Plus, any random major could be deadly difficult. Are they trying to make her reveal her hidden skills?

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead that hadn’t been shed yet, and directly sent a WeChat message to Ling Yao: "Enough already, hasn’t this gone on long enough?"

"Relax, I’m not that free either. I’m just worried someone might intentionally blacken these segments. I decided to release them in advance, and I used technical means—without me, no one can delete it. Even if the capital can suppress the trending, I’m no pushover. Unless those three to four million fans of mine are fake, now I’ve come out too. I just saw Old Zhou didn’t look too happy, so there’s nothing he can do, haha!"

That’s what Ling Yao said directly in a WeChat video call with her, and Hua Yan looked helpless.

"Thanks to you, my Weibo got @ so much it’s paralyzed. Will you die if you don’t show off your affection for one day?"

"These people’s thinking is so weird. I clearly went to criticize people, how can they say I’m showing affection? Not cute at all. Alright, go take a rest. I’m in a good mood, I’m heading to a bar for a couple of drinks!"

"What if you run into paparazzi," 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Don’t worry, I’ve arranged to meet Liu Yang. That guy wants me to go first, and after he gets his award, he’ll come over."

Liu Yang, a second-tier male star, somehow hit it off with Ling Yao and became brothers. Although sitting far away that day at the venue, it didn’t affect their interaction. Although she had never worked with Liu Yang, she knew he attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts before entering the industry, quite exceptional, with an artsy sense of style. You see, there’s something to be said about someone with a higher education. It wouldn’t hurt Ling Yao to interact more with people like that.

The most surprising thing to her was that after Liu Yang got his award, he posted a thought-provoking Weibo—

"What wrong have you done, except being too dazzling, arousing jealousy buried deep in some people’s hearts!"

Though the accompanying picture was of him receiving his award, he @ Hua Yan because Liu Yang had just liked two of Ling Yao’s posts. Clearly, this wasn’t accidental, so is he standing up for her?

What’s more ridiculous was that someone didn’t mind creating trouble, went to his Weibo and liked the post, which was immediately caught and reported by a marketing account.

That night, the top ten hot searches were all Hua Yan, managing to steal the limelight from all the celebrities who attended and received awards without even being there. Isn’t that infuriating?

The next day, some of the hot searches did drop, but one person remained at the top, couldn’t be deleted, with countless comments and retweets, even Ning Hao, who isn’t a fan, came over to praise Ling Yao.

"This brother-in-law of mine is just too tough. Sis, I think he really doesn’t have any words about you, why won’t you just relent?"

"Let adults handle their own issues, kids shouldn’t butt in. Don’t you think he’s causing me trouble?"

Ning Hao pouted, "What trouble, brother-in-law is impressive. With such a big issue and he’s acting like it’s nothing. Look at the entertainment circle now; how many dare to care so much about you, except brother-in-law and my Molly, who was the first to repost his Weibo. So when you can admit it, you should give him credit and acknowledge his status, isn’t that right?"

Hua Yan shot him a glare: "If I tell the media I have nothing to do with him now, will anyone believe it? Our relationship is so messy it can’t be explained clearly, take care of your own feelings and stop meddling, for my sake!"

After this hot topic surfaced, the media was all over it, and there were even marketing accounts analyzing if she was at fault.

What was worse, some took the opportunity to kick, and two female stars were caught by their opposing forces for inappropriate comments, resulting in intense exposure. Although they got their awards, it was laughable whether they’d qualify for next year’s event.

If they had no dirt, it wouldn’t matter, but both had bad reputations with plenty of scandals. Previously backed by capital, now abandoned by their hidden sponsors with no PR to manage, those journalists are sharp enough to dig them up viciously. Now it’s completely over for them.

In contrast, after the incident, Zhou Zhou actually received several offers from variety shows, starting recordings after the New Year.

For the past few years, Hua Yan has been focused on acting, rarely appearing on variety shows. Even if she did, it was as a guest. But this time, they planned to have her as a regular MC, the quickest response from a TV station after her incident.

She’s particularly interested in the "Healing Life" program, inviting three female guests of different ages to a rural setting to be self-sufficient for their three meals. The program group provides nothing, except a venue, and where this venue is remains undecided, with initial plans to go to an island.