Upon returning to Linghui Entertainment, Xiao He immediately told Liu Rulan about the situation.
Liu Rulan seemed to have no idea that Xiao He would have such a romantic encounter during such a simple event.
But of course, this isn't surprising.
Now, when Liu Rulan looks at Xiao He, she also worries that a well-fed cabbage is easily targeted by a pig.
“You did a good job. There are many similar things in the industry, so you don’t need to take it too seriously,” Liu Rulan said. “Although it’s not a big deal for actors to date, and your public image has never been biased in that direction, it’s best to avoid it if possible, especially now that you’re in the prime of your career.”
Xiao He rubbed his temples: "I know, I know, I really didn't have that thought."
He has so many secrets to hide now, and he has no intention of sharing them with anyone else.
And most importantly—being single is really great!
Being single for a while is great, but being single all the time is even better.
Who actually wants to be in a relationship?!
Liu Rulan seemed to have seen through Xiao He's "destined to be single" nature, and sighed deeply. As his manager, she was momentarily worried that Xiao He might really remain single forever. Then she quickly realized that she was the artist's manager, and if the artist never wanted to date, she could be considered extremely lucky.
"Okay, I was overthinking it."
Putting these unresolved issues aside, Liu Rulan continued to question Xiao He about other matters: "Why did you ask the production team to reduce the screen time of the internet celebrities under Rongding Media? Luckily, Lin Cheng told me beforehand. If you had just passed this request over directly, do you believe that there would be rumors tomorrow that you're blacklisting internet celebrities in the industry?"
Xiao He shrugged: "I was just asking if it was possible to reduce it, not asking them to do it right away."
"reason?"
"Uh, perhaps this is called... risk prevention?"
Xiao He found an excellent adjective.
Liu Rulan's brow twitched.
The thing I fear most when filming a reality show featuring internet celebrities is this.
The bloody lessons left by countless predecessors are still vivid in our minds.
If "Public Enemy Number One" is also affected by this, that would be a big deal.
"There's something wrong with the people at Rongding Media? How do you know? What risks are involved?"
Liu Rulan immediately pressed for answers in a serious tone.
“There is definitely a problem, I’m pretty sure of it, especially that live-streaming influencer named Guoguo. He has a lot of issues to his name, and besides, just one card is enough to explain a lot of things.”
Xiao He shook his finger, and then a card appeared in front of Liu Rulan.
Liu Rulan took it and glanced at it, frowning slightly: "A card? The quality is good, but what does it prove?"
Doesn't that prove anything?
Xiao He countered, "This card is of very high quality. Both the text on it and the subtle patterns at the bottom are very well-designed. It's obvious that it was custom-made. This means that the card must have been mass-produced and has most likely been distributed to many people by Guoguo."
“One card represents one person. If there are fifty cards, that's fifty potential customers. Even if some of them are like us, who just throw away the cards or ignore them, the temptations in these circles are huge. Some of these fifty people will definitely become new customers. And even if only five of them become sustainable new customers, the profits they can make are still very considerable.”
Although it's unclear whether they only deal in "yellow"-related industries or have also gotten involved in the latter two things they shouldn't be involved in, judging from Xiao He's "sense of similarity," this Guo Guo is definitely very problematic!
Moreover, Guoguo may not only come into contact with celebrities and other internet influencers, but also with their fans.
Top-tier live-streaming influencers typically have accounts with millions of followers. They dare to directly engage with influencers offline, so if they further develop this offline industry into an online industry, the profits would be even more staggering.
"Guoguo is just a live-streaming e-commerce influencer. His abilities are limited. Since he dares to openly invite people and has the ability to introduce them, I don't believe his company is unaware of this, or that he was introducing them on behalf of his company. The source of everything is Rongding Media."
Don't assume the company wouldn't know the situation of the people they signed with; the people they ultimately scapegoat don't represent the company's innocence.
Based on this fruit, Xiao He could deduce what kind of company he was backing.
If they're so open and aboveboard in soliciting customers, doesn't that mean there are powerful people in charge at this company?
It's not fair to blame Xiao He for generalizing; he simply doesn't hesitate to make malicious assumptions about everyone else.
After listening to Xiao He's analysis, Liu Rulan fell silent.
She's seen this kind of thing all the time in the industry, so she's become numb to it. When she encounters it, she just ignores it, soothes the artist's emotions, and then avoids those guys next time.
This is the rule in the industry, and what's ridiculous is that everyone knows it and takes it for granted, even though it's wrong and abnormal.
Only Xiao He tried to delve into the profits and operating costs behind it.
But what's the use of that?
All they can do is ensure that their own interests are not harmed.
Liu Rulan: "I will talk to the production team to try to reduce the number of screen time for Rongding Media artists, but this is only a temporary solution. Making internet celebrities the core of variety shows means that they must also bear many risks. This is something that everyone knew when the show started."
To be honest, during the recording of the show "Public Enemy Number One," a certain blogger who was involved in a scandal was exposed for cheating and subsequently withdrew from the competition midway through.
Whether they like it or not, they have already been taking on this risk.
"So I think it's better to let them continue editing and then accelerate monetization than to block them."
Liu Rulan glanced at her phone, looking at the documents on it as she said, "The peak popularity of a program lasts for a maximum of three months. The long-tail effect only begins to weaken afterward. Even if Rongding Media has any problems after that, they won't be able to affect our program."
The problems at Rongding Media are currently only discovered and deduced by themselves; others are unaware of them, and there has been no news from higher-ups recently. Therefore, Liu Rulan believes for the time being that these individuals will not encounter any major problems during the broadcast of "Public Enemy Number One".
From a marketing perspective, they edited the footage to broadcast so that if Rongding encounters any problems later, it would provide a way to maintain the show's popularity.
In the era of internet traffic booms, everyone is a gambler.
Some people are teetering on the brink of collapse, yet they manage to remain popular for over a decade and stand firm.
Some people are honest and hardworking, but when they wake up the next day, everything has collapsed into ruins, with nothing left to collapse.
Their popular variety shows were actually a bunch of dilapidated buildings.
What else is there to be afraid of?
Making money is the priority!
