After Transmigrating Into a Male Idol Talent Show

Chapter 153 - 154

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The speed at which various marketing accounts spread the news was too fast, and by the time the fans of Qin Lu realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

Clickbait headlines know how to attract readership and increase the topic's relevance. When Richer Oh's name was mentioned alongside Qin Lu's, both passersby and fans couldn't help but be surprised and click to see.

Leading the narrative was easy, especially when one doesn't understand a person or situation. Objective speculations by marketing accounts can subconsciously lead one astray.

There were all sorts of fabricated guesses and imaginations, with some quickly mentioning Richer Oh's upcoming casting for a new movie.

"Leaping Horizon" was a project Richer Oh and his team had been preparing for a long time. With an excellent crew, press releases related to it had been popping up incessantly for the past six months. Speculations and covert marketing competitions regarding the cast had been ongoing, so Qin Lu's contact with Richer Oh at this moment naturally led people to associate the two.

This inference surprised many fans, not to mention passersby.

As a rookie who had only recently debuted through a talent show, Qin Lu's involvement in "Journey to Immortal Mountain" had already exceeded many people's expectations, but it still couldn't compare to "Leaping Horizon" in any way.

One was a supporting role in a TV drama adaptation, while the other was a movie role from an award-winning team, possibly even the lead.

With much anticipation surrounding the movie's pre-production, the casting choices related to Richer Oh, a director who had won awards, naturally garnered widespread attention. Press releases suggesting that Fu Cheng'en was interested in participating had already hinted at this, and other competitors had also mentioned it in public interviews, expressing their hopes and expectations of collaborating with Director Richer.

If it weren't for today's sudden leaked photo, no one would have associated Qin Lu with this movie. The reason wasn't just because Qin Lu debuted through a talent show, but more importantly, because of his age and experience.

Qin Lu's rise was too rapid.

Although such rapid ascent in resources wasn't unprecedented, it was still very rare.

At this critical juncture, Qin Lu's exposure to participating in casting auditions, as revealed by the paparazzi, was completely unfavorable for him.

With the role not yet finalized, it was difficult to prove whether Qin Lu's company intended to market and influence the outcome. Instead, there was a chance it could backfire, causing resentment from Richer Oh's team.

Although New Harvest Entertainment's capabilities weren't particularly strong, they weren't foolish in critical matters. This behavior was clearly setting obstacles for their artist and might even deduct points from Qin Lu's performance. Therefore, as soon as the company received news of the leak, they urgently began to suppress it.

Marketing accounts aren't always willing to delete posts for the sake of traffic, and the news had already spread. Seeing Qin Lu's photo, even passersby who didn't know Qin Lu were discussing him, many just for the sake of gossip, went to search for Qin Lu's personal information.

Baidu search interest for "Qin Lu" skyrocketed.

The associated search term "[Qin Lu Richer Oh]" quickly surged on Weibo and Baidu.

There weren't many people who believed in the malicious speculations about Qin Lu's relationship with the director. More were focused on movie-related matters.