Chapter 122 Reveals Inside Story
Colleagues smiled on the surface, but in their hearts they were complaining.
She didn't care about comparing herself to others. Before the show aired, she was full of confidence and even seemed poised to create a new peak for the station.
The initial momentum was quite strong, but it started to weaken later and ultimately didn't even reach the peak of 3.
It's truly unbelievable that they only start making amends after failing to reach the level of a celebrity interview.
However, Qi Jianyue really has no self-awareness at all. Although Qi Xiaoyun is a big star, she doesn't even go online to see how powerful Qi Chenyan's national influence is.
Even if they don't mingle in the entertainment industry, they still have a huge following online, and they've spontaneously created supertopics on social media. The daily activity level of these supertopics is no less than that of a top-tier celebrity.
Of course, the main reason is that Qi Chenyan, as a diplomat, often attends various press conferences or goes on overseas visits.
These are all things that can be seen directly on official media. For his fans, what's the difference between this and idol worship?
You can see your idol every day, and it's even in mainstream media. You don't even need to spend any money to be a fan of Qi Chenyan. And most importantly, his reputation will never collapse.
The risk of scandals collapsing in the Chinese entertainment industry is so high these days. Fans spend money chasing stars and doing data analysis, working themselves to the bone, only to have the stars suddenly fall apart – they're dating, getting married, or even getting arrested and imprisoned.
Years of idol worship vanished in an instant, but Qi Chenyan was different.
He was selected through rigorous national screening processes; he is absolutely upright and without any blemishes. You can't go wrong by supporting him.
Qi Chenyan's fans usually seem to have no fans at all; at most, they just post beautiful pictures and chat in their own super topic.
But when it comes to crucial moments, their cohesion is absolutely unmatched, easily surpassing any so-called top superstars.
And so, Qi Jianyue, who overestimated himself, was once again proven wrong.
Although Qi Jianyue tried to justify herself, she was also well aware that if the celebrity interview broadcast tomorrow only featured Zhou Heran, the ratings would likely be similar to those of Qi Xiaoyun.
But the worst part is that there's a surprise segment in the middle where Qi Xiaoyun comes as a special guest.
Everyone knows that the two are mortal enemies, like kings who never meet. They have never appeared on the same show, and they won't even be in the same frame at an awards ceremony.
But this time they appeared on the same show, and even attended Zhou Heran's interview as special guests. Doesn't that mean the two are good friends in private and would cheer for each other?
Qi Jianyue didn't even need to think to know that tomorrow's celebrity interview would definitely crush her star interview in terms of viewership.
This won't do. If we just let the celebrity interviews air smoothly, wouldn't she always be overshadowed by Yu Li, and the position of deputy director would be even less likely to be hers?
Suddenly, Qi Jianyue thought of a brilliant idea.
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While the promotion of Zhou Heran's participation in the second episode of the celebrity interview became a trending topic, the scandal of celebrity interview host Yu Li's moral depravity, pretending to marry into a wealthy family, and even wearing a fake pink diamond wedding ring to flaunt her status as a wealthy socialite also became a trending topic.
And quite "coincidentally," it happened right below the trending topic of Zhou Heran's celebrity interview.
Because the first episode of the celebrity interview was a great success, the name of the host, Yu Li, also gained some popularity.
The reason Yu Li trended on social media this time was because a marketing account exposed her scandal.
In this smear campaign, the marketing account specifically named Yu Li, a junior TV host, accusing her of not working properly and only thinking about exploiting loopholes.
Relying on her good looks, she's been trying to snag a rich husband everywhere.
Of course, marketing accounts wouldn't dare say that Yu Li was seducing Qi Chenyan, given Qi Chenyan's status. If they dared to spread rumors and slander him, not only would their accounts be banned, but the individuals involved would also end up in jail.
However, marketing accounts dare not openly claim that Zhou Heran and Yu Li have an ambiguous relationship.
They only dared to release a few photos, which were taken by fans when Zhou Heran was having coffee with Yu Li and others outside after the concert.
Coincidentally, Yu Li appeared in several of the photos.
Marketing accounts immediately moved the photos over and used them to spread rumors.
On one hand, it's said that Yu Li married a wealthy man in an attempt to climb the social ladder, only to find out after the marriage that he had little money. However, to save face on television, he could only buy high-quality fake diamonds.
To satisfy his vanity, he even claimed that his wedding ring was a pink diamond worth tens of millions, but according to insiders, the most recent pink diamond appeared at the Sootheby's auction.
It was purchased by a high-ranking tycoon, and such a person would never resell their auctioned item to someone else.
Moreover, this tycoon bought the pink diamond as a gift for his wife.
Therefore, it goes without saying that the pink diamond that Yu Li is wearing, supposedly worth tens of millions, must be fake.
As a married woman, she flaunted her supposedly wealthy husband while simultaneously using her position to deliberately seduce a pop superstar.
By claiming to be a fan of the other party and posing as a host, he arranged to meet them privately, which led to the second episode of the celebrity interview.
Incidentally, the marketing account also added at the end, "How exactly did they manage to invite Qi Chenyan for the first episode of the celebrity interview?" This is something worth pondering.
Look how sophisticated this blog post is! All the seemingly absurd claims have been found by marketing accounts to correspond with images and text.
Even the photo of that pink diamond was taken by a colleague when Yu Li was working at the TV station, and Yu Li herself didn't even know it.
This secretly taken photo was then used by marketing accounts as so-called "evidence" to frame Yu Li.
As for the photos of her having coffee with Zhou Heran, quite a few circulated online at the time, but everyone else's attention was focused on the girl running with Zhou Heran.
The marketing account deliberately cut out Qi Xi and focused on Yu Li, so the uninformed onlookers would naturally focus on Yu Li.
The person who leaked the information posted photos, providing evidence. Isn't that enough to prove that everything in the scandal is true?
Immediately, netizens found Yu Li's Weibo account and flooded it with abusive comments.
Especially since Yu Li had just updated her status.
It was the tomato and egg noodles that Qi Chenyan had personally cooked for her before. Yu Li mentioned Qi Chenyan, of course referring to him as "Mr. Qi," but this also indirectly hinted at her marriage.
The images and text both convey a sense of peaceful and happy marriage.
Before these netizens flooded in, the comments section was filled with fans who cared about Yu Li, offering their warm wishes.
However, as netizens were drawn in by the negative information, this latest post was instantly flooded with comments.
Even though Yu Li had fans who defended her and said she wasn't that kind of person, she was still attacked and insulted by netizens who were blinded by rage.
As Yu Li's Weibo account was flooded with criticism, the TV station's phone lines were also overwhelmed with calls.
Most of the callers were Zhou Heran's fans, demanding that the program cancel tomorrow's celebrity interview broadcast.
He then went to Zhou Heran's Weibo and told him to quickly delete the promotional posts of the celebrity interviews he had previously forwarded, and not to let Yu Li, this leech, stick to him.
Yu Li was completely unaware of the online uproar; she was still watching the show with her best friend.
Until Xu Hui called.
"Xiao Yu, what's the story behind the scandals circulating online? Where are you right now? Come to the station as soon as you have time!"
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