Chapter 99: The First Stage Competition (4)
The performances of the six teams are over, and next comes the much-anticipated voting session.
At the same time, this is also the most exciting part.
Among the six groups of guests, who will win the best stage in the first round of performances?
For a moment, audiences online and offline became nervous.
The host, Zeng Yu, has returned to the stage: "The voting channel is now open."
"There is a voting machine to the right of the seats for the live audience. You can vote by entering the numerical group corresponding to each guest group on the big screen. Online viewers can vote in real time in the lower right corner of the video page."
"Ordinary users can cast one ticket at a time, and members can cast two."
"To avoid repeated vote-rigging that disrupts the competition rules, the backend only counts votes cast by real-name authenticated users."
"The voting time is 10 minutes in total. Before the time is up, everyone needs to choose your favorite stage."
"It's important to note that each person can only vote for one group."
"The audience voting on site accounts for 70%, and online voting accounts for 30%. The final voting result will be based on the total of the two."
"If they can't decide, the audience can also choose to abstain."
"Everyone doesn't need to feel any psychological burden, because there will be no elimination in this round of performances, so you can vote as you please."
Having said that, most of the fans at the scene still had serious expressions.
After all, in this round of performances, the votes of fans on site accounted for 70%, which can be said to have a great influence on the success or failure of this performance.
Although fan circles appear to have millions of members, in reality, many are just fans of the same idol. True fans of only one person are still a minority.
After all, if you have been chasing stars for a long time, who doesn’t have a few idols?
Now all these wall-tops are participating in the same program and competing on the same stage, which is very challenging.
Both sides of the hand are flesh and blood, and who to vote for has suddenly become the most difficult issue for these dual or even multiple bearers.
On the stage, the countdown has begun.
Unlike Luo Xinyi, who has multiple fans, Cai Shumin, as Jiang Mo Nan's only fan, voted for him without any hesitation.
On the barrage, fans from various groups began to flood the screen with comments.
[Song Kang-ha! Kwon Min-woo! Han Sang-yeob! Baek Soo-min! Hong Seung-hee! Freez!]
[Sexy uncle, go!]
[LEVELUP!]
[Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine…]
[So nervous…]
[Although the others also performed well, I feel that Freez will take first place. After all, their fan base is not on the same level.]
[Don't be too quick to criticize them. Although Freez is popular, it's only overseas. They've never really entered the Chinese market.]
[Yes, over 90% of the people who watch this variety show are from our country. Freez's super topic in China doesn't even have as many fans as "Youth Project"'s super topic.]
[So, according to you, the team that gets the most votes this round is the mine?]
[Even if it's not a mine, it's a Buddha (FOREVER). You all know how popular they are in China.]
[Although it is said that foreign monks are good at chanting, the prerequisite is that the audience must know these foreign monks.]
[Having said that, there are many people in China who follow K-pop.]
[Yes, there are quite a few, but compared to those who only follow Chinese entertainment, it's still a bit smaller. After all, K-pop is still a niche hobby.]
[With China's massive population, even the most niche hobbies can become less niche. Wait and see, K-pop fandom voting is terrifying.]
[Stop arguing, the results will be out in ten minutes anyway.]
“Who did you vote for?”
Hearing her roommate's question, Luo Xinyi was speechless, "Um..."
Seeing this, Cai Shumin immediately understood. It definitely wasn't Originore.
After all, unlike herself, Luo Xinyi has been a fan for 10 years, and she has liked countless stars in these 10 years. Because there are so many fences, she doesn't know how to make a decision now.
"I abstain."
Luo Xinyi sighed, "I can't choose between my ex and my current love. It's just too difficult."
Although it wasn't a big worry, Cai Shumin could understand it. It was just like deciding what to eat for lunch every day.
But Luo Xinyi did worry too much.
Before joining the mining industry, she briefly followed FOREVER with her cousin, and she also followed K-pop. Freez was one of her former supporters.
Cai Shumin once curiously asked him why he stopped following Freez. After all, the group was at its peak, and the members were very dedicated and hadn't been involved in any scandals like dating. She found it hard to understand why he stopped following them during their heyday.
But the answer given by Luo Xinyi was a bit surprising: because Freez is so popular now, they don’t need a fan like me.
Luo Xinyi loves following new bands and the process of creating something from nothing. Other fans join during peak times and leave during low times, but she turned away during peak times.
To be honest, there are actually quite a few star chasers like Luo Xinyi. Many fans of shows are like this. They follow the show when it is popular, but stop paying attention after the group debuts.
They all seem to chase a new group with a savior mentality, as if they have white knight syndrome.
Now that Originore's popularity is rising, she may quit the mine and switch to another one in the future.
However, that was her freedom. As a friend, she had no right to comment.
10 minutes passed in a flash, and the countdown on the stage finally returned to 0.
The moment the voting ended, Cai Shumin and the other person who were watching the live broadcast couldn't help but hold their breath.
It was clearly just a stage competition without any elimination, but she actually felt the same nervousness as when watching the rankings of the "Youth Project" finals announced.
After all, the rules of this show are completely different from those of "Youth Project." During the talent show, fans of each show would create several or even dozens of fake accounts to vote crazily in order to support their favorite contestants.
However, this time, the production team of "Idol Battle" adopted a voting system that required real-name authentication accounts, directly blocking the way for fans to cheat and vote. In addition, online voting only accounted for 30%, which meant that if you couldn't win the hearts and minds of the live audience, you wouldn't get this crucial vote.
It is precisely because the online audiences and fans can't do anything that they feel nervous.
The fandom practice of relying on machines and humans to repeatedly vote is completely ineffective under the program's voting rules. Once all the false prosperity of the fandom data is dehydrated, it is time to see the true strength of each fandom.
Of course, the rules set by the program team are only temporary.
As the saying goes, there are countermeasures to every policy. After this performance is over, the fan circles of several groups with large fan bases will definitely find a way to organize voting.
Even if online voting only accounts for 30%, the difference in the base number between 30,000 live fans and 300,000 live fans is here, and multiplied by 30% of the votes, it is still a lot.
Show fans, in particular, are known for their prowess in voting. The only ones who can rival them are K-pop fans, who also prioritize boosting YouTube sales. And among them, Freez boasts the largest fanbase. Whether they can outvote anyone is uncertain.
But these are things to worry about later.
The outcome of the first round of performances has now been finalized.
The host, Zeng Yu, smiled and said, "Before we announce the final results, let's first invite our special guest for tonight's performance to comment on everyone's performance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the picture on the big screen at the scene suddenly turned, and several familiar faces came into view.
An Junze, Lu Ye, and Lian Cheng suddenly appeared in front of everyone in an unexpected way.
For a moment, the barrage of comments suddenly exploded——
[What the hell! What kind of "Youth Project" guest mentor gathering is this?]
[The production team is keeping this a secret too well. As a fan of An Junze, I didn't even know he was participating in this show.]
The moment they saw Lian Cheng, the members of the two groups from Country K backstage were stunned.
TNO’s Lian Cheng!
He has retired for so many years, but I didn’t expect that the program team could actually invite him!
Because they had never paid attention to "Youth Project", the Freez members' faces were full of shock.
In contrast, the LEVELUP members were surprised but accepted it well.
In fact, when the two met backstage at a music show in Country K, they simply felt that Jiang Mo Nan looked familiar. It was only later that they realized that he looked very similar to Mo Bei, the Chinese member of TNO.
Later, because of Originore, they had also learned a little about the talent show. Because they had watched the show, they weren't too surprised to see Lian Cheng here.
The program team invited guests to comment on the stage, so naturally they couldn't get straight to the point. After Zeng Yu finished chatting with several guests about their recent situations, he began the formal stage commentary.
Because some of the competing groups were seniors of these guests and were also foreign guests, the three of them didn't know what to say, so the content of their comments was quite standard.
However, the host Zeng Yu is a veteran in variety shows and quickly grasped the highlights.
"I just heard Junze say that he's really into listening to 'Lemonade' lately. How about we have Teacher An Junze come up and perform?"
As soon as the words fell, the reaction at the scene suddenly became enthusiastic.
Mentor An Junze's image in "Youth Project" has always been strict and serious. At the beginning, many members of the show were nervous when taking his class.
Now that the audition is over, everyone finally has the chance to cheer on the mentors. How can they not join in the fun?
Not only the members of Originore, but also other groups and the audience at the scene started to cheer.
An Jun was so annoyed that he went on stage to perform.
When it was Lian Cheng's turn, Zeng Yu even mentioned the former TNO in a direct and direct way, cuing him to perform a rendition of the group's hit song "So Cool," allowing him to showcase his senior style in front of the younger generation.
After all, TNO was a K-pop group that was popular throughout Asia back then.
Although they are a talent show group, they have achieved many achievements that idol boy groups from big companies have not been able to achieve.
Freez and LEVELUP, who are now sitting in the audience, have elders in their families who were once fans of TNO.
Lian Cheng has not danced for many years and has retired behind the scenes. He was obviously not mentally prepared for being called out out of the blue.
Just when he was trying to find a reason to decline, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Mo Bei's teasing eyes, who was watching the show.
Seeing this, he immediately changed the words that were about to come out of his mouth: "Of course no problem."
"But it's boring to dance alone. I want to invite someone to come on stage and dance with me."
Hearing this, the host looked over in confusion: "Oh? Then who do you want to invite?"
"Jiang Mo Nan."
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar at the scene.
[Fuck! Jiang Monan? Lian Cheng didn't do this on purpose, did he?]
Is he being ridiculous? He's calling people up on stage to dance with him just because Jiang Monan looks like Mo Bei?
[Although, wasn't the fact that Jiang Monan looks like Mo Bei already discussed many times during the competition? Did you just get internet access when you're talking about this now?]
[Jiang Mo Nan is Jiang Mo Nan. He is not a substitute for anyone.]
[Fans, please don't be so hypocritical. He really benefited from his looks when he first participated in the show.]
[Yes. We just went on stage to dance together, but the fans are being way too sensitive.]
[How are the fans being overly sensitive? Jiang Monan was criticized for looking like Mo Bei, so why are they taking advantage of it?]
[Yes, I remember that too. They said he had plastic surgery, and then they said he was deliberately trying to gain traffic. Fans were afraid he'd get criticized, so they tried to keep him away from suspicion as much as possible. Now that Lian Cheng has done this, won't he be criticized again?]
What's the big deal? He just went on stage and danced when he was called out. Why bother? His haters will always find a reason to criticize him. And fans can't shut up all the haters.
[The above person is right, there's no need to be so nervous. Lian Cheng is clearly trying to give Jiang Mo Nan something to talk about.]
[TNO members and new idols who look like TNO members are dancing TNO dances together. This is a great opportunity to attract attention!]
[I agree with the above. My group's Pianjiang Mo Nan. Fans don't need to be so shocked. His appearance is there. No matter how fans try to distance themselves from him, the outside world will always associate him with his predecessors. As an artist, the most terrifying thing, rather than being criticized, is having no points of discussion.]
[Fans want to take responsibility and avoid being criticized unless he becomes obscure. After all, Jiang Mo Nan is not RMB, who can make everyone like him.]
Unlike some stressed fans in the live broadcast room, Mo Bei did not seem to be embarrassed at the performance stage.
He only regretted it for a short while when Lian Cheng pointed it out to him——
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have laughed secretly just now.
But there is absolutely no need to resist.
After all, he dared to sing his own songs during the talent show.
TNO is his past, but that doesn't mean he needs to completely cut ties with it.
Even though he is now using Jiang Mo Nan's alias.
The issue of household registration and identity has been resolved, and he no longer has to be as nervous as he was when he was just resurrected.
Thinking about this, Mo Bei walked onto the stage calmly and smiled at Lian Cheng.
"Please start, Senior."
Seeing Mo Bei being so open and honest, Lian Cheng was stunned for a moment and then grinned.
"No problem, junior."
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