The previous episode started at 4.3, but this one was clearly more explosive. The moment the live broadcast began, the viewership rating had already surpassed 5!
This made Qian Jin's voice tremble with excitement as he invited the singers to the common area for the customary draw.
He couldn't help but be excited! Qian Jin had a premonition that the average viewership rating for this episode might directly break 5. The last episode's final average rating was 4.89, which was already unrivaled!
And the peak viewership breaking 6 made other major satellite TV stations green with envy! Because this viewership rating was simply unbelievable, right?
Qian Jin's ambition for this episode wasn't grand; he just hoped that Wu Anjun's stage peak viewership could reach 6.2! Any higher than that would be unrealistic.
However, when all the singers and managers arrived in the common area, the audience and netizens were a little surprised.
Because Xiao Mi's attire had changed significantly today; she was no longer in her previous youthful style. today, she looked more hip-hop.
Of course, Xiao Mi was the undisputed protagonist of the drawing session, which is why everyone paid attention to her outfit.
If it were other singers' managers, very few audience members would even remember them!
This time, Xiao Mi didn't wait for others to give her urging glances; she directly and neatly stepped forward to draw the number ball for this episode.
At this moment, countless viewers in front of their televisions, computers, and tablets were all waiting for the answer to be revealed.
They couldn't wait for Wu Anjun to be the first to perform! After all, they had been looking forward to this for so long.
Whether Wu Anjun would stage a comeback and slap faces, or if his performance would flop, it would all be very exciting, wouldn't it?
Even the people writing press releases had prepared two versions, just waiting for the final result to be released immediately to grab attention and generate buzz.
However, what they saw first was Xiao Mi's slightly disappointed, even disgusted, expression!
Could it be that Wu Anjun was back to performing first??
"Number 7! We're last!" Xiao Mi said dejectedly, then showed the number ball to the camera.
But this scene left countless netizens bewildered.
Little sister, shouldn't you be happily bouncing around with the ball, giving us a treat, when you draw number seven?
Why do you look so glum? Did you defect? Do you also hope Wu Anjun performs first? Holy cow!
They had no idea how much Xiao Mi, who had been practicing tirelessly for three days and nights, wanted to make a splash.
Tonight, on Wu Anjun's stage, she would no longer be a silent spectator cheering him on; she would fight alongside Teacher Wu Anjun!
And what no one saw was Xiao Mei, another backup dancer backstage, also sighing helplessly; she was eager to perform too, you know?
But she couldn't blame her little sister, after all, this opportunity to dance for Wu Anjun was actually secured for her by Xiao Mi.
"I guess Xiao Mi was exposed by the production team! This drawing session was definitely tampered with by the Director team!"
"Right, right, right, too bad there's no evidence! Fortunately, the earlier performances are also good, tonight's battle will be fierce! Wu Anjun said so."
"Ho ho ho, so many people are going all out tonight! Here, I mourn for the two trembling substitute darlings for 3 seconds!"
"When Xie Jie and Wang Shan were eliminated last episode, I knew this variety show was truly crazy! But I like it!"
Amidst the frenzy of comments, tonight's first singer, Big White Goose, took the stage.
Her performance was as stable as ever, and in this episode, she directly covered "tianlu (the road to heaven)" that Su Yu wrote for Han Zhuoma.
"Big White Goose should be a singer from a minority ethnic group. Her singing style has many characteristics of grassland folk songs; it's a very grand and beautiful voice!"
In the lounge, after Big White Goose finished her song, Wu Anjun's commentary arrived as promised.
And his analysis actually narrowed down the scope of Big White Goose's identity, leading many viewers and netizens to start guessing in that direction.
Ye Mei and Han Jiangxue from the guessing panel had similar views to Su Yu, also guessing the opponent's identity in that direction.
However, Big White Goose successfully kept her identity hidden in this round.
"Actually, she's very easy to guess, it's just that everyone hasn't thought in that direction, but it's also good that they can't guess!" Wu Anjun finally said faintly, clearly having guessed the other party's true identity.
"Playing games! If you guessed it, just say it! Not real at all!"
"Just trying to grab attention, waiting for his rap to flop!"
"Wu Anjun, it's not too late to quit now, don't embarrass yourself internationally later! Rap isn't something you can touch!"
"Exactly, if you don't have the skill, why pretend? Listen more and learn from Western rap culture before making a fool of yourself."
The comments on the live stream video, at some point, had already become content deliberately trying to stir up trouble.
It was as if whenever Wu Anjun spoke, countless rap enthusiasts would jump out to criticize him.
This scene left many viewers and fans a bit dumbfounded, as they had no idea when so many rap enthusiasts suddenly appeared in China.
And how did these repeated comments give them a feeling of fawning over foreign things?
Wu Anjun hasn't even performed yet, and you're already slandering and spewing nonsense. Aren't you really afraid that Wu Anjun will deliver a high-quality rap song and slap you in the face?
And some netizens who didn't like seeing these people stirring up trouble simply turned off the comment function, as such mindless hate was too annoying.
At this moment, Qian Jin backstage and Deputy Director Lü Ming, who had come again to oversee the battle, naturally saw everything in the comments.
"Director Lü, someone is deliberately stirring up trouble. I feel it should be people from Giant Shark and Quan Xing! This rap genre was actually also a trend they secretly started."
Qian Jin timely made a small report.
Originally, his clever move in the middle of the fourth episode was very impressive, but who would have thought it would turn out like this?
This had left Qian Jin feeling quite unhappy!
"Haven't you been following the rehearsals? How is Wu Anjun's performance this episode? Can he turn the tide and shut these people up?" Lü Ming didn't take the bait but changed the subject.
"I can only say, if there are no surprises, it will be the birth of another god-tier stage! The higher these people curse now, the more severe the backlash will be later!" Qian Jin replied without exaggeration.
After all, in his opinion, Su Yu's performance tonight could indeed be deified.
And it would also allow many viewers and netizens to re-understand what positive energy rap truly is!
"Then isn't that settled? The buzz they create will all be absorbed by Wu Anjun and our production team in the end. Isn't that great? But if Wu Anjun is still first this episode, how do you plan to handle the next few episodes?"
Lü Ming glanced at him, asking what he was worried about.
Currently, Wu Anjun is the most undisputed pillar of "Who is the Singer."
If he wins five consecutive championships and enters the finals early, who will guarantee the viewership ratings for the subsequent episodes?