126: This must be a shady deal!
Jiang Zhiyan's tears were almost coming out.
"I've made a huge sacrifice! Do you think I'd want the entire internet to see my ex and current boyfriend fighting? Isn't this just covering up for you?"
Gu Jun was a little touched.
Jiang Zhiyan has indeed become smarter. He thought of a good way to not only help Tangtang and Li Lanyi increase their popularity, but also increase the topic of Huahu's talent celebration, and even help Xu Yao win the award to divert attention. He really achieved three birds with one stone!
That touch of emotion didn't last long, as Gu Jun corrected Jiang Zhiyan: "It's not a fight between your ex and your current partner. They're both your exes, so how can you have a current partner?"
"you--"
Jiang Zhiyan was almost irritated to death by Gu Jun's sharp tongue. He wanted to argue with Gu Jun, but Gu Jun had already turned his head to look at the big screen.
Mr. Gu, who is in love, is reluctant to miss his wife's highlight moment. Saying one more word to Jiang Zhiyan would be a waste of Gu Jun's time.
"Forget it, I'm going to give your wife an award, you can just hide in the lounge!"
Jiang Zhiyan thought of a way to anger Gu Jun, straightened his suit and walked to the front desk.
…
After the host announced that Xu Yao won the award, the live camera cut to Xu Yao.
The surprise on her face was not acted at all.
Even Gu Jun didn't know that Xu Yao would win the award, so it was even more impossible for her to know in advance.
The guests all sat in the front row, leaving those like Hua Bin and Xiao Ling to find empty seats in the back, or simply stand. This was the only way they could handle any emergencies quickly. Besides Hua Bin and Xiao Ling, a photographer also attended the celebration, though he primarily worked on the red carpet and didn't make it to the backstage due to limited space.
Xiaoling was stunned when the host announced that Xu Yao had won the award. Huabin's mouth almost split open: "It's a winner, it's a winner this time!"
Luckily I borrowed a suitable dress!
Fortunately, there are still some decent jewelry!
Hua Bin was very thankful and pushed the silly Xiao Ling: "Please help Xu Yao to be careful and don't let those with pink eye trip her."
"Ohhhh, yes!"
Xiaoling bent over slightly and trotted to the guest area.
Xu Yao also came back to her senses.
No matter why this award fell on her, she had to go on stage to receive it!
"Sister Xu Yao, let me help you hold your skirt."
"No, I can do it."
Xu Yao knew what Xiaoling was worried about, but there were several cameras on the scene, and no one would be stupid enough to trip up the live broadcast.
Xu Yao walked onto the stage holding up her skirt, and heard "Congratulations" when she passed by Tangtang.
Tangtang was so happy, even happier than if she had won the award herself.
Tangtang didn't want to win any awards today. If she won any award, it would seem like Jiang Zhiyan's charity. It would be fine if Xu Yao won an award. Such an award wouldn't be organized by Gu Jun, and no one would question Xu Yao's winning!
"Thanks!"
Xu Yao turned around and thanked Tangtang.
The interaction between the two was perfectly captured by the camera.
Just now, there were people in the live broadcast room commentary saying that Xu Yao didn't deserve the award, and now there are a lot of comments expressing envy for the friendship between Xu Yao and Tangtang.
Xu Yao interacted with Tangtang, but didn't even glance at Chen Yan and Wen Yiyi.
Watching Xu Yao go on stage to receive the award, Wen Yiyi's eyes widened: "...Is there something fishy going on here?"
Chen Yan was too lazy to talk to Wen Yiyi.
Does it matter whether there is a shady deal or not?
If Gu Jun truly secured the award for Xu Yao, it wasn't good news for Shen Yan. Shen Yan's Shengshi Media had set a policy from the outset to avoid being locked into Huahu alone. He deliberately signed streamers from other platforms, but he couldn't stop the trend of the short video era. Huahu already boasts the highest daily active users of any short video platform. The era of the three-way competition is over, with Huahu now the dominant force in the short video market. From now on, Shengshi's business will primarily fall to Huahu. Gu Jun's influence on Huahu won't benefit Shen Yan in any way!
Therefore, Chen Yan actually hoped that Xu Yao would win the "Newcomer of the Year Breakthrough Award" on her own merit.
On the stage, Xu Yao had already received the trophy from Jiang Zhiyan.
Below the stage, Shen Yan looked around.
It's strange that Jiang Mingjia didn't come today.
More than one internet celebrity signed by 'Jia Le Media' was invited to attend the talent celebration, including a newcomer who was favored by the industry to win the "Annual Newcomer Breakthrough Award" this year. How could Jiang Mingjia not be there?
Could it be that Jiang Mingjia already knew that Xu Yao would win the award, so she didn't come?
…
"Is this what Gu Jun calls fairness and justice?"
The talent celebration had already entered the award ceremony, but Jiang Mingjia was still stuck in traffic.
Jiang Mingjia's day out was full of mishaps. First, someone soiled her dress while she was coming downstairs, forcing her to return home to change. After changing into another dress and going out again, her car was hit. This constant stream of mishaps caused Jiang Mingjia to miss the Huahu Talent Festival!
This time, three contracted internet celebrities from 'Jia Le Media' were invited.
The red carpet dresses that Jiang Mingjia prepared for the three internet celebrities all had relatively little fabric, as she wanted to go for the black and red style.
As a result, Jiang Zhiyan's ex-girlfriend Li Lanyi suddenly appeared on the red carpet, and all the attention was sucked away by Li Lanyi and Tangtang. Jiang Mingjia watched a group of people in the live broadcast group arguing about whose dress was more expensive, Li Lanyi's or Tangtang's, and she was so angry that her head was buzzing.
Whether it is Li Lanyi or Tangtang, both of their dresses are very conservative. What is there to argue about just these two dresses?
Among the three internet celebrities of 'Jia Le Media', one wore a skirt with holes on the front and back, one wore a black see-through outfit, and the other arranged a scene where she stepped on her skirt and exposed her breasts... Netizens didn't care!
Jiang Mingjia was already very angry, and when she was stuck in traffic, she heard the host announce that Xu Yao won the "Annual Newcomer Breakthrough Award". Jiang Mingjia really didn't even have the mood to go to the talent celebration!
Why did Xu Yao win the award?
If Gu Jun hadn't opened a backdoor for Xu Yao, Jiang Mingjia would be willing to swallow her phone on live broadcast!
For a moment, Jiang Mingjia really wanted to expose Gu Jun's true identity regardless of the consequences.
She wants to turn Huahu’s talent celebration into a joke!
Jiang Mingjia's phone rang. It was someone from Jiale who was at the celebration site calling.
"Boss Jiang, our people didn't win the 'Newcomer Progress Award'—"
"I saw it, no need for you to remind me!"
Jiang Mingjia was furious. The assistant on the phone asked cautiously, "Also, marketing accounts are posting comparison pictures of Tangtang and Li Lanyi. Should we still invest in marketing as planned?"
The original plan was to have the three internet celebrities signed by the company take the black-and-red route and criticize their outfits repeatedly.
No matter how well you dress, it is not as good as dressing in an eye-catching way to attract attention.
The original plan—
The more Jiang Mingjia thought about it, the angrier she became. The original plan didn't include Li Lanyi making a surprise appearance, nor did it include Xu Yao winning the award!
No matter how angry she was, she couldn't completely overturn all the preparations she had made beforehand. Jiang Mingjia suppressed her nausea and instructed her assistant, "Change the original plan. First, find a marketing account to hype up Li Lanyi and Tangtang, and then bring in the three people from our company. The comparison will create more discussion."
The assistant asked again if he wanted to bring Xu Yao along.
Xu Yao's red carpet outfit was also remarkable, and she won the "Annual Newcomer Breakthrough Award". The platform's algorithm will search for keywords, and including Xu Yao will make it even more of a hot topic!
Jiang Mingjia felt like vomiting when she heard Xu Yao's name.
It would be fine to bring Li Lanyi and Tangtang, but why should we help promote Xu Yao?
But just like what the assistant said, if we do marketing without Xu Yao, the popularity will not be as high as if we bring Xu Yao along.
Since the money has been spent, of course we want the best results.
Jiang Mingjia sneered, "Bring her along, and then steer the conversation so netizens can figure out why she won the award!"
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