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Lin Fan used data to prove that Ning Xiaoyue's votes were genuine, not fabricated, and the program team had anti-cheating measures in place. It would be easy to detect any attempt to manipulate the results.

In the face of objective data, Feng Tianming was left speechless.

Although it was unclear why, Ning Xiaoyue indeed attracted many fans.

Ning Xiaoyue's performance was so poor, yet she still drew numerous fans and ranked third. It was truly baffling, as if she had a cheat code.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Feng Tianming left in a huff, feeling frustrated.

Subsequently, the data investigation was also made public online, quelling the numerous doubts. Regardless of the reason, Ning Xiaoyue's third-place position was well-deserved, beyond question.

People began to wonder how Ning Xiaoyue, with such poor singing and dancing skills, managed to attract fans. What did her fans like about her?

This question also troubled Feng Tianming.

Clearly, all the members of his girl group had talent, so why couldn't they defeat someone with such poor skills like Ning Xiaoyue?

Following Lin Fan's example, Feng Tianming conducted a survey on Ning Xiaoyue's fan base.

The survey showed that fans liked Ning Xiaoyue firstly because she was beautiful and cute, with top-notch looks. Secondly, her personality was amusing. Although her initial performance was bad, it was very funny, making fans feel happy when they saw her.

Feng Tianming broke into a cold sweat, feeling like his entire worldview had been overturned.

Initially, he abandoned Wenyue Company because he noticed that their girl group was lacking talent, so he decisively withdrew his investment and switched to the current group.

He thought the competition focused on singing and dancing skills and that the audience was there to watch those performances. As long as the singing and dancing skills were strong enough, people would like them and they would win.

Now he realized the program's format was based on popularity rankings. Ning Xiaoyue could gain fans solely through her looks and personality, without relying on singing and dancing skills!

Because if this program truly judged by singing and dancing skills, Ning Xiaoyue would definitely be at the bottom.

Is there any justice or fairness left?

Ning Xiaoyue was the only contestant in the program who could win purely based on appearance and personality despite having zero talent. She was originally obscure but overnight, she stood out among 99 girls to seize the third place. Isn't this like a cheat code?

It's practically a cheat-like life!

Feng Tianming had to admit that Ning Xiaoyue was indeed very pretty. In terms of looks, none of the five members of his group could compete with Ning Xiaoyue.

Feng Tianming realized he had miscalculated. He never imagined that the program could attract fans based on appearance and personality rather than talent, but now it was too late to turn back.

In his bet with Lin Fan, if he lost, he would have to pay Lin Fan 100 million.

He dared to make that bet with Lin Fan because he was overly confident, thinking he would definitely beat Lin Fan.

Now, realizing he might lose, Feng Tianming began to grow anxious.

Feng Tianming then made a malicious decision to target Ning Xiaoyue, ensuring she could not continue to rise in fame!

As long as Ning Xiaoyue was eliminated, the other three members of her group wouldn't pose a threat, and Lin Fan would be doomed to lose.

Before targeting Ning Xiaoyue, Feng Tianming also made an attempt to promote his own talent.

So Feng Tianming spent a large sum to get that A-level female on trending searches and bought a lot of Internet trolls to praise her skills.

However, the effect was minimal!

"The talent is okay, but the looks seem a bit lacking!"

"I think she's pretty good, but I wouldn't become her fan, maybe she's not my type!"

"I still find Ning Xiaoyue adorable; I'm a fan of Ning Xiaoyue!"

"The girl has good abilities, but I choose Ning Xiaoyue."

The evaluations from netizens generally acknowledged the A-level girl's talent, but she just didn't gain any fans!

Seeing these genuine comments infuriated Feng Tianming, especially when he saw Ning Xiaoyue's fans' messages, it made him even angrier.

It seemed he had no other choice but to target Ning Xiaoyue and bring her down!

At the Creation Star's filming base.

After the first round of vote rankings was announced, the 99 participating girls got a chance to contact the outside world. Over the past few days, they had been in closed training, recording the program, their phones were taken away, and they were almost entirely cut off from the outside world.

Ning Xiaoyue was extremely surprised to learn that she ranked third initially, completely beyond her own expectations.

Because during the initial performance recording, she knew her performance was too poor. After the program aired, her results would definitely be bad; no one would like someone who sang and danced so poorly.

To her utter surprise, she actually got third place, and she heard that she had already become a hot topic online, with many people criticizing her but also many who liked her.

Her first action was to contact Lin Fan.

When Lin Fan saw the call from Ning Xiaoyue, he answered the phone: "Xiaoyue, how come you have time to call me?"

Ning Xiaoyue replied: "The program team gave us half a day's break, and I just got my phone back and learned about my vote count."

Lin Fan laughed and said: "Congratulations, your results are great; you got third place."

Ning Xiaoyue said: "I really didn't expect to have such good results. I thought I would be among the last ones. Even those questioning my votes thought the company must have rigged them for me."

Lin Fan said: "There was no vote rigging, the count is real."

Ning Xiaoyue said: "Then I don't get it."

Lin Fan smiled and said: "Do you remember what I said to you before you set off? Just be your true self, and there will definitely be people who like you. You were true to yourself, and indeed, there are quite a few who like you."

Ning Xiaoyue was stunned; she hadn't forgotten what Lin Fan told her. She also followed Lin Fan's advice, being herself openly, taking it seriously even if her skills were poor.

Who would have thought there would be so many who liked her?

She even doubted if she somehow had a cheat code or if someone secretly gave her a boost.

Only Lin Fan knew he didn't help Ning Xiaoyue cheat.

He did hesitate about giving Ning Xiaoyue top-tier Koi Carp Luck, ensuring her an unbeatable position.

But after hesitating, he ultimately abandoned that idea.

The reason being he had said, just be true to yourself, and some people will like you. Lin Fan also wanted to see how many would like Ning Xiaoyue.

To Lin Fan's surprise, Ning Xiaoyue didn't need the crutch, winning on her own.

Looking at Ning Xiaoyue's start, Lin Fan was confident that as long as nothing unexpected happened, Ning Xiaoyue could debut with a group.

The only concern was, being in such a standout position with such poor skills was sure to draw attention and jealousy from other contestants' teams.

Especially Feng Tianming, he certainly wouldn't let Ning Xiaoyue succeed smoothly.

What follows is bound to be a stormy battle.

"Xiaoyue, from now on, don't go online. Just focus on recording the program." Lin Fan advised.

Lin Fan was not mistaken; soon, a wave of online harassment targeted at Ning Xiaoyue came crashing in.