His gaze fell on the published list on the webpage. Because of the wide spacing and the display of promoted contestants’ LOGO works next to the list, and with Hao Yunyang’s laptop screen being small, he could only see two rankings. Thus, he could only see a contestant named Xie Shen, who was ranked just below him, with a LOGO design using water droplets as material. The scores were: Jury score 6.8 points, Voting score 1.4 points, total… 8.2 points!
What caught the eye about this LOGO was that the text seemed to be written like someone’s real name, and this seemingly real name was… Liu Ming!
“How lucky.” Looking at Liu Ming’s LOGO work with its 1.4 voting score, Hao Yunyang couldn’t help feeling a bit sour: “Even a 6.8 jury score can get promoted…”
This was the first time Hao Yunyang truly recognized the power of social connections and influence, planting a seed that would soon sprout and grow for his future path.
“Hurry up! It’s not like you’re treating me to dinner, I’ll pay tonight!” Liu Ming shouted from outside, his joyful tone completely unmasked, truly genuine!
“Coming, coming.” Hao Yunyang responded, rubbed his temples, closed the webpage and laptop, then stood up from his seat, feeling slightly relieved. At least it was just the preliminary round with voting scores; as long as he performed well in the next stages, the champion’s throne wasn’t completely out of reach.
Opening the door, he saw Liu Ming standing there, winking at Hao Yunyang, his face showing unbridled excitement, rubbing his hands and saying to Hao Yunyang: “You don’t know, today I almost got my hands sore from soliciting votes. The ten thousand yuan is secondary! I’m not short of a few thousand yuan!”
“So what’s the key point?” Hao Yunyang’s mood had slightly improved, showing no particular abnormality, bending down to put on his shoes and casually asking.
“The key is, do you know who’s ranked just ahead of me, only a fraction of a point higher?” Liu Ming rubbed his hands and laughed: “It’s that bastard who made me waste an entire night’s effort last time! He’s also ended up at the bottom with me, haha, awesome! So awesome!”
“Yeah.” Hao Yunyang’s face fell, listlessly echoing: “Awesome.”
[Chapter 37: Where I Am, No One Else Is]
