AFVSIBS Chapter 176: The Score of "Last-Minute Effort"

Jiang Lin wasn’t worried at all about "Last-Minute Effort" receiving high scores because he believed that his mentor, Huang Shanwen, would definitely give this nonsensical song a low score.

So, he thought that unless the other nine judges all gave full marks, the song wouldn’t score very high.

Now, he just waited for Zhou Chen and Wu Heng to step down so that he and Lu Jie could take the stage and prove themselves.

"Time's up. Let's have the ten judges reveal their scores," the host announced promptly after one minute.

As expected, Huang Shanwen gave "Last-Minute Effort" a zero.

Fortunately, the other nine judges gave it full marks, a hundred each. This meant that the final average score for "Last-Minute Effort" was 90.

Although this score was lower than the previous two trivial songs, it was still quite good overall.

"Damn, Huang Shanwen gave an even more exaggerated score this time. A zero! He must really dislike 'Last-Minute Effort'."

"These senior artists usually don't like trivial songs. But giving a zero is a bit much. Couldn't he at least give ten or twenty points?"

"I figured Huang Shanwen wouldn't score 'Last-Minute Effort' highly. You forgot that Jiang Lin is his student. Now that 'Last-Minute Effort' is directly competing against his student, as a mentor, how could he give a high score?"

"But zero is too harsh. Songs don't deserve zero points. He's doing it on purpose."

"Even if it's on purpose, there's nothing we can do. The results are already out and can't be changed. Let's see how Jiang Lin and Lu Jie perform."

……

Huang Shanwen's zero score for "Last-Minute Effort" quickly became a hot topic in the live broadcast chat.

Some netizens believed it was intentional to ensure Jiang Lin’s team could eliminate Zhou Chen and Wu Heng’s team.

Others thought that as an old artist, Huang Shanwen naturally despised trivial songs, so it was normal for him to give a zero.

"Great! I knew my mentor wouldn't give a high score to such a nonsensical song. And he didn't."

Jiang Lin was the happiest and most smug about the zero score for "Last-Minute Effort."

But he forgot that despite Huang Shanwen's zero, the other nine judges gave full marks, making the overall score 90, which wasn't low.

"Jiang Lin, even though your mentor gave it a zero, the song still has an average score of 90."

It was his partner Lu Jie who reminded him, making him realize the situation. He then angrily started swearing:

"Damn it! What's wrong with these people? Were they raised on trash? Giving full marks to such a garbage song?"

Jiang Lin wanted to rush out and scold the nine judges, but Lu Jie held him back, preventing him from acting impulsively.

"There's something fishy going on, definitely something fishy. Otherwise, those nine people wouldn't give full marks to such a garbage song. I protest, I strongly protest."

Jiang Lin was extremely unhappy and immediately protested in the backstage lounge.

"Director Zhao, we have a problem. Jiang Lin is protesting the nine judges giving full marks to 'Last-Minute Effort.' What should we do now?"

Upon hearing the news, a staff member quickly reported to Zhao Liang.

"Ignore him. Let him protest all he wants. He’s just worried that his song won’t score above 90. That’s why he’s doing this," Zhao Liang said.

"But what if he complains about our show later, saying we’re rigging things?"

"We have nothing to hide. If he dares to spread false rumors, I'll send him a lawyer's letter. I won’t tolerate him this time."

Zhao Liang had been tolerating Jiang Lin for a long time, especially since he frequently demanded changes to the performance order in the past two episodes. If it weren’t for the ongoing show, Zhao Liang would have lost his temper long ago.

So, if Jiang Lin was just venting, fine. But if he dared to spread false rumors, Zhao Liang would not be polite and would immediately send a lawyer's letter.

"Alright, let's just ignore him for now."

The staff member nodded and then turned to continue his work.

"Jiang Lin, let's stay calm. Watch my performance later. We'll surpass them in votes and scores and knock them out to vent your frustration."

Luckily, Lu Jie was still clear-headed and immediately reminded him.

"Damn it! If those people can’t judge properly, they shouldn’t be judges. Lu Jie, make sure they listen to real music in your performance."

Finally, Jiang Lin calmed down after another round of cursing.

On Zhou Chen's side, he had anticipated that Huang Shanwen would dislike "Last-Minute Effort" and might even give it a zero.

So he wasn’t surprised or concerned by the result.

However, Wu Heng was very upset. After all, he had sung for several minutes, and now Huang Shanwen gave him a zero.

Why?

The host was also very surprised. She had thought that even if Huang Shanwen gave a low score, it wouldn’t be zero.

But now...

"Mr. Huang, I think our audience and viewers are curious about why you gave 'Last-Minute Effort' a zero."

Finally, the host couldn't help but ask Huang Shanwen.

Huang Shanwen had been prepared for this. He picked up the microphone and responded, "Actually, you shouldn't be asking me. You should ask the other nine judges why they gave full marks to such a nonsensical trivial song. In my opinion, this song is just nonsense, written by someone who can't write songs, sung by someone who can't sing. Giving full marks to such a garbage song is an insult to music."

Huang Shanwen's words immediately created a tense and awkward atmosphere.

"Mr. Huang, since you've said that, I'll explain why I gave full marks."

The one who stood up was a middle-aged man, one of the main judges named Song Yiren.

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