Chapter 142 A Brilliant Performance (Part 1)
The staff around couldn't help but cover their mouths and turn their heads away to chuckle when they heard this conversation.
"Director, you're truly impressive!" Xu Wang gave the director a thumbs up.
"With your words, Director, I'll eat my fill." Jiang Xiubai picked up the drink next to her and took a big gulp.
"Director, once you've said it, you can't go back on your word. We have nearly half a million witnesses, you know," Xia Yu said with a smile, pointing to the camera.
The director gave a helpless, wry smile to the camera.
[Haha, did the director suddenly have a change of heart today, being so generous.]
[The director's going to be bleeding money again (chuckles).]
[The director now says: He was initially there voluntarily, but now he's starting to regret it.]
[Xia Yu's words cracked me up. That's right, we're all witnesses. The director's words are like water spilled—you can't go back on your word.]
What kind of performance will there be today? I hope my wife won't be performing (I'm looking forward to it)?
[Looking forward to it!!! Director, I'm rooting for you!!!]
The director saw the comments in the live stream and a malicious smile crept across his face.
"Of course! Which guest teacher would you like to see perform? You can vote. There will be three rounds. The teacher with the most votes will have to come on stage and perform. The performance is entirely up to the teachers to improvise." The director's voice was full of laughter.
Xia Yu had just taken a bite of a shrimp ball when he heard what the director said, and he froze on the spot. What did you say? Acting? What acting? Acting out eating?
Xia Yu slowly swallowed the shrimp ball in her mouth.
Yunxi remained calm. He had experienced this kind of impromptu performance many times before, so he wasn't worried.
Zhong Ran glanced smugly at Xu Wang. This question seemed tailor-made for him; he was sure he could beat Xu Wang and stand out this time.
Xu Wangli ignored the person completely, leaning leisurely against Pei Yanchuan's chest, showing no sign of tension on his face.
[Ahhh, director, you're the best! I love you so much!]
[Vote, vote, vote!]
[Xu Wang, Xu Wang! The time has come to test everyone's teamwork!]
[I want to see my sister-in-law perform a sword dance! Go, Gu Family Army!]
[Charge! Charge! Charge!]
[I want Ranran to sing Yuan!]
………………
The assistant director launched a poll in the live stream, and to everyone's surprise, Qin Huai won by a landslide with over 100,000 points.
The results of the first vote were also unsurprising: Qin Huai came in first, Xu Wang second, and Zhong Ran third.
The Gu family fans in the live broadcast room cheered with joy.
"Our first place winner is Mr. Qin Huai. Please welcome Mr. Qin to the stage. Does Mr. Qin need our production team to prepare anything?" The assistant director turned the live broadcast camera towards Qin Huai's location.
"Could you please prepare a sword for me? As for the song, I'll leave it to our teacher, Ms. Gu." Qin Huai smiled and looked at Gu Yunlan beside him.
"Understood, I'd be happy to help you." Gu Yunlan smiled, stood up, and took his wife's hand.
The two walked onto the stage side by side.
[This poll is so straightforward! Not only does it feature the sister-in-law's sword dance, but it also has Actor Gu providing musical accompaniment—it's killing two birds with one stone! (So happy I'm bubbling over!)]
[I'm eating, I'm eating, I'm eating and eating!]
[The way they looked at each other just now really gave off a strong "old married couple" vibe; no wonder I've been shipping this couple for years!]
[My beloved drama is making a limited-time comeback! I became interested in that show because of photos of my sister-in-law accompanying the lead actor, Gu. It's my lifelong favorite.]
[Add one! Add one!]
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The spotlight shone on the stage. Qin Huai wore a white shirt and black suit pants. He held a silver longsword, which he placed gently behind him.
As the music began to play, Gu Yunlan took the microphone and softly sang the lyrics. It was a very sad yet rhythmic ancient-style song.
As the song progressed, Qin Huai slowly advanced with his longsword. His gaze was focused, and the sword seemed imbued with a soul in his hands, spinning incessantly. One flourish, two flourishes—each movement flowed like water. He leaped lightly, the tip of the sword gently touching the ground. Every step he took seemed meticulously calculated, each swing accompanied by a whooshing sound, making the audience feel as if they were truly in a courtyard, watching a breathtaking sword dance…
As Gu Yunlan's singing faded away, Qin Huai's sword dance softened, and he slowly returned to his original form.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!!!"
"So cool!"
When the sword dance on the Qinhuai River ended, everyone present couldn't help but applaud.
"That's amazing!" Xia Yu clapped her hands rapidly.
[Ahhh, Gu Yingdi's singing of "Fallen Flowers Without Heart" and my sister-in-law's sword dance are such a perfect match!]
[For the first time, I've felt that sword dancing and modern clothing actually go surprisingly well together.]
[The sword dance was superb, the singing was excellent; I can only say it was perfect!]
[The thought of two more performances makes me so happy!]
[Director, let's have a second round soon! I can't wait!]
[Go go go!]
………………
"Thank you, Teacher Qin, for the wonderful performance. Next up is our second round of voting!"
As soon as the director finished speaking, the voting progress bar started scrolling rapidly.
When everyone looked at the progress bar on the screen, their expressions suddenly changed.
Because at this moment, Zhong Ran's green progress bar is at the top with a score of over 200,000. You should know that this score is much higher than the first place in the previous round. But if you think about it carefully, this is impossible if it were all voted by fans, because Gu Yunlan's number of fans is more than ten times that of Zhong Ran. Now this score has far exceeded the normal voting score.
The word "vote-rigging" immediately came to mind for everyone.
[No, is this correct? Was it faked?]
[This voting is absolutely mind-blowing! It's only been a few minutes!]
[This is definitely fake!]
[Seriously, do you guys have to be so malicious? Can't we fans vote for our own idols?]
[The live stream had over 500,000 viewers just moments ago, and suddenly over 100,000 people appeared, voted for Zhong Ran within two seconds, and then all left. What else could this be but a paid troll army? Are your fans more disciplined than paid trolls?]
[that is! ]
[Strict, is that not acceptable?]
[Stop arguing, I want to hear Ranran sing "Yuan"!]
I don't want to hear it!
………………
The comment section of the live stream descended into chaos, with fans from all sides arguing back and forth with Zhong Ran's fans.
The director frowned as he looked at the vote count and glanced at Zhong Ran. This kid was really too dishonest. The director then turned his gaze to Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang. If either of them had a bad expression, he would immediately support them as the new number one.
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