My Idol System: An Idol, But Also A Savior-Chapter 204: A Little Talent Competition

The applause was thunderous, and Tina could not help letting out a soft cry, looking as though she was about to melt from all the cuteness.

At this moment, Julia began to explain.

It turned out that this was an art-focused kindergarten troupe selected from a very young age.

These children would all grow up pursuing the arts to serve their hometown.

Programs such as evening performances and festival celebrations were all carried out by these art classes.

This was also one of the town’s unique charms that attracted tourists, not just the daisies.

"And your task is to showcase your talents. Through the children’s voting, whoever receives the most votes will win!"

Vale also spoke up. The others had not expected that their "judging panel" this time would actually be these children.

Vale and Julia then took seats together with the children.

Some of the kids excitedly looked at Julia, saying they had seen her movies before.

The children were extremely lively, and it was only when their teacher arrived that order was finally restored.

Meanwhile, the live broadcast room was showing Joshua and the others backstage.

Tina could not help saying, "I really do not know what to do at all..."

She looked toward Joshua and Lucas. "This is so unfair. The two of you have way too much of an advantage like this."

At the very least, both Joshua and Lucas had idol backgrounds.

Liona said, "You could also do comedy. Kids will like it anyway."

[hahaha, I am really looking forward to it too]

[But they are competitors, why are they discussing it together here?]

At this moment, Lucas suddenly spoke up. "I see a lot of musical instruments in the room. That might be a clue."

When Tina heard that, she could not help saying, "Lucas definitely knows how to play many instruments."

Lucas smiled and shook his head. "I am not that outstanding..."

As he spoke, he looked toward Joshua. "Joshua, do you know how to play the piano? You could give it a try."

Joshua could not help saying, "I can try? But this is supposed to be your film promotion time, right?"

Lucas was slightly startled and nodded. "That is true..." He did not know how Joshua had seen through it, or perhaps everything was simply too obvious. Still, he caught onto the gap in Joshua’s words. "But what do you mean by that? Do you think if you play the piano, you will steal all the spotlight from me? Haha."

[hahaha, that is way too confident]

[Lucas is definitely holding back his laughter]

[Just look at the pile of instruments in Lucas’s house and you can tell who is better]

Joshua looked at Lucas and simply stated the truth. "I have seen you play the piano before. If that is all the talent you have, then you definitely cannot compare to me. So there is no need to bait me into playing the piano. The one who will suffer is you."

Lucas had not expected Joshua to lay everything out so bluntly.

Liona could not help whistling, chuckling as she looked at Joshua. Tina glanced between Joshua and Lucas and decided to stay silent, her expression carrying a hint of worry.

In his heart, Lucas had already rolled his eyes at Joshua a hundred times. On the surface, however, he frowned. "I was only recommending it to you. I really did not have any other intentions..."

At this moment, showing weakness was the best option. After all, the fans would handle everything.

[Is there anyone more arrogant than Joshua out there?]

[hahaha at least Lucas has played publicly before, but what does Joshua have? There is not even a single video of him touching a piano, yet he dares to talk so big]

[Exactly, people who play instruments need constant practice, and someone who does not even have a piano at home playing the piano? That is clearly lying]

[Or is it that Joshua poked through your idol’s green-tea act and now you are embarrassed and angry hahaha]

[If Lucas was planning to play the piano to promote his movie, that means he was confident of winning, yet he still recommended the piano to Joshua. He really never thought Joshua could be better than him hahaha]

[Maybe he also never expected Joshua to say it so bluntly. Impressive]

[The truly arrogant one is Lucas, really an eyesore]

[Prove first that Joshua really knows how to play the piano, then we can talk]

[loser]

The fans were fighting fiercely in the comment section. Meanwhile, outside of it all, the group had already finished choosing the acts they would perform.

Tina would sing a song, Liona could play the flute, Lucas would of course play the piano, and Joshua would perform a dance.

It was obvious that when Tina said she had no particular talent in this area, she really meant it. However, her cheerful voice, combined with her adorable face, won her plenty of goodwill from the young audience below.

Tina’s face flushed bright red. The fans laughed happily, saying this was historical footage, and kept comforting her, feeling that she was even cuter than usual today.

This time, according to the production team’s arrangement, Lucas would perform last, so Liona was up next.

She played a simple flute piece, "Little Star." Clearly, she had not learned much in this area either. It was a bit halting and even caused a burst of laughter from the children below, but in the end, she still received a round of enthusiastic applause.

Liona blinked. "Since you’re applauding like this, you have to vote for me later."

One child shouted loudly, "But teacher said we have to be fair!"

Liona burst out laughing and went to sit in the audience area, because it was now Joshua’s turn to go on stage.

The music began. It was a segment from "Giselle".

Tina could not help covering her mouth in surprise.

Liona also spoke up. "Joshua, are you planning to dance the female part?"

Joshua smiled at them, then began to move lightly in time with the music.

The opening tempo was slow and gentle, and even his outfit seemed perfectly suited to the dance.

He suddenly lifted one leg backward, then softly spun in place.

The long hem that reached his ankles was lifted by his movement, then fell back down, spreading out gracefully.

In the next instant, he straightened up again. At the same time, the music began to quicken.

His legs moved swiftly, driving his body into continuous turns. The hem flared out like a skirt, and then he stopped in front of Liona, lowering himself slightly in a gentle kneel. At that moment, the music came to an end.

There was a brief silence, followed by thunderous applause.

Joshua straightened up. His chest was still rising and falling as he bent forward slightly and smiled. "Everyone, remember to vote for me."

"Yes!" the children below answered in unison.

[Oh my god, that was amazing!]

[I knew Joshua once said he studied dance. Turns out he really did]

[Is the person above really a fan? As if Joshua would lie]

[It’s because there’s no past footage, hahaha]

[So beautiful. He’s wearing sneakers, right? Holding those poses must hurt his feet like x10]

[He still looks totally fine]

[So awesome shushuahusa!]

[What even is this]

Usually, Joshua only appeared in front of them with powerful, high-energy dances. No one had expected that he could also dance so softly and beautifully. Naturally, the fans were ecstatic and rushed to edit videos.

Lucas witnessed everything as well. On the surface, he remained calm, but inside he was extremely irritated. Even though he knew Joshua had stage talent, seeing Joshua shine still made him feel upset.

In any case, it was now his turn. The piano was very popular here, and when the grand piano was finally wheeled out, the children could not help exclaiming in amazement.

Lucas appeared, introduced himself briefly, then sat down at the piano. His fingers glided across the keys, and a familiar yet beautiful melody rang out.

It was "Fur Elise".

Tina could not help letting out a soft sigh of admiration, and the children applauded enthusiastically.

[Now this is real talent]

[I’m dying laughing, Joshua actually said he’d be better than Lucas]

[I mean, everyone has their own talent. If you asked Lucas to dance now, he couldn’t do it either]

[Exactly, but at least Lucas isn’t arrogant] 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

[And Joshua didn’t bait anyone like Lucas did. Deliberately telling Joshua to play the piano just so he could shine afterward. What a green-tea move]