At this time, many viewers, while feeling that Wu Anjun was very strong, had not yet truly acknowledged his songwriting ability, and certainly wouldn't think of comparing Wu Anjun's songwriting prowess to Su Yu’s.
After all, Su Yu had released too many hit songs in the past two months, so many that it suffocated countless musicians.
Wu Anjun had only released one good song so far; who knew if he could continue to produce high-quality works?
Many people were actually willing to believe that “The Royal Consort” was just a flash of inspiration for Wu Anjun.
However, to the anticipation of countless viewers, Wu Anjun responded with overwhelming confidence: “As long as the competition format doesn’t change, I will sing songs I wrote myself!”
This just got interesting! Could Wu Anjun be the next Su Yu?
However, it was too early to draw conclusions; everything would have to wait until Wu Anjun’s next stage performance.
As Wu Anjun’s answer concluded, the live broadcast of the first episode of “Who is the Singer” also ended.
And the final average viewership rating for this episode quickly came out, reaching 3.74, a number Qian Jin hadn't even dared to dream of!
Such a viewership rating for the first episode truly called for popping champagne to celebrate.
This led to the entire Director team erupting in jubilation.
Su Yu, however, was clearly not in the mood to stay and celebrate with them; led by Xiao Mi, Su Yu got into the car and drove away.
By the time Su Yu boarded the high-speed train back to Yanjing, the internet was already flooded with topics and discussions about “Who is the Singer.”
And the most discussed and trending topic was “Who exactly is Wu Anjun?!” followed by “Who is Xiao Jingyu?”
Well, it was all discussions among netizens speculating about the contestants’ identities.
Such popularity also stirred the interest of some entertainment companies.
Initially, many people hadn't paid attention to this variety show, as masked singing meant losing the original celebrity appeal and fame. What if no one bought into it?
As it turned out, they had clearly thought wrong!
It turned out that not knowing who the singer was could actually generate greater popularity!
After the two singers were eliminated and unmasked tonight, their Tribe’s fan numbers also surged, clearly showing a trend of resurgence.
Especially Gong Juren, who humbly accepted Wu Anjun’s sharp remarks, which truly gained him a large wave of fans.
Now, many entertainment companies began contacting Qian Jin, hoping to have their artists fill in for the next episode of the variety show.
Even if it meant no appearance fee!
Some even larger entertainment companies directly called to inquire about Wu Anjun’s identity!
Well, it was the Senior Executive of Jusha Entertainment who had watched this episode of the variety show.
After all, Wu Anjun so blatantly disregarded Wang Shan and Jusha Entertainment; such a person must be directly stifled!
However, Qian Jin was not an easy person to deal with; facing the inquiries from Jusha Entertainment, he directly cited the non-disclosure agreement.
Finally, he very unceremoniously told the other party to inform Wang Shan to change his styling for the next episode and hide his voice well, otherwise, the production team would not give him a second chance, and so on.
The Senior Executive of Jusha Entertainment was furious, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Qian Jin was Jinling TV’s ace variety show Director, and he could completely disregard them.
However, they had certainly remembered this grudge against Wu Anjun!
They had truly never seen such an arrogant singer who completely disregarded them.
But attacking Wu Anjun now was useless, as they didn't even know who he was, so they would wait until he unmasked to destroy him!
Jusha Entertainment did not have connections with Jinling TV, but some entertainment companies did. Qunxing Entertainment had a good relationship with a Senior Executive of Jinling TV.
Qunxing Entertainment not only wanted to insert their singers but also directly inquired about Wu Anjun’s identity.
After all, Wu Anjun’s performance in this episode was too outstanding; they really wanted to act first and sign Wu Anjun to their company.
Missing out on Su Yu last time had already caused Jusha and Qunxing immense regret, so this time they were very proactive.
Just as Qian Jin was ecstatic looking at tonight’s viewership ratings, his phone was already ringing off the hook.
Calls from those wanting to pull strings to arrange for singers to come in, those wanting to inquire about Wu Anjun’s identity, and those wanting him to eliminate Wu Anjun were simply too many.
However, for these calls that held no value for the variety show’s viewership and popularity, he merely smiled coldly and brushed them off.
But when he received a call from a Senior Executive of Jinling TV, asking about Wu Anjun’s identity and wanting to arrange for Qunxing Entertainment’s singers to come in, he was completely put off.
“Leader, don’t ask about Wu Anjun’s identity! Even if the Director came, I wouldn’t tell you! Wu Anjun is a great deity I put a lot of effort into inviting! He is a major weapon that can surpass ‘The King of Singers’ viewership ratings! And if he is offended, he will 100% withdraw from the competition directly. To be honest with you, he is not afraid of offending our Jinling TV! And tonight’s average viewership rating is 3.74! Leader, please think carefully.”
Qian Jin answered very assertively, and this was indeed the confidence given to him by tonight’s viewership ratings.
And would he tell even if the Director came? This was Qian Jin bragging!
If the Director came to ask, he would definitely tell, and even explain everything in detail!
Because the Director hoped to see a variety show in the TV station that had the potential to surpass Hunan TV’s “The King of Singers.”
But other Senior Executives? Qian Jin didn't trust them! Because their intentions were too many, too complex!
“What about Qunxing’s singers wanting to participate in the show?” The other party suppressed his anger and asked through gritted teeth.
He hadn’t expected Qian Jin to truly disregard him, and even try to pressure him with the Director?
And what made him feel most uncomfortable was that the average viewership rating for the first episode of “Who is the Singer” was too high at this moment!
Once he had any intention of targeting Qian Jin, without Qian Jin even speaking, someone from above would step in to defend Qian Jin.
“For the subsequent replacement singers, only first-tier singers with no negative news or scandals! Leader, you must understand me, I am doing all this for the variety show to have higher quality, higher viewership ratings, and better reputation!”
Qian Jin sneered inwardly, but his reply did not completely shut the door!
But no negative news or scandals, and still have the strength of a first-tier singer? Are there really many such people?
In fact, it was a disguised refusal of this leader’s request to insert people.
“Okay, I understand!” The other party hung up the phone after speaking.
This Qian Jin was truly too difficult to deal with! If the variety show hadn't achieved results yet, he could have easily manipulated Qian Jin, but now he clearly no longer had that opportunity.
And Qian Jin was not idle; he immediately sent tonight’s viewership ratings to a powerful Deputy Director of Jinling TV.
And he reported everything that had just happened in meticulous detail. As for a backer, how could Qian Jin not have one?
And the reply Qian Jin received was: “Well done, the station will support you as much as possible!”
With this, Qian Jin truly had no more worries.
For the next week, he could thoroughly screen the list of replacement contestants for the third episode.
The two singers who would fill in for the second episode had actually been decided before the first episode’s live broadcast.
How could Qian Jin kick out these two singers who had accepted his invitation when the variety show wasn't even popular yet?
Don’t forget those who shared your struggles when you become rich! Didn’t Qian Jin understand this?