Chapter Nineteen: Huo Zhan: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Huo Zhan felt a little disappointed.
This silly girl, she knows his name but doesn't even search for it online?
He's not some deputy director...
Huo Zhan didn't point it out, so as not to ruin the "good guy" image he had worked so hard to build.
He composed himself and handed over a jewelry box.
Su Muci asked in surprise, "What is this?"
"Your first broadcast reward."
"..."
Su Muci took it, opened it, and saw a stunning necklace inside, with a pink diamond set in the pendant.
"This... seems very expensive..."
She was raised by Zhou Wangyuan as a tool for marriage alliance when she was young, and she had seen jewelry.
This diamond is exceptional in both clarity and luster.
"It's not expensive. To me, your potential and value are the most precious treasures."
Huo Zhan answered her question in the tone of a business partner, and Su Muci quickly suppressed her wariness and caution.
Even if they did sign that prenuptial agreement, at best it would just be a win-win business partnership. He provides the platform, and she provides the commercial value. What is she thinking?
Su Muci closed the jewelry box and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Huo. I will do my best."
Just after she finished speaking, her assistant came over to inform her: "Su Su, it's time for training."
"Mr. Huo, I'll head over now."
Su Muci left quickly.
Huo Zhan's gaze followed her slender, petite back, but a greedy desire welled up in his heart.
He longed to hold her close, to meld her into his very being, to make her beauty, gentleness, kindness, and exquisite voice belong solely to him! To ensure that no one else could ever witness her wonder!
But seeing her hiding in her apartment crying alone that night, Huo Zhan knew very well that she desperately needed to release something.
Especially... heartbreak.
Today, through the glass wall of the recording studio, he could clearly glimpse the naturalness of her expression while broadcasting.
She really liked this approach.
He suppressed his possessiveness and unconditionally supported her.
Thinking of today's radio data, Huo Zhan straightened his tie and a faint, composed smile appeared on his lips.
Now it's time for some idiots to jump over the wall.
...
The Zhou Group is holding an emergency meeting.
The success of the joint broadcast by Sister Loulan and new anchor Susu on GX Radio has already spread throughout the industry, and Susu's ancient song is being played on a loop in the Zhou family's operations department conference room.
"Singing in ancient Chinese, this new female anchor has quite the ambition."
"If you have ambition, you won't go to that old-fashioned radio station to be cannon fodder."
Each streamer made sarcastic remarks, but the first broadcast data was undeniable and had to be taken seriously.
As the heir to the Zhou Group and the director of operations, Zhou Mengying sat in the conference room, playing with her newly done nails, and gave orders: "Whoever makes that little brat cry and get out of the radio industry, I'll give them a 500,000 yuan bonus."
Everyone present knew that Zhou Mengying detested these new competitors who had no background and were eager to make a name for themselves.
Crushing the hopes of newcomers underfoot has always been a source of pleasure for the eldest daughter of the Zhou Group.
For many years, Zhou's Radio has always done this.
As soon as the order was given, countless eyes turned to Qinglan, the young lady's best friend—the most popular anchor under Zhou's Radio Station and the winner of the Jiangcheng Radio Flower Award for three consecutive years.
Qinglan scoffed, "Even her master, Loulan, is a novice in front of me. What kind of trash is she? Who would I possibly have the right to lay a hand on her?"
"Let me do it."
Bai Bai, a rising star at Zhou's Radio, desperately needs to achieve results to establish herself in the company.
That afternoon, Bai Bai, a rising star at Zhou's Radio, publicly challenged Su Su of GX Radio to a PK battle on the official account.
Every radio host has a private live-streaming account to maintain their fan base. Private competition between hosts is commonplace in the industry.
PK (player versus player) can not only help broadcasters quickly gain popularity and fans, but also increase radio station listenership.
Major radio stations have always tacitly approved of their anchors competing against each other.
However, Zhou's intentions this time were clearly not good.
Sister Loulan said, "You will refuse this PK on tomorrow's Heartbeat Voice program."
Su Muci: "But Master, I don't want to refuse."
"Ha, you don't want to? You're just still obsessed with the heir of the Fu Group, wanting to become famous, grab attention, and climb the ladder!"
As Loulan Sister spoke, a look of disdain appeared in her eyes.
"I'm the one who built 'The Voice of Heartbeat'. I won't let you use my show as a tool to climb the ladder. Refuse to participate in the competition, or you'll be on your own from now on."
The training session ended unhappily.
Sister Loulan left the training room, still feeling unhappy.
She was already very dissatisfied with GX Radio's support of newcomers, but this newcomer turned out to be a woman whose reputation was already ruined and who had climbed the social ladder by sleeping with men.
She even regretted signing the mentor-apprentice agreement.
Just as Sister Loulan arrived at the parking lot and was about to drive away from the radio station, she discovered that her fan group had already gone wild.
[Sister Loulan, could you bring your little sister Susu along for the live stream tonight?]
[Loulan's new partner has such a sweet voice, she must be very beautiful!]
Sister, if you won't let me hear Su Su's voice, I won't be able to sleep tonight. Please, sister, have mercy...
In the past, her group chat was always full of people trying to comfort her.
Now, every sentence is inseparable from Su Su.
Loulan's expression grew increasingly grim.
...
On the other hand, Su Muci was still caught in a dilemma because of what Sister Loulan said.
Mu Ci's best friend Huo Junjun said anxiously on the phone, "Mu Ci, I heard your radio debut. You did very well, but please don't go head-to-head with that idiot!"
"There are penalties for losing a PK. If the penalty she proposes is to ban you from broadcasting forever or shut down the Heartbeat Voice program, you're finished."
Upon hearing Huo Junjun's words, Su Muchi felt as if something was stuck in her throat, making it difficult to breathe.
It turns out that Junjun also thought she would lose...
Come to think of it, the Zhou family has been the number one radio station in Jiangcheng for five consecutive years, and their strength should not be underestimated.
It's not impossible that those streamers teamed up to get their fans to support this PK. As a new streamer who was also abandoned by Sister Loulan, it's obvious to everyone that she has no chance of winning.
Agreeing to a PK (player kill) means certain death.
"I understand, Junjun. I'll think about it carefully."
Su Muci returned to her apartment that night and locked herself in the shadows.
The image of eight years ago, in the basement, flashed through her mind—the screams of her little Qi as Zhou Mengying skinned her alive…
"What are you going to do? All the hope you've been waiting for, the hope you've been clinging to, I destroyed it with a flick of my finger! Now your father is mine, and the man you love is mine too..."
Zhou Mengying's arrogant and smug laughter echoed in her ears.
Su Muci clenched her fists, muttering to herself, "I can't give up..."
"bite--"
A text message woke up the previously dark phone screen.
[Huo Zhan: Agree to the PK, don't be afraid, I'm here for you.]
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