Day 82

The director made an emergency call to Shen Ziqing, Qian Qiu Sheng and Yang Qing, and the three of them instantly had a headache.

When they were wary of Fu Xunyan being a troublemaker, he looked pitiful, weak and helpless. When they believed his lies and thought he was sensible, he suddenly jumped out and attacked them with a heavy punch.

The three of them rushed to the scene immediately and looked at each other.

"How?"

"What are we going to do? We'll all go to jail if we do this!"

Voting for contestants is tied to commercial revenue. Although their early competition rules stipulated that fans' votes were based solely on viewing time, after the first public performance, with the influx of businesses, appearances in some extra episodes were now based on fan votes for various rankings, so...

Now they are in a difficult situation.

It's a financial crime in just a few minutes.

Shen Ziqing's face was pale, Qian Qiusheng was scowling, and Yang Qing started making various phone calls to try to find connections - because he was the one who was most panicked now, because he was the one who took the lead in collecting the money! When the time comes, it will be found that Shen Ziqing and Qian Qiusheng were at most responsible for poor supervision, but he, Yang Qing, was the one directly responsible, and he couldn't even get rid of it!

He stared at Fu Xunyan on the stage angrily, his lips pale, but he was not desperate yet.

He believed that with his connections, a small trainee would not be able to control him.

On the stage, Ye Lai was a little surprised at Fu Xunyan's "recklessness", but he almost immediately took the microphone from Fu Xunyan and said, "I believe it too."

After he finished speaking, he was stunned. His clear eyes became round, revealing a sense of confusion.

But then he seemed to sense something and looked in the direction of Fu Xunyan.

The young man's black eyes were as clear as glass beads, containing infinite power, like the strong wind on the vast ocean, giving people a sense of unreasonable support.

Ye Lai smiled, and her smile was so bright that she completely lost the demeanor of a senior and became as green as when she first debuted.

"Yes, no matter who comes first today, me or... me or Xun Yan, we will not let the audience down. As a member of New Century, we will not let down the fans' expectations."

“This is what I have been working towards, and I will continue to do so in the future.”

“Whether it’s me or everyone else, we don’t exist to be first, but to be the best.”

The whole place was silent.

Everyone can understand the implication.

Jiang Pianpian and Zhang Qu picked up the microphone to make amends, but put it down again.

Ou Ruo and Bigland secretly applauded, and Jiang Sulin hugged the two people on the stage.

Then--

The entire studio erupted in shouts and cheers, whether it was the trainees who were destined to be eliminated, or everyone who sat on the pyramid and could stay out of it completely.

The young boys were inspired by something and shouted with their fists raised.

"come on!"

"We are the children of the New Century!"

"We will definitely not let the audience down!"

Every youngster was so vibrant, tears welling up in their eyes. Those who could no longer go on faced failure once again, but this time they didn't feel lost.

Rather than feeling lost, their hearts are filled with surging emotions. From an outsider's perspective, it seems like they are high, but for them who are in the moment, they just feel excited and feel that they must do something.

The staff who were unaware of the inside story were also infected. Zhu Yingzhang, as a representative of the young employees, shouted particularly hard, completely unaware of the gloomy faces of the leaders behind him.

But they also felt fortunate.

This is the ranking for the second public performance, fortunately it is not the debut list!

"Quickly correct Fu Xunyan's vote count! Adopt the first version!" Amid the noise in the audience, Shen Ziqing made a phone call as if he suddenly woke up from a dream, and shouted hysterically to the other end.

You can’t fake it on Fu Xunyan!

That group of fans...that group of fans will definitely make them suffer unbearable consequences!

She regretted a thousand times why she turned on the live broadcast mode, completely forgetting the revenue that live broadcast would bring to the program.

The stage suddenly plunged into darkness, leaving only two spotlights that split the air like sharp swords, one on the left and one on the right, nailing the ground. In the left beam of light, Fu Xunyan's silver hair was almost transparent. He raised his chin slightly, and his Adam's apple cast a shadow on the taut lines of his neck.

Ye Lai stood against the light, his shoulder blades wrapped in a suit looked like folded eagle wings, the smile on the corners of his mouth was cut into a rare sharp arc by the light and shadow, only the knuckles holding the microphone were exposed with a pale look.

"The second performance ranking is announced - the first trainee is..." Jiang Sulin's last words were swallowed up by the screams from the audience.

The big screen suddenly split in two. The numbers under Fu Xunyan's image on the left side skyrocketed, while Ye Lai's votes on the right side kept biting like a bloodthirsty snake.

But gradually, the gap widened suddenly.

The two million vote difference became a reality in the electronic sound effects. The whole audience saw Fu Xunyan's eyelashes tremble in response, and a bead of sweat slid down his brow and shattered into starlight on his cheekbone.

"Congratulations to trainee Fu Xunyan!"

At the moment when the colorful ribbons poured down like a silver waterfall, the camera was directly pointed at the face of the silver-haired young man.

That flawless face, known as an anime model face, maintained the best expression, without surprise or excessive joy, but it made people feel the sharpness that broke through the screen.

This was the first time they saw Fu Xunyan’s full power.

The lights and the clamor of the scene enveloped him completely. He stood on the first-place step, his back straight. As the camera zoomed in, he suddenly opened his eyes. Those eyes, always brimming with a lazy smile, now resembled the surface of a frozen lake, a surging undercurrent beneath the calm.

His jawline was taut, casting a sharp shadow under the spotlight. The corners of his lips still had that familiar curve, but it was no longer soft, instead like a sword drawn from its sheath.

Sweat slid down his temples and condensed into tiny spots of light on his cheekbones, like some kind of silent declaration.

His fingers unconsciously stroked the back of the person hugging him, and the blue veins on the bony back of the hand were faintly visible.

Almost everyone ran over to hug him, some familiar, some strangers, some with sincere congratulations, some just to get a chance to be photographed...

Streamers on either side of the stage began to fall, a few pieces landing on his shoulders. He didn't reach out to brush them away, simply standing there, letting the golden fragments linger on him. Under the gaze of countless cameras, he slowly blinked, his eyelashes casting tiny shadows under his eyes.

Where no one pays attention.

Ye Lai raised his hand to catch a piece of falling bright paper, twisted it between his fingertips and turned it half a circle.

He was happy for Fu Xunyan.

He felt lost for himself, but that didn't stop him from being happy for Fu Xunyan.

Before participating in this program, Ye Lai never expected that he could be so "tolerant". He knew his own personality, so willful, stingy and jealous.

But facing Fu Xunyan, he couldn't vent those negative emotions. He had to admit that he acknowledged Fu Xunyan as a friend.

They are rivals, but more than rivals, they are friends.

The carnival lasted for two or three minutes. After almost all the trainees had taken advantage of Fu Xunyan, everyone saw Ye Lai slowly walking side by side with him with a smile on her face, as if she were the queen.

Then he reached out and brushed away the ribbon that had fallen from the other person's shoulder.

"Congratulations, Fu Xunyan."

"But I won't give up. You will be my target from now on."

"I will definitely be the first to catch up with you."

The barrage instantly flooded the entire screen.

[This marriage is agreed to by me!]

[What a beautiful scene! I feel like I've returned to the time before I was a vicious woman...]

[??? Did I hear correctly? Isn't this a confession?]

[Ah, are these young people so ambiguous in their words about chasing or not?]

[Hilarious "I'll be the first to catch up with you" Why are you two dating alone?]

[Ah ...

[Treasure Hunt is unique! I don't agree with this product pairing! Break it up! Ye Lai, put your claws down!]

[Wow wow wow my Leopard Cat didn't interact with me tonight and I'm crying. Dabae, please stand up for yourself! Your wife is about to be snatched away from you!]

[Hai Ma interjects, saying that Haiyan is the best match!]

Fu Xunyan's throat was not well, so he gave up saying the last part of the words. Jiang Sulin pretended not to notice the three big bosses below waving their hands frantically, asking him to give the microphone to Fu Xunyan and take back what he had said before.

He happily put his arm around Fu Xunyan's shoulders and helped him to the first throne.

Everything is settled - at least the second public ranking is settled.

However, this did not mean that everything was over. Fu Xunyan's fans soon realized that something was wrong. Even if the second male Fu Xunyan became popular again, they had put a lot of effort into voting, and it was impossible for him to lead by three million votes in one go.

Unless Fu Xunyan was already far ahead in the first public performance and had the fan base to cast an additional three million votes in the second public performance.

Therefore, Shen Ziqing's actions not only failed to gain any benefits from Fu Xunyan's fans, but instead gave them a handle that made them believe even more that there was something fishy going on.

[Damn, I was comforting myself back then because Ye Lai, as a senior, had a lot of fans. Turns out I was just PUAing myself!]

[Then you're really stupid. Xunbao cleared up the bullying incident a public event ago and gained a lot of casual fans. His domestic fame is definitely on par with Ye Lai's. Otherwise, how could he have gotten the collaboration with Patrox?]

[That is, I want to go back in time and stab the innocent me to death.]

On the other hand, senior executives such as Shen Ziqing were naturally very anxious.

Although the money was collected at the instigation of the investors behind the scenes, and Yang Qing's plan was specifically implemented by making tickets, she and Qian Qiu Sheng were undoubtedly also responsible for their own tacit consent.

Even if the first cent collected does not go into your own pocket.

Shen Ziqing also complained about several trainees including Fu Xunyan and Ye Lai. There were so many ticket-making programs in the past, so which trainee jumped out to ruin the program?

But they can't bear it...

“Sister Shen, um…we’ve contacted the person who took the secret photos before. Do you want to come over?”

"What are you looking for?" Shen Ziqing suddenly slammed the table, startling the subordinate who was reporting to him. "He's almost sending us to jail with his attitude, and we're still helping him look for it?"

The female director covered her head in despair, and the atmosphere in the office was tense.