Chapter 148: The 148th day of being popular
"So, why are we helping those marketing accounts claim that the new drama is very depressing?" someone frowned and asked, "Isn't that just driving away bystanders?"
Zhou Fei pondered for a moment and replied, "Probably... it's to not deceive the audience!"
He paused and explained to the puzzled looks of others, "As consumers, the audience naturally has the right to know. If we only promote the excellent aspects of the drama and do not mention its flaws, it would be hiding part of the truth and unfair to the audience."
There was indeed some truth in his words.
Moreover, the Spring Festival was approaching, a time for family reunions.
If uninformed viewers watched this drama and felt depressed, wouldn't that ruin their festive mood?
Although promoting this matter wouldn't benefit Yao Bianliang herself, this attitude of highlighting the strengths and acknowledging the weaknesses was also a responsible approach.
Several employees couldn't help but admire Yao Bianliang a little.
Achieving this level of transparency was not easy.
"Wait, look at the trending topics..." Xiao Pang, who was sitting by the window, suddenly sat upright and exclaimed softly, "There's an outbreak of human-to-human transmission in City H? Is it true or fake?"
He originally wanted to go online and see how Yao Bianliang's new drama was being reviewed.
Unexpectedly, the first news that caught his eye was about the outbreak.
"An outbreak?" everyone was taken aback.
It was indeed a fresh term. In recent years, there haven't been any large-scale outbreaks.
Especially for their generation, they had no concept of such things.
At that moment, the discussion about Yao Bianliang was temporarily set aside.
Some people gathered around to look at Xiao Pang's phone screen, while others immediately opened Weibo to check for more specific information.ReÌaÌ£d new chapters at novelhall.com
Sure enough, the entertainment-related trending topics had all declined to vary degrees, and the related entries for the "Good Drama PK Competition" were pushed to the bottom.
The first trending topic displayed a few big characters: #CityHOutbreak#.
"It's almost Spring Festival, how come there's an outbreak?" someone expressed concern.
Many were migrant workers who had left their hometowns and planned to return home for the Lunar New Year.
It would undoubtedly be terrible news if they couldn't go back due to the outbreak.
"Let's see how the situation develops. Maybe the outbreak will be under control in a few days," Xiao Pang remained optimistic.
Everyone started discussing the situation, expressing their thoughts one after another. Meanwhile, Zhou Fei quietly sat at his workstation without saying much, unusually maintaining his silence.
He lowered his gaze and looked at the major headlines, his eyes filled with deep contemplation.
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"Director, the production team just notified us to speed up the progress."
The staff members were busy bustling around on the filming set, setting up the next scene to be recorded.
After the completion of the system task, the outbreak should also come to an end.
Yao Bianliang could happily go out and enjoy life!
Just the thought of the beautiful future made Yao Bianliang's eyes involuntarily light up with a smile.
Over the past few days, the spread of public opinion has finally had an effect.
Yao Bianliang could clearly feel that the number of viewers in her livestream room had significantly decreased.
There were many evaluations about their group circulating online.
"The drama is good, but it's too depressing. If you want to relax and rest, I don't recommend choosing this drama."
"I just love watching Yao Xinxin's brainless sweet dramas! No need to think, just seeking happiness."
"+1, I just went to Yao Bianliang's livestream room for a glimpse and left after two minutes."
"As someone restless and shallow like me, I probably can't appreciate such profound realistic themes. Hahaha."
Whenever Yao Bianliang saw these comments, she would smile and give the person a like.
Thank you, thank you! Thanks to everyone for contributing to her journey of becoming "Cold."
This was also thanks to Yao Xinxin's strenuous promotion; otherwise, relying solely on tap water wouldn't have achieved such good results.
Of course, there were also many people criticizing Yao Xinxin.
Reviews like "The plot is too brainless," "The antagonist is too disgusting," "They only talk about love every day," and so on still occupied a large portion of the comment section.
But compared to the situation a few days ago, this was already very good.
Everything was progressing smoothly.
Yao Bianliang leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh.
"Oh, Liangjie, Yao Xinxin's short drama is also preparing to livestream its grand finale," Xiao Hu, one of the supporting actors, looked at the messages in the comment section and scratched his head. "It seems like their progress is similar to ours."
"Oh?" Yao Bianliang raised an eyebrow.
If Yao Xinxin's grand finale were released today, it would undoubtedly overshadow the hype of her grand finale.
With this in mind, a smile appeared on her face.
She truly had a good sister. Not only was she powerful in terms of public opinion, but she also had a strong connection with her.
"Where's the video? I want to watch it too," Yao Bianliang said.
Xiao Hu immediately sent a link, and Yao Bianliang clicked on it. In the video, a large forest engulfed in flames came into view, with the fire spreading and obscuring the vision.
The soil had been charred black, thick smoke billowed, and ash filled the air.
Yao Xinxin, playing the female lead, stood on the outskirts, her eyes filled with tears, gazing into the depths of the forest, seemingly hoping for some miracle to occur.
"He must still be alive, right..."