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ILetter finished their short recording and went home, but ZONE and Treasure? boy remained on stage. They wore surprised expressions and remained awkwardly silent even though all the cameras were on them.

Finally, ZONE's leader, Kang So-wan, picked up the microphone and gave an awkward laugh: "What a huge surprise... But is ILitter just going to end like this? We should sit down and have a chat, haha."

“ILetter only made a guest appearance to support ZONE, so we didn’t pay them any fees…” Song Wenchen’s words drew laughter from the audience. “That’s what makes the weekend star-studded show so full of surprises!”

"Don't try to cover for the production team! Even I don't know where this segment came from!" Lin Aiguo said angrily. "Hey! Where did this segment suddenly come from? Didn't we already return ILitter? Where does this put our guest for this episode? Cut it out! This segment must be cut! Cameraman, come here."

Lin Aiguo was about to rush over and grab the cameraman, but Chen Qijiang stopped her, saying, "This is all for the sake of the show. What's the rush? This is what the audience wants to hear! Today's audiences are very smart!"

While stopping Lin Aiguo, Chen Qijiang said to the members of ZONE and Treasure? Boy, "I have experience. ZONE and Treasure? Boy listen to me. Just wait to trend on social media and become a sensation tomorrow! That's how Pink Sugar became popular. You can't catch a wolf without risking your cubs, kids!"

The members of ZONE and Treasure? boy could only laugh.

"I think you've gone mad, Chen Qijiang!"

"Shut up, you old-fashioned person who doesn't understand trends! It's your fault they didn't become a hit!"

"I'll show you my explosive fire right now!"

The two actors' comical movements resembled a skit, accompanied by the musician's humorous piano playing, which made the audience laugh.

"Teachers! We're still hosting, we can't let this argument ruin the recording!" Song Wenchen said, trying to calm things down as the atmosphere eased.

"Fine!" Lin Aiguo straightened her tie. "I won't hold it against you for now!"

"Tch, ignore him. You guys are going to explode. You're going to explode!" Chen Qijiang kept insisting on telling the members of ZONE and Treasure? boy, which caused another burst of laughter.

After the two experienced hosts revived the atmosphere, they returned to the content of the interview and played a simple game.

By this time, Luo Xi and the others had already returned to the backstage dressing room. This was their only program for the evening, and after it ended, they would take a car back to the company.

Tomorrow night they have one last variety show appearance, "Sing Out Loud Tonight." Unlike "Weekend Star Show," which is edited for the current week and broadcast the following week, "Sing Out Loud Tonight" is a live stage with almost no editing. All the scheduling and arrangements are crucial and cannot afford any mistakes. Therefore, they need to rush to the studio in Haicheng Building early tomorrow morning for multiple rehearsals.

Luo Xi had planned to have dinner with Song Wenchen and the others, and she had asked her agent for permission to have dinner. Her agent agreed that she could have a quick meal with her friends tonight before going back. Also, the photographers from Mo Ri would be with her throughout the meal to document the event for future use.

Lu Yun had originally wanted to bring him along, but unfortunately it was Lu Yun's turn to do a solo live stream tonight.

After ILitterer finished two commercial performances the day before yesterday, their schedule wasn't so tight and they weren't so tired at night, so they added a series of live broadcasts for several days. Starting the day before yesterday, one member will do a solo live broadcast every night for five days, and on the sixth day, the whole group will do a live broadcast.

Luo Xi's solo live stream is scheduled for tomorrow night.

Several people forcefully separated Lu Yun from Luo Xi. Gu Minxing gently patted Luo Xi's head and said, "Be careful." Song Chuchu told her, "Come back soon." Li Longxuan said, "Remember to avoid places where no one is around."

Luo Xi nodded to each of them and saw them off.

She walked to the empty row of seats backstage to wait for Song Wenchen to finish get off work.

The next half hour was dedicated to promotional activities for the drama "Strawberry". Since the top boy band ZONE was present, and the biggest star in "Strawberry" was only a second-tier celebrity, they were implicitly given priority over ZONE.

"Strawberry" is a modern romantic comedy currently airing on Haicheng TV, telling the sweet love story between the talented school beauty Cao Meimian and the domineering CEO Hua Tang from their school days to their work life.

Xu Qingchi and Nie Kai are the two lead actors who play Cao Meimian and Hua Tang. When Luo Xi learned that they were appearing on the same show as ILetter, she had heard Lu Yun talk about the gossip surrounding the two of them.

In 2004, Xu Qingchi and Nie Kai were playing the male and female leads, Yuan Fang and Gu Renxing, in the TV series "The Journey of Old Friends in the Distance". During the filming of the series, the two were rumored to be dating because of their close behavior in private. Later, they were photographed staying in the same hotel and meeting each other's parents. Unable to hide it any longer, the two officially announced their relationship. "The Journey of Old Friends in the Distance" also gained attention by being a sweet romance drama about a "real couple" and became a minor hit ancient costume drama.

However, less than half a year after the finale of "The Journey of Old Friends in the Distance" aired, Nie Kai was publicly accused of sleeping with underage fans and having an affair with Xu Qingchi during the filming of the series. Chat logs and photos from their bed were also released online.

Nie Kai's studio denied the allegations and issued a warning lawyer's letter.

Then Xu Qingchi and Nie Kai officially announced their breakup, with Xu Qingchi revealing that she had called out to Nie Kai, claiming to have even stronger evidence.

In July of that year, besides the premiere of "My Favorite Treasure 101", another trending topic was the incident of #NieKai's affair with a minor#.

As the gossip frenzy began, the whistleblower who had threatened to imprison Nie Kai posted an apology, claiming that all her content was a rumor, before deleting her account and disappearing from the internet.

This sudden turn of events left many netizens puzzled and discussing it for several days. However, as no new developments emerged, the hype gradually died down, and Nie Kai's contract termination and postponed activities resumed.

It seemed the matter was over. But in early 2x55, to everyone's surprise, Xu Qingchi and Nie Kai collaborated again!

"Weekend Star Show" naturally wouldn't let such popularity pass by. While many programs were avoiding actors like Nie Kai who were suspected of having problems, they invited the two of them to the show.

Luo Xi watched with great interest: "They even asked a question like 'Were you two ever truly in love?' But judging from their expressions, there seems to be some past. Wait, so why is the woman always working with the man? What's the point?"

[041 believes this is because the two individuals initially gained some popularity but quickly lost it, and this strange occurrence now is likely a marketing ploy to generate more traffic. It's a self-deprecating marketing tactic.]

Luo Xi thought casually, "Can't they just rely on the content of their new drama to attract viewers? This kind of marketing is really unreliable."

But then I suddenly thought of myself. Take Iletter for example. It seems like it was made very well, but on the same debut day, it just couldn't compete with Treasure, which is good at marketing. Boy, there's no way around it. That's the only way to get attention, isn't it?

Despite some doubts—why can something of high quality be outdone by something that's good at marketing?—the ILetter album hides a lot of content, but these carefully prepared parts haven't generated any discussion online. All that's been talked about is the conflict between ILetter and Treasure Boy, the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the talent show, their discord, and the so-called truth.

Is it because everyone is tired of deeper content and just wants to enjoy fast food?

She had this idea vaguely, but it was quickly overshadowed by the tense, exciting, or humorous content of the current program.