Chapter 484: Chapter 353
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New Year’s Day, Penguin Video Platform Headquarters.
The atmosphere was tense.
“There are twenty minutes left until the official broadcast, has the backend system been run?”
“It’s been run, we’ve run it seven tis since this morning.”
“Check it one more ti, make sure there are absolutely no lags or slow loading issues, and retest the anti-leech system.”
“Yes!”
The programrs responsible for the backend glanced at the backs of the departing leaders, the seriousness on their faces slowly turning to speechlessness, their straight postures slumping.
One of the on-site programrs, Peng Fei, muttered under his breath, “Mr. Ren is really exaggerating, it’s just a backend for a playback page, why keep running it? Seven tis isn’t enough yet, we’ve tested the stability and the anti-leech system God knows how many tis.”
A colleague next to him shook his head, “Isn’t it because of the company’s music business? Wu Mu’s new album crashed the platform directly when it was released, the person in charge at the ti got scolded badly, and even an intern was scapegoated.”
Peng Fei knew about this, but he was rendered even more speechless upon hearing it, “How could our video platform crash? Our platform’s bandwidth is way beyond the music side’s, not even in the sa league. How could it crash?”
“Maybe they are afraid of bugs.”
Though speechless, they still had to do what the leaders instructed.
The backend programrs rechecked the page while continuing their casual chat.
“Actually, it’s mostly because of the pressure on Mr. Ren. Wu Mu’s script was bought for a high price of 450 million, and Mr. Ren also requested resources from the headquarters. Several of the company’s portal sites and info stations are featuring cover recomndations, and gas like ‘Peace Hero’ and ‘King Returns’ have all launched promotional events with billboards in the gas. ”
“Right, and QQ as well. When I was on QQ this morning, several groups were copying the ssage ‘If you don’t transfer 50 yuan, I will punish you with the disappearance of Wu Mu.’ Hahaha, as long as the ‘disappearance of Wu Mu’ keyword is ntioned in a chat, a promotional animation pops up for everyone to see.”
Peng Fei was surprised. The company actually asked the headquarters for promotional resources?
And in such a big way?
These promotional resources, while not as expensive as 450 million in cash,
if the 450 million investnt in the drama is lost, it would at most be an internal issue for the platform. The platform buys so many dramas every year, it’s normal to lose money on a few, and no one specific would be blad.
But to ask the headquarters for resources, if it doesn’t achieve the desired effect, it could be troubleso.
At least, the decision-maker would have to take so responsibility.
“Who made this decision? So bold?” he couldn’t help but ask.
A well-inford colleague nearby casually replied, “Mr. Ren did. He decided despite opposition in the eting, saying he had confidence in Wu Mu’s potential for a breakout. He believes the drama can be a huge hit, and our platform is preparing a variety show to compete with iQiyi. I heard they’re planning to invite Wu Mu to act in it.”
No wonder Mr. Ren was so serious earlier, he had staked part of his career on this.
Peng Fei realized.
As part of the pre-testing team, they naturally watched the drama during the testing phase.
It did have a lot of explosive points, the main one being Wu Mu.
He is extrely popular right now, with high buzz, yet his notorious bad acting skills are well-known, so when his acting bursts out in the drama, it will surely attract countless eyes.
But…
“This is really optimistic.”
Peng Fei shook his head. As an employee of the video platform company, even as a backend programr, he had more insight into the industry than ordinary people.
“Wu Mu’s developnt is indeed pretty good right now, but if he keeps making enemies everywhere, it’s uncertain how many years he can stay popular.”
In the industry, everything revolves around resources. If you have bad relationships and offend many people, even when you’re riding high and can bring tangible benefits, people will still smile at you and invite you for roles.
However, once a project fails, a drama or movie loses money, and your winning streak breaks, your rapid ascent might be abruptly halted, potentially leading to a situation where everyone kicks you when you’re down.
In the industry, stars encountering failing projects is almost inevitable. Even the hottest stars, including top-tier ones, have their fair share of money-losing projects.
These top-tier stars also go through low periods. If they have good relationships, they might get through, but if they have poor relations, it could be devastating.
But who would have thought, upon hearing his words, his colleague chuckled, “Ah Fei, do you think the company hasn’t considered this? The higher-ups are quite sharp.”
He glanced at the door and lowered his voice, “I heard Mr. Ren said in the company eting…”
He recalled and summarized, “Worrying that Wu Mu will quickly go out of style is entirely unfounded. You are still viewing Wu Mu as just another top dostic star. In reality, my research and observation show that he already has a foundation for an international career. If the dostic market doesn’t give him opportunities, South Korea will. I’ve looked into it. The MBC TV channel behind the ‘Super Challenge’ show has already invited Wu Mu to their other variety shows multiple tis.”
“Japan will also give him opportunities. You may not know, but several Japanese TV channels have shown interest in him after seeing his YouTube videos. They’re planning to invite him. And if he becos popular abroad, it will actually offset the risk of falling out of favor dostically. Our country has a significant audience that values foreign opinions. If he becos a hit abroad, he will be embraced as a cultural export, ‘Look, even foreigners like our Hua Country idol,’ and naturally gain a large amount of goodwill.”
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