youth

Lin Ting originally wanted to have dinner with Qiu Mingyue, either at home or out, but Qiu Mingyue said she already had plans, so the two agreed to meet again later.

After seeing Qiu Mingyue off, Lin Ting replied to Zhao Qinfeng's WeChat message.

[Lin Ting: Mingyue has already taken the things.]

[Zhao Qinfeng: Okay, how did your chat go?]

Lin Ting smiled. From the seemingly ordinary text sent by Zhao Qinfeng, he seemed to see a hint of panic.

[Lin Ting: We had a great chat, and we even finished the whole bottle of juice in the fridge while we talked.]

[Zhao Qinfeng: You guys have been chatting for so long, you weren't secretly badmouthing me together, were you?]

[Lin Ting: I'm praising you! I'm praising you!]

This is an admission that a significant portion of his conversations with Qiu Mingyue revolved around Zhao Qinfeng.

[Lin Ting: I hadn't checked my phone... When I heard the doorbell and saw Mingyue outside, I was terrified. I don't even know what to say.]

[Zhao Qinfeng: Pat on the head]

[Lin Ting: But she said she knew a long time ago. Have you always been this interested in me?]

[Zhao Qinfeng: ...You two are really talking about me?]

[Zhao Qinfeng: Yes, it was planned for a long time. We finally bumped into each other on the show, so we definitely had to seize the opportunity.]

[Lin Ting: Good, good, you caught it!]

Lin Ting sat there laughing for a while before getting up to cook noodles for herself.

It didn't take long to finish eating and cleaning up. He returned to the table and took another look at the video script he had written before Qiu Mingyue arrived. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

After saving the document and temporarily closing it, Lin Ting casually opened her work email and saw a very familiar email address.

Instead of opening it immediately, he went to check Zhao Qinfeng's Weibo profile.

Then I checked the email address again, and it matched. This is the email address for Zhao Qinfeng's studio.

After he clicked on it, he saw the other party's invitation. It was a very standard and formal invitation, and the terms offered were quite good.

Lin Ting added the other party's WeChat account, which was attached to the email, and communicated further with them, quickly finalizing the specific details of the cooperation.

The person opposite Lin Ting was one of Zhao Qinfeng's assistants. Lin Ting also had the assistant's account in another WeChat account, but it was likely that Zhao Qinfeng had not told his colleagues in the studio that Lin Ting and Jinghu were the same person.

Although they were familiar with each other, Lin Ting felt a subtle sense of unease during the conversation because he was treated as a stranger. However, the other party was very professional, and the communication went very smoothly.

Lin Ting's life is very peaceful. He manages his own affairs, the programs he has accepted have not yet started recording, and there has been no public opinion about him.

He almost had the illusion that this kind of life would continue indefinitely.

Public opinion first turned its attention to Chen Taining.

Honestly, Chen Taining himself was a tireless worker at the design institute, busy every day, covered in dust and grime. After get off work, he would just tidy up and go to sleep, living like Robinson Crusoe in the modern internet world, living in an information silo.

Then, without his knowledge, he became the first person to trend on social media in his life.

[#Chen Taining's unfair elimination[hot]]

When Lin Ting saw this trending topic on Weibo, she instinctively felt something was wrong. However, when she clicked on it, she couldn't find any meaningful information. It was mostly just people criticizing the show's production team for operating in secrecy and accusing the judges and mentors of aiding and abetting wrongdoing.

These are all things that have been discussed repeatedly before, so there's nothing new to say.

Half a day later, Lin Ting clicked on the trending topic again and discovered some new things.

An account that seemed rather lifeless posted a vague Weibo post saying that Chen Taining was called out by the production team during the competition, and in the end, she just missed being selected by one place.

This message seemed ordinary, and didn't even provide much concrete information, but it quickly became a trending topic on social media.

But to someone like Lin Ting, who knew a little about the situation on the ground, the details shown in this Weibo post were far too real and terrifying.

Since there was no concrete evidence, the topic eventually dropped off the trending list. However, Lin Ting felt uneasy, so he sent messages to ask Chen Taining if he had been affected, and also contacted a friend who was familiar with this kind of operation to try to find out more.

The friend Lin Ting contacted was Chang Zhiyuan.

"This matter does sound very strange, just as you said, but since it's already off the trending topics list so quickly, there's no need to worry too much. Let me look into the situation for you." Chang Zhiyuan was very serious and earnest when talking about his area of ​​expertise.

"Thank you, Xiao Chang. Please contact me anytime if you have any news."

A while later, Lin Ting received a reply from Chen Taining, who said that he did not have Weibo downloaded on his phone, and after downloading it, he found that the matter was no longer on the trending list.

Lin Ting asked Chen Taining if it was convenient for her to answer the phone, and after receiving an affirmative answer, she dialed the number directly.

"Have you offended anyone on the show?" Lin Ting asked.

"I don't recall any such incidents. Our trainees get along very well, and the staff are all very polite. Even if there are occasional disagreements, they are resolved quickly and never escalate to the point of offending anyone," Chen Taining stated confidently.

"That's true... but you should still keep an eye on things online for a while. I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything, so please be careful," Lin Ting advised.

"Thank you, Teacher Lin. I will try my best to be careful," Chen Taining said gratefully.

That evening, Lin Ting received a message from Chang Zhiyuan.

[Chang Zhiyuan: There should be someone from Seagull Entertainment on your show, right? I think this trending topic was started by a marketing account under their company.]

Lin Ting thought back for a moment and then pulled out the list that Zhao Qinfeng had sent him before. He found that there were indeed two people from Seagull Entertainment. One of them successfully entered the top eight, while the other was eliminated very early on.

Lin Ting searched his memory for a moment and felt something was strange.

If the current public opinion is intended to influence the subsequent activities of the contestants who have already entered the top eight and to boost the popularity of the contestants who narrowly lost, then the company that stirred up this public opinion should not be Seagull Entertainment.

This matter was quite strange. Lin Ting synchronized his information with Chen Taining, thinking that Chen Taining would be just as puzzled as he was, but unexpectedly, a moment later, Chen Taining sent a message.

Chen Taining: I think I might know who it is.

After Lin Ting pressed him for details, Chen Taining explained the possible course of events to him.

Chen Taining's roommate, who is in the same major as Chen Taining, likes to compare himself with Chen Taining in everything, from quizzes in general courses to dormitory hygiene scores. He wants to compete with Chen Taining in everything.

Chen Taining was very disgusted by this behavior, but felt that since they would be living together in the same room for the next few years, there was no need to make a big deal out of it. So he didn't argue with him too much, but simply expressed that he didn't like this meaningless comparison.

His roommate had already toned it down a bit, but then, for some reason, he suddenly started acting up again.

After being harassed for quite some time, Chen Taining finally learned that the incident stemmed from his participation in the campus's top ten singers competition.

Although Chen Taining's singing performance on the show was not outstanding, he was already considered a very good singer in school, so he achieved a top-three finish in the campus's top ten singers competition.

Meanwhile, his roommate was rejected by Crush because he was tone-deaf.

Chen Taining said that his roommate seems to have an uncle who works at Seagull Entertainment, which may be related to this matter.

Lin Ting was suddenly bombarded with stories of love and hate on university campuses, leaving her stunned and gradually unable to understand the thought process of her roommate, Chen Taining.

Lin Ting asked, "If it really was your roommate who did it, how would you want to deal with it?"

Chen Taining said nonchalantly, "It's fine. Anyway, it won't have any real effect. I'm doing an internship now, and I won't be in the same dormitory with him after I graduate from university. We can just pretend we don't know each other."

Lin Ting remarked, "You have a really good attitude. Whether you pursue music or delve deeper into your major, you should achieve great results."

Chen Taining said, "Then I'll take Teacher Lin's good wishes."

On the surface, the matter seemed to have almost ended, but Lin Ting still had a bad feeling. He had a feeling that this matter wouldn't end so simply.

If Chen Taining's roommate really did this out of jealousy or some other emotion, then this trending topic is not enough to affect Chen Taining.

Lin Ting felt that there might be more to this story.

However, before public opinion takes hold, he first needs to live his own life well.

Zhao Qinfeng returned from his business trip and had more than a day of free time.

Lin Ting, holding a game controller, played a two-player co-op game with him and remarked, "Your life is practically like that of a boarding high school student. You get half a day off each week, and the rest of the time you're constantly on the go. If you think about it that way, it seems like you have even fewer holidays."

Zhao Qinfeng was suddenly labeled as resembling a high school student, but not because he had their youthful energy, but because his vacation was shorter, which made him feel sad.

Lin Ting then told him about what happened to Chen Taining a few days ago.

After listening, Zhao Qinfeng was speechless for a long time before coming to the same conclusion as Lin Ting: "This matter is very likely not over yet."

Lin Ting nodded, "Right, I think so too, but let's wait and see. Because of this, Chen Taining's Weibo account has gained quite a few followers, but Chen Taining doesn't post on Weibo at all."

Lin Ting suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Have you not been posting on Weibo much lately?"

Zhao Qinfeng said, "Yes, I've been too busy with work, and there's no publicity to do recently."

Lin Ting said, "If you don't post on Weibo, the people who follow you will forget about you."

Zhao Qinfeng tilted his head in confusion.

Lin Ting patiently explained: "Think about it, everyone usually follows a lot of people and checks what new things are happening every day. If you post something, people will see it and remember, 'Oh, I also follow this singer!' Otherwise, if you don't post anything for ten days or half a month, people will really forget about you."