After the program team's updated video was aired, the topic #GuRuiQuitted# quickly became a hot search topic, quickly attracting countless passers-by who didn't know the truth and clicked on the topic.
The topic continues to gain popularity, and even people who have not watched the show are shocked by Gu Rui's various sexy tricks.
On a popular Weibo post, the comment that received the most likes was this: "I thought I was watching a TV series. How can someone who secretly uses various subtexts to describe his teammates and seniors act so naturally?"
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Everyone agreed with this comment.
"He really took the script from the TV series Vicious Cannon Fodder."
"This is the first time I was angered by a talent show. Gu Rui quickly quit the competition!"
"Gu Rui's strength is not very good to begin with. I have always suspected that his ranking is unfair."
"Is there anyone who doesn't know that Gu Rui is the person favored by rubbish Hongyun Entertainment?"
"Forcing someone to support you will be punished by God. This kind of person will definitely become confused immediately when he debuts."
Gu Rui's agent, Sister Chen, handed him her mobile phone to look at and said to him solemnly: "You are indeed blushing, but are you sure you can bear this kind of blushing?"
After reading the comments, Gu Rui's face instantly turned pale. He swallowed and his voice trembled: "How...how could this happen..."
"Let's find a place to discuss countermeasures. The company is also helping you think of a solution." Sister Chen put away her phone and led Gu Rui to a deserted place.
at the same time.
After the rankings of the second stage were announced, Lu Nanyun was temporarily ranked first. His company Chennan Entertainment is a small company that was established not long ago. Unexpectedly, the contestants sent to compete all performed very well.
Lu Nanyun is now number one, and Wan Long from the same company has also risen to fourteenth. It is safe to enter the finals, and maybe he can also have a chance to hit the debut position.
However, the closer to the finals, the more intense the capital game between companies becomes.
Obviously, Gu Rui's current ranking has been affected, and many companies are waiting for him to fall out of the debut position.
The staff found Lu Nanyun and said to him: "Your agent just contacted the director team and asked you to give him a call. Go quickly."
Lu Nanyun took the phone, nodded, and walked to the empty practice room.
After entering the practice room, Lu Nanyun turned on his mobile phone and called his manager Brother Yin. After getting through, he asked: "Hey, Brother Yin, what's the matter?"
"Congratulations, Nan Yun, you are now ranked number one!" Brother Yin's voice sounded very happy on the other end of the phone, "I drank two bottles of wine to celebrate you yesterday."
"...Thank you." Lu Nanyun was speechless for a moment and then said, "However, this ranking came out a long time ago, how come you only know about it now?"
"Uh, well, I, I've been busy lately..."
"Also, other agents come to the TV station specifically to find people. Are you reluctant to pay for the travel expenses?" Lu Nanyun continued to complain, "Or are you going out to find part-time jobs again?"
Brother Yin laughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment, then changed the subject and said: "Actually, I asked you to call today because I really wanted to cheer you up. The company has been paying close attention to your ranking and I hope you can stabilize it. The first place position…”
"Isn't this what you and the company should do?" Lu Nanyun frowned slightly, "Online promotion, organizing voting and fan management, these are all things you should do."
"The company doesn't have that much money!" Brother Yin said confidently, "None of the things you mentioned should cost a lot of money!"
Lu Nanyun took a deep breath, resisted the urge to complain about him, and said patiently: "Then I don't think you need to make this call at all. Save yourself some money."
Brother Yin hurriedly said: "How can you say that? At least I have to express the company's expectations for you. Seriously, otherwise... you talk to the Lu family and ask them to invest in Chennan Entertainment? Oh, by the way, and If Wan Long says something, he might be able to make his debut..."
When Lu Nanyun heard him mention the reorganized family that did not support his career, he calmly said "fuck off" and then hung up the phone neatly.
Maintain first place...
It seems really not easy.
Lu Nanyun suddenly thought of Ji Zeyu, the boy who had risen in the rankings, and felt like he had met his opponent.
If Lu Nanyun wants to compete with Ji Zeyu for the first place in the end, he will not reject it, and even looks forward to it.
Because the first and second place will stand together when the rankings are announced, they may even hold hands in the finals waiting for the rankings to be announced...
Oh, that's alright.
Lu Nanyun was filled with expectations, but his expression remained calm. He walked towards the door of the practice room, ready to return the phone.
At this time, two voices suddenly came from the door, one male and one female. What they said made Lu Nanyun stop involuntarily.
"Sister Chen, how could I be like what they said?" Gu Rui pointed at the abusive comments from netizens, feeling both angry and unwilling. "I didn't do anything wrong in the first place! Didn't you say that being utilitarian is Is it a good thing? I just want to rank myself higher."
Hongyun Entertainment spent a lot of money on Gu Rui, including training fees, clothing fees and various other expenses. In addition, Sister Chen’s own energy and thought spent on Gu Rui made Hongyun reluctant to give up. Gu Rui.
Sister Chen did not want to see the products she invested in destroyed, so she comforted Gu Rui: "Netizens are all very emotional. There are too many people who follow others' opinions. They have no ability to think independently and cannot see your efforts." , you don’t have to blame yourself too much.”
"Are these people who are scolding me cerebral palsy?" Gu Rui became angrier as he thought about it, "That's nonsense!"
In fact, the comments made by netizens are all conclusive and well-founded. There is no need to spread rumors. Just describing what Gu Rui has done is enough to make countless people angry.
"Yes, Gu Rui, don't argue with them. The company will not give up on you. You should perform well next." Sister Chen continued to comfort.
Gu Rui still had the last glimmer of hope in her heart: "Sister Chen, will this matter affect my debut?"
"Of course not." Sister Chen said, "It's just that our company will not give you votes during this period. It's okay to let your ranking drop down, so as not to become the first to be targeted."
"Even if the company doesn't swipe votes, I will definitely make my debut!" Gu Ruixin said confidently, "It's useless for those people to be jealous of me."
Sister Chen nodded: "They are all jealous of you, don't be angry. I have contacted the program team and asked them not to make malicious edits to you in the future."
Gu Rui clenched his fists: "What did the program team say?"
After a moment of pause, Sister Chen said with a smile: "Of course I agreed, they don't dare to offend Hongyun Entertainment."
However, the fact is that Hongyun Entertainment made dozens of calls to the director team of "Stars Shine" in the morning, but all of them were rejected.
However, since there is still a glimmer of hope for saving Gu Rui's chess piece, let's not let him know about it yet.
"That's good."
Gu Rui finally felt better. He suddenly remembered something and frowned: "Those people on the Internet are scolding me and praising Ji Zeyu at the same time. This matter must be related to Ji Zeyu. We have to find a way to fight back."
Sister Chen was stunned and said, "Counterattack? What do you want to do?"
"There must be something wrong with that kid's ranking rising so fast. As long as we find evidence, I don't see how he can be so proud..."
Then, Gu Rui talked about his counterattack plan, describing it vividly. He had already imagined in his mind the scene where Ji Zeyu was pulled into the water and he replaced Ji Zeyu as the top three players.
Lu Nanyun held the mobile phone in his hand and was close to the door. He clearly heard the conversation between the two and could not help but frown.
After the two of them finished talking and left, Lu Nanyun's fingers clenched the phone tightly, and his heart was filled with disgust and disgust for Gu Rui.
Lu Nanyun originally thought that Gu Rui would be more honest after being taught a lesson by Ji Zeyu, but he didn't expect that he would not change his ways and still felt that he was wronged after being criticized like this by netizens.
Shameless people are truly invincible.
He must find an opportunity to get this guy out of the entertainment industry completely.
After returning the phone to the program team, Lu Nanyun walked to the dormitory, feeling a little unhappy because of Gu Rui.
When he reached the door, Lu Nanyun paused and saw the scene he least wanted to see—
Ji Zeyu is playing game consoles with Xiao Huai.
What made Lu Nanyun feel even worse was that the two of them were lying on the same bed.
Xiao Huai hugged the pillow and lay next to Ji Zeyu, stretching his head to watch Ji Zeyu play games, but his eyes fell on the boy's handsome and fair profile from time to time.
Ji Zeyu was lying on the bed, holding a game console in his hand, his elbows propped up on the pillow, his calves raised leisurely, and his feet were wearing white cotton socks, which were still dangling.
Just like a kid in kindergarten.
While Lu Nanyun was attracted by Ji Zeyu's cute posture while playing games, he felt sour in his heart because of Xiao Huai's unabashed eyes.
"Go this way, there is a treasure chest on this road."
As Xiao Huai spoke, he gently put his head next to Ji Zeyu's head, and his gray-blue hair and black hair were gently intertwined.
Ji Zeyu was not aware of the ambiguous atmosphere at the moment, but looked for the treasure chest seriously, and then shouted: "Damn it, Xiao Huai, you idiot, there are so many hidden monsters here..."
As he spoke, Ji Zeyu stared at the screen, his fingers moved more frequently, and he began to fight monsters nervously. His feet that had been wandering stopped moving, and his whole body was focused on the game.
Seeing Ji Zeyu's nervous look, Xiao Huai couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and said in a slightly coquettish tone: "I don't know, don't blame me."
Lu Nanyun's fingers clenched tightly. He walked to the table and took a drink of water, but the sour taste in his heart became heavier and heavier.
Xiao Huai glanced at Lu Nanyun without leaving any trace, but still maintained an intimate posture with Ji Zeyu.
Lu Nanyun saw Ji Zeyu holding the game console he gave without noticing it at all, and the more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He suddenly regretted that he did not personally give the game console to the other party.
But now, if Lu Nanyun directly said that the game console was a gift from him...
It seems like the situation will be more embarrassing.
Lu Nanyun thought of Ji Zeyu's words, "This fan must be a junior high school student," and for a moment he couldn't think of how to speak.
At this moment, an idea flashed in Lu Nanyun's mind, and he suddenly thought of a way.
Ji Zeyu was a little tired after playing games for a long time. He put down the game console, rubbed his eyes, and said to Xiao Huai, "I won't play anymore. Let's play again tomorrow."
Xiao Huai nodded, with a reluctant expression.
Ji Zeyu thought that Xiao Huai was reluctant to part with the game console, so he said to him: "Do you want to play it? If so, I will lend it to you."
Xiao Huai's mind was not on the game at all. He shook his head and said, "I don't know how. You can teach me in the future."
Ji Zeyu suddenly remembered that Lu Nanyun taught him how to play games, and said to Xiao Huai, "I'm an average player. Why don't you let Lu Nanyun teach you? He's very good."
There was a hint of admiration in his tone.
Lu Nanyun, who was originally angry, immediately stopped what he was doing when he heard these words, feeling a sense of elation and joy in his heart. After a moment, he said expressionlessly: "He is too stupid, I won't teach him."
When Xiao Huai heard this, his fingers couldn't help but grasp the pillow in his hand. He was about to retort when there was a knock on the door. Feng Yan, who was in the same company as him, happened to be looking for him.
Xiao Huai had no choice but to swallow his breath, get out of bed and leave the dormitory.
Ji Zeyu sat up from the bed, picked up a water glass and drank water. He looked at Lu Nanyun, but was suddenly attracted by something in his hand -
It was a white wireless earphone protective case with a conspicuous brown deer sticker on it.
Originally, such a thing was very common, but at this moment, Ji Zeyu suddenly felt that the sticker looked familiar.
He suddenly remembered something, picked up the game console he had just put down, and looked carefully at the deer sticker on it, and it was almost certain that it was the same one.
Ji Zeyu slowly opened his eyes, looked at Lu Nanyun in disbelief, and found that the other party was also looking at him.
"What's wrong?" Lu Nanyun asked casually, still holding the earphone case in his hand.
"It's so strange..." Ji Zeyu walked towards Lu Nanyun with the game console and said to him, "Why is the sticker on your headphone case the same as the one on my game console?"
Lu Nanyun looked at Ji Zeyu and said nothing. He thought, was the hint obvious enough
Ji Zeyu stared at the earphone case in his hand for a while, then suddenly realized, and said to Lu Nanyun: "Go ahead, I know! Could that fan who gave me the game console be..."
As he spoke, he pointed at Lu Nanyun.
Lu Nanyun raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for Ji Zeyu to tell the truth.
"Could it be that we are both fans?" Ji Zeyu said the new words he learned from Zhou Cheng, "So he gave you a headphone cover with a deer on it."
When Lu Nanyun heard this, he couldn't control his expression for a moment, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He, who always had perfect expression management skills, actually failed because of Ji Zeyu.
Lu Nanyun really wants to know how Ji Zeyu's brain circuit grows
At the same time, he also wanted to tell the other party: This is the game console I gave you!
Seeing Lu Nanyun hesitate to speak, Ji Zeyu blinked: "What's the matter, don't you like double-loaded fans? But yes, if the sticker I gave you is the same as the one I gave you, you will probably be unhappy. "
At the end, he added: "But this sticker is really childish. The fans should be young, so don't be upset. It's not easy for people to save money to buy gifts."
"...No." Lu Nanyun failed to tell the truth in the end. He really couldn't say the words "I am the young fan you mentioned" with his own words.
What a shame.
Lu Nanyun decided to wait for a suitable opportunity in the future.
That night, the program team suddenly called the contestants together and announced a piece of news to everyone:
"A music festival is about to be held in the next city, and our top eleven players are invited to participate. However, the organizer has made a requirement, that is, the rankings must be the latest data as of tomorrow night, so there are still 24 hours. Time, the list of participants will be announced tomorrow night, and the positions will be adjusted based on the data."
As soon as the news was released, the players immediately became excited.
"Can I really go to the music festival? This has been my dream for a long time..."
“This is my first opportunity to perform on stage outside of a show, and I’m really looking forward to it.”
"The top eleven should not change much, after all, there are only twenty-four hours left."
The contestants were excited to be able to participate in the music festival, and their eyes were full of anticipation. At the same time, everyone was guessing which lucky ones would be able to participate in the music festival tomorrow.
On the Internet, there is fierce competition in the ranking of "Stars Shine" players. Except for the top three, the top eleven rankings are almost constantly changing. No one can guarantee that their ranking is stable.
Even the top three rankings are quietly changing.
Ji Zeyu's popularity has been rising steadily recently, and after the Gu Rui incident, the audience generally felt pity for him, and they all lamented how such a good captain could meet such a teammate. It was really tragic. Coupled with his calm and rational attitude when dealing with participles, which was in sharp contrast to Gu Rui, he immediately attracted a lot of fans.
The number of fans on Ji Zeyu's personal Weibo has exceeded 5 million, which is not much lower than the top two.
On the player ranking list, Ji Zeyu's votes increased rapidly, almost surpassing second place several times, and he was firmly behind Wei Yichen's votes.
Ji Zeyu's fans were very excited and kept working hard to vote, canvassing and exchanging votes for him everywhere, hoping to move him up one spot and set a new record.
But this matter is obviously still difficult, and fans of Lu Nanyun and Wei Yichen are not vegetarians.
Seeing that Ji Zeyu's votes have been catching up, the top two fans did not dare to relax and worked hard to keep their rankings.
For a time, the votes of the top three collectively increased sharply, gradually widening the gap between them and the contestants behind them.
Ji Zeyu's votes and the previous one have always remained within a very small range.
That night, when the staff of "Stars Shine" counted the votes, they found that the votes for the top three had soared like crazy, and they felt very confused.
Obviously the program team has not released any news about the music festival, so why are the fans so excited
And... Ji Zeyu's fans are too fierce. Several times they were about to overtake the people in front of them, but they were pulled away again when they were just a little bit closer. This cycle continued, and even the staff became nervous and speculated one after another. What will happen to the rankings after twenty-four hours
Will fans of Lu Nanyun and Wei Yichen maintain the top two positions as always, or will the record be broken by fans of Ji Zeyu
Soon, news of the fierce competition for the top three spread like wildfire within the program group.
The players are also very curious about this.
"I heard that Ji Zeyu's votes are rising very quickly, and it is very likely that he will surpass the top two."
"It's impossible. Lu Nanyun and Wei Yichen have always been first and second."
"I don't think it's realistic either. Their fans are so fierce. It would be difficult for Ji Zeyu to get into the top two."
"It's hard enough to surpass Wei Yichen alone, let alone Lu Nanyun. They have accumulated a lot of fans."
In talent shows, popularity can snowball. Lu Nanyun and Wei Yichen have attracted much attention since the first episode of the show. They have also been featured in many scenes in the follow-up, and their performances are also outstanding, so they naturally have an advantage.
In Ji Zeyu's view, apart from that, they also have something they don't have, which is the halo of the protagonist.
Therefore, although Ji Zeyu is eager to rise in the rankings, he does not dare to have high hopes.
The twenty-four hours specified by the program team soon ended.
When the time came, the staff immediately sorted out the data, and the results surprised everyone—the top eleven changed a lot.
First of all, the eleventh place was replaced. Originally, the eleventh place was Gu Rui. However, after his bad behavior was exposed, his reputation on the Internet became very bad. In addition, Hongyun did not give him votes, so his ranking was directly in the eleventh place. It fell to 16th place overnight, and the trend continues to decline.
After Gu Rui was ranked down, Qi Aodong, who was originally ranked twelfth, naturally rose to eleventh. He can be said to be one of the luckiest people this time.
Qi Aodong didn't expect that he could squeeze into the lane and participate in the music festival with ten other contestants. He was a little overjoyed for a while.
Ji Zeyu happily held his hand and said excitedly: "Aodong, you are so awesome. You have finally entered the top eleven." In contrast, he was not interested in his own ranking. After all, it is not that easy for the two protagonists. Beyond.
While Qi Aodong was happy, he felt nervous for Ji Zeyu. He looked at Ji Zeyu and said, "Will your ranking also rise?"
"I think it's a bit difficult..." Ji Zeyu sighed softly, "If the third round of performances is broadcast, there may be some hope, but now I guess not."
After Gu Rui fell to the debut position, his face turned pale. He opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "Sixteenth? How can I be sixteenth?!"
The company just didn't give him any votes for one day, so why did he fall to sixteenth place? !
There must be something wrong with this ranking!
Gu Rui felt indignant, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ji Zeyu was to blame for this matter. In addition, the eleventh position is occupied by Qi Aodong, maybe the mastermind behind this is Xingyu Entertainment Company.
It must be Xingyu who wants to harm him!
The program team announced the fourth to tenth place one after another, and the rankings have changed. The contestants are also particularly curious about the rankings of the remaining three people.
"Is Ji Zeyu going to counterattack?"
"It's hard to say, the real-time ranking is very likely to change."
"But I think Wei Yichen and Lu Nanyun are still stable."
Hearing this, Gu Rui sneered in his heart, how could Ji Zeyu surpass the other two
Lu Nanyun looked at the young man not far away and felt nervous involuntarily. Rather than ranking, he cared more about his position. He hoped he could stand next to Ji Zeyu.
"Next, I will directly announce the contestant who ranks first in real-time likes." The director took the card and looked around and said, "I believe everyone is also curious about who he is."
Everyone held their breath.
"As of 8 o'clock tonight, the player who currently ranks first in real-time likes is the C member of the music festival performance. He is... "
After the director paused for a moment, he looked at someone among the contestants and raised his voice: "Ji, Ze, Yu!"