Grab The Heroine and Run Away Ch.20

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“Did I arrive early?” Xing Yujin asked with a smile.

The assistant director sighed in relief and hurriedly said, “No, not at all. You’ve come at the perfect time. We were just about to start.”

He looked triumphantly at Xu Heran.

So what if you’re eloquent? The live broadcast has begun. If you have the guts, shout, scream, and throw your spoiled rich girl tantrums in front of hundreds of thousands of people!

The assistant director had the screen displaying the live broadcast turned on. Seeing the staff standing still, he sneered and stepped forward himself.

In a short while, the barrage of messages scrolling rapidly through the live chat appeared on the big screen.

“Did I enter the wrong live stream?”

“Who’s this guy? Why has he been talking non-stop since he entered?”

“The Vice President of the Xing family, the one behind the drinks and milk, has been participating in variety shows for the past two years. Have you heard of 《Fingertip Heartbeat》? It’s that romance variety show.”

“I want to see Xin Nuo!”

“The atmosphere feels off. Why does everyone look so dazed? The team is a mess. Why is Xu Heran standing next to Xin Nuo?”

The assistant director deliberately placed a box of drinks on the table and gestured to Ning Yunfei. “Start hosting.”

Ning Yunfei had spent over a decade in the entertainment industry and reached her current position. In all these years, this was the first time someone had bossed her around like this. She gave a slight smile and shrugged.

Sorry, I don’t know how to host.

At this moment, Xu Heran acted quickly, snatching the microphone from the staff member who was about to hand it to Xing Yujin. She tapped it a couple of times in her hand.

“Hey, friends in the back, can you hear me?”

Haya gave face and shouted, “Yes!”

“Cough, come on, adjust the camera a bit, move it this way.” Xu Heran snapped her fingers, smirking as she glanced at the cameraman. The cameraman’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately adjusted the camera.

“We originally gathered here today to announce the rankings, but well, something unexpected happened because of this uninvited guest who brought along something he shouldn’t—don’t you dare point that camera there!” Xu Heran sternly stopped a camera that was about to focus on the drinks.

“Who would dare!”

Xing Yujin’s smile froze on his face, a hint of embarrassment crossing his expression.

Xu Heran, she’s not giving even an ounce of face. Does she not know who I am?

“What do you mean?”

“Isn’t this a live broadcast? What happened? Did something go wrong?”

“Little Pearl is so fierce!”

Against all odds, the popularity of the live stream suddenly surged, and the viewer count skyrocketed. The staff responsible for the broadcast thought for a moment and immediately split the screen into three sections: Xu Heran, Xing Yujin, and the trainees. When the assistant director glared over, they quickly averted their gaze, pretending not to see.

“Miss Xu, what’s going on? I’m just here as a guest to add some fun to the show,” Xing Yujin innocently said, deliberately blinking at the camera.

Xu Heran didn’t hesitate to ask, “Did you come on your own accord?”

“The program invited me, Miss Xu. Don’t be too overbearing. I heard you’ve changed for the better recently?” Xing Yujin looked at Xu Heran with difficulty, as if she were still the unreasonable heiress of the Xu family from before.

“But don’t disrupt the rhythm, okay?” Xu Heran walked over to Ning Yunfei with a smiling expression, politely asking, “Sister Feifei, in the original plan, was there a mention of this unknown gentleman?”

Xing Yujin’s gaze immediately fell on Ning Yunfei’s face, his eyes carrying a significant meaning. “I admire Miss Ning’s songs.”

“Thank you,” Ning Yunfei responded to Xing Yujin, “In my script, there’s no mention of this. Is it a surprise collaboration between 《Fingertip Heartbeat》and 《Starlight Girls》?”

“Not at all,” Xu Heran interjected promptly, “It’s actually this person wanting to advertise on our show. But even the dogs in the training camp know that our family has exclusive rights to this program. We don’t let others advertise, so we’re not sure how he managed to show up.”

“He claims he doesn’t know, even though dogs know about it!” Xu Heran innocently added.

Behind her, Xin Nuo lifted her hand and touched her lips.

Ning Yunfei stifled a laugh, pretending to be surprised. “Oh dear, did the program team make a mistake? There must be a misunderstanding here.”

While she echoed Xu Heran’s words, she also offered Xing Yujin an opportunity to save face. If he admitted that it was a misunderstanding and left, that would be the end of it. Xing Family’s products hadn’t appeared on the live broadcast yet, so there was still room for negotiation.

Xing Yujin wasn’t foolish enough to fall for that. However, he hadn’t anticipated that this program would have absolutely no one willing to give him any face, which filled him with frustration.

The clueless trainees could be excused, but Ning Yunfei had been in the industry for years. Didn’t she understand the Xing Family’s position?

Moreover, his original plan was to use advertising as an excuse to meddle in the 《Starlight Girls》program. If the Xu Family got angry, he could fuel the fire and lay the blame on the program team. That way, the Xu Family’s wrath might cause the program team to withdraw their funding, creating an opening for the Xing Family.

If the Xu Family conceded, it would indicate that the Xu Family wasn’t as influential as they seemed, and they wouldn’t be able to dictate terms domestically. By placing Xing Family’s advertisement on top of the Xu Family’s, it could later be resolved through some economic compensation. Overall, it would be a victory for the Xing Family.

Though the methods weren’t entirely aboveboard, in the world of business, interests were what mattered. Unexpectedly, Xu Heran responded so quickly, throwing a wrench into his plans. He had strategized and schemed, but Xu Heran had completely foiled his plot! Could it be that the Xu Heran from the previous program was just pretending?

However, this was just a minor confrontation. Since he couldn’t gain an advantage here, he wouldn’t lose his composure.

So Xing Yujin smiled and said, “It seems that the person in charge of our newly launched Cherry Blossom Beverage at Love Shangla didn’t coordinate with the program team. I apologize for the inconvenience.”

He bent over, offering apologies to the staff and the dumbfounded trainees while taking the opportunity to promote.

“You indeed owe us an apology. No one expected something that wasn’t in the script and even the chief director didn’t know about it. Yet, you managed to bring it onto the set. I even thought this was a deliberate collaboration between you and the assistant director. Oh, wait, my Chinese isn’t very good. As everyone knows, I lived in Blue Country before. Collaborate, is this how the word is used?” Xu Heran intentionally glanced at Xin Nuo.

Xin Nuo smiled and nodded. “Heran, your Chinese is excellent!”

“Hmph, I thought you were deliberately colluding, intending to disrupt the contract and promote other brand products during the live broadcast,” Xu Heran retorted with sarcasm, “Today you suddenly came for an advertisement, tomorrow someone else might insert a plug. You’re free to shoot, but Universal Group would lose face.”

“In the later stages, could you enlarge the Universal logo in the program a bit more? I’m worried others won’t understand the exclusivity,” Xu Heran raised her voice.

“Or perhaps, when President Xing barges into someone else’s home, he could check with the dogs at the entrance to avoid misunderstandings. That wouldn’t be nice!” Xu Heran raised an eyebrow, smiling at the displeased Xing Yujin, offering a well-intentioned piece of advice.

The live audience had now fully grasped the situation and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“So, is this the confidence of Princess Xu? She’s really tough, not giving any face!”

“Yeah, even dogs know, but Xing Family’s young master doesn’t? Hahaha!”

“So, ask the dogs, shouldn’t Prince Xing understand?”

“Insult to dogs!”

“Damn, I’m used to seeing Pearl in a cute and obedient way. I didn’t expect her to mock so ruthlessly! Wow, my goose really lives up to expectations!”

“Did you all watch Prince Xing being so elegant in another variety show? Just now his face contorted, hahaha, the princess roasted him so hard, his face is darker than the bottom of a pot!”

“What company is Universal Group? Why haven’t I heard of it?”

“Hey, can someone provide backstage footage, links…”

“But this tactic is too low, doesn’t everyone know that 《Starlight Girls》 is funded by the Xu family to promote Xu Heran? Do they need other ad sponsorships?”

“Yeah, they’ve been promoting until Episode 59. Anyway, seeing the heirs of two major wealthy families tearing into each other face to face makes me happy. Voting for the princess!”

Xing Yujin became unwelcome and the live broadcast he intentionally started early turned into his own prison. He didn’t dare to confront Xu Heran in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers, so he could only leave the scene filled with anger.

The people around him sensed the unfavorable atmosphere and didn’t dare to take away the things they brought; they left them in the hall.

The still-intoxicated chief director was helped to sit down, struggling to maintain order on the set.

“Tell Wang Heng to get lost!” Director Liu’s head was pounding with frustration. With so many people’s careers and the thriving program, it was almost ruined by this brainless fool!

“Yeah, throw these pieces of trash out with him.”

Xu Heran said to the assistant director who was being ushered away by the staff, “I wonder if the Xing family will reward you. If not, just live off these drinks.”

“People can live for seven days without eating, just drinking water. Look at all these drinks. How many seven-day periods can you live through?”

“You can’t calculate it that way.” Xin Nuo said gently.

“Well then, I have no choice. It’s not like I made you do this, right?”

Xu Heran smiled and, with a playful glint in her eyes, said to the infuriated assistant director with red eyes, “I can only wish you success in your next job~”

Upon hearing Xu Heran’s words, Wang Heng’s surging blood suddenly froze. He realized that amidst this sudden commotion, Prince Xing had merely lost face. He was still the well-off and influential Vice President of the Xing family. On the other hand, he had promoted a non-sponsor brand behind the director’s back and disrupted the normal shooting of the program. If news of these actions got out, which program would dare to hire him? He had worked hard to climb to the position of assistant director!

His career was ruined!

“I, I…” Wang Heng’s knees weakened, cold sweat instantly dampening his clothes. He had initially wanted to plead with Director Liu, but his remaining pride prevented him from bowing down. Grinding his teeth in anger, Wang Heng was driven out of the training camp and pulled out his phone.

“Hello, General Xing, you must save me. I did all this for you—Hello? Hello!”

“Damn it! Xing Yujin!”

“Bang—”

The black phone crashed to the ground, the screen shattered into pieces, reflecting the twisted and enraged face of the man…

Xu Heran and Xin Nuo stood in front of the camera, briefly skimming over the previous events. Holding the microphone, Xu Heran asked, “I haven’t had any delicious cherry-flavored products. Can you all recommend something for me? Specifically, cherry-flavored drinks. No hidden meanings, I just want to learn about other brands of drinks in Huaxia.”

Support other brands to overshadow LoveShangLa! Other brands, keep up the good work. She could only do so much!

Xu Heran innocently smiled into the camera.

Laughter filled the live broadcast, and soon after, on the trending entertainment section of the internet, news about the 《Starlight Girls》live broadcast incident and discussions about cherry-flavored products floated up. People who were initially curious about purchasing LoveShangLa’s new drink canceled their orders after seeing that it wasn’t recommended.

Meanwhile, deliberately captured shots of Xing Yujin’s twisted expression were contrasted with his gentle expressions from previous shows. Paired with headlines like “Vice President Xing’s Persona Crumbles,” the news heated up rapidly.

The PR departments of both companies immediately got involved, guiding public opinion. The following battle was between the two conglomerates.

Cui Qi, who had rushed to the scene upon receiving the news, watched the Xing family’s hasty departure. A cold smile flickered in her eyes as she couldn’t help but raise a thumbs-up to Xu Heran in her heart. Parting for three days and seeing anew, if it weren’t for Xu Heran’s cleverness, they would have been tricked by the Xing family this time.

“We need to report to the headquarters…” Cui Qi whispered.

The live broadcast ended, and Xu Heran put down the microphone, heaved a sigh of relief, patted her still thumping chest, and sought approval from Xin Nuo.

“Was I awesome or what?” Xu Heran asked, her blue-purple eyes shining brightly.

Xin Nuo thought of Xing Yujin’s sulking appearance and a smile crossed her eyes. “Awesome!”

She had climbed mountains for a long time, yet in front of Xu Heran, it was merely a small mound. Xing Yujin, it turned out, wasn’t as impressive as she had imagined. It was just that she had been too weak in the past and had been overshadowed.

“Xu Xu looks so handsome. I’ve decided, I’ll agree to what you said this morning,” Xin Nuo said in a warm voice, raising her hand to brush Xu Heran’s bangs. “Even if you’re eliminated this time, I promise you.”

However, Xu Heran suddenly shook her head. “No, I don’t want to be eliminated.”

She said seriously, “I want to stay and accompany you.”

Xu Heran realized something. Merely watching from afar wouldn’t work against the nauseating things. They wouldn’t give up trying to come for Xin Nuo just because she avoided them. She had to stay by Xin Nuo’s side and drive away those who coveted her.

She wanted to deeply engrave her name on Xin Nuo, leaving her mark everywhere.

She wanted to nurture Xin Nuo under her still tender wings, crushing anything that dared to approach. She didn’t want the precious pearl to gather dust. Not even a bit of it!

“Nuo Nuo, I don’t want to be a princess anymore. I want to be the evil dragon this time. How about you become the princess?”

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The author has something to say:

Ran Ran: Roar of the Evil Dragon.jpg Super fierce!

Nuo Nuo: Favorability Level 40

Little Pearl, Nuo Nuo’s unique and only friend in her heart.

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