Quan Jiu smiled slightly.
The viewers in the live broadcast room seized on Wang Qiang's words, and soon, a news item about Nine once again hit the trending searches: The Vision of Nine, the Pride of the Nation.
As for the thousands of white "2" bullet comments during the live broadcast, they were recorded and reposted. Netizens even quickly made memes out of the bullet comments, representing the meaning of "absolute suppression."
Zhao Mai, the data analyst, presented a set of data, "Director Jiang, our super topic's visit volume has exceeded fifty million, and our official Weibo followers have also increased by more than ten million."
As the official Weibo for the crew, having tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of followers was considered very good traffic. In just one morning, an increase of over ten million indicated how explosive the traffic was.
This data made the crew members extremely happy. Even Wang Qiang swept away his earlier dejection, comforting himself: It's okay to lose, as long as the crew has enough popularity, there's nothing wrong with admitting inferiority to Nine.
So, he sincerely said to Quan Jiu, "Scriptwriter Quan, I underestimated you before. I apologize. You are truly amazing. I am honored to work with you."
Quan Jiu smiled, "Producer Wang is too kind."
Luo Cheng also stepped forward, "I also doubted Scriptwriter Quan's ability before. I was shallow. I apologize to you."
Quan Jiu smiled helplessly, "You two seniors are established figures in this industry. As a junior, I still have many shortcomings and need to learn from you. Please don't flatter me too much."
Wang Qiang and Luo Cheng felt a bit embarrassed. After Quan Jiu left, they were still sighing.
"The younger generation is formidable. Truly worthy of the title 'Nine God.' If I had her abilities, I'd be walking with my head held high," Wang Qiang said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Luo Cheng nodded, "She's like a breath of fresh air injected into the entertainment industry. Old Wang, I think this circle will be quite interesting from now on. This girl is no ordinary person."
Wang Qiang agreed and nodded.
At this moment, a photography staff member approached, "Director Luo, are we ready to take the costume photos?"
"Yes, yes, hurry up and take them." Luo Cheng followed the photography staff to get busy.
...
In the conference room, Wang Feifei was happily watching the gossip from her own crew, her eyes crinkling with amusement.
"Jiu Jiu, I think your name will be on the trending searches every day. The top ten trending searches will all be topics related to you," she said, showing her phone to Quan Jiu.
Quan Jiu smiled indifferently, "It will cool down in a couple of days. Trending searches are just for fun; don't take them too seriously."
Wang Feifei disagreed, "Traffic is king now. No matter how long the trending searches last, seizing this wave of popularity is the most important thing."
Quan Jiu thought for a moment and found it reasonable. She paused for a moment and then suddenly said, "I want to establish a management company."
Wang Feifei was taken aback, "A management company? Why do you suddenly want to establish one?"
Quan Jiu shook her head, "It's not sudden. I've been thinking about it since I embarked on the path of a scriptwriter.
The current entertainment industry is dominated by traffic. Many actors in the public eye may not have talent. Even if their acting is terrible, as long as they have fans, they can be praised to the heavens. These people only need to market their persona a little to earn sky-high remuneration. On the contrary, those who are hardworking, motivated, and capable are not seen by the public.
I want to establish a management company to cultivate a group of truly talented young artists. I hope that the artists I send out can change the strange phenomenon in the entertainment industry. Even if it's just to shake a corner of the iceberg, I will do it."
Wang Feifei looked at Quan Jiu intently for a long time before taking her hand and saying seriously, "No matter what you want to do, I will accompany you. Don't worry, I will definitely strive to become a main director, and I will bring every story you write to the screen."
Quan Jiu's heart softened. She had carried herself through most of her life alone. But now, having a friend like Wang Feifei supporting her wholeheartedly was truly heartwarming.
She hugged Wang Feifei and said softly, "Then I thank you in advance, Director Wang."
Wang Feifei immediately felt energized. She bustled out of the conference room, "I'm going to get to work."
As the door opened, she saw Xiao Qi standing at the entrance.
Wang Feifei asked strangely, "Xiao Qi? Is something wrong?"
Xiao Qi's expression was a little awkward, as if he had made a big decision. He peered into the conference room, "May I ask if Nine is inside? I want to talk to her."
Wang Feifei looked back at Quan Jiu. Jiu Jiu had never publicly revealed Nine's identity.
Quan Jiu put on her mask again and nodded at Wang Feifei.
Wang Feifei moved aside.
Xiao Qi took a deep breath and walked into the conference room, closing the door behind him. However, when his gaze fell upon the only person in the room, his movements froze.
Her beautiful eyes, like stars, looked at him with a gentleness like a flowing stream.
Xiao Qi, being good-looking himself, had been doted on since childhood and had seen many beautiful women. But this was the first time someone had made him lose his composure so instantly.
Wang Feifei teased, "Snap out of it. Stop staring, your eyeballs are about to fall out."
Xiao Qi's face instantly flushed red. He quickly looked away, stammering something he couldn't articulate.
Wang Feifei leaned closer, "What?"
"I said... I want to talk to Nine alone," Xiao Qi said, looking at Wang Feifei.
Wang Feifei was surprised, but seeing Quan Jiu nod in agreement, she didn't ask further. She opened the door and left, leaving behind a message, "I'll be right outside." If you dare to have evil intentions, I'll rush in and beat you to death.
After the door closed, Xiao Qi tentatively asked, "You are the Nine God, Nine?"
Quan Jiu couldn't help but smile, "Sit down. Just call me Nine. 'Nine God' is just everyone's nickname."
Xiao Qi couldn't hide his surprise. After sitting down, he looked at the table somewhat evasively, "The internet says you... I didn't expect you to be so young."
Quan Jiu smiled slightly, "I'm almost thirty, so I'm not that young anymore."
Only in her twenties. Xiao Qi was shocked. After a few moments, he seemed to gather his courage and looked at Quan Jiu, "I... I'm not good enough?"
It seemed he was still bothered by losing the male lead role. Quan Jiu gently comforted him, "You have your own strengths and what you're good at. It's not that you're not good enough, it's just that this role isn't suitable for you."
"I didn't... I didn't mean that." Xiao Qi couldn't quite bear her gentle gaze and looked away. "Do you... really like him?" He took out a piece of news he had found earlier.
Quan Jiu took a closer look and saw that the content was about her having an affair with Xing Di.
Quan Jiu chuckled, "Trending searches aren't always good things, it seems."
Hearing this, Xiao Qi understood. This was likely baseless.
He put down his phone somewhat awkwardly and said sincerely, "I really like your stories. I've watched all your previous movies and TV shows. I've even watched your debut movie more than ten times. The reason I came to audition for the male lead this time was because of you."
Quan Jiu was slightly surprised, then smiled faintly, "Thank you for your admiration."
"In order to compete for this male lead role, I can even recite the script backward. I... I really want to participate in the drama you wrote," Xiao Qi said somewhat eagerly.