Chapter 335 Is this a plan to expand overseas?
Zhou Rongze is extremely busy!
Since Sun Youlin and Shen Yun shone brightly at the World Arts Festival, many artists who had previously been invited but had not yet responded have changed their attitudes and are now actively negotiating the possibility of accepting the invitation.
For those artists who hadn't even discussed the details of joining the franchise but had already asked to sing with Fusheng at the beginning of the event, Zhou Rongze simply ignored them.
Times have changed!
Now it's not him begging and pleading, but others taking the initiative to come to him seeking cooperation, so he has to get his attitude right first, right?
However, these trivial matters had nothing to do with Lin Rui, and he had no time to pay attention to the company's daily work. During his two days of rest, he was teaching the twenty selected artists.
As for Shen Yun, Sun Youlin, and Bai Wanqiu?
Lin Rui naturally arranged for the three of them to practice their songs intensively in the recording studio!
The song Shen Yun received was "God Is A Girl".
The song Sun Youlin received was "Shape of You".
Lin Rui was actually a bit conflicted about Bai Wanqiu's songs. After a final selection, he gave her "Let It Go".
From then on, all three of them received songs for the quarterfinals.
People like Jinxi knew that Shen Yun, Sun Youlin, and Bai Wanqiu had gotten a new song. They went to the recording studio to watch and knew that as long as these three didn't mess things up, the top eight to top four would be a sure thing!
In contrast to the tranquility within Tianrui, the outside world is in turmoil, with the most talked-about topic undoubtedly being Fusheng's competition for the Best Contribution Award at this year's World Arts Festival.
Is he qualified to compete?
have!
Before the change, some people might have said he was overestimating himself.
But with the entrance song of the Shenzhou team, the stunning performance at the opening ceremony, and Shen Yun, Sun Youlin and Bai Wanqiu successively achieving the best results of the current pop trio with his works, who would dare to say that Fusheng is not qualified?
So the question is, how competitive is one in this award?
joke!
As a top artist from the world's most populous country, with countless fans and such a massive pool of votes, any contestant confident of winning this award must be worried, no, they should be wary!
"Fuck!"
"Shenzhou is breaking his word and has no chivalry whatsoever!"
Abel was in a very bad mood.
Miranda and others did the same; they joined forces to try to put pressure on the Shenzhou authorities, but clearly, the Shenzhou side had no intention of giving them a direct explanation.
Seeing Lin Rui's votes surge into the top ten, everyone felt heavy-hearted.
It's only been less than a day since the announcement, and they've already climbed to eighth place on the list. It'll probably be long before they take another spot. You can imagine the pressure Abel and the others feel, knowing they could be overtaken at any moment.
"Abel, you didn't call us here to listen to your complaints, did you?"
Miranda seemed to have noticed something, and her tone was very cold.
Abel, whose thoughts had been seen through, was not embarrassed. He smiled and said, "Things have come to this point, and I believe everyone understands. Given Shenzhou's ambiguous attitude, it's impossible to stop Fusheng from competing for the Best Contribution Award at this World Arts Conference."
After a pause, Abel continued, "At this rate, it's only a matter of time before Fusheng takes the top spot. Don't think I'm exaggerating. The market in Shenzhou is enormous, especially Fusheng's influence there. If we continue to fight our own battles, we'll all become mere supporting characters."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Miranda's expression grew even colder.
"My idea is simple: pool everyone's votes and then cast them for the person we designate. This way, we can gain an absolute advantage in the votes."
As soon as Abel finished speaking, Miranda sneered, "That's a good idea. Everyone should vote for Anderson. I believe Anderson will be able to suppress Fusheng and win the Best Contribution Award."
Abel's gloomy gaze flashed briefly before he smiled and said, "Anderson is indeed very good, but he was recently embroiled in a scandal, and I'm worried that things might change, so it's safer to vote for Nice."
When the scandal was mentioned, Miranda's face turned red, clearly angered.
The truth is, the mastermind behind Anderson's scandal is hard to fathom. Only someone from the country of Los Angeles could have the power to obtain such private information and spread it around.
In order to win the Best Contribution Award at this World Arts Festival, all the countries with the strength to compete for the award have been fighting openly and covertly for the past few months, using all sorts of underhanded tactics that are comparable to palace intrigue dramas!
However, without evidence, Miranda wouldn't be foolish enough to bring it up openly with Abel. Just as she was about to say something, Abel waved his hand and said, "I have already reported this matter to Congress, and they have given their opinions. As long as everyone can support Nice on this matter, then we will increase your share in the allocation of resources, including the quota for Shenzhou."
As soon as he said that, Milan swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
She never expected Luo Guo to be so willing to spend so much!
At least the offer Abel made was one that she couldn't refuse, no matter how dissatisfied she was.
As for the leaders of other countries, they also looked thoughtful at this moment.
Frankly speaking, apart from the UK and Gaul, no other country has the strength to compete for this award. Since they are just doing their job as supporting players, they might as well get some real benefits for their own country!
I hadn't thought of it this way before because this award has long been controlled by the three countries of Luo, Dian, and Gaul. They would never use this method to garner votes in the past. Even if they did, it would only be some unknown underhanded dealings. There has never been anything done openly.
Based on this, the team leaders from various countries felt as if they had won the lottery. At this moment, many of them exchanged glances and had their own ideas.
"Since we can't get first place even if we give the vote to Ross, let's give it to Nice instead."
"Sakai's ticket was also given to Nice."
"Our tickets are also for Nice."
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Seeing the statements from the team leaders of various countries, Abel seemed to have expected it, and now he looked at Miranda with a smile.
Miranda bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and then hummed, "This year's spot is yours, the next year..."
"The Kingdom of Luo will not participate in the next session."
Abel made a direct statement.
Miranda exchanged a glance with the Gaul representative, then said, "Alright, the tickets are all yours."
For two consecutive days, even though the mainstream events were suspended, the less popular events were still held in a very successful manner.
Unsurprisingly, Li Mubai advanced smoothly into the knockout stage in the opera competition, while Chenxi Hua, who has a close collaboration with Tianrui, also shone brightly in the guqin competition.
This morning, the Tianrui conference room was full of people again, but Zhou Rongze was not there.
"Mr. Chen, Uncle Qiao, have you noticed something's off about this list?"
Lu Ye stared at his phone with a furrowed brow.
Chen Tianye understood what Lu Ye meant and nodded: "Actually, I noticed yesterday that the number of votes for the first place was a bit strange. To be precise, the number of votes for the top three was also very abnormal."
Uncle Qiao took out his phone, immediately opened the voting interface for the Best Contribution Award, and pondered, "Since yesterday, although the number of votes for the second and third place has also increased, the rate of increase has been greatly reduced compared to before, while the number of votes for the first place has shown explosive growth, which is indeed very abnormal."
"I believe Xiao Rui's votes will surge to second place this afternoon, but if the first place's votes remain so unusual, it will be very difficult for Xiao Rui to overtake them."
A hint of worry flashed in Chen Tianye's eyes.
"Could it be that the second and third place winners both voted for the first place winner?" Lu Ye suddenly asked.
"This hypothesis cannot be ruled out."
Uncle Qiao pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "I didn't expect people from outside the realm to be so unscrupulous. What's the difference between this and cheating?"
"Actually, it's not just the second and third place; I've noticed that the growth in votes for the top ten is all a bit off."
After a pause, Lu Ye continued, "Having stayed in Lizhou for so long, I've gained some experience in data analysis. I'm about 70% sure that all these contestants have given their votes to Nice, who came in first place."
"That's really despicable."
Uncle Qiao's face showed anger: "Is this the fair competition they've always touted?"
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