Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Fans Surge by 1 Million; Offended the Boss of Ma Jia!
#Qianshan#, #Episode 4#, #Stripping Fu Xi’s Clothes#—these keywords quickly became trendy, spreading across various social media platforms worldwide.
Shen Ying’s fans quickly noticed this and went to check out Gu Qiusha’s comic.
Many couldn’t help but switch their allegiance on the spot and became fans of Gu Qiusha.
Although they felt a little guilty about abandoning Shen Ying, whom they’d followed for two years, they couldn’t resist the charm of Gu Qiusha’s art.
Shen Ying is a platinum-level star on Penguin, and due to the excitement from the TV drama trailer, Shen Ying’s originally 9 million followers just broke 10 million that night, making them the only platinum star on the platform with ten million followers.
Meanwhile, before tonight, Gu Qiusha was just a small-time creator with barely over 100,000 followers.
So, although many fans migrated to Gu Qiusha, Shen Ying still had a large fan base and many loyal fans.
After reading Gu Qiusha’s comic, their first reaction wasn’t amazement. Instead, they quickly reported to Shen Ying:
"Boss, boss, someone is riding your wave of popularity, drawing a story about Fu Xi and Nuwa too!"
"Where did this little nobody come from, daring to write the same theme as our boss? Does she have no shame?"
"Boss, she’s shamelessly stealing our fans. Half of the fan group went to read her comics today!"
"Boss, should we do something to crush her and show her the power of our devoted fans?"
"Boss, just say the word and we’ll stir things up!"
Meanwhile.
Gu Pinting, who was filming, also received the news.
A crew member, frowning, whispered into Director Zhao Jin’s ear for a long time, making Zhao Jin’s face look very unpleasant.
He cursed a few times and said, "Speed up filming. We must release ours before theirs comes out! Once we capture the audience’s attention, they won’t have any traffic and will be dead. Ha, trying to compete with us? Don’t they know that ours is funded by Fourth Master, the biggest investment production in the entertainment industry?"
"Everyone, pull yourselves together. We’re filming overnight tonight! Anyone caught dozing off will get it from me!"
Everyone had been working overtime for several days already, and the thought of another all-nighter made their inner curses fly, but they had to keep forcing smiles and continue working.
Gu Pinting yawned and called to a staff member, "Why is the director so furious?"
"Miss Gu, you don’t know yet? Director Ma and Miss Xi, who visited the crew the other day, have formed a new crew and are also making a drama about Fu Xi and Nuwa. They even found some minor comic artist to draw the script in comic form and are serializing it during filming. It’s catching all the hype; it just hit the trending searches!"
Gu Pinting sat up straighter, feeling wary.
She didn’t care about some nobody comic artist, but what if another drama with the same theme competed against hers as the lead actress?
"Who did they cast as the lead actress? Is it Best Actress Fan Qingqing?"
"They’re keeping it a tight secret. We don’t know yet."
Unable to find out more, Gu Pinting scrolled on her phone, discovering that although the comic had only three episodes out, its popularity was astounding. Not only did it trend as a topic but it was also viral on the Penguin Reading Square, and the artist’s follower count skyrocketed from 100,000 to 1 million in just one night.
This made her even more nervous.
If the script’s popularity surpassed Shen Ying’s, her role as the lead would be affected too.
She immediately texted Gu Shiyin: "Aunt, can you get in touch with Shen Ying? Big trouble, someone is riding her wave, gaining a million followers, and it’s threatening our crew’s status. You must warn Shen Ying."
Gu Shiyin replied with three simple words: "Got it."