This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 77 - Watch the Program
Chapter 77: Chapter 77 Watch the Program
Chapter 77 -77 Watch the Program
Clearly, Wu Mu hadn’t gone out.
After Lin Qingyue made a phone call, the door opened.
Wu Mu appeared before the camera, bleary-eyed and still sighing, “Director Lin, why does your show always have to start recording so early? Can’t it be a bit later?”
Lin Qingyue shook her head with a smile, “Any later and we wouldn’t have enough time to complete today’s tasks.”
Wu Mu looked listlessly at the camera, “Didn’t we already film getting up last time? Why again? What’s the task for today?”
“Starting from waking up makes the show seem more realistic and complete. Today’s task…”
Lin Qingyue teased, “Teacher Wu will find out soon enough. You should like it.”
Liu Lan frowned unconsciously as she watched the lethargic Wu Mu on the screen.
She had been busy with family matters and her divorce recently, hardly paying attention to Wu Mu’s side of things or his new show.
Although she had just finished and caught up on the public’s opinion of Wu Mu, realizing that he seemed to have changed from before,
This change was way too drastic.
He used to be a serious and proper person, always preparing well in advance for even the smallest shows and treating them seriously.
But now… casual? Composed?
Had his personality really changed, or was this a new persona he’d constructed after his career downfall?
Liu Lan tended to think the latter.
After all, personality isn’t so easily altered.
She felt somewhat displeased.
A person who once hated creating personas and resisted company packaging was now actively constructing one to make money.
Even acknowledging his difficult situation, it was hard not to feel like a pure, unblemished piece of porcelain had been tainted, now covered in a layer of despicable grey.
On TV, the show’s guests had already gathered at the hotel entrance.
The opening segment was about Wang Xiaotian talking about Wu Mu selling merchandise.
He’s selling products?
Liu Lan’s frown deepened.
Then she saw the clips the production team had edited in, showing the prices of Wu Mu’s online store products and comments from the web.
219 for a cup?
Liu Lan almost thought she had misread, mistaking the position of the decimal point.
But there was no mistake, which instantly soured her mood.
What exactly happened to him in this period, to become so blinded by greed?
Liu Lan was angry, feeling not just that her carefully crafted porcelain was stained, but that it had been thrown into a cesspool.
How could he be this foolish now?
Even if he needed money, didn’t he think beforehand whether he could actually make money this way?
“My store has already sold out, it must be that everyone is pretending and then seizing the opportunity to buy,” Wu Mu remarked.
Liu Lan, along with the other guests on the show, was stunned.
Watching as Wang Xiaotian clicked into Wu Mu’s store and saw that the items were sold out, she fell silent.
After a few seconds of silence, she picked up her phone and dialed Duan Ming, “Was Wu Mu selling merchandise arranged by the company?”
There was a moment of hesitation on Duan Ming’s side before he realized the boss must be watching the show and asking about Wu Mu’s exploding online store sales.
He quickly replied, “No, the company hasn’t arranged anything for him recently apart from getting him on ‘Masked Singer.'”
Liu Lan pressed, “Then is there another company trying to recruit him, helping him with marketing?”
Duan Ming shook his head with certainty, “No, I’ve paid special attention, and no company from the industry has contacted him.”
“Then how did his online store sell out?”
Now you’re really asking where I’m blind, if I knew, wouldn’t I be selling stuff too?
Duan Ming hesitated before responding, “Probably the fans are paying?”
“He still has fans?” Liu Lan’s voice held no sorrow or joy, betraying no inclination.
“I guess?” Duan Ming sounded very tentative. If one went by the online buzz, Wu Mu surely didn’t seem like he had fans, but then his merchandise had indeed been sold out, with his album sales reaching seven to eight million.
Apart from fans, which wealthy fools would buy this stuff, yet afford it?
After hanging up the phone, Liu Lan watched Wu Mu laughing heartily on the TV and felt a sense of unfamiliarity for the first time.
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Jiangning University.
Su Meng frowned, “His stuff is sold that expensively, and people still buy it?”
Xu Tingting and Liang Fang exchanged glances then burst into suppressed laughter.
“Of course, there are buyers, and right in front of you at that,” Liang Fang laughed to the point she almost couldn’t straighten her back.
Xu Tingting picked up a ceramic cup from the table nearby, “Ta-da~” presenting it to Su Meng, “Look, a 219 yuan value painted mountains and rivers ceramic cup.”
Su Meng: “…”
She looked speechlessly at Jiang Qian, who was turning red beside her, “You’re doing a fine job as an outsider girlfriend.”
Jiang Qian, slightly embarrassed, defended herself, “I’m supporting my dad; these products are manufactured in his factory.”
After a quick justification, she hurriedly changed the subject, “Tingting, turn on the comments section, see what everyone is saying.”
Xu Tingting activated the comments section and a flurry of comments filled the screen.
“I don’t know what he’s so proud of. I admit he has some fans, but is it honorable to fleece them?”
“Indeed, it’s disgusting. I don’t know how people can still support him now.”
“Pfft, it’s just because he’s good-looking, so whatever he does, there are idiot fans to support him.”
Some were criticizing Wu Mu for exploiting his fans, finding him truly revolting.
Strangely enough, these critics were in the minority; most people didn’t seem to care one way or another.
“Haha, Wang Xiaotian’s expression just now was hilarious. Ever since Wu joined the show, it feels like Xiaotian has become the setup man, all to showcase Wu’s punchlines.”
“Wu brings the show’s excitement. If it were me there, I’d probably have the same expression. Who’d have thought Wu, with his career in shambles, would still have fans willing to pay up?”
“The key is Wu knows how to create good TV. With him selling the merchandise, if he had just flatly stated what was happening, the effect wouldn’t have been as great. But he throws out a punchline, saying everyone seems to be cursing on the surface but secretly they’re hoarding goods. The contrast draws others in and immediately changes the perception.”
“Man, regardless of what you think about Wu Mu’s character, he really knows how to work a show.”
Su Meng, surprised, noticed that peoples’ reaction to Wu Mu’s approach was rather forgiving.
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If any other star sold merchandise like this, even if the products sold out, they’d likely be relentlessly criticized.
But Wu Mu was not only escaping much critique, but he was also being joked about with shrimp and pork heart, with comments suggesting that those cursing him might be just pretending while secretly preparing to snatch up goods next time.
She was taken aback, but Xu Tingting knew the reason behind it, “Hehe, mainly because Wu Mu doesn’t care at all about being cursed. The cursing doesn’t affect him at all; he can even turn it around to tease those who curse him. When people don’t feel a sense of achievement from cursing, they naturally get tired of it.”
