Jiang He returned to the backstage area of ​​the program.

Deng Ziqi, who has a good relationship with Jiang He, and Wang Feng, who shared the stage with him on The Voice of China, both came up to chat with Jiang He warmly when he returned.

"Jiang He, you're amazing! I cried listening to this song, 'Ten Years,' you're just too incredible!"

Deng Ziqi's eyes were full of admiration.

Wang Feng, too, displayed an air of admiration and amusement, seemingly impressed by the younger generation's talent.

"That's right, Jiang He, look, you've written another original song, and it's so well-written."

"I heard that you also wrote Deng Ziqi's song 'Bubble'. When are you going to write a song for me too, haha?"

Although Han Lei and Han Hong didn't have any interaction with Jiang He, they saw how familiar Wang Feng was with him, and that the song "Ten Years" was really good.

I decided to join in the fun and get involved in the conversation. As the conversation progressed, we started talking about it.

"Oh, songwriting? Speaking of that, I'm wide awake now! Count me in too, I've heard so much about your talent as a songwriter, Jiang He."

Seeing that everyone was chatting with Jiang He, Huang Zhiwen didn't want to seem out of place, so he went over to join in the fun.

Now, it seemed a bit awkward to see Hua Chenyu sitting alone on the side.

Hua Chenyu remained outwardly calm and smiled, but inwardly she was furious.

Han Hong and Wang Feng weren't this enthusiastic towards him just now, so why are they treating Jiang He like this?

Fortunately, the voting for this episode was completed on stage very quickly.

Staff knocked on the door and entered, informing them to come up on stage.

Hua Chenyu thought about Jiang He's vote count, which must be very low, maybe even at the bottom, and her mood improved.

Seven people returned to the stage.

Teacher He stepped forward to warm up the atmosphere.

"Contestants, the audience votes have just been tallied. The answer will be revealed soon. Are you all ready?"

"So, what are everyone's vote counts, and what are their rankings?"

With Teacher He's encouragement, everyone became both nervous and expectant.

Teacher He smiled mysteriously, and just when everyone thought he was going to sell out the lawsuit, he unexpectedly changed the subject.

"Haha, no more tricks, let's get straight to the point and start announcing from first place!"

"The contestant with the most votes this round is—"

Amidst the tense, expectant, or curious gazes of everyone, Teacher He slowly began to speak, uttering a name.

"Jiang He! Congratulations to Jiang He for winning first place this round with 482 votes!"

482 votes!

This result makes him a well-deserved number one.

This is the first time since the first season of "I Am a Singer" that a contestant has received such a high number of votes!

Of the 500 audience members, a whopping 482 voted for Jiang He!

The 98.something percent voter turnout shocked Teacher He.

That means he already knew the answer; otherwise, if it were revealed now, his face would probably be filled with shock.

Deng Ziqi and Wang Feng had already witnessed Jiang He's incredible talent on The Voice of China.

Although surprised, I accepted it fairly well and quickly came to terms with the fact.

Deng Ziqi felt that he and Jiang He had a good relationship and could be considered friends.

They even felt proud and applauded for Jiang He.

He had clearly forgotten that he was also on stage, competing against Jiang He.

Hua Chenyu, however, suffered a tremendous shock.

What?

Jiang He actually got 482 votes?

Did they win first place?

Why should he? And what about him?

Hua Chenyu could hardly believe it and could only comfort herself by saying that the audience had no taste and didn't understand aesthetics.

Those who don't appreciate his singing are indeed like those who sing in a highbrow style, only to find themselves isolated from the masses.

Unlike his fans, who always manage to spot his strengths and ingenious ideas at just the right moment.

Hua Chenyu thought, if she couldn't get first place, then second place could at least be hers.

But then,

"The contestant with the second-highest number of votes this round is—Han Hong! 458 votes."

It wasn't him either.

What about the third one?

Hua Chenyu gritted her teeth and continued listening.

"The contestant with the third most votes this round is—Wang Feng! 446 votes!"

"The fourth-ranked contestant this round is—Han Lei! 439 votes!"

The third and fourth times in a row, it wasn't her either. Hua Chenyu almost gritted her teeth to pieces.

Fifth, surely it should be myself in fifth place!

Hua Chenyu thought angrily.

But unexpectedly,

"The fifth-ranked contestant this round is—Deng Ziqi! 407 votes!"

Hua Chenyu's face was about to split open.

Deng Ziqi!

The fifth place is surprisingly Deng Ziqi!

Now only he and Huang Zhiwen haven't announced their results.

Surely he can't be worse than Huang Zhiwen, right?

Having been proven wrong so many times before, Hua Chenyu became unusually nervous and anxious.

He couldn't even be angry that he hadn't even made it to fifth place; he just kept praying in his heart that he would be the sixth.

Getting last place would be incredibly embarrassing!

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned; it seems like what I feared most came to pass.

"The sixth-ranked contestant this round is—Huang Zhiwen! 399 votes!"

When Teacher He called out Huang Zhiwen's name, Hua Chenyu could no longer hold back and completely broke down.

They didn't care that they were on stage and the audience was watching them.

His face immediately darkened.

Finally, his vote count was also announced.

"The sixth-ranked contestant this round is—Hua Chenyu! 397 votes!"

Only two votes apart!

This result made Hua Chenyu both upset and relieved.

It's not too far off; there's still a chance to save face.

If we maintain our consistent performance in the next round, we'll definitely win!

Meanwhile, in the live stream, Hua Chenyu's fans and netizens were already arguing fiercely.

[No way, no way? Our Shen Yu worked so hard and sang so well, how come she only got seventh place?]

[Qi Tian is such a great song, why not vote for my brother?]

[It's not a fart at all! What's so good about the name "Qi Tian"?]

[Yeah, can't they sing some songs from the living world? All they do is this grotesque stuff. He deserves to be at the bottom, okay?]

What's so great about "Ten Years"? Why did it get first place?

There's something fishy going on! There must be something fishy going on!

[Everything about it is great for ten years, what, you disagree? If you disagree, then keep it to yourself!]

...

Meanwhile, on stage, Teacher He was already reciting advertising slogans, marking the end of the first episode of the competition.

The live stream will be shut down when the program ends.

The online arguments have spread from the live stream chat to various platforms such as Weibo and Douyin.

Some of Hua Chenyu's fans even came up with a conspiracy theory that...

[The voting statistics for "I Am a Singer" are rigged! How could Jiang He possibly be in first place? Hua Chenyu worked so hard, how could she be at the bottom?]

[The production team must have switched Jiang He and Hua Chenyu's scores!]

When this so-called inside story theory came out, apart from Hua Chenyu's fans who believed it, other rational netizens almost laughed their heads off.

For a time, Hua Chenyu almost became a laughing stock among netizens.

They all gave him a nickname: "Sore loser".