owlsbooks Chapter 102 Final Round Procedure and List
Chapter 102 Final Round Procedure and List
Well, it seems I really underestimated Tao Tao's strength, and I always subconsciously attributed the halo from the book to her.
Having satisfied her curiosity, Shu Hua was quite adept at using and discarding things. Without exchanging any more pleasantries with He Peiji, she simply said thank you and hung up the voice call.
Even knowing that Shu Hua was like this, He Peiji was still stunned for a moment, then looked at the disconnected interface and shook his head helplessly and amusedly.
*
Because a bug was discovered that allowed for quick ranking up—namely, PK battles that didn't instantly boost the leaderboard—Shuhua repeatedly reduced her PK livestreams.
However, her fans know that she is preparing her own art collection, and she has been doing more live-streaming of her drawing.
Every time I watch Shu Hua's live painting session, the fake fans remain silent, only praising her.
After all, the people who come to watch Shu Hua's live stream are her fans who love her drawing, not those who come to watch a PK battle.
As for those casual fans who came because of the PK, they come and go, and nobody cares.
On August 11th, the month-long PK ranking competition will finally come to an end.
As soon as midnight struck, the final six finalists were announced.
Moonlight embraces you, Qingyan, Nanzhi, Dushanye, Longchuan, Shuhua.
These are all top streamers on the platform, and unsurprisingly, they are almost all from the talent and appearance categories.
He was from one of the gaming areas in Longchuan, and he looked a bit out of place there.
Along with the finalists list, details of the long-awaited offline grand finale were also announced.
Location: Yunqi International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Date: February 8nd.
Schedule: Red Carpet Ceremony (3:00 PM - 4:30 PM): The six finalist streamers will be dressed in their finest attire and will meet and interact with fans.
Grand Finals PK Live Broadcast (7:30 PM - 9:30 PM): The live broadcast is tentatively scheduled for two hours, but the exact duration is unknown.
However, the announcement stated that the duration would definitely be kept within 3 hours.
As for the most important competition format, that will of course be announced on-site.
*
Although the screen in Shu Hua's live stream was black, the comment section was very lively.
[Holy crap! The finalists are out! Our beloved artist actually made it to the finals! Come quick, come and see the corpse! (Just kidding)]
[Yunqi International Convention and Exhibition Center? Good news! Huazai doesn't need to travel there anymore!]
[Finals livestream starts at 2 hours? "Regarding the incident where my favorite streamer might melt on the spot due to standing for too long"... One ambulance seat reserved, thank you!]
[Hilarious! Longchuan, mixed in with a bunch of talented and good-looking big shots, looks like a tech-addicted teenager who's wandered into Fashion Week, his face practically screaming, "Who am I? Where am I? I want to play games!"]
[Longchuan: Family, who understands this? Playing a game and making it to the finals, and then having to walk the red carpet? (Painful mask)]
I have some inside information, anyone want to hear it?
[I don't know what it is, but I'll just listen for now.]
[This is a bombshell from the early hours of the morning; it must be huge, right?]
[Any melon will do, size doesn't matter.]
I'm also a fan of Longshen, and I've been watching his streams regularly. Recently, he's not only been streaming more frequently, but he's also been playing PvP matches a lot.
[What? I think I've already vaguely guessed what this opening line means?]
【Huh?? How did you guess that? I didn't know anything!】
Then one day, after the Dragon God finished a PK battle, someone asked him out of curiosity, and the Dragon God replied...
【What did you reply to, bro? You can't get stuck here!】
Brother, are you coming back?
Three minutes have passed; by now, typing with your feet should be finished.
It's okay if you haven't finished playing, just post some first. We can't get stuck here!
Sorry, my cat just asked me to play, and I couldn't resist the temptation, hehe~
[Heh heh? You have the nerve to chuckle? You've only shown half the melon, and you're already petting your cat?]
Mimi says she doesn't like your house, she wants to come to my house!
Why does everyone have a cat?!
Don't even mention it. Last time I could have gotten a free purchase, but I was just 3 minutes too late, and it was gone.
Wow, that's so unlucky. I've never encountered a free purchase.
Brothers and sisters, you've gone off-topic!
[If this continues, Brother Gua will go pet the cat again!]
So, where's Melon? What happened to the cat again this time?
[He's back, he's back! It's the Dragon God who said he was playing PvP because someone gave him a mission to reach the finals.]
[Very good, Brother Gua has now stated his point completely.]
It's Xun Shen!!!
So, putting it all together, Xun Shen made Long Shen reach the finals? Why?
【What else could it be? The only connection to Xun Shen is our drawing boy.】
[I don't understand. Does Xun Shen want to see Long Shen compete with Hua Zai Long Mao in the finals?]
Totoro is so cute!
【cute!】
You bunch of weirdos who keep going off-topic!
[I still don't understand +1, anyone want to solve this puzzle?]
[Black Cleaver Shard: She's introverted, so she'll have someone she knows accompany her.]
【? ? ? ? Black Cutter Bro!】
【Xun Shen!!!】
So, Black Cutter is worried that the introverted Hua Zai might feel uncomfortable offline, so he gave the Dragon God a task?
[Outrageous!]
Putting everything else aside, none of our older brothers are quite normal.
The thing is! He actually made it to the finals! Xun Shen's strength is terrifying!
To be fair, our Dragon God was originally quite powerful.
[No offense to the Dragon God, it's just that the Dragon God isn't really a player who specializes in PvP.]
[Holy crap! So the Dragon God is a social comfort accessory that Black Cleaver prepared for Hua Zai offline?!]
[Dragon God: Thanks for the invitation. I was just sitting at home when the finals came crashing down on me.]
[Because Xun Shen went to such lengths and spent so much money to draw the child who was socially awkward, so...]
[Let's ship! Sisters, why are you being so reserved? With Hua Zai not around, let's ship and dance!]
[Xunhua is real!!!]
[No, Hua Zai isn't here, but Xun Shen is! You guys better tone it down!]
【Then let's call it xhszd! It's toned down!】
[…Speechless. Let me blow a bubble!]
[Dragon God: So nobody cares about the pain of being forced into the looks and talent section?]
【No, honey, you're just part of the play (loving)】
*
The next afternoon, Shu Hua learned the final competition process and the list of participants.
I checked the opening time, and it was great—it was in the afternoon, so I didn't have to get up early.
Then she carefully looked through the list of participants, her gaze paused, and she was slightly surprised: Huh, Longchuan has actually made it to the finals?
Huh? Tao Tao, the originally planned female lead, didn't even make it to the finals?
That doesn't make sense.
In the book, the female protagonist is a champion.
Even if there are deviations now, how could they not even make it to the finals? That deviation is too big.
However, Shu Hua and Tao Tao weren't exactly close, and after their initial reflection, they didn't dwell on it further.
This time, she didn't bother to find out why.
She wasn't curious anymore, but she couldn't resist the fact that someone wanted to tell her.
Shu Hua was hunched over her phone, her fingertips swiping across the food delivery app screen, repeatedly choosing and agonizing over what she wanted to eat. Just as she finally decided what she wanted to eat...
Just as she was about to click to place the order, her phone suddenly popped up with a voice call request from He Peiji, abruptly interrupting her actions.
The interface was immediately switched to the background, and the carefully selected menu page disappeared instantly.
Despite her inner turmoil, Shu Hua still casually pressed the answer button, answering the call while quickly switching back to the food delivery app to finish placing the order.
Otherwise, she's afraid she'll forget soon enough and think she's already ordered, foolishly waiting for a non-existent delivery.
"Feed." Shu Hua's voice was indifferent, revealing a clear absent-mindedness.
He Peiji caught her nonchalant tone through the receiver, tinged with a hint of curiosity, and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I was just about to place my order when you sent a voice message, and the interface jumped to that point." Shu Hua complained casually, her fingers still rapidly tapping the screen.
He Peiji's tone was calm and somewhat accommodating: "It is I who have disturbed you."
"Mmm," Shu Hua replied perfunctorily, her mind mostly on ordering food.
Realizing she wasn't in a good conversation right now, He Peiji waited patiently for a full minute until the commotion subsided before speaking again: "Finished ordering?"
"I've ordered. It will be delivered in 20 minutes." After taking care of the order, Shu Hua's tone immediately relaxed, and she was no longer absent-minded as before.
He Peiji noticed the change in her demeanor and then slowly revealed the real purpose of the call: "That anchorwoman named Tao Tao recently found an internship and started working at the company."
Although I'm still streaming every day, the streams are much shorter now; I just sing for my fans and don't participate in PvP battles anymore.
"Ah, no wonder she didn't make it to the finals." Shu Hua hadn't planned to pry into the details, but He Peiji brought it up, so she couldn't help but become curious and continued the conversation.
He Peiji continued slowly, "It must be because of the PK we had last time. It must have been a blow to him. My brother said that his personality has even changed."
It seems like they're struggling with something; even though they're not playing PvP anymore, they still seem a bit awkward.
However, he already liked listening to songs, and now that he had no pocket money, he actually quite enjoyed it.
However, it seems she lost quite a few fans, and the streamer Tao Tao's mood appears to have been affected.
Even with the comforting words of her older siblings, it didn't seem to have much effect.
Upon hearing this, Shu Hua raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone carrying a hint of playful doubt: "Hmm? Young Master He, why do I feel like you're quite interested in Tao Tao?"
Is the female lead's halo kicking in again?
A younger brother who could only live on pocket money left, and a real big shot came along?
He Peiji was speechless. Where did this child get the idea that he was paying attention to Tao Tao?
He only remembered Shu Hua's high praise for Tao Tao last time because Shu Hua had specifically asked him about it.
Seeing that Tao Tao didn't make it to the finals this time, I thought people would be curious again.
That's why I specifically asked my own stupid younger brother.
He Peiji: "I only asked someone in the know because I thought someone might be curious."
Since someone's no longer curious, then let's just leave it at that.
Shu Hua noticed the sarcastic tone in He Peiji's voice and thought that since he had come to deliver the melons voluntarily, she should be nicer, otherwise no one would bring her melons next time she was curious.
She immediately softened her tone, "Oh, I was just asking, thank you so much, Young Master He."
He Peiji glossed over the brief interlude and changed the subject to something serious: "Alright, is Uncle Huo going to prepare your suit for the finals?"
"Is that right?" Shu Hua hadn't considered this yet.
"If Uncle Huo didn't prepare one for you, I have a dress here that would suit you very well."
Shu Hua glanced at her message box with Huo Linzhou; there were no new messages. "Hmm... Daddy didn't say, I don't know."
"I'm fine with anything, why don't you ask Daddy?"
"Okay, then I'll tell Uncle Huo."
"Okay," Shu Hua replied cheerfully.
*
August 18, Yunqi International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Many fans arrived early in the morning to wait for the streamers, even though they stream every day.
As we all know, the filters used in the Music Live Stream are incredibly powerful.
Even though many streamers have turned off filters and removed their makeup as punishment, who knows what hidden functions they might still have?
Moreover, the anchors in the footage are mostly sitting down.
Even if someone is standing, without any reference points, you can't tell their height or anything like that.
Sometimes height can have a significant impact.
This time, it was a rare opportunity to see the streamer in person, and not only fans, but also many passersby and fans of rival groups arrived early.
This time, the music channel really knows how to create a buzz. They laid out a red carpet that stretched for dozens of meters, just so more people could see the real person.
At 2:50 pm, the host arrived, and the entire red carpet was lined with cameras and microphones; I was too embarrassed to take out my phone to take pictures.
At 3:05, a commotion broke out at the entrance to the red carpet, and spotlights instantly converged on it.
First to walk in gracefully is Nan Zhi, the queen of beauty.
She was wearing a light purple strapless tulle dress with tiered skirts, which made her look sweet and lovely.
Her face always gives people a cool and aloof impression of a "high-class beauty" in front of the camera. In addition, she often sits upright or appears half-body on camera during live broadcasts, so many people think that Nan Zhi must be at least 170cm tall.
However, when the real person stepped onto the red carpet and was compared with the staff around her, this imagination was immediately shattered.
Nan Zhi's actual height is obviously petite. What's even more surprising is her head-to-body ratio—with the fluffy skirt, her head appears slightly larger in the overall visual, and her shoulder and neck lines are not as smooth and flowing as in front of the camera. She lacks the "ethereal" feeling that one might imagine and has more of a girl-next-door innocence.
However, she has fair skin and exquisite makeup, and her delicate and sweet features are still there, but there is a slight difference between her and the carefully cultivated image online.
Following closely behind Nan Zhi was the top performer in the talent area, Yue Se Ru Huai.
She appeared in a carefully selected, modernized Chinese-style evening gown.
The dress is made of soft, moon-white silk, adorned with exquisite silver lotus embroidery at the neckline and slanted placket. The cuffs flare slightly, revealing a glimpse of slender wrists, and the hem flows smoothly in an A-line shape, rippling like water as she walks. This outfit is undoubtedly designed to accentuate her elegant气质 to the fullest.
Upon her arrival, her refined and gentle demeanor immediately caught many eyes, a stark contrast to Nan Zhi's sweet princess style. She nodded slightly, a perfectly placed smile playing on her lips, and waved to both sides of the red carpet with composure.