Esports world champion, debuted as the center of a talent show

The official account of the program was prepared for a backlash, but they were still a little flustered when they saw the number of comments and private messages skyrocketing in just a few minutes.

There was a hurried knock on Hong Liu's office door, and a staff member strode in, his voice tinged with anxiety: "Director Hong, fans are flooding the official Weibo account, all questioning us about how we neglected Jiang Zhiyu's birthday celebration. The hashtag is already trending upwards. Do we need emergency PR?"

Hong Liu sat at his desk, looking at the blunt comments under the official account on his computer screen. He felt a little troubled, but not much.

Faced with the staff's anxious questioning, Hong Liu simply waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, let's take another look."

The staff member was stunned and subconsciously asked, "But the public opinion is very strong right now. If we let this continue, it's easy for people to be swayed and say that we are treating the contestants differently, which will have a bad impact on the show's reputation."

Hong Liu raised his eyes and said clearly, "Compared to outside comments, the contestant's personal wishes come first."

As the director of "Shining Project", he naturally knew that the current popularity was all because of Jiang Zhiyu.

Although he spoke righteously, he would never have done something that would damage the commercial value of his own program in the past.

Because it was Jiang Zhiyu, he had to "respect the contestant's wishes."

Hong Liu waved for the staff to go back to work, then turned to look at the brightly lit dormitory building. The light shone on his face, revealing a hint of ambition.

On the other side, Jiang Zhiyu, who had just returned to his dormitory after training, finally learned about the massive rights protection movement from Lin Sen.

Jiang Zhiyu, who usually doesn't pay much attention to these things, was unusually bewildered, wondering why this birthday, which was not much different from his previous ones, had caused such a stir.

He put down his bag, sat on the edge of the bed, and turned on his phone for the first time today.

The moment the phone screen lit up, countless messages popped up one after another.

Most of them were birthday wishes from old friends. He glanced at them briefly, and the content of the wishes was pretty much the same, with only a few being somewhat unique.

Lin Shi: [Get some rest early today. Congratulations on becoming an adult! You'll be a free and independent adult from now on.]

Jiang Ming: [I was planning to pick you up and take you home, but I heard you're very busy. I know you don't like today, but I still want you to be happy.]

Vax: [Jiang, happy birthday! Looking forward to your return so we can win together.]

Yan Zuo: [Congratulations Jiang, you finally don't have to worry about the anti-addiction system anymore, hahaha!]

Jiang Zhiyu paused after seeing Yan Zuo's message, then pressed the back button somewhat speechlessly.

Just as he was about to exit the software to the background, he received another message.

Before they could even open it, Lin Sen and Mi Lan, who were standing next to him, assumed he was troubled by something online and hesitated before leaning closer to observe his expression.

Mi Lan hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It's actually quite normal for fans to defend their rights in the entertainment industry. Maybe you haven't experienced this much before... They probably feel sorry for you and think you've been wronged."

Lin Sen echoed softly, "Yeah, yeah, I think so too... It's fine if the production team doesn't hold a ceremony, it's just that the fans are worried that you'll be sad if you see it."

(I can't make it up later, I've already lost my perfect attendance record! !!!)