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Ye Zhile is right, Li Shu is indeed "lucky in his foolishness", but luck alone is far from enough.

If Li Shu hadn't diligently spent time in the practice room and hadn't kept himself clean and avoided getting involved in the messy infighting among his bad teammates, he wouldn't have been able to seize the opportunity even if it were right in front of him.

Sincere, kind, and hardworking people will receive gifts from fate.

Li Shu, sobbing, felt temporarily relieved.

Jiang Ruyao, holding the microphone, suddenly spoke up: "Now we're announcing the contestant with the most votes in each group."

"The first song is 'Extreme Wave'."

When the people in both groups A and B suddenly heard the name of the song they were performing, they instinctively felt a jolt in their hearts.

Fortunately, the production team didn't mean to torture them and gave the final result in a very easy manner.

Group A won the competition, and Zuo Lang, who rewrote the dance for the entire song, stood out. It was no surprise that he won first place in the group.

Group B's performance was slightly inferior, but Liang Yuning's performance was still commendable.

The second group is Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu's "Neon Confession".

Surprisingly, the winner of their group was neither of the two of them, nor the highly popular Su Xingran, but You Youyou, who had been completely oblivious to the situation.

Upon hearing this result, even You Youyou's eyes flickered involuntarily, clearly indicating that he was also quite shocked.

Those in the audience who voted at the time said that they were simply being "mind-controlled" by You Youyou through brainwaves.

Just kidding, actually everyone just wants to test whether "God You" is really as magical as the legends say: if you vote for You Youyou, "God You" will send you blessings through the screen.

Youyouyou's fans posted and reposted online, just like the idol herself, creating something abstract, but unexpectedly it actually came in handy.

However, their group was already ranked quite high, so the extra 10,000 votes had no impact on them at all.

However, these 10,000 votes are the deciding factor for Group B's survival.

At this moment, apart from Li Shu, who already knew he was safe, everyone in Team B of "Neon Confession" was on tenterhooks.

Especially after the two major scandals of "snatching center position" and "causing a scene at a performance", their public image has plummeted. In South Korea, they are too ashamed to be mentioned in discussions.

Anyone with a brain knows that the first place in this group is none other than Li Shu.

But sometimes, some people are shameless and lack self-awareness; these four people were actually thinking about their own names.

Therefore, when the name "Li Shu" came out of Jiang Ruyao's mouth, all four of them were completely taken aback.

The most impulsive Song Shijun almost dared to question Jiang Ruyao, but fortunately he caught a glimpse of the gloating expression on Quan Shangxun's face and swallowed his words.

This incident startled the cameraman, who quickly moved the lens away, otherwise it would be difficult to edit in post-production.

Several more names were mentioned next. Some of them, Jiao Wangshu and Ling Tinglan, were familiar, while others were completely unfamiliar.

It's worth mentioning that after the second round of additional votes, the names and vote counts on the big screen started jumping rapidly again.

They finally understood why PD Kang pronounced the names so readily; it turned out that all the suspense was saved for this moment.

"This big screen is so bright it hurts my eyes."

Zhou Qiyan was the top performer in Group B of "Youth Echo". He came from a small company, had little screen time, was of average appearance, and did not have any particularly attractive personality traits, so his ranking had been hovering at the bottom.

He had thought he would miss the chance to compete in the second round, but unexpectedly, "a red flower needs green leaves to complement it." Although his group lost the competition, his high-pitched backing vocals in the background made him stand out.

The top vote in the group was 10,000 plus votes, plus the changes in the rankings of others.

Zhou Qiyan secretly did some mental calculations: 200,000, 263,000... So... he doesn't seem to need to leave, right?

Before Zhou Qiyan could even finish the calculation, the numbers on the big screen were still jumping around.

Jiang Ruyao began announcing directly from the fifty-ninth place: "Fifty-ninth place—"

Wu Yuze.

The boys in uniforms pushed their way out of the crowd and walked toward their seats amidst applause and congratulations.

Ling Tinglan remembered him, the person who inexplicably seemed somewhat hostile towards her. In her memory, this guy was quite talented and his ranking after the theme song performance wasn't low either.

What's more, his group won the group stage this time, and it seemed like there was no risk of elimination at all. How come he almost missed out this time?

Ling Tinglan couldn't understand it, just as others couldn't understand why Wu Yuze and his company were so determined to follow the "dark horse comeback" script.

Even though he suffered an epic "Waterloo" as soon as he entered the show, encountering Jin and Ling Tinglan, two unpredictable and unreliable individuals, the "dark horse" guy's script completely went astray.

After finally being reassigned to different classes, Wu Yuze certainly couldn't let this opportunity slip by. He stubbornly pulled out the script again, determined to act it out once more. During his acceptance speech, he specifically emphasized how much he cherished this hard-won and difficult experience—

They try their best to act out their own script, but their plans always fall through.

In a sense, he is also a very persevering person.

The rankings continue to be released, from 49th to 58th, from 48th to 39th...

Li Shu listened nervously. Although he already knew he hadn't been eliminated, he still didn't know his exact ranking after the votes were added. He just kept waiting and waiting, and even Ye Zhile went up, but he still hadn't heard his name called.

until--

"Thirtieth place, Li Shu."

Li Shu thought he had called the wrong name, and only after Jiang Ruyao called him again did he belatedly realize his mistake and come out.

Is the power of extra votes really that great? He jumped nine places in a row!

Li Shu stood on the stage, his hands trembling with excitement. While his fellow contestants were forming cliques and being ostracized, he was the only one whose ranking was rising steadily.

"I am truly grateful to all the national producers for voting for me. I really didn't expect to have such a high ranking."

As Li Shu spoke, her eyes welled up with tears again. "I especially want to thank my roommates. Without Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu practicing with me every day, helping me refine my movements, and attending Teacher Su Xingran's 'master class,' I wouldn't have made such great progress today and won first place in the group..."

The camera followed Li Shu's words and focused on the trainees' seats. Su Xingran looked proud, Ling Tinglan squinted her eyes to show her satisfaction, and Jiao Wangshu looked at him with satisfaction.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Li Shu was a member of Group A; the title "Sixth Man" is truly fitting.

After several more sets of rankings were announced, it was time to announce the top-ranked teams.

The contestant who secured the debut spot, ranking twelfth, is Haruyama Minato from Japan. This marks the first time he has fallen out of the debut positions.

He was also unlucky; he lost the group stage match and didn't get any extra votes.

Lev also secured eighth place in the debut lineup. It's worth mentioning that, apart from Ji Yan, all four members of Tianhua Media also made it into the debut lineup, and their rankings were quite high.

The top five remained stable, and even with the addition of votes, there was no ripple. It was still the inseparable "Yan Xing Lan Yue" quartet, plus Bian Hewen, who served as a comma in the middle.