AFVSIBS Chapter 20: Zhou Chen Single-handedly Boosts Program Ratings

The afternoon program was nearing its end after Yang Hanhan left.

At this point, the other trainees went backstage to get Yang Hanhan's contact information, but Zhou Chen wasn't interested in doing so.

After taking a nap at noon, he decided to take a stroll to the lotus pond at the nursing home.

Yesterday, he discovered that this nursing home had a very nice lotus pond with a pavilion.

With the current weather, sitting under the pavilion, admiring the lotus flowers with the breeze blowing, would surely be a pleasant experience.

It had been a long time since he had sat down quietly to appreciate a scenery like this, so it was a great opportunity.

He left the program hall immediately and arrived at the lotus pond alone.

As he had anticipated, sitting under the pavilion, he couldn't feel the summer heat at all. Especially with the breeze blowing, it was much more comfortable than sitting under an air conditioner.

Unfortunately, whether in his past life or as the original host, Zhou Chen had always been busy with his career and hadn't enjoyed the feeling brought by nature for a long time.

"Zhou Chen, I forgot to remind you. You haven't posted on Weibo today. You should post one quickly. Your Weibo followers have increased by three hundred thousand," Su Qingge sent him a message backstage when she couldn't find Zhou Chen.

After reading the message, Zhou Chen remembered that he indeed hadn't posted on Weibo today.

Although he had decided to exit gracefully, posting on Weibo was a requirement stipulated in his contract with Wanhe Entertainment.

Therefore, to avoid paying hefty breach of contract fees, he had to post on Weibo every day to fulfill his obligation.

So, after thanking Su Qingge, he immediately logged into his Weibo account.

New followers: 999+

New messages: 999+

As Su Qingge had said, Zhou Chen found that his followers had suddenly increased by three hundred thousand. His follower count had gone from just over ten thousand to three hundred and ten thousand, with thousands upon thousands of comments and mentions flooding in.

In the past, Zhou Chen would have been excited by this sudden increase. But now, he seemed indifferent.

In his past life, as a star on Earth, he had over ten million followers. So, thirty-one thousand wasn't much to him.

Moreover, since he was determined to exit gracefully, the number of followers mattered even less to him now.

To avoid breaching the contract, he had to think about what content to post.

Looking at the beautiful lotus pond in front of him, he had an idea.

He took a photo with his phone, uploaded it to Weibo, and wrote a caption: "Sometimes, tranquility is just that simple. Like right now, under the pavilion, with the breeze blowing, admiring the lotus flowers in full bloom."

"What's going on? Zhou Chen went to admire lotus flowers so soon?"

"Really? Is he leaving right after the program ends?"

"Come on, Chen Ge, don't give up anymore. We, your fans, support you."

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As soon as Zhou Chen's Weibo post went live, his fans immediately started commenting in the comment section.

Chapter 20: Zhou Chen, who appeared at the lotus pond so quickly, surprised them, and they reminded him not to give up anymore.

However, Zhou Chen didn't care. After posting on Weibo, his task was completed, and he couldn't be bothered to look at Weibo anymore.

Moreover, having experienced his past life, he knew that Weibo was often just a plaything of capital. Especially the so-called hot searches, as long as you had money, you could buy them at any time. When he was on Earth, there were a few young idols who became top stars by buying hot searches.

After putting down his phone, he continued to quietly admire the lotus flowers in the pond, while also contemplating his idea of ​​a leisure farm.

When the time came, he also wanted to dig a pond in the farm and plant various beautiful varieties of lotus flowers.

On the other side, after the director of the program returned to his office, his assistant, Qin Haishan, rushed in immediately.

"Director Zhao, it's great news. Our nursing home charity event today broke a 2.5 rating."

"What! The rating broke 2.5?"

Zhao An was undoubtedly excited when he heard this number because a general variety show with a rating of over 2.0 was already considered very good. Especially for daytime variety shows, breaking 2.0 was almost impossible because they weren't in prime time.

But now, they had just held the first episode of the nursing home charity variety show, and it directly broke a 2.5 rating. This could be considered a miracle.

"Yeah! It's true. This is all thanks to Zhou Chen. His performance of 'The Moon Represents My Heart' and his performance this morning brought a lot of attention to our program. And I checked his Weibo followers, and within just one day, he gained three hundred thousand new fans." Assistant Qin Haishan replied confidently.

"Amazing. His performance of 'The Moon Represents My Heart' in the program today was indeed impressive. I can already sense his extraordinary talent. As long as he continues with our program, I think our program rating breaking 3.0 is imminent."

Zhao An was getting more and more excited as he spoke.

"But Director Zhao, don't forget, there's a conflict between him and his agent, Zhang Chuchu. So..."

The assistant's last words immediately dampened Zhao An's excitement.

Yes, he remembered Zhou Chen's confrontation with Zhang Chuchu these past two days. Given Zhang Chuchu's personality, she would definitely not allow Zhou Chen to continue with the program.

So, if nothing unexpected happened, Zhou Chen might be recalled by Zhang Chuchu to the company tomorrow, regardless of whether he advanced or not.

Then the rating they were expecting to break 3.0 might be shattered soon.

"Director Zhao, you are the chief director of this program, and you have absolute authority. I think if we want to keep Zhou Chen on the program, we can firmly implement the principle of not replacing people temporarily set by our program team."

In the end, Assistant Qin Haishan gave his suggestion.

"I've thought about your question. If it's an ordinary agent asking me to replace a trainee, I would definitely ignore them. But Zhang Chuchu is different. Her husband is Wang Wei, the manager of Wanhe Entertainment, and Wang Wei knows our deputy director. If nothing unexpected happens, if he wants to replace Zhou Chen tomorrow, he will definitely ask the deputy director to call me." Zhao An analyzed.

"So, what should we do now? We've finally organized a meaningful event, and the ratings are very good. Do we have to temporarily replace Zhou Chen just to save face for them?"

"Do you think I want to? Now, anyone with eyes can see that breaking 2.5 in ratings is related to Zhou Chen's performance on the program. But if the deputy director wants to replace him, I can't refuse. After all, without the support of the deputy director at the beginning, we wouldn't have been able to organize this program." Zhao An expressed helplessness.

"Director Zhao, do you think there's a possibility that Zhang Chuchu will see that Zhou Chen suddenly became popular and then set aside her own pride? Allow Zhou Chen to finish this episode of the program first. After all, he now represents Wanhe, and it's also beneficial for Wanhe if Zhou Chen becomes popular."

"Impossible! There's no shortage of talented trainees in this world. As long as they don't listen, they won't care. What they want are obedient trainees."


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