Bai Tong's action was tantamount to pushing Cheng Zhi to the forefront.
Everyone's eyes were on Cheng Zhi, and everyone was waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation.
When Cheng Zhi admitted it, it was like a thunderbolt that struck the sky, adding fuel to the already restless audience seats.
Cheng Zhi was about to speak when he heard screams from the audience.
"Why would you do such a thing!? We don't need idols with bad morals! Quit the competition!"
With this shout, the emotions of the audience were aroused, and more than half of them were shouting.
"Cheng Zhi! Withdraw! Withdraw!"
"Cheng Zhi! Get out!"
Song Baiyi turned around and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and the audience instantly fell silent.
Bai Tong looked at the scene in front of him and smiled triumphantly, "Teacher Song, I remember the program has a rule that those who maliciously prevent other contestants from going on stage will be punished according to the severity of the situation, right?"
Song Baiyi hummed, "The program team has this rule."
"Then Teacher Song, do you think Cheng Zhi needs to be punished?" Bai Tong raised his eyebrows and looked at Cheng Zhi with a gloating expression.
Song Baiyi picked up the microphone, with an unfathomable emotion in his eyes, and spoke to Cheng Zhi.
"Cheng Zhi, please explain this matter yourself."
Cheng Zhi shrank his fingers slightly and nodded.
The video released by Bai Tong did not show any signs of editing, and it was confirmed that the person was Cheng Zhisuo. He had been beaten to death, and Cheng Zhi felt that there was nothing to defend himself.
But it is a bit unfair to judge the result only based on the second half of the matter.
Cheng Zhi glanced at the camera and said, "First of all, I want to apologize to contestant Bai Tong. I did lock him in the toilet cubicle."
"Then there's nothing to say, right? Just punish contestant Cheng Zhi directly." Bai Tong was secretly delighted when he heard that Cheng Zhi did not explain but directly admitted it. He quickly picked up the microphone and interrupted Cheng Zhi's speech.
Cheng Zhi, with your level, how can you compare with me?
Cheng Zhi didn't interrupt Bai Tong, but waited until he finished speaking, glanced at him calmly, and continued, "Also, the video that contestant Bai Tong sent did show me locking him in the toilet, so I want to ask, can you release the entire video? Let everyone watch the whole thing before making their own comments, how about that?"
Bai Tong sneered, "Even if the video was edited, isn't it a foregone conclusion that you treated your teammates maliciously?"
Cheng Zhi nodded. "That's right. Bai Tong, can you explain why you need to bring a camera to the toilet?"
Bai Tong felt a little guilty when he was touched on the key point, but he still said, "Is it not okay for me to record things casually?"
At this point, some viewers noticed that Bai Tong's behavior was a bit abnormal.
What decent person would video themselves going to the toilet?
"In short, you have admitted that it has happened. What else is there to say? Stop making unnecessary excuses." Bai Tong's eyes were evasive, trying to deliberately ignore this part.
Hearing that Bai Tong was always deliberately avoiding the key topic, Cheng Zhi squeezed the microphone until his fingertips turned white. Just when he was having a headache, Song Baiyi broke the deadlock between the two.
Song Baiyi raised his eyes and glanced at Cheng Zhi. "I don't want to wrongly accuse anyone. It's a coincidence that I happened to pass by when you were arguing in the bathroom."
When Bai Tong heard this, he was shocked and looked at Song Baiyi cautiously.
"But unfortunately, I don't have the habit of recording my life like contestant Bai Tong." Song Baiyi shrugged, looking a little regretful.
"Ah, what should we do, Cheng Zhi? It seems that there is no evidence to prove your innocence now." Bai Tong breathed a sigh of relief and continued to fan the flames.
Song Baiyi smiled when he heard what Bai Tong said.
"Although there is no video, by coincidence, I was on a phone call at the time, and the call recording function of my phone happened to be able to record the content of your conversation at that time."
After saying that, Song Baiyi picked up the phone that was placed aside, clicked on the latest recording, and when he used the microphone to amplify the sound from the phone, the expression on Bai Tong's face changed instantly.
In addition to the director discussing the content of the program with Song Baiyi, Bai Tong's voice can be clearly heard in the background.
"Tell me, if you don't appear on the stage today, will everyone forget about you?"
"After our show...Teacher Song? Teacher Song, are you listening?"
…
"I think everyone should have made up their minds about the results after hearing this." Song Baiyi put down his phone and looked at the people on the stage with a smile in his eyes.
After the audience listened to the recording on Song Baiyi's phone, they were silent at first, and then burst into loud noise.
"Bai Tong, how could you do such a thing? I was canvassing for you at the time!"
"You can only know a person's face but not his heart..."
"It's so funny, the one who should withdraw from the competition now should be Bai Tong, right?"
Bai Tong's face turned pale and blue, which looked very ugly. He subconsciously took a step back and looked at Song Baiyi with an expression of disbelief.
This was a plan he had carefully prepared for a long time, and Cheng Zhi fell into the trap he had set as he expected.
But he didn't expect that Song Baiyi would appear halfway and expose all the ugliness in his heart nakedly in front of the audience.
And it was on the stage he had worked so hard to stand on.
Anger, dissatisfaction, and jealousy instantly occupied Bai Tong's heart and clouded his mind.
His eyes were so red that they were about to bleed, and he glared at Cheng Zhi fiercely, but was rejected by Cheng Zhi's cold gaze.
"Bai Tong, since the recording is already here, there's nothing much for you and me to say. Let the audience and the program team decide the next result."
Song Baiyi chuckled, "Then please go off the field and take a rest. We promise that every player will be treated fairly."
…
A group of people walked off the stage, and Bai Tong followed behind Cheng Zhi, his eyes wide open, almost bleeding.
As soon as he arrived backstage, Bai Tong was taken away by the staff. Cheng Zhi looked at him, then looked down at his injured right hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.
When the exhibition matches were over, all the contestants except Bai Tong were led onto the stage.
Cheng Zhi stood in the corner of the stage, raised his eyelids and looked at Song Baiyi on the stage.
The smile that had just appeared on that person's face disappeared in an instant. He looked around at all the contestants and picked up the microphone.
"After watching everyone's performances today, contestants of different levels all had their own ways of expressing the songs, which was beyond my expectations."
After he said this, the contestants on the stage and the audience below burst into laughter.
When everyone in the venue quieted down, Song Baiyi continued, "Then, we will announce the first task, a five-day theme song training."
After saying that, the big screen behind Song Baiyi lit up, and at the same time, the choreographer's version of the theme song "Echo" began to play synchronously.
Cheng Zhi watched the whole process, but before he had time to study it carefully, he heard a wailing from the contestant in front of him.
"This dance is too difficult..."
"It's only been five days, but I've been preparing for my first stage for almost three months."
"The rap part of this song is sung by a human? And the high notes... it's terrible."
Cheng Zhi frowned. This song was indeed quite difficult, but it wasn’t as scary as the other contestants said.
The dance part just looks dazzling, but you should be able to pick it out if you pay a little attention to the details.
The singing part was even easier for him. After all, he had been practicing vocal music since he was young, so the high notes were no problem for him. In addition, he had been asked by his teammates to practice rap in the group before, so five days was more than enough time for him.
"This is the MV for the theme song. The training time is five days in total, and then we will perform the theme song on stage."
Song Baiyi tapped the microphone, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"Your position on the stage will be determined based on your rating. A-rated contestants will stand in the center, and so on. F-rated contestants can only stand in the corner as backup dancers, and they won't have the chance to sing."
As soon as the words fell, the whole place was silent for a moment, and the next second, there was a buzz of discussion.
"Ah... if I had known I would have performed better on the first stage."
"I'm so envious. I also want to be rated A."
"The contestants in Class A should all be very popular..."
Cheng Zhi frowned and looked down at the big "F" sticker on his clothes.
The black text on a white background was particularly eye-catching to Cheng Zhi.
Song Baiyi waited until everyone was quiet before continuing, "I know that everyone is not satisfied with their initial evaluations."
"So we will give everyone a chance. After all the training is finished, each contestant will come forward to record a singing and dancing video of the theme song. The mentors will re-evaluate you based on your performance in front of the camera."
Hearing this, the complaints from the surrounding trainees became quieter and quieter, and Cheng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
Afterwards, Song Baiyi briefly talked about what everyone needed to pay attention to and ended his speech.
Afterwards, everyone left one by one.
Under the guidance of the program team, everyone was informed that they needed to change dormitories.
Previously, dormitories were arranged according to the teams in the exhibition matches. This time, when the theme song training started, the program team re-assigned dormitories according to the rated classes.
Cheng understood and went back to his original dormitory to pack his things.
As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Bai Tong's bed was empty. Cheng Zhi sighed a little. He looked for a while before starting to pack his things.
The original owner had very few things. I don’t know if it was because he had no money or for some other reason, but he lived a very simple life. Apart from spare clothes and essential daily necessities, he had nothing.
Cheng Zhi finished his work very quickly and left in less than twenty minutes.
Before leaving, he took one last look at the dormitory that made him feel uncomfortable, and slammed the door shut.
However, what made Cheng Zhi a little strange was that he spent so much time cleaning the dormitory but didn’t see any trace of his other roommates.
For the sake of convenience, the program crew grouped the seven people who were going to perform "Never" together. Cheng Zhi guessed that it was because the others had gone to see Bai Tong off, so he didn't think too much about it and walked towards the new dormitory with his small suitcase.
Although the dormitories were divided according to classes, the program crew was very conscientious and arranged a four-person dormitory for Cheng Zhi this time.
As I walked to the door with my suitcase, I heard someone making a phone call in the dormitory.
"I've already said it... Bai Tong is a fool who is always causing trouble but can't do anything good. It's like this when he is asked to do something..."
"He was disqualified? What does it have to do with me?"
Cheng Zhi had a bad feeling in his heart. He knocked on the door twice gently, and the sound inside disappeared instantly.
Cheng Zhi pushed open the door and saw someone standing in the dormitory. Before he could react who it was, his ears sensed it before his eyes.
"Wow~ Brother Cheng Zhi, it seems like we're in the same dormitory!"
Cheng Zhi looked carefully and found that the face of the person in front of him was exactly the same as the face that made the original owner hate him so much.
Oh no.
It’s you, Bai Yueguang.
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