This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 586 - 404 Program Contact_2

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Chapter 586: Chapter 404 Program Contact_2

Originally, these people didn’t really care about idols dating, but this time they were a bit less in agreement.

"Why did he find someone with such a strong background to date? It’s unnecessary; he’s impressive enough on his own and doesn’t need others to provide him with resources."

"Right, and this kind with an official background doesn’t suit the image he’s always given off. His image isn’t compatible with the official vibe, and getting involved with it only creates a sense of distance for those who like him!"

They’re opposed too.

They support idols dating someone of equal standing, but relying on a wealthy woman is a no-go!

That would make it seem like their idol’s success relies on a rich woman, diminishing the satisfaction of his career achievements!

Career-oriented fans generally feel that someone like Mo Mo would be a more suitable match for their idol; both are celebrities, have great images, and the gap isn’t too large—a golden couple!

Hmm, Zhang Mengqi thought finding her celebrity girlfriend Lu Yao would be even more appropriate.

Following the career-driven fans, there are the look-focused fans, primarily gathered on Xiaohongshu.

Their attitude is more indifferent, like "Is the idol dating? Sure, go ahead, it doesn’t stop us from admiring the looks."

A face is a face, a person is a person—different things.

After the looks-focused fans, there’s the last group... the Korean girl fans.

Shi Wu appeared somewhat serious, "Boss, your South Korean fans are divided."

Hmm?

Wu Mu curiously looked at the report.

Indeed, they were divided.

Divided into two groups, one undoubtedly being the girlfriend fans who follow idols to fulfill their romantic fantasies.

They saw Wu Mu’s latest trending topic... The sky’s falling! The idol they love is dating! This is a serious breach of idol integrity! Unfollow and criticize him!

They were already criticizing fiercely in his South Korean fan community.

The other group was the mom fans.

There weren’t many mom fans for Wu Mu domestically, as someone who always seemed like a mental strength powerhouse isn’t easy for moms to adore, with only some slightly older fans fitting this category.

But among the Korean fans, because of his deeply ingrained image of being an adversary of the world, there were quite a number of mom fans instead.

Their reactions to Wu Mu dating were... it’s great, it seems like Wu Mu is finally stepping out of the shadows of the past, finally has someone he likes, although they’re not too familiar with who that person is, as long as she’s not a bad woman, it’s fine!

Then these two sides started arguing among themselves first.

Because of this matter, it even made it onto South Korea’s Twitter trending topics.

Shi Wu took this matter seriously, believing their boss’s overseas career is the primary development direction, and this kind of fan division undoubtedly poses a significant hindrance to overseas expansion.

Moreover, not to mention the reaction of international fans, even the atmosphere from fans they could visibly tally up was largely disapproving... however one looked at it, Wu Mu’s relationship revelation this time didn’t seem too sensible and might even affect Wu Mu’s career development.

This kind of impact isn’t just verbal, it’s concrete.

"Boss, a few companies that were initially seeking your endorsement have slowed down their contact efforts following this incident, clearly intending to wait and see how things unfold."

"Oh." Wu Mu nodded, "Take note of their names, and if they still want me for endorsements later, add 5 million each to their fees."

Shi Wu: "..."

Fans?

Why depend on them?

Depending on fans means being influenced by them, just like this time. If he truly relied on fans, even dating might require some hesitation.

Now, it’s just right; he was thinking of ways to cool things down and wash it all out, but now he doesn’t have to look for an opportunity anymore.

Wu Mu wasn’t concerned about it at all.

After understanding the aftermath of the relationship revelation, Wu Mu still had plenty of things to do.

Such as the Weibo Night preparation team that came visiting.

The leading event manager Fan Gaowen was very polite, "Mr. Wu Mu, we’re here to invite you to participate in our Weibo Night event after the New Year. I’m the main coordinator responsible for this event on our platform, Fan Gaowen."

Beside them, a hint of surprise flashed in Shi Wu’s eyes. The Weibo invitation to their boss wasn’t unexpected, but for the main manager to personally visit for an invite was a bit surprising.

It wasn’t just about event participation. "Additionally, we’d like to invite Mr. Wu Mu to perform on stage as a warm-up guest—sing a song or perform some program."

Fan Gaowen invited Wu Mu for a performance as well.

For this, they offered a price of 6 million.

Six million?

Shi Wu was even more surprised. Wu Mu’s usual quotes for various programs typically start at 5 million per episode, adjusting based on the program’s specific duration and difficulty.

Logically, for an event like Weibo Night, celebrities usually reduce the fee to participate, yet Weibo was offering more money?

This...it seems like Weibo values their boss quite a bit?

Shi Wu found it odd, but this oddity didn’t prevent him from continuing to test the waters for a higher bid, along with addressing the most crucial point.

"Who will be the Weibo King for this Weibo Night?" Shi Wu asked directly.

Every year, Weibo Night features a variety of awards, like Person of the Year for Cultural Influence, Event of the Year for Influence, etc., which hold no substantial value; they’re mainly for entertainment.

Within the circuit, the most crucial aspects remain the Weibo KING & QUEEN awards’ recipients. Though these awards lack substantial value too, they at least somewhat demonstrate a celebrity’s popularity over the past year, which many do still care about.

The award selection involves users voting first, followed by Weibo judges choosing from a shortlist of high-popularity celebrities based on achievements and popularity.

Now, since the audience hadn’t cast votes yet, logically, there shouldn’t be results, but when it comes to this seemingly redundant award process that relies on both user votes and an additional judging step... you get the drift.

Fan Gaowen understood but hesitated, "I’m worried about getting low votes from your side during the selection, making the result unappealing."

Even with a pre-set process, the voting round can’t have a significant discrepancy in vote counts or it looks bad.

And unfortunately, these events are always when fans are heavily casting votes, yet, as known, Wu Mu’s fans never do this kind of statistical data for him; they only contribute financially-tied data.

But Shi Wu’s attitude was firm, "If your Weibo King isn’t a top figure from our circuit, then we won’t be attending this event."

Jokingly, if their boss attended and the award went to some clearly lesser influential figure, it would be purposefully stepping on their boss.

Fan Gaowen understood and after thinking, nodded, "We’ll add a weighting formula for the past year’s trending topic appearances to the voting activity, calculated together with the vote count."

As known, Wu Mu’s fans aren’t good at generating fake stats, but he’s genuinely good at trending topics.

With this additional factor, Wu Mu could potentially achieve a significant lead in the score.

Moreover, it ensures rival fanbases are left with no arguments since including trending topic appearances in the Weibo King voting rules is logical. If your idol truly had that heat, wouldn’t they be consistently trending more often than others?

Ultimately, the two sides negotiated—620,000 remuneration to have Wu Mu perform and simultaneously participate in the gala.

Wu Mu had no objections. For those irrelevant, low-influence wild-type selections, he wasn’t willing to waste his time, but for those with viewership heat, added points, quick yet impactful tasks, he was very willing.

The Weibo team departed.

Then another group arrived.

"Boss, Asahi TV Station has contacted us, inviting you to participate in their ’MUSIC STATION’ program. They have a business team coming by soon." Shi Wu felt quite peculiar.

Why was Asahi TV Station contacting their boss as well?

There had been no prior interactions between them.

Moreover, when he first got the call about the program ’MUSIC STATION’, he wasn’t familiar, but after hanging up and researching, he was stunned to find this program was quite significant.

This program is Asahi TV Station’s flagship show, already airing for nearly forty years, maintaining substantial popularity in Japan, with a fifteen or higher average rating for recent episodes, indicating it’s a big, authoritative show.

The theme of this program is to invite world-class artists to perform their latest singles and revisit classic songs.

The emphasis on the word ’top-notch’ is legitimate; those invited are generally Japan’s top-tier and globally prominent singers.

And now, such a program inexplicably invited Wu Mu?

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ps: Seems a bit stretched... slowing the pace.

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