Final 4
As soon as He Ting said this, the audience seemed to be choked. There was a tacit silence for a second, and then a howl broke out.
"Well said, please don't say it again next time!"
"Why do you have to remind us of such a cruel fact? How can we choose Durian Heart?"
"Well said, you'd better shut up next time!"
[Strong condemnation!] 】
【+11111】
[Hehe, as a cultivator, I have nothing to fear when I see the expression on your face while cultivating treasures! 】
[Although I don’t want to admit it, there are really a lot of cultivators. Shen Xiu has both strong ability and good looks. I really envy them.]
"I have another piece of news for you all. This time the voting time is only 30 seconds." After saying that, He Ting was afraid of being scolded by the audience, so he quickly added: "After all this time, I believe everyone has already had a clear idea in their minds. The 30 seconds should be continuous, right?"
He Ting stood on the podium and winked at the audience in a cute way, looking pitiful as if he was terribly afraid of being scolded.
What He Ting said makes sense. After following "Young and Invincible" until now, most viewers know who their favorite character is.
Seeing that the audience was all laughing and not angry, He Ting struck while the iron was hot: "The second round of voting will begin in one minute. Let me emphasize again that the voting time is 30 seconds. Please be prepared, audience members."
This was the last stage. The nine trainees on the stage were not arranged to leave and stood on the stage waiting for the final decision of their fate.
Obviously the time was very short, but for the nine people standing on the stage, every second felt like a year.
It was especially tormenting when they saw the audience's eyes falling on them on the stage from time to time, whispering to each other, but they could not hear what everyone was saying.
The final moment has finally arrived!
Sudden death, or rebirth?
When facing the fate of life and death, Shen Xiu was so nervous that he almost forgot to breathe several times. His mind was paralyzed and he could no longer analyze the situation calmly as usual. He was so flustered that he couldn't even understand what the host said.
The feeling he had now was almost the same as the last time he was drunk and had lost his mind.
With his brain turned into a mess, Shen Xiu confusedly picked up the Cyber Rose in his mind, counting the "life" or "death" piece by piece.
While Shen Xiu's mind was full of 'life or death', the other trainees on the stage were also chatting nervously in low voices to ease their uneasy emotions.
Xiang Yueting clenched his hands at his sides into fists: "It's coming, it's coming, woooo, woooo, I'm so nervous, I don't even dare to look at the way people are looking at me, I'm afraid that if my expression is too fierce, no one will vote for me!"
Shang Yu tried to calm himself down and whispered to Xiang Yueting: "Forty-five seconds left!"
Song Chengwang said in a gloomy tone: "We have to add 30 seconds of voting time..."
Shang Yu: "That's right. Excluding the time that just passed, there are still sixty-seven seconds left."
Ning Sinian whispered: "You are still able to think carefully at this time. You are worthy of being like this."
Xia Wenhao whispered, "Besides Shang Yu, we have another person here who is so calm that his breathing is not disordered."
Xia Wenhao's words made everyone else look at Shen Xiu, who was on the far left of the team.
Shen Xiu stared straight ahead, looking at the audience calmly, his eyes as calm as before, without blinking.
Jiang Yanxi: "Good, so calm."
Mu Zhenchu said: "It's Shen Xiu, then it's okay."
As soon as Mu Zhenchu finished speaking, He Ting's voice resounded throughout the venue: "Voting begins!"
In just thirty seconds, it was over before Xiang Yueting could even get over his nervousness.
"The second round of voting has ended! Dear audience members, please put your voting devices back to the side of your chairs."
"So fast?" Xiang Yueting raised his hand to cover his pounding heart.
Hearing Xiang Yueting's words, Shen Xiu came back to his senses from his trance, blinked in disbelief: It's over?
The next moment, Shen Xiu heard the host's voice again: "Please turn around, trainees, and check the results of this vote."
Almost the next second after the voting ended, the statistical results of the second round of voting appeared on the big screen.
The audience looked at the results on the big screen and talked about it.
"As expected of me, Xiubao!"
"I had expected this result!"
"Help me, my baby Niannian is so great, oooooooo"
"It's just as I thought. There's no suspense about the top four. Wait...if both rounds of voting get 50% each..."
Things have come to this point, no matter what the outcome is, Shen Xiu can only turn around with his friends and look at the big screen behind him——
The second round of statistics on the big screen are:
First place: Shen Xiu
Second place: Shang Yu
Third place: Song Chengwang
Fourth place: Xiang Yueting
Fifth place: Xia Wenhao
Sixth place: Ning Sinian
Seventh place: Mu Zhenchu
8th place: Zhuang Yi
Ninth place: Jiang Yanxi
Ning Sinian covered his mouth, his eyes red with disbelief: "I, I actually..."
"Aaaaah I love the fan babies!"
Shang Yu was hugged by Xiang Yueting unexpectedly. He was a little confused as he was not used to interacting with others. When he recovered, Xiang Yueting had already run quickly towards Song Chengwang and hugged Song Chengwang.
"I'm fourth, I'm fourth, I'm fourth!!!"
"I know, I know, I know!"
Song Chengwang raised his hand and patted the excited Xiang Yueting on the shoulder, and responded to Xiang Yueting's excited scream in coordination, with an unconcealable smile on his face, and rarely did he look sarcastic.
If someone ranks at the top, someone is bound to be at the bottom. The trainee who ranked last in the second round was inevitably disappointed, but everything has finally settled and the pain will not last too long.
After working so hard till now, they ask themselves honestly that they owe nothing to their fans or themselves.
After all...sometimes hard work really can't catch up with those who are more talented and more competitive than them!
Everyone hugged each other. Xiang Yueting, the most conspicuous person in the team, hugged everyone except Chen Xiu with red eyes. Then he looked at Chen Xiu on the far left, who had been silent since the result came out.
Xiang Yueting wanted to hug Shen Xiu, but when he saw Shen Xiu staring at the big screen of the second round of statistical results expressionlessly and without saying a word, Xiang Yueting, who was sentimental today, felt a little scared and hesitated whether to go forward.
While the trainees were hugging each other with tears in their eyes, Shen Xiu forced himself to calm down and block out all the sounds around him.
The moment he turned around and looked at the big screen, Shen Xiu had already quickly scanned all the voting data and quickly calculated it with the first round of voting data in his mind...
Ten seconds later, Shen Xiu's heart, which had been beating fast after getting all the ranking results, finally settled down.
The joy and excitement slowly fermented in Shen Xiu's heart, and he couldn't help muttering to himself: "I... first place..."
Finally he doesn't have to die suddenly! ! !
Shen Xiu was so excited that he couldn't express it in words, his heart was pounding wildly, but when he finished talking to himself and his eyes became clear from trance, he was caught off guard and met Xiang Yueting's red eyes.
Looking at Xiang Yueting who was looking at him with red eyes.
Shen Xiu’s excited heart was frightened and calmed down: “?”
Seeing the other friends beside Xiang Yueting looking at him, Shen Xiu's heart suddenly turned cold.
“???” What’s wrong with everyone?
Shen Xiu's voice had a unique coldness, and those who were beside Shen Xiu could hear the words "I am the first place" clearly.
For a moment, everyone couldn't help but look at Shen Xiu in tacit understanding.
Looking at everyone's gaze, Shen Xiu, who had no idea what was going on, felt embarrassed while quickly calculating in his heart.
Help...During the time he was calculating, did Xiang Yueting say anything to him?
Because I didn't say anything, Xiang Yueting's eyes turned red with grievance?
No... He just said that he was number one. Judging from Xiang Yueting's red eyes and the way everyone looked at him, did everyone look at him sideways because they heard his shameless words? !
That must be it!
If you think about it carefully, how could he be so confident to say such shameless words? The truth is one thing, but being shameless enough to say it is another.
No wonder his friends looked at him strangely!
Shen Xiu was embarrassed and ashamed, and felt so suffocated that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Being looked at sideways by his friends for his "outrageous remarks", Shen Xiu apologized awkwardly: "Sorry..."
He is so shameless that he embarrassed everyone. I guess no one has ever seen someone as shameless as him.
Hearing Shen Xiu's words, Xiang Yueting took a breath and looked decisively at the others around him: "It's true!"
The others also nodded.
Everything was exactly as Shen Xiu had calculated!
Feel sorry?
Damn it, they were indeed too weak, so weak that after Shen Xiu took first place, he felt sorry for them because he was too strong.
They are clearly the weak, but they always need Shen Xiu, who is a strong man, to accommodate them. It is such a sin!
Wait... Doesn't this prove again that they occupy a very important position in Shen Xiu's heart!
After figuring it out, everyone looked at Shen Xiu with red eyes because they were too excited.
Shen Xiuzhen...they cried to death!
"Don't feel sorry, it's our own problem!"
"That's right, it has nothing to do with you."
Shen Xiu was deeply moved when he heard these words. Everyone was really tolerant of him!
[It has been verified by my family members that our Xiubao had indeed anticipated today's result. Otherwise, how could he have said "I am the first place" so calmly after seeing the result! 】
[Isn’t the point that after Xiu finished speaking, he said sorry to his teammates? What is this? It's powerful and gentle! 】
[I feel sorry for my teammates because I was too strong and took first place! I will get angry with anyone who dares to say that the brotherhood between the nine of them is just fake! 】
[Our fans are very satisfied (cheers)]
Since inviting his teammates to his home, Shang Yu gradually opened up his heart, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, saying: "We don't have to be so unfamiliar with each other, right?"
Xiang Yueting suddenly patted Shang Yu's shoulder: "You are right!"
Shen Xiu values them so much, why should they be afraid of him? !
After he finished speaking, Xiang Yueting rushed forward and did what he had not dared to do before, hugging Shen Xiu's shoulders tightly.
Being hugged suddenly, Shen Xiu's whole body became stiff. The next second, he heard Xiang Yueting's choked cry: "Wuwuwu, I'm fourth, fourth, fourth!!!"
Among so many people, the one Xiang Yueting wanted to hug the most was Shen Xiu.
If Chen Xiu hadn't said those words in the bathroom at the beginning, he wouldn't have been so motivated from beginning to end, and he might have been eliminated long ago.
It was Shen Xiu’s encouragement that allowed him to maintain an optimistic attitude all the way to where he is today.
Xiang Yueting, who hugged Shen Xiu, couldn't control his mouth at all.
"What does it matter if I'm old? Even if I'm in my seventies or eighties, I'll still dance!"
"Dancing is not a lazy job. In my world, I am the best!"
"Those who threw cold water on me back then must be envious of me now that I've made my debut!"
"Humph, I'm not old, no one can dance better than me..."
Shen Xiu was already confused by being hugged suddenly, and he became even more confused after hearing Xiang Yueting's words one after another.
When Xiang Yueting finished speaking with a choked voice and stopped, Chen Xiu, who was not good at comforting people, mumbled out a universal answer: "...I know."
After saying that, Shen Xiu felt that after saying so much to Yue Ting, he only said one sentence which seemed very impolite, so he quickly forced out a sentence to add: "You are the best!"
Like this...is that okay?
The nine people didn't know that when the results came out, the production team had secretly put their every move, including the sound, on the auxiliary screen, and the live broadcast room also used a jib camera to pull them into the live broadcast.
The main feature is the first-person perspective shot of the nine people's reactions.
It is human nature to eat melody and gossip. After discovering the program crew's outrageous actions, the audience tacitly kept silent and watched quietly as the trainees expressed their true feelings on the stage.
Seeing Xiang Yueting crying loudly and not being pushed away by Shen Xiu in disgust, Song Chengwang whispered to Xia Wenhao: "He is like this... three years can't be more."
Xia Wenhao: “…I thought you were going to say he was two and a half years old.”
Jiang Yanxi glanced between the two of them, raised his hand to cover his mouth and whispered to Ning Sinian: "Xia Wenhao is starting to become weird."
Zhuang Yi leaned closer and said, "This is called being close to ink will lead to being corrupted..."
[Xia Wenhao: Respect Song Chengwang, understand Song Chengwang, and become Song Chengwang. It feels great! 】
[Xiang Yueting is the oldest among you?] I don't believe it! 】
[Ahem, sisters, judging from the farewell team building that was previously revealed, Xiang Yueting is indeed the oldest among the nine people. If I remember correctly, Xiang Yueting is 23......]
[It is indeed a little late to start pursuing the dream of idol circle at the age of 23. Of course, this is compared with other talent shows. After all, I remember that in the last talent show, the average age of 25 was called an old talent show boy group, as if they were about to be buried in the ground. It was weird, but... in "Young Boys Are Invincible", as long as you are serious and willing to work hard, 23 is really not old, and the future has unlimited possibilities! 】
[Wow, everyone seems so loving and close, this definitely can’t be a summer limited boy group, right? 】
Mu Zhenchu clicked his tongue twice, and his eyes accidentally glanced at the auxiliary screen. He found that the picture on the auxiliary large screen looked so familiar. Mu Zhenchu took a closer look.
After confirming through eye contact, isn’t that the picture of themselves on the stage?
"Ahem..." Mu Zhenchu coughed awkwardly: "Well, look at the auxiliary screen."
After hearing Mu Zhenchu's words, everyone's eyes finally turned to the auxiliary screen next to the center where the second round of voting was being counted, which was quietly broadcasting their every move.
Nine people: "......"
What can I say? They are worthy of being the program team!
After being in the training camp for such a long time and making it all the way to where they are today, they have actually become accustomed to the program crew's outrageous operations, and are so calm that they don't even bother to twitch the corners of their mouths.
“Hahaha, everyone’s expressions are speechless, like they were copied and pasted.”
"I'm sure that after experiencing the 'torture' of the 'Young and Invincible' production crew, no matter what kind of stage accidents we encounter in the future, no one will panic."
"Not only will you not panic, you might even be thinking disdainfully in your heart: That's it?"
"Hahahaha, we understand everyone!"
Ten minutes had passed since the results of the second round of stage voting came out. He Ting finally spoke up: "Have you seen enough of the trainees' wonderful little show?"
After saying this, He Ting playfully pointed the microphone at the audience below.
The audience immediately shouted in unison: "No!!!"
Nine people: "......"
Very good, the embarrassing achievement of only nine of them was achieved.
"Hahaha, did you hear that, everyone? You all said you haven't seen enough~"
When saying this, He Ting couldn't help but look at Xiang Yueting.
Xiang Yueting thought about how he had just hugged Chen Xiu, and described his psychological journey with red eyes and sobs. He quickly let go of Chen Xiu and stood there, not daring to look at the audience below. His face, neck, and ears turned red, and there was a look of annoyance in his eyes.
Damn it, his cool and domineering image is gone just like that!
Chen Xiu, who was released by Xiang Yueting, secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Chen Xiu recalled Xiang Yueting's actions in his mind, which was tantamount to pushing the two of them to the "forefront" and becoming the brightest "eye-catcher" on the entire stage.
Shen Xiu's breath got stuck in his throat and almost choked him to death.
He could only say that Xiang Yueting was worthy of his name and in a sense, he would never let him down!
After He Ting finished teasing, he said seriously: "The second round of voting has ended. Trainees, please leave the stage and wait."
As his friends left the stage, Shen Xiu didn't quite understand. The data for the two rounds had already been given, which was roughly equivalent to the final result being announced. Why did they have to go behind the scenes instead of announcing it directly?
The system that had been lurking and watching everything silently since tonight couldn't help but speak out: [Ninety-nine percent of people will not remember the specific data that has appeared clearly. 】
Chen Xiu was surprised: [You are here! 】
The system won't go back on its word and will hit him on the stage later, right?
System: [Of course! How could I not be there at such an important moment! 】
Not only that, it also prepared countless cameras, ready to capture 360-degree footage of Shen Xiu's debut as the center!
Chen Xiu: […Don’t do this. 】
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong, he is afraid!
Feeling frightened, Chen Xiu heard He Ting's voice coming from the front: "Next, it's the most important moment of the night, please ask the trainee whose name is called to come on stage!"
"Ninth place, Zhuang Yi!"
Hearing his name, Zhuang Yi sighed in his heart.
Although the ranking is not good, at least the hanging 'knife' has finally fallen.
Zhuang Yi thought of his fans, feeling uncontrollably sorry in his heart, and walked towards the stage with slightly heavy steps.
He Ting looked at Zhuang Yi standing beside him and handed him the microphone. "Do you have anything to say to everyone about your performance in the finals?"
Zhuang Yi held the microphone and bowed to the audience who had spontaneously quieted down to listen to his speech.
I apologized and said, "Thank you for your continued support and love. I'm sorry that I let you down. Please believe me, I will work harder in the future and bring a better me to everyone!"
"It doesn't matter, we'll always be here!"
"Don't cry, you are really great today! We will always support you!"
"Come on, let's get better together!"
Hearing the fans' support, Zhuang Yi's eyes turned red. He bowed again to express his gratitude and stood aside waiting for the host to announce the next ranking.
He Ting: "Eighth place, Jiang Yanxi!"
Jiang Yanxi walked onto the stage and He Ting asked the same question.
Jiang Yanxi held the microphone, and because he was also ranked low, he said almost the same things as Zhuang Yi.
He Ting: "Seventh place, Mu Zhenchu!"
When Mu Zhenchu came on stage, Jiang Yanxi and Zhuang Yi, who was standing on the side, hugged each other in sympathy. They did not act and while they felt relieved, they also felt that their ranking was too low. Although they did not regret it, they felt deeply sorry to the fans.
Mu Zhenchu took the microphone from the host and answered the host's questions.
"If I had to say something... well, it was a surprise. It was really, really a surprise. Thank you for your love!"
Mu Zhenchu knew that he easily got carried away on stage, and he was indeed very surprised at the current result.
He Ting continued according to the list: "Sixth place, Xia Wenhao!"
Although Xia Wenhao has a bad temper, he doesn't talk much. After thanking the audience, he took the initiative to return the microphone to the host and walked silently towards Mu Zhenchu and the others.
"Hahaha, let us take a good look at Brother Ha, this is what it means to be a real cool person without saying a word."
"I have a feeling Ha-ge is going to give a long speech."
The fans' premonition was correct. After Ning Sinian, who ranked fifth, gave a speech with red eyes and choked with sobs, Xiang Yueting, who ranked fourth, came on stage and looked at the microphone eagerly without waiting for the host to speak.
For a full five minutes after He Ting handed the microphone to Xiang Yueting, Xiang Yueting never stopped talking.
He Ting was stunned and asked a soul-searching question: "Xiang Yueting, remember, you are an idol, not a host who is here to steal my job! I beg you, give me back the microphone!"
Finally, the microphone in Xiang Yueting's hand was "snatched" away by He Ting. Xiang Yueting, who had not said enough, walked towards Zhuang Yi and others regretfully, causing the audience to laugh.
[I can only say that you are worthy of being my brother.] 】
[Hahaha, we fans will never be disappointed! 】
Song Chengwang, who came in third, and Shang Yu, who came in second, did not say much in front of the camera. They both thanked their fans for their support and then returned the microphone to the host.
Looking at Shang Yu's back without even turning his head, He Ting held the microphone and whispered, "It would be great if Xiang Yueting could share some words with them!"
As the third and second place winners, you have said too little! They all talk about the lens!
He Ting was exhausted. The higher the ranking of a person, the more confused he was.
Thinking of the only name left, a chill rose from the soles of his feet. No one could be more taciturn and cold than Shen Xiu!
At this moment, He Ting missed the talkative Xiang Yueting a little.
"First place..." He Ting paused when he read this, looked at the audience who were staring at him nervously, and smiled: "Chen Xiu!"
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