169: The 169th day of being popular
After being disconnected from the internet for quite a while, suddenly reconnecting caused Yao Bianliang's phone to vibrate several times in a row.
Yao Bianliang opened Weibo's hot search and only then noticed that the trending topic about her new drama had disappeared, seemingly squeezed into some obscure corner.
Accompanied by the vanishing of topics related to Yao Bianliang being an uncorrupted artist in the entertainment industry and Yao Bianliang being the hope of the domestic star.
Instead, the top trending topic was a new one:
"Yao Bianliang's Critique Event Practical Guide."
Yao Bianliang: ?
Yao Bianliang widened her eyes in bewilderment, reading the trending topic repeatedly, but still couldn't understand its meaning.
Her gaze went down the list, and several related topics caught her attention.
"Yao Bianliang and Feng Shiyuan."
"Official Statement from Yao Bianliang's Support Club."
Yao Bianliang couldn't help but fall silent. Had she fallen behind the times?
After sleeping for a while and taking one flight, the world seemed to have changed.
Though she didn't know what exactly had happened, at this moment, Yao Bianliang had a foreboding feeling that something was amiss.
Looking at the content of these trending topics, she could see that her team had taken some major action!
But she only asked them to cooperate with Lu Yanchen and help him a bit. She never allowed them to act on their own.
Posts on the forums were being refreshed in real-time, and Yao Bianliang briefly glanced at them, noticing her fans posting with great enthusiasm.
"LiangLiang looking beautiful today: What's so good about Yao Bianliang's appearance? Don't talk nonsense; if she were to act in an idol drama, her looks would be considered average at best."
"Marry me Yao Bianliang: The audio dialogue at 4 minutes and 58 seconds in 'The Physician' wasn't delivered well enough. The pauses were too obvious. Not cohesive enough, you need to improve, Yao Bianliang."
"HuaHua loves LiangLiang: Let me talk about the parts where Yao Bianliang's acting fell short, like in 'To Our Youth,' where her eye expressions were not delicate enough in eight different scenes..."
Yao Bianliang: ?
Her thoughts went momentarily blank, finding it difficult to comprehend the current situation.
Where was the elevation? Where was the mindless praise?
In her original imagination, fans and online influencers would praise together, creating a harmonious atmosphere. These kinds of comments were supposed to arouse the displeasure of the general public, leading to her downfall.
But now, why are all her fans starting to nitpick her!
In the comments below, there is even a scene where navy and fans are harmoniously "roasting" each other.
The water army says: "Yao Bianliang is the star of the country and the hope of the entertainment industry!"
Fans respond: "Get lost! My LiangLiang can do everything; she has nothing to do with the hope of the entertainment industry."
This comical scene is interesting, and netizens are leaving comments below with laughter.
But Yao Bianliang couldn't laugh at all.
Those netizens seeing this scene wouldn't develop any animosity towards her. Even if she fails in the future, it won't lead to a wave of mockery.
For her, this situation is entirely advantageous and harmless!
Yao Bianliang also vaguely understands that this situation is probably related to the trending topic of "Yao Bianliang Critique Event Practical Guide."
She wouldn't believe that fans could spontaneously create such a big movement if no one organized or guided it.
As expected, after opening this trending topic, she saw Feng Shiyuan's video titled in the familiar marketing style:
"Yao Bianliang's acting is not good enough, lacks ability, and full of plasticity! If you dare, come and debate."
Yao Bianliang started watching this video from the beginning with astonishment, doubt, and confusion.
As she watched Feng Shiyuan analyze her weaknesses in the video and encourage everyone to criticize and point them out, Yao Bianliang finally fully understood.
"Oh my god..." She could feel her temples pounding.
After all the fuss, it turned out to be Feng Shiyuan who caused this problem!
Yes, she had specifically asked Feng Shiyuan to make a video mainly criticizing her.
She intended to restrict Feng Shiyuan from making random comments and only allow him to criticize "The Physician." This way, no matter if the drama became popular, he couldn't stab her in the back.
But, life is full of unexpected twists.
Who could have anticipated that "The Physician" would be recommended by the official and become a massive hit, while Lu Yanchen took direct action to suppress it!
Under the influence of various factors, Feng Shiyuan's critique video not only didn't harm her but had countless positive impacts.
Thinking about this, Yao Bianliang's heart is full of doubts about life.
Who could have anticipated this?
If her mood were to be described with an emoticon, it would definitely be a lawnmower working on a lawn—only the sound of grass being cut.
"No, this isn't right..." Yao Bianliang tried to calm herself down.
Such a large momentum can't be solely driven by Feng Shiyuan's influence. Besides him, there must be others fueling the fire.
With such thoughts, she continued to search for answers and finally found an outrageous trending topic in the popular content—
"Has Yao Bianliang collapsed?" ranked third on the trending list.
As soon as she clicked on the trending topic, the first post that appeared was an explanation by a marketing account.
"'Has Yao Bianliang collapsed?' What's the meaning behind it? Today, the editor will explain it for everyone."
"Recently, Yao Bianliang's fan club organized an event where anyone who writes criticism about Yao Bianliang with more than ten characters can have a chance to win an autographed photo."
"As a result, a large number of Yao Bianliang fans participated in the event, and they all wrote critism about Yao Bianliang."
"Since most of those who participated in the criticism were Yao Bianliang's die-hard fans, unaware bystanders saw this scene and thought Yao Bianliang had collapsed, hence the question."
"In conclusion, Yao Bianliang has never collapsed! So, all the bystander fans, true fans, passive fans, mom fans, dad fans, and girlfriend fans, don't panic; everyone can stay calm~"
Yao Bianliang: "..."
Yao Bianliang couldn't remain calm at all; her emotions were in turmoil.
No wonder the situation blew up so much. It turned out that both the fan club and the studio were involved in this event, along with Feng Shiyuan.
But who had given instructions to the fan club and the studio?
She never gave such an order, so it was evident who was behind this operation.
"Zhou! Fei!" Yao Bianliang finally gritted her teeth and spat out those two words.
She originally thought that Zhou Fei and his gang posed no threat. They were the type who wouldn't cause trouble, wouldn't make a mess, and were good employees who excelled at making celebrities be cold.
When she recruited them, she had great expectations for them. However, she never imagined that this bunch would stab her in the back!
Although Feng Shiyuan's video was heart-wrenching, it was something she had initiated, so she could accept it.
But why did Zhou Fei and the others have to mess things up?
If only they had obediently followed her instructions, and not cooperated with Feng Shiyuan, then the impact of this matter wouldn't have been so huge.
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