My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Chapter 122 See, you did it!

After introducing all the guests and the voting rules, Tang He stepped off the main stage, and the production team switched the camera to previously filmed footage of the trainees.

Backstage.

"The makeup for the first group of trainees is complete!"

"Quick! You have 10 minutes! Check your makeup, hair, and in-ear monitors for any problems!"

"First group, proceed to the first stage entrance and prepare to go on stage!"

"The second group, proceed to the second entrance and prepare to wait!"

"First group, come on stage immediately after the lights go out! Yes! Now!"

The trainees received notifications from the production team backstage via in-ear monitors, walked onto the stage from the entrance, found their positions, and then the stage lights came on, the camera switched from the audience back to the main stage, the music started, and the fourth performance officially began!

The first group to perform was Li Yingqi's group. Lin Fan was in the second group and was waiting at the second entrance. With nothing to do, Lin Fan began to enjoy Li Yingqi and the others' performance.

Well, I have heard other trainees sing live on previous performance stages, but those stages are nothing compared to this one!

The venue is more than three times larger, and the number of audience members is many times greater! More importantly, because the venue is larger, the sound system can be turned up very loud. But no matter how loud the sound system is, it can't drown out the voices of the people, otherwise you'll just be listening to nothing.

However, when the vocals are amplified, all sorts of problems arise: pitch, breath control, sound quality, and even the half-live vocals can't mask the original singer's flaws... In short, it's hard to describe.

Fortunately, the fans at the scene were very enthusiastic, cheering from the moment the trainees started performing, which largely masked their shortcomings and prevented a train wreck.

After the first group finished performing, it was the second group's turn. Before going on stage, Lin Fan thought for a moment and then proactively extended his hand: "Let's cheer ourselves on! I wish you all the best in forming a group and having a huge success after your debut!"

Li Xiaodong was the first to place her hand on Lin Fan's: "Brother Fan, thank you!"

"Let's cheer each other on!" Lu Bingyang also placed his hand on the back of Li Xiaodong's hand.

"Go forward bravely!" Zhuo Yuanquan also stretched out his hand, and the rest of the people followed suit.

A group of eight people shouted in unison, "For our dreams!"

For the dream.

Standing on the stage, Lin Fan heard his own heartbeat and breathing in the darkness, as well as the voices of tens of thousands of guardian stars below the stage. Those voices were so distant, yet so close.

Suddenly, fragments of memories surged through Lin Fan's mind. These were the original owner's memories from childhood to adulthood. The original owner grew up alone, went to school alone, quietly looked for a job alone, coldly observed the world, and lived each day in confusion.

Until the original owner met Lian Xiaoyu.

The girl in the red dress, as fiery as a flame, stormed into the original owner's world with an indomitable spirit, declaring, "Don't work here anymore! You're so beautiful, come to my company and become an artist! Be a big star!"

Why do I want to be a big star?

"Being a big star would be so great! You'd be seen by so many people, and so many people would like you! You could also earn a lot of money. Isn't that better than working at a bubble tea shop?"

"……good."

"Um?"

"I want that kind of life, where lots of people like me and I can make a lot of money."

……

A spotlight shone on Lin Fan. Lin Fan looked up, pulling himself out of his memories, and faced the Guardians waving glow sticks below the stage: Look, you did it.

A warm current surged from Lin Fan's head to his feet and back up, a comforting sensation that felt like a spiritual uplift, as if a voice were whispering in his ear, "Thank you!"

Lin Fan smiled slightly: "Thank you!"

……

Both performances were completed, and the results of the first round of voting across all platforms were released. The rankings remained largely unchanged; the top 9 remained the same, with only slight shifts in a few positions. The changes from 10th to 15th place were more significant, primarily due to Lin Fan dropping to 12th, causing the ranking shift.

Overall, everything is still under the control of the production team.

Next up is the solo portion of the finals, where each trainee will showcase their talent on stage.

To avoid being ridiculed by the audience for arranging the solo performances in the order of their group debuts, the show had the trainees draw lots to determine their performance order.

Lin Fan's luck was unclear; he drew the last performance slot, meaning he had to wait until everyone else had finished before he could go on stage.

After Lin Fan finishes his performance, the members of the final group will be announced.

Now, the first performer is Zhuo Yuanquan.

This kid is really popular! The show's producers can suppress him in the votes, but they can't manipulate his popularity.

As soon as Zhuo Yuanquan stepped onto the stage, a wave of cheers erupted from the audience. The light sticks supporting him lit up one-fifth of the audience seats, drowning out the voices of the other trainees' fans!

Especially compared to Li Yingqi, who performed second, she was significantly inferior in terms of the number of fans, stage presence, and individual skills.

Then came the third, the fourth...

The trainees' solo performances on stage came one after another, creating an incredibly high-energy atmosphere. If viewers watching the live stream had the comments on, they would barely be able to see the video, as the screen would be completely blocked by the dense barrage of comments.

Furthermore, tonight's finals also interacted with SuperBlog's Super Topic Square, various entertainment forums, and the Kuaishou platform. Any noteworthy content from the event immediately generated related topics and discussions online.

On the trending topics list, there was no shortage of trending topics about the final night of "Morning Star". Basically, whoever had a solo performance on stage would trend on the trending topics list, and some people even trended on multiple occasions. When the stage changed, the trending topics list would also change.

The core members of the trainees' fan clubs are also very busy.

"Attention everyone! Sisters who haven't voted yet, hurry up and vote!"

"Note that controlling the comments isn't the most important thing right now; voting is! Cast all the last votes first!"

"receive!"

In contrast, Lin Fan's fan group was relaxed. They didn't have to rush to vote like other fans; they just had to watch the performance, which made it easy and enjoyable.

[Handsome Guy is on Account: Why does it feel like both groups are being perfunctory with the song selection for this fourth performance?]

[One shot, one boyfriend: There's no other way. Besides the performance songs, everyone has to prepare solo performances, and some people need to prepare their group songs in advance. There's simply not enough time! We can only do the bare minimum.]

[Your education must have been prenatal education: Yeah, who watches the performances on the night of the finale? Everyone's watching to see if their own idol can debut!]

[Let me tell you a joke: With so many segments in the show, even minor flaws in the performance will be overshadowed by the other segments.]

[You're a middle finger: Why hasn't Fanfan appeared yet? I'm still waiting for his promised new song!]

[Menopausal girl: Almost there, almost there!]

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