Chapter 62: A Disastrous Competition

When invited by No. 1 High School to serve as a judge, Liu Ying initially refused.

After all, they were no third-rate celebrity.

Their breathtaking singing voice had transformed countless passersby into devoted fans, granting them considerable influence within the domestic entertainment industry.

However, time was an unforgiving master, and they had grown older.

With a deluge of young idols debuting, many of whom only knew how to sing ‘You’re Too Beautiful,’ seasoned singers like them were forced to retreat.

If this trend continued, they would inevitably be forgotten by their fans.

At their age, Liu Ying had no desire to manufacture scandals for attention. Instead, they could only participate in more entertainment variety shows.

Even a small-scale event like the No. 1 High School Campus Belle Competition was not to be missed, as it offered another chance to appear in public.

Yet, as the competition barely began, Liu Ying felt their presence here was a grave mistake.

Beyond the first girl who stepped onto the stage, what caliber were the other contestants?

Their appearances were unremarkable, utterly devoid of distinguishing features.

Oh, wait, one contestant was indeed very distinctive.

Hideously ugly.

Such a dismal quality… How had No. 1 High School’s Campus Belle Competition become so popular last year?

Liu Ying was not alone in this bewilderment; the other two judges shared the same question.

Observing the confident expression on Contestant No. 5’s round face, the judges could only offer polite, awkward smiles, inwardly yearning for the competition to conclude swiftly.

Preferably, not too many viewers would tune into the live broadcast; otherwise, they would be utterly humiliated!

To possess significant renown only to appear in such a low-quality competition would surely invite ridicule and teasing from acquaintances and friends in the future!

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While the three judges endured their internal torment, Zhou Qiang was equally swamped with frantic activity.

“Station Chief, thanks to recommendations from several prominent Weibo influencers, a considerable number of viewers have entered the live stream room.”

“However, they are strongly opposed to the No. 1 High School Campus Belle Competition, claiming it’s nothing like what was advertised.”

“In my live stream room, viewers are incessantly spamming ‘ugly girl.’ The bullet comments have completely obscured the screen, and clearing them multiple times has proven useless!”

“Ah! Some unknown prominent influencers on Weibo are reposting the Campus Belle Competition, accompanying it with the caption… ‘Ugly Girl Competition.’ Within a minute, the number of reposts has reached tens of thousands!”

“Oh my god, my live stream room is overflowing! So many people have joined!”

“Mine too, they’re spamming too fast; I can’t keep up!”

“People are also coming from a certain video platform. I checked the homepage, and this competition is actually pinned with a huge banner!”

Holding his phone, Zhou Qiang frowned deeply as he read the reports in the group chat, never expecting such an outcome for the competition.

To promote the event, the homepage of Yahoolive’s website prominently featured the live broadcast of the Campus Belle Competition.

Moreover, numerous live stream rooms had been specially opened to provide comprehensive coverage of the event!

When he had communicated with the No. 1 High School principal earlier, Zhou Qiang had watched last year’s competition videos, and they were entirely different from this year’s!

Why was the quality of the participating girls so poor?

Not to mention them, even the live audience had begun to let out impatient jeers!

If this continued, Yahoolive would become infamous.

For a heavily promoted competition to suffer such a blunder… Zhou Qiang also understood that the rapid spread of news about the No. 1 High School Campus Belle Competition surely indicated someone was sabotaging them from behind the scenes.

After all, with numerous live streaming platforms in the country, Yahoolive’s rise had been remarkably swift, capturing a large portion of traffic from older platforms with its unique content.

Therefore, their rivals were now retaliating!

If everyone discovered that Yahoolive could only broadcast such low-quality streams, a massive exodus of viewers would soon occur, prompting them to switch to other platforms.

This was truly disastrous!

“Contestant No. 6, Bai Mengze from Class 2, Senior Year 3.”

Perceiving that something was amiss among the audience, the host wasted no further words, directly announcing the next contestant.

In the next instant, the red curtain was drawn open.

Bai Mengze, adorned with perfect makeup, appeared before everyone.

She wore a light blue, off-the-shoulder gown, her delicate collarbones subtly visible. The gently sloping hem of her dress revealed a pair of straight, jade-white legs, which swayed slightly with her graceful movements.

Upon gazing at her flawless face, no one could tear their eyes away, utterly captivated by the girl’s stunning beauty.

For a moment, not only were the judges and audience present frozen in place, but also the countless active live stream rooms fell silent, with not a single bullet comment appearing.

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