Chapter 85: The Winds and Waves are Evil

The sun set, and there were already many audience members outside the venue checking their tickets to enter.

Ten thousand live audience members—this is the scale of a large-scale concert.

For most Singers, they wouldn't have the qualifications to hold a concert of this scale in their entire lives; even if they did, it would be a case of losing money just to make noise, with no way to break even.

How else could one say that Ning Dan is wealthy and imposing?

The rental cost of this venue alone is ridiculously high.

Fortunately, the title sponsors of "Creating Idols" are worthy of the title of "sugar daddy," having poured a lot of money into this program; it is definitely a project in the hundreds of millions.

So, when it comes to spending money, Ning Dan is always extravagant, like a woman who squanders her family's fortune.

She only pursues results; as long as results can be produced, money is a trivial matter!

Eighty percent of the tickets for the grand finale were set aside for a lottery.

This was handled by Penguin, and only users who were VIP Members of Penguin Video and had voted for the contestants of "Creating Idols" could participate in the lottery.

Of course, the lottery was only for the right to purchase a ticket; even if you won, you still had to pay.

Good grief, it's just like the lottery system for buying a house.

Therefore, Luo Mo did not know how hard the Strangers had been working to win the lottery during these past few days.

Yes, the Strangers, who had always been relatively laid-back, launched a massive campaign this time.

Some of them really wanted to go to the venue to watch, just treating it as attending a concert; it didn't count as impulsive consumption, and it was still worth the price.

This point did not go against their principles.

They just didn't engage in meaningless money-throwing behavior; this was a normal transaction.

Then there were others who actually couldn't afford this expense; after all, for some people, the main cost of a concert isn't the ticket, but the travel expenses, accommodation, food...

When you add all the miscellaneous things together, it becomes a large expense.

But that doesn't matter; we can help grab tickets, and once we get them, we can give them to those who need them!

Therefore, in reality, no one knows exactly how many members of this Evil organization managed to sneak into these ten thousand live audience members.

These people were hidden in the shadows, hiding very well.

At this very moment, at the ticket check, looking out, it was like a grand competition of vanity.

Fans of popular contestants like Shen Mingliu and Ji Kangdong were all holding up light boards, cheering sticks, and Posters.

Whatever others have, our brother must have too!

And our light boards must be bigger than yours, our cheering sticks must be brighter than yours, and our Posters must be more eye-catching!

This was actually a kind of contest.

A group of young people, not very old, looked around, scanned the area, and couldn't find a single light board related to Luo Mo, couldn't find a single Poster of Luo Mo.

The Evil organization known as Strangers is famous in the fandom for being an outlier; they really are bizarre.

Even those who had been brainwashed before and were willing to spend money mindlessly on an Idol would, after entering this organization, be inexplicably subjected to Assimilation.

The "silly" trait is too heavy, and in the essence of humanity, there is always a bit of "silly" attribute.

And this scene made the fans of those popular contestants feel how Ox and precious the light boards and other items in their hands were.

They even started to pity Luo Mo.

"Heh, so what if you have many fans?"

"When you get on stage, you can only see the whole venue filled with other people's light boards and Posters; doesn't it feel bad?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, that sense of contrast when the time comes will be absolute."

The Strangers hidden in the crowd didn't care at all.

Xiao Fang, wearing an eye-catching JK Uniform, was standing with Xiao Cai, checking her ticket to enter.

In the past, she would also spend a lot of money to buy light boards and Posters; besides that, she would even pay for those who couldn't afford them to have a set, all to boost the momentum.

Now, she was empty-handed, but she didn't feel it was shameful at all.

Looking at Ji Kangdong's face on the Poster, which had a clear gap compared to Luo Mo's, she sighed in her heart: "There's no going back."

Xiao Cai stood there, teasing Xiao Fang: "See that? Your ex-husband."

Xiao Fang was so angry she nudged her with her elbow and said: "Who doesn't have a past? What, do you look down on us people with a history of divorce?"

Xiao Cai felt the pain and, looking at the cheering sticks in the hands of Ji Kangdong's fans, asked curiously: "Xiao Fang, what is the cheering color for Ji Kangdong?"

Many stars have specific cheering colors, just like when you go to a Mayday concert, the organizers will give you a crown light, so the concert has more atmosphere and can be kept as a souvenir.

And the color of the crown light is gold.

As for the little princess Zhou Jielun who loves drinking milk tea, the color of his cheering light is... pink.

Xiao Fang said: "Ji Kangdong is blue, Shen Mingliu is red. Since ancient times, red and blue make a CP; they can even rely on this to sell corruption internally."

Xiao Cai was stunned, not expecting such a tactic.

Xiao Fang smiled and said: "Don't underestimate them; they are calling on everyone in the fan group to keep up the appearance, wanting to gather a red sea and a blue sea at the scene!"

Xiao Cai said in surprise: "Ah? You haven't left the group yet! You woman with one foot in two boats."

"What are you talking about? Doesn't divorce require a cooling-off period? Hey, I'm just gathering intelligence; what do you know? Don't you think it's fun?" Xiao Fang blinked and said.

Xiao Cai nodded: "That's true. Since so many of us came this time, I want to see how they, being separated by so many Strangers, can gather their cheering lights into a sea!"

Just last night, news leaked that Pineapple had threatened Luo Mo, trying to force him to sign a contract, and their behavior was ugly.

Once this news spread, it immediately hit the Weibo Hot Search and sparked heated discussion.

Many people's emotions exploded immediately.

"Pineapple, what the hell are you doing!"

"Where is my fruit knife? Where did that big fruit knife of mine go?"

"Heh, you don't know Pineapple's tactics yet? It's not the first or second time."

"Exactly, exactly, isn't that set of methods from Rotten Pineapple famous?"

I have to say, thanks to the fact that Pineapple really does have enough dark history, the moment the news spread, no one questioned it, and everyone was convinced it was true.

And according to reliable sources, this news leaked from the Penguin side.

"Well done!"

Of course, the Penguin side reacted extremely quickly, immediately issuing a public announcement stating: It has nothing to do with me!

The response speed was fast to the extreme, as if they didn't even need to draft it.

In the industry, it is no longer a secret that Penguin publicly supports Luo Mo. But we are a mature enterprise; must we admit to things that everyone knows in their hearts?

If you're unhappy with me, sue me; we have never lost a lawsuit.

In this notice, it was also explicitly stated that none of Luo Mo's footage would be cut, and that there is no conflict between Penguin and Luo Mo.

On the 【Popularity Support Ranking】, Luo Mo will not be removed or have his votes deducted.

For today's double-vote event, Luo Mo still retains his eligibility to participate.

In short, everyone can rest assured and watch the live broadcast of the finals!

After such a commotion, the heat of the *Creating Idols* grand finale soared all the way up, and everyone felt highly expectant about the bizarre ending of this variety show.

The guy who is number one on the popularity ranking won't debut as part of the group and is being suppressed by the company, yet he insists on going on stage to sing.

Very interesting, isn't it?

Then, wouldn't it be even more interesting if we made his vote count even higher?

"Stupid Pineapple, Laozi paid for a membership and you still force me to watch ads? Luo Mo, charge for me!"

"I laughed, has everyone forgotten the previous Luo Zhouzhou incident? It was Pineapple that pressured her. The internet has a memory. Luo Mo, charge for me!"

"I'm more pure; I just simply like Luo Mo. Whether he forms a group or not doesn't matter, and I don't even want him to mix with those 8 people to form a group."

Besides these emotions, for many viewers, there is also one simplest and most curious thought.

"At the grand finale, what kind of song will Luo Mo actually sing?"

………

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Backstage, the 20 trainees are already making their final preparations.

Because it is a live broadcast, many people are a bit nervous.

Recorded broadcasts have editing, and there is pitch correction.

A live broadcast is different; even if it is half-playback, it will completely expose many of your shortcomings, and it is very easy to flop.

Therefore, it is actually a huge advantage for contestants like Tong Shu, whose singing style and vocal skills are both top-notch.

The order of going on stage this time was originally supposed to be decided by drawing lots, but it was temporarily cancelled by Ning Dan, and the program team arranged the order.

And then, this Run Jie waved her hand and placed Luo Mo to go on stage last.

The protagonist always appears at the end, after all.

At the same time, this was also Luo Mo's own intention.

He was considering the program team and the Penguin side; he knew very clearly that if he went on stage too early, the final episode of this *Creating Idols* might just continue in chaos.

At eight o'clock sharp in the evening, the live broadcast officially began.

The auditorium was already filled with ten thousand audience members, and the host also took the stage at this time.

According to the schedule, the 5 celebrity mentors will make a dazzling appearance in a moment.

As mentioned before, in a certain position in the auditorium, there is a special VIP room reserved for the bosses of the trainees.

Like Li Fengshan of Xingshi Entertainment, he came to the scene in person today.

There are 20 trainees in the grand finale; except for the two, Luo Mo and Tong Shu, the remaining 18 trainees come from 13 different companies.

So, in this regard, Li Fengshan is still quite formidable; after all, he has two people under his hand who made it to the grand finale, and their rankings are both very high.

Besides the bosses of these thirteen companies, Wang Shisong from the Pineapple side actually arrived in person as well.

As the head of one of the four major companies, Li Fengshan is just a little brother in front of him.

From the Penguin Video side, a Vice President came.

Penguin is still quite special; Wang Shisong can disregard Li Fengshan, but he cannot disregard Penguin.

Even if everyone had some friction last night that everyone knows about, they must still keep up appearances.

Honestly, this room can be said to have gathered a circle of big shots in the entertainment industry.

If they stomp their feet together, it really could trigger a major earthquake in the industry.

It's just that, besides this circle of people, there is another rather special existence.

——Shen Shaoqiu of Xinyu.

He was invited by Ning Dan.

Shen Shaoqiu did not refuse.

At the same time, there was a contract in his bag.

An S-level signing contract.

Ever since the conflict between Luo Mo and the Pineapple side intensified, Xinyu has held several more meetings regarding whether to sign Luo Mo.

Luo Mo has no group formation agreement, which exceeded many people's expectations.

This means that the many resources and projects that Pineapple had laid out there will have nothing to do with Luo Mo.

In other words, signing Luo Mo originally meant signing these resources and projects.

But now, it is just simply signing the person, Luo Mo.

At the same time, it will likely lead to enmity with Wang Shisong of Pineapple.

This is the reason why Luo Mo did not sign with Shen Yinuo that day, and it is also what he called sincerity.

As the helmsman of Xinyu, no matter how much Shen Shaoqiu appreciates Luo Mo, he must be responsible for the company.

If it could be said that previously he was trying to gamble with an S-class Contract, then now, it was a high-stakes gamble in the truest sense!

Yet in the end, he still inexplicably brought the Contract to the scene.

This old man with a limp prepared to consider things carefully once more.

Secrets in this world are few and far between; there is no such thing as an airtight wall. The matter of Xinyu wanting to sign Luo Mo with an S-class Contract had also spread within a small circle over these past few days.

At this very moment, at least all the big shots in this private room knew about this matter.

Li Fengshan and the others were purely watching for the spectacle.

Xingshi Entertainment and Xinyu were both first-tier companies in the industry, and while there was still a huge gap between them and the four major companies, the two existed on roughly the same level.

Therefore, both openly and secretly, there was a competitive relationship between them.

Li Fengshan was very curious about what choice Shen Shaoqiu would ultimately make.

And an interesting scene occurred.

Just as Wang Shisong raised his eyes to glance at Shen Shaoqiu, he spoke: "Shaoqiu, it's been a long time since we've met, hasn't it? It's been over a year since that industry meeting, right?"

"Mm, it's been about a year and a half," Shen Shaoqiu replied.

Wang Shisong patted the seat beside him and said, "Come, sit next to me."

Shen Shaoqiu's body stiffened slightly as he took a seat beside Wang Shisong.

After sitting down, he felt unusually stifled.

Wang Shisong was stern and serious, and Li Fengshan and the others were all around.

It would be strange if he didn't feel stifled sitting here.

"Is it starting already?" the man with the limp thought to himself.

Just at this moment, enthusiastic cheers began to ring out at the scene; it turned out that the five celebrity mentors were entering the venue together.

Three stunning beauties and those two men walked toward the mentor seats together.

Shen Shaoqiu saw his own vibrant daughter standing on the stage, standing on her tiptoes and waving to the audience.

Looking at her, Shen Shaoqiu's mood improved quite a bit, and a smile appeared on his face.

Wang Shisong glanced at him and said, "Yinuo should be developing quite well these years. With you as her father escorting her, no one in the industry dares to provoke her."

Hearing Wang Shisong suddenly bring up his daughter, the smile on Shen Shaoqiu's face couldn't help but stiffen.

With him around, naturally, not many people in the industry dared to provoke Nuo Nuo.

But Pineapple was different; there was too much they could do.

The man with the limp gripped the armrest of his chair slightly with his right hand, his eyelids half-lowered as he looked at his left foot.

How this leg became lame was, in fact, not important.

As for matters in society, it's better to ask less.

Anyway, the limp was Not Losing.

(End of this chapter)