Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Chapter 122 Are you all trying to outdo each other in being the worst?

"Didn't Fei Hong lose? Why is he still getting a reward?"

I thought that after Yu Wei announced the results of Tong Yulu and Chi Leying's competition, the sixth competition would start immediately, but the recording of "Top Idol" was suspended.

According to the novel's plot, the show recorded five competitions and ten songs, so it seems like they need to take a break...

However, what surprised them was the plot of the second update. The protagonist, Wei Yu, approached Fei Hong, who had lost the match, and actually sang a song in front of him.

Given Yu Wei's style, this should be yet another instance of an unreleased new work appearing ahead of schedule in his novels.

So, does this mean that "A Person Like Me" should be sung by Fei Hong?

Previously, when a new song appeared in a novel, people would just look forward to it, but the sense of reality wasn't that strong. But this time, with a real celebrity involved, the sense of immersion immediately came.

What does Yu Wei's song mean to third- or fourth-tier actors?
This represents a representative work that he can be proud of. His songs are all of high quality, which is undoubtedly an advantage and an opportunity.

This fake competition finally paid out in gold coins, giving the participating celebrities something to look forward to. But why Fei Hong? He wasn't the first to lose...

How come the loser gets a reward?
Viewers who saw the new chapter exclaimed that they couldn't understand Yu Wei's actions. Was this kid here to help the weak and punish the strong?
Other competitions reward the winners with prizes as encouragement, but in his competition, he patted the loser on the shoulder and casually gave him a sniper rifle to fight his way back.

Is this right?
Some readers of "Leziren" also have something to say: "Then don't worry about it. This is a fake competition. You've already won the competition and you still want rewards? You've taken all the benefits."

Not only did netizens not understand, but celebrities in the entertainment industry who were following this matter also couldn't figure it out. At first, they thought Yu Wei was just writing it for fun, but they didn't expect it to be a real competition later on.

With so many celebrities participating and their popularity significantly increasing, they were eager to try it out, but the competition was just too brutal.

The harsh comments from netizens, in particular, made them hesitate.

To put it bluntly, those who want to gain popularity through Yu Wei's books are just looking for shortcuts; how many of them are truly talented?
These people, if they're not spoiled by their fans, wouldn't they be exposed if they actually participated in a competition? Readers and netizens won't be lenient with their scrutiny.

Fans usually praise her singing skills as invincible, but if she goes to the competition and immediately starts using electronic music, wouldn't that be ruining her reputation?

Participating in the competition is a good idea, but many celebrities don't dare to because they don't really have anything to offer, and they're too embarrassed to do so.

These popular celebrities originally thought that Yu Wei's fake competition was out of their reach, but today they found out that they still got a song even if they lost.

Such a good thing! They're guaranteed to lose! They don't even need to fix the match; they can just play to their full potential.

Where can I register for the competition...?

"Losing the game was the right thing to do!"

When Tong Yulu read the new chapter today, she was utterly devastated. It was impossible for her to be happy about losing to her arch-rival.

Although the company helped her share the burden, it would be a lie to say that losing a song in the same genre was not shameful. When she saw "Tong Yulu" lose and enter the waiting area in the novel, she could feel the frustration all too well.

We must go back and take revenge! We absolutely must!

She thought that, but when she read the second chapter, her mouth stretched to the sky. What? Losing the competition gets you a song reward?
Despite Tong Yulu's current popularity, without substantial work, she's still just a pretty face. A truly representative work is what will allow her to solidify her position.

Wouldn't I be making a huge profit if I didn't lose out? In comparison, Chi Leying paid such a high price to win, wasn't she just a complete clown?
Thinking of this, her shame and anger at being stepped on to advance vanished instantly, and she began to fantasize about going back to take revenge and win the championship.

Yu Wei, oh Yu Wei, hurry up and use your great songs to thoroughly humiliate me, who has been defeated!
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"Who said you get a song if you lose?"

Yu Wei was stunned when he saw the netizens' replies. He just needed a new song, and this new song just happened to be suitable for Fei Hong.

A new song has two uses: it was used once in the real program "Music Blind Box" and again in the fake program "Top Idol". It makes the most of the song.

How did it become a reward for the loser when it came to netizens? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Even though it was a fake competition, wasn't it going too far to favor the weaker team and not the stronger one...?

Just think about it, and it will come to you.

That afternoon, Hu Xing finally received a reply from the editor, and his eyes welled up with tears when he saw that the contract had been successfully signed.

Perhaps this was just the beginning for the author, but for him, who had tried so many times without success, this joy was indescribable.

"Keep writing with this excitement in your heart." Yu Wei patted him on the shoulder. "Never forget how you felt when you signed your first contract."

Whether it's a complete disaster or a triumphant takeoff.

In that instant, he recalled many things from his past: his first contract, his first time being praised, his first publication, his first payment for his work...

Well, it's pretty good.

Yu Wei exchanged some writing tips with Hu Xing, and it wasn't until near the end of the recording that he mentioned going to sing practice the next day.

"Mushroom God, is the song difficult?"

As a reader of Yu Wei, Hu Xing was obviously aware of the urban legends circulating among book lovers. He enjoyed singing with Yu Wei on a TV show, and they sang without saying a word.

"It's not difficult, it's quite easy to sing. I specially chose an easy song for you."

"A Person Like Me" is already a very easy song to sing. He must have some basic skills to dare to sign up for the show, so singing this song should be no problem for him.

Although Hu Xing nodded, his eyes clearly showed doubt, indicating that he didn't quite believe what he said...

Am I the kind of person who makes things difficult for my fans?

Before Hu Xing could even speak, the cameraman filming him couldn't help but burst into laughter. Didn't they know that they had been filming four episodes of the show?

Yu Wei was still thinking about proving her innocence when her agent, Liu Ning, called. She only contacted her because she saw that Yu Wei was about to get off work.

"Sister, what's going on?"

Sister Liu doesn't call him often, but each time it's something important, so he doesn't dare to be negligent and only answers the call after he's already out the door.

"Regarding your novel competition... a few artists contacted me this afternoon, wanting to recommend themselves. The company and I don't have the final say, so I'm asking you."

Liu Ning could handle everything else, but Yu Wei's novel was outside the company's scope and not part of their business, so there was simply no way to start working on it.

"It's not impossible. Send me the information and let me take a look."

Since it's a competition, registration is naturally open. Writing about more celebrities will help increase the novel's popularity and engagement.

However, as the "event organizer," Yu Wei still had to do some vetting. The food wasn't a problem; there were plenty of mediocre people in the entertainment industry, even someone like Su Jian could participate. But the food couldn't be bad; those who had clearly done dirty work were out of the question.

For example, suspected embezzlement of assets, etc.

After receiving the list and information from Sister Liu, Yu Wei glanced at it briefly and surprisingly spotted a familiar face who bore a resemblance to Meng Han.

Isn't that Meng Lei?
When he was recording "HELLO Roommate", he interacted with Meng Lei the least and could only be considered an ordinary friend.

Yu Wei wrote about everyone else in the variety show, but Meng Lei didn't. He didn't know what Meng Lei thought, so he never asked.

It seems he also wants to use the Soul Refining Banner?
As a second-generation star, Meng Lei is relatively unknown in the entertainment industry. Many people know him because of his teacher Meng Han, but few people pay attention to him.

Don't be so formal. If you really want to participate, you can just tell him. This guy is just a bit quiet, but he's a nice person.

As for the other people, Yu Wei wasn't very familiar with them and didn't know why they suddenly rushed over to sign up.

Why didn't they come earlier? Did they really think they could get a song if they lost?

He ruled out one guy who was suspected of partying, leaving six people who could be paired up and write for three or four days.

"Sister Liu, have them prepare a competition video and send it to me. I'll need it later."

Yu Wei originally thought that with Chi Leying and Tong Yulu setting such a high bar, other artists would follow suit, but unexpectedly, these six people were all more reckless than the last.
The message was sent that night, and the video arrived the next morning—completely low-quality audio and video, and the singer was off-key…

"So you're all trying to outdo each other in being the worst, huh?"

Now Yu Wei is certain that they genuinely believed they would get a song if they lost, and they came here to cheat and swindle him.

I laughed in exasperation; they don't even know how to learn anything good.

Yu Wei casually picked out two familiar faces, Xia Zan and Huang Chuyang, and prepared to have them compete in the new chapter.

These two have been appearing in the novel's readers' comments for a long time, and their fans also checked in when Tong Yulu exchanged her tickets the day before yesterday.

Fortunately, they chose someone else's song; if they sang it like that, Yu Weizhen would be ashamed...

Upon learning that they would be appearing in the novel today, Xia Zan and Huang Chuyang quickly urged their fans not to vote, absolutely not to vote.

They came here expecting to lose, and if the fans don't know this and vote for them heavily, it could ruin everything.

The two's fans were a little confused when they heard this. Although they didn't read Yu Wei's books, they had heard rumors about it.

Other fans will do anything to vote for their idols, so why are they being told to stay put?

Could this be a warning to the fans...?

In the end, it was only after the two of them emphasized it repeatedly that they managed to persuade the fans to stop. Okay, then we won't vote. Whatever our brother says goes.

As a result, they couldn't resist the urge to go out as soon as Yu Wei's chapter was updated.

On the one hand, it's the hunter's instinct to vote and manipulate data; on the other hand, Xia Zan and Huang Chuyang's singing was terrible, and the book review section was full of ridicule.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but these two are really not as good as Su Jian. At least Su Jian knows he's not good enough, so he puts on a show. Their singing is pure torture."

"Does Yu Wei dare to watch the videos herself when she posts them?"

"You're right, but this is our number one prince, Xia Zan. His stage presence is captivating and alluring, and he can easily draw people into his songs. He truly deserves to be the TOP king!"

"Stop copying and pasting, upstairs. Did you laugh when you were copying and pasting?"

Seeing their idol being ridiculed like this, the fans couldn't help themselves. As fellow contestants, they also wanted their idols to win in style.

In the end, they discussed it and decided that since they weren't allowed to vote, they wouldn't vote, but they had to control the comments, otherwise their idol's head would be blown off by all the criticism.

Xia Zan and Huang Chuyang were initially worried that their fans would cause trouble, but the fans' control of the comments section disgusted the readers, and even casual viewers didn't want to vote for them.

"Nice job!"

The fans did something good despite their bad intentions. When you want to lose, you have to compete to see who's worse. It's good that the general public doesn't vote; let's see who has the worst luck.

Just when they thought they had the situation under control, the votes for both sides suddenly began to rise rapidly, which startled them.

Who did this? Who gave so many likes to their comments?
Before Xia Zan and Huang Chuyang could even begin their investigation, the mastermind behind it all came forward.

"Musician check-in, keep it up, both of you!"

"The young musician has arrived."

Damn, Chi Leying's fans are here to exchange tickets now?

Stop it! Please stop praising this.

The two contacted the fan club almost instantly and urgently reached out to Chi Leying's fans, asking them to stop their well-intentioned but misguided actions.

They asked for fairness; they disdain vote rigging!
Voting was halted, but the vote difference had already widened. Seeing that his votes were slightly ahead, Xia Zan felt somewhat conflicted.

What if I accidentally win? Wouldn't all my efforts be for nothing?
With Yu Wei's reward within reach, he gritted his teeth and finally decided to take action.

"Vote for the other side."

Xia Zan's fans were stunned. Not only did they not vote for him, but they were also being accused of supporting the enemy.

What is this operation?
It's really... to make them vote for other men while their own brother can only watch longingly from the sidelines.

But the fans still went because of Xia Zan's earnest tone.

When Huang Chuyang turned around, he was shocked to find that he had inexplicably gained tens of thousands of votes. "Xia Zan, you're playing dirty tricks, aren't you? If you vote, I'll vote too."

Amid the bewilderment of readers and casual observers, the two groups of fans actually started voting for each other, and in the end, they even spent money to boost each other's votes.

That's so genuine, he's a true brother.

Yu Wei, who was practicing singing with Hu Xing, was shocked. What was going on with his competition? Why were they all so abstract?
"Wow, is this some kind of competitive spirit?"

(End of this chapter)