This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 56 Good will prevail over evil!

The staff at the scene stopped what they were doing.

Since the director has said not to worry about it, they definitely won't interfere.

Having frequently appeared on variety shows, they had already realized what was going on.

What a big deal!

Thankfully, this program wasn't live, but pre-recorded, otherwise it would have definitely made headlines!
At the scene, almost all the audience members were indignant, and everyone's eyes were turned towards the direction of the public jury.

"Shady! Shady! Shady!"

The crowd's voices were in unison.

The thirty members of the public jury were also somewhat flustered at this moment.

"What's going on here? Isn't the director going to do anything about this?"

"So what if Lu Ran got a little fewer votes? This is a singing competition, not a contest where whoever makes a scene gets more votes!"

"What's going on with the production team? Has this been a recording accident?"

Mai Li'er looked somewhat flustered.

"Isn't fifty-nine votes normal? There are still fifty-nine votes left, so how is it a conspiracy?"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on the back of Mai Li'er's head.

Because she gave Lu Ran zero votes.

Five votes, not a single one cast.

Mai Li'er didn't take it seriously at all. What did the contestant's career have to do with her?
What good would it do me to give you five votes?
On the contrary, she benefits from not voting for you.

Just then, Hu Nengkai stood up angrily.

He was stunned when he saw Lu Ran's final vote count.

His first reaction was that the program team had changed the tickets.

But Hu Nengkai felt it was unlikely.

On the one hand, Xu Zi has a good reputation in the industry. If she could change the vote, she would have done so earlier and eliminated Lu Ran. Why wait until now?

The higher Lu Ran's popularity, the greater the risk of vote manipulation.

Secondly, Xu Zi chose "My Future Is Not a Dream" as the theme song for "The Future Singer".

It's obvious that the production team has high hopes for Lu Ran.

If the program team didn't change the votes, then the only remaining issue is the problem within the audience jury.

Hu Nengkai angrily asked, "Did any of you give Lu Ran zero votes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the audience members said, "I cast four votes."

Then, a few more people spoke, and everyone had either five or four votes.

However, many more people didn't say a word at all.

Silence is also a form of response.

Hu Nengkai sneered, "You've got no shame!"

At this moment, Mai Li'er said angrily, "What's wrong with the production team? Are they just going to let the audience keep shouting like this? Are we even going to record the show? I have things to do later, and if this continues, I'm not recording anymore."

Mai Li'er completely ignored Hu Nengkai's question.

After she changed the subject, the other audience judges chimed in with a few words of agreement.

In the agent's lounge.

Li Quan stood up abruptly, his fists clenched, his face filled with barely suppressed anger.

Chen Ke quickly stood up and pulled Li Quan back.

"Brother Quan, don't be impulsive. You're Lu Ran's man now, and every move you make will affect Lu Ran's career."

Upon hearing this, Li Quan angrily spat.

"How shameless!"

"Let me ask someone first. What about Director Xu? Let's stay calm."

Chen Ke continued to persuade him, and finally managed to pull Li Quan back to his seat.

If Li Quan were to storm into the studio in a fit of anger right now, then there would truly be no way to reason with him.

On stage, the female host also showed a hint of panic when she saw this scene.

This was the first time she had encountered something like this in all her years of working.

The audience actually started making a scene because of one of the contestants!

Lu Ran isn't a big star; he's just a contestant on a talent show, and this is only his second performance stage.

"Please calm down and return to your seats."

The female host kept talking, but the audience ignored her.

At this moment, Lu Ran was actually quite calm.

He had a feeling that he knew it was true.

Changing the rules is unnecessary if it's just about letting him advance from the bottom.

Eliminating him is the best option.

"This damn entertainment industry, I'll wipe you all out sooner or later."

Lu Ran doesn't care anymore. If you want to eliminate them, then eliminate them.

If an average contestant is eliminated, their career is essentially over.

But he is different.

Who says eliminated contestants have no chance?
Did you know that some contestants, after being eliminated, generated more buzz than the entire show?
Do you know that eliminated contestants get to perform on a big stage, while other contestants on this show have no chance at all?
Just then, Lu Ran heard the system's voice in his ear.

[Host has triggered a hidden mission: Repay evil with kindness, but how will you repay kindness? This is intolerable! Rebut the audience jury on the spot, refute their voting reasons, you shouldn't just leave like this.]

[Mission Reward: Good Will Prevail Over Evil Gift Pack]

Upon hearing the system's notification, Lu Ran realized that his perspective was still too narrow.

With a system in my possession, why would I be afraid of you?
I did nothing wrong, so why should I be eliminated?
"Positive energy is not just a behavior, but also an attitude."

Lu Ran felt that he had a deeper understanding of positive energy.

He looked at the female host who was maintaining order at the scene, and then at a group of audience members who were indignant on his behalf.

If the audience can shout out the words "rigged" (or "conspiracy"), so can he.

Lu Ran picked up the microphone and said slowly, "Please be quiet for a moment."

His voice, transmitted through the microphone, resounded throughout the entire studio.

On the mentor's seat, Jiang Yaofeng's expression changed slightly.

"Xu Zi didn't mute Lu Ran's microphone!"

This means that Xu Zi tacitly approved all of this! At this moment, the audience, who had been ignoring the female host's words, fell silent.

They looked at Lu Ran on the stage.

The studio was completely silent.

Just as Lu Ran was about to speak, he saw Lin Xingchu stand up first.

Lin Xingchu's face still wore standard politeness, but it was clear that she was also very angry.

She turned her gaze to the audience jury and said slowly, "Distinguished members of the audience jury, I would like to ask you a question. What specific flaws did Lu Ran's performance have in terms of pitch, emotion, and technique? Please provide a professional evaluation and give your reasons for giving your votes."

After a pause, Lin Xingchu continued, "I would like to ask the production team to announce the specific voting results of the public jury for Lu Ran."

Backstage, the staff looked at Xu Zi.

Xu Zi calmly said, "Release the voting details."

The staff member asked in surprise, "Director Xu, isn't this inappropriate?"

I'll take the blame.

Xu Zi spoke in a flat tone.

Today's events will definitely spread and cause a huge uproar online. The production team will become the primary target of viewers' insults.

But Xu Zi didn't care.

She doesn't care about the temporary infamy.

The staff stared at Xu Zi in astonishment.

Xu Zi is determined to protect Lu Ran at all costs!

"Damn it, everything is for Director Lu! Burn Lu Ran down!"

The staff sent Lu Ran's voting details directly to the screen.

On the big screen, the voting details of all thirty audience judges were displayed.

Apart from a few individuals who received five or four votes, the majority received one, two, or even zero votes.

The zero marks following those names are glaringly obvious.

The moment the voting details appeared, Mai Li'er's face turned deathly pale.

Is this detailed breakdown still allowed to be published?
Isn't it true that you won't make it public unless you tell someone yourself?
Even when contacting their agency, they said they had access to the show's internal voting details to settle accounts with them.

After seeing the list, Lin Xingchu randomly selected a person from the list, and that person was Mai Li'er.

Her eyes were fixed on Malt: "Malt, please answer the question I just asked you."

Mai Li'er picked up the microphone, her hands trembling slightly.

She trembled for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

She knows absolutely nothing about pitch and technique.

Lu Ran was about to speak up, but Lin Xingchu unexpectedly spoke up for him.

This gave him the feeling of a graduation defense, where his advisor debated with a group of scholars on his behalf.

But that's not enough; he still has a mission to complete.

Lu Ran also picked up the microphone.

"Mr. Mai Li'er, did you not like my song, which is why you gave me zero votes?"

Upon hearing this, Mai Li'er grasped at a straw and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, I just don't like your song. Maybe it is indeed good, but it's not my type, so I only gave it zero votes."

Lu Ran countered, "So, you're saying you're not voting from a professional perspective, but rather based on subjective preference?"

Mai Li'er nodded immediately, but then she realized something was wrong.

She fell into Lu Ran's trap.

The audience was in an uproar.

"You're a member of the public jury, not an ordinary viewer. You're voting based on personal preference? Are you kidding me?"

Just as Mai Li'er was about to speak, Lu Ran said, "Please have the production team mute Mai Li'er's microphone so as not to affect other people's answers."

Lu Ran remained calm and composed, looking at the next judge who had cast zero votes.

"Teacher Zhu, what is your reason for giving me zero votes?"

Mr. Zhu, who was a bit older, had already prepared his speech and slowly said, "I think your song is a bit too emotionally expressive and seems very deliberate. For example, your metaphor of a little bird not being able to fly high as a metaphor for the struggles of ordinary people is very deliberate."

Lu Ran didn't answer, but instead looked at the audience and asked, "Was it deliberate?"

The audience shouted in unison, "It's not deliberate!"

If it weren't for what happened today, some viewers who haven't experienced similar events wouldn't be able to understand the emotional expression involved.

Now that this has happened, everyone can understand.

Lu Ran is like that little bird, no matter how hard it tries, it can't fly high.

"Mute Teacher Zhu!"

After Lu Ran finished speaking, he looked at the next judge who had cast zero votes.

This is a female judge, the female internet celebrity who owns a coffee shop.

The female internet celebrity said calmly, "My reason is very simple: your stage presence is lacking. Your stage performance is mediocre and not exciting at all. It's like a simple latte, tasteless but not worth throwing away."

Lu Ran nodded: "So you voted based on personal preference too?"

The female internet celebrity immediately said, "No."

Lu Ran stared at the female internet celebrity: "If not, then since when has the ability to create hype become a standard for judging whether a performance is good or bad?"

The female internet celebrity was speechless for a moment.

Lu Ran immediately said, "Mute, next!"

In an instant, the faces of the entire audience lit up with joy.

Lu Ran is about to engage in a verbal battle with the scholars!

Lin Xingchu's tense nerves gradually relaxed; she had almost swore just now.

At this moment, Lu Ran remained calm and his rebuttal was reasonable and well-founded.

In the public jury, the judges were like criminals about to be executed.

They were terrified of being singled out by Lu Ran.

If it really came down to a debate, they had no chance of winning.

Just after Lu Ran refuted the last audience member who cast zero votes, a system notification sounded in his ear.

"Host has completed the hidden mission and received the 'Good Will Prevail Over Evil' gift pack."

"Open?"