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Chapter 288 - 258: An Unexpected Result_2

Chapter 288: Chapter 258: An Unexpected Result_2

But everyone understood his unfinished point.

"Wu ranked what?"

"I think first! This song really, in my heart, is stronger than all his previous ones! It doesn’t make sense for a song like this not to be ranked first!"

"I also think Wu’s song is powerful. I just kept rewinding and listening to it over and over, the more I hear it, the more appealing it is. But I must also say, Wu’s song seems a bit unsuitable for a competition stage. This song doesn’t showcase any vocal skills at all. It feels like if I went up to sing, even without Wu’s infectiousness, I wouldn’t sound terrible."

"Nonsense, isn’t being able to sing into people’s hearts a skill? It only counts as a skill if you belt high notes or blast ears with a trumpet, right?"

The debate in the bullet comments was fierce; most people didn’t deny that Wu’s song touched their hearts, but they felt it was maybe too simple, too plain.

The audience’s debate was intense, and the live voting was also fierce.

After about ten minutes of discussion and voting, the final results were out.

The on-site notaries handed the envelope with the results to the host on stage.

The host opened the envelope and made a surprised expression, "Wow, I really didn’t expect this. The final result is so unexpected."

Unexpected?

Everyone was a bit confused.

The host, as usual, dragged out the announcement of the rankings with interruptions for water breaks and promotion of sponsor brands.

Dragging out the results release.

"Whose name do you want to hear first? Shall we start with the first place? Okay, in seventh place, Ms. Yue Li, with 765 points. Unfortunately, Ms. Yue Li."

Yue Li being in seventh place was within expectations.

In sixth place was He Jie, with 789 points.

In fifth place was Cai Wanhai, with 798 points.

Up to this point, there was nothing unexpected.

Then in fourth place was Li Zhengxun, with 803 points.

The announcement of fourth place meant Wu Mu made it into the top three?

That didn’t seem too strange either.

In third place was Yi Junxi, with 817 points.

In second place was Tsukishima Chizuru, with 829 points.

First place...

The host looked around and announced, "In first place Wu Mu, with 889 points!"

Huh?

Wu Mu was slightly stunned.

It wasn’t too hard to imagine him in first place, but 889 points, 60 more than Tsukishima Chizuru?

He understood why the host said the result was unexpected.

The audience below the stage was also in an uproar.

Really?

They were able to accept Wu Mu in first place, but how could he score so much higher than Tsukishima Chizuru, especially since there had been some controversy over his interpretation of the song today?

The production team quickly made the reasons clear.

The detailed voting data and ratios for each contestant appeared on the big stage screen.

Legendary Voice’s voting system used a combination of the public jury, cloud audience jury, and professional jury data that was weighted to produce the results.

In the data from both the public and cloud audience juries, Wu Mu didn’t pull ahead by much, only slightly higher than Tsukishima Chizuru, and it was obvious that there were quite a few who were completely indifferent, giving low scores directly.

But in the data from the professional jury... ninety percent of the professionals gave Wu Mu a very high score.

And given that the opinions of the professional jury carry the most weight in the scoring system, this combination made the gap in scores appear to be so large.

The live chat was bombarded with comments.

"Do the professional jury like Wu’s song that much?"

"I wouldn’t be surprised if Wu was first, but to be so far ahead of Tsukishima Chizuru, it doesn’t seem justified."

Onlookers were confused and astonished.

Meanwhile, the fans of Yi Junxi and Li Zhengxun were already exploding.

Their idols had been overshadowed by Wu’s performance on the show, and everyone had been complaining about the unfairness of the production team before the contest, claiming Wu’s skills couldn’t match their idols.

Yet, in the end, Wu Mu outscored their idols by more than seventy points? Such a blatant crushing?

People were infuriated.

"What a garbage show, not even pretending anymore, just straight-up rigging it!?"

"Still a professional jury, huh? It’s clear they’ve colluded with someone in advance for this trashy show!"

"Other shows might rig just the finale, but this rubbish starts rigging from the very first ranking competition, and that’s without eliminating anyone!"

"Disgusting, so disgusting!"

The manipulation is so blatant!

And what about that ’professional jury’? Isn’t it obvious that the rankings are controlled by the production team?

Yi Junxi’s fans all feel that their idol has fallen into the trap of this trashy show. They suspect the show has taken Wu’s money and conspired to use their idol as a stepping stone for publicity.

Wu Feng watched the live stream’s changing winds backstage, feeling somewhat wronged.

When people accused them of stirring up opposition before, they couldn’t say much because it was true.

But they really didn’t do anything this time.

The scores were genuinely cast by everyone; there was no backstage manipulation.

If the professional jury simply likes Wu’s song, what can he do about it?

The director next to him was also in pain, "Should we clarify this matter?"

Wu Feng nodded, "Use the official account to clarify."

"Should we have someone specifically explain this issue?"

"No need," Wu Feng decided after some thought, shaking his head.

Though a bit aggrieved, from another perspective, wasn’t this just handed to them as a hot topic?

He had to say, Wu Mu was a genius at creating buzz, not only actively creating stunts but even his songs could stir up controversy, easily becoming talking points.

Just thinking about the show’s explosion today, he dared not imagine how high the ratings would go.

The show ended after the rankings were announced.

The contestants gathered to learn the arrangements for the next episode, and Cai Wanhai, glancing at Yi Junxi who was seated across the table in the main seat, somewhat sympathetically suggested to Wu Mu, "Remember to turn off the comment section when you get back."

Wu Mu laughed, "I’ve stopped looking at the comment section recently."

Yue Li offered an idea, "You can activate a feature that only allows comments and private messages from followers. I bet your follower count will surge."

After gleefully offering her advice and then sighing, "At least you don’t have to worry about being eliminated. If I perform poorly again next episode, I’ll probably be eliminated on the spot."

Cai Wanhai felt this deeply as well, "The pressure from this show is indeed too much; not to mention all the contestants are skilled singers, the feeling between live and recorded performances is also completely different. When I was singing, I was a bit panicked, scared that if I messed up, there’d be no fixing it."

In the next episode, there will be two challenge singers coming onto the show. If they succeed, the two contestants with the lowest rankings will be directly eliminated.

The production team had not revealed who the replacement singers would be, but it was unlikely they would be mediocre.

After listening to the arrangements for the next episode, the contestants each left the stage.

Meanwhile, Tsukishima Chizuru approached Wu Mu, who was about to leave.

Upon meeting, she spoke in her somewhat rusty Chinese, "Wu Mu-san, sang, good."

Wu Mu nodded with a smile, "Tsukishima teacher also sang very well."

"Wu Mu-san, in the middle, the whistle..." Tsukishima Chizuru must have learned some Chinese on the fly. She spoke haltingly, stumbling and getting stuck. After struggling with a sentence for a long time, she eventually gave up and switched to Japanese.

The interpreter beside them conveyed her message, "The whistling in the middle of Mr. Wu Mu’s song was particularly pleasant to the ear, truly impressive."

The song "Childhood" had a long whistling segment in the middle, which Wu Mu blew live at the time. With the addition of his various skill enhancements, the performance was very impactful.

Wu Mu reciprocated the praise, "Tsukishima teacher’s high notes were also sung remarkably well. I often watch that anime; it’s fantastic."

"Really?"

Tsukishima Chizuru’s eyes sparkled, then looking at Wu Mu with some anticipation, she asked, "Wu Mu-san, it’s still early. May I invite you out for a drink?"

Hmm?

Wu Mu looked outside at the darkening sky, then at the expressionless interpreter, and finally at the bright-eyed Tsukishima Chizuru.

He shook his head with a laugh, "Can’t do."

...

The first episode of Legendary Voice ends.

The production team immediately kicked into high gear with their promotional work.

The segment where Wu Mu had openly disparaged Yi Junxi and the footage where he scored much higher than her were used as key promotional material.

As expected, Wu Mu got slammed with criticism.

And he skyrocketed straight to the hot search.

Of course, at the same time, the Profit Card he had used before was quietly exerting its influence.

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(Happy National Day, I have seen everyone’s comments, and I will think through this kind of plot before writing it in the future.)

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