Two assistants followed behind the woman. One of them stepped forward first, took out a tissue, wiped the chair, and then said, "Sister Yuan, please sit!"
The woman then sat down proudly, casually threw the sunglasses from her eyes onto the table, leaned back lazily, completely at ease, and showed no intention of greeting anyone.
Seeing Gao Yuan's reaction, the staff did not get angry, but happily said, "Everyone, I don't think I need to introduce who this is, let's welcome Sister Yuan!"
The invited guests who had been complaining and expressing their dissatisfaction at first, immediately changed their tune upon seeing the main star arrive. One by one, they clapped insincerely, speaking words contrary to their true feelings.
This was indeed someone who had been in the entertainment industry, able to accurately control her emotions and not reveal her true expressions.
It had to be admitted that although Gao Yuan appeared to be a big star, her aura was very powerful. She could capture everyone's attention as soon as she entered.
Moreover, her arrogant and dismissive reaction did not make people feel particularly disgusted. Instead, it made them feel that she was real and unpretentious.
Looking at the people welcoming her, Gao Yuan apologized, "I'm truly sorry, I just attended a business event and came in a hurry without changing clothes. Please excuse my tardiness."
Hearing that Gao Yuan was late because of this reason, everyone lost their temper.
As expected of a popular celebrity, she had business events so early, with one schedule after another, packed full.
Unlike them, most of whom were thanking Buddha for this hard-won opportunity to appear.
"What, is someone still missing?" Gao Yuan asked, seeing that the staff were not mentioning the next arrangements.
After speaking, she scanned the crowd, as if she already knew who was absent.
The staff hurriedly explained, "Teacher Yuan, only Teacher Duo'er has not arrived yet. Please wait a moment longer. I'll call to find out how much longer she will be."
If Gao Yuan hadn't arrived, he certainly wouldn't have made this call.
But since Gao Yuan was here, naturally he couldn't let her wait for too long.
After all, Gao Yuan's value was somewhat higher than Yun Duo'er's.
Yun Duo'er had only recently become popular, but Teacher Yuan debuted
early, entering the ranks of top-tier actors several years ago, so Teacher Yuan was naturally more important.
It wasn't that he was so realistic, but the entire industry was this realistic.
Just as she was about to go out to make the call, Yun Duo'er finally arrived, fashionably late.
She was followed by only one assistant; her agent had not come.
Because the contract had been signed long ago, she had only come to understand the competition rules beforehand.
She was also meticulously dressed today, looking pure and elegant. Her attire was not as ostentatious as Gao Yuan's, but rather casual, giving off no air of superiority.
As soon as she reached the entrance, she apologized proactively, "I'm truly sorry for making everyone wait. There was a bit of traffic on the road. I'm really sorry!"
Her attitude of apology was very sincere, and she appeared to have no airs, instantly winning the favor of those who were initially dissatisfied. Everyone responded by saying it was fine, they had only just arrived.
Seeing Gao Yuan arrive, the staff quickly asked her to sit next to Gao Yuan, "Teacher Duo'er, please sit next to Teacher Yuan. Soon, the director will personally explain the recording rules and important matters for today!"
As indicated by the staff, Yun Duo'er sat next to Gao Yuan and took the initiative to greet her, "Hello, Senior Gao. I'm a loyal fan of yours. I'm so happy to see you here today and to be recording the show together!"
Gao Yuan couldn't stand her feigned sincerity. She was late and blamed it on traffic, yet she hadn't seen any traffic jams when she arrived.
Looking at the outstretched hand, she merely brushed it lightly before withdrawing her own hand and replied indifferently, "Hello!"
Her demeanor appeared cold and arrogant.
This made Yun Duo'er a bit embarrassed, but she didn't seem angry. Instead, she pretended to be unfazed and sat down.
The personalities of the two made many people have a better impression of Yun Duo'er. There were not many artists like her who had status but no airs.
Gao Yuan, however, did not care about the opinions of others. She had always acted on her whims, not wanting to act in real life when she acted on television.
At this moment, Yun Duo'er suddenly saw an acquaintance. This acquaintance was also looking at her, with a hint of disgust in her eyes.
This person was none other than the woman she had met at the fan meeting.
And the true original creator of "The Sound of Wind."
After that woman had been cursed by a crowd of fans for claiming she was lip-syncing and using her song in front of so many people, she no longer worried about "The Sound of Wind" being exposed.
After asking Sister Jin to dismiss her, she had never thought about her again.
She had not expected to meet her here after so many days, and she was sitting in the special guest seats, meaning she was also one of the special guests for this program.
However, she did not panic at all. The contestant in her group was a genius who was in her third year of high school at the age of nine, and was reportedly one of the top contenders in this competition.
An artist like her, who was not well-known, would likely not have strong contenders in her group either, and might be eliminated in the first two rounds.
Then she would be eliminated as well, disappearing from public view. It was almost impossible to get famous through this program.
Seeing that Yun Duo'er had also seen her, Xia Qianqian suppressed her anger and returned a scrutinizing glance.
As if to say, just wait to be pulled down from your pedestal!
But her provocation in Yun Duo'er's eyes was nothing more than an egg hitting a rock, an overestimation of her own abilities.
She lightly gave her a knowing smile and stopped looking at her.
Xia Qianqian also withdrew her gaze. She knew that she currently had no capital to compete with her and could only place her hopes on Tongtong.
As long as Tongtong could achieve a top three finish in this competition, her fame and exposure would greatly increase, and this program would serve as her stepping stone.
In another meeting room, Liu Yifeng was looking at the contract given to him by the director.
The terms of this contract were relatively simple, with only three clauses.
The first was that participants were not allowed to leak any information about the recording site in advance, otherwise they would be directly disqualified and would also have to pay a one hundred thousand yuan confidentiality deposit.
The second was that participants were not allowed to engage in any cheating behavior during the competition, otherwise they would also be directly disqualified, but without a fine.
The third was that during the recording of the program, participants could not use any illegal means to prevent other contestants from participating in the recording of the program.
If discovered, in addition to disqualification, legal responsibility would also be pursued.