AFVSIBS Chapter 31: The Entire Internet is Searching for Zhou Chen


After explaining today's task and rules, the staff announced the start of the day's activities.


The seven trainees were now at the Elderly Care Center, searching for their talent partners.


"Hello, sir. I'm a trainee here to participate in the activity at your Elderly Care Center. Our task today is to find a talent partner. May I ask if you'd like to be my talent partner?" Su Qingge approached Mr. Chen and initiated the conversation.


"Talent partner?"


"Yes, as a talent partner, you can ask me to sing or dance for you. I'll try my best to satisfy your interests in talent," Su Qingge explained.


"I see. Thank you, but I already have someone in mind. You should go find someone else," Mr. Chen said.


Thinking of Zhou Chen, Mr. Chen planned to approach him as his talent partner.


Su Qingge felt a bit embarrassed but maintained a smile for the live broadcast.


"It's okay. Thank you, sir. I'll go find someone else then. Goodbye."


Su Qingge politely bid farewell and went to find another elderly person as her talent partner.


"Today's program task is quite meaningful, allowing the trainees to satisfy the talent interests of the elderly residents at the Elderly Care Center and enrich their evening activities."


"Yes, their program is focused on public welfare variety shows. All the trainees' tasks are related to public welfare."


"Why haven't we seen Zhou Chen? Where is he? Could he still be sleeping in the dorm?"


"Yeah, I couldn't find Zhou Chen either. I checked every live stream, but there was no sign of him. What's going on?"


"I didn't go to work today, just stayed in the program group's live broadcast room, just to see Zhou Chen. Why isn't he here?"


"It's true. There are only seven trainees today. According to the program group's rules, there should still be eight trainees! Where did Zhou Chen go?"


...


Initially, netizens praised the program group for the meaningful task arrangement of the day. But later, Zhou Chen's fans couldn't find his live stream and began to question his whereabouts.


For a while, all the program group's live chat rooms were filled with comments searching for Zhou Chen.


"Director Zhao, the entire internet is searching for Zhou Chen now. Shouldn't we, as the official program group, come out and explain?"


Assistant Qin Haishan approached Zhao An for instructions.


"We can't explain. Not explaining is the best explanation for now," Zhao An stated firmly.


"Why?"


"Because if we explain, it would be like officially announcing Zhou Chen's departure from the program group. That would be devastating for us," Zhao An explained.


"So Director Zhao still holds hope for Zhou Chen's return to the program group?"

"Exactly, I've thought it through. With Zhou Chen's high popularity, even if Zhang Chuchu and her husband Wang Wei are unwilling to compromise, the investors will pressure them to do so. Besides, Wang Wei is just a manager; there are many higher-ups above him. If the investors find out about this, they'll surely pressure the board members of Wanhe Entertainment to discuss plans for Zhou Chen's return to the program." Zhao An analyzed.


"Director Zhao's analysis is on point. These investors prioritize their interests. Now that Zhou Chen is bringing benefits to the program, they won't ignore the situation. Moreover, the conflict now is just between Zhou Chen and Zhang Chuchu. They mean nothing to the investors."


"Yes, so we'll just ignore the comments from netizens for now. Let Wanhe take the initiative to compromise."


On Wanhe's side, Zhang Chuchu also saw the online comments.


This shocked her greatly. Having mentored many trainees, she knew very well that none had ever caused such a stir.


It seemed like the whole internet was searching for Zhou Chen. If this matter escalated, it would definitely be seen by Wanhe's higher-ups.


"Wang Wei, what should we do about this? Zhou Chen's popularity is skyrocketing, and I'm worried that our company's higher-ups will notice."


Zhang Chuchu immediately called her husband.


"This Zhou Chen indeed has some talent. I've never seen a trainee who hasn't debuted yet garner so much attention," Wang Wei couldn't help but exclaim.


"Never mind his talent; the problem is he's not obeying orders. We can't set such a precedent," Zhang Chuchu stated.


"I understand that. Don't worry. Even if the higher-ups know, their stance will be the same. After all, what's the use of a trainee who doesn't follow instructions?" Wang Wei analyzed.


"So, you mean if they approach us, we'll tell them the truth?"


"What else can we do? There are plenty of talented trainees. Isn't that your mantra? Why are you panicking now? Do you think the company's leaders will intervene for just one trainee? They're busy; they don't have time for this."


"You're right; I forgot about that. Blame it on Zhou Chen for attracting too much attention lately, making me confused. Alright then, let's stick to this plan. If the higher-ups ask, I'll embellish the truth, saying that he's not just slacking off but also sabotaging and defaming the company. That way, they won't value him anymore."


With Wang Wei's guidance, Zhang Chuchu instantly felt relieved.


At the Elderly Care Center, after learning about today's task, Mr. Chen planned to find Zhou Chen.


However, after searching around, he couldn't find Zhou Chen's whereabouts.


"Brother Chen, who are you looking for?" Mr. Liu approached him curiously.


"I'm looking for Zhou Chen. How about you? Who are you looking for?" Mr. Chen replied and asked in return.


"Who are you all looking for?" Mrs. Wang suddenly appeared and asked them both.


"We're looking for Zhou Chen. How about you?" They both answered almost simultaneously.


"What! You're also looking for Zhou Chen! Oh my, the three of us want to see him together this time," Mrs. Wang exclaimed in surprise.


Mrs. Wang had appeared at Mr. Chen's birthday party, so she knew about Zhou Chen and admired him.


"Yes, Zhou Chen is a good kid—unpretentious and sincere. We all wanted to ask him to perform a talent. But it's strange, Zhou Chen is nowhere to be found," Mr. Chen said.


"Brother Chen, shall we go ask Director Zhao from the program group?" Mr. Liu suggested.


"That makes sense. Let's go, let's go. We'll go find Director Zhao," Mr. Chen agreed.


With that, the three of them went to find Director Zhao.


"What's going on? It seems that three elderly residents at the Elderly Care Center are also looking for Zhou Chen. The live broadcast accidentally captured them, and I overheard their conversation," Zhao An reported.


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