Chapter 279

After carefully reading the "24+6 into 20" schedule in her hand, He Lele looked up at the other contestants in the preparation room. Confusion, resentment, indifference—all kinds of emotions were present, but no one said anything.

"Sister Lele, what are these six 'predators'?" Rong Qingya, who had gone to Japan with the study group after the last competition and only rushed back last night, leaned over to He Lele and asked in a low voice.

He Lele glanced at the camera not far away and explained in a low voice, "During the auditions, for many reasons, some talented people didn't participate. After the competition started airing, many talented works appeared online, and their popularity was very high. So the organizers held another closed elite selection, selecting six contestants to compete directly with us for the top 20."

"Oh! 'Predators' of our promotion spots!"

Yes, predators. Once any competition is on various media, its nature changes. The focus is no longer the "competition," but "entertainment." The organizers will try every means to design various segments, whether sensational, cruel, or absurd... the more controversial and attention-grabbing the program, the more successful it is.

As contestants in the competition, they can only be reduced to pawns in the hands of the organizers to a large extent, trying their best but perhaps already labeled as "discarded pawns."

However, as contestants, trying their best is still their only choice!

If the auditions were just everyone trying it out, but after the second selection, a week of training, two rounds of semi-finals, walking into the spotlight again and again to accept the scrutiny of judges and audiences, and performing well or badly again and again, as the temporary victors who have walked to this point, no one wants to lose!

Trying your best is the greatest respect for yourself and your opponents!

"Beauties! Come over to draw lots!" Liu Jie held the ballot box and summoned them with a smile, calling out while looking at these twenty-plus contestants one by one. After lingering on Rong Qingya for a few seconds, he aimed at He Lele on the periphery of the crowd.

As for this girl... he really didn't know what to say.

During the second selection, the situation turned around, making people sweat for her, but precisely because of this, the director's team immediately signaled the three judges to let her pass! Because intuition told them that this girl had a story! But just when they wanted to dig into her properly, the producer sent news that information about her should be downplayed.

Downplayed, not erased. The director's team asked repeatedly, but the producer only told them not to worry about it so much.

Regarding this, no matter how dissatisfied or curious the director's team was, they could only cut her scenes and not mention her in press releases. Therefore, in the outside world, she should be the one with the least presence among the 24 contestants. However, it's live now, so even if they cut scenes, it's impossible to cut all of hers. Her performance and her face will eventually appear naked before the public. At that time, what kind of situation will it be?

Thinking of the information the boss secretly sent people to collect, Liu Jie couldn't help but shiver. Although this circle never lacks scandals, once the various rumors about that girl spread...

Regardless of whether those rumors are true or false, the pressure they bring is equally unbearable! Does she know? Is she mentally prepared?

Meeting Liu Jie's worried eyes, He Lele was slightly surprised, but still responded with a smile. She was very grateful for his kindness and encouragement all along; of course, he was like this to all the contestants.

"Alright, everyone is already familiar with the various situations during the training camp. Does anyone have any questions about tonight's process? None? Then good! Girls! Let's go!"

Liu Jie's shout made many contestants laugh, but the tense atmosphere was not diluted in the slightest.

The first segment of the competition: short drama dubbing. 24 contestants were divided into 6 groups, and then each group added a "predator" to stand behind five screens placed at each corner of the stage, dubbing for actors performing live in the center of the stage. After each group finished performing, 100 professional judges on site would vote for the two best contestants of the round, and the one with the lowest votes would walk out from behind the screen and bid farewell to the stage. After 6 groups finished performing, the remaining contestants and "predators" would be divided into 4 groups, and after animation dubbing, the judges would vote. The four people with the lowest votes in a single round would be eliminated, while the four contestants with the highest cumulative votes would directly enter the top ten.

Unlike other programs that involve singing or solo performances, dubbing performances are a confrontation with every sentence, tragic beyond everyone's expectations. The audience in front of the TV pricked up their ears to listen to every word, even wanting to hear the contestants' breathing. Fans with preferences were even more excited, watching the live broadcast while frantically discussing it online!

The official website of "Next Stop, Queen" had already crashed, the sponsoring advertisers were smiling from ear to ear, and the director's team had been nervously controlling the overall situation without time to be excited, but everyone knew that they had already walked to the podium of success!

This was just the first round of the promotion competition!

After two rounds of competition, ten contestants left the stage, some crying, some laughing, some calm, with their own moving and emotional voices as background music.

"I like dubbing, and I've dubbed many works. Although many times my name doesn't even appear after the show, I'm already very happy to let everyone hear my voice."

"Haha! Actually, I'm very vain! I just want to play those domineering protagonists, but given my overall conditions, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have a chance as an extra actor, but for dubbing, I have confidence!"

"Saying this might offend many people, but the fact is, many excellent foreign works are dubbed so disgustingly! Since I'm dissatisfied with others, I want to try, if I do it, can I do it better."

When the departing backs of the ten contestants were combined and frozen on the TV screen, two lines of majestic calligraphy fell heavily on their backs—"Chinese voice actors, will surely rise!"

Failure? No! Having embarked on the journey, every step is a victory!

After saying goodbye, the camera returned to the empty stage. The originally white screens actually lit up, and with the increasingly loud and urgent background music, the faces of young girls flashed constantly. Seeing some familiar faces, everyone knew that these were the contestants who had advanced to the top 20.

The music stopped abruptly, the stage and the four screens on both sides went dark, leaving only the screen in the center behind the stage lit. On the screen, an exquisite mask was facing a microphone, then the mask turned into a silhouette, but sparkling starlight drifted from the microphone.

"They, what should be remembered, is not just their voices." The host's thick and sensational words sounded in the studio. "This is the live broadcast of the first round of the promotion competition of 'Next Stop, Queen'. Next, let us first invite the four contestants who directly entered the top ten!"

"The first one, Ma Yue!"

"The second one, Qiao Yiyi!"

"The third one, Li Jing!"

"The fourth one—everyone must have not heard her name on the stage of 'Next Stop, Queen' yet, because she is—predator Cui Yaran!"

☆, (11 Fresh Coins) Chapter 311: Do Not Interfere

Cui Yaran, a name that once made her scream and wail for a whole night without being able to vent a shred of pain.

She didn't understand, couldn't figure it out, thought until she was too weak to think anymore. She couldn't think of any reason that would lead Cui Yaran to scheme against her for so many years, and even after acting for years in front of her, choose the right time to give her a fatal blow.

He Lele sat upright on the sofa, her eyes half-lowered casually, as if she were in a daze, or as if she were in deep thought. Seeing that she didn't speak, Mu Wei, Ruan Lin, and Li Yiquan around her didn't speak for a while either.

Tonight's live broadcast, when the host announced that next week's competition would be 16 contestants competing for the remaining six seats in the top ten, that predator who was the first to enter the top ten smiled and spoke—

"Excuse me, I have something to say."

Except for He Lele, almost everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they saw the host hand the microphone to Cui Yaran.

"He Huan, you must work hard next week! I'll be waiting for you in the top ten competition!"