—Especially her fans.
Well, although her rating was low, she wasn't especially pretty, and her performance hadn't made it into the show, her comedic flying-pancake dance had earned her a spot in the opening sequence. She'd even gained a little popularity afterward, and her following and buzz weren't bad among the D-Class contestants.
Liang Xiaoxiao had nearly two hundred thousand followers on Weibo. Even accounting for the inflated numbers from her agency's promotion, that kind of growth would have been pretty good for a regular audition show.
By now, the supertopic named Potato Cult was full of wailing:
"Damn it, even the rare funny little sister is getting bullied into depression by Shining Stage???!"
"Ugh, she got a D-Class rating in the Second Evaluation. That basically means she has no chance of getting a Debut Spot."
"Flying Pancake girl has it so rough. There are four people in her dorm: the Great Demon King is A-Class, Tang Liuli is A-Class, and Qing Bao is A-Class too. Just imagining what it must've been like when the ratings were announced makes me feel suffocated for her???"
"Ugh, the pressure must be insane. And Xiaoxiao lives with three A-Class contestants. Forget her own mental health—we Potato Cultists are going to get brutally wiped out by the three Supreme Ones' fans, aren't we???!"
"...Nothing we can do. Given Xiaoxiao's situation, she's basically being forced to benefit all three fanbases. It's not that bad, but there'll definitely be people in the other fanbases who aren't happy."
"So why are her fans called the Potato Cult? It sounds so dumb."
"Because the flying pancake Xiaoxiao flipped that day was made of potatoes!"
"Then why not call it the Flying Pancake Cult? I'm mad!"
"Heh. Might as well call it the Stir-Fried Rice Cake Cult."
Liang Xiaoxiao's