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As is customary, the final stage began with the return of dozens of previously eliminated trainees to the stage for a high-energy warm-up performance.

This is a staple of talent shows in recent years, and it also allows these young people who didn't make it to the finals to make their presence felt on the last stage.

After the warm-up acts, it's time for the two main acts of the evening—

The first group is the "It's OK" group, with the rising star Lin Yanjun as the center, exuding youthful energy and stage presence.

The second group is the "Mack Daddy" group, which features the popular Chicken Bro as the center and is extremely wild and visually striking.

In the head-to-head competition between the two main dishes, the final result was practically a foregone conclusion.

With the massive numbers flashing on the big screen and the cheers of the fans, Chicken Bro's brilliance on stage was simply unmatched.

His final vote count was overwhelmingly dominant, decisively defeating all his opponents.

After two rounds of intense stage performances, the trainees who successfully made it into the top 20 changed their outfits and took to the stage again to sing the final special stage song for the final competition – "Forever".

This song, which was used as a farewell gift to all the fans, is filled with lyrics expressing the fondness for the stage where they had spent several months together, as well as deep reluctance and gratitude to the fans in the audience.

In an instant, many of the young men on stage and the fans below had tears welling up in their eyes and shed hot tears.

After three hours of intense and tense competition.

Finally, the final list of the "top nine" who will debut, symbolizing the ascension of a new king in the Chinese entertainment industry, has been determined.

And the new limited-time boy group NINE PERCENT, composed of these nine rising stars, is destined to sweep the Chinese entertainment industry in the future!

On this very day, due to the unprecedented popularity of the group's formation night, a large number of enthusiastic fans created and released an original, cheesy support song for the nine members on Tieba and Weibo. This song was later jokingly and melodramatically mocked by countless netizens and gossip enthusiasts as "the King of Hell's roll call," and became known as "My Youth."

"Chicken Bro's handsome appearance is a faith of ikun (fans of the fandom)."

"Chen Lilong's infectious smile is the hope of the agricultural sugar industry."

"The shining star illuminates Fan Jinjin's path forward."

"Huang Meng's love for Nana will never be faked."

"Lin Yanjun, the campus bully, dotes on Ju Mei..."

The lyrics, recited in a long string, accompanied by rhythmic electronic rap, became an inescapable and addictive shadow in the ears of countless netizens over the years.

However, just as the final lineup for the group was announced, the atmosphere in the recording studio reached its peak.

The time had quietly arrived at 3:30 PM.

However, Mr. Li Feng, the chairman of Haofeng Group, who had promised to personally present awards to the final group members at the last minute, still failed to appear backstage at the venue.

For a moment, the entire backstage directing team was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

"Director! The top nine contestants have been standing on stage for almost ten minutes!"

"Without Mr. Li here, none of us dare to go on stage to present the award at this time!" the assistant director shouted anxiously into the earpiece, his voice almost cracking.

Faced with this dilemma, the production team had no choice but to issue a last-minute, decisive order to the host and the nine people on stage:

"Drag it out! Keep dragging it out! Let each of the nine kids on stage give a heartfelt confession to their fans, the more the better, just keep the time running out!"

In the backstage control room, the director looked nervously at Lao Han, who remained calm, and pleaded in a low voice:

"Director Han...you see, President Li hasn't made a move yet."

"How about you send a WeChat message to remind Mr. Li?"

Upon hearing the words "urge them on," Old Han, who was usually amiable in the department, suddenly frowned, his increasingly round face contorted with rage, and he turned around to rebuke them:

"Hurry up? Have you lost your mind?!"

"Mr. Li is usually very busy. Does he have a habit of arriving early?"

"What's wrong with being a little late?! What are your production team doing? You can't even control this simple situation of cutting in line?!"

"What's the panic! Everyone, stay calm!"

Although Lao Han verbally berated the production team like dogs, he was actually quite panicked inside.

He quietly took out his phone and carefully sent a WeChat message to Secretary Zhang in the CEO's office:

[Assistant Zhang, regarding Mr. Li's schedule... was there any delay on the road? We can adjust the recording schedule at any time.]

Old Han was absolutely right.

At this moment, on a highway not far from Xuzhou, a Rolls-Royce Phantom with a Jiang C license plate was speeding along the road.

When the car entered Xuzhou, it was already 3:35 PM.

Li Feng was leaning back in the leather seat, rubbing his aching lower back with some fatigue.

Speaking of which, last night, Tang Shi and her two older sisters, who had just returned from Milan, Italy to return home after their leave, served her diligently on the bed at the Zijinshan Manor for the entire night.

He managed to come up with quite a few trendy new ideas, which led him to indulge in excessive sexual activity.

Even so, Li Feng, whose physical abilities are beyond those of ordinary people, still got up and set off early this morning before 11 a.m.

The reason he was late was that he took a detour to Suqian, which is known as the hometown of the Hegemon-King.

There, he and Dong Ge held a closed-door meeting to discuss further strategic collaboration between the short video platform "Yinfu" and Jingxi Mall.

The two men, both from rural backgrounds, hit it off at the dinner table and found they got along very well.

The meeting, which was originally scheduled to last only half an hour, dragged on until 1:30 p.m. due to the two's enthusiastic conversation.

During the dinner, the two not only finalized targeted support and exclusive discounts for bulk commodities on the Yin Fu Mall, but also discussed their future plans for same-city delivery and food delivery.

That's why Li Feng, despite his aching back, insisted on riding in this Rolls-Royce today, instead of traveling by private jet as usual.

After all, Suqian does not yet have a civilian airport.

The Gulfstream G650 registered under Li Feng's name, the same model as Bill Gates's, is currently parked quietly at Guanyin Airport in Xuzhou.

Before leaving, Li Feng, sitting in the car, looked at Dong Ge, who had personally driven him to the highway entrance, and couldn't help but half-jokingly complain:

"Dongzi, Suqian is your base of operations, after all. If you want to get rich, build roads first."

"You should talk to the city about it when you get back; they need to build a decent airport."

"Otherwise, the time I spend traveling to meet you every time would be enough to exhaust me."

Hearing Li Feng's casual joke, Dong Ge patted his chest and chimed in with a hearty laugh:

"Mr. Li is right. I was thinking too narrowly before."

"Don't worry, I'll go to the city leaders first thing tomorrow morning to suggest that we make every effort to advance the construction plan for Suqian Civil Airport."

"If necessary, our Jingxi Group can also raise some of the construction funds ourselves!"

......

inside the car.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Zhang Yuxi turned her gaze away from her phone and reported to Li Feng in the back seat:

"Mr. Li, Director Han is already urging us on."

"According to him, the nine children on stage have already thanked their fans three times in turn, and they're almost out of stories and anecdotes to tell."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng appeared somewhat nonchalant:

"Why the rush! Tell him he'll be here soon."

"Okay, Mr. Li." Zhang Yuxi quickly typed a text message on her phone:

The car has exited the highway; Mr. Li will arrive within twenty minutes.

Upon receiving Zhang Yuxi's brief message, Lao Han, sitting in the control room, felt a great sense of relief, slumping into his chair with a sigh of relief.

As long as the main character arrives, even if he's only a few tens of minutes late, or even several hours late, he has plenty of ways to salvage the situation.

"Attention all groups! All emotionally charged flashback videos and fan interaction segments must conclude within fifteen minutes!"

"Notify all contestants and mentors to get their spirits up to the max!"

"Mr. Li, enter within twenty minutes!!"