My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

The outside noise had very limited impact on Lin Fan. He was now only focused on one thing: the first ranking was about to be released!

I'm about to be eliminated! I'll be free soon! Is there anything more exciting than this?

No! Absolutely not! There must be none!

Lin Fan got up early in the morning and packed his luggage again, checking to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything.

Chen Xianwu, his roommate, couldn't help but twitch at the sight and asked, "Fan-ge, how can you be so sure you'll be eliminated? What if you don't? Wouldn't all your hard work have been for nothing?"

How do you determine that? Of course, it's determined from the system's popularity score!

Lin Fan kept a close eye on the popularity score in the system, as it showed him whether he would be eliminated.

After all, Lin Fan participated in such a popular talent show and released an original song that was favored by music platforms, but the system's popularity value did not even break 100,000!

What does this mean? It means that Lin Fan has fewer than 100,000 active fans!

In other words, no more than 100,000 people will vote for him. In addition, he is not good enough, does not have a management company to help him, and has not done a good job in promoting himself. In conclusion, if Lin Fan is not eliminated, who will be?

Lin Fan assumed Chen Xianwu was just trying to comfort him: "It's okay, you don't need to comfort me. For me, being eliminated isn't a bad thing; on the contrary, it's something I've always dreamed of. As for you guys, remember to perform well after you stay. I'll help you with voting when I'm out!"

Chen Xianwu looked at Lin Fan's confident appearance with some helplessness, wondering whether he should tell Brother Fan that during his live stream yesterday, fans revealed that Brother Fan's ranking was actually quite high.

Well, Fan really wants to be eliminated, so let's not tell him the bad news yet and let him be happy for a while longer.

False happiness is still happiness.

Chen Xianwu felt that his "caring boy" persona was firmly established.

At 9 a.m., all the trainees had arrived in Studio One.

The four mentors, Luo Yu, Zhang Xinlan, Ding Erxun, and Ke Xirui, reunited and appeared before everyone.

Luo Yu was still in charge of the pace: "From April 30th to May 14th, 'Morning Star' has been airing for half a month. The two-week nationwide online voting, plus the guardian star voting at the first performance, and the reward votes determined the final ranking of all the trainees. This is also the result of your first market test after the show aired."

Zhang Xinlan continued, "As you can see, there are only 60 spots left, which means we need to eliminate 40 trainees today."

"As for who will be eliminated and who will be able to stay and continue to participate in the competition, I'm sure you all know the answer in your hearts." Ding Erxun was still as impolite as ever.

Still not getting a chance to speak, Ke Xirui could only read from the script: "Now I'd like to share with you the results of the first stage of Morning Star Season 6. As of midnight on May 14th, Morning Star Season 6 has surpassed 5 billion views!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

This is an excellent result!

After all, talent shows have been running for so many years. Apart from the first season of "Morning Star" becoming a phenomenon, the performance of the subsequent seasons has been declining, with none surpassing the first season.

The current sixth season achieved such success because it was changed from a pre-recorded format to a live broadcast.

This is even better news for the trainees; who wouldn't want their performance to be seen by more people? The higher the show's viewership, the more people will see them!

But that's not all.

"A total of 231 trending topics on Weibo!"

"The students' total follower count on Weibo has increased by 1689 million!"

"Congratulations! This is the best reward for your hard work these past few days!"

The trainees responded with huge cheers to the data released by their mentors.

"Next, the first ranking announcement for Morning Star Season 6 will begin! After this ranking announcement, we will only retain classes A, B, and C; there will be no more class F!"

Everyone tensed up immediately. Although some students had roughly found out their rankings through various channels, these students were not the majority. Many more students did not know their voting results, making it difficult to determine who would stay and who would go.

Moreover, apart from Lin Fan, none of the trainees were willing to leave.

Regardless of whether they can debut as a group in the end, at least staying on this show for one more episode will be more helpful for their future development and will give them more opportunities in the future.

"Among them, those ranked 34th to 60th are in Class C, those ranked 10th to 33rd are in Class B, and those ranked 1st to 9th are in Class A. Your current class is the result of the theme song assessment, and the next class will be the result of the producer's vote."

"First, we'll announce Class C for Stage 2..."

The trainees wailed, "That means Class C is finished without me!"

"I'm still hoping to make it to the second stage!"

"Mentor! My requirements aren't high, just get me ranked 60th!"

"Why do I feel like I have absolutely no hope?"

……

"I am now announcing the fifty-ninth place..."

When the names of those ranked 50th to 59th were called, there was a burst of jubilation! This was because the trainees at this stage were the closest to elimination. The difference in votes between them was very small, sometimes only a few votes. Some would stay on the stage, while others would be eliminated.

Those ranked 40th to 49th aren't much better off than the previous stage; they're still on the verge of elimination. They could easily be overtaken by the trainees behind them if they're not careful, because everyone's vote counts are really not that different. Not to mention, just one performance's bonus votes can leave those in this stage far behind and push them into the middle tier.

The contestants ranked 30-39 and 20-29 are here. The trainees in this range already have a certain debut potential. They either have good professional skills, outstanding appearance, likable personality, or a fan base. In short, they all have certain obvious advantages or characteristics. Most people who have watched the show can recognize the people here.

Lin Fan's former teammate, A Zhe, is ranked 33rd.

Chen Xianwu came in 28th place.

Upon hearing the ranking, Chen Xianwu burst into tears! He jumped up excitedly, turned around and hugged Lin Fan, trembling. Lin Fan was also quite moved. This kid had really worked too hard. Although his ranking of 28th was not very high, his efforts had been seen by the audience and fans. This ranking was the greatest affirmation for him.

Chen Xianwu turned around and hugged Li Xiaodong again, and finally walked onto the stage with their encouragement.

"There are many people I want to thank, but right now the one I want to say most is to Brother Fan, thank you! Without you, I wouldn't have achieved my current ranking!"

Chen Xianwu bowed deeply in the direction of Lin Fan. He knew very well that if Lin Fan hadn't stayed with him until 4:30 in the morning during the theme song rehearsal, he might not have been able to sing the theme song, let alone be seen by everyone. So he sincerely wanted to thank Lin Fan.