Chapter 722 - 494: Event Warm-up

Behind Wu Mu, Shu Mei was also stunned.

The treatment my brother gets is truly unique; not only do they offer money, but they also cooperate and provide resources for promotion?

Not to mention someone like Lu Yao, even Mo Mo and Zhao Xue, those national-grade celebrities, probably don’t get this kind of treatment.

Wu Mu was surprised, Shu Mei was shocked, but the X executive Fan Gaowen was quite clear in his thinking.

Their Weibo Night has considerable influence, but this influence is mostly temporary; it’s bustling when held, but a few days after it’s over, no one pays attention anymore. People just see it as a spectacle, no one really regards their Weibo Night as a classic ceremonial event.

Their Weibo Night wants to become a truly influential ceremony that lasts; it needs to have memorable points that can make people remember and frequently recall later.

And Wu Mu’s song is what they believe might achieve this.

Of course, it’s also because Wu Mu is truly strong and popular; regardless of how many haters he has online, or how many people criticize him, no one can deny the quality of his work, not to mention he has a bunch of die-hard fans who adore him.

"Anyway, we’ve already planned to give money; there’s no need for airs. Six million is given, twelve million is also given."

Fan Gaowen thought calmly.

X showed great sincerity and confirmed that the charity project they are coordinating with is not just a trivial matter. Wu Mu thought about it and agreed to the deal, "Alright, let’s use that song; contact my manager for the details."

Having settled the matter, Wu Mu hung up the phone and arrived home.

"Brother Wu, Mei, be careful on the way back. It’s been a tough few days. Finish up the current tasks, then take a two-day break; back to work the day after tomorrow." Wu Mu addressed Shu Mei and manager Shi Wu, who were still with him.

Shi Wu nodded, chatted a bit about plans for the day after tomorrow, and then left.

But Shu Mei lingered on, waiting until Shi Wu departed, yet still stood there without moving.

"Mei, what’s up?" Wu Mu curiously looked at her.

Shu Mei met Wu Mu’s gaze, a bit guilty, but quickly composed herself, coughed twice, "Cough, cough, boss, do you have time during these two days off?"

Wu Mu: "...You’re not also planning to invite me for dinner, are you?"

"Of course!" Shu Mei affirmed confidently.

Humph, Sun Yueqing and Lu Yao calling was definitely not just for dinner, it’s obvious they have ulterior motives towards her brother!

Join the battle for her brother!

If they can invite, why can’t Shu Mei invite!

Without Director Lin, why can’t she, a former major fan, now the second manager and assistant of the company, also a wealthy woman, become the bad woman pursuing her brother!

Wu Mu looked at her speechlessly, but after a few seconds, simply agreed, "Sure, I’m free."

"When then..." Shu Mei, excited inside, wanted to confirm the specific time, but as she finished her sentence, she saw her brother directly turn around and head outside.

"I’m free right now, haven’t had dinner yet, let’s go."

Eh?

Shu Mei froze with her head tilted.

This isn’t the kind of dinner she wanted!!

...

While X was offline concentrating on invitations and confirming the event schedule, they were also busy online, directly starting the official announcement and warm-up for the event.

X Night: [The 22nd Annual X Night is officially slated for March 25, 2024! Star-studded lineup, exciting show starting, come and guess this year’s guest lineup!]

With splash screen cover and notifications pushed, the official account post immediately attracted considerable attention and discussion.

"This year’s X Night is pretty late; isn’t it usually held in February?"

"No choice, New Year’s is late this year, so it got postponed."

"Guest lineup? I guess there’s one with the character ’Gou’, and top stream whose first two characters have collapsed."

"Top stream whose first two characters have collapsed with ’Gou’ in the name? It’s so hard to guess which celebrity you’re talking about, I have no idea who, but I bet there’s one that likes to reap fans and puts on a face for the audience, some two-character top stream."—

"This is hilarious, X Night, the lineup surely has Wu Gou, with how often he trended last year."

"Indeed, with Wu Gou’s trending frequency last year, not including him would make X Night incomplete."

The initial comments section was filled with spectators and bystanders, and Wu Mu’s name was undoubtedly frequent.

After all, regardless of the criticism, people can’t deny Wu Mu’s popularity last year, and his trending frequency was a notable step above other celebrities.

Everyone thinks, inviting anyone else is possible, but not inviting Wu Mu is unthinkable.

But soon, differing opinions emerged, ready to step on faces.

"Ha, that’s not necessarily."

"Whether that guy will appear depends if he can get the X King; if he doesn’t win it, does he even have the face to be present?"

They are Wu Mu’s haters and fans of rival celebrities.

X Night has not been held for the first time; it’s been many years, ordinary viewers might not know the details, but they are familiar with the routine.

The lineup for these events typically includes one or two top directors and veterans to hold the stage, then some national-grade stars to support, these top figures in the industry won’t all attend just for one event.

Next are various stream celebrities, first and second-tier actors and singers who need X exposure will be quite complete and won’t usually miss it.

But the premise is they should not be humiliated by rivals.

Every year’s X Night content is about reviewing the previous year’s X trending topics, hot events, and awarding various hot topic awards, such as the annual movie, annual musician, annual best group, etc.

Among them, the most prestigious awards are undoubtedly X King and X Queen.

These are the awards for the most popular male and female celebrities on the X platform last year, representing the most popular male and female celebrities on X for that year.

If celebrities are sure they won’t win these two awards, many simply won’t attend to avoid being humiliated by rivals.

According to the selection criteria, X King and X Queen are chosen based on last year’s highest popularity and most trending male and female celebrities.

From this standard, Wu Mu seems to be deserving?

After all, his trending frequency last year was notably higher than other celebrities.

But coincidentally, X King isn’t determined solely by popularity; there’s also a fan voting component, and according to X voting rules, fan votes carry significant weight in the evaluation.

Sure, they might not compare with the trending frequency, but in terms of fan voting... with that guy’s reputation and fan activity, will anyone vote for him?

Their chance has arrived!

Wu Mu’s haters and rival fans excitedly prepared to rub their hands.

Finally, after a year, their awaited opportunity had come!

In Beijing, Han Yan, a Wu Mu fan, while still at work, felt her phone repeatedly vibrating after X’s official announcement.

She took out her phone and saw it was the various Wu Mu hater groups and rival fan groups she joined, all mentioning everyone.

At first, she didn’t understand what was happening, but after browsing for a while, she quickly realized, sneakily moving closer to her best friend Zhang Li with her phone.

"Lili, look, there’s some fun again!"

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(The book title reverted to the original name.)