Not only had He Gu failed his task, but he had also become the target of widespread ridicule online. GIFs of his disheveled appearance, with muddy palm prints on his face, spread across the internet, damaging the persona he usually promoted and nearly infuriating his manager to death.
What on earth was He Gu doing? If he was supposed to herd geese, he should have just herded geese. Why had he gone and provoked Sheng Nian? And if he had to provoke him, why had he ended up shooting himself in the foot and making such an embarrassing spectacle of himself?
He Gu really was going to be the death of him.
He had originally agreed to take He Gu on for two reasons. First, Jiang Shu had recommended him. Second, he thought the image He Gu had marketed had always been quite good, and his acting was decent too. With some careful packaging and some couple publicity riding on Jiang Shu's status as a top star, breaking into the A-list would be no problem. Then he would have another cash cow on his hands.
Now, however, it seemed He Gu was not very clearheaded. One variety show had been enough to expose his true colors.
Looking at the abuse in the livestream comments and the edited clips posted by various marketing accounts on the Star Network gave the manager a terrible headache. He hurried to find paid commenters, preparing to bury those ugly pictures and insults.
While he was nursing his headache, an assistant from the studio brought over a tablet to show him Sheng Nian's second debut anniversary video.
"Look at this video."
Already upset, he said impatiently, "At a time like this, you're watching videos? If you have that much time, why not think about how to