Chapter 11 Cooperation A network carnival begins.
Lin Huiyu's arrival did not affect Feng Daiyue's mood to have a drink.
She drank some wine and felt a little dizzy, so she lay on the sofa and rested for a while. She accidentally fell asleep, and when she woke up it was already midnight.
Suppressing the dizziness and nausea, I turned over and picked up the phone that had slipped to the ground. I squinted to check the time, but saw an unread text message.
I clicked on it and saw the message: "Have you seen the trending search? Are you interested in knowing the second insider information now?"
What's trending? Feng Daiyue muttered as she opened the software.
The page refreshed automatically, and she didn’t have time to look at the list. Her attention was first attracted by the top line of her homepage: The person you care about has posted a blog.
Follow the official account of "Fantastic Holiday" Season 2 below.
The gist of the Weibo post was an apology for netizens' comments a few days ago about their "differential treatment" of makeup artists. The solution was for the program team to pay for the two makeup artists to go for further training.
When seeing this, Feng Daiyue felt no emotion. But when she saw the following words, she sat up and turned on the lights in the house.
"Due to our negligence, the two artists were not in good condition during the filming of the promotional video. In order to compensate for their losses, the two artists were allowed not to participate in this vote and directly enter the subsequent filming phase."
Two people were @ed after this sentence. Feng Daiyue opened her eyes wide and read it back and forth countless times, and finally confirmed that the two artists were Bian Yuan and Gao Shule.
There was a clanging sound in her head and her whole body turned red and warm. In a fit of anger, he threw the phone away.
After nearly a quarter of an hour, I picked up the phone again.
She returned to the voting page and found that there were only four names left. Currently, she ranks third in votes, with Shen Siyan in first place.
A day ago, Shen Siyan was queuing with her, but now, she is ahead of her. Logically, Feng Daiyue should be very angry, but she couldn't care less at the moment.
Her mind was full of questions about why Gao Shule could advance directly. She didn't even put on ugly makeup, so how could she get this spot?
She sent a text message to Shen Siyan, two words: "Cooperation"
Because it was the middle of the night, I knew Shen Siyan wouldn’t reply immediately, so I continued to check Weibo.
The emotional mania did not make her completely lose her mind, and she knew to cut off the trumpet first.
I switched to my secondary account to look at the trending searches, and the first one was the topic #WonderfulHoliday#, followed by a red icon: "Boiling".
Feng Daiyue wanted to see if anyone in the square cursed Gao Shule. If so, then there might be a chance for this matter to turn around.
When she clicked on the entry, she did see someone cursing, but because the entire square was arguing, and for different reasons, the few Weibo posts cursing her were not noticeable at all.
Feng Daiyue scrolled down for a long time and saw that the reason for the quarrel was about the TV station's "differential treatment":
[You also know that you have double standards towards artists! So makeup artists need to study further education, but photographers and hosts don’t need to, right? 】
[They knew it all along, they did it on purpose, so shameless. 】
[Don't dare to offend the popular ones, but bully the unpopular ones.] 】
But these comments are okay, because the Weibo post published by "Wonderful Holiday" is intended to solve the problem. There is attitude and sincerity.
The most heated debate in the square was about who put on makeup first, Shen Siyan or Gao Shule.
There was a small quarrel in the barrage during the live broadcast, but halfway through the quarrel, the production team suddenly cut off the live broadcast to divert attention. Now the old things are brought up again, and passers-by and fans are having a big argument.
The fans are mainly complaining and want the production team to include Shen Siyan in the qualifying list:
[Our Yanyan was wearing no makeup when taking the promotional photos, absolutely no makeup! Why is she not included in the compensation quota for promotion? 】
[We can’t assume that she is wearing makeup just because she is naturally beautiful. Can the program crew please stop playing dumb! 】
Passersby sneered:
[She had the right to choose at the beginning. Going without makeup was her own choice. Fans should not blame her. 】
[If Chen Siyan had gone to put on makeup directly at that time, instead of waiting for Gao Shule to come and make way for her, then the second spot should indeed have been hers. 】
[I was wondering why Chen was sitting still at that time. It turns out he was waiting for Gao Shule, the big enemy. 】
[You didn’t expect it, right? The big loser has now become the lucky one. 】
[That’s great! Why should honest people be wronged? 】
[I can only say that this director is quite good at grasping human nature. 】
Fans were of course dissatisfied when they saw the slanderous remarks:
[Our Yanyan is not what you said! She really meant well at first. 】
[Why should we assume the most malicious intent towards her? She doesn’t know the level of those two makeup artists. 】
[You were kind enough to let others dissolve first, but in the end you didn't give her any benefits? 】
[The first person in the domestic entertainment industry to take promotional photos without makeup, and had his qualification spot snatched away by someone else. If Gao Shule is the biggest victim, then our Yanyan is the biggest victim. 】
[Gao Shule is clearly taking advantage of Chen Siyan, so she is doomed to fail. 】
…
Shen Siyan's fans' heresy made passers-by so angry that they became rebellious.
People tend to sympathize with the weaker party more easily, especially when the weaker party is in the right. Passersby who didn’t like Gao Shule that much were now forced to become her “sympathy fans”.
*
Netizens were arguing, and people at the TV station were also arguing.
The uproar on Weibo was so intense that the next morning, as soon as the station leader entered the office building, he convened a meeting with the production team of the second season of "Wonderful Holiday".
He criticized Ning Heng by name right away: "You want to sacrifice the entire TV station to provide traffic for your show, right? Is that what you would do?"
The leader was so angry that he slammed the folder on the table. Ning Heng, on the other hand, had a blank expression on his face and looked so calm that he almost fell asleep.
He leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and spoke lazily: "The TV station is a government-affiliated institution, and the public has the right to supervise and advise all state agencies. Since the public has raised the issue, you should just solve it. Rectification is for better development."
The first thing Ning Heng said was the provisions of the Constitution, which choked his leader so much that he almost passed out. The key point was that he had nothing to say.
The meeting ended hastily, and assistant Xu Man followed Ning Heng cautiously: "Brother, is this too much? It feels like the leader is about to take a quick-acting life-saving pill."
Ning Heng glanced at him and said, "What's the point of talking about this? This station should have been rectified long ago."
He took the elevator back to his office. On the way, another colleague came up. Seeing that it was Ning Heng, he patted him on the shoulder and said happily, "Director Ning, you are amazing. I knew you would help little A'Luo advance. Don't worry, I will help you promote your show for free."
The person who came in was the manager of the TV drama channel. She also saw the trending searches and knew that Gao Shule had advanced directly.
Ning Heng smiled and said nothing.
He couldn't take credit for it because he had already planned the process.
A live broadcast was launched on the day when the promotional photos were taken, allowing netizens to discover the phenomenon of "different treatment". After the matter had thoroughly fermented on the Internet, a plan that had been prepared long ago was taken out: admit the mistake, choose to make improvements, further radicalize netizens, and force the TV station to rectify.
He has produced too many programs and knows too well what people like to watch. He also knows how netizens will react to every aspect.
He wants to rectify the vulgar atmosphere in the TV station, not that he is a righteous person. On the contrary, he is well versed in all kinds of bad means such as hype, and knows how to let the media fan the flames and guide controversy.
The reason I did this this time was simply because I couldn't stand the faces of those people in the station.
Gao Shule just happened to catch up. As what was said online, if Shen Siyan hadn't had those little thoughts at the time, she would have been the one to advance.
Ning Heng felt that Gao Shule was lucky. But then she thought that even without this trick he designed, the child she was taking care of should be able to help her advance.
In the afternoon, Ning Heng organized a meeting of the "Wonderful Holiday" team to discuss the shooting details for the official broadcast.
The meeting lasted until seven in the evening. Everyone else had left, except Ning Heng.
The heavy workload made him physically and mentally exhausted. He pinched his eyebrows, closed his eyes and wanted to rest for a while. Before five minutes had passed, Xu Man woke him up with a shout.
"Brother, there's another quarrel online. Are you going to intervene this time?"
Ning Heng's anger was about to burst out of his eyes: "Who cares!"
There are people quarreling on the Internet every day, how can he control it? Besides, the louder the noise, the better the program traffic will be. What’s there to worry about?
"This time is different, it involves Producer Liu." Xu Man said cautiously.
The "fire" in Ning Heng's eyes subsided a little, "What's the matter?"
"It's said on the internet...that Producer Liu and Gao Shule have...a special relationship, which is why she was able to advance smoothly."
Xu Man put it tactfully. His original words were that Producer Liu was Gao Shule's financial sponsor, and Gao Shule used her body to get to the top.
Ning Heng's expression gradually changed from anger at being disturbed to solemnity. After a while, he said, "Give me the phone."
Xu Man quickly handed over the phone.
At this time, the first place on the hot search list is no longer #WonderfulHoliday#, but a newly emerged term #RelationshipHousehold#, which is followed by a black-red “爆”.
There are endless new gossips in the entertainment industry every day, among which celebrity gossips are the most numerous, and among the gossips, the dirty rumors about female celebrities attract the most attention.
Over the years, the means of playing tricks on people in the entertainment industry have not made much progress, probably because "spreading obscene rumors" is the cheapest and most effective.
The entry square was a disgrace to the eyes. Ning Heng quickly scanned it, captured some key information, and understood what had happened.
Liu Shao was the producer of the first season of "Wonderful Holiday" and he introduced Gao Shule. Some netizens learned about this and made a big fuss about it, saying that Gao Shule had connections and got in through the back door.
Put the names of an unknown female star and a male producer who created a hit variety show together. On the premise that they have never worked together, the male producer introduced the female star to a resource that she could never reach with her status, then everyone will assume that there is an erotic transaction between them.
In addition to Gao Shule being scolded under the entry, Ning Heng was also implicated. The scolding was not that harsh:
[I used to say that this director is great, because he upholds justice for honest people. It turns out that this "honest person" is someone with connections. 】
[I deliberately created a title to help Gao Shule advance. It was quite painstaking. 】
[Director Ziyou, you must have lost a lot of hair to come up with this idea. 】
[Who would have thought that the biggest winner in the whole thing is Bian Yuan! 】
Bian Yuan is from the male artist group, the unlucky guy who drew number 2 and was forced to put on ugly makeup. From the time when the two qualifying places were officially announced until now, his fans have remained quiet.
Because in the eyes of fans, he really got a bargain. Netizens are very angry now. If they go out at this time, they will easily become targets.
When Gao Shule was being trampled on by the entire Internet, Shen Siyan took the opportunity to whitewash herself:
[I said Yanyan was unlucky. She had to take the blame for meeting someone with connections. 】
[This sister is so miserable. Don’t be so foolish as to be a good person in the future. 】
[Who else remembers Gao Shule’s makeup? Some people say she put on ugly makeup, but she looks beautiful in the film. 】
Those eyebrows are truly a stroke of genius! Was it drawn by that little kid? 】
[It must be fake!] There was no frontal shot during the live broadcast, so I didn't see the eyebrow-drawing process at all. And the live broadcast was shut down later, so who knows if someone else was hired to draw it. 】
[I was wondering how a five-year-old could possibly draw such advanced eyebrows! Sure enough, everything is fake! 】
[I can only say that the program crew really took good care of her, allowing her to produce beautiful photos and advance directly. 】
…
Some people mentioned Gao Shule's makeup and suspected that Gao Luo was just a "hand substitute" and that there was someone else who actually drew Gao Shule's eyebrows. If this is true, it further confirms Gao Shule's identity as a "relative".
An online carnival targeting Gao Shule has begun.
The next afternoon, Feng Daiyue took the initiative to invite Shen Siyan to have afternoon tea.
It’s still the same tea room, still the window seat on the second floor, and the sunlight is as bright as ever.
"How is it? Is my second inside information valuable?" Shen Siyan asked with a smile as she sat opposite.
Feng Daiyue propped her chin with her hand and said leisurely, "It's okay."
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