66: Chapter 66 The Cook

On the other side, at the CCTV building.

At 4:00 PM, in response to the escalating reports online, the Station Director organized a meeting with the heads of various departments to discuss a solution.

Lin Xiaotian tapped the table, looking at the indifferent "not my business" attitude of the people below; he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

"Since none of you are speaking, I will."

"First, issue a statement saying that according to an internal investigation by the station, there are no issues with Lin Xin's academic credentials or exams."

"However, given that Lin Xin's situation has occupied public resources online and caused a negative impact..."

"...we will issue an internal major demerit and suspend her from her hosting duties as punishment."

After he finished, he turned to look at the reactions of those around him and asked, "Is there any problem with this? Hmm?"

Many people smiled and agreed.

"Yes, yes, yes. I knew Little Lin wouldn't have any problems. She's worked so hard all these years; she must be the target of someone's jealousy."

"Station Director, won't this be unfair to Lin Xin? I suggest skipping the major demerit and just letting her rest for a while."

"Right, right, right!"

"We think so too."

Seeing the behavior of these people, Lin Xiaotian was happy inside, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

However, there were still many who hadn't expressed their stance or had grim expressions, which made him feel the matter hadn't been handled perfectly.

But it no longer affected the final outcome.

Just as Lin Xiaotian was about to announce the end of the meeting...

Zhou Xie suddenly stood up, his eyes firm, and said seriously, "Station Director, you mentioned an internal investigation. May I ask who was assigned to investigate?"

"How did they reach the conclusion that Lin Xin has no problems?"

Lin Xiaotian set his teacup back on the conference table, his face turning ashen as he looked at Zhou Xie, the station's "nice guy," in disbelief.

"Vice President Zhou, if you had an opinion, why didn't you bring it up earlier? Did you have to wait until the meeting was over?"

Faced with Lin Xiaotian's questioning, Zhou Xie didn't look like his usual cowardly self at all. He spoke up boldly.

"Station Director, according to my investigation, the online reports against Lin Xin are entirely true."

"I have already handed the investigation results to the relevant leaders of the Central Propaganda Department. Until they give specific instructions, I believe we should not act rashly."

"Zhou Xie, you..."

Chen Shaoping and the other person returned to the office. Zhang Ying, Zhan Tingting, and Wang Xinning had all returned.

At the same time, the system's voice rang out.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing one piece of intel. You have gained 1 paparazzi point.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing one piece of intel. You have gained 3 paparazzi points.]

[Host's current paparazzi points: 45]

As expected, the gains from refusing Lu Han were pitifully low. It seemed the system considered refusal to be the most unwise choice.

Li Qian, Wang Bo, the Feier Band, and Wang Xinning all came to Chen Shaoping's office together.

Zhang Ying was gone again after returning; it seemed she had gone back.

"Da Ping, can you give them their songs now?" Li Qian said with a look of resentment.

Chen Shaoping agreed repeatedly, while continuously searching through the system mall.

"System, exchange for the songs 'our love' and 'Love You'."

[Host spent 2 paparazzi points to exchange for the songs 'our love' and 'Love You'.]

[Host's current paparazzi points: 43]

He had just exchanged them and hadn't had time to send them to Li Qian yet.

Wang Xinning walked over somewhat impatiently, hugging his arm and gently shaking it, saying in a cloying, sweet voice.

"Mr. Chen, you promised to write a sweet song for me. You can't go back on your word!"

"My cousin said it's the right time for me to debut. You can't forget about your little cousin, okay?"

Chen Shaoping felt his bones go weak. He wondered if all young girls these days were so good at acting spoiled; who could resist that?

He got goosebumps all over and quickly used his hand to stop her.

"The song has already been sent to your cousin."

"You need to practice this song well over the next two days. It'll be perfect with a dance routine."

Chen Shaoping didn't forget to give the Feier Band a reminder as well.

"Your group's song has also been sent to CEO Li. You must master this song in the next couple of days."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" the Feier Band thanked him in unison. Their chemistry seemed quite decent.

The group left happily after getting their songs, surely wanting to try them out immediately.

After all, this determined whether their debut would be an instant hit.

Once there were no outsiders left, Li Qian's face darkened, and she questioned him with a hint of threat.

"Da Ping, what did you do to Second Bo? Why is it that after going out with you once, he's come back looking like an idiot and can't even speak?"

Chen Shaoping chuckled. "Sister Qian, he's a grown man. What could I possibly force him to do?"

"Maybe he's just being squeezed too hard by you at night?"

"Get lost! You always have something crude to say." Li Qian cursed.

Fine!!

Chen Shaoping scurried out of the office, leaving the space to the dog couple.

At the same time, he gained a direct understanding of the power of a frenzied fan.

Just one frenzied fan made Wang Bo go emo. If there were two more, wouldn't he just go crazy?

Or maybe it was because Director Hao was older and broke his teeth!

Arriving in the hallway, Chen Shaoping lit a cigarette. After a few puffs, he hurried toward the exit.

Ten minutes later, he returned to Lingnan Mansion and rang the doorbell for Unit 61 in Building 8.

He saw Zhang Ying wearing an apron. She opened the door with her left hand while holding a kitchen knife in her right.

Dressed in comfortable loungewear, she said in surprise, "Didn't I tell you to come later? Why are you here already?"

Looking at the stunning cook before him, Chen Shaoping suppressed the fluttering in his heart and said with a smile.

"I could smell the food from far away, so I rushed over without stopping."

"Smooth talker. Come on in." Zhang Ying teased.

Following Zhang Ying to the kitchen door, he saw the clay pot on the stove steaming and making bubbling sounds.

Bursts of fragrance wafted toward him.

"What are you following me for? Get yourself a drink from the fridge and go sit on the sofa to rest."

"I've only just started; it'll be a while before we can eat."

Zhang Ying pushed Chen Shaoping with her hands, trying to get him to leave the kitchen.

"Let me see what you're stewing first. It smells so good."

"I'll help you, Sister Ying."

Chen Shaoping smiled, constantly craning his neck to look into the kitchen.

"I don't need you. I can do it by myself."

"Be good, listen to me!"

Feeling Zhang Ying's push getting stronger, Chen Shaoping had no choice but to give up.

After taking a bottle of Happy Water from the fridge, he walked to the sofa.

"Sister Ying, if you need help, just call me."

"Okay," came Zhang Ying's voice from the kitchen.

However, sitting on the sofa like this was indeed boring.

"Sister Ying, it's so boring. Let me come and help you after all."

"I said I don't need help. If you're bored, just scroll through some short videos."

"Alright."

Chen Shaoping decided to check out the fishing niche carved out by those female demonic cultivators.

However, he deliberately turned the volume down very low to avoid disturbing Zhang Ying while she was cooking.