My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

The rankings will still be announced in reverse order, because this time it's a 60-to-30 competition, with only 30 spots available. Ten people will be selected in each round, and the competition will be completed in three rounds.

Lin Fan's roommate, Chen Xianwu, was ranked 30th, which was still close to the bottom. But at least he made it into the top 30 and was able to stay to prepare for the third performance. For Chen Xianwu, this was like a windfall and a great bargain!

It's worth noting that his management company had never placed any hope on him. Unexpectedly, out of six contestants from the company, Chen Xianwu was the only one who made it to the end.

In the 21st to 30th place range, Lin Fan only knew Chen Xianwu; he wasn't familiar with the others.

Then, in the 11th to 20th place range, Gao Yan ranked 19th, and there were a few others who had chatted together, eaten together in the cafeteria, and teamed up with each other in group activities arranged by the program team.

Of course, there are also those who fell out of the top ten in the first ranking.

But Lin Fan's name wasn't on it!

Lin Fan was secretly delighted: It's a sure thing! This wave is in the bag!

But when Lin Fan turned his head, he saw Li Xiaodong sitting there silently with a pale face. His expression was hard to tell whether it was nervousness, excitement, or despair.

Because Li Xiaodong's name wasn't on the list. This means that either Li Xiaodong was stuck in 10th place, or she made it into the debut lineup, or she was eliminated.

Given Li Xiaodong's popularity, talent, and stage performance, he's more likely to finish in 10th place, with a lower chance of making the debut lineup. Elimination is the least likely outcome. However, the production team might want to protect their favorites, so what if they eliminate him?

Nobody can say for sure.

Lin Fan reached out and patted Li Xiaodong on the shoulder, offering him silent encouragement.

Li Xiaodong's eyes immediately reddened, and she pitifully lowered her head, muttering to herself, "I don't want to be eliminated... Before I came to participate in the show, I made a solemn vow that if I couldn't make it into the top ten, I would never debut again, never be an idol again!"

Lin Fan didn't know how to comfort him.

"...If I don't become an idol, what else can I do? I can't do anything! If I can't debut...I, I, I'll just have to go home and be a lazy rich kid! After my dad retires, I'll have to inherit my family's chain of department stores...How could I be so miserable!"

Lin Fan instantly withdrew his hand, wishing he could chop off that meddlesome hand!

"You're so nosy! You think you're so capable! Does a VIP client like Li Xiaodong need your comforting?" Lin Fan gritted his teeth in hatred. "You wicked sugar daddy! You deceived my feelings!"

……

"Now we announce the 10th contestant to secure a spot, who received a total of 603 million votes from the Guardian Star!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

"Wow!"

"That much more all of a sudden?"

"A full 200 ​​million more votes than eleventh place!"

"Tenth place only has so many votes, how many votes would it take for the debut spot!"

Luo Yu, holding the microphone, announced, "Congratulations to Li Xiaodong, who came in tenth!"

Amidst enthusiastic applause, Li Xiaodong froze for a moment, then jumped up: "It's me? It's me! I'm tenth! That's great! I don't have to go home!"

Lin Fan sneered: You rich second-generation who deceived my feelings!

Haha, what a scumbag!

"Please welcome Li Xiaodong to give her remarks!"

Li Xiaodong jogged forward, took the microphone, and delivered a speech he had memorized long ago. In fact, he had prepared not only a speech for securing 10th place, but also a speech for entering the debut position, so he could choose whichever he needed in the end.

After Li Xiaodong finished his remarks, Luo Yu asked him, "Of the remaining trainees, whose ranking are you most interested in?"

Is that even a question?

Li Xiaodong turned the microphone towards the other trainees, and they all shouted in unison, "Brother Fan!"

Zhang Xinlan had been very curious: "Why do you guys always call Lin Fan 'brother'? As far as I know, Lin Fan is probably one of the youngest among all the trainees, right?"

This question has really stumped everyone.

At first, it was Li Xiaodong who kept calling him "Brother Fan," and later everyone followed suit. No one noticed that Lin Fan was actually younger than them.

Lin Fan calmly replied, "Because of my temperament!"

"Boo—!" The entire audience booed.

Luo Yu smiled and said, "Lin Fan, would you like to know your ranking?"

Lin Fan immediately sensed a chilling malice!

Here we go again! Last time, Luo Yu used the same trick on Chen Xianwu before announcing the rankings! Now he's doing it again! But wait a minute! The remaining rankings are only the top 9 for the debut spots!

Did I not get eliminated? Instead, I accidentally...

"Congratulations to Lin Fan for securing 9th place in the debut lineup!"

"Wow!" This is truly amazing!

Lin Fan has made it into the debut lineup!

The chat room exploded with excitement!

[Add a chicken leg: Wow! This is truly a miracle! An ordinary person actually made it into the debut lineup! How many entertainment companies must be furious?]

[Your dad actually said: Lin Fan isn't exactly an amateur anymore! After all, he participated in a talent show and even released two songs. But it's true, comparisons are odious; the management company spent a fortune trying to promote him but couldn't, while he got it so easily!]

[Conquering the world while eating spicy snacks: How could someone like this make it into the debut lineup? This must be rigged!]

……

Compared to the comments praising Lin Fan for actually making it into the debut lineup and the comments desperately trying to stir up trouble by saying that Lin Fan's ranking was rigged, Lin Fan's fan group was actually shocked.

[Cute Rabbit: I didn't use my money! Why did Fanfan make it into the debut group? @BornEntertainmentReporterWang, is that you, sister? You told me not to vote for Fanfan, but you campaigned for her yourself?]

[Born Entertainment Reporter Wang: I didn't organize anyone to vote, and I certainly didn't go to other fans to exchange votes or solicit votes. Why am I still in the debut position? @Sa_Sa?]

【Sa_Sa: Me! Also! No!

Wang Lingli was puzzled. The fan club hadn't put in any effort, so where did all these votes come from? Could it be that casual observers had gotten involved again?

[Sa_Sa: Don't worry about it. I browsed through other fan groups, and they told me that it's probably because casual viewers and other trainees' fans were disgusted by yesterday's performance results and voted in retaliation. It just so happens that Fanfan's votes were closest to the debut position, so they all voted for him!]

So, it was the bystanders who got involved.

What happened to the promise that fandom issues would be resolved within the fandom itself, the promise that idols from talent shows wouldn't break out of their niche, and the promise that it would be difficult for casual viewers to participate in manipulating data?

You guys just casually did all the work of our fan club, and accidentally got my idol into the debut position. Did you ask us or my idol's opinion about this?

Wang Lingli said that this year's batch of students was the most difficult one she had ever managed!

Too proactive! I can't handle it!