Ren Qingzhou had a meeting in the studio in the afternoon to discuss the upcoming schedule. By the way, he told Li Momo that he was going on a vacation the next day.
Li Momo couldn't help complaining, "Why are you going away again? You're leaving all this mess to me."
"I've been working continuously for a month, and this time I won't be away for long. After all, I still have to record Youth Trainee in a few days."
"There were so many galas at the beginning of July, but you were in seclusion in the filming crew and missed all of them. Now that you're finally out of seclusion, I was going to arrange some variety shows for you, but now you're going on a vacation again."
"There aren't any suitable variety shows at the moment. I'll only be gone for a few days. After recording this episode of Youth Trainee..."
"After recording this episode of Youth Trainee, the show will be on air soon, and you guys will be on Strawberry TV's variety show. The production team has already informed us about this."
"Has the air - date been set?"
"Yes, it's set for August 11th. We've cancelled the slow - paced variety show we originally planned. Since it's Strawberry TV's own variety show, they want you guys to be on Their Arrival on the 10th for a warm - up."
"Huh? Are there that many contestants?"
"What on earth are you thinking? Of course it's you four mentors, along with some guests from the TV dramas that are going to be on Strawberry TV."
"When will this episode be recorded?"
"August 4th." Li Momo glanced at the schedule and emphasized again, "So you still have to record the variety show on August 4th."
"Okay, I got it. I'll go home now and start packing my things."
It wasn't too far from the imperial capital to City N. If they set off in the morning, they could arrive in the afternoon.
They had booked a hotel in advance. They planned to take a stroll around the city at night and then go to the long - awaited prairie the next day.
This place was different from the imperial capital and City S. The buildings had a strong ethnic minority flavor, which made Su Tang find it very interesting.
She didn't use to like traveling because she thought making plans was too troublesome. But now she suddenly understood the meaning of traveling. Maybe it was because the person she loved was by her side that gave this trip a special meaning.
However, facts proved that there were always some unexpected things to spoil the fun.
Since the moment they established their relationship, Su Tang had often been on tenterhooks. She even wondered what would happen if their relationship was captured by marketing accounts or entertainment journalists.
She had had such nightmares many times and would always be left with a lingering fear after waking up.
But when this day really came, she found that she wasn't prepared at all.
The GIF was actually very blurry. It should have been taken in the underground parking lot of the hospital. Ren Qingzhou had raised his hand and tapped her on the head.
When Su Tang saw it, the relevant topic had already topped the hot search list, with a "hot" tag behind it.
#Ren Qingzhou's Relationship#
#Ren Qingzhou's Girlfriend#
This time, it wasn't just an earthquake in the fan - circle. When the marketing accounts got involved, they were bound to cause an earthquake in the entertainment industry.
Ren Qingzhou wasn't a top - tier celebrity, but he still had a bit of popularity among the general public.
His fans were also experiencing the feeling of being the ones in the gossip. This young lady, whose name they still didn't know so far, had had a mysterious identity in the past six months.
At first, they guessed that she was Ren Qingzhou's assistant, and the studio didn't deny it. Later, the official statement said that they were friends and partners. Now, with the marketing accounts releasing this GIF, it seemed a bit far - fetched to still claim they were just partners.
Ren Qingzhou's fans were divided into two camps. One side said that their so - called "friendship" seemed too intimate and there must be something going on between them.
The other side said that they hadn't done anything out of line and they might just be really good opposite - sex friends.
Neither side could convince the other, and they were arguing fiercely.
One side said that even opposite - sex friends should keep an appropriate distance.
The other side retorted that maybe they were just really close.
The marketing accounts took the opportunity to stir things up and launched a new topic, "Should opposite - sex friends be overly intimate?"
When you clicked on it, most of the content was about Ren Qingzhou.
The studio remained silent like a mute, and Li Momo was getting anxious and frustrated again. Except for the period when Ren Qingzhou was just starting out and there were black hot searches due to the contract termination issue, he hadn't been on the hot search for gossip for a long time.
At this moment, they still had to contact the person involved, although they could already guess that he wouldn't come up with any good ideas.
"Maybe we should just go public with it."
Li Momo was tired of hearing this. Every time there was a sign of trouble, Ren Qingzhou would want to go public.
Many times she wanted to tell him to wake up.
Was it that easy to go public with a relationship?
The studio's phone was ringing off the hook. Many brand partners and cooperation parties who had been in contact with them, were in the process of negotiation, had already signed contracts, or whose contracts were about to expire were carefully inquiring about this matter.
If this was true, the subsequent cooperation would definitely be affected.
Not to mention anything else, the production team of Youth Trainee had already called countless times. Li Momo could imagine that if this became a certainty, the production team might even replace the mentors.
Even if this episode was broadcast, they could still replace the mentors later. Moreover, since it hadn't been broadcast yet, they just needed to re - record some shots.
There was no shortage of entertainers in the entertainment industry. If they got rid of one, there were plenty of others.
Considering that there were still TV dramas and variety shows waiting to be released, they couldn't go public even if it meant sacrificing everything.
Since they couldn't go public with the relationship, the best way was to play dumb.
No matter how much people asked, they just wouldn't say a word. Entertainment news had a time - limit. As long as they got through this period, people might just forget about it.
Of course, they couldn't just play dumb. First, they had to lower the popularity of the hot search, buy topics, and use marketing accounts to clear their names.
Since they were already on the hot search, they might as well take the opportunity to promote themselves.
The official couldn't get involved, so they could only let the marketing accounts lead the rhythm.
Li Momo started to contact the media they often cooperated with. Of course, she had to inform Ren Qingzhou first.
"Mr. Ren, you must stay at home these few days and don't cause me any more trouble. The studio is already busy enough with this matter. If you go out these days, there will definitely be media following you. Say as little as possible and don't say anything you shouldn't."
"What should I say and what shouldn't I say?" Ren Qingzhou retorted.
"Right now, you shouldn't say anything. It's best if you don't open your mouth at all." Li Momo replied.
"You'd better stay in the hotel and don't go out. If someone takes any more inappropriate pictures, I don't know how to salvage the situation even if I spit out blood."
As soon as Ren Qingzhou hung up the phone, he saw Fang Ting and Su Tang coming over. Fortunately, the hotel they had booked had very good security.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even dare to step out of their hotel room.
Fang Ting was holding an iPad. As soon as she saw him, she handed the iPad to him. "Quick, take a look. I saw you two suddenly on the hot search when I woke up this morning. It gave me a shock."
Ren Qingzhou took the iPad and rubbed his temples hard.
"Since this is the case, it's definitely not convenient for us two to go out. You and Jiang Bai go out and have a look. You've come all the way here, so you should make the most of it." Su Tang suggested, considering the current situation.
"I thought we could come out to relax, but who would have thought this would happen." Fang Ting glanced at the hot search again and then exclaimed in surprise, "The popularity of this hot search has suddenly dropped, and there doesn't seem to be any substantial content in it. Most of it has been replaced by some promotions."
Ren Qingzhou was still holding her iPad. Hearing her words, he also opened it and scrolled through a few pages. "The studio must have spent money to lower the popularity of the hot search."
"Is this how it is for all you celebrities? So, a lot of hot searches are bought?" Fang Ting still had the curiosity at this time.
"If you see a hot search and there isn't much discussion when you click on it, and most of it is from marketing accounts, then it's probably a bought hot search." Ren Qingzhou still answered her question. "For a hot search like this that's not good for the artist's development, the studio will also spend money to lower its popularity."
Just then, Jiang Bai came in from outside with breakfast in his hands. "What are you guys discussing over there? Come and have breakfast!"
Fang Ting saw that he was carrying a lot of things and went over to help him carry some. "I was wondering where you were this early in the morning. You went out to buy stuff. Doesn't the hotel provide breakfast?"
"I woke up early and had nothing to do, so I went out to see what the local specialties were and bought some back for us to try. What are you guys doing over there?"
"You haven't looked at your phone since you woke up this morning? They two suddenly made it onto the hot search. It's dropped a bit now, but it's still on the list."
"What hot search? Is their relationship exposed?"
"It's just a step away from being exposed. The pictures aren't that revealing."
Ren Qingzhou walked over and casually picked up something and took a bite. "What is this? It tastes so strange."
"I don't know either. They said it was a local specialty. I asked what it was, but I didn't catch it clearly."
"Alright, you two should hurry up and eat. After breakfast, go out and have a look. We two are out of luck."
"Are you really not going out?" Fang Ting couldn't help looking up at them and asking.
"With the current situation, how dare we go out? Right now, they don't know we're here. If they did, they'd block the hotel entrance."
"If they take any more inappropriate pictures, it will be all over for everyone."
"We'll just stay in the hotel and enjoy our time together. When you find something delicious or interesting outside, remember to bring some back for us." Su Tang said with a bit of a bitter smile.
"Alright, then we'll have to go out by ourselves later."