He did blow up her scandal, but his real motive wasn't to raise the ratings for "The Tempestuous Grand Tang" like she overheard in his office or because he cared about his shares at YC. His motive was to fulfill her deep desire for revenge on Qian Ge.
So that night when he took her home after her mum got injured, he stood at the door staring at her, not knowing what to say for a long time because he was actually thinking how to explain himself?
It was still very chaotic at the Awards, but staff were now coming out to stabilize the situation.
Li Yaoyao must've been hurt by Qian Ge's kick because someone had to help her up. Qian Ge's manager rushed over, hurriedly wrestled her away from the security guard's hold on her and escorted her out of the Television Awards.