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

The director rubbed his hands together and said, "Well, after this round, we still need to upload your songs to the platforms, and we also need to sign contracts with them..."

"It's alright, don't worry," Chen Liang said.

Hearing this assurance, the director finally felt relieved.

The way he looked at Chen Liang again had changed.

What kind of Bodhisattva is this?

Like everyone else, he was now very curious about how Chen Liang had gotten to know those three people.

But he had more information—Chen Liang was specially arranged to be brought in by Qin Yunchu.

This suggests that Chen Liang must have a very powerful background.

He planned to go back and subtly inquire with Boss Qin Yunchu to find out who Chen Liang really was.

Beside him, Osamu Kamoda carefully sat back in the back seat of Chen Liang, staring at him with admiration.

Through questioning Guo Lichuan and the others, he already knew that Shiina Apple and the other two were summoned by Chen Liang.

Although he didn't know who Chen Liang was, he knew that he must have an extraordinary identity.

However, he didn't dare to talk to him or disturb him now, and only dared to watch quietly from the side.

The commercials have been going on for almost ten minutes now, and with this brief interlude over, it's time to continue the program.

After the director returned to the studio and made some adjustments, the program was restarted.

Chapter 425 is not on the same level.

The live stream was packed with viewers, all of whom were cursing the advertisers.

The ads came on too fast. I was watching Jin Lan and Chen Liang's argument, and I even brought out my snacks and stools, when suddenly they cut to ads.

After denouncing the unscrupulous advertisers for a long time, the audience realized it was useless, so many people started chatting in the bullet screen forum, discussing whether Jin Lan or Chen Liang had a bigger problem.

"Putting aside whether Jin Lan sings well or not, I think Chen Liang went a bit too far. He always uses her poor singing to put her down. Who can stand that?"

"Exactly, putting aside the facts, is Chen Liang completely innocent?"

"Stop being sarcastic. If it weren't for Chen Liang's low mood, would Jin Lan be performing so poorly every time?"

"Seriously, we're all here to do variety shows, so don't blame your teammates for not being good enough. Are you, Chen Liang, really that great? You come up here and write that Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang."

"Yes, he's just not good enough. He resorts to all sorts of underhanded tactics and blames Jin Lan for not singing well. I think it's his own fault."

"He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao just started talking about Chen Liang. They said he's not united and his songs are corny. I'm waiting for him to get a low score."

"Exactly, let's just get them eliminated with low scores. Anyway, Jin Lan has a resurrection item. We can give Jin Lan another Qu Daddy, like Jia Yi, and then play a resurrection match to see who's embarrassed."

The show has a large female audience, and many of them empathized with Jin Lan. As a result, the arguments in the live chat were somewhat one-sided, with no one supporting Chen Liang.

Actually, there are also people who support Chen Liang. Many viewers could hear that Jin Lan was off-key and rushed the beat, and it was Jin Lan who started the trouble and complained about her teammate.

At this time, the live stream chat was full of comments criticizing Chen Liang. The comments supporting Chen Liang were completely drowned out or were bombarded with criticism. As a result, gradually no one dared to send comments to support Chen Liang.

During the long commercial break, the show's popularity actually increased instead of decreasing. When the commercials ended and the show returned to the studio, the live chat exploded with comments.

"It's starting! Waiting for Chen Liang to be eliminated!"

"The betting has started! I'm betting 50 Happy Beans, Chen Liang is eliminated!"

"Bet 50 Happy Beans? I'll bet 5000! The mentors will definitely give Chen Liang a low score, I'm telling you!"

"A rich guy with 5000 Happy Beans ahead of me, VIP me 50, get me pregnant, don't force me to beg you."

……

At the scene of the show, after the earlier commotion, everyone had returned to their places.

The atmosphere was subtle, and if you looked closely, you could see a hint of embarrassment hidden deep in the expressions of some people.

No one spoke for a moment, so the host had to speak first:

"Alright, the previous round of the competition has come to an end. Now, please welcome our two mentors to score our contestants Jin Lan and Chen Liang."

Yu Xiaoxiao and He Su looked at each other, and finally He Su spoke up:

"Well, Jin Lan's rendition of 'Ah Zhen Fell in Love with Ah Qiang' was truly refreshing and a real treat for everyone..."

After saying that, he suddenly changed his tone and said:

"This song looks simple, but it's actually not that simple."

"Although it only has four lines of lyrics, and the whole song is a simple repetition of these four lines, the emotions in each section are constantly progressing, and the arrangement is becoming more and more complex."

"Especially the harmonies that come in later, they are the finishing touch of the whole song, giving it soul."

"So, regarding the performance score, I'm giving your group..."

After hesitating for a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "100 points."

The announcement of this score shocked not only the players present, but also the viewers in the live stream chat.

"Huh? You're not kidding, are you?"

"Why did the performance get 100 points? What's the basis for that? Wasn't the rapping bad?"

"I mean no harm, I'm just asking casually: Is He Su not crazy?"

"You're the one who's crazy! Your whole family is crazy!"

……

He Su clearly knew that his scoring was highly controversial, but that was the only way he could do it.

Jin Lan's performance certainly had its problems, but...

The performers on stage just now weren't just Jin Lan, but also those three people!

These three people are performing together on the same stage, how dare he give them a low score?

He just gave Qin Yunshang over 80 points, but Chen Liang has now directly invoked a god; is it possible that he would give her a low score?

If he gives a similar score, and it turns out that Shiina Apple's harmonies were only scored 80 or 90 by He Su... wouldn't he be bombarded by the other person's fans?

Moreover, there was more than one; just now, there were three people on stage.

This matter could escalate indefinitely and even affect He Su's entire career. He was forced into this task, which was already difficult enough. Would he dare to give a low score?

So he simply gave me the highest possible score, 100 points. That's the maximum score. That's all I can give. There's no reason for him to criticize me, right?

It must be said that He Su was quite perceptive in this regard.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have achieved his current status.

However, upon hearing his score, the live chat exploded. Knowing the audience was unaware of the details, he quickly explained:

"This scoring is something I've thought about carefully. I think the contestants here can understand why. The overall performance has exceeded the level of our program, so this is the only way to score it. Does anyone have any objections?"

People at the scene shook their heads. They were joking; who would dare object?

The camera was pointed at several trainees and Kamoda Osamu, and they filmed them relentlessly. Everyone was convinced and shook their heads repeatedly, not daring to have any objections.

Especially Osamu Kamota, who had a dreamy, cloud-riding expression on his face, and looked somewhat lewd.

Yu Xiaoxiao immediately chimed in, "I agree with He Su's point of view. I would also give them 100 points for their performance."

Yu Xiaoxiao didn't know how to deal with Chen Liang's direct invocation of the gods, so she simply gave up thinking and followed He Su's lead.

At this point, the comments section erupted in chaos.

A prominent comment kept scrolling across the live stream screen:

"Fake! Fake! Fake! Just now they said Jin Lan's singing voice couldn't hold up the harmonies, and now they're giving her a perfect score. Could it be any more fake? I'm not watching this show anymore!"

The host heard the director's prompt through his earpiece, frowned, and passed the message to He Su:

"Teacher He, you mentioned before that Jin Lan's singing didn't cover the harmonies, right?"

He Su nodded heartily: "Yes, I did say that."

"Then why did you give her performance a perfect score?"

He Su said, "The reason I felt Jin Lan couldn't control the harmonies before was mainly because I didn't know who the harmonies were. Now that I know who the harmonies are... isn't it normal that she can't control the harmonies?"

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, after all, we are only selecting idol trainees, not top stars. I think we don't need to be so harsh, right?"

The two finished speaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world, but it sparked the curiosity of the viewers in the live broadcast room.

What's wrong with these two mentors today?

They were all very strict before, how come they suddenly became gentle today?

Everyone was immediately curious about who was singing the harmonies.

The chat's rhythm had been completely swayed, and no one questioned it anymore. He Sujian continued:

"Then, in terms of creativity... I'd give it 90 points."

Upon hearing this score, the live stream chat erupted in an uproar once again.

This is another unprecedentedly high score. Previously, no contestant had ever scored above 90 points in terms of creativity.

Many viewers were completely bewildered:

"What just happened? I'm a little confused. Did I miss something? Weren't we just criticizing Chen Liang? How come he suddenly gave me such a high score?"

"I don't know. I feel like either the production team has gone crazy, or I have gone crazy. It has to be one of the two."

"It's a rigged show! It's a rigged show! Jin Lan and Chen Liang must have connections behind the scenes; the production team must have given them preferential treatment!"

"Even if there's some shady dealing involved, it couldn't possibly be higher than the score given to Qin Yunshang, right?"

Amidst the various opinions, He Su explained:

"In my opinion, although the lyrics are simple, they perfectly match the theme of our last episode, and the arrangement is quite complex, involving a variety of techniques, which is why it received such a high score."

He Su also took this into consideration when awarding 90 points for creativity.

First of all, why was the score so high? Mainly because, of the three gods we just invited, Shiina Apple and Utada Teru are both known for their music compositions.

Does anyone know if either of them was involved in the arrangement this time?

If they were the ones who did the editing, and he still dared to give it a low score, wouldn't that make him a laughing stock?

So, just to be on the safe side, he gave it a high score.

The reason it wasn't given a perfect score is because Chen Liang was definitely the one who completed the main body of the song.

There's no need to give Chen Liang such a high score. If we give him a perfect score, it will offend other contestants, and maybe even other big shots in the country.

In short, this scoring system is all about interpersonal relationships and social dynamics.

Yu Xiaoxiao understood his meaning and said from the side:

"On this point, I have a slight disagreement with He Su, and I can only give it 85 points. The reason is simple: the lyrics are too simple! The lyrics dragged it down. As for the rest, I agree with He Su."

After saying that, He Su continued, "Next is idol appeal... It's the same problem again. Jin Lan didn't control her emotions well, so I can only regretfully give her 60 points."

“I give Jin Lan 64 points,” Yu Xiaoxiao said. “Last time I gave Jin Lan 70 points. This time I feel that her performance was slightly better, but she can’t keep making the same mistakes, so I give her 64 points.”

After saying that, Jinlan's eyes welled up with tears again.

In this round of the competition, although she achieved an unprecedentedly high score, she faltered again in the most crucial aspect: her idol status!

Moreover, this time it's all because of Chen Liang!

She truly felt that she and Chen Liang were incompatible according to their birth charts and destiny.

……

After the two mentors gave their scores, Jin Lan and Chen Liang's group jumped ahead of Qin Yunshang and Jia Yi's group, becoming the number one team.

The two lowest-ranked trainees were two Japanese trainees, Qin Weili and Long Fan, who performed poorly.

Guo Lichuan ranked third, while Lu Chujiu and Meng Xing barely made it to fourth place with low scores.

The host jogged onto the stage and spoke into the microphone:

"Alright, that concludes this round of the competition. Before announcing the next round, our production team is aware that the contestants may be fatigued, so we will be giving them three days of rest."

Upon hearing that he could finally rest, Meng Xing, who was sitting in the audience, was so excited that he almost cried.

The host added, "However, we will provide the songwriting topics for the next round of the competition in advance, so all the songwriters can start preparing now."