After chatting with his parents for a while longer, Ye Lingchen hung up the phone and lay quietly on his bed.
That day's fan meeting gave Ye Lingchen a taste of the sweetness of being a star. Although he was very popular, Y was not made public. Therefore, strictly speaking, he could not be considered a star. That was because he was in the dark and could not experience the feeling of being worshipped by the masses.
It was different this time. It was his first time appearing in the public eye. The enthusiasm of his fans made his desire to increase his popularity even stronger.
His exposure during that period had been very high. Ever since the basketball game, Ye Lingchen's popularity showed no signs of stopping. First, it was through Parkour, stepping on water to save people that caused a sensation, followed by Y Group's announcement of the cleaning robot, Little Cloud. His popularity points, which were only around 36,000 after the last lucky draw, had now risen to 458967.
Nearly 400,000 popularity points!
The speed was indeed fast, but it was not enough!
Ye Lingchen summarized the methods to increase his popularity points. Based on the current situation, it seemed that most of the time, he was passively showing off. For example, Superman Y, Singer Y, Doctor Y, and Actor Y. That greatly slowed down his progress in gaining popularity points.
Logically speaking, any one of the four Ys could continue to gain popularity points if they were to appear in public. However, there was no way for them to appear in public anymore.
Taking basketball as an example, after he appeared in public, he could participate in various activities and his popularity points would naturally increase rapidly. That was an active and continuous increase in popularity. In fact, after playing basketball, his popularity points would indeed increase the most.
Previously, he was worried that his performance would be too conspicuous and attract the attention of people with ulterior motives. However, at that moment, his physical strength was already very high after training. Unless he was shot in the head or suffered an atomic bomb explosion, it would be difficult for him to die. Moreover, with his Parkour skill, his speed was very fast. Coupled with the various bonuses from Qi Refinement, the chances of being shot in the head were almost negligible.
As for the atomic bomb … that was naturally not a consideration.
All in all, his concerns could be slightly reduced. Even if his performance was a little eye-catching, it would not be a big problem. Moreover, as long as he could gain popularity points, his growth would be very fast!
Ye Lingchen lay on his back on the bed, looking up at the ceiling and spacing out.
He felt that he had entered a dead end, with constant skirmishes. The identities of the various Ys seemed awesome, but they were extremely unstable. Naturally, the popularity gained was also very unstable, and he lacked a sustainable development strategy.
Messing around was not a long-term solution. Such popularity would eventually be superficial and nothing would be left over time. That was not the outcome Ye Lingchen wanted to see. If he were to rely on doing something once in a while to maintain his popularity, firstly, it would be very tiring for him. Secondly, his popularity points would not grow fast.
Ye Lingchen felt that he had gone too far.
He had indeed gone overboard. He was clearly a single person, yet he had to pretend to be all sorts of Ys. Now, he was the one restricting himself instead.
This was not the way to go on. He had to think of a breakthrough.
There were two methods. The first was to take the initiative to jump out and admit that all the Ys were him. This method was rather stupid, so he would not consider it for now.
The second was to reduce the mystery of Y and use the identity of Y to stir up trouble, just like the last time Singer Y participated in the Desert Island Survival variety show. However, that would undoubtedly cause conflict between the various Ys, which was not practical.
At present, Actor Y could only retreat behind the scenes and could not appear on the screen. If he was only a scriptwriter, his popularity points would certainly increase, but the effect would be far less effective than acting. It was the same for singing. If he were to only write lyrics, when would he be able to accumulate enough popularity points? People only paid attention to singers. Singer Y's songwriting skills had already caused a sensation. Even if he were to continue writing songs, it would not help much in increasing his popularity points.
Writing was one way, but his hands were too small. Moreover, the cycle was too long. Writing a few million words and creating a best-selling book would not be as popular as an internet celebrity. That was no longer enough to satisfy Ye Lingchen's tastes. Livestream Y was in the same awkward situation as Y. Relying solely on storytelling to increase his popularity points was not as fast as playing basketball.
As for business, it was mainly to make money. The increase in popularity was extremely limited. He had never heard of a commercial brand that had a lot of diehard fans.
Change!
He had to change!
Everything else could be put aside. He had to think more about his popularity points. The most important thing was his exposure.
After thinking about it, the only path left was to become a sports star, which was a bright and promising path.
However, how should he make use of his identity as a sports star?
Su Yu continued to ponder. Basketball matches were not always available.
Perhaps the heavens had heard Ye Lingchen's thoughts. Suddenly, his phone rang.
It was an unknown number. On the other side of the phone was a female voice. Her voice was very pleasant and had the potential of a broadcaster.
"Hello, is this Ye Lingchen?"
"It's me. I don't know who you are …"
"Hello, God Ye. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Lihua, the deputy director and producer of Apple TV. We focus on variety shows and are considered top-notch in the industry. You should have heard of us. I'm definitely much older than you. You can call me Sister Li or Old Li."
Was it appropriate for a woman to be addressed as Old Li?
Ye Lingchen was sweating profusely, but he did not mind. He said, "I'll call you Director Li. May I know why you're looking for me?"
"Actually, I personally like sports very much. I'm also very concerned about our country's sports. In addition, our Apple TV often holds some sports-related activities, such as water obstacle running or various extreme challenges. Not long ago, we saw your basketball game."
Li Lihua's voice was filled with amazement. She said with a smile, "Your basketball skills really attracted me. You're our country's most outstanding athlete. Your physical fitness is outstanding in all aspects, right?"
Ye Lingchen smiled modestly. "It's alright."
He finally understood. For a deputy director to take the initiative to contact him, something must have happened. He was just worrying about how to make use of his identity as a sports star, but business came knocking on his door so quickly.
His brilliance really couldn't be concealed, and he was always attracting countless people's attention.
Li Lihua continued, "Your achievements in sports have really amazed me. You're exactly the guest that our Apple TV is lacking. I wonder if you're interested in participating in a variety show that we've just launched? The appearance fee and time slot are negotiable. "
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