He originally intended to say that a large company like Huayu Entertainment values music copyrights extremely highly and would never allow its artists to control their own song and music copyrights, so it might not be suitable for Ye Cang. However, he did not expect to hear such a statement.
After Ye Cang finished speaking, he took out his phone and continued playing Candy Crush. He had been busy with the song "Mulholland Drive" lately and hadn't played it for a long time; he had even stopped checking in.
Looking at his fluffy blond hair and listening to the childish game sound effects beside him, Shen Huai couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth.
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Since Zheng Zhao failed to frame Ye Cang last time, he has been holding a grudge. This time, he stole his uncle's work badge and sneaked into the show, but he didn't expect to hear Tang Ruoyi's words backstage.
Huayu Entertainment is actually going to sign Ye Cang?!
No! This should have been his! It was Ye Cang! He stole it!
He stole everything from me!
Jealousy clouded his judgment, and he couldn't help but call his uncle. After that, he paced anxiously back and forth in the stairwell.
The green light from the emergency exit reflected on his face, twisted with jealousy, making him look like a demon.
Wu Jianguo was almost startled when he walked in.
Zheng Zhao's eyes lit up when he saw his uncle. He strode over and said urgently, "Uncle, you have to help me!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wu Jianguo lowered his voice. "Go back now!"
"uncle!"
Wu Jianguo quickly covered Zheng Zhao's mouth: "What are you yelling about!"
Zheng Zhao gripped his hand tightly: "Uncle, please help me! You watched me grow up, and you're the closest relative I have in the world besides my mother!"
Looking at his usually spirited nephew in this half-human, half-ghost state, Wu Jianguo's heart softened: "What are you planning to do now?"
Seeing that his uncle's attitude had softened, Zheng Zhao quickly said, "I want Ye Cang to be eliminated!"
Wu Jianguo shook his head: "It's not that your uncle doesn't want to help you, but this isn't our station's own program after all, and it's being broadcast live. The judges are all stubborn, so there's nothing I can do."
Zheng Zhao: "Isn't the next match going to be another random song selection? Let's use that one!"
Wu Jianguo hesitated. If Zheng Zhao hadn't been eliminated, he could have tried again, but Zheng Zhao had already been eliminated. Wouldn't he be helping someone else by doing this?
Zheng Zhao panicked: "Uncle, if it weren't for Ye Cang, I wouldn't have been eliminated. Maybe I would have been the one to sign with Huayu Entertainment. Ye Cang has ruined me like this, I will never let him get away with it."
Zheng Zhao had become obsessed. Wu Jianguo, remembering his sister's tearful complaints, reluctantly agreed.
Zheng Zhao was overjoyed and quickly whispered something in Wu Jianguo's ear.
After listening, Wu Jianguo looked at him suspiciously: "Will this work?"
"It can definitely be done!" Zheng Zhao said through gritted teeth.
He had misjudged the situation, thinking that finding a difficult song would defeat Ye Cang. He never expected that it would give him a chance to turn the tables. This time, he learned his lesson and would never give Ye Cang any chance to recover.
He thought for a moment and then said, "Didn't the production team say last time that contestants are no longer allowed to find outside help? Let's see what Ye Cang can do this time!"
Wu Jianguo nodded: "Okay, then we'll do it your way."
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Wu Jianguo patted Zheng Zhao's hand: "After Ye Cang is eliminated, don't worry about this anymore. Go back and study hard, okay?"
"Okay, I'll do whatever Uncle says."
Looking at his well-behaved nephew, Wu Jianguo couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He secretly blamed the production team for doing a live broadcast. If they had decided on the champion early on like the shows in the past, there would have been no chance for a nobody like Ye Cang to cause so much trouble!
Chapter 17
Whether it was spurred on by Ye Cang or something else, Jiang Junyan once again performed exceptionally well in the subsequent PK competition, narrowly making it into the top five.
The next round is the top five to top four, which will be the last time the "Rising Star" program will randomly select songs.
This is arguably the most dreaded part for all the contestants. After all, everyone has their strengths, but who knows what song they'll be randomly assigned? If they get a song that's not suitable for them, that would be terrible, especially since this competition is so important.
All the contestants had serious expressions, and some even prayed in all directions before going on stage, hoping that last-minute cramming would bring them some good luck.
The audience was laughing so hard they almost died. No matter how aloof a contestant is usually, they always break down in this segment, bringing a lot of laughs.
All the contestants carefully drew their songs, and finally it was Ye Cang's turn.
Li Zihang tugged at him: "Brother, you have to be sincere."
The tragedy of the last "Summer Insect" was still fresh in Li Zihang's mind, and he couldn't help but offer some advice.
Ye Cang responded casually, then casually called for a stop.
The screen flickered and finally landed on a pink interface.
Li Zihang: "..."
Ye Cang had a bad feeling. He turned around and saw a whole patch of pink with three words on it.
—Meow.
What the hell is this?!
Although he didn't know what the song was about, Ye Cang could already sense the nature of the song from the sympathy in Li Zihang's eyes.
Li Zihang: "Brother, I've never seen anyone with worse luck than you. Did you not wash your hands before going on stage?"