"Did Ouyang Han reject Bai Xiaolan? Did nothing happen between them? That K-country Duke's daughter, the youngest princess of the Cen family, Ouyang Han's official wife. Are you sure this isn't because you arrived in time and nothing had a chance to happen yet? Sisters, it's fine to fool netizens, after all, everyone is just watching for fun and not living with Ouyang Han. But don't fool yourself by fooling others!"
"I really regret it now… Why did I follow the trend and call him 'National Husband' back then? This is purely black history! Every word I shouted was disgusting to myself…"
"Hahaha, where does this young lady get her confidence? Does she really think her Ouyang Han is some coveted prize that everyone is fighting for? She only needs to believe the press releases herself; it's really not right to drive up prices like this."
"To be honest, I am very willing to defend Ouyang Han, and I'm even willing to pay for it myself. I only have one request: Ouyang Han, please start a class and teach us how to eat for free while eating well, and still make rich women devoted to you."
"Please start a class! I'm not only willing to defend you at my own expense, but I'll also kneel and listen to your lessons!"
…
This trending topic was entirely real, relying on public support, not paid promotion.
Of course, Ouyang Han did hire some online commenters, because the online reviews were not to his liking. He wanted them to suppress those comments, but those hired commenters' replies were scattered and completely drowned out by the public's comments.
Seeing that it had no effect, Ouyang Han simply gave up. Anyway, he only needed to appease Cen Ya. As for the online remarks, he could claim that it was because they had officially announced their relationship, and those people, unable to have him, were now maliciously slandering him out of envy.
He used this excuse to explain to Cen Ya, who naturally believed him. She felt even more that she had good taste, and that Ouyang Han, despite being so popular, was willing to announce their relationship publicly in front of so many people.
Ye Zhi only briefly glanced at the online comments and didn't pay much more attention.
Since Cen Ya personally caught him in the act and was still able to support Ouyang Han, and Cen Ya's mother seemed unfazed, Ye Zhi was already quite sure that the Cen family was deeply entangled with Ouyang Han and intended to see it through to the end.
Of course, this made no significant difference to Ye Zhi.
However, since "Beauty Showdown" had been suspended, the variety show she was collaborating on with Su Shi should begin its auditions!
The next day, Ye Zhi arrived at the live broadcast department. She looked at Shi Fan, whose expression was solemn, and couldn't help but sigh. Youth was indeed good; after being in the live broadcast department for so long, he was still so energetic!
"President Ye," Shi Fan forced a smile, "What are your orders?"
"It's like this," Ye Zhi said, "I've contacted Chairman Su, and we both feel that this is a good opportunity. With 'Beauty Showdown' suddenly suspended, audiences are in need of a new variety show to fill the gap. How is 'One in a Hundred' that we are jointly organizing with Su Shi progressing?"
"President Ye, the preliminary work for the variety show is almost complete, and we can enter the audition stage at any time," Shi Fan explained in detail. "Currently, the program is planned to be divided into an artist group and a civilian group."
"The artist group will directly invite artists who have a certain foundation but are not yet popular. They will skip the auditions, so they won't take up the spots for civilians."
"As for the civilian group's auditions, we have set up five major competition zones. Anyone between the ages of 16 and 35 can sign up. Registered contestants can post videos to accumulate popularity. Those with higher popularity will have a chance to be revived once."
"Additionally, the five major competition zones will be broadcast live around the clock, allowing audiences to watch the entire audition process…"
Ye Zhi frowned slightly, "Don't discriminate by age when organizing a variety show. It's not like people over 35 don't deserve to live. Change the age requirement to 16 and above, with no upper limit."
"But…" Shi Fan was taken aback, "What if a seventy or eighty-year-old person participates in the show and passes the audition?"
"Wouldn't that be even better?" Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "If an old person in their seventies or eighties can sing and dance and pass the audition, that would be even more of a talking point and more attention-grabbing than someone seventeen or eighteen."
Shi Fan was stunned; that was true.
He then continued to discuss the program's schedule, and Ye Zhi listened attentively, occasionally offering minor suggestions for revisions.
"…That's about it," Shi Fan asked somewhat nervously, "President Ye, do you have any other suggestions?"
Ye Zhi pondered for a moment, "I don't have any comments on the program flow for now, but…"
Hearing this "but," Shi Fan's eyelids immediately twitched with unease.
Ye Zhi continued, "This time, the live broadcast will be simultaneously played on PC and mobile. We should also test the performance of the mobile app. Also, during the competition stage, voting will be real-name based, with one vote per person. No pay-to-vote virtual gifts are allowed."
"Okay." Shi Fan quickly jotted it down and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these were not difficult.
"Also, the name 'One in a Hundred' is still not grounded enough. Let's save it for the finals," Ye Zhi said sternly. "As for the audition stage, it will be called 'Dream Girls.' Our show is for girls of all ages to realize their star dreams."
"Okay." Shi Fan readily agreed.
Ye Zhi nodded and asked, "Proceed with the variety show as planned. How is the game live broadcast competition we are preparing to jointly organize with the game platform coming along?"
"It's also almost ready," Shi Fan immediately perked up. "Previously, T Live had no reputation and not many users, so we didn't officially start the competition. I believe that once 'Dream Girls' begins its auditions, it will attract a large number of users. Then, launching the game live broadcast competition will surely retain a large number of gaming users."
"Good, let's do as you say," Ye Zhi said with reassurance. She was very satisfied now; Shi Fan was truly excellent, as reliable as Feng Jie.
Soon, "Dream Girls" began its online promotion.
This time, Ye Zhi not only placed numerous advertisements online but also on television platforms, as if she weren't concerned about the cost.
"Dream Girls" seamlessly followed "Beauty Showdown," naturally attracting countless attention.
Furthermore, Taoxun was no longer being secretive. On the promotional posters, the words "Taoxun T Live" were displayed openly, and a large number of Taoxun users flocked in.
Not only that, but the age requirement for the civilian group's auditions was only 16 and above. Many women between the ages of 40 and 60 saw the advertisements on television and were also stirred to action.
Many of them recorded audition videos and then started calling friends and acquaintances to register accounts on T Live and vote for their videos.
For a time, T Live's popularity reached unprecedented levels, even experiencing lag, which was fortunately resolved in a timely manner.