Chapter 691 - 349: Leaving No Chance for Survival
My God, these stats are insane.
Doesn’t that mean 30,000 likes a minute? 1.8 million an hour?
This video will probably break 20 million likes by the end.
It just goes to show, you can’t fool people’s taste. Truly good things will always win public approval.
At the end of the video, he saw a surprising promotion: A sincere invitation to all Hanfu enthusiasts to participate in the Hanfu Travel Day in Jinglan City on November 22 and co-create a grand National Style Hanfu festival.
It was followed by the organizers’ credits: Jointly held by the Coastal City Publicity Association, Tiao Yin, and Second-Life Star.
What surprised him even more was the video’s sales figures. In just a short time, over 5,000 units had sold. At more than 3,000 a piece, that was already over 15 million.
Such sales figures were further proof of the public’s embrace of Hanfu culture. But wasn’t the main reason that so many people wanted to attend the Hanfu Travel Day in Jinglan City?
Sure enough, the comment section was flooded with questions:
"I know about the Hanfu Travel Day! I bought the outfit, so how do I join in?"
"Chen Jincheng really is promoting Hanfu culture, he even knows about the Hanfu Travel Day! He has my full support. I love this Hanfu! How can I join the event?"
"So all that promotion Jinglan City was doing before was to prepare for this Hanfu Travel Day."
"Hanfu Travel Day... Why does hearing the name alone make me feel a sense of mission?"
"..."
The viral explosion of Zhu Ling’s video naturally caught the attention of the Miss Chengs gathered at Second-Life Star. The incredible stats, in particular, made them all the more excited for their own videos to be released.
They all ended up swarming into Chen Jincheng’s office, chattering with questions:
"Boss, when are our videos going up?"
"Yeah, we can’t wait any longer!"
"Boss, our videos will go viral too, right?"
"..."
Chen Jincheng quickly soothed them. "What’s the rush? They’ll all be uploaded today. We’re just letting Zhu Ling’s video lead the charge."
With the upload of Zhu Ling’s video and its insane stats, Tiao Yin naturally took notice. The moment Han Shangyou saw the video, he was stunned by its performance.
It was getting these numbers even without any traffic boosting from their end.
Seeing the credit line—"Jointly held by the Coastal City Publicity Association, Tiao Yin, and Second-Life Star"—he immediately instructed his assistant, "Boost the traffic for all Hanfu videos released by Second-Life Star from now on. And take this opportunity to promote our National Style category."
Now that Tiao Yin was officially boosting it, the stats for Zhu Ling’s video became even more staggering. Over at the Coastal City Publicity Association, Fu Zhan and Wei Weiwei trembled with excitement as they watched the numbers climb.
At this rate, Jinglan City and the Hanfu Travel Day were about to blow up completely.
The future status of Jinglan City was now self-evident. The promises Mr. Chen had made were coming true, one by one. They both believed that after the Hanfu Travel Day, Jinglan City would absolutely boost Coastal City’s GDP—and it would be a long-term increase.
Fu Zhan felt incredibly fortunate that he had agreed to the collaboration with Mr. Chen for a 100-million-yuan promotion fee. Without it, this explosive success would never have been possible.
In Shanghai, at Si Rui Film and Television, Zhou Huapeng also saw Zhu Ling’s video. His brow furrowed as he looked at the Hanfu. ’Seriously, how on earth did Chen Jincheng come up with these designs?’
He had to admit the exquisite designs completely crushed anything the costume, makeup, and prop departments in the film industry could produce.
He had no hope of turning the tables with legitimate tactics. That meant he could only rely on dirty tricks. If he didn’t resolve this soon, the higher-ups, who were already paying attention, would launch an investigation.
Just then, his phone rang. He recognized the number and answered immediately. A voice came from the other end: "President Zhou, we’ve arrived in Coastal City. We’re just waiting for the other two to rendezvous."
"Good," Zhou Huapeng commanded. "Get ready. When they arrive, don’t hold back if the situation calls for it."
While everyone online was focused on Zhu Ling’s video, Chen Jincheng uploaded a second one: Xiaoju’s classical poetry transition video.
’Time for the future queen of the National Style to make her debut.’
A Hanfu transition video based on classical poetry... in his previous world, it would have gotten over ten million likes. In this world, the numbers would be even more insane—definitely more than Zhu Ling’s video.
The title was: Promoting Hanfu Culture (II).
This time, Xiaoju wore a bright red, intellectual-style Hanfu—another design from his previous world. The video began with her standing on a city wall in modern attire, reciting a classical poem. Then, with a smooth transition, her outfit instantly changed into the Hanfu.
The combination of classical poetry and the Hanfu transition was absolutely breathtaking.
It was true. Many people who saw it felt a thrill run down their spine. There were countless transition videos out there, but no one had ever imagined using Hanfu and classical poetry this way. This was a true fusion of traditional cultures.
As if the spine-tingling effect wasn’t enough, the data growth for Xiaoju’s video was even more staggering. Zhu Ling’s video had peaked at 500 likes per second; Xiaoju’s was hitting 1,000.
This was a clear indicator of just how many people were following the event, and how many had fallen in love with this Hanfu.
Truly, the combination of the intellectual-style Hanfu with Xiaoju’s aloof Innate Widow Sacred Body was stunning. It was as if a peerless beauty from ancient times had walked into the modern day. She was utterly captivating.
Now, everyone had a much deeper understanding of the "beauty of Hanfu" that Chen Jincheng had talked about. He had laid it bare for all to see.
Just as everyone was marveling at Xiaoju’s video, the accounts of the other girls from Second-Life Star began uploading their videos, one after another. Viewers were then stunned by a barrage of incredibly creative content.
The stats for every single video exploded within a short time. Each new Hanfu was a refreshing sight, treating viewers to a veritable feast of Hanfu’s beauty. But what was even more shocking were the sales figures attached to each video.
Once Chen Jincheng had uploaded all of the Miss Chengs’ videos, anyone who looked at the e-commerce sales charts was left completely dumbfounded.
It was just too shocking. Absolutely insane.
They weren’t leaving any chance for the competition at all.