Yihe Original Villa No. 91.

The director stood next to the camera, constantly arranging affairs inside the venue. This villa confrontation was something he insisted on, which not only angered the producer Qiu Yu but also offended the entire management team behind Tencent, even causing Gu Bai to begin questioning his abilities.

If he couldn't produce actual results this time, then Cao Xianzong was very likely to be replaced. According to his information, the management team behind Tencent had already lined up a replacement. Being replaced while the show was airing would be akin to changing a coach mid-season in a soccer league, which would be a significant blow to his career.

The show featured 111 contestants, who had to engage in a water dance confrontation in a massive swimming pool. They were divided into five groups, with the first two groups having already performed, and now it was the third group's turn.

Twenty-two girls of various figures walked out from the villa, wearing rather uniform swimsuits.

Seeing the outfits of these girls, Cao Xianzong inadvertently frowned.

It wasn't that their outfits were bad; on the contrary, all twenty-two girls wore various cartoon one-piece swimsuits that felt refreshing.

But what dissatisfied Cao Xianzong was that the outfits were too conservative. Since he created a villa party and added a water dance confrontation segment, it was to capture attention with "sensual appeal."

Though getting older and somewhat pedantic, as a man, he understood men too well. There are few men who can resist the allure of sensuality, especially since these contestants are girl group trainees, with top-notch looks and figures. With such a gimmick, even if the third episode was not very substantial, the click rate would not be low, as the audience of Creation 111 from the very beginning was mainly teens, with boys being the majority.

Thinking of this, Cao Xianzong directly halted the show, causing the mentors who were already prepared to commend the contestants to stop and cast puzzled looks toward Cao Xianzong's direction.

"Where's the person in charge of the costume team?"

Cao Xianzong asked grimly in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the person in charge of the costume team hurried over and asked, "What's the matter, Director?"

Cao Xianzong pointed at the twenty-two trainees who were still bewildered because the show was paused and said, "Give me an explanation. Didn't I previously instruct that the costumes must be sensual!

Now look at the effect on them and tell me, where's the sensuality?"

Faced with Cao Xianzong's accusation, the costume team leader also turned to take a look at the trainees. However, the swimsuits were all one-piece and covered sensitive areas very securely, and though cute in style, they bore no relevance to sensuality.

Seeing Cao Xianzong's increasingly gloomy face, the costume team leader had no choice but to explain, "Director, originally all the costumes were selected according to your requirements. However, President Long approached me once midway and requested a uniform change for the third group's costumes, so we changed them to what you see now."

"President Long? Who's in charge of the show, me or her? Make them all go back and change into the original costumes right now!"

The costume team leader, being a Black Swan Entertainment employee, naturally regarded Long Dan Ni's authority higher than the director's, and pretended to look troubled, saying, "This was arranged personally by President Long. Changing them back is fine, but I think the director should contact President Long, as I'm sure there must be a reason for President Long's request."

Despite his anger, Cao Xianzong understood that Long Dan Ni, as the producer and investor, wielded much more power than himself as the director. Although he was displeased with the investor's interference, he had no choice but to dial Long Dan Ni's number.

Once the call connected, Long Dan Ni's cool voice came through the phone.

"Hello, Director Cao, is there something the matter?"

Although irritated, when actually conversing with Long Dan Ni, Cao Xianzong didn't dare to act as imperious as he did with the costume team leader. Instead, he put on a smile, causing the costume team leader to secretly roll her eyes.

"It's like this, we're shooting the villa party water dance segment, but there's a problem with the third group's costumes. I heard that it was your request, so I'm seeking confirmation from you."

The sound of Long Dan Ni flipping through papers was audible from the phone, and then she casually replied, "That's correct, it was at my request. Is there an issue?"

Hearing Long Dan Ni's nonchalant tone, Cao Xianzong couldn't help but get a bit more frustrated.

"President Long, no matter what, I'm still the director of the show. Why wasn't I informed of such a last-minute change in the program content? If you investors make such arbitrary changes to the program effects, what's the point of hiring me as a director?"

"Director Cao, don't get worked up. It was indeed my oversight not to inform you, as the company is quite busy here. Even if I had told you in advance, I believe you would have agreed."

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Cao Xianzong looked completely puzzled.

Long Dan Ni then explained with a chuckle, "Xu Beibei from the third group is Chairman Gu's sister. Chairman Gu repeatedly instructed that no unusual entertainment industry trends should touch her, so I took the liberty to change her outfit. However, changing just Xu Beibei's costume alone would indeed affect the show's effect, so I altered the style of the entire third group, thus minimizing the impact on the program."

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