Chapter 340: The Nineteenth Day in the Entertainment World

Chapter 340: Day Nineteen in the Entertainment Industry World

The buzz factor, the contrast, the built-in cool factor and controversy—it was a knockout combo for going viral!

Without much hesitation, both sides hit it off right away.

On the day of filming the replacement guest's pre-interview, Yu Ziyun traded his trademark, buttoned-up three-piece suit for casual wear, showcasing his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and absurdly long legs.

Without the suit's restraint, his sharp aura didn't diminish—instead, it blended with a casual, off-the-cuff aggressiveness, clashing dramatically with the show's saccharine, pink-bubble romance vibe.

The director and crew were both intimidated by his presence and thrilled they'd hit the jackpot.

The pre-interview began, and the camera's red light came on.

The host, following the prepared script, smiled and asked, "Lawyer Yu, welcome to *Love Relativity*!"

"After spending time together, the eight guests have gotten some initial impressions of each other. Among the current guests, who do you like the most? Or who are you most excited to get to know better?"

After all, this guy had signed himself up.

If so, he must have someone he's interested in.

Who could it be?

The camera did a close-up on Yu Ziyun's face.

He faced the lens, his eyes calm and direct, as if he could see right through the cold camera and the distance to the person he wanted.

He spoke with a smile: "An Yi."

He paused, and before the director and crew could even wrap their heads around those two brief words, he added a more direct, heavier-hitting statement: "I came here for An Yi."

Director: "...?!"

Crew: "...!!!"

"Huh?!"

The set went dead silent.

Every staff member, including the assistant director holding up the cue card, froze mid-smile, eyes wide as saucers.

The head director behind the camera even forgot to breathe, nearly choking on his own spit. He quickly covered his mouth and wildly signaled the host.

This was... a show pitched to the public with hetero romance as the implied direction!

Sure, society was more open now, audiences had diverse tastes, and plenty of fans were low-key shipping all kinds of couples. But for a guest to declare so shamelessly, so bluntly—almost recklessly—in an official pre-interview that he'd come for a same-sex guest...

This was totally unprecedented! A nuclear-bomb-level statement!

Cold sweat instantly broke out on the host's forehead, his brain going into overdrive to find a way to salvage this sudden crisis.

Luckily, the pre-interview was recorded, not live.

He forced a smile, his voice a little dry as he asked again, "Ah... haha, Lawyer Yu, you're quite the jokester and great at building suspense. So, besides An Yi, which female guest do you like, or maybe admire?"

He deliberately emphasized "female guest," hoping Yu Ziyun would take the out—even a generic "they're all great, need to get to know them" would work.

Yu Ziyun didn't even bat an eye, as if he hadn't picked up on the host's and director's hints—or had, but simply didn't care.

He spoke again, even more curtly: "None."

He paused, looking at the director and the stunned crew behind the camera, then repeated and drove home his point: "I came for An Yi. I like him."

Director: "..."

He opened his mouth but couldn't get a single word out.

His expression was like a knocked-over paint palette—shock, ecstasy, panic, and a hint of reckless excitement all mixed together.

He could already hear the deafening barrage of bullet comments when this pre-interview aired, and see the hot search list getting taken over.

As a director who knew the traffic game inside out, he held an extremely positive view of this "viral moment"—it was a heaven-sent KPI saver!

But... in the current social climate, with same-sex marriage laws not yet passed and public opinion still messy, would the show get shut down? Complained about? Get unfairly labeled?

The huge lure of profit and the lurking risks battled it out in his head.

He wiped the sweat beading on his forehead, glanced at the unfazed Yu Ziyun, then at the producer beside him whose hands were trembling with excitement.

In the end, his daredevil streak and hunger for a viral hit overpowered the momentary panic.

Screw it! I'm all in!

He steeled himself, motioned for the cameraman to keep rolling, and got through the rest of the shoot, his mind already frantically calculating the possibilities, emergency plans, PR talking points, and... the immeasurable attention and profit this would bring.

This wasn't fans shipping a pairing in their own little corner—this was a guest going all in for real!

The director's heart pounded like crazy, half from fear, half from excitement.

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When this "nuclear-level" replacement guest pre-interview aired at the start of the new episode of *Love Relativity* as the big reveal, the effect was far more explosive than even the director ever dreamed.

In the pre-interview footage, Yu Ziyun's strikingly handsome and cold features, his cool, clear statement of "I came for An Yi," and the host's awkward attempts to salvage that got ruthlessly shut down a second time—all of it was put on full display before the audience.

For a few seconds, the bullet comments were completely empty.

As if everyone's brains had been overloaded and crashed by the sheer directness and shock of the information.

Then, the very next instant—

"!!!!!"

"Holy f*ck f*ck f*ck!!"

"??? Who am I, where am I, what did I just hear?"

"Yu Ziyun?! No way! The lawyer, no way! He came for An Yi?!"

"Came for An Yi! He said it himself! Said it twice!"

"The director's face turned green hahahahaha!!!"

"Holy sh*t holy sh*t holy sh*t! This isn't a drill! This isn't a stunt! This is for real?!"

"Same-sex? A dating show? Publicly coming out (?) to confess love? Oh my god! Is this a first for the Chinese entertainment industry?! (Shocked)"

"An Yi! Again An Yi! Total succubus, confirmed!"

"Whatever! The Yu-An ship is officially sailing today! Top-tier lawyer × gorgeous

"I'm shipping them first! (dog emoji) (rose emoji)"

"Am I the only one worried the show might get taken down... but... what a rush! (nosebleed emoji) (nosebleed emoji)"

"F*ck! (A type of plant)"

"?? Why are gay people coming to a dating show to act up!!"

"..."

The comments went completely insane, packed and stacked, almost entirely covering the screen.