After another full day of fermenting, the news about the dispute between the two celebrity guests on Love Cottage had exploded to the number one spot on the hot search list!
However, the Love Cottage production team did not, as they had in the past, use the show’s trending status to operate the traffic and promote the program.
Ever since the hashtag #Love Cottage Celebrity Guest Dispute# hit the hot search list, the official Weibo account for Love Cottage had been dead silent, as if it had nothing to do with them.
Yet, precisely because of Love Cottage‘s attitude, all the viewers became even more certain that this scoop was absolutely true!
And judging by Love Cottage‘s stance, the dispute between the two celebrity guests was probably… even more intense than they had imagined!
Thus, netizens became even more gossipy about the matter! Their curiosity grew heavier and heavier.
The heat also set a new all-time high for readership on a Love Cottage hot search topic!
Simultaneously, the audience’s anticipation for the broadcast of Love Cottage grew even stronger.
Because they were far too curious about which two celebrity observers had argued on the show, who they had argued for, what exactly they had said, and what the whole story was.
However, just as netizens across the nation were eagerly awaiting the program’s broadcast to reveal the truth…
Who would have thought that in the Love Cottage discussion forum, a newly registered throwaway account would pop up with another exposé! It claimed that the director of the Love Cottage production team had cut out the segment where the two celebrity guests argued and would not air it in the program.
It also stated that the content of the two celebrities’ argument was quite spectacular.
Well, that did it! Regardless of whether this piece of gossip was true or false! The netizens who saw this message all erupted!
They liked the variety show Love Cottage not just for the sweet romance! They also watched because the several celebrity guests on this dating reality show performed with enough ‘authenticity’!
But now, the show suddenly seemed to have become less authentic! How could Love Cottage‘s audience not blow up?
And so, even before Love Cottage Episode Seven aired, the show was once again sent to the hot search list by the viewers who genuinely loved it.
Only this time, the hot search terms were filled with protest.
Love Cottage Rejects One-Size-Fits-All Editing!#, #Love Cottage Authenticity#…
[Waiting to see if Bai Baozhu really gets zero votes in Love Cottage Episode Seven! If it’s zero votes, then the editing leak from that passerby guy is true!]
[Actually, I think what that passerby guy said is probably true. His tone sounds a lot like an insider from Love Cottage.]
[But for the production team to one-size-fits-all cut the segment where the two celebrity guests argued is just too… excessive, right?]
[If they really are an insider from Love Cottage, then the incident of the two celebrity guests arguing on the show becomes even more interesting! What kind of content was it that made the production team, which has always touted authenticity, decide to simply one-size-fits-all cut the dialogue between the two celebrity guests?]
[It’s over. My whole brain can’t handle sweet romance anymore. All I want to know now is which two celebrity guests argued! What on earth did they say that made the production team want to cut that entire segment!]
[Just based on Love Cottage production team’s dead silence regarding this hot search topic, you can tell the arguing scoop is definitely true! As for whether they’ll air it or not… well, protesting first is the right move anyway!]
[Protest the production team’s one-size-fits-all editing of such an important plot point! I want to see the celebrity observers argue! Super! Want! To! See!]
[Boycott the production team’s inauthentic editing methods! Editing is fine, but please don’t use a one-size-fits-all approach! Please restore to us the authentic celebrity observers!]
[No matter which two celebrity observers argued, or what they said, we can accept it! As long as it’s authentic!]
…
Countless netizens, because of the one-size-fits-all editing issue, voiced their protests to the production team.
There were even many viewers expressing their stance under the official Love Cottage Weibo, protesting the production team’s editing problem.
Thus, the heat kept rolling higher and higher. Even netizens who hadn’t known about the editing issue found out.
In this endless cycle, it was as if someone was leading the narrative, and the voices of protest against the Love Cottage production team grew louder and louder!
So loud that it reached a point the Love Cottage production team could no longer ignore!
…
“Director Qi, look at how fiercely the audience is reacting… How about we don’t cut the segment where Song Zhi and Xu Bingying argued in Episode Nine?”
The leader of the Love Cottage post-production team cautiously offered their suggestion.
Although this suggestion wasn’t born from some lofty belief in fairness and justice, but rather—because of a bowl of beef tofu pudding noodles~
No helping it, the smooth, tender, and refreshing beef tofu pudding noodles were just too delicious! (￣﹃￣)
Qi Gaofei had a headache as he looked at the specially compiled negative comments and some departmental suggestions for solutions on the tablet. He was really a bit baffled.
This was the Nth staff member in his production team today to give him this suggestion!
He had never realized that the staff in his production team cared so much about their show! That they were so actively considering the show’s interests!
This group unanimously suggested he simply put the entire segment of Song Zhi and Xu Bingying’s argument into the program, restoring the show’s authenticity.
But… what the hell kind of authenticity!
When did they, making this kind of entertainment-oriented variety show, ever have to focus so much on authenticity?
Moreover, these staff members giving him suggestions always gave him a strange feeling, an indescribable weirdness.
“Actually, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what Song Zhi and Xu Bingying argued about. In a sense, it could even increase our show’s topicality!”
A certain post-production team leader who had accepted a ‘bribe’ (beef tofu pudding noodles!) was diligently trying to persuade Qi Gaofei.
“And, Director Qi, haven’t you noticed that Bai Baozhu has been different from before? When we were doing the post-production editing, many colleagues became fans of the recent Bai Baozhu!
Also, last night Bai Baozhu’s popularity soared again, reclaiming her throne as the Four-Vote Popularity Queen! The focus of our show’s later plot will definitely still be on Bai Baozhu!
So, for this female guest who is currently blacklisted by the whole internet, our production team definitely needs to find a way to make her persona look better. Otherwise, our show will surely get criticized again.
Listening to this long speech, Qi Gaofei’s brows furrowed slightly as he fell into deep thought.
He had also seen Bai Baozhu’s recent performance. It had to be said, starting from Episode Eight, after Episode Seven, a charm Bai Baozhu had never shown before gradually revealed itself.
It was very pleasing to watch. Even he had changed his view of Bai Baozhu.
Even if their production team didn’t actively help Bai Baozhu whitewash her image, just by broadcasting these episodes one by one, most rational viewers would change their view of Bai Baozhu and come to like the Bai Baozhu from Episode Eight onward.
But…
“The producer of our show is a fan of Song Zhi. She thinks broadcasting this segment might damage Song Zhi’s persona, cause him to lose fans, and have a negative impact. So, it was her decision.”
The subtext was—I don’t have the authority to change it!
“Ah… I see.”
Hearing Qi Gaofei’s words, the certain team leader who had accepted the ‘bribe’ immediately deflated.
He scratched his head somewhat disappointedly, feeling for a moment that he was really too useless! He had utterly failed to live up to that explosively delicious bowl of beef tofu pudding noodles!
“However, I think your suggestions are all correct. How about this, I’ll go ask Song Zhi’s side for their opinion first. If Song Zhi’s side thinks broadcasting it is fine, then the producer probably won’t be a problem either.”
Instantly! The post-production team leader’s face brightened again! He felt! He could live up to that explosively delicious bowl of beef tofu pudding noodles after all!
Pestered to the breaking point by his own production team’s staff, and under the active urging of countless staff members, Qi Gaofei truly didn’t waste a moment. He immediately dialed the number of Song Zhi’s agent.
Soon after, Song Zhi, who was at home practicing his Glory of Kings skills, received a call from his agent, Cheng Yingda.
“Song Zhi, the director of the Love Cottage production team called to ask if you want the segment where you argued with Xu Bingying deleted. The production team’s opinion is that they want to broadcast that part exactly as it happened.”
Listening to Cheng Yingda’s words, Song Zhi was slightly taken aback and asked with some confusion.
“Wasn’t it said that the segment where I argued with Xu Bingying would be cut and not broadcast?”
“Who knows. According to the director, Female Guest No. 1 will have a major reversal later. You speaking up for her now won’t affect your image. They said you might even gain fans later.”
If the director’s team hadn’t explained it clearly and mentioned the possibility of gaining fans,
Cheng Yingda probably wouldn’t have even called to ask Song Zhi and would have directly refused on behalf of his artist.
After all, right now, Bai Baozhu, this universally disliked person, was someone who brought misfortune to anyone who spoke up for her!
However, he understood the artist under his management and knew that Song Zhi felt a sense of pity for this female lead number one who was blacklisted by the whole internet and suffering cyber violence…
“Broadcast it. I have no objection.”
After saying this, an image surfaced in Song Zhi’s mind: that face in the program, utterly serious and focused when facing delicious food. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly.
For some reason, he was a bit impatient to see this episode air.
He hoped that, by then, his influence might help this girl escape the situation of being blacklisted and cyberbullied by the whole internet a little sooner…
After obtaining Song Zhi’s agreement, Qi Gaofei, urged on by the production team’s staff again, went to communicate with the Love Cottage producer boss!
The final result of the communication was—
[Love Cottage Official Weibo V: The production team has received everyone’s feedback! We also take the matters everyone is concerned about very seriously.
Please rest assured, our production team has always adhered to maintaining natural and authentic program content.
Therefore, our program does not have a one-size-fits-all editing problem. Sometimes editing occurs simply because the program’s runtime exceeded limits. To present everyone with better content, we edit out some content not closely related to romance.
Through this incident, after our production team held an emergency meeting to discuss, we have decided to launch the Love Cottage VIP Premium Version and Behind-the-Scenes Version online! We will place some selected content that couldn’t be included in the main program due to runtime constraints into the Premium and Behind-the-Scenes Versions for everyone to watch!
The VIP Premium Version and Behind-the-Scenes Version will be available for viewing the day after each night’s broadcast! Please refer to the video website’s specific broadcast times.
Finally, thank you to the audience friends who have always supported Love Cottage. We will definitely make the program better and better!]
Once this official Weibo post was issued, the entire internet was boiling!
In less than an hour, likes, reposts, and comments had already surpassed ten thousand!
[Moreover, the keyword #Love Cottage Premium Version Coming Soon# was pushed to the hot search list! This simply let Love Cottage steal all the limelight!]
The netizens who had been criticizing and protesting against Love Cottage instantly switched sides!
They were now filled with anticipation for the upcoming Premium and Behind-the-Scenes Version of Love Cottage!
Although, VIP or something, sounded like it would cost money, a method to make money, but! The vast majority of netizens didn’t care!
[Ahhh—! Love Cottage is releasing a Premium Version?! The official Weibo post feels full of sincerity. I have a feeling the VIP Premium Version will be even more interesting than the regular version!]
“Okay, fine, this is the production team’s money-grabbing scheme, but I’m still so excited! After all, the airtime for variety shows on TV is really limited! I hope the paid premium version is longer! Hopefully it’ll be three hours long in the end!”
“My wallet can’t wait to pay! Love Cottage, go for it—!”
“So, after all that talk, Love Cottage means they’ll show the whole dispute between the two celebrity guests, right?”
“Definitely. They’ve already launched a new premium version and behind-the-scenes version because of this. The clip of the two celebrity guests arguing will surely be in either the premium or the behind-the-scenes version. Let’s just wait patiently~”
“Love Cottage is seriously the best production team I’ve ever seen! They’re so good to their fans! Can’t wait for tonight’s episode!”
“Now I’m even more curious about what content the premium and behind-the-scenes versions of Love Cottage will have. Will we see a different side of the guests in the cottage?”
“Begging the production team to cut less of Bai Green Tea’s screen time and just show more of the other seven dating guests!”
“ 1! Please cut Bai Baozhu’s screen time too, really don’t want to see it.”
……
Because the premium and behind-the-scenes versions of Love Cottage were about to launch, the show’s popularity kept rising higher and higher.
That evening, when Xu Bingying habitually wanted to scroll through Weibo while waiting for Love Cottage to air on TV, she… saw a hot search topic that nearly made her faint!
Following the hot search, after reading the official statement posted by Love Cottage’s official Weibo account, her face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color!
She never imagined that the production team, who had clearly said they wouldn’t include her argument with Song Zhi in the show, would now…
pull a stunt like this!
Her argument with Song Zhi indeed wouldn’t be in the regular show, but it would be in the VIP premium version. Were they playing her?!
Moreover, the production team made this decision without even notifying her…
Xu Bingying stared with a grim expression at the official statement from Love Cottage, utterly distressed. She was worried that once her argument with Song Zhi was broadcast, it would have a very negative impact on her.
After all, Song Zhi’s fanbase was not only massive but also fiercely loyal.
Just thinking about it gave Xu Bingying a terrible headache!
So! Why did the production team suddenly change their minds?! Was it really just because of some netizens’ comments?! But that was too exaggerated!
At that moment, how could Xu Bingying know that all these changes were simply because of…
a bowl of beef tofu pudding noodles.
In a sense, this was a ‘tragedy’ triggered by a single bowl of beef tofu pudding noodles!
The masterminds behind it all → The countless behind-the-scenes staff of Love Cottage.
At this point, no matter how confused or anxious Xu Bingying was, it was useless. The clip of her argument with Song Zhi was set in stone and would definitely be broadcast!
And the key figure in this whole ‘upheaval’ remained completely unaware.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was exactly eight o’clock.
The internet, which had been buzzing because of Love Cottage’s official statement, gradually quieted down. Almost everyone put down their phones at the same time and sat in front of their TVs to watch this week’s episode of Love Cottage…