Beijing Television.
At the recording studio.
The audience gradually entered the venue.
Zhang Ye's parents and three sisters did not line up. It was Xiao Lu who went out to receive them. They entered the venue through the staff passageway. Xiao Lu politely invited them to a more inconspicuous seat in the back row. She even brought a few bottles of water and some snacks for Zhang Ye's family.
His third sister said sweetly, "Thank you, Sister Lu."
Xiao Lu smiled, "You're welcome."
The second sister sat down and asked impatiently, "Sister Lu, is Sunflower really our Li Yu?"
"Is Li Yu your family?" The eldest younger sister was helpless.
The second sister exclaimed, "I'm his fan!"
Hearing this, Xiao Lu acknowledged, "It's him. Didn't he say it himself?"
The second sister slapped her thigh. "That's great! We're finally here!"
His third sister shouted, "I like Li Yu too! He's so handsome!"
His eldest younger sister said, "Weren't you supporting The Clown?"
Third sister: "Hehe, I betrayed you."
His father said, "Xiao Lu, hurry up and get back to work. You don't have to accompany us."
Xiao Lu said, "Alright then. Our staff are everywhere here. If there's anything, you can look for them." Just as he was about to leave, he saw a few audience members walk in. They were all holding LED boards with Li Yu's name on them.
She immediately walked over. "Hey, you can't take this!"
The girls were very unhappy.
"Why?"
"You can use the contestant's code, but you can't use your real name. If the camera captures it, it will mislead the audience."
"How did he mislead the audience? Everyone knows that Sunflower is Brother Li Yu! "
"This won't do. You can't bring it in."
"Why are you guys so nosy!"
"Since you've come to our show, you must respect the show's rules. Otherwise, we have the right to not let you in."
"I brought him in. What do you think? Who are you trying to scare?! "
A quarrel broke out.
Several staff members and security guards hurried over to maintain order.
Li Yu's Weibo post had messed up all the work of the program team. A well-planned King of Masked Singers had been turned into a mess from the inside out!
…
In an aisle backstage.
The program team staff and Li Yu's assistant also started arguing.
Hou Ge: "When are you going to remove the Weibo?"
Assistant Xu was also quite unreasonable. "You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"You've already affected the normal program recording!" Dafei said angrily, "Because of you, everyone in the program team is trying to put out the fire. The other contestants have also been seriously affected. Now, all of you need to understand that this program is not run by your family. It's not just for you! Can't you show some respect for others? "
Assistant Xu pointed at him and said, "Young man, don't be so hot-tempered. When I was in the entertainment industry, you were not even born yet. Do you think the appearance fees your show gives you are a lot? Teacher Li only agreed because she saw your sincerity. Usually, Teacher Li rarely participates in variety shows in the mainland. The viewership ratings that Teacher Li can bring to you alone is much higher than everyone else combined! "
"You are breaking the rules!"
"Teacher Li is helping you to increase your popularity!"
The quarrel became fiercer and fiercer. Both sides were very angry!
The program team staff were already feeling a little disgusted. They could not accept it. Li Yu was clearly eager for instant success and had used unconventional means to gain benefits for himself by garnering votes for himself. But in the end, he had to say that it was for the good of King of Masked Singers and the program team!
Isn't this too hypocritical?
How could a former A-list celebrity be so despicable?
At this moment, Hu Fei walked over from afar. "Don't waste your breath on them. It's time to record, so get back to work!" Without even looking at Assistant Xu, he led his people away.
Hou Ge said angrily, "Brother Hu, aren't you being too much of a bully?"
A staff member said, "I just heard from a friend that Li Yu's team is buying news everywhere and spending money to promote Li Yu. In the morning, several media outlets predicted that he would be the grand champion of King of Masked Singers. They were the ones who bought those news! They even bought news from our Beijing Television! "
It was no wonder the media reacted so quickly!
It was no wonder the public opinion was so overwhelmingly optimistic about Li Yu!
When Hu Fei heard this, he immediately said, "I've already reported this to the station. From today onward, Beijing Television will no longer work with Li Yu and his team in any form!"
But that was for the future.
What would they do this time?
What would they do with the show now?
At this point, it was impossible for them to kick Li Yu off the show through unconventional means. All they could do was let him continue recording. Even if he became the Masked King for every episode, they would still have to continue recording. Li Yu's team probably knew this, which was why they dared to be so unscrupulous!
…
The drawing of lots began.
The contestants were all sitting in their waiting rooms, watching the television.
The first to draw lots was Sunflower in the Starlight. However, no one answered even after the director knocked on the door for a long time. That was until the female director shouted from outside, "The drawing of lots begins."
Only then did the door open.
Assistant Xu let her and the cameraman in.
The female director was so angry that she was dumbfounded. So you guys were inside? Then why didn't you open the door just now? Why did you pretend not to hear me? W-What kind of people were these!
Sunflower had already put on his mask. Unlike his previous cold demeanor, when the cameraman came in, Sunflower's laughter rang out. "Am I the first?"
The female director said, "Yes, please draw lots to determine the order of appearance."
"OK." Sunflower reached into the box of lots and took out a number.
Number 2!
It wasn't a good or bad order.
The female director nodded. Then without another word, she turned around and left.
The other contestants also saw this scene from start to finish on the television in the room.
Yesterday's Daylily cursed under his breath.
Spinach pulled a long face and started talking to the staff member who was in charge of contacting her. In any case, there was no need to worry that this segment would be broadcasted.
Sunset Glow was silent.
Petal Shower was calmly drinking water from a thermos cup. It was probably something she brought herself to moisten her throat. No expression could be seen on her mask.
The Clown was also very calm.
Very quickly, the order of the lots was decided.
No. 1: Spinach.
No. 2: Sunflower in the Starlight.
No. 3: The Clown.
No. 4: Petal Shower.
No. 5: Sunflower.
No. 6: Yesterday's Daylily.
Spinach was almost in tears.
She was going to be the first to appear?
Her opponent was still Li Yu?
There was no chance of her winning at all. There was even a moment when she was thinking of not going on stage at all. Li Yu, who was already a top-notch singer, had cheated. What was there left to play?
But not long after, someone pushed open the door to her room.
The person who came in was a mask with a flower on it.
Petal Shower handed over the tiny ball in her hand and said with a smile, "Wanna trade?"
Ah?
She was really going to trade?
Spinach was stunned. She thought that Petal Shower was just joking in the conference room!
The internal signal was also switched to this room.
The other contestants saw it as well!
When Sunflower saw it, his eyes narrowed. What was the meaning of this? Trade numbers? Petal Shower wants to fight me in the first match? He could not help but laugh, finding it a little funny. He was well aware of Petal Shower's strength. She sang very well and had a great falsetto, but she was only on par with him. Now that his identity had been exposed and the media was buzzing about it, no one would be able to beat him in this episode, or even the next episode, or even the episode after that. Even if the other contestants also revealed their identities, he did not think that he would lose. That was because he felt that among all the contestants on this stage, he was the most famous one.
The program team staff saw this but did not say anything. The rules did not state that they could not change the order of the contestants' appearances. It was fine as long as the contestants themselves agreed to it.
Spinach quickly stood up. "Sis, is … is this appropriate?"
Petal Shower nodded. "It is, although my account isn't that good either. Wanna trade?"
Petal Shower's number was going up against The Clown.
However, Spinach immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Sure, sure, let's trade!"
"Alright." Petal Shower and Spinach called out the order of the match in front of the camera.
Spinach said gratefully, "Thank you, Sis."
"You're welcome." Petal Shower tugged at her hair and strode out without any hesitation.
Everyone knew that Petal Shower was angry, but no one thought that she would win. That was because her opponent was too strong and her identity had been exposed.
...
In The Clown's room.
Han Qi was also very angry.
Today's star should have been The Clown. Teacher Clown had withstood a lot of pressure to become the Masked King for two episodes and had the highest support rate. He should have been the strongest contender for the Masked King for the third episode. But with Li Yu's actions, the focus of the audience changed. No one cared about the other contestants anymore. Be it The Clown, Petal Shower, or Sunset Glow, they were all relegated to supporting roles in front of Li Yu. Everyone was shouting that Li Yu should be the true Masked King!
Han Qi said indignantly, "If Sunflower gets eliminated! That would be too face smacking! "
The Clown laughed and said, "Yeah."
After saying that, Han Qi became discouraged again. "But that's impossible."
The Clown chuckled. "It's not impossible."
Han Qi said, "Do you think Teacher Petal Shower can win?"
The Clown thought for a moment and said, "I don't know who she is, but I already have a vague idea of a candidate in mind. If, and I'm just saying if, she's really the person I think she is." With a pause, he said, "When she gets serious, she'll definitely win!"
Han Qi said in surprise, "Really?"
Zhang Ye nodded.
The prerequisite was that Petal Shower had to be that person.
Could it be her?
Zhang Ye stood up. "Let's go. We haven't started recording yet. Let's go and have a look at the venue."
Han Qi said, "I heard that Petal Shower changed her song at the last minute. I wonder if the band will be able to make it in time."
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "Then all the more reason to cheer for her."
The other contestants had the same thoughts as him.
Sunset Glow, Spinach, and the others also went to the venue. Faced with Li Yu's despicable actions, they no longer cared about the outcome of the match. They were all hoping for a miracle to happen, for Petal Shower to win against Li Yu. Then Li Yu would make a mistake in the elimination round and get eliminated!
But what were the chances of that happening?
Hai, no one wanted to think about it anymore.
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