“Of course!”
Xiao Yinqiu stood up and nodded politely.
Her reputation in the industry had always been very good, cooperative during work, kind to people, and never looked down on anyone.
So even if Li Manni didn’t have the rumored relationship with Yang Hao, her attitude would be the same.
And Li Manni had long known about Xiao Yinqiu, even being a fan of hers, because she really liked “The Legend of Liang Yu” that made Xiao Yinqiu famous—she was a fan of the “Empress” as well.
The two started talking about work, and as they chatted, they discovered they had quite a few topics in common. Thus, their conversation shifted from strictly work to a mix of work and personal life, and they even added each other on Weixun.
However, with the program recording approaching, they didn’t chat for too long, and Li Manni went to communicate with the other two coaches.
After leaving Xiao Yinqiu’s dressing room, she knocked on the door of the room next door.
This was the dressing room of Lu Chuanyu, another mentor on “My Idol.”
The man was a popular idol with a huge fan base.
When Li Manni knocked on the door, Lu Chuanyu was playing with his phone. Initially, he didn’t even lift his head, assuming she was just a staff member from the production team, and his assistant could handle it.
But when he saw the visitor was Li Manni, his eyes immediately lit up.
He was quite surprised Li Manni was hosting “My Idol,” and he had learned from his agent that this internet-famous news anchor seemed to have a close relationship with someone high up at Tianmei Media.
But this did not affect Lu Chuanyu’s intention to flirt with Li Manni.
“I often come across your videos. I never expected to have the opportunity to collaborate with you.”
“Yeah, I look even better in person than in videos, unlike other anchors who only look good in their videos but fall short in person.”
Lu Chuanyu put down his phone and said to Li Manni with a chuckle.
“You’re too kind, Teacher Lu.”
Li Manni responded politely, then got straight to the point: “Teacher Lu, about the coaches’ interview segment, there are a few questions I’d like to discuss with you…”
“No problem!”
“Sit down and talk!”
Lu Chuanyu pointed to a spot next to him.
But Li Manni didn’t take the seat he pointed to; instead, she sat across from him and began to discuss the matter at hand.
However, Lu Chuanyu’s mind was clearly not on the business at hand; he gave perfunctory responses, but his gaze kept wandering over Li Manni.
He had privately asked out many internet celebrities, and as he had said, most of them turned out to be less impressive in person, whether in looks or figure.
But Li Manni was one of those rare exceptions, not only did she not disappoint, but she also looked even better than in her videos—and she had even deliberately downplayed her figure when recording them.
Unlike some female news anchors who seemed eager to press their breasts against the screen, a trend particularly prevalent among financial news hosts.
Apart from showing off their chests, some female anchors flaunted their legs; in short, they did everything they could to display their assets, pushing boundaries!
Yet, Li Manni, who had better conditions, never resorted to such acts.
It gave Lu Chuanyu the feeling that he had discovered a treasure.
The work discussion was over quickly.
Li Manni stood up to take her leave.
“Manni, let’s add each other on Weixun, it’ll be more convenient for work communication,”
said Lu Chuanyu as he saw Li Manni leaving, proactively asking to exchange Weixun details.
“Sure.”
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The other party was after all the program mentor, and Li Manni felt she couldn’t refuse, so she added Lu Chuanyu on WeChat.
No sooner had she stepped out of Lu Chuanyu’s dressing room than she received a WeChat message from him: Let’s have a late-night snack after the show!
His tone wasn’t one of consultation; it seemed more like he was informing Li Manni.
In Lu Chuanyu’s view, as a popular male idol taking the initiative to invite an internet celebrity like Li Manni to dinner was already giving her a lot of face.
Based on his past experiences, as soon as he sent out the message, the other party was bound to accept the invitation.
However, after waiting for quite a while, he still hadn’t received a reply from Li Manni.
Lu Chuanyu frowned and sent another message: Reply when received.
This time Li Manni’s response was quick: Sorry, I have plans tonight.
Seeing the message, Lu Chuanyu’s eyebrows twitched. It was his first time being rejected by an internet celebrity, and naturally, he felt very uncomfortable.
“Xiaoyu, you should stop setting your sights on Li Manni!”
At this moment, Lu Chuanyu’s agent Fang Qin spoke up, “I just inquired a bit, and her background is very solid, not just a simple connection with the higher-ups at Tianmei Media.”
“It seems she’s quite close with the boss of Tianmei Media!”
“She’s someone we can’t afford to offend!”
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuanyu became even more frustrated and asked with a frown, “Is she the mistress of Tianmei Media’s boss?”
“It should be!”
“Otherwise, why would there be rumors about the two of them!”
“Anyway, you should stay away from her!” Fang Qin warned solemnly.
Lu Chuanyu didn’t make a sound and silently looked at his WeChat chat page with Li Manni.
The fact that she dared to refuse him outright must mean she indeed had something to fall back on. However, he was still unwilling to let it go. He wasn’t thinking of romance, but merely wanted to pursue a physical relationship, and that had nothing to do with whose woman she was, as long as she kept quiet, nobody would know!
Anyway, playing cards with a greasy middle-aged man with a pot belly was certainly not as good as playing cards with himself!
Lu Chuanyu still had that much confidence.
Meanwhile,
Li Manni knocked on the door of another mentor, Tang Rui’s dressing room.
As the leader of the well-known girl group “Miss girl”, excellent in both singing and dancing, she had very high popularity.
Thus, she was a suitable choice to be a mentor for the show “My Idol”. She probably also heard about Li Manni’s background and cooperated very enthusiastically with Li Manni to get the work done.
After leaving Tang Rui’s dressing room, Li Manni went straight back to her own, distinct from the three mentors; she shared a dressing room with the assistant host of the program, Su Xiuxiu.
When she had left, Su Xiuxiu was putting on makeup. When she returned, she just happened to overhear Su Xiuxiu on the phone with someone.
Of course, Li Manni didn’t intend to eavesdrop, but Su Xiuxiu spoke so loudly that she could hear everything crystal clear from the doorway.
“I don’t care! I want to switch places with Li Manni, why should an internet celebrity like her be the main guest!”
“And paired with Quan, no less!”
“I graduated from Communication University, I’ve been at the TV station for two years now, and I have much more hosting experience than her.”
“Put some pressure on them, I don’t believe they won’t listen to you…”
Li Manni frowned; she hadn’t expected Su Xiuxiu, who had been all smiles when they met earlier, to be scheming behind her back to replace her.
She stood at the door, hesitating for a moment, then pushed the door open and entered.
The dressing room was shared by the two of them; there was no need for her to avoid anything!