It was a weekend afternoon, in the living room of Regina's large villa.
Mike, The Plastics, and a few others, including Lina, were comfortably lounging on the sofa, watching a documentary on TV.
After Medford TV's overtime work, Mike's growth documentary was completed.
The emotional narration on TV, combined with exciting edited clips of Mike on the football field, gave the documentary a thrilling feel.
The end of the hour-long documentary also featured interviews with Mike's teammates, coaches, school leaders, and even passersby.
It can be said that the entire documentary comprehensively shaped Mike into an image of strong athletic ability, and a sunny and cheerful personality.
This image is very appealing, not only to young people but also to adults.
"Mike, congratulations! You're much more famous than The Plastics now. We've certainly benefited from your fame this time..." After watching the documentary, Regina showed a teasing smile.
At this moment, on the table in Regina's living room, there were entertainment newspapers published from various places.
Most of the colorful front-page headlines featured Mike's image, including handsome shots of him toasting after winning the Summer League, and also gossip photos of him with women on both sides.
This made him completely the darling of traffic.
In fact, the popularity of a regional league championship would not be so high, but with Mike's extraordinary good looks, coupled with a rumored romance with a princess from a neighboring country, his popularity soared as if it had wings.
As the other party in the rumor, The Plastics also reaped benefits from this wave of traffic.
Their new album sold tens of thousands more copies in the past two days.
However, Miracle Company also knew when to stop. The Plastics debuted as country girls, and their path in the next few years would be the girl-next-door route.
So, although this wave of rumor traffic was huge, considering the girls' long-term development, Miracle Company still did public relations to clarify the rumors, even though the girls were somewhat unwilling.
In exchange, Miracle Company also agreed to let the girls "rest" in Medford for two more days.
Today happened to be the second day.
"Mike, I've been learning yoga recently. Are you interested in checking it out?" Regina, lying on the sofa in revealing clothing, asked provocatively.
The Plastics usually presented a pure image to the public, but in front of Mike, a familiar person, they seemed to be just as they used to be.
Seeing the girl's direct approach, Mike was about to accept the challenge.
However, just then, his phone rang.
"Mike, you'll never guess how high the real-time viewership of your documentary was..." Jack's excited voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Could it be over ten percent?" Mike guessed casually.
"Very close, just a little bit off." Jack, in his excited state, seemed eager to share the good news, so he didn't keep him in suspense: "It's a full thirteen percent! This is simply a miracle..."
Nowadays, household television penetration is very high, and a thirteen percent viewership rating means that thirteen out of every one hundred households with a TV watched this documentary.
If each family is calculated as three people, this population base is already quite large.
It can be said that with multi-faceted promotion, Mike has already become the hottest "red person" in Texas.
And Jack, who produced the documentary, will obviously also benefit from this wave.
With the achievement of the documentary, his future promotion path at the TV station will surely be smooth sailing.
This was also the main reason why Jack was so excited.
"There's also good news, your posters have sold over 200,000 copies with this popularity, and will only sell more in the coming period..." Jack, who didn't know Mike's true net worth, continued excitedly: "Congratulations, Mike, you're about to become a rich man."
The production cost of posters is not high; the main goal is to "exchange" popularity for money.
Even if a poster sells for one dollar, then over 200,000 copies would be over 200,000 dollars. If it's a fifty-fifty split, Mike would probably get over 100,000.
Of course, Jack and his team would also get over 100,000.
"Same to you," Mike replied with a smile, then asked: "Anything else? If not, I'll hang up first."
However, a dividend of over 100,000 was not worth too much surprise for Mike, whose assets in the stock market had already doubled.
He hung up the phone shortly after.
"Whose call was that? Did something good happen?" Regina asked, watching Mike hang up the phone with a smile.
"It's about the poster distribution. I earned another over 100,000 dollars this time..." Mike didn't hide it, briefly explaining his cooperation with the TV station.
"Hmph, with your current fame, making money isn't difficult." Regina, who had already entered the circle of fame and fortune, understood how to monetize fame: "If you're willing, go be the image spokesperson for Karen's beef burgers, and you could probably get a million dollar endorsement fee a year..."
In fact, among the four girls present, except for Gretchen, who came from a working-class family, the other three girls' families were very wealthy, and 100,000 dollars was also not a big deal to them.
What's more, the girls' current profession had also broadened their horizons.
In this era, a good album costs approximately between ten and several tens of dollars. In terms of earning potential, singers even earn more than movie stars.
And earning potential often represents status.
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. I just want to see how well you've learned yoga..." Mike flipped over and pulled Regina up.
Immediately after, the other three girls also joined the yoga training.
[Flexibility attribute + 1]... [Flexibility attribute + 1]... [Holy Spear experience + 1]...
At the same time, in Queen Renaldi's suburban villa, Mike's personal documentary had just finished playing on a television.
These past few days, to ensure the safety of the Queen and her family, the area outside the villa was already filled with fully armed bodyguard teams, conducting round-the-clock patrols.
"Have you found out who leaked the information?" Queen Renaldi, sitting as elegantly as ever, had not only a television in front of her but also several entertainment newspapers published from various places.
"It's been found out, it's Paul. The stylist who did Mia's styling," Mr. Joe said seriously: "Do you need me to give him some warnings?"
Princess Mia's makeover plan required secrecy from the Genovia royal family, so her image stylist was a local from America.
Paul was a well-known stylist invited by Queen Renaldi from New York through the embassy under these circumstances.
This stylist's professional level was indeed very high, but his professional ethics seemed poor.
Having signed a confidentiality agreement beforehand, he clearly sold Princess Mia's identity to the newspaper for profit.
"Let the embassy people communicate; I only want results. Also, find someone to deal with the news in these newspapers," As a Queen, Renaldi had a strong side.
The stylist's act of leaking information had been characterized by Queen Renaldi as a diplomatic incident with a single sentence.
It can be expected that his outcome this time will not be too good.
"Also, how is the situation in Genovia?" Queen Renaldi continued to ask.
"Not very good; it seems someone there is deliberately spreading rumors about Princess Mia..." At this point, Mr. Joe's expression also became more serious.
Only two days had passed, and the rumors about Mia, the future princess of the kingdom, were already spreading like wildfire in Genovia. It would be strange if there wasn't someone behind all of this.
And the identity of this mastermind is also easy to guess.
It's none other than Queen Renaldi's political enemies within the Genovia royal family; these people are unwilling to see the Queen cultivate another qualified heir.
"Is that so...?" Queen Renaldi fell into contemplation after hearing the report.
The small country of Genovia had previously maintained a primitive agricultural economic model, and only in recent years, after the discovery of large mineral deposits, did it adopt an industrial operating model.
Queen Renaldi advocated for sustainable and pro-people development, which meant using the profits from the kingdom's annual mining operations to subsidize the agricultural economy and make people's lives more prosperous.
However, Queen Renaldi's pro-people actions dissatisfied many royal family members and kingdom ministers.
They believed that more farmers within the kingdom should join in mining to create more benefits for the kingdom.
It can be said that the two "interest" teams already belonged to class contradictions.
"There's less than a month until the Genovia Royal Family Banquet..." Queen Renaldi suddenly asked: "Mia, I want to take you back to Genovia early to see? And Helen, you haven't been home in many years either."
Clearly, the current events in Genovia made Queen Renaldi consider returning to her country earlier.