He bent down and bowed to everyone.
The whole place fell silent, waiting for his next words.
"I have to apologize to everyone. Because I am about to announce a decision." Phoebe slowly scanned the audience, "From now on, I will officially withdraw from this competition. I will no longer participate in any topic selection or scoring. The 20 points originally belonging to me will be given to today's ten celebrity judges!"
The audience was in an uproar.
"Of course, this does not mean I am leaving." Phoebe pointed toward the audience, "I have already communicated with the organizers, and they have reserved a pretty decent seat for me among the audience. From now on, I will sit with you and watch this competition together! Before handing the microphone back to the Host, I want to apologize to a friend of mine. I'm sorry, but for this final, Ivana, I can't go easy on you anymore! You'll have to rely on yourself!"
This last tease was clearly a response to the crowd's doubts.