Switched Life:I Went Viral on a Family Variety Show-Chapter 48: Offering Sacrifices to Heaven with Sang Ning

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Offering Sacrifices to Heaven with Sang Ning

Urged like this, Qian Yang’s hands trembled slightly in anxiety as he quickly opened the video, but as soon as the video played, his phone was snatched away.

Tang Yuanmao held the phone, staring intently at Sang Ning on the screen. Tears welled up in his eyes, and finally, he could no longer hold them back, letting a few roll down. He quickly wiped them away, his shoulders shaking as choked sobs escaped.

At the end of the video, he looked up, his usual imposing demeanor gone, replaced with a hint of vulnerability and grievance.

"Qian Yang, I am absolutely, completely certain—Sang Ning is my mentor. Arrange a meeting with her immediately."

Qian Yang looked as though he didn’t know where to start. After a brief silence, he spoke: "Director, if you want to chase celebrities, just do it openly. I won’t laugh at you for it. Why use such excuses?"

The next second, Qian Yang heard Tang Yuanmao utter the first curse he’d ever heard from him: "What the hell do you understand? I told you to arrange it—are the director’s orders up for debate?!"

"Alright, alright, director, don’t be angry. I’ll arrange it right away."

After leaving the director’s office, Qian Yang felt a headache coming on. The person in question was currently filming a show—how on earth could he arrange a meeting with Sang Ning?

Over at the production team, Director Sun was leisurely having breakfast in the main live broadcast courtyard. Once breakfast was over, the day’s "brick-moving" activities would officially begin.

The live streaming stats from yesterday were impressive, securely ranking first across all live broadcast channels that day.

Following Sang Ning’s previous request, he pinned a vlog edited from the Sang Family’s live stream on the official Weibo page. There were indeed critical voices, but most were light-hearted praise from casual viewers. The unexpected positive response even boosted the official account’s followers.

Originally, he planned to include in the vlog the part where Sang Ning helped the police dismantle the criminal gang, but due to sensitive elements, not only was it omitted, but he also instructed the team to block the replay of the live stream.

Director Sun took a large bite of his meat bun, turned to his assistant, and speaking through a mix of laughter and mouthfuls, said, "This Sang Ning has some real chops. Today, try to give her family more screen time."

"Got it, Director Sun," the assistant nodded, eating while scrolling through Weibo on his phone.

A moment later, his tone shifted dramatically. "Director Sun, something’s wrong!"

He hurriedly handed his phone to Director Sun. At the sight of Weibo, Director Sun’s demeanor visibly crumbled.

The hashtag #SangNingStealsEliteCollegeExamQuestions# was trending, fueled by trolls and major marketing accounts. Numerous clueless onlookers had been dragged into the melee.

The fallout even extended into academia, with certified Zijin master’s and doctoral candidates posting condemning remarks about Sang Ning.

A high-profile knowledge influencer with tens of millions of followers published an article titled #The Ugly Truth Behind Celebrities Pretending to Be Academic Overachievers#. Though it never mentioned Sang Ning by name, it was transparently about her.

The article was quickly shared by netizens, garnering over ten million shares within ten minutes.

The casual viewers who were praising her under the rural program’s official account yesterday had now turned sharply against her, vowing to boycott the show unless Sang Ning was removed.

Director Sun was utterly flustered. It seemed impossible to protect Sang Ning, the show’s ratings magnet. The only way to pacify the mob was to sacrifice her.

He decided to approach the matter diplomatically first—delicately inform Sang Ning of the situation, then promptly issue a Weibo statement to publicly distance the program from her.

Zijin Research Institute.

Tang Yuanmao had Qian Yang send the video to his phone. After Qian Yang left the office, he replayed the video over and over.

While it’s possible for people to resemble each other, handwriting is unmistakable. Sang Ning’s writing style, the way she held the pen, and her handwriting—all of it was identical to his mentor’s. There was no way he was mistaken.

Tang Yuanmao occasionally wiped away his tears. If not for his mentor pulling him back, he would’ve long spiraled into madness. He truly missed her dearly.

Still lost in his feelings, his video playback was interrupted by a phone call.

"Director, I believe the situation with Sang Ning is a misunderstanding." On the other end, Li Juezhou’s tone was firm and confident. He believed in Sang Ning.

"No, it’s not a misunderstanding. It’s real," Tang Yuanmao replied resolutely.

That Sang Ning was his mentor was irrefutable and not up for debate.

Li Juezhou grew silent. Despite Tang Yuanmao’s certainty, he strongly suspected there was more to the story.

Someone like Sang Ning, so proud and self-assured, wouldn’t resort to such petty methods to prove herself.

She was herself—she didn’t need to prove anything to anyone.

"If that’s the case, I’ll have Hai Chuan’s legal team step in to handle this matter. If something truly went wrong, it must have been Zijin’s fault, not Sang Ning’s," Li Juezhou’s deep voice carried an air of undeniable finality.

Tang Yuanmao, enraged, slammed the table hard: "Li Juezhou, you brat, where do you get the audacity to challenge me? Even your father wouldn’t dare act so arrogant in front of me!"

Li Juezhou calmly replied, "My father is my father. I am me."

Through the phone, he could hear Tang Yuanmao panting angrily. Considering Tang Yuanmao’s seniority, Li Juezhou graciously gave him a few seconds to compose himself.

After sensing Tang Yuanmao’s breath had steadied, he added, "All of you are throwing dirt at Sang Ning; her reputation will only be defended by me!"

"Wait a minute." Tang Yuanmao finally caught onto something wrong in Li Juezhou’s words. "What do you mean, throwing dirt?"

Li Juezhou froze with his phone in hand. Were they not talking about the same issue?

He immediately shared the news of Sang Ning being violently attacked online over allegations of stealing Zijin’s internal exam questions.

With Hai Chuan’s resources, he could easily suppress the adverse trending topics about Sang Ning. However, before the facts were clear, such an attempt to deceive the public would only push Sang Ning into a worse controversy. The best solution was for Zijin to officially issue a clarification.

Li Juezhou expected persuading Tang Yuanmao to thoroughly investigate the matter would take some effort. But to his surprise, after hearing the whole story, Tang Yuanmao yelled at him furiously, "To hell with your nonsense!"

Li Juezhou was momentarily stunned. Tang Yuanmao losing his temper like this was a rare sight.

Tang Yuanmao continued to shout, "You’re the thief! Your whole family are thieves! How could Sang Ning do something as low as stealing exam questions?!"

She was the one who wrote the questions to begin with.

Li Juezhou: "..."

"I’m done talking to you; I’m going to back Sang Ning right now!" Tang Yuanmao hurriedly hung up the phone.

Li Juezhou awkwardly touched his nose. Despite being scolded, it seemed the problem was resolved—it was worth it, he thought.

Tang Yuanmao called Qian Yang back into the office. Weibo was not his strong suit, so he needed Qian Yang to guide him.

Upon returning to the office, Qian Yang excitedly reported to Tang Yuanmao, "Director, I managed to get the phone number of the show’s director through some connections. Why don’t you call him yourself?"