Just because I wrote "Zhu Xian," the school beauty sent me razor blades.

The next day, at Tianxing Entertainment's data monitoring center.

Inside the hall, on the huge LED real-time data screen, the curves representing traffic and viewership were sprinting wildly at an almost steep 90-degree angle!

"It's exploded! Mr. Fei! It's completely exploded!!"

The data analyst slammed his fist on the table, his voice trembling as he shouted, "The first four episodes of 'Eternal Love' have garnered over 8000 million real-time online viewers across four major platforms! The first-day online viewership has surpassed 12 billion! This breaks all previous premiere records in the history of Chinese online dramas!"

Not only that, but on Weibo's trending topics list, "Three Lives Three Worlds" occupied three of the top five spots!

[#Mo Yuan, the most protective brother in all the realms#] (Hot)

[#Mo Yuan shielded Si Yin from heavenly lightning and made me cry#] (Trending)

[#YangMiLooksEtherealInAncientCostume#] (Hot)

Fei Zhao, who was originally complaining to Lin Yuan, "Do you have some misunderstanding about healing?", was now holding a cup of black tea and standing in front of the big screen, smiling so hard that his mouth almost reached his ears.

"Great! Great!" Fei Zhao grinned so wide his face crinkled into crescents. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Notify finance that the entire company will receive triple performance bonuses this month! Replace that sofa in Director Lin's office with a top-of-the-line genuine leather massage chair imported from Italy!"

The PR manager wiped the sweat from his brow and joked, "Mr. Fei, didn't you say last time that Director Lin's drama was so heart-wrenching that you were worried the audience would all leave?"

"Did I say that? You're mistaken!" Fei Zhao retorted righteously. "From the very beginning, I firmly believed that Lin Yuan was a once-in-a-century genius!"

However, some are happy while others are sad.

In the top-floor conference room of "Shengshi Media," located less than three kilometers from Tianxing Entertainment, the atmosphere was so heavy it seemed to drip water.

When Chairman Yan of Shengshi Media looked at the dismal data report in his hand, his face turned ashen, as if he had swallowed a fly.

To avoid competing with Lin Yuan's movie release schedule, Shengshi deliberately spent 300 million yuan to launch a lavish urban romance drama, "Urban Beauty," featuring top-tier celebrities during this period. They originally planned to capitalize on Lin Yuan's recent return from Europe and the resulting lull in viewership, but were instead brutally defeated by the unexpected and devastating success of "Eternal Love"!

The ratings for "Urban Beauty" plummeted, and its market share was completely wiped out!

"On what grounds?! On what grounds?!"

President Yan slammed his hand on the conference table, pointing at the black robe still of Mark Chao on the screen, his eyes practically red with jealousy: "Why is the entire internet praising a male lead with disheveled hair and a look like a demon from the Black Mountain?! Have the aesthetic senses of the entire internet audience deteriorated?!"

The drama director cautiously shrank back: "President Yan... Mark Chao's acting is truly solid. That famous scene where he 'shied away for his apprentice' completely captivated female viewers across the internet..."

"Enough nonsense! I don't want to hear this!" A sinister and ruthless glint flashed in President Yan's eyes as he coldly snorted, "Lin Yuan is too popular. If Tianxing completely dominates the fantasy drama market with this series, what will we eat in the future?! We can't just watch them have it so easy!"

General Manager Yan turned to the Public Relations Director and gave the instructions in a low voice:

"First, immediately contact all major marketing accounts and online commentators to smear the show to the core! Smear the values ​​portrayed in the drama! Say that Mo Yuan, as the God of War, favors his disciples and breaks the rules; say that Si Yin, disguised as a man, deceives her sect and has warped values! Get the 'Black Mountain Demon' meme trending!"

"Secondly, the special effects team and main creators of 'The Legend of Qin,' right? Use the funds to poach double the number of people for them! I want to see what Lin Yuan will use to make his next drama without a top-notch team!"

In the afternoon, at Lin Yuan's office at Tianxing Entertainment.

Holding a thick report analyzing online troll sentiment, the public relations manager rushed into Lin Yuan's office, looking as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Director Lin! Something terrible has happened! A large number of organized trolls have suddenly appeared on Weibo and various forums!"

The PR manager said urgently, "They not only wantonly criticize Mark Chao's look as 'ugly ancient costume drama,' but they are also stirring up trouble, saying that your drama has problematic values ​​regarding respect for teachers and elders, and demanding that the platform take it down for rectification!"

However, Lin Yuan, sitting in his swivel chair, appeared completely unfazed. He sipped his tea while leisurely browsing the posts made online by the trolls.

"Director Lin, should we immediately use funds to clarify the situation? Or send a lawyer's letter to those marketing accounts?" the public relations manager asked for advice.

"Clarification? Sending a lawyer's letter? Why clarify?"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, a highly amused smile playing on his lips: "They've gone to great lengths and spent a lot of money to help us generate buzz, how can we let their kindness go to waste?"

"Huh?!" The PR manager was completely dumbfounded.

Lin Yuan stretched out his finger and skillfully found several "Zhao Youting" parody memes made by trolls on the backend of Tianxing Entertainment's official Weibo account.

Subsequently, Lin Yuan posted a message directly on the official Weibo account of Tianxing:

[@TianxingEntertainmentOfficialWeibo: Heard the whole internet is searching for the coolest "Black Mountain Demon" in all the realms? War God Mo Yuan says: As long as I can protect my Seventeen, what's wrong with being the Black Mountain Demon! [Attached: Mark Chao's domineering lightning-blocking + hilarious emoji] By the way, the first "All Realms Emoji Contest" is officially launched! Retweet with the hashtag for a chance to win one of 100 folding fans identical to those worn by Kunlun Xu!]

The moment this official Weibo post was published, the entire internet burst into laughter!

The "black marks" that the trolls had painstakingly created were instantly dissolved by Tianxing's official self-deprecating yet hardcore humorous response!

Instead of being misled, netizens flocked to join the frenzy of creating memes:

"Hahaha, the official Weibo account of Tianxing is so cheeky! Official memes are the most lethal!"

"Honest haters, shut up! We're attracted to Mark Chao's reassuring kind of handsomeness! What's wrong with that 'Black Mountain Demon'? Give me a dozen of those 'Black Mountain Demons'!"

"Give up, you trolls! Lin the Great Demon King conquered us with his acting skills, not with marketing!"

Seeing the soaring popularity and overwhelmingly positive reviews online, the head of the online trolls hired by Shengshi Media, looking at the overwhelmed comment section, called President Yan in despair: "President Yan... we can't help you with this. Lin Yuan doesn't play by the rules. The negative trending topics we paid for have all become his publicity benefits!"

Just as viewers across the internet were immersed in the lighthearted atmosphere of the "emoji contest" and the "God of War protecting his own," the official trailer for the fifth episode of "Eternal Love" was released.

The cheerful and lighthearted background music suddenly stopped!

Instead, a somber, oppressive, and suffocating grand symphony was played!

On the big screen, the image suddenly went dark!

On the banks of the Ruoshui River, a fierce wind howled and turbid waves surged into the sky!

The hundreds of thousands of Winged Clan soldiers blotted out the sky, and Winged Lord Qingcang stood on the clouds, laughing wildly as he activated an ancient artifact that emitted crimson lotus karmic fire—the Eastern Emperor Bell!

The devastating crimson karmic fire erupted from the Eastern Emperor Bell, changing the color of the sky and earth and shattering mountains and rivers!

The Celestial warriors screamed and vanished into nothingness, plunging the entire world into a cataclysmic calamity!

The scene shifts, and the still-wounded War God Mo Yuan stands resolutely before the towering red lotus flames, wielding the Xuanyuan Sword. He slowly turns his head and takes a deep look at Si Yin, who is being held back by her fellow disciples and crying her heart out.

Mo Yuan's lips moved slightly, uttering that desperate vow that spanned seventy thousand years:

"Wait for me to come back."

The next second, Mo Yuan did not look back. With his world-destroying divine power and primordial spirit, he transformed into a resolute stream of light and rushed towards the all-destroying Eastern Emperor Bell without hesitation!

"boom--!!"

The entire internet audience, who were initially laughing and joking, were completely stunned the moment they saw this trailer!

After a three-second pause, the comment and bullet screen sections of major platforms erupted into an unprecedented and furious tsunami:

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!! What happened in the trailer?!]

[Mo Yuan is going to die?! The God of War Mo Yuan is going to be sacrificed to Donghuang Zhong?! I can't accept this!!!]

[Lin the Demon King, you're not human! You just took the heavenly lightning for your disciple in the last episode, and now you're going to sacrifice your primordial spirit?!]

[Knives! Knives everywhere! Lin Yuan, you lured the entire internet audience in to kill us, didn't you?! Fine, I'll give you back all my tears!]