I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Moreover, it wasn't even four days; I heard it was finished on the first day, meaning it only took half a night to write.

How could such a poorly made, mass-produced fast-food song possibly be more popular than my songs?

There's a mistake, something must be wrong!

He doesn't understand it at all and can't accept it at all.

He suspected that the current vote count was actually a prank by the production team, and that the product in first place was not "Plum Jam," or that the production team had miscounted the votes.

He imagined that when the final vote count was announced a little while later, the production team would change the position of the three bars and tell everyone that it was just a prank.

Unfortunately, what he imagined did not happen in the end.

The dust settled, and the host went on stage to announce the results. The outcome on the screen was already set in stone and would not be changed.

"Plum Jam" received the most votes, far surpassing Jia Yi's other songs.

Among the audience, there is never a shortage of people who like to kick someone when they're down. Jia Yi's silence did not elicit their sympathy; instead, they launched a barrage of gloating comments:

"Where's Jia Yi? Wasn't he acting all high and mighty just now? Come out and say something!"

"This is it! We've completely lost face!"

"You'll only know if it's a mule or a horse once you take it out for a spin. Unfortunately, Jia Yi is the mule."

"I really like a quote from Chen Liang: 'You say my songs are pop songs, and your songs aren't as popular as mine, which means your songs aren't even as good as pop songs.'"

"This is hilarious! I want to see this clip edited out tomorrow, with a bigger focus on Jia Yi's facial expressions!"

"The production team is going too far! Jia Yi has been famous for a long time! How could he be targeted by a newcomer? Manipulating votes and rigging votes is shameful! This show is not worth watching!"

"Hey you in front, get lost. One more won't make a difference."

"Hehe, not voting for your dad Jia Yi is vote rigging. I'd say your dad's previous songs were all just hype, none of them are even listenable, yet he keeps bragging about them."

"Jia Yi really needs to calm down. He seems very impetuous lately, and he can't even compete with newcomers now. Maybe he should withdraw from the competition, stop messing around with variety shows, and go back to writing songs."

……

The host originally wanted to further fuel the fire based on the voting results, such as by criticizing Jia Yi, but the director rejected this idea.

While creating a good program is important, there needs to be a limit; we can't exhaust the resources.

If we offend Jia Yi too much, he might withdraw from the competition, which would backfire.

The host said into the microphone:

"Everyone, the voting results are in. In the current rankings, Qin Yunshang's group is temporarily in first place, followed closely by Jin Lan, while Lu Chujiu is temporarily in last place."

"Now, everyone, please don't be nervous. Let's announce the details of the next round of the competition."

The host, a smile on his face, scanned the contestants seated below, as if admiring his prey.

"Don't be nervous, Lu Chujiu, relax. Meng Xing, hold onto the armrests of your chair so you don't fall down."

Hearing this, Lu Chujiu became even more nervous, while Meng Xing was completely confused.

The host looked at the card in his hand and said, "The next round of the competition will be the same as this one, with teams paired up. However, the competition will be held in three days."

"Moreover, this time, a last-place elimination system will be adopted. In the next round of the competition, the group with the lowest score will be eliminated."

Lu Chujiu's expression began to tremble.

"And! Hold on, I'm not finished yet," the host said with a smile. "The next competition will begin in three days, which means you'll have one less day to prepare this time."

Meng Xing really fell off the chair.

The host then laughed and said, "Now, let's start the group divisions. Just like last time, we'll start by drawing lots."

His gaze swept around the room, finally settling on Chen Liang, and he said:

"Chen Liang, you can draw first! Tell me who you want to be in a group with?"

Chen Liang was taken aback for a moment, then said, "As long as I'm not in the same group as Jin Lan, it doesn't matter."

Hearing this answer, even the host couldn't help but exclaim, "It seems you haven't developed a rapport with contestant Jin Lan yet!"

The live stream was filled with excitement. No one knew Chen Ya's predicament; they just assumed he had a falling out with someone.

Jin Lan also had a gloomy expression.

Chen Liang has harmed me so many times, both openly and secretly. I must get my revenge sometime!

The host smiled and said to Chen Ya, "Chen Liang, the names of the three trainees will be displayed on the screen. When I say 'start,' they will start scrolling. When you say 'stop,' they will stop. Whoever is chosen at the end is the one. How about that?"

Chen Ya nodded and said, "Okay."

"start!"

Chen Ya didn't waste any words. There were only three people in total, and the scrolling speed was fast, so it was impossible to select the person he wanted. Therefore, he immediately shouted "Stop".

The names on the screen scrolled slower, taking quite a while to scroll before finally settling on a large name.

"Gold and blue".

Chapter 417 A Starry Night

Upon seeing Jin Lan's name, Chen Ya almost fell to the ground like Meng Xing.

Sister, it's you again?

Jin Lan, standing to the side, glared at him angrily, her eyes blazing with fury.

It was as if the fact that the two of them were put in the same group again was entirely Chen Ya's responsibility.

Chen Ya wanted to say, "Please, this was an accident, okay?"

Do you think I wanted to choose you?

But Jinlan doesn't care about any of that.

All she knew was that she was going to be paired with Chen Liang, her enemy, again.

Whoever smokes it is responsible.

She had just finished preparing for the battle and was ready to eliminate Chen Liang herself.

And now you're telling me we're teammates again?

Isn't this pure torture?

He's going to jail now.

If Jin Lan felt like she was in prison, then Chen Ya felt like she was being slowly sliced ​​to death.

He was in great pain. Perhaps only the Pacific Ocean could understand his suffering.

The previous four days had been a living hell, leaving him haggard and spiritually drained.

As a result, just when one escapes the sea of ​​suffering, another falls into the pit of fire. After going around in circles, Jinlan still stands there, neither sad nor happy.

He really couldn't figure out how to teach Jinlan another song in three days.

However, his extreme suffering was the ultimate joy for another group of people.

The viewers in the live stream were going crazy with joy.

"What a small world! These two have bumped into each other again, hahaha!"

"Hahaha, is the production team doing this on purpose?! Tonight's show is so entertaining, hahaha!"

"I can't help but laugh when I see Chen Liang's 'I want to die' expression. Just how much does he dislike Jin Lan? She's so pretty, hahaha!"

"What do I do when I suddenly feel an irresistible chemistry with this classic duo of clueless and grumpy people? I'm totally hooked, who's going to stop me?"

"I'm really looking forward to the next round of the competition. I wonder how much more fun this duo will bring us!"

……

Chen Ya didn't understand at all, he just couldn't understand it.

What's wrong with this generation of viewers? The audiences of my time weren't this cold-blooded, were they?

It's one thing to be blind to other people's suffering, but why are people even shipping couples?

Can't they see the naked hatred between us?

Chen Ya was somewhat sullen.

The excitement belonged to them; he only found it noisy.

When the host saw the gold and blue colors appear on the screen, he was first taken aback, and then laughed gleefully.

The kind of program effect that's harder to film than a movie is like God throwing gold bricks at you—you can't catch them all!

Based on his more than ten years of experience in the industry, these two young people are bound to become trending topics tomorrow.

He wouldn't mind adding fuel to the fire between the two of them.

The host asked, "Chen Liang, you just said you were fine with anything as long as you didn't draw the gold or blue color scheme. Now that you've drawn it, what are your thoughts?"

"What are your thoughts?" Chen Liang said weakly, "I want to die!"

The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter again, and the screen was filled with "hahahaha".

Everyone found it funny. Except for Jinlan.

Jin Lan glared at Chen Liang, her eyes seeming to say, "Then why aren't you dead yet?"

"Isn't it a bit too much?" The host feigned surprise, then turned to Jin Lan and asked, "Jin Lan, what do you think?"

Jin Lan said angrily, "I'm very sorry that I can't send Chen Liang away myself. I also really wanted to be in a different group from him so that everyone could see clearly who's swimming naked when the tide goes out!"

Chen Ya said weakly, "Then hurry up, I also want to see you skinny dipping."

"You?! You took advantage of me!" Jin Lan's face instantly turned red.

"So wanting to see me swim naked isn't taking advantage of me?"

"Hahahahaha..."

The viewers in the live stream laughed even harder, and even Qin Yunshang and others standing nearby couldn't help but chuckle.

After this interlude came to an end, the host announced the start of the draw for the other two groups.

Fortunately, this round of the draw was not a repeat of the previous one, and Qin Yunshang and Lu Chujiu switched partners.

This time, Qin Yunshang was paired with Jia Yi, while Lu Chujiu was paired with Meng Xing.

For Lu Chujiu and Meng Xing, this group assignment was a nightmare. The moment they received their slips, their faces turned green.

As everyone knows, Qin Yunshang is the absolute protagonist of this show, and it's absolutely impossible for her to be eliminated. Jia Yi being paired with her is like having insurance.

Now it's just a competition between their group and Chen Liang's group.

Logically speaking, Chen Liang and Jin Lan should have been the weakest pair, but judging from today's situation, that's not the case at all.

Chen Liang has already demonstrated his strength with "Plum Jam," winning first place with a high number of popularity votes and proving himself.

In addition, this duo now generates buzz and attracts attention.

It won't be easy to beat them.

Therefore, both Lu Chujiu and Meng Xing felt numb when they saw the group assignments.

After the group assignments were completed, the host returned to the stage and continued:

"I kept you in suspense about the schedule for the next round, but I'll continue now. Please listen carefully, everyone, as this will determine your fate."

After everyone's eyes were focused on him, the host said mysteriously:

"The scoring system for the next round will undergo major changes. The weight of audience votes will be maximized, while the weight of mentor scores will be reduced to 20:1. All songs will be judged solely on popularity."

"In addition, there is a major change for the next round. Considering the tight three-day creation time, each group will receive 10 yuan in funding."

"10 million?"

Upon hearing that he was rich, Meng Xing immediately sat up straight.

Although the production team is inhumane and devilish, and the contestants' experience is like being in prison, we won't be sleepy if we're paid!

The viewers in the live stream also became interested.

What kind of stunt is the production team up with this time? Giving out money directly?

The host said, "Considering that the three-day creation period is a bit tight, each group can be allocated 100,000 yuan to hire people to assist in the production of the songs."