Chapter 15 I beat Brother Jiang...? Is this true?

Jiang Huai spoke slowly: "The first player I chose is——"

"Huang Jingshuo."

Both ratings remained in Class A, and her ability is quite good. It's a pity that she came from a small company, had few shots, and ranked around 30th.

"Yin Guangji."

He was promoted to Class A during the second evaluation. Every time Jiang Huai came to the practice room, he had already started practicing. He was very hardworking, had a handsome appearance, and was very adaptable. He is currently ranked 12th.

"Zhang Ruicong."

The player from Class B, whom he just met at the meeting yesterday, is as his name suggests, smart and has a clear understanding of himself, and is ranked near the card circle.

"Jian Yuan."

Class C contestants who are relatively balanced in all aspects and Si Xi's gay target are currently ranked around 40th, but according to Jiang Huai's judgment, they will be able to take off at the latest after the next episode is broadcast.

And the last one...

"Sheng Mingzhi."

An old acquaintance ranked fourth.

Jiang Huai smiled as he watched the cool guy with a crew cut standing next to him with a sullen face.

He Chen looked at the person Jiang Huai picked, and seemed a little surprised, as if he didn't expect him to make such a choice. But he quickly returned to his normal expression: "The next captain will be chosen by drawing lots."

He Chen took out a bamboo tube full of sticks from his back: "If you draw a trainee who already has a group, you can draw again. Come on."

Jiang Huai shook the bamboo tube, messing up the sticks. The ninety-eight sticks made a rustling sound in the bamboo tube. He didn't hesitate and casually pulled out the one in the middle: "Zhou Chengwen."

Zhou Chengwen excitedly went off the stage and was secretly asking the Cricket program crew about it with two trainees he was familiar with.

"Jingming hits Jingming, I suggest a strict investigation of the program crew."

"Be careful, the production crew might hear you and arrest you."

"I was just joking. How can you arrest someone like this?"

"The production team may also play a joke on you, like Lin Jiaze did yesterday."

The people who were whispering were instantly silenced. Lin Jiaze, whom the two mentioned in their conversation, was standing in front of them. He turned his head in anger and made a big face in frustration.

While Zhou Chengwen was selecting people, Sheng Mingzhi whispered in a voice that only he and Jiang Huai could hear: "I knew it."

"You're welcome." Jiang Huai said politely.

Sheng Mingzhi clenched his fist, but forbeared: "I didn't thank you either, did I?"

Jiang Huai asked back: "Didn't you say thank you when you came down just now?"

…Sheng Mingzhi thought about it carefully and found that it was true, but the situation at that time was clearly: "I said 'Don't choose me, thank you.' How can you have the nerve to accept my thanks after you chose me?"

Jiang Huai said confidently: "You said it too softly, I didn't hear the word 'no'."

Sheng Mingzhi clenched his fists even tighter, and only loosened them after a minute: "Why didn't you choose Yu Lan? Don't you sell homosexuality?"

"When did you learn this trick?" Jiang Huai was surprised.

"That's what Si Xi said. He said I should learn how to be gay, too, so that you don't take all the traffic."

"Don't you think his way of thinking is really weird?"

"I think you two are equally matched." Sheng Mingzhi commented objectively, and then asked, "So why didn't you choose Yu Lan?"

"There has to be some moderation in being gay. Besides, Yu Lan's style is relatively fixed, and our abilities are not on the same level."

Actually, it’s because he doesn’t want to dance on the same stage at the same time, Jiang Huai thought.

Although the probability is not high, if you get the main body vest wrong while dancing, everything will be ruined.

The long selection process finally came to an end, and He Chen finally announced the song selection method: "Now, please ask the captains of each group to stand in the center."

He paused for a moment, whetting the trainees' appetite. Jiang Huai, who still had some impression of this part of the show, sighed in his heart.

He Chen casually spat out two words: "Draw lots."

“…That’s it?!?” Almost everyone said in unison.

He Chen touched his nose, and it was obvious that he felt a little guilty for saying this. "Drawing lots is so classic, there is absolutely no possibility of any shady dealings, it all depends on everyone's luck. Okay, okay, are the captains ready?"

Sixteen people surrounded a small stick tube with eager eyes, each of them staring at the sticks that looked identical, looking left and right, trying to make out what they were.

[Which one do you think looks better? ]

[They are all the same. And with sixteen people, the lottery box is so small, you may not be able to get the one you want.] The system said lazily, [No wonder there is no plan, so this is the case.]

Jiang Huai suddenly realized something: [Why don't you know? There is no such program in your database from your previous life? ]

819 explained: [I am not omnipotent. Because of the anti-cheating system, my knowledge of past lives is basically limited to your experiences. There was a system before, and its host was very magical. It asked for the lottery winning numbers right away, and succeeded in counterattacking by spending money to get rich. Later, our authority over past lives was greatly weakened. ]

Jiang Huai, who had never thought of this little trick, said: [… Really amazing. ]

"three."

"two."

"one!"

Jiang Huai quickly aimed at his favorite pick, but it was right on the diagonal line of his and was snatched away by someone at the speed of light before he could touch it.

He had to settle for the next best option and finally got his second choice.

Even though he is confident that he is suitable for any style, Jiang Huai still has a preference for these songs. He prefers the rock-style "Feng Huo Lian Cheng" the most, which is similar to the style of his rating stage but different, and is most suitable for consolidating fans in the early stage.

Unfortunately, his luck ran out and things didn't go as he wished.

Jiang Huai looked at the four words on the sign, and even his steps back to the group were a little heavy. This news was barely not too bad for him, but for some people, it was really terrible.

Sheng Mingzhi asked first: "Which song is it?"

"See for yourself."

The cool guy with a crew cut took the stick, and the rest of the people looked at him with a distorted expression: "... "Confess Out Loud". You are amazing."

The atmosphere of the song perfectly matches the hot summer, full of youthful energy and vitality. The refreshing accompaniment can even dilute the heat of the weather, making people feel that even breathing has become cooler.

The lyrics are a straightforward confession to the fans. A simple “I like you!” can obviously help the contestants to win over their fans.

The premise is that it is not a girl group song.

In the previous life, "Confess Loudly" was a famous death group. In his memory, few contestants who were assigned this song in the first stage stayed in the finals, and almost all of them were wiped out.

The two sets of performances were ridiculed offline and then broadcast. At that time, there was a clip with hundreds of thousands of views on a certain platform. The one-minute video played several greasy and embarrassing shots in a loop.

Although "Confess Loudly" brought a lot of traffic to the program, this traffic had nothing to do with the contestants who were assigned this song. It just helped others.

The trainee who was scolded the most had no experience in the entertainment industry. His mentality collapsed when this incident happened. Later, when he called his relatives and complained loudly, he was ridiculed by everyone, and his defenses were completely broken.

For most people, a success would be performing the song not too badly.

Attracting fans? That’s pure dreaming!

"Relax." Jiang Huai comforted, "Just adapt it to suit our style. Everyone in our group is very strong, there won't be any problems."

After the captains of each group shared their song selections, He Chen began to count them: "The group for 'Confess Loudly', please raise your hands."

The Jianghuai team raised their hands one after another, then looked around and finally saw another group of unlucky people.

The captain was Zhou Chengwen, the person he had selected.

Zhou Chengwen and Jiang Huai looked at each other from a distance across the crowd, their eyes becoming dull in an instant.

He pointed at himself, then at Jiang Huai, and said in disbelief: "I hit Brother Jiang...? Is that true?"

The contestant who had muttered earlier was also in this group: "Jingming hit Jingming, investigate the program team strictly."

"We are too ruthless." His team members said solemnly, "The song selection is very ruthless, and the opponent is even more ruthless. How can this be justified?"

Zhuang Chong, who is in the same group, analyzed: "Not necessarily. The other group is very popular and strong, and their popularity can also drive attention to our group's stage, which can be considered a blessing in disguise. In addition, "Confess Loudly" is the song with the biggest contrast between the style and the contestants, and the audience loves to watch this kind of fun."

"Indeed." Zhou Chengwen quickly responded, "Don't be discouraged, let's practice hard and strive to... change our fate and turn the tables!"

After the song division, the program group assigned practice rooms, and the trainees immediately started discussing in groups. Jiang Huai brought out the projector and opened the original practice room of "Confess Loud".

After watching it, the eyes of several people in the same group became more solemn.

The original singer Tang Meng is a large idol group. The choreography is relatively simple. The core lies in neatness and unity. The effect is indeed very good when dozens of people stand together.

But with only six people in their group, it is difficult to replicate that feeling, and the movements appear thin and repetitive.

At the same time, Tangmeng has a famous tradition of not moving the C, but the six-person stage must have a moving line.

Except for the big vocal songs in the later stages, standing and dancing is completely a dead end and needs to be rearranged.

What is even more problematic is that the lyrics list the program team gave them consisted mostly of choruses, with no ready-made parts at all.

After all, talent shows are a one-on-one competition, and anyone aiming for a debut spot won't want to muddle through by simply filling in the numbers. Everyone hopes to highlight their personal characteristics, so they have to cut their own segments into appropriate sections.

Zhang Ruicong gave a stiff smile: "Wow, it's really hard mode."

Jiang Huai spun the pen: "Don't worry, take it one step at a time. Let's finish the division first."

He played the original practice studio version again, this time pausing at each appropriate part and making several marks on the lyrics sheet in pencil: "I personally think this division of parts is more appropriate."

Sheng Mingzhi watched it very carefully. He asked Jiang Huai to rewind to a point in the second half of the song: "If you add a rap between these two sections, it will be a more standard idol song structure."

Huang Jingshuo nodded and said, "This division is quite good. The portions for six people are quite even. I agree."

Jiang Huai looked at Yin Guangji and Jian Yuan who had not spoken just now: "What do you think?"

Yin Guangji said: "Have you seen the MV of Tang Meng? At the beginning, it is a plot about a girl who falls in love at first sight with a customer while working part-time at an ice cream truck during the summer vacation. I think we can add a cappella to match the plot."

Jian Yuan waited until Yin Guangji finished speaking before he raised his hand weakly: "My idea is to adapt the first part of Sheng Mingzhi's rap. The melody of the original song is quite repetitive, so if we make a variation of the part after the chorus, it would be more distinctive."

...The teammates he picked are so creative, Jiang Huai was surprised.

He had a premonition that due to the butterfly effect, "Confess Loud" might not be the group of death this time.