HDIEUMDBTSB Chapter Forty: Methods of Guiding Fans

 Volume One: The Road to Fame

Chapter Forty: Methods of Guiding Fans

"Are there photos of us entering the hotel together if the photos were indeed taken? How can it be considered reasonable inference if there are no subsequent photos?" Huang Youru asked directly, her tone clearly displeased. "If you don't have evidence of us going inside, isn't your inference baseless speculation? The public won't think otherwise, please don't impose your outdated values on them."

"If distorting the truth is also considered common sense judgment, then Mr. Zhao is indeed very knowledgeable." Huang Youru's voice seemed to carry some irritation over the phone, or perhaps she inherently had a strong sense of attack. "Firstly, a man and a woman at the hotel entrance could simply be passing by, or perhaps they are being polite and escorting each other back to the hotel. Since you don't know whether we went inside or not, isn't your inference just baseless speculation? The public won't think otherwise, please don't impose your outdated values on them."

"Photos that appear real are considered reasonable inference, but in reality, it's just spreading rumors. In my understanding, the people of China wouldn't harm their fellow citizens. So, based on this basic principle, I have reason to doubt that Mr. Zhao is a true Chinese." Huang Youru stated.

Even Chu Zhi felt like applauding; she was extremely articulate and thorough in her rebuttal from all angles. There was silence from Zhao Manager on the other end of the phone for a long time.

Finally, he spoke, "Reporter Huang, it's no wonder you've become a top reporter for Mango TV. You know how to joke with us small company employees. Our news reports are all based on reasonable inference and speculation. Even in this expose article '[Behind the scenes of popular star Chu Zhi: The appearance of a mysterious backer?]', we used a question mark. We are just presenting a possibility; it's up to the audience to draw their own conclusions."

"Reporter Huang, we're getting busy over here, so I'm sorry." With that, Zhao Manager hung up the phone.

Although Zhao Manager maintained a stable tone over the phone, it didn't mean he wasn't angry. 

"Damn b***h, what the f**k is this? Why bring up settled matters?" Zhao Manager thought to himself. He wasn't afraid at all; in fact, he even felt like laughing. Was the truth still important?

At the recording site of the Golden Eagle Building, Huang Youru, who had just been hung up on, didn't change her expression. She set down her cup of tea and addressed the 120 audience members present, "I believe all tea friends have heard clearly. Change Green Communication's slick talk can't cover up the fact that there's no concrete evidence to support their slander against Chu Zhi."

With this concluding remark, the originally quiet studio began buzzing with whispers.

In the center of the stage, Chu Zhi seemed particularly fragile, with his slightly tense posture when sitting down, revealing the immense burden on his shoulders.

The two female audience members who were complaining in their hearts about why the talk show was whitewashing a morally corrupt artist found themselves at a loss for words. "Could it be true that Chu Zhi, who was blacklisted across the internet, was actually innocent?"

"I find it hard to believe, even a bit unacceptable. I posted on my Moments cursing him, but with so much evidence laid out..."

"Upon careful consideration, it seems that the various opinions on Weibo lack concrete evidence. The reason I believed it was because what Li Tingyu wrote was logical and well-reasoned. I never thought about whether there was actual evidence, and the parties involved haven't responded either."

"To sum up, Chu Zhi was attacked for several months because of two rumor-mongers?!"

Questions from the audience cut deep into the soul.

"Suffering such injustice for months, even during this time transitioning from a popular star to a universally condemned scumbag, life has almost undergone a drastic change. Do you have anything to say?" Huang Youru asked.

Putting oneself in another's shoes, even the most patient person in the audience couldn't bear such injustice.

Even cursing seems mild.

With 121 pairs of eyes fixed on him, Chu Zhi spoke, "I hope there's less misunderstanding in the world, especially, I hope what happened to me doesn't happen to anyone else, because that feeling is too desperate."

...

After an hour and a half, the recording of the talk show was completed. Chu Zhi thanked the host, Huang Youru. Even though Wei Tongzi had asked her to take care of him, and even though creating sensational news was the goal of all programs, the help the program provided was genuine.

"I feel like I was just helping out on the show, it's another form of uplifting the weak and challenging the strong mentality. Essentially, it's similar to helping Li Tingyu. What happened to Teacher Chu has made me more cautious; public figures need to be more calm when speaking out." Huang Youru responded, also reflecting on herself.

After staying in Star City for over a month, he was finally leaving.

Chu Zhi bought a suitcase, which contained a lot of materials. Among them was the "Into the Light" album, similar to the previous music gift package, with each song's creative process visualized. The notebooks with music scores and lyrics, as well as arrangement samples, were stored on a USB drive. There were quite a lot of materials for the ten songs on the album.

The deluxe package is the same, and the creative process of each song will be manifested. The notebooks with music scores and lyrics, as well as arrangement samples, are stored on the USB drive. The material for the ten songs is quite extensive.

Just a brief explanation: Usually, an album contains 10 songs, but you'll often find additional tracks like "Intro" and "Outro" in many albums. These are typically short instrumental pieces, lasting less than a minute. In the case of the "Against the Light" album, the "Intro" is 59 seconds long, and the "Outro" is 56 seconds long.

The approach originates from European and American rock music of the sixties and seventies, liking to express one's attitude straightforwardly, so the "Intro" is an overture, a piece that guides the audience, which can be understood as an introduction; the "Outro" is the final piece, used to summarize the emotions of the songs.

Returning to a somewhat unfamiliar home, Chu Zhi spent a day idling around, feeling the pressure under the spotlight.

"Feeling great, let's go out for a walk and enjoy the sea and sky," he said.

Even though Chu Zhi didn't actually go out, he couldn't change the fact that he was feeling great, even when reminders of the bank wanting to auction off his house kept coming through text messages.

The semifinals of the singing competition and the invitation to the "Little Mango Tea Talk Show" were just a few days away.

Good news kept coming in. Two short poems posted on the Chinese Poetry website were selected as "Daily Good Poems," and the enthusiasm for the column went from tens of clicks to over a hundred.

Chu Zhi glanced at it, and there were comments below of four to five hundred words, "[Most of the time, poetry is an individual's feelings about the world. The poet wants to say too much, but this poem is just a few strokes...]."

It was probably written forcibly for the comment fee, and there was no need to read it. Chu Zhi clicked on the account center.

The withdrawal fee had changed from 270 to 772.1 soft sister coins, with a 500 fee for being selected as a daily good poem. It was reasonable to think about it; giving a review fee of 300 for being selected as a daily good poem was too low. The remaining 2.1 was from reader likes, with each small red flower like being worth seven cents to withdraw, and readers had to pay a dollar for each small red flower.

"[Untitled]

Power says to the world: 'You are mine.'

So the world imprisons power beneath her throne.

Love says to the world: 'I am yours.'

So the world grants love the freedom to come and go in her house.

[Untitled]

The bird thinks lifting the fish into the air is a charitable act.]"

Continuing to participate in the daily good poem submission, Chu Zhi closed the website after posting.

"The Dream of the Red Mansion Celebrity Live Variety Show is a fan-favorite tool, and I can participate."

When Chu Zhi rises to fame, taking down a variety show will be as easy as playing, so he decided to make some preparations first.

In his past life, Chu Zhi occasionally looked up information on Bilibili, but he wasn't a freeloader. He was the kind of person who wouldn't even subscribe to the channel.

He made an exception for a few channels he followed, like "Hello, Teacher, I'm He Tongxue," and when the number of fans on Bilibili and B Station totaled six million, he posted a video.

He printed out the usernames of all six million fans and took a picture with them. The romanticism of a science and engineering student, without any guard up, even Chu Zhi was charmed at the time.

In the parallel world, Chu Zhi had to use this method to gain some fans. As the saying goes, you have to treat fans harshly to turn them into loyal followers. You have to give them a few hits and then some rewards to make them willing to spend money.

He found the names of the twenty million fans who hadn't abandoned him yet and printed them all out, covering a 46-square-meter wall with He Tongxue's six million fan names.

If we calculate, covering twenty million fans would require an area of roughly a hundred and fifty square meters. Chu Zhi lived in a house of 287 square meters, so the wall area should be over eight hundred square meters, more than enough.

"This time, I'll move my fans to tears; I, Chu Zhi, will write them upside down."

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