Chapter 346 - Failed Attempt at Mimicking

“Two Under One Roof” was broadcast online, and majority of the audience was made up of young people.

At present, “Two Under One Roof” was topping the ranks in terms of viewership ratings.

However, if “Eating Well for All Three Meals” were to rise to national fame, it would definitely surpass “Two Under One Roof”.

‘Are the efforts of the production team, filming crew, and Xiang Yi over this period of time going to go down the drain just like that?’

…

On Friday, what Li Jianyu was the most worried about still happened after all.

The premiere of “Eating Well for All Three Meals” was aired on all major network platforms during the 8pm primetime slot.

The combination of a fresh and novel theme with top celebrities like the martial artist star Zhuo Yi, who had also won a double gold Best Actor award, followed by the top songstress, Jiang Yun’er, who was a household name in the nation and had numerous top hits under her belt, allowed the program ratings to exceed 1.8 in the first ten minutes of the broadcast!

That was the highest viewership rating that a local variety show had achieved in the past three years!

The online broadcast of “Eating Well for All Three Meals” had also garnered more views than “Two Under One Roof”, and the gap seemed to be widening.

Gradually, criticism began to surface on the internet.

—— [Eating Well for All Three Meals is so enjoyable! I strongly recommend it, but what on earth is ‘Two Under One Roof’? Is it a ripoff?”

—— [Muyao TV is awesome! For the first time in my life, there’s a variety show that my entire family watches together! ‘Two Under One Roof’ is really disgusting, they’re such copycats!]

—— [Zhuo Yi and Jiang Yun’er are still so loving even though they’ve been married for years. This is the best form of love. Previously, there were people trying to ship Shi Sui and Xiang Yi together every single day. I just want to say, true blue will never stain!]

…

When Li Jianyu saw these remarks, he was so furious that he almost dropped his phone.

He knew that Muyao TV must have done something to bump up the popularity of the show, such as hire a bunch of keyboard warriors to deliberately influence the other netizens. However, most people started bombarding and criticizing “Two Under One Roof” before they even got their facts right.

Li Jianyu looked at Xiang Yi who was cooking in the kitchen. Her hair was tied up into a bun and her movements were clean, slick, and fluid. Although Shi Sui, who was beside her, had injured his arm, he was still helping her out by handing the things she needed to her and interacting with the netizens.

In fact, hosting a livestream every single day was an exhausting task, and the duration of each livestream was far beyond the stipulated duration in contract that they had signed at first.

‘But…’

‘What should we do now?’

Li Jianyu was confused.

He had considered having “Two Under One Roof” aired on TV too, but he had a limited network of connections even though he had been working in Muyao TV for years.

He was just a variety show director who didn’t have much of a say in things, and there was no way he could reach the senior executives of other TV stations either.

“Bad news, Director Li!” the assistant said with a suppressed voice as he scurried over to show him the comments in the live stream.

Li Jianyu’s expression changed drastically.

—— [Is this the variety show that’s a copycat of Eating Well for All Three Meals? Jiang Yun’er cooks in that show, so you’re doing the same too? Please have some shame.]

—— [I initially had a good impression of Shi Sui, but I didn’t expect him to have no bottomline at all… He’s really capable of doing anything for the sake of money.]

—— [I’m laughing my ass off. Jiang Yun’er and Zhuo Yi are really a married couple, so their interaction is a display of affection. These two aren’t even dating and yet, they’re using their ambiguous romance for clout. They’ve done such a bad job at imitating.]

…

There were people who tried to explain in the comments’ section of the livestream, but the new audience refused to listen at all. Afterward, there were more new viewers.

Li Jianyu couldn’t help but curse.

The assistant said worriedly, “Director Li, what should we do now… At this rate, the reputation of our show is going to be ruined…”

All of a sudden, the crisp and loud sound of stilettos came spreading over…