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Sun Yueqing, dressed in a blue evening gown, appeared at the entrance of the lounge surrounded by people.

"Wu..." Just as she was about to greet Wu Mu, she noticed Lu Yao next to him and paused slightly, but quickly reacted and greeted with a smile, "Yao, you’re here too."

In fact, Lu Yao and Sun Yueqing didn’t have much of a personal relationship; they were never really in the same circle. One is a strong actor focused on acting, the other is a new generation starlet with a bit of traffic orientation.

They hadn’t had much interaction before.

But at least she is Wu’s good friend, one of the popular CP candidates, where affection is extended to what is connected...

Hmm, something seems off?

Lu Yao hesitated for a moment, but ultimately responded lively, "Sister Yueqing, hello hello."

Wu Mu, on the other hand, hadn’t expected Sun Yueqing to return, "Qing, weren’t you supposed to have a program to prepare for today?"

Sun Yueqing walked over familiarized and took a seat on the sofa next to Wu Mu, "It’s still early, it’s been a while since we’ve been on a show together, so I came to check out your place."

Yes yes yes, you ought to come and look!

Your visit brings the buzz!

The host’s eyes sparkled, wanting to dig up some scoop from Sun Yueqing’s side; she couldn’t possibly be as dumb as Lu Yao, right?

Hold on!

As she was about to speak and guide, a thought suddenly crossed her mind...

It seems like Sun Yueqing isn’t the only one who hasn’t been on a show together for a while?

Is there someone even buzzier?

Will she come too?

The host’s gaze couldn’t help but look towards the door.

And unexpectedly, her wish came true.

Sounds of excitement erupted outside the door.

After a flurry of footsteps, a figure in a white chiffon dress appeared at the entrance.

Mo Mo stood at the door, taken aback as she looked at the lounge filled with people, and then smiled: "It sounds quite lively here."

No need to mention what the scene was like.

Meanwhile, the streaming room burst into chaos.

"Chaotic scene, chaotic scene!"

"Oh gosh! I forgot Mo Mo and Sun Yueqing were coming today! Even Lu Yao, the dumbo, couldn’t resist coming early to check out Wu Gou’s situation, could they hold off?"

Everyone suddenly stopped discussing the voting results and started gossiping.

"The Wu Gou CP candidates are all here! They all like Wu Gou, right?"

"Impossible to say, but it feels like Xiao Mo definitely likes him; the way she sang before makes it obvious enough."

"Lu Yao definitely has feelings too; she’s a dumbo to the point that she hasn’t hidden it at all."

"Sun Yueqing obviously had thoughts, given Wu Gou’s previous birthday scene."

"Oh, now that Wu Gou is single, someone’s definitely about to make a move!"

"I support Yao! Yao is the best CP for Wu Gou!"

"Sun Yueqing isn’t bad either! Long-time friends, supporting each other, helping each other, companionship is the most heartfelt confession!"

Everyone was enthusiastically shipping CPs, even discussing who to support.

Looking at the bullet messages, surprisingly, most support Lu Yao, with many fun-seekers deliberately joining in.

Sun Yueqing came second, with sincere blessings mostly, even her fan group didn’t oppose much, though Wu Mu has fallen from favor and doesn’t have a great reputation.

But the two have indeed been friends for many years; their interactions really have that warm sense of long-lasting companionship, and fans could accept it if they ended up together.

Mo Mo, on the other hand, received the least support.

Hmm, Xiao Mo’s fans insist they don’t agree!

Regardless of who they support, everyone is eagerly watching the chaotic scene now.

All three of them like him; gathering together they wouldn’t avoid an open or concealed confrontation!

However, the viewers in the comments were disappointed.

Mo Mo was still at the door and hadn’t entered the room yet.

There was more commotion outside the door.

Wang Xiaotian stood a bit behind the doorway, glanced at the people inside like Wu Mu, Lu Yao, Sun Yueqing, then looked at Mo Mo who hadn’t entered yet and scratched his head, "I feel like my timing is off?"

Yes, this is another person who hasn’t been on a show with Wu Mu for a while.

Even though he wasn’t concerned at all, nor feeling guilty, seeing Wang Xiaotian come over, Wu Mu still smiled, "No, you’re just in time."

Mo Mo and Wang Xiaotian entered.

But it turned out that things were far from over.

It hadn’t even been two minutes.

Zhao Xue, a national-level star who participated with them in "Masked Singer" appeared at the door, poking her head inside and startled, "Is this Wu Mu’s lounge? Why are there so many people?"

She had just arrived when Cai Wanhai, who also participated in "Masked Singer", came in, seeing the people in the lounge, puzzled, "What’s going on, everyone’s gathered here?"

Then came Tang Weiwen, Zheng Qiang, Yue Li...

Wu Mu’s lounge became overcrowded to the point people could only stand at the door to greet each other.

The red carpet ceremony hadn’t even started yet, Wu Mu’s lounge was already like an early-stage lineup.

The streaming room comments exploded again; although they didn’t see the anticipated chaotic scene, this spectacle was quite explosive too.

"Wasn’t it said Wu Gou had a terrible reputation in the circle, with everyone wishing he’d disappear, how come everyone’s here privately to greet him?"

"Whoa, Wu Gou got the full treatment, counting the people who came, not a single simple one."

"Actually, Wu Gou’s reputation doesn’t seem too bad off the stage; those stepping on him are those in competitive positions or artists he’s clashed with, others mostly had interactions in one or two programs and come greet when they meet."

"Thinking about it, it makes sense, with Wu Gou’s personality, if I knew him personally, I’d probably be friends with him. Hmm, as long as that rascal doesn’t exploit me."

Online, Wu Mu was always seen as an enemy of the world, with many adversaries indeed, especially those living off traffic dreams wishing he’d disappear as soon as possible.

So public perception was he had no social connections except a few specific female celebrities.

But looking at the stream now, he seemed to have good connections!

Though some part could be due to Wu Mu becoming more popular.

But the fact remains; it’s not as if there are no popular people present, yet everyone gathered to greet Wu Mu clearly indicates something.

The bustle in Wu Mu’s lounge lasted for a while due to overcrowding; everyone couldn’t stay long, so they dropped by to greet, chatted a few words, and left.

Initially planning to stay a bit longer to chat, Mo Mo and Sun Yueqing found that with so many people around it wasn’t convenient to linger, so they left together.

In contrast, Lu Yao and Wang Xiaotian didn’t show any intention of leaving, intending to stay until the event commenced, so the three "ace" clerks from Star Agency had a reunion.

After a bit more time passed, it was almost time for the red carpet entrance.

...

"Eighteen million!"

At the backstage of the venue, Fan Wen’s face turned red with excitement as he looked at the platform’s online users.

Even before the red carpet started, the conversation segment had so many viewers!

This number hadn’t just not dropped from the beginning; it even increased by two million, thanks to the excitement in Wu Mu’s lounge!

This was unimaginable under normal circumstances.

But, what’s next...

"Mr. Chen, we’re about to switch to the official red carpet footage; online viewers might decrease a lot." Fan Wen hesitated as he spoke.

Normally, the red carpet opening should have more viewers but this year, if they switch from Wu Mu’s footage, many people tuning in for the excitement would likely leave.

Chen Yong got his point, "Then just open a separate stream for viewers to freely switch and watch. But don’t make it too obvious that we’re favoring Wu Mu, or other guests might object; offer multiple camera angles, open several streams."

This year, X Night adopted the same streaming model as the previous "Singer" program with multi-view streaming. Besides the main view, there are other views for viewers to switch themselves.

But they initially planned to open these streams post-red carpet entrance. Now, to keep viewer numbers from dropping, they had to make some adjustments.

Wu Mu soon received notification that his stream would continue.

Slightly surprised, he was pleased with such a development; more cameras meant earning more points.

Hmm, when walking the red carpet later, he’d better organize something to keep the buzz for more points.

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