Chapter 96 Part 1

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Chapter 96 Part 1: The External Feedback, Exposed the Shura Arena (1)

Evening at ten o’clock.

Xu Ling successfully recovered from the sadness of imagining self-harm by hitting her little dinosaur pillow.

As the key figure in "Sheng Qing Homonym" and "Meet You in the Mist", she belatedly remembered something and, with her professional intuition, noticed that Honey Qing had not met Little Sakura in the whole day under the live broadcast camera!

Moreover, upon careful consideration, from the live broadcasts with secondary ratings recently to the end of the performances, it seemed like her friend Miyuki had been in a rather pitiful state, without any chance to get close to Honey Qing.

If it weren’t for Honey Qing voting for Little Sakura without hesitation in the Carry Center battle, with the successful coquetry from Little Moon time and time again, Great Devil secretly putting lipstick on Honey Qing, and Tang Liuli listening to bedtime stories from Honey Qing every day and other enemy achievements, perhaps the CP group would be in a state of panic now.

Unconsciously, this fan who originally supported Kirimi Miyuki alone has elevated Chu Yuanqing’s status to a very strange position.

Xu Ling was unaware of her own decline, melancholically watching the live broadcast replay, deeply influenced by the fan fiction within the group, feeling sorrowful and lamenting:

"Damn, with Honey Qing, Little Moon, Little Liuli, and Great Devil’s CP combination getting closer to our orthodox CP status, Miyuki, you need to step up!"

Oh, luckily there are many senior sugar lovers in the group.

Especially some great experts can accurately capture a moment of sweetness from hours of live broadcasts, editing it into a charming and romantic gaze, as if pink bubbles were floating in the air.

The presence of these skilled sugar lovers makes the "Meet You in the Mist" couple appear strong even if they temporarily have no sugar to enjoy.

Only Xu Ling, as the leader, knows that all of this is just false prosperity, a bubble that will burst at a touch.

If you have skilled sugar lovers on your side, does that mean other CP fans don’t have any?

If the upcoming second episode fails to showcase other sweet moments, or even exposes Honey Qing with other contestants in intimate scenes, then various combinations trying to pair Honey Qing with someone will lose out, and the once popular "Meet You in the Mist" will be replaced by others on the throne.

Xu Ling is very worried; she feels a mix of heartache and anxiety watching her daughter possibly being attracted to someone else, along with a sense of helplessness, sadness, and pain.

"Oh well, Miyuki is so lovely; even if she’s not performing well, Mom still loves you."

"If all else fails, I’ll just ship Honey Qing with other girls in the future, and be a sneaky champion fan!"

At that time, the fan group of the "Meet You in the Mist" series went crazy praising Chu Yuanqing and Little Sakura’s videos on the performance stage, unaware that their leader was ready to surrender and give up.

"Talking about it, when I watched the whole thing, I didn’t feel much, but after watching three direct videos, I always feel that Honey Qing and Little Sakura have something extra on them, or they are more eye-catching than Chen Yining?"

"It’s normal, at the current ‘Dazzling Stage’ in the country, only Miyuki and Honey Qing are confirmed to have mastered the ‘Heart Flow’ dance move at the Sea City competition, and Kyoto doesn’t have anyone with that skill. Even though the Miss has strong dancing skills, without the ‘Heart Flow’ boost, it might seem a bit lacking."

As the topic drifted off here, some started speculating about the upcoming competition format:

"If we follow the normal rhythm, the next step should be group battles, but since the goal of ‘Dazzling Stage’ is to cultivate the strongest idols and repeatedly hints that even the weak ones have a chance to win, it doesn’t seem like it will be that simple."

"Well, regardless, that is for the third stage, the popularity of ‘Dazzling Stage’ is already enough, who knows if it will continue to live stream spoilers?"

Xu Ling quietly put down her phone, no longer checking the group chat, and instead started enjoying the direct videos on the "Dazzling Stage" official website.

Chu Yuanqing’s direct video can be described as a feast of beauty, even those who have no impression of her can easily be amazed by this video and eventually join her fan group.

Especially the first few frames at the beginning, through the video, you can feel the commanding power of the stage spreading out like tides, it’s really impressive, so much so that in the edited performance video, the first few breaths are completely focused on her, very eye-catching.

And in the eyes of the old fans, these are all really great qualities.

But what’s even more worth caring about is that Chu Yuanqing has matured a lot since her first time on stage!

This contrast to her awkward and immature dance moves from previous live broadcasts makes her growth on the performance stage even more outstanding. This easily triggers a collective sigh of admiration from her fans who have been following her all the way to now:

"Following this development trend is truly amazing!"

Xu Ling couldn’t help but cheer out loud. During the live performance, she was too overwhelmed to notice at first. It was only during the second viewing of the live stream, when it wasn’t live and she watched it again, that she finally had the leisure to realize…

Chu Yuanqing is a pure beginner, with almost no singing or dancing experience, and this is her first time performing in front of an audience.

From being clueless and making multiple mistakes, lagging behind the other trainees, to a surprising comeback during the secondary rating, dominating the stage during the performance, and becoming a shining idol, all in just over half a month!

For the old fans who have been watching her grow and evolve step by step, this is simply a kind of overly magical happiness.

Where else can you find such dedicated fans?

Apart from liking posts for free, they hadn’t given anything yet their chosen child received a thousand times more positive feedback, deservedly earning their spot with their own abilities.

What joy is it to randomly get a golden legendary result in nurturing?

No, to grow a golden legendary, you need to feed a bunch, but Honey Qing grew up almost effortlessly!

In conclusion, Chu Yuanqing is a unique treasure.

Xu Ling was enjoying a deep sense of achievement and felt extremely proud.

After thinking for a moment, she felt a bit guilty, feeling unfamiliar with the situation.

To be frank, there are not many shining examples in the entertainment industry where a celebrity rises to fame without spending money on promotions. Honey Qing rose to fame quickly, but with such speed, there was always a sense that fans were not essential, and that she could rise on her own.

Oh, let’s take a look at mom’s favorite, Miyuki.

Xu Ling, filled with genuine kindness, watched Kirimi Miyuki’s candid video. Unlike the excitement she felt when watching Chu Yuanqing’s video, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth and tears streamed down her face as she saw the smile on Kirimi Miyuki’s face on stage.

If we talk about Chu Yuanqing’s sense of growing up, it mainly comes from a huge amount of feedback that is not in proportion to her efforts.

Kirimi Miyuki’s sense of growing up comes from enduring too many hardships, persisting on the path of chasing idols and the stage for too long. She couldn’t hold back her emotions when she saw Xu Ling today, step by step reaching her dreams, and seeing the happy smile on her face when achieving her dreams.

The fruits of victory tasted after enduring hardships always seem especially sweet and precious.

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