novelraw Chapter 236 - 229 Fangxin Enters the Field
Chapter 236 - 229 Fangxin Enters the Field
"Congratulations, you did very well." Tian Jiaxuan skillfully controlled the rhythm.
Everyone also applauded for Wei Xin.
"Has everyone noticed? There’s only one seat for the Like King on stage." Tian Jiaxuan continued.
At this moment, Meng Meixuan grew increasingly nervous. She couldn’t figure out what the production team was trying to do—just now, it was blatantly rigged voting.
"So, between Meng Meixuan and Wei Xin, who will be the Like King?"
Under Tian Jiaxuan’s effort to liven up the atmosphere, the results for this group’s votes were displayed on the big screen.
Wei Xin did not surpass Meng Meixuan.
Sitting in the audience watching the show, Xiao Du felt an uncontrollable anger and stood up to walk out.
Mu Yunchu initially thought he was going to the bathroom, but seeing his extremely grim expression, she followed him out.
The production team staff also noticed their actions at this moment.
"Stop them and ask why they’re leaving," Yang Xiaoyue vaguely guessed what was happening as she watched the scene and felt that her blatant rigging this time had been too obvious.
If the fairness of the show was questioned by the majority of people, it would cause significant financial losses. After all, those trying to make their debut on this show were supported by fans spending "real money" to vote.
"The show has just started; why are you leaving?" A show manager led several people over, looking fierce and menacing.
When Xiao Du heard their words, a flash of fury crossed his eyes, but he quickly calmed down and held back the angered Mu Yunchu. Losing his temper here would only harm himself.
"I suddenly feel unwell and want to go to the hospital for a check-up."
"Unwell? Why didn’t you say so earlier?" The manager looked at Xiao Du’s pale face and those faintly haunting eyes, feeling a wave of inexplicable fear.
Xiao Du didn’t say anything further and made to sidestep them and leave.
In the control room, Yang Xiaoyue watched everything happening through the cameras, nearly smashing her earpiece in anger. This manager was simply an idiot.
In such situations, the correct approach is to calmly persuade them, ask for the reason, and appease the other party—that’s how you resolve a problem. Coming out aggressive only causes trouble for the show!
Right now, so many competitors were watching this program!
Ever since this show showed signs of going viral, Guangfei had received countless complaint letters.
If those two had recording equipment and deliberately created a conflict, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Xiaoyue, quickly tell that manager to apologize; that girl’s family has significant influence locally."
Upon hearing Sun Miaomiao’s words, Yang Xiaoyue was taken aback. For Sun Miaomiao to say "significant influence," it clearly meant serious power—something beyond just money.
She immediately used her earpiece to instruct the manager to apologize and sent an assistant director over to deal with the situation.
Mu Yunchu found it quite strange—what was wrong with this production team? First, there was someone coming over fiercely, and then they apologized. Afterward, a so-called assistant director politely asked them to leave.
Xiao Du naturally had a vague idea of what was happening but chose not to expose it.
The two soon reached the parking lot and climbed into Mu Yunchu’s Ferrari.
"Xiao Du, why did you leave?"
"The production team blatantly going against fairness—it’s boring to watch."
"How do you know it’s fake?"
Mu Yunchu, while also realizing something was off during Ye Yuwei’s segment, still felt some lingering confusion.
"You can see it from the data."
As Xiao Du spoke, he took out paper and a pen from his bag and started writing down several sets of data.
"Xiao Du, your memory is amazing!" Mu Yunchu exclaimed upon seeing the exact voting numbers displayed during the performances just now—numbers that appeared on the production team’s big screen.
Xiao Du chuckled. For someone like him and Mu Yunchu, both academic geniuses, memorizing data that most people would struggle even to read was not difficult.
"Look, Yezi’s group had a total of 3,952 votes. According to the production team’s rules, six members—along with their group performance—must each receive three votes for the results to be valid," Xiao Du pointed to the data.
Mu Yunchu looked at the figures and quickly calculated in her head, frowning as she said, "So the actual voting audience would be this data divided by 3, which means... But dividing this number by 3 gives us 1,317.3—that’s an impossible figure."
"Exactly. It’s obvious the production team adjusted the numbers arbitrarily based on actual votes without realizing this flaw," Xiao Du said, his tone simmering with anger.
"And look at the individual Like data: Meng Meixuan received 1,415 Likes, indicating that the vast majority of people chose her," Xiao Du continued.
"Yes, out of 1,500 viewers, only 85 didn’t pick her," Mu Yunchu remarked.
"But we know that Lv Fangxin’s fans would never choose Meng Meixuan—their fan bases are practically mortal enemies. And many of our own fans don’t like her either," Xiao Du said in an increasingly grim voice.
"Lv Fangxin’s fans and ours combined account for at least 400 people—how could Meng Meixuan only be short by 85 votes from a full sweep?" Xiao Du sneered.
Impressed, Mu Yunchu stared at Xiao Du: "You’re right. Plus, Wu Zixuan’s fans wouldn’t overwhelmingly vote for Meng Meixuan. This damn production team—we need to expose them!"
Xiao Du nodded: "Now look at Jiang Meixing’s votes—she got 1,386 votes, surpassing Wei Xin by 357 votes. How does someone with such low popularity and the weakest performance in her group get such high numbers?"
Flashback to 40 minutes earlier.
Sensing impending chaos, Yang Xiaoyue ordered the relevant personnel to "reverify" the displayed figures—and discovered the same problem Xiao Du had identified.
"These brainless fools who only know how to eat!" Yang Xiaoyue bellowed at the data team.
"Xiaoyue, these numbers must never leak out; otherwise, our show’s reputation will be ruined," Sun Miaomiao remarked, deeply anxious.
Yang Xiaoyue nodded. It was fortunate that the production team prohibited audience members from bringing phones.
What she didn’t anticipate was someone memorizing the fleeting five seconds of data in their mind.
The show continued, and Wei Xin unsurprisingly joined Lv Fangxin’s group.
When Lv Fangxin’s group emerged from their dazzling backstage, numerous girls in the waiting area expressed their envy:
"Lv Fangxin is so beautiful! Seriously, she’s stunning."
"Chen Yinghan is gorgeous too! Oh my god! How are they all so pretty?"
The live audience suddenly erupted with deafening shouts from male fans: "Lv Fangxin! Lv Fangxin!"
The fervor was overwhelming, akin to a military force chanting slogans in unison.
This immediately drew even more envy from all the trainees—after all, male fans were often the most desirable type of supporters for female contestants.
"Greetings, everyone! The song we’re about to perform is an original track called ’Different Girls,’" Lv Fangxin announced loudly into her microphone.
The tallest, most stunning, and best-proportioned member, she stood out brilliantly among her group.
Over in his corner, Hu Binbin raised both hands in support for them.
This group’s entrance differed from the others—they each appeared framed within giant, vintage celebrity "photo album" frames, reminiscent of the 1980s.
On the LED screen that formed the stage’s backdrop, dazzling, multicolored designs appeared, resembling a painter’s palette.
The first close-up camera shot was given to Meimei.