"The voting begins! Countdown starts at 30 seconds," Tian Jiaxuan told the audience.
Throughout, the nas of Li Shihan and Yu Xiaohong were constantly shouted by fans.
Both of them were very nervous, as the title of "Vote King" could greatly influence their ranking.
"Voting ends in 30 seconds. Who will beco this group’s Vote King?"
In the waiting room, there were supporters for Yu Xiaohong and supporters for Li Shihan alike.
At this mont, Lai Ruoxuan chuckled and said, "It’ll definitely be Wu iying."
Sitting behind her, Yuwei was struck with curiosity: "Why would Lai Ruoxuan say it’s Wu iying?"
Nearby, Liu Feiyu was also wondering: "Lv Fangxin, who do you think it’ll be?"
"Wu iying!" Lv Fangxin replied without hesitation.
Liu Feiyu couldn’t help but wrinkle her nose, thinking Lv Fangxin was just making baseless claims.
In the back row, Yuwei’s mind was racing. Suddenly, she realized sothing, having a mont of epiphany.
"These two are just too clever—they’ve seen through the rules of the ga."
From the performances until now, it’s been evident that the hottest contenders in alternating groups tend to ’fall off.’ This clearly isn’t the result of live audience votes, but rather deliberate manipulation by the production team.
The purpose of this is to create suspense. If every Vote King were simply a hot contender, who would still care to vote?
A talent show can also be seen as a competitive program. If the audience already knows the outco, would they still watch?
"The Vote King for this group is Wu iying," Tian Jiaxuan announced loudly.
Yuwei exhaled deeply; the elimination of Zhang Xi and Ma Xingyu was inevitable.
Since their company teammates had already claid Vote King titles—Zhang Xi belonged to Yuehua, while ng ixuan and Wu Zixuan were both Vote Kings.
Ma Xingyu, affiliated with Vitality Era, saw her company-mate Liu Feiyu garner the Vote King title earlier.
The production team was clearly aiming for balance.
Most of the contestants in the waiting room were dumbfounded, and even Wu iying on stage was stunned.
Her four teammates clapped to congratulate her, while Wu herself stood there, completely astonished.
"Congratulations! Say a few words to your supporters," Tian Jiaxuan said with a smile.
"I..." Wu iying couldn’t help scratching her head, her face filled with disbelief.
"I never thought I’d be the Vote King, so I didn’t prepare anything..."
Her words drew laughter from everyone, making her appear incredibly endearing.
Yuwei sighed in her heart. Those who were thrust into the Vote King position lacked the ability of soone like Lv Fangxin, who could instantly charm people just by grabbing a microphone.
Beside her, Li Zixuan patted her on the head and comforted her: "Just say whatever cos to your mind."
"Thank you all. Thank you so much." At this point, Wu iying couldn’t suppress her joy and broke into a smile.
Tian Jiaxuan looked at this sweet-faced girl and felt a pang of pity—such an opportunity, yet it was squandered.
"Congratulations!" Tian Jiaxuan turned toward the big screen. "Alright, let’s see if Wu iying can surpass Zi ng."
At this mont, Wu iying stood there, her mind blank, feeling even her breathing grow difficult. Her nervousness was plain for all to see.
As the light beams appeared and vanished, Wu iying’s emotions surged as if riding a roller coaster.
Having had no prior expectations, her heart now flooded with disappointnt, though this disappointnt also brought a asure of clarity.
"May I say one more thing?"
"Of course," soone replied.
Wu iying steadied herself and continued:
"I’m deeply grateful to my captain and my teammates!
"Our group’s dance may look simple, but it was actually a lot of hard work."
"We also faced many challenges emotionally during preparation, but with the captain’s help, we overca them."
Li Zixuan chuckled warmly when she heard Wu’s heartfelt words.
"Lastly, thank you all for supporting our performance," Wu iying concluded.
The group instinctively bowed together toward the audience.
At this mont, Zhang Wei interjected:
"Wu iying, you need more confidence because your performance was excellent."
"You shone today, and everyone saw your effort."
Zhang Wei’s words were essentially smoothing things over for the production team, encouraging future viewers to believe that the Vote King titles were fairly decided.
Wu iying was genuinely moved to tears, covering her face to prevent them from falling.
Tian Jiaxuan chid in: "Now, we have another important task—to select the next group of contestants."
Wu iying pondered for a mont and then playfully smiled: "I choose Duan Yuxin’s group."
In the waiting room, several contestants from the vocal group, led by Duan Yuxin, instantly leapt out of their seats in excitent—waiting this long had been agonizing.
As they walked through the hallway, an elated Xu Qianhua laughed: "We’re going to make everyone cry with our singing."
"Yes, we’ll make everyone shed tears for our voices," Lai Ruoxuan declared confidently.
The selected song, "The Liar," hailed from a popular young artist from the USA.
This song tells the story of lovers who, despite facing adversity, continue to love bravely.
The narrative includes promises between lovers and the persistence of hope even after encountering misfortune.
From an artistic standpoint, it’s an outstanding piece—with top-notch lyrics and composition.
Backstage, the costu crew, makeup crew, and equipnt crew encircled the group. Having waited too long, the makeup on their faces had partially worn off, so makeup artists touched them up.
Costu stylists triple-checked their attire, while equipnt staff prepared microphones and other gear.
Feeling surrounded by so many people, the contestants—lacking stage experience—grew increasingly anxious.
Of them, Lai Ruoxuan was the most composed, as she had perford in dozens of large-scale events before.
In this group, Liu Nian and Gao Ziyi lacked confidence in the song itself.
Gao Ziyi could sing but struggled to convey emotions, as her attempts to appear deeply invested often ca off unintentionally amusing.
Liu Nian, on the other hand, had limited skill and couldn’t tackle the more challenging parts.
The remaining three mbers were proficient and able to handle their parts with ease.
On stage, clad in white chiffon dresses, the group erged from the starlight.
The chants for Lai Ruoxuan from the crowd were particularly loud; her fans showed up in droves today.
"Hello, everyone! We are the Snow White and Queen Team." Led by Duan Yuxin, the entire group curtsied to the audience.
Zhang Wei watched this group with a look of affection.
Back when Liu Niannian was under imnse pressure, he had done his best to offer her comfort.
"Who among you is the princess, and who is the queen?" Tian Jiaxuan asked curiously.
"Anyone can be either a princess or a queen," Duan Yuxin replied with a grin.
"Then please introduce yourselves one by one," Tian Jiaxuan said, following standard procedure.
When it was Lai Ruoxuan’s turn, her doll-like face lit up with anticipation, longing, and excitent. "Hello, everyone, I’m Xiao Qi, Lai Ruoxuan."
Her journey to this point truly reflected extraordinary effort.
Gifted with a natural voice, she was recruited into Deep City’s most prestigious school as an art-focused student in her middle school years, participating in nurous performances.
She later auditioned for Galaxy three tis but was rejected each ti due to her height.
By sheer chance, she joined Bright Moon Girl Group, initially facing skepticism.
Even though she consistently ranked the highest in assessnts, her talent wasn’t recognized—until she made waves during a proportional assessnt, finally earning her the title of captain.
Her ultimate dream is to shine brightly among Huaxia’s stars.
Li Ke watched this girl and thought to himself how each contestant brought sothing distinct to the program.
Lai Ruoxuan truly embodied a youthful face paired with a commanding voice.
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