The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 770 - 769. It looks familiar, too familiar!

Chapter 770: 769. It looks familiar, too familiar!

However, Jing Yu, upon hearing this, was not the least bit flustered, and even responded with a profound and enigmatic "Hmm."

"Mom, you’re right, I need to take initiative, I understand."

"..."

No, you don’t understand.

Xie Wuxia saw his impassive expression and immediately held her forehead, feeling an even worse headache coming on.

The worried mother, anxious about her son’s future marital prospects, failed to notice the thick amusement in Jing Yu’s eyes.

***

The broadcast of "You Smile 2" once again sparked a surge of popularity, which in turn reignited the popularity of "You Smile 1".

With the second round of "Corridor Pavilion" airing, Tang Shu’s ancient and modern characters in the two dramas garnered wave after wave of fan support.

Viewers’ fondness for Tang Shu soared, with his Weibo following changing daily, much to Shen Yan’s delight, who spent all day grinning from ear to ear.

"Wow, this feeling of gaining followers effortlessly... It’s just too great!"

Ever since joining Starshine Media, Shen Yan had joined quite a few work groups within the entertainment circle and had also made some colleagues. Beyond work, his time was spent chatting with these friends, learning many insider stories.

"Let me tell you, my friend is again complaining about his artist losing followers, constantly worrying over those fan values to the point of going bald."

"I almost feel embarrassed to tell him, look at me, I don’t have to do anything, and the numbers just keep climbing, all on their own!"

Brother Li, listening to his boasting, kept silent, took a sip of coffee to steady himself, and then sent him a link.

"Yeah, your artist indeed doesn’t give you any trouble when it comes to gaining followers, but in other areas... he’s basically like a ticking time bomb. We, who monitor the data, are playing a game of minesweeper every day."

As soon as he heard this, Shen Yan immediately had a bad feeling and stared at the unopened link with a shiver.

This was a conditioned reflex developed over time!

"Brother Li, don’t scare me, our boss didn’t cause any trouble again, did he?"

"Why don’t you take a look for yourself?"

"..."

Shen Yan took a deep breath, rubbed his hands together, and clicked on the link with the caution of a minesweeper game player, only to be greeted by a bold red headline.

[Exposing the versatile Tang Shu, the different personas in front of and behind the screen!]

Huh???

This sounds like trouble!

Look at this title – it’s absolutely eye-catching, definitely something big!

Shen Yan’s originally smiling face visibly turned into a bitter melon expression in record time, and he began to reluctantly scroll down to read more.

But the content surprised him.

"What? This doesn’t match the headline at all, I thought this editor was here to slam our boss, but it turns out not—"

Indeed, it wasn’t. The editor was blatantly clickbaiting, using such an eye-catching title purely to garner clicks. The actual content couldn’t be said to be completely unrelated to the headline; rather, the conveyed message was the complete opposite.

[Recently, newcomer Tang Shu has two television series and a variety show that are popular. I believe everyone is familiar with this name. So today, the editor will analyze the personality traits of actor Tang Shu...]

The article was lengthy, clearly showing that the editor had put effort into it.

The first half almost entirely analyzed the ancient and modern characters played by Lu Xiangtong and Shen Siyi, concluding that [Tang Shu is a true lady of a sizable household].

As for why... because the portrayal was too convincing!

An actor who could comprehend the essence of both roles must naturally share the same caliber of upbringing, and many people agreed with this conclusion.

Shen Yan clicked his tongue in amazement while reading, "The analysis is actually quite objective, I almost believed it!"

If it weren’t because he knew the boss’s temperament well, he would be thinking the same as the viewers and the editors.

Following that, the article probed into the hotly broadcasted "Journey Together".

[As everyone knows, "Journey Together" is an adventure travel reality show. Since it’s a reality show, there must be a certain degree of authenticity. Yet, the character displayed by Tang Shu in the show contradicts the conclusion mentioned above...]

The characters from the past and present indeed portray a lady of high society, born into a prominent family. On "Journey Together", Tang Shu demonstrates tremendous combat power, quick reflexes, speaks little but delivers punchy lines, and possesses a variety of amazing skills.

Apart from her total lack of culinary skills, she’s virtually an all-rounder!

Such a comparison shows that, while not completely opposite, the personality of the previous and latter can be considered vastly different.

[Tang Shu, is an interesting person.]

At the end of the article, the editor gave a conclusion that wasn’t quite a conclusion with six words.

Shen Yan was instantly amused and somewhat irritated by these few words.

"This editor just wants to ride the wave for traffic, right? In the end they come up with such a non-evaluation evaluation? All bark and no bite; what even is this, a classic clickbait!"

"So what do you expect them to write? At least they used somewhat praising words, objectively framing their statements without setting pitfalls for the boss, which is not bad at all."

"They wouldn’t dare!"

Shen Yan snorted with a stiff neck, "Our boss is in the limelight lately; anyone not completely foolish wouldn’t step on his toes, not if they value their reputation."

"The click rate of this article has already exceeded eight million, and I’ve found a few related edits on short video apps as well."

Xiao Li quickly forwarded several links to him.

When Shen Yan opened them, he saw that they were indeed edits about Tang Shu, primarily spoofing, with occasional cuts to Lu Xiangtong and Shen Siyi interspersed with scenes of Tang Shu’s commanding presence on "Journey Together".

Such devilish edits combined with the dialogue created a scene of massive schizophrenic proportions.

"Pff— The editor of these videos is actually one of our boss’s haters, right? Right?"

The effect was ridiculously hilarious!

Without an immediate response, Brother Li’s hands were vigorously tapping on the keyboard, and his computer monitor was split into two screens, one showing the edited video, and the other flashing with a deluge of blue code.

After a long moment, the usually composed Brother Li was shocked.

"Damn!"

"What? What did you find?"

Shen Yan eagerly leaned in, his gaze already on an ID displayed on the monitor.

"Huh? This ID looks kind of familiar, huh?"

It looked very familiar, exceedingly so!

It was just that he couldn’t recall where he had seen it before...

While Shen Yan was trying hard to think and remember, Brother Li’s mouth twitched as he provided the answer.

"Don’t bother, we’ve seen this address several times before, it’s in your work documents."

"So, where is it exactly, spill it out? Who is so awesome to edit videos like this?"

"It’s the everyday active administrator from the Support Club."

"..."

Shen Yan’s expression gradually cracked!