Chapter 059 Chapter 59
——A certain blog——
@瓜田吃个瓜: Some netizens have questioned whether Wang Quan, a contestant on Star 101, cheated in the selection of songs for the third public performance. It is known that Wang Quan was once the third runner-up in a certain province's top variety show. What do you think about this?
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The picture was captured by a marketing account from a forum post discussing whether Wang Quan was cheating.
It's hilarious why he's cheating? If the marketing account has nothing to post, then stop posting. Are they targeting Wang Quan alone to spread disparaging news?
[People think his singing is beautiful, so he wouldn't cheat, right? And wearing rose-themed clothes is perfectly normal. Stop slandering him!]
[By the way, his performance of "The Wind's Confession" in the first public performance was truly amazing! I've been playing it on repeat since the source material came out~]
[He didn't have to do this, did he? He's the only big vocalist in the talent show! Even if he cheated, would Star Path dare to expel him and have him withdraw from the competition? I bet they wouldn't!]
I'm not happy with what the above person said. I think Ji Shao is pretty good too. His singing and dancing performance in the first performance was amazing. He also sings beautifully. In my opinion, he's on par with Wang Quan, and he might even score higher. After all, singing and dancing takes a lot of energy, making it harder to perform consistently!
On the evening of the 6th, a forum post questioning Wang Quan's cheating was quickly screenshotted and posted on a Weibo account by a marketing account that had been actively monitoring the forums. This sparked considerable discussion. However, the majority of Weibo users supported Wang Quan, dismissing the post as a coincidence. This left the marketing account somewhat discouraged, with little traffic.
But before long, the marketing account that posted the post burst into laughter at the bickering in the comments section. It all started with a comment from a random person on the marketing account, but it unexpectedly became the beginning of a feud between Wang Quan and Ji Shao fans.
A big fan of Wang Quan felt that the person who said Ji Shao's performance was stable was mocking Wang Quan's broken voice in the first public performance. Furious, he tagged Ji Shao's blog account and posted it to his own blog, publicly mocking Ji Shao for not even being able to match Wang Quan. He even led some followers to personally attack Ji Shao on the marketing account's blog post.
In response to this, some of Ji Shao's fans and even Penguin, a member of the fan club, adopted the idea that less trouble is worse than more and contacted this big fan and Wang Quan's anti-black website.
I wanted to clarify that the post wasn't from a Ji Shao fan, but rather a random person. But then, in the early morning hours, I discovered that the big fan had blocked them. Wang Quan's anti-black campaign hadn't responded to their private messages, and instead continued its usual anti-black campaign.
Because Wang Quan's big fan's blog post tagged Ji Shao's account, it was quickly posted on Ji Shao's blog square. In the comment section, there were many people who echoed the big fan's remarks mocking Ji Shao.
Ji Shao's fans, who were bullied at their doorstep, also acted uncharacteristically tough and demanded that Wang Quan's big fan delete the blog post and apologize to Ji Shao. The fight started from a certain blog and spread to the forum.
In the forums, who's more popular? Hu Hu, of course. But if it comes down to choosing between Wang Quan and Ji Shao, most people would choose Wang Quan.
The reason for this is naturally because Wang Quan is considered a "harmless" trainee, making him less competitive than the other trainees. Meanwhile, Ji Shao had just recently become the first trainee to film a commercial, which made him more competitive in the eyes of his fellow trainees' fans.
Many passersby who originally had a good impression of Ji Shao because of their heartbeat, also developed a less friendly impression of Ji Shao for the sake of the trainees they supported.
On the Xingtu 101 forum, netizens sat back and watched the two groups of fans clashing in the forum. While some were speechless and disgusted, they were quickly drowned out by the back-and-forth between the two groups.
It wasn't until the early hours of the next morning that the forum finally quieted down. Many netizens, tired of the gossip, took advantage of the quiet time to discuss the issue on the forum.
Soon, various rumors and gossips began to spread on the forums. Some claimed that Wang Quan had cheated, but the production team had kept it a secret, saying they would restrict him later when the contract was signed. Others claimed that Wang Quan had cheated, but the production team didn't care. Another theory was that the production team wanted to boost Wang Quan's popularity and deliberately allowed him to cheat to gain attention. However, many people found this claim outrageous, as reputation is extremely important.
In order to get some inside information, many forum users have been tagging the person who is recognized as the most accurate gossip creator in the forum - a little melon, in recent days, hoping to get some inside information from her.
——July 7 [early morning]——
[Topic] So will the production team punish Wang Quan? It's been so long, isn't it enough for the production team to consider it?
[Main Building]@A little melon calls a little melon!
1L
@青青河边草@向阳花Tag two more melon owners
3L
I don't think he'll be able to hammer it. Wang Quan still has a strong fan base. If he really hammers it, the consequences will be unimaginable.
6L
The fans are just so-so. I saw that their family was evenly matched with Ji Shao's family today. Wang Quan's fans were even more aggressive. They didn't get any benefits from Ji Shao's family.
14L Green River Grass
Stop pushing me. My private messages are all blowing up. I asked my connections, and they are still under discussion. [Spreading hands]
19L
Catch Qingqing!
28L Sunflower
There is a high probability that Wang Quan will not withdraw from the competition.
36L
Damn! This post is great! It directly brought out two melon owners! I can feel the degree of ambiguity of the production team about Wang Quan's matter, but if he doesn't withdraw from the competition, isn't that too fair?
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The revelations from the forum melon master gave a shot of adrenaline to the Wang Quan fans who were still awake. They instantly exploded with their little universe and directly slaughtered Ji Shao's square...
The next morning, Zhou Xiao looked at the chaotic scene at Ji Shao Plaza and the super chats. He then realized that several days had passed, and the fan club hadn't even said anything about voting for the third public performance. He couldn't help but feel choked up. It stands to reason that the fans wouldn't be unaware of the importance of the third public performance. Once they made it through this competition, they'd be on the verge of forming a group!
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xiao pulled out his phone and found the cheese in the communication. He sent a message directly -
Zhou Xiao: Cheese, I would like to ask if you have decided on the song for Ji Shao?
Cheese: Not yet. We are considering between "Rose Says" and "YOU". But we think "Rose Says" will be better and can show Ji Shao's vocal level.
Zhou Xiao: Then why don’t you post on Weibo to help your fans set goals?
Cheese: The Wang Quan family is investing in "Rose Says"...
Cheese: Our fans were outvoted by Wang Quan’s fans in the early morning… Now we don’t feel confident we can win, and we have no morale… We are currently considering whether to vote for “YOU”, but Yan Shu’s fans changed their votes yesterday… Now the fan club is looking at the other songs to see which one is more likely to win.
Zhou Xiao: I think Ji Shao can sing "Rose Says." Since you think it's a good song, then let's decide. If we haven't decided yet and haven't voted for it yet, how can we know the result?
Cheese: Oh, I'm helpless too. Shuyu and Mengjing are in charge of the online operations, and they didn't take my suggestions seriously...
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Zhou Xiao sighed slightly at Cheese's reply, her gaze glancing over the peripherals placed in the corner. This was the support gift package she had prepared for the early third public performance. She had customized it with the system a few days ago and had just received it this morning.
After pursing his lips and thinking for a while, Zhou Xiao decided in his heart...
——Blog Post——
@Flipped 悸然心动·Ji Shao: Vote for "Rose Says" and win 100 peripheral gift packs.
Note: The winner must provide a screenshot of Ji Shao's "Rose Sayings"
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The picture shows the details of the surrounding gift pack
[Ahhh, okay! Listen to Sister Xindong! Throw roses! Go, go, go!]
[Fuck, I'm speechless! What the hell is our fan club doing? They don't vote for our songs, they don't care about the super topic, and they act like nothing happened when people come to criticize them [spreading hands]]
[This family can't do without you, my sister. Everyone, go vote! ]
[I'm drooling over the surroundings. I'm going to vote too. Pray that I can be selected!]
【good!】
【……】
What Ji Shao's fans and other fans didn't expect was that based solely on this heart-pounding Weibo post, Ji Shao's votes for the song "Rose Says" rose rapidly, surpassing the previous trainees and even catching up to Wang Quan, who was voted first.
After several major fan acquisitions, Ji Shao's fan base has gradually grown. The die-hard fans attracted by Yigong's heart-pounding straight shots also played an important role at this time.
Meanwhile, the forums were ablaze with anger, flooded with comments about Wang Quan, following the news from the melon owner. Originally, the forum users had assumed Wang Quan would withdraw, and so they had been happy to watch the clash between Wang Quan and Ji Shao on the forums yesterday. But when they learned that Wang Quan might stay, potentially harming their own interests, everyone was completely outraged!
[Theme] To resist cheating players, we must ensure fairness and justice in the competition! Wang Quan must withdraw!
[Main Post] I hope the production team knows that this song selection is for the third public performance before the finals! If a contestant cheats to get the song they want, isn't that harming the interests of other contestants? Is that fair?
1L
Support the OP!
5L
Seriously, have you forgotten how overbearing Wang Quan was during the first public performance? He relied on his fame to turn the stage into his own solo show! If he had gotten the song he wanted during the third public performance by relying on his own cleverness, I wonder how he would have treated the trainees [shakes head]
9L
Reply to 5L: I'm not the only one who thinks this! Wang Quan is really outrageous. He took all the spotlight on that song, and yet his voice cracked. Fans are actually blaming him for working too hard for that team...
19L
I hope the program crew won't disappoint us viewers. This kind of behavior will be criticized no matter where it happens. If Wang Quan does it once, he will do it a second time. It is really hard to agree with his character... and he even used his outfit to hint at the song he wanted. Did he really think we were fools?
26L
The Ji Shao family is voting for "Rose Says." Aren't you, Wang Quan, trying to cheat and get this song? Well, I won't do what you want. Go vote and then go to Sister Xindong for a chance to win a prize.
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