“What does that smile mean?”
“Do you think Yu doesn’t have the ability to protect you?”
“Or do you look down on Yu??”
Fang Tong furrowed her brows as she pursued the issue, clearly dissatisfied with Chen Ruohan’s reaction.
“I really don’t need his protection, thank you.”
Chen Ruohan replied indifferently before she walked away.
“You…”
Fang Tong stamped her foot in frustration and clenched her fists, muttering “ungrateful” under her breath!
There was still some time before the official recording of the show, so she left the common resting area and headed straight for Lu Chuanyu’s waiting room.
“Yu, I’ve delivered the message.”
“But that Chen Ruohan actually refused, and she had an air of looking down on you!” Fang Tong added fuel to the fire as she spoke.
“Hmm?”
“She refused?”
“And she looks down on me??”
Lu Chuanyu’s eyebrows twitched, already slightly annoyed by Li Manni’s indifferent attitude earlier, and now a contestant had dared to refuse him.
“Yeah, she was very resolute in her refusal.”
“I told her you would protect her, but she still seemed very disdainful, as if she thought you didn’t have enough capacity,” Fang Tong continued to prod.
“I see.”
“Go back for now!”
Lu Chuanyu gestured gravely with his hands, not particularly interested in Fang Tong, his underclassman from school, seeing her as someone he would sleep with now and then.
But he had taken a fancy to Chen Ruohan at first sight!
Her being a Little White Flower with outstanding looks and figure was one thing, but it was her pure yet alluring vibe that was the most attractive to men.
Lu Chuanyu liked this type very much, initially expecting to take her to a hotel for some fun after the recording of today’s show.
To his surprise, he was refused!
The host he fancied refused him, and now even a contestant had refused him!
Lu Chuanyu suddenly felt offended as a top-tier celebrity!
Do you all even know what a top-tier is??
The girls who like me can line up from Jiangcheng TV station all the way to the Eiffel Tower, okay!
“Yu, this Chen Ruohan is also from Tianmei Media, so, it’s better if you don’t provoke her!” Seeing that Lu Chuanyu’s mentality seemed a bit off-balance, his agent Fang Qin reminded him from the side.
“What about Tianmei Media?”
“Li Manni is untouchable, but I can’t handle a trainee??”
Lu Chuanyu scoffed disdainfully.
Seeing this, Fang Qin shook her head in frustration. She was an experienced agent who had handled many stars at the height of their fame, having been in the entertainment industry for nearly thirty years and seen all kinds of artists.
She had seen too many artists in the state that Lu Chuanyu was currently in, and if she had to describe it in two words: inflated ego!
Many artists start feeling above everyone else, especially the younger ones who think they’re superior after getting a taste of fame and being adored by hordes of fans, not realizing their limits.
Some artists gradually become humble after being inflated for a while and come to terms with reality.
Yet some never come down to earth after getting carried away and end up offending people they shouldn’t, with not a few causing major trouble.
In Fang Qin’s view, if Lu Chuanyu continued this way, he would likely end up in the latter category.
Given Lu Chuanyu’s current state, he was not the type to listen to advice, only reflecting after suffering a setback. Thus, seeing Lu Chuanyu’s attitude, Fang Qin stopped trying to convince him further, knowing it would be futile to go on.
An hour later.
“My Idol” officially began filming.
In the broadcast hall, the mentors, staff, and audience were all in place.
The three mentors took their seats at the mentor’s bench.
In terms of star power, Xiao Yinqiu was actually a bit lower than Lu Chuanyu and Tang Rui, since she had been shelved by the industry for quite a long time.
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The drama that made her famous, “The Legend of Liang Yu,” had aired almost two years ago, and her new project had just finished filming and was still in post-production, so Xiao Yinqiu’s popularity couldn’t compare with that of the other two.
When it comes to Lu Chuanyu and Tang Rui, Tang Rui had a higher status in the industry, having debuted earlier and with Miss girl being a national-level girl group, hence as the leader, Tang Rui had a large fan base!
Lu Chuanyu, however, had only recently shot to fame with a historical idol drama, and despite being called a top star, he was still quite far from the real top-tier celebrities!
But Lu Chuanyu, with his high self-esteem, treated himself as a true top-tier artist!
The seats for the three mentors were also arranged according to their star power, with Tang Rui taking the central position, Lu Chuanyu on her left, and Xiao Yinqiu on her right.
Although Tang Rui was sitting between them, Lu Chuanyu’s gaze was firmly fixed on Xiao Yinqiu, obviously aware of Xiao Yinqiu and how she had been shelved by Tianmei Media.
So he was quite surprised that Xiao Yinqiu could be a mentor this time, and it was the first time he was seeing her offline. Not to say she was stunning beyond measure, but her looks were definitely competitive among the beautiful celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Uh, this show really is full of beauties!
Lu Chuanyu silently expressed his admiration in his heart.
The host, Li Manni, the mentor Xiao Yinqiu, and the contestant Chen Ruohan!
All three were top beauties, and all were women Lu Chuanyu fancied!
However, two of them had already shown resistance to his advances, leaving only Xiao Yinqiu, whom he had not yet had the chance to flirt with.
As the program officially began filming, the host He Quan, along with Li Manni, walked to the center of the stage.
He Quan was a veteran host with a lot of experience and excellent control of the stage, and he was very approachable. He had already thought of many measures for emergency crowd control.
To his surprise, “internet celebrity” Li Manni turned out to be quite good, showing a strong professional ethic that earned He Quan’s respect.
There was a break during the filming of the show.
Lu Chuanyu walked over to Xiao Yinqiu’s seat, then smilingly handed over his phone, “Teacher Xiao, add me on Weixun, will you?”
“Sure.”
Xiao Yinqiu nodded, as this was within the normal range of social interaction. Everyone was a mentor, so adding each other on WeChat was normal.
Lu Chuanyu, having gotten Weixun as he wished, was in a good mood, and pushed on eagerly, “After wrapping up today, I wonder if Teacher Xiao would like to join me for a late-night snack?”
“Sorry, my schedule is quite packed. I don’t have time!”
Xiao Yinqiu shook her head, flat-out refusing. She didn’t have much planned, but was thinking whether Yang Hao, who had come with her by car, might also return with her??
“All right then, let’s make plans when you’re free!”
Lu Chuanyu shrugged sulkily and was about to return to his seat.
Suddenly, there was a commotion on the set, followed by the staff’s greetings.
“Director Hu, hello!”
“Director Hu, hello…”
Hearing the sounds, Lu Chuanyu also turned his head, then saw a middle-aged man in a brown suit with a beaming smile, accompanying a young man who was tall and handsome.
Of course, this “young” was relative to the middle-aged man; the other seemed to be around thirty.
These two were naturally Jiangcheng Satellite TV’s Director Hu Wanguo and our Mr. Yang!
Five or six people followed on their left and right, with the woman by Yang Hao’s side being particularly eye-catching.
Ah, now that’s a top-grade young housewife!
Lu Chuanyu’s eyes lit up once more, and his dejection from being rejected by Xiao Yinqiu was swiftly swept away.
The first three opportunities might have temporarily slipped away, but this one should be doable, right??
Ah, gotta ask her for Weixun later!
Lu Chuanyu schemed silently in his mind, but his gaze once again fell on Yang Hao, and his brows furrowed.
Because Li Manni, who had rejected him, was now smiling brightly and walking towards that man!