Chapter 143 The Rich Lead the Poor (Two in One)
When Lin Youxi opened the door, he was a little surprised to see how lively the room was: "Hey, you all came so early?"

"We thought that if we came earlier we could rehearse a little longer to avoid losing badly later. After all, we are not as capable and calm as Sister Youxi." Luo Yu greeted Lin Youxi and said in a joking tone.

"Yeah, look at how calm Sister Youxi is. It's obvious that she has already won." Song Jie also walked up and joked.

"It seems that we are just here to serve as supporting roles." Jiang Xinyan echoed.

“Enough of that. All of you are as strong as me. You want to flatter me to death, right?” Lin Youxi pointed at the people in front of him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Of course I wouldn't. We can all see how strong Sister Youxi is." Xu Dongqing smiled.

"What ability do I have? The old guys are almost eliminated. After all, the world belongs to the young people now." Lin Youxi smiled and shook his head.

Everyone present naturally knew who the young man Lin Youxi was talking about, and they looked at each other.

If we talk about the most popular person in this show, it must be An Ruo without a doubt.

A newcomer who was not favored by everyone in the first episode made it to the finals.

I don’t know how many famous singers have fallen at An Ruo’s hands.

The singers present were all once influential figures in the music industry, but when they mentioned An Ruo, their expressions became more solemn.

If we talk about who can win the championship, apart from Lin Youxi, An Ruo is undoubtedly the most likely candidate.

Even Lin Youxi himself thought so. Although An Ruo was the youngest newcomer, she could make a generation of divas so fearful of her. This was probably the first time in the music industry.

Speaking of An Ruo, Song Jie also looked around for a while: "Now the only one missing is An Ruo, right? She hasn't come yet?"

"As for the heroine, she always has to appear last." Lin Youxi smiled.

Several singers continued to chat in the lounge. Director Sun waited and waited. After a long time, when there was less than an hour left before the live broadcast was to start, Xia Anruo finally arrived.

"Oh, Teacher Anruo, you're finally here." Director Sun hurriedly walked up and shook Xia Anruo's hand enthusiastically, while breathing a sigh of relief.

If he doesn't come soon, he will want to flash over and catch him.

After all, this is a live broadcast, not the previous recorded broadcast. It doesn’t matter if Xia An is late for the recorded broadcast. At most, everyone will wait for her. But if Xia An is late for the live broadcast, it will be a live broadcast accident.

You can't let millions of viewers across the country wait for her alone, right?
"I'm sorry, Director Sun, I was delayed on the way because of something." Xia Anruo apologized embarrassedly.

"It's okay, it's okay. There's still time. Just get there." Director Sun waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

If any other newcomer dared to arrive so quickly, he would have been furious.

Xia Anruo is different. She can be said to be a guarantee of the ratings of this show. As long as this lady does not affect the normal progress of the program, no one dares to say anything to her even if she acts like a big shot.

Of course, Xia Anruo wouldn't act like a big shot.

"Teacher An Ruo, do you still need to rehearse?" Director Sun asked.

"Is there still time? It's too late, right?" Xia Anruo said.

"Let me check. The audience hasn't entered yet, so we can still rehearse for a while." Director Sun looked at the time and thought about it.

We can rehearse now until the audience arrives and then put on makeup. There is almost enough time.

"Okay, that's troublesome."

Xia Anruo did not refuse. It would be best to rehearse a little, otherwise it would be easy to make mistakes during the formal performance.

Director Sun took Xia Anruo to the scene for rehearsal. At the same time, a taxi slowly drove in front of the Hunan TV Station and stopped at the door.

"The fare is fifty-five. Who of you will pay?"

The driver parked the car, pointed to the QR code in front of the car window, and looked at Chu Ze in the passenger seat.

"Look for the back seat." Chu Ze pointed to the back seat.

"There's no one back there." The driver just glanced back and turned back with an expressionless face.

"?"

nobody?
Chu Ze looked back in confusion and found that the back seat was indeed empty.

No, what about people?
How about two people of such a big size?

He glanced out of the car window and saw that Chu Wanqing and Chu Mingtao, who were supposed to be sitting in the back seat, had gotten out of the car at some point and were now standing under the TV station looking up at the starry sky.

"Wow, it's so big."

"Wow, so high."

"Stop sighing there, both of you. Come back and pay the bill!" Chu Ze shouted at them unhappily.

"Ah? What did you say?" Chu Mingtao said that the wind was too strong and he couldn't hear clearly.

"Pay? Pay for what?" Chu Wanqing pretended not to understand.

"Pay the fare! Don't act stupid here!" Chu Ze was angry.

When they came out, they called me "Smashing Brother" very affectionately, but when it came time to pay, they all ran away very quickly.

They are truly my dear father and sister!
Listening to Chu Ze's roar in the car, Chu Wanqing and Chu Mingtao whistled and pretended not to hear. They pointed ahead and walked towards the TV station:

"Hey, Dad, look! It's Zhuge Liang!"

"It's really Zhuge Liang. Let's go and take a look."

Chu Ze: "..."

The TV station has your mother's Zhuge Liang!

Can you find a better excuse?
Seeing Lao Deng and Xiao Deng acting like scoundrels, Chu Ze had no choice but to pay the fare with tears in his eyes and then got off the car.

Hurrying to catch up with Chu Wanqing and Chu Mingtao, Chu Ze was furious: "Why should I pay for everything?"

He paid for all the high-speed rail tickets and hotel reservations along the way, and now he has to pay for the taxi fare. Does this make sense?
"You're not short of money." Chu Wanqing curled her lips.

"Even though I have money, I can't stand being bullied by you guys!" Chu Ze glared angrily.

"The fare is only a few dollars. You can earn it back in the time it takes you to go to the toilet." Chu Mingtao waved his hand, indicating that he was worth eight figures after all, so he shouldn't be so stingy.

"Is this about travel expenses? Dad, you just cheated me out of a car and a house not long ago!" Chu Ze felt painful just thinking about it now.

"Oh, you have to help others become rich first, and lead our family to common prosperity." Chu Mingtao said righteously.

What the hell is this about common prosperity? You are clearly trying to beat the landlords and divide the land!

……

As the sky gradually darkened, audience members began to check their tickets and enter the "Who is the King of Singers" venue.

Chu Ze and the other two were also among the crowd waiting for ticket checking.

That’s right, this time Chu Ze and the other two came to the TV station to participate in the live recording of the final episode of “Who is the King of Singers” as audience members.

The ticket was naturally reserved for him by Xia Anruo. Originally, every singer had a quota of live tickets, but Chu Ze didn't have the time and wasn't very interested, so it was unnecessary for him to come all the way to Hunan Province to watch a live recording. However, since this was the last final, Chu Ze still wanted to witness Xia Anruo's victory. In addition, Chu Wanqing had nothing to do during the holiday after the college entrance examination, so he just wanted to take her out to see the world, so he came.

Originally, Chu Ze only planned to bring Chu Wanqing with him, but when Comrade Chu heard that he could also watch "Who is the King of Singers" live, he also shamelessly wanted to come along.

As an old fan of the show "Who is the King of Singers", Comrade Lao Chu can be said to have watched every episode and has not missed a single episode in the three seasons.

So this time he had such a rare opportunity to watch the game live, and he certainly didn't want to miss it. He didn't even go to work and took several days off.

Anyway, my son is so rich, and being rich means he can be arrogant, so why should he go to work?
No, I still have to go to work. Otherwise, how can I let those guys in the factory who look down on others know that my family has become rich?

It’s hard to find someone to show off to when you’re not working.

As for my mother Jiang Huiqin, she didn't like to join in the fun, so she didn't come.

The three of them lined up to check their tickets and enter.

The recording site of "Who is the King of Singers" was packed with people. Chu Ze and his companions were sitting in the front row, which were the seats closest to the stage.

There were still more than ten minutes before the program was recorded. Hundreds of audience members were chattering, and no one was playing with their phones. They were all whispering to each other:

"Which one of An Ruo will appear? I'm really looking forward to it."

"It's too early. It hasn't even started yet. At least we won't know until the lottery results come out."

"I used a lot of connections to get this ticket just to come and see An Ruo."

"If you want to see An Ruo, can't you just go to her concert?"

"Concerts are not as interesting as this show."

"Indeed, I've been to An Ruo's concert. There were too many people. If you weren't in the front row, you couldn't see anyone. You could only look at the screen. It wasn't interesting."

"I've gotten a front row seat. I'm not saying this, but An Ruo is much prettier offline than on the screen, especially her figure and legs. Tsk tsk, if I had a girlfriend like that, I'd never be able to get out of bed for the rest of my life."

"You're just dreaming. How could An Ruo like a loser like you?"

"A woman like An Ruo must have been exploited countless times by the bigwigs in the entertainment industry. Otherwise, why would the company support her so much and give her so many high-quality songs?"

"Bullshit, aren't these songs written by Tudou? What does it have to do with the company?"

"Who is that Tudou whose name you don't even know? Only brainless fans like you would believe it. So many songs are in different styles, how could they be written by one person? It's just that the company created a Tudou pseudonym to fool you fools."

"To be honest, you are indeed too young, young man."

Listening to the conversations behind him, Chu Ze sighed secretly.

I have to sigh that people’s stereotypes about the entertainment industry are indeed deeply rooted.

In fact, this is not a stereotype, but more like a universal fact. Although it cannot be said to be 100%, the vast majority of so-called female celebrities seem to fit the descriptions of the following brothers.

In this circle, newcomers without strong backgrounds who want to stand out always seem to have to pay a certain "price". This phenomenon is not only encountered by female stars, but also by male stars.

However, many people know that these stars have a pair of red lips that are sought after by everyone, but they still fanatically follow these stars. This mentality is really hard to understand.

I don't understand the mentality of those star chasers.

Everyone has some strange habits.

People like Xia Anruo who have not been contaminated by this big dye vat are actually the outliers among the minority.

Therefore, it is reasonable for uninformed passers-by to take it for granted that Xia Anruo is also subject to this rule.

However, although Chu Ze understood, after all, it was his girlfriend who was framed, and he still felt a little unhappy.

Chu Ze was still hesitating whether to speak, but Chu Wanqing next to him turned back and said angrily: "Why do you guys slander Sister An Ruo like this?"

"Slander? What slander?" Chu Wanqing's sudden question stunned those people.

"How could Sister An Ruo be the kind of person you are talking about?" Chu Wanqing said angrily.

"How do you know it's not?"

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Do you need evidence? Who doesn't know what the entertainment industry is like?"

"You are just making up rumors without any evidence."

"Then let An Ruo sue us." Those people laughed.

"you……"

Chu Wanqing was choked by this and was about to retort when a staff member came on stage with a microphone and instructed:
"The live broadcast of the program will begin soon. Please keep quiet, audience members."

The line was forcibly interrupted, and Chu Wanqing had to sit back in her seat panting: "I'm so angry, I'll let Sister An Ruo sue them after the show is over."

Seeing this, Chu Ze smiled and shook his head: "How can you sue someone if he just said something good and you have no evidence?"

"Then let Sister An Ruo find someone to put them in a sack and beat them up."

"You think your sister An Ruo is a gangster, and she's still pretending to be a sack." Chu Ze rolled his eyes.

As they were talking, the voice of the staff on the stage sounded again:
"The countdown begins now. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

As the countdown ended, all the cameras were in place, the live broadcast signal was connected, and the live broadcast of the "Who is the King of Singers" finals officially began.

The host Su Qing still appeared in a gorgeous dress.

"Welcome to the third season of "Who is the Singer" exclusively sponsored by 'Liyi Milk'. I am your host Su Qing. Welcome to the final of this season's show. Tonight, we will witness which talented singer will stand out from the six finalists and win the championship of the third season of "Who is the Singer"."

As the host finished speaking, the audience burst into applause and cheers.

The enthusiastic audience held fluorescent boards with the names of the singers they supported written on them. An Ruo, Lin Youxi, Song Jie, Luo Yu, Xu Dongqing, Jiang Xinyan, every singer's name was on it, some more, some less, which also reflected the popularity of the singers.

The live broadcast room has been flooded with comments for a long time, and everyone is extremely excited to see that the show has finally started.

"Place your bets, place your bets, no prizes for guessing who will be the champion tonight!"

"An Ruo, do you still need to think about it?"

"I think it's Lin Youxi. She's a diva after all."

"What's wrong with the Queen? With An Ruo's performance this season, Lin Youxi really can't compare to her."

"Come on, didn't An Ruo lose the first round? He was just a defeated opponent."

Two groups of people were arguing on the barrage, and the screen had already turned to the singers' lounge. Next was Su Qing's interview with each singer before the finals.

It's nothing more than being polite and humble, saying friendship comes first and competition comes second, and being satisfied to be able to reach the finals stage is already a thing.

After the interview, the six singers gathered together to chat for a while and then began the lottery drawing session.

(End of this chapter)