Chapter 28: 028: Finals Countdown
The person with the lowest text message vote count was He Zuoyan.
Hearing her name, He Zuoyan was stunned.
In the previous rounds, her popularity had always been quite good; she had never been at the bottom.
This time, she was actually at the bottom!?
A bad premonition instantly struck. He Zuoyan felt she was in grave danger, “Is it because I refused to sign with Tianyu that they’re targeting me?”
There was no way to verify such a thing, so He Zuoyan could only reluctantly step onto the PK Stage, awaiting the judgment of the 31 Public Judges.
A sliver of hope remained in her heart.
She hoped the judges would choose the weakest contestant to go on stage, like Zheng Jingwen, in which case she might still have a chance to stay.
“Please don’t let it be Lin Shuang or Ding Ding.”
“…”
He Zuoyan prayed continuously.
Soon, it was the judges’ turn to choose.
Hei Nan and the other two conferred for a moment and announced, “In this round, the three of us unanimously agree that Ding Ding’s condition was the worst.”
Ding Ding bowed and went to the PK Stage.
Ding Ding wasn’t surprised by this result; her performance earlier had indeed been below par—Jacky Cheung’s song didn’t suit her.
But He Zuoyan’s mentality had collapsed…
Ding Ding was the person she least wanted to see.
Although Ding Ding always went to the PK Stage in every round, she managed to eliminate her opponents each time, which was incredibly outrageous~
Who wouldn’t panic facing her?
Five minutes later, the result was as expected: He Zuoyan was indeed eliminated by the 31 Public Judges.
So wronged~
He Zuoyan shed tears on the stage for the 7-to-5 elimination.
…
Due to time constraints, the second round of competition also used the 40-second singing rule, and the groupings were also done by number.
No. 01 Ye Yiqian and No. 02 Ji Minjia competed.
No. 05 Lin Shuang and No. 06 Zheng Jingwen PK’d.
No. 07 Zhang Liangying and No. 10 Ding Ding were in the same group.
Ding Ding let out a helpless laugh.
She really was a PK prodigy…
Facing Zhang Liangying, she didn’t even plan to win…
After the first group finished singing, the three judges commented in turn, ultimately giving Ye Yiqian an early Advancement opportunity, while Ji Minjia entered the waiting area.
The winner of the second group was Lin Shuang.
The winner of the third group was Zhang Liangying.
Zhang Liangying sang a cappella with 《Sunshine Always Comes After the Rain》 in this round, and her stable performance unsurprisingly earned praise from the judges.
Finally.
The contestants who advanced early to the top 5 of the Hangzhou Division were: Ye Yiqian, Lin Shuang, and Zhang Liangying.
The subsequent competition had nothing to do with these three.
Ji Minjia, Zheng Jingwen, and Ding Ding still had to perform one more song, after which the judges would decide one contestant to advance.
Among them, Ji Minjia, the strongest, secured the fourth advancement spot, while Ding Ding and Zheng Jingwen entered the PK round again.
Interestingly, the 31 Public Judges once again voted for Ding Ding, and she successfully eliminated her opponent again.
The title of PK prodigy couldn’t be shaken off.
…
As the live broadcast ended, Zhang Liangying, carrying her red high heels, ran barefoot through the crowd towards Shen Qing in the last row.
The Liangfen fans parted a path, letting out “Wow” sounds of teasing.
Just then, someone shouted, “Kiss her!”
Immediately, the entire studio echoed with those three words, and even Ye Yiqian, Ji Minjia, and others were joining in the teasing and shouting.
The audience below, without distinction, were all gossiping.
Zhang Liangying tilted her small head up to look at Shen Qing, her eyes sparkling, her red lips curving slightly upwards, looking alluring and delicate, just waiting for Shen Qing’s next move.
She didn’t care about others’ gazes.
As long as Shen Qing wanted to kiss her, he could kiss her anytime.
Even if Shen Qing wanted to do something intimate here, she would pull him to a secluded stairwell and squat down in her high heels.
This, was love~
Those women who claimed to love you, could they do this?
Hmph, I can!
I’m even willing to let my most precious, natural, and essential singing voice become hoarse for Shen Qing’s happiness. Those women who covet him, would you dare?
Hmph!
Zhang Liangying suddenly became proud.
Shen Qing was a head taller than her. At this moment, he could easily lower his head and kiss her cheek, but he didn’t.
There were too many people here.
We’ll do it when we get home.
“Ahhh…”
“Why aren’t you kissing her~”
“Qing, Mama is sad, quickly kiss Liangying and make Mama happy.”
Damn it, there are actually “mama fans” among the fans?
“What the hell!”
“Liangying, keep it up, focus on the competition. You sang 《Red High Heels》 today, don’t you remember?”
“Liangying, Liangying, beautiful voice, beautiful Liangying.”
“See you at the National Competition!”
“…”
Not bad, the majority of people present were still fans of her talent.
Mama fans were just a minority.
Shen Qing put his arm around Zhang Liangying’s shoulder, stood at the back row of the audience, looked down at the fans, and bowed deeply with them.
Then.
Under the gaze of the Liangfen fans, the two walked out of the studio hand in hand.
The noise behind them continued. Zhang Liangying, with one hand held by Shen Qing and the other carrying her red high heels, skipped along beside him like a little girl.
If this scene were captured by a camera, it would undoubtedly become a classic.
Years later, if Shen Qing participated in “Where Are We Going, Dad?”, he could show this photo and brag, “I had a national champion daughter at 18, what about you at 18?”
…
Half an hour later.
Shen Qing and Wang Han were the first to leave the studio, followed by the five contestants including Zhang Liangying and Ye Yiqian, and You Weiwei.
As soon as they reached the entrance, they saw over a dozen Liangfen fans.
Eight male fans, seven female fans.
“Liangying, good luck in the finals! We’ll always support you.”
“You can definitely win the championship.”
“Love you forever.”
“Protect the best Liangying.”
“…”
Wang Han said with a laugh, “Shen Qing, Zhang Liangying’s popularity is really high. Half the credit goes to you.”
Shen Qing smiled, “We achieve each other.”
Wang Han said, “I’m looking forward to her performance in the National Competition. I actually have high hopes for her. I just don’t know if you can write her new songs?”
Shen Qing replied, “Haha, that’s hard to say. I need to go back and sleep first. I’m tired after a busy day today.”
…
“Liangying, next week is the Hangzhou finals, and next month is the National Competition. You’re about to become our most anticipated superstar.”
“At that time, you’ll be the center of attention, and we fans will only be able to see you from afar, with no more chances to speak to you face-to-face.”
“Can you grant us a request?”
“We want to have a late-night snack with you. After you become famous, we can proudly say: I’ve eaten with Zhang Liangying, have you?”
A female fan approached Zhang Liangying and confessed affectionately.
What she said earlier was very heartfelt.
Zhang Liangying was almost moved to tears.
But the last sentence made Zhang Liangying hold back her tears with a smile.
She turned to look at Shen Qing.
Shen Qing nodded, stepped forward, and said:
“Thank you all for supporting Liangying. As Liangying’s manager and stylist, I am very honored. Tonight, I’ll be treating everyone to a hearty meal and drinks with Zhang Liangying!”
What?
Did I hear that right?
The Liangfen fans cheered excitedly.
Shen Qing looked at the other contestants and Wang Han and the others, “Shall we all go together? It’s only a little past ten, the perfect time for drinks.”
Ye Yiqian was the first to raise her hand and agree, “Okay!”
Ji Minjia also said, “Okay, okay, let’s drink.”
Zhang Liangying really wanted to get closer to these fans who liked her. Now that she had Shen Qing’s permission, she happily bounced around.
Shen Qing said, “Liangying, you’re not allowed to drink tonight. Protect your voice well; the finals are in a few days, and they are crucial!”
Zhang Liangying replied, “No, I want to be slightly tipsy.”
Shen Qing asked, “Why be slightly tipsy?”
Zhang Liangying giggled, “Hehe, of course, to get drunk~”
Shen Qing: “…”
