That night, the forums were a scene of utter chaos.
On Ling Qianhe’s fan forum, it was like setting off firecrackers, with one post after another appearing relentlessly.
"Can someone tell me if Lin Muchen was eliminated?"
"Is she finished?"
"Was my Qianhe brother handsome that night? Wuwu, I haven't seen him on TV in so long, I miss him so much!"
Since most fans couldn't attend in person, they were extremely curious about the situation at the venue.
However, the senior fans who were present responded to these barrage of questions with an eerie silence.
Meanwhile, Ling Qianhe’s core fan group was in an uproar.
"You're talking nonsense, why would Qianhe brother protect her?"
"What, Lin Muchen was the best performer of the night? How is that possible? Don't try to speak well of her, I won't believe a single word!"
But.
All the fans who had attended found it difficult to find any fault with Lin Muchen.
"Honestly, she's incredibly beautiful in person. And her professional skills are super strong. I swear, in my entire time as a fan, I've never seen a girl who sings and dances better than her!
"She truly slayed the entire stage. I had no choice but to vote for her.
"Don't we fans always admire strength? We hate nepotism the most. But her skills are genuinely so strong, you'll know once the show airs!"
Such sentiments were rampant.
On the forums.
Everyone had initially wanted to see Lin Muchen make a fool of herself.
But they never expected that everyone who had been to the venue would only praise Lin Muchen, which was infuriating.
"Her family is so rich, did she hire trolls?"
"If you've been bought off, just blink your eyes!"
All these fans praising Lin Muchen were met with suspicion.
They could only show their tickets to enter the venue.
But even so, people still didn't believe them.
It was unavoidable.
The impression of Lin Muchen’s delusional fans was deeply ingrained.
No one believed that she could truly shock the entire audience.
The internet erupted in curses and accusations, Lin Muchen’s name trending on several hot searches, sparking heated debates on major forums. However, it was precisely because of this that.
When the production team released the official individual fancams of the girls.
Lin Muchen’s fancam garnered an overwhelmingly high click-through rate.
Everyone wanted to know what Lin Muchen’s performance was like.
On video streaming sites, within just one hour of its release, Lin Muchen’s fancam click count instantly surpassed one million, creating a historical record!
The initial comments were all insults.
"Die-hard fans get out of the entertainment industry!"
"A disgrace who tarnished Qianhe brother's name!"
"Ahhh, this is infuriating! Lin Muchen, get out!"
But after a few hours, the comments at the beginning were replaced by.
Countless bullet comments flooding the screen.
"You absolutely must watch it! I promise, you'll thank me!"
"Wuwu, my daughter Xiao Ci has been so unjustly accused!
"I swear, from today onwards, my daughter Xiao Ci is the epitome of 'beautiful, strong, and tragic,' and I will not accept any debate!
"Please, please, you must watch it! My dearest mother, I've never seen such a breathtaking performance in my life, or such a beautiful fairy!
Initially, some people were dismissive.
Thinking it was all paid promotion.
But after watching the fancam video.
They too started crying and shouting.
"Can I still join the troll team at my own expense now?"
"Wuwu, oh my god, she really is a fairy princess, isn't she!
"That last tear drop landed right in my heart, I'll never forget it. Who could bear to see a fairy shed tears!
"How could they let Xiao Ci handle the lead vocals, lead dancing, and even the somersaults? When Xiao Ci dances, she's like a fragile butterfly, help SOS! I just want to hold her and beg her not to be so beautiful that it breaks my heart!"
The harsher the criticism they had directed at her before.
The more shocked they were after watching her fancam.
After watching her dance and sing.
The fancam click count soared, breaking tens of millions of views by the evening!
And besides Lin Muchen, the girl with the next highest fancam click count only managed a meager few hundred thousand.
Lin Muchen's fancam had truly exploded.
But this was also what she deserved. She had been targeted by the entire internet, and now she had used her performance to slap those haters squarely in the face.
The comments below reached hundreds of thousands.
Because the show featured Ling Qianhe as a mentor, it already had global attention. When Lin Muchen's video was reposted to foreign websites, it caused an explosion there too.
"So beautiful."
"She is a miracle herself."
Lin Muchen's follower count surged.
Out of the original ninety-nine girls, she already had the highest attention. Now, with the release of the first public performance fancam, her popularity had skyrocketed, even reaching several global trending topics.
When Lin Muchen returned to the temporary dormitory, the system was so excited it was chuckling in her mind.
"Host, hahaha, your fancam this time was truly a game-changer!
"Your global popularity has increased by one percent!"
Lin Muchen raised an eyebrow.
"You're satisfied with such a small increase in popularity?"
The system was cheerful.
"Well, every journey begins with a single step. Host, you're so outstanding. As expected, to forge iron, you need to be strong yourself. Fans always admire strength. Everyone looks up to powerful people."
Lin Muchen lowered her gaze and asked.
"What about Ling Qianhe's favorability?"
The system replied.
"It hasn't increased. It's still at ten points.
The system was puzzled.
"You were so beautiful on stage, how could he not be moved?"
"However, Feng Yuting's favorability has increased by thirty points."
Lin Muchen was taken aback.
"Feng Yuting? He watched the performance?"
The system affirmed with an "mm."
"He watched it several times. And he's one of the investors of this program. Knowing his personality, he'll probably come looking for you soon. Host, you should be mentally prepared."
Ling Qianhe's favorability didn't increase.
But Feng Yuting's favorability did?
A faint smile played on Lin Muchen's lips.
"Interesting."
She was curious to see what these scummy men were up to.