“I'm really sorry about last time. I spoke without thinking. Don't take it to heart, please," Jacob said sheepishly.

“It's nothing. I understand your choice," Ariana replied perfunctorily.

After a short pause, Jacob continued, “You know Mr. Cugat rarely visits Eleymond. He's a veteran legend in the industry. The show's production team should really offer him some hospitality to make his stay here more enjoyable."

It was obvious from Jacob's words that he wanted to see Julio.

Ariana didn't want to be in conflict with the production team, so she agreed to talk to Julio and saw Jacob off.

Soon, the premiere episode of the show was viral and news about Ariana's team occupied five spots in the trends. The first trending ranking was titled, "A nervous breakdown?" This article referred to the arrogant boy's breakdown backstage.

The show's production team had filmed Tom sobbing backstage and they quickly posted the video clip online. This video quickly had millions of views.

Initially, online comments lambasted Tom for his perceived arrogance.

The fact that he was almost eliminated at the auditions meant that Internet users now saw him not only as someone arrogant, but above all self-righteous and proud after having achieved a certain success.

However, after seeing the raw video of him crying, most of the comments shifted from lambasting to sympathy. Netizens flooded the comment section in droves, commiserating with Tom and comforting him.

Tom was already known as handsome, but seeing him burst into tears backstage had revealed a more vulnerable side of him. Internet users were struck by this contrast between his confident personality on stage and his emotional moment off camera. Very quickly, there were compilations posted showing him on stage and behind the scenes. These edited videos went viral and attracted a wave of new fans.

Online comments about the show grew more impassioned.

“That judge, Sadie, it's clear she knows nothing about good music."

“Just because she's rich doesn't mean she can judge talent!"

“Why is such a talentless woman even on the judging panel?"

"Who the hell does she think she is to undermine a legend like Julio’

"It is obvious she deliberately gave Ariana's team low scores to sabotage their chances of moving to the next stage of the competition.

That's so shameful!"

Netizens had a good opinion of Ariana's team, and the comments showed no signs of slowing down. Ariana's team was now the most talked-about group on the show.

On the other side, Ariana set her phone aside, still apprehensive about her team's next performance.