Chapter 590: 401. Mango Live
After the morning forum ended, Li Suying insisted on treating everyone to a meal.
During the meal, everyone praised Lu Jincheng’s genius at the forum, each toasting him and bringing up the topic again.
How did he foresee the problem?
But Lu Jincheng didn’t explain too much, just saying that while preparing the report, he couldn’t sleep and accidentally overheard a conspiracy against Professor Li Suying. So he prepared early and managed to resolve it.
"Then why didn’t you tell everyone in advance?"
Gong Guanyu, with wide eyes, asked curiously.
"Of course, I wasn’t sure. What if the other side wasn’t plotting or I heard wrong? How would everyone think of me then?"
No matter what, Mr. Lu had experienced the twists and turns of business competition in his past life, so he naturally anticipated potential pitfalls.
After all, wherever there are humans, there are conflicts.
"Xiao Lu indeed thinks things through quite comprehensively."
Li Suying smiled and nodded.
As the mentor for both, she knew Lu Jincheng was definitely not just an ordinary student.
In fact, most of the primary data for the paper this time came from his five-star JK uniform Taobao store.
She didn’t pursue it further, only silently adding, "List the items you bought and give it to me later."
"I’ll process it for conference expense reimbursement, so you don’t have to pay out of pocket."
"Alright, Professor Li."
Lu Jincheng, unreserved, agreed readily.
After satisfying their hunger, there were no plans for the afternoon, so a few young people said one moment they wanted to go singing, another moment they wanted to play Star City Mahjong at a local game shop.
When asked about Lu Jincheng and Guan Yongyi, they both shook their heads, saying they had plans in the evening and wouldn’t join.
When pressed further, the short-haired girl outright revealed their plans.
"Forget about playing cards or singing; we’re a bit tired. We want to rest for a while and then go to Mango TV to watch the live finale of ’Goddess 101’ tonight."
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Going to Mango TV???"
These days, young people’s impressions of Mango TV are inextricably linked to the words "high-end and classy."
As an evergreen in the entertainment industry, Mango TV has always been highly popular, thanks to its unique program innovation, strong celebrity effect, high interactivity, and flexible market adaptability, making it a benchmark in Chinese variety shows and a model in the entertainment world.
Mango TV has remarkable innovation capabilities in variety show production, continuously launching original programs such as ’Where Are We Going, Dad?’, ’Happy Camp’, and ’Day Day Up’, which have accompanied generations, becoming classics of classics.
Apart from that, Mango TV is also outstanding in terms of interactivity.
Through popular social media and audience interaction, Mango TV can promptly understand audience feedback and adjust program content, further enhancing brand influence due to this high interaction.
Like this time, Mango TV innovated the format in ’Goddess 101’, with several hosts interacting with the audience through Douyu TV’s bullet-screen comments, constantly adjusting the program’s content and format, maintaining a lasting freshness.
An older group of Ph.D. students grew up watching Mango TV since they were young.
The first thing they might do upon arriving in Star City could be going to Tianxin Street to eat Star City’s stinky tofu, taking photos and checking in at Juzi Island, dining at Wen and You for a spicy feast, etc.
But no one ever thought there might be a chance to go to the famed Mango TV’s live show to watch today’s hottest variety show.
This is simply not in the young people’s realm of thought.
"This... doesn’t going to Mango TV require invitations or tickets?"
Liu Yingying initially thought she heard it wrong and instinctually widened her eyes.
After a few seconds, she reacted, moving close to Guan Yongyi to ask.
The reason Liu Yingying knew this was because her cousin interned at a Mango TV affiliated business unit after graduation.
Mango TV is very famous, with many celebrities visiting frequently.
Anyone who has been there knows there’s an uncle with a hat on guard at the TV station entrance, and the "No Entry Without Invitation" sign is quite prominent.
If you don’t have a ticket, don’t even think about sneaking in.
Although many of Mango TV’s variety shows don’t require a ticket fee.
That’s right.
The shows are very popular, and there are many stars, but they are indeed free of charge.
Tickets mainly come through several channels.
Firstly, sponsors of the show have some tickets, which they give to employees or use as rewards for certain events.
Secondly, there are internal staff tickets; official employees of the show occasionally get complementary tickets for the show’s recording, which they can give to relatives or friends but are not allowed to sell.
Thirdly, college students; the show invites students from various Star City universities in rotation, randomly selecting from the universities, allowing entrance with tickets and a student ID. This method relies entirely on luck and reputation.
Therefore, Liu Yingying, who knew the inside story, was even more surprised.
Neither Guan Yongyi nor Lu Jincheng were locals of Star City...
So where did they get the tickets?
"Yes, he’s quite familiar with the sponsors, should have quite a few tickets."
Guan Yongyi pursed her lips, eyebrows curved in a smile.
Usually aloof and reserved, she surprisingly emphasized the word "quite a few."
It was just because her mood was great today.
The roller coaster-like experience during the report pulled her out from despair into a bright sunny sky.
Go ahead and be envious! This is my man, Guan Yongyi’s man!
Omnipotent!
"Quite a few???"
Liu Yingying raised her voice again.
"Junior, do you have any to spare?"
She and another girl pressed closer to Lu Jincheng’s arm, looking at him eagerly.
"Could you give me one? No, no, no, sell me one?"
"I can accept a 50% markup on Xianyu. I’m begging you, buddy. I really like Mou Keyan!"
This time, even the usually unexpressive Gong Guanyu couldn’t stay calm.
He’s a die-hard fan of Mou Keyan, following since the days when her livestream viewers were in triple digits.
He’s watched Fairy Miao walk the path of flowers, seen her rise from obscurity to a major anchor, and now venturing into variety shows.
Originally, his plans were fully arranged.
Singing and playing cards in the afternoon, then returning to the hotel to buy a pile of snacks and beer, waiting for Mou Keyan’s official rise.
Unexpectedly...
Could it be...
Does he have a chance to witness this moment in person?
Gong Guanyu couldn’t help but clench his fists, looked at his bank account balance, and his eyes reddened.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?"
The person in question shrugged, smiling and spreading his hands with a calm expression.
With his connections with the production team, why would he need tickets?
He could bring three or four more people in with ease.
"You all want to see the live show?"
"Mmhm!"
Everyone nodded in unison, speaking in one voice.
"Then let’s go together."
"No need to pay for tickets; we’re all part of the same team, no need to be so formal."
"If you really want to repay, just take care of Guan Guan more at school in the future."