The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 666 Interaction
Few people are unfamiliar with the term "top influencer," but if you were to ask what exactly a top influencer is or what traffic (or online traffic) is, most people probably wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.

To understand this, we first need to understand the difference between traditional artists and popular artists.

Traditional artists typically build their reputation and national recognition through their work, thus advancing their status and increasing their commercial value. However, in this era of highly developed social media, artists have another path to success.

That is, relying on good looks and a persona, and using data and trending topics to gain exposure, thereby obtaining commercial value that is unimaginable for traditional artists.

There's a saying in the industry: "As long as your reputation is there, your career is secure." This might not be so absolute for traditional artists, but it's practically the truth for popular celebrities.

As times have changed, the original traffic-driven model has been gradually phased out by society, and the idol-chasing market has begun to favor people who possess both influence and good looks.

The Lanting couple debuted around this time, perfectly meeting market demands.

Both of them possess outstanding talent and excellent looks. While producing works, they also rapidly rose to fame by surpassing a bunch of seniors through their popularity. In just a few years, they became figures of equal status to their seniors, and even surpassed them on some important occasions.

Behind this, their fans deserve a lot of credit.

What is traffic?

In a narrow sense, it refers to data such as user visits, clicks, plays, reads, number of followers, and interaction (likes/comments/shares). In essence, it refers to the user group, attention resources, and commercial monetization capabilities behind all of these.

What is a top influencer?

To put it bluntly, they are the very few people with the highest commercial value in the entertainment industry.

You have works, national recognition, and awards—no problem. You are a national treasure artist recognized by the people, but you are not a top influencer because you cannot drive consumption.

People like the Lanting couple are different.

Whenever the two of them go out, what they wear from head to toe is quickly identified, and the matching items are sold out in the blink of an eye.

They are fashion trendsetters, trendsetters, and top sellers in the live-streaming e-commerce industry.

However, their development model is different from that of internet celebrities.

In short, their success today is inseparable from the data generated by their fans and their spending money on them. Besides their own hard work, they also need to thank their fans for their unwavering support.

On such an important day as Gu Lanxi's birthday, behind each trending topic is a data stream painstakingly generated by her fans.

For them, reaching the top of the trending topics was like finally reaching the summit while carrying Gu Lanxi on their backs.

The production team of Chen Lei's show insisted on riding this wave of popularity, just like the fans finally reached the top, only to find a bloodsucking worm stuck to Gu Lanxi's back. Just as they were about to pull it off and kill it, they discovered that the bloodsucking worm belonged to them, and killing their own worm would only result in a loss.

That feeling was absolutely awful!
The best way to suppress one trending topic is to create another.

On such a good day, even if the fans of the three groups lost their minds, they couldn't possibly cause any scandals; they would have to come up with another idea.

Promoting Gu Lanxi's benevolence and righteousness will inevitably benefit the production team, and it will also put a shackle on Gu Lanxi that she is eager to help others.

If someone asks her for money in the future, will she lend it to them or not?
If someone asks her for help, should she respond or not?
If she agrees to everything, she'll seem like a victim of injustice; if she doesn't, people will say she's cold-hearted and always trying to create hype for herself.

Fans were both anxious and angry. After thinking it over, they contacted the liaisons of the two artists' studios to ask if the studios had any ideas, in order to prevent the fans from making a foolish move that would have a negative impact on the artists.

Upon receiving the news, the two discussed it with their agents. The agents then contacted the production team to prevent any collisions. Gu Lanxi posted a Weibo message to interact with her fans.
Thank you all for your well wishes; I've received them all. On this special day, do you have any questions for us? We'll be interacting with you here for the next half hour.

Although the Weibo post was made by Gu Lanxi, the prominent use of "we" excited the fans!
You know, the two of them are still together right now!
The Weibo post had just been published when I refreshed the page and there were already over a thousand comments.

To reward the lucky person who got the first comment, Gu Lanxi scrolled to the bottom and picked her.

Nanxi Yingyue: [Are you two currently considering having a second child? If so, would you name the baby Yuanyuan?]

Gu Lanxi replied: [Tuantuan has already started recognizing characters, so are you scared? Also, as of now, none of the three of us have any plans to do this.]

And let me tell you, the questions from fans are absolutely bizarre.

The two took turns choosing responses that were interesting and unlikely to cause controversy.

Sunset at the Creek Pavilion: [Do you still enjoy skateboarding? What's your most frequent sport this year?]

Lu Nanting replied using her own account: 【I like it. She also likes martial arts, hiking, skiing, rock climbing... she's happy to try anything that interests her. This year she especially likes hydrofoils; she mentioned a few days ago that she's planning to learn how to float on water. She's always full of energy, which is great.】

A fan pressed further: "And what about you?"

He just ignored them like he was blind.

Seeing that the multi-story building had grown to several hundred stories in the blink of an eye, Gu Lanxi was both amused and exasperated. She could only answer questions related to him, and fearing that Sister Dragonfly might get angry, she even specially chose a career-obsessed solo fan to answer.

Lu San Sui: [Sister-in-law, when is my brother's concert?] It's been quite a while since his last concert, and fans are really looking forward to his performance.

Gu Lanxi replied generously: [Preparations are already underway. Waiting for the official announcement. Remember to buy tickets through official platforms and be careful not to get scammed.]

Lu Nanting's new album has been released. He has recently composed a few songs, but they are not very good. He has no plans to release a new album for the time being. It is indeed time to hold a concert.

Seeing that the comments section was getting increasingly crowded, and since the two of them couldn't possibly reply to each one, Gu Lanxi first posted a live photo of Lu Nanting holding his phone, with the caption:

[I'm so frustrated I could practically spark from my fingers! Everyone's been so enthusiastic, I can't possibly reply to everyone individually. Please forgive me.]

Lu Nanting, not to be outdone, took a picture of her and posted it to stir up trouble:

She even had the nerve to secretly take pictures of me; you should ask her about it!

Many celebrities have done this kind of interaction before, but this is the first time the Lanting couple has done it. Fans were very excited and worried that they would not see too many questions, so everyone thought carefully before asking.

It was a rare opportunity for Little Dragonfly to catch Lu Nanting online in real time. Even though he couldn't reply to everyone, she still sent several important questions to the front row by liking them.

Following the questions about his concert, people asked him about his career plans and his reflections on life.

Not to be outdone, Xiao Yuanbao asked about Gu Lanxi's upcoming new movie.

Seeing that there wasn't much to say about the new movie, some people took the initiative to share their opinions on "The Tenants." Since she answered many of these kinds of questions, they eagerly started talking about related topics.

To generate buzz, the two even proactively shared some small moments of happiness in their lives.

Lu Nanting showed everyone the rain lilies that bloomed this year, saying that although many years have passed, the plant from back then is still thriving. Gu Lanxi then showed everyone the red-whiskered bulbuls that she photographed herself.

Those were two very bold birds. They built their nest right on the young couple's windowsill. For a while, Gu Lanxi couldn't help but secretly observe them every day and witnessed their baby-making process.

It was a wonderful memory, and when I shared it with my fans, they all shared similar experiences.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The two said goodbye and went to the airport with their entourage.

It's my birthday today, and I'm going to spend time with my family.

As for Chen Lei, Gu Lanxi pretended not to see the apology message she sent.

It wasn't until three days later that I contacted her to discuss the contract.

She had only signed a three-year contract, and it wasn't long before it expired. Considering that a film could easily take several months to shoot, and that she planned to take a break to get married and have a baby, Chen Lei felt it was time to talk about this, and immediately agreed without hesitation.

Children generally go through a phase when they are very interested in poop and pee, often doing things that make adults speechless or even disgusted, but also find funny and cute.

The two kids agreed to poop together today, each in their own toilet, talking about their progress from a distance.

I was still sleeping in when I heard echoes coming from the corridor.

"Sister, have you pooped yet? Mine's almost done, I need to fart first~~~"

His sister immediately retorted, "I want to fart too!"

"Sister, sister, you've all slumped together~~~~"

"Little brother, little brother, I'm two lumps now~~~"

Then I stared wide-eyed as they unconsciously compared prices up to a hundred...

Yes, I woke up laughing today.

Er Mao lost the remote control for the clothes drying rack at home and couldn't find it anywhere. I was even considering buying a clothes fork, but then the two of them craned their necks and shouted, and the clothes drying rack actually responded and lowered itself!

I was absolutely shocked!
I suddenly remembered that this was very expensive when I bought it. Juanwang said it was high-tech, and now I know that's where the high technology comes from.

When it comes to the aesthetics of STEM guys, aside from being ugly, they're actually quite practical and interesting.

I think my light is particularly ugly, but in the summer it can spread its wings and turn into a fan, and it can also be voice-controlled.

This generation of children grew up during the era of rapid development of smart home appliances, so their mindset is different. In their subconscious, all home appliances are interactive entities, not just tools.

In the next generation, will robots be able to help us take care of our children, cook, shop for groceries, and pick them up from school?

I really look forward to it.