The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 214 Horror Night GO (3)

"Why are you here?" Qian Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes. He sensed a sense of conspiracy. Could it be that this woman wanted to take revenge on him and embarrass him in public, so she specially asked someone to invite him here?

Noticing Qian Xiaoyi's alert look, Ling Nai was almost scared to tears. She screamed in her heart: "I'm the one who wants to ask you why you are here!!!"

But she didn't dare to yell at Qian Xiaoyi, so she could only maintain an awkward but polite smile and said, "This is all thanks to Mr. Qian. The last live broadcast we worked on together was edited into a video by me and received a high number of views. Then it was noticed by this program, so I was invited to come and become the resident consultant of the program team... Mr. Qian, why are you here?"

Qian Xiaoyi was trying to figure out whether this woman really didn't know or was pretending not to know that she was this episode's guest, when Konishi Hirobu came over to explain, "I invited Mr. Qian because the director had seen Mr. Qian's performance in Suzuna-chan's video before, and I happened to know Ms. Maria, so I tried to contact Mr. Qian. Suzuna-chan and Mr. Qian are acquaintances, so she should be happy to see him, right?"

Ling Na noticed Qian Xiaoyi's scrutinizing eyes and could only laugh dryly: "Of course, Mr. Qian is a very powerful exorcist, not comparable to someone of my level..."

Konishi Hirobe smiled and said, "Suzuna-chan is too modest."

Ling Nai yelled in her heart, "No! This is the only thing that is not true! Do you know who this guy is? He is the thug who beat the Hiruda Army to a pulp! If you offend him, you might die without knowing how!"

"Isn't it because I defeated Hiruda that they invited me here..." Qian Xiaoyi didn't know how Suzuna was slandering him in her heart, and continued to think: "But it's true, Hiruda's affairs are only known to people in the industry, how can outsiders know about such things? But it turned out to be because of Suzuna's live broadcast, it can be regarded as a pleasant surprise."

However, he still did not let his guard down. What if this was a trap set by the other party and wanted to ruin his reputation? He had to be more careful.

Having said that, in fact, his disgrace on TV has not caused him any loss now. It's just that no ordinary clients will come to him. Only those clients who are desperate and really need to solve their problems will come to entrust him. It's the same as the current situation in the firm, there is no change at all.

Because it was a man, the makeup artist simply helped Qian Xiaoyi apply some foundation and hook her eyebrows and that was it. She was sent away before she even had time to sit down, and the next person was allowed to sit in front of the dressing table. This also made Lingna feel relieved, as sitting next to Qian Xiaoyi made her very uneasy.

Qian Xiaoyi, who had nothing to do for the time being, started wandering around, looking around curiously. It was also his first time to record a TV show, so it was impossible for him not to be curious.

After walking around for a while, Qian Xiaoyi took the time to go to the toilet. Just as he was about to go out and return to the backstage of the studio, he suddenly heard voices in the corridor. Qian Xiaoyi didn't pay attention to it at first, but the content of the conversation seemed to be related to the program he was about to shoot. This made Qian Xiaoyi stop and stop at the door of the toilet and began to observe secretly.

A young man in a suit and a middle-aged man were talking in the corridor. One of them was scolding the other. According to common sense in Japanese society, the one being scolded must be the younger one. But now the situation is just the opposite. The middle-aged man is nodding and fawning to the young man, being extremely flattering.

Qian Xiaoyi had just recognized the middle-aged man. He stood in front of the sink and thought: "That man... I just saw him in the room. He should be the director of this program, Tian Cun? Why was he scolded like a quail? Who is the other young man? Some second-generation from the TV station?" Because the toilet was not far away, Qian Xiaoyi heard the conversation between the two very clearly.

The young man in a suit said to Director Tamura in a very stern tone: "Mr. Tamura, it's not that I'm ruthless, you are my senior and have worked in the TV station for so many years, of course I respect you very much.

But the facts are the facts. The data shows that the ratings of "Horror Night GO" have been declining in recent years. Except for a small number of loyal supernatural fans, the show is now unable to attract new viewers. The fact that the show can continue to be filmed is because of your status as a veteran TV station. Don't push your luck any further."

"Mr. Nanajo, I know. I know everything you said." Director Tamura said with a frown, "But Tokyo is so small. The crew of Horror Night GO has visited all the haunted places in Tokyo since the filming began. We have even visited some places several times. So we can only go to various places all over the country to shoot...

In fact, the data of those few episodes has begun to recover. I believe that as long as we continue to follow this idea, the program will definitely attract new viewers, so this budget..."

The young man called Mr. Nanajo said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Tamura, I have made it very clear beforehand, right? The company's board of directors has decided to cancel those worthless programs, and now it is just cutting the budget. If your program fails to produce results in the future, but continues to increase the budget, what will the TV station executives think of me?

As I said before, if the show doesn’t improve at all like before, then even I won’t be able to speak for you, Mr. Tamura.”

Director Tamura said anxiously, "No, starting from the latest episode, the program team has begun to adopt a new shooting mode, and the ratings will definitely improve. This time we invited a beautiful girl exorcist who is famous on the Internet as a permanent guest. Her popularity alone will attract many people to watch."

The young man was a little disgusted: "Beautiful girl exorcist... Forget it, as long as the ratings can be improved, it doesn't matter who you hire, whether it's a beautiful girl exorcist or a foreign exorcist. We are making a TV program, and ratings are the only criterion. I still have something to report to the board of directors, so let's not talk about it for now. Well, excuse me..."

"Yes! Please take care!" The director bowed deeply and saw the other person off.

Qian Xiaoyi pretended to have just come out of the bathroom and turned on the faucet at the sink to rub his hands. In the mirror, the young man walked past him from behind, not noticing that Qian Xiaoyi was looking at him.

After the other person left, Qian Xiaoyi stood up and shook his hands, thinking, "This guy is so impressive. Who is he? How can he scold the senior director of the TV station like a grandson?"

Backstage, Konishi Hirobu saw him and hurried over to him, saying, "Mr. Qian, where have you been? We have already started preparing for the recording. Come with me."

(End of this chapter)