roccoschili Chapter 144 Discussion
Chapter 144 Discussion
Wei Zhe'an took out a wet wipe from the table, slowly unfolded it, put it on his face, and gently wiped his face.
As he moved, he also began to tell Li Jinhe beside him what had just happened - about how they made temporary adjustments to the stage.
Wei Zhe'an carefully folded the used wet wipes into a neat small square and threw it into the trash can at his feet.
Then, he sighed softly, frowned slightly, and his eyes revealed a trace of deep worry: "I always feel that I am in a very embarrassing situation now, as if I am not a human being inside and outside. Although they said verbally that they don't blame me, I still feel very guilty in my heart and feel sorry for them."
Seeing this, Li Jinhe silently picked up a brand new wet wipe from the table, reached out his hand and gently helped Wei Zhe'an wipe off the makeup on his face that had not yet been removed, paying special attention to the tiny corners that Wei Zhe'an had not reached himself.
He wiped it attentively and said, "I don't think you need to worry too much about these things. After all, when they decided to bet on you, they should be prepared to take potential risks. Success or failure, these are possible results."
Wei Zhe'an obediently closed his eyes, raised his chin, and let Li Jinhe do whatever he wanted without any resistance.
There was an indescribable bitterness and helplessness in his tone: "I always think that it is too unfair to treat them like this. It was obviously just those two people who performed poorly, but it caused the other three people to be implicated..."
Just as Wei Zhe'an was about to continue expressing his opinion, Li Jinhe gently wiped the corner of his mouth, and he almost instinctively closed his lips.
After wiping, Li Jinhe threw the wet tissue into the trash can, and then said thoughtfully: "Baicheng has contacted me. The current public opinion on the Internet about this matter is indeed not very good. Although we have temporarily suppressed some negative comments, the relevant topic is still hotly discussed. What, do you want to take advantage of this opportunity?"
Wei Zhe'an was in a state of confusion, experiencing a fierce struggle between his conscience and his desires.
It was because he was undecided that he came to seek Li Jinhe's advice. After a moment of silence, he still could not give a clear answer.
Li Jinhe noticed that Wei Zhe'an did not respond, so he turned his head and happened to see the other party's conflicted expression. He instantly understood the dilemma he was facing.
He carefully pulled up Wei Zhe'an's left hand and looked closely at the thin callus that had formed after two weeks of hard training and due to frequent pressing of the violin strings.
Li Jinhe felt a pang of sadness in his heart and couldn't help but reach out his hand to gently stroke the calluses, but he didn't know where to start to comfort the person in front of him.
After a moment's silence, Li Jinhe sighed deeply and said in a low voice: "This is a competitive arena, where everything is based on strength." His words were full of heartache and helplessness.
Then he asked again: "Who came up with this bad idea? How come you all agreed to it?"
Wei Zhe'an lowered his head silently, staring at his fingers, and slowly answered: "Actually, it was Zizhen who came up with this idea. I can understand everyone's thoughts. They just want to give it a try."
He sighed again, as if recalling something, and continued, "During our last rehearsal, Liu Ming's rap was always out of time, and twice he even failed to stand in the correct spotlight position. Zhao Pengyu's condition was also not stable enough, and the situation was really urgent at the time."
"It was the same even when we were performing on stage. Zhao Pengyu went to the wrong position twice in a row and almost collided with Zhu Kaiyu. If we hadn't taken that special approach, I'm afraid we would have no chance of winning at all. Although it's a pity that we lost by a small margin in the end, at least the loss was not too ugly." At this point, Wei Zhe'an's eyes revealed a trace of unwillingness and regret.
Li Jinhe had some idea of the situation of Wei Zhe'an's group, but as his own workload continued to increase, he really had no time to watch their rehearsal progress.
It was not until this moment that I realized so many mistakes had occurred in the final rehearsal.
This fact shocked him and made him feel dissatisfied - he didn't expect that there would be trainees who were so unprofessional. At the same time, through this information, he seemed to begin to understand the decision they made at the beginning.
A plan on how to use the power of public opinion to increase the votes of other contestants gradually took shape in Li Jinhe's mind, and he couldn't help but frown.
Such a strategy is very likely to cause Wei Zhe'an to endure more accusations and abuses, and become a "bad guy" in the eyes of the public.
Deep down in his heart, he actually didn't want Wei Zhe'an to have to endure all this.
Wei Zhe'an watched his expression change and suggested cautiously, "How about... we don't explain the whole story for now?"
Wei Zhe'an's idea was exactly the same as his own, but he still couldn't help but question it: "But if this happens, won't your image and reputation be affected..."
Wei Zhe'an gently stroked Li Jinhe's hand, trying to reassure him: "It's just a few criticisms, it's no big deal, and it's not like there will be no explanation at all, it's just a slight delay of two days."
Li Jinhe frowned tightly. "But how can you be sure that you can control the direction of public opinion? If the rumors get out of control, or if someone with ulterior motives gets involved, the situation may be difficult to recover."
Wei Zhe'an knew very well what the other party was worried about. It was nothing more than worrying that there would be ungrateful people among the people he wanted to save.
However, after two weeks of getting along with them day and night, Wei Zhe'an felt that the three teammates were trustworthy: "Let's just assume that I'm giving it a try. If things don't go as planned, I can only blame myself for not meeting the right people and not being good at judging."
Li Jinhe glared at him fiercely and said unhappily, "Who would gamble like you? Besides, what good will it do you no matter whether you win or lose?"
Wei Zhe'an kneaded Li Jinhe's fingers and responded as steady as a rock: "Even if we explain it clearly at this moment, I'm afraid the result will not be satisfactory. As you said, this decision is a bad idea. Compared with the diligence of other teams, our group is scheming and playing tricks. No matter what, it is inevitable to be labeled as not doing our job properly."
Li Jinhe sighed helplessly and had to admit that Wei Zhe'an was right.
If they could first shift the audience's attention to the two extremely irresponsible team members, and then clarify the whole story of the incident, perhaps their reputation could be restored.
Thinking of this, Li Jinhe began to secretly calculate how much manpower and material resources would be needed if he really wanted to act according to this plan, and at the same time he had to take into account the various uncontrollable variables that might exist.
Just at this moment, a clear and pleasant cell phone ringtone suddenly rang. Li Jinhe quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket, and saw on the screen that the caller was "Police Officer Zhang."