My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

"Next, please welcome the ninth group of students, they are..."

……

The first performance was still ongoing. Lin Fan walked off the stage with difficulty and was surrounded by the other members of the "Confession" group who had been waiting for him outside the waiting room.

And then there's Li Xiaodong, who makes a random appearance.

Several people crossed their arms and stared at him menacingly.

Lin Fan covered his chest with both hands: "What?"

Li Xiaodong rushed up and hugged him tightly: "Brother! Dear brother! Please take care of me!"

Others gathered around, saying, "Brother Fan, please take me with you! Take me to show off and make me soar!"

Lin Fan reached out and covered Li Xiaodong's face, pushing him back: "Hiss! What happened? Men shouldn't touch each other, why are you bringing him here, why are you flying here?"

Seeing that he was still unaware, Lu Bingyang handed him the phone that his agent had smuggled over.

"Brother Fan! You're trending again!"

ha?

Lin Fan took the phone and looked at it. Wow, what a sight!

Superb's fifth most searched topic:

Tongue twisters and ancient folk songs!

SuperBlog - 7th on the trending searches:

"Lin Fan - RAP!"

SuperBlog - Ranked 8th on the trending searches:

"RAP - Eight Hundred Soldiers Rush to the North Slope!"

More than just trending topics!

On a certain website, a clip of Lin Fan's "Eight Hundred Soldiers Marching to the North Slope" was widely shared. Countless people on Kuaishou (a Chinese music streaming platform) imitated this alternative rap, and various upgraded versions and dialect versions were quickly launched online, with everyone trying to ride the wave and grab attention.

It's obvious to the naked eye that the "Eight Hundred Soldiers Marching to the North Slope" meme has been completely ruined!

The name Lin Fan has once again gone viral!

After all the trainees finished their performances on the first stage, these three trending topics had already climbed to the top three on the list, with each keyword followed by the word "hot".

So when Luo Yu finally announced the results, Lu Bingyang received 161 votes, and the "Confession" group ranked third in total votes. Everyone received a reward of 1 votes, and everyone remained calm.

After all, compared to the top three on the trending topics, the boost in popularity that third place on the first performance stage can gain is negligible.

The trainees felt a pang of jealousy, but at the same time, they were relieved that although they were somewhat annoyed with Lin Fan, they hadn't shown it.

Unlike someone who not only sabotages others in secret, but also jumps out to diss them on the first public performance stage.

Instead of dissing Lin Fan, he ended up putting himself in Lin Fan's shoes and even had his microphone muted during the live broadcast, which drew ridicule from passersby.

If this crisis isn't handled well, we're practically doomed to elimination.

Lin Fan remains calm as he trends on social media again!

Whether it's trending on social media or just bystanders getting involved, it'll only happen once in a lifetime!

Brother is about to be liberated!

Based on his past life's experience, the rankings would be announced after the first public performance. Lin Fan felt that even if he received the 1-vote reward, his total votes wouldn't be enough to make it into the top 60 of the 100.

Hehehe, I can basically start packing my luggage when I get back tonight!

Oh, right!

We also need to communicate with VIP clients and the production team about the settlement of styling fees.

Lin Fan then turned to look at Li Xiaodong, flashing his perfect eight teeth: "Sugar Daddy~~~~~~~"

Li Xiaodong shivered: "Brother Fan, please don't call me that. I'm easily frightened. If you need anything, just say the word, don't be shy, please don't be shy!"

"Hehe," Lin Fan didn't stand on ceremony, "When will your team settle the styling fee with me?"

"Brother Fan, are you going now? I'll contact my manager after we disband."

"Okay! Just have your agent contact me directly when the time comes!"

"Let him talk to you... Wait, that's not right, Brother Fan, how do I contact you through my agent? Right, you don't have an agent, so we can only settle accounts with you, but the show isn't finished yet!"

"What does the fact that the show isn't finished have to do with me?"

"How come the show has nothing to do with you?" Li Xiaodong asked, somewhat confused. "No, Brother Fan, you're not going to do my hair and makeup anymore?"

Lin Fan said matter-of-factly, "The rankings will be announced tomorrow, and I'll be eliminated soon, so how can I style you? Of course, if there's any need for styling on later stages, I'll be there whenever you call and will definitely give you VIP service!"

Li Xiaodong was even more confused: "Brother Fan, how did you know you'd be eliminated? You just trended on social media..."

"Being trending is one thing, but even if it's trending, it just means people recognize me. People aren't going to vote for me just because it's trending!"

How do you know that passersby won't specifically come to vote for you?

"Please! Talent shows are for fans. Casual viewers are just there for the fun of watching and contributing to the ratings; why would they actually vote?"

Lin Fan felt that even if a passerby were to vote, they would vote for those trainees who were handsome, strong, and good at singing and dancing. Why would they pick a trainee like him who was bad at both singing and dancing?

nonexistent.

Lu Bingyang, having listened to their incoherent ramblings, finally couldn't take it anymore and interrupted, "That's not the point, okay?"

"What's the key point?" Lin Fan asked.

Lu Bingyang wanted to roll his eyes: "The point is, who said the rankings would be announced tomorrow?"

Li Xiaodong suddenly realized: "Oh right, Brother Fan, who said the rankings would be announced tomorrow?"

Lin Fan blinked: "No...isn't it supposed to be announced tomorrow?"

"No way! Brother Fan, didn't you see the schedule the production team announced? We're taking a break tomorrow, and the theme song assignment will be released the day after!"

Li Xiaodong nodded: "Yes! The first ranking will be announced after the theme song audition!"

Lin Fan looked confused.

"Wasn't it said that the voting channel would close tonight, and the first list of eliminated trainees would be generated?"

Lu Bingyang was speechless: "Who said that? Brother Fan, how little do you care about our show?!"

"Exactly!"

So Lu Bingyang and Li Xiaodong started to explain things to Lin Fan.

In the first few episodes of the show "Morning Star", the voting channel closed at midnight on the night of the first performance, and the first batch of eliminated trainees would be selected.

However, this year's Morning Star Season 6 has been completely revamped. Not only has the pre-recorded broadcast been changed to a live broadcast, but the first performance stage has also been moved before the theme song mission, and the first ranking announcement has also been moved after the theme song mission.

Lin Fan was stunned: "So the rankings won't be released tomorrow, and I won't be eliminated?"

Lu Bingyang and Li Xiaodong nodded in unison.

"Then why change it like this? Wouldn't it be better to just stick with the original version?"

Lin Fan was annoyed. If the original program had been followed, he would have been able to go home tomorrow! Now he had to stay at the factory! Just thinking about it made him furious!

"For the sake of creating buzz?"

"For ratings?"

Or was it for vote manipulation?

The trainees didn't really understand, and these were issues that the production team and the management company had to consider; Lin Fan couldn't get the answers from them either.

In short, after Lu Bingyang and Li Xiaodong explained things to him, Lin Fan finally understood.

After the first performance, the theme song task will be announced, and then the ranking will be revealed.

So the stage in the first public performance only has one purpose: to showcase one's face and to award votes.

As for the extent of the power struggle between the production team and the management company, Lin Fan didn't care.

His concern was that he couldn't leave yet! He had to stay at the factory for almost another week!

We still have to keep singing and dancing!

No!

What's the point of the show doing this? Why not just eliminate them directly and cleanly? Why have them dance to the theme song again?

Director, are you and my system, which is notorious for ripping off its hosts, produced by the same manufacturer?

That's outrageous!

You are all heartless maggots!