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Chapter 1072 - 1066: Achieving Victory with Unconventional Tactics

Chapter 1072: Chapter 1066: Achieving Victory with Unconventional Tactics

"Li Changlin, your singing was so beautiful."

"I hope you can make it to the end!"

"You did great."

"I will always support you!"

Applause rose again, today Li Changlin received a lot of applause and encouragement.

Watching this scene, Li Yuan and Liu Dongyu were filled with admiration.

As for Xu Xin, aside from envy, there was also a look of jealousy and resentment in her eyes.

If Li Changlin hadn’t performed so well, she could have advanced directly.

But now, precisely because Li Changlin performed too well, it led to her having to have a tiebreaker with Liu Dongyu. Although Xu Xin didn’t take Liu Dongyu seriously, having to compete again was, after all, a very troublesome matter.

"Now, let’s invite Xu Xin and Liu Dongyu to the stage." Since both of them scored 8.63, they tied for second place, but in the end, they still had to have a tiebreaker to decide who would advance to the top 16.

Xu Xin and Liu Dongyu had nothing to say. They walked onto the stage, and Li Changlin also stepped back to his original spot.

"Since the two contestants have the same score, according to the rules, we need to have a tiebreaker for them. This PK will be scored by the public judges. Now, please get ready, Xu Xin and Liu Dongyu. We are going to draw lots to decide their order of appearance." While Lu Piaopiao was explaining, Wang Han had already called over the staff to prepare the drawing balls.

Soon, a staff member holding a small wooden box came onto the stage, inside which were two small balls, one red and one black. The one who draws the red ball will go first, and the one with the black ball will go second.

After explaining the rules, Wang Han asked them to draw lots. Xu Xin and Liu Dongyu pretended to be polite for a moment, and then Xu Xin was the first to draw a ball, pulling out a red one.

With only two balls in the box, Xu Xin drawing the red ball meant Liu Dongyu naturally got the black one.

Having determined the order of appearance, Liu Dongyu returned to her seat, looking dejected.

Li Changlin looked at her and couldn’t help but chuckle, "What’s wrong, Liu Dongyu, feeling the pressure?"

"Of course, there’s pressure. Xu Xin is a power vocalist." Liu Dongyu said with a bitter smile, shaking her head. She was already quite behind Xu Xin, and it was only because of her exceptional performance that she had obtained a good score. But now that Xu Xin was going first, this only added to Liu Dongyu’s pressure.

"I really don’t like Xu Xin as a person. To tell you the truth, I do hope you, Liu Dongyu, can advance." Beside them, Li Yuan suddenly chimed in. Li Changlin couldn’t help but turn his head curiously, "Li Yuan, Xu Xin hasn’t done anything to offend you, right? It’s not a good habit to talk behind people’s backs."

It’s not that Li Changlin wants to stand up for Xu Xin. If we’re talking about disliking Xu Xin, who could loathe this woman more than he does? But Li Yuan is at least a grown man, and now that he’s already been eliminated from the competition, speaking ill of Xu Xin at this point does seem a bit like sour grapes.

"Li Changlin, don’t stand up for Xu Xin. I know you were classmates with Xu Xin, but you probably don’t know that she’s just been bad-mouthing you," Li Yuan is pretty straightforward, and he overheard what Xu Xin said to Liu Dongyu just before, though he didn’t know the full story between Li Changlin and Xu Xin. Still, he really looked down on Xu Xin’s behavior.

"Oh, what did Xu Xin say about me?" Li Changlin was slightly taken aback, but he didn’t doubt Li Yuan’s word. After all, they weren’t on the same team, and without Xu Xin herself saying it, Li Yuan would have had no way of knowing about his and Xu Xin’s status as classmates.

"She was saying a lot of pointless things while you were performing." Li Yuan shrugged his shoulders. This actually involved Liu Dongyu too; he felt a bit bad about throwing her under the bus in front of a girl.

Li Changlin didn’t continue to inquire; he narrowed his eyes in thought, then suddenly looked up at Liu Dongyu, "Liu Dongyu, I reckon if you want to win against Xu Xin, you will likely need to take her by surprise."

"A surprise attack?" Liu Dongyu was a bit stunned, then said excitedly, "Li Changlin, please help me out. As long as I can make it to the top sixteen, I’ll do whatever you ask!"

"Whatever I ask?" Standing nearby, Li Yuan showed a playful smirk upon hearing that.

Actually, Li Changlin didn’t know that Liu Dongyu was quite ambitious, but Li Yuan wouldn’t say that directly to Li Changlin, especially with Liu Dongyu sitting right there; considerations of face needed to be made.

Now, with Li Yuan eliminated from the competition, of course, there might be a chance for a comeback later, but he knew such a chance was slim. As the competition progressed, only the cream of the crop remained, and the coaches wouldn’t give a chance of revival to contestants who clearly had no hope.

With that, Li Yuan figured his dream might be shattered here, but if he could get in good with someone capable like Li Changlin before leaving, he could be making a good connection, perhaps Li Changlin might help him out in the future.

After all, Li Yuan had heard that Li Changlin seemed to be a contracted singer with Sky Horse Records—someone with a connection!

Of course, Li Yuan wouldn’t disrupt Liu Dongyu’s good fortune. Right now, Li Changlin must have had some issues with Xu Xin due to his own comments. He wanted to see how Li Changlin would help Liu Dongyu out.

If Li Changlin indeed had a way to help Liu Dongyu win today, what would be the harm in fawning over him?

Li Yuan was resolved: he too was a young person with dreams, just one who hadn’t crossed paths with someone willing to lend a helping hand along the road of life.

Li Yuan understood that the strong seize opportunities, the wise create them. Only the ignorant fools wait passively for opportunities to come.

Waiting for a rabbit by a stump will never succeed. To succeed, one must understand the principle of taking proactive action.

"What song are you planning on singing next?" Li Changlin asked without commenting on Liu Dongyu’s implications. What he wanted was just to take Xu Xin down a peg, not because he was attracted to any specific aspect of Liu Dongyu.

Liu Dongyu may be pretty, but that’s about it. Even Xu Xin is more attractive than her. Not to mention Ye Xiyao, Qian Ziwei, and Lin Ruonan.

Moreover, Luo Tianyi is sitting right there on the judges’ panel. Li Changlin’s nominally girlfriend Tian Yi is even more beautiful than Xu Xin, so what could Liu Dongyu possibly have that would draw Li Changlin’s attention!

Hearing Li Changlin’s question, Liu Dongyu quickly named a song. Li Changlin frowned and thought for a moment, then leaned in and whispered a few words into Liu Dongyu’s ear.