The second public performance ended, and it was time to announce the contestants’ second rankings.
However, Cheng Zhi did not sleep well last night.
Because as soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with the interactions between him and Song Baiyi in the locker room.
Cheng Zhi kept replaying what he had done in his mind, frame by frame.
Then a few questions arose.
Wasn't it a bit too rude when I threw the clothes on Song Baiyi's head?
Wasn't it too strange to force Song Baiyi's hand on the door panel and not let him let go?
Didn't it seem natural that after opening the locker room door, he suddenly ran out without saying goodbye?
Also... did Song Baiyi see everything about my blushing face before I left the house?
These questions lingered in Cheng Zhi's mind all night long and prevented him from getting a good night's sleep.
Finally, when Cheng Zhi woke up in the morning, he felt like his head was a mess and he almost fell when he climbed the stairs to get out of bed.
Cheng Zhi, who usually went out without makeup, for the first time ever went to Huo Shuhang to ask for concealer, intending to cover up the dark circles under her eyes.
Then Huo Shuhang looked at the heavy dark circles under Cheng Zhi's eyes. He then took out a concealer pen from his suitcase with a puzzled look and stuffed it into Cheng Zhi's pocket.
"If the color number doesn't match your skin tone, I'm not responsible."
Cheng Zhi and Huo Shuhang thanked them, then opened the concealer, put a little on their fingers, and began to apply it under their eyes.
Huo Shuhang couldn't help asking as he looked at Cheng Zhi's actions.
"Were you a thief last night? Why do you have such dark circles under your eyes?"
"Hmm?" Cheng Zhi responded to him but ignored him.
After he had almost covered up his dark circles, he spoke to Huo Shuhang slowly.
"Yes, I was a thief last night."
Huo Shuhang:?
"I stayed up late last night to steal all the tickets from your name and put them into my own name. Call the police and arrest me."
After saying that, Cheng Zhi covered the concealer and stuffed it back into Huo Shuhang's hand.
"The effect is quite good, thank you for the concealer."
“…”
"No, you're welcome."
After Cheng Zhi had packed up everything, he and Huo Shuhang left the dormitory one after the other and went to the studio where the rankings would be announced.
After the remaining 60 contestants of the show have all arrived, the ranking announcement will officially begin.
Cheng Zhi sat in the same seat as last time, looking at the remaining 35 chairs on the stage with a normal expression.
According to the rules announced by the program team last time, 25 contestants should be eliminated this time, and the remaining 35 contestants will enter the next program together.
25...
Cheng Zhi narrowed his eyes and began to silently feel sorry for those contestants who were about to be eliminated.
He was thinking this, and then he saw Song Baiyi, who was on the stage and under the spotlight, walking up to the stage with a stack of palm-sized cue cards.
That small stack of cards contained the rankings of the 60 people.
And the results they have achieved with countless sweat over the past few days.
The contestants below the stage became noisy because of Song Baiyi's appearance.
Amidst the applause, Song Baiyi picked up the microphone without changing his expression and spoke.
"During these days of training, I have seen many people working hard for their dreams. I am also very happy to be here and see the progress of each and every one of you."
"Then I won't say so many polite words. The results of the second round of voting for Summer Miracle will be announced from now on."
"First, No. 34..."
Cheng Zhi sat in the audience, listening to Song Baiyi reading out the names one by one. Every contestant whose name Song Baiyi called out went up to the microphone to give a speech, but he didn't hear a single word.
Cheng Zhi knew that the applause and cries of the contestants around him were all mixed up, but he had no intention of listening or joining in.
He was now sitting obediently in the chair, and his eyes were silently attracted by Song Baiyi on the stage.
Song Baiyi's outfit today is still simple and beautiful.
He wore a loose dark blue shirt with white trims, half of which was tucked into his loose black jeans.
Maybe for convenience, Song Baiyi unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt.
The sleeves were simply pulled up and secured, revealing the smooth, firm muscle lines of the forearms.
Cheng Zhi guessed that the style and fabric of the clothes Song Baiyi was wearing were probably of first-class material and quality.
So even though Song Baiyi didn't put a lot of thought into his clothes and they were just basic styles, with his tall and outstanding figure, he looked good enough when he wore them.
But what attracted Cheng Zhi's attention now was not how good Song Baiyi's outfit was today, nor how Song Baiyi's temperament was today.
But it was the rose brooch pinned on Song Baiyi's chest and the bow tied on his right index finger.
Could it be that the wound Song Baiyi had on his hand...hasn't healed yet???
Then, Cheng Zhi, with a head full of question marks, successfully made eye contact with Song Baiyi on the stage.
After realizing that Cheng Zhi was looking at him, Song Baiyi curled his eyes at him and quickly looked away.
At the same time, Cheng Zhi also calmly shifted his gaze away from the stage.
Then he quietly hid the bow still wrapped around his finger in front of the camera.
From yesterday till now, Cheng Zhi has been reluctant to untie the bow on his right index finger.
It was definitely not because Song Baiyi had touched the bow yesterday or for any other reason.
There's no other meaning, I just think it looks so good when I tied it, so I don't want to take it off.
…that’s all.
Thinking like this, Cheng Zhi turned his attention back to the stage.
Song Baiyi has already called out the eighth-ranked contestant.
Only 7 people will debut from "Summer Miracle", and they will debut together as a group on the debut night.
Therefore, from now on, the seventh-place contestant will be under a lot of pressure.
Because not only does he have to work hard to ensure that his ranking does not drop, he also has to work hard to show himself in front of the camera.
Then, in the remaining competition, try to climb a little higher and make yourself more stable.
But the difficulty of just being able to stabilize one's ranking and not drop is already great enough.
Cheng Zhi silently breathed a sigh of relief for the seventh place winner.
The next second, Song Baiyi spoke.
"Seventh place, Shen You."
Cheng Zhi:!
There were constant cheers and applause in his ears. While Cheng Zhi was looking at Chen You with approval, he couldn't help but applaud along with everyone else.
What is falling down.
Chen You will definitely be able to debut with him in the end.
Maybe with one last effort, Shen You might be able to squeeze out Huo Shuhang and become the second place?
This way, they can stand together when taking promotional photos.
Thinking like this, Cheng Zhi watched Chen You walk onto the stage.
When Shen You was speaking with the microphone, Cheng Zhi's eyes were as pleased as an old father who hoped his child would get good grades.
Cheng Zhi has been busy with training recently and hasn't seen Chen You since today.
Now on the stage, his eyes seem more determined than before, and he has a feeling of having gone through hardships and grown up.
"Thank you so much for your continued support. I have come this far thanks to my own efforts and your love for me..."
Chen You held the microphone and gave a speech on the stage. There was a little redness in the corners of her eyes and she was about to cry as she spoke.
It turned out that he, like Cheng Zhi, was in Class F. He climbed up from the bottom step by step with his own continuous efforts, and suffered through sweat and tears along the way, and finally gritted his teeth and persisted to the present.
Seventh place is the best reward for Chen You’s efforts in the past.
The journey will continue and the rewards will never stop.
Cheng Zhi believed that if it was Chen You, then there would be no problem.
After Chen You finished his speech, Song Baiyi continued to read out the rankings of the remaining people.
Since they were already ranked within the top 7, everyone held their breath and waited quietly for the results.
Cheng Zhi is no exception.
He was quite confident that he could get into the top three.
However, he didn't have much confidence in his chances of getting first place.
After all, I gave up a lot of parts in this performance to Huo Shuhang and Ning Meng.
In addition, the incident of Huo Shuhang eating glitter seemed to have sparked a lot of discussion online.
Although Huo Shuhang was very bad and most of the discussion was about: "Hahahahaha".
But such a down-to-earth and funny thing can easily go viral when it happens to Huo Shuhang.
If he could attract a wave of passers-by to help Huo Shuhang canvass for votes, his vote count would definitely increase significantly.
Therefore, even if Huo Shuhang's votes surpassed his this time, Cheng Zhi would not find it strange.
What does it matter? As long as he comes first in the end, isn’t it?
By the time Cheng Zhi finished thinking about this, Song Baiyi had already read out the third place.
"Third place, Ning Meng."
Cheng Zhi felt his eyelids twitching, and then he turned his head to look at Huo Shuhang.
Coincidentally, Huo Shuhang also looked at him.
The two of them looked at each other, and Cheng Zhi was about to speak to Huo Shuhang about his thoughts and feelings, but was interrupted by Huo Shuhang.
"Hey, Cheng Zhi. What you just said in the dormitory, that you stole my ticket last night, can't it be true?"
"Could it be that you have some hacking skills and secretly hacked into the voting backend last night? And then secretly added a zero to the end of your vote?"
Cheng Zhi: “…”
Cheng Zhi really couldn't understand how Huo Shuhang could come up with the idea that he had dark circles under his eyes because he stayed up late last night to work as a hacker and hacked into the voting website.
"Fool."
After Cheng Zhi finished cursing, he quickly turned his head away.
Then his whole body exuded an aura towards Huo Shuhang: "Please stay away from me, I beg you."
Seeing Cheng Zhi avoiding him, Huo Shuhang silently opened his mouth.
I wanted to talk but didn't know what to say, so I gave up.
The next second, Song Baiyi on the stage spoke slowly.
"Second place, Huo Shuhang."
Then Cheng Zhi saw Huo Shuhang looking at him with disbelief in his eyes. He walked onto the stage with an expression that said, "You're not really going to do this, are you? Should I call the police later?"
After knowing Huo Shuhang's ranking, Cheng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
The main thing was not to be glad that he was first, but to be glad that Huo Shuhang was second this time.
Otherwise, Cheng Zhi would feel that his IQ was insulted by him.
After Huo Shuhang completed all the procedures, Song Baiyi lowered his eyes to look at the last cue card, then gently rubbed the card surface with his thumb, then picked up his microphone and smiled at Cheng Zhi.
"Congratulations to Cheng Zhi, the first place."
Cheng Zhi nodded and smiled at Song Baiyi, then went on stage and took the microphone from Song Baiyi very naturally.
When the microphone was handed over, Cheng Zhi, in a corner where the camera couldn't see me, used his right index finger to quietly stroke Song Baiyi's right index finger.
While making eye contact with Song Baiyi, she blinked at him twice smartly.
After noticing his series of small movements, Song Baiyi silently curled the corners of his mouth and said nothing.
Instead, he handed the microphone to Cheng Zhi, stepped aside and let Cheng Zhi speak.
Cheng Zhi calmed his expression, smiled at the camera, and then began to recite a speech that looked like a standard template.
I thanked everyone who deserved to be thanked, and my ability to balance the situation was superb. I also said that I will continue to work hard to live up to everyone's expectations, and please continue to support me.
After saying this, Cheng Zhi bowed to the camera to express his gratitude.
Then he returned the microphone to Song Baiyi and once again took on the role of number one.
At this point, all publishing processes for the second ranking have been completed smoothly.
After getting off the stage, Cheng Zhi flatly rejected Huo Shuhang and his request for a confrontation, then ran straight to Chen You and congratulated him.
"You've made great progress. Let's keep working hard together next time."
After receiving Cheng Zhi's praise, Chen You chuckled twice, "You are also very good, I will continue to work hard to catch up with you!"
Chen You explained to Cheng Zhi what she had done and what interesting things had happened during the time when the other party was away, and she seemed to be unsatisfied and wanted to take Cheng Zhi out to eat later.
Seeing that he looked very interested, Cheng Zhi couldn't bear to refuse and nodded in agreement.
Before agreeing, Cheng Zhi thought for a moment, then spoke to Chen You.
"Go find a seat in the cafeteria and wait for me. I'll go take care of something and come over later."
After saying goodbye to Shen You, Cheng Zhi turned around and ran towards the backstage of the show.
Now it is the final stage backstage, and many staff members are cleaning up the venue.
Cheng Zhi bypassed them and ran forward based on his own feelings.
Then, after running for a while, he saw Song Baiyi who had not walked far.
Cheng Zhi calmed himself down, quickened his pace, and then caught up behind Song Baiyi.
After hearing the noise behind him, Song Baiyi turned around and met Cheng Zhi's eyes.
After seeing Cheng Zhi panting, Song Baiyi was shocked and asked.
"What's wrong?"
Cheng Zhi's eyes lit up when he looked at Song Baiyi.
After trying hard to adjust his breathing, he asked Song Baiyi.
"That's right, Mr. Song. Will I still get special treatment for first place this time?"
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The author has something to say:
I positioned Huo Shuhang as a funny handsome guy in the early stage, but now he is getting more and more stupid, almost turning into a stupid handsome guy. (Frowning)
Forget it, he can be a fool but he can never be a fool (shock)
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