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Chapter 40
Everything felt like a farce.
After Shen Huaixi’s humiliating exit, the audience didn’t calm down.
Standing on the stage, watching the audience turn against Shen Huaixi, Su Xingyao felt a little strange.
He wasn’t surprised that Shen Huaixi had done something so outrageous in public today.
But the audience’s reaction was a bit unexpected.
From what he knew, Shen Huaixi was supposed to be the protagonist of this world, and logically, no matter how absurd his actions were, they would be automatically justified by the world’s will because of his “protagonist halo”…
Yet, at this moment, the audience had no tolerance for him at all. In fact, they were extremely hostile, even to the point of resisting him with great intensity…
Su Xingyao couldn’t quite understand.
Had the audience all become sober? Or was the world’s will starting to fade away?
But… what was the trigger?
As Su Xingyao was lost in thought, the host had already picked up the microphone again to restore order.
Once the audience saw that Shen Huaixi had been driven off stage, they gradually quieted down.
However, although Shen Huaixi had left, he had left the production team with a huge mess.
Previously, he had intentionally cast votes for two of the best groups. Even though he was no longer on the mentor’s seat, his votes had already been cast.
According to the rules, these two votes were not valid, so Su Xingyao and his five-member group didn’t get the four mentors’ votes for direct advancement, meaning they couldn’t directly move on.
To maintain fairness in the program and the rights of the other contestants, the mentors discussed the situation and, in the end, Sheng Yan reluctantly announced that Su Xingyao’s group would also be placed on hold.
The audience, who had hoped Shen Huaixi’s vote would be invalidated, were once again enraged.
【Ahhhhhh, I really want to curse right now.】
【Can’t the production team and the mentors see that Shen Huaixi is deliberately causing trouble? Why not just ignore his vote?】
【The production team has to consider fairness for the other contestants. If they change the judging standard now, someone will surely attack the five-member group. Don’t blame the production team or the mentors, they’re all stuck with this idiot. If anyone deserves to be cursed, it’s Shen Huaixi.】
【Yes, focus on cursing White Lotus Shen, disgusting as hell.】
Because they hadn’t received direct advancement, Su Xingyao’s group had to enter the next round of voting.
In this round, the audience would vote to decide which four groups would advance.
The four groups that advanced would all move on directly, while the remaining twelve groups would be placed on hold again and the mentors would decide who would progress.
The production team immediately numbered the sixteen groups according to the order of their performances, so there were a total of sixteen groups.
Soon, the names of each group were displayed along with their assigned numbers.
Since Su Xingyao’s group performed last, they were assigned the number sixteen.
“Next, we ask every audience member to please pick up your voting devices and vote for the four groups you believe should advance,” the host said.
After the host finished speaking, the countdown for three minutes began.
The team that shone the most tonight was unable to advance smoothly due to one idiot, and now, with the power of choice in their hands, the audience nearly pressed their voting devices to the point of sparking.
“1616161616”
“16, family, don’t press the wrong one, it’s 16.”
“Damn, what’s wrong with this voting device? I pressed 16 four times and it says my vote is invalid!”
“It only counts one vote per person, even if you press ten times, it still only counts as one.”
The audience in the live broadcast room watched as the live audience pressed their buttons fiercely, feeling quite eager themselves.
【Program team, are you looking down on us netizens?】
【Ugh, I want to vote too! I want to give Maomao first place.】
【Song Yingming, you’d better hurry up and give me a ranking channel for the contestants and teams.】
Soon, the three-minute countdown was over, and the voting results of the live audience had been fully counted.
All the contestants for tonight were invited onto the stage.
The first results to be announced were for fourth place.
The cutoff spot was taken by the 12th group, led by Xu Beizhou, with a total of 258 votes.
Next, the production team announced third place: the 6th group led by Sheng Yan, with a total of 290 votes.
Second place was claimed by the 13th group led by Wen Yun, which received 333 votes.
“Now, next… is the first place from tonight’s live voting…”
After the host finished speaking, the sound of drumming filled the air.
Everyone’s eyes instinctively turned to the big screen, and the live audience began chanting “Group 16” in unison.
In fact, everyone knew who would take first place in tonight’s live voting.
But even so, everyone was curious about the number of votes they had received.
After all, second place only got 333 votes, so the question was whether the first place votes could surpass 400—this became the big suspense.
The live audience in the broadcast room began guessing the number of votes.
However, the production team, who loved to keep the suspense, played a trick during the announcement.
On the big screen, the first group to be announced for advancement was shown.
But they only revealed the tens digit.
The next number was immediately obscured by a mosaic.
Then, the votes were revealed, and the production team changed their usual straightforward style by revealing the numbers one by one.
The host, looking at the big screen, began reading the numbers aloud.
“The digit in the ones place is 9~”
“Now, the next…” the host’s words trailed off as the tens digit was announced.
“It’s 7!”
“Then, is the digit in the hundreds place a 3 or a 4?”
What was originally something without much suspense was suddenly made to feel like a big deal because of the way the production team revealed it, raising everyone’s anxiety.
The live audience, their hearts pounding, didn’t even dare blink, afraid of missing anything.
But just as the next second arrived, a complete and familiar set of numbers suddenly appeared on the big screen.
Group 16: 479 votes!
“479 votes!!! Congratulations to contestants 35, 40, 62, 77, and 78 for advancing!!!”
In the strong, resonant voice of the host, the entire venue erupted in cheers for the five-person group.
【500 people got 479 votes!!!】
【I thought they’d only get 379 votes, but they actually got 479!!】
【Oh my God, this is amazing!!】
【This stage deserves this high vote count.】
Amid the cheers, contestant number 40 cried once again.
But this time, it was tears of happiness.
He turned and excitedly hugged Su Xingyao, “Maomao, we did it.”
It wasn’t just about advancing—it was the recognition from the entire audience.
The host invited them to the center of the stage, where they were each interviewed one by one. “Do you have anything you’d like to say to the audience?”
Contestant number 77, though quite cute in appearance, was very composed on stage. He bowed to everyone and thanked the audience, the mentors, and the production team.
In contrast to the calmness of number 77, the rapper from group 62 was much more excited.
He made a “I love you” gesture toward his team again, then confidently grabbed the microphone.
“I didn’t get to perform a freestyle earlier, so now I want to perform it on this stage.”
After saying that, he made a dismissive gesture in the direction of Shen Huaixi’s seat. “Who needs background music? We are the kings of this stage!”
Rappers have a natural talent for energizing the crowd, and upon hearing his words, the audience once again erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
“You guys are the kings of this stage!!!”
Amidst the cheers from the audience, contestants 35 and 40 also shared their feelings after advancing.
Finally, the host handed the microphone to Su Xingyao.
“Contestant 78, what about you? What are you thinking right now?”
Su Xingyao took the microphone and glanced at the sparkling light sticks in the audience.
Two seconds later, he gently smiled.
“I need to prepare new costumes for the dolls.”
When Su Xingyao spoke, the entire audience fell silent.
Everyone was very curious to hear what he would say next.
To his surprise, he was actually worrying about his mascot costumes.
【Hahahaha, Maomao, why are you so cute?】
【So you only prepared two mascot costumes?】
The host was also amused by his answer and couldn’t help but tease him. “So, did you only prepare two mascot costumes for the competition?”
Su Xingyao nodded. “I didn’t expect to make it this far.”
His response completely caught everyone off guard.
To both the contestants and the audience, he had always appeared calm, composed, and extremely talented.
Everyone had almost assumed he was a strong contender for the championship.
But… for someone like him to say that he hadn’t expected to get this far was truly surprising.
【Ah… why did Maomao say that?】
【Don’t be so insecure… you’re so strong.】
【Did something happen to Maomao? This doesn’t seem right…】
The audience, who didn’t know that “Maomao” was Su Xingyao, someone they all strongly disliked, had a hard time understanding this.
But since they knew he wasn’t the type to feign humility, they understood that he wasn’t just saying this to create a false persona.
Su Xingyao truly hadn’t thought he could make it this far.
However, he wasn’t the kind of person to give up or let fate control him just because the world’s will had turned against him.
So even though he knew things might not go smoothly, he still followed his heart and joined this show.
What he wanted was never to simply bow to fate.
Su Xingyao lifted his head, the corners of his eyes slightly lifted beneath his headpiece, his pale-colored pupils sparkling with light.
“But I will never give up on striving for my dreams.”
Below the stage, the only two people in the production team who knew the truth, Xiao Li, quietly wiped away a tear after hearing Su Xingyao’s words.
She didn’t know if, one day, when Su Xingyao took off his headpiece, the people who praised him to the skies now would still support and love him as unconditionally as they did today.
—
The live broadcast of The Voice of Heaven had lasted nearly five hours tonight, and by the time it ended, it was almost 1 o’clock.
Knowing that the recording would run late, the production team had thoughtfully arranged for each contestant to stay at a nearby hotel.
After the show ended, Su Xingyao boarded the car prepared by the production team and headed to the hotel.
Having worn the mascot costume all night and faced such a tense stage accident, the first thing Su Xingyao did when he arrived at the hotel was to take a shower.
When he finished his shower and lay down on the hotel bed, Lu Jiuxu unexpectedly sent him a message.
Mr. Lu: Are you asleep, Su Maomao?
Su Xingyao glanced at the time above the message after reading it.
The message was sent ten minutes ago, and the time was exactly 2 o’clock.
Lu Jiuxu often sent him messages, but he had never sent one this late before.
Su Xingyao knew that Lu Jiuxu wasn’t the type of person to lack discretion.
He wouldn’t easily send messages during rest time.
So, for him to send a message now…
It meant he knew Su Xingyao hadn’t gone to sleep.
As for how he knew, Su Xingyao already had a clear answer in his mind.
His fingers moved and quickly replied to the message.
Mr. Xiao Su: Not yet, just finished showering.
After sending this message, he sent another one.
Mr. Xiao Su: Still awake this late?
As soon as Su Xingyao finished typing, Lu Jiuxu replied instantly.
Mr. Lu: Yeah, just finished watching the live stream.
Having confirmed his guess with Lu Jiuxu’s response, Su Xingyao couldn’t help but think back to what he had said to him this morning when he left.
Lu Jiuxu really stayed up to watch the entire live stream…
While thinking about this, a new message popped up on his phone screen.
Mr. Lu: Tonight’s performance was fantastic.
Mr. Lu: You were incredibly dazzling on stage.
Su Xingyao stared at these two sentences.
Tonight, he had already received many compliments from others.
But for some reason, Lu Jiuxu’s two messages brought him a feeling of joy that he couldn’t quite describe.
It was as if Lu Jiuxu was responding from afar to the words Su Xingyao had said when he made it to the next round.
Su Xingyao lay on his side on the bed and sent a little “thank you” cat sticker in reply.
The orange cat on the screen was raising its paw cutely to express gratitude, while Su Xingyao’s gaze remained on the first message from Lu Jiuxu, where he called him “Su Maomao.”
Mr. Xiao Su: Mr. Lu, you really like giving people nicknames.
He had been paying attention to the time earlier and didn’t notice the new nickname Lu Jiuxu had given him in his hurry.
In such a short amount of time, he had gone from “Mr. Xiao Su” to “Coral Cat,” then to “Sunset Dog,” and now… today he had directly evolved into “Su Maomao.”
Thinking about the evolution of the nicknames he had gotten from Lu Jiuxu, Su Xingyao happily sent another sticker.
Mr. Xiao Su: Cat rolling.gif.
Not long after he sent the sticker, Lu Jiuxu replied.
Mr. Lu: Is that okay?
Mr. Lu: Little cat rolling.gif
Su Xingyao looked at the sticker that Lu Jiuxu had stolen from him and couldn’t help but send it back.
Mr. Xiao Su: Little cat rolling.gif
Mr. Xiao Su: Reluctantly.
Lu Jiuxu, leaning against the headboard, looked at the screen full of little cats rolling and couldn’t help but smile.
After receiving the reluctant permission, he clicked on Su Xingyao’s profile and changed his nickname from “Mr. Xiao Su” to “Su Maomao.”
After changing the nickname, he returned to the chat interface, where he noticed that Su Xingyao had added something.
Su Maomao: But this doesn’t seem fair!
Su Maomao: Little cat sighing.jpg
Lu Jiuxu smiled.
Mr. Lu: Hmm, so you can choose my name too.
Su Xingyao propped up his chin with one hand and gently sighed.
He couldn’t think of anything.
The time on his phone changed to 2:30.
Sleepiness hit him, and feeling a little tired, Su Xingyao lay on the bed and slowly typed a few words.
Su Maomao: Next time, for sure.
Su Maomao: Good night, Mr. Lu.
After a whole night of mentally exhausting and nerve-wracking competition, Su Xingyao closed his eyes and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
However, the internet that night was unexpectedly lively.
After various reforms in the Chinese entertainment industry, it had been a long time since anything interesting had happened.
Yet tonight, The Voice of Heaven delivered countless memorable moments.
No one expected that due to a music variety show, Shen Huaixi, a highly regarded and popular star, would crash and burn so completely.
Especially the scene where he was rejected by the entire audience and had to leave in embarrassment, which was shared by countless netizens.
A video of him being scolded to tears and forced to admit his mistake had already topped the trending searches.
On gossip forums, netizens were also posting and discussing the highly dramatic scene from tonight’s show.
【At first, I didn’t believe such an outrageous thing could happen, until I went to watch the video… now I regret not being there to join everyone in yelling and making a scene.】
【Hahaha, this kind of live variety show really is a mirror that reveals everything. Before this, who could have imagined Shen Huaixi would be such an idiot?】
【If he had just stuck to his decision, I would have respected him for having some backbone, but in the end, he cried and begged to change his choice. It’s honestly so funny.】
【I’ve never seen a star get boycotted by the whole audience like this before. Thank you, Shen Huaixi, for letting me witness history.】
【Guys, does anyone get it? Ever since he messed up, every day I wake up asking myself how I was so blind to ever like him.】
【I have to admit, I was really brainwashed. I never thought there was anything wrong with him before, it’s like I was under some spell.】
Late-night internet users, who were still awake, continued to mock and ridicule Shen Huaixi’s embarrassing moment.
At four o’clock in the morning, Shen Huaixi, who had been plagued by nightmares, finally woke up.
In his dream, he once again saw the recurring nightmare that had been haunting him since Su Xingyao’s return.
After being recognized by the Shen family, Su Xingyao shone brightly.
As for him, who was outshined in every way, he felt like a crawling creature in a dark corner, eventually being ruthlessly kicked out of the Shen family on a rainy night.
In the downpour, he cursed the person who had taken everything from him, filled with both rage and helplessness.
“Su Xingyao… you deserve to die!”
Wen Ningzhu, who had been sitting by Shen Huaixi’s side with a serious expression, suddenly heard him mutter something, quickly turning to look at his bed.
She hadn’t clearly heard what he said earlier because she was deep in thought, but she caught the name “Su Xingyao.”
Wen Ningzhu got up and approached Shen Huaixi, only to find him frowning deeply in his sleep, his face twisted in a grotesque expression.
“Shen Huaixi…”
Having never seen such an expression from her adopted son, Wen Ningzhu instinctively called his name.
Suddenly, Shen Huaixi, trapped in his nightmare, was startled awake by her voice.
He sat up in bed, his forehead beaded with sweat.
“Mom…”
Still a little disoriented from the nightmare, Shen Huaixi, feeling somewhat confused, asked Wen Ningzhu, “What are you doing here?”
Wen Ningzhu glanced at his now calm expression, still puzzled by what he had muttered about Su Xingyao in his sleep.
“This is the hospital. You fainted earlier.”
Then, she cautiously asked him, “Were you having a nightmare?”
Upon hearing her question, and recalling his curses and insults toward Su Xingyao in the dream, his expression grew tense.
He didn’t answer her directly. Instead, he deflected the question and asked her, “Mom, did I say anything in my sleep?”
Wen Ningzhu, who had always been honest with her son, noticed the change in his expression and, for the first time, lied to him.
“No, I just saw you seemed uncomfortable while sleeping.”
She then handed him a tissue. “Wipe off your sweat.”
Relieved that he hadn’t said anything foolish in front of Wen Ningzhu, Shen Huaixi let out a soft sigh.
“It was just a nightmare.”
Afraid that Wen Ningzhu would ask more questions, he deliberately added, nonchalantly, as he took the tissue, “But now I can’t remember anything.”
As soon as Shen Huaixi finished speaking, his manager’s call came through.
Those five people didn’t get targeted tonight, but instead, they ended up making him lose so much face on the live broadcast.
Just thinking that this was all caused by that incompetent fool made Shen Huaixi want to slap her two times. He wasn’t in the mood to answer the call at all.
So, when he saw the manager’s name on the screen, he coldly ended the call.
“Mom, where’s Dad?”
“Your dad’s still overseas…”
Just as mother and son finished their exchange, Shen Huaixi’s phone rang again.
It was still the manager calling.
Shen Huaixi originally planned to hang up again, but seeing Wen Ningzhu staring at him, he restrained his emotions and answered the call.
“If you’re calling at this time, it better be something urgent…”
Shen Huaixi spoke coldly, but he heard the manager’s voice in a panic.
“Did you forget to take the microphone off when you went backstage?”
Being suddenly asked this question by the manager, Shen Huaixi instantly had a bad premonition.
“I don’t remember.”
That scene from earlier had been too humiliating. He had been so angry at the time that he had nearly lost his composure—he couldn’t even remember whether he had taken the microphone or not.
However, what the manager said next made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
“You took the microphone off when you got off the stage, so the conversation you had with me before you fainted… has been dug up by netizens…”
Upon hearing this, Shen Huaixi finally realized that something was wrong. He was clearly panicking now.
“What did you say?”
Shen Huaixi didn’t know that, while he had been unconscious, the video of him crying and leaving the stage had gone viral.
At first, people had been focused on mocking him, laughing at how the whole audience had told him to get lost.
But after he left, someone had taken the footage where the audience continued shouting at him to leave, muted the sound, and then added the conversation between him and the manager.
The three sentences they said were now all over the internet, and netizens had started interpreting them.
Everyone was now suspicious that this stage accident had been orchestrated by Shen Huaixi.
“The program team is also asking for an explanation, and they’re probably getting ready to report it to the police for a thorough investigation.”
Just after waking up, Shen Huaixi heard this news and suddenly felt his vision go dark.
His temples were throbbing painfully from the anger.
Shen Huaixi, who had a thousand curses in his heart, felt an overwhelming urge to yell at the useless fool on the other end of the phone.
But with Wen Ningzhu here, Shen Huaixi didn’t dare to show such a lack of class in front of her.
So, he forced himself to calm down.
He wasn’t actually very afraid of the police. After all, this kind of issue wouldn’t result in jail time.
However, the change in the accompaniment track that caused the stage accident had a big impact on the audience.
They weren’t perfect, what they did wasn’t flawless.
If the program team insisted on investigating further, Shen Huaixi didn’t know how much his useless manager and the person who handled the audio would reveal when they were interrogated.
Shen Huaixi knew that if this couldn’t be smoothed over, there would be no way for him to continue in the entertainment industry.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Huaixi, knowing he couldn’t hide this matter anymore, turned to look at Wen Ningzhu. His eyes quickly filled with tears.
“Mom, there’s something… you have to help me.”
Shen Huaixi quickly recounted the whole situation to Wen Ningzhu, shifting all the blame for ruining someone else’s stage onto his manager.
“She kept insisting that I join the live broadcast tonight, but I didn’t know she would do something like this…”
“Now everyone thinks it was me…”
After hearing Shen Huaixi’s words, Wen Ningzhu didn’t speak for a long time.
She had watched the live broadcast tonight and was deeply impressed by the stage.
At first, she thought it was just an accident caused by the program team’s negligence.
But then she didn’t expect that this accident had a huge connection with her adopted son.
Although he had completely distanced himself from the incident and acted like he knew nothing, Wen Ningzhu couldn’t trust him completely anymore.
She didn’t know what was going on lately.
She suddenly felt that Shen Huaixi had changed so much.
The person before her seemed so different from the kind, innocent child she had known.
Wen Ningzhu looked at Shen Huaixi with disappointment, but the years of affection made it hard for her to simply ignore her adopted son.
“I understand. You should rest now. I’ll take care of this,” she said with a sigh, then added, “This kind of dishonest manager should be replaced.”
After the conversation between Shen Huaixi and his manager was exposed, it caused another uproar online.
More than his embarrassing behavior, the malicious targeting made netizens even angrier.
The hashtags #ShenHuaixi, #ShenHuaixiAndManagerConversation, #KissSummerAccompaniment, and others stayed in the top three of the trending searches.
No matter how hard Shen Huaixi’s PR team tried to suppress the heat and manage the situation, they couldn’t clean it up.
With such intense attention, the program team issued a clarification about the stage incident the next day.
They first apologized to the five-person group and all the viewers, then announced that the involved personnel had been fired, and that a thorough investigation would take place.
As soon as the program team released the announcement, Shen Huaixi immediately threw his manager under the bus.
The manager, who had received a large sum of hush money, took full responsibility for everything and resigned in shame, announcing her departure from the entertainment industry.
In the end, she didn’t forget to paint Shen Huaixi as an innocent, clueless “white lotus” who knew nothing, attempting to distance him from the scandal.
However, although Shen Huaixi and his manager’s statements didn’t explicitly say that he knew about the accompaniment issue, netizens, who had gradually uncovered his true nature, completely disbelieved him.
【Are you all treating us like fools? You got mad and blamed your manager right after, but Shen Huaixi, how could you not know about this?】
【Haha, exactly. The whole world is the bad guy, except for Shen the “pure white lotus” who never harms anyone.】
【No wonder I said he was so arrogant that night, thinking he could still go live. Turns out he had this all planned.】
【My God, a celebrity with such small-mindedness, and he’s a mentor, too, sabotaging his own contestants.】
【Shen Huaixi is disgusting. If it weren’t for Maomao and their team pulling off such an amazing performance, wouldn’t they have been directly ruined by him?】
【Ugh, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. He’s so disgusting!】
【I didn’t watch the stage that night, but I still want to ask: Why did he do this?】
【Shen the loser was jealous of their talented, amazing team.】
【Exactly, after all, Maomao could easily become his mentor.】
Shen Huaixi’s scandal blew up so badly. After his manager took the fall, even his big fans began to back off.
His Weibo was flooded with criticism from netizens, and he had to turn off the comment section.
Shen Huaixi, who had often incited his fans to cyberbully others, finally got a taste of what it’s like to be the target of online harassment.
For several nights, every time he closed his eyes, his mind was filled with the insults and words netizens had thrown at him.
Weakened by the scandal, he stayed in the hospital for a long time before eventually flying abroad to escape the domestic public scrutiny and take a break from the toxic environment.
This incident made a huge splash. After bashing him enough, many netizens who hadn’t seen the show became curious.
They all wanted to see how impressive the contestants were in the group that Shen Huaixi had tried so hard to sabotage.
So, many people went online to search for clips from that night’s performance.
And then…
【Before watching: I want to see how great this group is… After watching: Shen Huaixi is an idiot, Maomao’s group is amazing.】
【Mom asks why I’m watching this on my knees.】
【This stage is something even gods would struggle to match.】
【Two accidents, three responses… Helping teammates hit their marks precisely, using a puppet to remind teammates to freestyle, going straight into acapella… I would call this a god-level performance.】
【What’s key is that not a single word was spoken throughout, not even eye contact (since the person controlling the performance was wearing a headpiece).】
【Ahhhhhhh! This Cat is just too amazing!】
【Who exactly is this big shot!?】
【It’s a divine level performance~】
【Actually, more than that, I’m more curious about how this group managed to get the rights for Lance’s song. As far as I know, this song has never been authorized to anyone or any program, and they’re the first ones to ever cover it.】
【Exactly, and Lance is really hard to get in touch with. Even his agent can’t reach him most of the time. But this group managed to not only secure the cover in such a short time but also completely rewrite the lyrics… Changing Lance’s lyrics would usually result in a lawsuit that could bankrupt you.】
【What?!? Really???】
【Ahhh, I’m so curious too! And the acapella part at the end, that’s not something you can just freestyle.】
【Exactly, with such a short amount of time for the competition, they even had time to practice acapella?】
【The more you talk about this group, the more curious I get…】
Before, netizens focused on how well Su Xingyao’s group performed, but after they went through the videos, they realized that during the live broadcast, the program team had left several things hanging, creating suspense.
As a result, netizens who were both fans of this group and deeply curious put pressure on the program team once again.
【Song Yingming, are you still the top variety show director in the domestic entertainment industry? If you don’t update soon, Zhang Shanfeng from the next door is going to surpass you.】
【Hurry and update us, if you do, I’ll make sure to get you more VIPs (threatening.jpg)】
【Director Song, I see your hairline is suffering recently, want to try a great hair growth product?】
【Update and I’ll recommend it to you, haha.】
Netizens tried everything, but in the end, the power of the hair growth product won.
Under the temptation of the hair growth product, the program team miraculously added extra behind-the-scenes footage.
This week, due to various reasons, the stage performance by Su Xingyao’s group became a hit across all age groups, receiving widespread attention.
As a result, the behind-the-scenes footage went live, and within the first night, the view count surpassed the entire previous episode.
For the questions that the audience was particularly interested in, the editing team generously included everything in the behind-the-scenes footage.
The first thing that amazed everyone was the acapella.
After watching the behind-the-scenes footage, netizens realized that nothing was achieved easily — every result was the result of hard work.
The acapella was taught by Maomao, and despite the already tight schedule, they still made extra time for practice to perfect their teamwork.
While the other groups had finished their work, they were still practicing, which is why they looked so exhausted in the VCR footage.
【At the time, I thought their group was over-exaggerating how tired they were, but now… I realize how shallow I was.】
【Looking at the results, Maomao really had great foresight.】
【I’d call this “Cat the God”!】
【My King Maomao is truly amazing.】
After showing the footage of Su Xingyao’s acapella training, the behind-the-scenes video then showcased another moment that made everyone admire Maomao even more.
It was the copyright issue with Lance’s song that even Cheng Yan couldn’t figure out —No. 78, Maomao, managed to resolve it with just a phone call in no time.
The program team, worried that viewers wouldn’t believe how incredible it was, directly included the footage of Lance sending over the contract and the reminder to transfer the payment to 78.
【I now feel that “amazing” is no longer enough to describe how I feel.】
【Holy cow… Does Maomao really have such a wide network?】
【This is Lance we’re talking about… the person even Cheng Yan couldn’t handle.】
【But our cute Maomao, just contacts him and gets it done.】
【Hmm… I have a bold idea. Could Maomao’s real identity be that of an incredibly powerful big shot?】
【Good at singing, strong skills, perfect on stage, and can easily get the copyright sorted… I’m really curious about who they are! Ahhhh!】
Once the program team aired this video, there were even more speculations about Su Xingyao’s true identity.
In fact, ever since the first episode aired, many people had already started investigating the contestants’ identities.
This included the members of Su Xingyao’s group, some of whom were already figured out by the first episode.
For example, No. 40, as soon as they appeared, was identified as an early influencer in the ancient style cover song scene.
They had posted videos of themselves singing on short video platforms, so as soon as they appeared, some recognized them.
No. 62 was the first one to be “unmasked.”
They had previously participated in underground rapper battles, and videos of their rap battles had already been dug up.
No. 35 and No. 77 were also gradually exposed by netizens.
No. 35 used to be an underground idol overseas.
No. 77 was a member of an obscure boy group.
But after this stage performance went viral, everyone saw his considerable talent, and he gained over two million followers overnight, bringing some recognition to his obscure group as well.
In the group of five, four of them had their identities revealed.
As the strongest member of this group, No. 78, everyone was very eager to know who they were.
However, No. 78 insisted on wearing a headpiece and used a voice changer except when singing, so to this day, no one has figured out their true identity.
After all, no one knows what they look like, and the only way to identify them is through their voice. But many singers’ live and recorded voices differ slightly.
So, netizens began to make all kinds of guesses about No. 78’s identity.
【I have this feeling that we might actually know this person. After all, if they were a complete unknown, they wouldn’t need to wear a headpiece.】
【Exactly, maybe it’s someone we’re all familiar with.】
【Could they really be a celebrity or influencer?】
【Hmm… Can we approach this from another angle? Didn’t Maomao once take off their gloves while training teammates and play the piano? Actually, I think the skin tone of their hands looks a bit like Su Xingyao’s. He’s also one of those very pale, almost reflective cold white types, but it was just a very brief shot, so I’m not sure.】
【Su Xingyao fans, please don’t try to ride on Maomao’s popularity.】
【Although Shen Huaixi messed up, there’s no excuse for Su Xingyao being a failure, so it can’t possibly be him.】
【Could it be LostTide? But he’s only ever covered two songs, so I’m not sure.】
【What if it’s a national team player using a disguise to compete? Maomao’s singing skills are definitely on par with the national team’s Mentors.】
【It feels like Mr. Zhou Qinlin…】
【I think it sounds like Bai Xiaofei…】
Netizens guessed and guessed, but no one dared to be certain about who it was.
In the end, they could only turn to the program team once again.
【Ahhh, why are you only revealing information about eliminated contestants??? This is really driving me crazy!】
【Come on, can’t I just pay for a membership?! I’ll even do an early screening, just tell me who Maomao is!!】
【I really want to know who the big shot is, please, I can’t sleep!】
【Song Yingming, I’m Jiang Ziya, I’m at level 15 now, I’ll immediately crown you the top variety director in the entertainment industry, but before that, can you please tell me who Maomao really is?!】
The program team’s Weibo was bombarded by netizens all night, but while the official account posted cute and playful messages, they didn’t respond to any of the key questions.
They were resolutely refusing to reveal any information about No. 78.
After three continuous days of bombardment from netizens…
The official account surprisingly updated with a new video.
Excited netizens clicked on it, thinking the director might finally reveal something.
But when they opened the video, it was of the five-member group dressed in frog costumes, singing a children’s song about jumping frogs.
Watching the five frogs in the video, jumping and singing the nursery rhyme…
At first—
Netizens: …
After one listen—
Netizens: Well… it’s kind of cute.
After hearing it again—
Netizens: Damn it, the program team is so scheming. Don’t even talk about No. 78’s identity now, I can’t even tell which frog is which with them jumping around in the same costumes!
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