In the next second, the sunny and gentle Qi Lin tilted his head, and he was suddenly clad in black chainmail, mounted on a black horse! Holding a prop spear from the set, the background had been digitally transformed into a battlefield.
Despite the slightly awkward effect due to the lack of a green screen, Qi Lin's striking appearance drew all attention to his face, making the viewers overlook the surroundings. This sharp contrast from a good boy to a little beast deeply struck the soft hearts of many young girls!
Most teenage girls let their judgments follow their eyes, and Qi Lin’s looks were undeniably captivating.
In just ten minutes, the video had garnered over 100,000 likes and more than 10,000 comments! The rapid boost was also due to the help from several big influencers who shared Qi Lin’s video.
Wang Xiaohua’s extensive network spanned various industries, and her connections were clearly paying off.
Qi Lin’s followers started to surge. After the video had been up for an hour, the likes had nearly reached a million, with over 30,000 comments and more than 20,000 shares! Qi Lin’s followers jumped to 300,000, gaining 100,000 in just an hour, yet this number still didn’t satisfy Wang Xiaohua.
She promptly posted the second transformation video. This time, Qi Lin started in a suit, gave the camera a 'charming' smile, and with a pull of his tie, transformed into the ancient general again!
After posting these two videos, Wang Xiaohua also recorded a simple introduction video with Qi Lin and uploaded it.
"Hello everyone, I’m Qi Lin. I’ve just joined Douyin. Please support me."
Such a simple statement received even more likes than the previous two videos combined, and the comments section went wild.
"Little brother, let me ask you a geography question. What’s your address? I can’t hold on much longer!"
"You crazy women, step aside. Qi Lin and I are secretly married. Move away!"
"The commenter above, you need help! Doctor, where’s the doctor? Quick, bring them back!"
"Can you post more videos? These few are not enough to...uh, admire, I mean to watch!"
Wang Xiaohua was clearly pleased with the buzz they had created. She expressed her thanks to the influencers and gave each a generous red packet.
Wang Xiaohua was meticulous and had a knack for making friends across all spectrums.
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Initially, Qi Lin and his team thought that the videos would just have a regular impact, but unexpectedly, they stirred up some trouble.
Coincidentally, a veteran actress from Hong Kong had been warming up for her debut on Douyin for several days, planning to join the platform on the same day. Though she wasn’t a top star, she had starred in many TV dramas back in the day when Hong Kong dramas were highly popular in mainland China. As a result, she held a place in many people’s childhood memories.
Just as she was excitedly expecting to dominate Douyin’s trending topics, Qi Lin’s videos stole the spotlight, pushing her to third place on the trending list. This imbalance immediately triggered her.
She posted a short video with indirect comments about the current low standards in the entertainment industry and how even those without real works could gain immense popularity.
She soon deleted the video, but it was too late. Some people had already downloaded and re-uploaded it!
Initially, people were speculating about who she was referring to, as many young stars nowadays fit the profile of having high popularity without substantial works. However, after some consideration, it became clear that she was targeting Qi Lin!
Because Qi Lin joined Douyin on the same day and was the only one who could have directly affected her rankings.
This quickly caught Wang Xiaohua's attention! After watching the video, she sneered and immediately changed Qi Lin's Douyin username to 'Qi Lin 【Tangshi Media】'. Then, she logged into her own Douyin account and directly tagged Qi Lin and the Hong Kong actress.
"Why? Is my brother bothering you?"
Wang Xiaohua had initially planned to announce that Qi Lin had joined 【Tangshi Media】 and become her artist at a press conference after his movie's release. But now, it seemed that if someone didn’t have backing, even any random person would dare to challenge them! She didn’t care if the actress was a so-called ageless goddess or a childhood memory, if she bullied her artist, Wang Xiaohua would make her pay!
By tagging the actress on Douyin, Wang Xiaohua made it impossible for her to pretend not to see it. Moreover, Qi Lin's fans were already flooding the actress's posts with abusive comments. The actress had underestimated the fighting spirit of Qi Lin's young fans! They flooded her posts with thousands of comments, forcing the platform to intervene and the actress to delete her posts.
The actress didn’t dare to lose her temper! She initially thought Qi Lin was just an unknown little fresh meat, a minor internet celebrity she could casually criticize. She even hoped to attract some anti-fans to support her. But she had no idea Qi Lin was part of 【Tangshi Media】 and his manager was Wang Xiaohua!
Had she known earlier, she wouldn’t have said those things. Hong Kong artists looking to make money in mainland China needed to respect the local rules and couldn’t afford to provoke a major company like 【Tangshi Media】. One word from them could send her back to Hong Kong penniless!
With no other option, she chose to apologize.
Meanwhile, netizens flocked to Wang Xiaohua's account to leave comments.
"Sister Hua, aren't you Huang Yi's manager?"
"What's up, Agent Hua? Have you switched sides?"
"I remember you were with 【Dongfang Media】. Did you change companies?"
In response to these questions, Wang Xiaohua posted a short video explaining the situation. In the video, she stated it was a normal job transfer, and she was now a manager at 【Tangshi Media】, with Qi Lin being one of her artists.
But netizens didn’t believe her! Everyone knew she used to be Huang Yi’s manager, and Huang Yi had a public spat with Qi Lin online. Wang Xiaohua's move was seen as 'defecting to the enemy'! If they didn’t dig out the juicy details of this story, they wouldn’t be able to sleep at night!
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Meanwhile, Huang Yi only now found out that Wang Xiaohua had become Qi Lin's manager! It wasn’t that Wang Xiaohua had deliberately hidden it; the news was just too recent. They hadn’t even known that Qi Lin had officially joined 【Tangshi】 and become a company artist!
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