Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Xia Fan, who was standing in the center position again, still had that disdainful expression on his face, and the lyrics he sang were faster than before, and the content was even more overbearing...

"Hey, hey, the speaking speed should be at least 18 SPS. How come it's so accurate and clear?"

In the eyes of Shota Hirai, who claims to be a professional rapper, Xia Fan's rap with explosive lines and high speed is no less than unzipping his pants, pulling out a Gatling gun, and indiscriminately shooting at the audience.

Chapter 336 A Necessary Evil

2024-07-13

"It is said that villains gather here and are causing trouble today..."

The spotlight shone, and Yayoi Tsuki stood at the edge of the stage and sang the soul-stirring chorus again...

"We are all the same villains. As long as we want to be loved more and more, even if we are criticized by others..."

Xia Fan looked at her from a distance, and the scale of his voice suddenly rose. He sang the second sentence of the chorus in a duet with a dolphin sound that made people's whole body numb.

"Sorry, I was singing live just now and accidentally went to E8..."

"Since the high pitch ceiling has been broken, I might as well cut down the loop record as well!"

Then, he sang a line, and suddenly he jumped, doing a smooth Thomas spin, his body stood upside down in the air, his elbows on the ground, spinning at high speed like a gyroscope...

"I know that the big shots above me hope that I will fall into the abyss."

"If being strong is a sin, then I don't feel sorry at all."

"It's much better to be true to yourself than to pretend to be well-behaved and kind."

"Even if someone hates me, I will take the place that belongs to me."

"Instead of lying to gain love, it is better to live as your true self and act like a villain."

"I am willing to be the necessary evil in the entertainment industry. If you like me, please keep watching me."

"If you hate me, please keep looking at me."

Xia Fan kept doing the "single elbow big loop" and his rotation speed was so fast that people had no time to react, but his rap was still transmitted to the headset at a high speed, clearly and stably...

"A single-axis giant loop plus rap... it's really a surprising performance... but what is the content of this song? It's crazy, right?!"

"The lyrics are getting more and more extreme. Doesn't the production team plan to stop it? How are they going to broadcast it later? Will they mute it?"

In the mentor seat, facing Xia Fan's unorthodox "Gyro Rap", Oda Masaru and Kimura Goro looked at each other with their eyes wide open in horror...

"Wait, he seemed to be talking about breaking the record, could it be..."

"One, two, three, four... eleven... Xia Fan, did you really break the world record for the giant elbow swing?!"

Shota Hirai, who was sitting next to him, was silently counting the number of Xia Fan's loops, and suddenly jumped up from his seat with a scream!

"Still wondering who can beat me in singing, dancing, and rapping?"

At the same time, Xia Fan had already finished the jaw-dropping single elbow swing...

"Sorry, you can't even compare to me in abdominal muscles..."

He finished it neatly, smiled wickedly, and arrogantly lifted up his shirt towards the camera, showing off his eight-pack abs that were as deep and full as a sculpture!

"It is said that villains gather here and are causing trouble today..."

"We are all the same villains. As long as we want to be loved more and more, even if we are criticized by others..."

"It's time for the show!"

"We are the villains gathered here, and we are causing trouble everywhere today."

"But you will eventually become addicted to me, and before you know it... shhh..."

As Yayoi Tsuki sang the perfect chorus, the trainees gathered around and sang in unison, and together with Xia Fan, they performed the ending pose of "Everyone is a Villain".

"..."

The entire studio was in dead silence, and everyone was still immersed in the performance that had just been "amazing" in every sense...

Xia Fan's series of solo raps were clearly too fast to listen to, but every word, as well as the obvious "malice" between the lines, remained clearly in the hearts of those who heard them.

If Xia Fan's rap is the undisguised, speechless "evil", then Yayoi Tsuki's chorus is the "evil" that corrodes people's hearts and is difficult to resist...

These two distinct and completely different kinds of "evil" blend together to create a strong stage effect like a tornado that is unforgettable for a long time.

“Pah…Pah pah pah pah pah…”

Instead, the audience, without the director's guidance, actually started to applaud, breaking the silence...

"Ahem, thanks to our 'villains' for their wonderful performances. Both the lyrics and the expressions were so in-depth that it was hard to tell whether they were real or fake!"

After a long while, Goro Kimura, who arrived late, finally came on stage to give his speech.

Judging from the beads of sweat on his forehead and the unnatural expression on his face, the previous stage segment that was too "out of scope" had brought him considerable pressure as the host.

"Well, the four performance stages have all been completed. Next, it's time for the exciting live voting session!"

"Let us invite all the trainees to stand on the stage together..."

After briefly mentioning this group's performance, at the call of Goro Kimura, the three groups of trainees who performed previously stepped onto the stage.

This should be a good opportunity to secretly canvass for votes, but these trainees have no intention of "doing business" at all, and even the smiles on their faces are a little stiff...

Not to mention whether their "business canvassing" is useful to the poker-faced audience in the audience...

After witnessing Xia Fan's "stage-overturning" performance backstage, whether it was the most popular Yuta Hirano, or Takahashi Yu and Kishi Sho, who were defeated by Xia Fan in dancing and vocals, all had gloomy faces.

Even Nagase Kaito, who was the main rapper in the previous set of "Fall", had an embarrassed expression because of his speech speed and lyrics.

"Then, all the mentors and producers on the scene, please pick up the voting devices in your hands and cast your precious votes for your favorite contestants..."

"I emphasize again that mentors cannot vote for the trainees they support. The top three groups will share 30 million, 20 million, and 10 million popularity points respectively..."

Under the urging of the program team's headphones, Kimura Goro raised his voting device and signaled the mentors and the audience to start voting...

But no matter how embarrassing it was, they also knew that although Xia Fan's performance just now was wonderful, it would never be broadcast in its entirety because of the outrageous lyrics.

This is not a matter of slapping the faces of the participating trainees and the program team, but an act of lifting the skirt of the entire idol audition industry and affecting the industry's output value by billions.

"Hmph, Xia Fan, you are still too young. You are too quick to speak, but you are narrowing your future path."

Oda picked up the voting machine with a serious expression and pressed a number.

"I prefer Rui Sibai Xia Jun's rap, because I don't have the courage..."

Shota Hirai shrugged and cast his vote.

"..."

After the performance, Yayoi Tsuki, who had just returned to the mentor seat, sat there expressionlessly, not even bothering to touch the voting machine, obviously intending to abstain from voting.

"Kouta, have you arranged how to vote? Don't get the numbers wrong."

Glancing at the audience, Akimoto Manjiro confirmed uneasily.

Those "professional audiences" picked up the voting machines with smiles on their faces, quietly pressed a number, and cast their "sacred" votes.

Chapter 337 The Tide Recedes

2024-07-13

"Don't worry, Director. I have confirmed this three times with the team behind the scenes. There will be no mistakes."

"Also, the company's 'special fund' has been officially activated, and now we are starting to target Xia Fan's votes..."

Assistant Director Souta trembled and patted his chest to assure.

The content and emotional impact of Xia Fan's rap were so strong that his hands are still shaking.

"What a pity, Xia Fan..."

"You are still too short-sighted. You have wasted this innate idol holy body that only appears once in four thousand years..."

Seeing that everything was about to be settled, Manjiro Akimoto couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

From the perspective of this "idol master", Xia Fan has top-notch talent in terms of appearance, figure, singing, dancing and rap.

Even if he didn't get one of the nine spots to debut in a group this time, with his current popularity, debuting as a solo is already a very high starting point.

As long as he settles down for a few years and polishes out some representative works, it is not impossible to become a top artist on the same level as Yayoi Tsuki.

But perhaps because of his anger over the "software ticket" issue, Xia Fan behaved in a way that was tantamount to "ruining the place". There is no doubt that he will be put on the blacklist of S, J, and A, and his future cooperation resources will be ruined, and his development space will be greatly limited.

Akimoto Manjiro seemed to see a rising star begin to fall...

"Then, when the voting time is up, all votes that have not been cast will be considered abstentions."

"Everyone, please wait a moment. Our notary is checking and confirming the number of votes..."

A few minutes later, Goro Kimura loudly announced the end of voting.

"Director, do you want to confirm the number of votes in advance?"

"Everything has been arranged. If there's nothing to confirm, just announce it directly. I'll leave the recording to you. I'm going to take a break first. Call me back for the review meeting."

After saying a few words to Souta, Akimoto Manjiro turned and walked towards the backcourt passage...

"Thank you for your patience. Now, please ask the notary public to announce the results of the on-site voting..."

After getting confirmation from the staff through the headset, Goro Kimura looked solemn, stood straight, and looked at the big screen with an attitude of waiting.

The trainees bowed their heads in prayer, hugged each other, and looked up at the sky, all with a mixture of real and fake nervous expressions.

The screen switched, and the names of the thirty trainees were arranged according to their performance groups...

"After all, who will be the audience's favorite?"

Amid the tense background music that made people hold their breath, numbers started to scroll wildly behind the trainees' names...

"..."

When the votes were counted, the entire studio fell silent...

"what?!"

"impossible!!!"

"This, this number of votes..."

"Is there a bug in the vote counting system?!"

Immediately, the trainees on the stage, the mentors in the mentor seats, and the staff on the sidelines all screamed in disbelief at the same time.

"What's the big fuss? Xia Fan only has a single-digit number of votes. What's the big deal..."

Hearing such a loud commotion, Akimoto Manjiro walked to the entrance of the passage and looked back with a sneer...

"…weird…eh?!"

When he saw the number of votes on the big screen, he let out an unbearable roar like a drake.

Because, in the data released by the notary, only Hirano Yuta, Takahashi Yu and Nagayori Kaito received 100 votes each...

Almost all the trainees outside of this group received 0 votes...

Among a long string of embarrassing “0 votes”, what is particularly eye-catching is the “1000 votes” behind Xia Fan’s name!

"Xia Fan, got 1000 votes alone?!"

“I don’t have a single vote?”

"No, this must be because I'm overworked and my eyes are blurry. Let me do some eye exercises first and then look again..."

Looking at the exaggerated number of votes behind Xia Fan's name, the trainees on the scene were in an uproar, and the expressions on their faces were completely out of control.

"The voting machine is broken, right?"

"One thousand votes... Even if Xia Fan performed well, he wouldn't get this many votes..."

The instructors and staff were completely unable to react and could only stare in amazement and mutter to themselves.

"I……"

Xia Fan himself had originally taken off his [Noh Mask] and was still immersed in the embarrassment of "Chikage Kazama's personality is so bold", but was completely confused by the exaggerated voting results.

"you……"

He looked at Yayoi Tsuki from a distance, but only saw the same confusion in her eyes.