Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 216

Chapter 216

Seeing Wendy’s face practically glowing with excitement, Sharon couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the good news?”

“Sharon, you’ve gone viral!” Wendy nearly shouted, thrusting her phone into Sharon’s hands. “Remember when you went with Matty to that competition? Someone-bless their kind soul-streamed a video of you playing the violin online!

“You’re blowing up! You’ve almost hit ten million followers! I even heard the video’s making the rounds internationally!”

Wendy’s voice rose with growing exhilaration. “Sharon, didn’t you and John plan to do a concert tour? This is the perfect opportunity to ride the wave-it’s the best momentum for your comeback!”

Wendy, who had once sworn she’d become a top-tier agent and launch a true global star with sheer talent, didn’t like to admit it –but even she had to face the truth: in this day and age, traffic was king.

No matter how talented you were, if no one was watching, it didn’t matter.

And to get an audience, people had to know you existed.

Now, in this fast-paced, attention-deficit era, talent wasn’t the first thing people looked for. Capital could create the illusion of brilliance in the shortest time. With help from marketing accounts, media outlets, headlines, and non-stop hype, they could brainwash the public into thinking someone was exceptional-huge, relevant, unstoppable.

That’s how you built an army of mindless fans.

past, success came from real skill. Now, it came from strategy, gimmicks,

The public, despite everything, still had sharp eyes. No amount of promotion could mask a lack of

of obsessive fans, her

popular now, but he had

he was

ties with his original management company, it

this

Wendy and saw that it was a screen recording of

“Did

shaking her head. “I was sitting

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clip with her. “From the angle, it looks like the person filming was sitting in the Biggs family section… Anyway, we don’t need to overthink it. Whoever it was,

If she wanted to

last touched

to co-host a concert was a hand extended in

accident. But it was still the best

instincts kicked in immediately. Her mind was already racing ahead, mapping