Chapter 53 Third Round Elimination Ranking
Because the contract signing was delayed for a while, Mo Bei was inevitably questioned by others when he returned to the bus.
He didn't intend to hide it, though. After all, it would eventually become known to others. Rather than deliberately concealing it and causing groundless suspicion, it was better to be forthright. So he told him about Lian Cheng's request to sign a contract.
Upon hearing the news, many people looked at him with envy and jealousy.
It's true that comparison kills. They were still worrying about the next day's promotion rankings, but Jiang Mo Nan had already reached a cooperation agreement with the artist management company.
In addition to envy, some people couldn't help but observe Sheng Yanyu's reaction.
After all, everyone knew that Sheng Yanyu was a former trainee of Zaoxing Entertainment. He left the company simply because he was kicked out of the Tao Group.
Everyone initially thought Lian Cheng was participating in this program to win back Sheng Yanyu, given his current popularity. But they never expected him to turn around and sign Jiang Mo Nan.
Anyone who encounters this kind of thing probably won’t be able to calm down, right?
However, what was disappointing was that Sheng Yanyu remained calm and composed from beginning to end, seemingly completely unaffected by the topic.
For a moment, those who wanted to watch the fun had to give up regretfully.
They didn't know that even if Lian Cheng took the initiative to talk to Sheng Yanyu about re-signing, Sheng Yanyu himself had no intention of returning to Zaoxing Entertainment.
Not everyone can accept a slap in the face followed by a sweet treat.
Instead of returning to his original company, he now just wants to take a completely new path to realize his dream.
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The next day was the day when the third round of rankings was announced.
The contestants got up early and had breakfast as usual, then changed into their white stand-collar uniforms and came to the studio.
On the stage, the number of chairs was dwindling, and the once packed studio was now completely empty.
After three rounds of ranking screening, most players are now able to face the cruel reality calmly.
Of course, not everyone had such a positive attitude. Especially those who had finished last in the previous round, their faces now filled with nervousness and anxiety.
No matter how much you don't want to face it, this moment will eventually come.
After the audience took their seats according to their classes, host Zeng Yu soon appeared in the studio.
Every time Zeng Yu appeared, he was either carrying a mission or announcing the rankings. As a result, many contestants couldn't help but feel a stomachache when they saw him.
This time, another 20 contestants will be eliminated.
After 40 to 20, it is 20 to 10, which is the final.
Two months have passed in a flash, but the initial evaluation seems like it was just yesterday.
Not only the contestants, but even the host Zeng Yu couldn't help but sigh that time flies.
Perhaps because this was the last time for some contestants to stand on this stage, Zeng Yu did not start the program process as quickly as the previous two times.
“We are all very impressive to have come this far.”
"After this elimination, the next round of performances will be the group formation night."
"No matter what the outcome of this time is, I believe that participating in this program will definitely bring you different growth and leave you with deep memories."
Youth is capital. It is because of youth that we can be fearless and have the courage to start over again.
Even if you fail, it is only temporary.
After some guidance, Zeng Yu began to announce the rankings.
Because only 20 people advanced, this release will be much faster than before.
To create suspense, the 20th place will be announced last this time. The rankings will be announced starting from 19th place.
Zhao Chen and Zhao Xi finished 23rd and 24th in the previous round, but they weren't worried. "Winning is luck, losing is fate." Perhaps due to their optimistic upbringing, they were quite open-minded about their advancement.
Zhao Xi had even packed her luggage yesterday and was ready to go home for hotpot after the ranking recording was over.
But sometimes fate is so strange.
When the two brothers heard Zeng Yu announce that Zhao Xi was ranked 19th and Zhao Chen was ranked 18th, they were stunned.
Wow, I actually advanced?
The Zhao twins weren't the only ones to experience unexpected ranking changes. Zhou Quan, who had dropped to 22nd in the previous round, climbed to 17th this time. Lu Ping, who had previously been ranked 19th, rose to 16th.
Zheng Xingye remained in 13th place, the same as last time. Cui Junxi remained in 10th place. Su Yi, who was originally in 11th place, fell to 12th this time.
When it comes to the top ten, the changes are even smaller. Except for some individual changes, the rankings are almost exactly the same as the previous round.
In fact, by this point in the competition, the contestants' popularity has already been determined.
Players with high popularity will continue to grow in popularity, while those with lower popularity will not see much change no matter what.
Although it is cruel, this is the reality.
The rankings once again came to first and second.
Because they had been outvoted by Jiang Mo Nan for two consecutive rounds, and the voting gap had even widened, Sheng Yanyu's fans had been voting with all their might this week, hoping to catch up.
However, apart from the fans who voted, only the staff of the program team knew how many people had caught up.
When the camera was focused on Jiang Mo Nan and Sheng Yan Yu, the host standing on the stage waved to them.
"Please come to the stage, both of you."
Upon hearing the news, the two people sitting in the audience stood up one after another.
As the two most popular contestants in "Youth Project", Jiang Mo Nan and Sheng Yan Yu undoubtedly have superior appearance conditions.
The former is tall and thin, with a temperament as cold as the moon, and looks like a character from a comic book.
The latter has a well-proportioned figure and strong muscles, which form a sharp contrast with his gentle and handsome appearance.
Although both of them have outstanding appearances, Jiang Mo Nan possesses an unfathomable sense of mystery.
It was as if he was always surrounded by a layer of hazy fog, making it impossible to see clearly. But even so, it made people unable to help but continue to explore.
In comparison, Sheng Yanyu is too straightforward and sincere. He's like the gentle and responsible older brother in a shonen manga. Although his personality is perfect and his image is positive, it makes you lose the desire to explore him in depth.
Because everything is good, like a perfect standard part, there is a lack of surprise.
Perhaps it is because of this that Sheng Yanyu, who was a trainee of a large company, has been overshadowed by Jiang Mo Nan in these two votes.
Walking onto the stage, host Zeng Yu looked at the two of them——
"Who do you think will take first place this time?"
He had already asked similar questions in the first two rounds of rankings.
But this time, the two people on the stage no longer gave official and polite answers as before.
Jiang Mo Nan: "Me."
Sheng Yanyu: "Although I also hope it will be me, but the result should be Brother Mo Nan."
Hearing this, the staff on the scene couldn't help but feel emotional -
Although this sounds bitter, it is in line with reality.
Even if fans tried their best to push Zida to the C position, the gap of more than one million votes in the previous round was not so easy to make up.
Especially since Sheng Yanyu's family has lost to Jiang Monan in the first two rounds of voting, it is impossible to say that the fan circle is completely unaffected.
Especially some of the celebrities who followed the trend and joined the fan base, when they saw that Sheng Yanyu's votes could not meet their expectations of him, they ran away early.
The already weak fan base, coupled with the loss of followers, creates a vicious cycle, and even the whitewashing efforts of big fans are of no avail. After all, voting data is reflected in the public at all times.
If they had understood from the beginning what it meant to focus on their own business, not to stir up trouble, and to do more positive things to promote the cause to the outside world, the outcome might not have turned out like this.
Unfortunately, most of these fans are very young, and are easily led by others before their values are fully formed.
Especially under the guidance of some big fans of "female celebrity fans", their vision will only become narrower.
In comparison, Jiang Mo Nan's fan base is much more mature. Because he is older, most of his fans focus on their own interests and don't actively stir up trouble.
Although there are all kinds of birds in the forest, the probability of Sheng Yanyu attracting young and brainless fans is indeed very high.
Although he himself is indeed innocent in this matter, the saying that fans’ actions are the responsibility of idols is not just a meme.
Even though everything was not what he wanted, the negative consequences caused by his fans eventually affected him.
Sure enough, the next second, the host Zeng Yu opened his mouth——
"Congratulations to Sheng Yanyu for taking second place in this round's overall ranking."
Upon hearing this answer, Sheng Yanyu's face lit up with a look of astonishment. While he felt a little disappointed, he wasn't particularly surprised by the result. After all, he had lost to his opponent in the first two rounds, and the vote gap had been widening with each round, so he simply considered it normal.
After the top two rankings were announced, it was the turn of the 20th place who finally advanced.
Lin Jiongyi sat in the audience with an extremely calm expression.
Being able to reach this point was already a completely unexpected height for him. Even if he didn't advance, he could leave this stage with a clear conscience and no regrets.
Unlike Lin Jiongyi's calmness, the other contestants in the audience felt anxious at the moment.
There is only one qualifying spot left, and they hope very much that they will be the last lucky one.
But the probability of one in twenty-one is still too small.
What's more, the last person to advance will also be likely to be eliminated on the final round of group formation night. After all, with such a huge popularity gap, how difficult is it to catch up in such a short time?
But even though they clearly knew that if they stayed they would only be cannon fodder, they still wanted to stay sincerely.
This stage has such great magic that people cannot give up easily.
Finally, amid everyone's expectant and pleading gazes, the host on the stage spoke.
"Congratulations to Lin Jiongyi for ranking 20th in this round."
Lin Jiongyi, who was daydreaming, was suddenly startled when he heard the host's voice.
He seemed to be surprised that he would be the last contestant to advance, and he was still in shock for a long time. It was not until his teammates applauded and urged him to go on stage that he came to his senses.
He walked onto the stage in a daze, and under the guidance of the host, he expressed his gratitude for the advancement.
He is usually calm and organized, but this time he was a little incoherent. But even so, he still did not forget to thank the audience and fans who supported him.
Although he was shocked by the fact that he had advanced again, since the audience and fans had sent him here, he had to seize the opportunity. Only in this way could he live up to their expectations of him.
After the third round of rankings, the next round is the group formation night. Only half of the 20 contestants who advanced this time will remain.
It's cruel, but that's the game.
After losing two rounds of voting in a row, Sheng Yanyu's fan circle fell into a continuous slump.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, some big fans began to divert the conflict and put the hat of being the designated C position of the royal family on Jiang Mo Nan's head.
Sheng Yanyu's wife fans: "Seeing Jiang Mo Nan makes me sick. The capital has set up a plan to make him the center. How can our family compete with him?"
A feather: "That's right. This isn't the first time I've followed a talent show. Do you think we can't understand the production team's tactics? Sheng Yanyu is just a tool to attract traffic, used exclusively to carry the sedan chair for the royal family!"
It was Xiaoyu, not Xiaoyu: "Yes. They even invited the best actor to perform in the third round of performances. They really did everything they could to promote the royal family."
Sheng Yanyu pushed forward with fervent enthusiasm: "5555 baby, we've been set up by capital!"
When will the royal family offer sacrifices to the heavens: "I'm sorry, Xiaoyu, I couldn't send you to the first place."
Although there is no evidence, Sheng Yanyu's fans are convinced that the program team is favoring Jiang Mo Nan and that their brother is just a poor tool.
The other fans of Sheng Yanyu's group are no longer surprised by their Xianglin Sao-like misery. After all, this isn't the first time they've been cursing people everywhere.
When Jiang Mo Nan's fans saw it, they just felt extremely disgusted.
After following the talent show for so many years, this was the first time they had seen such a serious case of paranoia among fans. Every day they thought the production team was trying to harm their brother, and the "royal family" was trying to harm their brother.
He has obviously done a lot of bad things, but now he is turning the tables and blaming others for his incompetence.
How can there be such shameless people in this world?
It really proves the old saying: A shameless person is invincible.
Although they were disgusted by Sheng Yanyu's fan circle's behavior, seeing Jiang Monan take the first place for three consecutive times, the fans' unhappiness was alleviated a lot.
Anyway, I have the results in hand and can just laugh at the mad dog.
Their family is now the clear number one, so calling Sheng Yanyu a rival is obviously not enough.
Although happy with the current achievements, Jiang Mo Nan’s big fans were not completely carried away by the victory.
Jiang Mo Nan's mom fans: "Even though we won this vote, we still have to continue with our daily tasks. After all, the finals are coming up next. The other team is probably trying their best to overtake us."
"At this critical juncture, we must not take it lightly."
With the persuasion of a big fan, Jiang's fan circle quickly calmed down. Before the final night of the group formation, everything was still unknown.
It was too early to celebrate now; they had to be careful not to let excessive joy turn into tragedy. After all, they had seen how mischievous Sheng Yanyu's fans could be.
Although they were extremely confident in their own voting abilities, they couldn't stand the sly tactics these guys were using. After all, similar things had happened before. It was just that the other team failed miserably, and instead helped their team's fans suffer, even expanding their fan base and their casual crowd.
Although their family survived the previous black market slander, no one can guarantee that they can survive a similar situation next time.
What's more, they don't want to make the super topic chaotic.
In order to prevent the other party from doing something bad and dragging their family into trouble, Jiang's fans voted desperately while being on guard at all times.
And the facts have proved that Jiang Mo Nan’s big fans are indeed far-sighted.
Because not long after the third round of voting ended, rumors spread on the Internet that Jiang Mo Nan had actually signed a contract with a company and was no longer a complete amateur.
This news was first released by a certain entertainment group called Tofu. Because the group was involved in "Youth Plan", the daily active users have been good since the show started.
The anonymous source claimed that Jiang Mo Nan recently signed with a company, which is a well-known artist agency in the industry, and his future development will definitely not be bad.
News spread quickly on the Internet, and after a while, this post was seen by Sheng Yanyu's fans who were surfing the group.
Like a shark smelling blood, the other party immediately took a screenshot of the post and sent it to the internal fan group.
For a time, there was a huge uproar in Sheng Yanyu's fan circle——
A Feather: "I was wondering why we couldn't win, it turns out there's a company backing us up! Isn't this just bullying us because we don't have a company?"
It was Xiaoyu, not Xiaoyu: "Yes. The rapid increase in the second round of voting is probably due to the company's failure, right?"
Sheng Yanyu pushed forward passionately: "Didn't they say they just signed with the company recently? The company shouldn't have intervened during the second round of voting."
When will the Royal Family hold a sacrifice? "You believe him when he says he signed a recent contract? The person who leaked the information might be Jiang Mo Nan's new company. Otherwise, how would the outside world know about this?"
Sheng Yanyu’s wife fan: “Yes. He probably signed with the company a long time ago, but the news was just released now.”
Sheng Yanyu pushed forward fiercely: "Damn! Our Xiaoyu has really been set up by the capitalists!"
For a moment, Sheng’s fans, feeling that they had caught their opponent, immediately ran to Weibo to publicize the matter.
But as the saying goes, if you want to eat a melon, you have to eat the whole thing. Eating only half of it can easily lead to a joke.
Although the source of the news did not reveal which company Jiang Mo Nan signed the contract with, some clever netizens quickly found clues and revealed the true identity of the mysterious agency - Zaoxing Entertainment.
After all, the founder of Zaoxing Entertainment, Lian Cheng, the former idol and former teammate of Mo Bei, the singing and dancing superstar who had retired for many years, had suddenly participated in the talent show "Youth Project." This was despite Zaoxing Entertainment's artists and Pineapple Video not having any recent collaborations.
Such an action has to make people think deeply.
There was once a rumor on the Internet claiming that Lian Cheng came to participate in the show in order to win back Sheng Yanyu and sign her back to the company.
Sheng Yanyu's fans all scoffed at such rumors.
In the past, the dog company ignored their Xiaoyu, but now that she's famous, they want to go back to her. They're just dreaming! Only a fool would do that!
Although they are tired of Zaoxing Entertainment and Lian Cheng, most of Sheng’s fans still feel a secret sense of pleasure in their hearts.
It's like a cool, male-oriented novel about not bullying a poor young man. The protagonist, whose engagement was broken off, becomes wealthy one day, and his fiancée, who despised the poor and loved the rich, returns home. While the protagonist won't accept her, it doesn't stop him from getting a good slap in the face.
However, someone has now told them that this "ex-fiancée" from Zaoxing Entertainment is not looking for a reconciliation with them. On the contrary, she is interested in a rival company. How can such an ending be accepted?
Doesn't this make their family look like clowns?
Sheng Yanyu's fans were immediately enraged. They began to criticize the netizens who had uncovered the truth for spreading rumors, and claimed that the company Jiang Mo Nan had signed with was definitely not Zaoxing Entertainment.
But they themselves have no way of proving whether it is a rumor or not.
On the contrary, those contestants who had just been eliminated and left the park and reconnected to the Internet came forward to confirm the incident after learning about the online discussions.
Jiang Mo Nan had indeed signed a contract with Zaoxing Entertainment, and this was personally admitted by the other party.
On the other hand, Zaoxing Entertainment, which always pays attention to the dynamics of the fan circle, naturally seized this hot spot and took the opportunity to announce the news of signing a personal contract with Jiang Mo Nan and opened a personal Weibo account for him.
As soon as the Weibo post was published, countless fans poured in. Before long, the account had nearly a million followers.
Faced with such a situation, Sheng Yanyu’s big fan was almost vomiting blood in anger.
I never expected that the news dug up by netizens was actually true!
Zaoxing Entertainment actually signed Jiang Mo Nan!
Where will this put Sheng Yanyu in their family?
Damn dog company!
For a moment, countless Sheng fans burst into swearing.
On the other hand, netizens who were just watching the show became curious——
"Is it allowed for amateur players to sign contracts with companies during the competition?"
So some people began to conduct popular science research on this issue.
"Of course. Most of the contestants are currently free agents. As long as they haven't signed any agreements with the production team prohibiting them from signing contracts, they can naturally sign with other companies."
But soon, another netizen became concerned about another issue -
"Will this affect the subsequent formation of the group?"
At this time, the official V of Zaoxing Entertainment issued a declaration of full support for Jiang Mo Nan’s subsequent personal and group activities.
The question was answered instantly.
For a time, not only Sheng Yanyu's fans, but even fans of other artists under Zaoxing Entertainment began to break down.
After all, when things got into trouble in the past, Zaoxing Entertainment had never been the first to post a blog post to explain and support him. Compared to Jiang Mo Nan, they were like stepmothers.
"Star-making, it turns out you have a PR department..."
No matter how envious, jealous, and resentful one might be, the fact that Jiang Monan was signed and became a star was set in stone.
Compared with other artists in the same company, Sheng Yanyu’s fans are the ones feeling the worst at the moment.
He had wanted to solidify Jiang Mo Nan's status as a member of the capital royal family, but he was outmaneuvered and ended up losing face.
For a time, the already sluggish fan circle was hit even harder.
In comparison, Jiang Mo Nan’s fans were overjoyed.
Originally, when Sheng’s fans were causing trouble, they were thinking of stepping in to control the comments and clarify the matter. However, before they could take action, things took a 180-degree turn.
I didn't expect that the self-signed company story was true. And it was Sheng Yanyu's former company, Zaoxing Entertainment!
How can I describe this feeling in just one word: awesome?
It is true that up to now there are still some Sheng fans who insist that Zaoxing Entertainment is a company they don't want, and that Jiang Mo Nan is a rag picker.
But facts speak louder than words.
Netizens are not stupid. They can clearly see who is the one being abandoned.
If they continue to deceive themselves and confuse right and wrong, people will only feel pitiful and ridiculous.
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