Chapter 44.4

Shen Jue glanced at his previous Weibo post. He was gathering everyone to actively gather some produce and was working very hard. Unfortunately, there were very few responses.

So, he couldn’t be bothered to talk about this and directly posted on Weibo.

@XiaoShenXiaoGuAMatchMadeInHeaven: “Asking for online submissions. Submissions of quality videos, illustrations and stories of JueJueShu. Payment starts at 5,000 yuan. There is no limit. Note: The creators are required to only follow JueJueShu. Those who have shipped other couples involving Gu Yanshu and Shen Jue, if you choose to give up on the darkness and accept the light, some consideration will be given and your submissions might be used.” 

As soon as he finished sending it, the director knocked on the door and urged, “Xiao Shu, Teacher Shen, get ready. It’s almost your turn to prepare.”

Gu Yanshu put on his clothes and replied, “Alright, we’ll be down soon.”

Shen Jue threw the Weibo link to Xia Meng and asked her to be in charge of the review and finance. Without waiting for her reply, he followed Gu Yanshu downstairs.

When they arrived at the living room, Sheng Ping was just about to finish his scene when he heard Cao Dan shout through a loudspeaker, “Next, Shen Jue.”

Shen Jue tidied his sleeves slowly, then put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly towards the preparation room with his long legs.

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He was indeed doing well. As long as he did a variety show, regardless of the reputation, the ratings would definitely be extremely high, and appear as explosive trending topics.

However, Cao Dan didn’t think that Shen Jue was trying to praise him. “No, no, I was just lucky.”

Shen Jue tapped his fingertips lightly and his smile deepened. “So, has Director Cao already forgotten how to respect celebrities?”

Cao Dan’s heart tightened.

“For the sake of the programme’s effect, it’s fine to set up all kinds of segments and increase the difficulty so that the guests won’t have a good time. After all, we get such a high reward in our line of work. It’s a small thing to suffer. But when you encounter external danger, the first thing you think of is trending and marketing of the show. Isn’t that a bit unethical?”

Shen Jue had a smile on his face and his tone was slow. He sounded very polite, but Cao Dan’s back started to break out in cold sweat.

“Also…” Shen Jue smiled. “What does the production team mean by buying the trending topics today? Do you no longer need to communicate with the celebrities’ teams to make decisions about hyping up a couple now?”

Cao Dan was also very helpless. “This is how the industry is nowadays. The competition is so fierce. Without some gimmicks, we won’t be noticed by the audience at all. We can’t expect all the celebrities’ teams to cooperate with us either. As long as it’s not negative news, they’ll usually allow it tacitly. It’s like this in the industry now. We’re not the only ones.”

He was telling the truth. Compared to some people who used negative news to hype themselves up, Cao Dan already had a bottom line. If it weren’t for his character, Ye Leng wouldn’t have invested in this show.

Shen Jue didn’t intend to take his job directly. He just tilted his head slightly and looked at him, asking in a playful and questioning tone, “So you pulled Gu Yanshu out for couple hype?”

Even a fool could see that Shen Jue had been protecting Gu Yanshu for the past few days.

Cao Dan could only explain desperately, “Jiang Tan’s manager agreed to this. Besides, it’s just a show couple. It’s too common, especially since we’re on a slow variety show. If we don’t hype it up…”

“I didn’t forbid you from hyping up the couple,” Shen Jue interrupted calmly.

Cao Dan: “?”

“It’s just that he’s still young and hasn’t even been in a relationship. How can he become a couple with someone else?”

Cao Dan felt that something was wrong with Shen Jue’s expression and tone when he talked about Gu Yanshu. He probed carefully, “So…?”

Shen Jue said slowly. 

“Let me do it.”