"It's a shady deal! It's absolutely a shady deal!"
Less than ten minutes after the Chengdu finals ended, there were already complaints in the forum set up by fans for Li Mengjiao.
The fans were extremely indignant and felt that their IQ had been insulted by the organizers: Li Mengjiao's votes had always been far ahead, but in the end they stagnated and were overtaken by Xu Mei. How could the fans accept this?
"When I saw Xu Mei's vote count was catching up, I cast 50 votes with my own phone. Then, when my phone ran out of credit, I used my mom's phone to cast dozens more votes, for a total of over 100 votes. Every text message was charged, but Meng Jiao's vote count didn't increase at all!!"
The person who posted this used several exclamation marks in a row.
There were countless people commenting below, all complaining about the abnormality of Li Mengjiao's vote count not increasing.
It was supposed to be a talent show for the common people, but now the organizers can artificially control the number of votes. So is there any point in them spending money to vote?
Of course, Xu Mei's fans were ecstatic, believing that Xu Mei's victory was a result of real strength defeating illusory popularity, and was the popular choice.
These supporters advised Li Mengjiao's fans to accept the results of the game rationally, and to blame the shady dealings if they lost, which is typical of those who can't afford to lose.
At first, it was just a quarrel between the fans of the two, but it soon escalated to the level of attacking the contestants. Li Mengjiao's fans scolded Xu Mei for some shameful deal with the organizers, while Xu Mei's fans scolded Li Mengjiao for only being able to act cute and adorable, but actually having no singing skills. It was unfair to other contestants in the Chengdu competition area that she could be the runner-up!
"The only one who can go to Hunan Province to participate in the annual finals is our Xu Mei!"
"If you don't admit defeat, there will only be one champion!"
The atmosphere in the forums of the two people was filled with a tense atmosphere. Without smart phones now, people were delayed in receiving information online. Neither Li Mengjiao nor Xu Mei knew about the fan fight. After the game, the two stayed at the TV station to attend the celebration banquet, and Wen Ying and others also attended the celebration banquet.
It was from Mother Li that Wen Ying learned the whole story.
Xie Qian guessed that Li Mengjiao would not win the championship, but he didn't guess that it was related to the contract. Li Mengjiao did not sign the "indenture", so she won the runner-up... Although there is no definite evidence, this is a tacit understanding among everyone.
The three judges should have known this a long time ago. At the celebration banquet, Professor Fang avoided Wen Ying's sight.
Professor Fang is really overthinking it. Wen Ying would not think that this is Professor Fang's fault.
First, in terms of overall strength, Xu Mei and Li Mengjiao are on par with each other. If the champion is selected by professional judges rather than decided by popularity outside the venue, Xu Mei is qualified to win the championship and there is no doubt about it.
Second, Professor Fang alone cannot decide the outcome of the competition. Even Professor Fang himself is working for the organizer. Not only does he take money from others to help them avoid disasters, but it is also not good for him to be a stick and leak the inside story of the competition.
So why is Wen Ying arguing with Professor Fang? If she has time, she might as well comfort Li Mengjiao. Looking at Li Mengjiao, it seems that she doesn't really need Wen Ying's comfort. The celebration banquet was a Western buffet. Li Mengjiao kept stuffing cake into her mouth. Her tongue was very clever and she could tell that the cake came from a cake shop in Chengdu.
"Are you afraid I'll cry? I won't cry. Although I feel a little regretful for not winning the championship, I think winning the championship is just that simple!"
Xu Mei won the championship and cried so much on the stage that her makeup was ruined.
Xu Mei signed the contract.
The contract is so harsh that Xu Mei has to go wherever the company arranges her to perform. Will she never go to school again?
After working so hard to get into a key university in Shanghai, she gave up all her efforts just for a competition. If Li Mengjiao did this, she would probably be beaten by her parents.
Mother Li nodded vigorously. "Well said. Tomorrow I'll go to school to register you. Just study hard and don't think too much now. Being a celebrity isn't easy. You don't have to worry about making money. Your father and I will definitely provide for you."
Mother Li is afraid that after Xu Mei becomes famous in the annual finals, Li Mengjiao will regret not signing the contract, so she decides to increase Li Mengjiao's pocket money starting next month!
As a teenage girl, you should study hard in school. If you can make a name for yourself, that's the best. But if not, at least the school environment is simple. The better the school, the less chance girls have of becoming bad people.
Chatting and laughing with classmates at school, and going shopping with a group of girlfriends after school to drink milk tea and buy skirts, isn’t this kind of life better than entering the entertainment industry and being exploited by an economic company?
Wen Ying saw that Li Hanhan felt that the competition was over tonight.
Although she didn't win the championship, she has already proved herself to be awesome. What Li Hanhan wants is the attention on the stage. As long as there is a process, the result is not that important.
Li Mengjiao and her daughter, including Qin Jiao, Wang Shuang and others, all felt that tonight was the end. Although they had doubts about the results of the popularity contest outside the venue, Li Mengjiao herself could accept it. As friends, it would be even more difficult to pursue it. They could not instigate Li Mengjiao to make trouble with the organizers.
"What if the runner-up can also go to Hunan Province to participate in the annual finals?"
Wen Ying's words did not attract anyone's attention, only Xie Qian looked at Wen Ying twice.
Qin Jiao hesitated. "During the competition, the host said that only the champion could participate in the annual finals. Can the organizer change their mind overnight?"
Maybe Wen Ying was just talking casually, but Qin Jiao was afraid that Li Mengjiao would take it seriously.
My mood, which had already calmed down, was disturbed again. Having hope and then disappointment made it doubly painful!
"Maybe. If I were the organizer, I'd let the runner-up go too. It'd be so monotonous to have only the champions of the four sub-regions competing in the annual finals. It's just one match, and how much less advertising and sponsorship fees would we save? If we added the runner-up, we could first hold a 'revival match' for them. If you want your favorite contestant to participate in the annual finals, you can vote for her and 'revive' her! The successfully revived runner-up will compete in the finals alongside the champion. The original champion in the sub-region might actually lose to the runner-up in the finals... The outcome of the competition is full of suspense, the organizers profit, and the audience is satisfied. With so many benefits, why can't the organizers change their mind every day?"
All rights of interpretation belong to the event organizer.
Ordinary people often see this sentence in daily life, but no one pays attention to it.
Wen Ying's words are the best explanation of this sentence.
The so-called activity rules are not legal provisions written into the Constitution. What can't be changed? For the organizers, it is not surprising that they shamelessly change the rules that are most beneficial to them!
Wen Ying spoke out loudly at the celebration party, but was overheard by Professor Fang, Producer Yan and the senior executives of the organizing committee who were attending the celebration party tonight.
The organizer's senior management asked Fang and Yan, "Is this a contestant from the Chengdu competition area?"
Producer Yan shook his head, and Professor Fang rushed to answer:
"She's not a contestant. Young girls these days love to express their unique opinions to attract attention. Just pretend you didn't hear her. Ignore her. The more you respond to her, the more excited she gets!"
It is indeed a unique perspective.
But this unique insight happened to be the station's plan.
Even the Chengdu TV station, which co-organized the competition, was kept in the dark about this arrangement, but it was predicted accurately by a young girl. The professional level of this young girl can surpass that of Professor Fang!
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