In recent days, the Federation Live Broadcast Companyâs series of moves had drawn a great deal of public attention.
Although the Qian Xingxing incident caused a huge stir, the corporation quickly issued a clarification after the news broke, and with no further word about the "new young master," the hype gradually died down.
Most peopleâs excitement, however, was still focused on the upcoming grand finals.
After the top three were selected, the homepage for the Federationâs live broadcast competition already featured a PK banner with the three finalists.
There were three pictures. One showed a figure with determined eyes, piloting Mechanical Bear Heart. Another was of Posena, her blue hair flowing, eyes gently closed and lips slightly parted as if she were singing. Jiang Qiuqiuâs picture was placed in the middleâ
After seeing her picture, Jiang Qiuqiu almost choked on her own saliva. She coughed a couple of times and immediately jumped into the work group chat.
Jiang Qiuqiu: Who put the PK picture on the homepage? #resigned#
It was still early, and Little President Qian had just woken up. Seeing Jiang Qiuqiuâs message, he asked, "What picture?"
Jiang Qiuqiu: [Smile]
Little President Qian figured he wasnât going to get a straight answer out of Qiuqiu, so he went to the homepage to take a look for himselfâ
He nearly spat out the water he had just taken a sip of.
Little President Qian: Who provided this picture?
âWhat a genius.â
âTheyâve really got a death wish.â
Jiang Qiuqiu: @Meimei @Wanxing
âWho else could it be? The operations department would never dare to post a picture like this. It was most likely someone she knew.â
After a series of BINGS, Meimei also woke up: What picture?
Little President Qian sent a screenshot. The pictures for Xiong Xin and Posena were both very high-classâone was cold and solemn, the other noble and magnificent. And between them, Jiang Qiuqiu stood next to a giant vat, holding a large ladle, a very gentle smile on her face.
It was obviously a still frame taken from the episode where she was making braised dishes.
It didnât seem like anything special while watching the video, but taking it as a still image and placing it between those other twoâ
âcreated an indescribably comical effect.
Meimei: ???
âLooks like it wasnât Sister Mingmeiâs doing, which means thereâs only one culprit left.â
Jiang Qiuqiu: @Wanxing!
Little President Qian: @Wanxing
Meimei: @Wanxing
Under the barrage of pings from all three, Wanxing finally made her belated appearance.
Wanxing: I posted the picture. Yesterday, someone from headquarters operations came to get a photo. Sister Mingmei, didnât you say it would be best to find one that was a little more "special," one that could really stand out between Xiong Xin and Posena?
Wanxing: Is this not special enough?
Meimei: ...
Jiang Qiuqiu: This is a little *too* special.
âWell, itâs already up there,â she thought. âItâs not exactly ugly, just a bit jarring at first glance.â
âBut after looking at it for a while, it started to seem okay.â
Wanxing: Because the picture is so special, our click-through conversion rate is the highest!
She attached an image showing data she got from the headquartersâ operations department. Despite how high-class Xiong Xin and Posenaâs pictures were, when people saw the three banners, Jiang Jiujiuâs was the one most of them clicked on.
After allâ
The ones on the left and right were pretty common; the one in the middle was a rare sight.
Jiang Jiujiuâs foodie fan circle was exploding, just like the work group chat.
[Itâs over, Iâm blind! I saw Jujuâs huge picture on the homepage!]
[I came here to rally everyone to help Juju get to the top tonight, but after seeing that picture, all I can think about is how to roast it...]
[Why did they choose a picture like that! Couldnât they have picked a different one of #Qiuqiu#? Or *any* other one? My god, itâs completely out of place!]
It wasnât that the picture was ugly, just that it was completely out of place.
It was like seeing a casual outfit in a sea of evening gownsâit was just too jarring.
There were just endless things to make fun of.