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The trainees stood nervously in the studio.

The vote pool was locked three days ago, and with that, all the voting for the second round of performances was settled.

After this second round of performances, it is planned to eliminate 25 trainees.

This should be the round of performances with the most eliminations in this talent show.

It remains to be seen who will ultimately be one of the thirty-five lucky survivors.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Jiao Wangshu and Ling Tinglan were not too worried, because they were likely to avoid being eliminated this time.

That's just how strange things are.

Even though the second performance was like that, and even though all the fans besides the CP fans had collectively broken down, they were still able to accept it.

However, some of their individual fans became even more enthusiastic, voting like crazy.

Perhaps they all hoped to help their idols debut as a group and break free from the bond of childhood friendship.

I just can't understand them at all.

Furthermore, some CP fans are quite strange. Normal people would be overjoyed if they found out that the CP they ship might actually be real.

But these people seem to have some serious illness. When they find out it's true, they break down and either unfollow or become solo fans of the left or right side.

A complete "Ye Gong's love of sex" (a Chinese idiom meaning to be naive or hypocritical).

The world is truly vast and full of wonders.

But upon closer reflection, it makes sense. Any couple is composed of two independent individuals. Even real couples argue, let alone "real-life couples" whose relationship is intertwined with self-interest.

Perhaps these people had already seen this through.

After all, no one would believe that there could be such special cases as Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu.

They will not betray each other, they will not break free, they will only stay together forever.

Anyway, this whole thing unexpectedly made them both gain some inexplicable fans, and the number of votes in the voting pool increased significantly.

The production team was so frightened that they quickly made up the votes overnight, secretly adding some for others and subtracting some for them, and finally managed to control the number of people who were ranked lower.

Jiang Ruyao's gaze swept over the trainees below the stage. She was about to say goodbye to so many people, and even she felt a little sad this time.

However, she still mustered her spirits and tried to liven up the atmosphere, "Dear trainees! How are you all doing?"

"good--"

Although a positive answer was given, the listless voices from the audience indicated that no one was really that enthusiastic this time.

On the contrary, Zhou Che and Xiang Xiaoyu were like a double act, singing in harmony.

"PD Kang, please stop torturing us."

"Yeah, yeah, the sooner you die, the sooner you're free. I reckon I'm really going home this time, waaaaah..."

Please—

"Producer Kang!"

"Just give us a quick death!"

It was thanks to the two of them that the atmosphere, which Jiang Ruyao had been struggling to liven up, was instead enlivened by these two lively characters.

Seeing the two of them bowing and pleading repeatedly made the other trainees laugh along, and the atmosphere on set was no longer so dull.

Jiang Ruyao was very accommodating. She waved her hand and said, "Hey, don't rush. Let's take a look at the live voting results for the second round of performances."

The numbers on the big screen flashed for a moment, then quickly stabilized along with the names of the various groups.

In fact, this kind of position evaluation voting requires not only comparing with other groups, but also competing with members within the same group.

Groups with more popular trainees will be at a disadvantage because their votes will inevitably be split among other groups.

Take Ji Yan's group as an example. Although Ji Yan is the most popular in the group, his teammates are also quite popular. For example, his teammate Jin Min is a formidable opponent.

It was obvious that Ji Yan's votes were split the most. Even though he still won first place in his group, he only received a little over three hundred votes.

That's why everyone was surprised to find that the popular members of the group who weren't split up by the votes really got a great deal this time.

Even Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu won first place in their group with a high number of votes.

and--

They even won first place in the position evaluation for both the dance and vocal groups.

"I'm really not seeing things, am I?"

"Who's number one? Me?"

Jiao Wangshu pointed to herself, completely stunned. This world is truly insane! What exactly did the audience vote based on?

How could these two completely amateur players have gotten first place in the position evaluation among a group of professionals?

Won't they be torn to shreds by criticism after the show airs?

Ling Tinglan was actually quite pleased. Feeling very worthy, he didn't suffer any internal strife. As expected, King Ling was indeed very talented.

He said that once the modeling is done and the style is set, he also has the potential to become a superstar!

Lev also won first place in the rap category.

After adding their individual bonus votes and calculating the total votes, the final result was not yet available, and the big screen went dark again, temporarily hiding the rankings.

Jiang Ruyao looked at them with a smile, "Now let's announce the list of contestants who have advanced this time, starting with the trainees ranked 31st to 34th."

After saying that, she turned her gaze to Zhou Che, "Since you were making such a fuss just now, then let Zhou Che come up first."

"what?"

Zhou Che was first startled, then overjoyed. He knew that the list of those who advanced was being announced first. If the PD called his name, it meant that he had advanced.

You know, Zhou Che only ranked around forty last time, and he thought he was sure to go home this time.

Zhou Che stood on the podium, happily giving his acceptance speech for advancing, "34th place is fantastic, haha! One more or one less wouldn't make a difference! It's just perfect!"

His smugness drew boos from the others, who eventually joined forces to drive him off the stage.

After that, Jiang Ruyao called out the names of several other people.

Li Shu was ranked 39th last time, and this time he has been steadily rising, ranking 30th this time.