He Jinxia couldn’t help nodding, "If we’re talking about comrcialization, then by that logic, the one who sings the best isn’t necessarily the champion?"
Yang Xingxin shook her head, "It’s hard to say."
"Today’s competition format is based on scores from on-site professional judges and teachers, along with the live audience’s votes. If soone sings exceptionally well and moves the audience, making them all vote for that person, then they truly deserve the win."
"But if everyone performs well and sings beautifully, and the audience finds it difficult to choose, they’ll subconsciously vote for their favorite contestant, who often happens to be the most popular. So it’s really hard to tell who will be the champion until the very last mont."
After thinking it over, He Jinxia lowered her voice and asked, "Can Fu Junyi make it into the top four tonight?"
At the ntion of this, Yang Xingxin’s expression unusually turned somber, "Other ntors all have two students under their wing, but I only have one—Fu Junyi must make it into the top four, otherwise..."
She didn’t finish her sentence, but He Jinxia understood what Yang Xingxin ant.
As a ntor with not a single student competing for the championship, she would be in an awkward position during the show.
He Jinxia comforted her, "Don’t overthink it. With your status in the industry, the show’s producers won’t leave you empty-handed."
Yang Xingxin sighed lightly, "I hope so."
"Knock knock!" A knocking sound echoed as a staff mber opened the door and ca in, asking, "Is Teacher He Jinxia here? There’s soone outside claiming to be her relative and has specifically co to see her."
He Jinxia was taken aback, a hint of confusion crossing her eyes, "Relative?"
Seeing that He Jinxia was there, the staff mber hurried in, showing her a photo on a mobile phone—there were two people in it, an elder woman and a young woman.
He Jinxia recognized them at a glance, it was her so-called aunt He Hui and her daughter-in-law!
She frowned and asked sternly, "They said they ca specifically to see ?"
The staff mber nodded, hesitatively adding, "They don’t have entrance tickets and are making a scene at the main gate, claiming to be your real aunt and asking you to co out and et them."
He Jinxia’s expression turned stern. They ca to Imperial City without so much as a ssage to her, and without informing her mother they wanted to see her, which clearly ant no good.
By bypassing her mother to find her, what were they planning to do?
He Jinxia quickly gathered her thoughts and soon stood up decisively, "Indeed, they are my relatives. Have soone bring them in first, I’ll be right over."
The staff mber acknowledged and spoke a few words into a walkie-talkie they held.
The venue was large, and the backstage area had many empty cubicles besides the ntors’ resting rooms.
Staff led He Hui’s family through backstage into one of the small resting rooms to wait.
When He Jinxia arrived, she could hear He Hui and her daughter-in-law complaining from behind the Daoist Sect door:
"Mom, this place is so small, and it’s so dusty. I’m glad I didn’t bring Xiao Jie here. He’s still so little, I can’t let him stay in such a dirty environnt."
"Just bear with it, haven’t I brought you to see the competition? What more do you want? Didn’t you say He Jinxia has beco a big star? How can she give such a shabby reception?"
"Mom, I found out about this schedule from her official website. Actually, we should have just waited for her at the entrance of Tonghua Entertainnt, coming here to ambush her during the recording is kind of whatever."
"What’s whatever about it? If you try to wait at the company, do you think you can catch her?! She’s soone who doesn’t visit the company for weeks on end! We finally find a schedule that could get us a eting with her—we have to seize the mont and confront her now!"
He Hui’s tone was sharp and unpleasant; it was hard to imagine that just during the New Year, she had spoken so gently and kindly in front of their mother.
The difference in her deanor was just too great.
He Jinxia, standing outside the door with poor soundproofing, listened for a while as their complaints seed endless. Deciding not to waste ti, she pushed the door open.
"Bang!" A heavy sound rang out as the door was slamd forcefully against the wall.
He Hui and her daughter-in-law couldn’t help but tremble.
Looking up, they saw He Jinxia standing emotionlessly at the door.
She didn’t co in, but leaned casually against the doorfra and asked indifferently, "What brings you here to find ?"
He Hui tried to hold back but couldn’t resist, her face darkening as she said, "I’m your aunt, can’t I co to see my own niece?"
He Jinxia gave her a glance but didn’t say anything, and the atmosphere fell into an awkward silence.
The younger woman gently tugged at He Hui’s sleeve. He Hui shifted uncomfortably, thinking about what she had to say next. She didn’t want things to get too strained with He Jinxia, so she forced a smile on her face:
"Jinxia, your aunt missed you, so I ca to see you."
He Jinxia still didn’t say a word.
Seeing her like this, a trace of malice flashed across He Hui’s eyes, and a sense of humiliation rose from within her.
However, once she thought about the reason for their visit, she held back and said to herself:
"Your sister-in-law loves ’Music Strongest Sound,’ she’s been going on and on about wanting to go, but she couldn’t get tickets."
She deliberately paused for a mont, looking up to gauge He Jinxia’s reaction.
He Jinxia still didn’t look at her, her head slightly lowered as she remained silent.
He Hui then continued, "Last week the official promotion announced that you were the special guest for this episode, so I brought her over."
He Jinxia curled the corners of her mouth with a tinge of mockery and said in a asured tone, "You guys ca for more than just watching the competition, didn’t you?"
Her calm voice and cool deanor, lacking any shouting or quarreling, brought with it an overwhelming aura!
This expression and posture was sothing He Jinxia had learned from Sheng Yan.
He Hui had originally planned to confidently demand the tickets from He Jinxia, but seeing her like this suddenly made her feel uneasy.
She glanced around distractedly, continuing onto another topic: "We don’t have tickets, so I thought I’d bring her here, to see if we can get any."
He Jinxia finally spoke, "Tickets, I have so."
He Hui and her daughter-in-law’s eyes lit up.
"But why should I give them to you?"
The atmosphere suddenly turned colder than before.
He Hui’s face turned an iron shade, "He Jinxia, I’m your aunt. As a special guest on the show, getting a few tickets is just a snap of your fingers, what’s wrong with asking you for so?"
He Jinxia was unmoved, "If you had asked a few days in advance, I could have easily gotten so tickets, but the recording is today, and any spare tickets have been given away. If I get tickets for you now, I have to ask favors from others."
He Hui began to rant, "So what if it’s asking, it’s not like you have to pay. Whatever the price of the ticket is, that’s what it is. I’m your aunt, is it wrong for to ask you to ask soone else?"
He Jinxia raised her eyebrows, "Two thousand a ticket, will you buy?"
He Hui was imdiately at a loss for words, her face turning beet red as she cursed, "Two thousand? Impossible! Why don’t you just rob us instead! You even want to scam your aunt’s money, and you call yourself a big star..."
"Bang, bang!" The sharp and grating noise of door slamming suddenly rose, so loud that He Hui’s tirade ca to an abrupt stop.
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