Chapter 189: Elder Sister: Just How Deep Is the Water?

After a round of evaluations, Ye Qing's face looked extremely awful; fortunately Ya Ya didn't keep her any longer, letting her step off the stage.

Backstage, Chen Shu grew nervous; although Ye Qing wasn't considered a loss, it seemed she hadn't turned public opinion around, and now in Jiang Cheng's team she was the only one left!

And just then, the walkie-talkie on their lounge table crackled with the director's voice: 'Chen Shu, get ready, you're going on stage right away!'

It's my turn!

Chen Shu startled, stood up, obviously frightened.

Jiang Cheng saw her appearance and said, 'Don't be nervous, it's nothing.'

'Whether we win the championship this episode or not doesn't matter; as long as we sing the song well, that's enough.'

Chen Shu thought Jiang Cheng was comforting her, her eyes instantly reddened, and looking at Jiang Cheng she said, 'Then I'm going on stage—could you give me a hug to cheer me up?'

Jiang Cheng said nothing, stood up and opened his arms; Chen Shu immediately smiled and gave Jiang Cheng a big hug.

Then she let go of Jiang Cheng, her condition seemed much better, and she said, 'Then I'm going on stage.'

After Chen Shu said that, she left the lounge.

Jiang Cheng chuckled and sat down again.

Letting Lao a8 have a hug was no big deal; Jiang Cheng didn't think much or hesitate, as he didn't want to affect Chen Shu's state of mind.

What matters most now is that Chen Shu can perform well.

As for whether we win the championship, Jiang Cheng actually has confidence, but after all it's audience voting, and to a large extent audience votes are influenced by public opinion.

A large portion of the audience likes to follow the crowd, voting with their feet, which is why people in the Entertainment Circle enjoy stirring up public opinion.

If everyone were rational, the effect of public opinion wouldn't be significant.

So as for whether we'll end up champion, Jiang Cheng doesn't know and isn't that concerned about it.

What he cares about is Chen Shu and Ye Qing performing steadily; as long as they perform well, the song will surely find fans, which is a benefit for the studio, and with plenty of time left, other issues can be dealt with gradually.

"Boss."

The lounge door opened, and Ye Qing walked in from outside; as soon as she entered, tears spilled uncontrollably.

Jiang Cheng saw her appearance, was startled, and didn't know what was wrong with her.

He stood up and asked, 'What's wrong?'

Ye Qing ran over and threw herself into Jiang Cheng's arms, saying, 'Boss, I'm sorry, I spoke wrongly, waa~'

Just moments ago she had stood on stage under everyone's gaze, being called a goddess, but now she resembled a girl who had done something wrong, huddled in Jiang Cheng's embrace, speaking aggrievedly.

Jiang Cheng said: 'What wrong thing did you say?'

He also didn't fully understand the situation, gently patted Ye Qing's back to comfort her.

Today Ye Qing not only dressed like a fox, she also sprayed matching perfume; Jiang Cheng merely smelled it and felt quite intoxicated.

If you smell this perfume too much, it's probably hard to stay steady!

"It's because I said the boss could win the championship that they're all scolding you."

Ah, that's what it was.

Jiang Cheng understood; Ye Qing was still dwelling on her conversation with Ya Ya before singing.

Jiang Cheng thought, 'No wonder many performing stars, those who truly treat acting as a career, rarely take part in variety shows.'

This indeed requires a high mindset; after all, variety shows need topics, and topics bring controversy—lacking a high mindset would be strange!

Jiang Cheng said, 'You're overthinking it; it's not because of what you said that people scold me—whether you speak or not, someone will scold me.'

"Huh?"

Ye Qing straightened her body, stared blankly at Jiang Cheng, and asked, 'Why?'

Jiang Cheng said, 'Haven't you seen what kind of people are participating in this show?' 'They're all long‑famous stars, each backed by a powerful agency.'

"In this situation, as amateurs with high traffic, do we really expect them to make us their foil? That's impossible; public opinion will always be guided by someone."

Ye Qing thought for a moment, but didn't really understand.

But she knew what Jiang Cheng meant, after all she had also come from Lightman Entertainment, so she still understood the competitive tactics in this circle.

"Then will we really lose badly this time?" Ye Qing asked, her mood somewhat despondent.

Jiang Cheng chuckled lightly, 'Not necessarily.'

"Whether we lose badly depends on Chen Shu."

"You performed well in the first two episodes, but they've also gotten to know you; plus you remember you won the championship in the first episode, and many said the song wasn't great, just that you sang it nicely, so they'll always find a point to steer public opinion."

"But this time is different—you just need to go fifty‑fifty with them; controversy doesn't matter, and the rest is up to Chen Shu—let's see what they have left to say then!"

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng finish, Ye Qing's eyes involuntarily brightened!

As it turns out, the boss had already thought it through and made arrangements!

"Chen Shu has started singing."

Jiang Cheng saw Ye Qing had stopped crying, so he sat back down on the sofa, picked up his phone, and said.

!

Ye Qing also hurried over, sitting beside him, one eye on Jiang Cheng's phone while she reached into her bag to get her own phone.

In the livestream picture, Ya Ya had already stepped down, leaving only Chen Shu in a cheongsam on stage.

Light music began to play.

Chen Shu wore a faint smile; the camera from a lower‑left forty‑five degree angle perfectly showed her figure in the livestream.

Su Manyao sat in her office, also watching the livestream; seeing Chen Shu's figure, she couldn't help but look down at herself, feeling she was no inferior to Chen Shu, and only then did she relax.

"This guy even brought an older‑sister type into the studio?"

Then she began checking the livestream's bullet comments.

At that moment, the bullet comments was all discussing how good Jiang Cheng really is.

Unlike before the opening, when nearly all visible bullet comments about Jiang Cheng were supportive of him.

But now, most people say that those who hype Jiang Cheng are marketing accounts, and those who praise Jiang Cheng are all water armies!

The most common comment is: "Although Jiang Cheng's songs are passable, to say they are better than Zhang Anqi's and theirs is just talking nonsense!"

And at that moment, Chen Shu in the live stream also spoke up.

"Red beans grow in the southern country, that is a very distant matter."

"What is lovesickness? No one cares about it anymore."

This voice, melody, lyrics.

As soon as Chen Shu spoke, Su Manyao's eyes lit up.

She hadn't really listened to the prelude just now, but upon listening carefully to these words, she felt that this song is completely different from the previous "White Fox"!

"White Fox," although it's indeed pleasant to listen to, it was written for the audience, to please them, and has little artistic value!

But this song is different!

Su Manyao herself is a professional from the Music Department; as the saying goes, experts hear the subtleties, and she can tell at once whether there is any!

"Is this song written by Jiang Cheng?"

Su Manyao involuntarily sat up straight, mainly because this song is performed by Chen Shu, and it matches his voice too perfectly!

If this song was specially written by Jiang Cheng for Chen Shu, just how deep is Jiang Cheng's level?! (End of chapter)