I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 529 Extreme Resistance! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Had a meal.

Yu Lina and Gong Zitong stayed at Jinli's place.

The next day, news of the three of them going shopping together spread across the internet.

This news didn't trend on blogs, but it did trend on social media platforms like Xiaohongshu and Douyin.

Look who I met today! I caught three little fairies! Wow, how can they all look so beautiful from behind? [Image.jpg]

Sisters, I saw them too!! I ran into the three of them while shopping yesterday. They seemed to be having a great time chatting and didn't have any assistants around, so it must have been a private outing. I just watched them quietly without disturbing them.

What I envy is that some fans went up to chat with them. I wish I could have mustered up the courage too!

You must be talking about me (Cang Sang). I went over and chatted with them, asking if I could take photos and get autographs. Jin Li's voice was sweet, and she said that this was a private trip and that she would treat them like ordinary people, so she wouldn't take photos or sign autographs.

Ah, hearing her voice melts my heart! How can she be so sweet? I wish she would sing "Sweet Honey."

Haha, I ran into the three of them at the supermarket yesterday. I asked them if they were pink-loving girls, and all three of them shook their heads and said no, but I'm sure they are!!!

So I started rambling on and on, and the three of them just stared at me blankly. Looking back now, I admire myself for not being afraid of embarrassment.

The photos posted on social media added a touch of down-to-earth charm to Jinli and the others.

No one thought they were deliberately buying traffic for marketing; they just felt that netizens who encountered the pink-clad girls were really lucky.

Because of Jin Li and others' low profile, this buzz quickly died down, and everyone's attention was still focused on Xi Mengze joining "I Am a Singer".

The addition of Xi Mengze was well-received by netizens, who had no objections.

On the contrary, whether or not "I Am a Singer" will continue this year has drawn a lot of attention from netizens.

If I remember correctly, Xi Mengze was the first singer officially announced for this show. In the past, the first singer officially announced was usually quite high-profile, and the show would use big names in the industry to open the program.

This time they actually used Xi Mengze. Did the Singer program producers run out of other singers to include on the show?

Almost no singer who has participated in this show has anything good to say about it. They'd be in deep trouble, if not terribly. Take the "lip-syncing" rumors, for example—how many singers have been falsely accused of that? And often by their own peers!

[That's normal. The show's production team does a lot of shady things offstage, like buying appearances and creating hype. It's perfectly normal for the singers not to be interested.]

This show is so bad that even emergency singers get betrayed!

[I disagree with the comment above. Helping in an emergency is one thing, but on a singer's stage, everything is judged by the voice. If your voice isn't good, it's not good. You can't criticize your pitch or breath control? Your idol sees things more clearly than you; at least they found a vocal coach for training.]

Now I understand why TVB can't let go of "I Am a Singer". Look, they just officially announced one singer, and the internet is already in an uproar. Even the popularity of March Band has been suppressed (doge).

Speaking of March.

The March Sky band has recently gotten itself into big trouble.

Ever since paparazzi revealed that the group would disband in the second half of the year, fans have been ignoring whether March Band has successfully renewed their contract with Tianding Entertainment and have been relentlessly attacking the company, demanding that March Band not renew their contract with Tianding Entertainment.

The fans' demands are simple—

[Your Tianding Entertainment is a bunch of good-for-nothings. You dare to abandon such a large team and a huge fan base like March Band. You're not a company that's willing to focus on planning for your artists. You only care about immediate profits and can't see long-term benefits!]
Since that's the case, March Sky might as well abandon you all and find a new company willing to provide planning! If no company is good enough, March Sky will just go solo!!

This is a statement issued by the official fan club of March Sky, and it's still trending at the bottom of the top ten trending topics.

It's been hanging up for three days now.

Every time it looks like it's about to fall out of the top ten, Marchday's fans will spontaneously push it back to tenth place to prevent it from dropping off the trending topics, just to annoy Tianding Entertainment.

These fans are relatively rational.

Those irrational fans erupted the day after they learned the news.

They actually uploaded pictures of "tattoos"! (I probably won't write about the more serious ones, but you probably already know about them.)
Fans drew words on their arms to protest Marchday's disbandment!
Moreover, it wasn't just one fan doing this; several fans did it on the same day and at the same time.

They secretly agreed to cut their skin together, take photos, and upload them together.

Some people have cut their arms so badly that they are covered in blood, and just looking at them is frightening.

These photos were immediately blocked as soon as they were uploaded, and in the end, they could only be re-uploaded online after being blurred with various mosaics.

At that time, the related topic suddenly became the number one trending topic!

That day was a very chaotic day.

Netizens are going crazy over the gossip, and even clicking on the blog causes noticeable lag.

Everyone was shocked by how crazy March's fans were; even the fans themselves were shocked by these extreme fans.

March Sky fans said that these people are obsessed with idols and that this is not something a normal fan would do; they are people on a demonic path!

Good grief, this group of fans used extreme behavior to protest the disbandment of March Band, but they were quickly expelled from the fan club.

However, it must be said that it was fortunate that the dismissal was carried out quickly, otherwise it would have caused more serious consequences.

Some netizens recognized the person who took the photo and lived nearby, so they helped call the police.

Originally, March Band's activities were temporarily suspended due to issues related to contract renewal and paparazzi reports of their disbandment.

As a result of the fans' extreme behavior, all of Zhang Guangzheng's announcements and endorsements that he was negotiating were suspended.

Several brands were just one step away from signing contracts, and Zhang Guang had just reassured them that they would be able to sign the contracts the next day.

The next day, those brands didn't say a word, and they didn't even contact Zhang Guang anymore, for fear of getting into trouble.

It's safe to say that nowadays, no celebrity dares to touch or discuss any topic related to March Band.

I'm afraid their fans might do something irrational.

Moreover, the extreme behavior of the fans not only caused trouble for March Band's image, but also brought many crises to Tianding Entertainment.

The public relations department of Tianding Entertainment has been working non-stop, without a moment's rest, all to deal with the crisis.

On the second day after Jinli's exam, Sanyuetian was completely idle at home.

When Jinli finished her exams and contacted Gu Cheng, they had already been staying at the villa for several days.

The actions of the extreme fans were suppressed; unless you specifically target the search results, you won't see this.

Jinli had only been browsing the blog's trending topics and hadn't seen any related issues, so she didn't know. It wasn't until after she saw Yu Lina and Gong Zitong off and spoke with Sister Fang that she learned how much March had gone through in the past few days.

Jinli couldn't help but ask, "Sister Fang, are those fans alright?"

Sui Lingfang said, "It's alright. Two people with serious bleeding were sent to the hospital in time, and the others with minor cuts will probably have their wounds scabbed over by today."

She had secretly seen these messages on a fan forum.

The forum was anonymous, so many people spoke their minds, and there were also people tracking the progress of related events.

Jinli frowned slightly: "Will Sanyuetian and the others be alright?"

Sui Lingfang said in a deep voice, "It's hard to say. The fact that this matter has become so big is also related to their previous manipulation of fans. Although Tianding Entertainment has transformed March Sky, March Sky initially gained huge attention by relying on its fans."

Fans aren't so easy to shake off; once you're hooked, they're permanently attached. It takes more effort and dedication than many talented individuals to minimize the impact.

If March Band doesn't undergo some changes and take more decisive action, they will continue to be influenced by their fans.

Jinli asked, "Then what do we do?"

Sui Lingfang: "No destruction, no construction. If they want to get out of this awkward situation, they have to wash away everything that fans have created for them and do things that will make fans want to unfollow them."

Jinli was stunned. "You're going to intentionally lose followers and go against your fans?"

Sui Lingfang shrugged: "It sounds a bit unreliable, but it's a very effective method."

"If you don't want to do that, there's another way: reduce the frequency of your exposure and don't appear in front of the public so often."

Jinli shook her head: "That's unrealistic. March Band is positioned as a group of talented idols. Not everyone has the ability to act. Besides actors, singers and other artists also need exposure."

Moreover, these days actors also need to be able to draw audiences. Without a certain fan base and the support of fans to guarantee a minimum, who knows if inviting this actor to act will result in a huge flop.

In the eyes of the audience.

When a film has poor editing, a bad plot, poor pacing, and even mediocre acting from the actors, people will also think it's bad; this is the herd mentality.

If an actor doesn't deliver a particularly amazing performance in a bad movie, they won't be remembered.

But from the investors' perspective...

Whether it's a bad movie or not doesn't matter; a good movie is one that makes money.

No matter how good the reviews or how high the ratings are, if the film doesn't make money, it means the actor isn't good enough and doesn't have box office appeal.

As for problems with the plot?
Investor: I don't want you to look for problems in me; I want you to look for problems in yourself.

Of course, films that aim for awards at the expense of box office success are not included in this category.

Films vying for awards have a different system, and it's an even harder circle to break into.

Audiences always complain that the entertainment industry is full of the same old faces, and the young heartthrobs have all aged into old men and are still acting in idol dramas. Do they really think the investors are blind and can't see it?
It's not that we can't see it, but if we use newcomers, do they have the appeal and can we guarantee a hit?
Using familiar celebrities, while not guaranteeing success, at least provides a fan base to break even.

Sui Lingfang said, "Yes, unless you have a certain level of talent, you can't make people ignore whether you have a fan base or not."

She then changed the subject, saying, "Let Tianding Entertainment deal with this. Such a big company, with so many talented people, can't possibly not come up with a solution. It's a company, not a small personal studio."

"I specifically brought this up with you so that you wouldn't get involved. If you encounter paparazzi outside and they ask you for your opinion on the March band incident, don't respond at all. Also, don't defend March band or post any veiled criticisms on your blog."

She softened her tone slightly: "Jinli, I know you have a good relationship with March Sky, but this is not something we can interfere with. March Sky has been suspended for now, but they will definitely have a chance to come out in the future. Be patient."

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "Sister Fang, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known at all. Don't worry, I won't say anything."

Sui Lingfang felt relieved.

"The Black Bear ad is finished and will be released tomorrow at noon. I will control your account to forward and promote it, so you don't need to keep an eye on it."

Jinli: "Okay."

"Also, Fangfei wants you to shoot the summer ready-to-wear collection. Fangfei knows you're studying and doesn't want to take up too much of your time, so she'll ask you to take an afternoon for the shoot."

"How about next Monday afternoon? I was thinking of scheduling it for Sunday afternoon, but I'm worried there might be too many people then, so let's schedule it on a weekday."

Jinli was taken aback and asked, "You mean Fangfei, not Fanghua?"

Sui Lingfang smiled and said, "Yes, it's Fangfei. And you'll never guess when Fangfei invited you to film—it was on the first day of your exam."

When you were accused by three major marketing accounts of gaining traffic by hyping up the college entrance examination topic, although the online public opinion was very unfavorable to you, the brands that believed in you took action to support you on that day and were willing to deepen their cooperation with you.

Fangfei was the most decisive, extending an invitation to you that very day and even telling us we could leak the news. However, after some consideration, the company decided to hold off on sending the message, not wanting to create any conflict.

I wanted to wait until after your exams to bring this up, so I kept it a secret.

Jinli, with a charming smile, said, "Although I'm studying, I'm not a heartless robot. I need to rest sometimes."

Since Fangfei thinks so highly of me, I also want to give back to the brand, so let's go with the date you set.

Thinking of this, Sui Lingfang added, "Fanghua is even faster than Fangfei. Before you caused a public opinion crisis, Fanghua had already extended an invitation to the company for winter ready-to-wear clothing."

Jinli: "Yes, at that time I said we could price it according to the profit-sharing ratio of the first contract, but you later told me that Fanghua was not willing to take advantage and wanted to follow the rules."

Sui Lingfang laughed heartily: "At that time, I suspected that Fanghua had received some advance notice and knew that you had an important endorsement to get."

But that doesn't make sense. If they were really going to announce something good, Chenxi Entertainment should have known before them. Now that I think about it, Fanghua must have gotten the information from Fangfei beforehand, which explains why Chenxi Entertainment couldn't find out.

Sui Lingfang still remembers feeling very proud and elated after receiving Fangfei's collaboration invitation that day.

Announcements are a celebrity's courage!

When a brand sides with an artist, it's equivalent to endorsing the artist.

Fangfei's choice to offer silent support when public opinion was unclear was truly a timely act of kindness.

That night, Sui Lingfang went to Fangfei's official store and bought a beautiful cheongsam.

Jinli's black bear advertisement hasn't been launched yet.

On the other hand, Lien Po Chi's second co-branded product has been released – an outdoor sleeping bag!
This is the author's completed old book. The plot has a lot of conflict and the logic is a bit immature, but it is currently performing better than "Burning Incense". Friends who are interested can take a look.

Book: The Making of a Superstar