This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends
Chapter 123: Should We Invite Him?

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Should We Invite Him?

Wu Mu didn’t mind living next to Lin Qingyue at all. After looking up information about Qingyun Mountain Villa online and finding it quite appealing, he decided to go see the property in person.

Lin Qingyue went to the airport to pick him up.

She looked particularly refreshing and striking with her short hair and white T-shirt.

She smiled and waved at Wu Mu, "Big star, over here."

Many people around were attracted by her words and looked towards Wu Mu; then they all let out a small "huh." This guy did look a bit familiar; could he really be a big star?

Wearing a mask and sunglasses, Wu Mu moved forward with a bit of amusement, "Director Lin, I’d rather not have our photos in the newspaper tomorrow."

Lin Qingyue laughed, "Everyone knows I’m your director."

"That’s different though."

Indeed it was different. Usually, when recording a program, there were always lots of people around, and it clearly looked like business.

But now, both of them were dressed casually, and it was just the two of them. Being photographed now would indeed lead to being gossiped about.

Lin Qingyue didn’t seem to mind the gossip much. She laughed, "If there were any rumors, they’d be about you and Mo Mo. Nobody’s interested in me."

Speaking of Mo Mo, she did have a question, "Have you had a falling out with Mo Mo? Your interactions on Weibo have decreased recently."

It wasn’t that there was no interaction at all. They still liked each other’s posts and would occasionally chat below, but the frequency was obviously less than before.

Miss Mo Mo.

Wu Mu sighed with a smile, "She’s probably been busy lately."

Indeed, Teacher Mo Mo had been deliberately restraining her interactions with him after the last incident, clearly trying to cool down her own feelings.

To be honest, he understood Mo Mo’s thoughts quite well.

When he first sang "Next Station Queen" for Mo Mo, he could tell that she was someone who idealized love and had high expectations for it.

The person she had always imagined as her other half was probably like herself: no experience in love, cautious and careful about it, and once it started, she would firmly overcome any difficulty and grow old together.

Then it turns out the person she actually fell for didn’t match the standards she had held onto for so long, coupled with the possessiveness over one’s first love, it’s normal to feel troubled and conflicted.

Neither side was wrong; it was just that they hadn’t met at the right time.

Seeing that Wu Mu didn’t want to elaborate, Lin Qingyue was quite sure there were indeed issues between the two.

It was quite unexpected; she had thought those two could really end up together since they seemed to get along quite well.

Lin Qingyue didn’t ask any more questions. After they left the airport, she drove Wu Mu in her blue BMW and introduced him: "Qingyun Mountain Villa is regarded as an upscale villa area, close to the city center and the international airport. Many well-known entrepreneurs and top-tier people in the industry live there."

Wu Mu nodded. He already knew all of this: the location was great, with mountains and water nearby, and every condition was top-level.

The only drawback for the general public might be that it was too expensive.

With an average price of 160,000 per square meter, the properties started at forty to fifty million.

But money wasn’t an issue for him at present.

His appearance fees from shows and the money from several performance card redemptions had been transferred to his account. After deducting personal income tax, combined with the savings he had, there were more than two hundred million in his account.

With that amount of money, he could afford to buy a house outright.

As Wu Mu went to view properties with Lin Qingyue, the latest episode of his TV show also finally aired.

...

Inside the Beijing TV Station, Deputy Director Xiong Guanglin appeared in the program meeting room of the Star Agency.

Staff members of the Star Agency’s program team were gathered under the large television screen in the meeting room, waiting to see the feedback for their newly aired episode.

Seeing Vice Director Xiong Guanglin, everyone undoubtedly stood up to greet him, while wondering why he so rarely came here.

Xiong Guanglin greeted the station’s staff amiably, looking around before asking, "Isn’t Qingyue here today?"

One of Lin Qingyue’s assistant directors quickly responded, "Director Lin is off today."

The director took a day off while her show was airing?

Xiong Guanglin didn’t mind, just smiling and saying, "It’s good for her to rest; she’s been working hard lately."

He turned his head to look at the large screen in the meeting room.

Yes, he came specifically to see Wu Mu’s performance in the new episode.

He had already received Lin Qingyue’s recommendation, and he had also listened to those two songs.

All of them were rare masterpieces, which would definitely provide a great highlight for their station if they premiered at the station’s evening gala.

At a time when every major station was running six or seven galas, a prominent highlight could definitely help boost the station’s ratings and talkability.

However, he was somewhat hesitant about inviting a once-fallen idol like Wu Mu on a show.

Even though Wu Mu’s fall from grace, according to his own explanation, was without any fault and the officials had never given a verdict.

Once fallen is fallen, and his image change was merely through variety shows, limited to those who often watch variety shows. Occasionally there would be a spillover, but the range of dissemination was still not quite broad.

In the eyes of the public who did not care about variety shows and entertainment news, he was still an artist with a tainted past.

If it were not for Lin Qingyue’s recommendation, he would have decisively refused.

He valued Lin Qingyue’s recommendation a lot, not only because of Lin Qingyue’s strong capabilities, not only because her father was famous director Lin Xueming, but also because of her somewhat influential red-blooded grandfather...

He would think about it after watching this episode—Lin Qingyue mentioned that Wu Mu sang another very positive song in the new show.

With that in mind, Xiong Guanglin focused his eyes on the television.

On television, the program crew had arrived at the school of the person who requested their help.

Seeing that Wu Mu, who had just sat down, was already confiscating students’ belongings while the other guests were still preparing for class, the staff in the meeting room chuckled.

"Wu Mu did well here, makes one smile involuntarily."

"Haha, I think he actually just wanted to confiscate the students’ things; he wasn’t just going for effect."

Although Xiong Guanglin was present, the program team’s staff didn’t feel too tense, whispering and discussing among themselves.

Xiong Guanglin watched the screen and also gave a slight smile.

This Wu Mu seemed to be as reported by the station staff, very good at producing program effects.

He hadn’t watched Wu Mu’s shows before, although Wu Mu was previously a top-tier celebrity and had brought a lot of ratings to their station’s shows. Based on his status as the deputy director of a major station, focusing on any one star wasn’t worth his time.

He understood Wu Mu’s ability to create program effects only through summaries reported by his staff.

Watching it for himself now, there certainly was some effect.

Although he was older, and it was hard for him to empathize, from others’ reactions, he could generally predict that the younger audience would find this quite entertaining.