Chapter 809: The Faded Actress (19)
Upon investigation, Wen Wan discovered that the targets were those large companies. Lin Wei had no scandals; he had always been a law-abiding and exceptionally outstanding college student. As for Li Qi, all his scandals had been exposed, and there was nothing new to uncover. Therefore, the focus shifted directly to Aubo.
Some even speculated that Wen Wan was the sugar daddy, and that Oubo's singing and dancing skills were so poor, yet he was still being promoted so much, which was purely because he had hooked up with Wen Wan as his sugar daddy.
Besides online trolls, many marketing accounts have also joined in.
Wen Wan directly had people collect information on online trolls and marketing accounts, and then had her assistant select several influential marketing accounts, specifically those secretly cultivated by the company, and send them lawyer's letters directly.
Then I went to Aubo.
Then they informed Aubo about the online public opinion.
"How do you want to handle this?" Judging from Aubo's appearance, he doesn't seem like the type to be accused of depression.
"Whatever Mr. Lin wants to do, I'll cooperate."
“If you follow the usual public relations approach, you only need to expose your family situation, and all the criticism will turn into pity for you. But I think we still need to ask you, do you want to expose your situation?”
Aubo: "It doesn't matter, it's not like it's anything shameful."
"Okay, I'll take care of it. Your mother's condition has stabilized. You can go see her after the talent show."
"Thanks."
With a grateful expression, Aubo said that if it weren't for President Lin, he would still be struggling to pay for his mother's medical expenses.
"I will work hard to make money for the company."
"Okay, then let me ask one more question: what are your plans if you debut? If you don't want to debut, you can withdraw from the competition, and I can arrange other work for you."
Aubo: "No need, it's fine as it is now. Besides, why not debut if I can? It would be a waste for me not to be an idol with this face."
Wen Yan: "..."
Okay, after all, we don't know if Aubo's acting skills are up to par if he goes into acting. He might as well continue being an idol. Anyway, it's only a two-year limited group. If it doesn't suit him then, he can switch to another path.
After discussing it with Ou Bo, Wen Wan directly handed the matter over to Qi Ming, her assistant. Qi Ming truly lived up to his brother's reputation as a capable assistant; even after transferring to an entertainment company, his abilities remained undiminished.
They quickly launched a public relations campaign, and those who were smearing them were all frightened. After all, they were professional online trolls, and this was the first time they had actually been sued by someone. Those marketing accounts had always had companies backing them up, but this time, even those companies came out to cover for them, but they couldn't hold them back.
Qiwen's attitude was exceptionally tough; he sent lawyer's letters to each and every one of them.
As Wen Wan predicted, after learning about Oubo's situation, Oubo's fans were indeed turned into die-hard supporters.
Passersby also took a liking to this handsome guy.
This further solidified his chances of debuting, and fans would vote for him. This wasn't considered cheating, since in this industry, besides talent, there are countless other influencing factors. Sometimes fate is just like that, and you can't resist it.
The final is approaching.
The scene was truly grand. It was the first time Wen Wan had ever experienced such a scene live. She wondered how many of the kids she had sent in would actually debut.
The performance was excellent as always, with live vocals, no editing, and no sound correction. This led many viewers who flooded into the live stream to begin judging the talent show, while the audience at the venue felt it even more clearly.
Its popularity is unparalleled, making other variety shows practically grind their teeth in disbelief.
Everyone knows that authenticity attracts viewers, but no one dares to make a completely authentic talent show, because the risks are too great, and the capital behind it would not agree. Capital wants a script and wants to fill in the people, so in the end, the audience can only watch something fake. The audience is not stupid. If they are treated perfunctorily too much, they will stop buying it.
The five boys' performance was excellent.
Wen Wan was very satisfied. At least she had done her best. A few people made some minor mistakes, but those who made it this far were all talented. Even the least capable Ou Bo fully demonstrated his advantages, namely his face and figure. The program also selected the most entertaining but moderately difficult performances to fully showcase his face, rather than pursuing any high-difficulty dances or songs.
It must be said that they know how to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
Soon all the performances ended, and the main event began. The three-month audition period was over, and it was time to reveal the final answer. Whether or not they could stay and become one of the nine was something everyone was eagerly anticipating.
It started with the ninth place.
Every time a name was called, the crowd went wild, and the person whose name was called would burst into tears and give a speech.
However, when Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng's names were not listed in the ninth, eighth, or seventh rounds, Wen Wan knew that these two had not debuted.
Aubo is fourth, which is a really strong ranking, considering he relies entirely on his good looks and sincerity.
Li Qi's third place surprised Wen Wan, as she had expected Lin Wei to be third, but she could understand it.
In the end, it turned out that Lin Wei and Yao Mingyu were vying for first place.
Nobody expected it to be these two. If it were at the beginning of the talent show, nobody could have predicted it.
After all, the two were at opposite ends of the spectrum from the very beginning: one had a fan base, while the other was a complete novice; one had nearly ten years of experience as an overseas trainee, while the other was a complete novice who had only been practicing for a few days.
However, just as Liu Wenwen said before, this show not only looks at strength, but also at talent, and Lin Wei is extremely talented. He is truly blessed with natural talent, but he has also worked very hard to achieve all this progress.
Yao Mingyu was very nervous, while Lin Wei was very calm.
He seems indifferent to the outcome, but only those who know him understand that beneath that calm exterior, he truly doesn't care.
Because he only treated this talent show as a task, not something he loved doing.
"Second place, with a total of 70,455 votes. Let's congratulate... Lin Wei. It's a miracle that he has come this far from being a complete novice trainee."
He was only a little over a hundred votes ahead of Li Qi, who came in third place.
Yao Mingyu remains in first place, but he only has a little over 500 more votes than Lin Wei.
In fact, the vote difference between the top three was extremely small, and it could even be said that the popularity of the three was about the same. However, in terms of winning or losing, Lin Wei and Li Qi won more, since the overwhelming lead that Yao Mingyu expected did not materialize at all.
This concludes the talent show.
Nine trainees formed a group called Fire Phoenix, emphasizing the simple and easy-going nature of the name and hoping they would shine like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Wen Wan has come to the end of her talent show journey and become the biggest winner of the show. Her company directly debuted three people, all of whom are highly popular contestants in the top tier. This ratio directly surpasses that of other major entertainment companies. Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng's votes were very close to the debut positions, one ranking tenth and the other thirteenth. Although it was a pity, that's how competitions are, and there will be other opportunities in the future.
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