My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

The SuperBo match was a complete disaster, but Lin Fan slept very well! Not only did Lin Fan sleep very well, he also packed his luggage again! He was just waiting to be eliminated the next day, and then carry his suitcase home!

Of course, before going home, he needed to finish the song he promised to write for Xia Yan. Xia Yan had helped him so much, and Lin Fanke had always remembered it! He really wanted to thank Xia Yan properly, and it wasn't just for the "satisfactory number" that Xia Yan mentioned!

That damn system increased the popularity value for a single lottery draw from 1 to 10! It made me so popular on social media that I couldn't even gather enough popularity points to draw one prize... Wait, why did the popularity value increase again?

[Current popularity: 235632, Task progress: 394954/1000000]

This number is a bit long, it seems to be six digits. Let me count it: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands... I... Ahhhhhh! When did the popularity value soar to over 20? How come I had no idea?

Lin Fan rubbed his eyes, looking at the popularity data displayed in the system, seemingly a little incredulous. And just a few minutes later, the number jumped again.

[Current popularity: 240678, Task progress: 400000/1000000]

You read that right! There really are that many! Doesn't this mean I'm not far from reaching 100 million popularity points?

However, "Morning Star" is almost over, and I reckon reaching 100 million is still a bit difficult! So I'd better be honest; this system is always so unreliable!

If Lin Fan had a mobile phone at this moment, he could log onto SuperBlog and find out why his popularity had suddenly skyrocketed!

[Tianlai Music: Congratulations to Tianlai Music's featured musician Lin Fan (@晨星-林泛) for his song "Keep Walking in the Rain" surpassing one million downloads in just three days!]

[Kuaishou: Congratulations to independent musician Lin Fan (@晨星-林泛)! Your song "Keep Walking in the Rain" has been used over 1 million times on Kuaishou in just 3 days!]

These two super posts immediately sent netizens into a frenzy!

[Idiot: It's only been three days and it's already broken a million? We haven't seen this kind of data in years!]

[White Rabbit Creamy Candy: The scariest thing is that the ratio of listens to downloads for this song is astonishingly high! Almost 1:1! Look at the other songs on the monthly chart, where else can you find such a ratio!]

[Please stop eating: I downloaded this song too, it's really good! But I didn't expect so many people to like it as much as I do!]

……

The excitement belongs to the netizens, but Lin Fan only has the system. Right now, Lin Fan is struggling with whether or not to participate in the lottery. After all, he is used to being able to participate in a lottery once with 1,000 popularity points. He is a big spender who often does ten or thirty consecutive draws. Now, suddenly, he has to do 100,000 popularity points to participate in a lottery once. This is a big step.

It's easy to get into trouble.

Lin Fan was worried that taking this step would backfire!

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To smoke or not to smoke, that is the question. But for Lin Fan, not smoking is even more urgent.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired a mandatory skill: Scent Identification of Women—When you are with a member of the opposite sex, you can identify their scent within three seconds, including but not limited to body odor, perfume, fragrance, and, well, body odor.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the mandatory skill: 100,000 Cold Jokes—As a superstar prospect, knowing how to keep conversations from going cold is an advanced skill. 100,000 Cold Jokes is worth having!]

[Current popularity: 40678, Task progress: 400000/1000000]

……

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Seeing the two skills drawn, Lin Fan could only say two words: "Well done!"

This system is truly unreliable; the skills it pulls out are always beyond your wildest imagination. What the hell does this damn "scent-based woman identification" mean? Does it make me a perfumer? But could you please help me block out that body odor? Do I even have any women around me right now? Only a bunch of rough men, okay?

No, they were a group of rough, inexperienced men.

A group of rough-looking men who take care of their skin every day, apply face masks, and use essential oils!

Who am I supposed to smell? Me, smell myself? Do you think I'm some kind of god?!

100,000 lame jokes, system, do you want me to tell lame jokes until I die?

Haha, this joke isn't lame at all, okay?

Who do I need to tell lame jokes to? Don't you think my existence in this other world is a joke? The lottery draws I get are all weirdos, and none of the people I meet are reliable. Even my fans are so useless. They haven't sent me off Flower Island yet after all this time. I'm so tired of living, you know?

Lin Fan looked utterly dejected. It seemed he was really unlucky this time; all 200,000 popularity points he had painstakingly accumulated were gone just like that! Lin Fan was so angry he gritted his teeth: "System, why did you upgrade? Why did you change the lottery amount for my popularity points? Wouldn't 1,000 points per draw be better? Or 10,000 points per draw? This 200,000 points, if converted to 1,000 points, would be 200 draws; if converted to 10,000 points, it would be 20 draws. Even if I'm incredibly unlucky, I can't possibly only get that crappy skill of telling lame jokes, right?"

This world is full of malice!

System, can you send me home?

I'll give you travel expenses!

……

The second ranking announcement still featured all four mentors, but perhaps because of what happened yesterday, coupled with the prospect of elimination, the trainees were not in good spirits.

Luo Yu tried to lighten the mood: "Everyone seems a bit down. I heard a lot of people packed their bags yesterday. Yes, I'm talking about you, Lin Fan!"

Lin Fan, who was inexplicably brought up, looked completely bewildered: "Isn't it normal for me to pack my luggage?"

The trainees booed loudly.

"Here we go again! How can Fan-ge be so sure he'll be eliminated?"

"He's not just sure he'll be eliminated, he dreams about being eliminated!"

"Unfortunately, I always find that dreams are the opposite of reality!"

……

Everyone quickly adjusted, after all, this wasn't the first time they had faced elimination. In addition, everyone already knew their rankings from the initial announcement, and the program team had been gradually revealing information about the "royal family" members. So everyone was somewhat prepared for whether they would be eliminated or successfully stay.

Of course, by this point, trainees who still lack self-awareness have little chance of surviving.

"Alright, let's begin the announcement of the rankings from 60 to 30 after the second performance. Let's start now."

The four mentors announced the total number of views, the number of trending topics on Weibo, the number of new followers gained by the contestants on Weibo, and other data. This time, the data was much higher than the data from the first ranking announcement.

Although only half a month has passed since the first performance, the impact of the show's growing popularity has far exceeded expectations.

For example, the trainees' previously scattered fan groups have started to unite and vote together. For example, companies that didn't participate may have started rigging votes. For example, the show's pre-selected favorites have also begun to emerge.

That's how tough royalty is!