"Don't say that. At least he's already taken one elimination spot, which has relieved a lot of pressure for us."
"Pfft! That's true. I was right behind him, and I didn't feel any pressure at all."
"envious!!"
As they talked, they looked at Zheng Zhao, who was standing silently to the side. Zheng Zhao was quite strong and popular, and was considered a strong contender for the championship. He was subtly positioned as the center among them.
He said dismissively, "Why talk about such a good-for-nothing? Don't you think it's beneath you to compete with him?"
Several contestants burst out laughing. Just then, a cold voice came from the side: "Talking about others behind their backs is beneath you to compete with them."
The group's expressions changed as they turned around and saw a handsome and resolute man. He had a completely different style from them; he was none other than Li Zihang, currently the most popular and strongest player, and considered a champion candidate.
He had originally intended to curse, but he shut his mouth.
Zheng Zhao glared venomously at Li Zihang's retreating figure, and finally left with a gloomy face.
When Zheng Zhao came out of the restroom, he ran into Ye Cang while washing his hands. He then vented all the resentment he had received from Li Zihang on Ye Cang: "I heard you're trending again? Well, if you don't have any talent, you can only resort to these kinds of methods to get attention." As he spoke, he glanced contemptuously at Ye Cang's wrist.
Ye Cang was a little confused, but he wouldn't tolerate being mocked, so he retorted directly, "Who are you? Do I know you?"
Zheng Zhao was stunned, not expecting Ye Cang, who was usually so timid, to retaliate. He then gritted his teeth and said, "Ye Cang, you have guts!"
Ye Cang: "Of course I have guts, don't you?"
Zheng Zhao stormed off.
Ye Cang remained completely unaffected, straightened his sleeves, and leisurely returned to the dressing room. Zheng Zhao, still remembering what happened in the restroom, glared at him resentfully.
Shen Huai frowned and looked at Ye Cang with an inquiring gaze.
Ye Cang shrugged. He was innocent too, okay?
Li Zihang had just finished rehearsing and happened to witness this scene. In the previous elimination rounds, he and Ye Cang had not interacted. In his memory, Ye Cang had always been timid and his voice was barely audible. But this time, when he saw Ye Cang, he felt that he was completely different from the Ye Cang he remembered.
There was a screen in the dressing room broadcasting the live event. Because it was the first live broadcast, many contestants made some mistakes, which made the atmosphere on site more tense.
When it was Li Zihang's turn to go on stage, almost all the contestants turned their attention to the screen.
Li Zihang wore stage makeup, but it didn't make him look feminine at all. Instead, it accentuated his features, eliciting screams from the fans as soon as he stepped onto the stage. His performance today was a currently popular upbeat English song, which, combined with singing and dancing, and being performed live, made it extremely challenging.
However, Li Zihang showed no stage fright whatsoever. He performed even better than during rehearsals, creating an explosive atmosphere on stage. His hormones were raging, and the screams of the fans almost penetrated the entire studio, even reaching the dressing room.
Many contestants looked pale, but Ye Cang, who came on stage after Li Zihang, remained very calm.
A staff member came over and said, "Ye Cang is ready to go on stage."
Ye Cang stood up, but suddenly stopped when he reached the door. Zheng Zhao, who was not far away, snorted coldly, thinking that he was afraid.
Shen Huai knew Ye Cang's strength and didn't have such worries, but he was a little puzzled: "Did you forget something?"
Ye Cang shook his head: "Go to the audience seats later!"
Shen Huai: "Why?"
Ye Cang: "I think the reason you haven't become my fan is because you haven't seen my live performances."
Shen Huai: "..."
Just how much do you care about this?!
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Yao Jianing and Cao Yun are both students at Zhongjing University. Yao Jianing is a big fan of celebrities and became a fan of Li Zihang as soon as the competition started. Although Cao Yun is not a fan of celebrities, she followed Yao Jianing to every event and became a casual fan of Li Zihang under Yao Jianing's influence.
The two of them finally managed to get tickets to the top ten competition. When Li Zihang took the stage and finished his exhilarating singing and dancing performance, their voices were hoarse from screaming.
Without hesitation, the three judges advanced Li Zihang. Yao Jianing was so excited that she frantically took pictures of Li Zihang with her DSLR camera. She only opened the live streaming app after he left the stage, still feeling unsatisfied. The live stream was two minutes behind the live performance, and it was just playing the part where Li Zihang's performance ended. The comments were just as crazy as those at the live event.
[Li Zihang is amazing! He remained so composed even on set!!]
My husband is so handsome!!!
The contestants ranked after him are having a really tough time.
[After him is Ye Cang... I suddenly feel a bit sorry for the judges; the difference in their rankings is just too great.]
I don't want to hear any more garbage, I'm leaving now.
[Hahaha, if that trash Ye Cang makes it to the top eight, I'll eat shit on live stream!]
Yao Jianing smiled, as if they were praising her.
Cao Yun, standing to the side, pressed her stomach and said, "No, I was too excited just now, I need to go to the bathroom. —Who's next?"
Yao Jianing happened to see a comment on the screen and casually said, "It's Ye Cang."
Cao Yun: "Oh, that's perfect. I'll go to the restroom now."
Many people shared Cao Yun's idea, and the passageway was immediately blocked.
Ye Cang walked onto the stage at this moment. He sat quietly in the center of the stage, a beam of light shining down from above, sculpting his features with shadows. He clearly did not make any movements, but the noisy audience below involuntarily quieted down.
Xia Fei sneered dismissively, picked up his pen, and prepared to give this newcomer a good lesson later.
However, as soon as Ye Cang began to sing the first line, Xia Fei's pen fell to the table with a "thud".
Cao Yun, who was originally anxious to go to the toilet, was also stunned.