stage-manage
verb [ T ] uk/ˈsteɪdʒˌmæn.ɪdʒ/ us/ˈsteɪdʒˌmæn.ɪdʒ/
精心安排，周密筹划
to arrange and control an event carefully in order to achieve the result you want
Many people have become cynical about the stage-managed debates between politicians which regularly appear on television. 许多人对电视上经常出现的政治家之间精心策划的辩论已经开始产生怀疑了。