Meanwhile, in Hua Country, Gu Bai was still unaware that the Li Clan from Goryeo was speculating about him.

Today, at the Bird's Nest, the largest venue in the Capital City, the final showdown of "Creation 111" was taking place.

From all over the country, 111 trainees from various entertainment companies had eliminated 89 contestants over two months, leaving only 22. Today, these remaining 22 trainees would officially compete for the final 11 debut spots.

As one of the landmark buildings of the Capital City, the Bird's Nest is extremely renowned.

With 80,000 permanent seats and 20,000 temporary seats, the Bird's Nest can accommodate 100,000 people simultaneously, making it one of the largest venues in the country. In the entertainment industry, singers use whether they have performed at the Bird's Nest as a standard of status.

Due to the popularity of "Creation 111," the 100,000-capacity venue was nearly filled.

It's worth noting that the lowest ticket price for this final was 499 yuan, with VIP seats reaching as high as tens of thousands per ticket, meaning just from ticket sales, Black Swan Entertainment and E Factory Film and Television could earn tens of millions.

In fact, according to Gu Bai's idea, it would be best to allow free entry to create an explosive atmosphere for the show.

However, this suggestion was sternly rejected by Chen Wu, the president of E Factory Film and Television. They knew Gu Bai wasn't short of money, but E Factory Film and Television was. Letting go of tens of millions in revenue was something they couldn't afford, unlike Gu Bai's generosity.

Considering the regulations, Gu Bai agreed with Chen Wu.

The grandeur of this final counted as the biggest online variety show event, no exaggeration. Almost half of the entertainment industry came to support the final of "Creation 111."

Some of them were major celebrities invited by Black Swan Entertainment and E Factory with money.

For example, Zhou Jielun, Dr. Chen, Ah Mei, Wang Fei, Zhang Xinzhe, and other mid-generation singers of the Chinese music scene.

Dozens of second and third-tier singers came uninvited, all for the chance to appear on such a grand program and gain some presence, and more importantly, to earn some favor from Black Swan Entertainment and E Factory.

The entertainment industry is just this realistic; the saying "Good wine needs no bush" never applies here.

No matter how talented you are, without resources and exposure, getting famous is harder than ascending to heaven. Even if you have a moment of fame, it quickly vanishes among the crowd because audiences are fickle, and few remain loyal to just one idol.

But with the exposure from resources, even a pig might have a great chance to be promoted into a superstar, with fan support coming in waves.

This is the influence of entertainment capital.

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The competition was about to begin. Gu Bai and Principal Wang sat comfortably among the stars, watching the performances on stage and occasionally enjoying the flattery from the surrounding celebrities, looking quite relaxed and at ease.

Principal Wang appeared here for a simple reason: his Banana Entertainment had a few trainees sent here, who might very well win a debut spot. He was also idle and, in the end, compromised before Gu Bai, using the model Gu Bai provided to develop Panda TV. The platform already had numerous online celebrities from Xingnai Media, and its growth was unexpectedly good, not far behind Douyu and Huya.

Xingnai Media also benefited considerably; the influence of its online celebrities further expanded, giving them more room for negotiation in the upcoming financing with ByteDance.

At 8 PM.

The final began officially.

With a few brief opening remarks from the host, all 22 contestants appeared on stage.

Firmly occupying the C position were Wu Xuanyi, Yang Chaoyue, and Xu Beibei.

The program was divided into two segments: a celebrity-assisted solo and a group performance scoring.

Originally, the program team planned for each of the 22 contestants to sing and dance, followed by audience voting. However, unexpectedly, so many celebrities came to support the show, leading to the decision to change the solo performances to celebrity-assisted ones, likely making the show extremely exciting, as it featured singers from almost half of the entertainment industry.

As the first segment began, except for the leading Xu Beibei, everyone else left the stage.

When the audience was confused, Zhou Jielun, dressed in a black tailcoat, sat by the piano and slowly rose from the center of the stage.

Nearly 100,000 attendees at the venue screamed loudly upon seeing Zhou Jielun's face.

The screams pierced through the Bird's Nest, radiating to the surrounding areas.

There was no denying that although the Chinese music scene experienced a gap and was leaning towards online celebrity development, there was still a powerful group of older and mid-generation singers, among which Zhou Jielun was absolutely included.

If someone had to pick a NO.1 mid-generation singer in the Chinese music scene, it would undoubtedly be Zhou Jielun.

Just open Baidu Baike; the accomplishments of Jay Chou are countless, including over a dozen Gold Song Awards and outstanding singer recognition. Putting these aside, Gu Bai himself was a fan of Zhou Jielun in his past life, but in this life, Gu Bai's status was different, and he no longer needed to be a fan.

And without exaggeration, out of the 100,000 spectators at the Bird's Nest, at least 10,000 were fans of Zhou Jielun.

As for the other 90,000, even if they weren't his fans, it didn't affect their liking for Zhou Jielun.

Zhou Jielun's fingers touched the keys, and the prelude of "Seven Mile Fragrance" echoed throughout the venue.

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