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    Friday night at 8pm is prime time for variety shows.

    Lin Tu returned home early from ACE Company after finishing the work at hand, turned on the TV in the temporary apartment arranged by the company, and waited like an ordinary audience for No Mercy’s debut on the screen.

    The work computer has been placed on the sofa not far from the TV. The official website is showing the countdown. Log in with administrator rights to get instant access. Several work groups related to the program are also busy at the moment. All the people who have worked hard for this program are looking forward to what kind of answer sheet they will receive today.

    Lin Tu poured himself a glass of warm water, curled up and sat on the sofa.

    She rarely has such time to be alone and comfortable, with her legs stretched out on the coffee table and her back relaxed against the sofa.

    When her eyes moved from the TV that was still playing advertisements to the empty seat next to her, Lin Tu couldn’t help but have a wry smile on his lips.

    At this moment, the only thing missing from her ideal life is freedom and the company of one person.

    But because of her, that person had to travel thousands of miles away, across continents and oceans, and across a long time difference, trying his best to maintain the bond between them.

    Lin Tu took out his cell phone and sent a message to Lin Qi, who had not heard from him for a long time.

    [Lin Tu]: I have finished the variety show that I discussed with you last time. It will be broadcast on TBX TV station today. Are you interested in accepting my video broadcast?

    After the exciting commercial time passed, the opening music of No Mercy sounded, and the reply message she expected did not pop up in the dialog box of Lin Tu’s mobile phone as promised.

    She sighed, put down her phone, and began to concentrate on checking the official website data and the first-hand ratings reported in the work group.

    Fifteen minutes before the show started, the number of visits to the official website steadily climbed from the initial 15,000 to 50,000.

    The focus is on the guest judges invited by the show, especially Ling Chu, who has stable fan support. The number of visits to the introduction page of he on the official website even exceeds the total number of visits to the individual he contestants.

    Xu Yingzhou, who is recently promoted by ACE Company, and Chen Ruxuan, who is affiliated with another well-known brokerage company, were arranged in advance by the program team as the main actors. Even if they did not officially appear in the program, they still took the first and second place in terms of page views for the contestants.

    In order to distinguish between the radio version and the online version, NM’s editing team edited the program into a 1.5-hour TV station condensed version and a 3-hour online full version within a limited time.The condensed version of the TV station will be released one day earlier than the full version on the Internet. The data captured by Director Miao must be the core audience with the highest expectations and the most loyal to this program.

    The camera on the TV swept across Ling Chu’s hearty and confident smile. He in front of the stage was just like when Lin Tu saw him for the first time. Like a natural luminous body, he firmly attracted the attention of others.

    Lin Tu put down the water glass in his hand, bent his legs and hugged his knees.

    This time, Ling Chu at the NM judges’ table was vaguely different from the Ling Chu in her memory.

    He, who was captured by the camera, looked at the trainees who were demonstrating in the audience with very focused eyes. He was no longer the arrogant and arrogant Ling Chu that Lin Tu was familiar with.

    He was merciless in every comment he made about the players, but Lin Tu knew that every detail he pointed out was indeed what that group of players was lacking.

    He was using his professionalism to prove that it was not a fluke that he got to this point, but Lin Tu could not separate the evil he had done to her and look at him rationally and objectively, so she quickly turned her eyes away and concentrated on checking the data fed back by the TV station.

    NM’s ratings have gone from 0.7 at the beginning to 1.1 now. To be honest, they have not reached the peak that Lin Tu and Director Miao expected.

    But to be fair, as a new program, it is already good to get this result in the first episode. Lin Tu knew that the veteran celebrity participation program that occupied the top spot in TV variety show ratings last week only got a rating of 1.7.

    She has to place greater expectations on the audience feedback from the online version that will be launched tomorrow.

    Lin Tu saw that the rhythm of the program was gradually slowing down and opened the mainstream social platforms and searched for real-time topics about NM.

    The troll comments that were arranged in advance to pave the way for the first wave of public opinion have been brushed aside by the comments shared by real viewers, which made She couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

    At least the feedback data she has received so far is normal and has reached the passing mark.

    Although the cake she promised to give to Fang Suo was not as perfect as she expected, it was ready enough to prove her ability and sincerity.

    Thinking of this, she picked up the phone, exited the dialog with Lin Qi with a little sadness, and dialed Fang Suo’s number.

    Fang Suo, who was holding a small meeting with a few capable subordinates, frowned and watched as the screen of the muted mobile phone on the table began to flicker. The subordinate who was still reporting on the recent investment plan immediately slowed down and softened his voice. Dozens of pairs of eyes looked at Fang Suo nervously, waiting to decide based on his reaction whether he should continue to report seriously or suspend the progress of the meeting.

    No one expected that Fang Suo, who never answered the phone during meetings, actually picked up the phone and put it to his ear when he saw the caller’s name displayed on the screen.

    He raised his hand to signal the subordinate who was reporting to pause his progress. His originally serious and indifferent face revealed a slight smile when he heard the voice coming from the phone.

    “What’s wrong?…Well, I understand….I’m in a meeting, but it doesn’t matter….When are you free? I want to meet and chat.”

    Everyone looked at each other and lowered their heads, listening to Fang Suo’s joyful voice without any concealment.

    They are actually about the same age as Fang Suo, but they are used to submitting to this robot-like boss who seems to have no emotions and desires of normal people. They never thought that one day they would be lucky enough to see him so close to ordinary people.

    At this moment, they were like children who accidentally caught a kiss from their parents. They couldn’t help but feel ashamed and couldn’t hide their wildly beating hearts.

    The call lasted so short that anyone who had the guts to look up and peek at Fang Suo actually caught the flash of frustration on his face when he hung up the phone.

    But soon, the place where he put down his mobile phone changed back to the place he was familiar with.

    He even accelerated the progress of his work. While he was distracted listening to the reports from his subordinates, he opened his laptop with his left hand and processed the work while raising his head. With his right hand, he opened the documents that had been accumulated during the meeting and needed to be reviewed at a glance. He multitasked quickly and efficiently while still maintaining abundant energy and astonishing accuracy.

    The small meeting, which was expected to last well into the night, was quickly broken up within an hour and fifty minutes.

    Fang Suo directly skipped some of the reporting links, rejected several investment plans that he was not optimistic about, and provided several new areas that he and Yu Si were optimistic about for his subordinates to continue digging into new projects. He set the next reporting time at nine o’clock in the morning three days later, then closed the laptop in an orderly manner, collected the documents, and walked out of the conference room with wind.

    Passing by an office that people in Sri Lanka are not used to closing, Fang Suo stopped in his tracks as he was about to go back to the hotel to recuperate.

    He heard the chatter and laughter of Yu Si’s people inside, and the informal tone made him sure in a second that the person on the other end of the phone was Lin Tu.

    He stood at the door with a straight face and knocked on the glass door as a reminder.

    Yu Siren’s eyes immediately glanced at he, the smile on his face did not diminish, but he quickly ended the conversation and hung up the communication.

    Fang Suo walked in, closed the door, and made sure that no sounds could be heard from outside before speaking with some difficulty to confirm.

    “Is it Lin Tu? Telling you about the variety show she handled?”

    Looking at Fang Suo’s pretended calm face, Yu Si couldn’t help laughing.

    Although he has already shared the forest map once, he understands the situation.When the knot between Fang Suo and Lin Tu is resolved, Fang Suo will be more willing to enjoy Lin Tu to himself rather than pulling he to join in the fun.

    Just like its he man.

    Thinking of the possibility of “other men” behind Lin Tu, Yu Siren’s originally cynical smile couldn’t help but shrink.

    He raised the corner of his mouth and slyly avoided Fang Suo’s question with a bad tone, but instead started another topic related to Lin Tu.

    “I got some incredible news a few days ago, related to your rivals Mingcheng and Lin Tu.”

    Fang Suo’s cold expression showed a little disgust when he heard Mingcheng’s name.

    He doesn’t like Mingcheng, just like Mingcheng doesn’t like him.

    But he quickly suppressed his disgust and watched Yu Si speak quietly.

    “What news?”

    The Yu Si people did not show off, but asked directly.

    “Have you investigated the reasons why Lin Tu joined ACE Company?”

    Fang Suo’s eyebrows frowned slightly.

    Because Lin Tu’s appearance was unexpected by him, it took him some time to accept her existence and plan their future, but subconsciously ignored what she had experienced before meeting him.

    When Yu Si suddenly mentioned this blind spot, Fang Suo suddenly thought of that day at the ski resort when she asked Lin Tu why he refused ACE’s assistance. He clearly remembered that Lin Tu’s face was pale and absent-minded at that time, but she quickly covered up that emotion and gave him the answer magnanimously and confidently.

    “Because I have an appointment with another big shot. He told me that I can only use 5% of ACE’s public resources to train Ling Chu. I kept my promise.”

    ——A “big shot” who was ignored by the previous he and took pleasure in making things difficult for others.

    Fang Suo quickly formed a guess in his mind.

    He looked at Yu Si and asked for his opinion with his eyes.

    The Yu Si people nodded to he seriously.

    “My gut tells me that what happened to her is more complicated than we thought.”

    Fang Suo’s heart stung slightly at these words.

    But he quickly relaxed his frowning eyebrows and responded to Yu Si with confidence and decisiveness.

    “I understand.”

    Yu Si smiled lightly, and the two looked at each other, and fell silent for a moment.

    Fang Suo looked down at an unknown place, and Yu Siren also turned his gaze away and looked at the dazzling fluorescent lamp.

    In this strange silence, Fang Suo heard the relaxed but firm voice of Yu Si in front of him.

    “I’m always on your side.”

    “…”

    Fang Suo’s heart moved slightly.

    He raised his head, looked at Yu Siren’s face, and spoke hesitantly.

    “I…will go see her tomorrow.”

    The Yusi people laughed when they were told the news.

    “I know.”

    He said this very lowly, and then asked him briskly, “Do you want me to book a restaurant for you in advance? Don’t take her to places she’s not used to.”

    Fang Suo hesitated for a second and nodded.

    “Okay.”

    After he said this word, he paused and added something unaccustomed.

    “Thank you.”

    “You’re welcome~”

    The relaxed and joyful response broke away the slight barrier between the two people, and dispersed the suspicion and defensiveness that might condense in the air at any time.

    When the office door closed again, the smile on Yu Siren’s face stopped, and his deep eyes as deep as the night calmly stared at the night-shrouded sky outside the office building.

    He soon laughed again, with the kind of smile he was accustomed to showing in front of others, bright and hearty, and even he couldn’t help but be infected by the smile reflected on the floor-to-ceiling windows.

    “I’ll open the door~ The sun shines in~ Everything is bright and warm~”

    He hummed to himself a song that others could not understand, and started working on his desk with a relaxed attitude.

    The dazzling lights were turned off, he smiled and greeted every colleague he met, and left the company after Fang Suo.

    No one knows where he will go.

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