enjoyebooks Chapter 119 The Era of Traffic Has Arrived Ahead of Schedule
Chapter 119 The Era of Traffic Has Arrived Ahead of Schedule
Chapter 118 The Era of Traffic Has Arrived Ahead of Schedule
This year, Sina Weibo completely crushed Tencent Weibo and Sohu Weibo, with its user base exceeding 2.5 million. It can be said that the entire nation has entered the Weibo era, so this year's "Weibo Night" was a grand event, inviting many celebrities.
However, the most exciting part was when Lin Feng and Yang Mi appeared hand in hand, and the cheers from the audience were noticeably louder and more enthusiastic than those for other celebrities.
"Lin Feng! Lin Feng!"
"So handsome! So handsome!"
"Yang Mi! Yang Mi!"
"So beautiful! So beautiful!"
Yang Mi thoroughly enjoyed this feeling, especially since she was walking the red carpet alone with Lin Feng this time. It felt fantastic, and she wished it could always be like this!
However, the thought of Lin Feng, this "womanizer," surrounded by so many women, and Yang Mi having to share him with so many women, made her so angry that she pinched Lin Feng, causing him to almost jump up in pain.
Lin Feng, enduring the pain, asked speechlessly, "Xiao Mi, what's wrong with you again? What did I do to you?"
"I was just pinching it for fun, so what? Is that a problem?"
"You're such an unreasonable woman! I'll teach you a lesson tonight!"
"Bring it on! Who's afraid of who!"
Even the host, Xie Na, couldn't help but exclaim, "I was wondering which big star has arrived! It turns out to be the most handsome Lin Feng and the most beautiful Yang Mi! They've made the scene shine! The two of you are so sweet, you're even flirting with each other! Please take a photo together!"
At this moment, another host, Liang Yongbin, introduced Yang Mi, saying, "Last year, Yang Mi's drama 'Palace' became a huge hit across the country, and its theme song 'The Power of Love' topped multiple music charts. Her movie 'Mysterious Island' also grossed nearly 100 million yuan. Now she has established her own studio. 2011 was truly a very fruitful year for her!"
After introducing Yang Mi, Liang Yongbin continued, "As for Lin Feng, there's no need to say more. He was the hottest star last year. From 'Palace' to 'Buddha Mountain,' then to 'Love is Not Blind,' and finally 'The Legend of the Banquet at Hongmen,' his TV dramas had explosive ratings and his movies were box office hits. He's absolutely an indisputable top star!"
At this moment, Xie Na chimed in, "Yongbin, you know what? I've actually watched Lin Feng grow from a newcomer to the big star he is today!"
"How do you explain this?"
"Lin Feng is an artist under our Mango TV. He came to Happy Camp to promote his first drama, Meteor Shower. At that time, he was still a bit shy and inexperienced. Later, he became more and more charming and had more and more star quality. He came to Happy Camp for his second drama, Meteor Shower, and then Palace.
Oh, actually I auditioned for the female lead, Chu Yuxun, in "Meteor Shower"! What a pity, otherwise I would be walking the red carpet with Lin Feng today!
"It's such a pity, but thankfully it is, otherwise 'Meteor Shower' might not have been so popular!"
"What are you talking about! If I were Lin Feng's leading lady, it would only make him even more popular!"
By this time, Lin Feng and Yang Mi had finished taking photos together and arrived at the interview area. Xie Na then asked, "Lin Feng, if I had been your leading lady back then, would you be even more famous than you are now?"
"Absolutely! It would be my honor if you could play my leading role, Sister Na!" Lin Feng joked with a smile.
"You're obviously not being sincere. I'd better ask Mimi instead. Do you think I'm suitable to be Lin Feng's leading lady?"
Yang Mi, standing next to her, wasn't so polite. "Sister Na, I'm Lin Feng's leading lady now. It's not appropriate for you to ask this question in front of me, and besides, you seem to be a bit too old!"
"Are you old? Haha!" Xie Na pretended to be hurt.
At this point, another host, Liang Yongbin, seeing that the commotion had subsided, interjected and asked, "Lin Feng, this is your first time attending the Weibo Night event. How do you feel?"
"You're very excited and looking forward to it."
Do you usually use Weibo?
"I'm usually busy with work and rarely check Weibo... um..." Lin Feng suddenly realized this was Weibo Night and quickly corrected himself, "What I meant was that no matter how busy I am with work, I check Weibo all the time. I check Weibo from dawn till dusk every day. It's not only a bridge for me to communicate with my fans, but also an important channel for me to get information. Yes, I check Weibo all the time!"
Yang Mi, who was standing next to him, couldn't stop laughing. She even punched Lin Feng because she didn't expect him to have such a funny side.
On the other side, Xie Na burst into a magical laugh, twice as loud as everyone else's. "Lin Feng, I didn't expect you to have such a strong comedic talent! Why don't you stay and we can co-host? I think we've got our first trending topic for tonight!"
Xie Na's guess was right this time. Lin Feng's hilarious excuse not only had the fans at the scene laughing non-stop, but it also landed him the first trending topic of the night: "The real Lin Feng rarely uses Weibo, but the fake Lin Feng uses Weibo all the time!"
At this moment, Liang Yongbin, who was in charge of controlling the event, said somewhat awkwardly, "Our awards ceremony is about to begin. Please take your seats, everyone."
In such large-scale award ceremonies, seating arrangements are very important because a celebrity's seating arrangement reflects their status. In the future, celebrity fans will often fight fiercely over a single seat. Lin Feng and Yang Mi were sitting on the side of the first row, with entrepreneurs and major capital tycoons in the middle. Next to Lin Feng was Li Na, who won the French Open last year and became the first Chinese athlete to win a Grand Slam singles title.
There isn't much interaction between the entertainment and sports circles. Lin Feng likes football and basketball, but isn't interested in tennis. He gave a brief greeting but didn't have much interaction with Li Na.
Li Na had never seen such a handsome male celebrity before. Moreover, Lin Feng was different from other effeminate male celebrities; he had a sunny and healthy feeling about him, a feeling that seemed more like that of someone from the sports world than the entertainment industry. His temperament was too good, and she couldn't help but glance at Lin Feng a few times.
Even Zhang Liangying, the singer behind Lin Feng, was completely captivated by him. Her eyes were practically glued to him, and she was even thinking about adding him on WeChat later.
Not to mention women, even Yi Jianlian, who was diagonally opposite Lin Feng, glanced at Lin Feng a couple more times. It was the first time in real life that Yi Jianlian had seen a man who was even slightly more handsome than him.
In this atmosphere, the entire "Weibo Night" awards ceremony began.
"Tonight's online gala—Weibo Night—is to comprehensively and deeply review the 'most popular and influential' individuals, enterprises, and works on Sina Weibo across all sectors of Chinese society in 2011."
During tonight's event, we encourage all guests to actively participate by posting on Weibo. Before the event concludes, we will rank participants based on the number of times their Weibo nicknames are mentioned (Weibo popularity) and ultimately select tonight's "Weibo King" and "Weibo Queen".
Meanwhile, our big screen will also display real-time rankings at different times. We encourage fans at the venue and those watching on TV to actively like and support us!
The event continued, and the host, Liang Yongbin, introduced: "Next, please look at the big screen. All the guests who came today have really responded to our call to post on Weibo. We ranked them according to the number of times they were mentioned, and finally determined the King and Queen of Weibo tonight."
The current rankings are as follows: the top three male celebrities are Lin Feng, Chen Kun, and Cai Kangyong.
Host Xie Na continued, "The women are Yang Mi, Zhang Liangying, and Yao Chen. Keep up the good work, everyone!"
At this moment, the large screen displayed:
Male celebrities: Lin Feng's popularity score is 386 million, leading by a wide margin, while Chen Kun has 82 and Cai Kangyong has 26. The difference is too big. One person's popularity is more than the other two combined, or even more than three times their sum.
Female celebrities: Yang Mi has a popularity value of 112 million, Zhang Liangying has 76, and Yao Chen has 68. The difference between the female celebrities is not much, and they can still pass the test.
However, some celebrities at the scene were not happy to see this, especially Chen Kun, whose data was not even a fraction of Lin Feng's. He couldn't even control his expression and looked livid. Although he didn't care about being the "Weibo King", he was still unhappy to be humiliated by Lin Feng like this.
Cao Guowei, the president of Weibo, who was sitting in front, was well aware of this. He quickly instructed the backstage staff, "What's going on with Lin Feng's data? Although I say Lin Feng is the king of Weibo, this can't be done so blatantly!"
"Boss, this data is all accurate; we haven't altered it!"
"Oh, but we also need to give other celebrities face, so they'll be more willing to come back for future events!"
"Understood, I'll reduce Lin Feng's data later!"
"What do you know?! Why do you insist on suppressing Lin Feng's data? Why don't you boost the data of other stars more?! Idiot!"
"receive!"
Next came the actual distribution of prizes. At this point, the "Weibo Night" still had some substance, unlike later when everyone received an award, and it became increasingly superficial. As the number of people receiving awards increased, it became more and more difficult to name the awards. It must have been tough for the organizers; they probably wore out the Chinese dictionary!
What are excellence, role models, attention, strength, quality, and breakthroughs?
What influence, new force, appeal...?
What's most popular, most anticipated, and most talked-about of the year...?
What international performance, international influence...?
Are there any differences between these names? The award names are really diverse. It seems that any good adjective can be used as an award name, with more than 30 different kinds.
After a few more smaller awards were presented, Lin Feng and Yang Mi won the Weibo Most Influential TV Drama Actor and Actress awards respectively, and the two once again joined hands to take the stage together.
Host Liang Yongbin continued the interview, asking, "Last year was a very successful year for Raymond Lam. What are his new moves now?"
Lin Feng briefly stated, "Next year, there will be a TV series, 'Swords of Legends,' starring Yang Mi and me, and a movie, 'Double Exposure,' starring Fan Binbin and me. Oh, and there's also the movie 'Painted Skin 2,' which will be released soon."
Host Liang Yongbin: "We're all really looking forward to it, but not next year, it's this year, it's already 2012!"
Another host, Xie Na, then asked, "2011 was a very successful year for Yang Mi's career; she's known as the 'Little Fox' who works tirelessly." What are her plans for the new year?
Yang Mi's answer was appropriate and humorous: "I did do a lot in 2011, but whatever the achievements, I'll leave them in 2011. If the world hasn't ended in 2012, I hope I can do even better."
Host Liang Yongbin: "No way! The world will definitely get better and better!"
The host, Xie Na, continued, "The next question is a very troublesome one, but it's written down and we have to ask it."
Now that your career is thriving, it's good that your love life is blossoming too. Could you reveal when you're planning to get married?
Yang Mi didn't answer immediately. Instead, she glanced at Lin Feng and said jokingly, "Well, I'm not in a hurry. I have to listen to Lin Feng! Because he's my male lead."
The host, Xie Na, asked curiously, "Lin Feng, what do you mean by this?"
Lin Feng gave a vague answer: "The world is about to end, and she still hasn't married herself off."
"What nonsense!" Seeing Lin Feng's attempt to evade the issue, host Liang Yongbin changed the subject, saying, "Let's all sort out our own problems first, and I wish you a sweet and happy new year."
Now let's take a look at the King and Queen rankings on Weibo:
The male competitors are still Lin Feng, Chen Kun, and Cai Kangyong, but Chen Kun and Cai Kangyong are catching up very quickly and the gap with Lin Feng isn't that big anymore! Everyone needs to keep going; nothing is certain until the very end.
Host Xie Na continued, "The women are Yang Mi, Zhang Liangying, and Yao Chen. The competition is fierce, so keep up the good work!"
Meanwhile, Weibo Night would like to remind everyone not to drink excessively while queuing, not to drink and drive after queuing, and that posting on Weibo is strictly prohibited at the event. After posting, please do not leave your phone lying around to avoid loss!
On the big screen at the scene, the male celebrities' popularity scores were: Lin Feng 586 million, Chen Kun 452 million, and Cai Kangyong 356 million.
Female celebrities: Yang Mi has a popularity value of 512 million, Zhang Liangying has 436 million, and Yao Chen has 428 million.
The real data from the backstage is true only for Lin Feng; the data for other celebrities has been significantly inflated, a fact that everyone, including their fans, is well aware of.
"We've helped our brother get so many votes, how come Chen Kun and the others have caught up and even narrowed the gap!"
"Weibo is shameless, they don't even care about such obvious vote rigging. But no matter how much they rig it, we Bee fans will still crush them!"
The awards ceremony continued, and the next award, "Most Influential Director on Weibo of the Year," went to Feng Xiaogang. He was away filming "Back to 1942" and did not attend the event, but delivered his acceptance speech via video.
The "Most Popular Film Producer on Weibo This Year" award went to Yu Dong of Bona Film Group, for his film *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate*.
It truly shone brightly.
Host Liang Yongbin: "Next is a question from netizens to Yu Dong. 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' has become the hottest topic of discussion on Weibo during the New Year's season. Are your proposed 'three no' principles' (no fighting back, no verbal abuse, no ticket price increases) a competitive tactic?"
Yu Dong: "The other film producer we are competing with (Zhang Weiping) is good at utilizing release schedules. I think that by the end of the year, Chinese films should present more programs to the audience, and the film industry should unite. In fact, there are only a few companies, and everyone is competing for these few domestic films. I hope that everyone's box office will be good by the end of the year. This year's film performance is very good!"
I think Lin Feng's "Love is Not Blind" is absolutely a dark horse in the history of world cinema. I even think it could apply for a Guinness World Record for having the highest return on investment at the box office.
Host Liang Yongbin: "Now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense, because we will indeed be awarding a Guinness World Record today, and it's related to our Weibo! Mr. Yu, please continue."
Yu Dong: "I think our film industry should be more united and cooperative. Bona has cooperated with all our friends."
Host Liang Yongbin: "Applause, thank you! We hope the Chinese film industry can flourish. Next, we would like to extend our warmest welcome to Wu Xiaohong, the first Guinness World Records adjudicator for Greater China; Cao Guowei, President of Weibo; and Lin Feng, to present this Guinness World Record that belongs to Lin Feng and Weibo!"
This Guinness World Record is for Lin Feng's "birthday message" posted on December 31, 2011, which received tens of millions of comments. This was a birthday gift from his fans, and this "birthday gift" has now successfully won the Guinness World Record for "most comments on a single Weibo post".
This is not only the ultimate recognition of Lin Feng's personal charm, but also a double affirmation of the power of fans and official authority. Therefore, Weibo Night specially arranged this award ceremony for Lin Feng. This is not just about Lin Feng alone; it has become a grand event for the Weibo platform, Guinness World Records, and even the entire social media industry. Under the focus of many media outlets, we witnessed this historic moment together.
When Lin Feng solemnly received the Guinness World Records certificate and medal from Wu Xiaohong, the first Guinness World Records adjudicator in Greater China, he shone brightly.
Even though Guinness World Records may become commonplace in the future, right now they are absolutely unique in the entertainment industry, and everyone is extremely envious, wishing they could take their place.
Even Yang Mi, who was in the audience, thought Lin Feng on stage was so handsome that she was so excited that her heart was racing and she wanted to make love to him right now.
"Lin Feng, your achievements are remarkable. You have not only won the hearts of millions of fans, but also demonstrated a positive interaction between idols and fans in a record-breaking way, which will undoubtedly become a new trend in the future."
Your Weibo post is not only the best in China, but also the best in the world. We look forward to your continued success and wish you all the best! Wu Xiaohong's words were full of praise and anticipation.
"Thank you! This is more of an honor for my fans!" Lin Feng's response was calm, but he deeply felt the weight of his fans' love.
He knew he had the power to influence countless people; a single Weibo post could attract hundreds of thousands or even millions of comments and likes. Hu Shan had even calculated that the value of just one of Lin Feng's Weibo posts was enough to reach a staggering 100,000 yuan, which was undoubtedly real wealth.
Meanwhile, this collaboration between Guinness World Records and Weibo marks the official opening of the world's most authoritative record certification organization to Chinese social media.
This not only pioneered record verification on Chinese social media, but also brought a richer and more diverse content experience to netizens and customers.
Weibo President Cao Guowei could not hide his excitement: "Congratulations to Lin Feng on receiving this honor, and thank you for the recognition and cooperation from Guinness World Records."
Weibo is full of interesting people and events, which coincides with the spirit of Guinness World Records and provides endless possibilities for cooperation between the two parties.
The combination of Guinness World Records' authority and Weibo's global influence will undoubtedly bring even more exciting developments to the future.
After the interview, when Cao Guowei stepped down from the stage, he pulled Lin Feng aside for a private chat and specifically expressed his gratitude: "Lin Feng, your influence has brought a large number of new users to Weibo. We will definitely promote your Weibo post and the Guinness World Record certification very much."
Lin Feng is currently one of the most popular celebrities, and he has just won the Guinness World Record for "most comments on a single Weibo post," so he has naturally become a favorite of Weibo.
However, this is far from enough.
Cao Guowei continued to tell Lin Feng, "In order to better serve celebrities, we will soon launch the Weibo Celebrity Power Ranking, which is a comprehensive ranking of celebrities based on indicators such as the number of reads, interactions, social influence, and popularity on Weibo."
Cao Guowei didn't think much of it, but Lin Feng knew that this "Celebrity Power Ranking" would be the root of all evil that would usher in the "Era of Traffic"!
Lin Feng just didn't expect that this feature, which was supposed to be launched in 2014, would be launched two years earlier. Could it be that the "era of traffic" is coming sooner than expected?
Lin Feng also offered some suggestions, such as: multiple interactions from the same account should only be counted as one interaction.
Multiple reads by the same account will only count as one read; the purchase of flowers with "admiration points" will be changed to a monthly free gift for members; and even the "admiration points" will be canceled to prevent the fan circle from becoming so chaotic in the future.
However, how Weibo will operate in the future is another matter. After all, companies pursue profits. At this point, Cao Guowei continued, "At the same time, our research found that fans' attention to you continues to rise. They often search for your related content on Weibo and have formed a fixed circle of communication."
Therefore, we plan to launch a new feature that allows people with shared interests to gather together and create a dedicated space for communication, further enhancing the connection between celebrities and fans.
"Weibo Super Topic?" Lin Feng asked incredulously. Isn't this the celebrity Super Topic he knew from his previous life? Weibo has another new feature!
This feature seems to have been officially launched in 2016 because of Lu Han's popularity, making Lu Han the first celebrity in China to open a Super Topic community and ushering in a new era of "Celebrity Super Topics".
Unexpectedly, with its rise, Weibo is not only preparing to launch the "Celebrity Power Ranking" ahead of schedule, but also considering developing "Celebrity Super Topics". It seems that the "traffic era" is really about to arrive ahead of schedule!
Lin Feng seems to have taken away too many honors that belonged to Lu Han, and seems to be going further and further down the path of becoming a "top star".
"Super Topic? That's a great name, we'll use it, and we sincerely invite you to be its first creator." Cao Guowei's words were full of anticipation.
"Of course, I will definitely cooperate fully, and I also thank Weibo for its support."
Lin Feng readily agreed. Even if the "era of internet traffic" was inevitable, maximizing profits and maintaining a good relationship with Weibo was undoubtedly the wisest choice.
The awards ceremony was nearing its end when Yang Mi went on stage to sing her solo single, "Daydreaming," and she sang it really well this time.
As Yang Mi stepped off the stage, Lin Feng asked curiously, "How come you sang so well this time?"
"I was lip-syncing, what did you think?"
"Oh! I knew it."
Lin Feng's smile and raised eyebrow immediately broke Yang Mi's defenses. She glared at Lin Feng and said fiercely, "What kind of expression is that? With the equipment and conditions here, not only am I lip-syncing, but everyone here is lip-syncing, including Wang Feng and Zhang Liangying."
"I didn't say anything!"
"..." Yang Mi pinched Lin Feng again.
"Are you a dog today? Why are you pinching me all the time!"
"If I were a dog, I'd bite you!"
At the end of the awards ceremony, "Next, we have two more important awards to announce: the most popular Weibo King and Queen. Let's watch the big screen together."
Host Liang Yongbin: "The results are as follows! Lin Feng and Yang Mi won the Weibo Night King and Queen awards respectively."
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On the big screen at the scene, the male celebrities' popularity scores were: Lin Feng with 886 million, Chen Kun with 726 million, and Cai Kangyong with 626 million.
Female celebrities: Yang Mi with a popularity value of 828 million, Zhang Liangying with 768 million, and Yao Chen with 686 million.
Host Xie Na: "Our King is Lin Feng, and our Queen is Yang Mi!"
Host Liang Yongbin: "Please welcome these two to the stage! Please welcome the winners of last year's Weibo Night King & Queen awards!"
Mr. Cai Kangyong and Yao Chen presented the awards to the two!
They will each receive a brand new Lenovo IdeaPad U300s ultra-thin laptop. Congratulations! Two generations of King & Queen posed for a photo together.
Host Xie Na: "Thank you! Thank you Lin Feng, Yang Mi, and also thank you Cai Kangyong and Yao Chen."
Although the Weibo Night awards ceremony has ended, the celebrity social scene is just beginning. Many celebrities, including sports stars, have added Lin Feng on WeChat or obtained his contact information. After Li Na obtained Lin Feng's contact information, she praised him, saying, "You have the temperament of an athlete. If you want to learn tennis, you can contact me!"
After adding Lin Feng on WeChat, Zhang Liangying enthusiastically recommended him, saying, "Lin Feng, I sing very well. Let's sing a duet sometime!"
After adding Lin Feng on WeChat, Yi Jianlian immediately said, "Lin Feng, I heard you really like playing basketball. Let's practice sometime!"
In the end, Lin Feng couldn't tell who was who anymore. Fortunately, when he went to sleep, he didn't sleep in the wrong place. That night, he gave Yang Mi a good beating.
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