Chapter 138

Eating the watermelon in his hand.

Li Luo asked them about the fan club's situation from time to time.

This kind of fan visit is different from the nature of obsessive fans; the former is well-behaved and can help push his career, while the latter is pervasive and takes pleasure in prying into the actor's privacy.

So he needed to host them well and express a certain amount of care.

The one responsible for answering.

Was Li Qingya, president of the Yangcheng Li Luo Fan Club.

This quiet-looking girl was a native of Yangcheng and a top student, a junior at Sun Yat-sen University.

The fan club was established at her suggestion; they first gathered in portal website chat rooms, and after QQ released the group function last year, they quickly gathered together.

In the group, there are now over three hundred people.

And the number is still expanding.

Fan club groups like theirs have been established in large and small numbers, twenty or thirty across the country.

Some are already showing some scale.

While others are temporarily in an initial state.

The group shares all kinds of information about Li Luo's daily schedule, such as what dramas he's filming recently, what products he's endorsing, and where he's attending events.

"Brother Luo."

Li Qingya looked at Li Luo excitedly and tentatively offered a suggestion: "Actually, if it's not too much trouble, you could let Sister Yu join our group and occasionally post some daily updates."

"There are many people who like you and care about you who want to know more about you."

"It's just that there's no official channel to contact you."

"The events you attend."

"How should I put it, it seems a bit too few."

The others nodded their heads quickly.

Expressing strong agreement.

When other actors explode in popularity, they have all kinds of endorsements, commercial performances, and attend events everywhere.

The actor she likes, on the other hand, only has a press conference occasionally, commercial performances are basically zero, and events are few and far between.

To describe it in later terms, it's too "Buddhist."

Actually, not having an agency is like this; those actors with agencies have dedicated people to handle these affairs, announcing the artist's latest updates on various platforms.

They can make something out of nothing, fearing a lack of exposure.

Li Luo only shows his face in the public eye during new drama promotions and endorsement releases.

"Thank you, Qingya."

He thought for a moment and nodded with a smile: "Actually, I want to spend more time acting well, but your suggestion is good; I'll consider it."

If fans are managed well, it's also a very powerful force.

For example, online casting votes.

Various promotional activities.

Li Luo doesn't want to engage in any "fandom culture," but he still needs a foundation; if conditions permit, of course, he should have a better relationship with his supporters; this is also something every artist has to deal with.

Some stars even set aside time every year to attend fan gatherings.

A true fan.

Can have the fighting power of ten or more casual fans.

One word after another.

They chatted about all kinds of things.

Mainly listening to Li Luo share interesting stories about filming *Sui and Tang Heroes* and *Ping Zong Xia Ying*, which he had just finished filming; the fans were surprised and delighted by the various small stories, and laughter rang out constantly.

A visit is just sharing the situation, after all.

After chatting for ten minutes, Li Luo began to take the fan club members around the set, arranging for them to ride the most gentle mares.

And handed out his golden maces.

Letting these young girls experience the feeling of riding a horse and fighting.

This kind of visit.

Was something they had never experienced before.

In their cameras, they left behind faces with bright smiles.

These things had all been communicated with the production team.

Li Luo didn't mess around.

In fact, whether it was Li Si Lin or Hu Minkai, they both welcomed it; the photos taken on site could quickly be converted into the production team's reputation online, attracting more attention.

After walking around the site, everyone returned to the sunshade.

Next.

Was the group photo.

Following Li Luo's request, Li Qingya and Zhou Lin really didn't prepare any gifts, but they did bring a banner.

"Yangcheng Li Luo Fan Club visits *Sui and Tang Heroes*, wishing for high ratings."

The bright red banner was pulled out in front.

Li Luo, wearing goose-feather armor, crouched in the middle.

The visiting fan club members surrounded him in a semicircle like stars around the moon; under Wu Yu's direction, they shouted "Cheese" in unison, freezing Li Luo's first official fan visit into the camera.

Not many people came, so after the group photo, there were individual photos.

Satisfying everyone's wishes to the fullest.

Finally, there was a surprise: Li Luo took out ten An-Ta T-shirts he had brought, signed them, and gave them to them one by one.

Eating, playing, and receiving signed clothes—it almost drove these girls crazy with joy.

Pairs of eyes looking at Li Luo.

All became watery.

Almost moved to tears.

The short half-hour visit ended quickly; accompanied by Li Luo, they reluctantly boarded the business minibus, a scene that could be described as "looking back three times with every step."

Even after getting on the bus.

They leaned against the window and waved constantly.

Each one looking quite reluctant.

Only when the business minibus disappeared from view did Li Luo lower his waving arm.

"Organized well."

Holding his helmet and fanning his face, he walked slowly toward the set: "The fan club president just now made sense; buy a camera another day, and take a couple of photos of behind-the-scenes footage when you have time."

"Then share them with people every now and then."

"The relationship with fans shouldn't be too intimate, but it shouldn't be too distant either; you handle the scale yourself, but I have one requirement: there must absolutely be no financial dealings."

"If I find out."

"It won't be as simple as packing up and leaving; I will also pursue corresponding legal responsibility."

Appropriate warnings are a must.

Ugly words must be said first.

Fan crowd-funding can be quite crazy; in later times, there were news reports of fan club managers running away with money, with amounts reaching as high as ten million; of course, it's not that exaggerated now.

He doesn't want this kind of thing to happen.

Listening to the instructions one by one, Wu Yu responded repeatedly.

"The trend also needs to be guided."

Li Luo put the helmet on his head and shook his head: "Try not to have any money-pooling activities; the reason I don't want to accept gifts is also for this reason; it's not easy for everyone to earn money."

"Understood, Brother Luo."

Wu Yu nodded solemnly again.

A soft spot in her heart was fiercely poked by these words.

Having been in the industry for a few years, she had seen too many actors who would do anything to make money; this was the first time she had encountered an actor who would say in private that it wasn't easy for fans to earn money and that they shouldn't waste it on him.

The figure walking in front quietly became much taller.

"As long as you understand."

Li Luo thought for a moment and continued: "The internet is very developed now; find a way to contact members of other fan clubs through portal websites and QQ groups."

"Actually, you don't have to do too much; just share some daily work photos and find ways to increase fan stickiness."

"Maintain a certain level of communication in an official capacity."

The Hunan girl arranged things well this time.

There were no mishaps, and everything was orderly.

She could take on more responsibility.

"No problem."

Wu Yu nodded her ponytail, her expression quite excited.

"Alright, that's it." Li Luo turned back with a smile and winked at the little assistant: "Starting next month, your salary will increase by one thousand; work hard, Brother Luo won't treat you unfairly."

You can't just draw a big pie and then have people work their fingers to the bone.

He couldn't do that kind of thing.

Blowing hot air doesn't compare to a salary increase.

Wu Yu's pace stalled abruptly.

Even if she had expectations for this kind of thing in her heart, she didn't expect it to come so quickly, and the magnitude was so fierce; her classmates were generally making fifteen or sixteen hundred a month.

And she was already at three thousand!!!

Her little heart pounded, and she looked excitedly at Li Luo's back.

It had actually become taller again.

"Thank you, Boss!"

Wu Yu's mouth was full of uncontrollable smiles, and she thanked him loudly while chasing after him.

Walking.

She felt a bit more spring in her step.

The two walked one after another toward the set, the sunlight gradually lengthening their shadows.

The first fan club visit organized by Wu Yu.

The effect was quite successful.

That very evening, photos taken with digital cameras were posted to the group one after another, along with various thoughts from the participants.

Li Luo's appearance in armor, compared to the Zhang Wuji currently on TV.

Was a completely different look.

Even more heroic and handsome.

The fan club members in the group instantly boiled over.

Especially when they saw Li Luo helping Zeng Man onto the horse, one pitiful little yellow face after another scrolled across the screen; they didn't want to say envious words anymore, they could only use QQ emojis to express their jealousy.

Group photos, individual photos.

Carefully prepared fruit, snacks, and the set situation filmed with Li Luo's permission.

Photo after photo was sent out.

Most people in fan clubs at this time were relatively well-off; almost everyone who went to visit today had a digital camera, so they recorded every bit of the afternoon.

When reading the news, there's always a sense of distance.

Now looking at the group members' visit photos.

It felt as if they had come into contact with Li Luo themselves; the excitement was indescribable.

"Brother Luo is really good to us; he prepared so many things for Luo fans; all the fruit and food you see now were prepared by Brother Luo; the watermelon is really sweet."

"He spoke very gently, constantly telling us to eat."

"Taller than I imagined."

"Exactly, exactly; he looks much more handsome than on TV, and his horsemanship is amazing; he doesn't even need to pull the reins; he gave me the feeling of seeing an ancient great general; I must watch this drama."

"Watching it too!!!"

"And he gave everyone a signed T-shirt."

"I can't bear to wear it."

"You actually want to wear it? I'm preparing to find a place to frame it; I think I can even smell Brother Luo's faint sweat on it, hee hee~"

"Stop talking, stop talking; I'm so envious of you all!"

"When is the next visit? I want to go too; I want to see Brother Luo, crying face!!!"

While the Yangcheng fan club members were having a crazy discussion in the group, these photos were also forwarded one after another, and the speed of the broadcast became faster and faster.

Just half an hour later.

Even the entertainment section of the portal website appeared with corresponding reports.

Netizens from all walks of life began to discuss it one after another.

"Zhang Wuji is not bad, I love him."

"Last time we went to visit, that actress saw the wool coat we gave her and instantly pulled a stinky face; when taking photos, she smiled uglier than she cried; I've been a hater ever since."

"Upvoted the one above; some actors don't have much talent, but they sure put on airs."

"Which drama is this actor from? He's really handsome."

"Highly recommend *Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre*!"

"Gao Yuanyuan is so beautiful."

"It's just that her figure is a bit lacking; the size should be a B."

"I think it's a C."

"I think it's definitely not a C; it feels like an A, but with that face, does the size matter? Just don't turn off the lights."

Soon this thread became crooked.

In just a short while, it went from actor visits to discussing the female star's figure.

"The one above is insightful."

Li Luo tapped on his laptop keyboard and replied with a grin: "But does anyone know what drama this actor is in? What's his name? I've fallen for him too."

Filming all day long, now it's only when he returns to the hotel.

That he can find some fun online.

"Brother Luo."

Just then, a coquettish voice came from under the table: "My mouth is so sore; stop playing with the computer, how about playing with me?"

Hey! These tiger-wolf words.

Tong Lei was crouching down, her little mouth pouting to express her dissatisfaction.

She grabbed the "big Luo" and pressed it against her delicate face.

Rubbing against it while swaying.

Who could endure this kind of drive? Li Luo twitched his eyebrows quickly.

In the ghostly light emitted by the computer screen, Tong Lei quickly crawled out from under the table; she jumped up happily and pressed Li Luo heavily onto the soft big bed.

With the filming day by day, time quietly reached the end of July.

The work in Panyu officially came to an end.

Li Luo took Wu Yu back to Beijing first; before the Zhuozhou scenes for *Sui and Tang Heroes* started filming, he only had two short days of rest, but there were quite a few things waiting for him to handle in between.

First, finalizing the endorsement contract with Seven Wolves.

Zhou Duoxiong was not in Beijing.

But that didn't matter.

The relevant details had already been drafted; Li Luo just needed to sign and seal it.

The endorsement effect of An-Ta was quite excellent; with a red-hot actor sparing no effort to help promote it, the product's sales data was all red, and the year-on-year growth rate was quite astonishing.

Anyway, according to Lin Yue.

It was that President Ding's mood was very good every day.

Work, popularity, appearance—adding these three points together equals extremely strong sales ability.

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief; say what you will, he also needs An-Ta to sell well; the hotter it sells, the more beneficial it is for him.

Driving up sales data is the only way to prove commercial value.

Everything else.

Is just empty talk.

With An-Ta's data as support, Zhou Duoxiong certainly wouldn't change his mind at the last minute; his secretary, on the contrary, asked from time to time via text message when Li Luo would return to Beijing, eager to finalize the endorsement contract.

Confirming the contract was correct.

He signed the endorsement contract readily in the name of his studio.

After a round of group photos, Li Luo politely declined the banquet.

Walking with an exceptionally light pace, he took the contract worth six million and returned to the Cherokee.

This Yuwen Chengdu was visibly nervous.

Wu Yu shifted gears and looked at her boss, who was flipping through the documents:

"Where are we going?"

"Your old employer."

Flipping through a page casually, Li Luo replied without raising his head.

Thanks to brother Fu Meng Zui Chang Sheng for the reward of 500 points, thank you!