It's common for shows to have rigging.

Whether it's online or offline voting, whether it's mentors, media judges, or audience choices, the program team ultimately has the final say, they can arrange it however they want.

Even rigging talent shows is a normal thing.

So, every year, either the royal family makes it into the debut lineup, or the final rankings are decided by lottery, not based on popularity.

It is not like there haven't been fans who have protested.

But most of them disappear after a few days of complaining.

After all, how can a few fans' voices fight against such a large and powerful interest group?

Besides, even if they know it's rigged, that it's a fix, they can't easily find real evidence.

So, often, after the incident happens, fans complain for a few days, and then they have no choice but to accept the outcome.

And many fans are also afraid of offending the platform.

So, when this Weibo post was first released, besides the small group of people who supported her, more people came out to try to stop her from speaking out.

【Sister, please delete it!! You'll get nothing good from going against the platform!!!】

【Delete it +1, this will only make them unpopular.】

【I understand how you feel, but maybe don't say it directly... emmm, I'm afraid it will affect them.】

But the fan who posted the Weibo post was tough, she directly replied.

【Are you 5tars' manager?】

【Unless it's the manager or 5tars themselves who tell me to, I won't delete it.】

Why should we just accept it because this kind of thing is common?

Why can we only complain privately and not even mention the program team's name?

Now, she has listed the evidence clearly and concisely, and her wording is not excessive.

She just wants to get justice for the girls she likes, is that not allowed?

With her strong and persistent attitude, more people who agreed with her started to speak up.

5tars' fans had almost all experienced the bloody battles of the talent show period.

The girls they liked had all fought against the script, against capital, against the so-called industry rules.

This was the motivation and reason why fans sent 5tars to debut.

There's no reason to give up after sending them to debut.

【You're right! Why delete it!!】

【Sister, you're so cool! I was at the recording! I've felt something was wrong for a long time, but I didn't dare to say anything, thank you for saying what I wanted to say!】

【Why delete it? You don't feel bad for your idol? I do.】

【I'll add to it!! Retweet and I'll draw one MAC lipstick!】

【I'll add too! Retweet and I'll draw fifty people to get a digital album!】

【I support you, I'm a solo fan, I'll add too, retweet and I'll draw five people to get a 601.】

...

More and more people joined the fight to speak out.

This long Weibo post was written from the perspective of 5tars' group fans.

But afterwards, besides group fans, more solo fans, Chasing Light Girls show fans, and fans of the undebutted contestants retweeted the Weibo post.

There were even many, many people who didn't know 5tars yet, they were simply moved by the fan's courage.

Even if the final result was still like a mayfly shaking a tree, like an egg hitting a stone.

The courage to stand up is worthy of admiration.

This Weibo post's retweets skyrocketed.

More and more people saw this Weibo post.

This fan chose to expose it at this time because she wanted to take advantage of the show airing, so that casual viewers who didn't understand the show's inside story could see the stage, and anyone with eyes could see who was better.

Although the program team's editing was trying its best to favor Shining Girls.

But 5tars' stage presence was undeniable.

No matter how much they cut their stage, it was still too dazzling.

The station sisters of each group also released fancams.

In almost every station sister's fancam, you could hear the audience's deafening screams for them, and 5tars' performance was indeed excellent.

Compared to Shining Girls, it was a complete beatdown.

After twenty people added to the comment section, and the total number of retweets exceeded fifty thousand.

The topic #IdolCenturyWarRigged# finally made it onto the lower-level trending list.

This was achieved bit by bit by everyone.

Fans with money added to the comment section.

Fans without money retweeted the trending topic.

In short, rich fans paid, data fans worked, no one was idle.

Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, they persisted.

This trending topic climbed to the twenty-fifth to twenty-sixth position after being on the forty-ninth position.

Then, it was inexplicably taken down.

No matter how much they boosted it, it wouldn't go back up.

But this act of taking down the trending topic only further ignited everyone's anger.

Especially those who chased stars.

After all, most star chasers have experienced the feeling of being silenced by capital.

They choke our voices.

But I'm going to keep speaking out.

Screw you, capital!

I'm going to fight you to the end!

This fire quickly spread.

Not only on Weibo, but also on various forum platforms, they all carried relevant content.

Although the forums deleted posts quickly, it was useless, the faster they deleted, the stronger the public's rebellious spirit, they even learned how to mock the program team's deletion skills without mentioning their names.

【They deleted the post so fast, they're not coming out to respond, is the official account dead?】

【This is probably the legendary "silent as a grave".】

Both on the forums and on Weibo, retweets gradually included comments from casual viewers.

【I thought this show was pretty good, but it's so annoying.】

【I'm so pissed! Rigging sucks!】

【I've noticed it for a few episodes, they've been pushing Shining Girls so hard, it's not a music competition show, it's basically a variety show for their own group.】

【I feel bad for the 5tars girls, I just watched their fancam, their stage was so good, what did they edit in the show?!】

【Although it's not the right time, but after watching the fancam, I'm a little tempted to stan them, can someone tell me if this group has potential?】

【They have so much potential!! 5tars is a complete visual group, you won't regret stanning them, whether you're a sweet girl fan or a cool girl fan, you can find a home in 5tars!】

This incident became a huge scandal.

Shining Girls' fans were as quiet as chickens the entire time.

It wasn't because they were scolded and didn't dare to speak up.

After all, they didn't have many fans to begin with, they only gained a little attention because the program team fed them resources.

If they started a fight now, wouldn't they be giving away free points?

So, they all chose to stay silent, leaving the program team to take the heat.

After the program team's official Weibo was overrun for three days, no matter what they posted, it was all controlled by #RespondToTheRiggedVotes# comments.

The official account finally reluctantly released a statement.

The statement denied the rigging.

There was indeed rigging.

But you don't have any evidence.

After all, our voting machine data from that day has been cleared, we definitely can't retrieve it.

But we still hope that the public will not make judgments based on this fan's one-sided account, after all, those who said they voted for 5tars might not have actually voted for them.

If this fan continues to slander them, they will consider taking legal action against her.

This statement was worse than not releasing one at all.

As soon as it was released, it sparked another wave of ridicule.

【Their PR is so bad.】

【Three days? Just this? Are they trying to fool us?】

【They're just afraid to admit it, how could a rigged show admit to rigging.】

The fan who originally posted the Weibo post was very confident.

Go ahead and sue me.

She had money, and she could afford to fight a lawsuit.

But it was the program team who backed down, they didn't say anything after that statement.

No matter what, the reputation of Idol Century War that had been painstakingly built up over several episodes was instantly ruined.

This show was originally watched by fans within the show and idol circles, few casual viewers had any emotional attachment to it.

Now, this rigging incident was getting bigger and bigger.

5tars already had very high favorability within the show circle this year, and this fire started by their fans was like a wave of anger in the idol circle, everyone was saying they wouldn't watch anymore, just flop already!

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5tars' official account didn't release any response.

After all, if their official account intervened, the situation would be different.

It would be the idol leading fans to fight, which is absolutely not allowed.

But the reason why fans were willing to be at the forefront was because Jiang Ye and Lin Zui's attitudes on stage were also very tough, giving them the courage to speak out.

But when the manager talked about this later.

Jiang Ye was still a little scared.

"It won't have any impact, will it?"

Jiang Ye paused and said anxiously, "It's gotten so big, will the rival platform-the friendly platform-ban us?"

The manager comforted her, "It won't come to that."

Everyone knows how much traffic 5tars has, banning them from just one platform wouldn't work, it would just let other platforms make money.

Besides, the platform itself isn't monolithic.

One show's feud is one show's feud.

Smart people know how to make choices.

"We thought there might be some negative impact."

The manager said, "But not only was there none, but we actually received an invitation to a new music variety show after this incident."

"A lot of shows want to take advantage of the Idol Century War flop, they're inviting you to perform on their show."

"After all, this incident is so hot right now, whoever invites you first makes the money."

So, they won this round.

Besides the influx of work invitations, 5tars and their fans also had a good reputation online.

【5tars' fans are so tough!】

【Don't we all know that our Guiding Stars are all loyal to their idols?】

It seemed like the moment Jiang Ye spoke up for herself in her 24-hour live stream, she had ignited this flame.

Don't bow to falsehoods.

Don't yield to capital.

Don't be a silent, exploited sheep.

Jiang Ye's actions had already planted seeds in her fans' hearts.

And now, they had grown into towering trees, firmly protecting her.

And for Jiang Ye, besides work, there was also an unexpected gain.

Her Weibo data had increased significantly in the past few days.

And a bunch of acquaintances came to comfort her on her Weibo because of this incident.

flower-Gu Jin: [Hug]

Liang Liang Liang Yu: It's okay, let's write a song together next time.

Zhu Ya Zhu Xiaoli: Wuwu, hug our Jiang Ye!

Yang Jingjing: I thought about it, little Ye, I think I still owe you a collaboration stage. Don't worry, we still have a future.

It was like a party and a group activity.

So, when they were having breakfast, Lin Zui saw Jiang Ye smiling happily at her phone.

Lin Zui had also received a lot of comments on her Weibo, she knew what was going on, and she raised an eyebrow, "So touched?"

"How could I not be touched?"

"Look at this, this high level of attention, these good data."

Jiang Ye said, "Our move this month is definitely secure!"

Lin Zui: "..."