It turned out that the status of the Empress was far beyond the popularity of the A-list stars.
When the fifth guest judge, Song Ziyi, came on the stage, the scene fell into a dead silence at first, and then it boiled like a volcanic eruption. The atmosphere instantly reached a climax.
Everyone cheered, jumped, screamed, and waved their arms desperately, hoping to attract the attention of the goddess. They shouted deafeningly,
"Song Ziyi, I love you!"
"Song Ziyi, we will always support you!"
…
In the end, a uniform voice echoed over the sports ground, "Song Ziyi, Song Ziyi, Song Ziyi …"
Song Ziyi's eyes were a little wet. She bowed deeply to all the fans and sat quietly on the judges' bench.
The audience kept shouting Song Ziyi's name for a long time. It was not until the host spoke humorously that the audience's excitement was controlled and the shouting gradually stopped.
"Thank you for your enthusiasm, but Ms. Song is a judge, not a contestant. So, should you pay attention to the six groups of contestants today?"
The audience burst into laughter and raised the banners in their hands one after another.
"Now, let's welcome today's protagonists. Among the six groups of contestants, the first group is Cheng Siyu from Hannan University …"
With the host's rhythmic voice, the atmosphere became warm again, and the six groups of contestants came on the stage one after another.
But everyone could clearly feel that when the four girls who were the most popular came on the stage, there was a brief disturbance and cursing, and even the applause was sparse.
On the contrary, when the other three groups of contestants who were not favored before came on the stage, the applause was more enthusiastic.
It seemed that the public opinion on the Internet had a great impact on the four girls. At least, the audience's attitude toward them was restrained but extremely disdainful.
Blue Dream Butterfly and Pan Xiangyun's eyes turned red, and they were instantly depressed. Ye Le bit her lower lip tightly, looking aggrieved and sad.
Only Ye Huan looked calm. She quietly held her sister's hand and said in a low voice, "Don't be depressed, don't be sad. We just need to show our best side and not leave any regrets."
"Well, I know, sister. Brother must be watching us. We can't let him down!"
Ye Le cheered up, looked at her sister, and forced a smile.
"It's not that we don't want to let brother down, but we don't want to let ourselves and mom down. Come on."
Ye Huan's words were so inspiring that Ye Le put aside all her scruples and nodded firmly.
Pan Xiangyun and Blue Dream Butterfly were also infected by their emotions. Their drooping heads were raised again, as elegant and proud as swans.
After talking for a while, the host announced that the semi-final of the Campus-star Competition officially began.
The contestants left the stage, and the first group of contestants began to perform.
A male student from Ganbei University held a guitar and performed the campus folk song he created, "The Green Years." His clear and slightly melancholic voice instantly conquered the hearts of the audience, making them feel as if they had returned to the memories of their youth.
"Ge Wenju has been hiding his true strength. He is much stronger than he was in the previous matches."
"That's right. Ge Wenju didn't reveal himself before, but now he's showing his true abilities."
"Ha, I didn't pay much attention to him before. I didn't expect him to bring me such a big surprise."
"This is his original song. Although he is not very handsome, he is obviously a good singer. I will definitely be a fan of him."
"This song is really nice. I've decided not to support the Joy Group anymore. I'll support Ge Wenju."
…
The audience at the scene was amazed, and their whispers gathered into a sea. After the song, when Ge Wenju bowed and left the stage, the audience gave him a thunderous applause without hesitation.
The five judges nodded approvingly. Although the score was not announced for the time being, it was obviously a very good score.
When the second contestant, Cheng Siyu, went on the stage and performed his original song, "Looking at the Sea," another storm of public opinion came on the Internet.
A netizen named "The Minority's Truth" uploaded a photo of Jiang Yimeng visiting the four girls and speculated the relationship between her and the four girls with the greatest malice.
He made irresponsible speculations. "Is there an inside story in the semi-final of the Campus-star Competition this time? Why did Jiang Yimeng, an A-list star, visit four girls who were not related to her? "
Jiang Yimeng's fans could not accept it at once. They followed the post and cursed the poster.
Yimeng's Dream: "What can a photo represent? As a senior, Jiang Yimeng thinks highly of these newcomers and cheers them on. It's normal. "
Fox's Sympathy: "Go away, haters. If you want to defame my Yimeng, go home and play in the mud."
Hugging a Rabbit and Hitting the Grass: "This shows that my Yimeng is a good person who likes to guide the younger generation. If you want to defame her, your whole family will die."
Mosquito Carrying a Cannon: "You followed my Yimeng and secretly took photos of her. You violated her right to portrait. I will destroy you on behalf of the moon."
…
Just when the public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of Jiang Yimeng, a netizen who claimed to be an insider began to reveal the truth mysteriously and uploaded photos of Jiang Yimeng, Huan-Le Group, and Pan Xiangyun talking cordially in front of the Qingsong Hotel a few days ago.
He claimed that he was at the scene and heard Jiang Yimeng invite Huan-Le Group and Pan Xiangyun to join Tiangong Entertainment, and they had agreed.
This group of photos was specious and did not objectively and truthfully explain the situation at that time. They just vaguely stated a fact without any more guesses or doubts, but made the netizens' imagination run wild instantly. They imagined whether Jiang Yimeng had any shameful behind-the-scenes deal with them.
After all, human imagination was limitless, and the entertainment circle was the place with the most shady dealings. Under the deliberate guidance of some people, the Internet was soon divided into positive, negative, and neutral sides, and a fierce debate began.
Jiang Yimeng's fans firmly believed that their idol was not that kind of person. She extended an olive branch to several newcomers because she was interested in them, and there could be no shady dealings.
The neutral, objective and fair netizens thought that as one of the judges, Jiang Yimeng extended an olive branch to several contestants before the competition. Even if there was no behind-the-scenes deal, this practice was still questionable.
The negative side sneered and thought that as an A-list star and one of the judges of the competition, it was inappropriate for Jiang Yimeng to contact the contestants a few days before the competition. Moreover, she specially visited them before the competition. How could it be possible that there was no shady dealings?
"Guide the newcomers? Why didn't she guide the newcomers before? Why did she do it this time? "
The fact was very clear. As a judge, Jiang Yimeng must have promised the four girls that she would give them high scores in the competition in exchange for them joining Tiangong Entertainment.
As soon as this kind of opinion came out, it immediately caused a stir. Before Jiang Yimeng's fans could react, another netizen, who claimed to be an insider, jumped out and interpreted the conventional method of holding the Campus-star Competition to support the negative side's statement.
According to the insider, according to the usual practice of the "Campus-star Competition", the top three contestants would have the priority to sign contracts with them.
For example, this Campus-star Competition was hosted by three entertainment companies, Tianhai Entertainment, Meteorite Entertainment, and Star Art Entertainment, and the advertising sponsors were also pulled by them. Therefore, these three entertainment companies had the priority to sign contracts with the top three contestants.
But Jiang Yimeng was a contracted actress of Tiangong Entertainment, which did not participate in this Campus-star Competition this year, so it had no priority to sign contracts at all.
Jiang Yimeng was just a judge invited by the program group. What qualifications did she have to promise those girls to sign contracts before the competition?
Besides, the three entertainment companies were not worse than Tiangong Entertainment. Why did those girls rashly promise to sign contracts with Tiangong Entertainment without waiting for the final result of the competition? Therefore, there must be something fishy about it.
The insider firmly concluded that Jiang Yimeng must have promised those girls as a judge that she would give them high scores and ensure that they could enter the top three smoothly in exchange for their promise to Jiang Yimeng to join Tiangong Entertainment in advance. This was a shady and unfair competition.
The so-called insider revealed the truth with pictures, which made people believe it without a doubt. The whole public opinion exploded in an instant. A group of Internet Water Army, which had been prepared for a long time, took the opportunity to smear Jiang Yimeng. Together with some keyboard warriors who were eager to see the world in chaos, they quickly led netizens who did not know the truth to follow the trend to condemn Jiang Yimeng and the contestants.
Although Jiang Yimeng's fans firmly did not believe that their idol would do this, they could do nothing about it. The public opinion one-sidedly questioned the qualities of Jiang Yimeng and the contestants, and their feeble refutations were soon drowned in the army of criticism.
The center of the storm of public opinion was Jiang Yimeng, but the contestants who were involved in the "shady trading" scandal could not avoid being implicated. They had no fan base, and now they were even more doomed. The Internet was full of curses, and the online support rate dropped to zero instantly.
"I thought that the Huan-Le Group was a simple beautiful female college student, but I didn't expect that they were scheming bitches. I immediately turned from fans to haters."
"Pan Xiangyun has always been known for her noble and aloof temperament, but I didn't expect that she was such a person with a golden appearance. My feelings are in vain."
"Lan Mengdie is generous and cheerful, and I really like her, but I didn't expect that she would do such a disgusting thing. What's wrong with girls nowadays? Are they desperate to be famous? "
"I suspected that they were framed because they played the big shot before, but now it seems that I still overestimated their sentiments. I was really blind."
"Is the program team blind? How can such shameless people be qualified to participate in the Campus-star Competition? I strongly appeal to the program team to disqualify them from the competition. "
"Yes, disqualify them from the competition!"
"Disqualify them from the competition + 1"
"Disqualify them from the competition + 2"
"Disqualify them from the competition + 3"
…
The denunciations, doubts, and curses on the Internet continued to heat up and quickly gathered into a torrent that swept everything. Even the program team was questioned, and they suspected that the previous Campus-star Selection was also full of shady deals.
"Bang!"
Behind the station, Director Meng, who saw the news on the mobile phone, looked livid. He stared fiercely at the people from the three major entertainment companies, slapped the table hard, and roared, "Is this the guaranteed ratings you promised me? Ah? "
Liu Mei and the other two opened their mouths, wanting to explain but not knowing how to say it. They felt that they had shot themselves in the foot.
They just wanted to discredit Jiang Yimeng and these girls, but they didn't expect that the matter would become more and more serious. The netizens were so emotional that they even began to question the fairness of the program team over the years.
This was not a joke. The Campus-star Competition had been launched for the sixth period. It had always been praised and loved by the audience for its fairness and no shady deals, so it was very popular and ranked first in the ratings of all major entertainment programs.
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