Chapter 118 2/2

Sheng Dong obviously belongs to the latter.

She still occasionally eats potato chips and spicy strips. Although she is considered a public figure, her body requirements are not as strict as those of celebrities. As long as she doesn’t overindulge, eating some is not a problem.

Sheng Dong’s daily level of exercise is sufficient to maintain her good health.

“So, as a wealthy person, you can eat big pieces of braised pork belly with fragrant rice.”

Lin Ai Ke, sitting opposite Sheng Dong, looked at her with a touch of sadness and said, “While I have to eat these grasses to maintain my on-camera figure.”

Sheng Dong smiled at her and said, “Don’t worry, soon all six hundred contestants will be eating the same as you.”

And she, Sheng *Boss* Dong, can eat braised pork belly while watching so many people collectively eat nutrient-rich but absolutely plain meals.

Thinking about it, life is indeed beautiful.

Sheng Dong took out her phone and called the backstage manager responsible for facing her directly.

“Arrange for all contestants to be weighed. Change the cafeteria’s menu starting tomorrow. Remember to focus on filming the expressions of the contestants eating tomorrow when editing the broadcast. And, intersperse some shots of the contestants eating yesterday as a comparison.”

On the one hand, locking the contestants in the program group and having them eat large amounts of food every day won’t make them gain weight immediately. On the other hand, it also has a bit of the meaning of a “last meal.” After all, once the program officially enters the training stage, these not very old boys and girls will have to work hard on dancing while also eating grass.

That night, the topic [“Crossing the Starry Sea, the food is too good, contestants collectively gaining weight”] directly entered the hot search.

A group of onlookers quickly rushed in.

[“Crossing the Starry Sea” is really popular recently.]

[So, even stars have the same expression as me when they see they’ve gained weight.]

[“Tu Zhu even went back to recheck the weight scale; this expression: Tu Zhu is shocked.jpg”]

 【Haha, the one who gained seven pounds in four days, how did he manage that? I thought Tu Zhu’s five pounds was already the limit.】

【Seven pounds in four days, that big brother must be eating happily. He even went to the cafeteria for snacks at night. Look at the comparison pictures, so happy eating.jpg. No one told me that eating makes you gain weight!】

【Hahaha, these comparison pictures are so funny; the entire group is gaining weight. What kind of arena is this?

【Laughing so hard, they are collectively exercising, trying to lose weight now. With so many people in line at the gym and dance studio, it looks really funny, hahaha】

Not saying it was okay, but as soon as it was said, it immediately caught the interest of a large group of onlookers.

A lot of new viewers flooded into the live broadcast, watching the contestants earnestly exercising to lose weight and laughing unabashedly.

These carefully selected contestants—some already had fame and fans before entering the program, and some, although newcomers or not well-known—were selected for their good looks and abilities.

Radishes and greens, each with its own fans, have so many viewers that, even though it’s only been four days of the live broadcast, some viewers are inevitably falling for a particular contestant.

From the fan’s perspective, their favorite contestant in the program is not only not suffering but also has a rosy complexion and an increased weight.

How could they not be happy with this? It creates a good impression of the program that takes care of their beloved idols.

From the perspective of the general audience, a group of 18–19-year-olds, good-looking idols who need to maintain their image are gaining weight because the cafeteria food is too good!

This, in and of itself, is a fun thing. At first, they just entered the live broadcast to have some fun.

As a result, when they entered, they were greeted with a sight of handsome and beautiful young men and women, all looking pitiful and working hard to exercise.

There’s a passionate girl in a fighting dance, burning calories.

There’s a young man with a fresh face, breathing heavily while jumping rope.

There’s a tall and sturdy contestant with wheat-colored skin who, despite his height, looks young, explaining to his roommates that he definitely has muscles, not fat.

There’s a mature lady controlling her figure, smiling indulgently while helping her short-legged loli roommate shake a big rope.

Originally, netizens who just came to join the fun: Is this heaven?!

They decided not to leave, no matter what!

They settled down in this live broadcast room!

These young boys and girls, who are currently exercising and have had their phones confiscated after entering the program, naturally have no idea what the barrage is saying.

They won’t know that these netizens, who have either become new fans or are still casual viewers, are gathering together, giggling, and laughing at their various ways of losing weight.

Even more, they won’t know that while they are working hard to slim down, worrying that gaining weight will make the audience think they look bad, their accounts have already gained batch after batch of new fans.

[Crossing the Starry Sea] backstage.

The staff in charge of monitoring data reported with surprise, “After it trended, the number of viewers watching the live broadcast increased by five percent more than usual.”

Wu Ying was also pleasantly surprised.

Don’t underestimate this five percent. You should know that the daily viewership of [Crossing the Starry Sea] is already large. This additional five percent of viewers is enough to top the weekly click chart if placed on another program.

While she was rejoicing, she also felt more and more admiration for Sheng Quan.

Regarding the plan [“Contestants gaining weight on trending,”] Sheng Dong vetoed the plan provided by the team, which included “competition between contestants” and “mutual competition.” She personally made this new plan.

In the history of talent shows, such a plan had never been implemented before.

Wu Ying admitted that this plan was very good, but she never expected the effect to be so good. While secretly admiring Sheng Quan, she also made a note to thoroughly study Sheng Dong’s approach after work.

Seeing Wu Ying happy for a while and then falling into silence, her subordinates didn’t dare disturb her.

This general manager, although relatively young in age for this position, is decisive and capable. Her ability to manage the entire holographic stage is outstanding, and her subordinates are somewhat afraid of her sternness.

Wu Ying didn’t know what others thought of her, and she was still contemplating after work to carefully review Sheng Dong’s plan from beginning to end.

She has always admired Sheng Quan. This admiration initially stemmed from the longing for a strong peer and natural fondness, and later she began to experience Sheng Quan’s charismatic personality. As she was entrusted with more responsibilities, her admiration deepened.

If this were in university, Wu Ying would definitely stick Sheng Dong’s photo on the wall before exams, looking at it every time before studying, following the logic of “sticking a photo of the academic overlord to bless, not to fail.”

But who said that after graduation, you can’t do this anymore?

Wu Ying looked around and, seeing that no one noticed her, straightened her posture with a serious face, making a determined decision.

Okay, tonight she will stick it.