Inferior females become internet sensations across the entire galaxy

Chapter 86 A narrow victory
After the pleasant song ended, the judges began a new round of torture.

Among a bunch of songs that are all equally good, try hard to hear the slightest difference.

Jiang Qin had to admit that she admired him a lot; she felt that she couldn't do it herself.

She had initially approached the conversation with the attitude that "knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory," but as she listened, she began to drift off.

His mind was completely occupied with his own system.

Because she just received another notification:
[Congratulations, host, you have reached 100 million reputation points. System upgrade is now in progress.]

[Unknown error, system upgrade failed. A generous gift package will be provided as compensation to the host.]

I've got 100 million reputation points! That's enough to buy tons of works, custom clothes, and jewelry.

Jiang Qin guessed it was probably because of this live stream.

Any federal citizen with a shred of patriotism would support her, right?

That's why there's suddenly so much more reputation value.

Big platforms are really good at promoting things. Although she had been on the trending topics a few times before, many people still didn't pay much attention to this kind of information.

Attending a program in the Empire is different; it's a must-see for Federation citizens.

Just like the Olympics, it doesn't need any promotion; countless people will set their alarms to watch it.

***
late at night.

Those who stayed up most of the night finally saw the final scores released.

One hundred songs are being submitted!

The judges had already taken two doses of energy-boosting drugs; if it weren't for the requirement to sign a purchase agreement, some audience members probably would have wanted to leave early.

Everyone endured and endured, and finally, it was over.

There were some excellent songs during that period, but most of them were just average.

The final twenty composers were all from the myriad races, but the singers were not eliminated and remained in the top 100.

They'll keep it until the composers choose their partners.

The two hosts walked onto the stage with smiles on their faces.

"Although we would like to maintain a bit of mystery, the program's results have always been fair, just, and transparent."

So I believe everyone already knows who the top three composers are in this episode.

"That's right, now please welcome our third composer!"
"Mr. Jones, the composer from the Empire!!"

Jones, dressed in a tuxedo, walked onto the stage with a slight smile. Standing next to him was the singer he was collaborating with.

"Next, please welcome our second contestant, Mr. Karl, and his partner, Ms. Tsukihime!"

Tsukihime is a famous empress of the empire who has been famous for seven or eight years. She is 43 years old this year and is a female orc with mermaid genes.

That is, the singer who collaborated with Miss Finland during her debut performance.

This time, Karl chose a song that suited her perfectly, and her stage presence was superb. The only difference between her and Jiang Qin was the number of votes.

What disadvantaged him? He was disadvantaged because he appeared too late, and some casual viewers had already cast their votes for Jiang Qin, who appeared earlier.

So he lost far too many votes. Although he scored two points higher than Jiang Qin, this couldn't make up for the difference of tens of millions of votes.

Ultimately, she lost to Jiang Qin by a narrow margin.

When the winner was announced, the backstage staff thoughtfully changed the music.

The host's tone rose several octaves, "Finally, please welcome our first-place winner of the first elimination round, Ms. Jiang Qin, and her partner, Mr. Sack!!!"

The two entered the stage one after the other, both wearing white shirts, and they did indeed look somewhat compatible.

However, considering Sack's age and race, fans were adamant about not agreeing to the marriage.

Even as he stepped onto the stage, Sak was still in a daze.

Oh my god! Number one...it's...number one!!!
The Federation members and sea creatures who watched the live stream all night shared his sense of unreality. "First place already?"

Those around them were equally incredulous, "Our sea creatures are actually being served at the table this year?"

"Wow, Sack is so good! Does that mean we can get a good ranking this year?"

You should know that the Empire offers very generous rewards to attract people to participate in the program.

For example, the right to purchase certain monopolized materials.

Is it possible that the composer actually deserves more credit?
It's obvious that this female composer's music is very suitable for saxophone; what if next time they're matched with a less suitable composer...?

However, at least this result is better than in previous years, and it can't be much worse than it was in the past.

The netizens in the Federation felt the same way.

In the past, the top three were basically divided between the Empire and the Elf race, and it would be good if the Federation could rank seventh or eighth.

Although everyone initially hoped for first place, most felt it was more likely to be second!

Unexpectedly, Jiang Qin proved herself so capable and actually won first place!

On stage, host Judith asked Jiang Qin, "Ms. Jiang, what are your thoughts on winning first place?"

Jiang Qin is very skilled at this kind of work.

First, I'd like to thank the Federation, then Tianwen Entertainment, and finally the production team. I'd also like to commend my hardworking partner.

He also expressed that he would work hard and not let his fans down.

Very standard rhetoric.

It was as stiff as the host's smile.

Lan Yuyan, who had stayed up all night, couldn't help but laugh. It was as if she had been taken hostage.

You'd think she had prepared a draft of her acknowledgments in advance.

The top three were each interviewed by the host for two or three minutes.

Aside from Jiang Qin and Sak, whose smiles were genuine, the smiles of the other two pairs of partners looked very forced.

As Karl walked past her offstage, he sneered, "It was just the first match. Nobody went all out. Don't get too cocky."

Jones didn't say anything as he passed by, but his smile was somewhat meaningful.

Sack's initial excitement cooled down.

Yes, it's just the first elimination round.

He might not have such good luck in the second round. If he offends several senior composers of the Empire because of winning a first place, his singing career might really be over.

So Sack composed himself and quietly left the backstage area.

He didn't even say goodbye to Jiang Qin, probably because he was afraid that others would think they were close and he would be targeted as a result.

Jiang Qin didn't say anything.

In this program, each singer only has one chance to perform a song composed by a composer.

If he wants to sing this song again or upload his own version, he will need to negotiate copyright fees with the composer.

So she didn't care, since they probably wouldn't be working together again.

***
Return to your seats in the guest area.

The host began drawing topics.

The second elimination round is 80 to 50.

This time, not only will the singers paired with the contestants be re-selected, but the themes of the compositions will also be restricted.

So at this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the big screen on the stage.

(End of this chapter)