The tavern's setup was quite interesting. Su Yu sat with three girls of distinct styles beside him, while Sean and his group glared enviously in their direction. The other patrons were busy taking photos with their phones.
This was big news. Given the current popularity of "Music King of the Era," any footage posted online would get a massive viewership.
"I, Jin Chengxian, am handsome and rich. Why should I lose to him in matters of women?"
Jin Chengxian hadn't brought his girl group today; he wanted to try something new. The singer, Rosy, perfectly suited his taste. However, to his dismay, Mina had gone to Ting Yu's side, Morita Yumi had gone to Ting Yu's side, and Rosy had also gone over there.
Jin Chengxian, who had always been known as handsome and rich, a dream lover for countless girls, had never been so humiliated.
"There's no need to compete over such things. Women are just women. Let's settle it on the competition stage," Sean said with a grim expression.
It was impossible not to be upset, but what could be done about it?
"Who is Ting Yu's next opponent?" someone asked.
Sean looked at Roman from Poland. "If my information is correct, your next opponent is him."
Roman's eyes widened, and his heart tightened. "Then I'm finished??"
He was different from the other producers. In his opinion, this Ting Yu's strength was obviously very high. Moreover, for some reason, Ting Yu gave him a greater sense of pressure than Jin Chengxian and the others, second only to Sean.
"If you can't even win this time, you're too useless," Sean scoffed.
"Wh-What do you mean?" Roman asked, confused.
The others perked up their ears.
Since Sean spoke with such confidence, he must have had a plan.
Seeing this, Sean couldn't help but smile. "For this round of the competition, I believe everyone should be prepared, right?"
After he spoke, everyone else fell silent.
Indeed, after the competition rules of the previous round, everyone had prepared a backup plan. During the month of rest, everyone had prepared more than one song related to Eguo, covering aspects from folk culture to distinctive musical styles. It was like predicting exam questions for the college entrance examination; if the predictions were right, they would soar, but if they were wrong, there would be no loss, and they could still perform normally.
However, these preparations were done in secret. Now that Sean brought them up, everyone found it a bit awkward to answer.
But Sean didn't seem to mind. After a pause, he continued, "During this period, we were all heads down writing songs, but this Ting Yu is different. He's also participated in other competitions, so his preparations are definitely not as thorough as ours."
Everyone agreed with Sean's statement. Ting Yu had been very popular in the Chinese music scene last month, and his popularity on the Music King of the Era chart had also been extremely high.
The first reason was that the producers participating in the competition hadn't released any songs. Another reason was that his performance in the competition had indeed garnered significant attention.
But all of that was unimportant. The crucial point was that while everyone else was secretly developing their strength, he was out frolicking. Even if he had prepared, it wouldn't be as thorough as others.
"If Ting Yu wins again, his fame will definitely overshadow us. So, I suggest we create a group chat. When we write songs, we can discuss them in the group. Most importantly, we should help Roman a lot."
Sean's words made everyone fall into deep thought.
Creating a group chat wasn't a problem, but discussing songwriting in the group seemed somewhat inappropriate.
After all, they were all rivals. If their opponents learned their methods, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Seeing that no one spoke, Sean continued, "I'm doing this for your own good. I'm not afraid of Ting Yu anyway. No matter what, when I face him, it will be my time to make a comeback. But being constantly suppressed by him, with my personality, I definitely can't accept it. If you agree, we'll do this every round. For anyone who becomes Ting Yu's opponent, we will all help. Due to the competition format, even if we help that person, it won't affect our own matches."
After all, the competition format was one-on-one. This meant that even if Ting Yu's opponent performed exceptionally well, the impact on others' choices would be minimal. The rankings were determined by points. The biggest beneficiaries of Ting Yu losing a match would be the individuals in the winners' bracket, because if Ting Yu lost, they would all move up one rank.
As for the individuals in the losers' bracket, except for Miyamoto Ze from Woguo, the other two weren't particularly strong. However, they would all face Ting Yu. If they acted as Sean suggested, they would at least have a moment of glory.
"I agree!" Roman was the first to speak.
After some thought, the others also nodded in agreement.
After all, sharing information depended on oneself. As long as the core elements weren't shared, there would be no problem. Moreover, discussing things together would definitely be much better than writing songs alone.
With everyone's agreement, Sean immediately smiled and pulled everyone into a group chat.
As long as Ting Yu lost this round, he would be dethroned from the first position. Sean had had enough of being stepped on by Ting Yu, and for that, he was willing to share his experience to enhance the strength of Ting Yu's opponents.
This was equivalent to a group of people ganging up on Ting Yu. How could he possibly lose?
"Hahaha, to celebrate our pleasant cooperation, I'm treating tonight!" Jin Chengxian was naturally happy to see Ting Yu lose, especially since the woman he admired was currently chatting and laughing with Ting Yu.
As a Han Guo chaebol, this was the first time he had suffered a loss in matters of women, and he certainly couldn't swallow his pride.
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After Su Yu finished a glass of vodka, he left the tavern.
Mina and her group naturally followed him out.
Looking at this, Losov also wanted to join them, but he was intimidated by Mina's icy gaze.
He sat there, watching Su Yu and his group leave, and slowly lost his smile.
He knew that the Happy Experience Card had expired, and now he was once again the outcast.
"Hmph, once Ting Yu wins this round, someone will come to keep me company." With that, he glanced at Roman in the distance.
According to the points standings, Roman was most likely to be the next opponent.
Losov had been waiting, waiting for the next victim so that he wouldn't be alone anymore.
He had even dreamed that everyone was being crushed by Ting Yu, and then one by one, they came to his side. Finally, everyone was together, and that feeling was simply wonderful.
Roman felt Losov's gaze and gave him a disdainful smile, then sighed with pity, "Losov must still be hoping I'll go and accompany him."
Sean burst into laughter. "When he realizes that he's the only one among us who lost to Ting Yu, will he break down?"
"Whether he breaks down or not, I don't know, but the netizens of Eguo will definitely break down."
"Hahaha, I can't wait to see that moment!"
For a moment, a lively burst of laughter erupted from Sean's side.
And after Rosy left, another singer took the stage. She was also a blonde, blue-eyed girl, dressed even more provocatively. The song she sang was also of a very energetic type.
The style of the entire venue shifted from artistic to rock!