On Weibo.
Li Yu's fans were laughing and joking.
"Has the recording of the competition finished?"
"I don't know."
"Brother Li Yu will definitely be crowned Masked King."
"Right, it's probably all over by now."
"Just based on Teacher Li Yu's reputation, who could possibly be a match for him?"
"Ah, I really want to go and listen to Brother Li Yu's songs in the studio!"
The media was still hyping up this matter.
A lot of news about how Li Yu's team had spent a lot of money was still bombarding the internet.
"There's no more suspense about the third episode's Masked King!"
"Li Yu — the darling of the music industry!"
"Sunflower who has been holding back all this time!"
"Sunflower who sings Cantonese songs will be unbeatable!"
"It's only a matter of time before Li Yu returns to the A-list rankings!"
"If Sunflower becomes the final Masked King of the show, his popularity could usher in the peak of his career!"
The outside world was buzzing with excitement.
Even the onlookers believed that this episode's Masked King would definitely be Li Yu.
However, no one knew that Li Yu had already lost the right to compete for the third episode's Masked King title, nor did they know that the recording studio was in chaos!
...
In the studio.
The Clown's words shocked everyone!
Dong Shanshan forced herself to calm down and said, "Admit defeat?"
The Clown nodded. "Yes."
Dong Shanshan asked, "Are you sure?"
The Clown said, "I'm very sure."
"The competition rules did not stipulate this, so I can't make the decision. I'll have to ask the program team." Dong Shanshan immediately looked at Hu Fei and the others in the audience.
A lot of the audience members stood up in confusion.
"Why did he admit defeat?"
"Are you afraid that the disparity is too great? It's because the disparity is too great! "
"Why did The Clown admit defeat?"
"He clearly sang very well!"
"This song will definitely wipe out Spinach!"
"Yeah, The Clown will definitely win, so why did he admit defeat?"
"Didn't the judges all think highly of him?"
"Is this guy out of his mind?"
"If he admits defeat, he'll have to enter the elimination round and face Sunflower head-on. Sunflower will definitely sing a Cantonese song, so The Clown will definitely be eliminated, right? Then he'll have to reveal himself! "
"Yeah, although I also want to know who The Clown is, this is only the third episode. I don't want him to get eliminated so early!"
His mother was also taken aback. "What's going on?"
His eldest younger sister said anxiously, "I don't know."
Many people were confused.
But there were also people whose hearts were like a mirror.
Hu Fei and the others could vaguely guess what The Clown was thinking. It had to be said that when The Clown admitted defeat, their blood was boiling!
Li Yu had become an uncontrollable ticking time bomb for King of Masked Singers. He could explode at any moment and bring them down with him at any moment. To the program team, they were definitely eager to get rid of this unruly tumor immediately. But as they had discussed earlier, among all the contestants present, only Petal Shower and The Clown might stand a chance against Sunflower. The others could not possibly win, and even the chances of Petal Shower and The Clown winning were miniscule. Now that Petal Shower had performed exceedingly well and defeated Sunflower in the first round, the program team staff felt that this was the best result they could hope for. It was already a miracle as they did not expect anyone to kick Sunflower out of the elimination round.
But at this moment, The Clown stepped forward!
This was something that no one had expected!
Hou Ge said excitedly, "Teacher Clown!"
Dafei said, "This … this …"
Xiao Lu was very touched. "He's so loyal! Teacher Clown is so loyal! "
Han Qi was getting anxious. "No! Absolutely not! "
Another staff member said, "If The Clown loses, then …"
"This is going to be a deathmatch!"
"That's no longer the first round. It's going to be an elimination round! Whoever loses will be eliminated from the competition! "
"This is getting out of hand!"
"The Clown is really something!"
"How bold would he have to be to dare do something like this?"
"What the fuck! This is too exciting! "
"Director Hu, what should we do?"
"Director Hu, everyone is waiting. What should we do?"
The program team staff gathered together and were in a mess!
Onstage.
Spinach was feeling the most complicated of them all. She finally understood why The Clown had said to her before she went onstage: "Sing well and you'll definitely win." At that time, she thought that Teacher Clown was consoling and encouraging her, afraid that she would be too nervous. But now she understood that The Clown had already decided to admit defeat before she went onstage. The Clown knew that Spinach was definitely not a match for Li Yu, so he wanted to do it himself!
Before the match, Petal Shower had said this.
Wouldn't it be fine as long as Li Yu was not eliminated?
Wouldn't it be fine as long as Li Yu was eliminated?
No one took those words seriously. But at this moment, it felt like they were getting closer and closer to realizing it. Especially when The Clown announced that he had admitted defeat!
Crazy!
One of them was Petal Shower. She knew that her opponent was Li Yu, yet she still wanted to switch with Spinach!
The other was The Clown. He knew that Li Yu would definitely sing Cantonese with all his might in the elimination round, yet he still wanted to admit defeat. He even wanted to risk being exposed and send Li Yu off in the elimination round!
These were two lunatics!
These were two lunatics who were extremely confident and unafraid of anything!
Spinach hurriedly said, "Teacher, I …"
The Clown waved it off and smiled.
Dong Shanshan said into her earpiece, "OK, OK, I understand."
The program team had already come to a decision.
For a moment, everyone's focus was on Dong Shanshan.
Amy was so anxious that she was already standing up. Honestly speaking, she really liked The Clown as a singer. She did not wish for The Clown and Li Yu to meet. If that happened, it would only spell doom for The Clown!
Li Yu's assistant was also staring at them from offstage.
At this moment, Dong Shanshan said, "The program team has decided to allow the contestants to admit defeat."
Everyone burst into an uproar!
The audience also exploded!
Dong Shanshan announced, "I hereby announce that the winner of this match is — Spinach!"
No one applauded.
When The Clown saw this, he started clapping heavily onstage and gave Spinach a thumbs up. Then he raised his hands up high to signal for everyone to clap for Spinach.
Only then did the audience start applauding.
Spinach quickly bowed and expressed her thanks.
However, Li Yu's assistant was having none of it!
Assistant Xu went straight to Hu Fei and the program team. "What's the meaning of this? Does the show have a rule for admitting defeat? Isn't this just messing around? He did it on purpose! "
Hu Fei looked at him. "Are you the director?"
Assistant Xu choked on his words.
Hu Fei said loudly, "This is our Beijing Television's show! Do I need you to tell me what to do? "
The attitude of Li Yu and his team had already driven the program team crazy. This is our show we're talking about, yet you guys violated the contract, exposed your identities without permission, broke the rules, used improper means to solicit votes, and bought news from the media! And now you're even fucking accusing us of messing around? Breaking the rules?
Get lost, your grandpa!
Who the fuck are you!
Does this show belong to your family? You can do whatever you want?
Assistant Xu was also infuriated and tried to reason with them!
Hou Ge called the security guards over. "Get him out of here!"
Dafei said, "Who let this person in? This is a work area. Non-staff are prohibited from entering. Keep a close eye on it and don't let any Tom, Dick, or Harry in! "
Tom, Dick, or Harry?
I'm Li Yu's assistant!
Who in the industry doesn't treat me with respect?
Assistant Xu was infuriated. "Alright, alright, let's wait and see!"
Xiao Lu spat. "What a dog!"
Assistant Xu said angrily, "Who are you scolding?"
Xiao Lu pointed at his nose and said, "I'm scolding you!"
What kind of television station was this?
What kind of program team was this?
Assistant Xu shouted, "Is this how you speak? Ah? Do you believe that I will get the media to expose you all! "
Xiao Lu took a few steps closer to him like a tigress. "Go on and report it! Go on and report it! "
Dafei sneered. "You should be glad that Teacher Zhang Ye is not around today. If Teacher Zhang were here, with his temper, I reckon that you would be walking out of here lying down!"
These were all old colleagues of Zhang Ye. Actually, speaking of which, they were not like this in the past. Their tempers were not like this either. Even if they encountered something infuriating, they would not fall out with someone like this, much less an assistant of a former A-list big shot. It was just that after being around Zhang Ye for so long, their styles had changed. It was inevitable that they would carry some of Zhang Ye's bad habits, but they might not have realized it themselves.
Perhaps this was Zhang Ye's personal charm.
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