The media were still on their way back to the office.

At Shengshi Entertainment, Tian Xingchi's secretary hurriedly pushed open the office door and walked in.

Tian Xingchi, who was in the middle of a video conference, furrowed his brows and looked up in confusion at the anxious secretary. The next second, the secretary whispered something in his ear.

Tian Xingchi's face instantly changed. He quickly apologized to the executives in the video conference and hung up.

"Say that again? Ji Ya? How dare she do such a thing?"

After hanging up the video call, Tian Xingchi stared in disbelief at the secretary in front of him.

"Mr. Tian, it's true. A journalist from one of our partners just confirmed it. In less than ten minutes, all the media will be reporting on it. And, Ji Ya has already been taken away by the police!"

The secretary confirmed again, then handed the documents sent by the reporter to Tian Xingchi.

Tian Xingchi grabbed the documents and anxiously skimmed through them. The more he read, the worse his expression became. He never expected this woman to be so crazy!

In the end, Tian Xingchi had underestimated Ji Ya's desire for revenge. He didn't expect it to come so quickly and decisively. She was willing to throw away her reputation and purity, doing something that could ruin everything for her!

After reading all the documents, Tian Xingchi began tapping his fingers irregularly on the desk. After a moment, a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

The only thing to do now was to sacrifice the car to save the driver and minimize the losses.

The unspoken rules weren't a big issue. He could just fire the people involved and pay to settle it. The worst that would happen was a significant drop in the company's reputation. But the issues of tax evasion and other criminal activities were serious. He had to sacrifice the car to save the driver and make sure the people on the list kept their mouths shut!

With that in mind, Tian Xingchi quickly made a decision.

"Notify everyone. Meeting in the conference room now!"

The secretary nodded and quickly left, leaving Tian Xingchi alone in his office, deeply contemplating his next move.

...

At the Modu Stadium, the competition was still ongoing. After Miao Anyun finished her song, she slowly left the stage to the warm applause of the audience.

The result of this competition was never in doubt. Miao Anyun won with an overwhelming number of votes.

Most netizens felt that it was completely unreasonable to classify Miao Anyun as a third-tier star!

Just for this song "Began to Understand," she should at least be a second-tier artist! She could even aim for first-tier status.

When this topic emerged, online discussions turned to the question of which tier Xia Xiyao should be considered in, and the direction of the online comments began to shift.

   "I checked, and the internet is still calling Xia Xiyao a third-tier artist! It's ridiculous!"

   "A third-tier artist releases an album that dominates the new song charts in the top ten!"

   "If you ask me, Xia Xiyao is an unlimited artist, haha! She has Gu Xingyi behind her, so she can release a song anytime. The next one might push her straight to the top as a diva!"

   "Becoming a diva isn't so easy. At least she needs to hold a concert with tens of thousands of people! Look at Liu Ruoying and Mu Baiwei—didn't they all hold several concerts?"

   "All I can say is her talent is there, but her experience isn't enough! So, she's still an unlimited artist! No tier fits her! Haha!"

As the netizens continued their discussion, the third round of the competition began.

This time, the challenger came from a mid-sized entertainment company, a first-tier artist who brought another original new song.

However, this first-tier artist was much more stable. At least he was well-prepared before taking the stage, and his popularity was solid, so the audience responded positively without any mishaps.

After finishing his song, he bowed in gratitude and decisively left the stage. In truth, he knew very well that he was just cannon fodder.

As expected, with the cheers of the entire crowd, Xingyao Entertainment, and Xia Xiyao made their return to the stage.

Once again, it was an original song, a new release. By this point, the audience had become somewhat immune to Gu Xingyi's talent, as if it were something that was just supposed to happen. However, their enthusiasm did not wane in the slightest.

The entire arena was shouting the names of Xingyao and Xia Xiyao until the music began, and the venue gradually quieted down.

The song that Xia Xiyao brought was still in the same "pig slaughter" style.

It was another melancholic ballad, and on the big screen, the title of the song, "Can I Hold You?", slowly appeared.

   "The rain is falling outside, just like the blood dripping from my heart~

   Loving you for so long~

   When I think about it, it's not easy~

   We're dividing things, tomorrow we'll have no more ties~

   The clothes left at home, I'll come back to get them later~"

Backstage at Hua Music, the ratings for this round of the competition had already surpassed the previous two rounds by more than double, and the most common comment online was that this round's tickets were definitely worth it!

Whether it was the previous two divas, Miao Anyun, or Xia Xiyao, even the first-tier singer who performed a new song, all the performances were top-tier.

They had all perfectly sung their songs and satisfied every audience member.

At this moment, as the final song of the last competition played, the audience treasured it immensely. They wished Xia Xiyao could just keep singing this song and that the event could go on forever.

But alas, as with all good things, the end eventually came. The audience hadn't had enough, and yet, Xia Xiyao's song was coming to a close.

   "Can I hold you? My love~

   Let me cry on your shoulder~

   If today we must part, let me cry out loud~

   ...

   You have no choice, I will smile and leave~"

The music came to a close, the lights dimmed, and as Xia Xiyao bowed and exited the stage, the audience, however, couldn't bring themselves to smile.

The competition had ended, and their hearts had been taken along with it. The moment the lights went out, everyone felt a void inside.

At that point, no one cared about the competition results anymore. Everyone knew that Xingyao Entertainment had won again!

With the third round of the competition concluded, since Xia Xiyao's victory in the first round with "Gulf of Alaska", Xingyao Entertainment had not lost a single round.

Currently, Xingyao Entertainment had accumulated five points, while Tianmei Entertainment only had two.

Even if it became a war of attrition, Tianmei Entertainment could only try to fight back in the sixth round. If they lost again in the sixth round, they would lose their qualifications and the title of the Three Giants for the year.

Tianmei Entertainment had little time left, but they hadn't made any official statements. No one knew what Liu Gao was thinking.

Hua country's Strongest Voice officially announced the end of the third round, and everyone left the venue.

The dissatisfied audience moved to Douyin and Weibo, where videos of these new songs flooded the platforms.

Netizens watched these videos and listened to the songs, suddenly feeling nostalgic, as if they had returned to the days when gods were battling each other.

But now, while one might still call it a battle between gods, almost all of these gods were from Xingyao Entertainment!

Liu Ruoying, Xia Xiyao, Miao Anyun, and even Feng Xiao Xiao and Yi Shuihan's "Floating Northward" were all covered, with everyone from Xingyao Entertainment except Mu Baiwei!

Hua country's Strongest Voice had been turned into an internal battle by Xingyao Entertainment.

And just as the netizens were still lost in these songs, a series of interview videos from the media were quickly spreading online.

These videos, with lightning speed, rapidly climbed the trending charts.