The committee naturally noticed the little uproar, but they were in no hurry.
There was nothing wrong with their major awards. They were only skimming a little off the minor ones. It wouldn't cause much of a stir.
But they had clearly underestimated the netizens. When they couldn't push the issue up Weibo's Trending Topics, they stormed straight into the livestream to curse them out.
[Run it properly or get lost! If you can't even be fair and impartial, what right do you have to use national resources?!]
[I'm seriously furious! We fans worked so hard voting! So many actors without connections need an opportunity like this! And you rigged the winners? Is being fair really that hard?]
[Explain yourselves!! @Tao Zhiyan @Tao Zhiyan @Tao Zhiyan @Milky Way Award @Milky Way Award @Milky Way Award]
[Manipulating the Weibo comments? Manipulate your fucking mom.]
Seeing that the situation was getting completely out of hand, a staff member rushed off to report it to the committee.
The chairman was still leisurely playing cards backstage, not taking the matter seriously at all. "What's the rush? The fans of the celebrities who win will clear our name for us."
"The entertainment industry has no shortage of lackeys. Those fans will do anything. No need to worry."
"No, no, no." The staff member shook his head. "They're not questioning the winners right now. They're questioning that earlier interview!"
The chairman hadn't been following any of this. Only then did he look at the staff member. "What interview?"
"Our livestream host interviewed a member of the public earlier, and he guessed every single winner!" the staff member said. "Now everyone's accusing us of rigging the awards!"
At those words, the chairman's expression instantly darkened.
He guessed every single winner? How was that possible?
*Even if