At that moment, Xia Yao's manager was staring at his boss as though he had seen a ghost.
In the past, faced with such sneering mockery, Xia Yao would have rolled up his sleeves and gone into battle long ago. This time, however, he had done nothing-a rare occurrence.
He merely sneered at the streams of floating comments and muttered to himself, "I was just wondering how to get a trending topic going. Look, one has delivered itself."
His manager frowned as well. "Chu Zhe really lowered himself by doing this."
Xia Yao raised an eyebrow. "I may not get along with him, but I do know him somewhat. I don't think he's behind this."
After all, his manager was a seasoned hand who had spent years by Xia Yao's side. At those words, he immediately caught on. "Someone else's team has stepped into the ring?"
Xia Yao's smile grew even more mysterious. "Who knows?"
In any case, no matter whose team crashed and burned over this incident, it wouldn't be theirs.
"Speaking of which, shouldn't Su Jiu be here soon?"
Xia Yao had actually arrived long ago. It was only because Su Jiu wasn't there yet that he had stayed in the lounge, browsing the on-screen comments while he waited.
Su Jiu arrived with roughly ten minutes to spare before their appointed time.
With little time left, Xia Yao took Su Jiu straight onto the set.
This was a lifestyle variety show. Besides celebrities, the production team also invited ordinary people from outside the industry, ostensibly bringing celebrities and everyday people closer together.
Of course, that was the mission the production team presented to the public. In reality, these supposed ordinary people weren't particularly ordinary at all. They had money, power, or connections.
Still, they all had one