After gender swapping, my best friend and I hardcore BL (Boys' Love) became top influencers.

The rankings are published very quickly.

Because only the trainees who ranked first in their group and first in their position evaluation could receive bonus votes, the results after the bonus votes were added would only have a significant impact on the trainees who received the bonus votes.

However, it will not significantly affect the ranking order of the vast majority of trainees.

The clever trainees had already started calculating in their minds when the vote count before the additional votes were announced.

As Jiang Ruyao read out the names one by one, the rankings were almost entirely predictable.

This time, the rankings of trainees such as Ye Zhile, You Youyou, Lu Xiao, Xiang Xiaoyu, and Xu Nian have all improved, and many overseas contestants have also risen significantly in the rankings.

It has to be said that the high-energy and explosive stages of shows like "The King" and "Leo Star" are really suitable for live performances.

A good stage allows more people to see the unique charm of idols, and the resulting long-tail effect continues to exert its influence.

However, in contrast, many trainees' rankings have also dropped.

Zhong Jun and Sun Yixiao's outstanding performances in the second public performance made Bai Shuyang, the center of their group, appear mediocre, causing his ranking to drop slightly this time.

Thanks to the production team's all-night efforts, Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu's rankings have been steadily declining, with one now ranking eighth and the other ninth.

The two of them were called up to the stage along with two other people.

While others were giving tearful speeches, Ling Tinglan and Jiao Wangshu were already whispering to each other again.

Ling Tinglan stared unblinkingly at her own name and Jiao Wangshu's name displayed side by side on the big screen.

As he looked at it, he suddenly burst out laughing.

Ling Tinglan excitedly nudged Jiao Wangshu with her hand, then pulled him aside and began to chirp softly, "Hey, look! My ranking is finally ahead of yours!"

Seeing his excitement, Jiao Wangshu was completely baffled. Both of their votes and rankings were just randomly filled in by the production team with their eyes closed. She really didn't know what he was so happy about.

But he was too lazy to criticize him anymore.

"Is this important?"

"Of course it's important!"

Ling Tinglan declared confidently, "The top fighter is destined to be ranked before zero!"

"We must strictly adhere to our left and right positions, refuse to defy or destroy our family's property, and protect our assets—starting with myself!"

He really begged!

Jiao Wangshu screamed inwardly and slapped Ling Tinglan's mouth shut like a pig.

All Ling Tinglan does all day long is spout nonsense; her mouth is faster than her brain! She's learned so many miscellaneous things, you know that?!

Doesn't he even look where they are?

It's fortunate that they were whispering in each other's ears; which idol would dare to say out loud that they are the most popular idol?

Jiao Wangshu was indignant; he was going to secretly delete those BL novels from his phone tonight!

Originally, he was worried that Ling Tinglan wouldn't be able to adapt to the pace of selling bromance, so he found him a few novels as "tutoring materials." Now it seems that this person can't continue learning like this. If he keeps learning, he could start his own school of thought!

Next, Jiang Ruyao announced the remaining rankings.

This time, many overseas players appeared in the top positions, and their rankings collectively rose significantly. Lev, Sho, Haruyama Minato... these players all moved up several places.

Of course, the most surprising thing about this ranking announcement was that Su Xingran surpassed Ji Yan for the first time and successfully took first place.

With this, the rankings of the top 34 trainees have all been announced.

The trainees who are currently in the cutoff line are the ones who are really starting to feel nervous.

The camera then turned back to the three trainee candidates.

Jiao Wangshu glanced at it briefly, but hardly recognized anyone. Wait, why does someone look so familiar?

—Mr. Dark Horse, it's you again?

Believe it or not, Wu Yuze, this dark horse guy, is wholeheartedly trying to create a persona of a dark horse making a comeback.

At first, I was speechless, but now it's gotten a little funny.

The harder you try, the more heartbroken you become. You're always stuck in a rut, always managing to pull off a comeback, but after several rounds of hard work, nobody cares.

Everyone watching wanted to grab him by the neck and yell: Can't you change the storyline?!

"Let's congratulate the trainee who ranked 35th, Wu Yuze, from Jiachuang Culture."

Jiang Ruyao's voice arrived as expected, and now only Wu Yuze's face remained on the big screen.

Alright, now it's his turn to shine.

Wu Yuze dyed his hair and wore waterproof makeup this time, and his tear ducts started working hard and he burst into tears as soon as he heard his own name.

However, he's a very single-minded person, and unfortunately, he doesn't have much patience.

After crying a few times, Wu Yuze felt he had cried enough, and his eyes began to dart around, eventually meeting the camera that was pushed towards him.

—He was caught red-handed faking his tears.

How embarrassing!

Wu Yuze gave a forced smile, and even the other trainees who were crying sadly because they had been eliminated saw him like this and forced back their tears.

Everyone's incredibly good at holding back their emotions, and this guy is really persistent. How come even though they're about to be eliminated, there's still so much fun to watch?

Jiang Ruyao cleared her throat.

"Alright, that concludes the list of all those who have advanced in this ranking."

"I'm sorry to say, the rest of you, your journey to pursue your dreams ends here."

It would be a lie to say I'm not sad.

We've spent quite a bit of time together, and the atmosphere of parting always makes everyone feel sad.

Jiang Ruyao left the remaining time for the trainees to say goodbye to each other.

Everyone hugged and comforted each other, and many people even made a promise to get together privately after the show's recording ended.

Whether they are trainees from China or abroad, their feelings are all connected.