Translator: _Min_
[AHHHHHHHHHHHH Xie Yu!]
[Congratulations to Xie Yu for debuting as the Center!]
[With billions of votes, Xie Yu, you deserve it!] n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The fansâ excitement was short-lived as the second place was announced shortly after the celebration for Xie Yuâs C position debut.
No.2 Lu Yan 223,918,371
No.3 Ye Qingyou 221,928,332
No.4 Xu Xiyun
No.10 Shi Yu
Seeing this ranking, Si Fuqingâs expression paused momentarily, her fingers tightening around the cup she held.
She calmly turned her head, glancing at the showâs director and producer.
The producer and director dared not meet her gaze, their hands hanging limply.
The final rankings caused an uproar among the fans. Those present at the venue stood up excitedly, and if it werenât for the security personnel, they might have stormed the stage.
The results were far beyond what the audience, who had been following the show, had expected.
[Rigged! Rigged! Rigged!]
[Are you kidding me? Shi Yu was in fifth place just ten minutes ago, and now heâs dropped to tenth? Are my eyes deceiving me?]
[Fu*k, they swapped votes! They swapped positions! After following this for so long, this is what we get??]
[]Xu Xiyun also got swapped! He should have been second, how did he end up fourth?]
[Iâm furious, out of the six people from Teacher Siâs class, four had their votes tampered with, Little Xu didnât make it to the top three, and three of them didnât even debut!]
Vote swapping was a common tactic in talent shows.
Firstly, investors often collaborated with the traineesâ agencies, exchanging certain resources in return for debut spots.
Shi Yu and the other two trainees were replaced.
Either their agencies secured better resources for other artists or they couldnât offer enough to secure debut spots.
The camera was focused on the stage, so Lin Qingyan had no qualms.
She smirked, her voice low, âTeacher Si, didnât you say all your students would debut? Three of them didnât make it. Youâve lost our bet.â
She had warned Si Fuqing before.
In such talent shows, itâs not about the votes or the audience but the backing of the traineesâ agencies, their financials strengths, and their relationship with the investors.
What does it matter if Xu Xiyunâs singing and dancing skills surpassed Lu Yan?
Investors could still swap the rankings.
Shi Yu was indeed in fifth place, but what could he do if his agency wasnât strong enough to catch the investorsâ eye?
Si Fuqingâs eyes were slightly downcast.
Her fingers clenched, making a âcrackâ sound, and then she stood up. Before Lin Qingyan could react, there was a loud âbang.â Si Fuqing kicked over the mentorsâ table.
The table, fixed to the ground, scattered into pieces.
Water from the table spilled everywhere.
Lin Qingyanâs smile froze, looking at her incredulously, âWhat are you doing?
Have you gone mad?â
This was a live broadcast watched by eighty million people!
Even the celebrities invited to the audience seats dared not slacken their expressions.
Any captured expression could lead to days of online backlash.
As a dance mentor, how could Si Fuqing cause such a scene?
Knowing how large Si Fuqingâs anti-fan army was,
The vocal mentor was also startled, urgently saying, âTeacher Si, sit down, please sit down.â
Li Jingchen remained silent, his lips pursed, obviously upset.
He knew the votes were tampered with, and the rankings were wrong, but there wasnât much they could do.
They were just invited mentors, how could they compete with the investors? However, such a commotion, especially on live broadcast, caught everyoneâs attention.
Backstage, Xu Jingshan hadnât expected such an incident, and he was furious,
âWhat is she doing? Get her down from there now!â
âThis⦠this is a live broadcast, Mr. Xu,â a staff member said, wiping sweat, âWe canât use force in public.â
âItâs because itâs a live broadcast that we need to get her down,â Xu Jingshan raged, âA mentor, trying to influence the debut lineup? Who chose her in the first place? Huh?!â
All eyes turned to Manager Luo.
Manager Luoâs face was extremely grim, âPresident Xu, it was me, butâIâ
He was cut off by Xu Jingshan, âCanât Tianle Media even control its people now? I guess you donât want investment in your next show!â
But Xu Jingshan knew it was too late to intervene.
Has Si Fuqing really given up on her career in the entertainment industry?!