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Chapter 996 - 990: Running into Trouble Again

Chapter 996: Chapter 990: Running into Trouble Again

"Teacher Xie, Yu Xiaohao and the others haven’t arrived yet!" A female voice raised her hand and softly reminded from below.

Xie Yixin explained, "Yu Xiaohao and the others have something going on and cannot attend the training today. For this afternoon’s battle, we also need to make some minor adjustments."

It was only then that everyone understood why the mentor was somewhat unhappy—the call they had just received was from Yu Xiaohao and his group.

Now was a critical time! When there was no time for anyone to study, nobody expected Yu Xiaohao and his group to skip training. What on earth were they thinking!

The mood of several of the contestants was affected by this. Although the absence of Yu Xiaohao and his group from training seemed like personal behavior, it was actually deeply related to the team.

Suddenly, the team was down by four people, so those who weren’t originally scheduled to compete today might need to step in due to adjustments.

Some may not have been prepared at this time, and choosing the right song was actually a significant problem.

Usually, before competing, everyone would tell the mentor the songs they had chosen, and then Xie Yixin would train the contestants individually based on their songs.

But not everyone was like Li Changlin, who was so freakish all his performed songs were his own original creations—there was nothing Xie Yixin could do to help Li Changlin.

However, it was also for this reason that Li Changlin was eliminated.

The contestants didn’t know about the relationship between Li Changlin and Lin Qiao’en; they assumed the judges disliked Li Changlin’s effeminate mannerisms purely.

Li Changlin naturally couldn’t explain to everyone; even when Xie Yixin spoke with Li Changlin, she had asked if he had offended Judge Lin Qiao’en somewhere, but Li Changlin didn’t mention Lin Ruonan as the reason.

After all, Xie Yixin was Ye Xiyao’s close friend. If Li Changlin said Lin Qiao’en was upset because he liked Lin Ruonan, hence sabotaging the marriage alliance between the Lin and Zhou Families, how would that make Xie Yixin look at Ye Xiyao?

They were both girls he liked; Li Changlin certainly couldn’t play favorites.

Especially since Ye Xiyao didn’t have many friends she could truly get along with, he didn’t want to be the reason for a rift between Ye Xiyao and Xie Yixin.

Concerning the contestants’ feelings, Xie Yixin could of course understand; this was actually why her expression was unchanging.

Due to Yu Xiaohao and the other three, the entire team’s strategy had to be adjusted, which was a significant blow to morale.

However, as a mentor, she certainly couldn’t afford to fall apart. Whatever the case, she had to give her all in the afternoon’s competition.

But because they were already short on people, and two contestants from her team had been eliminated in the past few days, along with Li Changlin who was directly eliminated yesterday, Xie Yixin now had only five contestants to choose from.

Five contestants, among whom three had already competed once. Only Wang Yiyi and another girl named Su Shiyi hadn’t taken part in the competition. According to the rules, Xie Yixin’s team needed to send out three contestants today. Even if Wang Yiyi and Su Shiyi both went up, who should be the last one chosen?

This was a dilemma; the two eliminated contestants would naturally not be allowed to return immediately, as this would be like openly disagreeing with the studio’s public judges.

These two were voted off during the PK segment by the public judges. If Xie Yixin brought them back too soon, wouldn’t it be like slapping the public judges in the face?

While ordinary viewers might not think this way, the other three mentors were savvy players—who knew what they would say on the spot?

In short, the contestants eliminated by public judges could not be brought back for the time being.

Therefore, Xie Yixin could only set her sights on the other three who had competed once already.

But this was quite unfair to these three.

Initially, they had competed once, which meant they had already earned the qualification to advance. If Xie Yixin asked them to compete again, what if they were eliminated in the later PK round? That would be even more of a pity.

When the contestants saw the mentor’s gaze turning towards them, all three tensed up instantly. They weren’t fools; this was literally putting them on the hot seat.

If refusal was an option, the three would probably jump up to object right away.

But being part of this team, all their actions had to be guided by the mentor. If they dared to rebel now, they might end up being ostracized, with no chance of ever making a comeback.

Although Xie Yixin might not be such a person, the rules of Xuanyuan The Voice itself were this realistic. Everyone came to The Voice for what? Many might think the main goal was to compete for the championship.

While that statement wasn’t wrong, there was only one champion, and it wasn’t easy to secure that spot.

To become the champion of Xuanyuan The Voice, aside from one’s own abilities, at the very least, one had to be lucky.

However, luck is not so easy to describe.

Like Li Changlin, whose talent was undeniable, but unlucky to have encountered a strict judge like Lin Qiao’en.

Since luck was such an elusive thing, what then drove the contestants’ fervor for The Voice?

In fact, it all boiled down to exposure.

Just by entering the PK round meant contestants had secured their exposure.

If they were lucky enough to advance to the top thirty-two, they could attract the attention of media firms or record companies.

Once they signed with a record company, even if they didn’t achieve a high ranking on The Voice, their participation wouldn’t have been in vain.

After that, with a bit of packaging by the record company, they could become new stars.

Even some contestants who signed with major record companies ended up doing better than those who ranked higher. That, too, was a kind of luck.

Overall, to increase one’s exposure, it was crucial not to go against the mentor within the team.

Indeed, performing on stage one more time also meant one more opportunity for exposure.

It was just that these three contestants had a high chance of advancing to the top thirty-two, which was why they were so anxious and uneasy.

But they knew that’s just how reality worked, and this time they probably couldn’t avoid it.

Choosing one out of three, each had the potential to be chosen. If unlucky, they might be eliminated straightaway. That would mean enduring a period of obscurity with no exposure and, likely, no chance of joining the top thirty-two—a most vexing situation.