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The third episode of "I Am a Singer-Songwriter" features the elimination rounds, which have officially begun.

The rules for this episode were already set in the previous episode.

Jiang Che, who ranks first overall, has the right to choose his opponent first.

He can choose any player to face off against him.

Those he selects are eliminated immediately if they lose.

Even if Jiang Che loses, he still has one chance to be resurrected without being eliminated.

In other words, what he was holding was a knife.

I can kill whoever I want.

Rule 1 was reiterated, and all the contestants instantly tensed up.

Everyone is afraid of being called out by this "corner song god" who openly displays his talent.

Being chosen by him is practically a death sentence.

The air in the venue gradually became heavy.

Several contestants ranked lower had their heads bowed, as if they wanted to hide themselves in their seats.

They knew they couldn't keep up with Jiang Che's song.

If you're chosen, you're out on the spot, with no chance to even try.

Some people clenched their fists, their palms sweating profusely.

Some people quickly calculated in their minds whether they had any past conflicts with Jiang Che and whether he would hold a grudge against them.

The entire venue felt as if an invisible hand had gripped its throat.

This is the oppressive feeling emanating from someone wielding a knife.

With their strength laid bare and the rules set high standards, who wouldn't be afraid?

……

In the dormitory's live-streaming room, Wang Haoran once again waited patiently on time.

Upon seeing this rule, he rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Great! I like these rules!"

"My brother is number one overall, and he's holding a knife!"

"I can chop down whoever I want, this is so satisfying!"

He scrolled through the comments section at lightning speed, almost spitting saliva onto the screen.

"Jiang Shen, hurry up and choose! I've already thought of everything for you!"

"You know what I mean, right? That ungrateful wretch!"

Someone immediately chimed in with their comment.

"Dude, I'm on your side this time."

"Choose Lin Wei, you must choose Lin Wei."

On a rare occasion, as soon as Wang Haoran finished speaking, a chorus of agreement immediately emerged.

……

The person who was most restless in the meeting room was Lin Wei.

She sat in her seat, her palms sweaty, not daring to even lift her eyes.

She knows better than anyone what she has done.

He publicly belittled Jiang Che, threatened him with Shengda, and made things difficult for him at every turn.

Given the grudge, Jiang Che's first target will most likely be her.

She could even imagine being eliminated on the spot after being nominated, and being watched by the entire internet.

That would be an even more thorough humiliation than the last one.

She lowered her head, even her breathing became soft, hoping that the gaze would quickly sweep over her and not linger on her.

Lin Wei's back was soaked with cold sweat.

……

In contrast to her, another group of contestants breathed a sigh of relief.

They were almost certain that Jiang Che's choice was definitely aimed at Lin Wei.

Ex, enemy, someone who publicly belittled him.

Choosing her will clear both the public and private matters.

He not only avenged his grudge but also eliminated a rival, gaining both fame and fortune.

Anyone in Jiang Che's position would have made the same choice.

So these people felt relieved, certain that the knife wouldn't fall on their heads.

Some people had even started to applaud Jiang Che in their hearts.

We're just waiting to see Lin Wei publicly executed.

……

The sentiment in the live stream was overwhelmingly one-sided.

The screen was almost entirely filled with the same message in the comments.

"Choose Lin Wei! Take her down on the spot! That would be satisfying!"

"The time for revenge has come; this is the moment we've been waiting for!"

"I suggest she be expelled from the music industry immediately."

"Go for it, Jiang! The whole nation is backing you!"

"This one cut has relieved me of a year's worth of anger."

"First, I killed my beloved; now it's her turn to be killed."

"I've waited three weeks for Jiang Shen's strike; it must come down today."

"I took a screenshot of Lin Wei trembling beforehand."

Everyone is waiting to see a satisfying revenge.

The atmosphere was built up to its peak.

Wang Haoran in the dormitory was so excited that he kept slamming his fist on the table.

"It's in the bag, it's in the bag!"

"You ungrateful wretch, prepare to die!"

He had even planned that once Jiang Che selected Lin Wei, he would flood the entire screen with exhilarating comments.

……

On stage, Jiang Che held the microphone, his gaze slowly sweeping across the entire audience.

He scanned the tense contestants, finally settling on Lin Wei.

Lin Wei was looking down, her shoulders hunched, as if she wanted to shrink into the chair.

Seeing that timid and begging look, Jiang Che felt nothing but disdain.

He originally intended to choose Lin Wei.

But seeing the other person's uncouth demeanor, he suddenly felt it was pointless.

Win against someone who is so scared they're trembling and don't even dare to lift their head.

Even after winning, they complained that their hands were dirty.

Winning by such means is not honorable and will only annoy others.

Jiang Che had a thought in his mind.

Since she likes to use Shengda to pressure and threaten him so much.

Then he'll let her see it clearly in front of the entire nation.

Shengda, which she was so proud of and regarded as her talisman, was nothing but a pile of clay chickens and earthen dogs in front of her.

and.

Death itself is not scary.

What's terrifying is the process of waiting for death.

He watched helplessly as those around him were dragged down and eliminated because of him.

They watched helplessly as their escape routes were blocked one by one.

That kind of torment is much more painful than a quick and painless elimination.

Jiang Che was prepared to let Lin Wei experience this process properly.

Simmer it slowly.

She endured until she broke down on her own.

This is much more satisfying than sending her off with a song.

Moreover, he wanted to make one thing clear to the audience across the country.

Shengda, whom Lin Wei used as a talisman and a bargaining chip, would give her anything she asked for.

The more she talked about Shengda, the more he wanted to pick out and crush every single person from Shengda.

Let her watch as her proud backer is publicly dismantled.

Only then will she truly understand how ridiculous the things she used to threaten him were.

……

His gaze passed over Lin Wei.

It landed on another contestant.

Those were people from Shengda.

Jiang Che remembers it very clearly.

In the last episode, on the side of the stage, it was this guy who joined Lin Wei in making sarcastic remarks about me.

What do you mean by "just fooling people in school"? What do you mean by "taking the original rising star as a joke"?

The words were as harsh as they could possibly be.

Since they are from Shengda, and they are in cahoots with Lin Wei.

Then let's eliminate them all together.

Jiang Che raised his hand, brought the microphone to his lips, and uttered a calm sentence.

"I choose him."

His finger pointed directly at the Shengda contestant.

"The one I want to challenge is him."

The entire room fell silent.

The Shengda player who was called on froze on the spot.

Shocked, bewildered, his face turned pale inch by inch.

He never expected that the feud between Jiang Che and Lin Wei would spread to him.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out for a long time. He subconsciously pointed to himself, his eyes full of disbelief.

Choose me?

Why me?

He even subconsciously turned around to look behind him, wanting to confirm that Jiang Che had indeed chosen him.

But that finger pointed steadily at him, without shifting in the slightest.

The live stream went silent for a moment, then the chat was flooded with a row of question marks.

"??? Who did he choose?"

"That's not Lin Wei, who is it?"

"Did Jiang Shen pick the wrong person?"

Wang Haoran was also stunned, his mouth agape for a long time before he could react.

"Wait, why isn't my brother following the script?"

……

After a brief moment of astonishment in the venue, several quick-thinking contestants suddenly realized what was going on.

They exchanged a glance, their eyes full of understanding.

The person who was named was from Shengda.

Jiang Che ignored his enemy Lin Wei and instead chose a contestant from Shengda.

This strike.

It wasn't Lin Wei who was cut.

It's Shengda.

This kid is much bolder than anyone imagined.

Someone gasped in shock.

Everyone present knew the significance of Shengda.

But when Jiang Che pointed to that Shengda contestant, he didn't even lift his eyelids.

It's like picking an insignificant opponent.

The Shengda contestant who was chosen had turned deathly pale.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something to regain his composure, but he couldn't utter a single word.

All eyes in the audience were fixed on him.

He then realized that he had become Jiang Che's first warning to Shengda.

This embarrassment is even greater than being eliminated outright.

Sitting in the corner, Lin Wei quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, a strange and inexplicable feeling arose in her heart.