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Chapter 288 Treating a Dead Horse as a Possible Solution

As December arrived, the annual "Weibo Night" coronation gala came to a close as scheduled.

Voting channels for various awards have been closed one after another, and the data servers in the background are experiencing glaring red alerts due to the intense voting by fans.

"Mr. Li, the situation with the male celebrity 'Weibo King' has basically stabilized."

Inside the president's office, the head of the Weibo project team handed Li Feng a set of precisely calculated real-time vote count data.

Despite the fact that Tencent Video, which has paid a huge penalty for breach of contract, has made frequent moves over the past six months, using QQ's pop-up streaming to promote that man to great heights.

But in this real-money battle for traffic, the man ultimately failed to gain any advantage.

Although that man is famous, several big-budget movies that Tencent has put in place for him after he switched jobs are still in production. To date, he doesn't have a single hit drama that can generate widespread online discussion. He's just relying on the popularity of his brainless fans to keep the hype going.

In contrast, Lu Ha, as Hao Feng's ace, not only has a stable fan base, but also serves as a regular MC in the national-level outdoor reality show "Running Man".

With extensive exposure during prime time every Friday night, Lu Han's popularity among the public has surged dramatically.

This seamless coverage from lower-tier markets to core fan circles allowed him to maintain his number one position in this year's Weibo King competition.

"The situation with the male star is as expected."

Li Feng put down the document in his hand, his gaze falling on the red bar chart of the female star rankings, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"As for the female celebrities, is the situation settled now?"

"It's settled, Mr. Li!"

The person in charge reported: "This year's Weibo Queen is 100% our own Ms. Tang Yan from Haofeng!"

The phenomenal success of the TV series "My Sunshine" has propelled Tang Yan, a veteran actress of Haofeng Film & Television, to the forefront of public opinion this winter.

It's quite dramatic, actually.

Since Haofeng launched the King and Queen Supreme Cup on Weibo, Tang Yan, one of the four earliest female employees in the company, has never been able to reach the top.

Seeing that even a junior like Zhao Liying had held the diamond-encrusted throne, it would be impossible for Tang Yan not to feel a little wronged and anxious in private.

This year, the immense popularity of "My Sunshine" finally gave her the opportunity to redeem herself.

Not only will it fulfill her dream of the throne, but it will also allow the four actresses who accompanied Li Feng from humble beginnings to complete the loop of all being crowned queens at the Weibo Night!

……

Behind every blockbuster product lies the desperate struggle of its competitors.

Seeing that "My Sunshine" had completely captured the female traffic and discussion on the entire internet in the TV drama field, Tencent Video, whose content lifeline had been cut off, naturally would not let go of this opportunity to fight back.

Since we can't beat you in the TV series field, then Tencent will make a movie version!

This was also a minor flaw left by Li Feng back then.

Several years ago, when Li Feng was buying up online novel and female-oriented content copyrights, he only purchased the TV adaptation rights for these major external female-oriented IPs that were not under Haofeng Literature's control.

Li Feng has never believed that a long, entangled romance novel for female readers, which relies heavily on everyday details to drive the plot, could achieve any box office miracles on the big screen.

The film's mere two-hour runtime is simply insufficient to fully explore the delicate and complex emotional arc between the male and female characters.

Tencent Video, thinking it had struck gold, quickly announced the project launch of a movie version of "Silent Separation" this month!

Not only was the budget approved at over 100 million, but the male lead was also played by Huang Xiaoming, a veteran Chinese-American actor, while the female lead was played by Bai Baihe, whom they have been promoting recently.

In this great show, Huang Xiaoming, who is always shrewd and good at dealing with people, also very smoothly slipped his own personal stuff into the cast list.

His beloved wife is also on the list, playing the second female lead, He Yimei.

To be honest, Huang Xiaoming had previously made quite a few private messages to Haofeng's higher-ups in order to promote his young wife.

He even hinted on several occasions that he would switch to Haofeng Film and Television if he could get his wife to join "Running Man" as the second female MC.

But it's clear that Huang Xiaoming overestimated himself and seriously underestimated Li Xin.

Which senior executive at Haofeng Film and Television Department would dare to make such a foolish mistake?

Should we put a second female MC in Running Man to steal the spotlight from Li Xin, this "grandma"?

Do you really think that girl is a pushover with a good temper?

Not to mention her group of girlfriends who play the game "Link Link," a group that is said to be very popular with Li Feng.

If Lao Han really does this foolish thing, then with a little whispering in his ear, he might have to retire early as the director of the film and television department.

Therefore, before the cooperation could even be presented to Li Feng, it was subtly rejected by Lao Han.

……

Meanwhile, in Xiapi, northern Jiangsu, at Haofeng Film and Television City.

The chilly autumn wind swept across the North Jiangsu Plain, bringing a touch of coolness to this vast, real-life set.

However, due to Haofeng's unlimited investment, the filming activity in the entire film and television city continued to rise.

At this moment, two major film crews are conducting intensive filming side-by-side in different areas.

One is the historical drama "The Princess Weiyoung," in which Tang Yan plays the lead female role.

The other is "The Mystic Nine," Liu Shishi's first period suspense blockbuster after her return to the screen.

Since both projects are S-level big-budget productions by Haofeng Films, the filming locations were very close to each other.

During a rare break in filming, the two popular actresses, who are very close friends, met up in Tang Yan's nanny van.

The RV was warm and cozy, filled with the aroma of high-end fragrances and floral teas.

Liu Shishi, still wearing an exquisite period costume from the Republican era, leaned back lazily on the sofa.

She rubbed her slightly sore neck and said to Tang Yan beside her with amusement:

"Speaking of which, that house in the Mid-Levels of Hong Kong has now become a childcare center."

Tang Yan shook her head, somewhat amused:

"That's right. He really trusts that all those kids are put together."

Since they officially announced their comeback and joined film crews one after another.

Their respective sons, Li Maobo and Li Maochang, were naturally sent back to their luxury home in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong, where they were personally cared for by their parents, Old Man Li and Zhang Xiulan.

Today, the hillside mansion next to Li Ka-shing's mansion is now filled with Li Maozhen, Li Maosong, Li Maobo, Li Maochang, and Li Yuxin.

Four sons and one daughter, their cries echoing across different floors every day. Although they have dozens of top-notch nannies, caregivers, and private tutors providing meticulous care behind the scenes, it still looks like a daycare center.

At this point, Liu Shishi seemed to remember something and offered her congratulations:

"By the way, Tangtang, congratulations! You'll probably win Queen this year, and all of us have taken turns winning it."

Tang Yan sighed somewhat forlornly, "What's the point of taking it? It's just an empty title. But I heard... that the one on the first floor seems to be pregnant again?"

"As expected."

Liu Shishi shook her head with amusement. "Don't you know Yang Mi? She won't be content until she has a son."

"She's really energetic; she doesn't seem to get tired of fighting and grabbing like this."

Tang Yan sighed, looking somewhat lost. "I never thought about competing with her, but I'm already thirty-one this year, and I don't know how many more years I'll be pretty. I'm just afraid... in a couple of years when I'm old and faded, he won't like me anymore."

In private, they usually refer to Li Feng as "he".

Liu Shishi gently comforted him, "Don't overthink it. Although he's domineering outside, he still values ​​old friendships. Think about it, we've been with him for so many years, and we've never missed a week's shift."

"I'm just taking precautions," Tang Yan said, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Beauty fades and love wanes, Shishi. In a few years, when all those young girls who have been signed by the company come out one after another, I'm really afraid that we won't even be able to get a spot on the schedule to serve at the manor."

"Since you're afraid, why don't you learn from the person upstairs?" Liu Shishi blinked and teased.

"Didn't Da Zhang cultivate Xiao Zhang in advance because she was afraid of losing favor when she got pregnant? Look at her now, she's changed her junior college student status to a master's student at Jinan University, and she hasn't missed out on any benefits."

"You think I haven't tried?" Tang Yan rolled her eyes at her in frustration.

"We've signed so many young girls at Tangshi Film and Television in the past two years, but I've brought them over and hinted at it several times, and he hasn't even given one a second glance."

……

Two years ago, in order to appease the two actresses who had followed him the longest without official status, Li Feng granted them permission to jointly establish an independent studio called Tang Shi Film and Television. Apart from the 20% share held by the parent company Haofeng Film and Television, Tang Yan and Liu Shishi each held 40% of the shares.

Not only can they take control of their own projects, but they also have independent artist signing rights.

Yang Mi and Liu Yifei also enjoy this privilege.

However, unlike Liu Shishi, who hardly gets involved and is essentially a hands-off manager, Tang Yan, as the boss of Tangshi Film and Television, is extremely attentive to the discovery and training of new talents in the company.

"Shishi, can you take a look at these for me?"

Tang Yan took out a few photos from her handbag and laid them out on the coffee table.

"This is Zhong Chuxi. She's twenty-two this year, so she's considered a veteran in our company. She was only twenty when she signed with us. I even took her to Zijin Mountain, but the boss wouldn't even let her pour him a cup of tea."

Tang Yan pointed to two other photos that were noticeably more youthful: "These are two promising talents I recently discovered. This one is Meng Ziyi, he's twenty this year and a sophomore at the Beijing Film Academy. This one is even younger, named Zhou Ye, he hasn't even been to university yet, he's a complete blank slate."

"I'm going back to Nanjing the day after tomorrow to pay my boss's taxes. Who do you think he'd like to take with me?"

Liu Shishi ate a cherry and stared at the photo for a long time.

"This Meng Ziyi is alright looking. But he looks a bit... too refined and deliberate, with a somewhat heavy air of worldliness."

"As for Zhou Ye, he's too young; he doesn't really like eating green fruit."

"If I had to pick one..." Liu Shishi shook her head. "It seems like it would be difficult for him to like either of them."

"I know it's difficult. But let's try anything!" Tang Yan put the photo back into her bag, her eyes filled with determination.

"I'll take all three of them with me when I go backstage. The more people we have, the better our chances of winning!"

"What if he changes his taste this time and finds someone he likes?"