At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

"As expected of a professional musician..."

In the lounge, An Qing looked enviously at Bai Chu, who was shining brightly on the screen. She always felt that the cool assassin team of "Silver Journey" was sometimes quite admirable.

"Seven Colors" takes a gorgeous visual style and a beautiful route, while "Silver Journey" takes a completely different route of powerful and cool style. Both are excellent in terms of stage presence, but the latter is a step above in terms of performance. However, the latter used cover songs to tie the leading score, resulting in a very delicate overall score of 50/50.

"I don't know how Hiyori and those guys agreed to give up choosing original songs."

Yu tide asked, concerned.

This is indeed a difficult decision for musicians who receive bounties.

"Generally speaking, as Bai Chu's vassals, the higher their ranking, the more reward they will receive. Theoretically, the lead singer should not be allowed to act recklessly."

But last time, at the Christmas party, I noticed they were giving the captain a really suggestive look when they were guests...

I seriously suspect that even a seemingly aloof and powerful female player like Hiyori could have fallen under someone's spell and indirectly lost today's crucial match.

Xiao Xiao stretched out her right hand, pointed her index finger upwards, and analyzed with a grin.

“That makes sense.” Gu Zhi agreed with her speculation. “Che is just that toxic.”

"..."

Su Che declined to comment on this.

He hates it when people talk about his looks.

It's not that he doesn't care about these things, but he knows very well that his good looks come from his parents... Without their genes, he wouldn't have been so naturally attractive.

As the saying goes, "People who are born with outstanding appearances will achieve twice the results with half the effort in this society and will always receive kindness from strangers."

Su Che finally understood—

He was greeted only with the cats' "kindness"...

A kind gesture of eagerness to be fed.

...

...

The performance was fleeting, and "Silver Travel Ship" unsurprisingly received a score of 98 under Lu Shi's critique, second only to "Seven Colors".

"Even as a cover or remix, it fully brought out the brilliance of the original song, and the performance was impeccable. Congratulations to everyone for winning the runner-up position in this Mosse endorsement competition."

"So, naturally, let's give a warm round of applause to 'Seven Colors' for becoming the final selected team in this competition! Congratulations to them!"

Splash splash splash splash...

Thunderous applause erupted; the audience was well-trained and incredibly cooperative!

Su Che frowned deeply, wondering what his father was up to.

The host then walked onto the stage, giving a mysterious smile.

He continued announcing to the audience, "Since this competition is officially organized by Mosse, aiming to select a team capable of representing the company's culture, Mosse, with Master Lu's assistance, found a 'reference team' before the competition to help the winning team with their daily training afterward!"

"Now, they have been invited as guests to the event and will be performing three original songs at the end of the competition as the final showcase! Let's give them a warm round of applause!"

The top ACG team in China today, "Hana-Hyou"—comprised of "Super Rising Star Vocalist" Hanafusa Ari, "Former Godly Cup Champion" Lian Ya, "Bass Goddess with Millions of Fans Who's Gone Viral Online" Jiang Nai, "Keyboard Prodigy Who's Ranked Second in the International Masters Invitational Tournament" Wu You, and "Tianhai's New Generation Drum King" Ms. Yi Xiang—is a demonstration team with guidance-level skills!

"Please welcome them to the stage!"

call--

Fog machines and ambient lighting illuminated the entire venue.

Under such a great reputation, the deafening screams were so loud that Su Che almost lost his hearing.

He stared blankly at the big screen, opened his mouth, but remained silent.

Although I had a bad feeling,

But before the host announced the lineup... he never expected that "the final boss team would consist almost entirely of his own cats"...

Standing nearby, Xiao Yuanxiao was shocked: "Ahhh...no! How come Senior Sister is with Miss Yali?! How could she have betrayed us...?! Is this right?"

Xiao Xiao: "No, is it possible that they were colluding from the beginning, but were unable to reveal their team structure due to contracts or something?"

Yu Xi: "Gu Zhi, let me ask you, do you know that your teacher is a traitor?"

Gu Zhi: "I don't know..."

An Qing: "...Cheche, don't be sad. You see, in the end, we're still the best. We'll always be by your side and won't bully you."

At this moment, Su Che's emotions were extremely complicated.

He finally understood that the "100-point team" his father mentioned was the divine team "Hana-Hyou" composed of Miya and Ari.

No wonder the kitten has been acting all mysterious lately, going out early and coming back late.

No wonder Nana always smirked when she talked about band rehearsals; she seemed to have some bad thoughts, like she wanted to teach someone a lesson.

No wonder UU said "Little fan, you're going to have a major calamity this year" when she was "reading her fortune"... But when asked what it was, she wouldn't say...

No wonder when Ari offered her dumplings, whenever she resisted, Ari would give her a dangerous smile and gently threaten in her ear, "Don't cry if you're naughty."

Now it seems the truth has come out.

We lost.

There's no need to listen to the performance at all.

No need to look.

Don't expect mistakes to happen.

No need to wait for judges and audience scores.

It's meaningless.

"It's definitely a perfect score."

"That team of monsters is flawless."

"I lost."

"I lost to my arrogant father."

"I might have to apologize to him."

Su Che gritted his teeth, his expression sinister.

"But I will not bow down to schemers."

"He set a trap for me, planting problematic cats around me in an attempt to integrate them into my life."

"Fine, then after they've finished their performance and gone home, can I question them about the deception, the hurt, and the damage they've caused me over this long period? Shouldn't they give me an explanation?"

"I can accept defeat, but I won't accept it."

"Not only am I not satisfied, I'm going to punish my disobedient cat to the point of death."

Su Che went mad and collapsed.

……

……

Chapter 300 The Sky Hand

The Mosse competition concluded with a perfect performance of "Hana-rei".

This is the answer that Lu Shi gave to Su Che.

Under the watchful eyes of the world, the camera captured the entire perfect performance of "Hana-Kyou" and revealed the answer to the "representative team" that Mosse truly wanted.

A top-notch lineup, a dazzling stage presence, flawless vocals, and masterful performances.

"Hana-Hyou" exemplifies what true ACG is, and also delivers a "master-disciple" level blow to "Nana-Iro," directly winning a perfect five-star score from both the audience and the judges' seats, for a total rating of 100.

Su Che had already left the scene.

They fled the scene.

He couldn't accept losing to his father like this.

At the same time, I also want to get an explanation from my cats.

An Qing accompanied him as he left.

The other members were stopped by the host, who said there was an awards ceremony later and some members had to stay.

So Yu tide had no choice but to act as a temporary representative, waiting to receive the award with Yuan Xiao, Gu Zhi, and Xiao Xiao, and to sign the Mosse endorsement contract.

An Qing followed closely behind Su Che, and the two arrived at the phone booth on the riverside street, where they paused briefly.

"Cheche, Cheche, don't be sad. You haven't lost everything. At least we won this game, didn't we?"

She took his hand, trying to comfort him.

"We didn't win."

Su Che shook his head vigorously, "Winning against Bai Chu doesn't count as a win, she deliberately lost; winning against Yui's team doesn't count as a win, Yui is the mole; the Void team withdrew from the competition, so it doesn't count as a win; Night Echoes clearly lost but they're still having a great time in their own arena, which means they were bribed long ago, so it doesn't count as a win; we didn't even see the Maid team on the spot, they must have been arranged, so it doesn't count as a win either; and as for Xiang Xuechuan's team, there's no need to mention the referee's rigged match, so it doesn't count as a win."

"..."

"In fact, we didn't win a single game from the very beginning."

Su Che raised his hands, looking at his palms with a puzzled expression—

"Until just now, Ari and the others' performance made me realize just how big the real gap is between us and the top teams."

“Cheche…”

An Qing hugged him from behind, her heart aching with tenderness.

"You can't always put pressure on yourself with the highest goals... Ari and the others aren't human at all. They're either geniuses, prodigies, people with depression, or goddesses of lust. How can we compete with them?"

"Cheche, it's already quite an achievement to have come this far, hasn't it? Come to think of it, we've only been together for less than six months... Just six months ago, I was still stalking you in the bushes behind you..."

"..."

Su Che, who had been looking lifeless, was slightly moved upon hearing these words.

Sensing an opportunity, An Qing quickly pressed on, grabbing his sleeve and wrapping her other arm around his waist, pulling him toward the pavilion entrance less than a meter behind them, right in front of the glass door handle.