OSTF - 13

The news of Qingcheng TV station’s unsuccessful attempt spread like wildfire among various TV stations and news agencies.

The specific inside information was not revealed.

“I have a friend over there who told me their faces looked terrible, and that female anchor was especially angry.”

“I regret not being there to watch the drama.”

“Do you think our TV station could succeed?”

While others gloated, they also began to feel that their own chances were probably slim. He Xingwang was too difficult to interview.

He wasn’t just an athlete; he didn’t lack exposure, and other matters weren’t under the control of the shooting range center.

In fact, in the past few years of competitions, the He Corporation had consistently sponsored the shooting range center, buying equipment and food, saving the country a large sum of money.

At that time, Chi Suisui was looking at her own trending topics.

After returning from the pantry, she logged into Weibo and discovered that the school’s official website had released the edited video yesterday at noon.

As a result, she successfully made it to the trending topics this morning.

Not the top spot, but still near the front, surpassing many celebrities.

The popular Weibo post was a clip of only a few minutes. Chi Suisui sat in the only beam of light in the darkness, the cello in front of her, elegant and poised.

The Weibo caption was even more direct: 【S University graduation ceremony fairy performance! After watching this video, you too have listened to a cello solo with God He!】

Chi Suisui’s lips curved. Was she riding He Xingwang’s popularity?

The comments had already exceeded twenty thousand and were still increasing.

【Hahahaha I listened to the whole thing because of this caption! It’s super nice!】

【After listening to the whole thing, I just want to ask where is God He?】

【Definitely in the audience, but it’s pitch black, no one can see him hahahahaha, paired with this caption, it’s too funny!】

【That close-up shot, truly celestial beauty!】

【First time listening to the cello, I’m in love! She looks so elegant.】

【Can anyone tell me this girl’s Weibo? Point me in the right direction?】

【A top student, talented, and beautiful. Just asking, can such a girl still lack one more new fan like me?】

The power of netizens was great. In such a short time on the trending topics, plus the limited location of S University, Chi Suisui’s information had been exposed.

Chi Suisui from the Department of Journalism.

The news reporter who had poured a glass of water on the director some time ago.

Netizens were shocked. Holy crap, is this real?

Now, the video of that director publicly accusing Chi Suisui and his statement wanting to get physical with her were dug up again and went viral.

Not only that, the director’s official Weibo was bombarded by netizens.

Chi Suisui finished reading the lively online discussions and felt that netizens were still quite reasonable.

Just as she was thinking this, a pen was thrown onto her desk.

“The director just passed by,” Su Mian winked at her and whispered, “President Sui, what are you looking at?”

“The school’s video is trending,” Chi Suisui pointed to her phone. “Aren’t you usually the most well-informed?”

Su Mian said, “I haven’t had time to look this morning, but if you’re trending, then I definitely have to go see. I’ll do it when I get a chance to slack off.”

Chi Suisui was amused by her.

When she looked down at her phone again, the trending topic position on the screen had climbed up two more spots, very quickly.

Sure enough, He Xingwang’s popularity was easy to ride.

No wonder Qingcheng TV station wanted to use the interview with He Xingwang to tie their TV station together when the scandal was about to break.

Both Qingcheng and South City TV stations were local TV stations, with news time only in the morning, noon, and a short while in the evening, the rest being the national news broadcast.

The evening news female anchor was usually the station’s leading anchor. Qingcheng TV station, being reported under her real name, could only temporarily have someone fill in.

Other TV stations were naturally happy. Once Qingcheng TV station’s evening news ratings plummeted, the viewership would be dispersed to other stations.

The next day at noon, the director requested a meeting in the afternoon.

Everyone was quite energetic after the lunch break. There hadn’t been much going on recently, so everyone expected today’s meeting might be about the Qingcheng TV station incident from two days ago.

This meeting was for everyone in the entire department, even the interns had to attend.

The meeting was scheduled for three o’clock in the afternoon, so at this time, everyone was chatting about the news that had broken online today—

Su Mian’s gossip was always very fast.

The trending topic had only just appeared today, and she had already reported it to Chi Suisui.

“That female anchor from Qingcheng TV station was in a relationship with a married boss. The guy’s ex-boyfriend felt betrayed, went to confront them, and ended up being beaten by the boss. Furious, he took some evidence and made a real-name report.”

Not only that, but he also made it public on Weibo.

Chi Suisui tapped the table. “You’re very suitable to be a reporter.”

Su Mian laughed heartily upon hearing this. “It was so hard to get this compliment! I’m going to eat an extra bowl of rice tonight.”

Chi Suisui had actually seen the trending topic in the morning.

It was very normal for things to be exposed on Weibo now. Individual power was weak, attracting public opinion was the way to achieve the final goal.

Qingcheng TV station’s official Weibo had already been flooded.

【The whole morning has passed, and the statement still hasn’t been released?】

【Are they reluctant to part with this female anchor, or is there someone else behind this?】

【Disgusting, I’ll never watch your TV station’s news again.】

【No wonder your usual ratings are in the middle to lower range. If you’re not capable, don’t take the job, okay?】

Qingcheng TV station was in chaos.

Drafting a statement also took time. It had only been a morning, and now people were already speculating about the integrity of other people at their TV station.

The female anchor had already been suspended, just waiting to be fired.

She was still in her apartment, watching the news that had broken online. Even now, other TV stations had already reported this matter.

If they had interviewed He Xingwang two days ago...

Shifting the topic at this time would definitely have some effect.

Because it involved a well-known female anchor’s romantic scandal, plus the whistleblower kept exposing things on Weibo, the news spread very quickly.

Coach Zhu Heguang saw the news in his office and couldn’t help but exclaim, “This is so exaggerated...”

Luckily, He Xingwang hadn’t accepted the interview.

The team members weren’t required to hand in their phones during their usual rest time, so they were also following the drama. “Wasn’t this TV station the one that came yesterday?”

Everyone looked at He Xingwang.

He Xingwang’s expression didn’t change, and he hummed faintly in acknowledgment.

At that time, Chi Suisui had mentioned a scandal, but as for what the scandal was, he didn’t know. But he believed Chi Suisui wouldn’t speak without evidence.

Because she was a reporter.

“This kind of thing wasn’t exposed yesterday. God He, are you a prophet?” Li Huaiming asked with great interest.

Everyone at the table became curious.

They were all young people who had entered the center in their teens, spending most of their time confined to the shooting range center, and were very curious.

He Xingwang’s lips twitched slightly. “Someone in my family is a reporter.”

Hearing this, the teammates all nodded. No wonder he knew such news in advance. Reporters were the most well-informed.

It wasn’t until they returned to the dormitory to rest that Li Huaiming remembered something. “Isn’t God He’s family running a company?”

Su Zhi next to him said, “Maybe it’s a relative’s.”

Li Huaiming recalled for a moment. “No, no, I feel like that’s not what God He meant. He seemed quite happy.”

“If you could guess accurately, you would have won a gold medal long ago,” Su Zhi laughed heartily, touching his chin. “No wonder God He doesn’t accept many interviews. His family has a reporter.”

“Maybe he gets interviewed a lot at home.”

“I also want to see God He being forced to do an interview.”

At three o’clock in the afternoon, people entered the meeting room one after another.

Even now, Chi Suisui’s video was still trending. S University had reposted it once in between.

Plus, the video of her presenting flowers to He Xingwang had been released, so today it directly climbed to the second spot on the trending topics.

This close-up allowed everyone to see their faces more clearly.

【Ahhh I’m dead!】

【How can there be such good-looking people!】

【He Xingwang in a suit is simply devastatingly handsome! So damn handsome!】

【Although this is very handsome, I still want to see him on the competition field!】

【Is that Chi Suisui presenting flowers? So beautiful.】

【I inexplicably feel like these two are a good match... fans, don’t hit me.】

【They’re alumni from the same school. Presenting flowers is normal.】

【Even if He Xingwang is dating, it doesn’t matter. He’s not an idol; he only needs to be responsible to himself and the country.】

The comments were buzzing with all sorts of discussions.

“Suisui, why don’t you claim it? You could gain hundreds of thousands of followers,” a colleague sighed, with an envious tone.

“I don’t really use Weibo,” Chi Suisui curved her eyebrows.

“Are there still young people who don’t use Weibo?” the colleague asked suspiciously, but seeing Chi Suisui’s expression didn’t seem fake, she believed her.

Chi Suisui actually didn’t use it much.

She only posted on her personal Weibo every few months. Having registered for so long, she had only posted a little over forty times.

And she logged in mainly to understand some news and public opinion trends, which was something she had to know as a reporter.

Two colleagues chatted as they walked down the hallway outside the meeting room.

“I bought a Dior dress a few days ago, but it’s a pity I can’t wear it to work.”

“It must be quite expensive. I’m saving up to buy a house.”

“The benefit of being a local is not having to buy a house,” the person looked back. “The one Suisui wore when she was trending was even better-looking, but I couldn’t tell what brand it was.”

There was a hidden hint of boasting in her tone.

Chi Suisui keenly heard it, smiled, and didn’t reply.

Competition within the department was inevitable, but she was too lazy to argue with people over such trivial matters.

Being on the trending topics positively and being envied was normal.

It wasn’t until everyone had arrived that the real business began.

At the beginning, it was a summary of recent news reports. Although Chi Suisui only had two, the one about the director’s fake academic credentials was very popular.

Although there was no distinction between high and low news, there would always be comparisons.

After the report, the director didn’t directly mention the Qingcheng TV station incident, but everyone knew that was what he wanted to talk about.

After speaking, he announced a new piece of news.

“Our station is also preparing to launch a weekly sports column, arranging two champions each day. You can volunteer.”

A group of people sat around the conference table. Chen Ruyu asked, “Has the director already decided on the athlete candidates for the column interview?”

The director smiled slightly. “Not yet. Each of you submit a list, and I will contact the higher-ups to finalize the athlete and reporter candidates.”

Su Mian raised her hand and asked, “Director, if my submitted list is adopted, will I have priority for the interview?”

The director said, “Only if you are confident will we let you conduct the interview yourself.”

Hearing this, everyone became eager.

Interviewing the people they chose themselves, especially if they chose an athlete with high exposure, would be most beneficial to them.

The meeting ended a little after four o’clock, and everyone returned to their seats.

If they wanted to stand out from others, they had to quickly put athletes with high current exposure and excellent competition results on their lists first.

Most people’s first thought was to write He Xingwang.

After hesitating for a long time, they still deleted the name—because it was a completely uncertain thing.

Su Mian originally planned to search for well-known champions, but then she saw the headline on the browser and swallowed her saliva. “President Sui.”

Chi Suisui had just sat down. “What’s wrong?”

Su Mian said, “Your Weibo has been exposed.”