Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 271 It's normal for bosses to protect their employees.

"Hello everyone!" *9
Chen Xiuhe, along with the seven hosts of "Running Man," waved to the camera in unison.

As soon as he finished speaking, the large vertical screen placed in the live stream room lit up instantly, displaying everything that was happening in the live stream room, and various live stream data also appeared on the screen.

The top left corner displays the number of people online in real time, and it quickly jumped to 10, clearly indicating that many people were waiting for the live stream to start.

The first batch of bullet comments were all filled with words like "Chen Xiu" and "Lu Han".

Others were also mentioned, but all of them combined didn't reach the number of mentions for these two top celebrities.

There was no host for this live broadcast, so after greeting everyone, Chen Xiu became the one who set the pace for the event.

He sat alone on one side, looked across at the other side, and then fixed his gaze on Deng Chao.

"Teacher Deng Chao, you are the captain of the Running Man team, and this is our first time meeting. How about I call you Brother Chao during the live broadcast?"

Deng Chao felt a chill run down his spine and gasped. He managed to suppress his facial muscles with his superb acting skills to avoid losing his composure, but his eyes still nervously glanced at Chen Xiu.

"Mr. Chen, it's not appropriate for you to call me Brother Chao, is it?"

"I was born in January 1993, so you must be older than me, right?"

"Um, I was born in February 1979, so I am indeed older than you..."

"You're older than me and debuted earlier, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to call you Brother Chao!"

Deng Chao pursed his lips and remained silent, while the expression of the person sitting next to him also became strange.

People in the entertainment industry value seniority and titles the most. Chen Xiu calls him Brother Chao only out of politeness.

If Deng Chao admits it, how will those big shots who are on par with Chen Xiuping address him? Will they have to call him "brother" too?

Thinking of this, Deng Chao's face turned pale, and he thought to himself that he could never accept this title.

"Mr. Chen, it feels a bit strange that you call me brother. Why don't you just call me by my name?"

"Sure, shall we address each other by our first names?"

"Okay, just call me by my name."

Deng Chao nodded repeatedly, his attitude completely unlike his usual carefree demeanor on variety shows.

After finalizing how they would address each other, Chen Xiu suddenly changed the subject.

"During the previous two live streams, many netizens suspected that I had pre-arranged a script. This time, I want to clarify in advance that today's live stream is really not scripted, and Lu Han can vouch for me."

"Yes, it's definitely not a script!"

After a moment of surprise, Lu Han quickly explained, "I actually initiated this live stream. Chen... Chen Xiu was just helping me clarify some things, which is why she organized this live stream."

What exactly do you want to clarify?

"Because of the airing of 'Keep Running', the show made me and Dilraba a couple. This didn't really affect me, but it hurt her a lot, so I wanted to take the initiative to clarify it."

"I heard you recently announced your relationship with your girlfriend, right?"

Chen Xiu completely embraced the role of a host, making Lu Han follow his lead.

Lu Han hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, it was officially announced just a few days ago."

"If I congratulate you, will your fans scold me?"

"Hehe, no, no, most of them are quite supportive of my official announcement."

Chen Xiu nodded thoughtfully, then glanced at Reba casually before continuing the conversation.

"Actually, it's not entirely true that I'm helping you clarify this matter."

"What other reasons are there?"

"Yes! I don't know you well, so this time I'm not actually helping you, but helping Reba."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and everyone wondered: How dare Chen Xiu speak so boldly?

Dilraba raised her hand to cover her mouth, and little stars popped out of her eyes.

Seeing Lu Han hesitate, Chen Xiu continued, "A few days ago, I saw her clarifying the rumors about you during her live stream. She's my employee, and there are some things I have to protect. I thought her clarification was a bit inefficient, and since you had a similar request, I brought you two together. You can understand, right?"

Lu Han was stunned and speechless, but he began to ponder Chen Xiu's words.

Does he have a connection with Reba?
Thinking of this possibility, Lu Han slightly turned his gaze and glanced at Dilraba out of the corner of his eye. He only saw Dilraba covering her mouth with her hand, looking touched. He couldn't know any more details.

"Lu Han, can you understand?"

"Huh? What?"

Lu Han turned around in a panic and met Chen Xiu's questioning gaze.

"I told you, I agreed to your request for this live stream to help Dilraba clear up the rumors. Can you understand that?"

"I can understand that it's normal for bosses to protect their employees. I should have come out to clarify earlier."

"Hmm, so when you officially announced your relationship a few days ago, were you using the truth to refute the rumors?"

"That's it."

Although the official announcement was made in advance because their relationship was exposed, Lu Han doesn't mind explaining the reason in a more respectable way since they are currently live streaming.

Chen Xiu stared at him for a while, and based on her memories from her past life, Lu Han was indeed serious about Guan Xiaotong. "I wish you two can stay together forever."

"Thank you."

Lu Han smiled happily, saying that this was the first time he had heard such a blessing in a public setting since the official announcement of his marriage.

At this point, the number of viewers in the live stream had soared to 30.

Because the bullet comments have an automatic filtering function, no inappropriate information can be sent. In addition, half of the netizens watching the live broadcast today are Chen Xiu's fans, and they don't actually care about Lu Han's official announcement.

On the contrary, Chen Xiubin's polite attitude and his sense of responsibility in supporting his employees prompted these more mature fans to leave comments on the screen.

"Chen Xiu is very polite. He was also very courteous to Deng Chao just now."

"What kind of amazing boss would clear up rumors about his employees?"

"Chen Xiu had already established a career by the age of 24, while I was still looking for a job at 24..."

"I hope Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong can stay together forever."

"..."

The comments scrolled by, and after finishing discussing Dilraba, Chen Xiu didn't neglect the others.

He first talked to Chen Chichi about the behind-the-scenes stories of filming "Detective Chinatown 1" two years ago, and then asked Chen Chichi to talk about the situation during the recording of the program, thus bringing in people who were not very familiar with Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Wang Zulan, and Da Baby.

The reason why Blueberry TV was willing to let the main cast of "Running Man" participate in the live broadcast was that they wanted to use this method to generate buzz for the show.

However, those who participated in the live broadcast seemed to have their own thoughts, many of which were expressions of dissatisfaction with CCTV.

"When I was recording the show, I was hit and knocked unconscious on the spot by a black ball this big!"

The big baby stretched out her arms and exaggeratedly gestured how big the ball hitting her was.

Upon hearing her complain about this, Deng Chao, Chen Chichi, and Li Chen, these seasoned veterans, exchanged glances silently, neither refuting nor agreeing with her.

Chen Xiu glanced at them, knowing that these people were worried about Blueberry TV, but things that can be worried about are often worth discussing.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiu continued, "After you were knocked unconscious, did you go to the hospital?"

"I was in a rush to record the show and didn't have time to go to the hospital. When I was recording the second time, that big black ball caught up with me and pinned me down again..."

"There seems to be a rumor that Huang Xiaoming specifically approached the production team about this matter?"

"Yes! I had just finished resting and was still a bit weak. Xiaoming came over as soon as he found out."

When it comes to Huang Xiaoming maintaining his domineering CEO persona, Angelababy is deeply moved.

Right now, Little Sponge has just been born, and the couple's relationship hasn't changed yet. Big Baby is also happy to show off her husband.

Of course, she didn't choose to bring this up during her live stream simply to show off.

Huang Xiaoming's appearance on the show to support her was labeled as diva behavior by Blueberry TV. After seeing Chen Xiu and Lu Han clarifying the rumors, Angelababy also thought of using a live broadcast to explain for Huang Xiaoming.

It must be said that she is indeed quite good at judging the situation.

However, this move by the baby seems to be somewhat about using the buzz to make a statement.

Chen Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "I feel that the content of your program is more dangerous than filming a movie. I heard that many actors have old injuries from being suspended by wires, and some have even fallen off horses and injured their backs."

"In a movie I filmed last year, there were many scenes of horseback riding. Several scenes involved hundreds of people riding together. Although the actors were all members of the Inner Mongolia horse team, I still fell off the horse many times. Fortunately, nothing serious happened."

This series of actions, combining both offense and defense, directly shifted the attention of viewers in the live stream to Chen Xiu's new drama.

Deng Chao sensed that Chen Xiu didn't want to comment on Blueberry TV, and asked, "Chen Xiu, what kind of story is this drama you're talking about? When will it air?"

"The historical war drama tells the story of the late Sui and early Tang dynasties. It has already been scheduled for broadcast on satellite TV and will be available to the public soon."

After briefly promoting "The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy's Formation," Chen Xiu steered the conversation back to casual conversation.

Everyone in the industry knows Blueberry TV's style; he can't change anything, so there's no need to comment too much.

After chatting for a while, Chen Xiu felt that the live broadcast was about to end, so she extended an invitation to these top celebrities.

"Running Man has an official account on Douyin. If you are interested, you can also open a personal account on Douyin. I usually post some short videos of my life and interact with my fans, and the effect is quite good."

"oh oh."

The few people who didn't yet have Douyin accounts nodded perfunctorily, clearly not taking what he said to heart.

Chen Xiujian, discerning their demeanor, realized their perfunctory attitude and didn't bring it up again.

Anyway, those who join early will benefit early. When the era of live streaming for everyone arrives, it won't be uncommon for celebrities to join Douyin.

When the live stream ended, the camera was turned off, the vertical screen went black, and everyone in the live stream room stopped smiling.

Deng Chao turned to look at Chen Xiu, who was still sitting in her seat, and went over to strike up a conversation: "President Chen, may I take a few minutes of your time?"

"Why are you calling me President Chen again? Weren't you just calling me Chen Xiu?"

"Uh, wasn't that a live stream just now?"

"I feel like the live stream is no different from usual... It's okay, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Seeing the troubled look on Deng Chao's face, Chen Xiu nodded and pointed to the door, indicating that they should go outside to talk.

(End of this chapter)