Chapter 57

The staff in the backstage held walkie-talkies in their hands, and the staff leading the way in front held flashlights to illuminate the way. Sang Mo adjusted the position of the earphone while jogging with the staff in front, and the members of their group followed behind him.

In this impatient backstage environment, they were also infected, their heartbeats accelerated, and their breathing became rapid.

Sang Mo squatted on the lift and kept clenching his fists to relieve his tension.

This special competition system not only makes fans anxious, but also makes trainees nervous.

The votes that fans spend money to cast are not even meaningful for reference. It just gives the trainees they choose one more opportunity to show themselves in front of the producers. Who will be selected in the end depends entirely on Jiang Juyou's preferences.

They had no idea about Jiang Juyou's orientation. Her words revealed her high demands for strength and her recognition of the survival of the fittest in the market. However, most of the trainees who are currently ranked high have used their own story development plots in the program, gained a lot of program weight, and made a name for themselves in front of the audience.

They are not necessarily the strongest or the best-looking, but they are voted for by fans.

Watching the live broadcast is nervous, and the fans on the scene are even more nervous.

The big screen is playing a VCR, and the stage is being set up. After the elevator goes down, you can still see the moving heads in the gap.

Obviously, it is not them who will go on stage, but these fans are so nervous that they can hardly breathe.

The content in the VCR is what they practiced intensively after the tour.

All the trainees gathered together to accept the teachers' preliminary inspection. When the song ended, the seven people stood in a circle with their backs to each other and knelt on the ground. After the accompaniment stopped, their heavy breathing could still be heard.

The trainees around them all applauded, but the faces of the six teachers sitting down were not very good. Gradually, the applause became sparse, and the others looked at the eyes and withdrew their hands.

"Are you going to go on stage like this in two weeks?" The teacher sitting in the middle snorted coldly, with a look of displeasure between his brows.

Later, the camera was given to Pei Luming, asking him what he thought of the teachers' comments after Sang Mo and his friends' performance.

Pei Luming first shook his head and sighed, "I really think that Sang Mo and his group's stage performance is super cool, and the overall completion is very high. There is a standing in a row movement in the middle, they almost just copied it, even the angle of raising their hands is the same. So I was super excited after watching it, and thought that we should also refine the movements when we go back... But the teacher said that they can't perform on this stage..."

He touched his little dirt, and his expression became gloomy, "What about me, what should I do, they have been said like this, what should I do later?"

A burst of merciless laughter rang out in the venue, and the barrage was filled with "Hahahaha".

After being reprimanded, the Sang Mo group returned to their practice room after the pre-inspection. Their expressions were not very good, especially Sang Mo, who was the captain of the group. All the sharp swords in the teacher's mouth were directed at him, almost fatal.

After he came in, he just stood in a corner of the practice room in a daze. After a while, he said, "I'm going out to calm down for five minutes."

After that, he left the members and went out alone.

The photography teacher chased him out and saw him turning left and right into the single-person practice room.

After opening the door and entering, he saw Sang Mo, who was a reliable captain just now, kneeling in the corner, sobbing silently. He seemed to have lost all his strength. He couldn't hold on as soon as he came in. His body became soft and his emotions collapsed.

He refused to let the camera capture him crying and kept avoiding the camera, saying, "I'm sorry, cameraman... I don't want to be filmed now."

The fans who were grinning just now immediately burst into tears and kept posting on the barrage:

"You're right! It's my fault! I got into it too late! If mommy had watched this crappy show earlier, you wouldn't have fallen to the bottom!"

"I really don't understand, why don't you vote for that ugly guy when you can vote for the handsome Sang Mo? I'm really impressed that he even has a solo stage. Who on earth likes that ugly thing?"

"Wuwuwuwu baby! My baby! You're crying like this and you still don't forget your manners, wuwuwuwu!"

"Tonight's finale is going to put me to death again..."

"This is the first time I want to vote so badly, can you please open the voting channel for a little while longer!!!"

"Show me the hangover medicine! Look at the hangover medicine! The strong and handsome guy is here!!! Don't vote for the ugly one!!!"

The unfilmed sequel was that Sang Mo was dragged to the interview room with red eyes. His eyelids were slightly red and swollen, the tip of his nose was pink, and he was holding a ball of paper in his hand, with a stubborn and aggrieved look on his face.

The staff asked him, "Do you think the teachers are right?"

"......"

He raised his hand to wipe his eyes and organized his words, "......I cried not because I felt wronged, but because I suddenly...had a fit of nausea."

Staff: "......?"

Audience: "?"

Sang Mo continued: "The teacher was not criticizing us. He wanted us to clearly understand where we are lacking. At this point, it is not appropriate to beat around the bush. The questions the teacher raised were also the ones we repeatedly raised during practice. As for the three practice parts... our current strength limit is here, and we may not be able to make up for these deficiencies within these two weeks..."

As he spoke, his eyes became red again, "If we can't present a good stage, we won't be able to let Jiang Zhi remember it. If Jiang Zhi can't remember it... I don't have to join the circle, but what about my brothers..."

His fans cried while watching in the audience, and at the same time did not forget to talk to him through the air.

“Wuwuwuwu, what bullshit are you talking about? You have to get in the circle!”

“Baby, wuwuwu, you are ranked over 50, it doesn’t seem like you can worry about other people’s positions, wuwuwu!”

“Take care of yourself first!!! You’re already counting down, wuwuwuwu!”

He in the picture wiped his tears and said with a firm look: “But we still have two weeks. At worst, we can sleep less... No, we can’t sleep less. Jiang Zhi said that those who are under 1.80 meters tall will not be considered. My younger brothers are not even 1.80 meters tall yet.”

Pei Luming, who was waiting for the post-interview, suddenly entered the picture. He blinked and looked at the camera that turned around: “…”

Laughter rang out again at the scene, and everyone was almost laughing to death at Pei Luming’s blinking.

“Hahahahahaha my head hurts, I’m laughing and crying at the same time!”

“They are both suitable for skits, they are a perfect match!”

“Hahahaha help me Pei Luming why are you everywhere!”

Then, a segment of Sang Mo and his group doing correction exercises was played. The entire VCR clip was about a few minutes long. After it was played, a transition screen appeared, indicating that the stage performance was about to begin.

After a few seconds, the screen finally changed from the VCR to a panoramic view of the stage.

The camera slowly moved from the top of the stand to the fans at the scene, who were also very considerate, waving their cheering sticks, and some fans holding high Pei Luming banners, causing a burst of screams.

The music started, and the a cappella introduction, with the vocals going straight to the chorus.

Sang Mo started the show, standing sideways, and turned around and walked to the front when the music started. The three-second close-up shot filled the bullet screen with "dirty words".

"Fuck! This face!"

"Such clear facial features! Clearer than my way to the shore!"

"I give up, why didn't anyone choose this handsome guy before?"

"Damn it! I got it!"

"Ahhhh shit! Why didn't I notice it before?!"

This group is basically all trainees in the last circle. If they hadn't discovered Sang Mo before the show started, their VCR wouldn't be so exciting. It was precisely because Sang Mo suddenly became popular that the VCR was re-edited and even a popular trainee was pulled out as a springboard for them. Without that VCR,

their stage performance today would be half as exciting.

In the early stages of the show, it was still edited by the system, and in the later stages, it was supported by the variety show department. The screen full of praise showed that their decision was undoubtedly correct.

Variety shows are like this, whoever is interesting gets more weight. Pei Luming is so popular because he is naturally likable and has a good variety show effect. He is one of the most important people in every episode and has contributed a lot of hot spots and discussions to the show.

Gao Xiayu's popularity is not only because he left a very deep impression when he first appeared, but also because he is always grouped with Pei Luming. The two of them are very closely tied, so the weight of the show naturally increases.

There is a topic centered on Pei Luming, and there is also a topic centered on Ye Xing.

Everyone who just watched the show will have a preconceived idea. When they see Ye Xing's face, they will think he is a beautiful waste, because this is always the case in the circle. The best-looking one does not need any skills.

Unfortunately, Ye Xing is not. The reason why people initially thought that he was not strong was because of Gao Xiayu, Yao Shuo, Pei Luming, and Chi Qiao. The four of them are all well-known trainees, either all-around or single-item masters. Ye Xing, who just passed the passing line, looked a little bit worse.

But many people were still amazed by Ye Xing's strength. They didn't expect that he could sing high notes and dance well. He is beautiful, but not useless.

Pei Luming was the first in the early days, but he was surpassed by Ye Xing because he was assigned to a group with only half-baked skills. He was forced to take the lead vocal part, and not only did he complete it, he even improvised a few high notes, which surprised the fans at the scene and made them unable to control their expressions. Even his fans were stunned.

During the last vote, all of Ye Xing's wealthy fans came out to draw a lottery, and he was directly promoted to the first place.

Ye Xing's group was the last to go on stage, and the later they went, the more nervous they became. Yao Shu from the same group was fidgeting, squeezing his hands for a while, and then collapsing on the sofa and sighing.

The groups in front were called out one by one, and finally only their group was left here waiting.

During the GG time, the live broadcast screen was divided into two halves, one side was muted GG, and the other side was the backstage screen.

"Why are we stuck after GG?" Ye Xing sighed, "What if everyone's expectations are too high?"

Yao Shuo had a look of despair, "Whose fault is this?"

Ye Xing: "..."

His name contains "Xing", but he has a bad hand. When drawing the order, the host Jiang Tang made it clear that the last group stuck after the end of GG would be given extremely high expectations by the audience. If the audience was not disappointed, then Jiang Zhi's performance would not be bad, and vice versa.

Yao Shuo went to the bathroom at that time, and the others didn't know that Ye Xing had a bad hand. They thought that he had a lot of shots, and talking to him more would also have some weight in the show. As a result, their group drew the last place.

After the seven of them returned to the practice room, their souls were free. They had already lost confidence before the final performance.

"Hahahaha, only the name is lucky!"

"The order of the draw is either the first or the last, baby you have some luck!"

"Why is there a group of sketch people here too!"

"It is rumored on the Internet that the boy group produced by sjyl is a five-member group, so Yao Shuo, Ye Xing, Sang Mo, Pei Luming, and Gao Xiayu will debut. If it is a six-member group, add Chen Wu! If it

is a seven-member group, add Chi Qiao!" "If Yao Shuo, Ye Xing, Sang Mo, Pei Luming, and Gao Xiayu debut, then I am willing to contribute my first experience as a fan of the group."

"Sisters, you are talking too far, this is just the selection of the debut group, they will have to go abroad for training later, and there will be a debut competition when they come back!" "

Same person, same pain, why do I have to experience it twice!"

"If you don't want to go through it twice, let me go through it! I hope I can make it in the industry and debut!"

GG time ended, the screen turned back to the scene, Jiang Tang changed into a pure white minimalist dress, she stood on the side stage, and once again Cue Jiang Jueyou.

"There is only one group left for the group performance. After watching so many stages just now, does our Jiang Zhi have a rough candidate in mind?" She asked this question just after being replaced. After Jiang Tang finished speaking, she held back a laugh. Although she couldn't see Jiang Jueyou, she could imagine how much Jiang Jueyou wanted to curse at this moment.

As expected, Jiang Juyou on the big screen pursed her lips, then picked up the microphone and said, "...I have always had a clear choice in mind. Those who have outstanding abilities, outstanding looks, audience appeal, and are motivated and humble, the 21 people who meet these criteria will be able to enter the debut circle."

She rounded off her words, saying something that was as good as not saying anything, but it also seemed to give an answer.

Jiang Tang continued to ask, "So will the ranking selected by the vote affect your choice?"

"Of course." Jiang Juyou replied.

The fans next to him complained loudly, "What's the use? It's been over for 800 years. If you have the ability, open one now."

Because they were close, the microphone was collected and everyone in the audience heard it.

Jiang Juyu: “…”

More and more people were watching the live broadcast, and the popularity of the live broadcast room had exceeded tens of millions. When Ye Xing ran towards the stage, he heard the staff sharing the news with each other, and his heart almost skipped a beat.

Yao Shuo, who followed behind, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous. You have practiced thousands of times. You won't make any mistakes." In fact, what he wanted to say was that Ye Xing was 100% sure to get into the circle, so there was no need to be too nervous.

Before Ye Xing could open his mouth, the staff in front said, "You can go on stage."

Ye Xing immediately took back his words, swallowed them back into his stomach, and ran to the stage.

As soon as he came on stage, the audience shouted. There were many high-level practice rooms in Ye Xing's group. There were Yao Shuo and Chen Wu, all of whom were very important people in the show.

He stood behind the center point and adjusted his earphones. The director's voice came from inside, "The microphone is on. Everyone touch it and see if you can make a sound."

Several people raised their hands and touched it. The sound director raised an OK gesture to the director, indicating that they could start.

"Okay, count down five times--"

The spotlight was ready, and the moment the music started, it fell on Ye Xing, and the aperture gradually expanded, covering all seven people.

After the opening dance, Ye Xing, who was in the center position, gave up his position to Yao Shu.

"Did you hear that? The alarm has rung. Although I'm reluctant, it's time to get up!" Yao Shu stood in the center position, dancing and singing the high notes easily, without any trembling. The high notes that he sang as soon as

he opened his mouth, and the high notes that went straight to the notes suddenly shocked the fans at the scene.

Fans of the show have argued many times about whether Yao Shuo should debut. Some think that Yao Shuo is too short, some think that he looks petite, and some think that his joining the group will affect the visual perception. Another group of people think that if Yao Shuo, who is the unshakable lead singer, does not debut, then no one else can debut.

Every time they argue like this, they can always unify for a moment, that is when Yao Shuo sings, especially when he sings in the group.

It is no joke to say that the sound quality is different after he opens his mouth, especially for the audience at the scene. When other people sing, they can more or less hear the backing notes under the human voice, but when Yao Shuo opens his mouth, not only is the backing note suppressed, but even the audience in the last row can clearly hear every word he sings.

Jiang Juyou, who was unprepared, was also surprised. Her raised eyebrow was accurately predicted, and the live broadcast screen showed the situation in Jiang Juyou's room.

"Yao Shuo's debut probability is as stable as Ye Xing's."

"No wonder Yao Shuo is not panicking. I am not panicking if I have this ability."

"Awesome... How did you become stronger quietly?"

"If Yao Shuo goes out to get a green card, he will be more popular."

"Shi Ji Entertainment, you have something!"

Yao Shuo, Ye Xing, and Chen Wu have been in the same group before, and they were also called the golden triangle. This time they were grouped together again, which was already very interesting. As a result, they performed exceptionally well. As the deputy lead singer, Ye Xing was assigned two improvised high notes.

There are nine groups, each of which has original songs. The lyrics are all written by Jiang Juyou. The nine songs are also divided into difficult and easy. The song of Yao Shuo's group has the most colloquial lyrics and the most difficult melody. The chorus starts with a high note, and it drops a little in the bridge part, and then rises a key.

It is set as an alarm song, so its beginning is soft and gentle, but when Yao Shuo opens his mouth, it is forced to start. The noisy melody is matched with simple lyrics, repeated over and over again, and people quickly remember its melody.

In the stage story setting, the seven of them are cats and dogs, calling their owner to wake up.

The rare fresh and energetic stage in "Youth Throbbing 21" made all the audience's eyes light up, especially with the dance, which made them look childish for the first time. At this time, everyone realized that they seemed to be only fourteen or fifteen years old.

The Lucky Mom in the audience went crazy after Ye Xing came on stage:

"Ahhh cat ears!"

"Kitten paws! Let me bite them!"

"Why is Ye Xing not my child! So cute!"

"Stage planner, you are my god!!!"

"Wuwuwuwu, so cute, Ye Xing is the only little cat!"

Another crazy thing is that they can't take out their mobile phones to take pictures, so they can only do it here, praying that the Lucky Mom who is brave enough will leave a few fan photos for Ye Xing.

At this time, the lucky and courageous mother:

Liu Yue quickly pressed the shutter, and the camera kept moving with Ye Xing's figure.

Several fans from other fan clubs behind also exclaimed:

"Oh my god, kitten ears!"

"So cute, I'm going to fall in love with it!"

"Why didn't Pei Luming choose this one? This one suits him very well."

"Where did the two of them go?"

"They went to the middle to help Sister Mumu take a live shot of the stage."

They are all fans, and their fan base is very diverse. They follow her both at home and abroad, and some of them even follow the rivals, but because several of them do not participate in the fan circle struggle, they have a very good relationship.

The sister Mumu mentioned by several people is Liu Yue. None of them have announced their real names, and Liu Yue is called Mumu because of her nickname. Her WeChat name is Moonmoon, so they call her that.

Seeing Liu Yue taking photos outside, someone came out with a camera to help, "One photo at a time, sister!"

"Get lost!" Liu Yue replied.

They were just joking. They often helped each other take photos. When following foreign groups, it was common to help record the stage with multiple cameras.

Today, they didn't come because they were fans of any trainee at the scene, but simply to help take photos. To them, these trainees were too young to follow.

There was a camera on the seat outside the box, which was used to record the stage from this direction. Only they dared to shoot so openly. The other fans were all hiding, with a blanket covering their legs. When they saw the staff coming, they immediately pulled off the blanket to cover their legs and quickly removed the memory card.

The other fans came to enjoy the stage, but they came to fight underground.

The final performance, which was originally scheduled to last three hours, was broadcast for almost five hours, but the audience did not show any signs of fatigue at all, because it was almost time to announce the final candidates.

After a GG interlude, Jiang Tang held the microphone and introduced to everyone, "All the performances are over. I wonder if everyone is satisfied with the performances?"

"Next is the part that all the audience are looking forward to. Let us invite the producer of this program, Ms. Jiang Juyou, who is also the artistic director and producer of Random Entertainment..."

One end of the extended stage suddenly lit up, and Jiang Juyou, wearing a camel plaid suit, walked onto the stage. Fans on both sides immediately turned around to look, and wherever the camera scanned, they saw people covering their mouths and staring.

She was still dressed the same as she was in the studio, except that she had an extra coat. Jiang Juyou walked towards the main stage with a microphone in hand, and people were calling out the names of trainees wherever she went.

Jiang Tang, who was originally on the main stage, had already left, giving her place to Jiang Juyou.

The opening song was still playing, singing over and over again. She walked to the center to the beat, stood still, looked forward, and introduced herself in a very confident manner: "Hello everyone, I'm Jiang Juyou." She

didn't add any prefix when introducing herself.

Jiang Juyou stood in the center of the stage, and all the lights on the scene lit up for her. Her black hair was draped softly behind her shoulders, making her look extremely quiet.

This was the first time that Jiang Juyou stood in front of the public in public, and it was also the first time that the audience clearly recognized how good Jiang Juyou's appearance was.

“Ahhhh, wife!”

“Hubby, husband, husband!”

“Wow, those legs are so long!”

“Has Jiang Juyou really never been an entertainer before?”

“What kind of entertainer? My wife is still a female college student who needs to defend herself!”

“Put aside the trainees, Jiang Juyou, can you make your debut first?”

“I can’t stand it anymore, can you guys on the barrage control a little, what are you doing to other people’s husbands?”

“M attributes bursting out! Mommy!”

“Thank you to all the viewers who have watched this show in the past few months. It has been five months since October, so I also want to thank the trainees who have persisted in training every day in these five months. They have to train and go to school every day, and they still have to find time to record the show. It is really hard.”

"During the broadcast of the program, I have read all the feedback from the audience, and everyone's vote is also the primary condition for our reference."

When Jiang Juyou was speaking, she didn't know when the trainees had changed into uniform clothes and stood behind her. The camera could occasionally capture the trainees behind her. Every time one appeared, there would be a scream from the audience.

In addition to the microphone in her hand, there was also an envelope. Jiang Juyou picked up the envelope and said, "In this envelope are the twenty-one trainees we selected through the program, ranking, inspection, and stage in the past five months."

"These twenty-one trainees will go abroad for training after the program ends--"

As she spoke, the names of sixty-three trainees were displayed on the big screen.

"The rest may stay in the company or return to campus." She spoke each sentence slowly, and her rising tone caught the hearts of the audience. There were already fans waiting anxiously with their hands on their hearts.

Suddenly, she said, "Then first of all, I will announce to you the thirty trainees who may enter the circle of "Youth Throbbing 21 Times"."

Just when everyone was not ready, the names of thirty-three people slowly disappeared from the big screen.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh——"

No matter who was being chased, they all screamed at this moment.

"My heart is about to stop."

"... I'm not the one to worry about..."

"Fuck, didn't we agree to refer to the vote!!!"

"Ahhhhhhhh Sang Mo!!!"

"This is very random entertainment, it scares me to death."

The trainees on the stage also saw the big screen, and everyone hugged each other, with a slightly sad and reluctant expression.

"Next, I will announce the winners in order, starting from the 20th place." Jiang Juyou said, opened the envelope, and took out the iPad from it.

The fans in the audience kept shouting, "Slow down! Slow down! I can't stand it!"

Random entertainment's sudden attack and straightforwardness are probably inherited from Jiang Juyou. She glanced at the iPad.

There were trainees behind her who wanted to peek, but there was an anti-peeping film on the iPad, so they couldn't see anything.

Everyone was comparing with the big screen, trying to guess who the 20th place was. The next second, Jiang Juyou held the iPad, raised the microphone and said, "The 20th place..."

Everyone held their breath.

"Chen Wu."

"Ah?" "What?"

" Ahhhhhh I'm dying!" Chen Wu's face appeared on the screen. He was hugged and congratulated by the people around him, but his face was also a little surprised, because he has always been in the top fifteen most popular trainees. The other two blocks showed the order and reason. "Name: Chen Wu" "Score: 85.1" "Points deducted: Unstable Live, weak breath, sometimes low volume, good dance control, but very slow in memorizing movements, which easily affects the overall progress, high error rate during performance, big mistakes on the San Gong stage, a total of four mistakes." All the audience watching this final performance were shocked by the points deduction written on the screen and couldn't think. Talent shows and survival competitions have been around for decades, but this is the first time they’ve seen a show that puts the questions so clearly in front of the public, and it’s even thrown in the face of the audience during a live broadcast, just short of writing “upright” on the screen. Just like Jiang Juyou said, they will refer to the voting rankings, but it’s just a reference. Everyone who comes out later will be in a different order than what netizens expected. “Seventh place—Sang Mo.” “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” “Oh my God! Mom, I got the Royal Family!” “My baby was so miserable in the early stage, what’s wrong with being Royal?” “Why can’t he be seventh when his face and strength are both in the upper circle?” “Hahahahaha, who’s happy? I’m happy!” “ Sixth place, Yao Shuo.” Every practice room that was called walked forward and entered the so-called circle. The stage was lit up, with many small circles in a big circle, and each small circle was on a different level. The stage was cake-shaped and kept rotating. Yao Shuo, who guessed that he was ranked sixth, took a deep breath and calmed down. He walked while looking at the deduction points on the screen. "Deduction points: dance ability is in the lower circle, poor dance sense." Chi Qiao, who beat others in a single event, ranked eleventh, and the deduction points were opposite to his, all due to vocal problems.

A few more were announced later, and now only the top two and the 21st place have not been announced, but there are still three popular players left, Ye Xing, Pei Luming, and Gao Xiayu.

The three of them have always been the top three on the list. If any of them ranked 21st, it would be unbelievable to everyone.

Everyone is a little afraid to watch.

"Although the deductions are justified, aren't you guys a bit reckless?"

"I'm already very grateful that there's no ugly person among the 21."

"Go away!"

"Gao Xiayu is 21st, it can't be Ye Xing and Pei Luming."

"My head hurts, my heart aches..."

Just at this moment, Jiang Juyou picked up the microphone again and announced: "Second place."

"Pei Luming."

The scene was already in an uproar. They felt that even after this show, they would remember this explosive scene at the finale even when they were old.

Unlike the others, Pei Luming ran over happily, greeting fans along the way, and comforted fans when he gave his speech, saying that he was very satisfied with the ranking.

Now that Pei Luming is locked in second place, there is no doubt that he will be first.

Anyway, the last place couldn't possibly be Ye Xing, a founding hero.

The result happened the next second.

"First place - Gao Xiayu."

"Fuck you!"

"Ahhhhh shit! It hurts so much the first time I chase Neiyu!"

"Random Entertainment should shut down!" The only one

left behind Jiang Juyu was Ye Xing.

Other programs would create suspense in the first place, but Random Entertainment doesn't need it at all, because if this position didn't belong to Ye Xing, they would throw the cheering stick up now.

Jiang Juyu wore an earphone, but she could hear the voices from the audience clearly, but her expression didn't change, and she didn't waver in the middle because of the fans' words.

At the very end, she announced:

"Twenty-first place."

"Ye Xing."

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Lucky Mom: Assassinate the hangover medicine tonight.

:)

Please forgive me for being half an hour late for the sake of the word count.