144. Performance
As Gu Huan walked off the stage, the center of the stage instantly darkened and the audience below fell silent.
However, the live broadcast room was bustling with activity, with names and cheers flying everywhere. Chai Yue, who was constantly controlling the comments, was stunned. "The talent show has so many fans! It's already over a million, almost as many as a hit drama online."
Deng Ling waved her hand and said, "It's normal. Today is the debut day, so it's normal that the popularity is high. Miaomiao will be on stage soon. We just need to pay attention to Miaomiao's comments. I hired a group of netizens to post good reviews.
As soon as Chu Zelan comes on the field, they will definitely compare her with Miaomiao, and that will be our battlefield."
"Don't worry, Sister Deng Ling. The three of us are ready to flood the screen at any time. Don't worry about Chu Zelan. Her agent should be busy apologizing to her everywhere right now."
Who made Chu Zelan want to step on Miaomiao to get to the top? Just losing some resources is already a light punishment.
Deng Ling nodded. "Although there are problems with Chu Zelan, there are also problems with Zeng Ji. We must not forget him."
"Of course, but he is still an employee of Morning Star Company. Any arrangements should be made by your company."
"That makes sense."
As the two were talking, Xue'er suddenly said, "Sister Guan Miao and the others are on stage."
As they spoke, everyone's gaze fell on the screen. They saw a few figures standing faintly on the stage in the middle. The music had already started, "The sky is as blue as azure..."
It was Ning Haixing who opened the show. As soon as he opened his mouth, he set the tone of the song, a slightly sad love song, and the audience immediately cheered.
"Ning Haixing actually sang a love song? Oh my god, doesn't he always like songs with upbeat rhythms and explosive stage effects? Why did he choose such a sad little love song for the last show?"
"That's such a huge contrast! This is such a big surprise, I love it!"
On the stage, several other contestants also appeared one after another, and the cheers of the audience were endless. Until Guan Miao fell from the sky in a light blue traditional Chinese style dress, the whole audience was silent for two seconds, and then broke into thunderous cheers.
"Oh my god, Guan Miao? She's here?"
"Ahhh, Qingleng Big Sister, I can do it!"
"I used to think Guan Miao was a sweet little white flower, but I didn't expect her to have such a good temperament just now. I was a little excited watching her."
"Don't talk nonsense, shut up!"
Guan Miao, who had already jumped off the pressure, felt much more at ease when he heard the cheers from the audience, and immediately started to move to the rhythm.
With Guan Miao's appearance, the tempo gradually quickened, and the tone on the field gradually changed from sadness to warmth, joy, and a hint of sweetness.
When she and Xiang Lin looked at each other, they seemed to be in the atmosphere of passionate love, which made everyone present scream.
But the sweetness lasted less than thirty seconds. The scene changed and Guan Miao suddenly fell into Xiang Lin's arms. The lights gradually dimmed. Guan Miao immediately ran down the backstage, took off his blue jacket within thirty seconds, and ran to the tree.
The lights came on again. Guan Miao, dressed in a plain white dress, stood under the peach tree. She stroked the dry bark with a sad look in her eyes, "Finally, we parted..."
As soon as the female opera singer finished singing a line, the male singer immediately joined in. The back and forth seemed like a conversation across the air, but it was even more sad.
Several other contestants sang in chorus, highlighting the couple's misery.
After three sentences, Guan Miao seemed unable to hold on any longer. She spat out a mouthful of blood and the light in her place dimmed completely.
As she fell to the ground, Xiang Lin also slowly fell to the ground, as if he had died of love.
After they both fell to the ground, the accompaniment slowed down, and the several companions who had been like-minded dispersed and wandered around the world.
At this point, the lights in the venue completely dimmed.
Backstage, Guan Miao and Shuangshuang urgently put on makeup. They had to go on stage to speak later, and they couldn't go on stage with blood on their faces.
Several other contestants could not hide their excitement, "I think today was my most perfect performance yet."
"Who said it wasn't? I almost cried."
"Alright, alright, calm down," Qi Xiang said to calm everyone down. "Don't get too excited when you go on stage later. The results haven't come out yet."
"Um."
Gu Huan, who was in charge of the stage, heard Zeng Ji say in the headset that the guests had finished their makeup touch-ups before he said, "I believe everyone's eagerness to see the contestants has reached its peak. Next, let's welcome all the members of the Hi Hi Hi Team to the stage with applause."
“Wow.”
There was thunderous applause from the audience, and Guan Miao and several other friends stood on the stage to meet everyone.
After everyone was seated, Gu Huan said, "Then please invite Team Hi Hi Hi's mysterious guest, Teacher Guan Miao, to come and say hello to everyone."
Guan Miao picked up the microphone and said, "Good evening, everyone in the audience and those watching on TV. I am actor Guan Miao. I am honored to meet you all here at such a special moment. I hope you will enjoy the performance brought to you by our Hi Hi Hi Team and give us a lot of support!"
"Teacher Guan Miao's appearance is truly astonishing," Gu Huan immediately added, "I've seen Teacher Guan's last video, and she danced so well. I didn't expect her to bring us such a big surprise this time."
"Teacher Gu, thank you for your praise. I have to rely on the guidance of all the little teachers in our team. Otherwise, I would not be able to practice so well in such a short time."
Guan Miao originally thought that by saying this, Gu Huan would turn the topic to other people, but unexpectedly, Gu Huan seemed to be completely unaware of her intention and continued, "Indeed, but even a good teacher can't be effective if you don't practice well. What do you think, Teacher Guan Miao?"
"I think what you said makes sense."
"Then why don't you share with us some interesting stories from your rehearsals? I believe the audience and everyone in front of the screen will be very interested."
Guan Miao endured it again and again, and reluctantly changed the order of the curse words in his heart. "Host, I think the protagonists tonight should be the people next to me. Why are you holding on to me? If everyone wants to know how I trained, I believe everyone will see it after the show airs in a few days."
Gu Huan's face froze, as if he hadn't expected Guan Miao to point it out so bluntly. He faked a smile twice before speaking again, "Look at me, I'm so busy chasing stars that I've forgotten my job. Director Zeng, please deduct less from my salary."
After saying this, he immediately turned the topic to Qi Xiang, who was in the center position, and said, "Then let's start with the captain."
Fans who were originally angry about Guan Miao stealing the spotlight immediately turned against him after hearing Guan Miao's words, saying, "Teacher Guan Miao is so brave! I love you."
This host is so unprofessional. He's not even as good as the hosts in the previous episodes. What was the director thinking?
[That's right. Although Guan Miao is a guest, the contestants are obviously more important. This isn't the way to lick someone.]
On the field, the seven contestants had already introduced themselves. After Gu Huan recovered, he asked them why they chose this song and some stories from the rehearsal.
After all this was said, the canvassing phase finally began. "Next, I will announce the voting rules for this competition. Please listen carefully."
The voting rules for this competition are as follows: Each team has five minutes to vote, and the online and offline ticket channels open and close simultaneously. Voting is divided into two categories: red voting machines are for voting for your favorite performance, and green voting machines are for voting for your favorite individual.
Please note that whether you are voting online or offline, you can only vote for the participating contestants in each round. Any repeated voting will be counted as one vote.
After the statistics are completed, the team with the most votes for the favorite performance will receive an additional 2,000 votes per person. The contestant with the highest personal favorite value will receive an additional 3,000 votes, the second place will receive 2,000 votes, and the third place will receive 1,000 votes.
These are the voting rules for this time. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Okay, after the three-second countdown, the voting channel will be open. Please cast your vote carefully."
"three."
"two."
"One. Voting begins."
Following Gu Huan's command, the team's contestants immediately unleashed their full strength to canvass for votes. Guan Miao took the microphone and asked, "Teacher Gu Huan, why aren't you showing my canvassing guest video? Could it be that Director Zeng forgot about it again?"
The word "again" was used very subtly. Gu Huan's eyes dodged unnaturally for a moment before he immediately said, "Teacher Guan Miao, don't worry. The equipment is still being debugged backstage."
"Then please work hard backstage and don't let my efforts go to waste. After all, five minutes will pass quickly."
"Ha, ha, of course we understand the importance of this video. Teacher Guan Miao, don't worry, I believe the staff will definitely resolve it as soon as possible."
"Since Teacher Gu Huan said so, I naturally believe it."
Not many people in the audience paid attention to the conversation between Guan Miao and Gu Huan. Most of the people who came were fans of the contestants, and most of the attention was still on the contestants. However, Guan Miao's fans who heard the news from the video website noticed something was wrong.
Why do I feel like Miaomiao is speaking to Gu Huan in a sarcastic tone? This is strange; Miaomiao has never shown this kind of emotion to a partner before.
[No, I think Miaomiao is dissatisfied with the production team.]
[Everyone, don't worry. Let's wait and see. If there's a problem, there will definitely be signs! Don't bother the contestants voting yet. But if you have time, you can vote for Miaomiao's team.]
After the backstage debugging was finally successful, Guan Miao spoke before Gu Huan: "Dear audience friends, there is another surprise for you. I hope you like it."
As she finished speaking, Qiao Lu's face appeared on the big screen and the people present immediately cheered. In recent years, Qiao Lu's popularity has remained high and his national recognition is high. He is also one of the rare male actors who has both popularity and acting skills. Therefore, Guan Miao dared to say that at least 80% of the people present had a good impression of Qiao Lu.
This is also the most fundamental reason why Deng Ling chose Qiao Lu. Since she wants to owe a favor to someone, she should owe the most useful one.
Hi everyone, I'm Qiao Lu. I heard my sister Guan Miao is going to be participating in "Sparkling You and Me"... I hope you can vote for her team. Thank you.
The canvassing video was not very long, just one minute.
Gu Huan said, "I really didn't expect that Teacher Guan Miao had such a big surprise waiting for us."
"I was lucky enough to get a chance to ask a friend in the industry to help me canvass for votes. I'm also looking forward to what mysterious canvassing methods the second team will use."
"Then let's wait and see."
"Five minutes, ten seconds left. Audience members who haven't voted yet, hurry up. Six, five... Voting is over. Let's see how many votes the Hi Hi Hi team has received from the audience."
Please look at the big screen."
The numbers on the big screen kept scrolling, and the contestants' hearts were in a state of panic. Finally, the screen stopped, "A total of 1,633 votes. Let us applaud and congratulate the Hi Hi Hi Team again for such an excellent result."
"Thank you everyone."
“Thank you everyone.”
"Then let's ask the Hi Hi Hi Team to go backstage and rest for a while."
After the group left the stage, Guan Miao hugged Shuangshuang and was extremely excited. "There were 2,000 people in the venue, and we got more than 1,600 votes. Ahhh, my God, I really must be dreaming."
“I’m now looking forward to the number of online votes.”
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