"Hello, is this Xiao Li? Sorry for the trouble, but could your publicity team work overtime tonight? Help with some marketing and publicity for our Chu Yu. With all this buzz today, let's strike while the iron is hot and try to convert more of it into fans."
The publicity team normally had performance targets to meet.
And if the artists they promoted gained followers and had good numbers, they could earn bonuses too.
Xiao Li hurriedly agreed. "No problem. We guarantee Chu Yu will get all the publicity she needs tonight!"
After hanging up, Xiao Li began organizing the staff to edit photos, write copy, and carry out a whole series of marketing and publicity tasks.
Meanwhile, the production team finally finished their day trip to the amusement park and prepared to head back to the hotel.
The director stood in front of the camera with a serious expression. "That wraps up this episode's livestream. If you're interested, everyone watching can hit follow. Filming for our next livestream, with an outdoor camping theme, will continue in a week!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the livestream went black.
The viewers, who had yet to react, collectively froze.
[Hey, wait! I just got here. Why has the livestream ended already?]
[?? I was really getting into it, and you tell me it's over? That's it?]
[Followed. When's the next livestream?]
Although the livestream had already gone black, plenty of bullet comments were still quietly flooding the screen.
Over the next few minutes, follower counts for both the official "Sisters and Brothers Charge Ahead" account and the livestream channel began skyrocketing.
It seemed the viewers were still very much looking forward to the next livestream.
Chu Yu and Zhao Qirui took the same car back to the hotel.
Without the cameras affecting them now, they grew more relaxed as they chatted.
After some everyday small talk, Zhao Qirui suddenly remembered something, and his expression immediately tightened. "Also, young miss, things haven't been peaceful at Chu Group headquarters lately. Keep an eye out. Especially since President Chu and the others went abroad, quite a few of the group's major shareholders have been making little moves."
Chu Group was a major corporation renowned even internationally. After so many years of accumulation, the various forces within it were tangled together in a complex web.
Quite a few old foxes who had spent years in the business world were watching from the shadows.
The slightest rustle of wind in the Chu family would immediately cause a considerable stir.
And as the older sister, Chu Yu would certainly have to shoulder the great responsibility of taking over Chu Group first. The pressure was considerable.
At Zhao Qirui's mention of Chu Group, Chu Yu's gaze darkened slightly.
In fact, the Chu family's current situation was nowhere near as glamorous as it appeared to outsiders.
Years of overwork had left Father Chu with lingering health problems. During his private medical checkup this year, he had actually been diagnosed with numerous illnesses. His attending physician had said that if he kept pushing himself this hard, his body would be completely worn out within a few years.
Left with no choice, Father Chu had secretly decided to recuperate at a private hospital abroad, with Mother Chu accompanying him. To throw people off the scent, the couple had publicly claimed they were merely going abroad for a honeymoon.
Other than Chu Yu, no one else knew about this at all.
Even Chu Chen had been kept in the dark.
For one thing, they feared he might get carried away by his emotions and reveal it to the company's other shareholders.
For another, they did not want him worrying and having his schooling affected.
Weighed down by so many burdens, Chu Yu let out a long sigh, a trace of worry showing on her face as she lamented, "Why is being a rich second-generation heir so stressful?"
Zhao Qirui shook his head with a smile and patted Chu Yu's shoulder. "It's all right. You're still young. With your parents at the group right now, there probably won't be too many changes."
Chu Yu said nothing more and merely nodded.
Inside another business van following behind them.
Gu Jinhuai and Chu Chen sat on opposite sides with cold expressions, neither paying the other any attention.
Even the driver up front felt the heavy atmosphere inside the vehicle and instinctively held his breath, not daring to breathe too loudly.
After several more minutes of silence, Chu Chen finally could not hold back anymore. He turned first and demanded, "Tell me, have you fallen for my sister or not?!"
Ever since the haunted house, Chu Chen had been secretly observing Gu Jinhuai's every reaction.
Especially that time the two of them had fled hand in hand in the dark. The reason Gu Jinhuai had mistakenly taken his hand was clearly that he had wanted to take Chu Yu's!
If Chu Chen still could not see anything going on, he really would have a hole in his brain.
Gu Jinhuai was not surprised.
After all, ever since they got into the car, Chu Chen had been shooting him looks as though he wanted to kill him.
Gu Jinhuai loosened his tie, his long fingers clearly jointed. "To be precise, it's not that I've fallen for her. I've liked her for a long time."
Chu Chen, who had barely dated, was utterly stunned by his answer.
He pointed at Gu Jinhuai in disbelief, his finger trembling nonstop. "You... actually..."
After stammering for ages without doing anything to Gu Jinhuai, Chu Chen ended up blushing first.
Flustered and exasperated, he said, "Just as I thought. Not a single man is any good!"
Little did he realize that he had included himself in that insult.
Gu Jinhuai had not expected Chu Yu's younger brother to be so innocent when it came to romance.
But he was not the sort to argue with a kid. He did not take Chu Chen's words to heart at all and continued leaning against the seat with his eyes closed, resting.
Beside him, however, Chu Chen's brain whirred at full speed as he began considering how to subtly hint to his sister later that Gu Jinhuai was a dirty old pervert.
While the production team's business vans were still on their way back to the hotel, the publicity staff at Chu Yu's company began working overtime at full throttle.
Xiao Li repeatedly checked the promotional images and copy he had just painstakingly prepared. Only after confirming there were no problems did he send them to the marketing bloggers who had long worked with the company.
A few seconds later, the marketing bloggers replied one after another: [OK, posting right away!]
After confirming the promotional arrangements with the marketing accounts, Xiao Li also made a point of sending a message to the fan group: [The company will be stepping up publicity for Chu Yu today. Fish fans, if you have time, please help by liking posts and managing the comments~]