"If you enter the top 100, I'll let you see me," Tangning said with a smile. Her words were calm and soothing.
Just like this, Xing Lan was successfully calmed down. However, the omnipotent person behind her made her feel no less dangerous than Li Can.
Seeing that Xing Lan had calmed down, Lin Qian leaned against her and smiled, "Are you relieved now?"
"I'm curious why you chose me," Xing Lan asked as she leaned against Lin Qian. Xing Lan tilted her head and asked Lin Qian, "I'm a good seedling. I don't have any background and it's troublesome. Why me?"
"Superstar Media's main goal is to find talented artists like you, people that have never had a good career," Lin Qian winked. Lin Qian winked at her. "So, in the future, there will be more people joining our team."
After hearing this, Xing Lan was in disbelief. How could a company like this exist in the entertainment industry and how lucky she was to come across one?
"Don't overthink it. Focus on the competition."
Xing Lan nodded her head. She was even more curious about the person behind the scenes.
But, there was no rush. She would meet them soon.
…
In reality, the 'Journey Competition' was extremely popular in Beijing. After all, it was a competition that only took place once every few years.
The streets, television, newspapers and the internet were filled with news of the competition. However, Xing Lan was told to keep a low profile by Tangning, so she had not officially entered the competition yet.
As usual, Lin Qian accompanied Xing Lan to the competition venue for the top 300 competition. But, just before the competition started, Xing Lan spotted the beautiful girl from last time, Nana.
"Look, you made a bet with me that this girl would be eliminated. But, today …"
"She's already been eliminated. You simply didn't watch the replay," Lin Qian said as she raised an eyebrow. "Plus, during the competition, she was scolded by the judges."
"Really?" Xing Lan turned around and looked at the girl in surprise.
So what if I'm pretty?
"The competition is about to start …"
Xing Lan held onto her phone nervously. She knew that Li Can had set a trap for her to jump into.
Lin Qian could tell that Xing Lan was nervous, so she quickly comforted, "It's fine."
As expected, a few minutes later, Xing Lan's phone began to vibrate. After looking at the caller ID, she immediately said to Lin Qian, "I'll go pick it up."
"Hurry back."
Xing Lan nodded her head before she left the hall and walked into the hallway to answer the phone. Then, without saying goodbye to Lin Qian, she rushed out of the building's glass door. Li Can was not far away and had personally seen her leave.
"My sister, you're really too naive." Li Can's lips curled into a cold smile. After that, she put on her sunglasses and left.
Xing Lan hailed a random taxi. But, not long after they set off, they collided with another car. The two drivers negotiated and drove the car to one side. As for what happened afterwards, no one knew.
Lin Qian knew what Xing Lan was doing. But, there were only a few minutes left until the match began. If Xing Lan didn't return soon, she would still be disqualified.
Luckily, not long after, Xing Lan entered from the back and sat down beside Lin Qian.
Lin Qian tilted her head and leaned against Xing Lan's shoulder, "Li Can was outside just now."
Xing Lan returned in a new set of clothes. So, someone had gone to 'greet' Li Can's manager on her behalf.
"I know," Xing Lan replied. "I'm going to let Li Can know that her singing is rubbish."
"Go on stage. Do your best."
This time, Tangning did not give any instructions. She wanted Xing Lan to make her own judgment on how to achieve the most stable result.
The final 100 contestants were split into groups of three. One person would advance and the other two would be eliminated.
Compared to the previous 300 contestants, apart from their abilities, their foundations were definitely more solid.
So, the tactics that she had planned to use before were no longer useful. But, Xing Lan didn't have much of a choice. This time, the judges were the ones setting the questions, so every contestant was extremely nervous as they went on stage.
Soon, it was Xing Lan's turn to go on stage. As the stage became brighter and more serious, Xing Lan could sense that the judges were becoming stricter with the contestants.
"Number 115, before we start, tell us why you're participating in this competition."
The four judges did not smile. It seemed, they didn't like to listen to flattery, right?
Xing Lan bowed to the judges and held onto the microphone, "It's because someone stole my dreams and took away my life. I want to take back what belongs to me."
"I thought you would say that you've won a lot of awards for singing since you were young …" the judges were interested in Xing Lan's unusual answer. "You must be a contestant with a story. In that case, let's start your performance. I'm sure that you will tell us about your experiences in the following competitions."
Xing Lan once again bowed to the judges.
Soon, the stage went dark and the spotlight shone on Xing Lan. Xing Lan focused on the prelude of the song as her lips curved upwards into a smile...
…
"Have you guys heard? Originally, the top 100 contestants were supposed to be announced in 3 days. But, a contestant improvised the style of her song, so the judges treated it as an advancement. "
"Is that even possible? I thought that the song that was announced would have to be compared to the original singer. "
"Who do you think you are? How many contestants can actually surpass the original singer? " The two contestants that had just come out of the competition chatted as they walked. As soon as they saw a rustic person come out of the bathroom, they continued to gossip.
"Hey, do you think that person is also here to compete? He's so rustic and effeminate. "
"Hahaha, he's so ugly, yet he managed to last until now. Perhaps, he's going to use his knife later on."
Just as the two of them were laughing happily, Lin Qian suddenly appeared in front of them from behind. Blocking the entrance of the bathroom, she said to the two of them, "The person you were laughing at is the only one out of the 300 people who was directly announced to advance to the next round. I've been following you all the way, you two gossips."
The two girls were obviously shocked as their faces turned red.
Lin Qian scoffed before she crossed her arms and left.
Lin Qian did not expect Xing Lan to enter the top 100 in such a high-profile manner. But, now that she thought about it, it didn't really matter.
It was time.
After all, news about Xing Lan was going to be everywhere and Superstar Media was going to be discovered. So, it was time for both Xing Lan and Superstar Media to make a public appearance.
As soon as Li Can returned home, she popped open a bottle of champagne to celebrate. But, to her surprise, she was greeted with the news that Xing Lan had directly advanced into the top 100!
"That sl * t, how is this possible?" Li Can was in disbelief as she immediately opened up the internet to have a look. But, news about Xing Lan had already spread online.
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