Soon, "Beauty Competition" released a new announcement.
The contestants' bikini photoshoots were canceled and would be replaced with sportswear photoshoots. To compensate the audience, these photoshoots would not require purchase. As long as the virtual gifts reached a certain amount, the photoshoot collection would be available for free.
This announcement naturally sparked dissatisfaction among the show's viewers. They wanted to see people without clothes; who wanted to see photoshoots in sportswear? Sportswear was unfashionable and ugly, and most importantly, it covered everything that needed to be revealed. Who would be interested?
Many viewers immediately went to the official account of Feilong Live and caused a commotion. Feilong Live responded by informing them that they would be live-streaming the sportswear photoshoot that evening and suggested they watch the broadcast first.
This ambiguous response directly raised the expectations of the show's audience, and the matter quickly became a trending topic on many social media sites.
Zhan Ruoqing called Ye Zhi to discuss the matter.
"Ye Zhi, don't you think this sportswear photoshoot sounds more complicated than its literal meaning?" Zhan Ruoqing asked doubtfully. "But sportswear is all similar. Even the most attractive sportswear, what tricks could they possibly pull?"
Ye Zhi pondered, "I can't guess either, but we should know once the live broadcast starts tonight."
Zhan Ruoqing curiously continued, "Do you think Ou Minghan genuinely took the warning to heart and restrained himself, or is he playing word games with the official media?"
"It's hard to say," Ye Zhi smirked slightly. "But since the official media issued an ultimatum, if he's still playing these little tricks, he'll face a very grim outcome."
"That's true," Zhan Ruoqing said, grinning with schadenfreude.
In the evening, Ye Zhi returned to the villa. She opened her computer and prepared to watch the live broadcast of "Beauty Competition" to see what this so-called sportswear photoshoot was all about.
As soon as she opened the live broadcast channel, Ye Zhi saw the camera focusing on a contestant's high chest.
Ye Zhi felt a surge of relief. She had worried about this situation, which was why she hadn't watched with Qi Xuan this time. It seemed her decision was absolutely correct.
These contestants were wearing sportswear, but the tops were about the same length as a regular sports bra. The sports shorts below were almost as short as the shortest skirts.
Ye Zhi: ...
She was truly impressed with Ou Minghan now. Did he think everyone else was an idiot?
It seemed this program had brought Ou Minghan a significant amount of advertising revenue. This revenue prevented him from rashly interfering with the show. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so outwardly compliant yet inwardly defiant of the official media's warning, showing such blatant disregard for them.
Just as Ye Zhi was about to turn off the broadcast, two contestants nearby were laughing and playing. They accidentally fell together, and one of them, as she fell, managed to pull off the other contestant's top.
This scene was directly captured by the camera. The contestant whose clothes were pulled off screamed in shock, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.
Ye Zhi was utterly speechless. Was the script for this show becoming increasingly outrageous?
Since they couldn't have bikini photoshoots, they were using this kind of script to give the audience a feast for their eyes as compensation?
The reason she was certain it was scripted was that despite the chaotic scene and such an obvious broadcast accident, the cameraman had no intention of shifting the focus.
She truly hadn't expected Ou Minghan to be so audacious; it was no different from a public provocation.
Ye Zhi turned off the broadcast and went to the balcony.
She looked towards Qi Xuan's window, wishing she could see his chiseled abs to cleanse her eyes.
Suddenly, the opposite window opened, and Qi Xuan appeared at the window.
Looking at his handsome face, Ye Zhi suddenly felt her mood lift.
He looked at Ye Zhi with some surprise, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing," Ye Zhi smiled brightly. "I just feel that you are really handsome!"
Qi Xuan's heart warmed slightly.
Ye Zhi leaned on the railing, her hands supporting her chin, and sighed, "What a pity!"
"A pity for what?" Qi Xuan looked at her expectantly.
"If only you were an ordinary person. Then I would sign you with a large sum of money and promote you to become a star in the entertainment industry!" Ye Zhi said joyfully. "With your looks, even if you can't sing, dance, or act, just standing there would help me make money!"
Qi Xuan: ...
He knew he shouldn't have had expectations. However, wasn't this Ye Zhi's acknowledgment of his looks?
"It's getting late, you should get some sleep," Qi Xuan said with a hint of resentment.
Ye Zhi was taken aback. Had she said something wrong to displease Qi Xuan? She replied awkwardly, "Uh... alright, goodnight."
Seeing Ye Zhi turn to go back to her room, Qi Xuan sighed helplessly and closed the window.
As soon as Ye Zhi returned to her room, her phone rang.
It was Zhan Ruoqing calling. Ye Zhi pressed the answer button with some confusion.
As soon as the call connected, Ye Zhi heard Zhan Ruoqing's excited voice, "Ye Zhi, do you know? 'Beauty Competition' has been ordered to cease broadcasting!"
Ye Zhi was somewhat taken aback.
She wasn't surprised that "Beauty Competition" was suspended. Ou Minghan's blatant provocation made it strange if the show wasn't shut down. What Ye Zhi hadn't expected was how quickly it would be suspended.
"Why so fast?" Ye Zhi asked.
Zhan Ruoqing explained proudly, "I used my connections to inquire. Apparently, the Clean Net Task Force wanted to set an example and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. 'Beauty Competition' was already a key target of their attention before.
However, they originally intended to gather more evidence and punish the show with solid reasoning. But who could have imagined Ou Minghan would be so bold, live-streaming an unclothed broadcast despite the warning? Who could tolerate that?
Now, the live broadcast channel of 'Beauty Competition' has been directly shut down, and whether it will ever be allowed to resume is uncertain!"
"Most likely, it won't be allowed to resume," Ye Zhi stated with certainty.
"That's true," Zhan Ruoqing agreed emphatically. "I've never seen anyone as arrogant as Ou Minghan! He wasn't this crazy before, was he?"
"Before, he dealt with online shopping, so there wasn't much opportunity to go crazy," Ye Zhi said with a slight smile. "I suspect he definitely won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Serves him right," Zhan Ruoqing agreed with schadenfreude.
They chatted for a while longer before hanging up.
Ye Zhi's guess was correct. Ou Minghan was like an ant on a hot pan, having no mood to sleep at all.
He contacted the Clean Net Task Force, but the staff had already left for the day and completely ignored him.
He stayed up all night, and finally, after waiting until daytime, he used his connections to contact the head of the task force. Afterward, he shifted all the blame for the previous night's broadcast accident onto the two contestants.
He repeatedly assured the person in charge that he would directly have those two contestants withdraw from the competition, diligently reform the program, and absolutely ensure that such an incident would never happen again.