AFVSIBS Chapter 170: Who is the Top Star Nowadays

 Wei Wentao thought it was because he didn't offer enough money.

Deep down, he believed that there was nothing money couldn't solve.

Therefore, he thought that as long as the money was enough, Wanhe would find a solution for this matter.

Here, I'd like to apologize. Due to a cold and dizziness, I mistakenly wrote the director of "Chinese and Foreign Music Concert" as Zhao Liang instead of Wei Wentao. This has been corrected. As for the previous two chapters, as many of them involve higher-level discussions, it's uncertain when they will be revised.

"Wei Director, I'm really sorry. I've conveyed your sincerity to Mr. Chen. Your sincerity has been noticed by everyone at Wanhe. However, Wanhe values integrity, so there's nothing we can do. I believe you wouldn't want to cooperate with an entertainment company without integrity, right? So, I hope you can understand." Wan Fangfang explained.

"What about Zhou Chen's intention?"

"Zhou Chen's intention is the same as Wanhe's. However, he mentioned that if your 'Music 2023' is really willing to change the time, they can participate in your next episode." Wan Fangfang said.

"But our next episode won't be until next year, and it will become 'Music 2024' by then."

This was why Wei Wentao was so anxious to settle things with Zhou Chen using money, because he didn't want to wait another year.

"Well, there's nothing we can do. We've already signed a cooperation agreement with the director of 'Chinese and Foreign Music Concert,' and we can't unilaterally terminate it."

"Okay, then let's leave it at that for now. Goodbye."

With no other options left, Wei Wentao reluctantly hung up the phone.

"Wei Director, are they still unwilling to adjust with 'Chinese and Foreign Music Concert'?" Assistant Feng Lili asked tremblingly.

"Yes! I never expected Wanhe to be so firm on their integrity. It seems unlikely that we'll have the opportunity to invite Zhou Chen to participate in 'Music 2023' anymore. Let's think of a way to invite other top stars and improve our ratings." Wei Wentao sighed helplessly.

"Wei Director, in that case, do we really have to invite Zhou Chen? I don't believe that without Zhou Chen, 'Music 2023' won't have the chance to achieve high ratings."

"Lili, do you have any good candidates?"

"Now that we have the A-list star Zheng Shulong participating, we can also invite the top star Chen Xiaoyu. With this, we won't worry about the ratings." Feng Lili suggested.

"Good idea. Although I don't like Chen Xiaoyu's songs and even feel a bit repulsed, I have to admit that his current popularity is huge, even surpassing many superstars. I didn't consider inviting him before, just because Zhou Chen seemed more suitable. Now that it's difficult to get Zhou Chen, for the sake of ratings, we should indeed consider him." Wei Wentao analyzed.

"Yes, as long as he can bring us ratings, it doesn't matter what his song style is like. We're not members of the Musician Association, so we don't need to worry too much. Besides, we can also use Chen Xiaoyu's influence to suppress Zhou Chen's dominance, letting them know that the entertainment industry isn't just about him bringing high ratings alone."

Wei Wentao's assistant Feng Lili was initially dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's request to change the broadcast time to 6:10 in the evening. Now that they couldn't get Zhou Chen, she was even more unwilling and wanted to use Chen Xiaoyu to suppress Zhou Chen's dominance.

After careful consideration, Wei Wentao nodded and agreed to Feng Lili's idea and suggestion.

So, they immediately contacted Chen Xiaoyu's team.

Chen Xiaoyu originally didn't have time, but when he heard the amount Wei Wentao offered was too tempting to refuse, he suddenly found time.

Moreover, he also wanted to prove his influence and status in the entertainment industry.

Especially now, when the whole internet is discussing that Zhou Chen might be the future ceiling of the entertainment industry, as a top star, he naturally feels uncomfortable. With both shows airing on the same day, he is even more eager to compete with Zhou Chen.

To generate buzz, after signing the contract with Chen Xiaoyu, Wei Wentao immediately announced the news that "Music 2023" had invited Chen Xiaoyu to participate.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a huge discussion and attention online.

"I never expected it! Our brother is participating in 'Music 2023.' I must follow this show."

"Our brother is amazing. We can watch his performance again. Keep it up, we fans will always support you."

"No matter what show Brother Xiaoyu participates in, I will support him unconditionally. He's the best in my eyes."

"Brother Xiaoyu is the eternal god of the entertainment industry. The first thing I do when I wake up every day is to look at his photos a hundred times. When I'm happily exercising with my boyfriend at night, I just stick his photos on my boyfriend's face."

"Hahaha, me too! I really want to have a baby monkey with Brother Xiaoyu."

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Chen Xiaoyu is indeed one of the top stars in the entertainment industry. After the news of his joining "Music 2023" came out, his millions of fans immediately reposted and commented to express their support for him.

There were even some crazy female fans who expressed their desire to have a baby monkey with him.

Due to his immense popularity, the news of Chen Xiaoyu joining this episode of "Music 2023" quickly climbed up the hot search rankings.

With the boost from the hot search rankings, more people became aware of this news.

"Chen Xiaoyu joined 'Music 2023'? Weren't they planning to invite Zhou Chen? I heard from internal sources that their chief director Wei Wentao personally went to Wanhe to find Zhou Chen."

"Yeah! I heard about this too. It's just that Zhou Chen seemed to not agree immediately, and then they didn't officially announce Zhou Chen's participation. Unexpectedly, they have now invited Chen Xiaoyu instead."

"I heard that it's not that Zhou Chen refused to agree, but Zhou Chen proposed to change the broadcast time of 'Music 2023' to six o'clock in the evening, and then Director Wei Wentao didn't make a decision immediately, so this matter was not finalized."

"The above explanation seems reasonable. Because the news of Zhou Chen participating in 'Chinese and Foreign Music Concert' was just announced one day ago, Wei Wentao announced that Chen Xiaoyu would participate in their 'Music 2023.' Moreover, coincidentally, the broadcast time of 'Chinese and Foreign Music Concert' is exactly six o'clock in the evening."

"Zhou Chen and Chen Xiaoyu are both top figures in the entertainment industry now, but one is a newly debuted trainee, and the other is a top star who has proved himself countless times."

...

These netizens didn't worship Chen Xiaoyu as crazily as his fans did, but rather rationally analyzed the various factors behind this news.

It must be said that some of the netizens' internal and backstage information was quite accurate. Even the fact that Wei Wentao had personally gone to Wanhe to find Zhou Chen, they all knew it, as if they were on the scene.

The analysis from netizens quickly caught the attention of Chen Xiaoyu's staff, and they immediately informed Chen Xiaoyu of these analyses.

"So, it seems that 'Music 2023's' first choice wasn't me, but that so-called Zhou Chen?"

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