Entertainment: If you asked him to be a star, he'd just want to quit.

After a slight hesitation, Li Mingxuan told her about Liu Hantang's plan to sabotage him. After all, he was practically her employee, and solving problems for his employees was part of a boss's job.

Besides, she was the only person he could think of.

Upon hearing Li Mingxuan say that someone was planning to sabotage him in tomorrow's match, Lin Yue immediately became agitated, like a protective cow.

"Who does Liu Hantang think he is, daring to touch my people!"

Lin Yue's chest heaved with anger, and a blush crept onto her pretty face; she was indeed furious.

"Don't worry, Director Han told me a little bit, and I've also thought about where they might start editing, but I'm not sure yet," Li Mingxuan said, trying to reassure Lin Yue after noticing her heavy breathing.

Li Mingxuan told her the few points he had thought of, and she pondered for a while before speaking.

“Normally, the points you’ve thought of are all minor issues that can be handled promptly on-site and won’t affect your score.”

"I'm not afraid. The opponent will use methods outside the competition venue, which will catch you off guard."

Upon hearing Lin Yue's analysis, Li Mingxuan frowned, realizing that there were even off-field tactics involved.

"The opponent is inside the chessboard, and the opponent is outside the chessboard."

"That's right. If the opponent uses off-field tactics, it's hard to prevent. Moreover, we are the passive party, while the enemy is the active party. Since we don't know what moves they will make, we can only react to their moves."

Li Mingxuan pressed one hand to his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. "This really is a headache. What do we do now?"

Lin Yue pursed her rosy lips, her beautiful eyes flashing with a hint of coldness.

"There's nothing we can do right now. We can only wait for them to make a move. Tomorrow I'll keep an eye on the live stream, and I'll have Xiao Hu keep an eye on their Weibo activity. If they make a move, we'll respond immediately. Hopefully, we can still make it in time."

"Sigh, the only option is to remain unchanged in the face of all changes." Li Mingxuan shook his head.

"There's no other way now, we can only take precautions. By the way, are all your songs really written by you alone?" Lin Yue suddenly asked.

Li Mingxuan frowned slightly and replied, "Of course, I've registered the copyright, so it must be my creation."

"You registered the copyright?!" Lin Yue was pleasantly surprised to hear Li Mingxuan's words.

"Yes, I value copyright very much, so I always register the copyright first when I create something."

"That's good. With the copyright, at least they won't attack you on this. Even if they use this as a pretext, we'll have evidence to retaliate. The only thing to be afraid of is that they're plotting something openly." Lin Yue said, her tone becoming somewhat serious again.

"A conspiracy? What do you mean?" Li Mingxuan asked curiously.

"You're going to debut in the future. If they join forces with other major entertainment companies to blacklist you, you won't have a company to sign with, resources, or a platform. That would be a death sentence right from the start."

"Why? There has to be a reason, right? Otherwise, netizens definitely won't believe it."

Lin Yue scoffed: "Isn't the reason simple? You can pick out a few at random, like you have bad character or bad conduct, just label you with a few things, then find someone to make some fake pictures and put them online, and it becomes real even if it's not real."

"Those netizens don't know you, do you think they'll believe you or the company?"

"..." Li Mingxuan fell silent. He hadn't expected to face such a severe test before even entering this industry. It was so difficult!

I really want to give up.

Lin Yue hadn't heard Li Mingxuan speak for a long time, and thinking that her words had silenced him, she quickly comforted him.

"This is just the worst-case scenario. Things might not be that bad yet. Don't be discouraged. I'm counting on you. What will I do if you give up?"

Lin Yue spoke with a hint of coquetry in her tone, quite like a girlfriend speaking to her boyfriend. Her gentle tone made Li Mingxuan's heart flutter.

Li Mingxuan coughed and said, "Speak properly!"

"We have no other choice at the moment, we can only wait and see what happens tomorrow."

Hearing Lin Yue's tone return to normal, Li Mingxuan nodded.

"Okay, I'll be more careful tomorrow and try not to make any mistakes."

"Okay, then you should get some rest too. I'm going to take a hot bath; I'm so tired today," Lin Yue said, then hung up the phone. However, thinking about what Li Mingxuan had just said, she was still a little worried.

We can only hope that Li Mingxuan can turn the tide tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, Li Mingxuan's eyes were firm: "Since you guys want to play, then I'll play along to the end!"

The next day.

Li Mingxuan arrived at the venue a little early, as stipulated in the competition schedule. He then wandered around and looked at the entire venue, but found nothing unusual.

Hu Jiao sat in the audience but kept an eye on her Weibo updates.

The time was approaching, and at 6 PM, 3,000 spectators had taken their places, while tens of thousands of netizens were waiting online for the live broadcast of "The Rising Star" to begin.

The competition was scheduled to start at 7 p.m., and many staff members were busy preparing the venue. Li Mingxuan sent a message to Chang Xuanling, asking her to keep an eye on the broadcasting studio and the cameramen.

The live broadcast was about to begin, the five judges were in place, and the cameraman had turned on his camera. This competition, which had attracted the attention of countless people, was about to start!

Han Feng directed from the backstage, then gave the photographer a start gesture, and the host immediately went on stage and loudly read out the sponsor's remarks.

The four contestants sat on either side of the stage, looking at each other. Even before the competition started, the atmosphere was already thick with the smell of gunpowder.

After the host introduced the judges and the competition rules, the four contestants walked to the center of the stage, introduced themselves, and each of them said something challenging.

Zhang Yuxin is so cute!

[Kaige is the best! Kaige is the strongest! Go Kaige!]

[Li Mingxuan is so handsome, go husband!]

[May Shen Yue fly ever forward, forever accompanied by the moonlight!]

……

In the live stream, countless fans and netizens cheered for their favorite players. Although they couldn't see the comments, they could feel the boundless enthusiasm and shouts from the cheers.

The finals will be decided by drawing lots to determine the one-on-one matches. The winners will compete for the championship and runner-up titles, while the losers will compete for third place. The last-place finisher will not be able to make it into the top three, but fortunately, they will still have the opportunity to debut.

Shen Yue took out a ball from the box. The name on the ball indicated who he would be challenging, and the other two people automatically became his opponents.

When he announced his name, there was a burst of cheers from the audience: Li Mingxuan!