The era of top influencers that started with illiteracy

Chapter 4: Quite Outstanding

After Shen Jianjiang announced the news.

In less than half an hour, the number of online users reached 5 or more.

Fans were quite excited about his participation in the variety show.

The comments section was filled with both advice and criticism.

This made Shen Jian quite gratified.

It seems his family has high expectations for him.

Perhaps it's time for her to transition into an idol.

Ultimately, they will step onto the big stage.

"Thank you, family! I will definitely try my best, not for anything else, but just for you all, I have to make something of myself!"

[? ? ? ]

[There's absolutely no need for that.]

[Really, you don't need to...]

It doesn't matter if you act like a decent human being or not, just be a decent human being!

Shen Jian: "It's almost nine o'clock, just two minutes left, give me the popularity votes!"

[......]

[Did you even read the comments?]

[By the way... is there a Xue Zhiqian on Mercury?]

[No way, you can meet Xue Zhiqian? I'm so angry!]

[You need to be polite when you see Lao Xue, okay?! Please, read more books before you go!]

[Yeah, since the Mercury program team was blind to have chosen you, then you should perform well and not be a hopeless case.]

[Damn, remember to record a video!]

[...]

The public chat was filled with comments.

If it were another streamer...

I imagine that by this point, they were already completely overwhelmed.

After all, these words don't seem like encouragement for the streamer at all.

However, Shen Jian didn't care.

They were even more excited.

He understands all too well the tragedy of being a celebrity, especially the feeling of having no haters.

Haters are still fans, it's better than no one watching you at all.

And extreme blackness is love.

Two hours later.

Shen Jian has ended his live stream for today.

I glanced at the backend.

They garnered over 100,000 virtual tokens, a very fruitful result.

100,000 sound waves are equivalent to 10,000 yuan in real money. If you withdraw the money, the platform will take half of it, and the rest is yours.

He doesn't have a guild or studio, so he doesn't need to share profits with others.

After deducting taxes, I should be able to get around four thousand yuan.

In the past few months, I've earned about 200,000 yuan from live stream tips, which should be enough to get by for a while.

Entering the entertainment industry doesn't guarantee success.

Without savings or connections, it's easy to burn through your resources.

Therefore, Shen Jian's previous frantic collection of gifts during the live stream was all for future planning.

Of course, he also understood the importance of knowing when to stop while he was ahead.

So I would turn off the live stream and log off every time I was full.

Never linger in battle.

They always thoughtfully give their fans time to recoup their losses.

Perhaps this is his greatest kindness deep down.

click!

I took a selfie.

"As expected of myself."

[Illiteracy (Level 2): ​​26/200]

[King of Jokes (Level 1): 15/100]

I turned off my phone.

He glanced at the character profile panel again.

The purpose of today's live broadcast has been achieved.

On the one hand, as Lin Youyou suggested, she wanted to announce her participation in a variety show recording and see how her fans would react.

Another thing is to create a new persona.

Illiterate people are quite adept at this; they can simply pretend to be stupid.

As for the king of jokes, even if he racked his brains, he didn't have many opportunities to make a good point during the entire live stream.

Shen Jian felt that he should try to seize every opportunity in the future.

Detonate wherever possible.

It doesn't matter if it's rotten or good.

Getting the completion reward is the most important thing.

...

The next morning.

Shen Jian was woken up by a notification on his phone.

I clicked on it and took a look.

The private messages on Douyin's backend were flooded.

All blessings.

[Want to participate in Mercury's 6th anniversary celebration?]

[Is someone with the power to force you? Why don't you quit the internet and lay low for a while?]

[You don't understand the entertainment industry at all. It's too dangerous there; it's not a place for someone who's illiterate.]

[You can go, but please don't...]

Shen Jian, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart--

Even though you're hopeless, I still watch your live stream every day. If you get better, where will I find my confidence? How will I live? Please don't leave, I'm begging you!

(╥﹏╥)]

[...]

Looking at the private messages.

Shen Jian was full of energy and motivation.

And I replied to each one manually.

[Are you trying to act all high and mighty? You think you know anything about the entertainment industry? I'll give you a piece of my mind.]

Positive energy.

It starts with good communication.

He inspires every fan who likes him with his passion.

I've finished washing up.

I looked in the mirror and felt pretty good. I looked presentable inside and out, and I went out looking handsome.

...

I ate breakfast.

There was still an hour until my scheduled meeting time with Lin Youyou.

Shen Jian went straight to the bookstore and bought several books that he believed were closely related to viral memes.

A Collection of Jokes

One sentence is worth ten thousand.

""wisdom""

Some things may require talent.

However, the vast majority of these achievements can be attained through training and accumulation.

In his view, the persona of a "master of witty remarks" is simply a matter of how much witty material he has in his head.

I took a taxi to the company.

After arriving.

Shen Jian did not immediately see Lin Youyou with pigtails or the other three groups.

I learned this from inquiries.

It seems they are having a meeting.

This is a rule set by Yang Tianzhen.

The operations team under Yixin Entertainment holds a meeting at the end of each quarter to summarize the data of the artists they manage for that quarter.

In the conference room.

The data module is being projected onto the screen.

The data includes market feedback, fan index, popularity index, variety show viewership, drama series viewership, Douban rating, and more.

Meanwhile, many well-known celebrities are featured in the table.

"Wang Anyu performed well in this season's Tencent variety show 'Let's Go'. In the second half of the year, his popularity index will rise, and he can prepare to become a star. If his next drama becomes a hit, his asking price will be raised."

"Ma Sichun is also good; she was very popular on 'Divas Hit the Road' this year..."

Each group presented their PowerPoint presentations earnestly.

But Yang Tianzhen, who was sitting in front, didn't seem to be in a good mood.

I don't know if it's because I was angered by some illiterate person yesterday.

In any case, everyone felt a chill.

"Alright, alright, that's not what I want to hear."

Yang Tianzhen pressed her temples: "These are all the company's top stars. We can tell whether they are good or bad without doing data analysis. So what I want is the progress of other artists, including newcomers. Do you have any?"

You've spent over half a year working on Zhou Yutong's public image and reputation; what's the result now?

Has Fei Qiming made any plans for the next step? He's almost out of leading roles; has he thought about it?

How many of Zhou Bichang's new songs has she written? How's it going with your efforts to persuade her to do live streaming?

Furthermore, Zhao Lusi changed agencies—such a big deal in the first half of the year! Did you even privately try to negotiate with her? Why did she ultimately sign with Hujing Entertainment instead of Yixin Entertainment?

"..."

"..."

Yang Tianzhen's words left everyone below speechless.

However, those familiar with the industry understand that many things cannot be accomplished simply by exerting effort.

"Alright, let's talk about the newly signed amateurs. Have any of their performance metrics improved?"

"Oh, Mr. Yang, here are the data."

Someone changed the PowerPoint presentation.

Then some unfamiliar celebrity names appeared on the screen.

And among them,

Shen Jian's bar chart is actually a pillar reaching the sky!

Its popularity and attention far surpassed that of others.

Meanwhile, trending search tags included: "Illiterate man goes to Mercury" and "Too good to be true."

Yang Tianzhen's lips twitched: "Why is it that guy?"

Lin Youyou smiled awkwardly: "President Yang, Shen Jian did a live stream yesterday and mentioned that he's preparing to record Mercury, so the topic got a lot of reposts."

Yang Tianzhen: "It's just participating in a variety show, why is there such a big response?"

Lin Youyou: "It's all negative feedback, mostly criticism. Uh... but from the perspective of topic popularity, it's actually pretty good."

Yang Tianzhen was speechless.

I just can't figure it out.

The company carefully selects candidates, choosing either those with formal training or handsome men and beautiful women with exceptional talents.

No matter how much they try to promote it, it just won't break out of its niche.

As it turned out, this person started a live stream and actually managed to leave them far behind.

Where can I go to seek justice?

"Alright, then the focus of your three groups should be on Shen Jian for now, and see how Mercury goes."

Also, each of your teams should go back and reflect on what I said today. Don't make me repeat myself. Meeting adjourned.