Huayu 16: I Became the Dream-Fulfilling Master for Young Actresses

Zhou Ye was flustered, helping him accept gifts from fans while keeping an eye on the time.

"Senior, it's been 8 minutes already!"

Chen Xingzhou responded, took a step back, and bowed deeply to the fans in the audience.

"Thank you all for coming today, I'm really grateful. It's windy by the river, so please go home early."

"Don't catch a cold."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in screams again.

Chen Xingzhou waved to the crowd and, escorted by security, bent down and got into the car.

As soon as the car door closed, fans outside swarmed around it, peering through the windows, their phone cameras pressed against the glass, snapping photos incessantly.

Zhou Ye quickly told the driver to start the car, and the black sedan slowly drove away from the square, with the fans outside the car window running a long way after the car.

Even after the car merged into the traffic, faint screams could still be heard from behind.

The carriage finally quieted down.

Zhou Ye slumped back in the seat, let out a long sigh of relief, and patted his chest, saying, "My God! Senior, that was crazy! I almost thought the guardrail was going to collapse!"

"I thought the fans would line up quietly, but I didn't expect it to be like this!"

She looked down at the overflowing bags in her arms and couldn't help but smile. "But senior, you're really popular!"

Chen Xingzhou leaned back in the seat and ruffled her hair. "How is it? Does being a celebrity scare you?"

Looking at his gentle face and feeling his warm, large hands, Zhou Ye's face flushed, and he whispered:

"No, no... It's all because my senior is popular... If it's the same when I become a star, wouldn't that also prove I'm popular?"

"That day will come."

……

In the following days, Chen Xingzhou was busy with various business activities.

Soon, it was April 11th.

Yi Ye Zhi Zhou Studio.

Chen Xingzhou glanced at the employees working diligently outside and nodded in satisfaction.

Not long ago, he used the money he had left over to hire a lot of employees, including people who specialize in marketing accounts, publicity, cleaning, and so on.

After receiving the endorsement fee, he expanded his studio and hired many more people.

For example, there are publicity directors, drivers, security guards, and outsourced staff: finance, legal, design, and editing.

These people form the core of a studio.

Tomorrow at 10:00 AM, "A Love So Beautiful" will officially premiere exclusively on iQiyi.

For revenue-sharing dramas, the number of views on the first day and the membership conversion rate directly determine the subsequent promotion efforts.

All preparations need to be completed, including confirming that all promotional resources have been launched on time and preparing Weibo interactive materials and bullet screen operation plans for the day of the broadcast.

Chen Xingzhou sat back in his office chair and looked at his computer screen.

On iQiyi's interface, the homepage resources are already in place, and the banner recommendation slot has been filled with a countdown poster for the premiere of "A Love So Beautiful".

The pre-launch promotion has begun on the platform, and iQiyi's algorithm recommendation system has started pushing pre-order reminders for "A Love So Beautiful" to users based on the previous trailers and behind-the-scenes footage.

There's a little Easter egg hidden in the bottom right corner of the countdown poster: the ID of the Nth pre-registered user will be captured by the system, and limited-edition merchandise will be given away on the official community on the night of the broadcast.

The live stream ID he recorded earlier will be played on a loop on iQiyi's homepage recommendation page until tomorrow.

These were all resources he obtained when he negotiated the contract with Manager Sun.

As he was looking at these things, Zhou Ye knocked on the door, smiled at him, and walked in.

"Senior, all the promotional channels are finalized. The timing and copy for Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin... are all set, and the trending topics are ready too. And..."

She lowered her head and carefully reported each point.

Chen Xingzhou listened carefully, and after she finished speaking, he nodded in satisfaction and then instructed:

"Let's double-check with those campus drama commentators on Bilibili: no spoilers allowed..."

He said a lot, and Zhou Ye took careful notes.

……

19:55 in the evening.

On the projection screen on the wall, the countdown to the premiere of iQiyi's "A Love So Beautiful" is displayed.

All employees were in their positions, their eyes glued to the computer screens in front of them.

Zhou Ye stood beside Chen Xingzhou, clutching a tablet with the data backend in his hand. His palms were sweaty, and he would occasionally turn his head to look at Chen Xingzhou, who was sitting in the main seat.

At this moment, Chen Xingzhou appeared calm, but his eyes were bright.

This is his first self-produced drama, and only after this drama airs can he truly establish himself in the entertainment industry.

He was also well aware of the potential of "A Love So Beautiful".

If this drama were released in the 2017 youth drama market, it would be a game-changer.

There are no melodramatic abortions, misunderstandings, or love triangles, only the purest campus crushes and the most touching teenage feelings, sweet but not cloying, clean and healing.

One point that's easy to criticize is that the male lead seems very cold in the early stages, as if he doesn't care about the female lead at all.

But these are all minor matters.

With the popularity of hit dramas like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and especially "Princess Agents," his precise scripts and camera work, along with well-planned publicity, all contributed to his success.

Even though he used far less money than in his previous life, he estimated that the data after the broadcast would be about the same, and most likely even better.

The countdown on the projected screen jumped to 00:01:00.

"One minute left!" Zhou Ye looked up at the screen and couldn't help but say excitedly.

She quickly walked to Chen Xingzhou's side and reported in a low voice:

"Senior, the Weibo pre-heating hashtag has already entered the top 20 trending topics, and the combined views of Bilibili and the Weibo pre-heating video have exceeded 8 million."

"The fan club is also fully in place, ready to flood the screen with comments and promote the show after the broadcast starts."

Chen Xingzhou nodded slightly and looked up at the projection screen.

19:59:59.

20:00:00.

The countdown reached zero, and "A Love So Beautiful" was released on time.

The opening line is: "On the third day of the third lunar month, in spring, I met my sweetheart in my youth."

Sixty seconds into the broadcast, the first thing to emerge in the chat was a group of IDs holding up signs that read "Yan Xun".

【Young Master Yan Xun, here I come!】

[Wait for me, you who climbed up from the Nine Nether Terrace!]

Check out Chen Xingzhou's new drama!

[Holy crap! It's airing! It's airing! Watching A Love So Beautiful on the Shangsi Festival is so fitting!]

[The Oarsmen have arrived!!!]

The screen lights up.

Jiang Chen was wiping the blackboard on the classroom platform, and chalk dust fell onto the cuffs of his white shirt.

Sunlight shone on his profile, exuding an aura of a cool, academically gifted man.

[Holy crap, is that Yan Xun?!]

[This aloofness... Where is my Yan Xun? Where is my Yan Xun who used to smile with his bright white teeth? ? ? ]

[Yan Xun: I refuse to accept my fate! Jiang Chen: ...Oh.]

From Guo Jing to Yan Xun to Jiang Chen, Chen Xingzhou is a true chameleon actor! Each of his three roles is completely different!

After a while, Chen Xiaoxi appeared, carrying her homework and rushing from the corner of the stairs into the classroom.