Chapter 799 - 393: Charleston Dance in Progress

Chapter 799: Chapter 393: Charleston Dance in Progress

Now that the precise data was out, the fact that Second-Life Star’s active membership was truly on par with Uku’s was far more convincing and shocking than any previous speculation.

「Penguin Film and Television」

Huang Zhen, of course, learned of the news immediately. So, he wasted no time in calling the person in charge of *Joyful Years*. The moment the call connected, he ordered, "We need to get *Joyful Years* finished as soon as possible."

He knew Second-Life Star was gaining momentum, but he believed it was all a castle in the air. Once *All is Well* finished its run, that castle would come crashing down.

And he planned to make their castle in the air collapse even faster.

This time, the upstart had caused a lot of trouble for him and iQiyi. It was already threatening to become a spoiler in the two platforms’ race for supremacy. Therefore, they had to hit this spoiler hard, and fast.

And *Joyful Years* was the weapon he intended to use against Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television.

Regardless of what show they planned to release next, as soon as *Joyful Years* was ready, he would launch it immediately.

’This show will definitely crush them.’

He had already coordinated with iQiyi. Penguin would launch one wave of suppression, and iQiyi would launch another. Two waves should be enough to put Second-Life Star back in its place.

They would absolutely not allow a third party to spoil their race for the top spot.

Just as Huang Zhen finished making his arrangements, his assistant rushed in. "President Huang, you have to see the latest update for *All is Well*!"

This caught him by surprise. "What update?" he asked. "Haven’t today’s two episodes already been released?"

The assistant replied immediately, "It’s not an episode. You’ll understand when you see it."

Frowning, Huang Zhen opened the Second Life Star Film and Television Network website. He clicked on *All is Well* and saw that, indeed, a new video had been updated right after the list of VIP episodes.

It wasn’t an official episode, but a behind-the-scenes video with the title: "An Internal Exposé: The Unfiltered Genius of Chen Jincheng."

Huang Zhen wasn’t the only one; many people noticed that *All is Well* had been updated with this new video.

Seeing a title like that, anyone who didn’t know better might think Second Life Star Film and Television Network was about to leak some scandalous video of its own boss, Chen Jincheng, for a publicity stunt.

But when people clicked on the video, they were left completely dumbfounded.

The video consisted entirely of a dialogue, but its content was astonishing.

"Boss, about what’s being said online... it seems the industry isn’t optimistic about *All is Well*. They’re much more bullish on *I’m Taking My Dad to Study Abroad* and *My Biological and Stepfather*. But you seem so sure *All is Well* is going to be a hit."

"And what’s your opinion?"

"I’m a little lost..."

"Sun Ji, you’re capable and experienced. But sometimes, you can’t just rely on experience. The times are changing, the market is changing..."

"This is the era of short-form video. The film and television industry needs to start looking at shows from the perspective of a short-form video user..."

"..."

"Do you know why I’m so certain *All is Well* will be a hit? Because it caters to the tastes of the short-video audience."

"It has points of resonance... Topics like favoring sons over daughters, mooching off parents, and caring for the elderly. On Tiao Yin, the view counts for these three topics are currently over 5 billion, 4 billion, and 7 billion, respectively."

"..."

"And another thing... ’mama’s boy’ has 8.5 billion views, and ’independent woman’ has 16.7 billion."

"..."

"Now, let me tell you why I deliberately drew the attention of iQiyi and Penguin Film and Television to *I’m Taking My Dad to Study Abroad* and *My Biological and Stepfather*—to trap them into buying those shows."

"...If that show doesn’t bomb, I, Chen Jincheng, will wash my hair while doing a handstand."

"..."

"Do you know what young people in this short-video era are like? They’re a rebellious bunch. If they disagree with something, they’ll fight it. The thing they hate most is being preached at or guilt-tripped. Just look at the view count for topics opposing that kind of moralizing—it’s in the top three across the entire short-video industry."

"..."

Holy shit!

Everyone who saw the video was completely stunned, especially the industry insiders it had attracted.

Oh my God!

It was like Chen Jincheng was clairvoyant! Everything he said had hit the nail on the head; he had predicted the audience’s reaction perfectly.

Crucially, the video confirmed that he had intentionally trapped iQiyi and Penguin Film and Television, and that his confidence stemmed from this very analysis.

People even went to check the traffic for the topics Chen Jincheng had mentioned, and it was exactly as he’d said.

This was on another level.

That line—"If that show doesn’t bomb, I, Chen Jincheng, will wash my hair while doing a handstand"—was delivered with the kind of absolute authority of a king surveying his domain.

Was there really anyone else in the film and television industry who would dare to so confidently declare which show would bomb and which would be a hit, and then make arrangements based on that prediction?

’Was the video just recorded?’

Many people had the same thought. Otherwise, how could anyone be so unnaturally gifted?

After all, Chen Jincheng was just an internet celebrity, a total amateur who had switched careers. It made no sense that he could show up and completely shatter the rice bowls of the industry’s professionals, did it?

Just then, Sun Ji’s final line played: "Hello, everyone. I’m Sun Ji, the head of the film and television department at Er Shi Xingchen. You all must be thinking our boss said all this after the show had already aired, right? The truth is, this was filmed before we even purchased *All is Well*. I actually uploaded this video to my Weibo back then, but I had it set to private. I’ve just made it public, so feel free to go and check."

His words sent a flood of people rushing to Weibo.

The numbers grew larger and larger.

They searched for Sun Ji and, sure enough, found an account named ’Sun Ji of Er Shi Xingchen’.

They clicked on it and, as promised, saw the video.

After checking the timestamp, everyone was dumbfounded.

It was real.

’In other words, Chen Jincheng had actually predicted the exact outcome of all three shows back then and devised a strategy to buy *All is Well* while trapping the other two platforms?’