I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

At this moment, Director Tian's filming van finally carried him up the mountain.

As soon as he got off the bus, he clapped his hands and said:

"It just so happens that everyone is here. I'd like to say that Xinhai is leaving us temporarily today, and we are going to welcome a new member."

Everyone looked at each other, then fell silent. Director Tian finally couldn't hold back any longer and said with a wry smile:

"It wasn't my decision, folks, glaring at me won't do any good."

Xu Xiangxiao immediately asked, "Will she come back?"

Director Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's hard to say. The chances of them coming back are slim, after all, they've replaced them with new people."

The room suddenly erupted into noise, with everyone offering their opinions at once. Director Tian frantically waved his hands to quiet everyone down.

"I know everyone has some thoughts, but these are not things that we can decide based on our positions. All we can do is do our job well and finish filming the program according to the contract, right?"

Although most of the people still looked pale, they calmed down.

Director Tian smiled wryly and said, "Of course, I have my own thoughts too. I can't force you. I only slept for an hour and a half last night, thinking about how to explain today. But I've put on my professional spirit and am standing here to continue filming. I hope everyone will put on their professional spirit too, so we can finish filming the show smoothly, okay?"

His words were so sincere that the crowd was finally somewhat convinced.

Director Tian continued, "As mentioned earlier, we have a new member. This is Li Xingliang, a former member of the boy group XXO and now a member of the boy group Xinxingxian, an idol singer."

Qin Yun Chu had never heard of this name before, but Qin Yun Shang looked like she suddenly realized.

"He's a really popular young idol right now, and his fan club is incredibly powerful," Qin Yunshang whispered to her sister, then whispered even lower in her ear, "And I've heard his private life is a bit messy, so be careful!"

Qin Yun Chu frowned. What was she being so cautious about? Did some nobody like her dare to lay a hand on her?

Director Tian continued, "Our first task for today is to welcome the new member. Everyone should pretend they don't know who's coming, and when Li Xingliang appears, they should act like they all know him. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Everyone present was shrewd; they could understand this kind of performance, which was just for show.

Director Tian said, "OK, there's one more thing. Everyone, don't mention Jiang Xinhai today, and don't act like she's left the team. Don't even mention it. Just pretend nothing happened, understand?"

A noise came from Xu Xiangxiao's side. It turned out that she sat down on the stool in a huff and started gulping down her water.

Director Tian lowered his voice and said, "Let's do it this way then, everyone please cooperate."

After saying that, he turned around wearily and went to prepare for filming.

It seems he's starting to back down.

Everyone rushed over to comfort Xu Xiangxiao. Qin Yunchu followed Director Tian and whispered, "Director Tian, ​​what happened?"

Director Tian glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then whispered, "It's the higher-ups at Rayark who want to replace Jiang Xinhai!"

Qin Yun Chu frowned: "Are they brain-dead?"

“He’s not brainless, he’s very shrewd,” Director Tian said in a low voice. “When this program was first proposed, the plan was to include a boy band’s fresh meat. But when it was reported to the head office, the fresh meat was taken away, and the higher-ups at Rayark were already unhappy about it.”

Qin Yunchu said, "Don't mention Rayark's senior management. The circle is only so big. Just say who it is."

Director Tian said in a low voice, "Who else could it be? Zhu Bin and Wang Weiming, of course."

Qin Yunchu nodded.

Director Tian added, "Wang Weiming came back from South Korea, and Li Xingliang is one of his soldiers. He's eager to get Li Xingliang in, and now that he's found an opportunity, he's going to try and squeeze him in like crazy."

Qin Yunchu said, "I just want to know how Zhu Bin agreed to it?"

"I'm just speculating, but Zhu Bin is a bit dissatisfied with the fees. He thinks they're too high," Director Tian said. "The fees for the first episode's lineup are indeed a bit too high."

Qin Yunchu said, "Wasn't this project initiated with the intention of losing money to gain publicity?"

Director Tian said, "That's the head office's idea. Rayark might not think that way. They still want their financial statements to look better."

Qin Yun Chu felt a bit tired: "The contract has already been signed. Now, if we let Jiang Xin Hai go back, will he not have to pay anything?"

"It seems that Jiang Xinhai's exposure of the scandal is considered a breach of contract, and he may not have to pay any money, but he may even have to pay compensation."

Qin Yun Chu was completely convinced.

"What did Chen Ya say?"

Upon hearing Chen Ya's name, Director Tian perked up and whispered, "Chen Ya is very angry. I've never seen him so angry before."

Qin Yun Chu asked nervously, "Did he get into an argument with someone?"

“No, not at all,” Director Tian said. “It’s just that he’s sarcastic and unpleasant to everyone, and I can’t stand it.”

After saying that, he asked again, "Hey, Mr. Qin, is Chen Ya really within reach?"

Qin Yun Chu didn't answer, but instead asked, "Have you told anyone else?"

"No, no, how could I dare say that?" Director Tian finally smiled and said, "I knew he was a surprise arrival, so he must have an extraordinary background. He offered his house for filming, which he contacted me privately. I didn't mention it to anyone; only three people knew about it."

Qin Yunchu nodded and said, "You did a good job, don't mention anyone else!"

After chatting for a while, and with filming about to begin, the two stopped talking.

At 9 o'clock, everyone waited together by the roadside at the foot of the mountain before the camera was finally turned on.

The live stream room was already packed with people, and a large number of viewers flooded in the moment the feed connected.

At the same time, the title of the live stream was also updated, with a subtitle added after the title "Poetic Life":

New member Li Xingliang joins the team!

Before the viewers in the live stream could figure out what was going on, a luxury bus slowly approached from the end of the road.

Chapter 98: Negative Comments Couldn't Be Suppressed

The luxury bus slowly drove along the asphalt road and stopped in front of everyone.

In the live stream, a moving male voiceover began:

"Today, a new member, relatively unfamiliar to everyone, joins 'Poetic Life.' So, what does he/she really look like? The answer will be revealed shortly!"

As soon as the narrator finished speaking, a lot of comments appeared on the live stream screen:

"Is this narration talking about your mother? Doesn't the title already say 'My Xingliang Brother'?"

"What do you mean 'unfamiliar'? My brother has been number one on the annual list for so many consecutive years, how can you call him 'unfamiliar'?"

"If it weren't for Xingliang, I wouldn't watch this show."

"I came only for Xingliang!"

……

The bus door opened, and a boy with a gentle appearance—or rather, a delicate, fair-skinned appearance—appeared in front of the camera.

Soon, the live chat exploded with comments.

The boy got off the bus, and as soon as he stepped off, he bowed and said:

"Hello everyone, I am Li Xingliang. Please take good care of me in the next few days!"

The barrage of comments exploded again, with messages like "Brother is so polite" and "Brother is so gentle" flying up and down.

At the same time, the camera lens was precisely focused on the celebrities who were welcoming Li Xingliang.

He Ling stared wide-eyed, seemingly surprised by Li Xingliang's appearance;

Wang Feng opened his mouth wide and raised his eyebrows, as if he greatly approved of the young man;

Qin Yunshang covered her mouth, behaving like a little fangirl.

However, Xu Xiangxiao and Qin Yunchu remained expressionless, and the camera quickly panned past them without filming them.

Suddenly, hundreds or even thousands of identical comments appeared in the live stream chat, flooding the screen:

"Years from now, when people look back on today, they will realize that this was the transition between an old and a new era!"

Among the numerous uniform bullet comments, there were also a few "discordant" comments mixed in:

"Huh? Where's Xinhai? I don't see Xinhai."

"Yeah, we didn't see Xin Hai, why didn't you give her a shot?"

Is Lazybones still sleeping?

……

After giving Li Xingliang a lukewarm welcome, the filming proceeded as scheduled to the much-anticipated part: working in the fields.

In the footage, Li Xingliang, holding a sickle and leaning against a towering corn stalk, steps into the field.

He carefully stroked the pole, asking the people on the edge of the field, "Where are you cutting? This way?"

He Ling shouted, "Just don't cut your ankle."

Li Xingliang exclaimed, "How could that be? Ouch! Ouch!"

Qin Yunshang quickly asked, "What happened, Li Xingliang? Did you really cut your ankle?"

"No, it's a huge ear of corn!"

Qin Yunshang stomped her foot and burst into laughter.

...Qin Yun Chu leaned against the house, sat on the cool woodpile, and yawned.

She was feeling a little bored.

I scrolled through my phone and found that Weibo's trending topics were full of random, nonsensical things.

For example, "Li Xingliang joins 'Poetic Life'", "Li Xingliang makes his debut", "The handover between the old and new eras", "Li Xingliang harvests corn"...

Qin Yun Chu didn't know anything about Li Xing Liang before, but after seeing these trending topics, she understood what her sister meant by "her fans have super strong fighting power".

She had never heard of any of Li Xingliang's works, but he seemed to become inexplicably popular; everyone knew him, and a huge number of fans screamed for him.

That's probably what idols are all about.

Qin Yunshang sat down next to Qin Yunchu with a "whoosh" and fanned her neck with her palm: "It's so hot."

Qin Yunchu glanced at her: "Aren't you supposed to be there cheering for your Xingliang brother?"

My sister rolled her eyes and said, "If I wasn't afraid of getting into a fight, who would bother with him?"

Qin Yunchu clicked her tongue in amazement as she scrolled through Weibo, saying, "These fans are amazing; they even managed to suppress the buzz surrounding Xinhai and Zhichi's relationship."

Qin Yunshang curled her lip, seemingly disdainful of her sister's ignorance: "What's so great about it? It's all bought with money from sugar daddies."

Qin Yunchu's finger paused for a moment: "So rich?"

“This is just the beginning,” Qin Yunshang said. “These fans spend money like water to support their idols and buy trending topics. You can’t even imagine it.”

Qin Yunchu remained silent. She began to understand why Rayark was so inclined to promote Li Xingliang.

His commercial value to the company is definitely much greater than Jiang Xinhai's.

However, despite the fans' incredible fighting spirit, Qin Yunchu still noticed some clues.

Among Li Xingliang's many trending topics, one about Jiangxinhai stood out:

Where did Jiang Xinhai go?

Since the second day of the broadcast of "Poetic Life", the program team has deliberately avoided the issue of Jiang Xinhai and has not mentioned anything about her.

Furthermore, they revised their initial promotional statements overnight, deleting all content related to Jiang Xinhai.

It was as if she never existed on the show.

Some new viewers, unaware of the inside story, thought the show had the same original cast from the very beginning.

It must be said that Rayark has done an excellent job in responding to the situation.

However, the truth eventually came out, and those viewers who remembered noticed that Jiang Xinhai was not there.

They flocked to Weibo to ask questions, causing the topic to become a trending search.

This is a trending topic that naturally attracts attention, and its value is much higher than those related to Li Xingliang.

Qin Yunchu knew that if Rayark didn't give an explanation soon, it could lead to serious problems.

……

Meanwhile, at Rayark, in the chairman's office.

"What's the situation now?" Zhu Bin asked expressionlessly, sitting in his chair.

Wang Weiming wiped the sweat from his brow: "The public opinion has exploded a little, but it's still within a controllable range."