Chapter 112: Life Is So Difficult for Me
“What kind of guests are they? They’re just cameos!”
“The production team’s intention to make Chen Siqing and Tang Luocheng famous is way too obvious. Isn’t this a bit too much…”
“Support fair treatment for the other artists!”
“If those two could actually carry an entire episode by themselves, then fine. But the problem is, they can’t even do that! Xu Lei bet on the wrong people this time!”
Tang Luocheng browsed through the comments under the trending topic, and her expression became worse and worse.
This shouldn’t have happened…
She had originally thought that she had worked hard for three days as the broadcast announcer, even losing her voice from shouting, all because she wanted to be noticed and attract more fans.
But what happened now?
Instead, she and Chen Siqing had become the “production team’s favored connections,” and they were also dragged into this controversy. Their public image had suffered greatly.
She couldn’t understand why Xu Lei had done something like this…
Wasn’t this just bringing trouble onto her?
Although she wanted popularity, she never wanted to monopolize all the screen time!
If ordinary viewers started looking at her through the labels of “the production team’s favorite” or “the princess of the show,” then what would she do?
If those labels were actually true, then whatever.
But the problem was…
She wasn’t like that at all!
She was just caught in the middle because Xu Lei had suddenly done something ridiculous.
How was she supposed to survive in the entertainment industry after this?
“Director Xu, you’ve really ruined me…”
Tang Luocheng punched the stuffed toy beside her and complained:
“My life is so difficult!”
Ever since she joined the show until now, she hadn’t gained many fans.
Instead, her reputation had become worse and worse.
If she didn’t blame Xu Lei, who else could she blame?
The only time she had truly gone viral and attracted a large number of people was because she had read Pu Tong’s encouragement letter.
“Now it’s completely clear.”
After thinking for a long time, Tang Luocheng reached a conclusion:
“If I want to become popular, I need to stay away from Director Xu and follow Pu Tong.”
Meanwhile…
“Miss Liu, how is the situation?”
Chen Siqing sat on the sofa, rubbing his eyebrows. He looked extremely troubled.
“We’re already finding people to help explain the situation.”
The woman beside him had a serious expression and looked extremely unhappy.
“I really don’t understand! What was Xu Lei even doing? Was he trying to make me hated by everyone?”
The more Chen Siqing thought about it, the angrier he became.
His fists tightened.
He wanted more screen time.
But not this much!
Wouldn’t this make it look like he had stolen everyone else’s scenes and offended them?
“Xu Lei has produced many hit variety shows, which is why I let you join.”
His experienced manager sighed.
“But I didn’t expect…”
Even as a veteran agent, she had misjudged this time.
She never expected Xu Lei’s plan to backfire so badly.
“Although we will explain that you have no connection with the production team’s decisions, this incident will still have a huge impact on you.”
“Because it involves the other celebrity guests as well. Their massive fan groups will probably become dissatisfied with you.”
“Then what should we do?”
Chen Siqing painfully rubbed his hair.
He truly never expected that he would become the target of everyone’s anger because of this.
Manager Liu rested her chin on her hand and thought for a long time.
“Siqing, I noticed something…”
“That Pu Tong…”
“He’s trending again.”
“Don’t even mention him!”
Chen Siqing frowned.
He had originally taken the risk of reading that confession broadcast script because he hoped that after the episode aired, people would give him a positive reputation like “matchmaker” or “someone who helped create a beautiful relationship.”
But even that opportunity was stolen by Pu Tong.
From the first episode until now, this guy had practically taken away all the popularity from the show.
What was even more ridiculous was that he had received attention during the third and fourth episodes despite not appearing in a single frame.
That was simply unbelievable.
“Although I don’t know exactly why…”
Manager Liu snapped her fingers.
“But many things he does always become popular for no obvious reason.”
“And his songwriting and writing abilities are genuinely impressive, so…”
She looked at Chen Siqing and gave him a meaningful expression.
“So I need to find a way to build a good relationship with him!”
Chen Siqing’s eyes lit up.
The show had already filmed five episodes.
Xu Lei still hadn’t proven anything.
The time left for him was limited.
Instead of sitting around and watching Xu Lei continue making mistakes, it was better to take a gamble and build a relationship with Pu Tong, this “strange person.”
Who he should follow was obvious.
Meanwhile…
Xu Lei stared at the countless comments criticizing the fifth episode on his phone.
His lips trembled slightly, and his pale face looked completely exhausted.
He struggled to breathe.
He couldn’t even say a complete sentence.
His hard work…
When You Are Young was a program he considered his masterpiece.
It was the project he valued most since becoming a variety show director.
From negotiating with the education department at the beginning, to promoting and warming up the show, every guest invited was among the most popular young celebrities of high school age.
The post-production team was also extremely professional.
The entire production process had used terrifying amounts of resources.
For this program, he had truly given everything.
And now…
The variety show he had placed so much hope in had become something everyone was criticizing.
Was it because he didn’t want to film the other guests?
No.
He couldn’t film them.
He was suffering too.
If he filmed Pu Tong…
Pu Tong would be unhappy.
Yu Wanwan would be unhappy.
Even that terrifying figure, Yu Zhongheng, would be unhappy.
Did he dare film him?
Could he?
At first, Xu Lei thought:
“Fine, then I just won’t film Pu Tong.”
After all, Pu Tong had only been an unexpected discovery.
As long as he filmed the other celebrity students, that should have been enough.
But who would have thought…
Pu Tong would become close friends with all those celebrity students.
He became connected with them.
How could he film now?
If he filmed those celebrity students, he would inevitably film Pu Tong.
But if he filmed Pu Tong…
Yu Zhongheng would suppress him.
Could he film them talking to empty air?
Could he film them simply sitting there doing nothing?
This was a variety show!
It needed entertainment value!
If he only filmed those celebrity students quietly sitting there, he would still be criticized.
To put it simply:
Pu Tong could not be filmed.
And the people close to Pu Tong could not be filmed either.
Xu Lei’s eyes became more anxious.
His face looked extremely tired.
He regretted it.
He truly regretted it.
Why had he released that secretly recorded video of Pu Tong back then?
One wrong step…
Every step afterward became wrong.
“My life is so difficult…”
Yu Wanwan, Lin Yuxi, and Yi Zhi Xuenai were now all very close friends with Pu Tong.
Even Xie Mu and Gan Hengxu had started becoming closer to him.
At least…
He still had Tang Luocheng and Chen Siqing.
Although the situation was already terrible…
It couldn’t possibly get worse, right?
Meanwhile…
“Achoo!”
Pu Tong sneezed.
The people who were eating gossip together were startled.
“Did you catch a cold? The weather isn’t even cold.”
Yu Wanwan muttered:
“Don’t set the air conditioner too low!”
Before Pu Tong could answer, the voices of the others covered him.
“Oh no, don’t catch a cold! Otherwise Wanwan will be so heartbroken!”
Lin Yuxi and Yi Zhi Xuenai deliberately spoke in exaggerated voices.
Pu Tong’s vision went dark.
He felt disgusted by their teasing.
“Exactly! She’s just worried about her deskmate!”
Yu Wanwan defended herself.
“If you two sneezed, I would also care like this!”
“Really?”
The two girls clearly didn’t believe her.
Ni Hui sat beside them without saying anything.
She only smiled so happily that she couldn’t close her mouth.
As she grew older, she loved watching young people act like this.
And knowing that it involved her own son made it even more entertaining.
Pu Tong coughed twice and awkwardly stayed silent.
Yu Wanwan was becoming more and more direct.
She was hiding less and less.
If this continued, he was afraid he would someday be knocked unconscious and carried into her bedroom.
That was terrifying…
“By the way…”
“Although the fifth episode deserved criticism, the cause of everything is related to you.”
“What do you think about it?”
“I don’t have any thoughts.”
Pu Tong frowned.
To be honest, he really didn’t have much reaction to this incident.
He wasn’t so saintly that he would take responsibility for everything.
This whole situation was caused by Xu Lei himself.
He hadn’t done anything.
Naturally, there was no need for him to overthink it.
He had only made friends and chatted with people.
He hadn’t intentionally ruined Xu Lei’s plans.
So he had no reason to feel guilty.
As for how Xu Lei filmed the variety show or what the public thought of it…
That had nothing to do with him.
He only wanted to study properly.
If he was interested, he would sing a few songs.
Make some friends.
Live a quiet life.
That was all.
(End of Chapter)
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