From American Internet Celebrity to God Among Men

A few days later, news that phantom singer would land on a top-tier satellite TV station’s Sunday 8 PM slot and be broadcast simultaneously with a leading streaming platform began to circulate in the industry in a controlled manner. This was clearly a positive signal released by both sides, even though negotiations had not yet concluded. At the same time, on the ”Flashpoint” platform, the heat of interactive topics regarding the show’s creativity, judge speculation, and especially ”what kind of mysterious voice are you most looking forward to” was quietly climbing.

Within the production team, the seven initial contestants for the first episode were finally determined. Six were talented singers or crossover figures with distinct characteristics who had passed through layers of screening, while the seventh was that ”Spirit of the Wasteland” whose voice could be heard but whose person could not be seen. Everything about ”him/her”, including the mask design and entrance method, became top secret, directly handled by Alex and Taylor.

On the eve of the debut stage recording, Alex checked the overall process one last time. The system interface appeared silently:

【Historical Cumulative popularity】 117,800,000 points (growth brought by project pre-heating)

【Available popularity】 36,530,030 points

【New Notification: Large-scale project phantom singer has entered the critical execution stage, successfully attracting a high-value mysterious variable (Spirit of the Wasteland) to join. The host is balancing progress between complex commercial negotiations and content creative control. Reward trait tendency: 【Precision Negotiation】—In negotiations involving multilateral interest division, intuitive perception of all parties’ bottom lines and potential exchange space is slightly improved.】

【Long-term mission ’phantom singer’ advanced to the ’Debut Stage Recording’ node.】

The reward continued to serve his current reality management. Alex closed the interface and pulled his attention back to the process sheet in front of him. Tomorrow, the first mask would be revealed... no, put on. The bet had been placed, and the roulette wheel had begun to spin.

He walked to the window and looked out at the city lights. The platform maneuvering, the stage construction, the appearance of the mysterious contestant... all threads were converging. And his ”influencer” and ”celebrity” identities would also be projected into a larger, more unpredictable public opinion field through this meticulously crafted ”guessing machine”.

Feet firmly on the ground, the stage is set.

Just waiting for the curtain to rise and the voice to emerge.