The camera panned to the host, Cheng Huanhuan, who was in tears.
A few comments floated across the screen: "Isn't she overdoing it? Does she really need to cry this much?"
"You don't understand, the person above. Cheng Huanhuan's mother passed away a couple of days ago. Her mother had just passed when she recorded the show. Do you think she's just putting it on?"
"I'm so sorry, I didn't realize."
"What's with the bewildered expressions of the judges? Didn't they understand?"
"If you just think about it for a bit, you'll understand the lyrics. It's all about his mother!"
"Past lives and present lives. This life is mother, the last life might be a lover, and the life before that a niece. In other words, this mother's death isn't a permanent goodbye. She's just become one of our other beloved family members?"
"Da Fei wrote beautifully. He made death so artistic. I suddenly miss my mother."
"My mother passed away five years ago, and my daughter is five this year. Do you think there's really reincarnation? Did she play the mother in her past life, and I'm the mother this time?"
"Listen to the lyrics in the back, 'On the road, I met someone who passed away many years ago, she was so young…' Isn't that talking about grandma?"
"Seriously, 'Like the name on the tombstone,' that's referring to my deceased grandma."
"Da Fei is truly amazing. These lyrics alone will keep me studying for days."
"Da Fei's thinking is on a different level than ours. This is more implicit than any song about missing a mother, but the longing is more profound than any of them."
"This song is so good! I'm going to put it on repeat. I want to cry while thinking of my mother."
"Da Fei's singing is also incredible. His high notes are so powerful, and his low notes are so stable."
"Let's score it. 100 points, straight to the champion."
"..."
The comments were blowing up, but when it came to scoring, it was fifty-five points.
Adding in the judges' comments on Da Fei, the netizens instantly exploded.
"Damn, what are you guys even talking about? Do you even understand? Is it Da Fei's fault that you can't understand the song?"
"Where did the program crew find these retards? I'm from the Magic City Mental Hospital, please have them contact me."
"Seriously f***ing brain-dead, giving fifty-five points? Are the forty-five judges all handicapped?"
"If this dogshit show eliminates Da Fei, I'll curse the director's entire family!"
"..."
One moment, and a wave of curses filled the screen.
They admitted that this song wasn't an explosive track; it was a slow-burn song.
But slow-burn didn't mean it was bad. The audience could hear the emotion in the song. What were those judges doing? Acting all high and mighty, showing off?
Couldn't the internet tolerate them?
This song had a huge impact. Da Fei sang out everyone's longing for their mothers. These people were belittling maternal love; they were practically asking for trouble.
Those few judges were immediately doxxed. They were all internet celebrities from short videos. The comment sections instantly collapsed, with a flood of curses!
Then, Da Fei left the stage, and Wang Xiaoyan came on.
The camera switched, showing Da Fei backstage calmly drinking milk.
"Did you guys notice? Da Fei hasn't said a word?"
"Yeah, he didn't say a word. Even when the judges were ripping into him, he didn't say a thing?"
"Heh, what do you expect? They definitely edited out what he said. You all know Da Fei's a trash-talker. His representative works are 'Shout It Out Loud to Me' and 'F*** Your Mother'. Who in the industry isn't terrified?"
"Damn this show! They cut out everything Da Fei said? If you've got guts, don't let Da Fei say a single word!"
"Da Fei's not talking, he's just strategically drinking milk. I screenshotted that meme."
"The show is so shady. They cut out all the talking and left in the milk drinking. Are they bootlicking the sponsors?" "Grassland Milk, I've had that. It's just okay." (Note: All brands appearing in this text are fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental.)
"Wang Xiaoyan sang really badly. It's completely different from her live streams. This is the work of a million-dollar sound engineer, right?"
"She got a score of ninety-five for that? Ninety-five for a love song? You wouldn't believe it, but Da Fei's 'I Remember' only got fifty-five points?"
"Haha, they should change the show's name. Don't call it 'Hundred Praise King', call it 'Hundred Lick King'. Whoever can lick the best wins. Just look at Wang Xiaoyan's seductive look!"
"It's ending soon. Da Fei really didn't say a word. The program crew is awesome. I'll give you credit for being tough. Let's see how Magic City TV explains this to the audience!"
At this moment, the editing staff of the program crew were sitting in front of their computers, looking aggrieved.
"We really didn't maliciously edit anything. Da Fei's scenes are all there."
"That guy just doesn't talk, what does it have to do with us!"
Lin Chudong's scenes, when broadcast, looked completely edited. No matter what others said, he just wouldn't speak.
He didn't even greet anyone. This wasn't the logic of a normal person.
It was indeed Lin Chudong who did this. Even though that was the truth, the netizens weren't buying it!
"Are you treating Da Fei like a mute?"
"Is Da Fei that kind of person? Give him a microphone and he'll rip you to shreds!"
Suddenly, someone posted a video online.
It was a recording of Chen Jianguo and the others' live stream.
"Holy shit, Da Fei's hospitalized? When did this happen?"
"The day before yesterday? The day they recorded the show?"
"Oh my god, his face is covered in bumps, it's so scary!"
"Something's not right. Look at the recording, in the break room, Da Fei kept scratching himself. What's going on?"
"Da Fei was hospitalized right after the recording. He still hasn't been discharged. Did Da Fei eat something bad?"
"He didn't eat anything, he was just drinking milk."
"Milk? Is this milk or poison, for f***'s sake!"
"Grassland Milk, it's f***ing awesome, eliminated Da Fei, and wants to poison him?"
"Suggest checking if the health standards of Grassland Milk meet the requirements. Why would a normal person end up in the hospital after drinking milk? @Food Quality Supervision Bureau"
"Cool Music Band said they'd post on Weibo when Da Fei recovers, did they post yet?"
In an instant, the comment section of Da Fei's previous Weibo post, "Hundred Praise King," exploded with concern for his well-being.
The situation had developed exactly as Lin Chudong had anticipated.
At this moment, Lin Chudong, who was in the hospital, took out his phone and started recording, aiming the camera at himself.
"Hello everyone, I'm Da Fei, thank you all for your concern."
"After recording the show on September 22, 2026, I experienced allergic symptoms and was sent to the hospital by the band members, and was hospitalized for two days."
"After a doctor's examination, it turns out I have a milk allergy. Thank you all for your concern. I've recovered and can be discharged tomorrow."
The moment this Weibo post went out, it caused an uproar.
"Da Fei, are you kidding? You were hospitalized for a milk allergy? You must have been food poisoned!"
"Da Fei, if you've been kidnapped, blink your eyes! Don't be afraid. It's just a milk factory, and the country has our backs!"
"We must thoroughly investigate Grassland Milk. I don't know if you all dare to drink it, but I don't!"
"Trash! Scoundrels! Investigate them to the end!"
In an instant, the entire internet exploded!
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