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Some audience members went to the washroom.
Some staff members were busy adjusting the equipment.
Li Xiaoxian (Sunset Glow) asked, "Sis, do you know who The Clown is?" As she spoke, she glanced at The Clown, who was sitting next to Wild Rose.
Wild Rose smiled and said, "I don't know. I just guessed someone."
Xiaodong quickly asked, "Oh? Who is it? "
Fan Wenli also asked, "Do we know each other?"
Wild Rose glanced at the clown, then looked back at them. "Heh heh, I'm sure you all know the person I guessed, and you should be very familiar with him."
The clown's eyebrows twitched when he heard that.
Amy said in shock, "Surely not, right? Are you familiar with him? "
Fan Wenli also frowned and said, "Why don't I have any impression of it?"
Zhang Xia said, "Just who is it?"
Wild Rose smiled and said, "I'm just guessing. I might not be right."
Chen Guang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You're not even sure who The Clown is, yet you're here to help him sing?"
Wild Rose smiled but said nothing.
The others couldn't figure out whether she was telling the truth or lying.
Liao Yiqi (Spinach) did not say a word all this while. Her guest partner, Celery, kept whispering something into her ear. Celery was probably concerned about her current votes. After all, her votes were not very ideal.
The emcee had already touched up her makeup and went on stage.
The film crew started counting down.
Three …
Two …
One …
The commercials ended and the live broadcast signal was connected!
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Welcome back to the grand finals of King of Masked Singers." He gestured with his hand and said, "At the bottom of the screen is the contestant's serial number. Please cast your vote for the Masked King in your mind. Your votes will decide whether or not they stay in the first round of the competition. In the first round of the celebrity duet segment, the contestant who ranks last will not qualify for the finals. Only five contestants will advance to the next round to fight for the title of Masked King. Now, all six singers have finished their performances. Can our staff please display the real-time vote tally on the screen behind me so that we can see the current ranking? "
For a moment, the whole place was silent.
The viewers in front of their televisions also seemed to be holding their breaths!
Spinach looked up!
Fan Wenli exhaled.
Both Shi Guang and Jiang Hanwei smiled with their eyes squinted.
King of Oddity also looked relaxed because his votes were safe.
"Who's first?"
"I don't know."
"Are they out yet?"
"Who was the first to be eliminated?"
Zhang Ye also looked over.
Suddenly, the big screen flashed and the votes were tallied. Moreover, it was a real-time tally. The votes were changing every second, and the numbers were flashing.
When they saw the rankings, the crowd burst into an uproar!
First: Time.
Second: King of Oddity.
Third: Petal Shower.
Fourth: Sunset Glow.
Fifth: Spinach.
No. 6: The Clown
Fan Wenli exclaimed, "What?"
Zhang Xia could not react in time. "The Clown is ranked sixth? The last one? "
Wild Rose glanced at the clown.
The clown was expressionless.
Amy called out, "What's going on?"
Shi Guang shook his head. Who asked him to pretend to be noble and virtuous?
King of Oddity was also laughing to himself. The Clown's singing was really good. He had to admit that the best song he had heard today was The Clown and Wild Rose's "Love of a Lifetime." It was indeed better than the other singers, and not by just a little bit. However, it seemed like it was useless now. How many people in the audience could analyze it from a professional point of view like them? Most of them were just there to listen and watch. If you did not take off your mask, canvassed for votes, or threw out a gimmick for the audience, who would vote for you?
Xiaodong also found it hard to understand. "Even if The Clown isn't in first place, he shouldn't be in last place either! There's clearly nothing wrong with this song at all! "
Li Xiaoxian frowned and said, "I voted on my cell phone just now. My vote is for Teacher Clown. He and Teacher Wild Rose sang this song really well, but why …"
Even Dong Shanshan, who was facing the camera onstage, could see that she was clearly taken aback when she saw the rankings. She had not expected this result either!
His mother was furious. "What the hell!"
His father could not bear to watch this any longer. "How did everyone vote?"
His eldest younger sister said in surprise, "The Clown and Wild Rose sang so well! They should be in first place! Why are their votes so low? That's impossible! "
Ha Qiqi gasped. "Isn't this too low?"
Zhang Zuo said, "Why didn't anyone vote for The Clown? Although I'm not a professional, I can still tell that The Clown and Wild Rose sang better than the others! "
There were also some in the audience who had the opposite opinion.
"I voted for Flowing Time anyway."
"Me too. I really want to know who his wife is, hahaha!"
"The Clown and Wild Rose sang well, really well, but if they don't take off their masks, who knows who they are? They're probably not that famous, so they don't dare to take off their masks. Are they afraid that the audience won't recognize them? Then why don't we just vote for a celebrity we know? King of Oddity is quite good since he even wants to do charity. "
"Right, King of Oddity has a good character."
"I voted for Zhao Qiquan."
"Same, I voted for him because of Jiang Hanwei."
"Old Jiang is already canvassing for votes for Flowing Time, so I have to give him some face! Hehe! "
In the past few episodes, the contestants were not allowed to speak or canvass for votes after they finished singing. They were also not allowed to take off their masks midway, and there were no celebrity guest partners. But with a change in the rules for today's grand finals, the outcome was very different from before. This was something that the program team had not expected. Previously, the program team did not think that there was anything wrong with the way Flowing Time and King of Oddity canvassed for votes. But it was only at this moment, when they saw The Clown's results that Hu Fei, Hou Ge, Dafei, and the others suddenly realized that something was wrong. This development had exceeded their expectations and completely deviated from their original intentions!
...
In the outside world.
On Weibo.
The singers' fans were canvassing for votes everywhere.
"Please vote for Flowing Time! Thank you! "
"Where are King of Oddity's fans? Let's vote! "
"Let's vote for King of Oddity! Don't let Big Bro fight alone! "
"Where are Old Fan and Old Chen's hardcore fans? Let's vote for Petal Shower together! "
It was very lively.
There were shouts everywhere. There were even people buying tickets. As each cell phone number could only be used to cast one vote, many hardcore fans of Flowing Time, King of Oddity, and the other singers were even spending money to buy tickets for the singers. Although the officials had already banned such cheating, it was still very difficult to manage and investigate.
Only Spinach and The Clown's fans did not cause much of a commotion.
Spinach did so because she was not very famous, while The Clown did so because no one knew who he was.
There were also fans of The Clown who were very angry.
"Why is he in last place?"
"Damn!"
"Are all of you deaf?"
"Can't you tell if it's good or bad?"
"Give your votes to The Clown!"
"This is a singing competition! It's not a competition of gimmicks! "
"I really have to give it to him. The Clown is in last place?"
...
In the studio.
Dong Shanshan checked the time. "There are still two minutes left until the first round of voting ends."
At this moment, the votes for the first few contestants were already very high. They were still far behind those at the back.
Fifth place, Spinach: 1.27 million votes.
Sixth place, The Clown: 1.26 million votes.
The difference between the two of them was only about 11,000 votes!
There were still two minutes left!
It was impossible to catch up to the people in front in such a short period of time. The eliminated contestant had already been determined. It was either Spinach or The Clown!
Spinach looked in The Clown's direction and gave a bitter laugh.
The Clown also looked back at her.
Dong Shanshan said, "There's still one minute left. The battle for votes is getting more and more intense."
The Clown had 1.28 million votes!
Spinach also had 1.28 million votes!
The two of them were almost tied!
Counting down from ten seconds. Five seconds. Three seconds …
A lot of people were getting nervous!
Dong Shanshan suddenly said, "Alright, close the voting window!"
Instantly, the tallies on the screen froze!
The countless viewers at the venue and in front of their televisions quickly looked over!
Fifth place: The Clown
Sixth place: Spinach
The two of them were only separated by 220 votes in the final tally!
Spinach had been eliminated and was not fated to compete for the title of Masked King!
Hu Fei heaved a sigh of relief. "Phew."
Xiao Lu patted her chest. "That scared me to death!"
Han Qi's heart nearly jumped out of her chest. "That was close! We were so close!" Then she turned furious. Why? Why did it turn out like this?
The Clown!
Wild Rose!
These two contestants were nearly eliminated?
Are you guys blind? Do you only care about gimmicks and not the music?!
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