I Became the Top Competitor in a Talent Show Novel - Chapter 46.2

The Aftermath of Episode Two

The chain reaction brought about by the second episode of the show continued. The main episode, the bonus clips, the candid shots, fan-made content… Compared to the first week, Star Trek had more viewers, and the number of online concurrent viewers reached a new high. More viewers brought more votes, and the Star-Makers (fans) passionately cast their votes for their favorite trainees.

The obscured voting data created a mysterious thrill, and the ranking by alphabetical order made it impossible to know the current situation. Under the influence of the second episode and the stage performances, the visible voting ranks from the first week were only a rough reference. In this situation, the major entertainment agencies held emergency meetings.

There were only nine debut spots in total. Excluding the trainees who had shown an unshakable dominance since the first episode, the remaining slots were becoming scarce. The suddenly prominent trainees were too eye-catching. Some agencies contacted the production team, hoping to limit the screen time of certain people, with conditions open for negotiation. Unfortunately, Cen Hongjie, the chief director of Star Trek, was neither easily swayed nor intimidated. How the post-production was edited required her consent. Many people hit a wall with her and could only reluctantly spend money to suppress the trending topics on major web portals. Chi Meng’s name suddenly disappeared from the hot searches, leaving the Star-Makers who picked her anxious and furious, yet helpless.

“They’re just bullying Meng Meng because she doesn’t have an agency! I’m so angry, so angry! Why don’t they compete fairly? What kind of skill is it to hide in a dark corner and bully people!”

Chi Meng noticed the angry comments on Weibo. However, she didn’t have a good solution at this stage. Many agencies had been approaching her, some of which might be the same companies suppressing her hot searches. These people were holding out harsh contracts, hoping to sign her. Chi Meng read them carefully and politely declined.

These contracts stipulated a minimum of ten years of service, which Chi Meng did not like.

People from large companies like Xinghuo (Spark) and Lehai’an (Music Coast) also contacted her. The contract duration was negotiable but no less than five years. If she signed now, the company would solve the anti-promotion problem. However, Chi Meng thought about it for two days and still refused. Song Jiaqi saw this and was puzzled by Chi Meng’s choice. Thinking that Chi Meng didn’t understand the entertainment industry, she clearly explained the pros and cons of signing with an agency. For Chi Meng, signing a contract would definitely have more benefits than drawbacks, and would be very advantageous.

“Let me think about it some more,” Chi Meng said. “At least wait until I can hold out until the middle or later stages of Star Trek before considering this.”

Song Jiaqi felt that Chi Meng might be too cautious, but Chi Meng seemed to have her own ideas, so she didn’t press the matter.

To prevent the comments section of her Weibo from turning into a sea of anger and sadness, Chi Meng spent the ten-minute break after class every day explaining study problems to her fans in the comments, accepting all subjects from physics and chemistry to biology, urging her young fans to do their homework. Some university students, finding it amusing, pretended to be high school students and posted advanced calculus problems. To their surprise, Chi Meng not only solved them but wrote out every possible solution clearly using different theorems and formulas.

The crowd: “No way, you didn’t self-study all the way through university courses, did you?”

Chi Meng replied with: ^▽^

The crowd: “…Ah?”

…For a time, Chi Meng’s Weibo turned into an ocean of learning.

Chi Meng’s active and positive attitude influenced her fans. Everyone gathered daily to watch “Teacher Chi Meng” encourage studying and lecture, feeling as if the girl on the screen had come right up to them, which made them extremely happy.

Just like that, a week quickly passed. Chi Meng and Song Jiaqi received the filming notification from the production team. The fans also received the news that the trainees were returning to the camp, reluctantly saying goodbye to their favorite trainees. The fans who were broadly supportive of many trainees were running around between various Weibo accounts, having a great time.

It was in this situation that Chi Meng’s fans suddenly noticed that Chi Meng, who posted “Self-Study Time” every day, hadn’t posted any message today. She had only liked one Weibo post.

Shuangjiang Publishing House: “《Little Chi’s Study Notes》 officially launched! Personally compiled by Shuangjiang Province’s top-scoring student, National Science Competition Gold Medalist, and J University guaranteed admission and full scholarship recipient, Chi Meng! Vigorously recommended by multiple students after trial use. Covers all high school science subjects! Normal Edition and Competition Edition options! 《Little Chi’s Study Notes》 will escort you through your college entrance exams! Available in major bookstores and online at:…”

The reluctant fans slowly processed this: ?

Ah?

Little Chi… Chi Meng?

Round One of Eliminations Begins

Turning off her phone, the commotion of the online world was now irrelevant to Little Chi. She was wearing a neat pink suit, taking a deep breath, and taking her seat under the camera.

Across from her, the magnificent Pyramid still shone brightly, only the original 126 seats had been reduced to 84.

Star Trek’s first round of eliminations had officially begun!

Chi Meng: (*￣︶￣)

I was originally going to finish the first round of eliminations today, but my little sister is back and we’re going out to eat good food! I can only write the rest tomorrow! Posting this now, I’ll revise it when I get back tonight, but I’m rolling out now~ See you tomorrow, kiss, kiss, kiss.

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