uproar!
While netizens were frantically sharing the content, they were also caught up in an extremely absurd sense of cyber absurdity.
Holy crap! This lineup... I thought I was watching the official announcement for the Spring Festival Gala, but it turns out to be a charity sale promotion by freshmen?!
[Help! Did you guys notice? These big shots are tagging everyone so enthusiastically, but if you look closely, you'll see that @JiangBaizhi is just typed in, hahaha!]
[Hahaha! Is this the legendary "top-tier online interaction, with the actual person relying entirely on imagination"? It turns out that Goddess Bai Zhi really doesn't have a Weibo account!]
Seeing those big directors and stars tagging everyone like crazy, I really want to ask Goddess Bai Zhi, are you still living in the Stone Age? Or are you cultivating immortality in the mountains? Give me your account so everyone can follow you! @JiangBaiZhi (fake)
[What's this called? This is called "nothing is better than something"! The entire entertainment industry is searching for a non-existent account. Bai Zhi truly deserves the title of "Ghost Top Star," her achievements are deeply hidden!]
[Jiang Baizhi! Goddess! Can you please open a Weibo account? Look at those people, they're practically going crazy, they can only tag the air, this kind of physically isolated way of idol worship is the first time I've ever seen it!]
Netizens went wild with the memes in the comments section, and some even started a crowdfunding campaign to buy Jiang Baizhi a phone.
[Everyone, stop arguing. Goddess Bai Zhi is definitely too busy. After all, she has to write, sing, and get thrown 18 meters by her brother. How could she have time to browse Weibo?]
[Support my daughter! It's better without Weibo! At least we don't get targeted by those malicious keyboard warriors! We old folks can just watch from in front of the TV!]
[The person upstairs is wrong. She has Weibo, so Bai Zhi will see our comments, and maybe she'll release a few more songs!]