Now that he saw netizens hurling such curses at Chu Yu and her brother, his rage meter maxed out on the spot.
Gu Jinhuai, who was also unaware of the situation, had his attention drawn over. He looked at Zhao Qirui and asked fairly calmly, "What happened?"
Zhao Qirui replied irritably, "Netizens are spreading rumors like mad that the production team pulled strings for Miss Chu and her brother, as well as you."
Gu Jinhuai's eyes cooled slightly. He raised his head to look at the director opposite him and demanded calmly, "What exactly is going on?"
Seeing these two big shots speak up one after another, the director immediately broke out in a sweat.
He grew increasingly displeased with the Wen siblings.
They would have received a reward for coming in second anyway, yet they had insisted on deliberately finding fault.
Now look what had happened. They had offended both big shots, and the production team had to smooth everything over!
Besides, Zhao Qirui and Gu Jinhuai represented the big shots at the very top of the pyramid. If this matter was not handled properly in the end, the show would truly lose face even beyond the industry.
The director wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead. "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Gu, please don't worry just yet. I've already sent someone to get the evidence. We'll clear this up right away. I guarantee we'll do you justice."
Watching how things had unfolded, the netizens in the livestream were also bewildered.
[Just a passerby who came in a moment ago. So what exactly happened?]
[No idea. My coworker said there was some drama to watch here, so I came over.]
[I don't know about anything else, but I have one complaint: the bullet comments in this livestream are such a toxic mess. Why do they keep insulting Chu Yu? I haven't seen her do anything.]
Perhaps because they saw signs of a reversal, the haters who had been hurling abuse with such gusto just moments ago all fell silent and vanished.
Only then did the Wen siblings' fans realize that they seemed to have caused trouble, and they began to feel a little intimidated.
One thing worth mentioning, however, was that although public opinion had become somewhat extreme, the livestream had ridden this wave of attention to break its previous record.
These days, netizens all loved eating melon and watching drama unfold, so as quite a few people shared the stream with friends and family, more and more casual viewers were drawn in.
Just then, the staff member who had gone to fetch the planning documents and recorded footage hurried back.
"Director, I've got everything. The original digital planning documents are in here too." Panting, the staff member handed over a USB drive.
At the sight of that USB drive, Wen Zhixin felt disbelief rise within her.
She had never expected the director to bring out even confidential documents that could not be disclosed to outsiders just to clear things up.
Moreover, after taking this time to calm down and think, Wen Zhixin had sorted out her thoughts.
Their show was livestreamed around the clock.
Unless the production team had gone mad, how could they possibly have openly given Chu Yu's team special treatment on camera?
So it could only be that she and Wen Tianqi had let their emotions get the better of them and failed to control themselves, causing this whole series of problems.
Wen Zhixin was even beginning to feel some regret. "Director, actually, this matter..."
"No need to explain. Let's look at the documents and the recorded footage directly."
The director had no energy to keep making a pretense of politeness with her. He simply switched on the projector, connected the laptop, and began exporting the footage and documents.
Although Wen Tianqi was immature, even he could sense the tense atmosphere in the room. He quietly swallowed, not daring to stir up any more trouble.
Meanwhile, Zhao Qirui began earnestly trying to persuade Chu Yu.
"Xiao Yu, I truly had no idea you'd suffered so much after entering the entertainment industry. What are you doing all this for?"
In his view, Chu Yu and Chu Chen would definitely inherit the entire Chu Group business in the future.
With such excellent circumstances, why would Chu Yu come running into this foul, murky entertainment industry for lack of anything better to do?
Chu Yu smiled and began comforting Zhao Qirui instead. "Uncle Zhang, I'm fine. It's just getting insulted. I'm used to it by now. Besides, their insults bring me attention, and I can still make money by appearing on shows. A few insults won't take any flesh off me, right?"
Honestly, if those haters had not chased after her every day to insult her, Chu Yu might not have had the chance to appear on this show. Her goal of clearing her name and changing direction as soon as possible would also have remained far out of reach.
What was more, her reason for entering the entertainment industry was also connected to the Chu Group.
At least until her abilities improved, Chu Yu could not leave the industry just yet.
Zhao Qirui sighed softly and shook his head, his gaze growing even more sympathetic as he looked at Chu Yu. "Oh, you."
Having overheard their conversation, Chu Chen also stole a glance over.
In truth, he did not really understand why Chu Yu had suddenly entered the entertainment industry after returning to the country either.
From what he knew of Chu Yu, she should not have been particularly interested in acting. Otherwise, her performances would not have been such a letdown every single time.
While everyone was occupied with their own thoughts, the director finished setting up the large projection screen.
With a stern expression, he took out the remote and pressed a button.
"Everyone here, including the viewers in the livestream, please take a good look. These are the different trap setups corresponding to the three options, which our production team planned out last week."
The camera broadcasting the livestream turned directly toward the large screen.
Soon, the livestream showed the detailed trap setups corresponding to the three options from the haunted house: [I'm just rich], [I'm the most beautiful in the universe], and [I make a living with my brains].
The first two were indeed challenge setups focused primarily on physical running and pursuit by female ghosts.
Only the final option involved no danger. Participants could pass easily simply by solving puzzles, and the puzzles were not particularly difficult either.
The document also had its original creation timestamp in the upper-left corner, indicating that it should have been written last week, before the show had begun livestreaming and recording.
No matter how miraculous the production team's abilities were, surely they could not have predicted which options Chu Yu's team and Wen Zhixin's team would pick before the guests had even made their choices, then treated them differently accordingly?