Chapter eight hundred and fifty seventh: the invincible
A few more weeks after the trip to Yanjing, the fourth episode of "The Wine of Eternal Life" aired.
The broadcast of the fourth episode is no different from the first three episodes. The ratings reached the lowest value of He Xi's work, but because the fragmented plot began to be linked, the speed of audience loss has slowed down - in theory, media reports should also gradually become objective.
However, strangely, most newspapers are still a bit of a badass. As soon as the new week's "Wine of Immortality" was released, it made the headlines of major media, and it was even more popular than the first episode.
This is very abnormal. Even if the argument has not changed, the main media still thinks that "Wine of Life" is of low quality! - However, the reporting of this model has been going on for nearly a month, and fans are tired of watching it, so why are the media still hyping it up?
"You are really fallen in love with them..." After reading the newspaper that was broadcast in the fourth episode, Xu Jing couldn't help but tease Meng Huo. But after this tease, he showed a clear displeasure: "When will they play? Why don't they want to let go?"
He also knew that someone was targeting Meng Huo, but the situation had lasted for too long.
Newspapers and media are very sensitive to the social atmosphere. If a topic loses popularity, they will quickly stop reporting. However, "Wine of Immortality" is obviously a niche work, and its popularity has also dissipated with time. There are many animations released at the same time - why do reporters prefer "Wine of Immortality"? Even if its attention is gradually decreasing, many media websites will free up important news positions for it every week.
"If you have money, you're so terrible..." Meng Huo disagreed with this: "If they want to burn it, let them cook it. Sooner or later, it will stop."
After so many weeks, as the person involved, he has no feelings at all. The media hustle and bustle have caused him no trouble. From the beginning, he thought that the audience would not cause any problems with the animation "Wine of Immortality". The reality also proves that his prediction is correct.
The Internet is a very troublesome place, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of information and rumors. Online speculators are much more convenient for netizens than in real society. Therefore, Meng Huo is more concerned about the Internet, but with He Qian's actions, the popularity on the Internet has now faded.
It fades away, but there are still many reports. I won’t mention newspapers and individual news programs in real society. Many websites in China also give "extra" care to "Wine of Immortality" every week. In Meng Huo’s view, this kind of care is purely rich and willful.
He has now obtained the exact information from He Qian. This time, the mastermind behind the promotion of "Wine of Life" proved that it was the "Star Dream". The "Star Dream" was very hidden, but they still discovered it.
If it were not discovered, the "Star Dream" might have stir-fried "Wine of Immortality" a little hotter and even interfered with Meng Huo. But it was discovered in advance, and when Meng Huo was alert and made some countermeasures, they obviously missed the best opportunity.
"The Wine of Immortal" did not make a big deal in the first two weeks of broadcasting. Now that the animation is broadcast for a month, everyone has calmed down. No matter how hyped "Star Dream" is, it will be difficult to resonate with others.
Their continued to invest money, and the result only attracted attention, but it gradually made the trust of the website and some newspapers disappear in the eyes of the audience. No one wanted to see things that were not interested every week, so the "star dream" approach was completely harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself.
And what's even more funny is that their actions have increased the audience of "Wine of Life" to some extent, and have cheated another "partner".
This ‘partner’ is naturally Zhongxia Company. Zhongxia Company signed a deeper cooperation agreement with ‘Celebrity Dream’ not long ago. However, after a few weeks, they have not yet enjoyed the benefits. Instead, they have suffered a lot of suffocation.
"Can't that idiot company calm down? It destroys our plan every week!" Yang Liang was so angry that he began to use "idiot company" to describe "star dream" - it's not his fault, Zhongxia company did suffer heavy losses due to the "star dream" actions.
Here we have to start with their recently popular animation "Bloody Game". "Bloody Game" and "Wine of Immortality" were launched at the same time, and the ratings were even better than Zhongxia Company's estimates, and it has surpassed "Wine of Immortality" in terms of audiences.
Zhongxia Company's animation surpassed He Xi's animation at the same time. In the past, this news has attracted much attention from outsiders. It is simply a huge halo! If the news of "Bloody Game" is operated well, even if it cannot be said to surpass He Xi, Zhongxia can still gain extremely high recognition and economic benefits.
However, now that the "Star Dream" is played, "Bloody Game" has been inexplicably refrigerated - Zhongxia Company's voice in the media and news is less than that of the professional "Star Dream", which has led to the topic being snatched away from "Star Dream" by "Star Dream" and the pages left for "Bloody Game" have also been greatly reduced.
"I really don't understand why they are so stupid!" Yang Liang complained in front of Dong Ding: "Is the situation unclear now? It's obvious that "Wine of Immortality" did not bring any trouble to Teacher He Xi!"
"And Mr. Dong... why can't we ask Star Dream to help?" In addition to being dissatisfied with the 'Star Dream' hindering Zhongxia's actions, Yang Liang was even more puzzled by why Dong Ding didn't honestly tell the matter of "Bloody Game" with "Star Dream", and the two could obviously cooperate.
‘Celebrity Dream’ wants to discredit “Wine of Life” and He Xi. It’s better to use “Bloody Game” as an excuse. The former sets up the latter and makes “Bloody Game” famous. There is no conflict in between.
But Dong Ding did not let go. His reason was very simple: "The Star Dream wants to discredit He Xi, it is their action. We just need to know it in our hearts, but we must not tell the outside world that we know this - let alone tie "Bloody Game" with them."
On the surface, Zhongxia Company can indeed make a profit with the help of the "Star Dream", but this is a very dangerous behavior. Not only Dong Ding, but also the shareholders of Zhongxia Company's shareholders' meeting, also want to keep an eye on the confrontation between "Star Dream" and He Xi.
They all understand that the failure of "The Wine of Eternal Life" does not mean He Xi's failure. Who knows how He Xi would release such an animation? But no matter what, if "Bloody Game" is used as an excuse to discredit He Xi, it would not be a good thing for Zhongxia.
If they do this, Phoenix Company will easily wonder if Zhongxia is standing with "Star Dream" and the two will cooperate to deal with He Xi. In this way, the existing relationship between Zhongxia and Phoenix will be in trouble, which is a situation that no one wants to see.
Judging from the past experiences of both sides, Zhongxia and Fenghuang now want to avoid vicious competition. Because Zhongxia secretly knows what the "Star Dream" does, but there is no support for it - they are also afraid that Phoenix Company will get angry.
Moreover, although "Bloody Game" is good, its value is not as great as Zhongxia's adventure. In fact, Zhongxia attaches more importance to the new animation company used to adapt text adventure games that cooperate with Phoenix. The benefits of "ad" alone have to surpass "Bloody Game" too many.
In this case, how could they have the chance to shake "ad" for the sake of "Bloody Game"?
"We can only keep watching." Dong Ding sighed: "'Star Dream' gives us a good future possibility, and it is also important to maintain cooperation with Phoenix Company... We just need to stand in the middle. I think 'Star Dream' also knows that this will not work, and sooner or later we will give up our actions."
Yang Liang was stunned: "Do you mean they will give up slandering Teacher He Xi?"
He could not see such a sign. The "Star Dream" has been determined to discredit He Xi for a month. Moreover, as the second-rank company in China, their capital conditions are stronger than that of Zhongxia Company. It is hard to imagine that they will swallow this breath.
"You have to give up if you don't give up." Dong Ding shook his head: "Do you see what's the use of their actions now? If it were ordinary people, the major media pages have been slandered for a month, and that person has been so smelly that he can't smell anymore, but what about Teacher He Xi? There's nothing wrong!"
This is also a very strange thing for Yang Liang. No matter what, He Xi is too evil! "The Wine of Eternal Life" is so bad and has been "fried" for another month. Why doesn't the popularity feel like it has dropped?
"Mr. Dong, what did Teacher He Xi do? I don't think Phoenix Company has done anything, why does public opinion have such a small impact on them!"
Yang asked strangely.
"That's not simple." Dong Ding looked at Yang Liang like a fool: "It's okay if others don't understand. You are also an old man in the circle. Why don't you see the situation that doesn't appear... I'll ask you, how many animation works does Teacher He Xi have now?"
Yang Liang stayed for two seconds, then patted his head: "So that's it, I'm stupid!"
Dong Ding’s just a reminder is enough to let Yang Liang understand the reason. In fact, it’s very simple to say, but it’s just a matter of one sentence – “Wine of Eternal Life” can no longer represent all He Xi.
Today is different from the past. He Xi has deep-rooted fans trust. He also has several popular and highly-watched animation works. "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", "Rebellious Lelouch", "Ad" and "The Magician of the Early Century" that started construction...
In this case, the animation audience has sufficient animation choices, and He Xi said in advance that "Wine of Immortality" is a niche work, so naturally fans will not decide their impression of He Xi based on this work.
On the contrary, they still view He Xi's strength with several popular animations.
No matter how the "Star Dream" discredits He Xi, in fact - He Xi has now formed a wide popularity base. As long as he has other popular works, it is absolutely impossible to be defeated.
Chapter completed!