The top ten promotion competition unfolded in full swing.
Groups took the stage one after another.
Several of the most popular contestants advanced without suspense.
For example, Li Han, Zhuang Feifei, and the humorous Xu Yao.
Uncle Heitu, as expected, appeared in the audience.
When Xu Yao's performance ended, the production team specifically shone a spotlight on Uncle Heitu's face and even had him say a few words.
The effect was too obvious.
So, when the competition ended, Xu Yao temporarily surpassed Li Han and Zhuang Feifei in the online popularity rankings, taking first place.
Time flew by.
Finally, it was the last group's turn to perform.
The Hell Death Group.
A seven-to-one competition.
Moreover, the performance piece also had a lot of buzz.
An excerpt from the annual spy war drama, "rain sounds."
In the original drama, everyone was a character.
The excitement was self-evident.
However, when brought to the stage, the effect remained to be seen.
...
As the stage set was completed.
The spotlights in the venue turned on.
The final promotion match officially began.
In the story.
Gu Xiaomeng and five other suspects were locked up in Qiu Zhuang.
Takeda and Wang Tianxiang tried every possible way to find the 'Old Ghost.'
Thus, a series of open and secret struggles unfolded.
Scene one.
Five people in the room.
Sitting or standing, smoking or reading newspapers.
The five people had different expressions.
At this appearance, the audience at the live broadcast and everyone watching the live broadcast on their devices immediately had an intuitive impression.
Hmm!
The styling was very close to the film and television work.
As for the demeanor...
Three people performed exceptionally well.
One was Gu Xiaomeng, one was Li Ningyu, and the other was Bai Xiaonian.
Among these three, Gu Xiaomeng and Li Ningyu won by their demeanor.
Both actresses had good figures.
Wearing cheongsams, the 'style' they temporarily learned was quite well-mastered.
And Bai Xiaonian?
His demeanor was similar.
Without speaking, just sitting there, the elegant charm of this famous opera singer emerged.
This was the first impression.
As for Wu Zhiguo and Jin Shenghuo's images, they were quite far off.
Feng Jinshan, who played Wu Zhiguo, lacked a tough guy image and didn't look like a soldier.
Qian Jiang, who played Jin Shenghuo, was even further off.
There was some age difference.
It was hard to make up for this gap with makeup.
After the five people appeared, the camera focused on the other two contestants.
Takeda and Wang Tianxiang.
The two had a conversation outside, clarifying the theme of this segment.
Find the Old Ghost.
...
On the live streaming platform.
The screen was filled with bullet comments.
"Holy cow, amazing. Chen Feng's demeanor is so much like Bai Xiaonian."
"Haven't even spoken yet, and I already have goosebumps."
"Does anyone suspect he's a real 'rabbit boy' (eunuch/male courtesan)?"
"Check him."
"The person upstairs is going to check him?"
"If he really were a 'rabbit boy,' that would be great."
"Holy cow, what kind of thing snuck into the bullet comments?"
"Would a real 'rabbit boy' be abusive?"
"He probably doesn't have that 'hard' temper, right?"
"It's over, I think I'm starting to look forward to his next performance."
...
The opening appearance was good.
As time went on, the plot on the stage slowly unfolded.
Everyone gave a wonderful performance.
Everyone tried their best to show themselves.
However, as they watched, the audience slowly discovered some inconsistencies.
For example, the plot transitions were not very smooth.
Every time the plot involved Bai Xiaonian, his counterparts always failed to keep up.
Whether it was his scene with Wang Tianxiang, or his scene with Jin Shenghuo, or even the dialogue between Gu Xiaomeng and Li Ningyu, it always felt a bit disjointed.
The only highlight was that Bai Xiaonian was brought to life by Chen Feng.
His every move, every smile, every word, every expression of anger or displeasure, all his micro-expressions and body language perfectly interpreted the demeanor of a Kunqu opera master and the effeminate grace of a 'rabbit boy.'
Therefore, thunderous applause erupted at the live broadcast.
Cheers could be heard from time to time.
On the live streaming platform.
More and more people began to join the discussion about Chen Feng.
His popularity soared.
This kind of popularity was different from the popularity generated by some people using internet trolls.
Every time Chen Feng spoke classic lines with an effeminate tone, the atmosphere in the venue would erupt in a climax.
For example, that classic line, "Coward, I don't believe you can get hard. So lavish, can you eat a last meal?"
And for example, that classic line, "I have everyone's dark secrets there—including yours."
And for example, that classic line, "Maybe—it will take someone's life."
And so on!
On the judges' panel.
Jiang Wen watched with a beaming smile, constantly applauding and praising.
Tong Gege's big eyes sparkled, watching in a daze.
Teacher Huang was stunned.
Liu Tianchi, on the other hand, nodded with satisfaction.
She had figured it out.
In Song Guohui's words, this Chen Feng had definitely achieved enlightenment.
He could act like anything.
The key was that he knew too much.
He even understood Kunqu opera?
With the solid skills of a Kunqu opera master, wasn't it natural to portray a 'rabbit boy'?
Thus, a nearly forty-minute competition became the true climax of tonight's live broadcast.
Chen Feng's 'rabbit boy' image deeply resonated with the audience.
...
Forty minutes later.
The competition ended.
This time, the four judges had no objections and unanimously gave the promotion qualification to Chen Feng.
This time, everyone witnessed it.
Last time, some people said that Chen Feng's abusive man role was a natural performance and he was not qualified to advance.
But this time?
No one said he was a real 'rabbit boy.'
Because when the stage performance ended, Chen Feng returned to his sunny boy image.
There was no trace of effeminate temperament left.
Therefore, he was acting.
A true acting powerhouse.
His acting skills were simply superb.
Thus, in the seven-to-one death hell group, Chen Feng successfully advanced with undisputed hard power, becoming one of the top ten in the Yanjing competition area.
Finally, the online popularity rankings were compiled.
Still in first place was Xu Yao.
Because the popularity brought by Uncle Heitu was extremely strong and unstoppable.
In second place was Li Han.
The Beijing Circle's 'Crown Prince' spared no effort in boosting the rankings, spending money effectively.
In third place, surprisingly, was Chen Feng.
As an ordinary person, he managed to squeeze into the top three, which was astonishing.
As for Zhuang Feifei, she temporarily fell to fourth place.
Being overtaken by Chen Feng truly surprised her.
But there was nothing she could do.
This was reality.
As long as there was buzz, even an extra could trend on hot searches.
As for the other six qualifiers...
Omitted!
...
After the show ended.
The organizers gathered the ten contestants and briefly made arrangements.
The next round of promotion, ten into five.
The ten contestants would be paired up for an elimination round.
As for the competition piece, it was kept secret this time.
No longer leaked in advance.
This added a certain degree of difficulty to the competition.
Everyone knew it well.
The next round of challenges would only be harder.
It wasn't until around eleven o'clock at night that everyone left the venue.
As he was leaving, Chen Feng received a call.
It was an unknown number.
He walked out of the grand theater while answering his phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Hello, Xiao Chen, it's me. Can you recognize my voice?"
Chen Feng was startled.
The voice sounded familiar?
He thought carefully.
Oh, it's Sister Song, right?
Why would she suddenly call him?
Chen Feng asked curiously: "Is that Sister Song?"
"Oh, yes, yes, it's me. Xiao Chen, you have a good memory."
"Heh heh, Sister Song, you flatter me."
Chen Feng walked to the roadside, preparing to hail a taxi.
At this moment, Sister Song on the phone said in a very charming tone: "Little brother, are you free tonight? I called a sister, let's have a drink together?"
Chen Feng stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
Holy cow!
Is this, like, trying to be his sugar mommy?