Mo Jin touched his nose, a slight tingling sensation running down his spine as he forced a smile.

"Um... although these two dating reality shows are very popular, I don't think they're suitable for Mu Qian. After all, she's only 19 years old, still young..."

"What do you mean by that?" Long Jingyan chuckled slowly.

He just smiled without his eyes reaching his eyes.

Mo Jin groaned inwardly.

Am I brainless?!

Not only did they choose a dating reality show, but they also implied that Master Yan was an old cow eating young grass?

"What's with that expression?" Long Jingyan leaned back in his chair, looking at Mo Jin with a leisurely air.

Mo Jin blurted out, "Master Yan, you're only 27, just 8 years older..."

The conversation abruptly ended.

Mo Jin looked at Long Jingyan's smile, which had deepened slightly, and wanted to slap himself.

He really knows how to bring up the most sensitive topics!

"Tell me, how come a perfectly normal person has a mouth?" Long Jingyan said in a low voice.

Mo Jin slumped his shoulders, his heart bleeding with misery, and said, "Master Yan, I feel that I haven't been serious or thorough in my work, and I need to have a month's bonus deducted as a warning to myself."

“Hmm,” Long Jingyan said calmly, withdrawing his gaze, “Three months.”

Mo Jin, “…”

Long Jingyan put away his phone. "These variety shows are no good!"

Mo Jin cursed Long Jingyan in his heart several times, but nodded with a fawning smile on his face.

"Yes, Mu Qian's popularity will definitely be high after 'Dream Fly'. Plus, with the public announcement that you, Master Yan, will personally mentor her, she's definitely a top star in the making."

“I think the company could create a variety show specifically for her…”

"I'll have a meeting with the project team to discuss this!"

"Master Yan, what do you think?"

"Mmm," Long Jingyan replied lazily.

Mo Jin grimaced inwardly, looking utterly miserable.

Yan Ye, did you decide beforehand that the company would produce a variety show directly?

They even told me to investigate first...

What a load of rubbish!

I think you're just trying to scam me out of my bonus!

Sure enough, the richer people are, the stingier they are!

*

The Yi Man group's performance was a huge hit, and the bet with their big fans boosted the discussion surrounding the Lu Xixi group, who performed next.

Even with Lu Xixi, a popular singing and dancing idol, her brilliance was overshadowed.

Finally, the judges gave it 25 points, and the audience gave it 15 points, currently ranking second.

"What bad luck..."

"yes!"

"Is Yi Man's biggest fan sick? Making promises to everyone without any sense of shame or loss of dignity!"

Lu Xixi's group was very angry.

They completely ignored the fact that Yi Man's group's performance was indeed very good, and just felt that the live scoring was affected by what happened online.

"We're five points behind, mainly because of the off-field support value!" Lu Xixi was also unhappy. "Besides, Yi Man's group will have 10% of their support value deducted!"

The others thought about it and agreed, and they weren't so worried anymore.

"Ning Ning is probably about to throw up, she was chosen by Chen Bailan..." someone suddenly chuckled.

For Lu Xixi, her biggest competitor in terms of online support points is Ning Ning.

Unfortunately, Chen Bailan has absolutely no online presence, which is a huge drag on her career.

The second competitor was Yiman, but her team had 10% of their support points deducted.

It's really not certain who will have the last laugh!

"Next up is the fifth group tonight, Chen Bailan's group... Their performance piece is..."

At the front desk, Wang Zemu continued the program.

After a VCR sequence, the stage lights dimmed.

When the light came on again, a beam of light shone on a female artist wearing a white crane mask, a white strapless top, shorts, and studded boots...

She took the lead and sang first.

Bullet comments:

[Wow, this is the first group, wasn't it the group leader who went first?]

[The white crane's voice sounds a bit like Ning Ning's?]

[Isn't it normal for my Ningning to be the lead singer? She's the leader of a girl group, okay? Being in the center position shows her talent!]

[Haha! With such great talent, she wasn't exposed in the first episode, and she even got the center position (vomiting)]

[This white crane is definitely not my Ningning. Although my Ningning is the captain, she is so humble in the group. This can't be her...]

My Ningning should be in the Yiman group.

[I also think it's because of Yi Man's group; otherwise, how could it be so exciting?]

[My god! They can't even recognize their own voice, yet they're making all sorts of guesses... Are they fake fans?!]

[That's perfectly normal... Ning Ning debuted as the center, and while her singing skills are good, to be honest, her voice lacks any distinctiveness. Even her own fans aren't sure about it now...]

[Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. Ning Ning is a royalty in the industry (sarcastically)]

...

[Bai He's lyrics are so long! Everyone else only has three or four lines, but she has more than twice as many...]

Even if her voice is nice, this is still... well, you know!

[Chen Bailan is the real captain, okay? This Baihe is stealing the spotlight.]

Although she seems to be doing quite well in this group in both dancing and singing, is she being a bit unfair?

[However, this performance was the second most exciting after Yi Man's group.]

Lu Xixi's group was a bit unlucky, as they happened to be right behind Yi Man.

I don't like this group. I feel like each individual performed very well, but it just looks strange when they're together.

[Yes, yes, I feel the same way... It's like everyone is too eager to show off, and there's no sense of teamwork.]

Besides discussions and mutual criticism, the comments section was filled with messages of encouragement, love, and praise for their favorite artists.

"This is too much of a bullying," Qu Xiaofei muttered under her breath, pouting.

No one was mentioned, but everyone understands.

Wu Xuan sighed softly, "This industry is, by its very nature, a place where people fawn over the powerful and trample on the weak..."

Mu Qian frowned slightly, "Chen Bailan is a bit restrained."

“Yeah, she feels like she’s being held back.” Wu Xuan nodded. “With Ning Ning and the others around, she can’t let loose.”

"Sigh..." Leting sighed softly.

They're all from the same circle.

Chen Bailan was a top star from the very beginning, but unexpectedly, her marriage caused a huge mess.

He's practically disappeared from the film and television industry.

"Get ready!"

Mu Qian got up without saying anything more and led the team to the changing room to change clothes.

At that moment, the television screen froze on the fifth group's ending pose.

As Mu Qian entered the dressing room, she glanced back at the television. A cold sneer flashed across her lips, while her eyes radiated an arrogant and confident arrogance...