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Chapter 112: Intriguing Companies and Program Broadcasts

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Intriguing Companies and Program Broadcasts

Zhang Haoran felt extremely frustrated, but how could he fail to see what the production team was up to?

However, he truly couldn’t afford to offend Lin Qingyue and Beijing TV Station.

Unlike Wu Mu, who still flourished even after being banned, if a behemoth like Beijing TV Station decided to ban him, his career as an artist would basically be over before it knew it.

Not to mention Lin Qingyue, standing behind her was the untouchable giant, Lin Xueming, for him.

So no matter how frustrated he felt, he had to hold his nose and continue acting, at least until the end of the season for which he had signed the contract.

After reluctantly completing the welcome ceremony for Wu Mu, Zhang Haoran declined the production team’s invitation to a group meal and headed straight back to his room, not wanting to see that person anymore.

In the room, his manager and assistant were also present.

Seeing the grim expression on Zhang Haoran’s face, his manager Yu Chao could roughly guess what he was thinking.

To this, Yu Chao certainly had a smirk in his heart.

Feeling wronged for what? Isn’t it just that you can’t match the program effects of someone else? The production team wasn’t targeting you in particular; they simply aired your performance as it was. If you look like a supporting green leaf compared to someone else, who can you blame?

To be honest, Yu Chao was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Haoran’s performance on this reality show.

Going on a reality show like this, what was Zhang Haoran doing still putting on his B-grade idol airs?

Before, without any contrast and with Zhang Lifeng, another haughty type, by his side, he barely managed to get by. But since Wu Mu joined the show, the stark dominance he showed was embarrassing.

Yu Chao had mentioned this many times, telling him it didn’t matter if he couldn’t produce results, but at the very least, he should show the right attitude and be less haughty, which would lead to fewer criticisms.

But Zhang Haoran just wouldn’t listen, and Yu Chao was out of ideas.

Compared to Zhang Haoran’s emotions, Yu Chao was more concerned about something else. "Did you hear anything from Director Lin or Wang Xiaotian about Wu Mu’s contract? Has he terminated it?"

There had been murmurs in the circle recently that Wu Mu had terminated his contract with his previous company and was now a free agent.

Regarding this, undoubtedly many companies were interested.

Zhang Haoran looked at Yu Chao with a guarded expression, "Why are you asking about this?"

Yu Chao didn’t beat around the bush, "Mr. Li asked me to contact Wu Mu to see if there’s any chance of signing him to our company."

Fuck your grandfather!

Undoubtedly, Zhang Haoran’s eyes were almost red with anger. He was willing to play a supporting role on the show, but the company was still thinking of signing Wu Mu?

If they really signed him on, wouldn’t all the company’s resources be robbed from him?

But Mr. Li, the company’s boss, was someone he couldn’t offend either, so he rigidly replied, "I haven’t heard anything."

Let’s set aside how anxious other companies were about Wu Mu for the moment. On the day Wu Mu joined the group, his last episode of Masked Singer finally aired.

...

During the meal, Lu Yao couldn’t wait to pull out her phone, "Isn’t the Masked Singer airing now, Teacher Wu Mu, is it your reveal this episode?"

Wu Mu nodded affirmatively.

Wang Xiaotian was a bit surprised and looked at Lu Yao with curiosity, "How did you know Wu Mu was on Masked Singer?"

The production team hadn’t leaked this yet, and the live audience had signed confidentiality agreements—not allowed to reveal. The online community was still guessing who Mechanical Warrior was; how could Lu Yao be so sure?

"It’s..." Lu Yao was just about to say she had contacted Wu Mu privately and knew, but after a quick thought, she changed her tune, adopting an air of nonchalance:

"Of course, I saw it on the show. From the first glance Wu Mu appeared on the show, I recognized him. It was just to cooperate with the production team and not reveal his name."

She glanced sideways at Wang Xiaotian, "Don’t tell me someone hadn’t noticed? No way. Such a simple disguise, and there are actually people being fooled?"

The last episode’s guest panelist Wang Xiaotian coughed and said, "Of course I noticed as well. The disguise was indeed quite simple. It’s just for the show; to talk about how uninteresting the show is, it’s obvious and yet we have to play along pretending we don’t know."

Lin Qingyue watched the two people talk tough and pulled out her phone too, curiously asking Wu Mu, "I heard that the episode also featured those two foreign singers, is that true?"

Lu Yao, who was about to continue mocking Wang Xiaotian, shifted her attention, "Ethan and Jina went too!?"

She looked at Wu Mu with concern, "Teacher Wu Mu, you weren’t in the same group with them, were you?"

Wu Mu honestly shook his head, "No."

Lu Yao felt relieved for him, "That’s good then. Otherwise, if you lost, you would definitely be criticized."

Wang Xiaotian couldn’t stand it anymore, "Idiot, it’s the foreign singers who would lose if anyone."

Seeing Lu Yao look at him with a puzzled face, he didn’t bother to explain and simply took out his phone, "Just watch for yourself later."

While Wang Xiaotian and the others were looking at their phones, many people online were also following the new episode of Masked Singer.

After all, win or lose, the Mechanical Warrior, who had provided explosive effects in the previous two episodes, was sure to be unveiled.

Everyone was undoubtedly very curious about who Mechanical Warrior really was.

On major social media platforms, polls guessing the identity of Mechanical Warrior surged to the top of the trends.

At noon, the new episode of Masked Singer aired on schedule.

The screen first showed a brief recap of the previous episode, followed by the host introducing the rules.

Lu Yao, who enjoyed watching shows with comments on, had her phone screen swarming with them.

"Let’s see who Mechanical Warrior is."

"Watching together."

"It’s definitely Gu Jianzhong, no need to guess."

Looking at the comments on the screen, Lu Yao felt envious, "Teacher Wu Mu, you’re so popular, almost everyone is talking about you."

Lin Qingyue also nodded, like their program, whether they were Wu Mu’s anti-fans or not, a big part of the discussion at the beginning was also about Wu Mu.

In this episode, Wu Mu didn’t claim the spotlight at the beginning, and there weren’t many other highlights.

The only thing worth mentioning was that casual status; many comments speculated based on his status alone that it might be him.

Soon, the program aired the segment featuring the first foreign singer, Ethan Green.

The audience, who had been waiting to see who Mechanical Warrior was, was undoubtedly startled.

"They actually got Ethan on the show; do they think the singers aren’t being thrashed enough?"

"It’s disgusting. For a show that’s all about guessing identities, I don’t see the point in inviting someone whose voice is instantly recognizable."

"What else can they do but chase ratings? The program teams in the circle seem to have cracked the code for viewership. People are tired of the ’patriotic marketing,’ so they now play the game of domestic singers getting thrashed—it stirs up dissatisfaction."

"No, can you guys not be so pessimistic? This episode still has Mo Mo and Mechanical Warrior, why are you acting like we’re about to be embarrassed?"

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