Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards-Chapter 898 - 372: Boy Groups and Girl Groups Line Up

Time flies, like a fleeting horse passing by.

It feels as if it’s been just a blink of an eye, and now the Xingyu male idol group is ready to set out.

Season 1 of "Idol Trainee," produced by Iqiyi and jointly produced with Caviar Culture, helmed by entertainment variety show queen Ge Fuhong, was officially launched in August, prepared by November, and began filming in December.

The entire show was filmed in a closed manner for four months and is set to premiere in January next year, wrapping up in April.

Most entertainment companies in the industry have demonstrated immense attention towards the program because it seemed destined for success—the waves caused by the original show in South Korea, the variety queen and Iqiyi’s ambitious production, the visual team from "I Am a Singer," and the head-start brought by top-tier celebrity Zhang Yixing...

Xingyu is no exception, particularly Zhang.

Before heading out, he runs to Su Huai’s office three times a day.

"Enough, enough!"

Su Huai, increasingly exasperated, replies, "Haven’t we already signed an agreement with Caviar? Just calm down!"

"You’ve got that commanding presence, but I don’t! You’re the Emperor; I’m just a frontline grunt. If I don’t pay attention to detail, no one else will!"

Look at him, with set after set of arguments that sound oddly reasonable.

Su Huai rubs his temple. "Then what do you want?"

"Well, uh, about the online troll support, can’t we just add a little more? Hehehe..."

Zhang chuckles awkwardly and rubs his hands, looking bashful.

It’s all an act, of course—his face is as thick as a city wall; he’d never stop at just this.

Su Huai’s response is straightforward: "Get lost!"

It genuinely makes Zhang laugh out of frustration.

"You already have a 2-to-1 ratio! What more do you want? A deluge? When offline business flops, whose face will be lost?!"

Zhang persists shamelessly, "Well, if they’re fans of someone, they’ll be fans anyway. And when money comes into play, our company can step up, right?"

"Don’t even think about it. The company doesn’t have spare cash. Do you think hiring them for work costs nothing?"

The two of them are discussing Su Huai’s mysterious army.

The entire industry now knows Xingyu has a "Guild Fans" battalion, directed by bigshot financiers. Wherever they are pointed, they storm in, highly fanatical.

Xingyu indeed boasts such a group—not tied to any individual broadcaster but instead identifying as Xingyu’s "Spiritual Shareholders."

They are perennial players in the streaming scene, operating without accounts tied to any single streaming platform, and their favorite pastime is drumming up hype for promising Xingyu newcomers.

In their internal groups, the moment someone spots a good-looking or interesting rookie in Xingyu, they immediately rally others to tease them. If the newcomer can handle banter, they might soar from a single-digit viewership to a real thousand-viewer room in minutes.

Thus, at the current Xingyu, as long as someone produces content and delivers, they won’t struggle to gain traction.

99% of Guild Fans generally lack strong spending power—they even find it difficult to fork out 100 yuan—but their sheer numbers mean they can call upon true heavy hitters anytime.

A thousand people exploiting platforms’ loopholes, completing the entire registration, check-in, and first-charge process can turn 6 yuan into tickets worth 100 yuan. With a thousand people, a rookie can be pushed right up to the platform homepage, making everything afterward much simpler.

Hence, peers envy Xingyu to the point of turning green with jealousy, and management firms in the entertainment industry outright admit they don’t get it.

What no one knows is that Su Huai engineered all of this.

The leading figures within the Guild Fans group—the dozen or so tycoons—are commanders of the Black Box Army.

The Guild Fans group itself consists of only about 10,000 to 20,000 real people. Factoring in the total mobilizable casuals, the number won’t exceed 50,000.

Industry outsiders, however, believe the Guild Fans count reaches 200,000 to 300,000.

Where did the extras come from?

Bot armies.

The mix of reality and fabrication, blending fiction with truth, presents an appearance of surreal authenticity—expanding influence offline while commanding the digital realm.

Thanks to resources so unique, Xingyu has become the foremost entry point for rookie streamers.

It has also become the target of imitation by competitors.

Their system, contracts, training methods—everything meticulously copied, down to the last detail.

There’s no choice; the disparity is too vast. Without adapting, they not only struggle to attract talent but even players pity the newbies.

This has created a very favorable phenomenon—those shady workshops and scam companies have nearly been wiped out.

Why? Xingyu’s rookie contract template is openly available online. They even paid for Baidu search optimization to ensure the first result is their standard contract.

Alongside a detailed guide for rookies on avoiding fraud, ensuring any naive "Xiao Bai" can swiftly grasp the live-streaming industry.

Xingyu’s skyrocketing reputation in streaming has brought serendipitous benefits to its film and television department.

Zhang has been overjoyed recently, with prime resources actively offered to him. The first question he gets now: "We’ve got a project, and one of the supporting roles here is perfect for nurturing fresh talent. Brother Zhang, are you interested?"

Of course, he’s interested—but he doesn’t have enough people!

Nine male artists in total, six in the male idol group, eleven female artists, four in the girl group. Even if he sends out the rest, it’s far from filling the demand.

To make matters worse, his ambitions keep growing. He’s already eyeing Su Huai’s bot army, planning to bolster Xiao Zhan and Hou Minghao with high follower ratios from the get-go.

His idea is this: participate in the program, gain 10,000 genuine fans, and Su Huai matches that with at least another 10,000 Guild Fans. Together, they vote and manipulate data, creating an illusion of overwhelming popularity.

Su Huai outright denies the plan. While industry water injection is common, there are still fundamental rules to follow.