This star just wants to learn.

Chapter 916 Open Showdown
The mission assigned to Charlie by the top management was not a challenge, but a sniper attack...

If challenge is an open competition of skills, then sniping is a covert sneak attack. The difference between the two lies in whether it is done overtly or covertly.

According to the instructions from the top, they didn't need to let anyone know that they were targeting Pu Tong, they just needed to sit back and wait.

When Pu Tong releases a song, they will jointly release a similar song to boycott. They will gather the strength of five people to suppress Pu Tong...

This approach is very shady and mean, but it is indeed the working style of their country's top leaders. Pu Tong made them suffer a loss at the cultural festival, so the higher-ups targeted him at all costs.

The secret suppression and targeting caused Pu Tong to be devoured without him realizing it. This was the original revenge and the fangs of the poisonous tongue.

However, Charlie and his colleagues did not pay attention to the dirty intentions of these politicians. They were all musicians full of honors, not those who were playing conspiracies and intrigues!

They will not associate with these people, it is an insult to them and a blasphemy to art...

But sometimes, they have to bow their heads under someone else's roof, and the series of pressure from above cannot be refused, so they choose to issue a challenge.

Since this contest is inevitable, they would rather choose a fair and open form to formally compete with this young man.

Therefore, this seemingly completely unfair challenge was their greatest respect for Pu Tong. After listening to "Because of you" and "Runaway", they were also convinced that Pu Tong was qualified to challenge him.

Their bold move actually received considerable pressure from top management, after all, it was inconsistent with the original plan.

Not only is an open challenge inconsistent with their status, but there is also a lot of uncertainty. What if Pu Tong really wins the battle, wouldn't this plan be in vain?
Originally, they were still considering how to deal with the pressure from above, but Pu Tong actually brought up the matter at the Juno Awards!
Now everyone in the world knows about it. Even if the top leaders are unhappy, they have to accept this status quo. After all, a big country still has to maintain its reputation.

Pu Tong's action actually helped them a lot and solved their urgent problem.

In order to consider the overall situation, the higher-ups will not blame them. Instead, they will fully support them in winning this challenge. After all, the challenges are out in the open, and it would be ugly for anyone to lose.

Pu Tong's move successfully transformed the five of them from dark "spies" into artists fighting for the country. Not only did it allow them to have an open and aboveboard duel in line with their wishes, but it also changed their status.

To be honest, they kind of fell in love with this little guy. His unpredictable actions would really help many people quietly...

Therefore, when Pu Tong made the challenge public, they admitted it on the spot. After all, this was what they wanted to do, and Pu Tong just did what they wanted but did not dare to do.

"Yes, the five of us, Feili, Gaya, Erangel, and Heidi, have challenged Pu Tong together. This duel will come faster than you think!"

Charlie's deep voice startled everyone. The originally orderly Juno Awards scene suddenly became chaotic. The photographers didn't know where to shoot and could only give one shot to Pu Tong on the stage and Charlie in the audience.

This is destined to be a battle of the century. It is not only a contest between Pu Tong and the five-member group, but also a collision between two music circles.

It can be said that the situation of this challenge is directly linked to the landscape of the international music field.

This also explains why Hetty treated Pu Tong differently just now. After all, in a sense, he was Hetty's first opponent...but what puzzled everyone was that, to compete with Pu Tong, did they really have to gather the strength of all five of them?

Among the five of them, each one is a top-level figure in the music scene today, but they united just to challenge a newcomer like Pu Tong. Is this reasonable?

After all, in a sense, Pu Tong has not yet entered the world-class music hall. There is an unwritten threshold for this true god-level field, which is to win at least one world-class singing award.

At present, Pu Tong has only won the Newcomer Award, Producer Award and Pop Music Channel Award, and his status is still a few levels behind Charlie.

In the eyes of many netizens, Pu Tong’s ability is definitely qualified, but in terms of qualifications, he is still not good enough.

The reason is not difficult to guess, there are many smart people among netizens. It is certainly not a tacit agreement for the five of them to come out in full force. It is likely that the top management is resentful of the slap in the face at the cultural festival, so they arranged this competition to suppress Pu Tong's arrogance.

All I can say is that they were somewhat vindictive. In order to take revenge on Pu Tong, they even went so far as to invite so many giant Buddhas.

The difference between Pu Tong and the other five is not just in numbers, but also in realm. Without the test of the grand prize, he is still a human being, not a god. In the eyes of many people, he is somewhat like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Because of Hetty's misunderstanding, the battle of the century was officially brought to the table and completely exploded in the eyes of everyone.

Pu Tong is going to fight against five true gods in the field of music on his own. Isn’t that explosive enough?

Although many people were not optimistic about him, they all started to cheer for Pu Tong. After all, in their opinion, Pu Tong's courage to take on this battle was commendable.

If it was a one-on-one, they believed that Pu Tong would definitely have a chance of winning, but if it was a one-on-five, then this chance of winning would be infinitely diluted.

If he could really defeat these five people on his own, then he would be too terrifying, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one person in history.

Pu Tong didn't think too much about it. As long as the misunderstanding was explained, everything else would be nothing. As for this challenge, he would take it seriously, but he was not afraid of losing.

Just before he went on stage, he was facing the envy and jealousy of the crowd, but when he stepped down, there was only respect in their eyes when they looked at Pu Tong.

This is a young man who is about to compete with five god-level musicians. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, he deserves praise.

Just as Pu Tong expected, he didn't win the Best Single Award or the Most Popular Singer Award. It wasn't because his work was bad, but "Runaway" appeared too late...

Just as he was yawning and wondering if he could still catch up with the exam when he returned, the Juno Awards came to the stage of revealing the final grand prize.

Best Singer is the biggest award that all musicians compete for. Bailey even ran for this award four times.

Pu Tong couldn't help but wonder, if he won this award, would it mean that he was officially on the same level as Charlie and others?
The Juno Awards aren't over yet.

(End of this chapter)