Xie Changyu had nothing to say in response to Director Zhang’s remark.
His little sister was simply too outstanding, making him, as her older brother, look a little useless. But what could he do about it?
His own little sister was talented and universally adored. So what?!
After shutting down that troublemaking, sharp-tongued monster, Director Zhang gave a light snort, his face full of pride.
Just a little Demon Pill. Easily handled!
Once the guests had changed clothes and appeared, the show’s finale reached its climax. Viewership soared to unprecedented heights.
The assistant director nearly laughed his eyes out. Who would have thought they could achieve such astonishing numbers during the final stretch of the show?
Director Zhang felt the same way. Carrying his bonded spirit treasure, he began his closing speech.
“Thank you all very much for your enthusiastic support of our program. But all good things must come to an end, and our show has entered its countdown.”
“To give back to our audience, over the next hour or so, we’ll be opening a limited-time, unlimited-capacity viewer call-in session.”
“Every viewer who gets through will have one minute to chat privately with the guest of their choice!”
The guests were extremely enthusiastic, and a chorus of monkey-like cries rang out across the “night sky.” Because of the time difference, it was still broad daylight in Ürümqi.
Fortunately, Director Zhang had chosen a location far from any residential areas. Otherwise, they would definitely have been hit with a noise complaint.
Since Shen Hao had failed to connect with his fans last time, he was incredibly excited now that another opportunity had appeared before him. He began begging the camera with all his might.
“My dear fans, please give me a chance! I want to be connected with a fan too! Don’t let me lose to my little uncle again!”
“Please, I’m begging you~”
Shen Lin: “…”
What kind of lunatic is that?! I don’t know him!
With someone taking the lead and making demands, Wu Dacheng and Liang Zhou’s eyes lit up as well. They turned toward the camera and immediately joined in.
Wu Dacheng cupped his chubby cheeks in both hands. “Does anyone want to connect with me? I’m so plump and cute. There must be some older sisters among my fans who like me, right~”
Liang Zhou looked utterly sincere. “I want someone to connect with me and praise me to the skies, preferably in the same way they praise Xie Tangning. Is that okay?”
“Please, I’m really begging you~ This child wants it so badly~”
The fans: “…”
Being fans of you people is truly a blessing!
That was what they said, but they flooded the comments with messages anyway, completely indulging their little darlings.
The guiding principle was simple: If the children wanted it, the children would get it!
Director Zhang was speechless for a moment. You really couldn’t let your guard down around them—not for even a second—or they would find a way to stir things up again!
“You few, go stand over there! The emperor hasn’t finished speaking yet!”
“If you interrupt me again, watch out—I’ll poison you mute!”
The Demon Pills merely grinned in response, completely unafraid of Director Zhang’s threats.
They knew perfectly well that Director Zhang was all bark and no bite. Or rather, he was secretly an expert at spoiling children.
Otherwise, did people really think the guests were able to cause trouble for the director every single day solely because of the assistant director and the audience?
Director Zhang was just too proud to admit it and hid it well!
All of the above was merely the guests’ fantasy.
If Director Zhang knew what they were thinking, he would probably curse them for being shameless.
Who was indulging them?! He wished he could run this whole bunch ragged. Guests were meant to be tormented!
Which bastard had been spreading such rumors about him?!
In any case, he absolutely refused to admit that he was a qualified kindergarten principal!
“Ahem. Let’s get back to the point. Viewers who didn’t manage to get through, don’t be disappointed. We’ve also prepared some little surprises for everyone.”
“I’m sure some of you have already noticed the enormous slab of qiegao beside the guests!”
“Once the show ends, this qiegao will be cut up, vacuum-sealed, and mailed to lucky fans.”
“Leave a comment in the live chat, and you might be one of the people who receives this little gift~”
Wu Weixiang instinctively praised him. “Director Zhang is so generous! You’re giving away something worth the price of a house just like that!”
Director Zhang flashed a sly, almost lecherous grin and waved his hand. “How could that be my doing? Do I look like such a generous man to you?”
Wu Weixiang: “Huh? Sorry to bother you. I clearly thought too highly of you!”
“Was it sponsored by an advertiser?”
Faced with the question, Director Zhang smiled mysteriously, determined to build up the suspense and whet everyone’s appetite.
But the assistant director immediately crushed his little performance and announced, “We have to thank our outstanding singer, Mr. Xie Changyu…”
Hearing only half of that, Xie Changyu looked utterly bewildered. For a moment, he nearly thought he had sleepwalked to the director’s room the previous night and prepared this surprise himself.
“…and his good friends! Let’s thank them once again for their generous support!”
Xie Changyu immediately understood. So it was Wang Qingran and the others!
Then no problem. He had almost thought he’d developed a sleepwalking disorder.
The assistant director’s dramatic pause had nearly scared him to death. He had almost sent his older brother to make him an appointment with a doctor for sleepwalking!
“However, this isn’t qiegao worth the price of one house. It’s worth the price of two.”
“Because the venue is limited, we couldn’t fit all of it in front of the cameras.”
“But rest assured, after filming ends, the program staff will use a completely open and transparent process to deliver this little gift to the lucky viewers~”
Director Zhang, whose lines had been stolen by the assistant director, stared at him like this: 눈_눈
The assistant director completely ignored him. With no choice, Director Zhang had to find a way to save face. Remembering his bonded spirit treasure, he quickly turned to Xie Changyu and said:
“Does Xiao Xie have anything to say about this?”
At that, Xie Changyu cleared his throat twice and struck a pose as if he were about to deliver a speech.
“First of all…I’d like to thank my good friends…Um…these people here…”
“Finally, I think they should come kneel and kowtow to me to show their gratitude. After all, it’s only because they have a celebrity friend like me that they had the opportunity to give away such a gift!”
“My friends, I know you’re watching the livestream right now. Go ahead and put your thanks to me in the chat!”
The entire venue fell silent.
They had never seen anyone so outrageously backward.
He Ya and the others were indeed watching the livestream from their hotel. Their fingers were already flying across their phones, preparing to tear Xie Changyu apart in the comments.
But then they suddenly remembered the time Xie Changyu’s older brother had been publicly roasted in the chat, and their anger instantly fizzled out.
The long string of insults they had typed was deleted one character at a time.
They were already embarrassed enough. They didn’t want to humiliate themselves even further, sob sob~
That bastard Xie Changyu had evolved from merely ruining his brother’s dignity to dragging his friends into disgrace as well!
Xie Tangning covered her face. After so many days, she finally experienced for herself what it felt like when her older brother usually used her dignity as a doormat.
Who said there was no such thing as empathy?!
Wasn’t this exactly it?!
“Xie Changyu, from now on, don’t tell people you know me when you go out. I can’t afford to be associated with you!”
Xie Changyu clicked his tongue. “You’re the least qualified person to say that! If you dare say it in front of Big Brother, I guarantee you’ll be cut off from your allowance for three months!”
