165: The 165th day of being popular
In fact, Feng Shiyuan's new video didn't go smoothly at all.
After deciding to take on this project video for a living, he started watching the drama "The Physician" seriously. From the first live broadcast to the final outcome, he went through it from start to finish.
However, after watching the drama, he found it extremely difficult to make the video.
Feng Shiyuan couldn't control his thought process.
Whenever he thought about the drama's strengths, his inspiration flowed like a spring, and he could write a dozen pages without hesitation. But when he was asked to point out the shortcomings and flaws, he sat helplessly in front of the computer, struggling to come up with a few words.
The more challenging part was that he needed to seamlessly integrate these flaws into the video without making it seem like he was merely nitpicking.
It was like a difficulty that felt like being in hell!
This painful creative struggle continued for a long time. Even after "The Physician" had been online for a month, Feng Shiyuan still hadn't created a complete video.
"So, why does Sister Liang insist on me pointing out the flaws?" Whenever he thought about this question, Feng Shiyuan felt like he was going bald.
As a fan of Yao Bianliang, he attached great importance to this video and genuinely hoped to show his best abilities, giving Yao Bianliang a satisfying answer.
However, things didn't go as planned.
He had no idea why Yao Bianliang wanted him to do this, nor did he understand the purpose of making this video.
It was an excellent drama, why should he find faults in it? What was the point?
In this way, Feng Shiyuan dragged on for another half month until Yao Bianliang's new drama was about to start filming. He could no longer delay, so he reluctantly made a somewhat unsatisfactory video and handed it to Zhou Fei.
"Fei Ge, take a look at this video," Feng Shiyuan sighed, "I know there's still a lot that needs improvement, but my abilities are limited, and I don't know how to make the necessary changes."
Zhou Fei quickly replied, "Alright, Feng Ge, we'll take a look."
Feng Shiyuan's commentary video wasn't very long, only about five minutes in total.
It wasn't that he wanted to be lazy; the main reason was that there were too few flaws in Yao Bianliang's drama. Even if he tried to find faults, there wasn't much content to talk about.
However, when Zhou Fei finished watching the video, his eyes lit up.
He could hardly contain his excitement.
Indeed, how could he have forgotten such an important matter?
Sister Liang had already told him that Feng Shiyuan was supposed to produce a video focused on criticising her.
But too much time had passed, and many things had happened. When Lu Yanchen's group started promoting Yao Bianliang, Zhou Fei completely forgot about Feng Shiyuan. He was worried that Yao Bianliang might falter due to the excessive promotion.
Now it seems like he was just being overly anxious!
Xiaopang and the others also gathered around, their eyes filled with excitement. "Is Feng Shiyuan's video out?"
"Yes, how did we forget such an important matter?"
"Why didn't I think of this brilliant plan! With Feng Shiyuan leading the way, it will be much easier to resolve this crisis."
If Feng Shiyuan was just an ordinary content creator, his video might not have much impact. When their side had one content creator speaking, Lu Yanchen's group could invite a hundred content creators to speak. Compared to their overwhelming media influence, who could match the financial power of Lu Yanchen's group?
Unless Yao Bianliang's studio spent as much money as Lu Yanchen's group, hiring countless water armies to rally support from marketing accounts and influencers, it would be impossible to reverse the situation.
However, Feng Shiyuan's status was quite special.
He wasn't just an ordinary content creator; he was Yao Bianliang's die-hard fan!
He was the one who first discovered Yao Bianliang's shining points and was the first to support her since starring in "To Our Youth Again."
Since the "Best Drama PK Competition" preliminary round, he has supported Yao Bianliang. Now, some of Yao Bianliang's fan base has come to know her and grown fond of her through Feng Shiyuan.
In the public's eyes, Feng Shiyuan's ID "Feng Ge Speaks about Movies and TV Shows" had long been associated with Yao Bianliang.
So, at this time, Feng Shiyuan's words didn't just represent an observer; he also represented a significant portion of Yao Bianliang's fan base and had a considerable influence on public opinion.
"So, does that mean Sister Liang asked Feng Ge to make the video because she anticipated that Lu Yanchen's group would take action from the very beginning?" someone couldn't help but speculate.
The group exchanged glances, and their hearts were filled with a chill.
When Yao Bianliang approached Feng Shiyuan to make the criticism video, the "Best Drama PK Competition" finals hadn't even begun, and she hadn't even found a suitable script!
Could it be that at that time, she had already guessed that her competition work would become popular and predicted that Lu Yanchen's group would adopt the "promotion" plan to deal with her?
As this thought emerged, Zhou Fei and the others were shocked.
It's terrifying to think about!
Two months was enough time for too many variables to occur. Even a slight deviation in the plan could lead to its failure.
But, things happened just as Yao Bianliang had foreseen. "The Physician" became popular nationwide, and Lu Yanchen's group adopted the "promotion" plan for her.
Even the timing of Feng Shiyuan's video production was predicted down to the second, perfectly coinciding with the phase when she was 'promoted'!
How profound must her planning and forward-thinking consciousness be to anticipate today's situation two months ago!
"I was puzzled before. Why would Sister Liang specifically produce a video mainly focusing on criticism? Isn't that just asking for trouble?" Zhou Fei murmured to himself. "It's only now that I understand... I was oversimplifying things."
He found it hard to remain calm at this moment. After sorting out his thoughts, he immediately returned to his workstation.
On the other end of the internet connection, Feng Shiyuan sent a new message after seeing Zhou Fei remain silent for a while.
Feng Shiyuan: "Fei Ge, I feel like there's something missing in this video, but I don't know how to improve it."
In fact, Zhou Fei shared the same feeling as Feng Shiyuan. The video's quality was quite good, but when he watched it, he felt it lacked something.
Feng Shiyuan's delivery was excellent, but he seemed like a machine completing a task. He was focused on fulfilling the "criticism" objective, but it seemed to lack soul.
Zhou Fei fully understood Yao Bianliang's intention and immediately offered some guidance to Feng Shiyuan, who still seemed somewhat confused.
"Feng Ge, if you want to make this video well, you must understand Sister Liang's intention."
Feng Shiyuan felt a bit helpless. Did Zhou Fei think he didn't understand this point? He wouldn't have felt so tormented if he had grasped Yao Bianliang's intention!
Feng Shiyuan: "She just told me to make a video mainly focused on criticism, and she didn't say anything else."
Zhou Fei's lips curled slightly.
He said, "Feng Ge, there has been too much praise about Sister Liang on the internet recently. Don't you feel that the momentum seems a bit off?"
Feng Shiyuan was taken aback. "Really?"
He hadn't paid much attention to this aspect.
However, now that Zhou Fei brought it up, and thought about it more carefully, Feng Shiyuan also sensed something wasn't right, and his expression gradually became serious.
Zhou Fei continued, "Feng Ge, overwhelming praise isn't a good thing. Perhaps, compared to praise, Sister Liang needs criticism and encouragement now."
Feng Shiyuan wasn't dull. Hearing Zhou Fei's words, a light bulb moment occurred in his mind, and he suddenly realized what was happening.
No wonder! No wonder Yao Bianliang asked him to make a criticism video.
Because she needed someone to give her opinions, to encourage and urge her to move forward.
If the public only praised Yao Bianliang, it wouldn't be a good thing for her either.
"I understand," Feng Shiyuan's eyes brightened, "You mean you want me to lead the fans to give Sister Liang some criticism and suggestions?"
Feng Shiyuan still remembered the content on Yao Bianliang's fan discussion board. The pinned announcement clearly stated that they hoped fans would provide more criticism and not just praise her.
With all the information connected, Feng Shiyuan felt that he finally understood!
He regained his inspiration and said, "Thank you, Fei Ge. If it weren't for your guidance, I still wouldn't have understood her intention. I will make the necessary modifications to the video content today, and I should be able to produce the final version tomorrow!"
"Feng Ge, you're welcome! I just relayed Sister Liang's intentions to you," Zhou Fei also felt happy.
Both of them felt satisfied that they had grasped Yao Bianliang's intention and concluded their conversation positively.
After ending the call, Zhou Fei didn't relax. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
He looked at his companions and asked, " Have you noticed something strange?"
The others glanced at each other and shook their heads.
Frowning, Zhou Fei reopened the chat box with Yao Bianliang and reviewed their previous conversations.
He thought that since Sister Liang had arranged for Feng Shiyuan as a hidden move, why would she still ask them to help promote Lu's plan?
Theoretically, it didn't make sense.
Zhou Fei stared at the chat records and pondered for a moment before suddenly slapping his thigh.
"I got it! I'm afraid I misunderstood Sister Liang's intention earlier."
The others were taken aback and immediately gathered around, asking, "What does Sister Liang mean?"
Zhou Fei showed them Yao Bianliang's text message.
Yao Bianliang's original words were, "No need to lower the heat. On the contrary, you can promote it."
Zhou Fei said, "Not lowering the heat, but promoting it—doesn't that mean she wants us to increase the momentum around this matter? And there's more than one way to increase momentum."
Everyone started to think, and soon, Xiaopang was the first to react.
"There are two ways to increase momentum: one is to follow Lu's script and praise her, and the other is to go against Lu's plan and criticize her works."
"Now, Sister Liang arranged for Feng Ge to criticize her works..."
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