A glaring hot search.
Blurred photos, entangled bodies.
Two, three, men and women…
The live audience gradually fell silent, pulling out their phones in disbelief, followed by an uproar!
Those on stage naturally sensed the change. Jiang Chenan and Su Chengxi suddenly had a bad feeling. Distracted, they sang off-key and forgot their dance moves.
They froze on stage.
“Director, what should we do?” The assistant director’s face turned ashen.
This was a live broadcast.
“Call it off. What else can we do?” Director Lin rolled his eyes. Why ask him about such a thing?
“But the broadcast…”
“Continue. What, should I stop the broadcast halfway for him?” What about the money he had invested?
The assistant director twitched his mouth and immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie to relay the message.
The host and the orchestra conductor were both stunned upon receiving the news. What the hell?!
The music suddenly stopped, leaving everyone on stage bewildered.
“Sorry, everyone. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the first group’s performance is canceled. The live broadcast will continue, and the second group will take the stage in half an hour. Apologies for the unpleasant experience. Trust me, the best part is yet to come!” Qi Ming took a deep breath, trying hard to appear less stiff.
In the live stream, confused viewers flooded the screen with comments.
[What is the production team doing?]
[If you’re watching from the beginning, check Weibo. Something big has happened!]
Viewers quickly exited to open social media.
In the audience, Xia Chuwei and the others were stunned. Even if they were slow on the uptake, they knew something major had happened.
The performance being abruptly halted like this…
They numbly stepped off the stage and approached their respective managers, only to find each manager’s expression grim.
“Sister Du…” Xia Chuwei opened her mouth to speak.
“Shut up. Let’s talk when we get back.” She needed to figure out how to issue a statement to completely distance Xia Chuwei from the scandal.
But she couldn’t ignore Su Chengxi either…
The Su family held shares in Huatai.
“What happened?” Jiang Chenan noticed the strange looks everyone was giving him, his expression turning sour.
His manager took a deep breath and handed him the phone. “See for yourself.”
The manager was speechless. Even if he had done those things, why take photos and keep them? It was utterly brainless.
“Who did this?!” Jiang Chenan looked up abruptly, his face dark as a pot.
For a moment, he felt everyone’s gaze was mocking him.
“Hurry up and take down the hot search! This is slander. If I find out who did it, I’ll skin them alive!” He slammed the phone onto the ground.
The manager…
That was her damn phone.
Su Chengxi’s face was pale, and she swayed unsteadily. “Brother Chenan…”
How could you be such a person?
Her mind went completely blank.
Jiang Chenan had no energy to spare for her, urging his manager to remove the hot search. “No matter the cost, the hot search must be taken down completely. This is slander. These photos are photoshopped! Notify the legal department of the Jiang Group to issue a statement…”
The manager had already taken action, but for some reason, the hot search refused to disappear.
However, with the Jiang Group stepping in, things should improve.
In Dressing Room Five, after the manager left, Gu Zhan’s eyes burned with curiosity. “Is this… real or fake?”
Su Yuqing pointed at herself. “You’re asking me?”
“Yeah, didn’t you say Jiang Chenan only lasts three seconds?”
“That was Su Chengxi who said that.” Su Yuqing firmly refused to admit it.
“…No difference.”
He Suyan and Su Yuqing exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked away.
The production team handled the emergency quickly, giving the artists half an hour in between to adjust their state.
There were also band performances to keep the livestream from losing popularity.
But they were overthinking it—the livestream was almost bursting at the seams.
The entire performance video of the first group had been recorded and shared online. Because of the Jiang Chenan incident, the Reverse Talent Show had sparked a frenzy across major networks!
Along with it, Su Yuqing and Su Chengxi’s popularity was also rising.
Especially the things Su Yuqing said on the first day, which had even been turned into memes.
Although most were just casual viewers or anti-fans, at least it was different from the anti-fans before.
Previously, anti-fans would take her photos, photoshop them into funeral portraits, or make other bizarre videos just to hate on her.
Now, it was just simple memes.
Soon, the Jiang Group, in collaboration with Jiang Chenan’s company, issued a statement declaring the photos fake, claiming they were slanderous rumors and that they would pursue the matter to the fullest extent.
Attached was a lawyer’s letter.
After that, they bought a large number of water armies to control the narrative, and public opinion on Weibo gradually split into two factions.
Su Chengxi also quickly followed up with a statement.
Because people had gone to her Weibo comments to ask if she was part of Jiang Chenan’s group activities, and even asked if she had personally experienced Jiang Chenan’s “three-second” issue.
“We can start now.” Director Lin checked the time and picked up his walkie-talkie.
The host and the second group of artists waiting backstage breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, the first three groups finished their performances, and it was Su Yuqing’s group’s turn to wait backstage.
All three groups had issues with their performances, and the response was lukewarm.
The practice room had been distracting, the time was short, practice hours were insufficient, and with the sudden incident, problems were magnified. Many artists who usually performed decently made mistakes.
Director Lin, who never followed the script, directly highlighted all the artists’ mistakes.
Online discussions about artists leaving the entertainment industry flared up again.
It wasn’t until the camera cut to He Suyan that the chaotic barrage of comments began to shift.
【My He Shen is finally here to cleanse my eyes!!】
【Holy crap, He Shen’s styling is absolutely killing it—】
【He Shen! The King of the Stage is back, who understands! My youth!】
【The flick at the corner of He Shen’s eye is flicking my heart, wuwu…】
【Gu Zhan is so handsome too, my boy didn’t completely fade under He Shen’s aura, shocking his mom—】
【Holy crap, is that Su Yuqing??】
Suddenly, the camera cut to Su Yuqing.
She wore a thin-strapped short dress that revealed her delicate collarbones and arms with skin like smooth jade, a slender waist that could be held in one hand without an ounce of excess fat, and long, straight legs that were impossible to look away from. Her makeup was even bolder—bright-colored eyeliner extended the corners of her eyes, giving her a slightly alluring look. Her eyes sparkled, bright and translucent. Her flaxen hair was styled in a half-up high ponytail, slightly curled, with wispy bangs—a standard idol group look.
For dancing, she paired it with white sneakers.
Her right hand wore a half-glove.
【Oh my god, Su Yuqing actually suits the idol group look so well?!】
【Suddenly realizing I underestimated her looks before—this face is killing me!!】
【Has anyone noticed that she actually didn’t pale in comparison when standing next to He Shen and Gu Zhan!】
【The comment above is too conservative—I can’t believe I actually feel like Su Yuqing subtly stands out as the center, dare you believe it?!】