OBS Chapter 750 The Bet Is Just a Ladder for You
Chapter 750 The Bet Is Just a Ladder for You
"Who can calculate this kind of traffic? Are you going to count all the traffic from searches for South Korean beauties online as the responsibility of your crew on 'The Temptation of Homecoming'?"
"Of course not! If we want Director Wu to accept the bet, we naturally need to accept your test. Let us continue the promotion for three days at the current pace. After three days, the winner of the bet will be determined by the amount of traffic you control. How about that?"
"Ah? That's certainly good, but do you trust me that much? Even if you have a lot of traffic, won't I still judge you as the loser?"
"Of course I trust Director Wu, otherwise why would I cooperate with you?"
What Yang Kangcheng said was complete nonsense. Although he and Director Wu were classmates, they had not seen each other for many years. How could he really trust each other now that they were all masters?
Besides, this is a bet. How can a bet be checked by the other party?
Director Wu was puzzled and asked tentatively about the "bet." Yang Kangcheng chuckled and said, "That's easy. Whoever wins will sign the contract according to the other party's wishes!"
In an instant, Director Wu's face was full of smiles. He felt that Yang Kangcheng knew that he could not reach an agreement, so he found a way out for himself: after three days, he could use the reason of "poor traffic" to declare that he had won the bet and make the agreement follow Mango TV's standards!
"Okay! Hahaha, Mr. Yang is so polite. I'll treat you tonight. Let's go..."
Director Wu, Party A, was unusually kind to Party B...
Yang Kangcheng did not refuse, but just said that this was Lenghai, and as the host, it was natural for him to be the host. That night, Shuoguo Culture sent a group of strong men headed by Yang Kangcheng to "serve" Director Wu and his party comfortably. Everyone was having a great time.
At the same time, online hype about "South Korean beauties" also began to rise. Qiu Jixian is a rare beauty, and she is one of the few South Korean female celebrities who have made public appearances in China. So when the media suddenly reported on "South Korean beauties", the netizens were suddenly refreshed:
"I remember Kim Hee-sun was the most beautiful woman in South Korea. Where did this person come from?"
"Regardless of whether it's Kim Hee Sun or Choo Ja Sun, I'm just asking if you're pretty or not."
"I felt that way when I watched Korean dramas before, and now a K-pop star is actually coming to China to promote it?"
"South Korean beauties are truly different. Their looks and temperament are amazing, much better than those in China!"
The Internet in 11 was very free and unrestrained, because no one knew who was on the other side, so it was easy to show the most real side. South Korean beauties are beautiful, so naturally there are many people who like them - these people don't care about plastic surgery, makeup, etc.
By the evening, the photos of the four South Korean beauties, led by Qiu Xiuyan, were not only circulated by small media, but many large media also came up with official reports.
For example, Penguin Entertainment News published a photo and text report. The first paragraph of the report clearly stated that Qiu Xiuyan was once praised by SN Entertainment President Han Dazhi as "the most beautiful woman in South Korea" - the title of "the most beautiful woman" similar to Kim Hee Sun came from this.
The second paragraph posted a bunch of beautiful pictures of Qiu Xiuxian, more than half of which were her makeup in "The Temptation of Returning Home". The feeling of being charming at home just hits the right spot in every man's heart!
It wasn't until the third paragraph that the article inadvertently introduced Qiu Cixianci's purpose for coming to China: to participate in the promotion of the "Temptation of Returning Home" project, and then began to introduce the project...
Reborn souls like Li Shuo would immediately react upon seeing this article: This is a bought-out, watered-down piece of writing, but netizens these days are immediately captivated by Qiu Cixian's beautiful images, then immersed in them, quickly discovering the key point: "The Temptation of Returning Home"...
So, starting from that evening, the number of followers of the official account of "The Temptation to Go Home" on Weibo began to increase rapidly. In the first 10 minutes, it increased by about 5, and in the next half hour, it increased by another 5. Overnight, the official account gained 35 followers!
This number is not too exaggerated, but it is already a recent record. It is not entirely the result of the "South Korean beauties", but the result of a series of operational methods of Shuoguo Culture. For example, Zhang Yi and Han Er are still continuing to spray and pull each other.
However, these two young talents are more insidious to each other at this time, using some facts to attack each other. For example, yesterday Han Er used the success of "The Temptation to Return Home" to sarcastically accuse Zhang Yi of being "short-sighted" and "blind". A hit drama that has been proven to be popular in South Korea has been made worthless by him.
Zhang Yi didn't respond to this yesterday, but early the next morning, he suddenly questioned, "Since 'The Temptation of Returning Home' is so good, when will it be released? And which TV station will broadcast it? There's no definite answer yet, is there?"
The key point is that after this question, there was also a screenshot, which was the first Weibo post released by the official account of "The Temptation of Returning Home" yesterday, in which a part of the content was marked in red:
"This drama will soon be premiered jointly by satellite TV and online platforms! Stay tuned!"
It has to be said that this question is quite sharp and very much in line with Zhang Yi's style, so once it was posted, it immediately received a lot of responses from fans:
"You only mentioned the TV station, but didn't even mention which TV station it was? Is this what you call an official account?"
"Either they haven't even finalized their partnership yet, or the partner is an unknown county or city-level TV station..."
More than ten minutes later, amidst the fans' heated comments, Zhang Yi also appeared in the comment section and replied to a fan:
"This is deliberately hyped up by the crew of 'The Temptation of Returning Home'. Satellite TV stations are very prestigious, and I've never heard of any satellite TV station willing to co-broadcast with an online platform!"
After Zhang Yi’s explanation, the fans suddenly realized it, and began to spread the relevant knowledge point that "satellite TV has a higher status than online platforms", so that the onlookers could despise "The Temptation to Go Home"!
During this process, fans despised the newly released TV series and felt that they had the upper hand in terms of IQ, so they felt good. Of course, in order to show off their IQ and superiority, they spread the name of "The Temptation to Return Home" everywhere, which also added fuel to the crew's black and red traffic, and the crew was also a little happy.
The one who was most pleased was undoubtedly Zhang Yi. He had been suppressed and beaten by Han Er and Guo Laosi in the past few days. He had no way to fight back at all. He could only resort to unreasonable tactics and act as shamelessly as possible!
Today's counterattack is different. It is really well-reasoned and convincing!
Seeing that public opinion on Weibo was fermenting and spreading, and estimating that Han Er and others' counterattack would take quite some time, Zhang Yi picked up his phone and called Director Wu:
It was Zhang Yi who first proposed that Mango TV send people to Lenghai to negotiate with Shuoguo about purchasing the TV series, so he has some influence on Director Wu's three-person team.
When the call was connected, Director Wu said with a smile, "Writer Zhang, haha, I've been following your Weibo. Today's scolding was good, very good!"
Zhang Yiping said frankly: "Of course it's good. After all, it was a flaw that the crew deliberately exposed..."
"What?" Director Wu didn't understand for a moment.
Zhang Yi didn't hide anything and explained, "When the 'Temptation of Returning Home' crew posted on Weibo, they deliberately only mentioned the TV station. This was to leave a loophole, making it easier for me to attack today. In fact, this attack plan was actually an email forwarded to me by Xu Yike from the Shuoguo Group's secretariat."
Director Wu was stunned. Although he was also from the media industry and knew that everyone was playing with public opinion and grabbing attention, Zhang Yi played it like this...
He took a deep breath and began to seriously consider the meaning of Zhang Yi's words, while whispering:
"Writer Zhang, when did you get in touch with Shuoguo Group... well, that's all?"
"Hmm, let me think about when that was... It was probably the day after X signed with Sony Entertainment. I saw that this guy was quite popular, and there happened to be a website called 'Adapted Songs', so I commented on X for the first time. Then, only two hours later, I received a call from Xu Yike..."
This time, Director Wu was really shocked: "It's so early, but when we said we wanted to buy 'The Temptation of Returning Home', you were against it!"
"That's right, it was Bingzheng who made the suggestion. Besides, at that time, I was just chatting casually with Shuoguo Culture..."
"Haha, what about now?" Director Wu laughed out of anger.
Zhang Yize said nonchalantly, "Just yesterday, I promised Shuoguo Culture that I would become their special contracted artist. Shuoguo Culture will be responsible for my online image promotion and other matters..."
He was actually recruited! Director Wu was silent. At the same time, he felt a little pressure: Zhang Yi was the main force opposing the purchase of "The Temptation of Returning Home". Now that he was recruited, what was the point of the bet he made with Yang Kangcheng?
The next moment, Zhang Yi whispered, "None of this is important. I told Director Wu all this just to let you know the truth and show my sincerity. When you come back this time, I can apologize to you..."
"Apologize? What did you do?" Director Wu was at a loss.
"Oh, it's nothing. I just bought one or two bags and other things for my sister-in-law without Director Wu's consent. I know you love my sister-in-law the most..."
Director Wu almost vomited blood. He had typical tracheitis. Zhang Yi's move was too "vicious"!
But before he could say anything, Zhang Yi whispered, "Director Wu, I heard you and CEO Yang made a private bet? Oh my, you've miscalculated... From what I understand, Shuoguo will be heavily promoting 'The Temptation of Returning Home'. They're sure to achieve a network-wide publicity effect. Mango TV has lost this bet!"
Director Wu opened his mouth and after about half a minute, he said in a slightly dry voice, "Haha, Writer Zhang, that's a good idea. I was really deceived by Yang Kangcheng. I never expected Shuoguo Culture to be so powerful and have such a vast influence on the entire network!"
We all work in the same unit, so naturally, we are very good at telling lies with open eyes.
At this point, Director Wu naturally knew why Yang Kangcheng made a bet with him and said that he would decide who would win the bet!
It turned out that they were not betting with him at all, but were providing a decent ladder for both parties to facilitate "Director Wu to lose the bet and sign the 'humiliating agreement' that would rob Taiwan of its sovereignty."
Next, he listened to Zhang Yisi's discussion and gave a long speech as instructed:
"Director Wu, since you said that, I'm going to make some suggestions based on the premise that 'The Temptation of Returning Home' is our project..."
"First of all, this project is incredibly popular right now, thanks to our group of young writers and accomplished artists. Almost half the people online are talking about it, making it a hot topic. To protect this buzz, it's best not to wait for the bet to be announced in three days. Just sign the agreement with Mr. Yang and be done with it!"
"Secondly, we should also take advantage of the popularity and work with Shuoguo to finalize the release date as soon as possible. I remember that Mango TV drama in its prime time slot ended this week, so how about scheduling it directly for 'The Temptation of Returning Home' next week?"
"Finally, I'm very optimistic about this drama. We're releasing it together with an online platform, which isn't a big deal. But to save face for the top two TV stations, why not announce that we're the exclusive distributor? We can use some tricks, like..."
Director Wu originally took these words as "orders", but as he listened, his eyes lit up. He had to admit that Zhang Yi was really unique in manipulating the hearts of the people in Taiwan!
That afternoon, Director Wu met Yang Kangcheng again. Both of them smiled knowingly and soon reached an agreement for Mango TV to acquire "The Temptation to Return Home".
In terms of the agreed price, Mango TV only gave 1000 million and also asked for the first-round broadcasting rights, including the online platform.
In other words, the official Weibo promotion of "The Temptation to Go Home" was wrong again, and Mango TV did not share the premiere with any online platform in the end.
But in reality, only a few people involved know about it!
Just three hours after the agreement was signed, the official Weibo accounts of both parties jointly announced: Starting from April 3, "The Temptation to Return Home" will premiere on Mango TV!
When this result was released, there was an uproar online, with countless people leaving comments under the official Weibo accounts of both parties:
"Wow, you guys did such a great job keeping this a secret! Why did you only announce it now?"
"Today is April 4th, which means the premiere is the day after tomorrow. Is the official announcement today?"
"The crew seemed to have revealed the news of the show being released on Mango TV before. Hmm, but that was a long time ago. Was it the director or someone else who revealed it..."
"Wait a minute, didn't the crew's Weibo say that it would be released simultaneously with the online platforms?"
"What are you thinking? They're Mango TV, how could they possibly release their first show simultaneously with an online platform?"
After all, simultaneous releases weren't a big deal for netizens, so they were quickly forgotten. However, for the production crew and publicity, this was extremely important...