Chapter 35: A film role so good that it’s got the resource-hog actors spiraling
The votes from the four mentors were added to the entire group, not to individuals, so the detailed scores displayed on the screen reflected only the audience votes.
With two mentors each voting for one group, the arrangement was already considered quite diplomatic.
As soon as the individual scores were revealed, someone actually choked in shock.
Because the chart didn’t just show the dominating vote count of Yue Zhaolin—it also displayed the dismal numbers of the other trainees, and some were especially dismal.
Looking only at Group A of “Cold Lover”:
Yue Zhaolin: 375 votes
Cen Chi: 4 votes
Tan Shen: 2 votes
Chen Fei: 2 votes
Wei Lai: 1 vote
Mao Ding: 1 vote
Group A had a total of 387 votes, but the second-highest only got a fraction of what the first received.
As for Group B, excluding two abstentions, they had a total of just 7 votes. The only person with 2 votes was Fu Xunying; the rest had a miserable 1 vote each.
Wei Lai let out a breath of relief—at least he didn’t end up with a big fat zero. Plus, with a bunch of others sharing the bottom, it didn’t feel as bad.
Fu Xunying also breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, the final score was a landslide. Otherwise, the little “accident” he orchestrated earlier would’ve been a death sentence from Yue Zhaolin.
Thinking about it that way, he felt much better again.
Fu Xunying reached out and patted Yue Zhaolin on the shoulder, his tone light and joking:
“With that score gap, who else could it possibly be but you?”
Duanmu Hongxue, a fellow trainee in Fu Xunying’s group, looked at Fu Xunying’s genuinely cheerful smile and slowly typed out a question mark.
‘Bro, even if we’re both predetermined to debut like some kind of heavenly nobles, and the public performance votes don’t really matter to us, is your reaction normal?’
‘You got 2 votes. Is that something to be proud of?’
Duanmu Hongxue, who only got 1 vote, couldn’t even force a smile—he was starting to suspect that even that “1” was a pity vote handed out by the production team.
But Duanmu Hongxue couldn’t muster any jealousy toward Yue Zhaolin either.
If the gap had been small, he might have felt envious;
But with such an overwhelming difference, all he could do was look up in awe.
Tan Shen gave Yue Zhaolin a glance, then just as casually slung an arm over his shoulder.
Yue Zhaolin turned to glare at him: “…”
You want to squeeze again?
“Ahem, can’t believe I made top three. Who voted for me?” Tan Shen said, giving a thumbs-up.
“Such steadfast will—like a monk in deep meditation.”
Mao Ding couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter.
Cen Chi, sitting beside Yue Zhaolin, was also surprised. He hadn’t expected to get four votes.
Though it seemed like a small number, just like Tan Shen said, under Yue Zhaolin’s “full-field domination,” every vote felt incredibly precious.
He didn’t feel discouraged at all. On the contrary, he smiled and said to Yue Zhaolin,
“Looks like I’ve got four solo fans now.”
As one half of a popular CP, Cen Chi actually had some fans of his own—just not many.
While the group continued chatting and laughing, the screen suddenly flickered—the vote counts for the six members of Group A had changed.
As expected, Yue Zhaolin’s count increased by 100,000, while the other five each gained 10,000.
As for the extra 100,000 bonus for the overall top performance, that would be decided after the remaining five groups finished competing. Of course, the outcome was already pretty obvious.
At that moment, a staff member behind the camera silently pointed to the “QingPao” sparkling water bottles on the table—
It was time for the sponsor ad segment.
…
Two hours later.
Outside the venue.
When the anxious Peng Tao finally spotted Xu Mingmei coming out, the moment their eyes met, both of them lit up with excitement. Xu Mingmei was just about to launch into a full-blown retelling when someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder.
She turned her head—and saw the woman who had been seated next to her during the performance:
“Sister Zhou?”
Zhou Shengfang smiled and asked, “Do you have time later? If you don’t mind, would you like to join a few of us for a meal?”
“We’ve also booked a large private theater room. Everyone’s going to gather and watch the first and second episodes together.”
Xu Mingmei & Peng Tao: “?!”
Watching the show in a private cinema surrounded by fellow fans? The vibe would be off the charts. The two nodded without hesitation.
Xu Mingmei quickly added, “Sister Zhou, we’ll split the cost, okay?”
Zhou Shengfang didn’t refuse. Splitting the cost would actually make everyone feel more comfortable.
“Sounds good.”
She even suggested that Xu Mingmei and the others share the restaurant and cinema details with their family and friends.
After all, even if everyone liked the same person, it wasn’t wise to completely trust strangers from the fandom.
Going through this extra step wouldn’t make Zhou Shengfang feel distrusted—on the contrary, it gave her peace of mind.
A large group of them headed off to hail a taxi, passing by a father and son on the roadside.
Xu Wei, hearing everyone talking excitedly about Yue Zhaolin, was so hyped his nostrils flared: “Dad, is Yue Zhaolin really a big star now?!”
He had once thrown a bottle at Yue Zhaolin during a music festival and ended up detained for several days.
After getting out, life wasn’t peaceful either—his photo had been exposed online, and people pointed fingers at him on the street. In the end, he had to leave town to lie low.
But Xu Wei didn’t hold any grudges against Yue Zhaolin—
Stars were just showy clowns, not respectable people—but they made loads of money.
Even the crumbs that slipped through Yue Zhaolin’s fingers would be enough for him to splurge on for days.
That’s why he was desperate to “make peace” with Yue Zhaolin.
But Xu Jianguo didn’t think the same way.
Actually, he didn’t even remember why he’d made Yue Zhaolin take his mother’s surname back then—but that didn’t stop him from still acting like a father.
“Me, go begging that kid? What a joke.”
Too humiliating.
But it wasn’t that Xu Jianguo had dignity or didn’t care about money.
He just had a different plan—he was going to kneel down in public and beg Yue Zhaolin for forgiveness.
A man kneeling is worth its weight in gold, and if it was a father begging his son, then Yue Zhaolin wouldn’t want to be seen as unfilial in front of everyone.
Eventually, he’d have no choice but to treat Xu Jianguo well.
And without at least a few million—no, ten million—he’d go online and expose Yue Zhaolin for being an ungrateful son.
So here they were: Xu Jianguo and Xu Wei, a pair of so-called father and son without a drop of shared blood, each scheming for their own gain—
Completely unaware of the faint click not far away.
Someone had just snapped a photo of their faces.
The pair hurried off. Meanwhile, He Jie looked down at the faces on her phone screen.
With her instinctive sharpness as a veteran paparazzo, she immediately recognized one of them.
The same face that had been exposed online—
The guy who threw a bottle at Yue Zhaolin during the Zhaozhou Music Festival.
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[Goose Gossip Group | Highlights | First Public Stage Performance Reactions for Starlight]
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[Main post]
RT.
As everyone knows, almost all the reactions to the first public stage performance came from Tide, and they are overwhelmingly focused on Yue Zhaolin.
The other groups? Pretty much not even mentioned.
I counted—only nine posts even referenced the other teams.
I’ve screenshotted them all.
[Image]… [Image]
As for Tide’s posts—there were way too many, so I just selected the ones with over 10,000 shares. You’re welcome to enjoy them.
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There were a total of eight songs. Here’s a one-sentence summary for each:
“Necktie”: Not bad.
“Dead Leaf Butterfly”: Painful to listen to.
“Rushing Toward Sunset”: Completely forgettable.
“Crazy Girl”: Not crazy at all—just a bunch of guys singing with less power than the original female vocalist.
“Actually”: A boring song.
“89%”: Everyone’s English pronunciation was laughable—like a great-grandma mumbling in her sleep.
“Someone”: A typical K-pop song, but the Chinese lyrics didn’t fit at all—sounded off.
“Cold Lover”: Great song, gorgeous people, and the Emperor Yue absolutely crushed the stage. Meanwhile, Tide sisters in the audience had already turned into werewolves.
Oh right, the OP also included a reminder:
No personal attacks, and no bottle-throwing. Violators will be muted.
[5F] Oh my god, I’ve never seen performance reviews with tens of thousands of shares—and multiple ones at that…
[12F] Goose guessed right. The venue was packed with Tide sisters. Are the other groups doing okay out there?
[17F] Honestly, I think having it all be Tide is both good and bad.
The upside is they judge other groups completely fairly, totally objective.
Already looking forward to the scores. (rubbing hands)
[21F] Saw them all. OP’s summary was actually toned down—especially that last one.
[26F] I read them too. Totally agree—OP held back.
[31F] You can feel Tide’s manic energy in every single repo. I swear I’m about to laugh myself unconscious—especially the academic-style one on page 15:
“A Clinical Study on the Adrenaline Surge Triggered by Yue Zhaolin’s First Stage Performance”
Test subjects: Over 300 Tide Sisters
Procedure: Subjects exhibited identical symptoms—dilated pupils, flushed faces, elevated blood pressure, and random inhuman vocalizations.
Result: #RecommendClassifyingYueZhaolinAsANewTypeOfBiochemicalWeapon#
[39F] There was also a sci-fi radio drama version:
“Public Stage 1 has triggered a large-scale maternal instinct mutation! Repeat: Maternal instinct has mutated! The pupil-quake has reached a level 10 on the Richter scale, and nosebleeds have flooded People’s Avenue.
Final transmission: 『Sleeveless… armband… must… lick…』 (signal lost)”
[41F] HAHAHAHAHA
[54F] Emperor Yue just feels more alive than real people, and so do the Tide sisters.
These performance recaps almost killed me from laughter.
[61F] There’s also a monkey version:
After watching the stage, I did only two things:
Loaded monkey sound effects into my vocal cords
Loaded a tropical rainforest backdrop to recreate the feeling of home for the monkey I’ve become
Doctor’s diagnosis: “Intermittent Primate Syndrome”
(Ooo-wah-wah-ooo) (unintelligible howling) (pounding chest) (offers banana) (gets taken by zoo staff)
Even the zookeeper looked confused: “It’s not even the Year of the Monkey—why are there suddenly so many monkeys in the enclosure?”
I replied: “Because of love… I became a monkey in his image.”
[74F] These recaps are killing me—I’m seriously going to die laughing…
[88F] I’ve seen a ton of hilarious screenshots, but is there anything with more substance? I want actual details on what happened.
[102F] There are some calmer ones too—like on page 67.
[107F] 67?! How far do I have to scroll for that…
[119F] OP: I copied it over——
“Because this season didn’t allow fan banners, all the Tide sisters at the venue could do was scream his name as loud as possible when he went on stage.
I was seated near the front, so I could see his facial expressions and hear the screams—and the way he reacted made it so obvious he was secretly thrilled (lmao).
Got a real sense of his age—he’s just a little brat barely out of his teens (crunch crunch).
I can’t go into detail about the performance itself, but I can guarantee the stage was stunning from beginning to end. It was clearly well thought out.
Everyone’s already mentioned the armbands and sleeveless top, so I’ll say something different—
When he took off his first layer, the top half of the outfit bunched up around his lower back, creating a sort of… skirt-like effect (?),
which visually emphasized the movement of his hips.
And when those hips moved? Damn, it looked powerful.
Staring at someone’s waist and hips like that already feels a little suggestive,
so after I got completely absorbed in it, I went full delusional fangirl mode (rest in peace).
The contrast between how he is normally and how he is on stage? Insane.
The biggest surprise was his vocal tone—it’s changed.
And because there wasn’t much backing track, at times it felt like he was literally breathing in my ear.
I wanted to be a p*rvert.
I really wanted to be a p*rvert.
I want to lick his bicep.
I am a p*rvert.
Please, just let me have this.”
[122F] Honestly… that didn’t sound very calm either…
[134F] I’ve read a bunch of these and imagined it in my head. I’m getting hyped too.
I’m not even a fan, but now I wanna watch the stage.
[139F] Hey geese, how reliable do y’all think these recaps are?
Xiufen’s been duped more than once before…
Some recap once claimed an “eye expression that shattered the entire entertainment industry,” and then when it aired, he just looked like he was staring with dead fish eyes…
[145F] He’s Yue Zhaolin, not just anyone.
Ever since he first stepped into the entertainment industry—has he ever flopped?
[176F] That’s always been my impression of him too—
The bigger the stage, the better he performs.
He’s never choked.
Even though opinions on him in my fan group are mixed, on this point we’re united:
Whatever resources he’s given, he delivers. Every time.
[181F] Replying to #176:
Can the Xingji fans stop pretending to be neutral and hyping up your own fave?
It’s barely been a few months since he snatched resources from a senior, and now you’re already turning it into some glorious career milestone to brag about?
The audacity is laughable.
[195F] ?!! OP, please ban this person immediately!
[203F] That was terrifying.
Is iA really that petty? Why are they lurking in Goose Group’s recap thread now?!
[214F] Replying to #203:
Wait, no! I recognize that ID. I don’t think it’s iA—it’s Old Fart’s hardcore fan from Melon Group (the drama actors forum).
[228F] What’s someone from the actor forum doing here in our Goose Group?!
Also… who the heck is Old Fart?
[233F] Pipu He—a resource-heavy uncle-tier actor heavily backed by capital.
Earned the nickname Old Fart after he once claimed a female co-star had to smell his fart during a scene.
[239F] Ugh… gross…
[254F] Wait—do the uncle-tier actor fandoms and idol fandoms even compete with each other?
Why is Old Fart’s fan suddenly crawling under iA’s skirt just to trash Yue Zhaolin?
[261F] Apparently, it was one of Old Fart’s “grease fans” (on the surface they are fans, but in fact they are professional undercover agents used by the company to guide the fan circle) who leaked the info:
Yue Zhaolin has landed a film role—one of the top-tier resources in the entire entertainment industry.
[275F] This is wild…
Isn’t Yue Zhaolin not even officially debuted yet?
And film roles are already coming to him?
[281F] What the heck?
A film role so good that it’s got the resource-hog actors spiraling? You’ve gotta be kidding.
There are only a few truly big-name directors in China—let me go check who’s working on a movie right now.
[288F] Exactly, there are only so many big directors in the country, and none of them match up.
No—this doesn’t make sense.
What kind of role is this, that even uncle-tier actors are feeling threatened?!
Plus, Yue Zhaolin hasn’t even entered the acting scene yet.
This doesn’t add up.
[301F] Whatever this is, it’s definitely not some low-budget costume romance.
RIP to the ancient-drama lovers.
If it’s true, Yue Zhaolin’s starting point in the film industry is way too high.
[321F] Will the Emperor Yue ever come down to play a costume idol drama?
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