Chapter 165 The Third Ranking Release
On the morning of the third recording session, Lu Wei was awakened by a vibrating "buzzing" sound in his ears.
Although she could still dawdle for another two minutes, she didn't dare trust herself and had only set one alarm, so she forced her eyes open, paused for two seconds, and reached out to touch her phone.
Sliding the screen and switching between different social platforms, Lu Wei roughly understood the direction of public opinion after the fourth public performance last night.
From a personal perspective, both she and her team were doing quite well. The preferential treatment for first place performance was still in effect. The audience, already primed by the production team for a winner-takes-all scenario, softened their gazes towards them.
Just like in e-sports events, they have a certain right to avoid criticism before the next round of competition begins and before they lose.
Therefore, currently on the gossip-eating app, apart from the ranking predictions, the most discussed topics related to her are various analysis posts.
His family background was discussed over and over again. The few casual clothes he wore were so ordinary and regular that you couldn't even find the brand. At most, you could judge the approximate price from the material and style. A T-shirt with short sleeves was at most 20 yuan, and this was the number that the outside world wanted to round up, otherwise 19.9 yuan could summarize everything.
The character of the rich girl who appeared out of nowhere at the beginning of the competition is completely untenable after such a detailed investigation. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is so poor that she can barely afford to eat dirt.
However, the reason why the original body came to a foreign country to pursue his dreams was given full details by the legendary classmates and distant relatives. Lu Wei was half-believing and half-doubting this because they actually produced junior high school graduation photos and some photos from the campus sports meet.
In the Internet age, even negative information is in high definition. Unless there are twin clones, it is really impossible to deny it.
Moreover, these can be matched with the passport address and the name of the school on the diploma.
It is said that the original body's immediate family members had a broken relationship and formed new families.
There is no way of knowing how much effort and hardship this little girl must have endured to come this far.
Tsk...
Before she figured out what was going on, Lu Wei didn't want to judge anything. It didn't matter. She would love herself well and live well no matter which world she was in.
Another beautiful day is about to begin!
Lu Wei raised the corner of his mouth slightly, hid his phone, took his toiletries and walked out of the room with brisk steps.
All the contestants passing by looked at this with a sidelong glance.
Lu Wei's good mood didn't spread to them, but instead added a hint of gloom to everyone's hearts. The win or loss of the fourth public performance might not be a big deal to outsiders, but it could affect and change their future.
Among the 30 people, only 20 can advance. Except for those who have no major faults and no obvious decline in ranking, the rest are not sure that they can go further.
The competition system is very cruel and the final round is different.
Everyone washed up with different feelings, changed into black uniforms and put on makeup under the instructions of the staff, and then were taken to the recording site.
"Everyone will enter in reverse order from 30th to 1st according to the ranking." The staff member reminded loudly.
Hearing this, Lu Wei had a strange feeling that the production team was going to do something fancy again. The previous order of appearance, except for the first and last positions, was completely random, just some random arrangements near the seats.
This time, we entered the market specifically according to the ranking, so there must be something wrong.
Su Zhenrun, Qiao Zhizhi and others who were at the end of the list kept frowning. They no longer felt the joy they had felt when they knew they had advanced, but instead felt a little more sad.
The positions of honey and arsenic have officially been swapped.
If they follow the current ranking, they are destined to be runners-up, and no one wants such an outcome.
As the people in front of her left one by one, Lu Wei was the only one left in the long corridor. Upon hearing the notice to enter, she first leaned slightly to the staff behind the camera to signal, and then strode forward.
Bright lights streamed through the hallway, illuminating her. She headed straight ahead, like a moth to a flame. The entrance and the contestant booths weren't far apart, and Lu Wei found her seat with a single glance. She suppressed her fluttering thoughts, raised her wrist and made a small heart gesture toward the camera, interacting naturally with the camera. Now that it was done, all the speculation was irrelevant. She might as well greet the audience behind the screen and let her supporters see her at her best.
She really doesn't care about the amount of screen time, but if it's given to her for free, why not take it?
The contestants were also somewhat surprised to see Lu Wei show no surprise. How could someone who had surpassed them and suppressed them to take first place show joy? To belittle her for no reason was to belittle oneself.
Lu Wei completed the process and walked to the center of the contestant seat and sat down. On her left and right were Gao Wenyan and Jin Youli. At this point, I believe everyone is clear about the production team's seating arrangement.
The current player lineup is nothing more than a pyramid, with clear reference points for advancement and retreat. Even the top-ranked players at the front cannot guarantee they will maintain their ranking.
An invisible shadow tightly covered everyone, making it hard for them to breathe.
Everyone mentally rants about MNTB, trying to ease the tension. This gimmick is far more dramatic than before. The damage from lining up the opponents together isn't even one-tenth of what they'd be ranked.
Han Shuying, Li Enxing and other contestants who had fallen behind in the second round looked at the contestants on their left and right, and the figures in the front row, feeling so upset that they were speechless.
Once upon a time, they were also one of them.
Unfortunately...times have changed and things are not going as planned.
Feeling the familiar atmosphere on the field, Lu Wei pressed her knuckles expressionlessly. Perhaps because she had experienced so much, her current state was not affected. She was just "slightly" disappointed.
At this stage, there will always be people who have to leave. Instead of feeling sad and sympathetic, Lu Wei would rather wish them a bright future and prosperous military luck.
She firmly believes that as long as she moves forward unswervingly on this path, she will definitely reach the other side of her dream.
Even if we can't walk together now, we will definitely meet at the top in the future.
About half a minute later, Lee Jae-hyun arrived at the recording site under huge pressure, wearing a professional suit of different colors. The contestants all turned their eyes to her, which made people feel scared.
Fortunately, Lee Jae-hyun wasn't exactly a fool. He wasn't fazed at all. He stood firm and raised the microphone to start his speech: "I'm very happy to see you all here. I'm Star Promoter Lee Jae-hyun. The fourth round of tasks has ended, and the fifth round is about to begin. Before that, all contestants will jointly record and participate in the third ranking release of [Stars Bling]. Among them, 1-20 will advance, and 21-30 will be eliminated."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's heart tightened unconsciously. A two-thirds promotion rate wasn't low, but when the word "elimination" was added, things became complicated.
The camera passed across everyone's faces, capturing the 30 neatly arranged chairs clearly and distinctly. Without any obscure metaphors, this one frame of the picture explained everything.
Lu Wei didn't want to brag that she would definitely stay, nor did she want to say in a high-sounding manner that she would be eliminated. At this moment, she just wanted to be an experiencer and witness, and preserve these memorable fragments intact.
The contestants on this show have truly taught her a lot. If they can't shine on stage, then let them shine brightly in her memory. The greatest extinction of humanity isn't death, but being forgotten.
Jin Youli knew that her biggest rival was sitting next to her. The two were in a very close distance and breathing the same air.
Last time, she wanted to maintain her first place ranking; this time, she wanted to take it one step further. Though her hopes were slim, not daring to think was the greatest form of cowardice, and Kim Yoo-ri refused to ring the bell with a perfunctory attitude.
Gao Wenyan lowered her eyes and prayed in her heart. She didn't pray that she could maintain her third place, but only prayed that she wouldn't fall too far.
In the fourth public performance, she had no stage to support her, and she couldn't even stand up straight. It was more difficult than she had imagined to keep herself safe.
An Zhuxuan raised her head slightly and looked at the pyramid in front of her, which was neither tall nor majestic. Her eyes swept across the rows of chairs and finally stopped at her current seat.
She has to climb up little by little and reach her goal little by little.
Li Enxing scratched his hands hard, and the starlight in his pupils faded a lot.
I've become so accustomed to losing so often that I now even have to pray to make it to the finals. One misstep and I'm labeled a loser, and no one will listen to my complaints. Seeing the contestants' sullen faces, devoid of any youthful exuberance, Lee Jae-hyun couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This show is truly grueling and exhausting. Even Lu Wei, who initially struggled to control her expressions, has learned to control her emotions.
I hope they can achieve their wish.
Li Zaixian raised the microphone and continued, "First, I will announce the contestants who advanced from 19th to 10th. Since the difference in votes between 20th and 21st is relatively small, 20th will be announced last."
After hearing this routine procedure, everyone nodded slightly in response. If the occasion did not allow it, everyone would choose to open their mouths to answer.
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