Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 175 - 173: The Stars

If we say that public opinion polls were already commonplace for the American public,

then online voting, in 1996, was definitely something quite uncommon.

ABC, as a media giant, was very adept at grasping hot topics and hyping them up.

They interspersed this news through various programs.

"The female lead of the sci-fi, comedy blockbuster ’Anomalies and Creatures’ will be determined by you!"

’Female lead’ and ’you determine’ stimulated many people’s adrenaline.

This full sense of power made them think they were Hollywood big shots!

So, many people, with a "doesn’t cost anything, just click away" attitude, logged onto the voting page.

And the extremely high voting rate drew even more media attention.

Never underestimate a woman’s competitiveness, especially that of female stars.

If at first, these people were only competing for a role in ’Anomalies,’

now, in their eyes, this vote had turned into a struggle for status.

Many female stars began using their spare time to log onto the voting interface to check their voting results.

Then, they saw the notorious Drew Barrymore, miraculously rising from last place amongst the Huskies to the top three in a flash!

This...

The female stars started using tactics to snoop for any inside information.

Next, they submitted applications to wangwen.com, swearing "bitch" as they prepared to open their own Twitter accounts.

In Beverly Hills, inside a luxurious villa,

Nicole Kidman clicked her mouse and exclaimed, "How did it become like this?"

Choosing a female lead this way rendered CAA connections completely useless.

And coming from Australia, she was really not well-received by Americans!

Nicole clicked through the familiar faces, looking at the many pictures they had uploaded.

"Please! Just go be the lead in your art films, if you’ve got no chest, stop squeezing it all the time!"

She pondered for a moment and felt that imitating this female star was very much out of character for her.

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Her husband was one of the two "Toms" most loved by Americans.

"Tommy," Nicole called out to the living room, "are you interested in playing with Twitter?"

"What the hell is Twitter?" Tom Cruise slowly walked into the room.

"It’s this," Nicole pointed to the screen, "kind of a communication tool, I guess."

Tom Cruise glanced at the computer screen and furrowed his brow.

Although he doted on Nicole Kidman, in career matters, he still preferred to listen to suggestions from his agent, Jin Paisyli.

As his partner, Nicole Kidman naturally understood his thoughts.

"Tommy," Nicole leaned on Tom Cruise’s shoulder, "this thing lets you interact directly with your fans."

"Completely free from any interference."

Tom Cruise’s eyebrows lifted, and he started clicking the mouse to check it out.

"If that’s the case, then for the expansion of Scientology..."

He turned to look at Nicole Kidman, "Actually, this Twitter thing is quite interesting."

"Right?" Nicole sat beside her husband, "We can both create accounts, upload some photos of our lives."

"That would surely be very meaningful."

...

In New York, inside an office building in Flushing.

The editors on one side were quietly reviewing manuscripts.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the technicians bustled about with happy expressions on their faces.

"Who just submitted for verification? Gwyneth Paltrow?" a technician whispered, "She’s my favorite!"

"Ha," someone responded softly, "to get fans to vote, these female celebrities keep uploading personal photos."

"It’s surprising that some female celebrities, though they look frail, have..." he revealed a sleazy smile.

Well, in this day and age, aside from gossip magazines, it was hard to see so many candid photos of female stars.

This simply made a bunch of programmers, who trembled when talking to women, ecstatic.

"Sigh, there are no A-list celebrities," a discontented programmer lamented, "Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan are my true loves!"

Then, someone suddenly shouted, "Tom Cruise!"

"Tom Cruise is applying for verification!"

Many technicians paused for a moment and then crowded over.

This was, after all, the hottest entertainment star next to Michael Jackson!

Inside Dorsey’s office, Larry Page trembled slightly as he looked at the back-end data for the votes.

"We’re creating the biggest lie in the history of the Internet, involving more people than ever before!"

Dorsey glanced at his girlfriend standing next to him, his lips quirking slightly.

Then, he imitated Wang Jian’s demeanor, saying with feigned maturity, "As long as the interest is big enough, even deceiving the President of the United States is no big deal."

At that moment, Wang Jian pushed the door open and entered the office.

He first cast a half-smiling look at Dorsey and then turned to Larry Page, "How are the results now?"

Thinking of Dorsey’s words, Larry Page asked himself, "Is this the quality a successful business leader should have?"

He switched the computer screen to the voting interface, saying without guilt, "Don’t worry, Mr. Wang. This lady named Naomi Watts has been in the first place all along."

Wang Jian focused on the screen, only to see Nicole Kidman in eighth place, her votes beginning to surge rapidly.

Soon, she soared to second place.

But no matter how much her votes increased, she was always about 200 votes behind Naomi Watts.

"What’s going on?" Wang Jian asked.

"This Australian actress has brought her husband, Tom Cruise, into play!" Dorsey replied.

Tom Cruise?

And still, you dare to keep Naomi Watts securely in first place?

Wang Jian took a deep breath, "These genius programmers, do they all flunk at emotional intelligence?"

"Adjust Naomi Watts to second place."

"Mr. Wang, please trust our technology," Larry Page quickly interjected, "The people from ABC won’t be able to find any flaws!"

"But you can’t treat others like fools!" Wang Jian shook his head exasperatedly, "Move Naomi Watts to second place for now."

"While Nicole Kidman’s votes keep increasing, let hers increase at half the rate."

"Once the other party stops increasing, slowly catch up and overtake!"

Larry Page and Jack Dorsey exchanged looks, and immediately appeared to have an epiphany.

Dorsey’s girlfriend watched the two men and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, let me see the total number of votes," said Wang Jian, walking up behind Dorsey.

"Ha, Wang," Dorsey said with a laugh, "Don’t worry, judging just from the voting results, ’Anomalies’ is definitely going to be a hit!"

But at this moment, Wang Jian had no interest in Dorsey’s words at all.

Because after the voting event, Twitter’s users had far exceeded the users of wangwen.com.

And this number had already met the standard for going public!

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