At the same time, the big screen randomly selected another video to play—this time, it was Tang Liuli's stage performance. Most of the other contestants onstage had also recovered and began watching seriously.
However, with such a flawless performance setting the bar, the audience magnified every flaw in those who came afterward.
After Tang Liuli's performance ended, the audience broke into a heated discussion:
"Her dancing is slightly better than Chu Yuanqing's? But not by much."
"Her biggest advantage is her vocals. Tang Liuli is undoubtedly positioned as the main vocalist. In this episode of Shining Stage, there aren't many people who can go head-to-head with her in that regard."
"Tang Liuli is definitely at A-Class level, just somewhat lopsided. But after watching the previous stage, her performance still somehow feels bland."
"Nothing can be done about that. Chu Yuanqing's stage was beyond the standard, far outside the scope of what trainees should be capable of."
"Don't you feel relieved? If every A-Class contestant were that incredible, we might as well wash up and go to bed."
Tang Liuli's performance allowed the group of beautiful girls who had been trembling with fear to finally breathe a sigh of relief. A monster like Chu Yuanqing—an ancient giant crocodile dropped into a kindergarten—could probably only be accommodated by Shining Stage once. If there were several more like her, everyone else would be finished.
Of course, among the 168 contestants, there were also calm girls like Chen Yining who could rationally analyze that such a stage could not be easily replicated.
But most people were still temporarily immersed in Charlotte's charm. They simply had no way to observe and think from a detached, bird's-eye perspective and draw a conclusion.
Thus, in the eyes of many people, Chu Yuanqing had practically become a terrifying