Collapse of Propriety and Music
With the popularity of the Nine-Turn Large Intestine still going strong, Xu Yi plans to capitalize on this momentum and film the sequels.
Xu Yu reviewed the recording again, initially worried that he wasn't capable enough to produce a good program.
However, after watching it, she realized that her Boss's abilities were terrifying. Just a casual sentence could create a good show effect. She didn't need to do any editing; she didn't need to cut a single frame. She could just send it out directly!
Just as Xu Yu to upload the video, the Du Corporation announced its latest short drama production.
"Superstar appearances, eight-figure production budget, and a million-dollar theme song!"
Within just half an hour of the news breaking, the short drama climbed into the top 30 of Douyin's Trending Search, firmly suppressing the popularity of the show "Actors Please Take Your Place".
After a resounding victory, Du Rufeng was freed from the gloom of the past few days and seemed to have regained his former glory, immediately holding a celebratory banquet.
"To be frank, I've said it all, the company's success today is not only due to everyone's hard work, but most importantly, it's because of my effective management!"
"Our short drama became a hit, but does that mean we can be complacent? Are there no problems?"
"That's the problem, but we need to investigate further to determine exactly what it is!"
Du Rufeng sat in his Boss's chair, pontificating loudly. The people below listened to Boss nonsensical literary ramblings, drowsy and full of resentment.
The Boss is right, but you'd better not say anything yet.
The Boss's intention in holding a celebration party is good, but you'd better not have the same intentions.
Bang bang bang!
Du Rufeng banged hard on the Boss's desk.
"Look at all of you, so lazy and undisciplined! What kind of behavior is this?"
"Without my leadership, could you have achieved such outstanding results?"
"Do you think my money grows on trees? If I don't make money this time, you won't get a single penny of your wages!"
Seeing that everyone was not very interested, Du Rufeng snorted coldly.
Upon hearing about wages, everyone finally perked up a bit.
"Boss, there are so many companies making short dramas now, the competition is fierce. To be among the top 30 is already far beyond the industry standard."
"I don't care, you have to figure something out!"
Du Rufeng shrugged, seemingly possessed by a pressure monster, and directly put pressure on his employees.
You don't care?
You don't care about your grandma's legs!
If you don't care, then at least pay our salaries!
The cattle and horses cursed under their breath, but could only grimace and try to think of another solution.
"Boss, how about we increase the budget and hire a few more well-known singers to sing the theme songs to generate more buzz?"
"I have no money!"
"Boss, how about we hire our Actor to film some funny skits to break into the mainstream and grab some new viewership?"
"Nobody's here!"
"Boss, why don't you appear on camera yourself and create a contrasting persona? It's all the rage these days for rich people to pretend to be poor. If you went to the Supermarket entrance and picked up trash to play the victim, you'd definitely go viral!"
No way!
They won't pay, they won't give anyone, and they won't even make themselves look ugly or lose face.
How can this generate buzz and attract traffic?
The audience doesn't owe you anything, why should they give you views?
The employees were completely speechless.
"Look at the stupidity of you all! All I'm doing is withholding your money and your people, don't you have any other options?"
"Those online celebrities and livestreamers, they're incredibly popular just because they have a mouth, why don't you learn from them?"
Du Rufeng slammed his fist on the table with a deafening roar, his dislike for his employees growing stronger with each passing day.
The employee sat meekly on the ground, cursing again.
Can these online celebrities and livestreamers compare to the online celebrities and livestreamers?
If they were truly capable, would they need to live under someone else's roof and suffer humiliation here?
I should have slapped Du Rufeng Big-Mouth Slaps long ago!
"I knew you guys wouldn't be up to it; I'll have to figure something out myself!"
"This company can do without anyone else, but it can't do without me!"
Du Rufeng said smugly.
The employees were moved to tears.
How can they become as shameless as Du Rufeng?
"You do this first, then this, then that..."
Du Rufeng did a series of actions, casually filming a few videos that he thought were incredibly cool, and then had them promoted online.
After a surge in traffic, it landed right at the top of the daily Douyin popularity rankings.
Douyin's popularity rankings are divided into many types, including Hourly Ranking, daily rankings, weekly rankings, and monthly rankings.
Among these, the competition on the Hourly Ranking is the most intense.
Countless entertainment companies, ordinary people, and even regular users could potentially make it onto this list.
The competition is so fierce it's practically bloody.
But in Du Rufeng's view, it was no big deal at all.
With his status as the company Boss and his status as a super-rich tycoon, breaking into the Hourly Ranking is a piece of cake for him.
"Boss, the Hourly Ranking have been settled!"
Just then, the assistant walked in.
"What's my ranking? Did I jump to number one as soon as it was released?"
Du Rufeng said.
The assistant shook his head.
"If it's not first, then is it second?"
"It can't be second, it can't be third, fifth, tenth... Could it be that it didn't even make it into tenth?"
"How can people these days have such no taste?"
Du Rufeng roared, unable to sit still any longer.
Are today's audiences blind?
Waaah, this society is so full of malice towards the rich.
"Boss, you should see for yourself!"
"Nonsense, of course I want to see for myself. Do you think I don't have eyes?"
"I'd like to see what the audience really likes to watch these days!"
Du Rufeng snatched the tablet.
"Shouldn't the highest art form be ranked first?"
"If it's not high art, it should at least be a popular element, something by a superstar, right?"
"If you're tired of seeing superstars, then it should be a well-made short drama or dance, right?"
"Holy crap, what the Nine-Turn Large Intestine '? And what the heck is 'simp training goddess'? How come three out of the first ten are Xu Yi? What the heck is that?"
"I didn't even make the top 30? Are today's audiences blind? Do they have no aesthetic sense? Do they have no brains?"
Du Rufeng cursed and complained, so angry he almost fainted.
Finally, after flipping through three pages, he found his video at the very end of the Hourly Ranking.
It has to be said that the aura of being a billionaire is still useful. Even if a rich person farts, a bunch of people will fawn over them. Not to mention Du Rufeng's video, even if it's bad, it's still better than farting.
"Looks like some viewers do know what they're doing. Let me see my comments!"
Du Rufeng glanced at the employees present, relieved that he hadn't completely lost face, and eagerly opened the comments section.
"The most popular comment must be praising me for being handsome and dancing well, saying I'm practically the epitome of a male god, right?"
"If I'm not a male god, then you should say I have a great body; I'm practically the ideal boyfriend."
"Not the best boyfriend? I don't care if other men are envious and jealous."
"What do you mean the streamer is being awkward and dancing uglier than a monkey? What do you mean my second uncle, even if he were to go through rigor mortis in his coffin, could jump out and wiggle around better than me?"
"Do you guys even know what a male god is? Do you even know what the charm of high society is?"
"We're already being generous by letting you dance, and you're still being picky?"
Du Rufeng was completely broken down.
Especially when he opened the top few videos on the Hourly Ranking and saw the screen full of comments praising Xu Yi, he was completely devastated!
What's wrong with this society? It's completely broken down!