226: Chapter 226 Jiang Kaige's Coup

[Brother, you're amazing! It was too late yesterday so I didn't dare disturb you. My classmates are all asking me for your signature!]

Chen Yu looked at the message from his younger cousin and replied with a smile.

Thinking to himself, this girl has grown up and is quite sensible.

[Thanks for your support!]

While making breakfast, Chen Yu wondered when Su Lingyin would arrive.

Speak of Su Lingyin, and Su Lingyin appears.

Chen Yu: "It'll be ready soon, just wait a moment."

"I brought you some stewed pear with rock sugar; it's good for your throat."

"Thank you, Ms. Su Lingyin. This humble one has no way to repay you except to offer my hand in marriage."

Su Lingyin rolled her eyes, ignoring his clownish behavior.

"Wow, Xiao Nuomi, did you miss Mommy?"

"Meow!"

"Good girl~"

"Chen Chen, did you feed her?"

Chen Yu: "I did, but she won't eat. Running around like that without worrying about disturbing the neighbors—watch out, or the police uncles will come and take you away!"

The little thing's running sounds were very quiet; she was light, not even one-ten-thousandth as loud as a bratty child.

"Then I'll complete this arduous task!"

Su Lingyin was acting more and more like a young girl in front of Chen Yu.

A far cry from the ice beauty she was when they first met!

However, he liked it very much.

Liked it very much...

...

Lou Bingan's office.

The door was opened.

"Who is it? Don't you know how to knock?" The heavy footsteps made her look up.

"Humph! Do I need to knock to come in?" Jiang Kaige said with an unfriendly look on his face.

This Lou Bingan is getting more and more arrogant!

Just because she released an album and performed on stage, she no longer shows me any respect.

Xiao Lü is still better. He liked Xiao Lü's fresh and elegant long green hair; she was as beautiful and seductive as a little vixen.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to check on you, of course. I heard there was a mistake in yesterday's performance..."

"It was all a problem with the equipment, I don't know what happened! Just talking about it upsets me!" Lou Bingan would never admit her own faults.

She, Lou Bingan!

Could never be wrong!

Jiang Kaige narrowed his eyes. "You should know that plenty of people want to be on this show. I overcame all objections to give the opportunity to you, and this is how you treat me?"

"I..." Lou Bingan's tone weakened.

Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't have gotten this spot.

"So what?"

Jiang Kaige cleared his throat. "How about you claim illness and don't go? I'll find someone to take your place."

Lou Bingan's pupils constricted as she looked at him in disbelief. "What... what did you say?!"

"I said I'll find someone to replace you. Anyway, this might be your last stage. Changing to someone else might breathe new life into it."

Many thoughts flashed through Lou Bingan's mind.

"Do you have someone else on the side? Which little vixen are you replacing me with?!"

"Don't you dare talk about Xiao Lü like that!"

Xiao Lin happened to be passing by and his ears caught a familiar term, "Xiao Lü".

Is President Jiang speaking up for my Xiao Lü?

But as he continued listening, he spat on the ground.

What kind of person dares to insult the name Xiao Lü?!

President Jiang isn't a good person either!

"No way! On what grounds? I'm the Main Wife. Jiang Kaige, get your facts straight!"

Jiang Kaige took a deep breath. "I'm already discussing this with you nicely. Don't waste the opportunity; you don't have many chances left."

"You!"

Lou Bingan pointed at Jiang Kaige, speechless, as fragments of the past flooded her heart.

As expected, no man is any good!

The failure in the competition, Jiang Kaige's ultimatum...

Lou Bingan's emotions were slowly collapsing!

"Get out!"

Jiang Kaige straightened his clothes. "I'm a Gentleman and won't lower myself to your level. You won't give up this opportunity, right? Fine, then I don't need to give you any future resources either."

After saying that, Jiang Kaige left.

His goal wasn't actually to take that spot.

It was the subsequent resources.

He, Jiang Kaige, needed a justifiable reason.

Lou Bingan clenched her fists tightly, tilting her head back to keep the tears from falling.

Snap!

Another nail extension broke.

It hurts!

But no matter how much it hurt, it was nothing compared to the heartache!

"Jiang Kaige, you just wait! I won't let you get away with this!"

If there was one word to describe Lou Bingan, it would definitely be—Blackened!

...

Voice of Nature, the Production Team's master control room.

The chief director looked at the first episode's report, which the data team had worked through the night to compile, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Ratings hit a new high for similar programs, online discussion was leagues ahead in first place, and the phones were ringing off the hook with advertisers inquiring about prices.

"It's a hit! It's really a hit this time!" The producer rubbed his hands together happily.

"This is only the beginning."

The director pointed at the screen under the "Dream" theme, where netizens were frantically predicting and debating the contestants' song choices.

"Look at this anticipation!!"

"The themed competition was truly the right move!"

Of course, he also knew that the core of this show was originality.

As long as there are continuous excellent original works, the show will remain popular.

"I believe this will definitely be this year's phenomenal music variety show!"

"And the replacement guests coming up are also very capable. This show will only get better and better!"

A sharp glint flashed in the director's eyes. "I think we should increase exposure and buzz. Let's find an opportunity to arrange a 'surprise' interview to capture the singers' creative daily lives. We can turn it into a series."

The producer nodded in approval. "That's a good idea. It serves as promotion and shows how much we value the singers."

Thus, the director began arranging the "extra" content.

An interview team was quickly assembled.

The first target, and the biggest one—Chen Yu!

Chen Yu had certainly made a huge splash!

Even the traffic star Li Fang had been taken down by him!

Li Fang: What does all my hard work over the years count for?

Chen Yu: It counts as my... stepping stone, of course.

By now, some of Chen Yu's anti-fans had been conquered by his song.

The key was that they couldn't find a substitute.

It was one of a kind in recent years!

"I'm not going to be a hater anymore. If I keep hating, it'll just make me look unreasonable," one anti-fan said.

The Production Team quickly contacted Chen Yu.

Chen Yu had no objections. After discussing it with Su Lingyin, he agreed to the Production Team's interview.

The Production Team's interview van, plastered with a prominent logo, quietly drove into the area below Chen Yu's home.

When the doorbell rang, Chen Yu was sitting cross-legged on the living room carpet, with several sheets of draft paper filled with musical notes and an acoustic guitar spread out before him.

It was all because the director's team was coming for an interview; he had to put on a show.

Did he, Chen Yu, need to put in so much effort to write a song?

It would be done in a few minutes!

What was the point of recording it?

Su Lingyin, meanwhile, was at the island in the open kitchen, staring seriously at a recipe on her tablet while studying a pot of bubbling soup. A faint aroma filled the air.

The doorbell rang.

Chen Yu looked through the peephole and saw the staff carrying cameras and a smiling female host. He froze for a moment and instinctively looked back at the kitchen.

"Su Su, the Production Team is here!"