Chapter 88: Song of Dreams

As the song "Exaggerated" ended, the entire venue erupted in endless screams.

"Luo Mo, overtime!"

"Luo Mo, overtime!!!"

The infectious power of "Exaggerated" was truly too strong; most importantly, the way the Strangers were shouting for overtime now was actually completely different from the beginning.

At the beginning, when they called for Luo Mo to work overtime, they were all just "stealing bamboo shoots from the mountain."

They felt that since they could control the fate of a handsome guy without spending money, if he wanted to get off work, they would insist on voting for him to keep him on stage.

But it wasn't until the official song was broadcast that they were truly captivated by the talent he possessed.

By the end, they had simply fallen for him completely.

Therefore, although they were shouting the same phrase, the meaning was already different.

This stage was brilliant precisely because of Luo Mo!

Every song he brought was better than anyone else's.

As for this song, "Exaggerated," it brought an even more intense shock to everyone.

It's very strange; this song just has an indescribable energy. Whether you listen to the Mandarin version or the Cantonese version, even if you don't understand the content, you can still feel the power within it.

Just like that cocky fat guy, the original singer of "Exaggerated," Chen Yixun, who once performed this song at an awards ceremony in the Land of Sticks.

The stars from the Land of Sticks in the audience definitely couldn't understand what he was singing.

Yet, they were all still stunned into silence.

The five celebrity mentors exchanged glances and looked toward the audience seats behind them, stimulated by the Shouting coming from behind.

This level of audience feedback was truly intense!

In reality, as celebrity mentors, they knew the rules: Luo Mo could indeed "work overtime," and he could indeed sing one more song.

The first-place winner is allowed an encore!

Ning Dan had originally set up an encore segment for the first-place contestant.

Because first place means debuting in the C-Position, the treatment is naturally different.

With this show's high traffic, singing one more song could attract quite a bit more popularity.

The so-called encore is actually equivalent to separating the champion from the 20 trainees to perform a solo show, rather than continuing the 20-person competition.

In this final, there was no live voting segment; it was a battle of the final vote counts on the popularity leaderboard.

And Luo Mo was still far ahead of everyone else!

The number of people voting for him was still the highest!

The most terrifying thing was that as time passed, the gap in votes between him and the other contestants kept widening.

A landslide first place! A true landslide first place!

This meant that Luo Mo would have one extra solo stage, offering one more song at the end of this show before being crowned in glory!

However, the interesting thing was that Luo Mo had not signed the group formation agreement, so he would not debut in the C-Position; Shen Mingliu would directly move up in the rankings, debuting in the dazzling C-Position with a dignified second-place finish...

But how could Run Jie not give this glorious encore stage to Luo Mo?

Xu Chujing looked with great interest at the man in the black suit on stage; this man, who was usually quite cheeky, still possessed a rebellious spirit deep in his bones.

This song, "Exaggerated," contained too many different things.

As for Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo, they weren't thinking that much for the moment; they were still immersed in the infinite shock brought by the high note at the end of "Exaggerated."

This song was not just showing off his singing skills; it also contained elements of response and counterattack.

As for inside the VIP room, Wang Shisong's face was livid, his eyes cold.

It wasn't just him; Li Fengshan and the others were the same.

People are sometimes very strange; for many in positions of power, "I can openly tear off the mask, that's fine, but if you openly tear off the mask with me, that's intolerable!"

Shen Shaoqiu, the man with the limp, was among the crowd, and the previous sense of oppression was swept away.

For some reason, he actually felt very gratified!

Oh right, the Vice President of Penguin Video also had a smiling face right now.

Because he had just received a WeChat message from the data team: this Live Broadcast had broken records for talent variety shows!

And it wasn't just breaking it by a little; it was breaking it by a huge margin!

Wang Shisong turned his head to glance at Shen Shaoqiu beside him and said, "Shaoqiu, I heard your company wants to sign this young man?"

"Look, it's getting harder and harder to run a company these days; young people now, they don't like to be managed," Wang Shisong said with a hidden meaning.

Shen Shaoqiu nodded, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "Young people, it's normal. Once he's signed to the company, I'll teach him a thing or two."

Once the words of this man with the limp were spoken, everyone's gaze converged on him.

The meaning in his words was simply too obvious.

—Luo Mo, we at Xinyu have signed him!

……….

……….

"Luo Mo! Overtime!"

"Luo Mo! Overtime!!!"

In the audience seats, the cheering never ceased.

Luo Mo nodded at the audience, bowed, and then did not move.

Logically speaking, after the performance ended, he should have left the stage.

But he just stood there, as if waiting for something.

The host, who had been waiting off-stage, hurriedly came up, holding a cue card.

"Luo Mo, please stay for a moment," this beautiful and imposing female host said to Luo Mo.

She looked down at the paper card in her hand and, following the instructions Ning Dan gave her through her earpiece, announced: "As of this moment, the voting channel for *Creating Idols* has closed."

"I hereby solemnly announce that the trainee who has taken first place on the 【Popularity Support Ranking】 is..."

"—Luo Mo!!!"

Thunderous applause began to erupt, and the thousands of white lights in the audience seats remained brilliant.

The female host looked out at the entire venue and said: "Then, next, let us invite our champion trainee of *Creating Idols* to perform his coronation song during this Live Broadcast!"

"Now, let us leave the stage to Luo Mo!"

After speaking, the female host, stepping in her high heels, quickly exited the stage.

On the stage, only Luo Mo was left once again.

In the waiting room, Shen Mingliu's face was ashen.

Among the remaining 20 trainees, only he and Luo Mo had prepared two songs.

Because the others naturally had no qualifications to compete for this spot for the coronation song.

If it could be said that he still harbored a sliver of wishful thinking before, then at this moment, he could only powerlessly face this cruel reality.

With the backing of a company, and even having climbed the high branch of Pineapple, he still lost!

Ji Kangdong patted his shoulder to offer comfort.

Anyway, he wasn't the C-Position, so the embarrassment wouldn't fall on him.

The audience didn't care what he was thinking; they only knew they had been satisfied and were grinning from ear to ear.

Previously, when they were all shouting for overtime, they were actually expressing their stance.

Pineapple TV, didn't you want to edit? Didn't you want to cut him out?

But we just want to watch him, we are just willing to watch him!

The shouts of "Luo Mo, overtime" were the best response, the response made by the audience.

You want him to die, we want him to live.

The masses like him, the masses love to see it; what are you people supposed to be!?

As for Luo Mo on the stage, he grabbed the microphone from the mic stand.

The next song also had a very, very high level of difficulty.

Even with his Singing ability, he had to handle it carefully.

"Let's take the high notes to the end." Luo Mo gently rubbed his throat.

Anyway, in a certain sense, the following song had one very interesting point.

That is... it is acceptable to have a voice crack.

This time, Luo Mo did not look toward the VIP box.

Because the upcoming song was not for them.

He glanced at the live audience, then looked at the camera facing him on the stage.

Dressed in a black suit, he said: "*Creating Idols* is a stage for chasing dreams."

"The final song is dedicated to everyone who has a dream."

"*Chasing Dreams Red Heart*, dedicated to everyone."

(End of chapter)