When it came to people who could pull strings at the Golden Microphone, Xia Zhaoyun knew of only two.
One was a fellow contestant, a famous and highly skilled performer who had long considered the gold prize to be in the bag. Naturally, she wouldn't want a dark horse to suddenly appear.
The other was the son of the Golden Microphone's head organizer and the first woman's current boyfriend. They were in the throes of a passionate romance, so it wasn't a stretch to think he might pull some strings for his sweetheart.
Even if Liu Mingkun had gotten Xu Weilin to promise he wouldn't interfere, there were plenty of others eager to curry favor. Besides, the judges' high praise for Xia Zhaoyun was genuine—all the couple had to do was ask around to find that out.
Then, they could just casually leak the information to a few contestants who were desperate to win and willing to play dirty. That way, they could reap the benefits without ever having to lift a finger.
