Chapter 76: The Sweet and Bitter Taste of Life

Chapter 76: The Sweet and Bitter Taste of Life

Chapter 76 The Sweet and Bitter Taste of Life

Get up, snap out of it and stand properly.

He shook my shoulder lightly and I felt a brief dizziness, as if that was all it was. Kyunghwa lifted his head.

Wait I cant tell if this is real or not right now.

He seemed to not believe this situation and tried to pinch his own cheek. Then Ye-jun slapped Kyunghwas cheek with his fingertip without any hesitation.

Ow.

He thought he had controlled his strength, but He was naturally big and strong, so it felt like no control at all to the one who got hit.

I didnt ask you to hit me.

I thought you would.

Ye-jun smirked, his handsome face looking mischievous.

Kyunghwa seemed to regain some of his senses from the stinging pain on his cheek and looked at his phone screen again.

I cant believe it The whole board is flooded with our story.

If I didnt know this was the effect of the item, I would have been anxious about when the roller coaster of public opinion would hit me again.

But this was fixed to the conclusion we wanted, so there was no need to worry about it being reversed by manipulation.

I brushed my chest and turned off my phone screen. It would be good to contact the manager, but If it was a reasonable company, the support team should already be on it.

I think we should pull ourselves together and work hard when everyone is cheering for us like this.

I patted Kyunghwas back, who was lying on the chair weakly, pretending to be calm, but I was no different.

I felt the same way, wondering if this was also an extension of that strange space.

You thought the system was restored, right? Actually, it was all an illusion! Ta-da! It felt like it could be turned upside down at any time.

Did Seong-won see the boards opinion change? No, did he know that the board was in chaos with negative comments?

I wanted to call him, who was in the waiting room separately.

But I was worried that I might disturb him, who was focusing on the stage, so I was more concerned about him.

I want to tell Seong-won hyung too.

It seemed that everyone had the same thought, as Seon-woo, who was next to Kyunghwa and doing some nursing, muttered.

Dont contact him now. Hes in the final now, so dont distract him.

Eight contestants were left, and four were eliminated in the first round.

Two more were eliminated in the second round just before.

Now it was the final situation.

On the stage, the final interview was starting to attract the maximum ratings and advertising slots.

[Now only two contestants are left for the best gemstone spot!]

[Who will be the ultimate winner? The 6th episode of Star Discovery, the moment of gemstone birth! We will conduct a brief in-depth interview!]

Under the main MCs lively progress, two masked contestants walked onto the stage.

[The two glorious contestants, please come forward now!]

The 7th contestant, who wore a mask decorated with blue as the theme, was a woman wearing a floor-length dress.

She looked like a singer or a musical actress, rather than an idol or an actor, as she was slightly plump.

[Thank you for giving me the opportunity to sing in this glorious place today.]

The 7th contestant waved her hand with opera gloves on to the audience and the whole audience cheered.

When will the final start? I wish they would stop wasting time and hurry up.

But the planning team, who didnt have much hope for Seong-wons advancement to the finals, gave us a hand.

Well its a plan that we can only use if we make it to the finals.

I was annoyed by their attitude of why bother? when they invited the band and the guitarist to join us on stage, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

I would be happy if we could win the final round, but its okay if we dont.

We had already secured our popularity and public opinion victory with the buzz from the first and second rounds.

[Well, weve heard your thoughts, both of you! Now, well have a simple game to decide who will go first or second! But before that! We have a little gift for our two challengers, one more thing to give you!]

The MC brought a wheel of fortune onto the stage, trying to lighten the mood with his casual voice.

On the giant circular wheel, there were tiny letters indicating the prizes.

Thats when I realized.

Oh, this. Were not going to win.

[-Judges scores x 10]

[-Extension of the national tour for the winner]

[-Live broadcast of the tour special]

[You all know that the winner of the 6th episode of Star Discovery will receive a prize of 100 million won, a national tour, a special album release, and other benefits, right?]

The audience members who were sitting close to the stage were outraged. What is this nonsense? The ones who were sitting far away couldnt even read the letters on the wheel because of the poor quality of the screen, and they complained a lot.

The MC also felt the audiences agitation, and he continued to explain with a forced smile.

[From now on, well give you a chance to write a drama of reversal or upgrade your prize with the wheel, only once for each finalist.]

That chance was nothing but a transparent trick.

Theyre so greedy for money that they want to milk the tour.

It was obvious who the organizers wanted to push as the final winner.

They would favor the solo singer over Seong-won, who was in a group and had difficulty doing a long tour because of his group activities.

The judges score boost that was sneakily added to the upgrade wheel made it clear.

They were determined to make the other one the winner, even if Seong-won won the viewer or audience votes.

These bastards are only smart when it comes to this.

No, this wasnt even smart. Anyone would complain if they saw this obvious scam.

[Well, then, lets start with the 24th contestant, who was the first in the last match, to spin the wheel, shall we?]

The MC reached out his arm to the wheel, as if he was trying to be considerate of Seong-won, who looked young.

Seong-won walked hesitantly to the wheel and pulled the lever.

[The wheel is spinning! What will be the upgrade prize for the 24th contestant?]

The wheel started to turn slowly, along with the MCs hype.

[Well reveal it in 60 seconds!]

And then, as expected, the commercial break came. The staff came up to the stage and covered the wheel, as if they wouldnt reveal the result until the waiting time was over.

This is a blatant manipulation, are they declaring it or something?

The wheel behind the curtain didnt seem to care about the viewers and audiences troubled minds. It made a clattering sound as it gradually slowed down.

Finally, the 60 seconds of waiting time was over, and the MC approached the wheel to lift the curtain.

[The upgrade result for the 24th contestant! Well reveal it right now!]

As the curtain flew off, sighs erupted from the audience.