Chapter 460: Grouping of Players
"Cough cough——"
Ye Fan gave a dry laugh, vaguely explained: "Professor Liang, can we not talk about the ranking matter?"
Hearing this, Liang Chenglei instantly saw through Ye Fan's thoughts. Just as he was about to speak, He Dong preempted him.
He Dong, listening to the chief director's instructions in his earpiece, immediately interjected: "Professor Liang, you've successfully piqued everyone's curiosity. There has to be a beginning and an end, right?"
"That's right."
"Yes, Professor Liang, tell us?"
"Yeah, it's making my heart itch."
Xia Jiuqi and the other two, seeing the situation wasn't right, all spoke up to support He Dong.
Liang Chenglei tilted his head back and laughed, looked at Ye Fan helplessly, "You see, it's not my fault."
"Besides, isn't it just a ranking? Young people can't be too modest. When it's time to be high-profile, one still has to be a bit high-profile."
Ye Fan: "…"
Fine.
This time really… can't hide it anymore!
At this moment, the contestants started discussing in low voices.
"Have you guys felt something is wrong?"
"Are Ye Fan's and Ning Xi's rankings very high? Otherwise, Professor Liang couldn't possibly remember them. After all, the Genius List has a full one hundred people!"
"What exactly is the ranking?"
...
Liang Chenglei paused his words, said bluntly: "Ye Fan is this year's Genius List number one, Ning Xi is number two; for the program team to be able to invite the top two little ones from the Genius List to participate in Brain Ladder is fundamentally just increasing the difficulty for other contestants."
Instantly, the entire recording site fell silent.
Frighteningly quiet!!!
No one ever expected their rankings on the Genius List would actually be so high, the top two...
Heavens——
"Number one and two on the Genius List?"
Xia Jiuqi stared blankly at Ye Fan and Ning Xi below the stage, speechless for a long time.
What kind of immortals are these?
To squeeze into the top one hundred among ten million candidates, the difficulty is already terrifying, let alone being the top two.
Hiss~~~
After the silence, sounds of sucking in cold air arose one after another.
"Damn!"
"Are these two great gods perhaps… pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger?"
"Genius List number one and two? Your sister !"
"Too excessive! Why did the program team invite such strong people?"
...
Pang Yunfei and Jin Jueping silently looked at each other, their eyes filled with fervor.
At this moment, Ye Fan and Ning Xi in their eyes were no longer contestants, but a sleeping dragon and a phoenix fledgling ; such strong existences, obtaining either one would ensure entry into the finals!
Especially Ye Fan, as long as they could recruit him to their own team, then wouldn't the championship be within easy reach ?!
Chief Director Yi Jingyun backstage, his eyes widened like saucers, his open mouth could easily fit an egg.
Surprise?
No!
To be precise, this was a fright!
Originally just thinking of opening a back door for Shen Li, this number one seed contestant, never ever expected to have accidentally invited two true gods.
After the fright, what followed closely was ecstasy.
This way, this season of Brain Ladder would have even more highlights. At that time, if this gimmick was used for promotion, the effect would absolutely explode.
Shen Li's eyes blinked. She looked up at the two who had stood up, teased in a low voice: "Can't hide it anymore, right?"
Ye Fan: "…"
Ning Xi: "…"
Originally hidden quite well, who knew the program team could invite Liang Chenglei?
Now it's great, not only can't be low-key, but there's also a sense of it backfiring !
After a brief moment of shock, He Dong couldn't help but smile wryly continuously, "Contestant Ye Fan and contestant Ning Xi hid quite deeply. At first, I thought you were unwilling to state your Genius List rankings, thought it was because the ranking wasn't too high, so chose to hide it."
"Now it seems, I was too naive. Truly, heroes emerge from youth!"
Ye Fan smiled and didn't speak, pulled Ning Xi to silently sit down.
He Dong didn't continue talking about this matter either, announced loudly: "Next, let's enter the grouping segment. The four guest judges will form four teams. Contestants can choose any one of the guest judges. The selection order will proceed from high to low ranking."
Hearing this rule, Ye Fan leaned closer to Ning Xi's ear, asked gently: "Xiao Xi, are you joining Xia Jiuqi's team?"
"Right now, I'd rather choose Professor Liang."
Ning Xi explained softly, "Gege, I probably won't join the Academy of Science and Technology in the future, but you definitely will. Building a good relationship with Professor Liang in advance is very necessary."
"Why think so much?"
Ye Fan knew clearly the girl was considering for him, amusement appearing deep in his eyes, "Choose Xia Jiuqi. After all, you've already promised someone else. Breaking one's word isn't a good habit."
Ning Xi's red lips slightly parted, said weakly: "You are my boyfriend, of course I have to consider for you."
"I am your what?"
"…Boyfriend."
"Boy what?"
"…"
Ning Xi's eyes contained reproach. She turned her body to face away from Ye Fan, didn't respond further.
Just then, Ye Fan heard He Dong call his name. He squeezed the girl's small hand, stood up and ascended the stage.
Just as he arrived beside He Dong, a staff member handed him a microphone.
"Contestant Ye Fan, you are currently number one on the contestant leaderboard. You choose a guest judge first. Each guest judge's team can only have six contestants. The current situation is very favorable for you."
Ye Fan raised the microphone in his hand. Under everyone's gaze, he slowly said: "I choose… Xia Jiuqi."
The smile on Liang Chenglei's face stiffened.
What?
Ye Fan didn't choose him?
This…
Even Xia Jiuqi herself was somewhat surprised. Before Liang Chenglei came, if Ye Fan chose her, she would absolutely be happy enough to jump.
But now with Liang Chenglei, logically speaking, his best choice should be Liang Chenglei, this Vice President of the Academy of Science and Technology. After all, Ye Fan is number one on the Genius List, will definitely join the Academy of Science and Technology in the future. see each other often whether one likes it or not. Not choosing Liang Chenglei really didn't make much sense.
Dropping this sentence, Ye Fan turned and walked offstage.
Reason?
None!
By the time He Dong came back to his senses, Ye Fan had already returned to his seat. Not feeling good about asking again, he could only say 'congratulations' to Xia Jiuqi who was still in a daze.
When it was Shen Li's turn to choose, seeing Ye Fan chose Xia Jiuqi, she followed and made the same choice.
When it was Ning Xi's turn, she curtsied towards Liang Chenglei, once again chose Xia Jiuqi. The top three ranked contestants all chose the same guest judge. This made the contestants ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth very happy.
According to the program team's rules, contestants in the same team would not encounter each other in the subsequent group confrontation segment. This also meant they could avoid Ye Fan, Shen Li, and Ning Xi.
Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern !
Thus, a rather dramatic scene appeared.
The top six ranked contestants all chose Xia Jiuqi, directly cutting off one option for other contestants.
This situation made many contestants feel somewhat indignant in their hearts.
Too ruthless!
But they could only complain a bit in their hearts. Who asked themselves not to be up to par?
In this world, there is fundamentally no absolute fairness!