This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 62 Everyone except Lu Ran is trash
Qincheng TV Station.

Lu Ran and Li Quan came out of Xu Zi's office together.

After meeting Lin Xingchu, he went to thank Zhou Hao. Then, the staff found him and Li Quan and said that Xu Zi wanted to see them.

Xu Zi directly told them the inside story of how the program team handled the situation.

However, this matter is not over yet, and it cannot end so simply.

The people working for these big companies are not exactly philanthropists.

Being blackmailed by a contestant is not something that can be left unresolved.

I haven't figured out how to play it yet.

"Brother Quan, what do you think they'll do?" Lu Ran asked.

Li Quan thought for a moment and said, "Someone will probably approach you to sign a contract and pay your breach of contract penalty. After all, you're so outstanding. These people probably didn't expect that you didn't actually have to pay any penalty."

Li Quan seemed rather smug, though it was unclear what he was so proud of.

“If Xingyao Media also gives me an S-level contract, then I’ll leave. But don’t worry, Quan-ge, I’ll take you with me.” Lu Ran joked.

Li Quan immediately refused: "Don't take me away. There really are gay agents in Xingyao Media, and I'm scared too."

"What the hell?"

Li Quan continued, "Of course, if you sign with them, it would be the best option for them, turning them from competitors into their own people."

After a pause, Li Quan said, "Whether you sign or not is up to you."

It's not that Li Quan didn't try hard in this regard.

He and Shen Qingyi revealed their hand to Lu Ran from the very beginning.

Chang'an Entertainment couldn't afford the rest either.

If Xingyao Media really offers an S-level contract, Chang'an Entertainment definitely can't compete.

Although Lu Ran said he would sign with Chang'an Entertainment, people's hearts are fickle, and no one knows whether Lu Ran will stick to his original decision when the time comes.

Li Quan's choice was to open the market!
As soon as I think about it, I suddenly feel that the world is vast.

"Brother Quan, do you think they might use a honey trap to get me to sign the contract?" Lu Ran asked curiously.

His eyes were filled with a thirst for knowledge.

Li Quan was speechless.

"Are you stupid? Using your honey trap on you would be a loss for you. At your current level, earning six figures for sleeping with someone for one night is not unreasonable. When you sleep with other people, they sleep with you for free, and you still have to sign a contract of servitude."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran was filled with awe.

I never imagined that his net worth would skyrocket to this level.

Six figures in one night, seven figures in ten days, eight figures in a hundred days!

This makes money really fast!
Lu Ran nudged Li Quan with his elbow: "Brother Quan, can you do this job?"

Li Quan said directly, "Stop right there. You should know the saying that steel wool symbolizes wealth and forbearance, but there's another saying: sometimes you're not facing steel wool, but a flying stick."

Lu Ran felt a chill run down his spine.

I almost forgot, there are more rich women than just rich women in this world!
The two chatted until they reached the parking lot.

Chen Ke and Wang Jiayue were waiting by the car. When they saw the two of them coming, they immediately waved and called out.

"Do you have time to have dinner with them tonight and get to know them?" Li Quan asked.

"Yes, just don't make it so I can watch the news at seven o'clock."

"You can watch it in the private room later. I've fully charged your phone."

Li Quan was already used to Lu Ran's behavior.

……

With the completion of the recording of the second performance of "Future Singer", various messages have emerged online.

With such a huge incident happening today, not many people can keep quiet about it.

Moreover, Xu Zi also intended to escalate the matter.

Online, in the discussion about the future king of singers, there have been constant inquiries from viewers about the situation at the event and who actually advanced.

Previously, the "Disciplinary Committee Member of the Entertainment Industry" posted a ticket to a live event online, and a group of netizens were asking him about it in the comments section of his Weibo post.

"Entertainment Industry Discipline Committee member, I'm so anxious! Is filming finally over?"

"Big brother, stop pretending to be dead! Say something!"

"How well did Lu Ran sing?"

Amidst much anticipation, the entertainment industry's "Disciplinary Committee" finally posted a Weibo message.

"I just got back to the hotel. The second performance of Future King of Singers was absolutely amazing. I believe all the audience members felt the same way. I can tell you that there was an accident during the recording. I'm going to order some takeout first, and I'll talk to you later."

After posting this Weibo post, the entertainment industry's disciplinary committee remained silent.

Netizens were completely baffled.

"Dude, how can you jump out of context like that?"

"What did you order for takeout? Hurry up and tell me! Where's Lu Ran? How was Lu Ran's singing? Was it auto-tuned?"

"Riddlers, get out of China!"

Netizens are already itching to get started.

I'm not afraid of bad news from you, I'm just afraid of you only saying half of what you mean.

Fortunately, it wasn't just the entertainment industry's disciplinary committee that posted on Weibo at this time.

Viewers shared their experiences at the event on various platforms.

"The audience jury is a pile of crap! They deliberately gave Lu Ran zero votes!" "Lu Ran is amazing! He sang a song twice. The first time was with accompaniment, and the second time was with guitar. The second time was definitely improvised. He's incredible!"

"To be honest, I wasn't a fan of Lu Ran at all before today. I thought he was no different from other popular celebrities. But from today onwards, I'm a fan of Lu Ran. Lu Ran, burn this!"

As more and more netizens share on the platform, more videos will be released later.

The video was shot from the audience seats, so it was clearly filmed by an audience member.

As soon as the video started playing, the audience could be heard chanting in unison: "It's a rigged scandal! It's a rigged scandal! It's a rigged scandal!"

There was also a short video of the audience chanting "Advance!" together.

The videos are all short, at most a dozen seconds long.

But that's enough.

In just half an hour, the topic of the recording accident of "The Future Singer" became a trending topic, with countless marketing accounts sharing content collected and compiled from the internet.

Netizens gradually figured out the situation.

When Lu Ran performed, some members of the audience jury deliberately gave her zero votes, which led to a boycott from the entire audience. Lin Xingchu and Zhou Hao also stood up to speak for Lu Ran.

Although there was no video footage of these reports, they were enough to ignite everyone's gossip.

At this point, the entertainment industry's disciplinary committee posted another Weibo post.

"Don't ask me again whether Lu Ran's voice is auto-tuned or whether he sings well. I'm telling you this: compared to him, all the other contestants on the show are trash. From today onwards, as long as Lu Ran doesn't break the law, I will always be Lu Ran's fan. Just for what he said after his final performance, I have to give him a thumbs up."

This is definitely a high compliment.

Even the entertainment industry's disciplinary committee has never praised a celebrity like this.

It's already unusual for him to go a day without criticizing anyone on his Weibo, let alone praising someone.

If people didn't know that entertainment industry disciplinary committee members wouldn't do jobs involving receiving money to publish articles, they would all suspect that this person had been paid by Lu Ran.

"Is it so magical?"

"That's too ruthless! Everyone except Lu Ran is trash?"

"Urgent! Can you speed up the post-production of Future King of Singers? I'll give you three hours, and I need to see the finished product in three hours!"

By 8 p.m., the hottest topic in the entertainment industry was about the future king of singers.

Finally, the Future King of Singers program team posted a Weibo post.

"Apology statement regarding the recording incident of the second performance on July 28."

Dear audience, contestants, and all friends who care about "The Future King of Singers":
Regarding the controversy that occurred during today's recording of the audience voting segment, the production team, after an emergency investigation, confirmed that some judges engaged in unprofessional voting practices, causing contestant @陆燃烧吧's performance score to deviate significantly from its actual level. We sincerely apologize for this and solemnly declare:

1. The reviewers involved have been disqualified from participating in any further reviews.

2. Lu Ran advanced directly to the next round of the competition by performing her competition song live.

3. The review and selection criteria will be optimized, and a real-name voting and public disclosure process will be added to accept public supervision.

The production team has always adhered to the principles of "music as the foundation and fairness above all else." This incident exposed oversights in our process supervision. We thank the audience for their timely criticism and corrections. In the future, we will present every stage with a more rigorous attitude, living up to the talent and hard work of every contestant.

The matter has blown up online, and the production team must provide an explanation.

The topic of the Future King of Singers program team apologizing quickly topped the entertainment trending search list.

"Lu Ran advanced! I really want to know what he sang."

"Don't even think about singing. Nobody will release the video. Just wait and see when the second performance airs."

"If you're not competent, don't be a public jury member. Let me ask you, who didn't vote properly?"

Soon after, MaiLiEr also posted a Weibo post.

"I have withdrawn from the Future King of Singers public jury and will not participate in the subsequent recording."

Following her announcement, other members of the judging panel also announced their withdrawal from Weibo.

These people certainly don't want to post on Weibo and get criticized, but things have come to this point, if they still want to make money, they should honestly apologize.

You've taken on this responsibility!
These people signed contracts with the production team to participate in the show!
Instantly, these people drew away the netizens' criticism.

Meanwhile, in a private room at the restaurant.

Li Quan and Chen Ke were both scrolling through Weibo on their phones.

The trending topic of "Future King of Singers" has completely taken over social media; the two of them definitely need to pay attention.

After a while, a message popped up on Chen Ke's phone.

After watching it, she said, "I inquired and found that before these judges came to record the show, some companies did contact them to buy tickets."

This kind of thing is all too common in the industry. If it doesn't escalate, nothing will happen; but if it does, something bad will happen.

With this incident, the members of the public jury will definitely be reshuffled, and even some of the higher-ups in the program will undergo some changes. It will be almost impossible for them to cause trouble later on.

"Xu Zi has some impressive skills."

Li Quan sighed.

With all this maneuvering, Xu Zi gained more control.

Of course, Xu Zi wouldn't have been able to do this without Lu Ran.

Since all the benefits go to Lu Ran, Li Quan doesn't care.

Just then, Lu Ran's phone rang.

The person who sent the message was actually Su Qingtang.

He opened it and took a look.

"Teacher Lu, what's going on online? Is there anything I can help you with?"

(End of this chapter)