Chapter 334: Chapter 206: Boss, Can You Take Me for a Spin?
Indeed, by late night, it wasn’t just Zhao Yuan; everyone following the matter noticed that the buzz around the Street Vendor Girl incident hadn’t died down. In fact, it had surged, visibly increasing by 50% on the trending charts.
The people at Tiao Yin were most aware of this. The incident had already set a new record for trending popularity on their platform.
Crucially, this incident was fundamentally different from purely entertaining videos like the Booty Dance. It had evolved into a social phenomenon.
Social phenomena, however, always carry a different kind of significance. Their impact isn’t limited to entertainment; it extends in many directions, capable of attracting external news media, even official state media, and breaking through the attention bubble of a single platform.
To put it simply, this trend was initially orchestrated by Chen Jincheng. The beneficiaries were Chen Jincheng, Ah Hao, and the Coastal Publicity Association.
But now, the hype had reached a level where the Tiao Yin platform itself could take over, and the one to profit would be Tiao Yin.
For the past six months, Tiao Yin and Kuaishou had been neck and neck, their user traffic at a stalemate. This move might be what they needed to pull ahead.
President Han Shangyou had returned to the company, even though it was late at night, and summoned people from every department for a meeting.
Once everyone had arrived, he asked, "You all know about the Street Vendor Girl incident. What are your thoughts?"
His question made most of the managers exchange confused glances. They couldn’t understand why President Han would call them in for a meeting late at night just for this Street Vendor Girl business.
’Sure, the incident is trending,’ they thought, ’but is it really necessary to hold a late-night meeting over it?’
’Besides, the traffic is on our platform. We can decide what trends and what doesn’t. If we throttle the traffic, we can make the whole thing die down by tomorrow. And if we want something to go viral, we can easily make someone a star overnight.’
For example, four months ago, a scandal involving a government official was about to break on Tiao Yin. But they and other platforms were told to stand down. The figure was too powerful to expose; they even had to help cover it up. So, they pushed a story about a streamer using cheats instead.
They got the entire platform discussing and condemning this streamer for cheating, successfully diverting attention.
Otherwise, how could a gaming streamer cheating possibly generate that much buzz?
Han Shangyou was, of course, observing these people.
’Some people are suited for management. They can handle HR, departments, and technical matters very well. But not everyone has a grasp of the bigger picture or a vision for strategic development.’
Right now, the competition between Tiao Yin and Kuaishou had reached its most intense point. People were even jokingly calling them "Tiao Yin in the south, Kuaishou in the north," evoking the feeling of two titans fighting for supremacy.
Therefore, their next steps and strategies were crucial. They had to seize every opportunity they could.
But not everyone could recognize and seize such an opportunity.
"President Han, I’ve noticed that some news outlets are already reporting on this. Combined with the previous buzz around bride prices and gold diggers, this can be treated as a major social issue," a voice suddenly interjected. "Perhaps we can push for more coverage from external and official state media. We might even be able to get those media outlets to establish a presence on Tiao Yin and engage in deeper collaboration."
Hearing this, Han Shangyou instinctively looked over and saw a young man.
He was very young. Judging by his seating position, he was likely just a junior supervisor.
’But his eyes are bright,’ Han Shangyou thought. ’This one has talent.’
’Just like how the Coastal City Publicity Association’s plan could lead some official government departments to join Tiao Yin, by framing the Street Vendor Girl as a social experiment, they were drawing eyes from all sectors. When all eyes were on them, it would drive traffic to the Tiao Yin platform.’
’Moreover, getting all kinds of media outlets to join Tiao Yin means controlling the narrative. Once we control the narrative, the government will have to take us seriously. Our plans to bring in various official departments might even progress further.’
’However, a single platform controlling the narrative will also invite suspicion. I should talk to the boss about making some kind of public statement or gesture. As for what happens after that, that’s the boss’s business. I can’t interfere.’
’Perhaps this could also become a sharp sword for us to fend off Penguin.’
’After Penguin made its move against them this year, the reason they were able to withstand and defeat the first wave of attacks was not only their lead in short-video technology but also the attitude from "above."’
’But knowing Penguin’s typically aggressive methods, they definitely won’t give up easily. A second and third wave of attacks are sure to come.’
’So, if we can get all sorts of media to join us this time and let Tiao Yin control the narrative, our position will be secured.’
Han Shangyou’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
He never expected that the plan pushed by Chen Jincheng would bring such an unexpected and pleasant surprise to Tiao Yin.
He immediately gave an order: "Management department, contact Second-Life Star and give Chen Jincheng an SS-Class traffic boost."
"Yes, President Han," a manager immediately replied.
He understood what President Han meant.
Chen Jincheng was the one who hyped this up. This SS-Class live stream traffic resource was the platform’s reward, and naturally, a way to win him over.
Once they started manipulating this event, it wouldn’t be hard for other platforms, like Kuaishou, to see that the initial Pusher was Chen Jincheng. They might try to recruit him as well.
As for why they weren’t giving it to the Street Vendor Girl, Zhu Ling—for one, she had only just been pushed into the spotlight by Chen Jincheng. Her past live stream content was just her chatting at her stall. She didn’t have high-quality content and wouldn’t be able to handle an SS-Class resource.
Chen Jincheng was different. He could at least sing, choreograph, play with memes, and do fitness routines. He was skilled in all sorts of areas. No matter what resources he was given, he could handle them. He was a high-quality influencer.
