novelODS Chapter 407 After Night
Chapter 407 After Night
Fang Ningxue quickly reviewed the business situation of the past few days in her mind.
ROG, B&O's top-of-the-line noise-canceling headphones, luxury fragrances, Fliggy's short film featuring two people, Anta's sports sub-brand...
These highly valuable top-tier resources have all been finalized and contracts signed. Now, with the preview of Jiang Feng's appearance on CCTV's "Face to Face" being released, brands are even more eager to acquire them.
Many of these were originally commercial deals that were highly sought after by celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Now, with a game streamer who isn't in the entertainment industry forcefully stepping in, starting to take away the commercial opportunities that originally belonged to domestic entertainment artists, it's no exaggeration for those domestic entertainment capitals to regard Jiang Feng as a thorn in their side.
Moreover, Jiang Feng's popularity on short video platforms is on a completely different level. Many netizens spontaneously use his unedited photos and good looks to "drag down" those heavily made-up male celebrities, which has inadvertently offended almost the entire Chinese entertainment industry's fan base.
Since Jiang Feng doesn't have a management company and doesn't engage in the usual tactics of controlling public opinion or manipulating data in the Chinese entertainment industry, it's entirely predictable that the industry would use its usual dirty tricks to target him.
Fang Ningxue slowly exhaled.
She has basically figured it out.
This is a campaign by the Chinese entertainment industry to suppress Jiang Feng.
The methods used are extremely similar to those used in the domestic entertainment industry.
By exploiting fans' genuine dissatisfaction with the team, releasing behind-the-scenes photos and announcements, they ultimately shifted all the blame onto An Ke, Zhang Jindong, and Jiang Feng themselves.
Once the water is muddied, the river breeze will naturally be dragged down.
Fang Ningxue picked up her phone and tapped Zhang Jindong's contacts.
But her fingertip hovered over the dial button, and she stopped.
I glanced at the time in the upper right corner of the screen: 4:20 AM.
People who are suddenly woken up in the middle of the night have their brains shut down and are most prone to emotional outbursts. Given Zhang Jindong's fiery temper, if he answered the phone half-asleep and heard that his account had been flooded with tens of thousands of negative comments, his first reaction would definitely be to start cursing in his dorm room, or even log in and argue with the haters on the spot.
If he leaves something incriminating in a moment of emotional outburst, it will only worsen the public relations crisis.
Even more deadly is that whenever Zhang Jindong makes a fuss, Jiang Feng, who shares the same dormitory, will definitely be woken up.
Jiang Feng has been filming non-stop for the past few days, which has severely depleted his energy. Tomorrow he will be going to the offline event on Fliggy, where he will face a mob of online trolls and an extremely demanding filming schedule. He would be grateful if he could get even one more minute of sleep.
We must not disturb him at this time.
Fang Ningxue ultimately did not make the call.
Fang Ningxue exited the contacts list, opened WeChat, and her fingers flew across the keyboard, sending Zhang Jindong a series of extremely calm instructions:
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): Check Weibo and Douyin immediately after waking up, but absolutely do not reply to any comments! Do not argue with fans!
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): Leaked photos of Jiang Feng and Anke's B&O and Fragrance GG have been circulated, and the filming schedule of their duo micro-movie on Feizhu has been leaked.
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): Currently, some people are inciting others in various groups and supertopics to organize an offline blockade of the filming site in Hangzhou tomorrow.
Fang Ningxue (Zhengfeng Head): Your account, Zhengfeng eSports account, and Anke account have all been wiped out.
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): Initial assessment suggests this wasn't a spontaneous reaction from ordinary fans; there are clear signs of manipulation, possibly indicating intervention from an entertainment industry team to prevent further disruption.
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): Do not respond to any questions.
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): In the morning, I first contacted the Fliggy brand and the execution team to confirm whether we could change the location, increase security, or even modify the shooting time.
She sent the message.
There was no response on the screen.
Fang Ningxue put down her phone and rubbed her eyes wearily.
My eyes, still sore from crying and from three consecutive days of intense sleep deprivation, are now sore as if they've been scrubbed by coarse sandpaper; even the slightest movement causes a stinging pain.
She turned on her phone alarm and set it for 7 a.m.
The half-finished "Battle of the Champions" promotional plan and renovation budget on the table have to be pushed aside for now. Tomorrow at dawn, an even more dangerous and challenging battle awaits.
The sky outside the window remained a deep, inky black. The empty dormitory room was eerily quiet.
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7:00 AM. Hangzhou University, Room 214.
Zhang Jindong woke up with a start, sprawled out of bed, and instinctively reached for his phone.
The moment he unlocked his phone, a deluge of private messages and missed calls nearly shattered his screen.
He opened Douyin and looked at the extremely glaring "99+" in the background and countless vicious private messages such as "vampire" and "useless partner". His mind went blank and he was about to explode on the spot.
"Holy crap! Are these savages or demons?!"
Zhang Jindong was completely confused when he opened WeChat and saw a long string of unread messages from Fang Ningxue.
As messages popped up one after another, Zhang Jindong broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the extremely calm instructions that even anticipated all his impulsive actions.
He read through the list one by one until he reached the last two, at which point Zhang Jindong calmed down.
Ning Xue is the only reliable one. Just do as Ning Xue says.
Suddenly, another message popped up in Fang Ningxue's chat box:
Fang Ningxue (Zhengfeng Head): Are you awake? Contact Feizhu immediately.
Zhang Jindong was shocked: "Damn, how come you're still awake? Did you stay up all night?"
Fang Ningxue (Head of Zhengfeng): Enough with the small talk, let's get down to business.
Zhang Jindong glanced at Jiang Feng's bed. Even though yesterday's filming had exhausted him, Jiang Feng still went out for his morning exercise as usual, and he should be back soon.
Zhang Jindong turned pale with anxiety and immediately dialed the phone number of the on-site executive director of Feizhu.
As soon as the call connected, he got straight to the point:
"Director Li, the location of the outdoor attractions was maliciously leaked today, and online trolls organized fans to ambush and block them offline!"
I suggest immediately adjusting the filming route; change locations if possible, and at least increase security to the maximum level!
"Change locations?"
"Xiao Zhang, that's unrealistic."
The executive director on the other end of the phone yawned, his tone revealing undisguised arrogance and perfunctoriness:
"All the locations today were coordinated in advance; vehicles, equipment, lighting, personnel, and external liaison were all following this route. Now you're saying you'll change them with a single sentence—who will bear the resulting losses and time?"
Zhang Jindong suppressed his anger:
"I understand you have costs to bear, but this is not a normal gathering of onlookers."
"Someone is maliciously stirring up trouble; they've already posted the filming location in the supertopic and group chats."
"If the scene is really surrounded, it will only cause more delays."
"Alright, alright." The executive director interrupted him impatiently, "Xiao Zhang, this is a top-tier project from Feizhu, not some child's play for you internet celebrities."
The director sneered inwardly.
Their team has even worked with top celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry. It's just a male-male role shoot, not some phenomenal TV series. How many people could they possibly have? He's just a lucky internet celebrity who became famous. What's the big fuss about? Just because he did a few male-male roles, does he really think he's a star?
"It's normal for fans to say a few words online now, especially since you guys have been so popular these past few days, everyone's getting emotional."
"But we've seen plenty of offline filming."
"It's common for celebrity projects, variety show projects, and city promotional videos to attract onlookers. But very few actually end up causing trouble."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jindong was already on the verge of losing his temper.
"What if we're surrounded and something really goes wrong?"
Director Li's tone remained calm.
"If a problem does occur, we will handle it on-site."
"But for now, let's proceed according to the original plan."
"You all need to arrive on time, and don't start making a ruckus."
"Beep beep beep—"
Hearing the busy tone on his phone, Zhang Jindong was so angry he almost smashed it and started cursing on the spot:
"Damn it! Who do these idiots think they are? Fengzi's current popularity could blow up their crappy movie set!"
Just then, with a creak, the dormitory door was pushed open.
Jiang Feng walked in carrying several bags of steaming hot meat buns and soy milk that he had just bought from the old street outside the school.
He had just finished his morning exercise, and fine beads of sweat still clung to his forehead. His handsome and upright face looked exceptionally refreshed in the morning sunlight.
Jiang Feng placed the breakfast on the table, looked at Zhang Jindong's furious and ashen face, raised an eyebrow slightly, and calmly asked:
"What's wrong?"