The staff at X City TV Station had been watching the ratings since the commercial break. They discovered that the ratings had climbed steadily from 0.6% during Xinwen Lianbo to 0.98%, officially breaking 1% when Family Mediation's opening began. Cheers immediately erupted in the control room.
"It's rising! It's rising! It really is rising!"
"As expected of the hottest internet-famous boss and market operator on the entire web. Cheng Lang's popularity is even higher than some celebrities'."
"It's not just higher! It's far higher!"
"This episode's ratings are secure."
"I wonder how high the final ratings will go?"
Some people were also worried. "Will interviewing this woman offend Cheng Lang?"
"So what if it does? What can he do? A journalist's duty and mission is to expose the truth. Are we supposed to keep our mouths shut just because we're afraid of offending someone? Besides, this matter has caused such a huge public uproar, and plenty of netizens are following its developments. Even if we don't do this interview, other programs will follow up sooner or later."
"Don't worry. We're a provincial satellite TV station, after all. Even if Cheng Lang is dissatisfied with us, what can he do? Is he going to short a provincial satellite TV station?"
The program staff were clearly fearless. "Besides, we haven't made any false reports. We're only giving Ms. Chang Mingfeng an opportunity to speak. As long as we stick to the facts and maintain a neutral position, even if Cheng Lang really wants to blame someone, he can't blame us."
"But do you think Chang Mingfeng is telling the truth?"
At those words, everyone's eyes fell on the monitor. On the enormous screen, Ms. Chang Mingfeng, not yet forty but already more than half gray-haired, was tearfully speaking to the camera. She