Dad, Please Let Me Solo-Fan Her! 264
"Yes, I believe you."
You haven't believed me at all!!!
The Green Eyed Cat even sensed the shame in the Little Cotton-padded Jacket's heart. She was furious, filled with grief and indignation, her eyes were brimming with tears, she wanted to cry but couldn't, she gave up on treatment, and she started eating.
Chu Yuanqing saw through everything perfectly. He breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little guilty. He should have locked the door before leaving; now he could only let Liuli suffer.
The Pure White Witch looked at the cat whose cheeks were bulging as it turned its grief and anger into appetite, and silently decided that she would have to find a way to make it up to Liuli in the future.
Thus, this minor incident, which almost exposed the chaotic relationships within the team, was temporarily averted thanks to everyone's efforts.
Meanwhile, in the distant Donghuang Federation of Great Xia...
The night in Sea Capital was deep, with countless stars scattering their scattered light, which, together with the moon's reflected radiance, illuminated the neon-lit steel forest.
Inside an apartment, a front-loading washing machine slowly stopped spinning.
Xu Ling opened the door with her small hands, pulled out the little dinosaur doll inside, and shuffled back to the Living room in her slippers. She curled up on the soft sofa with her cousin, Pei Xiaotong, waiting for the premiere of the sixth episode of "Flash Dance".
The little girl poured the soda she'd bought in advance into a wine glass—because her older cousin wouldn't let her drink champagne—and then dumped a bunch of snacks on the table, overflowing the glass. She curiously gossiped:
"Ling Bao, do you think the selfie Qing Bao posted last time was right or wrong?"
"I've seen many netizens say that Qing Bao looks more like a mother now, but why can't I see it?"
Xu Ling said righteously:
"Don't listen to their nonsense. Our Qing Bao is the purest and most innocent. If it weren't for the cunning Xie Qingxuan, she would still have her first kiss!"
Upon hearing Xie Qingxuan's name, Pei Xiaotong became even more excited and said:
"Xie Bao is so great, she's serious! She still hasn't deleted that post on Weibo, this isn't just a crush, it's an open crush! I saw the fans discussing it in the supertopic, they all said they've never shipped such a genuine Nv Tong CP before, they're all super excited."
Xu Ling could only sneer upon hearing this. While helping "Wu Zhong Jian Qing" edit videos, she was also fangirling over "Qing Cheng Qing Guo." "You're something else, Tong Bao. You're in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han, aren't you? I'll find a reason to deduct your salary later."
However, compared to Xie Qingxuan, Yayoi hasn't really made any big moves in this regard. Although she has posted photos with Chu Yuanqing on Weibo, Xie Qingxuan has posted just as many, even in large groups.
This action has really angered Xie Qingxuan's Solo Fan fans.
It's important to know that the Great Demon King never panders to her fans, and her Weibo is always just a routine job. However, after she went on a trip with Chu Yuanqing, she started posting on Weibo twice a day on average, and one of the posts was always related to Chu Yuanqing, and Chu Yuanqing was always in the photos.
To be honest, it's rare to find a couple so easy to ship these days; there's so much material available, it's practically like being fed a meal, to the point that she's sometimes a little envious.
Even so, she remains a staunch supporter of the Sakura fandom and will never be a fence-sitter or a champion fan!
Xu Ling hugged the little dinosaur that had just come out of the dry cleaners and still smelled of laundry detergent. She stared intently at the television and said seriously:
"Anyway, just look at the scenes in Qing Bao's team on this show. Whether it's ambiguous or not, you can tell from the little details."
Pei Xiaotong nodded without saying a word. After the elimination of the second Public Performance, only 84 contestants remained in Sea Capital, divided into 17 teams, who went to different places to participate in commercial performances.
The former is information announced in advance during the live stream, while the latter is a rule that netizens guessed after the Little Idol gained free internet access and began posting on Weibo to promote their idols and the show.
In short, with 17 teams, there are roughly 17 shots. Assuming the sixth episode is two hours long, each team will get an average of seven minutes, and popular teams could probably double that time.
Nine o'clock arrived quickly, and amidst the barrage of comments filling the black screen, a logo resembling Dream Weaver Rabbit lit up, announcing the start of the sixth episode.
Pei Xiaotong looked at the progress bar expectantly, and she exclaimed excitedly:
"Ling Bao, look, episode six is so long! It's a full 178 minutes, almost three hours!"
Xu Ling thought for a moment and said:
"If it's this long, we can edit it into a pure version featuring Qing Bao's team right after we finish watching it. The number of views should be very high, right?"
The little girl complained:
"You said that without even seeing it? It's incredibly disrespectful to the other contestants."
Xu Ling hit Pei Xiaotong with a small dinosaur doll and said speechlessly:
"I don't know how to fast forward!"
Well, as she spoke, she skipped over the parts she had already seen in the live stream and fast-forwarded directly to the rules explanation and the segment where the Little Idol drew lots for commercial performance locations, which caused Pei Xiaotong to show a subtle expression.
But under her cousin's threatening gaze, the little girl obediently watched the program without saying a word.
This part is actually quite interesting, but not insignificant either.
Many contestants' information had already been leaked, and their locations were no secret.
For example, the Omegumi group was photographed at Akihabara's largest adult store.
For example, after a video of someone performing rollerblading stunts on the streets of Vienna went viral on Austria short video website, images of Green Eyed Cat and Pure White Witch were subsequently uploaded to Great Xia.
However, some contestants, whose commercial performances are held in Great Xia, have to play Hide-and-Seek with their fans and have to be extra careful with their personal information when posting on Weibo, making them exceptionally mysterious.
Furthermore, after the Dream Weaver Rabbit explained the rules, everyone grasped a key point: during the long 45 days, the Little Idol will not all stay in one place. The commercial performance venue is just their final destination, not necessarily where they are now.
Therefore, this is the moment to reveal the winners, and the locations of the 17 teams' commercial performances will soon be revealed one by one.
[Urgent! Please provide all the venues for the Little Idol's commercial performances!]
[Damn, no wonder Qing Bao stopped including the URL in her photos later, now I know why.]
[I really want to know, besides Chen Yining and Ji Shuzhu's group and Chu Yuanqing's group, who else is unlucky enough to have drawn overseas commercial performance assignments???]
[Hilarious! Dream Weaver Rabbit is 100% doing this on purpose. I bet all the popular contestants were selected to go abroad, just to prevent them from being actually pinched offline???]
[That's really true. Take Qing Bao for example. If I knew which city she would be performing in, I would be there right now, waiting for her. Even if I didn't get an autograph, just seeing her perform live would be a huge win!]
As expected, after the performance venues of all 17 teams were revealed, they almost all followed the principle that the higher the popularity, the farther away they would be sent, much like how Qin Shi Huang threw his crown prince Fusu to the Great Wall.
Similarly, Capital next door was in the same boat, and one group was even sent to the White Eagle Kingdom.
"Wow, what a grand spectacle! No wonder it's a world-class idol talent show. I can't imagine what the fourth round of competition will be like."
Pei Xiaotong was very excited watching the comments section. She tugged at her cousin next to her and said:
"Lingbao, Lingbao, do you think it's too late for us to go to Austria now? That place called St. Göttingen, I think it's quite famous, it wouldn't be a bad trip."
Xu Ling complained:
"I'd like to too, but the visa and passport process is so complicated. By the time it's done, Qing Bao and the others will have already finished their performance, and we're about to start school. How dare you go abroad?"
After hearing this, the little girl reluctantly gave up her wishful thinking, raised her head again, and looked at the sixth episode.
After the contestants Dream Weaver Rabbit lots, the night before departure, each team had a talk session. Since the eliminated contestants could stay another night, there were some extremely emotional moments interspersed throughout, which drew heartbroken comments from the live chat.
[Knowing it was a knife, why didn't you dodge????]
[Because it doesn't hurt, what's there to hurt? It's just saying goodbye to her teammates who were preparing for their trip after being eliminated, who will never be an idol again. It doesn't hurt at all???]
[Haha, that stubbornness of trying not to shed tears, forcing a smile, and leaving with dignity—it just can't break my defenses at all! True fans are already invincible!]
[How strange, I tripped and fell while walking, slipped on seventy or eighty pairs of sunglasses, does anyone remember this????]
[Waaaaah, my Little Idol, why did you have to share your initial dream of becoming an idol with someone before you left? I feel like I'm being torn apart by a machine??? Dream Weaver Rabbit, I could kill you a thousand times over!!!]
This segment, which lasted about half an hour, could be considered a final act of kindness from "Flash Dance" to the eliminated contestants.
The story then quickly moves to the point where the 17 teams arrive at their respective destinations.
This part was filmed by the accompanying staff and nano-cameras; it's not the official start of the vlog yet.
However, thanks to the technology of Super AI and access to satellites, the bird's-eye view of the cities where the 17 teams are located switched and rotated naturally within a minute, making this opening truly stunning.
In addition, the advance announcement of tasks and the rules that gave contestants freedom made the sixth episode full of the flavor of a variety show, and the enthusiasm of the comments section quickly rose again.
Xu Ling looked at the television screen, which was showing the Danube River at dusk in Vienna.
The perspective quickly shifts to the scene of the Little Idol arriving in Vienna.
Chu Yuanqing stood in a corner of the square, looking at the Vienna Division's "Flash Dance" advertisement on the building, and along with a group of people, looked up and watched Charlotte sing "βιο?".
The most interesting thing is that Dream Weaver Rabbit seems to be trying to cause trouble, deliberately playing the entire video on purpose.
Chu Yuanqing listened to Charlotte's singing. She remained motionless for more than three minutes while the Saintess sang, the glittering gold in her eyes flickering, conveying extremely intense emotions. Only when the singing stopped did she come back to her senses, revealing an indescribable smile.
The allure of the Pure White Witch is so timeless that even through previous videos, it still reflects a beautiful arc of light, shining brightly in the heart, leaving viewers who witness this scene with endless imagination and great awe.
"I was stunned. Who is that person in the advertisement? How could they have beauty that rivals that of the Qing God???"
"Something's not right, something's really not right. Isn't that Charlotte in the ad? Does Qing Bao know her? Why does it feel like she's seeing her White Moonlight again, the emotions are ridiculously intense???"
"Damn, she didn't say a word, but I've already imagined a whole essay of hundreds of thousands of words. Qing Bao, why don't you go into acting? This kind of emotional impact is too unfair."
"So, has anyone figured out if they know each other?"
"Wait, isn't the key point that Chu Yuanqing's eyes really change color? Such beautiful gilding, it's even better than the purest gemstone in nature. Could that Easter egg in the second Public Performance not be a special effect???"
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The audience was buzzing with discussion, clearly sensing that something was amiss.
The emotions Chu Yuanqing displayed back then were so intense that they exceeded her apparent age, like gold unearthed from the depths of time, radiant and profound, like a treasure that has seen the light of day again after many years.
This inevitably raises suspicions that her earlier suggestion to visit Vienna might also be related to the person in this advertisement, suggesting it was a premeditated proposal.
Meanwhile, due to Charlotte's bewitching beauty and her stunning singing that surpassed even Green Eyed Cat's, even viewers who didn't pay much attention to Chu Yuanqing couldn't help but look up her background while watching the show, wanting to know who she was.
Xu Ling also nervously began to look up information. As the standard-bearer of "Wu Zhong Jian Qing", a former supporter of Kiriwake Yayoi, and a loyal and devoted member of the Iron-Blooded Sakura Party, she instinctively sensed a strong sense of crisis.
That woman is extremely dangerous!!!
If she has any connection with Qing Bao, she will surely be able to easily destroy "Qing Ci Li Qu", approach "Qing Cheng Qing Guo", and threaten the noble "Wu Zhong Jian Qing"!
Pei Xiaotong's eyes sparkled with excitement. She tugged at the sleeve of the girl next to her and said excitedly:
"Wow, Ling Bao, that older sister is super pretty!"
"Who is she? A contestant from the Vienna Division? How can she sing so well?"
"It's decided! I'm going to stan her! No, I'm going to stan her, Qing Bao, and Xie Bao!"
Xu Ling was shocked. That woman had managed to instigate her assistant to betray her in just a few minutes!
Wait, Mom, Tong Bao, weren't you just promoting "Qing Cheng Qing Guo"?
Enraged, Xu Ling hit Pei Xiaotong on the head several times with a small dinosaur doll before finally calming down this lustful idiot with violence.
The girl crossed her arms and looked at the little girl who was covering her head with annoyance, saying:
"You idiot, you're not allowed to insult us noble pure love single-fans anymore!"
Pei Xiaotong puffed out her cheeks and muttered to herself:
"You used to only support Little Sakura, but now you're only supporting Qing Bao."
"Ling Bao so domineering! That's too much!"
Xu Ling, enraged by these words, punched the other person again with the toy dinosaur and said:
"If you say another word, I'll dock your pay!"
Upon hearing this, the girl who was thinking about buying a dress with her salary immediately shut up. In her heart, she despised Ling Bao's fake pure love, but on the surface, she pretended to be very obedient and showed a cute smile. In order to show her loyalty, she even shamelessly massaged her cousin's legs.
Xu Ling continued researching, but because she had been playing around with her cousin for a while, some experts started appearing in the comments section to explain Charlotte's immense popularity on the other side of the continent.
"Holy crap, isn't that the Doomsday Diva? Austria's national flower! She's beautiful, I love watching her???!"
"Austria, huh? That water stage performance that slapped countless festival audiences in the face has made her so popular that she's practically become the national flower of the Holy United States???"
"So, it's actually quite normal for Qing Bao to know Charlotte? Maybe she's a fan of Charlotte???"
"Impossible. Even now, the popularity of 'The Doomsday Diva' hasn't spread to Donghuang yet, let alone when Qing Bao arrived in Vienna, Charlotte was still several weeks away from her commercial performance. The probability of her being a fan is very low."
"Mainly, do you think the fans watching this show don't know how their idols would react? Besides, Chu Yuanqing only saw an advertisement; there must be another reason for such a strong reaction. The idol-fan hypothesis is hard to accept."
"Huh?! If Qing Bao sees Charlotte in person, won't she be kidnapped? It feels like she's about to be snatched away as soon as she leaves the country???"
Xu Ling sneered when she saw these comments:
"Ridiculous! Just needless worry!"
"None of Qing Bao's Weibo posts so far are photos of her with Charlotte. Given Qing Bao's personality, she probably doesn't even know what avoiding suspicion means. If they actually met, there's no reason for her to act like this."
In other words, even if Chu Yuanqing and Charlotte had some hidden past, they never had a chance to meet. And as long as they didn't explicitly get close on the show, it was impossible for a group of CP fans to emerge that would threaten "Wu Zhong Jian Qing"!
Pei Xiaotong echoed in agreement:
"Ling Bao is right. Xiao Qing might just think Charlotte is too amazing, like the main characters entering a new map, encountering a new BOSS, feeling awe and admiration, and finding a new goal."
The little girl became more and more excited as she spoke:
"This CG close-up is like a scene from an idol anime where the protagonist sees a bigger stage and there's a rival! And judging from the comments, Charlotte is pretty amazing, right? She's number one in the Vienna Division, and even the Holy United States region."
Some audience members shared the same thought process as the child, believing that given Chu Yuanqing's sincerity and love for the stage, it was perfectly reasonable for him to perform classic tropes from idol dramas.