Chapter 5: The Strongest Resource-Backed Artist in the Entertainment Industry!

The final segment of the program is called "How to Evaluate Ta."

It adopts a debate format where everyone gathers at a table to take turns debating (praising/outputting).

The live chat exploded during this segment, and the number of online viewers surged.

"It's coming!!!"

"Stop stalling, hurry up and output on Hu Ye. Whether we get a thrill tonight depends entirely on you guys!"

"Although Hu Ye is acting a bit crazy today, it doesn't change the fact that he is a beautiful waste himself."

"If bullying teammates and leeching off others' popularity until they stop working can be forgiven, then what do we need the police for?"

"Lin Jingyi, I'm rooting for you!"

The fans' and audience's anticipation for this segment was visible to the naked eye.

On stage.

Lin Jingyi, who was entrusted with high hopes by everyone, did not disappoint the audience.

After He Laoshi warmed up the stage and everyone had taken turns praising Chu Luanyu, she immediately aimed her spear at Chi Ye: "Chi Ye, I have collected a few questions from netizens here..."

The people around immediately fell silent, each cooperatively making various gestures of covering their mouths and acting exaggerated.

"Are we really going to do this for real?" the male regular said quietly, but not entirely quietly.

"It's over, it's over. Is this something a small fry like me should be hearing?" the female regular said even more exaggeratedly.

"Let's not..." Chu Luanyu's long eyelashes fluttered.

Hearing the noise, Chi Ye turned his head: "The next segment is a paid program; everyone, please get a VIP subscription first."

"Hahaha..."

"You, you, you!"

"Brother Chi, you're an idol, watch your image!"

"Tencent, pay up!!!"

The group instantly broke character.

But with Chi Ye saying that, the originally tense atmosphere eased significantly.

Lin Jingyi was unaffected; she stared at Chi Ye, and her first question was extremely violent: "My first impression of you was actually not very good. Many people online are saying that you are a resource-backed artist, that you have a huge background in Yuena, and that your teammates don't dare to offend you..."

Before she could finish, the people off-stage and around them were already "wowing" and jeering.

"So ruthless?!"

He Laoshi's eyes showed surprise.

He remembered that although the script had arranged for similar questions, it shouldn't have been this direct.

Lin Jingyi smiled and looked at Chi Ye: "Everyone says you are a royal family member, that you obtained resources through other means, and that you have no talent. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"

"No need for a defense."

Chi Ye leaned back on the sofa, thought for a moment, and pointed at Chu Luanyu beside him: "But isn't it going too far to call me a resource-backed artist and a royal family member right in front of my Sister Yu?"

"If I'm a royal family member, then what is Sister Yu? The Emperor?"

Lin Jingyi was stunned.

Chu Luanyu reacted quickly; her baby face tightened, and she proudly puffed out her chest: "Right, I am also a royal family member, we all are—resource-backed artists!"

"Hahaha!"

"Yu Yu is so cute."

"The Emperor part killed me."

Both Chi Ye and Chu Luanyu are very famous resource-backed artists in the industry.

But their tiers are different.

Chu Luanyu is the type of resource-backed artist for the entire entertainment industry; her debut resources were so good that many top-tier starlets could only drool over them.

Chi Ye, however, is purely a royal family member of the Yuena company, having resources only within one company.

Moreover, Chu Luanyu's status as a royal family member has reached the point of breaking out of the industry; even passersby outside the circle know there is such a delicate, beautiful, top-tier-bodied resource-backed artist who just can't get popular no matter how much she is promoted.

When she first debuted, Chu Luanyu was often boycotted because of this; whichever movie she appeared in, everyone would curse it.

Years later, the phrase "Chu Luanyu is a resource-backed artist" has long become a meme in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, compared to Chu Luanyu sitting beside him, Lin Jingyi's sharp output suddenly appeared weak and powerless.

"Um..."

Lin Jingyi was choked up, clearly not expecting Chi Ye's reaction and eloquence to be so good.

And with him pulling this, she really couldn't keep harping on this topic.

After all, Chu Luanyu was right there; she couldn't really offend her.

She changed her angle and asked a more "bloody" question: "Then what about the bullying?"

"Many people say that during your time in the Rise boy band, you were constantly bullying other teammates, including top-tier stars like Peng Chen and Shen Qingyu. How do you respond to this yourself?"

Bullying.

This was not in the script previously arranged by the production team, because the production team didn't want to touch topics involving morality or even legal boundaries.

In other words, saying this during a live broadcast was too ruthless.

So, hearing these two words, He Laoshi's expression changed immediately.

Chu Luanyu also suddenly raised her head, her pair of pitch-black eyes staring fixedly at Lin Jingyi.

"Ahem, this matter seems to be just a rumor from those gossip media..."

He Laoshi coughed twice, wanting to brush past this point.

"Let me give a simple response."

Chi Ye looked at Lin Jingyi, who was still pursuing the matter relentlessly, and said calmly: "It is indeed bullying."

"I bullied all six of them by myself. It's mainly because I have the aura of a king; a 1v6 is no problem once I shake my tiger-like body."

"Haha."

Chu Luanyu laughed out loud upon hearing this.

Lin Jingyi was also stunned, but then she realized that Chi Ye was "whitewashing" himself.

She didn't give him a chance at all and continued to press: "Can't one person bully six people? What if you use resources to bully them?"

"You are a royal family member; if others don't listen to you, you don't give them resources. Do they dare to resist?"

Chi Ye was slightly surprised and didn't refute it again.

Lin Jingyi smiled triumphantly: "So, this is true, then?"

"No."

"I was just thinking... am I really as powerful as you say..."

Chi Ye lowered his eyes in thought, slightly puzzled: "If I were really that powerful, why would I be sitting here being outputted today? That's not right, Yuena is playing me! Is this the treatment for a royal family member?!"

"!!!"

"He can even do that?!"

"Awesome!"

The live audience was directly made to scream by Chi Ye's response.

Because his positioning in this episode was known to everyone, the reaction speed and eloquence of this reply completely exceeded everyone's expectations; they were stunned.

With this kind of reaction and eloquence, you're telling me this is Hu Ye?

Lin Jingyi: "..."

She was also shown up by Chi Ye's reaction at this moment.

To be honest, today's Chi Ye made her feel very strange.

Although she hadn't had contact with Chi Ye before, the entertainment industry is only so big; insiders basically know about any movement.

The rumored Chi Ye was someone who daily fawned over big shots, bullied the weak and feared the strong, was petty and stingy, and had zero professional ability.

Aside from his face, there was almost nothing about him that could be brought out.

So the fandom gave him the nickname—beautiful waste.

But today's Chi Ye...

Although she didn't want to admit it, Lin Jingyi did feel that this was very different from the Chi Ye in her impression.

"I'm going to call Yuena right now. How was this arranged? You put a person with connections like me in a position to be scolded? Does the president of Yuena not want to work anymore? If he doesn't want to work, then replace him!"

Chi Ye prepared to take out his phone to question the company.

"Chi Chi, Chi Chi."

He Laoshi reached out to stop him, using a double entendre: "Are you planning to quit after participating in the program?"

Chu Luanyu puffed out her chest: "Well done! This is the demeanor our resource-backed artists should have; you didn't embarrass us!"

The audience off-stage laughed, and Lin Jingyi's eyes shifted, already preparing for a new round of even more violent output.

"Wait." Chi Ye reached out to stop her, his bright eyes looking at everyone: "Wasn't it supposed to be a debate? Should it be my turn now? It can't just be Jingyi talking the whole time, right?"

Everyone was slightly stunned.

The format of this segment was indeed like that; the content written on the script was roughly that Chi Ye would react slowly to questions, and He Laoshi would smooth things over, which would not only wrap things up but also let the audience have a thrill.

But looking at Chi Ye's performance today, you're telling me he reacts slowly?!

"Of course."

The program director off-stage shook his head at He Laoshi, but considering this was a live broadcast and there was no way to refuse, He Laoshi still nodded and reminded him: "But you have to be careful."

"Careful about going for the kill?"

He Laoshi collapsed.

"Hahaha."

Chu Luanyu bit her red lip lightly: "You had better think about whether you can walk out of this studio 'alive' today."

"No worries." Chi Ye pointed at himself: "I am royalty; whoever dares to stop me, I will 'bully' them!"

"Hahahaha."

Chu Luanyu realized that when it came to sharp tongues, she was no match for Chi Ye at all, so she raised her small hand to signal for Chi Ye to begin.

"Jingyi, are you ready?"

Chi Ye was still somewhat considerate toward ladies.

Stared at by Chi Ye's attractive eyes, Lin Jingyi inexplicably felt a chill down her spine and swallowed hard: "I-I'm ready."

"Very well." Chi Ye paused, stared at Lin Jingyi's cyber-tech face, and said bluntly: "What is the tech content of this face of yours?"

"Oh~!"

"Bro, bro!!"

The people nearby had their pupils dilate in shock, letting out sounds of disbelief.

Lin Jingyi's cyber-face and affected personality were already famous both inside and outside the industry; because they were so prominent, she had also been mocked by the entire internet for a period of time.

But on a show, who would dare to ask such a question so directly?

Lin Jingyi's pretty face turned pale from the question; this was something everyone knew, so it was hard to deny, but she couldn't admit it directly either, so she could only mumble vaguely: "I just had a minor touch-up, a minor touch-up, just a slight adjustment, not much..."

"That's not right." Chi Ye looked at Lin Jingyi's face, which was full of mechanical vibes: "A minor touch-up? I think you mean a 'minor-no-touch-up'—you didn't touch it at all!"

He glanced at the introduction and photo of Lin Jingyi on the big screen—that photo was from several years ago—then looked at the Lin Jingyi in front of him and shouted directly to the production team off-stage:

"The production team is quite innovative this time, even specifically inviting a non-celebrity with the same name as Jingyi to participate in the show!"

"Ah~!"

"So ruthless!"

"Hahaha!"

The stage and the audience exploded instantly; even the members of the production team covered their faces.

Is his little mouth laced with poison?!

"If you ask me, our production team really understands innovation..."

Chi Ye still wanted to keep rambling.

"The child is still young, everyone please don't take offense."

He Laoshi reached out with a serious expression and looked into the camera: "This program is a debate show; everything above belongs to the normal discussion segment. Everyone, please do not imitate this!"