Because Ian Song Brand WonderTaste Ready-to-Eat Foods have been insanely popular lately—and Ian's Weibo follower count has shot up to over 23 million in just three days—
so when news broke that Cynthia Murong had signed with Song Entertainment, people started speculating—could Song Entertainment actually be Ian Song's own company?
As a result, at least half a million fans flooded Ian Song's Weibo, leaving comments to ask him about it.
Ian Song didn’t bother hiding anything—he just posted a direct response on Weibo: "Welcome Cynthia Murong as the first signed artist of Song Entertainment!" and even tagged her in the post.
Cynthia Murong instantly replied: "Looking forward to your guidance, Boss Song! @Ian Song"
The two posts blew up, getting reposted by countless people. In no time, they hit the top headline spot on Weibo and took first place on the trending chart.
Then Cynthia Murong’s contract details leaked: an 80-million-yuan signing bonus, a fixed annual salary of 20 million, an 8-million supercar, a custom nanny van worth 10 million, plus a top-tier villa valued at 50 million.
In other words, signing Cynthia Murong cost Song Entertainment nearly 170 million yuan.
When this news came out, it wasn’t just fans who were stunned—the entire entertainment industry was shaken. For reference, when BBC Studios signed two Heavenly King/Queen-level superstars, the total cost was about the same, but their so-called signing bonuses weren’t actually free—they were deducted from the stars’ future earnings.
But Song Entertainment’s 80-million signing bonus for Cynthia Murong was truly hers—no deductions at all. Pure profit.
Suddenly, tons of celebrities took to Weibo to congratulate Cynthia Murong.
Of course, there were also plenty of jealous types posting snarky comments.
Even more stars started considering jumping ship, listing Song Entertainment as one of their top choices.
Just then—
Ian Song threw out another 100-million-yuan red envelope on Weibo—split into a million packets—with the message: "Celebrating the founding of my company. Let’s enjoy together!"
Handsome Three-Eyes: "Damn, Ian Song’s handing out red envelopes again—go grab them!"
Goofball: "Haha, I snagged five thousand! Time for a new phone—thanks Ian Song, thanks Song Entertainment!"
Little Fishy: "Waaah, Brother Ian is the best! I actually grabbed 24,300 yuan this time!"
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The hundred-million-yuan red envelope poured even more fuel on the fire, and Ian Song’s follower count instantly soared to 30 million—because Weibo rules say you have to follow the host to grab their red envelopes.
Last time Ian Song handed out a hundred-million-yuan red envelope, everyone thought it was a fluke.
But just a few days later, he did it again—another hundred million. The guy’s got money to burn and loves showing off.
Who knows when he’ll throw out another hundred million? Better follow his Weibo now—if you missed the first two red envelope waves, you definitely don’t want to miss the third.
That night, Ian Song checked Weibo again and saw his follower count had hit 40 million—already on par with top-tier celebrities.
As for the number of Faith Power points, it had reached over 22 million.
In a blink, several more days passed.
After days of full-speed production, the WonderTaste snacks had reached 100 million bags, and were officially launching the next day.
So Ian Song posted on Weibo that night: "Tomorrow, WonderTaste snacks will be available in Huatian Supermarkets across all major cities!"
After Ian Song’s post, fans flooded the comments, vowing to buy them first thing tomorrow.
As the official WonderTaste spokesperson, Cynthia Murong also posted, promising that anyone who tries WonderTaste snacks won’t regret it.
After signing Cynthia Murong, Ian Song tossed a book to Big-Beard Zhang and told him to adapt it—the female lead would be played by Cynthia Murong.
The book was called "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"—something Ian Song brought from the apocalypse world. From what he knew, before the world ended over there, it had been adapted countless times, and every broadcast drew great ratings.
Big-Beard Zhang was already famous for directing wuxia dramas, so his instincts were spot-on. As soon as he read the book, he was sure it’d be a hit as a TV adaptation. The very next day, he assembled a team of screenwriters to start working on it.
He had a feeling—if he could pull off this drama, his fame would reach a whole new level.
Actually, Ian Song had also read the author’s other works: "Return of the Condor Heroes," "Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils." If the "Condor Heroes" adaptation succeeded, he’d bring out the other three for adaptation next.
The next morning—
As soon as Huatian Supermarket opened, a flood of customers rushed in, all asking where the WonderTaste snacks were.
Yolanda Wang was one of them.
After grabbing over forty thousand yuan from Ian Song’s two red envelope giveaways, she’d made up her mind—she was going to buy as many WonderTaste snacks as possible to support her idol.
So, as soon as she entered the store, she bought a hundred bags of each of the three WonderTaste snack varieties.