Chapter 59: 058 The most hopeful year
The first round of auditions for "The Ultimate Moe Kids Show" was heating up in major cities across the nation.
Despite the considerable challenge of the intellectual and courage-based obstacle course for the children, quite a few cuties managed to stand out during the competition.
The production team edited some of the exciting clips and interviews, uploading them to various social media and television platforms.
Xia Nuo, who bravely charged forward on the first day, naturally became the traffic king of this episode at the Mei City station.
Before, Xia Nuo's influence was mainly concentrated on social media platforms popular with young female users, like "Falling in Love with Kindergarten," which was also hotter on such platforms.
But the status of "The Ultimate Moe Kids Show" was a different story.
Ever since its online debut three years ago, the show went viral nationwide and has been called a national-level cuteness variety show, naturally attracting far more attention from the public.
And Xia Nuo's lively, spirited, and carefree comments quickly drew a large number of new followers.
[I can't take it, how can there be such an adorable little girl]
[Are they deploying this kind of tactical nuclear weapon-level cuteness just to make me want to have kids]
[Seeing this child's smile, I feel like my whole person has been healed desu]
[︎+Ascension︎+]
[If Nuo Nuo can't become the Moe King, I'll eat the production team]
[I, Xia Nuo, will let everyone know who the real number one Moe King of Huaguo is!]
At the same time, her swift and agile figure left a profound impression on netizens.
[Oh my, a five-year-old kid runs faster than me, I can't even live]
[I feel like I wouldn't be able to pass those obstacles either]
[Life is just a process of constantly making peace with oneself, if you can't make peace, then might as well reset]
Following that, Fang You and Wang Zihan's classic "fated duel" also became a hot topic among fans of the two little internet celebrities.
The hellish production team seemed to know about Fang You and Wang Zihan's old tales, and deliberately had them comment on each other's performances on stage.
On the TV show, when asked why he was so heroic today, the young Fang You mentioned on stage the "encouragement" he received from Luo Xianyu and Xia Nuo; he then presented the amulet that Ling Nai gave him in front of everyone.
In the interview, he humbly stated that he was able to perform so well today because he felt everyone's encouraging cheers.
Zi Han's gritted teeth were savagely captured by the camera and turned into various funny emoticon packs.
[My Zi Han was crushed before Ling Nai by Emperor Youyou! This is the most painful day in I Han history, I hope everyone doesn't forget today's humiliation]
[Who else can this broken heart still love~]
[I hate this]
[Youyou, show off more! If you keep showing off, Zi Han will cry for you to see!]
[I just started watching today, can someone tell me what secrets these kids have, I can't understand a word]
[Quickly, go follow @EmperorYouyou and @MyZiHan on Little Purple Sweet Potato and Shake-It]
[Every time there's a chance, the production team hypes up Zi Han and Youyou, it's really a bit too much. These kids will be embarrassed when they grow up and see this! I suggest that from now on, videos of the two should be sent to me for review first, I want to make sure they won't cause psychological shadows]
[You guys are going a bit too far, why not talk about how invincible Emperor Youyou's performance is, instead of obsessing over Zi Han all the time]
After Fang You scrolled through his own barrage of comments, he continued watching the videos.
On the third day, trampoline prince Song Haochen got stuck on the second obstacle's pole because he was too fat.
In the post-match interview, Song Haochen and his little brother expressed their serious protest and strong dissatisfaction with the production team.
Song Haochen believed that the round one audition obstacle design was very unfriendly to fatties, and getting stuck in the pole was a huge trauma to his young mind.
Song Haochen said he hoped to see the program makers issue an official apology for their discriminatory behavior and provide a follow-up plan for rectification and compensation.
After learning about Song Haochen's request, the production team warmly edited this segment and posted it on Weibo, promising the onlooking netizens that they would adjust the game level designs in the future to ensure that every child can fully enjoy the excitement of the "Challenge of Wisdom and Courage."
The program team also encouraged Song Haochen to exercise more, pay attention to developing good eating habits, and come back to participate again next year.
Goodbye, Trampoline Prince, let's meet again next year!
Of course, not all contestants were there for laughs.
When a ponytailed girl appeared on the set of the "Challenge of Wisdom and Courage," the audience in the video immediately erupted into thunderous cheers.
The caption on the video read, "The Strongest in a Century! Prodigy Karate Girl · Yue Yipei (9 Years Old)," carrying a flavor of shows from the former Sakura Country.
But since the show seemed to be hosted by the Yingdu TV station, it made sense.
During the interview with the host, Yue Yipei confidently told the audience,
"Today I am standing here not to prove anything, but to take back something I've lost!"
Fanciful slogans appeared in the program:
[What exactly did little Yue Yipei lose?]
"That seems to suggest that... little Yue Yipei is very confident about this competition!"
"I'm already 9 years old, don't call me a little kid! That's an insult to me!"
Yue Yipei's expression was very cool.
Then, in the subsequent "Challenge of Wisdom and Courage" trials, Yue Yipei breezed through all the challenges with agile movements, as if the course of the games was etched into her bones, as easy as eating and drinking.
"Let's congratulate Yue Yipei for successfully completing the challenge in 1 minute and 35 seconds, breaking her previous record of 1 minute and 38 seconds in this event!"
[OMG, it's actually Master Duan Shuiliu! She hasn't given up yet!]
[This is her third year joining "The Ultimate Moe Show," right? I already have kids, and she still hasn't become the Moe King.]
[Whoa, whoa, this is serious. She was the runner-up in last year's Moe King championship!]
[Last year's final was such a pity. Who would have thought the live audience would prefer Joker's heart-stealing magic?]
[But no worries! Our Sister Yue is now the youngest Bronze-Level Warrior in history, and this year should be her most hopeful one yet!]
Bronze-Level Warrior?
Well...
Fang You was momentarily stunned when he read these descriptions.
Fang You quickly searched for Yue Yipei's past videos and found that the so-called Bronze-Level contestant was merely a generic ranking in martial arts sports, similar to the old references to black and white belts.
At the same time, he learned more about the martial arts sport.
The martial arts sport is a highly popular competitive sporting event in Hua Country, a collective term for modern and traditional martial arts in the Great Hua Cultural Sphere, encompassing ancient martial arts, karate, aikido, taekwondo, judo, sword dao, and other major martial arts categories.
Every year, various martial arts events of different sizes and levels are held, not only offering generous prize money but also providing successful students in regional and higher-level competitions with the opportunity to be recommended to famous colleges or receive bonus points for college entrance exams.
This has made it a popular trend for some parents to send their children to practice martial arts in hopes of achieving ranks.
...
Since there is no revival of spiritual energy yet, there's no need to worry about that for now.
Fang You began to prepare for the second round of talent show performances.
However, speaking of which, I wonder what Nuo Nuo plans to perform...
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