BXBX NOVEL Chapter 148 - 148: Put Some Pants on Before You Talk
After eliminating a portion of the contestants, the remaining participants were divided into eleven groups in total.
Lin Shanchu’s group “Love Me” drew the fifth performance order.
After the previous round of eliminations, the trainees became more determined. The quality of this episode’s stage performances noticeably improved compared to the first one.
The first four groups performed well and managed to just meet the passing standard.
No group fell behind.
When it was time for Lin Shanchu’s group to perform, waves of screams erupted from the audience.
After Huo Xunzhou left the production team, Nan Mu recruited Ji Yuan to take his place.
Ji Yuan had since become a rising star among the new generation of artists Heaven Continent Media was promoting. He was quite popular in ‘My Stage’, so this was a perfect opportunity for him to gain exposure.
As the members of Lin Shanchu’s group took the stage, Ji Yuan immediately noticed Lin Shanchu standing in the middle of the lineup.
There’s always a type of person who barely needed to do anything to show off their extraordinary. They just had to stand there and they would effortlessly catch everyone’s attention.
Lin Shanchu was one of them.
Ji Yuan had been gaping at her ever since she went on stage.
The production crew noticed this and mischievously cut the camera to Ji Yuan.
Comment section:
[Ji Yuan’s eyes are fixated. Hahahaha.]
[The way Ji Yuan looks at Lin Shanchu is so different.]
[With that face and figure, anyone would be mesmerized by Lin Shanchu, right?]
[Exactly.]
Yu Weixin, who was Ji Yuan’s partner, casually teased, “Xiao Ji, you’ve come back to life.”
Laughter echoed from below.
Ji Yuan snapped back to his senses, cleared his throat, and said calmly, “Our dear Sister Lin looks absolutely stunning today.”
Yu Weixin maintained a smile on his face and replied, “Of course.”
However, deep down, he couldn’t help but mockingly think, ‘Young man, you must be very brave to say that.’
Comment section:
[Our dear Sister Lin??]
[Is Ji Yuan not afraid of being misunderstood by saying that?]
[Shouldn’t Ji Yuan’s fans come and control him?]
Ji Yuan’s fans responded:
[We’re also busy admiring beautiful women. No need to cue us.]
Meanwhile, backstage by the staff entrance, Nan Mu was carefully observing Huo Xunzhou’s expression.
“Ji Yuan knows how to liven up the atmosphere. Don’t you think so, Xunzhou?”
Huo Xunzhou decided to show up last minute, unannounced.
Only ten minutes ago did Nan Mu find out that he was here.
There were no extra seats available so the best position to watch the stage was from the staff entrance.
The only drawback about it was that the lighting was poor.
Huo Xunzhou didn’t respond for a long time.
Nan Mu couldn’t tell what Huo Xunzhou was thinking based on his indifferent face.
Sigh.
He had asked Ji Yuan to take Huo Xunzhou’s place to gain attention, not to ogle at beautiful women.
This guy held zero restraint to his words.
Even with Huo Xunzhou present, he didn’t even hesitate to admire and praise Lin Shanchu’s extraordinary beauty.
On the other hand, the retired, ‘Best Actor’ of his family that is Huo Xunzhou, may project a cold and reserved demeanor.
But he is not without his flaws, such as being petty and holding grudges.
Ji Yuan should consider himself lucky.
The moment Lin Shanchu appeared on stage, the real-time data of the show skyrocketed.
Throughout the entire training period, Lin Shanchu hardly got any good sleep.
Ever since she sneaked in her phone, Lin Shanchu hadn’t been able to get a good night’s sleep whenever she came across any news about Lu Shiyuan. On top of that, she had to go through relentless training for days and nights.
Yet, she was able to produce remarkable results.
Throughout the entire performance, Lin Shanchu appeared relaxed and at ease. Coupled with her exceptional ability to control her expression, she became a
beautiful enchantress, captivating the audience with her eyes and her aura.
From both the audience and the comment section, all that was exclaimed was ‘Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh’
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I can’t handle this! It’s too much!]
[My mom asked me why am I pinching my philtrum while watching the show…]
[Sister, can you f * Ck me in the face?]
[Love me! Love me passionately! Please, I beg you!]
[Oh my…!!]
[Guys!! Shouldn’t you put some pants on before you talk???]
Throughout ‘Love Me’s’ performance, the screams from the audience never stopped.
Nan Mu was very pleased.
Lin Shanchu indeed had the potential to be as famous as Huo Xunzhou.
If only Huo Xunzhou wasn’t by his side, he would have screamed along.
On the contrary, Li MO was relatively straightforward about such matters.
He was fully engrossed in the performance.
Plus, he was standing behind Huo Xunzhou, so he couldn’t see Huo Xunzhou’s expression.
After the performance ended, thunderous applause filled the entire venue. Li MO got caught up in the atmosphere and clapped along.
As he clapped, he said excitedly, “Miss Lin is amazing! She can dance any style!”
Nan Mu traced Huo Xunzhou’s gaze and turned to look at Li Mo.
Li MO, who had a slow reaction to the situation, scratched his head and asked softly, “Don’t you all think Miss Lin performed brilliantly?”
Huo Xunzhou looked at Li MO expressionlessly for a moment before turning to Nan Mu.
“Why aren’t you applauding?”
“Don’t you think she performed well?”
Nan Mu was stunned speechless.
He then raised his hand and clapped mechanically.” I think she did great!
Fantastic even!”
Huo Xunzhou focused his gaze back on the stage.
They say a woman’s heart was like the depths of the sea, but Nan Mu felt that deciphering this man’s thoughts was equally challenging.
Once the performance ended, it was time for the routine voting session.
After the votes had been cast, the entire group retreated backstage.
Long after Lin Shanchu went off stage, her name continued to flood the comment section.
[Lin Shanchu!!!]
[Lin Shanchu is truly a hidden gem.] [I’m completely falling for Lin Shanchu!]
[Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!! Sister, kill me.]
[Sorry, I meant to say ‘Sister, dominate me.’ Ahhhhhhhhh!!]
[Seriously, put some pants on. Stop embarrassing yourself. Hahaha.]
After the next group finished their performance, Lin Shanchu’s group went on stage again for the vote count for both groups to be announced together.
First up were the votes for the highest-ranking members of the two groups.
Overall, among the top ten trainees who were not in the debut position, the highest votes for highest-ranking member received a total of 230 votes. Surprisingly, Xia Jinmeng, who was ranked third in the previous round, had fewer votes than that.
“Xia Jinmeng’s final vote is 210 votes!” the host announced.
The audience sighed.
Comment section:
[How could this be? Xia Jinmeng’s performance wasn’t bad.]
[Did they manipulate the votes?]
[Is the production team intentionally tampering with the script to torment the fans?]
[Ah, this… I just realized that Xia Jinmeng is also in this group…]
[Me too. I was too focused on Lin Shanchu.]
[That is to say, is there a possibility… that Xia Jinmeng’s group is the leading one?]
The total vote count remains fixed.
If there were a few outstanding members within the group, the votes would be distributed among them.
This also happened in the previous episode ‘The Fall of the Universe’.
Once Xia Jinmeng heard the number of votes she had, she understood what was going on.
She turned to look at Lin Shanchu.
However, she noticed Lin Shanchu had a subtle look of confusion as she was stuck in a trance.
Such fake innocence!
There was no need for confirmation, Xia Jinmeng already knew that Lin Shanchu’s votes must be higher than hers.
Although it’s embarrassing, it’s almost an unchangeable fact.
She was supposed to be the highest-ranking.
Yet, somehow, Lin Shanchu had taken the spot away from her just like that..