Chapter 169: Mama, have you seen our baby

Chapter 169

July 12th.

CCTV's major scientific program 'Brain Battle' officially launched.

On July 15th, Chinese people across the nation and around the world could register through the channels announced by the program team, who also dispatched teams far and wide to select participants.

In early August, after a comprehensive stress test, the program team selected contestants nationwide. After multiple rounds of screening, 99 contestants eventually emerged.

On August 10th, 'Brain Battle' began filming.

That day, Ji Ruochu went to the television station alone, carrying a fully stuffed small backpack.

Meanwhile, the trending topic "What will be the 'TV hit during the holiday' this year?" had been trending on social media for several days.

The reason was simple. Whether Ji Ruochu's fans or casual viewers, or even fans of other celebrities, everyone was eagerly waiting for Ji Ruochu's new show this year.

Initially, netizens lamented that production companies were getting better and better at keeping secrets. In previous years, they could roughly know which director and crew were involved, but this year, not a single whisper had leaked out.

A group of starving fans spent their days lurking in the comment sections of various directors' accounts.

["Director, quietly tell us, is Ji Ruochu in your crew this year? Don't worry, we won't tell anyone."]

Director: ["Sorry, I didn't manage to get her."]

Fans lamented: ...What's the point of you?!

After a fit of disappointment, they moved on to the next director:

["Admit it, Director! Paparazzi have already spotted her, did you secretly film with Ji Ruochu? You little sneak, you hid it well!"]

Director: ["Huh?! What? What are you talking about? I didn't get to work with her this year either! o(╥_╥)o"]

Fans disappointed again: ...Moving on, next.

["Could it have been a marketing gimmick to attract attention?"]

Some fans reasonably analyzed.

["Which marketing account was it?"]

Scared, the marketing account quickly posted the photos they had taken, insisting they really did see Ji Ruochu near the program team's site.

Upon seeing the photos... it really was Ji Ruochu, and the background did seem to be near the CCTV building.

Okay, back to square one - what was their idol doing at the CCTV building?

As time ticked by with no answers, fans took the "it doesn't hurt to ask" approach and bravely invaded CCTV's comment section.

["CCTV, CCTV, did you see our lovely, obedient, gorgeous Ji Ruochu?"]

They even attached a photo of Ji Ruochu's calm yet smiling student ID photo from Peking University.

Ten minutes later, their comment became the top hot comment.

Five minutes after that, CCTV finally replied.

CCTV Official Account: ["Ah? Wait a sec, lemme ask around~"]

Fans replied: ["Okay~*patiently waiting.jpg*"]

This back-and-forth interaction left onlookers wide-eyed: This is allowed?!

Soon, the phrase ["I'm going to CCTV to find my idol"] became the fifth trending topic.

Before clicking on it, netizens were like "(⊙_⊙)?". After clicking, their expressions became "(O_o)??".

Thus, Ji Ruochu's most dedicated fans once again made a scene.