In recent days, the Federation Live Broadcast Company’s 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 people’s excitent, however, was still focused on the upcoming grand finals.
After the top three were selected, the hopage for the Federation’s live broadcast competition already featured a PK banner with the three finalists.
There were three pictures. One showed a figure with determined eyes, piloting chanical Bear Heart. Another was of Posena, her blue hair flowing, eyes gently closed and lips slightly parted as if she were singing. Jiang Qiuqiu’s picture was placed in the middle—
After seeing her picture, Jiang Qiuqiu almost choked on her own saliva. She coughed a couple of tis and imdiately jumped into the work group chat.
Jiang Qiuqiu: Who put the PK picture on the hopage? #resigned#
It was still early, and Little President Qian had just woken up. Seeing Jiang Qiuqiu’s ssage, he asked, "What picture?"
Jiang Qiuqiu: [Smile]
Little President Qian figured he wasn’t going to get a straight answer out of Qiuqiu, so he went to the hopage to take a look for himself—
He nearly spat out the water he had just taken a sip of.
Little President Qian: Who provided this picture?
’What a genius.’
’They’ve really got a death wish.’
Jiang Qiuqiu: @ii @Wanxing
’Who else could it be? The operations departnt would never dare to post a picture like this. It was most likely soone she knew.’
After a series of BINGS, ii also woke up: What picture?
Little President Qian sent a screenshot. The pictures for Xiong Xin and Posena were both very high-class—one 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 fra taken from the episode where she was making braised dishes.
It didn’t seem like anything special while watching the video, but taking it as a still image and placing it between those other two—
—created an indescribably comical effect.
ii: ???
’Looks like it wasn’t Sister Mingi’s doing, which ans there’s only one culprit left.’
Jiang Qiuqiu: @Wanxing!
Little President Qian: @Wanxing
ii: @Wanxing
Under the barrage of pings from all three, Wanxing finally made her belated appearance.
Wanxing: I posted the picture. Yesterday, soone from headquarters operations ca to get a photo. Sister Mingi, didn’t 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?
ii: ...
Jiang Qiuqiu: This is a little *too* special.
’Well, it’s already up there,’ she thought. ’It’s not exactly ugly, just a bit jarring at first glance.’
’But after looking at it for a while, it started to seem okay.’
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 headquarters’ operations departnt. Despite how high-class Xiong Xin and Posena’s pictures were, when people saw the three banners, Jiang Jiujiu’s was the one most of them clicked on.
After all—
The ones on the left and right were pretty common; the one in the middle was a rare sight.
Jiang Jiujiu’s foodie fan circle was exploding, just like the work group chat.
[It’s over, I’m blind! I saw Juju’s huge picture on the hopage!]
[I ca 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! Couldn’t they have picked a different one of #Qiuqiu#? Or *any* other one? My god, it’s completely out of place!]
It wasn’t 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 gowns—it was just too jarring.
There were just endless things to make fun of.
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