Chapter 318

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look behind Li Yong.

The person who had just spoken was Li Yong’s assistant; seeing so many eyes on him, the assistant now felt a touch of nervousness.

At that moment, Li Yong also glanced at his assistant, then spoke.

“There’s no need to hold back—say what you have to say, voice your thoughts outright!”

His assistant had always been capable and emotionally intelligent, so Li Yong liked him greatly and had worked with him for a long time.

Li Yong had even planned to let the assistant lead his own team once he returned to take charge of the variety department.

Since the assistant now had an idea, Li Yong had no objection to letting him shine a bit more.

Upon hearing his boss’s words, the assistant felt greatly reassured and spoke up.

“The netizens are causing such an uproar simply because they love Heidan and Goudan! Since Xiao Shen refuses to take the two bears with him, why not give them their own live stream room?”

Li Yong: “...”

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Upon hearing this, both Li Yong and the other supervisors were momentarily stunned.

That actually made sense.

Isn’t the reason everyone is so upset simply because they won’t see Heidan and Goudan anymore?

If we set up a dedicated live stream room for the two bears, the netizens would have no reason to cause such a fuss.

At the same time, opening a separate live stream room would not only retain the viewers who left Xiao Yi’s channel.

It would also make the show more diverse, since right now the entire program has only Xiao Yi’s live stream left.

Seeing no one object, the assistant gained even more confidence and continued speaking.

“Even after our show ends, the production team could choose to keep this live stream room running.”

“In the future, we could use drones to observe Goudan and Heidan’s daily lives and produce a documentary about Arctic wild bears as a continuation—or special episode—of the show.”

“And if we keep this live stream room active, even after our show ends and Xiao Shen leaves the production team, it would still help divert some attention away from the ‘Braving the Hengduan Mountains for 100 Days’ channel, while also reducing fan loss from our show—or even serve as a gathering place for our fans.”

“I’ll leave this matter in your hands. I’ll have others coordinate with you.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yong gave his assistant a look of slight appreciation.

After the assistant finished speaking, Li Yong immediately made his decision and adopted his suggestion.

The assistant had laid out the details thoroughly—how could Li Yong not see the advantages and drawbacks?

Of course, the reason Li Yong now handed this task directly to his assistant was:

First, to reward him for his idea, giving him a chance to gain more experience; more importantly, to cultivate his assistant, since he was a trusted confidant.

Moreover, even if Li Yong later wanted to assign him to manage independent projects, the assistant would need a solid achievement to his name.

Now was a perfect opportunity to build such an achievement—setting up a separate live stream for the two bears wasn’t just about properly handling the current issue.

More importantly, as the assistant had said, this live stream could help retain the show’s fans even after the program ended.

It would make it difficult for the ‘Braving the Hengduan Mountains for 100 Days’ channel to draw too many viewers or fans away from this show, even after it concluded.

Seeing Li Yong say this, the other supervisors naturally had no intention of opposing him.

Not only was Li Yong now the overall supervisor of the show, but in the future he would be their superior in the Music Variety Department—this had already been decided within the company.

So why would anyone object to him on such a minor matter? Besides, the assistant’s suggestion was clearly sound in their eyes.

“Thank you, Mr. Li! I will definitely complete this task perfectly!”

Upon hearing this, the assistant exclaimed with delight.

The assistant wasn’t foolish—he could clearly see that Li Yong was using this opportunity to cultivate him.

Participating in this project didn’t mean he could realistically host or manage Season 2 of ‘Wild Challenge: Arctic 100 Days’ after Li Yong’s promotion.

But if he handled this well, with his senior leader’s backing, he stood a good chance of becoming a division head.

Effectively, the assistant was stepping straight to the top!

Even more, if the Variety Department needed to launch new shows, with his senior leader’s connections and this new experience, he might one day be entrusted to lead his own program—only then would he truly hold real power.

Of course, all this assumed everything went smoothly; right now, thinking so far ahead was still too distant for him.

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Of course, Xiao Yi had no knowledge of the outside situation.

At this moment, Xiao Yi had just finished building his wind-blocking snow barrier and was now setting up his cold-weather tent.

After everything was settled, Xiao Yi lit a fire to cook—after all, he hadn’t eaten much all day.

“Too much!”

As Xiao Yi was placing the meat into the pot, he realized the two bears were gone—he’d put in far too much.

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but smile wryly—hadn’t he, too, grown accustomed to having the two bears around?

This was evident in his daily reactions and habits.

“Mmm!”

The lynx kitten beside Xiao Yi was also in low spirits.

Although sometimes the lynx kitten did dislike the two bears—especially Goudan, the black bear who always wanted to hunt him—

once Huang Mao had left, and then the other two bears departed one after another, all his familiar companions were gone. Now, with only Xiao Yi and himself, the lynx kitten felt lonely.

So even when Xiao Yi tossed him deer meat, the little creature had little appetite.

Xiao Yi paid no attention to the little thing, ate some meat and drank a bit of broth, then began tidying up.

Lying inside his cold-weather tent, Xiao Yi closed his eyes to rest.

Today, Xiao Yi deliberately did not open the comment section.

Because when he left Heidan and Goudan behind, he could already guess how the comment section of his live stream would look.

Now, Xiao Yi was more focused on deciding whether to cross the mountain tomorrow or take a detour.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

After thinking for who knew how long, a sudden squeaking sound of a mouse reached his ears.

The lynx kitten beside Xiao Yi instantly woke up and assumed a hunting posture.

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but smile faintly, then opened the tent flap.

The moment the tent opened, the lynx kitten shot out like lightning.

Xiao Yi also rose and looked outside.

Yet inside, he muttered, “I didn’t expect that without the two bears, even mice dare disturb me.”

Actually, there were plenty of mice in this wilderness—but because Xiao Yi had always had the two bears and the lynx kitten with him, the mice had always avoided him.