Contract Marriage: Let's Make It Real, Mrs. Sterling!-Chapter 280 - 279: Stage: [Sorrow]

Soon, after the show’s crew finished playing the recorded content, the live stage broadcast began.

Due to the popularity of the last live broadcast and the subsequent viral videos, many netizens were already waiting in the live broadcast room before it even started. Even though the broadcast hadn’t begun, the viewers were happily chatting among themselves, still discussing the last live show.

It was just incredible.

Amid everyone’s anticipation, the live broadcast finally started. At first, the host came on stage with a microphone to begin the introduction, followed by announcing the rankings of the 12 contestants from the previous broadcast until now.

Even though eliminations happen every two episodes, they announce the ranking each time to keep everyone updated.

Mia Sutton’s ranking was undoubtedly first place, and this position is truly well-deserved. The second place went to Lynn Joyner.

Both of them have only debuted recently as a group, not even for half a year, yet they can confidently surpass other contestants, clearly showcasing their strength.

[Here comes my queen, I’m ready for you to slay me on stage, please do it to your heart’s content, I can handle it.]

[I’ve been struck by her beauty, I can handle it too.]

[A friend recommended this show to me, the stage is truly amazing, and I’ve successfully fallen into the trap.]

[Indeed, Mia deserves to be Mia, a steady first place despite changing stages.]

[The only one who can beat Mia Sutton is the next Mia Sutton, no objections accepted.]

The barrage of comments in the live broadcast was rolling fast. After the host announced the previous rankings, today’s official performance began.

The order of performances was still decided by drawing lots. The dance group started first, followed by the vocal group later.

Chloe Young originally thought Mia would choose dance again this time since her dancing is indeed powerful. Chloe had planned to practice hard and win against Mia, but she never expected that Mia would choose vocals instead.

She really hadn’t seen this coming, but she wondered if Mia was stupid for choosing vocals despite having an advantage in dance, effectively blocking her own path.

In Chloe’s view, such behavior was utterly foolish.

It began with the dance, meaning it was a competition between Chloe Young’s group and Lynn Joyner’s group. Although they chose different styles of dance, both groups were indeed outstanding.

Even though Lynn Joyner’s group had great strength, the fan base within their group wasn’t as large as Chloe Young’s group.

Chloe Young’s group included Martin Wright. Regardless of their personal traits, both of them have excellent professional skills, and they’ve been in the industry longer, having a larger fan base, which is undeniable.

Therefore, in the end, the real-time online voting showed their group had more votes than Lynn Joyner’s group.

After the dance ended, it was time for the competition between the two vocal groups. Heather Holloway’s group started first, followed by Mia Sutton’s group at the end.

Mia watched the performance from the sidelines. These people, who have been in the industry for a long time, really knew how to control the stage and mastered the singing techniques quite well, as evidenced by the audience’s reactions.

Their song leaned towards pop, with a high pitch, and both the music and lyrics were of a passionate kind — the kind of song that feels energizing to listen to.

Their performance ended soon, greeted with a round of cheers from the audience, clearly showing it had a good effect.

The host went back on stage, holding a card and microphone, smiling among the enthusiastic audience, first praising the previous group’s performance and then announcing Mia Sutton’s group’s song, titled "Sorrow".

The original singer of this song is Nolan Sinclair, one of his iconic hits. The song primarily conveys the turmoil of wars in ancient times, the suffering of people, and can be considered a battle anthem. The song’s style tends to be grand and solemn, filled with a chilling aura. The name "Sorrow" signifies the pain brought by war.

Upon its release, this song became a staple across major online platforms, its popularity unmatched for a time, almost everyone’s lips were humming it, and you could hear it in every shopping mall.

It was truly a massive hit!

When this song first came out, it was so popular that many people covered it, even several professional singers, but no one could convey the same feeling as Nolan Sinclair.

Thus, the song was once rated as one of the top ten most challenging internet songs, and eventually, people stopped covering it as no one could surpass the original.

So when the host announced Mia Sutton’s group would be performing this song, the live chat exploded immediately.

[Whoa, when the dance group didn’t include Mia Sutton, I was already shocked and wondering what kind of song she would choose, and wow, she went straight for a nightmare-level one.]

[Mia Sutton is just too brave, too brave indeed. Has she never heard this song, or does she not know the online reviews of it?]

[Is she a bit too arrogant, although her dancing is undoubtedly top-notch, where did she get the confidence to choose this song for vocals?]

[And Nolan Sinclair is present, singing the original song in front of the original singer, are you really not afraid of embarrassment?]

[Honestly, if Mia Sutton had chosen another song, she’d have a great chance of winning, but she chose this song, it really leaves one speechless....]

[Don’t say that, maybe Mia could perfectly interpret this song, given that Nolan Sinclair personally guided her; I think we can look forward to it.]

[Yeah, don’t think like that, with Mr. Sinclair’s direct guidance, I believe it won’t be too bad.]

[Let’s wait until it ends before making a conclusion, don’t be so hasty to decide.]

After the host announced it, the live chat became lively; there were all kinds of comments, though negative opinions prevailed.

After all these years, indeed no one has truly surpassed the original version, so it’s understandable they didn’t have high hopes for Mia Sutton, considering her recent debut and all her viral moments being dance stages, leading to doubt about her vocal prowess.

The controversy is normal.

Following the host’s announcement, the door behind the stage slowly opened, revealing the figures of Mia Sutton and her two group members.