Divine Lucky Star-Chapter 266 - The Whole World Has Gone Mad

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: The Whole World Has Gone Mad!

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: The Whole World Has Gone Mad!

“Slow down, one at a time, who do I even answer with all this chaos?” When the subject of interviews came up, Wang Hao remembered something and looked around. “Where’s Liu Gang? Didn’t he just say he was going to give me an exclusive interview?”

“Liu Gang! Liu Gang!” All the reporters started shouting loudly, “Liu Gang, Brother Hao is calling for you to give him the exclusive interview!”

But despite their calls, there was no answer for a while.

The journalists began searching as a group, and soon they heard Wang Hao say, “Hey, that one walking towards the exit, that’s you, right? Liu Gang?”

Hearing Wang Hao’s call, Liu Gang, who was sneaking towards the door, was completely embarrassed.

This time, he was in real trouble!

He had no choice. He had mocked Wang Hao in front of so many people, and now that the ratings were out, he was the one who had been slapped in the face the hardest!

Now, he had become the laughingstock of the journalist community. How could he still have the face to conduct an exclusive interview for Wang Hao with so many reporters around? They would laugh him to death!

“I… I…” Liu Gang grabbed his stomach, bursting into sweat as he ran outside, “My stomach hurts, you all interview first, I’m going to the restroom!”

He really couldn’t face anyone this time!

“Ha ha ha! Scared him off!” Everyone at the scene laughed together, with the program crew members laughing the loudest!

They couldn’t help it. Liu Gang had been far too aggressive before!

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t run!” Wang Hao continued to shout, “Are you still giving me the exclusive interview, or not? If you’re not, I’m going back to sleep! Seriously, can’t even keep your word…” He stood up and started walking out, yawning as he went, “I’m going back to sleep then. If you’ve got anything, ask my agent. I’m so sleepy, ahhh~~~~~~”

Xia Xueqi: “…”

Brother Hao! Brother Hao, don’t go! These reporters are going to devour me!

She really wanted to follow Wang Hao’s steps, but she had no choice. She was paid to work, and if she, as his agent, didn’t step up now, what use would she be?

“Miss Agent, how are you feeling at this moment…”

“Miss Agent, would you agree to an exclusive interview with our website?”

“Miss Agent…”

Faced with at least two hundred reporters, Xia Xueqi was completely dazed—Is there any chance I’m getting sleep tonight?!

Meanwhile, Zheng Qitian was happily waving a card to Li Mingnan, saying, “I’m really sorry, Mr. Li, but I already have a spot for the ‘If You Are the One’ auction tomorrow. I’m going to head off to bed. If you want to participate in the auction, you’d better move fast. Wang Hao did say there were only eight spots.”

Xu Yingcai also laughed, “I have one spot, too. So, that means there are only six spots left. Wow, an audience retention rate of 84 percent, this show is great!”

“This…” Li Mingnan was dazed for a good while, then suddenly yanked off his tie and charged towards Xia Xueqi, “Miss Agent, you must secure an advertising auction spot for me! Miss Agent—!!!!”

With him taking the lead, the other company executives finally caught on, and they all rushed forward: “Miss Agent, our company is willing to bid high for the advertising!” “Miss Agent, please ensure we get a spot for our company!”

Watching the practically riotous studio, Wei Ming was utterly defeated: “It’s over, it’s really over now. Not only will the ad be impossible to get, but all the other ads on our TV station might be blown too…”

His repeated efforts previously had now turned out to be futile in the face of Wang Hao’s tactics.

“Director Liu, Director Liu!” On the other side, a young man rushed in, shouting, “There’s trouble! The phone lines for ‘If You Are the One’ on our TV station are about to explode!”

Liu Qisheng was sweating profusely, but this time he was ecstatic: “What’s the matter, tell me quickly, what’s happening?!”

“It’s from the audience,” the young man said excitedly, “Many viewers have said they started watching the show halfway through and want to know when it will be replayed. They’re saying they haven’t seen enough, and they’re disappointed they missed the first part!”

“Replay, we must replay!” Liu Qisheng said urgently, “Tomorrow night… ah, no, it’s already Sunday, isn’t it? Then tonight! Tonight’s program will be pulled to replay ‘If You Are the One.’ Go quickly!”

“Okay! I’m on it!”

…

The whole world’s gone mad!

For the entire morning, people at Zhenan TV Station were ridiculously busy!

That bunch of reporters would grab any employee from the TV station and bombard them with a deluge of questions about ‘If You Are the One.’ Even the cleaning lady who swept the toilets was caught by a reporter and pulled into a corner; she nearly cried harassment before she realized they were asking about the show. She expressed her total bewilderment and was then interviewed very politely, with the reporter being as courteous as can be…

Meng Fei was also swamped that day. As the host of ‘If You Are the One,’ he’d become the main target of the reporters. Since he’d been at Zhenan TV Station, he had never faced so many flashing lights. He was so excited that he was trembling and almost couldn’t speak properly. The reporters present said they could understand—anyone would be excited in his shoes.

What could he do, knowing his former net worth? Invited by friends to host a wedding, he’d make just two thousand yuan, and would have to comply with all kinds of demands. Making money was no easy task…

But now, just that morning, he’d received at least thirty phone calls, all from various wealthy folk. The lowest bid was thirty thousand! A fifteenfold increase in his rates! Excited, his eyes were sparkling like he was on drugs, as bright as two hundred-watt light bulbs!

His bald head, sleek and shiny, had become the darling of the reporters—it was too iconic to resist!

…

In the station director’s office, an assistant was reporting the day’s developments to Liu Qisheng.

Liu Qisheng hadn’t closed his eyes all night, but even so, he was brimming with energy as he listened to his assistant’s report—he couldn’t be blamed; anyone would feel the same!

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“Mr. Liu, I have great news, great news!” the assistant exclaimed excitedly, “The ratings for our other programs have significantly increased! The program ‘Focus Guide,’ which previously had a viewership of only 0.8 percent, now has a rating of 1.6 percent!”

“Hahaha! Excellent!” Liu Qisheng slapped his thigh hard, “Good, good, I knew my decision was brilliant and heroic! Is there more?”

“Yes!” the assistant said, “A lot of viewers said they missed the beginning and are really looking forward to tonight’s replay. Also, we’ve received five thousand three hundred emails, all resumes wanting to be on the show, and over three hundred phone calls—there’s no helping it since the calls have to come one by one. The customer service staff at our station are overwhelmed. The customer service department has already started telling employees to buy more SIM cards and prepare for a total mobilization.”

A total mobilization to answer calls, that must be a first in the history of the Heavenly People’s Republic…

“Buy them! We must buy them!” Liu Qisheng ordered fiercely, “Prepare a spare phone for everyone, dedicated to taking calls from the viewers!”

Assistant: “Got it, I’m on this!”

…

On the streets of Zhonghang City, reporters from every major newspaper, magazine, and website seemed to have emerged from the woodwork. They would stop passersby and ask, “Hello, did you watch ‘If You Are the One’ last night?” If the passerby answered yes, they would immediately be bombarded with questions by the reporters. But if they said no, the reporters would look at them with disdain: “You’re so LOW if you didn’t watch a show that had a midnight viewership of 6.6 percent…” And then they would leave the confused pedestrian behind to interview the next person…

…

Inside Baidu Tieba, a forum for ‘If You Are the One’ was created and, in less than two hours, the number of followers had already surpassed thirty thousand, with many people coming in to discuss. And that wasn’t all—topics related to ‘If You Are the One’ were emerging all over the internet.

On Weibo, the topic of the first episode of ‘If You Are the One’ shot up to be the hottest topic of the day, with over twelve million clicks!

…

“Oh man, that was a good sleep,” after a nice sleep, then getting up, washing up, getting dressed. But the moment Wang Hao saw Xia Xueqi, he was stunned: “Holy shit, what happened?!”

At that time, Xia Xueqi looked a mess—hair everywhere, dark circles under her eyes, sitting there looking as if she had just been *****(ed), listless and dejected…