This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 292 These days, even top celebrities are resorting to such unscrupulous means to grab trending topics.

After making her decision, Zhang Lian directly found You Zhenhao's phone number in her contacts.

Logically speaking, You Zhenhao should be busy preparing for the New Year's Eve gala at this time, so it would be inappropriate to disturb him abruptly.

Zhang Lian didn't care about any of that anymore.

If she doesn't hurry up and book Lu Ran, what if someone else books him?

This one song, "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant," will definitely make Lu Ran a target for many gala directors.

Zhang Lian called You Zhenhao directly.

You Zhenhao is currently backstage, excitedly watching the show's various ratings data.

When Lu Ran sang "A Man Should Be Self-reliant," both television ratings and online live stream data saw an increase.

This increase was quite astonishing, reaching the peak viewership for the night.

This peak viewership is significantly higher than last year's peak.

The current data is only a rough estimate; the specific viewership figures will be available tomorrow morning.

Based on the data available so far, You Zhenhao has been relieved.

This is just the beginning.

It's impossible for all the audience members to like the performances at a gala.

We need to put some effort into the program arrangement.

Lu Ran's show was scheduled for around 8 PM, just so that Lu Ran could appear and stabilize the ratings.

With a series of wonderful performances to follow, including "Bauhinia Blossoms" and "Ode to Macau," the gala can be considered a complete success.

Just then, You Zhenhao's phone rang.

He answered the phone.

"Director Zhang, what's wrong?"

You Zhenhao and Zhang Lian both work within CCTV for many years, directing galas or producing variety shows, and they are very familiar with each other.

Zhang Lian smiled and said, "Old You, let me wish you a Happy New Year first."

You Zhenhao got goosebumps all over his body when he heard this.

That woman is up to no good.

Zhang Lian is known for her decisive and efficient work style at the headquarters; she never speaks so politely.

There is something wrong here.

“Just say what you have to say,” You Zhenhao said immediately.

"It's nothing else, I just wanted to invite Lu Ran to our Spring Festival Gala's Qincheng branch venue."

You Zhenhao was a little confused: "Why don't you just go directly to Lu Ran about this?"

"Isn't it because you're close to Lu Ran? You should tell Lu Ran first, I'm afraid someone else will snatch him away. Then give me Lu Ran's agent's phone number."

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you right now."

After hanging up the phone, You Zhenhao sent Li Quan's phone number to Zhang Lian.

My phone rang again shortly after I sent it.

"Brother Hao, this is Xiao Zheng. I directed the Zhejiang branch venue for this year's Spring Festival Gala."

You Zhenhao was speechless.

Good grief, they're all trying to take him away.

After I finished talking to this person, people from the other two Spring Festival Gala branch venues also called.

After that, even the director of the Lantern Festival Gala called.

These directors are all from within CCTV.

You Zhenhao didn't get involved in this matter; he simply sent Li Quan's phone number over.

Let them fight over the people themselves.

After making that phone call, You Zhenhao felt a little smug.

"I've finished using Lu Ran, and the user experience is excellent."

For gala directors, if there are good celebrities available, they will continue to use them.

It's easy to imagine that after today, Lu Ran will be a regular at future parties.

Meanwhile, netizens are also discussing the song "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" online.

Hearing this song on this night stirred the hearts of many.

"Lu Ting's singing skills seem to have improved even further. With this song, I won't be afraid to go into haunted houses anymore."

"How many singers in the Chinese entertainment industry can deliver a performance with such power?"

"Good news, the music scene has Lu Ran; bad news, there's only one Lu Ran in the music scene."

"Release the single version quickly, I want to add it to my playlist!"

Some self-media bloggers also joined the discussion.

Topics in the entertainment industry always generate buzz.

Especially during events like New Year's Eve galas, when the entire entertainment industry is celebrating.

Hu Nengkai is also watching the New Year's Eve galas on various TV stations tonight.

He is quite different from the average viewer.

Viewers might watch the video for entertainment, but he's using it to find material for his own work.

With everyone singing live at New Year's Eve galas these days, it's safe to say that some hilarious mishaps are bound to happen.

Now it's a matter of who crashes the hardest.

After listening to Lu Ran's performance, Hu Nengkai sighed.

"It didn't backfire. If it had backfired and been ridiculed, Lu Ran would probably have been able to create even more works."

Unfortunately, Lu Ran performed consistently, and there was simply nothing to criticize.

Hu Nengkai looked at another window.

This window shows Zhejiang TV's New Year's Eve gala.

At that moment, seven people appeared on the screen who seemed very familiar to him.

"The fireball is coming!"

Hu Nengkai didn't dare to delay, watching the performance with full concentration, afraid of missing any details.

The Fireballs' performance is absolutely not to be missed!
After watching Lu Ran's performance, Hu Nengkai watched the entire Huo Tuan performance with a frown on his face.

After reading it, Hu Nengkai picked up some eye drops and put them in his eyes.

"I don't understand, how can fans praise a song like this?"

Even without judging from a professional perspective, the performance by the seven members of Fireball could be described as a train wreck.

In terms of quality, it's not even as good as some university New Year's Eve performances.

These people sang and danced on stage for more than ten minutes.

"We have material to criticize the content creators."

Hu Nengkai then looked at another window.

This is Orange Video's New Year's Eve Gala.

On stage, Jiang Yixuan and An Lingling walked onto the stage hand in hand.

Both of them are actors, and their singing isn't actually that good. The reason they can perform on New Year's Eve galas is because top-tier celebrities have real, massive online traffic.

Hu Nengkai listened for a while and found that his singing was quite ordinary, with some parts even being off-key.

However, this was considered normal for Jiang Yixuan and his team.

If you say someone sings badly, fans will say that their idol is just an actor, and it's normal for him not to sing well.

Just as Hu Nengkai was about to go to another gala, a voice suddenly came through his earphones.

"Ah~"

At that sound, Hu Nengkai shuddered.

"What the hell is this?"

Wasn't Jiang Yixuan singing just now?

How did he manage to make such a seductive sound?
Hu Nengkai stared intently at the screen, observing Jiang Yixuan's every move.

However, at this point the director had already switched the camera to the audience seats, so the situation on stage was no longer visible.

Something's not right, something's not right.

Hu Nengkai waited a while, and then the camera returned to the stage.

Jiang Yixuan and An Lingling had finished singing and walked to their seats to interact with the host.

It's just that Jiang Yixuan's walking posture is a bit off.

"Is Jiang Yixuan injured? Where is he injured...?"

After analyzing the situation, Hu Nengkai came up with an answer that even he couldn't believe.

He quickly went back to check the screen recording he had just watched.

When Jiang Yixuan sang a line of lyrics, he suddenly shouted.

His expression suggested that he was trying to hold something back.

An Lingling, standing next to her, looked somewhat surprised, seemingly unaware that this would happen.

Then the director cut the camera away.

Hu Nengkai opened the group chat.

This is a group for musicians; they talk about all sorts of things.

"Did you watch the New Year's Eve gala on Orange Video just now? Why did Jiang Yixuan groan on stage?"

"I was stunned when I heard that sound. Could it be that his sugar daddy gave him some kind of toy?"

"We're in China, we can't be as extravagant as people do abroad, can we? This is a live broadcast of a New Year's Eve gala!"

What exactly happened with that sound?

"Who cares what's going on? I'll just post this video first. If the fans flood the comments section, so be it. I have to capitalize on this wave of traffic!"

In the group chat, a group of friends had already started chatting.

Hu Nengkai is confirmed.

There's been an accident!

At this moment, at the New Year's Eve gala.

Jiang Yixuan was extremely restless.

He suddenly felt a sharp pain down there and couldn't help but cry out.

It's too late to undo it now.

They can't leave yet; they have to finish this interaction with the host.

This segment is for promoting "I Want to See You Tomorrow Too".

He couldn't stop this activity even if he wanted to.

But Jiang Yixuan was completely out of it; all he could think about was that it was all over.

The host and An Lingling both noticed that something was wrong with him, but they couldn't figure out what it was.

Backstage, Jiang Yixuan's agent looked anxious.

She heard that shout too.

"Why did they have to call out now of all times?!"

The agent quickly went to the gala director to see if the host could end the interactive segment as soon as possible.

If Jiang Yixuan shouts again, we're doomed.

Finally, under the agent's intervention, the host received a notification from the backstage via their in-ear monitor, instructing them to end the interactive segment.

Jiang Yixuan was finally free and returned backstage where he met his manager.

Give me my phone.

The agent said helplessly, "You'd better not watch it."

"I'll look at the smaller one."

Jiang Yixuan couldn't hold back at all.

He opened Weibo and took a look.

Several topics on Weibo's trending topics list are related to tonight's New Year's Eve gala.

The overall list also includes some social topics, and the entertainment trending topics list is all about the entertainment industry.

The hashtag #JiangYixuan'sScreams# is prominently ranked number one on the entertainment trending search list.

Even Lu Ran's topic of "Men should be self-reliant" only ranked second.

Jiang Yixuan clicked on the topic with trembling hands.

"Did everyone watch Hunan TV's New Year's Eve Gala? Jiang Yixuan called out on stage."

"I'm not being a conspiracy theorist, but that scream is so seductive, what's going on?"

"Is everything in the entertainment industry this exciting?"

"On one hand, men should be strong, and on the other hand, they're groaning on stage. I'm dying of laughter."

"Jiang Yixuan, please give an explanation."

The comment section is already filled with comments from netizens who are just watching the drama unfold.

Even the efforts of die-hard fans to defend the cause couldn't quell the online discussion.

This topic has generated a lot of discussion.

Jiang Yixuan sighed deeply and looked at his agent.

"Sis, you have to help me."

Jiang Yaofeng also finished his performance backstage at the Shanghai TV New Year's Eve Gala.

Since being continuously affected by Lu Ran, Jiang Yaofeng has retreated from public life, avoiding public activities unless absolutely necessary, and only serving his fans.

Recently, there has been less online discussion about Jiang Yaofeng going blind.

The New Year's Eve gala was a stage he had to attend, which is why he made a comeback.

"My performance tonight is sure to get at least one or two trending topics."

Jiang Yaofeng went backstage, took out his phone and glanced at it. When he saw Jiang Yixuan trending at number one, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"Are top celebrities really going to such lengths to grab trending topics these days?"

(End of this chapter)