novellhall Chapter 49 Fan Bullying and Frenzied Advertising
Chapter 49 Fan Bullying and Frenzied Advertising
At this time, the crew of "Better Days"
Gu Yi's entire team has arrived at the conference room.
Faced with a barrage of insults, Gu Yi immediately set the commenting permissions to allow only followers to leave comments.
Millennium's fans flocked to his Weibo account to criticize him, and within half a day, Gu Yi's Weibo followers exceeded ten million.
At this moment, Lin Yanjun, an idol in the same group as Chicken Bro, was on his way to a schedule when he saw Gu Yi's rapid increase in followers and couldn't help but offer suggestions.
"His approach is impressive; he can gain followers even when he's being criticized. Should we take a look and see what he does?"
His agent directly retorted.
"Refer to my ass! Do you think you can steal the lead role in 'Millennium'? Or do you think our company has the capability to do fiber optics?"
Lin Yanjun was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.
"Also, if you keep ordering takeout and gambling, and it gets out, your fans will be even more furious with you than he is!"
"Okay!"
Lin Yanyan took the initiative to admit his mistake at lightning speed, and whether he would change it or not would be discussed later.
At this moment, in the conference room of the production team's studio, Gu Yi, Li Xiang, Director Zeng, Producer Xu, and others were sitting together.
"It's obvious that this was instigated by Millennium; it's impossible for fans to attack us in such an organized manner."
Li Xiang spoke first.
"Director Zeng, please tell Millennium to appease the fans as soon as possible. If they continue to cause trouble, we will have no choice but to retaliate."
Director Zeng nodded and immediately dialed Millennium's agent's number.
A few minutes later,
He hung up the phone and shrugged.
"They said this was a spontaneous act by the fans, and if Millennium were to intervene, it would be a betrayal of the fans and would affect his public image, so they couldn't help with this."
Li Xiang frowned.
"We can't just let these rumors spread like this, can we? If rumors spread too much, even false ones will become true, which will have a huge impact on Gu Yi's reputation and the movie."
Back when "Chinese Paladin 1" came out, even Liu Yifei couldn't escape being criticized.
Even many of the younger actresses were the same, such as Sister Meng adding scenes, Zhou Ye not smiling, Chuan Mei rolling her eyes, and Bai Lu disrespecting the veterans, and a whole bunch of other anti-fans.
Basically, it's all about malicious editing in variety shows, fan wars, rival groups buying negative trending topics, turning ordinary people into haters, and turning minor incidents into cyberbullying.
Several talent agencies were locked in fierce competition, and at times Gu Yi suspected that their own agencies might have sabotaged themselves.
Black and red are still red!
Anyway, having works can whitewash one's image.
Fans these days can accept anything!
As long as it's popular,
Then people came to see my work.
"Producer Hui, what's your opinion?"
Sun Yonghuan, who was connected remotely, asked.
"If things escalate, it could affect the filming and release of the movie."
Producer Hui took a sip of tea, remaining completely calm.
"Don't worry, we won't replace Gu Yi as the male lead."
"In fact, I think this is a good thing. It generates a lot of buzz before the movie even starts filming, which saves a lot of effort in later promotion."
"Anyway, we've already tried to be polite first, then we can just post Gu Yi and Qian Xi's audition videos online later, and everyone will know who is more suitable for the role."
The true face of capitalists
It was all exposed.
"That's a good suggestion. Audition videos don't lie, and Gu Yi's performance speaks for itself."
Director Zeng nodded.
"In that case, I suggest you take on more male clients and make some money first."
Gu Yi suddenly spoke.
Producer Xu and Director Zeng were stunned. They thought they were shameless enough, but they didn't expect this young man to be even more courageous!
"Gu Yi, you're so greedy. At worst, we can get Tencent to help suppress the public opinion."
Sun Yonghuan said hurriedly.
"unnecessary."
Gu Yi shook his head.
Even Director Zeng couldn't stand it anymore.
"The problem is, in this situation, who would dare let you vote GG?"
"Millennium has 6000 million followers, plus casual fans, so any Weibo post I make now gets tens of millions of views. That's ready-made traffic."
Gu Yi explained with a smile.
"That's the logic, but no brand dares to take that risk."
Li Xiang said.
"I have a question for you: don't you feel like you're being bullied by your fans right now?"
Gu Yi asked.
Director Zeng was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening.
"You mean, connect this to the core theme of the film?"
"good."
Gu Yi nodded.
"The core message of this movie is to oppose bullying. I am now being subjected to massive cyberbullying by fans, which is a form of bullying in itself, just like what happened to Chen Nian in the movie."
Gu Yi's lips curled up.
Producer Hui was confused.
"What does that have to do with you taking on the brand's gig?"
Gu Yi smiled.
"As long as we tell the brand that the GG fee will not go into our account, but will be directly transferred to Han Hong's charity foundation, the brand will consider it."
"One ad costs 50 yuan and guarantees 500 million views. If we can get 20 of those ads, that's 1000 million views."
"This would not only help more people, but also vividly portray bullying and let more people know about the film. Why not?"
He's already come up with the script; now it's up to the brand to see if they're willing to spend the money and if they have the vision.
Sun Yonghuan said irritably, "Then should I admire your courage to sacrifice yourself for others?"
"Sister Sun, don't you think that the moment you finally turned the tables was the biggest counterattack against the haters?"
Gu Yi got more and more excited as he talked.
Upon hearing this title, Li Xiang thought to himself: You're awesome!!!
"Besides, if people can't teach each other properly, then actions will teach them, and it only takes one time. It would be a shame to miss such a great opportunity to oppose bullying!"
Gu Yi continued to deceive.
"Hahaha, since you're not afraid of death, I'll risk my life to accompany you."
Director Zeng said with a smile.
"I agree."
"Producer Hui said."
"We can thank these brands for their support at the end of the movie, as a way of giving back to them."
It can only be said that capitalists will do anything for traffic.
"Will the film's opening ceremony proceed as scheduled?"
Gu Yi asked.
"Let's keep filming for now. We'll do the opening ceremony after this is over."
Director Zeng said.
"In that case, let's take action."
Seeing that there was great potential in the matter, Sun Yonghuan changed his mind.
"I'll contact the brand owner. Director Zeng, you should also ask the investors to see if any of them are willing to support us."
"no problem!"
After the meeting,
Gu Yi called out to Li Xiang.
"Find the best legal team and monitor public opinion closely. If any rumors or statements that damage my reputation are discovered, record them all and pursue legal action accordingly."
"Don't worry, everything is ready."
Li Xiang nodded.
At 20 p.m. that night, Gu Yi suddenly updated his Weibo with 5 posts about the brand GG.
Brands include Vinda, Adolf, Perfect Diary, Master Kong, and Genki Forest, representing different sectors such as daily necessities, personal care, cosmetics, food, and beverages.
This move stunned everyone.