Chapter 107 The Only One

As the show drew to a close, Meng Fanxi could clearly feel that their tacit understanding was constantly increasing, and their differences were negligible during the song selection process.

During the song selection for the group show, he noticed that everyone's expressions were surprisingly consistent after each song was played.

When the song "The Only One" started playing, almost everyone's eyes lit up. They exchanged glances, expressing their appreciation for the song, which had a light and cheerful melody.

There are no sad or melancholic lyrics; everything from the lyrics to the melody is positive and uplifting, making listeners feel as if their souls have been purified and their mood improves for the whole day.

Since the show aired, the only song with a similar style is "The Song That Must Be Sung Even If It's Late," which Ren Yuchen once performed. However, that song still has a touch of melancholy about saying goodbye to youth in the ending note, unlike this cheerful and fun one.

Meng Fanxi really liked this song for many reasons, such as the fact that none of them had performed a similar song on this stage before, the fact that a lighthearted and enjoyable ending to the finals would create wonderful memories, and so on...

He watched his teammates swaying to the music with complete focus.

Xu You doesn't seem to care as much about his image as before; he's already humming along to the song. Ren Yuchen's relaxed, leaning-back expression shows his love for the song. Zhang Yang and Lin Ruohe seem to have an obsessive-compulsive disorder, constantly swaying back and forth in the same direction. Gu Huailang remains expressionless, but his toes sway lightly to the rhythm of the song.

The song is called: The Only One.

Meng Fanxi remembers that the only name was VIER fans.

Now that he's become their teammate, he has a different feeling about the word 'unique'.

In their previous lives, VIERs rarely mentioned the word "unique." The solo fans of several top-ranking members were constantly arguing, while at the same time, they tacitly rejected VIER's group fans.

When the team receives an award and thanks the "only" person, the fans below always make a louder noise to drown out the thanks, until gradually, the members tacitly stop mentioning that name.

Meng Fanxi didn't know why he noticed this small detail. Maybe he thought the fan name was beautiful. He had once fantasized that if his team's fan name was unique, he would always keep that name on his lips.

He had some fans in his previous life who supported him silently, but they didn't even have an official fan name. Xu Jun prohibited him from interacting too much with his fans under the pretext of maintaining his actor image, and even strictly controlled his social media.

He had always wanted to find a large platform to properly and publicly thank his fans, but this idea had been repeatedly thwarted.

Perhaps it was resentment and jealousy, but VIER had countless opportunities to speak on a dazzling stage, yet they were unwilling to even mention it to the fans who supported the entire team.

It wasn't until Hsu Yu's later retirement statement that he thanked 'the only one' after a long time.

It was at that moment that Meng Fanxi realized that Xu You might care about his team.

He no longer felt that his teammates had any connection to VIER from his previous life.

The word 'unique' is also given a different meaning in this song, but it is perhaps fate that it was able to come to him after going around in circles and evoke his thoughts.

After all the songs had finished playing, they unanimously decided to choose "The Only One" without saying a word.

Regardless of whether the production team announced the start of the song title search segment, they had already begun searching for slips of paper with song titles written on them in every corner of the room.

"No way, Fanxi?" Xu You lay on the floor, searched the gaps in the sofa for a while without finding anything, then looked up and saw Meng Fanxi fiddling with a small object. He couldn't believe it. "How could there be something in a ballpoint pen? The production team isn't that weird, is they?"

The production team that was inexplicably criticized: Achoo!

Meng Fanxi deftly unscrewed the cap of the ballpoint pen, emptying out the spring and refill. Inside the transparent barrel of the pen, a strip of paper was rolled up, which he carefully pulled out.

Xu You: ? ? ?

Meng Fanxi: The child is too naive. This kind of hiding technique is a piece of cake for someone like him who used to enjoy watching TV shows when he was free in his previous life.

He unfolded the rolled-up paper, and inside was a single word written in bold: One.

The song title collection progress jumped to 50%.

Meng Fanxi carefully put the ballpoint pen back.

Following this line of thought, they searched through almost every item in the room, only to find the character '的'.

They were not disappointed. Although this word was useless to them, it was an essential word in several songs. If they couldn't find "唯", they could use this "的" to exchange with other teams, bartering, and eventually get "唯".

Meng Fanxi thought that there should be at least two pieces of writing in each room.

After leaving the room, following their agreed-upon strategy, Lin Ruohe spoke with the other groups, mainly using phrases like, "What words did you find? We can exchange them."

Lin Ruohe has a certain level of fame, and the other teams answered his questions quite frankly, believing that Lin Ruohe would not lie or damage his image.

Without Jin Ziran, the WONE group seems to have become a bunch of goofballs. Lin Ruohe answered questions honestly and showed less hostility towards the Eternal Six Stars.

Zhongli Fu: "We found 'Zhou,' but it's useless. Which one did you find?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Fanxi realized they had only found one note. It seemed there were still notes missing from their house.

Based on their answers, Lin Ruohe said, "We have one, do you need it?"

Zhongli Fu's eyes immediately lit up, "Yes, yes!"

If it doesn't seem like acting, then there's no competition between the two teams in terms of song selection.

Lin Ruohe looked troubled. "But 'Zhou' is useless to us..." After hesitating for a moment, she said, "How about this, 'de' will stay for you, but please help us pay attention to the word 'unique'. Even if it's just information you've heard, we can exchange them. Let's be fair and neither of us will take advantage of the other."

Zhong Lifu was a little confused and stood there dumbfounded until Han Jia rolled her eyes and nudged him before he finally agreed.

After they walked away, Meng Fanxi immediately went to WONE's room and found a note in the same ballpoint pen.

Upon opening it, I found it contained only one other character: 唯 (wéi).

I'm incredibly lucky today; I got this song effortlessly all by myself.

The six people didn't care that the room belonged to WONE, and they immediately gathered together and started jumping and celebrating.

The extra "的" was given directly to the clueless Zhongli Fu as a token of gratitude.

Song selection is one of the few interactive and entertaining activities before the finals. Fewer and fewer people remain, but people are becoming more and more familiar with each other.

Meng Fanxi didn't experience scenes like this again for a long time afterward: leaving all his worries behind in Mushroom Park to find hidden notes, negotiating and exchanging notes with other teams, and abandoning his image to shout and yell in the space for the song his team wanted to choose.

On the night of the finals, they will perform a total of three songs, two of which are original songs prepared by the program team, and only the solo performance is a Chinese classic.

Each team had a tight schedule. Even though the production team had said they had given the trainees plenty of time to prepare, all the teams were working from dawn till dusk.

Fans of each team are remarkably united in their affection for their respective teams.

All that affection was transformed into motivation for the final vote. At the height of the voting frenzy, some big fans even urged everyone to use the time they would spend watching the new episode to vote.

Therefore, rational fans and viewers firmly stated: No, we still have to watch the show.

While the contestants were so engrossed in practice that they lost track of day and night, the seventh and eighth episodes of "Team Up" were released one after another.

The seventh episode mainly consists of the first ranking announcement and the group division of the three public events.

The production team put a lot of effort into the editing, making the already tense moments during the on-site recording even more agonizing. Fans had a general idea of ​​who would stay and who would leave based on the leaks and gossip beforehand, but when the actual content came out, everyone was drawn in again, angrily criticizing the production team for keeping viewers in suspense and for showing commercials right before the most crucial rankings.

Meng Fanxi, who was frequently mentioned throughout the ranking process, once again prompted fans to write lengthy essays expressing their admiration for his popularity and character.

From the top ranks to the middle and bottom ranks, he not only won the favor of trainees from all levels, but also made fans from other groups watching the video silently say, "Thank you, Fanxi, for taking care of my idol."

Of course, many fans also hilariously refuted the nickname "Don't be a clingy person" for Gu Huailang.

[You said you weren't clingy, but when you were sitting in the audience, you still tried to stay close to your teammates.]

[He's such a clingy person! He'll keep barking! Hahaha]

Meng Fanxi's speech once again touched the hearts of all the fans. The group fans of Will and Eternal Six Stars were deeply moved by his love for the team in his words. The solo fans were touched by his thoughtfulness and warmth. Fans of other teams praised him for still caring about the eliminated trainees.

Viewers who love the show were deeply moved by Meng Fanxi's sincere remarks.

Another highlight of the show was Fan Na's remarks when he secured his place, which led many people to say that they had changed their opinion of him. This short clip was edited out by many viewers and compared with Fan Na's initial image, making them marvel at how much he had grown.

The image of Meng Fanxi and Fan Na smiling and making up while looking at each other was widely shared. In this volatile and volatile reality, seeing such a loving and heartwarming scene was healing for many people.

The mentor assignment process for the third public performance satisfied the fans' curiosity. When they watched the live broadcast of the third public performance, they didn't understand how the groups were divided. After watching the show, they realized that it was a blind selection.

In reality, there is time to prepare from choosing a mentor to leaving Mushroom Park, but in the show, a single shot shows the six eternal stars already slumped over and dozing off on a long-distance bus.

The audience was amused. When they heard them mention their previous experience visiting Ren Yuchen, everyone was surprised at how good their relationship was. It turns out that even long distances during the Lunar New Year couldn't stop them from visiting each other.

Fans of the group exclaimed that being a fan of this group is such a blessing!

This is the kind of content perfect for working professionals! No backstabbing, no infighting or fighting for center position, just the most beautiful state of friendship among these young men!

The eighth episode continued this wonderful feeling, with every minute they spent at Xijingu Primary School condensed into a VCR before the third public performance.

The audience couldn't get enough of the performance. Even though the show didn't cut the scene of the choir singing the school song in the Xijingu Primary School auditorium after the stage performance ended, the audience still felt it was too short and watched it many times.

The production team, with their keen business sense, added some content that wasn't shown in the main episode to the bonus episodes. They even created a separate episode for the segment where the participants watched the reactions together, which was originally planned for a spin-off program. All of this was paid extra, and they made a fortune.

Everyone laughed uproariously at Xiao Shuai and the dance troupe's genuine reactions after meeting their own idols, despite being fans of the group as eternal six-star idols, and were also touched by their tacit understanding.

The popularity of Xijingu and Xijingu Primary School has soared, attracting countless tourists. Unbeknownst to them, the six eternal stars have been planned to be the tourism promotion ambassadors for Xijingu.

When the content about song selection and preparation for the final episode was released, they only had one week left before the live broadcast of the final.