0713: You who shine in the parallel world

The victory of "Dark Night Asks Day" over "Suspended" was a surprise not only to many audience members but also to Hu Yanbin and the other three.

A few murmurs broke out at the scene, but they were quickly drowned out by the cheers of delight from the fans of the "Night Asks Day" group.

No one can definitively say that there was something fishy about the result, since quite a few people do enjoy this traditional stage performance that relies heavily on sound, light, and electricity. However, many viewers who became fans of Yu Yu and his two co-stars after watching the "Suspended" stage performance immediately suspected foul play upon seeing the result, though they lacked evidence.

The show's production team will not announce the voting results immediately after the voting ends, nor will they disclose whether each voting machine has cast a vote. All the audience members can do is ask the people next to them if they have voted.

Seeing this result, Guan Zhibin was also a little stunned, with a hint of confusion on his face. He subconsciously clapped along with He Zhancheng, who was taking it all in stride and was focused on enjoying the stage.

Yu Yu merely raised an eyebrow, and the next moment he smiled with a normal expression, clapping and congratulating Hu Yanbin's group of four while quietly waiting for them to come over and hand over their positions.

“A fantastic stage.” Yu Yu raised her hands and gave Hu Yanbin a high five.

"This is really unexpected. Your performance was perfect in my eyes." Hu Yanbin patted Yu Yu's hand and didn't let go immediately. Instead, he shook it tightly and said sincerely, "I hope we can have the opportunity to work together in the future."

"I definitely will if I have the chance." Yu Yu nodded politely.

When he saw Huang Pinguan behind him, his smile widened even more, and he immediately reached out to hug him: "Brother Guan, you're still as steady as a guqin!"

"Are you praising me or yourself?" Victor Wong teased.

Sometimes the sound system on the stage of the show makes you wonder if it's really the kind of sound equipment you'd expect from an S-level music variety show. But there are always people, like Yu Yu, who can fix the sound system with the magic of their singing. Who can you complain to about that?

Afterwards, Yu Yu shook hands with Wei Xun and Hu Bin one by one, and encouraged Hu Bin by praising him for making a great breakthrough compared to his first stage performance. Only then did he walk off the viewing platform with his two teammates, waving to the audience as they headed backstage.

On the way back to the backstage lobby, Guan Zhibin encouraged himself and his teammates with some regret: "Actually, we were great. At least we completed the stage performance without any mistakes and even got to sit in the spectator stands. That's good. Even if we weren't first in the first half, in my heart you are all my number one."

“Sometimes scores don’t mean anything,” Yu Yu put her arms around each of their shoulders. “The process is what matters.”

As for the rest, half of it is up to the audience, and the other half is up to the production team.

Yu Yu is a reasonable person, so he won't throw a tantrum and assume the production team rigged the show just because he failed, even though he has great confidence in the stage.

But he also had ways to find out what they were doing behind the scenes, and what he hated most was treating works of art as a child's game to be manipulated at will. Previously, the production team seemed to be doing things smoothly and properly, and Yu Yu wouldn't go looking for trouble or be wary of the production team like they were thieves. Unfortunately, given the nature of Hunan TV's production team, what was bound to happen would happen.

Back in the backstage lobby, as soon as Yu Yugang pushed open the door, his four brothers surrounded him.

They knew that Yu Yu wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat, and they also knew that even if they suspected they had been set up, Yu Yu wouldn't flip the table on the spot. But inevitably, they would care about whether his mood was affected.

"Oh dear, I almost thought the Fish Team's title was already secured," Zhang Yuan joked deliberately.

"If the Fish Team really secures the win, then someone won't be laughing anymore," Wang Yuexin and Zhang Yuan whispered to each other.

“But Kenny and John should be quite happy,” Yu Haoming said.

“If Yu can continue to be the captain, everyone except himself will be happy,” Chen Chusheng said, revealing the truth, because he was also pleased with the idea.

Yu Yu glanced sideways and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I've finally managed to escape the fate of the fish team after going through all sorts of hardships."

"You must have worked really hard, never even taking out that Loopstation to show us." Zhang Yuan said sarcastically, pursing his lips.

Chen Chusheng was still nodding and humming in agreement.

"? Didn't I show it to you, Brother Sheng?" Yu Yu asked incredulously.

Chen Chusheng: "Did you give it to me?"

Yu Yu: "Didn't I give it to you? Why don't you look at your conscience and see for yourself?"

400C? SPY C?

"Oh, I've already given it, I've already given it." Chen Chusheng finally remembered, but his older brother felt that the amount was too little compared to the current "Suspended"—"But you gave too little, who would remember it? I suggest giving more."

That's good. At least Brother Sheng hasn't openly robbed us yet. However, a large part of the reason he hasn't taken action is that Yu Yu hasn't yet produced a work that has captured his heart at first glance.

Yu Yu immediately transformed into a sycophantic lackey, bowing and scraping: "Alright, brother, I'll write you a few more electronic dance tracks for you to choose from."

Upon hearing a certain keyword, the bird immediately pulled the fish over and invited it to its seat: "You must have worked so hard, my dear fish. Why did you write so many electronic dance tracks for Chen Chusheng? Can he even understand them? Giving them to him would be a waste. You might as well give them to me."

"Why can't you jump? My fingers can jump a little, okay?" Chen Chusheng then demonstrated by spinning a little finger figure on his palm, which did look quite agile.

“If Cen Cusen can understand how to dance, then I can understand how to dance too.” Wang Yuexin squeezed down to sit on the other side of Yu Yu.

"If you all understand the dance, then I won't dance, but I can DJ from behind. Yu Yu, you can give me a DJ set." Yu Haoming confidently stated that he could not only play the violin and trombone, but also DJ, and as for how well he could DJ, don't ask.

The brothers laughed and joked together for a while, and seeing that Yu Yu's mood was truly unaffected, they were relieved.

Shortly after they returned, the last group of five performers from the first half of the show, "Up and Down the Mountain," got up to leave the backstage area and prepare to go on stage.

"Up and Down the Mountain" is a stage performance with a strong ethnic minority style. However, an accident occurred during rehearsals. Su Xiaoding, who was originally going to play the drums, accidentally broke her arm, so the responsibility of playing the drums fell on Li Jiuzhe, who had just started learning.

To fully capture the wildness of the drumming of minority tribes, Li Jiuzhe contributed the most daring outfit of the performance – he wore a vest with nothing underneath, and he even did a long period of intensive chest and abdominal muscle training for this purpose.

So those kids who were just shouting for Yu Yu to take her clothes off are in luck.

Yu Yu was also quite interested in the "Up and Down the Mountain" stage. This ethnic-style work was one of the few explosive stages in the first half of the show. Following a traditional sound, light, and electricity stage like "The Night Asks the Day," the benefits would be even more obvious.

As expected, "Up the Mountain" defeated "The Night Asks the Day" to become the first half of the competition.

So, did the production team shift their focus after realizing he was too unpredictable and too strong? After controversially promoting "Night Asks Day," did they then subtly introduce "Up and Down the Mountain"? Will their perception of the other members change as a result?

A hint of something unfathomable flashed in Yu Yu's eyes as she stood up with everyone to congratulate the halftime champion.

The champions in the second half were Lin Zhiying's "X-Song" group. For some teams that are not good at composing or have a limited song library and suffer from decision-making difficulties, getting "X-Song" is a nightmare. However, for Xu Liang, a copyright master and singer-songwriter, he can choose songs from Lin Zhiying and Apu's comfort zone from his own copyright library.

It's just that, for some reason, the production team, which clearly placed a heavy bet on Lin Zhiying at the beginning, now seems to have a misconception that their "X-Song" stage performance is all bark and no bite.

Xu Liang pulled out "Just Forget It" from his copyright library, a song that was 100% compatible with Apu, and then medleyed it with Lin Zhiying's "Not Every Love Song Has a Happy Ending," creating a lyrical rock and sentimental mix.

But perhaps the audience had already grown tired of the show, because the final score of "Just Forget It" was only mediocre. It didn't even last a round in the audience before being defeated by the truly explosive "No Time to Regret".

The film "Suspended," which was considered an easy target by many in the first half, turned out to be a tough one, making them wonder if "Sparrow" would continue the dark horse performance of "Suspended."

Unfortunately, there isn't a single player in "Sparrow" with the same individual skill as Yu Yu who can deliver the decisive blow, and with a strong team like "No Time to Regret," their live scores will only be worse.

After winning two consecutive rounds, the "No Time to Regret" group finally faced their real opponent in the second half, which was also the last stage of this performance, "Countless".

The audience, who had been in the studio for almost five hours, were nearly exhausted. However, when they heard that the 07 Super Boy group, whom they had been waiting for all day, was finally going to take the stage, many of them immediately cheered with their last remaining energy and then sat down on the floor to recover.

"Who else hasn't played yet? It seems like it's just Sheng Ge, Hu Hu, Yuan Yuan, Hao Ming, and the other two, right? Does that mean poor Yu Yu from group 0705 was the only one who got separated into a different group?" the fans discussed.

"How could that be? Teacher Cai hasn't come on yet. I guess it's the four brothers plus Teacher Cai. What kind of performance can the five of them put on? I'm so curious!"

"But you're right, there really is only one fish all alone today. Poor thing, I feel sorry for him for a second, but if I feel any more, I'm afraid he'll find something to amuse himself and tease us."

"The little fish, away from its brothers, is no longer a salty fish at all; today's little fish is an electric eel!"

"Hahahaha, what the hell is this electric eel?! Sister, you're going to make me laugh to death!"

The show hasn't aired yet, so these fans don't know about the group assignments after the initial stage performance. They can only compare the list on the internet with the brothers performing on stage today, which naturally leads to mistakes and omissions.

They had seen Yu Yu team up with the other brothers alone before, and they thought that 0705 had all been separated. Who would have thought that only Yu Yu was the one who got lost? Well, it doesn't matter. It's not that he got lost, it's that he went out to have fun and cause trouble.