Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 373: Last Greeting

"Hey, whether it's Martin Luther King or Martin Luther Silver, please remember that they are all stage names. Now that I'm standing here, please remember my real name, Machang Luther..."

Martin obviously anticipated the outcome of his debut, and replaced his debut speech with a carefully prepared rap.

"Next, the seventh most popular person is... the American trainee, Jack!"

Jack, who had always had more votes than Martin, also successfully got the next debut spot.

He also hugged his roommates, including Xia Fan, without any hesitation.

"Just like Martin...my agency contract was also forcibly acquired by S Agency on the first day of the show's broadcast."

"This seems to be a 'routine operation' for your capital in District 11."

After he whispered this, he turned and went on stage, leaving Xia Fan with a complicated expression in the crowd.

"Sixth place... An Ziyao..."

"Fifth place... Nagase Kaito..."

After Jack gave his speech, the two seeded players, Sho Kishi and Yu Takahashi, also followed the routine of "excited celebration" and "crying speeches" and took the next two debut spots.

"The fourth place goes to... Thai trainee, Basong! Congratulations, he deserves it!"

What surprised everyone present was that at the last minute, Basong's votes surpassed the first two popular trainees by a slight three-digit advantage and came in fourth place.

"That's great! Everyone in our dormitory has successfully debuted!"

He had a ponytail and looked very pitiful. He ignored the "hot CP" An Ziyao at that time and gave hugs to his roommates Xia Fan, Martin and Jack one by one.

"Third place... Takahashi Yu..."

"Second place... Yuta Hirano..."

There was no suspense about the top three positions because the gap in votes between them and the people behind them was so huge.

As a new artist strongly promoted by J Company, Takahashi Yu climbed into the third place by relying on extensive remixes, secondary creations, and traffic-generating publicity during the ten-day voting window.

Hirano Yuta, who has comprehensive abilities, overseas debut experience, and good popularity during the show, has also successfully continued his tradition of being the "eternal runner-up"...

In the final few days, he and Takahashi Yu's fans had a fierce voting battle, and he ultimately won with a tiny margin.

Behind this, of course, there are also the shadows of J Company and S Company secretly competing for the debut order.

"Ahem... What a touching speech... I seem to see the day when I debuted..."

After Takahashi Yu and Hirano Yuta took turns giving their speeches and left the stage in pain, Goro Kimura, with tears in his eyes, returned to the stage.

"So... next..."

Before he finished speaking, the trainees in the field subconsciously moved to the sides, revealing a tall figure...

That person was naturally Xia Fan.

Thanks to the "voting window" that was three times longer than originally planned, by the end of the statistical period, the second place candidate, Yuta Hirano, had 36 million votes...

And Xia Fan got 390 million votes...

It exceeded the second place by more than ten times!
This insurmountable vote gap has already firmly locked the first place debut spot, making it impossible for anyone to have any desire to challenge.

"Next... we're going to announce... the trainee who ranks first in popularity..."

Looking at Xia Fan standing alone in the middle of the crowd, Goro Kimura was filled with emotion for a moment.

As a mentor, host, and producer representative, he has witnessed the entire process of the program.

Xia Fan, who was labeled as "burning type" and "Dragon Countryman" and was not optimistic about the future, shone with a unique brilliance from the moment he appeared on the stage...

As a retired idol, Kimura Goro knows better than anyone how terrifying J Company's control over the idol industry is. Whenever the shadows of several companies try to cover Xia Fan, he always bursts out with a stronger light, completely melting the scattered haze...

In the eyes of Goro Kimura, a former top idol, the fact that such a trainee could stand until the end of the show and debut with an absolute advantage as the first place is no exaggeration to describe it as a miracle.

"Xia Fan... The trainee ranked first in popularity is Xia Fan!"

Taking a deep breath, he read out the name in everyone's heart.

"dinner!"

“Wagyu yakiniku!”

“Seafood feast!”

Before Xia Fan could react, his three roommates were already cheering and hanging on him...

Under the live camera, although the trainees around had complicated emotions, they still tried their best to force out business smiles, and applauded and came forward to congratulate.

After more than ten days of "treatment observation period", the memory and hallucination of the "anti-fan gas release accident" at the recording site were blurred and mixed together, and it was impossible to distinguish the truth from the false...

But according to the police, it was Xia Fan who, despite the poisoning of the gas, used an iron rod to stop the "black fan" from releasing more gas.

Combined with the trainees' private communications and mutual confirmation of their memories, this does seem to be the case.

Although they signed a confidentiality agreement and could not disclose any relevant information, it was already a tacit fact that Xia Fan had saved the lives of everyone at the scene...

The resentment towards him for occupying the first place was slightly less deep.

"Is it my turn now..."

With everyone's attention focused on him, Xia Fan walked along the passage that was automatically separated by the crowd and headed towards the brightly lit stage...

It's like an emperor walking towards the throne.

"Congratulations, Xia Jun... I am very much looking forward to your performance after your debut..."

"Let me continue to witness miracles."

Handing the microphone to Xia Fan, Goro Kimura stood on the sidelines.

"..."

Standing in the center of the stage, Xia Fan felt as if he were in another world...

The last time he stood in this position, the person opposite him seemed to be "Ji Zi" who was chanting spells devoutly, and Amabie, the "Ancestor of the Sea of ​​Plague" who came to the world?
The camera pointed at me like a mortar, the spotlight so hot that it makes me sweat, the instructors and trainees with different expressions...

Since when, the stage, the camera, nothing can make Xia Fan nervous anymore.

He was still in the mood to follow the signal lights on the camera, his eyes expertly tracking the shots switched by the director.

Even when Yayoi Tsuki playfully winked at the mentor, he was able to ignore it and keep his expression straight.

"Before I give my speech..."

"I'd like to take this opportunity to say hello to you for the last time as a trainee."

Xia Fan held the microphone and bowed 90 degrees to the camera.

"Hello, producers. I'm Xia Fan, a trainee from Longguo who has been training for two and a half years..."

"Thank you for voting for me all along, so that I can still stand here at the end of the show."

"I am grateful to the trainees who pursued their dreams together, and the hard-working production crew. We have been through a lot together."

(End of this chapter)