Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 343 - 231: They Seem Quite a Match
Lin Moxuan snorted coldly, silently complaining in his heart: This brat is afraid I won’t keep my word!
"Dad, why did you start the game with so many pieces?"
An unknowing Lin Jiayu asked, resting his chin on his hand.
"Uh..."
The question stung a bit, and Lin Moxuan pretended not to hear it.
The game began.
Shen Qiushan played calmly and methodically, making his moves with ease.
With the advantage of nine pieces, Lin Moxuan launched a major attack, hoping to turn his advantage into victory.
However, as more pieces filled the board, Lin Moxuan’s expression grew increasingly serious.
Snap!
As a white piece was placed by Shen Qiushan’s hand.
Lin Moxuan’s eyes widened in shock.
No, this...
Without realizing it, Shen Qiushan made a beautiful "capture," and once this piece was placed.
All of Lin Moxuan’s dozen pieces were captured!
In an instant, the situation completely reversed.
Shen Qiushan switched from defense to offense, while Lin Moxuan struggled to respond, ultimately being overwhelmed and forced to concede.
"Dad, a bet’s a bet!"
"You must participate in the grand finale of ’Voice of Hua Country!’"
Shen Qiushan said while putting the pieces back in the box.
"I was planning to go and cheer for Momo on-site!"
Lin Moxuan pouted slightly: "Let’s play another game!"
Director Lin was quite cunning, having lost anyway, he might as well play nice.
Shen Qiushan played two more games with Lin Moxuan, winning one and losing one.
After all, Lin Moxuan was his father-in-law, and it wouldn’t be good to constantly dominate him; sometimes you have to let him win.
Letting someone win is also an art, it can’t be too obvious, and even when losing, it should appear skillful.
The round Shen Qiushan lost was designed to make Lin Moxuan feel like he lost due to arrogance and underestimating his opponent.
"Qiushan, your chess skills are impeccable."
"But don’t get too arrogant, remember, over-confident troops are doomed to fail!"
Having won a game, Lin Moxuan was in a good mood and gave some advice.
"Yeah, yeah, I’ll be more careful in the future."
Shen Qiushan nodded repeatedly, showing plenty of respect to his father-in-law.
Weekend.
Sanjiang Satellite TV.
The grand finale of ’Voice of Hua Country’ arrived as scheduled.
The final consisted of three segments.
The first segment featured returning contestants, giving previously eliminated but outstanding performers a chance to shine again in the finale.
The second segment was the official showdowns, with each finalist performing in turn.
The third segment was the mentor collaboration, where contestants performed alongside their mentors.
And the contestant with the highest total votes from the second and third segments would become the season’s champion of ’Voice of Hua Country’.
At eight o’clock.
The live broadcast officially started.
Host Zhang Zhihua walked onto the stage with a bright smile.
"Welcome to the live broadcast of ’Voice of Hua Country’ Champions Night, I’m your host Zhang Zhihua..."
After the opening remarks, Zhang Zhihua read out a list of sponsors.
Then, the show officially began.
In the returning contestants’ performance segment, the atmosphere was light and joyful, everyone was there to enjoy the stage, and the contestants performed even better than during the competition.
As the second segment began, the atmosphere backstage and onstage subtly changed.
The competition for the championship had begun!
The finalists for this season’s ’Voice of Hua Country’ were Red Rose Band, Zhang Qi, Fan Xiaoyu, and Luo Zirui.
And among the finalists, Red Rose Band was the top favorite to win!
Because Red Rose Band’s popularity was significantly ahead of the others.
The total flow and buzz of the other three contestants combined didn’t match the tip of Red Rose Band’s iceberg.
However, high popularity didn’t guarantee a win, as programs like ’Voice of Hua Country,’ with such high attention, couldn’t escape external interference.
For example, before the finale started.
Celestial Star Entertainment’s top executives approached Red Rose Band, wanting to sign them to their company.
But Lin Xiamo and her group didn’t agree; they didn’t plan to sign with an entertainment company so early.
Because signing would result in too many restrictions, in fact, they planned to register their own music studio after the competition.
Then, they could work for themselves, free from various constraints.
However, starting their own company also meant lacking a strong background, making it difficult to access many resources.
But compared to so-called resources or "big promises," Lin Xiamo and her group valued autonomy more.
They were the type who didn’t want to be confined by rules, otherwise, they wouldn’t have started a female rock band.
And according to rumors, refusing to sign with Celestial Star Entertainment meant they couldn’t win the ’Voice of Hua Country’ championship.
Because ’Voice of Hua Country’ was co-produced by Sanjiang Satellite TV and Celestial Star Entertainment.
Though it was called a talent show, it was more like Celestial Star Entertainment cultivating reserves for the company.
Many outstanding contestants without agencies would be signed by Celestial Star Entertainment.
So, from the company’s perspective, the ’Voice of Hua Country’ champion naturally had to come from Celestial Star Entertainment.
Otherwise, all the money invested would just benefit others!
Due to this little incident, Lin Xiamo and her group didn’t care much about the championship.
"Let’s enjoy the stage!"
"This is the last performance on ’Voice of Hua Country’ stage!"
In the waiting area, Hu Tingting exclaimed.
"Yeah, Tingting’s right."
