ZhangYeNumber1Fan mentioned, “Teacher Zhang, we all had a discussion today. In the past, we called ourselves your troll army. In fact, we really were a troll army. We were always trolling around or getting into arguments with others. But now, most of those who joined in the commotions for fun have become fans of your works. Some of us like your novels, some of us like your modern poetry, some like your melody poems, and some like your new program ‘Lecture Room’. Then, there are some like me, who like all of your works. After our discussion, we realised that we can’t call ourselves your troll army; that’s too meaningless. Besides, we were trolls in the past, but have now become your fans.”
Zhang Ye blinked, before typing, “What you mean is..?”
ZhangYeNumber1Fan replied, “We would like to set up your fan club. Although your fame is still far off from those established celebrities, and you’re only an E-Lister, many E-Listers don’t have an official fanclub because they don’t have many fans. But that’s them. You definitely have many fans. Just our army alone has a few hundred of us. Don’t see us as a pile of loose sand. When you need our help, we will always respond. We are your hardcore fans!”
“Right!”
“I will join, too!”
“Count me in!”
“My large saber is again again again again again again again again unable to endure the thirst!”
“Haha, Big Saber Bro is here again! Why do you always only have that to say?”
“Teacher Zhang, please decide soon. As long as you agree, we can set up the fan club. In the future, we will go wherever you command us to go!”
Everyone lent their support!
Seeing the fans like this, Zhang Ye was a little touched, “Okay. Of course, I don’t have a problem, but I have been very busy lately. I definitely don’t have the time to manage it. Can you all elect a moderator?”
“Is there a need for election?”
“Just let Number1 do it!”
“Right, Number1 is the most suitable!”
“I fully support it. Every time Teacher Zhang has a problem, Number1 is always the first to rush in to help. We can’t do any better than that.”
“Big Saber Bro is not bad, too. He is also a fierce general!”
“Then Number1 will be the moderator and Big Saber Bro will the deputy moderator?”
No one had any qualms about that.
Zhang Ye then said, “Alright, then it’s decided. I’ll have to trouble Number1 and Big Saber Bro in the future.”
ZhangYeNumber1Fan said, “It’s no trouble at all. Since everyone trusts in me, then I won’t reject it or it will appear corny. Also, Teacher Zhang please do not worry. I will definitely manage your fan club properly.”
Zhang Ye private messaged him, “1482642921. This is my cell phone number. Let’s keep in contact.” He also sent it to Big Saber Bro.
Ring, ring, ring.
A phone call quickly came in.
Zhang Ye picked it up, “Hello. How are you?”
The person on the other side of the phone had, to his surprise, a female’s voice, “Hello, Teacher Zhang. I’m ZhangYeNumber1Fan. Hur Hur. It’s such a pleasure to hear my idol’s voice.”
Zhang Ye said in surprise, “You are.. female?”
She said, “I never said I was male. Oh, the bios was made up.” Saying that, she said very properly, “Let me introduce myself. You can call me Number1 or Yang Lian. I’m about twenty years old, and have been working at a private company after graduation. I’m just a small employee at the moment, but I studied management, so I have some experience in management, so I can definitely do well managing your fan club. Teacher Zhang, where do you think our HQ should be set up? We must set up a fan platform, so that it is easy for everyone to interact and increase our club’s cohesion.”
Zhang Ye was not very familiar with this, “What’s your suggestion?”
Yang Lian said, “Typically, those A-list celebrities have their own personal websites, which are also the gathering ground for their fans. However, we do not have the ability to do so, nor is there a need. Also, a specialized website is too limiting and more closed off. I think it’s best if our fan club’s HQ is on Tieba. It’s fast and easy to communicate. Its capacity is big, so if it is done well, it can last a lifetime!”
Zhang Ye found it reasonable, “Alright, I’ll follow what you said. Sorry for troubling you.”
“You’re welcome. Then I’ll register on Tieba now. Phew. I’m a bit tired today. I don’t know why I’m so tired these few days. Hur hur. I’ll quickly do it up and go to bed. I’ll rally the masses tomorrow.” Yang Lian said.
Zhang Ye said, “Alright, then rest early and don’t overwork yourself.”
This world also had Tieba, but it was not Baidu’s Tieba, but it was another search engine’s Tieba format. In general, there was not much difference, and it only had a few different functionalities. What Yang Lian said was reasonable. Tieba was the best HQ for a fan club. People could interact freely over there, airing their own views. They could also post notices and broadcasting information. It was quite an open platform