How did he hold back?

Does Tang Zhi Chu not know his own feelings? Zhou Yun thought he did.

Although she didn't want to admit it, this guy was smart, unlike the foolishly cute rich second generation Yang Jia Xing.

Zhou Yun just didn't understand. Aside from his initial lack of cooperation, their interactions had been quite harmonious since then.

If he knew, why was he cooperating?

Zhou Yun absolutely did not believe this guy liked her.

"Aren't you digging a pit for me?" Zhou Yun suddenly said.

Tang Zhi Chu paused. "What did you say?"

Zhou Yun turned to look at Tang Zhi Chu. Shadows from the streetlights passing through the branches flickered across her fair face. Her large eyes held obvious suspicion and wariness.

"Tang Zhi Chu, I asked you to climb the mountain for your own good, to show you that your stamina is worse than a girl's and you need to train. Look, I didn't even let you participate in the final cycling event. That's not too much, is it?"

Zhou Yun would never admit she felt guilty, but she needed to make things clear. Who knew if this guy would get his revenge elsewhere.

You can deal with me however you want, but you have to play fair and not go too far!

Tang Zhi Chu chuckled, only saying, "Help me choreograph the dance."

While Tang Zhi Chu and Zhou Yun were on their date, the main creative staff of the seventh season of Heartbeat were gathered for a meeting.

This was because Heartbeat had encountered an unexpected incident.

Li Hong Zhou, the show's chief director, was listening to the complaints of several directors.

"Director Li, I said we should have hired people with simple backgrounds. Young love should start simply. At worst, we can add other segments to create a sense of story. I'm afraid of history repeating itself in this situation."

"Yes, I think so too. But the arrow has already been shot; we can't scrap it and re-record. Honestly, I've had some pleasant surprises with the filming so far, but I don't see how to wrap it up."

"The main issue is that the new guests can't come. Can six people carry this show? Why don't we just find replacements quickly!"

The reason for the argument was that two of the new male and female guests for Heartbeat, who were supposed to move into the cabin in the next couple of days, had been involved in scandals.

Traditional dating reality shows have eight participants. They had encountered a similar situation during the fourth season.

One of the female guests had also been involved in a scandal; right after filming, she was exposed for being a mistress.

This caused the entire production team to work overtime, cutting out all scenes involving that female guest. The show ended up being a mess.

It was from the fourth season onwards that Heartbeat began its decline, gradually faltering in the dating reality show genre.

This season was difficult. When it was first proposed, the higher-ups disagreed. It was only after Chief Director Li Hong Zhou lobbied extensively that it was finally approved.

However, this season was different from previous ones.

What had Li Hong Zhou done?

He contacted several large entertainment companies, wanting to get guests from them for the dating reality show. He needed leverage; only then could the show possibly be approved.

So Chen Si Yang came.

Since Chen Si Yang was coming, they couldn't choose ordinary people, right?

Thus, the rich second generation Yang Jia Xing came, as did the influencer company boss Huang Ze Jun, and the beautiful food industry boss Jiang Lan.

Zhou Yun? She also had a special background.

Tang Zhi Chu? The same, recommended by DY.

Even the new arrivals had special backgrounds.

It was precisely because of these special backgrounds that the higher-ups paid attention and finally decided to continue filming the seventh season. At least these people would contribute to the publicity, saving a lot of effort.

But for the directors, it became difficult. Many of these people had special backgrounds and ulterior motives. The people behind them also had demands and would send people to review the footage.

You couldn't arrange things arbitrarily or edit them carelessly.

This made the directors' jobs difficult, leading to the current chaos.

Therefore, they held a grudge against Li Hong Zhou.

Coincidentally, less than a week after the show announced the new male guest, someone leaked that this person was a scumbag who was dating multiple women.

The directors seized this opportunity to start criticizing Li Hong Zhou.

Li Hong Zhou remained silent at first. After they finished speaking, he finally said, "This show is difficult; I understand that, and you all understand it even better. If this show didn't exist, I wouldn't care. The higher-ups gave me two scripts to choose from, and I have backup plans, but I'm not willing to give up."

"You all know the advantages of dating reality shows: low cost and inherent buzz. How many shows have you seen that lasted seven seasons? Why can't we do it anymore? Have you ever thought about it carefully? Are we being timid? Are we afraid? Are we being overly cautious?"

"When something goes wrong, everyone washes their hands of it, and then we become more and more conservative. I remember in the fifth season, you all said we should choose people who had never been in love, right? And the result? It was safe, sure, but what about the ratings? A group of people like elementary school students trying to date, I found it excruciating to watch. If our only requirement is not to make mistakes, ladies and gentlemen, isn't that too low a standard?"

Li Hong Zhou's scolding silenced everyone.

He looked around before speaking again, "I personally pushed for this season, and I haven't panicked. Why are you panicking? Since there's already buzz, whether it's true or false, send the two new arrivals back. They caused their own problems, and they can bear the consequences. We'll just film with six people. Is that difficult?"

A director whispered, "Actually, six people is fine. At least there are fewer demands."

Another director chimed in, "That's possible too. Zhou Yun asked Tang Zhi Chu out; that's one storyline."

Then the discussion started again.

After much deliberation, they realized that the people they initially planned to focus on for editing had faltered, leaving them without ideas.

The female guest was naturally Chen Si Yang, and the male guest they had initially decided on was Yang Jia Xing.

Chen Si Yang goes without saying, and Yang Jia Xing has a good background and a decent personality.

As a result, Tang Zhi Chu made a comeback. Not only did he grow closer to Chen Si Yang, but Zhou Yun also abandoned Yang Jia Xing and started interacting with Tang Zhi Chu.

Li Hong Zhou rubbed his temples, then slapped the table and said, "Then focus more on creating around Tang Zhi Chu and Chen Si Yang. Also, can any of you get Tang Zhi Chu to sing a song on the show?"

Seeing everyone look at him in confusion, Li Hong Zhou sighed, "I just don't get it. Isn't Zhou Yun pretty? Isn't Jiang Lan attractive? Not to mention Chen Si Yang, who has trended on hot searches just for her looks? How did he manage to not show off his talents?"

In Li Hong Zhou's opinion, this shouldn't be happening.

In this environment, being a young man, shouldn't he have shown off his singing skills long ago if he had them? Even if he liked men, weren't there Yang Jia Xing and Huang Ze Jun?

A director interjected, "Director Li, you can't blame him entirely. He hadn't even shown his talents yet when Chen Si Yang was already taken, and Zhou Yun came onto him herself. We're actually quite puzzled too."

"Stop talking. The cameramen have spoken to me several times; they're incredibly envious."

Li Hong Zhou glared, "Do I need you all to remind me? Normally, I wouldn't care if he sang or not. The main thing is that DY is pushing hard. They have one demand: Tang Zhi Chu must sing a song on our show. There's been no progress yet, and they think I'm suppressing him. Am I crazy to suppress my own show?"

"Director Li, don't worry, we'll think of a way."

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