When Liang Kaiwen pulled out the name and announced the night's Hang City Star on stage, Lin Yao was busy --- she was busy making fun of Hot Pot Is Too Hot.
He stepped back a little, Lin Yao also stepped back a little.
He moved to the left, Lin Yao also moved to the left quietly.
Lin Yao could almost sense Hot Pot Is Too Hot panicking, but what about that?
By now, she even had the audacity to stand up to Lin Yun, so why would she be afraid of someone like Hot Pot Is Too Hot?
Not only was she not afraid, but she was also waiting for Hot Pot Is Too Hot to have an outburst, so then she could explain innocently: too many people, too crowded, no way... and so on.
It was actually true. She didn't know whether it was because the banquet hall was too small, or there were too many netizens coming in, but the area around them was completely flooded with people, so even if she hadn't been doing it deliberately, both of them were destined to be squished together.
In short, there were a lot of readily available excuses.
Lin Yao sensed that Hot Pot Is Too Hot had moved again, so, mimicking his moves, she followed him step by step. Hot Pot Is Too Hot moved once again, so she still followed closely and took delight in this little game.
As for what the announcers on the stage were saying, or who the Hang City Star was, they weren't paying attention!
Until the sound of applause, discussions, cheers, and screams broke out in the crowd.
"Ah ah ah, it's Peaches Aren't Naughty, Naughty Peach!"
"How could it be Peaches Aren't Naughty?"
"Isn't Peaches Aren't Naughty the one who wrote 'The Adventures of the Naughty Peach?' That was really good!"
"I've also read 'The Adventures of the Naughty Peach' and 'Foodie in Hangzhou.' She's replied to me before, so I support Naughty Peach!"
"I've read all of them, and my favorite is the "New Day New Pain" post, and I support Peaches Aren't Naughty!"
Lin Yao's eyesight wasn't particularly good, but her hearing had always been exemplary. At the moment, she felt that there must be something wrong with her ears, she may have been hallucinating things. Yes, she must have been hallucinating!
Otherwise, why would everyone be discussing her and the posts she wrote?
Also, how could she be the Hang City Star?
In terms of fame, how could compare to the likes of Little Guliang?
In terms of influence, how could she compare to the likes of the dignitaries on the forum?
In terms of connections with the sponsor, it should be Jiang Mingshu!
Amid the roaring from the crowd of people, Lin Yao seemed to hear Jiang Mingshu's distinctive "Ahhhhhh... so it's Peaches Aren't Naughty, it really is Peaches Aren't Naughty! Ahhhh!!!
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Liang Kaiwen shot a certain someone beneath the stage a weird look. He reluctantly raised a small crumpled note in his hand. The ID and serial number really belonged to Peaches Aren't Naughty. It was such a coincidence!
But such a coincidence was something he hadn't dared think about before.
Why did Orlando suddenly sponsor the Hang Citynight Masquerade?
Of course, it wasn't to promote Orlando's corporate culture, as they publicly announced, nor was it to take advantage of the opportunity to revive and provide publicity to Orlando Group's most obscure company, Allure Culture Company, in Hang City, as some netizens speculated.
The Orlando Group currently had a good reputation in the country and even around the world, so there was no need to promote through such small events like sponsorships.
As for Allure Culture, that was a mystery!
Allure Culture Company was established more than three years ago. There were a number of big-name entertainers under the company, but no one had ever seen them do anything for Orlando, nor had anyone ever seen any of them report to Orlando.
Few people knew that Orlando even had a cultural company.
Even Liang Kaiwen couldn't understand why the CEO, a workaholic who almost never paid attention to news about the entertainment industry, would sponsor a cultural company out of his own pocket.
In fact, this sponsorship of the Hang Citynight Masquerade was only done in Orlando's name and actually didn't use a single penny of the company. Otherwise, he wouldn't be serving as the representative.
Leasing the space and equipment, inviting the TV station and host... These were all paid for from the CEO's personal funds, and even the souvenirs to be given to the Hang City Stars were all from the CEO's private collection.
Ever since the CEO gave him that thing and told him he could do anything with it, he had been ill at ease, so much so that he even lost some of his hair.
Finally, he came up with a brilliant idea: to send it out in the name of Orlando, and to randomly give out the gift at the venue.
In order to prevent the CEO from backtracking in the future, he used every means to drag the CEO to the scene to serve as a witness.
This was the best way he could think of.
Of course, the CEO wasn't that easy to drag out, so the excuse Liang Kaiwen used was that he could have close contact with Lin Yao...
But he didn't expect the Hang City Star to actually be Lin Yao. Perhaps this was God's will?
That thing ending up in Lin Yao's hand was a fateful coincidence, but it was also a good place for it.
But, when he thought about the next step, Liang Kaiwen couldn't help but feel a little guilty and anxious.
The host of Hang City TV station seemed to sense something was wrong through Liang Kaiwen's reaction, so he helped him ease the situation at the right moment. "Didn't expect Peaches Aren't Naughty's popularity on the Hang City forum to be so high. Now, let's welcome Peaches Aren't Naughty with applause!"
The applause in the banquet hall was thunderous...deafening, and resonating through the sky!
But, time passed by the minute and second, and Peaches Aren't Naughty still didn't show up.
The Hang City TV program host turned his head to the side and asked his staff to confirm whether or not Peaches Aren't Naughty was at the venue.
He smiled and said, "Now we have a problem. It seems that Peaches Aren't Naughty isn't willing to come on stage. Then let's work harder and be more enthusiastic to draw her out, OK?"
"Alright!!!!"
There was a burst of laughter again from the crowd, and everyone, along with the host shouted the ID name Peaches Aren't Naughty nonstop.
"Peaches Aren't Naughty!"
"Peaches Aren't Naughty!"
"Peaches Aren't Naughty!"
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Jiang Mingshu used a lot of effort to squeeze in front of Lin Yao, and she cried out, "Why are you still standing here stupidly? Hurry up and go claim the prize! Otherwise, you'll be in trouble if it expires!"
Lin Yao snapped back to reality. She finally believed that she was the Peaches Aren't Naughty they were all talking about!
Lin Yao calmed her nerves, and she urged herself, Come on, come on!
She summoned the courage to walk toward the stage. This was the first time she'd walked on a stage in her entire life. Suddenly, she felt a different emotion rise up inside her.
The moving headlights shone on her, and a slender, fragile-looking girl in red appeared on the big screens on both sides of the stage.
She had black hair and fiery red lips. On her head was a pair of blood-red devil horns. Behind her were a pair of small, dark red-black wings that swayed gently as she moved.
Her skirt was short and had high splits. A pair of black over-the-knee boots accentuated her shapely and beautiful legs.
Suddenly, a male netizen shouted at Lin Yao at the top of his lungs, "Naughty Peach! I love you!"
As if they were motivated by him, many male netizens started to shout at Lin Yao, "Naughty Peach, I love you too!"
Their voices were loud and clear. Not only did all the netizens present hear them, but so did Lin Yao.
When the big screen captured her delicately-featured and perfectly-proportioned face, she just lifted the corner of her lips slightly.
Her face was flawless, and she appeared especially radiant when she smiled.
The atmosphere of the venue instantly exploded, and the screams grew higher and higher.
"Peaches Aren't Naughty, we love you!"
"Peaches Aren't Naughty, you're the best!"
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Tonight, she was the most dazzling "Hang City Star".