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Chapter 635 Complete Decline?

After the new drama's ratings were updated, the atmosphere in the company became somewhat somber, a far cry from the usual relaxed atmosphere.

It's not that everyone in the company cares about the new drama's performance.

It's because the screenwriter of the new drama is the boss, the person directly in charge.

If the boss is in a bad mood and they continue as usual, wouldn't they risk being fired?

Tangxing Entertainment offers excellent benefits and perks, so none of them want to switch jobs!

With this thought in mind, everyone fell silent.

Especially after Lu Wantang joined the company.

Seeing that there was no sound from any of the offices, and that the people who usually gathered together to gossip were either exchanging glances or secretly gesturing to each other, Lu Wantang was completely confused.

She only went to school for two classes and came back. What's going on at the company?

Looking back at Chang Yun, who had come specifically to pick her up, Lu Wantang asked with a puzzled expression, "Brother Yun?"

The latter's face twitched, as if he was trying to suppress a laugh: "Maybe he's afraid of getting fired."

Lu Wantang: "?"

The company is going to lay off employees, how come she, the boss, didn't know?

Chang Yun coughed lightly, ignoring her increasingly puzzled expression, and pushed her into the elevator.

Once back in the office, he explained why the company atmosphere was different than usual.

Lu Wantang was speechless: "Am I really that bad-tempered?"

"No, not at all," Chang Yun said matter-of-factly. "It's just that working people are cautious. After all, they all know that our company offers good benefits, and they don't want to make any mistakes."

I can understand, but it's really unnecessary.

Chang Yun brewed a pot of tea and placed it on the table. "Once this period is over, it'll be fine. Let them have a few days of peace and quiet, and see if their work efficiency improves."

Lu Wantang rubbed her forehead with one hand. "Logically speaking, in their eyes, this is just a decision-making error by the film and television department. Other martial arts dramas are still being filmed and have not been suspended, which means the problem is not serious. Why are they reacting so strongly?"

Before Chang Yun could respond, she immediately asked herself:

"Are there more negative comments about the company circulating online?"

Chang Yun paused in pouring the tea.

Lu Wantang immediately understood.

Chang Yun: "Do you want to watch it? If you think it will affect your mindset, then don't watch it. The public relations department will handle this, and there won't be any problems."

“It won’t affect me.” Lu Wantang reached out her hand to him.

Chang Yun put down his teacup, quickly scrolled through the browsing history on the tablet, and then handed it over.

Lu Wantang lowered her eyes, and the eye-catching headline came into view.

— [The martial arts genre has completely declined, and Tangxing Entertainment has sounded its death knell!]

Judging from the title alone, one might think that the author is unbiased and simply discussing the current state of the martial arts genre and making predictions about its future.

However, a closer look at the following content reveals that the article emphasizes throughout: if martial arts films decline and no one is willing to invest in related films and television series, then it must be a problem with Tangxing Entertainment.

The reason is that Tang Xing's new drama had very poor ratings.

It's clear that Tangxing Entertainment invested in and produced the drama itself, which means that Tangxing will definitely do its best to make this drama a success.

Even so, the show was clearly on the verge of a complete flop.

From now on, which company will dare to make martial arts films?

So the death knell for the martial arts genre is entirely Tangxing Entertainment's fault!

The author concluded with such conviction, seemingly having convinced himself and believing he could convince others as well.

Such robber logic made Lu Wantang burst out laughing.

Chang Yun knew what was wrong as soon as he saw her.

He chuckled briefly, then quickly suppressed his laughter: "It's hilarious, isn't it?"

"Hmm." Lu Wantang raised her eyes, waiting for him to continue.

Chang Yun gestured for her to continue scrolling down, "I also find it very funny, but take a look at the data for this article and the first few comments."

Lu Wantang did as instructed.

The article's page views were clearly over a million.

As for the previous comments—

"The analysis is correct. Wuxia could still be saved, but after Tangxing Company's mess, it's completely gone."

"I've turned against Tangxing. I thought their company could continue to create miracles, but it turns out they're overestimating themselves."

"I thought that after this drama came out, there would be new martial arts novels and martial arts movies to watch, but I was disappointed."

……

Lu Wantang read a few comments, becoming increasingly speechless with each reading.

Chang Yun caught her gaze, "How does it feel?"

"Feeling?" Lu Wantang put down the tablet. "I feel that the diversity among the human species may be more diverse than all the organisms on Earth over billions of years."

Especially online, you can find all kinds of varieties.

Chang Yun laughed: "When I first saw it, I almost questioned my existence. I thought people actually believed this so-called analysis. I thought all the comments were paid trolls."

"As a result, the trend really got going. If it weren't for the high popularity of those dramas like 'Asking Immortals' and the fact that entertainment companies were putting all their effort into promoting their own dramas, this article would probably have made it into the top three on the trending topics list under normal circumstances."

Lu Wantang closed her eyes, not wanting to investigate further why anyone would believe such an obviously stupid statement.

"What are the public relations department's plans for handling this? Do they already have a plan?"

"some."

Chang Yun nodded, "The person who wrote this probably hasn't even watched our new drama. They just wrote it randomly based on the ratings charts."

"Whether a show is good or bad, the initial ratings don't tell the whole story. The public relations department's intention is to make this article as popular as possible, and then viewers who have been watching the show will naturally come up with their own opinions."

Especially those people on martial arts forums, when they see the words 'martial arts' and 'death knell,' they will defend Tangxing Entertainment without any prompting.

If this plan from the public relations department succeeds, it can also promote the new drama and attract more viewers.

Lu Wantang nodded, indicating her approval of the arrangement.

The PR team's initial plan was certainly not like this, because they couldn't be sure whether the quality of the company's new drama was really good.

Chang Yun must have said something to them to come up with this plan.

Lu Wantang was well aware of this.

It remains to be seen whether this long, illogical article will achieve the effect they envision.

As if sensing her concerns, Chang Yun comforted her:

"The public relations department has more than one option. If option one doesn't work, there are options two, three, and four."

"However, Option 1 is the most effective. If it is implemented properly, the ratings for the new drama will definitely continue to rise."

Lu Wantang nodded: "It depends on whether other companies will give us a chance."

The promotion of the top two fantasy dramas was overwhelming; it seemed like every advertisement on the street featured their titles and character images.

New dramas with niche themes may not necessarily become popular.

Not to mention Tangxing Entertainment's repeated "high-risk, high-reward" and "suppression followed by triumph" tactics. Won't they learn from this?