Dad, Please Let Me Be Your Only Fan!

The group that emerges victorious from the final battle will be strong enough to bear the weight of being national idols, or even global idols!

Time ticks to 7:59 AM.

On the large screen behind the Dream Weaver Rabbit, the vote counts on the leaderboard begin to flow from zero, recreating the past 24 hours of accumulated votes in an extremely short period.

The vote counts for the eight theme songs are neck and neck, creating an intense competition.

Judging by their growth trends, the popularity of "Flash Dance" is like adding fuel to a fire, continuously growing by the second. The momentum of its climb on the charts has snowballed, eventually sweeping in like a tidal wave, overtaking others wave after wave, captivating everyone's attention.

The theme songs locked in the top three spots are "No Way Back," known for its technical prowess and high difficulty; "Something," characterized by its sexy and hot style with a strong emphasis on rhythm; and "candy," with a sweet and youthful theme and choreography that is simple yet intricate.

The first song is clearly suited for absolute powerhouses, such as Xie Qingxuan, Ji Shuzhu, and even some contestants in the A-Class.

The second song is harder to say. Girl group dances that are cool, hot, and rhythmic have always been popular. Furthermore, the intentions of fans supporting the same idol can sometimes be inconsistent. The rise of this theme song seems more like a chaotic product driven by public preference, its composition unclear.

The third song is very straightforward. The stage shock brought by Kiriwake Yayoi still lingers in the minds of some contestants; she is undoubtedly the most suitable person for "candy" among those in the top ranks.

And precisely because her strengths are so prominent, most fans were drawn to her for these very reasons. They eagerly anticipate her next performance, making it difficult for their votes to be split. They primarily invest them in "candy."

This has caused this rather unremarkable theme song to defy the trend and climb to third place early on.

The leaderboard data continues to flow.

The contestants are forced to marvel at the terrifying external popularity of "Flash Dance."

One must understand that according to the rules under the voting interface, each fan can only receive one vote with their ID card. There's no system requiring product purchases for votes or fixed refresh rates by watching advertisements.

Therefore, every vote behind each theme song carries significant weight.

Yet, before the data even reaches its peak, the total number of votes has already surpassed one million. It's hard to imagine how many people are currently watching the live broadcast.

The Dream Weaver Rabbit smiles:

"Here's a brief public service announcement."

"The official platform has set up a special option on the voting interface. Each viewer, when claiming their vote with their ID card, can freely choose between a regular vote or a special vote for a specific contestant."

"On a side note, the introduction screen for special votes is arranged by rank."

As soon as this was announced, almost everyone grasped the hidden meaning.

This setup meant that the platform could track the composition of every vote, and even list the proportion of fans for each theme song in a table.

The crucial point is, why would "Flash Dance" deliberately categorize voters by their fan base? What kind of grand scheme were they planning?

The Dream Weaver Rabbit's pupils turned crimson, its mouth curving into a terrifying arc. It let out a silent, malevolent laugh, announcing news that sent a collective shiver down the spines of the trainees who had performed poorly:

"Yes, you guessed correctly."

"The production team will announce the specific amounts of each special vote within the finally selected theme songs and will award the top three contestants in terms of votes with 1 million, 500,000, and 100,000 vote bonuses, respectively."

"Although these votes can only be used for the Center position selection of the theme song, you should all know how important the Center position is for the first major stage, right?"

These words were cold and piercing.

They were too realistic and too cruel for both the contestants who made mistakes in the first round and became obscure, as well as for the 68 contestants who entered too late, lost their camera time in the first live broadcast, and are now largely unknown to the public.

One step ahead means every step is ahead.

One step behind means every step is behind.

Even with an A-Class evaluation on the stage under the backlight, the hope of securing the Center position and making a comeback against a severe lack of exposure and a starting deficit of a full million votes remained slim, even bordering on wishful thinking.

Could they truly snatch those few, undetermined debut spots from such a disadvantage?

But the Dream Weaver Rabbit didn't give them time to compose themselves. As a countdown suddenly appeared on the big screen, only ten short seconds remained until the answer was revealed.

The audience's emotions were even more tense than the contestants'.

Because "Flash Dance" had stopped updating voting data an hour prior to maximize viewership for the live broadcast, only keeping the voting channels open. This left many fans in the dark about the final results, forcing them to be obediently manipulated and wait in front of their screens for the final outcome.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6...

Then, The countdown reached zero.

The interface refreshed with the final results.

--Theme Song: "candy"

--Total Votes: 2.927 million

--Special Votes: Kiriwake Yayoi 39%, Chu Yuanqing 33%, Lin Bao'er 11%...

Volume 1: 40. Charlotte, Come Save Me!

The outcome of the theme song battle was completely decided.

The expressions of the contestants on stage varied, all feeling extremely surprised.

The final winner was Kiriwake Yayoi?

Although her stage performance was indeed explosive, compared to other A-Class contestants, she lacked the backing of a powerful entertainment company and, being from the Island Nation, had little fan base in her home country.

Theoretically, she should have ranked third at most, and it was impossible for her to surpass Xie Qingxuan.

On the other hand, the other contestants were not simple either.

Let alone Tang Liuli, who once ranked among the top in the Chinese Entertainment Industry, just consider Chen Yining and Ji Shuzhu.

The companies behind these two are top-tier in the country. They can even hype up their CP to gain fans. Even if their differing positioning causes them to split votes, there's no reason they should lose to an unknown Sakura Girl.

If they didn't know that Flash Dance was a national-led project, they would even suspect foul play.

And the one who found it most unbelievable was Kiriwake Yayoi, who unexpectedly took first place.

Like the other contestants, Kiriwake Yayoi was completely unaware of the explosive public opinion fermenting outside. She couldn't fathom why she had so many fans.

But soon, the real-time bullet comments appearing beside her provided the answer:

"Wuwuwu, we did it, we really got candy to the top!"

"Hooray! This is a huge victory for the two major fan support groups! Qingqing and Little Sakura both got votes!"

"Little Sakura can continue dancing the sweet style she's good at, and Qingqing, who has a weak foundation, can learn the simplest dance. It's a win-win!"

"Can new fans ask why her nickname is Little Sakura?"

"Because in the Island Nation, Yayoi means March, and March is the season when cherry blossoms bloom, so that's what we call her. Isn't it nice?"

"I see. I came over from Qingqing's side to DD. Thanks for the answer, let's keep shipping."

For a time, the bullet comments were filled with the carnival of CP fans.

Kiriwake Yayoi looked at the big screen, her expression stunned. The joy in her heart was instantly overwhelmed by intense guilt, and she pursed her lips in shame.

No wonder she got the most suitable theme song, and even got the top spot for the dedicated vote.

It was because her and Chu Yuanqing's organically grown CP fans, mistakenly believing the latter could only learn the simplest candy in a short time, had reached a consensus, allowing her to reap the greatest benefit!

But the problem was, the fans might not know.

Kiriwake Yayoi, however, understood that with Chu Yuanqing's learning ability, what suited her best was definitely not candy, but Burn, which aligned with her initial evaluation stage, was moderately difficult, and leaned towards rock.

In other words, she had essentially been leeching off Chu Yuanqing and climbing over her.

If Chu Yuanqing had gotten first place, it would have been fine, but she was second, only 6% behind her. And it was unknown how many of those 6% were flexible CP fans. The composition couldn't be determined, let alone considered fair.

Kiriwake Yayoi thus became the all-around winner.

But she didn't feel happy. At this moment, she even recalled her earlier action of proactively hugging Chu Yuanqing, and the guilt in her heart intensified, gradually mixed with a hint of panic.

Although she hadn't thought much of it at the time, looking at the results, that action undoubtedly served as "sugar" for their CP fans, inducing Chu Yuanqing's fans to continue voting for candy!

Little Sakura lowered her eyes slightly in disappointment. She looked at Chu Yuanqing on the other side, who seemed to be sad and dazed, and couldn't bear to look any longer. She decided she must apologize to her properly.

And at this moment, Chu Yuanqing was truly very sad.

Damn it, she had deliberately hidden in the corner, not even looking at the bullet comments, how could she still be ambushed by a Dream Weaver Rabbit and make such a strong presence in front of the audience?

Was this show sponsored by the National Anti-Fraud Center, causing some unseen force to try and disrupt her grand scheme of insurance fraud!

Unfortunately, people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

While Chu Yuanqing was feeling sad, the bullet comments in front of her were all blessings:

"Qingbao, don't be too moved! Mom will definitely debut you! Let you achieve your dream???!"

"Wuwuwu, Qingbao probably hasn't realized it yet. She must still think she's an unknown, so she's surprised, right? The more I think about it, the more my heart aches!"

"Yeah, Qingqing probably wanted to try it once in Flash Dance with the thought of leaving no regrets. She never thought her efforts and bravery would be seen by so many people."

"Crying, Qingbao's efforts will definitely be seen, I will always watch over Qingbao???!"

"We will always be with you, becoming an umbrella to shield you from the wind and rain, accompanying you to the dazzling stage???."

Chu Yuanqing looked at the surrounding bullet comments, her small face stiffening. A shattered, gold-leaf-like light flickered in her pupils. She was so close to a mental breakdown that she almost dropped her disguise.

In a daze, she hallucinated the Chenqiao Mutiny. The bullet comments surrounding her were like soldiers holding yellow robes, all wanting to drape it over her.

Chu Yuanqing didn't need to rally her troops. Just by quietly breathing, she would be proclaimed emperor by the generals and enter the capital amidst the cheers of the army, ascending the throne of the Son of Heaven.

She was numb.

Although the bullet comments were extremely sincere, so sincere that even though they were bizarre, they were inexplicably moving, but... she really didn't want to be an idol!

Chu Yuanqing wanted to speak and explain, but sadly found herself unable to utter a single word.

What does it mean to be in a predicament? This is it.

Chu Yuanqing regretted it to death. She shouldn't have boasted on stage if she had known.

Now, facing so many expectant bullet comments, she couldn't say anything. She couldn't negate or betray their sincere feelings.

It had always been like this.

Chu Yuanqing was clearly afraid of pain, hardship, fatigue, and trouble, but when people expected, pleaded, or needed her, her body would move involuntarily.

Whether it was facing a supreme disaster beast wielding meme authority, or a pure white forbidden zone that would turn her into salt crystals just by stepping into it, she always piled up mountains of corpses to forge a path to victory.

--Aren't you tired?

This was a question the Doomsday Diva had once asked.

Chu Yuanqing hadn't answered directly before because she was the hope of humanity, the final Savior, the wall protecting human reason.

Therefore, the answers that should not belong to the Savior could not be spoken by her, and in order not to lie, silence naturally became the only option.

But now...

Chu Yuanqing just wanted to tell her!

--Wuwuwu, Charlotte, I'm so tired, come save me quickly!

The bullet comments, completely oblivious to this sadness, were still celebrating this victory that had crushed all opponents. They swirled around the lifeless Chu Yuanqing like swimming fish, all changing to a golden hue, as joyful and lively as a leaping imperial robe.

The envious and jealous gazes of the other contestants were like adding fuel to the fire, making Chu Yuanqing, who had been curled up in a corner, unknown and unnoticed, the center of attention after Kiriwake Yayoi.

Volume 1: 41. Chu Yuanqing, Terrifying!

At the same time.

In the tiered classroom.

The A-Class contestants in the upper ranks had recovered from their shock and simultaneously shifted their gaze to Chu Yuanqing, who was in the C-Class area.

It was important to note that Kiriwake Yayoi's exclusive votes were 39%, while Chu Yuanqing's were 33%. The difference was only 6%, and considering the suspicion of a CP pairing between the two, this vote difference could almost be ignored.

In other words, Chu Yuanqing's popularity ranked in the top ten, or even top five, among everyone at this stage, completely outperforming two-thirds of the top A-Class contestants.

Without Chu Yuanqing serving as a stepping stone, Kiriwake Yayoi would never have been able to become the final winner!

This was beyond everyone's expectations.

Although Chu Yuanqing had benefited from being in the first position for two rounds, her C-Class rating destined her to be in the lower-middle tier of the Flash Dance food chain, theoretically not worthy of being considered a true competitor.

Yet now, she had successfully used her popularity in the outside world to shatter this inherent perception and crush the arrogance of the A-Class contestants.

One could only say she was terrifying.

Once everyone understood this, they naturally began to re-evaluate her.

Chen Yining looked at Chu Yuanqing seriously, her gaze flickered slightly before moving away. She acknowledged Chu Yuanqing's decision to go on stage first and abided by the principle of the winner takes all.

The finalization of the theme song, and even the opponent's lead of a million votes, were settled realities. There was no need to regret or agonize over them.