Chapter 1233: Born Singer (Part 13)
The person in charge, who bullies the weak and fears the strong, brought the surveillance footage to Chuzheng: "All the surveillance is here."
Which company is this!!
She must be sabotaged!
Chuzheng played the surveillance footage. There were also several rest rooms backstage. The number of people in the one where Sheng Yan and others were had been reduced considerably, so it wasn’t crowded.
However, people going in and out weren’t necessarily from that rest room, including staff, photographers, and various other personnel.
Chuzheng spotted Sheng Yan’s position in the surveillance. Several people were gathered around them, seemingly getting along quite well.
At that moment, Sheng Yan suddenly stood up, handed the guitar to Mu Sheng, and then left.
Shortly after Sheng Yan left, Qu Jiangxiao also stepped aside to take a call, leaving only Mu Sheng.
But then someone from the other side called him, and Mu Sheng placed the guitar on the sofa and went over to help.
Mu Sheng never thought someone would sabotage the guitar, as everyone, despite being rivals, had been getting along well.
At that moment, someone with drinks provided by the sponsor approached the sofa with the guitar, placing things on the table while looking around.
Seeing no one paying attention, he sat down directly. His body blocked the surveillance camera, making it impossible to see his hand movements.
Before Qu Jiangxiao returned, that person swiftly left.
"Who is this person?"
Chuzheng pointed at the person in the surveillance.
"This... I don’t know." The person in charge shook his head: "So many people come and go here. How could I remember everyone?"
The girl stared at him expressionlessly. Her gaze was calm, yet the person in charge felt something was amiss, eerily sinister...
Cold sweat poured down from the person in charge as he swallowed: "Xiao Wang, I’ll call Xiao Wang for you. He should know."
Xiao Wang was quickly brought over, and Chuzheng asked him to identify the person in the surveillance.
Xiao Wang recognized him after a moment: "It seems to be Liu Daquan. What’s wrong?"
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The man was furtively making a call from a corner, his voice rising due to something said on the other end that angered him.
"I did as you said. It’s not my fault they’re in the finals. They performed so steadily, and I’m not a judge."
"...Alright, alright, I’ll find another chance. I’ll handle the surveillance, understood."
The man cursed and hung up, emerging from the corner, only to look up and lock eyes with a cold, icy gaze.
He recognized who she was, his heart skipping a beat. How long had she been standing there? What had she heard?
No way.
He had to leave fast.
Liu Daquan lowered his head, trying to quickly slip past her side.
Chuzheng reached out to block him: "Liu Daquan."
Blocked, Liu Daquan panicked further but feigned composure: "You know me? What do you want?"
"Who told you to sabotage Sheng Yan’s guitar?"
"I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t block my way; I have work to do..."
Liu Daquan wanted to leave, but Chuzheng naturally wouldn’t give him the chance, pulling him into the corner.
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Five minutes later.
Liu Daquan clutched his face, his speech unclear: "Hua Huai, someone named Hua Huai told me to sabotage his guitar. He paid me... I’m telling the truth, please stop hitting me!"
Liu Daquan shielded his head, fearing Chuzheng would hit him again.
"I was just tempted by money, I know I was wrong, please stop."
This show is just an entertainment program. If an accident causes a match to stop, as long as the negotiation is successful, the competition can be redone.
Hua Huai’s aim is to use this to affect Sheng Yan and their state, pushing them out of the finals.
Sheng Yan and the others were enjoying a lot of attention online recently, and many believed they could take first place.
Additionally, since they were brought by Chuzheng, Hua Huai disliked them even more.
Liu Daquan was staff, so his coming and going wouldn’t arouse much suspicion.
As for the surveillance, Liu Daquan hadn’t had the chance to deal with it.
Liu Daquan knew the disposition of the person in charge, assuming that even if Chuzheng and the others wanted to check the surveillance, they wouldn’t be able to see it for a while.
Who knew Chuzheng would surprisingly see the surveillance so quickly and pull him out?
Chuzheng, with an imposing manner, crouched down: "I can choose not to hold you accountable, but you have to do something for me."
"Just tell me, please..."
Liu Daquan didn’t dare refuse.
Chuzheng whispered a couple of instructions to him, and Liu Daquan nodded repeatedly, assuring he would accomplish them.
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Chuzheng returned to the front and encountered Hua Huai in the hallway.
He stopped voluntarily, smiling without warmth: "Xiao Meng, the new people you’re managing are doing well, making it to the finals."
"If you can make it, why can’t they?" Good Person Card sings much better than you!
People were coming and going in the hallway, making it inconvenient for Chuzheng to do much, so she left Hua Huai behind.
Every time Hua Huai came before Chuzheng, it was just self-humiliation, yet he still insisted on provoking her.
Before, when this woman focused on him, he felt annoyed, but when she wasn’t, he felt displeased.
Now, she’s even managing others...
Thinking of this, a chill flashed in Hua Huai’s eyes.
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Chuzheng picked up Sheng Yan and the others, heading back to the studio together.
"Boss, are we just going to let this go?" Mu Sheng was dissatisfied: "Resorting to sabotage because they can’t compete, such people don’t deserve to make music."
"This isn’t something you need to worry about," Chuzheng said. "You just focus on singing well."
Mu Sheng didn’t know how Chuzheng planned to resolve the issue, feeling somewhat indignant.
Chuzheng glanced at Sheng Yan, patting his shoulder: "Don’t overthink it either."
Sheng Yan was startled, then quickly shook his head: "I’m not overthinking."
"Then what are you thinking about?" You’ve been silent.
"A new song."
"???"
I thought you were affected and depressed, but you’re thinking about a new song?
Sheng Yan thought Chuzheng didn’t believe him, so he hummed a couple of bars for her.
Chuzheng: "..."
Alright then.
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The weekly show quickly aired the last episode they recorded, but the organizers only asked them to prepare songs and didn’t notify them for recording.
The organizers changed the broadcast format for the finals, choosing to go live.
Live broadcasts are different from pre-recorded ones.
If something goes wrong in a pre-recording, it can be redone. A live broadcast only gives you one chance.
Now, only five groups remain.
Besides Sheng Yan and his group, another group is a band, while the other three are solo performers.
The finals consist of two rounds, with the first round relying on votes from the live audience and judges.
But the second round involves online voting, with the votes converted proportionately, and the final scores combined to determine the ranking.
The first round uses a draw to decide the performance order.
Sheng Yan drew neither too early nor too late, right in third place.
[Here we go, buddy]
[No need to say, I’m here to see our Huai Huai]
[Fireworks is the best!]
[Sheng Yan, my ears are pregnant, you have to take responsibility!]
[Aaaaah I’m catching the live broadcast.]
[Why hasn’t the camera shown our Yanyan yet!]
[Mu Sheng, Mu Sheng!!]
[Qu Jiangxiao, I love you!]
The moment the live broadcast started, the barrage of comments exploded.
Recently, Fireworks gained quite a few fans, with Chuzheng instructing Lisa to buy various promotions in rotation to maintain their popularity.