Chapter 2209 - 2212: Unexpectedly Behind, the Mermaid Princess's Score!

Gong Ziyi smirked triumphantly, while Shen Qiang seemed calm, not caring at all about how Qian Ning ranked. However, when Shen Qiang glanced at his phone and saw the local TV station's live broadcast, his brows furrowed.

"Wow, the girl who just sang, with that Korean girl-group vibe, was amazing. She's beautiful, her singing sweet, and those long legs made her perfect beyond words."

"Leg game strong, already voted."

"Ah, her charming eyes, totally explosive! She's extremely alluring!"

Beside him, Gong Ziyi clearly observed Shen Qiang's furrowed brows and looked ever more smug.

"Facts will prove everything. Anyone I, Gong Ziyi, support is destined for success and fame, while you, Shen Qiang, humph, won't have that ability at all."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang smiled calmly and said, "Ye Guyun, tell him how villains usually die in anime."

"Villains die because they talk too much!" Ye Guyun coldly stared at Gong Ziyi.

Gong Ziyi sneered, maintaining his 'what can you do?' demeanor.

Meanwhile, Shen Qiang clicked open the voting tab next to the local TV station's live broadcast room.

At a glance, he saw that while other singers had only a few hundred votes, Ai Ruoling, the singer supported by Gong Ziyi, had already broken sixty thousand votes, leading by hundreds of times compared to other singers.

This made Shen Qiang want to laugh.

Because Gong Ziyi was frankly being too shameless.

First, the show's reshuffle, set just last night for today's live broadcast.

There was only a very small ad.

The time slot was also very poor; frankly speaking, how many viewers could a local station's live broadcast in a non-prime time, and a non-famous show really have?

Not to mention sixty thousand votes, having sixty thousand viewers would already be good.

"Is this your winning Magical Treasure?" Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow calmly. "Calling people to vote?"

Gong Ziyi raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "I don't understand what you're saying. Ai Ruoling deserves it; she will definitely win today."

Shen Qiang laughed, saying, "Gong Ziyi, your performance pleases me very much."

"Because I'm so powerful that you tremble?" Gong Ziyi's eyes gleamed with an unrivaled pride upon hearing this.

Shen Qiang laughed and said calmly, "I'm someone who reasons and likes to persuade others with virtue, so I never bully those who are reasonable martial artists, and I definitely won't bully honest people."

Slowly turning his head, smiling slightly at Gong Ziyi, Shen Qiang said, "But you're an asshole, so I will have you understand what true strength is."

Instantly, Gong Ziyi's face turned stormy.

After that, no matter what he said, Shen Qiang ignored him entirely.

Not only that, shortly thereafter, it was Jinli Qianning's turn to sing.

According to the competition rules.

The song needed to be brand new, encouraging originality.

Jinli Qianning's song was self-written, and due to tight timing, Shen Qiang had not heard it beforehand.

So when the moment her music started, Shen Qiang's heart sank.

Because, the instant it began, the music was suffused with a faint nostalgia.

Instantly, Shen Qiang felt things might go wrong.

Although Shen Qiang was not a professional in pop music, he knew that speaking of pop songs, the most attractive ones often about love are the most highly rated!

This kind of nostalgic tune, can't say it's impossible to win, but basically, it's a fancy way to self-destruct.

Because most people watching shows online are young, wanting to see how their peers succeed as stars through their efforts. Busy middle-aged people and elderly retirees wouldn't spend time and energy on talent shows.

For the young, listening to music must be about love songs.

In the pop music world, anything explosive is basically related to love.

This nostalgia-themed song, even if sung by Qian Ning, probably will be praised but not popular.

Shen Qiang's brows were furrowed.

But then.

When Qian Ning's singing started, not only the entire studio fell silent, the online live broadcast room fell equally silent.

Because Qian Ning's singing was truly perfect.

The faint nostalgia, during the chorus, transformed into that kind of relaxed, cheerful, joyful mood, making all the listeners feel as though they returned to a long-lost hometown, carefree, happy, and excited.

Making everyone listen attentively.

Fully immersed.

The song ended.

It was time for scoring.

The three on-site judges, without any suspense, gave the scores shocking Shen Qiang: an average score of 9.9, a total of 29.7, almost perfect.

This not only made Gong Ziyi's expression change drastically.

But also made Shen Qiang, who had his heart suspended, breathe a sigh of relief.

However, subsequently, during the live audience voting round, Jinli Qianning's nostalgic song took a nosedive.

Amazingly, it received 281 out of 400 votes.

Compared to Ai Ruoling's 334 votes, it was directly fewer by one-third.

This kind of unanimous praise from the judges but lack of audience approval was simply explosive.

It made Shen Qiang's face rather unsightly, while Gong Ziyi grew more proud: "Humph, did you see? Shen Qiang, you lost. Qian Ning's excellence is beyond doubt, but it's useless. There are many talented people in this world, but how many truly succeed and become famous?"

"Without a powerful, wise, and resourceful person to back them, do you think her good singing can cast her to fame and fortune? Laughable, in this world, no one is irreplaceable."

Hearing this, Ye Guyun, who was unconvinced, wanted to speak.

But the deep-faced Shen Qiang called her to stop: "Ye Guyun!"

She immediately fell silent with dissatisfaction.

"Lost, right?" Gong Ziyi raised an eyebrow smugly.

Hearing Gong Ziyi's obvious provocative words, Shen Qiang's gaze turned icy but then smiled: "Gong Ziyi, don't be too pleased too soon. Remember the saying, 'A thin camel is bigger than a horse,' Qian Ning picking the wrong song is my fault for trusting her too much without considering things thoroughly."

"But even so." Shen Qiang smiled slightly and said, "She's already in the top eight. In tomorrow's top-eight competition, you will have no chance."

"I don't think so," Gong Ziyi laughed and said, "There are more singers to perform. Seeing Qian Ning's current situation, I think she might struggle to even make the top eight."

"Not necessarily!" Shen Qiang snorted.

Gong Ziyi laughed: "Life is unpredictable. If Qian Ning can't even make the top eight, that would be a joke. You, Shen Qiang, are truly incompetent."

Shen Qiang remained silent, feeling inexplicably nervous inside.

Because now it's not a matter of Qian Ning's song being bad; she just overlooked the audience.

"You have no chance," Gong Ziyi asserted. "Qian Ning's current points are already ranked eighth. As long as someone surpasses her, she's finished, and your music talent show journey ends here."