Chapter 026 The first performance ranking ends
In order to show the importance the program team attaches to the front position, the order from 9 to 1 was all announced by the star promoter himself, and did not appear directly on the big screen.
Lee Jae-hyun picked up his card and spoke into the microphone, "The sixth-placed contestant in the first performance is Lee Eun-byul, who received 221 votes."
When the contestants heard Li Enxing's name appear in the 6th place, the expressions on their faces were far less complicated than when they saw Lu Weishi. Even the degree to which their mouth corners were raised was extremely similar.
One light source fades away, and a new star is waiting to fly.
Everyone can still tell the difference between the two. Although Li Enxing has a lot of votes, her stage performance is really not good. They can praise her against their conscience, but what about other audiences?
Lee Eun-byul is completely wasting her own popularity, sapping the expectations of her fans. When the past affection fades into nothingness, will anyone still sympathize with her? She's also a plane dragger, so she should learn more from Kim Yoo-ri and be more open-minded.
However, judging by the way her teammates were trying to grab the camera, it seems no one bothered to remind her. The ES members were eager to use Lee Eun-byul as a foil to themselves, so that the outside world wouldn't blame them for the group's failure.
Moreover, when a whale dies, all things come to life. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Her teammates can always suck some blood from her before she dies. As vested interests, how could they speak up for the creditors?
As the rankings were announced, excited and joyful voices echoed throughout the venue, making the atmosphere even more lively.
"Eun-seong!"
"I knew you could!"
“Let’s work hard together in the next stage!”
Looking at the contestants' faces filled with the same smiles and listening to the heartfelt congratulations, after the close-up camera left, Lu Weiwei pursed her lips and looked at Li Enxing who was surrounded by the crowd.
so.....
Will you be happy?
Congratulations poured in towards Li Enxing. She forced herself to raise the corners of her mouth to respond to her teammates' hugs, and put on a mask to hide the uneasiness in her heart.
How could there be a true fool in the entertainment industry? It was just that... she couldn't control her own life, couldn't control her own destiny. She could only be assimilated by the rules like everyone else.
After being forced to perform a touching performance of team mate love in front of the camera, Li Enxing finally heard the sound of relief.
Lee Jae-hyun: "The fifth-placed contestant in the first performance is Shim Bo-ra, who received 228 votes."
Shen Baola? If Lu Wei remembered correctly, she was a member of SPDE and a teammate of Qiao Zhizhi. The group's performance ranked second overall. Their stage performances were well-balanced, but the rankings between the members were quite different.
Audience preferences remain as unpredictable as ever.
"Sister Paula! Congratulations!" Qiao Zhizhi happily congratulated. Like Lu Wei's teammates, she had already calculated the number of votes for the last person on the team. It didn't matter who you were, but at least you were sitting upright when you were in front of your teammates.
“My Paula is amazing!”
"We're all so happy for you!"
The rest of the team, unwilling to be outdone, showcased their best skills, their words filled with undeniable joy. If the audience could discern the spirit of teamwork in them, that would be fantastic.
Although the members of SPDE were always trying to get the camera, they were very sensible and knew who was the real protagonist of this segment. They kept Shen Baola's face in the center of the camera instead of squeezing her into the corners like Li Enxing's teammates.
Shen Baola was also very tactful and left the topic to her teammates to bring up, with a humble and shy smile on her face.
Before the team officially disbanded, everyone's interests were inseparable, so she couldn't possibly turn her back on her teammates at this stage. This was completely irrelevant. If her teammates went all out and exposed some negative information, she would suffer the consequences.
The difference was immediately apparent. The bystander Lu Wei learned a little trick in the workplace: it's not shameful to hug someone's thigh, but it's shameful to kick their thigh into the ditch.
Li Zaixian paused according to the frequency of the material shooting. Seeing the staff carrying the camera moved away from Shen Baola, she continued to announce: "The fourth place in the individual ranking of the first performance is Kong Yufei, with a total of 235 votes."
Wow.....
The advantage of the small number of members in the group was reflected. MUYI has only 4 members in total. Even though the group ranked 7th overall, one member ranked 4th individually.
Although the probability of large groups splitting votes in the first performance is very high, we should not selectively forget Kong Yufei's outstanding performance just because her group has few members. She must have some advantages to stand out from the crowd.
Kong Yufei has the typical Korean girl group face: a small head, small face, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a pointed chin. With makeup on and standing on a brightly lit stage, she looks like a large figurine.
She is good at dancing and singing high notes, and the company is training her to be an all-round ACE.
If he hadn't participated in this program, Lu Wei really wouldn't have thought that there would be so many strong and flawless contestants in the obscure group.
Kong Yufei is not satisfied with her personal ranking. She believes that her strength is enough to get a higher position. Except for Kim Yoo-ri, she doesn't care much about other people.
Therefore, in response to the congratulations from all around, he was not as enthusiastic as other contestants except for responding politely.
Lee Jae-hyun shook his head, not commenting. Reality would teach these contestants a lesson, and it wasn't her turn to worry. He looked at the cue card and continued to announce the rankings: "The third-placed contestant in the first performance is Jiang Yilin, with 237 votes."
Lu Wei was deeply impressed by Jiang Yilin, one of the creators of the famous "Sunflower" scene. The leader of the group Morri, who apologized and bowed frantically at the start of the performance, finished fourth in the performance.
The other contestants also remembered something and sighed inwardly. They were already ranked third individually. How desperate must the production team be to delete this part? The effect of superimposing the two parts together is unimaginable.
Although some people may criticize Jiang Yilin for being late, it is better to have some discussion than not.
Tsk...luck always goes to those who don't need it.
Jiang Yilin was no fool. She was already worried about the production crew's harsh editing, and now she didn't dare show even a hint of arrogance or pride. She humbly bowed slightly to the contestants who were congratulating her, fearing they might make some sarcastic remarks or insults behind her back.
The higher the personal ranking, the more you need to be careful about your reputation. Before the feature film is broadcast, no one knows what kind of role they will play in front of the camera.
There’s so much an editor can do.
If Jiang Yilin had known that the other contestants would arrive so early, she would have stayed up all night and dragged her teammates to the MNTB studio to wait.
There are a total of 77 contestants, and only 2 contestants' rankings have not been announced. In fact, everyone knows who the 1st and 2nd place are.
Even if the contestants couldn't remember the exact number of votes for each team, or were too lazy to add, subtract, multiply, or divide, they still had a pair of sharp eyes. They could see clues from their performances and the audience's cheers.
But even so, faced with the suspense deliberately created by the production team, everyone still complied with the production team's wishes and expressed surprise and astonishment.
There is a clear dividing line between pretending to be stupid and being truly stupid. None of the contestants who can stand in this recording studio are naive.
Lu Wei couldn't act out such complicated emotions, and once again stared straight at our star promoter Li Jae-hyun, concentrating completely.
His eyes were determined as if he was about to take an oath.
Li Jae-hyun never thought that an idol contestant's eyes could be so bright, and she felt a little uncomfortable staring at him.
She will never take this kind of work again. Just announcing a simple ranking requires her to pause and wait again and again, which is more tiring than filming a movie.
Li Zaixian pursed his lips, picked up the microphone, looked at the card and said, "The second-placed contestant in the first performance is Han Shuying, who received a total of 241 votes."
The result, which was no surprise, caused cheers.
"Wow!!!"
"Congratulations!!!"
"Senior Shuying is so amazing!!"
Hearing the final word, Han Shuying breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had split the votes among the group members, humans all had their own selfish motives.
When the group's ranking was announced, she actually had a heart attack, fearing her individual vote count would be too low. Now she's fine and doesn't need to worry too much.
But aside from her, the other members of WINS weren't feeling so good. Han Seo-young, also a fourth-generation member, ranked second, siphoning most of the votes, pushing them out of the top 20. Being crushed by younger members left them feeling humiliated and embarrassed.
When people outside of the group mention WINS, they only mention Han Shuying's group, without mentioning the other members. They're like the bystanders in a novel, whose only function is to set off the protagonist.
They couldn't show their dissatisfaction in front of the camera, but the desire to break up with Han Shuying became stronger and stronger.
I have to say, the production team is quite clever. The ranking order has fueled the situation, forcing even contestants who are not interested in the second performance rules or the reorganization of the team to think more about themselves.
This way, there will be no intentional messing up for the sake of the original team. The rule of "prosperity and loss together" also applies here, and the players will only work hard in the same direction.
The runner-up had already been announced, and the only remaining candidate was 1st. Everyone's attention began to turn towards Kim Yoo-ri, with a hint of learning intent, wanting to see what she could do in front of the camera.
Learn as much as you can. If you happen to be the first in the future, you will have a reference to see what kind of emotions the audience will be touched by.
But after the specific individual votes were announced, the contestants' thoughts of learning were extinguished and their expressions became complicated again.
Lee Jae-hyun: "The first-place individual performer in the first performance is Kim Yoo-ri, who received 303 votes."
300???
Everyone who placed in the single digits received over 200 votes in the first public vote, with only Kim Yoo-ri breaking through the 2 barrier and receiving 303 votes. The overly outstanding results and the large gap in votes left the contestants unsure how to evaluate them.
Kim Yoo-ri had already prepared a whole set of actions including surprise, astonishment, covering her mouth and bowing before the second place was announced, but after the number 303 appeared, all distracting thoughts were thrown behind her mind.
The surprise on his face was genuine and revealed directly in the camera.
The contestants quickly suppressed their complicated expressions and spoke flattering words in the most enthusiastic tone.
"Sister Youli is so amazing!"
"I knew she would get first place."
"Well-deserved, nothing to say."
Lu Weiyi clapped along with the crowd, and at the same time shifted his gaze away from Jin Youli and looked at his teammates beside her.
The higher the individual ranking, the more intense the vote split. Barring any unexpected events, this second public performance will be very exciting.
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