The scary thing about Yang Hao's cash back system is that it really attracts traffic, rather than just brushing up votes.
It makes people inadvertently pay attention to Yang Chaoyue through various channels and vote for her.
While it will increase Yang Chaoyue's votes, it will also bring her a certain proportion of active fans.
With the effectiveness of the cashback system, Yang Chaoyue's Weibo followers have suddenly increased by hundreds of thousands in recent days, and her popularity on Weibo has also risen by several places.
The production team of Produce 101 monitors the votes of contestants in the background. Yang Chaoyue's votes suddenly increased, and the production team soon discovered it.
"Director Long, the votes for contestant Yang Chaoyue have been growing very fast recently, and she seems to be on the way to surpassing Meng Meiqi and Wu Xuanyi." The staff immediately reported to Long Danny.
“Did a rich person spend money to buy the card?”
Danny Long was not surprised by the sudden surge in Yang Chao's monthly votes.
Others may not know Yang Chaoyue's identity, so how could she not know?
Yang Chaoyue is Yang Hao's contracted artist. It is normal for Yang Hao to spend some money to ensure his artist advances.
"According to the feedback from Penguin Video, those who voted for Yang Chaoyue seem to be real active users, not those who bought cards to vote."
Long Danny was surprised to hear from his subordinates that the votes were cast by active users.
If all the votes were spontaneous ones from active users, then Yang Chaoyue’s real popularity would be a bit scary.
Is the variety show "Produce 101" really going to produce a superstar?
"Have you figured out why so many users suddenly voted for Yang Chaoyue?" Long Danny continued to ask.
"According to the comments in the background, many users were attracted by Yang Chaoyue's videos."
"Many comments mentioned the koi girl, as if they really liked Yang Chaoyue's koi character."
As he was talking, the staff member handed a data report to Long Danny.
This data report provides a detailed analysis of the surge in Yang Chao's monthly votes.
"Interesting!" After reading the data report, Long Danny seemed to understand something.
It should be the team of Yang Hao's company who helped Yang Chaoyue to hype herself up, which caused her popularity to skyrocket.
Long Danny had heard of "Koi Girl" before, but he didn't take it seriously.
Now it seems that this "koi character" is very popular.
"Let our team cooperate with the other party in hyping up the product and make the title of Koi Girl known to everyone." Long Danny instructed his men.
Talent show variety shows are meant to be a mutual achievement between the contestants and the program. If Yang Chaoyue becomes popular, it will be a huge benefit to "Produce 101", and Long Danny knows this very well.
At this time, Long Danny felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have modified Yang Chaoyue's contract separately.
Alas! Yang Chaoyue is really famous, and 80% of the profits belong to Yang Hao.
Thinking of this, Long Danny suddenly felt a little heartbroken.
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Time passed quietly and it was the end of August.
At the end of the summer vacation, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2", directed and acted by Baoqiang, was finally released.
This movie took a year and a half from filming to release, which is really slow. But since it was Baoqiang's first time as a director, it's understandable that he was not very efficient.
As the investor of this film, Yang Hao was personally invited by Brother Baoqiang to attend the premiere of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2".
But at this time Liu Yifei was about to give birth, and Yang Hao had no time to attend the premiere, so he politely declined and stayed with Liu Yifei.
Liu Yifei is 37 weeks pregnant and is ready to give birth.
Accompanied by Yang Hao, Liu Yifei was admitted to a private hospital.
In the United States, money is God. The specifications of luxury intensive care units are comparable to those of star-rated hotel suites, and nurses come to check on the wards every two hours. If a pregnant woman has any emergency, she or he can get treatment immediately.
Liu Yifei is in the entertainment industry and has read many scripts, in which plots such as heavy bleeding during childbirth, difficult labor, and the need to save the mother or the child are often mentioned.
Because of this, as the due date drew closer, Liu Yifei became increasingly nervous.
Because of nervousness, Liu Yifei has been distracted frequently recently, and her teeth, which were often exposed in the past, are much less visible now.
"Fei Fei, it's okay, don't worry. This is the best private hospital in Los Angeles. There will definitely be no problem." Yang Hao held the other's hand tightly to comfort her nervous heart.
"Yeah!" Looking at Yang Hao sitting next to her, Liu Yifei felt a little more at ease.
Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Yang Hao saw a puddle of water under Liu Yifei.
"Could it be that my water broke?"
"Nurse~nurse..." Yang Hao shouted loudly and pressed the emergency call button on the bedside.
"Yang Hao, will something happen to me?" When the time came, Liu Yifei became even more flustered. She grabbed Yang Hao's hand tightly, her face turning pale.
"What's the problem?" Less than 2 minutes after the emergency button was pressed, a blonde nurse wearing a mask walked in quickly.
"Don't panic, it's just the water that broke. It will take at least a few hours before the actual birth. It may take even more than ten hours."
"Let the pregnant woman lie down first and don't move. I'll go call the doctor." The nurse was very experienced. She lowered her head and glanced a few times, and roughly understood the current situation. She gave some instructions to Yang Hao and Liu Yifei before walking out.
After a while, several doctors came, examined Liu Yifei's body, and then pushed Liu Yifei into the delivery room.
Although with today's medical technology, giving birth is no longer a journey to the gates of hell, Yang Hao is still worried about Liu Yifei.
Time passes by every second, and waiting is the most painful.
"Woo~Wuwa~Wuwa..." Yang Hao, who was anxiously waiting outside the delivery room, suddenly heard bursts of baby's crying coming from inside.
"Congratulations, Mr. Yang, mother and child are safe." A nurse came out first and reported the good news to Yang Hao.
After a while, Liu Yifei was also pushed out in a cart.
Because it was a natural birth, Liu Yifei did not receive any anesthesia, so she was awake at the time, but her face was pale and her body was a little weak.
"It's a boy!" Liu Yifei said weakly.
"Well, Feifei, you are awesome!" Yang Hao stretched out his right hand and gently stroked Liu Yifei's pale cheek.
Hearing Yang Hao's words, Liu Yifei smiled.
This smile is very beautiful, like satisfaction, joy, and happiness...
Although natural childbirth is painful, recovery is really fast. Liu Yifei was able to get out of bed and walk around in just three or four days, but it would take several months or even half a year for her figure to recover.
Seeing that Liu Yifei was basically fine, Yang Hao took her back home.
Liu Yifei held the baby in her arms, and they took many family photos, freezing this memorable moment in a two-dimensional photo album. "Honey, what do you think we should name the baby?" Liu Yifei was also a first-time mother, and she held the baby awkwardly, but a happy smile was revealed on her face.
"How about calling me Yang Fei?"
"Yang Fei? Is that the "Fei" in my name? After all, he's a boy. Isn't it too feminine?" Liu Yifei said with a frown.
"It's 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils', which contains a different catchphrase, 'fei', the 'fei' in 'fei'." Yang Hao hugged Liu Yifei affectionately and explained patiently.
"Oh!" When she heard the word "fei ye, fei ye", she understood that it was this "fei".
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Liu Yifei said happily, leaning in Yang Hao's arms.
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After Liu Yifei gave birth, Yang Hao stayed by her side for almost ten days.
Until this day, Chang Hongsong, the president of Tiangong Yicai, called.
"Boss Yang, the special effects for "Witch" are finished. Would you like to come and see the results?"
After hanging up the phone with Chang Hongsong, Yang Hao looked at Liu Yifei with some embarrassment.
During the phone call just now, Yang Hao did not avoid Liu Yifei. She heard it clearly and knew that the special effects of "The Witch" were completed and Yang Hao needed to return to China.
"My dear, if you are busy, please go back to China first. I will stay in the United States for a while. When I am in good shape, I will come back to find you."
Liu Yifei knew that "The Witch", a film with an investment of 500 million yuan, was a serious matter. She did not make any unreasonable demands and directly advised Yang Hao to return to China.
"Well, Feifei, you should stay in the United States and cultivate yourself. The drama "Zhu Xian" is waiting for you to play the ethereal Lu Xueqi."
While saying this, Yang Hao subconsciously glanced at Liu Yifei's figure, looked her up and down, and shook his head.
To be honest, Liu Yifei's body shape has changed a lot since she gave birth to her child. She has become a lot stronger.
Especially the breasts and hips, which are several sizes larger than before.
Yang Hao suspected that the Fairy Sister who used to be so ethereal might never be able to return.
I’m afraid that I will really become “Liu Yifei” in the future.
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Come to the Tiangong Yicai conference room.
"Mr. Ci, why are you here too?" Yang Hao was surprised to find that China Film Chairman Ci Peikang was also there in the conference room.
"China Film is an investor in The Witch after all. Now that the special effects are finished, I naturally have to take a look."
This is a big production with a budget of 500 million, and it's a movie that will be released worldwide. If the special effects are a mess, it would be a slap in the face of China Film Corporation. How can he, as the helmsman of China Film Corporation, feel at ease if he doesn't come to take a look?
"Okay, Mr. Chang, let's start." After greeting Ci Peikan, Yang Hao turned to Chang Hongsong and said.
Soon the lights in the conference room dimmed, and Chang Hongsong asked the staff to project the special effects images in the computer onto the large screen in the conference room through a projector.
Swords flashed, sand and rocks flew, the earth was torn apart, and the full moon was in the sky...
One special effects scene after another was shown in a rapid succession, leaving the viewers dazzled.
The most difficult thing is that these images are very realistic and there is no sense of incongruity at all.
"It's so exciting. It's really exciting." Many people present had read the script, and when these fighting special effects were introduced into the movie script, many people present felt very excited.
"Pa pa pa..." After the special effects clip ended, applause broke out in the conference room involuntarily.
"Is this really produced by the Chinese Special Effects Company?" Ci Peikang's face was full of disbelief after watching these special effects shots.
Huaxia’s special effects have always been ridiculed as 50-cent special effects in the circle.
Ci Peikang also felt that there was a huge gap between Chinese special effects and those abroad. He never expected that there was such a powerful special effects company hidden in the imperial capital.
"Mr. Ci, you have seen all these finished special effects pictures, why don't you believe that this was made by a Chinese company?" Yang Hao said with a smile as he looked at Ci Peikang's shocked expression.
"That's amazing, Yang Hao, how did you find this special effects company?"
If it wasn’t for Yang Hao’s “The Witch” asking Tiangong Yicai to do the special effects, Ci Peikang had never heard of this company.
"Tiangong Yicai has existed in the imperial capital for many years, but as for film and television special effects, you should understand that the general environment in the industry now is to superstitiously believe that foreign products must be better than domestic ones."
"They would rather spend more money to produce special effects abroad than leave the opportunity to local companies."
"It is for this reason that the splendor of natural craftsmanship has been buried in the imperial capital."
"It was by chance that I discovered that this special effects company was quite capable, so I gave the special effects for "The Witch" to this company."
After listening to Yang Hao's explanation, Ci Peikang remained silent.
It is said that the Chinese film market is becoming more and more prosperous, but at this moment, Ci Peikang realizes that Chinese films still have a long way to go.
"Once the movie "The Witch" is released, I think the brand of Tiangong Yicai will be well-known in the circle. By then, China's special effects should get better and better." Looking at Ci Peikang's gloomy face, Yang Hao comforted him.
After hearing what Yang Hao said, Ci Peikang nodded in agreement, and then said, "I am really happy today. I have personally witnessed the rise of Chinese special effects. I will treat you later, and everyone must get drunk before leaving."
From the series of changes in Ci Peikang's expression just now, Yang Hao could feel that Ci Peikang was a real filmmaker who was genuinely happy for the rise of Chinese special effects.
"Well, it's not often that I get to drink Mr. Ci's wine, so I am lucky enough to have it today." Yang Hao continued jokingly.
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Because there were no projects on hand, Yang Hao spent the next few days in a very relaxed and carefree manner.
Yang Hao was lying on the soft big bed at home, reading the latest gossip news in the entertainment industry on his mobile phone.
At this moment, a voice message from Guan Xiaotong suddenly arrived on WeChat.
"Brother Yang Hao, do you still remember me?" The voice was soft and had a deliberate clip tone.
Oops! Seeing this message, Yang Hao slapped his head suddenly, and suddenly remembered that he and Guan Xiaotong had an agreement.
I checked my phone and found that today was September 9th, and the agreed time had arrived.
The military training at Beijing Film Academy lasts about half a month. Judging from the time, Guan Xiaotong should have just finished the training.
"Xiaotong, I forgot to congratulate you. Now you have been admitted to the Beijing Film Academy and you are my junior sister." Yang Hao quickly replied with a voice message.
"Thank you, senior brother." As soon as Yang Hao sent the voice message, the person on the other end of WeChat replied immediately. It can be seen that Guan Xiaotong must have been squatting in front of the phone waiting for his reply.
"Senior brother, what are you doing recently?" Guan Xiaotong asked with concern.
"Brother, are you preparing for a new project?" In fact, Yang Hao is not doing anything now. The reason why he said he was preparing for a movie was that he wanted to hook Guan Xiaotong.
"Are they projects like "Legend of Fuyao", "Ashes of Love", "The Son-in-law", "Ghost Blows Out the Light", "Princess Agents", "Ode to Joy", and "Zhu Xian"? "
When listening to Yang Hao talking about the project, Guan Xiaotong responded faster.
Seeing the speed of the reply, Yang Hao knew that he would be able to catch another black bass this time. (End of this chapter)