Chapter 75 Sam-soon Released! Congratulations on unlocking the second character with maxed-out affection...
[Ye Jingyu: Sister Shi, thank you so much! I really didn't expect the final result to be so good. Are you free recently? I'd like to treat you to dinner again!]
After leaving the acting class, Shi Yao unlocked her phone to check unread messages. At the top was Ye Jingyu's chat box. She had sent three messages, the last one sent half an hour ago.
After reading the message, Shi Yao smiled and casually typed a few words back.
No need, you should rest. I still have work to do.
She wasn't deliberately being perfunctory. Ye Jingyu is a very tactful girl, and it's very pleasant to eat with her. When Shi Yao said she was busy, she really was busy.
Since connecting with Ye Jingyu after the last mentor collaboration stage, I've been busy these past few days trying to get her to break up with her on-screen couple.
Although I didn't initially plan to make it this big... I just wanted to untie it.
But little did they know that the other side was still clinging to hope and even tried to provoke them, which aroused Shi Yao's competitive spirit.
I originally just wanted you to fade into obscurity, but now you're forced to leave the industry.
However, the fact that Zhou Qixue's situation ultimately achieved this result was not solely due to her efforts. A large part of the reason actually lies with Zhou Qixue himself. He had been deceiving his fans for a long time. Previously, because of his good momentum and his ability to coax people, his fans chose to deceive themselves and cover for him.
But since the initial revelations, one piece of solid evidence after another has been presented to the fans. They can no longer deceive themselves into thinking that the allegations are false. In fact, these revelations have made them realize how disgusting it was that they had previously helped cover things up.
As a result, the trend of unfollowing Zhou Qixue became unstoppable. With the cooperation of fans who turned against him and paparazzi who kept releasing evidence, Zhou Qixue was thoroughly exposed.
To make matters worse, his studio also became a liability, adding insult to injury.
Under multiple attacks, Zhou Qixue's studio completely shut down. Even several official media outlets criticized him by name, and many brands he had previously signed terminated their contracts and demanded compensation, making him a morally bankrupt artist whom everyone dared to attack.
In this situation, it's almost as good as retiring from the industry, even if it's not considered leaving.
Ye Jingyu naturally benefited greatly from this battle. Most of the CP fans originally favored the male side, but after this thorough exposé, they realized how seriously they had been misled before.
Knowing that almost all the sweet moments they used to ship were "pre-made sweets" from Zhou Qixue's side, and "actively led by Zhou's fans," the CP fans who were once so obsessed with shipping are now just as obsessed.
Recalling how they had once harbored many grievances against Ye Jingyu under her subtle guidance, and even gone so far as to verbally abuse her at her studio, they all sheepishly scurried off to apologize.
Most of the CP fans were heartbroken and quit following celebrities, but some felt sorry for Ye Jingyu's unfortunate experience and became her solo fans. Ye Jingyu's popularity rose a lot in a short time.
This is also why Ye Jingyu was so happy that she wanted to treat Shi Yao to a meal.
If she didn't have other jobs, Shi Yao would really like to agree.
But she had been busy with Ye Jingyu and Zhou Qixue's matter for the past few days, and all other work had to take a backseat. Now that it was finally over, she still had other clients and couldn't just ignore them.
The most pressing matter right now is the announcement of Sam-soon tonight.
Ten days have passed since the recording of the mentor collaboration stage ended. Tonight is the day the new episode of "Shining Idol" will air, which will also be the day of the third ranking announcement and the mentor collaboration stage broadcast.
After the third stage performance aired last week, Eung-hsu's popularity soared as everyone expected. Although there were some amazing photos and fancams of Yoo Yuu beforehand, the full stage performance was still incredibly impressive when the official stage was broadcast.
If there were any doubts before that Yingxu's position in the top three was unstable, then after the third public performance aired, such doubts disappeared. Now, the more suspenseful question is whether Yingxu will be able to take the center position in the end.
The day after the third public performance aired was the recording of "Three Goodnights," followed by song selection for the final, practice, and so on, making the trainees' schedules increasingly busy.
Actually, Shi Yao originally planned to go offline to film the scene of Sam Soon going to and from get off work, but coincidentally, Ye Jingyu's order came very urgently. She had been busy playing multiple roles these days and really couldn't find the time.
Since I couldn't find out the real rankings anyway, I decided to just wait until the broadcast.
After tonight's episode airs, the final round of voting will officially begin, and the time and location of the fan meeting will also be announced. After the fan meeting, the official final will take place.
The countdown to "Shining Idol" has begun.
Shi Yao didn't go to record with San Shun, but Xiao Shu and Xiao Niao did, and the two of them gave her a lot of information.
According to them, the recording of Sam Soon took a considerable amount of time. Logically, with only 35 trainees left in Sam Soon and 20 rankings to be announced, the recording time should have been shorter than that of the 60 trainees in Ni Soon. However, the recording lasted until dark that day.
Xiaoshu said that many trainees came out with red eyes after the recording that day, and almost none of them greeted the fans. The atmosphere was very heavy, and they couldn't guess the rankings.
As usual, some fans tried to wait for the big glutton at the convenience store in the evening, but this time they failed to catch him. All the trainees were practicing hard and no one went to the convenience store to buy snacks.
To keep the rankings and eliminations confidential, the production team did not send the eliminated trainees home after the show ended, nor did they rearrange the dormitories.
Whether those 35 trainees were eliminated or not, they all got up early every day to practice, leaving the fans who were waiting around completely baffled.
These days, other entertainment groups are all discussing Zhou Qixue's shocking gossip, but the show group has not been affected. With the finals approaching, show fans have no interest in other matters, at most they just casually gossip, but the main topic of discussion in the group is still the trainees' big and small affairs.
Sam Soon hasn't been released yet, the final round of voting hasn't started, and there aren't any song selection or voting activities. At most, fans can only check the fancam data, and there's nothing else to do. It can be said that there's a strange sense of ease amidst the anxiety.
The secrecy surrounding this season was so effective that no one knew the true rankings and elimination results until the very last moment before Sam Soon aired.
Although there was no gossip to share, the group was still incredibly lively, with most people placing their bets.
[Main Post: My Lovely Sam Soon is about to air, who do you think will get in, and who will be number one this time?]
[1L: Aaaaaaaah, I'm so nervous! It's not even me competing, so why am I so nervous I feel like throwing up?]
[2L: No kidding, I've been dreaming about rankings these past few days. Every night I finally manage to close my eyes, but all I dream about is the ranking announcements. Syad, you've really ruined my life!]
[3L replies to 2L: lol, so uu, what ranking did you dream about? Tell us and we'll see if it's accurate later]
[4L: This is really weird. How did they manage to keep things so secret this time? Did they not outsource anything?]
[5L: I don't know why, but I feel like the rankings will definitely be reshuffled this time. Wasn't the atmosphere very heavy after the recording the other day?]
[6L: I think so too. Maybe some unexpected people will be eliminated. I remember a lot of people came out crying after the recording that day. It didn't feel good...]
[7L: The production team is really cunning. To keep it a secret, they even dragged eliminated contestants along to practice the final dance. Isn't that just being heartless?]
[8L: I can't say for sure about other things, but I think Promise will definitely come in first this time.]
[9L: I don't think so. Li Ge is definitely still number one. He's always a sure thing.]
[10L: I also think it's Yingxu. Those of you who keep saying Faker is a sure thing are actually Yingxu fans, right? They're just trying to fool the Faker female fans and then secretly steal the tower. They're so cunning!]
[11L: My God, what kind of time is this and people are still saying Li Yuzhe is stable? If the person saying this is a Li Yuzhe fan, they're stupid; if they're not a Li Yuzhe fan, they're malicious. Go look at the various rankings yourselves. How many first places does Li Yuzhe still have left? He's still so stable.]
[12L: It's hard to say about other things, but Yingxu's ranking will only go up this time. You can check how many views his third performance video had, and then look at how many views the second place had. To be honest, it's hard for the third performance to go viral. It would be good if he could retain his fans, but Yingxu really gained a lot of fans.]
[13L: Promise has probably filmed a lot of new commercials recently, haha, he's clearly got a bright future.]
[14L: No, it's true that the third performance attracted more fans, but the voting ended on the night the third performance aired. The newly gained fans didn't even have time to vote. What you guys said makes me start to doubt that I remembered the rules wrong.]
[15L: Okay, okay, please stop praising this little boy Yingxu to the point of ruin. The voting period for Sam-soon was so short, it's a miracle that Yingxu's ranking didn't drop this time.]
[16L: I'd say Ying Si, you guys just need to act a little more. If you overdo it, it'll just become a bit cheesy.]
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[276L: The broadcast starts in two minutes! I'm so nervous, what should I do?]
[277L: God bless my favorite not to be eliminated, please, I don't even ask for him to debut, I just want him to survive one more round, as long as he can stand on the final stage]
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Shi Yao quickly flipped through a few pages of the group. Sure enough, as the show was about to air, the main topic in the group was ranking predictions. Although the fans' words were always inevitably inflammatory, the overall atmosphere was relatively peaceful.
Shi Yao opened her tablet, logged onto Coolfish, and waited for eight o'clock to arrive.
The moment the clock struck midnight, two mechanical voices suddenly rang in her head.
[Congratulations! The key supporting character Ye Jingyu has increased your favorability by 60 points. Main quest five is complete. The quest reward has been sent to your inventory. Please check.]
Main Quest Six Unlocked: Gain 60 points of favorability with the main character or key supporting character. Progress: 0/60
Task Rewards: 35 Free Attribute Points, 5 Health Points, 1 S-Rank or Higher Useful Item, 3 Lottery Draw Attempts
[Key supporting character Ye Jingyu increases your favorability by 40, bringing your total favorability to 100]
[Congratulations! You have unlocked your second romanceable character with maxed-out affection. Side quest two is complete, and the reward has been sent to your inventory. Please check your inventory.]
Side Quest 3 is now available. Please continue to pursue any main character or key supporting character to obtain maximum affection.
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Ye Jingyu is actually a key supporting character?!
But how could the favorability rating jump from 0 to 100 in one go?
This was the first time Shi Yao had encountered such a situation, and she was unusually bewildered.
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