NOVEL NEXT Chapter 263: Does Gu Wenlin's Face Hurt?
With those words, Gu Wenlin was left utterly speechless.
Han Liheng was right; in the early episodes of the talent show, the S ratings almost always went to the same few members, and it hardly changed.
It was also he who insisted on keeping those members always winning.
The scene went silent in an instant.
[Haha, does Gu Wenlin's face hurt? He set the precedent for giving people consecutive S ratings, but now that it's someone else, he's unhappy?]
[To be honest, from the very beginning, the S ratings have always been for those few girls. I thought there was some kind of shady deal.]
[Gu Wenlin is always fair and just as a mentor. Is it wrong for Linlin to maintain the S ratings because he sees those girls as outstanding?]
[Clearly, S Class's performance this round is better, right? You can tell from the audience's reaction…]
[Haha, it even got Brother Burger to call out names in exasperation.]
The bullet comments were in a frenzy.
The other mentors around didn't say much at the moment.
Until Han Liheng adjusted his microphone again and said directly, "This episode, I'll give the entire S Class an S."
When he finished speaking, the audience erupted once more.
Gu Wenlin's expression darkened, and he stood up on the spot, his gaze icy and sharp as he looked at the remaining mentors.
Taken by surprise, Liu Mingyuan and the others exchanged a glance with him, hesitated for a moment, but then averted their eyes as if pretending not to see.
They have long been frustrated by Gu Wenlin's domineering approach; almost the entire show's decision-making was up to him, granting S ratings to whomever he pleased.
But they're all music and creation professionals and extremely dislike prioritizing popularity over all else.
Before, they gave him face due to the Gu Family and Gu Wenlin being one of the producers, but now, who doesn't know that the Gu Family is already on the decline.
Liu Mingyuan put down his pen, grabbed the microphone, and said, "I really want to see the S Class collaborate one more time too, I agree to keep all as S, and look forward to your performance."
"Ahhh!!!"
With these words, screams erupted once more from the audience.
On stage, the girls from S Class were beyond excited.
The other two mentors saw this and had no objections, saying almost simultaneously, "I have no objections either. The progress of the S Class is indeed significant, well deserving of their entire retention."
One of the other mentors finished speaking, glanced at the score sheet, not giving Gu Wenlin a chance to refute, he stated bluntly:
"So this time, the entire S Class gets an S rating; Li Yue and Chen Xin from A Class are downgraded to B, and Chen Yuyao from D Class is downgraded to F."
Everyone was momentarily stunned when they heard this.
If they remember correctly, Chen Yuyao started out in S Class; it's surprising that this time she dropped straight to F Class.
But she made a clear mistake on stage just now, so it's understandable.
Chen Yuyao turned pale, almost breaking out in tears.
Her mindset completely collapsed, her fingertips trembling uncontrollably.
Pan Xixi, however, couldn't hide her expression. She never expected to lose to those girls from A Class again this time.
How could this happen!
How did Gu Zhi have such great ability to elevate those useless members and even overshadow her!?
Pan Xixi was so angry she couldn't say a word, her fingertips digging into her palm, almost breaking the skin.
If Gu Zhi hadn't come, none of this would have happened!
[Wow, Gu Zhi is strong, whichever class she mentors gets more S ratings, whoever has Gu Zhi gets the S!]
[Chen Yuyao used to be among the top five in S Class, and now she's dropped straight to F, that's terrifying.]
[... Speechless, if the production team wants to boost Gu Zhi, just boost her, can't they stop making jokes at the expense of trainees? Where is Pan Xixi unworthy of an S?]
[? This time the S Class's performance was indeed stronger, stop being so sour if you lack ability.]
[...]
However, the results were already set. Even though Gu Wenlin did not agree, with the minority deferring to the majority during a live broadcast, he had no room to argue.
The girls of S Class wore expressions of disbelief; they thought at most they'd only hold onto S Class for one round and would be out this time, but didn't expect to be fully retained!
Liang Wanning's face showed little surprise, but she was inexplicably happy, directly sprinting off the stage towards Gu Zhi to give her a hug: "Teacher Gu Zhi, thank you so much, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching!"
If it hadn't been for Gu Zhi's last-minute adjustment of their style, this performance would not have achieved this effect!
Gu Zhi, still expressionless, merely extended a hand to stop her, and with a cool demeanor, spat out two words: "Congratulations."
Liang Wanning paused, not minding, naturally grabbing her hand and linking arms with her.
The audience erupted into shrieks once again:
"Ahhhhh!!!"
[Shipped it, shipped it people! Liang Wanning went straight for Gu Zhi exiting the stage!]
[Whoa, following this live for so long, who's ever seen Liang Wanning like this? She's into this!]
[Tsundere trainee x Cold and strict assistant teacher, someone please write this! Hand the writer a pen!]
[No doubt, Gu Zhi is truly impressive, teaching so many S's in just a few days, @Gu Zhi can you form another group once more!]
[I must repeat, someone please entreat Gu Zhi to dance today's routine again!]
The other members of S Class saw this and quickly ran to Gu Zhi as well.
Getting S twice was entirely thanks to Gu Zhi.
Her simple teachings benefited them immensely.
Members from other classes looked on with envy, if there were space in the audience, they'd probably rush to recruit right then and there.
And so, someone directly called out to the stage: "Teacher Gu Zhi, can you be our assistant advisor next time? Come for another round please?"
"I agree! We want that too, Director, please work hard to get Teacher Gu Zhi to sign with us as a mentor directly!"
"I agree too!"
The director's team: "..."
They would also love to, but so far only managed to negotiate a single episode.
If they'd known how amazing Gu Zhi was, they should have asked Han Liheng to negotiate for a few more episodes!
Though not yet finalized, the director's team still wanted to fight for it, smiling, "If Teacher Gu Zhi is willing, we would be more than happy!"
With the director's words, the lights immediately shone on Gu Zhi.
Gu Zhi didn't respond, just gave a slight, aloof smile, speaking volumes without words.
[Hahaha, a polite yet awkward smile, the director's team can catch the drift. : )]
[Just wondering if the director's team feels awkward lol.]
[Ahhh, that smile kills me!]
With Gu Zhi not responding, the director's team was naturally a bit embarrassed, luckily Han Liheng stepped in to save the day:
"Don't worry everyone, isn't it that you all want to see Gu Zhi dance? I'll eventually convince Gu Zhi to perform a piece with me!!"
Gu Zhi: "..."
The big screen projected Gu Zhi's exquisite face, and she still said nothing.
[Hahahahahaha the awkwardness hasn't disappeared, just transferred from the director's face to Brother Burger's face.]