Why did you make me reincarnate?

Xu Chaoyang also admitted that this was indeed a mutually beneficial solution.

The city TV station needs topics and traffic, and the VV forum urgently needs official publicity; otherwise, they would have to spend hundreds of thousands of yuan every month to play the game themselves.

The only concern is that this activity is too entertainment-oriented; will the school have any objections?

Mu Yu had already considered this issue and assured her in advance, "Don't worry about the school. The station will coordinate. We have channels to connect with the Youth League Committee and the Publicity Department, so there shouldn't be any problems."

She worried that Xu Chaoyang might give up because of this, so she added, "The event is not just a beauty pageant. We can set the theme as a talent show, and in addition to people from the station, we can also invite people from the school to participate as judges. This way, it will be both entertaining and full of positive energy."

After listening, Xu Chaoyang mentally gave Mu Yu a thumbs up. This female reporter was not only highly capable, but also knew how to deal with officials. No wonder she was able to get this project.

He immediately agreed: "Then I'll go back and contact them to see if they're interested in participating, and I'll give you the results before the weekend."

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Mu Yu stood up, took out a business card from her bag, and handed it over.

Xu Chaoyang glanced at the title on the business card, which read "Deputy Director of the News Department of West Lake Comprehensive Channel".

No wonder.

After seeing Mu Yu off, he went straight to the studio and found Jiang Mingbai.

"How did the talks go?" Xie Shu asked.

"The TV station wants to collaborate with us to turn the Goddess Contest into an offline event."

Xu Chaoyang pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the forum's backend: "Who are in the top ten now?"

Although he came up with the plan himself, he hadn't actually paid much attention to the content of the competition.

Jiang Mingbai flipped through the backend data, while Xu Chaoyang's gaze swept across the pages.

The tenth-ranked student is a senior from the International Trade Department named Zhao Shu. She has a gentle and graceful demeanor and is the kind of person whose beauty grows on you.

The ninth place was Ning Qiushuang, and Xu Chaoyang's gaze lingered on her name for a moment.

She's a freshman in the Foreign Languages ​​Department, with over 2,100 votes. The photo was probably posted by her roommate; it's taken in a corner of a bookstore, with her profile facing the camera.

He didn't remember the two female students from the School of Humanities who occupied the back seats.

Xu Chaoyang's brows furrowed slightly when he saw Jiang Banxia, ​​who was ranked sixth.

He recalled the last time he saw her photo on the forum, the comment section was in an uproar, and he never expected that she would actually break into the top ten.

The fifth place went to a senior student from the Philosophy Department named Luo Shuang. Xu Chaoyang stared at her photo for a few seconds, feeling that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.

In the photo, Luo Shuang has her hair tied in a high ponytail, a bright smile, and is wearing a red sports jacket, looking incredibly enthusiastic.

He silently repeated the name in his mind twice, but still couldn't match it up, so he simply gave up.

The second-place finisher had nearly two thousand votes less than the first-place finisher, a significant gap.

The winner was Qiu Fei, whom Xu Chaoyang remembered very well.

The law school goddess is far ahead in the votes, and even though her photo is just an ID photo uploaded by an unknown person, it can't hide her outstanding appearance.

Xu Chaoyang had heard of the name Qiu Fei in his previous life.

Not only is the opponent beautiful, but she is also the best first debater in this national debate competition.

If I remember correctly, Qiu Fei joined the largest law firm in Shanghai after graduation and was quite famous in the industry. I never thought that I would cross paths with her in this way.

"Do you have the contact information for the top ten?" he asked Jiang Mingbai.

"Yes, I filled it all out when I registered."

Jiang Mingbai pulled out a form, "but most of them are from other campuses, so we have to contact them separately."

Xu Chaoyang took the form and glanced at it. Among the top ten, their Jingang only had three.

Qiu Fei is from the law school, Jiang Banxia is from the geology school, Zhao Shu is from the international trade department, and he can match the other two senior students from the humanities school with her name.

The name that caught his eye the second one was Yan You, a sophomore majoring in journalism.

To be fair, Yan You's looks are only above average. There aren't many comments under the post, so how did her votes suddenly jump to second place?

"Is there something wrong with Yan You's data?" Xu Chaoyang pointed at the screen.

Jiang Mingbai leaned over to take a look. "I also find it strange. Her posts weren't particularly popular, but her votes increased very quickly, especially in the last few days. She practically jumped to second place overnight."

Xie Shu overheard their conversation and came over: "We checked the IPs in the backend and there were no obvious signs of vote rigging, but the distribution of the voting users is indeed abnormal. Most of them are from other schools and are concentrated in a few specific time periods."

The answer is obvious: she's campaigning extensively.

However, the rules didn't say that contestants couldn't actively solicit votes, and Yan You's actions did indeed drive traffic to the forum, so we let her be.

"Let's contact them first and ask if they're interested in participating."

He handed the form back to Jiang Mingbai. "By the way, make it clear to them that the TV station offers very generous rewards, including bonuses and internship opportunities. Let them weigh the options themselves."

Jiang Mingbai responded and began making calls one by one.

Xu Chaoyang returned to the duty station, took out his phone, and sent a message to Lu Qingqing.

"How's the renovation progress at the Yuhang branch?"

Lu Qingqing replied quickly: "The hard decoration is complete, and the rest is still being arranged. We expect to be able to start trial operation at the end of the month."

"Okay, I'll go take a look then."

Over the next few days, Xu Chaoyang's life was filled with these few things.

The student union's side went relatively smoothly. He contacted Zhu Yan in the name of the VV Forum, offering to fully sponsor the prizes and materials for the Autumn Sports Meet, on the condition that the forum's logo must appear on the sports meet's backdrop.

"Are you serious? Ten thousand yuan for everything?"

"Yes, the forum is just starting out and needs to increase its visibility, so this is a win-win collaboration."

Zhu Yan made the decision on the spot, skipping the process of consulting the Youth League Committee, and directly took Xu Chaoyang to find the teacher in the sports department.

The teacher was amused after hearing this. There was no reason not to accept a sponsorship that was given away for free. He approved the proposal on the spot and even added some promotional material to the sports meet poster.

Special thanks to VV Forum.

The day the posters were put up, Zhang Jian slapped his thigh and laughed in the dorm: "Third brother, aren't you just passing the buck? You invested in the forum, you paid the sponsorship fees, and in the end you're just making things worse for yourself?"

Xu Chaoyang ignored him and continued flipping through the stack of program booklets for the Autumn Games.

He signed up for the 400-meter relay, which was scheduled for the afternoon of the second day. Before that, he had plenty of time to handle other things.

He also had to take Ning Qiushuang to see the forum's studio on the weekend, and explain that he was not a student from a poor family, otherwise the girl would always think that he was working part-time at the library to earn living expenses.