Chapter 641: Chapter 641: How Could An Ordinary Person Have Such Thick Skin

It was clear that the intention was to interview each of the celebrities and business tycoons present one by one.

Just like extracting soybean oil, they were to be pressed repeatedly to maximize benefits.

The big shots and numerous celebrities on-site couldn’t help but inwardly complain that Jiang Xu was really too much.

It was like seizing the opportunity to fleece them for all they were worth.

No wonder he was successful, that thickness of skin was not something ordinary people could possess.

Although the many stars and business magnates felt slightly irritated, none of them made a scene.

After all, they had come here with the purpose of riding the wave of popularity as well.

If you want to ride on someone else’s popularity, then you have to be prepared to have others ride on yours.

And the content of these interviews was quickly posted online within a very short time.

Moreover, it had undergone some artistic embellishment.

For instance, when interviewing a celebrity about their purpose for coming here,

the celebrity’s original words were, “My wife and kids wanted to come and have a look, so I brought them along.”

But the reported version became: To see this competition, the certain celebrity even forsook their work.

It was a reporting style like this.

If you say it’s exaggerated, it doesn’t seem so.

But if you claim it’s entirely true, it seems lacking somewhat.

It’s like they’ve really mastered the art of playing with viewership.

Only after interviewing all the celebrities and business tycoons with powerful followings did Zhou Qingyue return to the stage.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead inconspicuously.

Just now, there had been quite a few overlords exuding daunting auras.

With Zhou Qingyue’s capability, she was still somewhat lacking.

“Okay, thank you all for listening to me rant for so long. Now, the ‘School Hunk Competition’ officially begins. Please welcome the first contestant on stage…”

The entire venue was exceptionally lively.

The shouts from the audience seemed as if they could shatter the heavens.

An Nuonuo and the others also went to watch the event on-site.

Before leaving, Jiang Xu’s tone was melancholic as he said to An Nuonuo, “After you finish watching, are you going home? Do you still love me? Are we still in a relationship?”

An Nuonuo was momentarily stunned.

Then she began to laugh happily.

Jiang Xu was so cute.

She really wanted to hug him, to kiss him.

Unfortunately, there were other people around, and An Nuonuo, feeling embarrassed, held back.

Everyone, including Fu Yanjie, went down to watch the competition.

Now that the major security risk had been eliminated, there were not many who could still pose a threat to them.

However, inside the sports stadium, Jiang Xu nevertheless arranged for bodyguards.

And everyone was checked upon entry, not allowed to bring any dangerous items.

As for Jiang Xu, he opened the official website’s backend and started reviewing various data.

The television broadcast rights of ‘School Hunk’ were sold to Yue Channel.

The price wasn’t especially high.

Well, the main point was to lend a helping hand to the television station in his hometown.

As everyone knows, the Yue Region is well-developed in almost everything, except the television stations are quite average.

But this broadcast of ‘School Hunk’ still led to a dramatic increase in the television station’s viewership data.

Then there was the webcast.

Even though the current webcast could still only be watched on a computer,

the streaming data was still exceptionally impressive.

The number of online viewers reached a terrifying twenty million!

Jiang Xu himself was shocked.

He immediately ordered the technicians to investigate and analyze the situation.

This figure, given the current level of network technology, was quite impressive.

Jiang Xu hadn’t expected to achieve such a result.

Originally, his estimate was that if they could get four or five million people online watching at the same time, it would be quite remarkable.

Soon, the technical staff had identified the reasons and reported to him.

The data was normal, with no issues.

The reasons for the traffic far exceeding Jiang Xu’s predictions were twofold.

One was that for this match, many girls were dragging their boyfriends to internet cafes to watch.

Moreover, some of the wealthier girls were even renting out several computers, specifically to inflate the numbers.

Secondly, a small portion of people were using multiple instances to boost the numbers.

This counts as cheating.

But Jiang Xu didn’t care at all.

After all, with “School beauty” being so popular, even if the numbers published were a bit exaggerated, no one would suspect.

And the more explosive the data, the higher the advertising fees they could charge for the second match.

Indeed, fans’ money is the easiest to earn.

While eating top-shelf fruit flown in specially and sipping on a beverage, Jiang Xu stared at the backend data.

He had absolutely no interest in the actual competition.

If it were the “School beauty”, he might have enjoyed watching.

As soon as the match was over, Avi immediately sent over the earnings in a spreadsheet.

Looking at the earnings report, Jiang Xu’s breath hitched for a moment.

First, there was the ad revenue from the event itself.

Many aspects.

There were the ones mentioned by the host on the spot and those placed in front of the judges’ table, such as water, beverages, plush toys, models, etc.

There were also logos printed on the clothes worn by the competitors.

All these sponsors, over a hundred of them, combined to reach a staggering number.

And many of them were big-name advertisers.

The advertising fee income from this part alone amounted to nine hundred million.

Then there was the embedded advertising in the online stream.

This part earned a bit less, but it still amounted to over five hundred million.

Furthermore, the money from voting reached over eight hundred million.

All the income combined totaled over two billion!

The first match of the grand finals had been a resounding success.

When the second match of the finals begins, all the figures will be even better.

Perhaps the final earnings could even break three billion.

Tsk!

One match had filled Jiang Xu’s coffers to the brim.

An Nuonuo and the others had returned, chatting away as they walked, chirping noisily, each with a happy expression on their face.

“That contestant number five is so delicate-looking, he looks like he just needs a hug, you just want to protect him.”

“Contestant number nineteen is also really handsome, and so tall, at least 1.9 meters.”

“If you ask me, contestant number twenty-six is the best, with skin even whiter than mine and a very magnetic voice.”

“Crrrish, I really want to add all of them to my harem group, giggle giggle giggle.”

An Nuonuo and Chu Youwei just listened without speaking.

Behind them, Fu Yanjie watched his wife get more and more animated as she discussed, feeling sour in his heart.

He coughed heavily.

Zhang Yuanyuan turned around: “You have something to say?”

Fu Yanjie immediately caved, shaking his head repeatedly: “Nothing, I’m fine.”

Zhang Yuanyuan snorted lightly and continued to engage in a heated discussion with Wang Xiaoyuan and Bai Xiaoya.

Jiang Xu closed his laptop and looked at An Nuonuo: “Did you find those young guys good-looking?”

“I didn’t really notice,” An Nuonuo blinked, “All of them put together aren’t even a ten-thousandth of you, Brother Xu.”

Fu Yanjie was fiercely envious, how did Jiang Xu manage to teach his girlfriend so well?

Wang Xiaoyuan and Bai Xiaoya couldn’t help rolling their eyes and said sarcastically, “Wow, they aren’t even a ten-thousandth of you, Brother Xu.”