"First Frontline" had created a special column for Project Starlight, code S. There were five channels, from S1 to S5, arranged according to the age of the five celebrities.
The oldest of the five celebrities participating in the program was the 67-year-old Li Xiaoxiao. As a professional host of a relaxing entertainment program, Li Xiaoxiao's comical face alone was enough to attract many viewers. Not to mention, she was also good at making jokes. She could easily make people laugh.
Channel S2 was hosted by 61-year-old singer and actor Fritz. In the New Era, 61-year-old men were still considered to be in their prime. Fritz's handsome appearance and elegant mannerisms were reminiscent of a gentleman from the Old Era, and he attracted the attention of many women.
S3's Andre was well known among the general public because of the films he had acted in. Especially after joining the local military, he had applied for military training with other conscripts. His outstanding training results had won him the praise of many fans.
There was no need to mention channel S4. Woo Tianhao, born of Tongzhou's wealthy Wu family, had a natural halo around him. Coupled with his own ability, he had made a name for himself in the racing world. Of course, what attracted his fans the most was his ability to show off. It was as if he was constantly showing off his unique style. Drinking water was like shooting a blockbuster. Even the angle of his hair was calculated, and he strove to capture the most glamorous image.
As for S5...
Gaming guru?
But at a time like this, he couldn't play or commentate. How could he liven up the atmosphere? Compared to the other four, he was at a huge disadvantage.
Kevin Lin held a pen and tapped on his paper notebook. He had been in the military for two weeks. Seeing the numbers getting worse by the day, Kevin Lin was getting anxious. But then he looked at Fang Zhao, who seemed to be oblivious, and he felt mentally and physically drained.
It wasn't that he hadn't spoken to Fang Zhao. On the third day he'd arrived at the military base, he'd spoken to Fang Zhao during his free time. He'd even shown Fang Zhao the data he had. According to the statistics, among the five Project Starlight channels, channel S5's numbers were the worst. Furthermore, the number of online viewers was still on the decline!
Kevin Lin had even argued with Fang Zhao. "Look at them, then look at you! You can't play games in the military base, but you can try singing. If they tell jokes, you can tell other jokes. Don't spend all day talking about high-tech topics with those boring technical people! We are going for the masses now, so we have to be a little vulgar! "
However, Fang Zhao did not get angry when faced with Kevin Lin, who had a belly full of pent-up anger, but he did not accept his suggestion either.
Kevin Lin had even requested to switch subjects during his report to the chief editor, but it had been rejected. The other four reporters weren't stupid either. None of them were willing to switch subjects with Kevin Lin.
Kevin Lin checked the time and sent a message to Fang Zhao. Today's live broadcast was about to begin.
On the training ground, Fang Zhao was carrying an engineer who was over 100 years old on his back. As this batch of special personnel heading to planet Baiji, the technicians did not have to undergo the same amount of training as the conscripts, but they also had a minimum task. One of the tasks was to run 10 laps around the training ground. One lap was 500 meters, so 10 laps was 5,000 meters. Luckily, there was no time requirement. As long as they completed the laps, they would have completed the task.
Among them, there was an older engineer who had a chronic problem with his legs. After running two laps, he started to walk, and after two laps, he started to get tired. Previously, Fang Zhao had carried him the entire way, and it was the same today.
The camera followed Fang Zhao, and the engineer's voice could be heard clearly. "Different geological environments have different construction styles. For example, planet Baiji..."
Kevin Lin continued to look like his soul had left his body. He stared blankly into space, his brain trying to come up with a countermeasure.
Channel S5 had attracted quite a lot of viewers at the start, but soon, the novelty had worn off and people had switched to the other four channels.
Most of the viewers watching the live broadcast were young people. They did not want to listen to their grandfathers talking about the past while watching the live broadcast!
Because the majority of channel S5's live broadcast time consisted of technical staff narrating stories from the past, it was nicknamed the "Story Channel" by netizens. The data showed that most of the people who continued to watch channel S5 were old people, especially those who had retired. They especially liked the "reminiscing" tone, so netizens also called channel S5 the "Old Cadres Channel".
Kevin Lin couldn't understand Fang Zhao's preferences. He wanted to grab Fang Zhao by the collar and ask, "You are a young man in his twenties, not a middle-aged man over 120! Why do you have such preferences?! "
No matter how conflicted Kevin Lin was, the technicians with Fang Zhao quite liked this young man. It was rare to find a young fellow willing to listen to them talk about the glorious achievements of the New Era.
They had already received instructions from their superiors to reveal some confidential information so that people could better understand the difficulties of foreign planet construction and the results of their efforts over the years.
"Be vigilant in times of peace, prepare for a rainy day." This was what the leaders of the Founding Era had exhorted when they had finalized their plans for foreign planet exploration.
Today was just like any other day. The slightly older technician on Fang Zhao's back had just started talking when the other technicians gathered around to share their personal experiences or stories they had heard from others.
Kevin Lin opened the data analysis software and stared listlessly at the changes in today's live broadcast data. He didn't have high expectations. He just hoped that the constantly dropping numbers would stabilize and stop falling.
But when he saw the numbers for today's live broadcast, Kevin Lin's eyebrows rose as if he didn't believe it. He refreshed the page and took a closer look.
That's right! Today's online viewer count was higher than yesterday's!
Is this... finally stabilizing?
Kevin Lin's mood brightened up a little. However, whether or not the numbers had really stabilized and stopped falling would have to be calculated for a few more days.
Five days later, Kevin Lin took the latest week's statistics and looked at the detailed data analysis. The number of viewers below the age of 80 was still declining, but the percentage of viewers above the age of 100 was rising sharply!
Was he going the middle-aged route?
Kevin Lin stared at the statistics for a long time before revealing a look of realization. So that's how it is! No wonder he didn't have any tricks up his sleeves. Turns out he already had a plan!
Brilliant!
Old people didn't like to listen to the songs that young people liked to listen to, nor did they understand the humor of those humorous jokes. They just loved to listen to the stories of experienced people. Not only did it increase their knowledge and satisfy their old curiosity, it also helped them sleep.
Especially those old retired officials. It was said that many people listened with great interest. Even though they had already retired, their influence was still there.
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