The rest area was filled with laughter and cheer.
However, one person's expression was complex.
It was Lauren's singer, Mina.
If anyone understood the detective genre better than Lauren, it was Mina.
This was because the genre was created by her grandfather, Doyle.
There were many inside stories that only she and her father, Malin, knew.
And this time, her opponent was Ting Yu.
It was worth noting that just two days prior, Malin had shown Ting Yu great respect, signing ten books for him on camera and even promising to sign more and mail them to him.
This demonstrated how good Ting Yu and Malin's relationship was.
Even the icy beauty Mina had smiled at Ting Yu, even showing signs of affection.
Now that they were opponents, the feeling was indeed complicated.
"Mina, you'll have to tell me all about Mr. Doyle and his works later," Lauren said, looking at Mina, whose expression was not good, with a smile.
Jin Chenghyun also looked at Mina with a smile. From the first moment he saw her, he had been intrigued by this cold beauty, but she completely ignored him, showing affection only to Ting Yu. Now that she was about to become an opponent to Ting Yu, Jin Chenghyun was incredibly happy.
"Just ask if you want to know anything," Mina replied coldly.
As an Englishman, even if she was unwilling, she had to help Lauren because it represented national honor and was also a matter of professional conduct.
"Haha, Miss Mina won't go easy on us during the performance, will she?" Jin Chenghyun interjected.
"Are you questioning me?" Mina looked coldly at Jin Chenghyun.
Being stared at by her like this, he not only felt no awkwardness but also became somewhat excited.
"Not at all, I'm looking forward to Miss Mina's wonderful performance. I believe you can definitely win, fighting." Jin Chenghyun made a cheering gesture to her.
To conquer a girl with such a cold demeanor, one must be thick-skinned.
Once she is conquered, the contrast between her previous coldness and her passionate intensity in bed would be intoxicating!
Jin Chenghyun naturally understood this well, so he was happy to tease Mina.
"Hmph." Mina withdrew her gaze.
She felt disgusted even looking at such a playboy.
In comparison, Su Yu's devotion, with his eyes only for Lin Yanyu, seemed more noble in her heart.
It's a pity... she hadn't met him earlier.
Like Morita Yumi before, Mina suddenly had this thought flash through her mind.
Thinking of this, her cold, pretty face couldn't help but blush, and she quickly suppressed her wandering thoughts.
...
Eight o'clock in the evening.
"Time Music King" started on time.
Amidst the cheers of the live audience, the largest venue in the British capital, with a capacity of 100,000 people, was filled.
Audiences from all over the country came to witness the top and grandest music feast of Blue Star!
Ten thousand people in the venue, with colorful fan boards.
Audiences from various countries were here, and fans of various producers and singers were here!
The cheers from the venue were deafening!
"Hello everyone, welcome to the third episode of 'Time Music King'! I believe everyone can't wait to witness this musical feast. So, let's welcome the producers to the stage with the warmest applause and cheers!!"
The host's voice rang out, and the stage lights brightened!
Then, the music instantly became incredibly powerful!
The cheers from the venue rose again!
The eight producers, under everyone's gaze, walked to the center of the stage.
"Ahhh! Ting Yu!!"
"Ting Yu! Ting Yu!!"
Just like in the previous episode, Ting Yu's cheers were still the highest.
This was because, since the first episode, he had been on the points leaderboard for two full months. The popularity of this show could be described as globally explosive, and the exposure from being first on the leaderboard was incredible.
Even though Ting Yu was just a producer from China, and many people hadn't even heard of him before the show, after two months of exposure on the leaderboard, almost everyone who had paid attention to the show knew of Ting Yu, this dark horse.
Listening to the cheers below, Sean's expression became even more displeased. These cheers should have been for him, but now they were stolen by Ting Yu.
The winners' bracket and losers' bracket had already completed two matches each. With two more matches, it would be internal battles between the two groups. Currently, only Ting Yu and Sean were undefeated. However, due to the match order, although Ting Yu was tied with Sean on the points leaderboard, he was still ranked ahead of Sean.
This meant that whoever between Ting Yu and Sean lost a match would break their tie and become the sole first place.
This was why Sean wanted Ting Yu to lose. As long as Ting Yu lost one match, the first place on the leaderboard would be his.
"I don't want him to lose now; I'd rather he win before he faces me," Jin Chenghyun thought to himself.
Because Ting Yu losing now wouldn't benefit him. If he could personally end this dark horse Ting Yu in a later match, his reputation would likely skyrocket, even surpassing Sean's!
Miyamoto Ze had the same idea. Since Ting Yu's opponent in this episode was Lauren, his opponent in the next episode would definitely be Miyamoto Ze. Rather than letting Ting Yu lose to Lauren, he hoped to be the one to end this dark horse Ting Yu. However, judging by this episode, Lauren was likely to win.
Thinking of this, Miyamoto Ze cast an envious glance at Lauren.
"Heh heh, don't worry, I'll definitely win!" Lauren thought Miyamoto Ze was signaling him to cheer up and said softly, patting his chest.
Miyamoto Ze twitched the corner of his mouth, cursing inwardly!
Damn it, it seems I really can't pretend anymore!
"Next, please, the four A-group producers will draw lots for the match order!"
After the host finished speaking, the four A-group producers began to draw lots.
After the draw, a wave of earth-shattering cheers suddenly erupted from the venue!
Because Ting Yu had drawn the number one spot again!
This meant that Ting Yu and his opponent, Lauren, would be the first match of the day!
Not only was it the most anticipated match, but it was also the most controversial match of this episode.
"Hahaha, I'm first, that's great!!" Lauren was instantly overjoyed. He couldn't bear to wait another second and was eager to end this dark horse Ting Yu!
"Holy crap, is it starting this soon?"
"Won't this be a bloody battle?"
"Starting with Ting Yu versus Lauren, how are the subsequent producers supposed to perform?"
"Hahaha, not necessarily, it could also be Lauren completely crushing Ting Yu."
"I bet Ting Yu wins, after all, he's a dark horse, and I love seeing dark horses go all the way!"
"I don't agree with this brother's point of view. I prefer seeing dark horses fall by the wayside!"
"Who's opening the betting pool? I want to bet on Lauren!"
The audience cheered and discussed.
On stage, Lauren's singer, Mina, was ready.
She looked at the swaying fan lights, tightened her grip on the microphone, took a deep breath, and nodded at the production team.
"Although I really want to go easy, my professional ethics won't allow it. I'm sorry, Ting Yu..."