The era of top influencers that started with illiteracy

Chapter 73: I'll contribute more than him!

The first episode of Kiwi's "King of Comedy Stand-up Comedy Season 2".

Real-time bullet comments:

[Ahhh! They're here! The sons and dads are here! +999 likes]

[The King of Destruction marches forth! Not a blade of grass will survive! +899]

[Wow, am I seeing things? Everyone's here to see Shen Jian? +66 likes]

[No way, where did he get so many fans? +12 likes]

[To the person in front: Don't talk nonsense. I'm not his fan; I'm here to laugh at him! +200 likes]

[I'm your tour guide! I'll take you on a tour of Shenyang! Sign up! Likes +999]

[Haha, this is hilarious. +99 likes]

[A bunch of haters, what if my son advances? +56 likes]

[I just saw someone say he can advance, and I laughed. +899 likes]

[...]

The show had only been going on for five minutes.

Almost half of the discussions were about Shen Jian.

There are a few other guests' names.

However, it will be overshadowed by a large number of bullet comments.

Kiwi Building.

Content Department.

At this moment, Ma Dong and his team were watching the backend data.

A brand new work has been launched.

Different positions have different focuses.

The platform wants a large user base, while the program wants more advertising from Google Ads.

As for Ma Dong himself, as the director of the content department, he wanted even more.

The show had now reached the first round of the stand-up comedy competition.

Not long after, the contestant in the video called out Shen Jian's name.

Immediately afterwards, the curve of the background data began to rise sharply.

The number of active bullet comments and the peak number of viewers all began to surge.

The analyst on the scene suddenly asked in surprise, "What's going on this season? How come the data has already reached last year's single-period peak right from the start?"

Typically, the viewership ratings and curve for a single episode of a program will rise from low to high, and then decline near the end.

Except for a few special cases, this is the general trend.

After all, variety shows are different from TV dramas. TV dramas are updated daily, so they need to pay more attention to the average number of views per episode.

Moreover, variety shows only release one episode per week on average.

Therefore, more attention will be paid to the peak value of each stage of the trend within a single period.

At this moment, Shen Jian walked onto the stage, touching his pants as he argued that this was not the time to sweat.

The entire screen was completely flooded with comments.

[Pfft~ Holy crap! Hahaha!]

[OMG, the opening was amazing! This part is hilarious!]

[Something's wrong! Something's very wrong!]

[Wow, this is awesome! 666!]

[Haha, this is hilarious!]

[Why do I find him kind of cute?]

[Damn, what if I start to like it later?]

[No, how can he say it so well? This isn't the Shen Jian I know!]

My face hurts! My face hurts so much!

The barrage of comments was overwhelming, and user activity was at its peak.

"It's broken...it's broken last year's peak activity level!"

"Wow, who is this? So amazing!"

"Shen Jian, that internet celebrity from Douyin!"

"Holy crap, who hired him? This show's director is a genius! If they report these numbers, the advertising revenue for the next episode will at least double!"

The team members and technicians around him looked surprised.

Meanwhile, the helpful assistant reminded everyone:

"It wasn't the show's director who brought this person in; it was our CEO, Mr. Ma! He had his eye on Shen Jian from the start and insisted on having him come. I was quite surprised at the time, but it really worked wonders. I can only say that Mr. Ma is amazing! He has an incredible eye for talent!"

"Mr. Ma is awesome!"

"sharp."

The group all praised it.

And behind them was Ma Dong.

He was standing with his arms crossed, head slightly bowed, and a crooked smile on his face, looking as if he had nothing to hide.

I must say, my judgment is truly excellent.

Shen Jian did not disappoint him, and he did indeed create impressive data.

This also confirmed his conjecture.

This newcomer is definitely not someone to be underestimated.

"Mr. Ma, you're amazing! And Shen Jian is incredible too! His stand-up comedy was hilarious! He really advanced!"

Ma Dong smiled knowingly: "Xiao Wei, do you realize now? You still have a lot to learn."

Xiao Wei: "Okay, Mr. Ma, what's the next step?"

Ma Dong: "We'll have a meeting tomorrow to review the variety show projects we're going to record later and see if there are any suitable ones for him. We'll contact Yixin Entertainment as soon as possible and secure him."

Xiao Wei: "So how do we negotiate then? Should we ask for a quote first, or just give us a price directly? The main problem is that we don't know how much Shen Jian costs now."

Ma Dong: "No need. You can send it to them personally using my email address. It's a proactive invitation from the content director of iQiyi. That's much more sincere than a price quote."

Xiaowei: "Okay."

Ma Dong smiled confidently, feeling that the era of rapid growth for iQiyi's variety show segment was about to begin.

...

Meanwhile, in another building.

Tencent Video headquarters.

A woman in a professional suit with an air of authority is asking for information about the man on the screen behind her.

"Li Kun, is this Shen Jian someone who's solely focused on entertainment?"

The man named Li Kun nodded: "That's right, President Wang, this is Yang Tianzhen's newcomer."

Wang Juan frowned slightly: "Many artists from Yixin Entertainment have collaborated with our variety shows, and Wang Anyu has even been booked for the next season of 'Departure,' so why did you overlook such a newcomer?"

"Uh... as you said, he's a newcomer, and we had no idea he existed before," Li Kun said helplessly.

As the deputy director of Tencent's content department, I don't have much real power, but I face the most pressure in the entire department.

There's no way around it; their Director Wang is a notorious workaholic, and working under her is incredibly stressful.

However, since she took over, Tencent Video has never lost out in the competition among the major video websites.

Moreover, the variety shows that were the main focus this year were all quite good, making them the biggest winners.

Wang Juan: "We also have talk show programs with Xiaoguo Culture, like the ones Li Dan and his group produce, right? Why didn't we invite this person?"

"this……"

Li Kun felt like crying but had no tears left.

Can this matter really be so complicated?

He's not a god; how could he possibly know immediately if a newcomer has potential?

Moreover, Li Kun didn't think there would be any major problems with Kiwi this year.

Who would have thought we'd find such an oddball?

The first episode already achieved such explosive viewership ratings.

Their real-time data even surpassed that of their self-produced show, "Talk Show and Friends."

Wang Juan: "Go and contact them."

Li Kun: "Huh? Isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

Wang Juan: "Can't you analyze data? Look at their exaggerated user activity; they're all going for Shen Jian. Doesn't that prove anything?"

"But...which project should we ask him to participate in?"

"Think for yourself. If you can't figure it out, go to the various project teams and ask each of the directors. Push this person to them and see which one is suitable."

In short, no matter what you do, I want to see him on our project next quarter!

Li Kun was dumbfounded: "It's not like it's Mr. Wang, is it really that serious? Even if this episode is a hit, it doesn't mean he'll definitely become famous."

Wang Juan: "Whether it's popular or not isn't up to you to decide, it's up to the audience. And if Ma Dong takes a liking to someone, I, Wang Juan, will snatch him away!"

Go ask them, I'll approve the appearance fee. No matter how much Kiwi or Youku offers, our terms will be higher than theirs!

Li Kun: "!!!"