The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 415 - 414. I always feel like you guys are deceiving me (first update)

Chapter 415: 414. I always feel like you guys are deceiving me (first update)

Another salesperson immediately slapped their own forehead, dumbfounded.

Damn it!

***

Because of the soaring sales of tea, Cloudscape Group was once again immersed in busyness, and at this moment, Tang Shu was seated in Sister Luo’s office.

"The assistant director of ’Let’s Detective Together’ just contacted me. They will air the episode where you were the guest star tonight. Remember to repost on microblog to boost the heat."

It was only then that Tang Shu remembered she had a variety show episode that hadn’t been aired yet.

"I got it."

As an artist, these things all required cooperation with the Program Team.

So, Tang Shu took out her phone again and switched to her actor’s microblog account to repost the official microblog of ’Let’s Detective Together’.

[Tang Shu: Don’t miss out tonight at 10 PM. @Let’s Detective Together: Do you know who’s coming tonight? It’s a must-watch event, let’s witness the birth of the king of plot twists! @Zhang Yilin @Chen Xin @Zhao Ming @Wang Honghong @Tang Shu...]

At 10 PM, in this era of night owls, it had replaced 8 PM as the new prime time slot.

Every time ’Let’s Detective Together’ aired, it achieved impressive viewership ratings, carving a bloody path through the weekend prime time slot.

Once the official account made the announcement, the fans below instantly started howling.

[Ahhh, Detective time again, Wang Zhan, Wang Zhan, my favorite Wang Zhan!]

[Teng Xiaoyu, go for it! You have to take first place this time and catch the bad guy!]

[As a Perennial Undercover King, I just want to know whether Lu Shen is a good guy or not in this case?]

[What roles they get really can’t be blamed on the directors and planners, it’s all down to their own draw. Some people are just unlucky—]

—That was the outcry from the loyal fans.

[Oh my god! My Mu Qing is actually coming as a guest star?]

[I’m not going to lie, I’m watching tonight just for Mu Qing—]

[There’s the "You Smile" cast?! Wow, a detective family plus the "You Smile" main cast, this is like the ultimate combination.]

[You can tell "You Smile" is on fire recently, they’re all going on Detective!]

[Tonight is going to be exciting, I love Detective, I love "You Smile"!]

[emmmmm, am I the only one wondering why the hell Zhang Yilin is in there?]

[To the commenter above, you’re definitely not the only one with that thought, I was just about to ask. Xiao Linzi, how did you sneak into their cast???]}

[This guy has been quiet for so long since his image broke down on ’Happy Together’, I thought he wouldn’t participate in variety shows again hhhhhh~~~~]

[Now that you mention it, I suddenly have this mental image. He dares to show up on a variety show again? That’s so WTF!]

[And... this episode also features Tang Shu, who can lead him off track, pff—]

[I’m looking forward to this, wondering if Yilin will break into another cringy dance?]

[Looks like tonight is going to be lively.]

...

The reputation of Detective was already explosive, and now with the addition of the "You Smile" cast, it had completely achieved an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

At this moment, most netizens were stirred up.

Some were drawn by the original reputation of Detective, others were going for the "You Smile" cast, and another group was there for Mu Qing’s character. The comment section was buzzing.

Tang Shu’s personal page was also overwhelmed by numerous messages.

Across the desk, Sister Luo was also browsing microblog, clicking her tongue in surprise, her smile almost splitting her face.

"Isn’t this too popular? The viewership for tonight is secured, definitely secured."

***

At 9:50 PM.

There were just ten minutes left until the premiere of "Let’s Detective Together".

The post-production team for this variety show was as if injected with chicken blood, having stationed themselves in front of their computers to monitor data for quite a while, with some even murmuring incantations as they circled their desks.

When the Station Master walked to the backstage, what he saw was this exact scene, faintly overhearing several people whispering among themselves.

"I’m so excited, what should I do, what should I do?!"

"Don’t talk about you, the assistant director’s been so excited that he’s been to the restroom several times already, I predict the ratings are going to explode today!"

"Explode, they must explode. If we don’t break a new record, it’s simply unreasonable!"

"Ten minutes to airtime, hold steady, hold steady, everyone keep calm!"

After hearing the conversation, the Station Master was puzzled. Wasn’t "Detective" always a strong performer in the ratings? They should be used to such tension by now; why get themselves worked up?

Thinking this, he stopped in his tracks, originally planning to go to another office area, but suddenly turned and entered.

"What’s going on with you all today? Hasn’t ’Let’s Detective Together’ already broadcast four seasons?"

These were all veteran employees, with no newcomers among the detective program’s team. He had thought this group had long cultivated strong hearts, but looking at them now...

They were as excited as newbies on the first day of a program’s broadcast. Why were they so excited?

"Are you all high?"

"Ah—Station Master! What brings you here?!"

"Goodness! Station Master, you scared the life out of us."

"Stop changing the subject. What are you all doing here, pacing in circles as if you’re polishing the globe?"

"Hehe~~ Station Master, we’re just really excited, excited!"

"Right, just excited, nervous!"

"Nervous? This variety show has already been on for four seasons. I’ve never seen you this nervous before. Could it be... you’ve come up with some innovation?"

The Station Master narrowed his eyes slightly, his look sharp with a hint of scrutiny, his brain already storming with possibilities.

Could it be they really did tweak the program’s highlights, lacking confidence in tonight’s ratings, and thus were nervous?

That must be it.

The one thing that could make the assistant director nervous would surely be the concern over insufficient ratings.

"Out with it, what have you done behind my back?"

At this moment, the authority of the Station Master was fully asserted.

The main and assistant directors met his gaze and shivered together, nearly sweating on their foreheads.

Gosh~~~ the Station Master usually appeared so amiable, someone with a great temperament, but why did he seem to become a different person when it came to serious matters?

Too frightening, simply too frightening.

"Station Master, you’ve got it wrong, we haven’t done any innovation."

"Right, we absolutely haven’t!"

In fact, it wasn’t them who had been innovative, but the guest performers!

They exchanged glances, both unsure how to explain just how... unusual the content for this episode was.

"Like this, if you, Station Master, aren’t busy, you could watch it with us."

"Right, right, we couldn’t bear to cut a single shot during editing, there are quite a few highlights!"

The Station Master paused, "Really?"

I can’t shake the feeling that you two are pulling one over on me.

"For real, we wouldn’t deceive old or young!"

"Truer than pearls!"

"Then... should I take a look?"