I really don't want to make bad movies!

Xia Ming was awakened by Wang Zhengchuan's screams.

He stayed up very late making videos and didn't wake up until noon.

"Wake up, Xiaoming! Get up and look! Our film 'The Big Hornet' is in first place by a landslide!"

"Oh, really?"

Xia Ming calmly jumped out of bed, washing up while turning on his phone.

The group chat kept popping up, saying that the school website had been crashed by "Big Hornet".

People who originally had no interest in "The Big Hornet" have started asking around for news about it after this incident.

"Is the school website down?"

Xia Ming was taken aback; this was something he hadn't expected.

"You still dare to ask! You're famous now!" Wang Zhengchuan was overjoyed and rushed up to punch Xia Ming in the waist. "The whole school is asking, who the genius was who made this idiotic movie?!"

Ignoring Wang Zhengchuan's mockery, Xia Ming, toothbrush in hand, strode to the table, turned on his computer, and logged into Bilibili.

Then he suddenly remembered something, closed the webpage, and turned to walk to Wang Zhengchuan's desk.

"what?"

Xia Ming turned on Wang Zhengchuan's computer, logged into his Bilibili and QQ accounts, and then uploaded the poster of "The Big Hornet" to Wang Zhengchuan's account.

"What are you doing, Xiaoming?"

Wang Zhengchuan had no idea what Xia Ming was doing.

Xia Ming opened Wang Zhengchuan's Bilibili homepage and started uploading videos using the account "Chuan Ge Wu Di".

The video content is very simple, consisting of only a blurry poster of "The Big Hornet".

The video's title is "Suspected original poster for Transformers 5 leaked? The initial female lead is actually Chinese?!"

Because the video content was very simple, the review process was quick, and it was published in less than half an hour.

"Brother Chuan, send a group message saying that you can watch 'The Big Hornet' on Bilibili now."

"Huh? Why?"

"Don't ask, just do it."

Wang Zhengchuan rolled his eyes; he had already experienced Xia Ming's methods firsthand in the past few days.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the winner of the micro-film competition was announced half a day after it started made Wang Zhengchuan extremely impressed.

He obediently did as he was told and sent messages to various groups.

Can it be watched on Bilibili?

I can't find it. Brother Chuan is lying.

Is this the video? But there's only one picture.

The news spread like wildfire, and the leaked video began to attract more and more viewers.

Simultaneously, online viewership surged to four figures within minutes.

Xia Ming kept refreshing the Bilibili search page, and his video quickly appeared on the trending list.

With Transformers set to release next week, it was already a hot topic, and this "insider" news has caused the video's popularity to soar even higher.

Xia Ming's goal was simple: to warm up.

He can attract a large number of unsuspecting viewers simply by posting such videos using multiple accounts.

"The Big Hornet" has already surpassed all others in viewership, and regardless of whether the school website crashes or not, winning the championship is a foregone conclusion.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, "The Big Hornet" will definitely be available on streaming platforms.

Once the movie is released, they will attract viewers to the video website by directing them to watch it through the comments section or bullet comments.

He had already thought of titles for the other videos, such as "The Transformers team is behaving rudely, maliciously making things difficult for mainland actresses, and even going so far as to remake a version?"

"Conflicts of interest within the creative team have made China's new generation of actresses the victims!"

To put it simply, it starts with a picture, and the rest is all made up.

That's not enough; they also need to release some videos that "leaked early on and were directly uploaded to streaming media."

When viewers click on the video expecting a blockbuster special effects production, the resulting disappointment will definitely cause the film's rating to plummet.

In the professional terminology of my past life, this is called the expectation threshold.

Viewers want more than just pirated versions; they want to know the inside story and the actresses' situation.

Simply put, it's the Eight Trigrams.

There's a great example from a past life—the "iPartment" movie.

Before the series was released, news broke that Wang Chuanjun, a key figure in the drama, was not involved. Immediately, rumors of discord within the team and that Wang Chuanjun had forgotten his roots spread like wildfire.

Despite its abysmal quality and a barrage of scandalous news, "iPartment: The Movie" still grossed 300 million yuan on its opening day and eventually sold out after 500 million yuan.

When the short film was released and the controversy and popularity soared, Xia Ming seized the opportunity to release a video criticizing it, gaining another batch of fans amidst the chaos.

All the hype and trending topics are ultimately aimed at converting them into followers for their own accounts.

Do you hate "The Wasp"?

I hate it too!

I'm also going to make videos to rant and rave, becoming the go-to online critic for netizens.

Who can ride the wave of popularity as fast as him?

"The Big Hornet" hasn't even been released yet, and Xia Ming's吐槽 videos are almost finished!

Xia Ming was quick-witted and skillfully found online stores to buy accounts, made a bunch of low-quality videos, and directly uploaded them to long and short video websites, letting them spread and become popular.

After finishing everything, the day was over.

Xia Ming breathed a sigh of relief, closed the editing software, and opened QQ to check his messages.

The campus group chat was still lively, with many people eager to see "The Big Hornet" and see what kind of genius made such a phenomenal film that made the whole school unable to contain their excitement.

College students may not necessarily like watching bad movies, but if a movie is bad enough and it's free, they'll definitely want to try it out.

However, the school website is still loading, so there's nothing they can do to access it.

Xia Ming opened his QQ space and found a bunch of people asking about his name.

[Which class is Xia Ming in? Holy crap, pay up for my eyes! I rushed to catch the high-speed train home and only downloaded your movie. Do you know how I spent my time?!]

"..."

Xia Ming opened the comments section and saw several brothers who had had the same experience and were determined to denounce him.

Sigh, money is hard to earn.

I don't want to make bad movies either!

Unlike Xia Ming's dismal reputation, there was a group of people inquiring about the female lead.

All the reviews were positive.

[Absolutely amazing! It's just a shame it turned out to be such a terrible movie!]

[That scene inside the pickup truck was absolutely stunning! I took a screenshot and used it as my wallpaper!]

[Requesting images...]

In a film of this caliber, Jiang Xixi's acting skills aren't actually that bad.

Most people only notice her looks.

Xia Ming couldn't stand it anymore, so he went back to the chat interface and scrolled down, only to find that Li Junlin had actually sent him a message.

Wow, Xia Ming, I didn't expect so many people to watch. I should have acted more seriously.

Xia Ming had a good impression of Li Junlin and exchanged a few polite words with him, but the other party was also sensible enough not to have a deep conversation.

Scrolling down, you'll see a message from Jiang Xixi.

The content is very simple, consisting of only a polar bear's shocked expression and a screenshot of a successful movie ticket purchase.

Xia Ming replied, "Thank you for the treat, boss."

A reply came quickly from the other end.

XIXI: [You're so amazing!]

Xia Ming: [What's so great about me? All the criticism I get is directed at me.]

XIXI: [Polar bear laughing heartily.jpg]

XIXI: [That's really amazing, you're number one!]

XIXI: [This is the first time so many people have watched my performance; my hands are still shaking.]

Xia Ming: [Don't be nervous, you're going to be a big star someday.]

Jiang Xixi replied with a polar bear making a peace sign emoji.

The conversation between the two ended there.

Xia Ming stretched, having worked hard all day, and prepared to take a shower and watch a movie to relax.

"Buzz—"

My phone suddenly vibrated.

Xia Ming thought it was Jiang Xixi sending him another message, but when he opened it, it was a friend request.

[Zhang Jun, who designs short videos for photo shoots, has sent a friend request.]

[Message: Hi junior, can we chat?]