Brother Chicken is still young

He was very clear about what Jiang Han wanted to do.

When the meme "Chicken You're Too Beautiful" first became popular in his previous life, Cai Xukun treated it as a joke by his haters and issued a lawyer's letter warning online.

But it was to no avail, and the situation continued to escalate.

Netizens' enthusiastic creations have turned singing, dancing, rapping, and playing basketball into trending topics in the new era.

Jiang Han is well aware of Cai Xukun's current situation.

On the surface, the entire internet is making fun of his memes.

Three out of ten trending topics are related to him.

But for Cai Xukun himself, the overwhelming amount of fan-made content and memes felt like a knife to his body.

The child is too young to distinguish between black and red and true red.

Jiang Han had seen this in his previous life and knew that Cai Xukun was initially overwhelmed by this wave of public opinion.

It took me several years to learn to make peace with myself.

What Jianghan needs to do is shorten this section of the road.

"Call Cai Xukun and ask him to come to the company tonight," Jiang Han said to Shen Qingning.

Shen Qingning was about to leave when she heard this and stopped: "He didn't record tonight?"

"We'll be moving into the shed tomorrow, tonight is perfect."

After Jiang Han finished speaking, he added, "Don't make a fuss, just call him to the small conference room alone."

Shen Qingning nodded in agreement.

At 7 p.m., Cai Xukun appeared at Xingyue Media.

He arrived somewhat reserved. When he met a staff member in the elevator, the staff member smiled at him, and he bowed his head and said, "Hello, teacher."

He only breathed a sigh of relief when he opened the door to the small conference room and saw Jiang Han leaning back in his chair playing on his phone.

"President Jiang," Cai Xukun called out to him.

"sit."

Jiang Han placed his phone face down on the table and casually unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, pushing it towards the table.

Cai Xukun sat down and placed his hands on his knees.

He wasn't wearing makeup tonight, and his eyes were a bit dark, clearly indicating he hadn't slept well.

Jiang Han observed for a few seconds before asking, "How much have you seen in the last two days?"

"I didn't dare watch the whole thing," Cai Xukun said.

"Every time I turn on my phone, all I see is that action. Even my cousin took a screenshot and asked me if I'd recently switched to comedy."

"So what are you thinking?"

"I'm just feeling a bit unwell."

Cai Xukun paused, then spoke even softer, "I prepared that introduction for a long time."

"I really wanted to show everyone what kind of person I am, but now I've become a laughing stock."

"Who said it's a joke?"

"What else could it be but a joke? I opened the comments section, and nine out of ten were laughing."

"Just laugh."

Jiang Han turned on his phone and showed it to him.

"How many celebrities in the industry do you think can have their names constantly trending on social media and be imitated by everyone? Count them."

Cai Xukun looked at the screen without saying a word.

Jiang Han continued, "Go ask those newcomers who debuted and nobody knew them if they want this kind of popularity."

"Wouldn't you like to walk through the airport one day and have a crowd of people at the exit, all holding up their phones to take pictures of him? You've only been on one episode of a show, and you've already received this kind of treatment."

"But they came to film me making a fool of myself," Cai Xukun said.

"They already remembered you when they took your picture." Jiang Han pulled his phone back.

"When you go on stage, the first thing the audience does is not to listen to how you sing, but to find your memorable moments."

"If your face, your actions, and your words can be remembered, you've won."

"Traffic doesn't discriminate based on your looks. It discriminates based on whether you have the ability to make people stop and watch."

Cai Xukun looked up: "But I didn't prepare this self-introduction to become material for a meme."

"I know," Jiang Han said.

"But you can't let it weigh you down forever. Online friends will get bored after a couple of days. What will remain is the person you know."

"Then what should I do?" Cai Xukun asked back.

"Just be yourself. Don't delete or reply, and definitely don't send a lawyer's letter."

"The more you hide, the more they'll try to hide."

"The more seriously you put into your next performance, the more the audience will judge you based on your skill."

Jiang Han paused for a moment, then said, "What you should be doing right now isn't reading the comments, but practicing your song for the next episode. Do you understand?"

Cai Xukun was silent for a few seconds, then nodded: "I understand."

"Don't be too tense. The first step to becoming famous is to be criticized. The big stage comes later."

"But I still feel a little uncomfortable," Cai Xukun said honestly.

"That's normal, everyone goes through this."

Cai Xukun finally gave a faint smile: "Thank you, President Jiang!"

"What are you thanking me for? We'll talk about it when you get into the next ranking." Jiang Han waved his hand.

"Go to the practice room, someone will watch you practice until midnight."

Cai Xukun stood up, bowed to Jiang Han, and turned to leave.

Jiang Han watched the door close and let out a soft sigh.

Chicken Bro truly wants to be an entertainer.

A few days later, the new rankings for "Idol Training Camp" were announced.

Cai Xukun is in first place by a wide margin, with more than double the number of votes as the second-place finisher.

The production team pushed his previous few episodes to the homepage overnight, and the number of views soared across the board.

His fan club has also been reorganized.

This time, it's no longer just scattered meme-playing; there are now serious fan site administrators and content creators.

The name Cai Xukun firmly landed at the very center of the traffic pool.

Jianghan did not interfere further.

He handed this line over to Shen Qingning to keep an eye on, and then turned around to take on the matter of "The Wandering Earth".

I got a call from Guo Fan; post-production has been completely wrapped up.

The entire film is now just waiting for approval before a release date can be set.

"President Jiang, we've got this movie in the bag."

Guo Fan's voice was a little hoarse, but he couldn't suppress his excitement.

"You should have told me you could finish filming," Jiang Han said.

"It's not that filming is finished. It's that screenings are scheduled."

Guo Fan said, "The A-class screenings directly allocated by the cinemas are all locked in prime time slots in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen."

"The national screening rate is much higher than we expected."

"That's more like it." Jiang Han smiled.

"They were pleased with Nezha last time, and this time, seeing that Xingyue Media is among the investors is more effective than meeting and talking ten times in person."

"I really didn't make many trips," Guo Fan remarked.

"We used to beg for screen time, but now people come to us with contracts to discuss it."

"President Jiang, this change is a bit unreal to me."

"You'll be real on the day of the premiere."

Guo Fan laughed for a while on the other end of the phone before finally remembering the important matter.

"President Jiang, we'll start our roadshow next week, with the first stop in Jingzhou."

"My main creative team is all here, Mr. Jiang, would you like to come?"

"I think I won't go. The theaters have already given their answer regarding the box office."

"But we filmmakers always feel uneasy without you around."

Guo Fan told the truth.

Jiang Han thought for a moment: "I can sit at the first stop, but don't make me go on stage."

Guo Fan was delighted: "Great! I'll save you a seat."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Han stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office.

The lights of the southern city are shining brightly outside the window.

The Wandering Earth was made with people he personally selected and money he invested in.

No one can guarantee anything when it comes to box office performance.

But one thing will never change: theaters will no longer dare to underestimate the films he releases.

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