The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Isn't this going too far? It's the complete opposite of everyone else's strategy of playing it safe."

"Hey, is this all Fang Wenche has to offer? His fans probably won't even bother to campaign for him anymore, right?"

"Am I the only one with a unique aesthetic sense? I think he has a very strong expressive ability!"

"I also liked this performance. It was so exciting and energetic, much better than those weak and limp singing by those twin sisters..."

…………

Opinions on the live stream were mixed, but most people felt that Fang Wenche's performance in the second round was mediocre.

However, when the final scores came out, everyone was stunned—Fang Wenche was still firmly in second place!

"Damn! There's definitely something fishy going on!"

"Did Fang Wenche bring his own funding to the project?"

"This is outrageous! The twin sisters performed so well, yet they're ranked behind him?"

"The power of netizens is immense! I beg you experts to tell me who Fang Wenche's sugar daddy is. I'm an ophthalmologist and I can treat his eyes for free!"

"Waaaaah... Our Che-gege has finally overcome all his suffering, I'm so happy..."

"Those who are making a fuss are just jealous of my Che-gege!"

…………

The singer who won first place is undeniably talented, and their victory is well-deserved.

Fang Wenche was able to beat the sisters and take second place, which made even neutral viewers without fan bias think that the official team was rigging the deal.

"Phew! Luckily we managed to stay in third place. I'm satisfied with just getting a ranking." Ouyang Anning, unaware of the inside story, was quite happy to see the ranking. Her older sister, Anjing, was even more innocent, and the two of them held hands and chuckled foolishly.

Anne frowned slightly and lowered her voice, saying, "President Li, there's definitely something wrong here. Should we demand an explanation from them? Make them release the exact vote count from the original data summary!"

Jiang Chen waved his hand to indicate that she didn't need to rush, and then opened his phone to show Annie a glimpse.

"Wow?! It's trending already?"

"The team ranked fourth is even more anxious than us, so we'll just wait and see."

Annie nodded and went to coordinate with the staff to arrange for her to go on stage to receive the award, while Jiang Chen gave the little white cat a wink from afar.

This time, the trending topic didn't even involve Rongtuanzi; it was all thanks to the fervent and angry fans who pushed it up. The main reason is that anyone who looks at it sees something wrong; Fang Wenche's performance taking second place is too abrupt.

The live stream signal couldn't be interrupted, and the director was furious backstage, yelling, "Can't you guys take your data more seriously? Can't you see the difference in skill level?"

Why not rank him third with a smaller margin of victory, allowing Fang Wenche to win by a narrow margin?

Why make it so obvious! With his performance, does he even deserve second place?!

If he had gotten third place with a few more votes than fourth, we could explain it away by his greater fame, larger fanbase, and advantage in online voting. But how do we explain the way things have turned out?!

The staff member who was being scolded didn't dare to utter a sound, because the awards ceremony was about to begin, and they couldn't afford to miss anything during the live broadcast.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and tell them to come up on stage to receive the award." The director frowned and instructed after cursing for a while: "Send someone to take down the trending topic and have the online trolls suppress the heat and divert attention. 'The Voice of Heaven' is still preparing for the second season, we can't let public opinion ruin its reputation."

Upon hearing what the boss said, the staff felt as if they had received a pardon and hurriedly went to arrange the next steps.

The director, his face grim, stared at the stage through the camera, a mix of emotions welling up inside him as he saw Fang Wenche still beaming with excitement. The young man was handsome, charming, knew how to please people, and worked incredibly hard, but... damn it! He hoped his brainless fans would be more aggressive and take responsibility for manipulating the data, lest they drag the production team down with them...

Sure enough, under her experienced command, the trending topic was quickly removed; the online trolls enthusiastically flooded the screen, all cheering for Fang Wenche, quickly outnumbering the fans of the other contestants.

Some online trolls even followed the employer's instructions, frantically clamoring that Fang Wenche's die-hard fans were willing to spend a lot of money to help him boost his data, and actively mocking and belittling other contestants.

This set of tactics to confuse the public has indeed led netizens astray.

The online battlegrounds—with people hurling insults, launching attacks across the board, and even taking the opportunity to throw punches—all sprang out to draw attention away from the show's behind-the-scenes events, instantly shifting the focus to online trolls pretending to be die-hard fans to help Fang Wenche generate buzz and steal the blame.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to whether the program's official data was fabricated, the director breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the awards ceremony to be held as soon as possible.

"I'm the runner-up! Hehe, I'm so happy!" Fang Wenche was clearly still under the influence of the drug, his eyes glazed over as he looked at Yang Xixi and muttered, "Am I amazing? Starting tonight, I, Fang Wenche, will become an overnight sensation across the country..."

Yang Xixi handed him a glass of warm water and said in a low voice, "There's only one award ceremony left, Che-gege, please stay calm. Drink some water to calm down, and it's better to say less than to say anything carelessly later!"

"I know! Don't worry, I've practiced these kinds of lines countless times, I'm sure I won't mess it up. I finally got second place, hehehe, I'm awesome!"

The fluffy ball of fluff hid to the side, clutching its paws and watching coldly. "Ha, yeah, you're amazing! I'm going to make sure everyone knows how great you are!"

Seeing that he was still having a great time, Yang Xixi was afraid that he might cause some trouble at the last minute, so she hurriedly went to talk to the relevant staff about how to conduct the acceptance speech part of the award ceremony...

After a brief moment of chaos backstage, three award ceremonies of different heights rose up on the stage. The host began to introduce the top three contestants and groups for their outstanding performances throughout the season. Jiang Chen glanced at the little white cat, which pinched the tips of its paws and made an OK gesture before following Fang Wenche onto the stage.

The winner was quite old; he had formal training and even released singles, but left the music scene for some reason, only to make a comeback now through a less demanding talent show. He already had many loyal fans and his talent was undeniable, so his brief but impressive speech after receiving the championship trophy was both grand and touching.

A hostess brought the trophy and wreath to Fang Wenche. After a judge presented him with the award, he said a few words of encouragement. The host then asked him to give his acceptance speech.

Due to time constraints, Fang Wenche did not change out of his performance outfit, nor did he remove the microphone that was hanging on his waist during the singing and dancing. He simply turned on the switch and excitedly prepared to deliver the acceptance speech that he had been practicing in his dreams.

"hiss……"

Before he could speak, the microphone emitted a static sound, followed by the abrupt sound of a middle-aged woman's voice.

"Wenche, as long as you work hard, I'll definitely get you into the top three!"

"Thank you, Director... I will definitely not let you down..."

…………

The rustling sounds and the sneaky conversation instantly blew everyone away!

No one reacted at first, staring in disbelief for a few seconds before looking around to find the source of the sound. This was a live broadcast, it was so damn exciting!

Even a fool could tell that this conversation was Fang Wenche and the show's director seriously and practically discussing the script—there was definitely something going on!

"Who? Who is this..." The director, listening to the clear yet slightly unfamiliar muffled shouts backstage, felt a chill run down his spine. He hurriedly nudged the stunned staff member beside him, "Cut the sound! Cut off the sound from the set right now!"

The staff hurriedly operated the machine, but strangely, no matter how they switched it, they couldn't stop the clear sound from flowing out. On the contrary, the TV station staff reacted quickly and hurriedly cut off the live broadcast signal, and the awards ceremony on TV immediately turned into a "please enjoy" scene with soothing music.

But what just happened has clearly caused a huge uproar!

Especially since the TV signal was cut off, but the online live stream couldn't be turned off, millions of netizens were dumbfounded as they listened to the "live broadcast" in disbelief.

"Holy crap! Who was the brave soul who recorded this and dared to play it now?!"

"I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid..."

"Luckily, I was recording the whole time; it was a once-in-a-lifetime moment!"

"There really is something going on! Fang Wenche is really disgusting; that old woman must be almost sixty, right?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I was so indignant and shocked that I didn't know where to begin."

"With Ming Jingfeng in the past and the chief director in the future, Fang Wenche is really good at playing the unspoken rules of the industry!"

"Where are Fang Wenche's die-hard fans? Come and defend him! Why are you all silent?"

…………

The live stream chat was flooded with tens of thousands of comments in an instant, leaving everyone else on stage dumbfounded.

Fang Wenche was still high after taking the drug and his reaction was a beat slower. When he realized that the loud noise was coming from his own phone recording, he turned pale and instantly sobered up.

He hurriedly tried to turn off the microphone, but he couldn't stop the sound from coming out clearly. Then, amidst the shocked and surprised looks of the others who were afraid of getting into trouble and kept their distance, Fang Wenche desperately took out his phone, which was playing recordings at maximum volume, from his pocket and smashed it on the ground like a madman.

The absurd thing is that it was completely useless. The phone was as stubborn as an iron-willed protagonist in a post-apocalyptic world, and no amount of effort could stop it from playing the entire recording.

"Fang! Wen! Che!" The director gritted his teeth in anger. He actually did this and even recorded it. He deserved to die!

Everyone else was watching in shock, and no one expected the strangest thing—even if Fang Wenche's phone volume was turned up to the maximum, it couldn't possibly resonate throughout the entire room; even though it was smashed to pieces, the sound still flowed out eerily.

Only the little white cat gloated, "Hehe, congratulations Fang Wenche, you've become an overnight sensation again!"

The director of the show "The Voice of China" made a sexual deal with a contestant and broadcast the entire audio online. No matter how hard they tried to suppress the news, it was impossible to stop it. The popularity skyrocketed and the trending topics were all about this talent show.

"It's over...it's completely over..." The director never imagined that he, who had enjoyed a glorious life for most of his life, would have his reputation ruined and his reputation tarnished by such a small matter!

The TV station's management launched an emergency public relations campaign, first making a strong statement at the awards ceremony that they would not tolerate any insider dealings, and then demanding that the program's backstage staff release the original data to set the record straight.

Sure enough, when the original vote count was displayed on the big screen with the help of the little white cat, both the audience at the scene and those in front of the screen tacitly let out a "whoosh"—Fang Wenche's total score across the two rounds was at the bottom!

The votes for other contestants were reduced to accumulate his votes.

"The original data is guaranteed to be true and valid. However, due to the unfairness of the chief director's embezzlement, the relevant person in charge of the TV station has decided to remove her from the position of chief director of the 'Voice of Heaven' program and will no longer have any working contact with her.

Contestant Fang Wenche's results and eligibility have been cancelled. She will bear all other responsibilities herself. Effective immediately, this station will not hire Fang Wenche to participate in any programs...

The TV station's emergency public relations efforts were highly effective. They quickly distanced themselves from the program's director and the station, and handled the subsequent awards ceremony. The Ouyang sisters won second place, and the rankings of all other contestants were moved up. They hurriedly received their awards and ended this live broadcast "farce."

The swift and decisive response of sacrificing a pawn to save the king actually earned the TV station some goodwill from the general public. Apart from a few sober comments, most people on the internet were swayed by online trolls and praised the station for being "powerful" and "responsible," which boosted the TV station's popularity.

The show has ended, but Fang Wenche's "instant fame" package is not over yet.

Just as the audience was preparing to leave, police cars arrived with sirens blaring. Several police officers seriously and earnestly found Fang Wenche and conducted a drug test on him on the spot.

"Big news again—Fang Wenche is suspected of using illegal drugs!"

"Live broadcast - Fang Wenche has his specimens collected by anti-drug police on site!"

"One scandal after another, it just won't stop! I knew Fang Wenche was acting crazy, turns out there's a deeper story behind it all!"

"According to knowledgeable friends, Fang Wenche probably took the blue pill to please the director. His performance on stage was very typical, and anyone with eyes can see it!"

"Is the person upstairs making up friends out of thin air?"

"By the way, did the narcotics officers notice something was wrong while watching the live stream?"

"Really? I have a feeling someone is deliberately targeting Fang Wenche?"

…………

This scene wasn't broadcast live, but the audience present quickly shared the news online, with clear video and photos as evidence.

The fluffy little thing rubbed its face against its host's cheek and whispered, "Host, do I still need to keep an eye on Fang Wenche?"

“Not for now. Although he’s lost all public favor, he hasn’t committed any major legal offenses.” Jiang Chen stroked the soft, fluffy fur of the plush ball and chuckled softly, “At most, he’ll be detained for ten days to half a month. We’ll wait until he gets out before bringing up the serious crime of illegal fundraising. Slaughtering a pig with a dull knife hurts more and makes it easier to fleece him.”

The fluffy little ball of fluff had hearts in its eyes, rubbed its paws together, and showered the host with compliments, "Wonderful! As expected of the host I chose, your actions were absolutely amazing!"

Fang Wenche tested positive, and the authorities issued a notice detaining him for fifteen days and fining him 2,000 yuan.

Various parties in the entertainment industry have cited this example to vehemently declare that they will never use artists with tainted reputations.

"The Voice of China" has changed its director and released a press release indicating that the next season will adopt a more transparent competition system, which is a way of generating hype in advance.

The original director retired in disgrace and disappeared from public view, probably living a comfortable life in hiding. After all, he was a famous director for so many years, and his family is quite wealthy. Everyone in the industry knows this, so naturally no one wants to kick him while he's down and dig a hole for themselves.

Riding on their runner-up status in "The Voice of Heaven," the sisters' popularity soared once again, and Annie began to plan their next steps in their career development...