The host returned to the stage at this time, but now he had to shout for quiet three times before the emotional audience calmed down.
"I know everyone is very excited, and so am I. I even asked all 36 trainees to sign their autographs for me just now. I believe these autographs will appreciate in value in ten years."
The host smiled sincerely. After all, he had just learned that the ratings had exceeded 6. He couldn't imagine how high the bonus he would get in the end. It would definitely be a number that would make his wife laugh.
As for Weibo, I heard that it is now crashing just like other forums such as Bazu, Shipu, and Tuqu.
At this time, he wanted to announce the popularity of the first stage in order to stimulate the audience's support and voting.
"First of all, I won't announce all the rankings." The host smiled slyly, regardless of how angry the audience was. "I will now announce the trainees who are currently ranked 2nd, 4th, and 9th to 12th."
The second place is to motivate their fans to fight for the first place. The fourth place is the closest to the top circle, and the ninth to twelfth places are for the final debut position.
Zhou Yiyang smiled. The production team was really racking their brains to make money. But this was something he needed to learn. After all, he would definitely be producing variety shows for his own girl group in the future.
"Second place," the host said with a surprised expression, "Oh, I really like this trainee. She's also the one my wife picked. She's Chu Tianjiao!"
Chu Tianjiao surpassed Su Yin again? Zhou Yiyang also knew that the votes for the top three were very close, and he had no way of predicting the final ranking.
However, Chu Tianjiao's fans in the audience were still happy at this time, and Chu Tianjiao's fan leader stood up and shouted to the fans behind him, "We can't be satisfied with this! Do you think that if we give Tianjiao second place, she will be happy? Everyone will always remember the first place. Everyone, quickly mobilize your relatives, friends, classmates, and netizens to vote for us! Tianjiao's future development depends on us!"
As expected, rankings are the best weapon to incite fans, Zhou Yiyang muttered.
"The fourth place winner is also a contestant I really like. She made great progress tonight and her performance was also very eye-catching. She is Xiaolei!"
This ranking was quite unexpected. Although Zhou Yiyang couldn't look at his phone, he could already imagine the bloody storm on the Internet.
Although Xiaolei's fans were excited and surprised, they always felt that this result was a bit too unreal.
Hu Die could clearly feel the pressure on the people around her drop. "Don't be discouraged, this is only the first stage. There are still two more steps to determine the final result!"
"Fuck! Come on!" one of Tang Yue's fans cursed angrily. "Xiao Lei is obviously going to be airlifted to a high position. What's the point of voting for her?"
"Yeah, the production team clearly wants to suppress our Bai Yueguang's votes. Anyway, as long as she can debut, it's fine. In the future, we still have to rely on our President Zhou's resources."
After all, Hu Die had little experience and knowledge, so now she actually thought what they said made a lot of sense.
Finally, Strawberry Duoduo, who came to the scene specially, stood up:
"Thinking about giving up? There are ten people eyeing Tangtang and Ruirui's debut spots! If you don't give it your all, can you guarantee you won't regret it after seeing the results? Think about it, we're fighting against the capital now. How awesome would it be if we won? We're a small company, we're going against the wind, and we're the only ones left. Are we just going to give in like this? We're just tiny teenagers, but we have to say 'bah' to injustice, because we're the only ones backing them up!"
Hu Die's blood boiled when she heard this. Is this the wife of the top student? I love it!
So the depressed fans cheered up again.
"Ranked 9th to 12th are: Ouyang Huanxi, Hong Xiaofei, Bai Ling, and Luo Dan."
The staff holding the complete data now had serious expressions on their faces. They trembled as they looked at the director, "Director, are you really going to relegate Tang Yue and Wang Xingrui to sixth and eighth? Their votes are rising so fast."
"Keep pushing for the second round, but stop pushing after the third round. Those big companies are going to have to pay a price to debut at a high position. In the end, it'll all come down to who's better at buying tickets or fan support."
The director's actions are also normal. Suppressing votes is common in talent shows, but you can't suppress it too much, otherwise the audience will think it's fake. At this time, the company needs to step in to buy tickets. These are real money votes. Fans know about it and can only accept it. It's better than losing to the shady agents.
However, there are cases where popular elections ultimately prevail over capital, but they are rare.
The two songs in the second round were also divided into two camps, Lin Xuaner and Tang Yue in one group, and Su Yin and Wang Xingrui in the other group.
Both songs are very rhythmic and exciting, and both emphasize dance ability. This was also a deliberate choice by the production team. In order to minimize the uncertainty of the trainees on the scene, they simply found songs that emphasize dance more.
In this song, Bai Yueguang's four-member performance was still eye-catching. Chu Tianjiao, who had made some mistakes in the first round, regained her confidence and presented an impeccable dance.
Zhou Yiyang nodded in agreement. This makeshift group shouldn't have to worry about performing on satellite TV in the future. Their dancing was truly beautiful. Furthermore, the remaining members all had good looks, making them a delight to the eyes.
The audience's reaction also proved this. Zhou Yiyang looked back and saw that almost everyone stood up and shouted the names of their favorite trainees over and over again.
Hu Die had been following the online discussion in real time. Most viewers were satisfied with tonight's finals, but what everyone was most looking forward to was naturally the final individual performance.
After all, this is their last performance in this show.
Before the final individual stage, the host appeared again and announced the current rankings.
"Without further ado, the current second place has changed. She is Su Yin from Yiyang Entertainment! And the fourth place has also changed. Shi Feifei has jumped to fourth. 9th to 12th place are: Tian Xiaohua, Bai Ling, Luo Dan, and Wang Ke'er."
Ouyang Huanxi from Red Peach Entertainment should have made it into the top eight? Zhou Yiyang stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Hu Die and Strawberry Duoduo were paying attention to the real-time bun rankings. Just now, Xiaolei and Ouyang Huanxi's fan sites suddenly received a huge amount of support fundraising.
Although they were all labeled as rich fans, Strawberry Duoduo still saw through it at a glance: "The company is down, and the ranking is going to be shaken up again."
"The remaining 18 trainees, please go on stage to perform according to your ranking in the previous episode. This is your last stage in 101, so shine!" The host finished his lines and left the stage to Wang Ker.
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