AFVSIBS Chapter Twenty-Eight: Liu Chao's Fall from Grace

Zhou Chen naturally didn't take Liu Chao's words to heart.

At this point, he didn't care at all about who suddenly debuted or who became famous across the country.

Moreover, he was well aware that Liu Chao's deception of Grandma Yang with a fabricated background would definitely come to light. After all, even if the program team didn't publicly disclose this scandal, Yang Hanhan would definitely expose the person who deceived her grandmother.

By then, Liu Chao's fate would be nothing short of disastrous.

But Zhou Chen wouldn't tell Liu Chao any of this. Let him bask in his own self-satisfied world for now.

"Zhou Chen, I heard you're going to be taken back by Zhang Chuchu tomorrow, is that true?"

Having just finished showering, Zhou Chen received a message from Su Qingge.

"Yeah, that's right. But don't worry about me. This is the result I wanted. I wish you all the best in the program," Zhou Chen replied.

"Ah, it's such a pity for you. Your Weibo followers are still increasing like crazy. If you could go back to your old self, I believe your follower count would definitely surpass one million after this program."

Su Qingge's words clearly had a persuasive tone.

She didn't want to see talent like Zhou Chen wasted away in laziness; it was simply extravagant and wasteful.

"Qingge, I know what you're trying to say. I'm very grateful for your concern. But I've made up my mind. Debuting, becoming famous, those are no longer my goals. My goal now is a healthy life. And even if I had ten million followers on Weibo, it wouldn't mean much," Zhou Chen explained.

"Why wouldn't it mean much? If you really had ten million followers, you'd be a top-tier celebrity. You'd have a lot of influence online," Su Qingge countered.

"Because I'm a trainee, and the contract I signed with Wanhe Entertainment means that the ultimate ownership of my Weibo lies with them. I only have the right to use it. And if I get shelved by Wanhe, they'll take away that right too," Zhou Chen elaborated.

"Alright, I forgot about that. Ah, we trainees really have a tough life. We work hard every day, but our contracts are the most stringent," Su Qingge sighed.

But she was also helpless; after all, most trainees experienced this treatment and came to terms with it.

For them, only by aiming for debut and fame could they change the unfair treatment they faced.

"Yes, that's why I want to change everything. I want to live a healthy life."

"I don't have the courage you have. I still have to work hard diligently and strive for the day when I can debut and change these unfair treatments."

"Keep it up, I believe you can achieve your goals."

Zhou Chen didn't try to persuade Su Qingge to follow his path of letting go and flying freely; after all, this was his personal choice. Everyone has their own choices. He had experienced the tragic fate of being marginalized early due to the excessive internal competition in both his past life and the original owner's life, so he deeply understood the importance of health.

And Su Qingge didn't have these experiences; persuading her to follow his path wouldn't make much sense. Besides, Su Qingge had her own choices and thoughts.

"Thank you. Since you've decided this way, I won't say anything more. I'm going to the practice room, bye."

With that, Su Qingge went offline to the practice room.

In fact, most of the trainees stayed up late practicing their talents in order to seize an opportunity.

Only Zhou Chen, after chatting with Su Qingge, blow-dried his hair and chose to enjoy a good night's sleep...

The next morning, the program team integrated the on-site scores and online scores of the ten trainees from yesterday.

In the end, the highest score went to Zhou Chen with a perfect score of 100. Because not only did Old Man Liu give him full marks, but the online audience also rated him with full marks, resulting in a perfect overall average score.

Naturally, Liu Chao ranked second. Since Grandma Yang gave him full marks and the online audience gave him 95 points, his overall average score was 97.5.

Ranked third was Li Yuan, with an overall average score of 95.

Su Qingge also performed well, ranking fourth with an overall average score of 90.

As for the two trainees with the lowest scores, they were Wang Dahai and Li Niuniu, who scored 69 and 73 respectively, and were directly eliminated.

"Director Zhao, Zhou Chen is really amazing. All perfect scores. It's just a pity that we'll have to announce later that he needs to leave the program due to special circumstances."

At this moment, Zhao An's assistant, Qin Haishan, walked in holding the score sheet, expressing regret.

"No, I've thought about it. We won't announce Zhou Chen's departure from the program to the public. We'll just announce Liu Chao's cheating in the program."

After thinking for a moment, Zhao An made a final decision.

"That's a good idea. This way, there's still a chance for Zhou Chen to come back to the program later. Otherwise, if we suddenly announce that Zhou Chen is leaving the program due to some reason, and then he suddenly comes back, it would be too awkward. And if we don't officially announce Zhou Chen's departure, it means we have a lot of flexibility in handling the situation."

Qin Haishan, who had followed Zhao An for many years, immediately understood his meaning.

"Yes! I'll go tell the staff and announce Liu Chao's situation. Ah, once this news comes out, it'll probably be a nightmare for Liu Chao."

After saying that, Qin Haishan turned around and went to work.

Soon, the program team officially announced the cancellation of Liu Chao's scores, citing the discovery that he deliberately fabricated a tragic background during the noon program task to deceive Grandma Yang into giving him full marks. For the sake of fairness, all of his scores were canceled, and his performance was treated as zero.

In this way, Li Niuniu, who ranked second to last, successfully made a comeback and was not eliminated.

"Damn, really? Liu Chao deceived an old lady? Isn't that despicable?"

"It's official announcement, and there's even photo evidence, so there's no way this is false. I never expected Liu Chao to resort to such low tactics just to get full marks."

"Yesterday, those fans who were chanting 'Chao Chao' and 'Brother Chao' must be the most hurt. They thought they had found an idol with good values, but the blow turned out to be so big."

"No matter how talented Liu Chao is, if his values and character are lacking, he's just trash. I hope the industry completely bans him. We can't let such people enter the entertainment circle."

"This is simply despicable and shameless. If Grandma Yang hadn't eventually found out the truth, we might still have been fooled by him. Such a trash trainee definitely deserves to be blacklisted and banned."

...

Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, there was an immediate uproar online.

And through all this, Liu Chao remained unaware because he had gotten up early to practice his talents. During practice, he didn't have his phone, so naturally he didn't see the latest online news or the text messages from Zhang Chuchu.


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