Chapter 102: The Nation's Beloved Brother

Before the second round of the PK began, the show went into a commercial break.

Backstage.

The staff brought in the latest viewership ratings.

Just moments ago, when Lin Wen performed "Encounter," the real-time ratings had already reached 1.8. Judging by the momentum, it was very likely to break 2.

Holding the ratings report, Zhao Tong clenched her fist in excitement. Due to the show’s long-standing low ratings, the station had been considering canceling "Music PK Arena." However, since there was no suitable replacement program yet, they had delayed action. But now, thanks to the PK battle between Lin Feng and Zhou Ziqian, the show’s ratings had suddenly soared back to its peak overnight, possibly even surpassing the best record since its debut. With such a brilliant achievement, the station had to think twice before pulling the plug.

“It was absolutely the right call to take on the PK match between Lin Feng and Zhou Ziqian,” Zhao Tong thought to herself with relief.

“Sister Zhao, I have an urgent matter to report,” a male staff member whispered as he sneaked over to her side.

Zhao Tong frowned slightly at the man’s approach. “What is it?”

“Someone wants to buy votes,” he said quietly.

Zhao Tong’s expression shifted subtly. Lowering her voice, she asked, “Who?”

“Zhou Ziqian,” he replied.

“Zhou Ziqian?” Zhao Tong glanced over at Zhou Ziqian, who was composing by the sidelines, a cold smile curling at her lips. “How many votes does he want to buy?”

“The more, the better. He wants to buy around 200,000 votes if possible,” the man answered.

“Sell them to him,” Zhao Tong thought for a moment, then added, “But only for the second round. Don’t sell any for the third round.”

“Understood, Sister Zhao. I’ll get on it right away,” the man nodded and quickly left backstage.

...

Online.

After Lin Wen’s performance of "Encounter," she immediately went viral, especially after revealing her relationship with Lin Feng. She instantly became the hot topic among netizens.

“Lin Feng’s sister is so beautiful!”

“Not just beautiful, she’s my perfect goddess.”

“Sigh, seeing Lin Feng and Lin Wen finally made me realize the importance of genetics. These siblings look just like leading stars from a romantic drama.”

“Teacher Guo Shuzhen was a great beauty in her youth. It’s no wonder she gave birth to such stunningly attractive siblings like Lin Feng and Lin Wen.”

“The key is they’re not only good-looking but talented too! That song ‘Encounter’ was amazing—so touching. I’ve been on repeat.”

“I agree with the comment above. ‘Encounter’ is truly beautiful, with meaningful lyrics and a faint, bittersweet sadness. It’s perfect.”

“Enough chatting here, everyone. Go support Lin Feng! The second round of the PK is about to start.”

“Yes, don’t forget to vote for Team Lin Feng!”

...

Lin Feng’s Weibo comments.

Thanks to Lin Wen’s outstanding performance, she had won over a bunch of male fans, and as a result...

“Brother, when will you marry your sister off to me?”

“Brother, I have a house, a car, and good looks. Marry your sister to me!”

“Brother, I’m willing to move in with her family. Please take her!”

“Brother, please give me Wen Wen’s contact info!”

“Brother, take good care of Wen Wen for me. When her hair grows down to her waist, I’ll marry her.”

“Brother...”

At the show’s venue, Lin Feng was still unaware that he had already become a “national big brother”...

During the broadcast of "Music PK Arena," it was early morning in Europe. Qin Ruolin, exhausted after filming music videos for several days, was still lying in bed after waking up. Habitually, she logged onto her Weibo—and was stunned.

“Sister-in-law, when will you marry Wen Wen off to me?”

“Sister-in-law, I have a house, a car, and good looks. Marry Wen Wen to me!”

“Sister-in-law, I’m willing to move in with the family. Please take her!”

“Sister-in-law, please give me Wen Wen’s contact info!”

“Sister-in-law, you and brother take good care of Wen Wen. When her hair grows down to her waist, I’ll marry her.”

“Sister-in-law...”

A group of male fans, not satisfied with just flooding Lin Feng’s Weibo with “brother” comments, had now invaded Qin Ruolin’s Weibo, spamming “sister-in-law.”

Confused, Qin Ruolin frowned. Sister-in-law?? What kind of nonsense was this?

She flipped through several pages of comments, finally finding the root cause in one netizen’s message: something had happened with Lin Feng again.

“Yeah, he’s supposed to PK with Zhou Ziqian today.”

Qin Ruolin suddenly understood. She opened her tablet to watch the live stream online. Being in Europe, she could only watch the online broadcast.

After waiting a while, the screen finally switched to the live broadcast of Jingcheng Satellite TV.

Seeing the scene on the screen, Qin Ruolin was dumbfounded.

“Xiao Han???”

At this moment, Qin Han was selecting the order of performances for the second round PK with Sun Hao.

“That Lin Feng, he actually brought Xiao Han on stage!” Qin Ruolin’s delicate face darkened with anger. Though she knew her younger brother had always looked up to her and wanted to enter the entertainment industry, Qin Ruolin had never approved. Being in the business herself, she understood the hardships and bitterness involved. She hoped her brother could live an ordinary, peaceful life.

At the live venue.

Sun Hao performed first. His song was titled “Drifting.” Zhou Ziqian had put tremendous effort into crafting this piece, and it was confirmed to be the lead single for his next album. If it weren’t for the fact that he absolutely had to win this PK, he wouldn’t have revealed this song so soon.

Sun Hao’s skill far surpassed Chen Xi’s. From the first note, he earned thunderous applause as the audience’s votes inside the venue surged past two hundred almost instantly.

Watching this, Zhou Ziqian nodded with satisfaction. As long as Sun Hao won this round, he believed he could defeat Lin Feng in the final round and claim ultimate victory.

As the song progressed, Sun Hao’s votes both inside and outside the venue climbed rapidly. The increase in outside votes was especially astonishing. By the halfway point of the performance, his outside votes had already surpassed 200,000. At this rate, would it reach 400,000 by the song’s end?

“Brother, his outside votes are growing unbelievably fast,” Lin Wen said anxiously from the sidelines. If Sun Hao reached 400,000 outside votes, Qin Han wouldn’t have a chance to win, based on the previous round’s results.

“His votes are abnormal,” Lin Feng said with a serious expression. He had to admit, Zhou Ziqian’s “Drifting” was a good song, but there was no way it would do this well naturally.

“Brother, do you think they’re buying votes?” Lin Wen whispered.

Lin Feng shook his head slightly, saying nothing. He also found Sun Hao’s votes suspicious, but without evidence, it was unwise to speak recklessly.

...

Watching Sun Hao’s votes skyrocket, viewers at home were equally shocked.

“These votes are going up way too fast.”

“Yeah, it’s like a rocket taking off.”

“Is Zhou Ziqian buying votes? There have been several vote-buying scandals on ‘Music PK Arena’ before.”

“It must be vote-buying. Otherwise, how could this song get so many votes?”

“Damn it, Zhou Ziqian is shameless. He can’t win fairly, so he resorts to cheating.”

“We can’t let the cheater win. Everyone, rally your friends and support Lin Feng!”

“Right! We can’t let a cheater win! Support Lin Feng!”

...