Honestly, even the people from Dong Hua Station themselves didn't plan on seeking out Lu Man at the very start.
If they had the money to pay for Lu Man, why not just directly hire a B-list actor instead?
A B-list actor might not have Lu Man's professional skills in public relations, but they were popular at the end of the day.
For example, Jiang Yuhan. She might only be a B-list actress, but that was because she didn't have any representative film yet.
However, the television shows that she filmed before had good reviews and reputation, and the number of fans she had could equal that of an A-lister.
Her appearance fee would be 600,000 yuan. That would be even higher than Lu Man's by 100,000 yuan. Even so, Lu Man also had a large fan base, had watched the show before, and would help to publicize the episode that she would appear in.
Therefore, Dong Hua Station hesitated as well before making their decision.