I thought it was just a normal competition based on strength, but when it came to the end, they had made it to the top three, but the organizer suddenly did something weird.

They had to split the competition into three days, competing in this today and that tomorrow, and posing in front of billboards for photos. Their images can be used for all kinds of commercial purposes during the competition...

Although some people did watch it, the popularity of this competition in the city was increasing, and it was even broadcasted at a special time on the local TV station, from the perspective of the contestants, it was indeed a bit too much of an oppression on the contestants.

My brother wanted to finish the competition quickly and then go back to school to concentrate on studying and prepare for the next half-time exam.

After being treated like this by the organizer, he felt that he had lost out no matter what.

——If he had the patience to advertise for others, he would have agreed when the two brokerage companies came to him before. Maybe he would have become famous now. Is it necessary to work so hard for a few tens of thousands of dollars? It’s okay to work so hard

, it will only last for three days at most, just take it as a loss and buy a lesson.

But what’s more infuriating is that the scoring criteria for the top three competitions have changed again. This time, in addition to the dance machine’s own score and the judges’ scores, the total number of votes from the audience in the last three days will also be used as a reference to rank the top three as a comprehensive data.

The first place prize is 50,000, the second place is only 20,000, and the third place is only 10,000. The difference in level is really too big.

But the first place depends not only on strength but also on popularity. In addition, the proportion of the judges' scores has been increased to 40% of the total score. The judges are arranged by the organizers, so it is difficult to get high scores if you don't cooperate with their various promotions and advertisements.

From now on, you can't just rely on playing dance machines to win. You have to curry favor with the judges and attract the audience's popularity. This makes people feel uncomfortable.

Today, the competition is no longer a simple competition.

The organizers obviously planned it from the beginning. This transaction looks like being deceived into a pirate ship.

Although Yan Han wanted to win only the third prize at first, he became interested in this competition after he acquired the skill of music specialization. He would take time out every weekend to practice in the mall. The effort, time and hard work he put in were no less than others. Moreover, he had fought hard among millions of people, so there was no reason for him to give up now.

So on the eve of the second game of the finals, Yan Han, who had been tortured to the point of being upset by the first game, consulted Lin Jianlu while writing his summer homework.

Dalin was knowledgeable and talented. The books on law in his home occupied an entire wall of the bookcase. According to Yan Han's understanding, Dalin had read all those books.

"So is it illegal for the organizer to do this?"

"It's not illegal." Lin Jianlu said: "When you filled out the registration form, they had already noted that the format of the competition was decided by the organizer, including the advertising. It was already noted in the competition instructions."

Yan Han: "..."

"But it's really unethical."

"...Then is there nothing I can do? I'm destined to sacrifice my appearance in exchange for fairness in the next two days?"

In the first competition yesterday, he didn't cooperate with the organizer to advertise for the sponsor because he couldn't accept it. As a result, the judges gave him a very low score.

After all, he had been practicing hard for a month, and Yan Han knew what level he was at. He also watched other people's competitions and knew what level his opponents were at.

If he really did not perform well and got a low score, he would not say anything, but the reason given by the judges for giving him a low score was completely nonsense and unfair. Not to mention Yan Han was dissatisfied, many spectators who watched the competition also felt puzzled.

Fortunately, although his popularity was not particularly bad, it was always high, and the low score given by the judges was not enough to make him eliminated immediately.

However, with the big brother's violent temper, he could not bear such a stupid loss.

So, he hurried to ask Brother Dalin for advice.

"Nonsense again." Hearing him talking about sacrificing his looks, Lin Jianlu looked at him helplessly and said, "Leave this to me."

"What can you do?"

Lin Jianlu then lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment: "The organizer behind this competition is Tianhua Entertainment, it's not easy to start..."

"Huh? Tianhua Entertainment?"

Yan Han remembered this name, it seemed that the agent who came to chat with him when he signed up and wanted to poach him to be a star was from Tianhua Entertainment?

As a famous first-tier city, there are two major entertainment companies in the country circling this city, one is Tianhua and the other is Lu Xuan, because people from both companies have extended olive branches to him, and people like Wen Juerong who pay attention to the entertainment industry sometimes mention it, so Yan Han still has an impression of both companies.

How come he thought it was just a small competition after all this time, and it was also operated by the bigwigs in the entertainment industry?

"There are deep waters here, it's normal that you don't know." Lin Jianlu explained to him: "It looks like an ordinary competition, but in fact Tianhua has been planning it for a long time. The essence is to attract more newcomers for their own agency. Have you contacted the five eliminated in the quarterfinals privately? They should have been signed by entertainment companies or are on the way to signing contracts."

"Of course, someone with extraordinary qualifications like you will also be noticed in the auditions."

"..."

He understood the routine. But the point is...

"Brother Dalin, how do you know so much?"

Yan Han looked at him with even more admiration!

Lin Jianlu was also doing his summer homework at that time. When he heard him ask this, he just answered calmly: "Oh, because Lu Xuan has shares in my family, so I knew about it before."

"Huh?"

Yan Han also pretended to be in deep thought. It's not his fault that he couldn't react. It was really a big shock for a while.

"Are you talking about Lu Xuan Entertainment?"

"Yeah."

"The only Lu Xuan Entertainment company that can compete with Tianhua?"

"Yeah."

"..."

Yan Han was stunned for a moment.

"Brother Dalin."

"Huh?"

"Does your family have any other awesome industries that I don't know about?"

"...There should be a lot." Lin Jianlu answered after thinking seriously, and then asked seriously: "Which aspect do you want to know first?"

"No, I'm just joking."

Yan Han smiled at his brother Lin, and he vowed never to discuss this kind of industry problem with Lin Jianlu again!

In any case, the next day, the second game of the finals, came as scheduled.

Since entering the finals, you must fill in your identity, and Yan Han's participation in this competition has never been a secret, so in the end, you can only write "female" in the gender column in front of many classmates.

But because his temperament is so tough, every move is full of masculinity and handsomeness, so the clothes arranged for him by the organizers in the finals are all neutral and handsome clothes, and even today's set is simply men's clothing.

That’s right, after entering the finals, because of the advertisements, even the clothes were prepared by the organizers. He wanted to take the opportunity to earn points by relying on the task of drag queen, but he couldn’t do it!

So this is a loss on top of a loss!

In addition, they had to arrive at the scene two hours before the competition, and a special makeup artist would do their makeup. It was just like participating in a talent show. Most of the day was thrown away like this. This is another reason why the eldest brother was very unhappy.

However, the other two contestants in the finals didn’t care about this at all. Among the three competitors, except Yan Han, the other two were a boy and a girl. The boy was a freshman and was said to be in the dance club at school.

The girl is a sophomore in high school, and will be a senior at the beginning of the semester. She is an art student and wants to apply for a famous film and television academy in China. It can be said that she has unlimited potential.

Both of them are the kind of people who are happy to perform in front of others and have lively and cheerful personalities, but Yan Han is completely different from them.

The most fundamental reason is that the eldest brother wants to take the first place just because he doesn't want to give up the 50,000 yuan, while the other two contestants are the kind of people with particularly good family conditions, and they may not care about these tens of thousands of yuan at all.

Although, in their eyes, Yan Han is the real local tycoon - the clothes he wears are all world-famous brands, and they are the latest models of this year.

He is always picked up by luxury cars, and they are not the same car. Today it is a Rolls-Royce and tomorrow it is a Maybach. Who can compare with this.

The most infuriating thing is Yan Han’s attitude. Not only the two players couldn’t stand it, even the staff of the organizer couldn’t help but complain -

"How rich is this family to wear clothes worth thousands of dollars as if she was going to the vegetable market?"

"She throws it away like a worn-out shoe! She is simply throwing it away like a worn-out shoe! In the last final, I saw with my own eyes that she was wearing Versace sportswear in the morning, and changed into new Hermes in the afternoon!"

"Is it fake? Who is so rich that he would participate in our competition? And I heard that this person has no connection with the higher-ups, otherwise the first game of the final wouldn’t be..."

"It shouldn't be fake, you didn't see the car that brought her here today..."

And amidst the discussion, Yan Han, who came to participate in the competition, was still the most handsome guy in the crowd. The makeup artist was circling around him again and again, waving the powder cake in her hand above his face and didn't dare to put it down for a long time -

in her opinion, this face was already perfect, even from a close distance, the skin looked so good that there was no flaw, there was really nothing that needed to be improved by makeup.

Finally, the makeup artist had to negotiate with Yan Han: "Your face is so perfect! For the stage effect, I will simply put some highlighter on your eyes."

Yan Han became expressionless and said in a very cold manner: "Whatever."

There were only two days left. Yan Han went to find Lin Jianlu, saying that he wanted to defend his rights, but defending his rights was a matter for the future. He would participate in the remaining competitions in these two days no matter what.

Life is like this, making money is not easy.

Although he was cheated, the difficulty of this difficult thing has increased, but who would be hard on money?

So he not only followed the last two days of the competition, but also had to be positive, take the initiative, and maximize the benefits to be worthy of himself.

Yesterday, Big Brother Lin said he would help him settle the matter. Lin Jianlu's method was also very direct - he planned to call the senior management of Tianhua Entertainment directly to negotiate. Although Tianhua and Lu Xuan were competitors, the market resources were limited, and the two entertainment companies had to shake hands and make peace occasionally.

Moreover, the entertainment industry was not the main industry for the Lin family.

The Lin family was big and powerful, and as long as he asked, Tianhua would give him face.

Lin Jianlu's original words were that they didn't need to directly promote you to the championship, as long as they were relatively fair.

But Yan Han had already made plans and plans in his mind. Besides, he felt that it was unnecessary for him to go to the Lin family for such a small fight, especially since Da Lin seemed to be serious. If he hadn't stopped him in time, the call would have been made...

Thinking back, he told Lin Jianlu all this just to vent his dissatisfaction, but Da Lin was a practical man. He would not complain or vent, he would only solve the problem.

But what should be done? After being teased by Lin Jianlu for so long, Yan Han's discomfort was also relieved a lot. People

are destined to encounter many difficulties in life.

Sometimes what makes people unhappy is not the difficulties themselves, but the fact that there is no way to solve them and they have to face them alone.

So when this difficulty becomes a problem that can be solved and someone helps him and faces it with him, the difficulty is actually not a problem.

This is exactly how Yan Han feels now.

When he thinks of Lin Jianlu, his cold face becomes a little loose. Yan Han slightly raises the corners of his lips, and after putting on makeup, he actively and proactively asks: "So what are the arrangements and procedures?"

His smile and words attract the attention of people around him.

Before, when Yan Han was not enthusiastic and did not cooperate much, his competitors did not take him seriously. The staff of the organizers saw him more like a dead man, and probably thought - here comes another person who is not open-minded. Who

would have thought that the person who had a murderous and hard face before would suddenly ask about the process? !

The staff member in charge of publicity stuttered for a moment before saying, "Wait, we will record a separate interview with you later. If the results are good, it will be played before the competition begins. This is the press release. Please take a look first."

The staff member inadvertently used the honorific title while speaking.

Yan Han then received a few pages of A4-sized printed paper.

It listed some questions and related reference answers, which looked quite boring.

But the staff's meaning was already very clear - he could record the interview according to the content of the press release. Anyway, if the recording effect is not good, it will not be broadcast directly. He will be embarrassed on the eve of the competition, which will not be good for canvassing votes, but the organizer will not suffer any loss.

The power behind it is Tianhua Entertainment. There are many good-looking and capable people in the company. Out of the aloofness of the industry giants, even if they all think that Yan Han is a rare talent, they are unwilling to "condescend" to recruit him.

Unless he is willing.

So he is just a contestant in a small competition who has not yet made it out of the siege, and no one tells him these things. It all depends on his own understanding.

- If you want to be an artist, you don't even have this little awareness and emotional intelligence, you will never be popular in the future, and there is no need to pay attention to him at all.

After handing him the manuscript, the staff left indifferently. However, when the other two contestants were still surrounded by makeup artists applying powder on their faces, Yan Han had already carefully read the manuscript.

And because he was the first to finish preparing, he was also the first to be interviewed.

Yan Han behaved very naturally in front of the camera, with a rare smile on his face. When he smiled, he looked a bit stunning, and he spoke humorously, with a very unique style. He

was able to talk and laugh in just a few minutes of the interview, which made people feel good about him.

"Good, passed!" After the interview was recorded, the planner clapped his hands with satisfaction, and watched the playback again with a little reluctance, and then looked at Yan Han in shock, and couldn't help saying: "This student performed very well, you should have done this earlier, so that you don't have to..."

The planner didn't say the rest, and Yan Han smiled, pretending that he didn't hear anything and didn't ask anything.

Standing in front of the table filled with various milk and billboards, Yan Han bowed to the planner and left the recording room.

The staff watching nearby couldn't help but whisper, "Looks like he's figured it out."

"I told you, who wouldn't want to be famous?"

Yan Han's two competitors were standing by when he was recording. After hearing what the staff said, the girl couldn't help but complain to the boy, "I thought he was some kind of immortal god, but it turns out he's just like that. He obviously wanted to be famous, but he acted so reluctant before. Did he think he was a persecuted white lotus? That's too bitchy."

The boy's eyes were still on the direction where Yan Han disappeared. He just smiled and didn't say anything after hearing what she said.

Because Yan Han suddenly became enthusiastic and actively cooperated, he scored very high with the judges in the next round of competition.

The other two contestants did have some basic dancing skills, but Yan Han, who was gifted, was the best at playing the dance machine. As for popularity, after the recorded interview video was released and he also raised votes at the end, Yan Han's popularity rose again. So when the comprehensive scores for the second day's competition came down, Yan Han was undoubtedly ranked first.

Because today's performance was really surprising, the scores in all aspects were very high. If the scores of the first two competitions were added together, Yan Han ranked first, the girl ranked second, and the boy who was studying at university ranked third.

After the competition, the other two competitors met again. The girls all said jealously: "They are obviously trying to support Yan Han. She must be the first place this time." The

boy's performance was very Buddhist. He originally came to participate in the competition because he was bored and had fun. Although he showed some intention to sign a contract, he didn't really want to get involved in the entertainment industry and didn't need that little bonus, so he just responded indifferently. The

girl became even more angry: "After all, we are just here to run for the sake of companionship! You don't care at all? Could it be that you also like Yan Han?"

The boy looked at the girl helplessly.

Because she was going to apply for the Film and Television Academy and would want to be in this circle in the future, the girl was very enthusiastic in the competition after she found out that this was an opportunity. She had already signed a contract with Tianhua, so she attached great importance to this ranking. After all, if she wanted to use it as a bonus, she had to be the first. No one would remember the second place in such a small competition.

"Prepare well for tomorrow's competition." The boy didn't say anything else and left with his backpack.

"..."

Yan Han was also stopped by someone when he was leaving the competition.

The event director personally came to him to talk to him about signing a contract with Tianhua.

Yan Han's attitude was very straightforward, but he refused very respectfully: "I'm sorry, I have no plans to sign a contract with Tianhua for the time being."

"This... why don't you reconsider it? Signing a contract with Tianhua is a good choice. You have a good appearance and the company will definitely package and promote you."

Yan Han said politely: "I'm still a student and I don't plan to sign a contract. It will affect my studies too much."

"Have you thought about it? Not all people in the circle are like me, so patient."

The event director's face turned cold as he spoke. In his eyes, Yan Han was just a student, and Yan Han took back all his hostility. Not only was his attitude very respectful, but he was also very cautious when talking to him, as if he was afraid of saying something wrong.

He had seen many students like this. Not to mention students, even newcomers in the circle would bow and scrape in front of them, calling them "teacher" all the time, not wanting to offend anyone.

In the past, Yan Han was stubborn and only wanted to pursue a fair competition, so they didn't talk to him about signing a contract. There was no black box operation, and he was able to squeeze into the top three based on his strength. It was completely because the sponsors saw that he had a good appearance and wanted to keep him to make profits for them.

Now that he saw that the other party's attitude had softened, and with the previous soft and hard as a comparison, Yan Han, who had softened at this moment, was looking at him with a pair of deer-like eyes, which were a little reckless and a little ignorant, and more because he was worried that refusing to sign a contract would affect his ranking.

Such a person would just make people want to conquer him.

So seeing that he was not completely clueless, the director coughed lightly and said in a self-proclaimed persuasion: "Think about it again. I've inquired about it. Your family conditions are relatively difficult. It must cost a lot for you to go to school, right? The first place prize must be very important to you, right? Do you really want to give up the first place so much?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the "pitiful" "girl" in front of him also changed his expression. Yan Han grinned with satisfaction: "So Director Wang, you mean that if I don't agree to sign the contract, I won't get the first place?"

"You...what do you mean?" Director Wang's face changed due to his many years of work experience, and he quickly denied it: "I didn't say that..."

But his words were interrupted by Yan Han.

But in the blink of an eye, the frightened deer turned into a wolf with its tail exposed. Yan Han shook the recorder in his hand that he had taken out from Lin Jianlu. A red light was flashing on it, indicating that the recording was in progress.

Yan Han continued, "Why did the Street Dance King competition ask me to sign a contract with Tianhua? Why would my ranking be affected if I don't sign? Director Wang, what do you mean? I don't understand."

His voice was full of innocence, revealing the message of "I'm so flustered."

But his face was smiling, a cruel and ostentatious smile. If he hadn't had to finish the recording work, he would have laughed out loud "hahahaha".

God knows how painful it was for him to hold back his words in order to achieve that effect and let the other party relax his vigilance!