"Riding the Winds and Waves" aired in mid-October.
Before its broadcast, the show reached its highest ever popularity.
After all, Lin Yanyu's attention was tied to Su Yu, and a large portion of their fans overlapped.
Although the studio audience couldn't film videos, based on the messages they posted in their Weibo Super Topic, Tingyu's new song was incredibly sweet, which made everyone even more excited.
After all, Lin Yanyu was known for her lively and sweet image, and with the addition of Tingyu's new song, it directly boosted a show with little popularity to a trending topic.
When the show began, many people were glued to their TVs. Of course, in this era of traffic, many people don't watch TV. Every variety show has a live broadcast room to simulcast the satellite TV program.
The live broadcast room's popularity reached millions and was rapidly increasing with time.
"Welcome to 'Riding the Winds and Waves'..."
After the opening, the show didn't immediately move to the performances.
Instead, it was a backstage chat segment.
"Sister Hong, do you have confidence in taking first place this time?"
"I've brought a classic song this time."
The camera focused on Peng Buhong chatting with her followers.
The regular viewers of the show were accustomed to Peng Buhong getting the initial spotlight.
However, those who wanted to see Lin Yanyu were somewhat displeased.
Next, there were shots of other contestants.
When the audience was running out of patience, Lin Yanyu's segment finally arrived. She was just sitting there quietly, not chatting with anyone.
However, the camera quickly moved away, returning to Peng Buhong.
At this point, many people were already dissatisfied.
After all, the show had used Lin Yanyu's name to promote itself, but they weren't giving her much screen time, which was quite unreasonable.
Even if it was equal treatment, or a few more shots would have been good!
"Damn it, why do they keep giving this old geezer screen time?"
"Even as a guest, you can't treat people this differently!"
"Forget it, this show deserves to be unpopular. It has no vision."
Many impatient viewers couldn't help but complain in the bullet comments.
However, for the sake of Lin Yanyu's new song, everyone endured watching the show.
Kyoto, a high-end villa complex.
Peng Buhong lay on the sofa, watching the show "Riding the Winds and Waves."
Seeing Lin Yanyu's limited screen time, she smiled, a smile of great satisfaction.
"You think winning first place makes you amazing? The show is all my screen time, you're just here to be a foil." Peng Buhong picked up a glass of red wine from the coffee table and swirled it gently.
As the show continued,
After the segments about daily life and family matters were broadcast, it was time for the stage performances.
When the first contestant took the stage,
The camera would occasionally cut to Lin Yanyu. Almost every time the contestant on stage sang a couple of lines, it would cut to Lin Yanyu.
At first, Peng Buhong thought the production team was giving her attention, as she was sitting right next to Lin Yanyu.
"Hmph, you're lucky to get so much screen time."
Not long after she said this, she gradually realized something was wrong.
Why was the camera constantly focused on Lin Yanyu?
The most outrageous part was that sometimes the camera specifically focused on Lin Yanyu, with her blurry background.
What followed was even more outrageous: they kept giving Lin Yanyu close-ups.
The singer on stage hit a high note?
Let's see Lin Yanyu's reaction.
The singer on stage delivered a spectacular dance performance?
Let's see Lin Yanyu's reaction.
The singer on stage made a mistake?
Let's see Lin Yanyu's reaction.
Even after the singer on stage finished their performance,
The camera still cut to Lin Yanyu.
"Haha, that's more like it!"
"Holy crap, what a stunning close-up! The editing is truly amazing!"
"I apologize for my earlier rudeness. The production team has great vision!"
"I cursed too early, sorry production team. If you can edit well, edit more."
"I think perhaps they didn't give Lin Yanyu much screen time earlier because she was just sitting there alone with not much happening, so they didn't edit her clips. Now, during the performances, they can creatively edit Lin Yanyu's reactions."
"So satisfying, so satisfying."
Seeing the production team give Lin Yanyu so much screen time, the viewers in the live broadcast room apologized in the bullet comments.
Meanwhile, Peng Buhong couldn't hold back any longer.
She put down her wine glass and sat up from the sofa.
Her eyes were fixed on the TV screen.
It was now the fifth contestant's turn to perform. The editing rhythm was very smooth, and any highlight was sure to get a shot of Lin Yanyu.
Initially, she could still catch the edge of the frame, but later, the editing became outrageous, giving Lin Yanyu extreme close-ups.
What surprised her even more was that under these close-ups, which most female celebrities would fear, Lin Yanyu looked surprisingly beautiful. Her skin was like flawless jade, so perfect it was breathtaking.
She was too beautiful.
So beautiful that she forgot to be jealous.
...
Finally, the show reached its conclusion.
It was Lin Yanyu's turn to perform on stage.
"If you suddenly sneeze, it must be me missing you..."
As she began her singing and dancing,
The post-production editing level clearly improved. The visual synchronization and camera work were obviously done by more professional editors.
Not to mention industry insiders, even ordinary viewers noticed that Lin Yanyu's performance shots were much better than those of the previous contestants.
It felt like the other contestants were edited by ordinary editors, while Lin Yanyu's singing and dancing shots were handled by the director personally.
The smooth camera work and perfectly timed editing directly elevated her performance to another level.
"So sweet!"
"Ah, I'm dead. Is this the incredibly sweet Lin Yanyu? I really can't resist."
"Damn, I'm so envious of that kid Su Yu. Lin Yanyu is the dream girl of all men!"
"She can be cool and sweet, I love it!"
"Why don't I find it sweet? I find it so sour. I'm so sour that Su Yu can have this impossibly perfect woman like Lin Yanyu!!"
Satisfied, the audience was now truly and completely satisfied.
This episode had an abundance of Lin Yanyu's screen time.
And finally, such a high-quality singing and dancing performance. The production team was very thoughtful.
Peng Buhong was completely numb.
She stared blankly at the TV screen, her face full of hyaluronic acid trembling with anger.
"Damn it! Where are my shots?"
She shot up from the sofa.
Then she picked up her phone and called the director of "Riding the Winds and Waves."
"Sister Hong, do you need something?" The other end seemed noisy.
"Where are my shots?" Peng Buhong took a deep breath. "Why is it all Lin Yanyu's shots? You promised me before that the first place would go to her, and only her necessary shots would be edited for broadcast."
"Uh... these are all necessary. Haven't you seen the audience reaction? Our show is very successful this time." The director's voice was full of excitement.
Moreover, Peng Buhong vaguely heard people on the other end shouting "Awesome" and "Breaking records."
"Sister Hong, let's talk about it another time. It's too busy here as the show just started. That's all... *beep... beep*..."
Listening to the busy tone on the phone.
Peng Buhong stared blankly for two seconds.
With a "bang!", she smashed her phone onto the floor.
"Damn it, they all played me!"