She is a tough cookie.
Zhouzhou thought to herself.
The newcomer in front of her, Jiang Liuyue, who seemed to be smiling and easy to talk to, was actually much harder to interview than Li Feile had been just moments ago.
Because you would find that the rhythm you wanted to set was gradually being led astray by her.
And it was shifting toward the direction that gave her the advantage.
Zhouzhou felt a bit frustrated but quickly adjusted her mood.
"Do you and Feile not get along?"
Jiang Liuyue finally couldn't help but cover her lips and let out a chuckle.
This left Zhouzhou completely bewildered.
"Why aren't you answering? Is that a tacit admission?" Zhouzhou pressed.
Jiang Liuyue slowly shook her head, glanced at her, and said softly,
"Zhouzhou, Sister Feile is a Best Actress winner, while I'm just a newcomer who recently debuted."
"She is at the very top, and I am just starting out. We don't even have the most basic interactions, so how could we possibly have a good or bad relationship?"
In short, she didn't even have the right to speak in front of Li Feile.
These words seemed humble, but they actually pointed out Li Feile's arrogance and unapproachability.
Zhouzhou laughed awkwardly.
"Then do you like her personality?"
Jiang Liuyue actually nodded quite seriously.
She praised, "I like it."
Zhouzhou suddenly froze.
This was the first time she didn't know how to continue questioning.
Instead, it was Jiang Liuyue who took the initiative to speak, "Zhouzhou, you have to interview so many different people every day. I'd really love to know how you feel about it?"
Good heavens.
She was turning the tables.
Zhouzhou was taken aback for a moment, then replied,
"It's quite nice. Interacting with people of different personalities and professions every day brings me a lot of different experiences."
"Do you ever encounter some who are harder to interview, who refuse to actively share with you?"
"There are probably some," Zhouzhou paused. "Wait, how did this turn into you interviewing me?"
The roles were completely reversed.
A tranquil smile played on Jiang Liuyue's lips.
She said in a friendly tone,
"Ah, this isn't an interview. We're just chatting with each other."
"Earlier, you told me to just treat this place like my own living room, Zhouzhou."
Zhouzhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, she didn't dislike the girl in front of her. On the contrary, she found her very interesting.
And full of potential.
Who knows, she might really go very far in the future.
She might as well build a good relationship with her now.
She didn't continue digging into tricky questions, but simply chatted about everyday filming routines and wrapped up the interview.
The next interview subject was Lin Yizhou.
Jiang Liuyue walked out of the studio and bumped into him in the hallway.
She gave a slight nod.
Lin Yizhou, on the other hand, cheerfully raised his hand and waved.
Seeing her about to leave, he called out to stop her.
"Liuyue, want to grab some late-night snacks together after this is over?"
"No thanks, I'm a bit tired and want to go back early to rest." Jiang Liuyue also waved her hand in farewell.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Lin Yizhou's eyes.
But he quickly adjusted his mood.
"Alright, let's make plans next time."
"Mhm."
...
After this episode of Zhouzhou's Interviews aired, the reception was excellent.
Search terms related to Jiang Liuyue and Li Feile once again rushed to the top of the trending lists.
No one was a fool.
People figured things out, realizing that the incident of being two hours late and acting like a diva was likely Jiang Liuyue taking the blame for Li Feile.
"I knew it! How could a rookie have the guts to do that?"
"It's no secret that Li Feile loves being late to the set. Staff members from several production crews have mentioned it."
"But being two hours late this time was a bit too much, no wonder she made the company's newcomer take the fall for her."
Jiang Liuyue had finally cleared her name.
However, the good news didn't last long.
The PR department of Wanxiang Galaxy started stepping in to suppress the trending topics.
Even Sister Li called her.
"The company wants to suppress the trending searches, and they told you to behave yourself."
"I agreed on the surface, but privately, what do you think we should do?"
Jiang Liuyue replied, "No rush, Sister Li. Just stall them for now, I have a plan."
What plan?
Go to Song Hanzheng, of course.
She opened their chat window, which was still stuck on a few days ago.
Jiang Liuyue: [I'm being bullied, are you going to do something about it?]
Song Hanzheng: [...]
Song Hanzheng: [What happened.]
Jiang Liuyue didn't type anything; she just forwarded the related trending topics directly to him.
Jiang Liuyue: [I finally cleared my name, but the company is suppressing the trending searches. They're just bullying me.]
She deliberately didn't mention Li Feile's name.
She was actually testing how much weight the other woman held in Song Hanzheng's heart.
After a while.
A reply came from his end.
Song Hanzheng: [Understood. I'll handle it.]
Jiang Liuyue: Cute kitten rolling around.jpg.
Jiang Liuyue: [Brother, you're so handsome.]
Song Hanzheng: [.]
Although he only sent a period.
Jiang Liuyue guessed that Song Hanzheng was definitely secretly pleased.
This guy just couldn't resist being praised.
By evening.
The search term about Li Feile being late and acting like a diva not only didn't drop in popularity, but even surged to the number one spot on the trending list.
She was frantic.
She started calling her manager, Sister Amy.
"Sister, what's going on? Didn't the company say they were suppressing the trending searches?"
Sister Amy was silent for a moment.
Then she told her, "The upper management of the company said they won't intervene."
Hearing this, Li Feile said in exasperation, "What? They won't intervene? Who said that? I'm going to go find him!"
Sister Amy paused and gently reminded her.
"Feile, did you listen to what I told you last time?"
"If you can't keep a hold on President Song, all the resource favors will be gone. The upper management's attitude is also because of this."
Li Feile froze.
Even after the phone hung up, she hadn't processed it.
But Brother Hanzheng had been ignoring her lately.
She didn't know what was going on either.
Li Feile suddenly remembered that on the day of recording the interview show, she seemed to have seen Lin Yizhou's van. She found a number she hadn't dialed in a long time and called it.
The call connected after a moment.
Lin Yizhou's voice came from the other end.
"Hello, Sister Feile?"
"Yizhou, when did you return to the country? Why didn't you tell me?" Li Feile said in an intimate tone.
"Just came back last month."
"I saw your van at the TV station yesterday but didn't dare to recognize it. I only knew you really came back to develop your career here after watching the program. When can we have a meal together?"
Li Feile's attitude seemed enthusiastic but not overly desperate.
The other end of the line was silent for a very long time.
As if he was thinking about something.
Then he finally answered:
"Come to my house. My brother happens to be here too."
"Tonight?" Li Feile was pleasantly surprised; this was exactly what she wanted. But after a brief hesitation, she added, "But Uncle Song doesn't really like me."
"It's fine. I'll tell Dad that I invited you over."
"Thank you, Yizhou. See you tonight then!"
After hanging up, Li Feile hummed a little tune in a very good mood.
At the same time.
Jiang Liuyue also received a message on her phone.
Song Hanzheng: [I helped, how are you going to thank me?]
Before she could reply.
Another message came.
Song Hanzheng: [Accompany me home for dinner.]
