Chapter: 2955

Zhong Tianyu, a well-known young male singer, was feeling hungry but couldn’t stop for lunch. He rushed to the airport with a few assistants and bodyguards, eager to fly to Jinling without delay. Unfortunately, he had arrived in Jinling but couldn’t find anyone to help him.

Zhong had organized a group of people to support him in Jinling, but he couldn’t reach any of them. Now, he needed to go to Jinling early, but there was no one available to pick him up at the airport. Although the Zhong family business was quite large, it mainly operated in North China, and they had no branches or offices in Jinling. This meant that once he landed there, he would be just another foreign tourist.

As they traveled, his life assistant, a young girl in her twenties, spoke up, “Master, we left so quickly this time that we didn’t use the airport pick-up ceremony we arranged…”

In the entertainment industry, having fans waiting at the airport is very important. If a celebrity arrives without any fans to greet them, it can be seen as a failure. Some stars, even if they don’t have many fans, hire people to act as fans just to create the illusion of popularity.

Airport photos are also crucial for celebrities to get attention online. Usually, stars dress up before their arrival and hire skilled photographers to capture their best angles. Then, top photo editors make sure the pictures look perfect.

Photos can quickly be posted online, and spending on public relations and advertising can push someone to the top of Weibo’s trending list in no time. Nowadays, being in the hot search is like a lifeline for stars.

If you’re a big star, you need to make sure you’re trending regularly. If you can’t get on the hot search, your career is in big trouble. If you only manage to trend for a short time, it’s like being half-dead in the industry. The stars who trend often are seen as the best of the best.

Once you’re recognized as a top star, things get easier. For instance, a leading star can make over 100 million yuan for a single TV series. Even a simple product endorsement can earn them tens of millions. This is how Zhong Tianyu, a so-called top male singer, operates in the industry.