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Chapter 112 An Unfair Overtime Match

As Chen Taisheng's scores were announced, the boos from the audience grew even louder.

Meanwhile, the live stream chat was flooded with comments:

"Was this judge bribed?"

"8.7 points? Am I deaf or are they deaf?"

"Isn't Teacher Li Sheng about to be driven crazy by these two?"

Despite the judges' low scores, Liu Siqi remained composed, having learned from Shen Yuege's experience.

She bowed and stepped off the stage, and Shen Yuege came forward to greet her.

"The audience's eyes are discerning." Shen Yuege held Liu Siqi's hand. "This little bit of difficulty is nothing."

Liu Siqi nodded, and at the same time, she also became a little curious about Shen Yuege's songs.

This time, Shen Yuege's song was written by the producer named Tomorrow.

Who exactly is this person? Creating excellent songs is so easy for him, and his talent is even comparable to Lu Ran's.

Then came the other singers, whom Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi were quite familiar with:

Su Qing is an independent singer-songwriter who specializes in folk music. She has been in the industry for over ten years and has a considerable fan base.

Zhou Ziming is a powerful singer of the middle generation in the pop music scene and a well-established superstar.

Zhao Tianyu, the prince of love songs in the Chinese music scene, has had hit songs every year since his debut seven years ago.

Wang Wei is a veteran in the music industry, specializing in ballads.

Chen Haoran is a rock singer with explosive energy.

Lin Xiao is an all-around diva who excels in both singing and acting.

Compared to them, Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi are the youngest in terms of their profiles.

However, this time, the difference between the songs by the singers and those by Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi is particularly obvious.

After listening to the songs, Mr. Li Sheng generally gave them scores between 9.2 and 9.5.

On the contrary, Lin Wanting and Chen Taisheng frequently gave high scores such as 9.6 and 9.7.

This series of actions once again drew considerable dissatisfaction from the audience.

But the most crucial audience scores haven't been released yet, so everyone is eagerly awaiting the results.

To increase suspense, the production team decided to reveal the audience voting scores at the very end.

As the host on stage began the countdown of "three, two, one," Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Especially Liu Siqi, whose score was already quite low, if the audience vote cannot reverse the situation, she will be eliminated at the end of this episode.

As the host finished speaking, the audience scores for each singer began to scroll across the screen.

Ultimately, Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi topped the audience vote.

Shen Yuege: 9.82 points.

Liu Siqi: 9.81 points.

Su Qing: 9.37 points.

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Zhao Tianyu: 9.22 points.

Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi have taken a commanding lead over everyone else.

The viewers in the live stream finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"I knew it! How could the score be so low?"

"How did people like Lin Wanting and Chen Taisheng manage to stay in the music industry for so long?"

"They're just two old folks who've made a living singing these old songs all their lives, and that's probably what the production team is after."

"As it turns out, the audience's eyes are discerning."

"Lin Wanting and Chen Taisheng, get out of the entertainment industry."

As the audience members separated, Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Yuege jumped straight to first place, and Liu Siqi also rose to fourth place, escaping the brink of danger.

It seemed that everything was about to turn against him.

Lin Wanting quietly lowered her head, found a profile picture, and sent him a message.

The host was announcing the competition results when suddenly the chief planner's voice came through his earpiece. After hearing it, he first frowned, then his expression changed, and he could only reluctantly agree.

He forced a smile and picked up the microphone with a stiff upper lip: "Ladies and gentlemen, because the contestants' performances today have been so outstanding, the production team has decided to add a special segment!"

The scene erupted in uproar.

No one knew why this extra step had suddenly appeared; they hadn't received any prior notice.

"What special element?" Li Sheng asked, frowning. He had a feeling that this matter was probably not so simple.

The host smiled and said, "The production team has decided that each contestant will need to sing another song live. The style of the song is not limited, but it cannot be one that was prepared beforehand. The judges will re-score based on the live performance, and the score will be calculated with the score from the first round, each accounting for 50%."

"What?!" Backstage, all the contestants were shocked.

Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi, who had just made a comeback and whose rankings had risen significantly, were especially angry.

Shen Yuege's face darkened: "Adding a song at the last minute? That's outrageous! There simply wasn't time to prepare!"

Liu Siqi clenched her fist: "It seems someone doesn't want us to win."

At the same time, the live stream chat was flooded with comments.

After all, no program had ever changed the rules on short notice before.

"Changing the rules at the last minute? Is the production team crazy?"

"This is clearly targeting Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi!"

"Geneva! Refund!"

"But the other contestants weren't prepared either, isn't that unfair?"

"Fair my ass! Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi scored so high in the first round, and now they're reshuffling the standings—it's clearly an attempt to bring them down!"

On the judges' panel, Li Sheng slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "I disagree! This is disrespectful to the contestants!"

Lin Wanting smiled and said, "Teacher Li, this is also a test of the contestants' ability to adapt to the situation. A truly top-notch singer should be able to produce a good performance at any time."

Chen Taisheng chimed in, "Yes, and everyone is treated the same, it's very fair."

"Fair?" Li Sheng sneered. "If someone gets a high score, you throw an extra match. Is that fair?"

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense.

Seeing the situation reach a stalemate, the host quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Ladies and gentlemen, this was a decision made by the production team. How about we ask the contestants for their opinions?"

Upon receiving this news, the host felt helpless, but he couldn't lose his job, so he could only seek a compromise.

After thinking about it, Li Sheng could only nod in agreement; this was the best he could manage to get.

For a moment, the camera focused on the preparation area at the back.

To avoid the contestants refusing, the host chose to start by asking questions from the position furthest away from Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi.

Because after the previous competition, except for Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi, almost all the other singers' rankings dropped, so the host was certain that these contestants would support a tiebreaker.

Especially Zhao Tianyu, who had already been eliminated due to his bottom score.

As expected, most of the other six contestants agreed to a tiebreaker, and their reasons were surprisingly consistent.

So, in order to stand on stage more often, in order to present more good works, and so on.

The final shot focuses on Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi, and all the viewers hope that the two of them will refuse this obviously unreasonable request.

But it clearly disappointed all the viewers.

Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi exchanged a smile and replied in unison:

"We have no objection!"

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