[Honestly, the spectacular scandals from the first season were still fresh in everyone's minds. If Chu Xiyue joined the second season, would the production team even be able to invite any other guests?]
[I suggest the director invite all those supposedly real and fake CPs that are being heavily hyped online. If they refuse, that proves they have a problem—their CPs aren't real!]
The netizens' concerns were justified.
When the director invited other guests, the moment they heard Chu Xiyue would be there too, they all turned down collaborations that had practically been guaranteed, citing all sorts of reasons.
The Most Her had huge traffic, enough to make anyone envious, but with Chu Xiyue, a walking scandal machine, around, they could only look on from afar no matter how tempting the traffic was.
After all, that traffic came at the cost of scandals.
Still, the director ultimately managed to invite several guests.
The production team made some adjustments to the rules for Season Two of The One She Loves Most. Drawing on the currently popular dating-show format, they invited several well-known CPs from the industry.
Of course, everyone knew those CPs were manufactured rather than real. Their reason for agreeing to join the show was simple: everyone already knew their CPs were fake, so surely there was no way they could still get exposed in a scandal.
In addition, there were several ordinary people from outside the industry. Naturally, these "ordinary people" all had more or less some connection to the entertainment industry. Some wanted to use the show to gain recognition and enter the industry, some were students at film academies, and some had come for someone on the show—but who that was would remain unnamed for now.
Amid everyone's eager anticipation, Season Two of The One She Loves