80th Day
Except for Jiang Han, everyone expected the top ten candidates, but the rankings were surprising.
Bai Wenji is in 9th place, and Yin Xingheng has dropped to 8th place.
"Yin Xingheng is eighth. How incredible!" The trainees below were whispering to each other.
Yin Xingheng, whose name was called, probably didn't expect that he would fall to this level. Surprise and loss appeared on his face for a moment, but soon fell into darkness like the projection that had to be turned off at the end.
He walked over and stood on the stage, knowing that many people were watching him.
"I seem to disappoint everyone a little." Yin Xingheng spoke, his mature voice with a hint of magnetism was his weapon as usual. Anyone who had heard Yin Xingheng sing or speak could not ignore this.
"I myself didn't expect that I would drop to 8th place in the second public performance."
"To be honest, it feels like a dream now."
Yin Xingheng was resisting silently.
No matter what, he would never be ranked eighth. Even though the up-and-coming Bai Wenji, Chen Chi, and even Fu Xunyan are all good singers, no one can take away the label of great vocalist from Yin Xingheng.
It may be difficult to tell which one is better by just watching a small excerpt, after all, everyone has different aesthetic tastes. But if you expand the sample to many songs, then Yin Xingheng will definitely be able to play the role with ease.
"Hiss, Xunyan, what's wrong with you?" Da Pei used the same trick again and broke through the staff's tight security and sat next to Fu Xunyan. Unexpectedly, his claws were immediately scratched and left red marks.
Fu Xunyan then realized that he had lost his concentration and apologized embarrassedly.
Da Pei complained, "That's too much. You're just like this when Yin Xingheng's ranking drops. Why didn't you worry about me last time when I fell behind?"
Fu Xunyan smiled at him. Da Pei felt the murderous intent and quickly raised his hands to beg for mercy.
"Okay, I'll shut up."
Fu Xunyan was very confused.
During the first public rankings, even though his first place was taken away by rigged votes, Fu Xunyan didn't feel sad at all. He felt from the bottom of his heart that such fake votes could not represent his ability anyway, and it couldn't deny the fans' love for him.
But Yin Xingheng fell out of the debut position, which suddenly made Fu Xunyan realize a cruel truth.
What is not worth mentioning to him may be a hell to others, just like when he was splashed with dirty water after the game.
This is not what was supposed to happen.
Look who’s standing in front of Yin Xingheng?
Kenny, Zhou Hengyu...are they a good match?
They don't deserve it, neither in terms of ability nor character.
The spotlights cut out dazzling light fields on the stage, and the conversation between Jiang Sulin and Yin Xingheng echoed in the huge studio.
He could hear Jiang Sulin's unhappy mood since the beginning of tonight, and he could hear Yin Xingheng's anger, as well as her reluctance to suppress her anger.
Fu Xunyan stared at the numbers that kept jumping on the big screen, his knuckles unconsciously pressing against his throbbing solar plexus. Da Pei, who was beside him, was a little worried about his condition and could only put his arm around his shoulders exaggeratedly to prevent the trainees or staff in the back row from noticing that something was wrong.
This reminded Fu Xunyan of the scene when they surrounded Ye Lai when the rankings were announced.
The trainees who have been together all this time and given each other strength are the trainees, the trainees who have the same dreams and work just as hard.
Not the program team.
Yin Xingheng's ranking curve on the stage was terribly weird under the manipulation of the program team.
He was ranked first in popularity before the competition, even surpassing Ye Lai, and was dubbed the "national son". He ranked 4th in the first public performance and 8th in the second public performance - a rare, continuously declining curve.
Fu Xunyan suddenly felt sweat on his back, just like he realized the possible consequences of Kenny's matter today.
It's different.
The goals of this life are different from those of the previous life.
The position he is standing in is also different, and precisely because of this difference, he should not approach this journey with the same attitude as in his previous life.
Yin Xingheng's speech on the stage had already come to a template-like thank you, and he calmly expressed his determination to continue working hard.
The camera silently swept across the entire audience, and Fu Xunyan curled up the corners of his mouth almost reflexively. The smile that was like muscle memory looked particularly thin under the strong light.
His drooping eyelashes were on the screen, and those expensive devices filtered the coldness in his eyes into gentle melancholy.
Yin Xingheng's final words of thanks were accompanied by a barely perceptible tremor. This boy, who had carefreely come to dormitory 204 last night to snatch Chen Chi's midnight snack and share half a loaf of bread with him, was now standing on the edge of the debut line, and even the breathing sounds off the court were as loud as the tide, drowning out all the real sounds.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Chi ranked 7th and Da Pei ranked 6th, a rapid improvement and a small drop.
Dal-bae wasn't particularly angry when he stepped onto the stage, and the cold sweat that had broken out on the staff due to Yoon Sung-heng's reaction had dried up a little.
They lamented that fortunately Da Pei knew what was going on and would not continue his explosive remarks.
The tall young man has always been very popular among the boys, especially Zhang Chi and R.TAI. Even though these people have always been arrogant and rude in their true nature, they are always considerate to Da Pei.
Because as Dal-bae's past was passed on by word of mouth among the trainees, their several characteristics of being in a foreign country at a young age, being mixed in the foreign underground scene, and constantly striving to improve themselves in songwriting, made them unconvinced.
Only fellow rappers Zhang Chi and R.TAI could understand how awesome the several self-composed songs Dabae released were.
So when he stood on the stage, he received unprecedentedly enthusiastic applause. Even the trainees who were not familiar with him received more or less his enthusiastic help.
He smiled, almost wantonly.
"No. 6, what a shame. I once boasted to Ye Lai that I would fight him."
Some trainees murmured, "What about Fu Xunyan?"
Da Pei heard it and he answered.
He tilted his head slightly, and actually showed some cuteness.
"Then can the treasure hunt be the same? I won't compete with the big pervert on the stage."
The trainees laughed, but then felt sad.
If the top student in the class was the one who had just entered the law, it would sometimes make people feel helpless. Even Ye Lai, no one questioned his words.
"Of course, Ye Zi, I'm not saying you're not great." Da Pei was like that; he would make everything clear. "Then who told you not to accept my invitation to team up for the second public performance? If you had accepted, we would have been good partners."
This was equivalent to making amends. The camera was turned to Ye Lai, who covered her face and laughed secretly, saying, "Okay, okay, so you hold a grudge so well."
Dabae wanted to say something, but the director saw the signs and cut off his microphone, and gave the camera to the trainees to make it clear that he was not allowed to speak.
Everyone at the scene could only watch as Dal-pei's face suddenly turned dark.
A boy who could laugh powerfully in any situation suddenly burst into a storm, and they could only feel their hearts trembling disorderly.
Jiang Sulin patted Da Pei's shoulder with dissatisfaction, and his eyes like swords pierced into the director's body, making him sigh. No wonder the assistant director didn't come to host tonight. Should he take the blame for the relationship?
Fu Xunyan looked at all this and felt that it was just a farce.
Too absurd, too ironic.
Coming to the 5th place is Bo Mi.
This trainee, who has a company behind him, was determined to work hard during the first public performance and he did work hard in the second.
Although the singing and acting stage of "Silent Night" still failed to show his progress in singing and dancing, at least his attitude was there, and the emo time was greatly reduced. Even his fans were "amazed" and thought he was like a completely different person.
Zhou Hengyu was defeated miserably in the confrontation with Fu Xunyan. Even though his parents had won him some favor in other variety shows, this time the ranking company was a little worried about being implicated by Pennyline, so they decisively withdrew, and Zhou Hengyu fell out of the top 10 and ranked 11th.
But I never expected that Pennyline would be so stubborn.
He stubbornly pushed Kenny to 4th place.
The trainees were still unaware of what had happened last night, but the news that the police had interrogated Kenny alone spread like wildfire, and some people keenly sensed something was wrong.
Pennyline also protested this injustice. She bought her ticket before the voting closed, and who knew Kenny would do something so awful last night? Furthermore, because the police suppressed the information, New Century was unkind and didn't consult with them, still placing Kenny in fifth place.
Does Kenny have the potential to be No. 4?
Of course there are. After entering the top circle, a large number of trainees in the middle are all talented, and the ranking is sometimes just affected by luck.
But his performance in the second public performance was not exciting, at least not as exciting as Fu Xunyan's group. He also did not contribute any popularity to some of the off-competition programs during the period. So how did he inexplicably go from 8th to 4th?
Everyone is in doubt, and everyone gradually becomes certain in the midst of doubt.
Kenny's behavior, which he did in the heat of the moment, made him feel scared. He turned pale when he went on stage and almost stumbled and fell down the stairs. However, when he spoke, he could only pretend to be calm and argued that it was because he was too excited and did not sleep well last night.
Min Hai, who was still in the audience, took over Da Pei's position and looked at Fu Xunyan beside him with concern.
"You two are really annoying. Why are you treating him like a child and worrying about him?"
“…”
"Then why are you sitting here too?"
Min Hai looked at the guy on the other side who was saying one thing and thinking another, and retorted.
"I..." Ye Lai pursed her lips, "There are three of us left. Let's sit closer together to keep warm."
He must have been exposed, so he was talking nonsense - Min Hai was sure of his guess.
While the director wasn't paying attention to them, Ye Lai cautiously moved closer to the side of Fu Xunyan's face.
"What happened last night was definitely his doing, right?"
"How did you guess that? You didn't go to the hospital with us."
"I know this because I haven't been there." Ye Lai raised his chin proudly, but then hesitated.
"Actually... yesterday when I came back from the restroom, I saw a girl in the corridor filming our lobby. I thought she was a stalker and wanted to stop her."
Min Hai lowered his arms and stared over with Fu Xunyan.
Ye Lai couldn't stand the looks from both of them and immediately poured out the contents like beans. "Then she said she had filmed something interesting and she wouldn't hand it over unless I agreed to let Fu Xunyan meet her."
"That sounded more like a lying bastard, so I ignored her..."
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