However, they certainly won’t be like the judges and guests, each having their own exclusive makeup artist.

They were all in groups, lining up and waiting for the makeup artist to do their makeup.

When it was Ye Fei’s turn, she wore a mask and said, "Like this, I don’t need makeup, right?"

The makeup artist couldn’t help but express surprise, asking loudly, "Are you going to wear a mask during the competition?"

This one question drew everyone’s attention in the makeup room.

Ye Fei awkwardly nodded, "Yes."

"I see," said the makeup artist. "Then I’ll just do your eyes, since they’ll still be visible."

Ye Fei thought the topic was finally over, but unexpectedly, someone suddenly spoke up: "The competition is going to be live-streamed, how can you wear a mask? Isn’t that against the rules?"

The makeup artist was also surprised, instinctively pausing her work.

Ye Fei recognized the person speaking through the makeup mirror in front of her; it was Shi Jiumei.

She hadn’t seen her before, so Ye Fei had almost forgotten Shi Jiumei existed.

Unexpectedly, Shi Jiumei had jumped out now.

Ye Fei then shot her a cold glance, "Shi Jiumei, right? Then you should know, I never show my face in videos. Coming to this competition, I still don’t want to expose myself. So, I applied to the organizers, and they agreed."

"You’re quite impressive, to get the organizers to make such an exception for you. After all, this is a live stream. Every year, the number of viewers online is particularly high. Although the TV station can’t broadcast all day, there are still close to two hours broadcasting the most exciting content. No one has ever refused to show their face like you," Shi Jiumei said sarcastically.

Shi Jiumei, just having finished her makeup, walked over and questioned, "How did you manage to get the organizer’s consent? This is such a big competition, and they actually made an exception for one contestant? That doesn’t make sense."

"How exactly did you talk to the organizers?" Shi Jiumei asked with malicious intent, hinting, "Or... do you know someone on the organizing committee?"

Before Ye Fei could say anything, she continued, "But then, you’d have to know someone with real power, right? After all, for such a big competition, it’s not just anyone who can have a say."

Shi Jiumei’s words immediately drew a lot of attention.

Many people started suspecting if Ye Fei really knew someone there?

If true, then her rankings might have some tricks, right?

Could she have gotten a good ranking through backdoor methods?

What is her actual level?

If her level isn’t great, then the person who lost the qualifying spot to her would be really pitiful!

Ye Fei sneered, "Aren’t you just trying to imply I used backdoor means? But, no one applied for not showing their face before, right? Since no one applied, how would you know the organizers wouldn’t agree, making this a special exception for me? It just happened that I was the first to make such a request, and the organizers agreed. Does that mean I used backdoor means?"

Ye Fei’s words were flawless.

There really hadn’t been anyone proposing such an odd request before.

Being on a TV live broadcast is a chance to increase one’s fame, who wouldn’t want to be on TV?

People would love to have more screen time, so who would voluntarily cover their face?

When people heard this, they felt... it actually made a lot of sense.