The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 772 - 771. Breaking through the 40 million mark

Chapter 772: 771. Breaking through the 40 million mark

Because of a viral video that robustly attracted a wave of new fans, Tang Shu was currently sitting in the Starshine Media office, being... nagged by his own top agent.

"I’ve been talking for so long, did you actually listen to anything I said, oh great ancestor?"

Luo Lin, parched from speaking, grabbed the tea beside her and gulped it down.

Tang Shu nodded, "I understood. My fan base has been growing too quickly, and it’s about to break through the forty million landmark, so you all are fretting over what benefits to give the fans."

"Exactly! So what on earth are your thoughts?"

What a concise summary!

Luo Lin pricked up her ears, ready to listen, but she was met with a very indifferent look from Tang Shu. She swore, she absolutely saw the disdain in her artist’s eyes!

"Aren’t you Starshine Media’s number one agent, and as the head of the PR department, shouldn’t you be providing me with a few options to choose from?"

"..."

Luo Lin was left speechless by this remark.

"True, but dear me, if you could reflect upon your conscience, when have you ever listened to me? You’ve entirely transformed the previous fan benefits that we organized. Don’t you know that yourself?"

Speaking of this, Luo Lin felt a mixture of pride and helplessness.

The pride came from the fact that the events Tang Shu had organized were not only highly effective but also incredibly creative; they were well received by the loyal fans and even set a trend within the industry. The helplessness was because the starting points previously set were too high, and the events were so unexpectedly brilliant that the PR department’s ideas now seemed insufficient to satisfy the fans’ expectations.

As an agent, Luo Lin was in a state of delightful agony.

Hearing this, Tang Shu actually nodded in agreement, "You’re right, your plans... tsk."

Luo Lin: "..."

What’s with this contemptuous tone?

All the PR staff’s painstakingly conceived A-grade plans just dismissed by that single scornful sound coming from you?

Ouch! Good heavens, please send someone to take care of this enchanting being!

Luo Lin took a deep breath and tried to smile, "Then, oh great ancestor, what do you suggest we do this time?"

Tang Shu actually gave it some serious thought, nesting on the sofa in the rest area, habitually pinching the cushion in his arms, and after a long pause, came up with an idea.

"If I invite them to the Imperial Capital to watch a performance, could the company reimburse their travel expenses?"

"Performance? What performance?"

As for reimbursing travel expenses, they’d done it before, so it was entirely possible to sort out.

"My performance."

"...Wait, why would you have a performance?"

Upon hearing these two words, Luo Lin tensed up reflexively, "Hey great ancestor, you’ve not done something incredible behind my back again, have you? Did you accept a commercial performance on your own?"

"You know, I’ve been working with Teacher Ke’s theater group since late September, playing a role. Next month is my debut."

It was already late October and Tang Shu had been "employed" at the theater group for a good while. He’d mastered the role of Qingyi quite thoroughly, having rehearsed four or five times with Master Yan’s troupe, and had reached the minimum standard to take the stage.

"I’ve received a notice from the theater group; there’s a performance on November 10th at the Imperial Capital’s First Theater. Tickets will go on sale online five days in advance. If you think this plan works, you can let Shen Yan buy the tickets online."

The Imperial Capital’s First Theater is the leading theater venue, and Master Yan’s featured stage plays are of 500-person capacity, which allows the audience to see the actors on stage very clearly.

The more Luo Lin thought about this suggestion, the more feasible it seemed. What could be more thrilling than seeing your idol perform on stage in person?

"Your idea is excellent; it’s settled then!"

The tickets for the play weren’t too expensive, Starshine could afford it!

That’s how generous they were!

Seeing Luo Lin’s face filled with excitement, ready to give it a try, Tang Shu smiled with her lips parted.

"Do you feel like my plan is better than what your PR team came up with?"

"..."

Luo Lin’s expression changed visibly from excited to blank at the speed of light.

Geniuses, indeed, are the most annoying.

***

The weather gradually cooled down as the time quietly moved into November.

By the time the seventh episode of "Journey Together" aired, Tang Shu’s Weibo followers had broken the 40-million mark.

At Starshine Media, Shen Yan, who was always watching the data, cheered loudly with a "Oh yeah!", rubbing her hands together and posting a message under their boss’s Weibo.

[Tang Shu VIP: To celebrate reaching 40 million followers, we are now drawing 300 lucky fans to give away theater tickets, as well as reimbursing round trip travel and accommodation expenses...]

After much discussion between Luo Lin and Tang Shu, they finally reached a consensus on giving away theater tickets. However, the operation was slightly altered; in order not to affect other theatergoers, the 300 lucky fans would be divided won over three performances for the giveaway.

For these three performances, Tang Shu was the actor, playing the role of Qingyi in two of them, and the other was a role organized by Teacher Ke, currently in the rehearsal stage, expected to run towards the end of November.

With the update of the Weibo message, a huge wave of fans hit, leaving comments in the section.

"What, what, this time the fan feedback is actually giving away theater tickets?"

"I don’t quite understand, what’s that got to do with our uncle?"

"I’ve been looking forward to the fan feedback news for a long time now, and every time uncle gives us benefits, they’re always so creative; it’s just that this time I also can’t figure it out—"

"emmmm~~~ my brain suddenly feels inadequate!"

Yes, most fans were puzzled by this message.

In fact, Shen Yan hadn’t mentioned in the content that Tang Shu also participated in the play. Following Luo Lin’s logic, it was intended to surprise the fans!

Afterward, many long-time fans in the comments section started guessing.

"Doesn’t matter what it is, I bet there’s a surprise, and a big one at that!"

"When has uncle ever played by the book? No need to talk, I’m securing that ticket!"

"Exactly, the most important thing right now is to secure one of the 300 tickets!"

"Somehow, I feel uncle is holding back a big move; I’m kind of looking forward to what’s it going to be?"

"This time it’s really mysterious! But the more mysterious it is, the more powerful the follow-up will be. So let’s just look forward to it!"

"Uncle has never let us down, there’s nothing to worry about, just get ready and go for it—"

...

Everyone joined the mass floor stepping, vying to secure one of the 300 spots.

At the same time, another account of Tang Shu’s, "For Giving", was concluding its series of videos on herb gathering.

The herb gathering tutorial series, which had gone on for over a month with nearly 20 videos, added to the previous Processing Medicinal Materials series, meant the account had released a total of over 100 videos.

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