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Chapter 317 - 272 Ah, am I going to be disqualified again?_3

Chapter 317: Chapter 272 Ah, am I going to be disqualified again?_3

Wu Mu... he highly doubted that if he dared to handle this matter on his own, Wu Mu would dare to quit the competition directly.

Moreover, this person had already been withdrawn by them once before. If he withdrew again now... maybe he could post on Weibo and campaign against them!

By then, things would be even uglier, and the trouble even bigger.

Frustrated, Wu Feng knew that while it was great to have Wu Mu’s popularity and buzz, being held by the neck in return was not at all enjoyable. It was like being caught between a rock and a hard place, and that really annoyed him.

After all, they were one of the top shows of the five major television stations—how could they be manipulated by a star like this?

Sometimes he was so mad he wanted to just blacklist that damned fool again all at once.

But he was genuinely worried... if they blacklisted him, and other stations didn’t follow suit but instead scrambled to invite him on their shows—

And given Wu Mu’s character, if he went on other shows and showed them up a few times... never mind the repercussions for the TV station and production team, he knew that he, the producer, would definitely not end up well.

While Wu Feng was stewing over this, Li Zhengxun, the instigator of it all, chose this time to approach him.

Taking advantage of the online buzz, Li Zhengxun’s company demanded an explanation from their show, requesting that Wu Mu publicly apologize to them.

Have Wu Mu apologize?

Honestly, he thought that was actually a reasonable demand.

He didn’t necessarily have to say "I’m sorry" to Li Zhengxun; just some wordsmithing like acknowledging their past misconduct during the show and causing adverse effects would be sufficient.

As long as everyone saved face, that would be fine.

If it were up to him, he would have agreed straight up.

But on Wu Mu’s behalf... they might be overestimating their control over Wu Mu. If they could control him at all, none of these on-show issues would have occurred in the first place.

After trying to contact Wu Mu, Wu Feng got a question mark response, as expected.

Wu Mu didn’t say anything, but it was as though he said everything.

Li Zhengxun, whose demands could not be met, seemed to have no intention to compromise and brought up the issue of withdrawing from the competition directly.

If a contestant really did withdraw, that would blow things up big time. Not only would it badly tarnish the reputation of their production team, but it might also break the very positive momentum their show was building.

Caught in the middle, Wu Feng, pressured from both sides, managed to come up with a reluctant solution.

He personally asked to meet Wu Mu, didn’t beat around the bush, and went straight to the point, "Mr. Wu Mu, would you consider taking a break for a few episodes after the next one?"

Huh?

What?

Wu Mu paused for a moment, and then his gaze towards Wu Feng immediately turned unfriendly, "Are you guys thinking of making me quit the competition again?"

That’s a bit too much!

He had let the previous incident slide because it wasn’t Star City TV’s leading issue but Star Electronics’ fault.

And now they’re trying this again?

Wu Feng hurried to clarify, "It’s not quitting the competition, it’s just temporarily stepping down for a few episodes. You can come back as a returning singer during the knockout rounds, and it won’t affect the subsequent semi-finals and finals stages."

Knowing a bit about Wu Mu’s character, he didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "Li Zhengxun has said that if our side doesn’t give him a proper response, he’ll withdraw from the competition. By doing this, firstly, we can barely give him a response, and secondly..."

"Mr. Wu Mu, your stage presence has been a bit too strong. It needs to be dialed down," Wu Feng said with a sigh.

...What kind of nonsense is that? My good performance means I need to be dialed down!?

But Wu Feng wasn’t talking nonsense, "Mr. Wu Mu, your performances in the past two episodes have set the audience’s expectations too high. We’re only a few episodes in, and the audience’s psychological expectations have soared. That makes it difficult for us to continue with the rest of the program."

If it’s this explosive from the start, what will it be like during the knockout rounds, the semi-finals, the finals? What kind of spectacle will we need to maintain the audience’s expectations?

And... with Wu Mu continuing like this for a few more episodes, the winner of ’singer king’ might become all too predictable.

By that time, watching our show would really just be about watching Wu Mu’s solo performance, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Thus, he thought it might be better to take this opportunity to adjust the audience’s expectations, slow the pace just a little, to make for a better climax later on.

Of course, Wu Feng also made it clear, "All of this still depends on your thoughts, Mr. Wu Mu. If you do not wish to, just let us continue with the original plan."

"But if Mr. Wu Mu is willing, we’ll still pay the full performance fee for the missed episodes, and we can add an extra half-million per episode. Plus, if there are any other programs on our station that you’re interested in, I can arrange for you to appear on them during your absence from the show."

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