Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Between Mentors
Reese Shaw had no choice but to swallow his anger and instead turn his attention to Tiffany Lynch.
Needless to say, the response was overwhelmingly positive.
— I saw the behind-the-scenes footage, the injury on her knee was from dance practice, wasn’t it? Why didn’t she wear a kneepad?
— Is Reese Shaw too harsh? I heard he doesn’t allow the trainees to wear kneepads during dance practice. It pains me to see these girls suffer.
— It’s common to struggle as a trainee. Everyone faces challenges, if you can’t handle it, go home. We don’t need to see your sob stories.
— Nobody is playing the victim here, just showing concern. But honestly, Hannah Winter outperformed Tiffany Lynch. Why are people only praising Tiffany? Doesn’t anyone see Hannah?
— Fellow viewer here, does anyone else feel like Hannah is being singled out? She barely got any screen time at the end.
— Of course, it’s the popular ones who get targeted. If so many people are targeting her, shouldn’t she reflect on herself?
— Tiffany Lynch’s fans are really obnoxious. They can’t accept losing and resort to spewing hate!
Reese Shaw praised Tiffany Lynch excessively, at first it was fine, but after a while it started to seem a bit over the top.
Visibly, Tiffany was beginning to look uncomfortable, even the viewers behind the camera were picking up on the odd vibes.
It seemed like Reese Shaw was deliberately trying to please Tiffany Lynch.
But considering the powerful company backing Tiffany, it all started to make sense.
James Landon still had the same old hairstyle, too-long bangs, and somewhat pallid complexion. You could barely make out his refined eyes hidden behind his glasses in the camera frame.
The way he held the microphone was graceful, with slender and well-defined fingers. He had a somewhat deep voice, "During the entire performance, I couldn’t take my eyes off Hannah Winter. She’s an absolute standout. I don’t claim to be a dance expert, so I won’t critique that. But her voice and singing skill are something I really love. As I’ve always said, I would love to collaborate with her someday."
He made no attempt to hide his favoritism towards Hannah.
After speaking, Hilary Quin felt even more uncomfortable. She turned to James Landon, laughed, and asked, "Isn’t Mr. Landon planning to comment on the other trainees?"
—Here it comes, the showdown between the mentors.
—Don’t overthink it, folks. Hilary is just being straightforward, there’s no malice.
At this moment, Hilary’s fans took control of the comments section. Of course, there were some more aggressive fans who didn’t refrain from directly cursing James Landon for his lack of gallantry.
James Landon didn’t miss a beat, looking ahead without responding to Hilary, though he did pick up his microphone again, "Lolly, May Hoffman, Amelia Smith had pitch problems in section A. Tiffany Lynch’s voice cracked three times, and she was practically silent during the last section. The other performers were average."
—Here we go, the classic sharp-tongued mentor is back.
—As confirmed by the mentor, Tiffany Lynch had voice cracks. Wonder what her fans have to say now?
—This is really too much, saying such things on screen. Could James Landon please leave?
— The previous commenter must be a fan of Tiffany Lynch. Weren’t you guys asking for tough criticism earlier? What a double standard.
Tiffany Lynch just stood by, quietly praying for James Landon not to critique her and sighed in relief when he finally put the microphone down.
But who knew Hilary Quin would stir the pot, causing her to lose face in front of everyone.
It was both embarrassing and amusing.
Particularly because James Landon had showered praises on Hannah before critiquing Tiffany Lynch.
Hilary’s expression darkened. She didn’t care about Tiffany Lynch. Even if the company tipped her off, she’d just cast her vote for Tiffany and leave it at that.
