Fortunately, all the station leaders were present for tonight's finale. After an emergency discussion, the station director personally made the decision: Don't cut it! Just broadcast it like this!
The station director's exact words were: "What's there to cut? This is just a competition, isn't it? Of course, whoever sings best wins! The contestants don't have any objections, so why are you all so nervous! Just broadcast it like this!"
Good heavens! Netizens racked their brains to come up with a whole bunch of things to say to the show's producers, and were almost ready to write a 10,000-word rant, when a shocking reversal occurred during the awards ceremony!
The neighboring station was furious. The live broadcast of the finals had already stolen the spotlight from other local stations, which was infuriating enough. But then they saw the trending topics and everyone laughed. It seemed J Province TV had just gotten incredibly lucky; with such a huge production, they only managed two trending topics. Clearly, their publicity was terrible and they weren't worth worrying about…
Before the words were even out of their mouths, the "Youth" program team suddenly appeared on seven or eight trending topics!
Passersby took one look and exclaimed, "Wow! This final looks interesting. I've never heard of a champion voluntarily giving up their throne at an awards ceremony. What's going on?"
I clicked in and wow, this show actually has some real substance! Watching the finale wasn't enough, so I went back and watched the earlier matches too…
That's great! Not only on the night of the finals, but also on the second and third days, the number of replays and online video views of the "Youth" program on J Province TV station skyrocketed!
Fans of actress Ma Yuenan were also speechless. If they knew that not winning the championship would make her (Jian Ni) an instant star and gain her so many fans, why did they bother with all that campaigning and attacking of rivals? They should have just given up!
The station next door is really furious now.
They had planned to lay low for a while, waiting for the finale of "Youth" to end and the hype to die down before launching their new program.
Unexpectedly, such a major broadcasting mishap during the finals has actually brought this once-popular show back into the spotlight.
For several days in a row, the entire internet has been buzzing about this show. Whether it's the incredibly talented Jiang Cancan or Jian Ni who declined the championship on the spot, netizens have dug them up one by one. Who has the mind to watch their new show? It's infuriating!!
Zhou Mingxing's face was practically contorted with a grin.
This ending is far better than the script he had envisioned, where he would get second place and then play the victim!
What does it mean that the Finals champion can give up the trophy that they already have?
This shows that his son Cancan's strength is so great that even his opponents are convinced of his abilities!
They not only won the championship and trended on several social media platforms, but also hugged and cried with their opponents at the awards ceremony. The purity of the young men and women and their love for music moved even a cold-blooded manager like him deeply, let alone ordinary people.
The organizers were ecstatic!
The worst thing about this kind of competition is that the contestants will get into trouble and cause negative news and be criticized later. Originally, because of the Best Actress award, they were all prepared to be criticized as a group.
Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn, and the Best Actress's daughter took the initiative to return the championship that should have belonged to Jiang Cancan. What an amazing friendship!
After the finale, countless mainstream media outlets in China praised their program as "a breath of fresh air in the talent show scene." Even the national TV station, which had always looked down on local stations, had two programs extend olive branches to them, specifically requesting that Jiang Cancan and Jian Ni participate...
However, to everyone's amusement and dismay, after the competition ended and she received the promised 500,000 yuan prize money from the program team, Jiang Cancan actually returned the championship trophy to Jian Ni.
“I know Nini loves sparkly things, so here’s the trophy! I only need the money.” Jiang Cancan smiled like a simpleton.
She's not stupid. Before the finals, there was all sorts of speculation from the outside world, and the contestants knew more than anyone else.
From the moment the show's rules were changed, Zhou Mingxing began to give her a heads-up, even citing examples from previous talent shows to illustrate that those who won the championship did not develop as well as the runners-up, third-place winners, or even some popular contestants. Ultimately, how far one can go in the entertainment industry depends not only on a trophy, but also on one's ability and luck.
As the saying goes, a small fire relies on promotion, but a great fire relies on destiny. Purely from the perspective of luck, Jiang Cancan, this Ziwei star who descended from the heavens, truly has the destiny to become a great star!
Little did Zhou Mingxing know that the poor little guy he was trying so hard to comfort wasn't actually heartbroken about the trophy, but rather the prize money he was missing out on—a full 200,000 yuan compared to the champion's prize! o(╥﹏╥)o
That's two hundred thousand! Jiang Cancan had never even dreamed of seeing so much money!
She also wanted to wait until she got the money so she could take her grandma and Yueyue to build a house in the village, so that Yueyue wouldn't have to walk so far to go to school anymore.
Unexpectedly, after already missing out on 500,000 and with the awards ceremony over, the champion's prize money was returned to Nini's hands!
Jiang Cancan really needed the money, but she also didn't miss the moment when she forcibly shoved the trophy into Jian Ni's arms, and the sad expression on Jian Ni's face...
Children think very simply. She wants the 500,000 yuan prize money for the championship, and Jian Ni wants this dazzling and beautiful trophy. So what's there to hesitate about? Let's each take what we want!
Jian Ni finally stopped crying and started smiling.
The director was on the verge of tears: What? Is our show's championship trophy too hot to handle? Don't we have any pride?!
Chapter 95
"Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand, hahaha~"
"Champion! Overall champion! Hahaha~"
"Endorsement fee doubled! Doubled, hahaha~"
After the competition ended, Jiang Xiaoman, Wei Sheng, and Zhou Mingxing were all laughing very happily.
Even Jiang Xia, who is known for his sharp tongue, couldn't help but praise Jiang Cancan, saying, "At least my efforts over the past month weren't in vain!"
"Brother Jiang Xia, do you need to repair your house? I can lend you money!" Jiang Cancan's way of showing her gratitude was very down-to-earth—she lent him money!
Jiang Xia: "..." Thank you!
Jiang Xia didn't dislike living in the city; in fact, he preferred the city because it was more convenient, and he wouldn't starve as long as he could order takeout.
But before the old man died, he held his hand and made him swear an oath to protect the old house in his hometown. He originally thought that after a few more years, when the house in his hometown collapsed, he would be free. He never expected that Jiang Cancan would actually lend him money to repair the house?
This isn't repaying a debt of gratitude, it's seeking revenge, isn't it?
It's impossible to repair the house.
They could only watch helplessly as the old house collapsed in the storm.
Then, he can naturally buy a house and settle down in a big city!
The 500,000 yuan was ultimately temporarily managed by Jiang Xiaoman—because Jiang Cancan didn't have an ID card and couldn't open a bank account, so she needed to go home first to get Grandma Jiang's ID card to open an account, and then transfer the money to Grandma Jiang's account.
Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Cancan have already discussed it. After they return, they will buy a plot of land in the village to build a house so that Grandma Jiang and Jiang Yueyue can move down the mountain to live.
Since Jiang Cancan will definitely be studying in the city in the future and will not be able to come home to help with the work, the family will only have a grandmother with blurred vision and a young sister left. They will not be able to farm or raise pigs, so they simply moved down the mountain to live.
Firstly, it's convenient for Jiang Yueyue to go to school. Secondly, the 500,000 yuan bonus that Jiang Cancan earned is enough to support her family of two, since they don't spend much money living in the village anyway.
However, what they didn't expect was that before Jiang Cancan could even deposit the 500,000 yuan into Grandma Jiang's account, someone was already trying to rob her.
The visitor was none other than her long-lost biological father, Jiang Erchun.
Zhou Mingxing was so angry at this thought that he almost vomited blood!
Jiang Erchun, that scoundrel, didn't come early or late, but he just happened to show up when Jiang Cancan was signing a contract with the company and holding a press conference. It's hard not to suspect that he or Jiang Cancan's rivals were deliberately causing trouble!
After all, Jiang Erchun looks like a lazy bum, so how did he manage to pinpoint the hotel where the press conference was being held? And how did he manage to sneak in without anyone noticing?
Zhou Mingxing instantly activated his radar, mentally calculating the enemies he had made over the years, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
In the end, they discovered they had too many enemies, making it impossible to pinpoint a suspect... Oh well! They could only deal with things as they came.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Erchun actually came looking for him himself.
He hasn't had a good life these past few years. When he remarried, he borrowed a lot of money from relatives and friends, and fearing they would come after him for repayment, he simply took his second wife and hid away from home for the past few years.
However, this couple were both lazy and good-for-nothing; life in the city wasn't that easy.
At first, the two of them rented a house, but now they've been reduced to living in an abandoned, unfinished building that no one wanted.
Who are the people living in these unfinished buildings? Aside from some unfortunate homeowners, the rest are scavengers, homeless people, and the poorest people in the city.
These people have no other entertainment. The unfinished building doesn't even have water or electricity, so they can't watch TV. Their only form of entertainment is scrolling through their phones. Jiang Erchun accidentally saw his second daughter, Jiang Cancan, while others were scrolling through short videos.
In fact, Jiang Erchun hadn't been back for so many years that he had long forgotten what his second daughter looked like. But the problem was that Jiang Cancan looked too much like her birth mother!
Jiang Erchun didn't recognize his daughter, but he did recognize his wife. Upon hearing her name and hometown, he was astonished! This little celebrity who was currently very popular online was actually his biological daughter!
Jiang Erchun is now truly rich!
Even the smallest celebrity can make a lot of money!
Thinking of what he often heard people say—that big stars in the entertainment industry can easily earn hundreds of thousands just by singing a few songs—Jiang Erchun quickly packed his bags and brought his second wife and their son to join Jiang Cancan.
The entire media audience was in an uproar!
This is much more sensational than a mundane press release like "Ziwei Star signs a new owner"!
The reporters pounced on them like a group of sharks that had smelled blood.
Seeing this, Jiang Erchun was extremely proud. Facing the microphone that the reporter was about to shove into his mouth, Jiang Erchun tugged at the cheap suit he had specially changed into, raised his chin slightly, and proudly declared that he was Jiang Cancan's biological father!
So, what's with signing with a new company? Did they even ask for his father's permission?
Also, I heard that you can make money once you sign a contract. As Jiang Cancan's biological father, it's only right that he be responsible for keeping this money for his daughter, right?
Their son, Can Can, is so popular right now, he can't just sign a contract with anyone casually. He has to ask about the price first. If the price isn't right, then sorry, he'll have to find a company that offers a higher price...
Reporters: ? ? ? ? ? ?
Zhou Mingxing wanted to swear!
Jiang Cancan sat there helplessly, her eyes involuntarily searching for Jiang Xiaoman all over the place. But Jiang Xiaoman had gone to the toilet because of a stomachache, and then her father appeared, and all the reporters ran out. Now the scene was in chaos, and she couldn't find anyone at all.
In the chaos, Jiang Xia somehow managed to dart onto the stage, greeted the stage leaders with a cold face, picked up Jiang Cancan, and quickly left through the door behind the stage.
This was Zhou Mingxing's instruction. Although Jiang Xia had never gotten along with him, she knew that at times like this, listening to her manager was definitely the right thing to do!
Since Zhou Mingxing signed Jiang Cancan, he meant he wanted to make money off her, and even for that reason, he wouldn't allow anyone to damage Jiang Cancan's reputation.
Having a greedy, shameless biological father who is also suspected of abandoning his child is hardly a good reputation.
However, Zhou Mingxing stroked his chin. There was still room for maneuver in this matter... The key was to protect his cash cow first!
"Huh? Where's Chanchan?"
Finally, someone noticed that Jiang Cancan, the main character of today, had mysteriously disappeared from the podium at some point.
"Excuse me! Please quiet down and let me say a few words!"
With the approval of the station's leaders, Zhou Mingxing walked onto the stage and sat in the seat that Jiang Cancan had originally been sitting in, facing the cameras with a serious expression.
“This gentleman keeps claiming to be Jiang Cancan’s biological father, but as far as we know, Jiang Cancan has been living with her grandmother in the mountains since she was three years old.”
"I have heard that Can Can has a father, but I heard that after Can Can's mother died in childbirth, her father borrowed a lot of money and left with his second wife. He has never returned home since then and has never sent a penny home."
"So, I'd like to ask my fellow journalists, does this kind of behavior constitute abandonment in the true sense?"
After a brief silence, the scene erupted in uproar once again!
Is today some kind of "International Day to Commemorate the Completion of KPIs"?
Why are there one sensational news story after another?
First, Ziweixing, who became an internet sensation, happily acquired a father at the signing ceremony of his new company. Then, it was revealed that his biological father was suspected of abandoning him.
Oh my god!