I Became the Top Competitor in a Talent Show Novel - Chapter 54.2

When Team One appeared, the bullet comments surged.

“The Study King is here!” “Study King is on stage, everyone stand up!” “It’s her, the powerhouse who only sleeps three hours a day!” “Calling out your name ~ Devil Chi ~” “After tonight is the day to submit university applications! Sucking up the scholarly aura!” “I’m dying of laughter, a trainee who wakes up and starts work at the same time as the staff!”

Only two teams remained for the first public performance stage: Team One and Team Five. Jiang Yingyue’s team was filled with tension. Chen Zhu’s team, even though it was called the strongest stage of the First Public Competition by others, was equally intense. When Dreamy’s schedule was first released, the viewers watching the show gasped, but then thinking it was Chi Meng, they felt… well, what was the problem?

Is there a problem with not wasting a single minute of practice?

And Song Jiaqi’s fans finally had a chance to see Song Jiaqi!

Some fan experts had already analyzed their chosen trainee, Song, for her tendency to avoid the camera, so they were filled with gratitude for a certain trainee, Chi, who always pulled Song Jiaqi into the camera’s view! How could there be such a Study King who is both beautiful and kind-hearted!

She not only works herself hard but her teammates too, never giving up on practice or even a camera shot!

Seeing these bullet comments, Su Mengyao immediately nodded. That’s right, Dreamy Sis is that wonderful!

So what does “Jiaqi Ru Meng” mean?

She looked blankly at the comments scrolling “Jiaqi Ru Meng,” but when Chen Zhu and Chi Meng went for a walk in the woods, these comments suddenly paused, and the two words “Meng Xiang” (Dreamy Fragrance/Dreamy Home) replaced Jiaqi Ru Meng, happily dominating the screen.

Meng Limin glanced at them and casually explained, “CP fans (shipping fans).”

What are CP fans?

Su Mengyao was confused.

Chi Meng and Chen Zhu went to the woods to learn to sing high notes. Viewers who had watched the live broadcast felt a stir in their hearts, a feeling of “It’s here, it’s here” and “The wheel of fate is slowly turning.”

As the stage lights dimmed and Team One was about to perform, a colorful barrage of “High Energy Ahead” comments roared past. Regardless of whether people had seen the live broadcast or not, when Song Jiaqi was shown dancing lightly while drinking, followed by the double rap of Yuan Sike and Song Yingjun, and the lead dance by Hua Xiaowei, the bullet comments rose and fell like mountains. Then came the double high note by Chi Meng and Chen Zhu—a giant whale swimming, soaring through the sky. The ethereal vocals silenced the comments. The stunned audience, staring at the screen, felt as if they were riding the giant whale, circling the heavens with the marvelous sound.

Meng Limin propped her chin on her hand, took a deep breath, and smiled brightly, “I really want to sign Chi Meng!”

Su Mengyao nodded heavily.

Afterward, Chen Zhu’s stage, which earned the highest score in the venue, was finally revealed. The main feature of the First Public Competition stage smoothly came to an end. Unexpectedly, compared to the previous two episodes, there was a preview at the end of this episode!

And it was a clip of the elimination!

The excited viewers who had just finished the main feature immediately shuddered, rushing to cast their votes.

The editors got to work immediately: individual cuts of favorite trainees, stage cuts, main feature cuts, behind-the-scenes… and one thousand two hundred sixty CP pairings of the one hundred twenty-six trainees.

Tonight, the Meng Xiang CP fans felt like they were celebrating the New Year, instantly overshadowing the previously enthusiastic Jiaqi Ru Meng. The Meng Xiang CP fans were very smug. Look around the training camp: which other CP went on dates in the small woods every day?!

That was the small woods!

Their voices perfectly matched on the high note!

They asked, “Who else can compare?!”

Their arrogance intimidated other CPs, who dared not confront them directly.

Just when the Meng Xiang or Xiang Meng fans were happily celebrating their big moment, Chi Meng’s social media platform suddenly posted a timed Weibo update. Fans of all trainees rushed to Chi Meng’s social media.

Chi Meng: Today is the first day for filling out university applications. Although I can’t express my blessings face-to-face, I hope everyone’s application goes smoothly and that you achieve your wishes. I wish all of us futures as brilliant as fireworks and bright prospects.

Attached to the Weibo was an animated GIF.

In the suburbs of Dongjiang City, the teachers of No. 1 High School, which produced the top provincial scholar, could not contain their desire to show off. Shortly after being stopped by the fire department for setting off fireworks the night the results came out, they simply scheduled a fireworks display in the suburbs for the weekend.

The river flowing into the sea was magnificent under the night sky. The bridge spanning the Yangtze River stood watch in the distance. The calm night sky was disrupted by the dazzling display of fireworks. Golden, silver, orange-red, bright blue… spilled paint flying up to the sky, bursting into a brilliant and grand fireworks shower.

People were moving about—young students who had heard the news and wanted to catch some of the scholar’s academic luck, their accompanying parents, local people who came to watch the excitement, and Chi Meng’s fans… they looked up under the fireworks.

Against the backdrop of the city, the fireworks, the great river, and the crowd, two young girls had quietly climbed to a distant mountaintop at some point. The camera focused on their faces. The girl with the indifferent expression in the back reached up to cover her ears.

The GIF was silent, preserving that moment in time. The girl holding the phone curled the corner of her mouth, seeming to say something. As she extended her right hand, the girl beside her raised her left hand, which was covering her ear. Their two heads leaned close together. The indifferent girl smiled at the camera, and the girl who was already smiling beamed even brighter.

The light in their eyes was brighter than the fireworks. Their raised arms also met above their heads, fingers touching.

Casting the heart sign!

Thank you to Ruo Lin Baozi for the Overlord Ticket. This chapter is an extra update, not tomorrow’s update. However, tomorrow’s update will be late because I’ve been staying up late and not eating properly recently, so I successfully caught a cold, developed a fever, and got sick. My productivity is low, Sumimasen.jpg (bows). So everyone, please don’t stay up late and eat well! Mwah!

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