At the end of the stage play, the goddess and emperor's bodies are killed by Ji Fei, and their souls are cast into the Reincarnation Path by her. The Reincarnation Path is not true reincarnation, but a kind of illusion that can project someone else's entire life.
Ji Fei makes them continuously experience the lives of all those they had harmed, from hopeful beginnings to helpless despair, finally dying and regaining their memories as immortals before being thrust into the next life. This allows them to personally feel what they, as objects of mortal worship and offerings, truly brought to their followers.
Ji Fei scatters the divine power she stripped from the goddess across the land, allowing the wronged souls who died because of them to ascend to bliss early, and restoring vitality to all things.
This power originally came from the faith of all living beings in the three realms towards the way of heaven. Since the goddess didn't intend to use it properly, Ji Fei helps her use it instead.
Ji Fei's exit is a gradual disappearance into the dimming lights. It's as if countless wronged souls have finally gotten their wish and dispersed.
Until the deep voiceover sounds again:
"Do you have the qualifications to accept others' worship and admiration? Are you ready for it?"
...
As the performance ends, everyone holds their breath. This unconventional script has shown everyone a different world.
The final question resonates powerfully.
The audience doesn't need any prompting; they spontaneously erupt in cheers and applause, the sound thunderous.
Among them, Qin's Father, Qin's Mom, and Qin Yan look around delightedly at everything, proudly standing up to cheer and wave flags for the top-tier group along with everyone else.
The director and producer, seeing the online buzz and various skyrocketing metrics, are dumbfounded.
They had considered various possible answers to the theme of "faith."
Yet they never expected the top-tier group to end with a challenging question.
If you want to enjoy the offerings of believers and be someone's faith, do you have that qualification? Are you prepared? Will you constrain yourself and lead by example in the future?
It's not just about being given power; you also have to fulfill obligations. Otherwise, what's the point of you?
In comparison, the male god group's idea of love as faith now seems very shallow.
Perhaps there truly is great love that can rise to the level of faith, but the comparison between the two stage play scripts is too brutal - it's like being ground into the dirt. Now, who would dare say the love portrayed by the male god group has this kind of depth?
Even the fans of the male god group are now as quiet as if they don't exist.
In the bullet comments and on Weibo, there are no more voices praising the male god group's play. Even mentions of it are just to compare and criticize.
The debate online grows more intense, even dragging out past years' immortal dramas for discussion. Naturally, Sun Mo's almost identical roles become a focal point.
"This is what happens when they don't choose scripts carefully and take the audience for granted."
"If they hadn't chosen such a formulaic script, they wouldn't have run into the top-tier group's gunfire."
"Sun Mo posted on Weibo before joining the show, telling fans to look forward to his transformation, but he's still relying on his old tricks. His fans are still making excuses, saying it's for better coordination."
"Coordination my ass. Look at the top-tier group with Ji Fei, a newcomer with stiff acting. How dare they use such excuses?"
"Where are the male god group's fans? Come out and show yourselves. Weren't you bragging loudly before? Do you still think your idols' performance was moving?"
Finally, some die-hard fans jump out, stubbornly saying: "It was just a script selection mistake. Do you know how hard our brother works? We always believe our brother is working hard for his future. It's just that this time didn't have a good result. We will always support our brother!"
"That's right, Yang-ge's girlfriend made a huge sacrifice too! It was all for a good stage performance. You can't negate all their efforts because of one small mistake."
"It must be the studio's fault. Why did they choose such a script? They're clearly harming our brother. Staff, come out and give us an explanation."
Now that Sun Mo and Yang Hong are in the same company, the company's PR department naturally rushes to contact them to discuss a response.
However, at this moment, the furious male god group members are waiting for the culprits to return.
Ji Fei and Qin Zhao make their way back after leaving the stage.
A worried supporting actress asks, "Weren't we... a bit too targeted with that?"
Qin Zhao says, "Don't worry, I chose the script. It won't implicate you."
Ji Fei also smiles and says, "It's fine. We're just like them, performing tropes. How could they blame us?"
The actors who performed with them look at the two very skeptically, feeling these two just love stirring up trouble. Such a blatant face-slapping behavior is rarely seen even in the entertainment circle, to the point of being bizarre.
It makes them unable to resist the gossip, wanting to follow along to the backstage to see if the two groups will clash when they meet.
It would be a shame not to join in on such excitement.
Everyone has a heart for gossip, after all.
Backstage, before people even appear, the Qin family, who had pulled strings to get in, hear Ji Fei's inner thoughts.
[They performed so intensely earlier, they must be very embarrassed now. I regret not being able to see their expressions in person in the waiting area.]
The Qin family members suppress their smiles. No need for regret, because the current expressions are also very entertaining.
Sun Mo, Yang Hong, and Xu Meng are gathered together.
Sun Mo's expression is like a suppressed volcano, Yang Hong's expression is gloomy as if a storm is about to hit, and Xu Meng naturally stands in the middle looking pitiful, her eyes as red as a rabbit's.
Seeing them approach, Sun Mo directly snorts coldly, his eyes signaling to Pei Mingxuan, but sweeping over, he finds Pei Mingxuan isn't even looking at them.
In the past, when encountering such troubles, it was always Pei Mingxuan who took the lead in helping to handle and resolve issues. Even if they had disagreements, Pei Mingxuan would still strongly defend him to outsiders and strive to fight for his interests. But now...
For a moment, Sun Mo really feels unaccustomed to this, but remembering the conflict they just had, he can't bring himself to ask, and can only stiffen up, not knowing if he should go directly to Qin Zhao to demand an explanation.
Yang Hong, however, has no such reservations and directly questions: "You two, isn't it a bit unethical to sabotage us like this? We haven't offended you, have we?"
Qin Zhao stops in his tracks and looks at Yang Hong.
The surroundings immediately fall silent. Restless elements float in the air, and the atmosphere instantly becomes tense.
Yang Hong has some small capital backing him, and he doesn't really care about mixing in the entertainment circle anyway, so he's not afraid of offending Qin Zhao.
But even so, Ji Fei didn't expect Yang Hong to be so brave. She thought they would maintain surface harmony and swallow this matter. Moreover, Yang Hong's usual temperament didn't seem so impatient.
[I see, it's not just about their stage play being crushed, but also because our anti-trope performance forced them to postpone their original plans. Huh? Wait, bro, are you so eager to give up your girlfriend and step down to become an underground lover? I can only say, as expected of you, Yang Upside-down.]
Hearing this, the Qin family members almost burst out laughing.
Even Qin Zhao, facing Yang Hong's anger in confrontation, almost couldn't keep a straight face, and could only look at Yang Hong with a complex expression.
