Chapter 109: The Scandalous Insider’s Scoop Is Quite Juicy! That Man Chasing the Wind Looks So Damn Handsome!
Inside the black sedan.
The scent of engine oil mingled with various food aromas and nicotine, creating a dizzying atmosphere.
Xiao Li opened his laptop.
He began typing, but just as he was about to press Enter, he paused and glanced at Sun Liaojun in the front passenger seat.
Xiao Li: "Boss, should I send it now?"
Sun Liaojun, with half a cigarette dangling from his mouth, frowned deeply.
He then turned and took the laptop.
On the public account’s backend, a video was already loaded.
It was footage secretly captured during one of their tailing missions on Su Mu, showing him galloping wildly on horseback along the road.
It was quite absurd.
But undeniably handsome.
Look at that posture, that aura—once those sunglasses are on, no one can compare.
But the problem was, he was the notorious “Black Material King” of the entertainment world.
Since when had he ever exposed anything positive about a celebrity?
If they posted this video, the style and main theme they had painstakingly built over the past few years would be completely derailed.
Yet, if they wanted the “Black Material King” to survive, there was no other way.
The blame could only be placed on Su Mu.
He was simply impossible!
Not a single useful piece of scandalous material!
And yet he had become one of the top influencers?
Sun Liaojun looked over the title and the caption.
He slowly exhaled a plume of smoke, then flicked the half-smoked cigarette out the window.
“Let’s try a desperate move,” he muttered, a surge of inspiration overcoming his frustration.
He decided to personally craft the copy.
Then, rapidly typing away:
[Black Material King V: In-depth Pursuit of Su Mu’s Revelations, Episode Two!]
[Su Mu, a rising star in the top influencer club, actually rode her…!]
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Beijing City.
Aolai Film Investment Tower.
In a high-level executive office.
A man in a suit was leading his subordinates in an international conference call.
On the screen ahead appeared several foreign faces, and the group engaged in a fluent discussion in English.
After half an hour, everyone stood and applauded.
The call ended.
Wang Taiming turned to the people in the room, flashing a confident smile.
As the CEO of Aolai Film Investment, he certainly had reasons to be confident.
Wang Taiming: “This collaboration with overseas partners was very successful, and it shows the hard work everyone put in over the past six months wasn’t in vain.
If the foreign copyrights we purchased this year for films like ‘Warrior Shadows’ perform spectacularly, we’ll have a new direction for investment.”
As he spoke, the projection behind him switched to a PowerPoint.
Various sections appeared, including market parameters and other data.
Aolai was one of the more renowned film investment companies in China.
Like Huayi Film, where Zhang Huaimou was, it was a well-established and capable enterprise.
They also operated several cinema chains.
This time, Wang and his team had bought the rights to several foreign films, planning to screen them in their own theaters and make a profit this year.
Wang Taiming: “The operations team did very well. Besides our main promotional efforts, they found a creative angle by leveraging the buzz around the new Kiwi drama and riding the wave of Su Mu’s popularity.
They handled this borderline hype skillfully.
People naturally compared and made their own judgments; the better works organically gained a good reputation.
Now many say they only want to watch our ‘Warrior Shadows’ and won’t bother with those poorly made web movies.
This is worth encouraging—a small effort with great effect, minimal operational cost, using others’ buzz to promote our film.”
Wang Taiming spoke with satisfaction.
In his view, this approach was quite common in the industry.
Many advanced marketing and PR teams used such subtle methods to leverage trending topics.
The days of open conflicts or finding a rival to go head-to-head were over.
Now it was all about psychological tactics and indirect benefits.
For instance, they could deploy some online trolls to stir up public opinion about Su Mu, and people would hash out conclusions themselves.
It seemed like the whole matter had little to do with Aolai or ‘Warrior Shadows.’
But in reality, they were the ultimate beneficiaries.
Wang Taiming felt very pleased.
Just as he was about to give this marketing campaign full marks,
he suddenly received a screenshot—a trending topic screenshot.
Immediately, everyone in the conference room was stunned!
Wang Taiming stared blankly at his phone, his previous good mood evaporating.
Because public opinion was showing signs of reversal.
Wang Taiming: “What’s going on?”
“Mr. Wang, it’s because an entertainment gossip account called Black Material King posted a video of Su Mu, and then…”
Wang Taiming was dumbfounded.
Wasn’t the Black Material King supposed to expose his scandals?
Could scandal exposure even reverse?
Lost in thought, he opened the link.
He looked at the exposé titled [Su Mu Actually Rode Her…].
Then he was utterly speechless.
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Trending #1: EDGuzi’s First Victory
Trending #2: What? Black Material King Not Exposing Scandals?
Trending #3: Su Mu Is Too Handsome!
Trending #4: The Horse-Riding Wind Chaser!
Trending #5: Is He Xin Qiji?
Trending #6: Looking Forward to Xin Qiji 1162!
…
A sudden surge of online buzz exploded.
A flood of gossip bloggers and prominent influencers began sharing Black Material King’s video!
The footage showed Su Mu galloping on horseback for dozens of miles through rain and wind.
Note, this video was not staged.
It was genuinely filmed on a mobile phone, the speed and scenery authentic.
Su Mu, sword on his back, charging down the road, exuding heroic spirit!
The Black Material King’s data instantly skyrocketed!
[Comments:
“Holy crap! Su Mu? Is that really Su Mu? He’s so damn handsome!!
He can ride horseback? And he’s carrying a sword! Isn’t this Xin Qiji? Riding fast like Lu, bowstring like thunder!
I’m done, seeing him ride like that makes me want to watch his Xin Qiji again!
Forget ‘Warrior Shadows,’ step aside! Before our national hero Xin Qiji, everyone else is a kid! A kid!!!
Just based on this horse-riding video, I have to watch! There must be horse-riding scenes in this drama, right? There has to be!
Seriously, how has Su Mu hidden this talent so well? I used to think he couldn’t pull off this role, but seeing this, it’s totally within his capability!
Black Material King V is amazing! You actually managed to secretly film this? No wonder you’re the eternal Black Material King, truly impressive! Followed! Keep the updates coming! I want to see Su Mu’s third episode!
Yes! Update the third episode! We’ll make sure your public account tops the rankings!
Chinese sensational news, Black Material King doesn’t expose scandals but still delivers content! Awesome!!”]
At this moment, online comments flooded in like a tidal wave.
It seemed that Su Mu’s passionate horseback gallop had overturned all previous public opinion.
The reputation Wang Taiming had painstakingly built vanished overnight.
Instead, people’s anticipation for Su Mu’s portrayal of Xin Qiji soared.
The main reason? His horse-riding scene was just too impressive.
Before, people said domestic web movies were no good; now the situation had completely reversed.
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Inside the office.
Wang Taiming was utterly bewildered.
Even now, he couldn’t comprehend how things flipped like this.
A Black Material King, specialized in exposing scandals, posted material on Su Mu—but it wasn’t scandalous.
Instead, it became the pivotal turning point.
Damn it!
You’re an entertainment gossip blogger—why expose someone’s ‘clean’ material for no reason?
This was nothing short of a traitorous undercover!
(End of chapter)