Chapter 210: Chapter 208: Group Leader Candidate

[What kind of tea is this?]

[Green tea or white tea? Either way, she’s a new face, and it looks like she doesn’t know who our Doctor Wen is.]

[Trying to steal the team leader spot right in front of Doctor Wen. Did she even ask Doctor Wen?]

[What a joke! With Doctor Wen here, do they even need to pick a leader?]

[You guys are going too far! This is a variety show, why can’t Beibei be the leader? Is the position already reserved for your Doctor Wen or something?]

[Exactly, even a bystander can’t stand to watch this! Beibei wanting to be leader shows she’s taking the show seriously. If your Doctor Wen wants the job, why doesn’t she nominate herself?]

[Did she bring this many hired trolls with her? Does she really think a show can get famous with hired trolls?]

[Hahahaha! This is hilarious! Did someone who just got internet for the first time show up? Does our Doctor Wen need this show to get famous?]

[To be honest! Other than Doctor Wen, I don’t recognize a single person on this show!]

[Same as above. Doctor Wen is the only A-lister on this show!]

[Even though it’s a new show, a new director, and a bunch of rookies! I have to say, even small fries have their own drama! It’s barely started, and the buzz is already building?]

[I bet Director Wen is the happiest one here. After all, with this much buzz, the show is ninety percent likely to be a hit!]

Hearing Jiang Beibei cut him off, Director Wen wasn’t angry.

The netizens were right. As long as there was buzz, he was happy—so long as it didn’t cross any lines.

"Beibei is right. If someone really slacks off and drags the team down, the viewers will definitely flame them. Even though our show is new, we should have some fans by now." At this point, Director Wen suddenly turned to a staff member. "Xiao Liu, about how many people are watching the show right now?"

Director Wen shot Xiao Liu a look, hoping he would inflate the number a little.

Otherwise, the effect of his posturing would be greatly diminished.

When Xiao Liu heard the director, his mouth split into a wide grin. "Director! There are already 150,000 people!"

Director Wen: "!!!"

’What an idiot!’

’I asked you to exaggerate a little, but there’s no need to go this far!’

’Our show is brand new, with no promotional channels whatsoever!’

’We don’t have any big stars. Where would 150,000 viewers come from right at the start?!’

Seeing the director stunned, Xiao Liu was overjoyed. ’This must be the effect the director was going for!’ he thought.

Glancing at the data again, Xiao Liu spoke up once more. "Director, it’s at 300,000 now!"

Director Wen: "!!!"

’Yep, he’s clueless and can’t read the situation. I need to get someone else to watch the data next time.’

When Jiang Beibei, Xie Fu Yao, and Zhang Jingxing heard that number, their jaws dropped.

Filming had just begun, they hadn’t even started moving, and the viewer count had already broken 300,000?

’My God, the director must have invested a ton of money in promotions!’

’With so many people watching, I have to play this right. The chances of becoming an overnight sensation are slim, but I can definitely attract a wave of followers.’

"So many people... could they be here for Sister Yingying?"

Xu Jiali muttered under her breath.

The night before, she had looked up everyone’s backgrounds. They were all rookies. Even if their fans showed up to support them, it was impossible to break 300,000 in just a few minutes.

As for herself and Song Jiayan, it was even more impossible!

They were rookies among rookies.

’So, it can only be Sister Wen Ying!’

After all, when Xu Jiali had looked up Sister Wen Ying, she’d been so shocked she couldn’t move for an entire hour!

’I thought Sister Wen Ying was just accomplished in some field, but she’s actually...!!!!’

’Of these 300,000 people, probably eighty percent of them are here for Sister Wen Ying!’

’After all, someone had compiled statistics showing that Sister Wen Ying’s livestreams never had fewer than several hundred thousand viewers online at any given time!’

’She’s a true A-lister!’

’There’s a reason a new director like Director Wen is treating Sister Wen Ying this way.’

’There are no fools in this world.’

’So don’t ever treat others like fools. That’s a lesson for everyone.’

Jiang Beibei suddenly let out a coquettish laugh. "Brother Fu Yao, it looks like our two teams are going to be rivals now. I’ll be sure to work hard and show everyone that girls aren’t necessarily weaker than boys."

Xie Fu Yao smiled. "Alright, good luck, Beibei. Of course, I won’t go easy on you."

Jiang Beibei replied, "I know you’re just being kind and trying to encourage me, Brother Fu Yao, so I definitely won’t disappoint you."

[Ugh! It’s starting already? Did they just automatically assume the roles of the two team leaders? Without even asking for anyone else’s opinion?]

[Honestly, I came for Doctor Wen. Any other bros here for Doctor Wen?]

[I am!]

[Me too!]

[I’m a sister! I came for Doctor Wen!]

[I’m a Firefly!]

Suddenly, a dense barrage of bullet comments appeared, all about Doctor Wen, all from people who had come to see Doctor Wen.

Xiao Liu, the staff member staring at the data, was stunned when he saw this!

This wasn’t his first time on a show like this, but it was the first time he’d ever seen a new show with a new director and rookie guests get such a high rate of bullet comment interaction!

Based on his years of experience as a data-monitoring drone, as long as the production team didn’t shoot themselves in the foot, this show was guaranteed to be a huge hit!

And the source of this explosion was Doctor Wen—a fact none of the other guests knew!

Xiao Liu knew clearly that those guests had no idea about Doctor Wen’s true identity!

Their acting was incredibly convincing, but they didn’t know that the leader the audience wanted was Doctor Wen!

Xie Fu Yao seemed a little more clear-headed than Jiang Beibei. After speaking, he looked at the people on his team. His voice was gentle, but his eyes were resolute. "Does anyone want to be the team leader? If not, I’ll nominate myself. I believe that under my leadership, we can definitely take first place! If someone else wants the position, I’m willing to compete with them for it."

Xie Fu Yao was unwilling to be second-in-command. In his mind, he was the undisputed A-lister on this show.

At least, among this group of people!

Xu Jiali thought for a moment but didn’t speak. After all, she wasn’t familiar with anyone in this group.

Meng Xiaoyi was clearly a supporter of Xie Fu Yao’s, and as for the remaining member, Zhao Qi, she had no idea where he came from.

’In any case, I’m definitely not going to be some damn team leader.’

’It’s just a shame I wasn’t picked for Sister Yingying’s team!’

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I’m not here to watch you perform. I don’t want to be the leader either. Just make sure I get first place."

Zhao Qi said, sounding a little impatient.

"Brother Fu Yao, I support you as team leader."

Meng Xiaoyi’s eyes were sparkling as she looked at Xie Fu Yao.

If Jiang Beibei had been on this team, she would have had to stick by Jiang Beibei’s side.

But now that Jiang Beibei wasn’t here, she could openly stay by Xie Fu Yao’s side!

"What about you, Xu Jiali?"

Xu Jiali smiled. "I have no objections."

"Alright then. Since everyone has chosen me as team leader, let’s discuss our division of labor. Winning isn’t something you can just talk about. Everyone, look at this lake. There’s only one broken-down boat on it, which obviously can’t be rowed! Under these circumstances, Team 1 is at the same starting point as us."

As Xie Fu Yao spoke with great confidence—