Translator: _Min
Yan Yuanze immediately looked up, his palms sweaty with nervousness. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
He must⦠he must surpass Xu Xiyun!
If his votes fell below 300, he would be facing elimination.
He had to advance.
The big screen flickered for a moment.
The rankings jumped out.
No.l Xie Yu 892 votes
No.2 Xu Xiyun 300 votes
No.3 Shi Yu 297 votes
No.7 Yan Yuanze 266 votes
As the votes and rankings appeared, Yan Yuanze felt a chill run down his spine, as if all the energy had been sucked out of him in an instant. If he werenât on stage, he would have collapsed by now.
He was actually⦠actually in seventh place!
He was the center of their group, with most of the highlights focused on him. How could he not even surpass the other members of Xie Yuâs group?
Xie Yu also glanced at the vote count, pausing for a moment before looking at a delighted Xu Xiyun. âIf weâre talking about good luck, it has to be you.â
Just barely meeting the pass mark set by Si Fuqing, Xu Xiyun couldnât contain his excitement. âHuh? What did you say, Brother Xie?â
Xie Yu turned his head away, pressing his brow, âNever mind.â
Down in the audience, gasps and murmurs filled the air.
âAll of Xie Yuâs group are in the top six?
âI remember Xu Xiyun and Shi Yu were both in Class F twice, right? They didnât have a dance background either, yet theyâve improved so much after the first performance?â
âDid they cheat or something? I canât believe itâs just because Si Fuqing taught them for two weeks.â
âSpeaking of which, there were more than six people in Si Fuqingâs class, like over twenty, but many dropped out. I wonder if they regret it now.â Yan Yuanze was indeed filled with regret.
Watching the ecstatic Xu Xiyun, his heart flowed with a river of remorse.
Would todayâs performance have been different if he hadnât dropped out of Si Fuqingâs class?
But Yan Yuanze Imew that pondering these thoughts now was utterly pointless.
He clenched his fists, having already made up his mind.
As long as he could advance today, even if he was in the fifty-fifth place, he would definitely return to Si Fuqingâs class.
But at the same time, Yan Yuanze was also filled with resentment.
If Si Fuqing had such talent, what had she been hiding all this time?
âAlright, congratulations to Xie Yuâs group for securing the victory in this round of competition!â the host announced. âLetâs hear it for our first âLikes
Kingâ of the day!â
The crowd erupted.
âXie Yu! Xie Yu!â
âGreat, Xie Yu, you can now sit on your throne.â The host handed over the microphone. âDo you have anything to say?
âBefore we started today, Teacher Si said that if I step down from the âLikes Kingâ position, sheâd show me the harsh reality of life. SoâIâ Xie Yu looked carefree, a sly smile crossing his lips, âIâm the first Likes King, and also the last.â
Si Fuqing raised an eyebrow. Very good.
Thatâs her kind of audacity.
The camera shifted back to the judgesâ panel, Si Fuqingâs captivating fox-like eyes displayed on the big screen.
[Oh no, Xie Yu must have been led astray by Teacher Si, so arrogant! But I like it!]
[Isnât Xie Yu getting ahead of himself? Lu Yan hasnât performed yet, and neither have the other two âCenterâ candidates.]
[Being too arrogant isnât good, you know. You might get slapped in the face later.]
[Ah, speaking of Lu Yan, I canât wait to see how they perform âMountain Ghost Ballardâ.]
The group duels continued round by round.
But because Xie Yuâs group was the first to perform, the following two groups were utterly overshadowed.
âNow weâre onto the fourth round,â said the host, holding the microphone.
âFirst up is Lu Yanâs group, and their song is âMountain Ghost Ballard.ââ
âThe same song Teacher Si sang, seems like she wants to encourage our trainees. Letâs hope Lu Yanâs group can bring us a different kind of brilliance!â
Lu Yan and his team took the stage, dressed in modified Xia clothes that evoked a classical charm.
Lu Yanâs high notes werenât bad; the operatic sections of the climax were well-executed.
Their groupâs dance was choreographed by a professional dance teacher hired by Tianle Media.
If Si Fuqing hadnât performed today, Lu Yan would indeed have been a contender for the âLikes Kingâ against Xie Yu.
Unfortunately, Si Fuqingâs original rendition of âMountain Ghost Ballardâ had already raised the fansâ expectations.
Lu Yanâs operatic style simply couldnât measure up.
[I have to say, this is disappointing.]
[Youâre performing a cover thatâs simpler than the original, and yet this is the level of your stage presence?]
[To be honest, itâs clear that Lu Yan has studied opera and his operatic singing is quite accurate.. But whatâs the point if your stage presence is so weak? I canât even remember your voice or face after the performance!]