Chapter 163, Part 1632
One hundred and sixty-three:
Mu Shaoyan quickly opened the website and discovered that registration was required!
He quickly registered and cast his vote for the duo of Mu Shaoting and Ye Qingxi. Immediately after casting, the website automatically popped up a message: "[You have voted for the Shaoting/Shaoxi duo. Share this link and invite your friends to vote for them too!]"
Mu Shaoyan: You can do that too!
Without saying a word, Mu Shaoyan forwarded the link to the class group.
Mu Shaoyan: [Please vote for my little Xi baby, thank you!]
The students of Class 1, Grade 12: ? ? ? !!!
Their school bully hasn't even graduated yet, how come he's already at the stage of recruiting people to vote for his child!
However, this baby is indeed adorable, and he was the key figure who helped them turn their school bully's life around and transform him into a top student. Therefore, the students of Class 1, Grade 12, were quite considerate and helped them cast their votes.
Mu Shaoyan looked at the screenshots of "vote successful" in the class group and felt very gratified.
Just as he was feeling relieved, he suddenly saw that someone had messaged him privately.
Class Monitor: [Young Master Mu, may I ask if this post was made by you, or really by Duan Yi? [Link]]
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ? What post?
He clicked the link with a puzzled look and saw a new post on the school forum: "Please click on the link and vote for No. 2 Shao Ting/Shao Xi, thank you."
The poster's name was clearly Duan Yi.
He was so popular at school that the post was instantly flooded with comments.
Is it really Duan Yi?
Wow! You academic genius read forums too?!
Wow! You, a top student, also watch "The Voice of China"?!
【Wow! You, the academic genius, also like Shao Ting?!】
Wow! Even a top student like you is campaigning for votes!
Mu Shaoyan: !! Yeah, you actually campaign for votes too!
Mu Shaoyan turned to the person beside him and said, "You've worked so hard. After the competition, no matter what the result is, I'll ask my sister for her autographed photo!"
Duan Yi: ...
Duan Yi felt that with his brain, he was basically done for A University.
Seeing his speechless expression, Mu Shaoyan laughed and leaned closer to him, saying, "I'll sign it on the back of Xiaoxi's photo for you."
Duan Yi: ...
It seems he's not completely stupid.
After teasing everyone, Mu Shaoyan decided to post something on the forum himself.
"Hurry, hurry, everyone who hasn't voted yet, please help me cast a vote for my little Xi baby! There's a lucky draw for voting, with a cash prize of 10,000 yuan, to be transferred on the spot!" — Posted by: Mu Shaoyan.
Instantly, the building was filled with messages like "Vote submitted!", "Vote submitted!", and "Vote submitted!".
He Guang, who had already fallen out of the top class: !!! Damn it! They actually helped him throw the ball! He was furious!
He Han, who is watching the live stream: She hates it too!
Compared to their campaigning efforts that involved only physical actions and no verbal communication, the VIP room upstairs was much more lively.
Zhong Yan jumped up and down, asking, "Where is this website? I want to vote for Xiao Xi!"
Zhong Xiang opened his phone, searched for the website, and found that he needed to register. He frowned and looked at the TV station director next to him, "This is so troublesome."
"Isn't this to ensure one person, one vote and prevent vote rigging?" the station director said with a smile.
Mr. Zhong was too lazy to register, so he simply sent the document to his son and had his assistant submit it.
Kang Cong said enthusiastically, "I want my parents to vote too."
Zhong Yan, who never admits defeat, said, "Then I'll have my parents vote too."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Pei Liang remained silent, he frowned and said, "Why aren't you saying anything? Don't you want to vote for Xiao Xi?"
Pei Liang: ...
For the hundredth time, Pei Liang felt worried about his silly childhood friend. "What's the use of just one or two people? I've already had my dad send the website address to all the employees in the company."
Grandpa Pei nodded with satisfaction. As expected of his grandson, he already knew how to mobilize the greatest power at such a young age.
Zhong Yan: ...As expected of the Great Demon King, he even thought of this method!
Zhong Yan turned to look at her grandfather, "Then I also want the company employees to vote for Xiao Xi."
"Okay, okay, okay." Zhong Xiang simply couldn't do anything with him.
He looked at his old friend, "Aren't you going to help your grandson?"
Mu Feng looked at the large screen on the stage not far away. "There's no need."
Zhong Xiang followed his gaze and realized that, without realizing it, the vote, which had been neck and neck before, had now become a one-sided affair.
The green bars represented by Mu Shaoting and Ye Qingxi continued to grow upwards at an astonishing speed.
The host exclaimed, "With the increasing number of voters, the Shao Ting and Shao Xi duo has once again taken the lead, and this time they are gradually widening the gap with the other two groups. Time is still running out, so viewers who haven't voted yet, please hurry up and cast your precious vote for your favorite contestant. Their ranking is in your hands!"
"Impressive!" Kang Chi laughed. "I knew Shao Ting and Xiao Xi did a great job!"
Pei Ying looked at the TV station director sitting to the side and asked him like a cunning old fox, "What does this have to do with you?"
"I swear to God, not at all!" the station director hurriedly replied.
Although he had considered that if Shao Ting and Shao Xi were ultimately outmatched, he would have someone turn on the machine and try to get them to the top for the sake of these people in front of him.
But later, Li Wei told him that Mu Feng didn't like it this way, and that their Miss Mu didn't need it this way either.
The station director then gave up as well.
He wanted to build a good relationship with Mu Feng and bring in investment for the station, not to go against Mu Feng.
Moreover, looking at the overwhelming number of votes in front of him, the station director had absolutely no need for him.
Who would have thought that Shao Ting and Shao Xi's live performance was even more spectacular than the rehearsal? It wasn't just a little more spectacular; it was like transforming a bare shell into a fully furnished one.
So much so that when the station director was watching, he felt that it was pretty much a sure thing.
These days, audiences aren't stupid. They can see who has put in a lot of effort, who has something new, and who has a great visual and auditory impact.
Naturally, people will vote for those who treat them with care.
Sure enough, Shao Ting and Shao Xi took the lead.
Clearly, the eyes of the masses are discerning!
Ye Qingxi was somewhat surprised as she watched her and Mu Shaoting's votes steadily increase.
He admitted that he had put in a lot of effort on stage to make up for his lack of charisma as a child, and he also admitted that he and his aunt worked together very well. But how could he be so far ahead?!
Could it be that the production team saw his grandfather was there and went easy on them?
Surely it's not necessary to release it so early?!
Or perhaps... the audience genuinely enjoyed their performance.
So, did you really vote for them all?
Ye Qingxi couldn't believe it.
"Wow, Shao Ting and the others are rising so fast!"
"How could it be so fast?!"
"It seems to be trending on social media. A friend of mine just sent me photos of Shao Ting and asked if she really looks that good in person!"
"Didn't the others go?"
"It's different. Shao Ting is trending the most. Her photo of her wearing a red cape and holding a lamp has gone viral!"
"Not only that, Shao Xi also joined in."
"ah?!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu quickly opened his Weibo account and, sure enough, saw that his son and sister were both trending on the hot search list.
Someone extracted a clip of the stage from the live stream and sent it to a marketing account. The clip, along with a photo of Shao Ting holding a light in a red cloak, quickly spread.
Compared to Shao Ting, whom everyone is already familiar with, another young, mysterious child on stage, who seems like an elf or prince who has jumped out of a fairy tale, is clearly more intriguing to everyone.
Therefore, many netizens couldn't help but ask the following question after watching:
Who is this?
[Shao Xi? Never heard of her? Is she a child star?]
"He's not a child star, he's Shao Ting's nephew, so he shares the same surname," a Shao Ting fan replied.
What an adorable child! And they sing so beautifully.
[Shao Ting's performance on stage was truly meticulous and told a story!]
[If you like him, please vote for Shao Ting! Just log in to the official website of Heavenly Voice.]
Fans quickly began campaigning for votes in the comments section.
Please, everyone, if you like this, please vote! Xiaoxi Baobao is different from the other guest performers; she's not well-known, so Tingting and Baobao really need your support this time!
[Voted! Supporting the baby!]
[Vote! Vote! Support the beautiful lady and the adorable baby!]
As the number of video views and the popularity of trending topics continued to soar, [Shao Xi] also became a trending topic.
Along with this, the number of votes for Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaoting in the competition soared.
Mu Shaowu understood. He said, "So that's how it is."
Mu Shaowu was relieved and started browsing his son's Weibo page, saving the pictures.
I must say, his sister's photographer did a great job; she captured his son looking incredibly cute and adorable.
good!
Mu Shaowu used his alternate account to give a thumbs up to the fan site admin who took the photos.
With the voting time fast approaching, the host asked the three groups of contestants to campaign for themselves in the final moments.
When it was Mu Shaoting's turn, he naturally squatted down and handed the microphone to Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi: ...Nobody told him he also needed to prepare a campaign speech!
Ye Qingxi looked at her aunt, "Auntie, aren't you going to tell me?"
"Just tell me," Mu Shaoting said with a smile.
Ye Qingxi thought for a moment and said into the microphone, "I'm so glad everyone likes my aunt, and I'm also very happy that everyone voted for us. I hope everyone will continue to support and like my aunt in the future. Thank you everyone!"
The audience burst into friendly laughter.
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh.
What an adorable baby!
Our Xibao really loves her auntie!
[I'm so envious! Shao Ting is so lucky! Not only is she beautiful and sings beautifully, but she also has such an adorable little nephew who loves her so much!]
So, has everyone voted for our Xi Bao yet? If you don't vote now, you won't be able to vote anymore!
【Wait a moment, I'll be right there!】
Three minutes later, the voting channel officially closed.
The bar charts for Mu Shaoting and Ye Qingxi finally stopped growing.
The host announced, "Congratulations to Shao Ting and Shao Xi for winning first place in this guest performance segment!"
"Afterwards, we will select the champion, runner-up, and third place winner of this year's 'Heavenly Voices' based on the total number of votes from both rounds. Don't go away, there's more excitement after the break!"
During the commercial break, Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaoting left the stage with the host.
The vote count was already quite clear, so as soon as they stepped off the stage, Cao Xi and Yu Chang couldn't help but congratulate Mu Shaoting.
Their guest performers also commented, "They truly deserve it. Compared to your stage, we really didn't put in enough effort."
This is quite normal. It's a favor that someone comes to help out. Neither Cao Xi nor Yu Chang would feel comfortable taking up too much of each other's time. The guest performers also have their own things to do, so they naturally won't put all their energy into this collaborative stage. Therefore, the fact that everyone can rehearse together and sing a few more times before the competition is already a great act of kindness and courtesy from adults.
Unlike Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaoting, who rehearsed diligently for two weeks, putting in their best efforts in everything from set design and costumes to sound effects and piano collaboration, all in the hope of presenting the best possible result in the end.
"You did a great job!" The guest performer looked at Ye Qingxi. "I'm thinking of inviting you to my next concert."
"That won't do," Mu Shaoting quickly said. "Our Xiaoxi is still a student. She has to go back to school after this performance."
"Haha." Everyone burst into laughter when they heard her mention going to school.
Hearing their laughter, Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh along.
A few minutes later, the commercials ended, and the host announced the results.
Ye Qingxi, holding Mu Shaoting's hand, waited backstage. After listening to Yu Chang and Cao Xi's acceptance speeches, they heard the host say:
"The winner of this year's 'Heavenly Voice' competition is—Shao Ting!"
Instantly, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
The live chat was flooded with comments like: 【Well deserved! Well deserved!】
【Ahhhhh, Shao Ting is amazing!】
[I knew it would be Shao Ting!!! From the first moment I saw her, I knew she was going to win!]
[Incredible! Shao Ting is truly incredible!]
[So, Teacher Murong Qing, are you watching? Shao Ting is number one! She's the champion! You're the champion too!]
[Waaaaah, if only Murong Qing were here too!]
I'm sure Teacher Murong was there!
Whether he's there or not, he'll definitely be happy for Shao Ting!
[Go Shao Ting! Sing even more and better songs in the future!]
Ye Qingxi stood backstage, listening to the familiar name read out by the host, and could hardly believe it.
Truly number one!
He really helped his aunt get first place!
No longer stuck in the top 100 to 60, but in first place!
Very good!
Ye Qingxi was overjoyed!
"Auntie, hurry up and go claim your prize!" Ye Qingxi urged.
Mu Shaoting was somewhat bewildered.
Although she always felt that her strength deserved first place, she also always felt that she didn't really care about the ranking.
But now, as the overwhelming applause came her way, and as she actually won first place, she unexpectedly felt a sense of unreality and disorientation.
It felt like a dream.
Mu Shaoting turned around and looked at the child beside her, pinching his cheek. It was soft and warm; it wasn't a dream, it was real.
She couldn't help but laugh.
Although Ye Qingxi didn't understand why she was pinching herself, she smiled when she saw her smile and said, "Hurry up and go on stage."
"Oh," Mu Shaoting said.
After she finished speaking, she gently kissed Ye Qingxi on the cheek and turned to walk towards the stage.
Looking at her elegant figure, Ye Qingxi thought, "That's wonderful. From now on, she will be completely different from the one in the original book."
I will not be deceived again.
I won't be cyberbullied.
They won't die alone.
Ye Qingxi clapped her hands vigorously, applauding her life!
She will have a wonderful life!
He will give her a wonderful life.
Mu Feng sat in the VIP room, watching his daughter walk onto the stage and receive the championship trophy that belonged to her.
It was not in Mu Shaoting's name.
Not as his daughter.
Instead, it's through their own talent and hard work.
Mu Feng raised his hand and applauded for her.
Even if his daughter didn't have the surname Mu, she would still be an outstanding girl.
However, he still hoped that she was his daughter.
She is his and his lover's only daughter.
After Mu Shaoting received her award, Cao Xi and Yu Chang went on stage to take a photo with her. After the photographer finished taking the picture, the host called on the guest performers to come on stage. Ye Qingxi originally did not want to go up, but the other two guest performers took her hand and led her onto the stage without saying a word, handing her over to Mu Shaoting.
Mu Shaoting held him and took photos with him and everyone else.
Ye Qingxi leaned against her, looking at her, then at Mu Shaowu and Mu Shaoyan waving their light sticks vigorously below the stage, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
This is a stage he is familiar with.
This is a stage unfamiliar to him.
This is the stage he lost and regained.
This is the stage where he has been reunited after a long absence.
This is also the stage where he once created countless smiles.
It is a stage that records his growth, his days and nights, his youth, his years, and his talent.
Having traversed two worlds and crossed the line between life and death, he finally returned to the stage that belonged to him.
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