Chapter 84

That day, when Miao Bei suddenly received a call from her secretary, informing her to go to Su Yin's office, she already had some guesses in her mind.

But when she heard her boss personally say that a group would debut and asked her to be the agent of the new boy group, she still couldn't hide her excitement and excitement.

Miao Bei had wanted this position for a long time, so she naturally wouldn't refuse or try to make excuses. She bowed solemnly to Su Yin and accepted the position. "Thank you, President Su, for your trust in me. I will definitely manage them well and live up to the company's expectations."

Next, she and Su Yin spent nearly two hours discussing the positioning and operational direction of the new group.

The seven trainees in the first project group have been practicing together for three and a half months, and there are no major problems with their positioning and tacit understanding.

However, the roles and responsibilities of each member need to be further refined and improved. We should also start providing more courses tailored to artists who are about to officially debut.

In terms of body shape, etiquette, and styling, they must be trained and developed completely according to the standards of debut artists. They must also be allowed to adapt to the media's flash lights and attention in advance. When they officially debut in front of everyone, the company's expectation is that they can present themselves as very mature artists and directly give the public the deepest and best impression.

In addition to the fact that these seven members are bound to face a busy period of several years, Miao Bei, as their agent, will have more work to do than them.

Su Yin gave her the power to build her own team. She was to quickly prepare the group's debut album, related styling, promotional materials, and other essentials. She was also to establish contact with media outlets, businesses, and other partner platforms in advance, striving for the widest possible exposure and the highest level of support.

Not only do we have to agree with them on resources for the new group and build momentum for the new group's debut, but we also need to inform the outside world in advance: Yuexiang Entertainment is going to launch a new group, get ready!

They focused on their debut image positioning and concept planning, focusing on how to instantly capture people's attention and leave a lasting impression. The debut trailer, music video storyline, and songs all needed to be seamlessly aligned, ensuring the public instantly remembers the group and its members.

The reason this manager position is so sought-after is that Yuexiang Entertainment has only debuted two groups so far, and both groups firmly hold the top spots among idol groups. Everyone can imagine the attention and popularity this third group will receive once it debuts.

The company they came from and the two predecessors before them had already destined them to be extraordinary.

Furthermore, Yuexiang Entertainment has always taken an elite approach to promoting idol groups, and has never been reluctant to provide resources and publicity to its artists. With Yuexiang Entertainment's current resources and connections, the promotion of a new group will only be more grand than before.

Taking over the job of agent for this boy group means having access to the resources and connections of Yuexiang Entertainment. It also means having the greatest chance of launching a top idol group and becoming a well-known top-level agent in the industry, reaping the fame and fortune. Who wouldn't be tempted?

She knows of numerous people who have jumped ship to Yuexiang Entertainment in the past two years, hoping to secure a new group manager position. Coming from a wealthy family, Miao Bei, with connections and resources, and years of experience in the entertainment industry, has overcome numerous obstacles to reach her current position.

What she is after is naturally the opportunity to promote top artists and groups!

The company has already decided on the name of the new boy band: Jingzhou.

The group's name comes from the idioms "junjingguangguang" (Junjing guangguang) and "tongzhougongji" (Tongzhougongji). "junjingguangguang" refers to the radiance of a beautiful jade, while "tongzhougongji" (Tongzhougongji) refers to solidarity, mutual assistance, and concerted efforts. Yuexiang Entertainment, including Su Yin, hopes that every member of this new group will radiate a jade-like radiance while also working together for the long term.

In fact, Su Yin was also very troubled by the name of the company group. She wanted it to have a good meaning, and also be loud, generous, and pleasant to the ear, which was not easy.

From Moonlight Boys to Mysterious Girl, Su Yin knew her naming skills weren't very good. They had meaning, but they didn't sound very impressive or resonant.

Su Yin thought about it carefully. In her old world, the vast majority of idol group names she was familiar with fell into three categories. The first was pure English names or abbreviations with capital letters. The second was XX Boy or XX Girl. The third was a combination of Chinese characters that couldn't be recognized as a group name at first glance.

Su Yin actually wondered if an English name for the group would sound better. But when she asked a few people around her, she found that everyone was particularly surprised by her idea.

No one here understood why their group had to use English names instead of Chinese characters. Su Yin did some searching but found that there were hardly any groups or artists with English names.

This world was different from Su Yin's previous one. Flower Country had always been one of the most powerful nations in the world, its culture was global, and its people were exceptionally confident in their own culture. Under these circumstances, it was indeed somewhat strange that artists and groups from their own country would suddenly adopt the language of a neighboring country as their names.

After Moonlight Boys debuted, Su Yin felt more and more that she was indeed thinking in the wrong direction.

Although the group name will affect the initial popularity, the ultimate success of a group depends on the members and the company.

Only people can add different colors to their names, but names cannot determine the future of a person or even a group of people.

When a name that sounds ordinary becomes well-known after being given an image, people no longer think about what the name itself is like. This is because the name has acquired a more vivid image, allowing people to recall who the person it actually refers to is and what memorable achievements and experiences they have.

The company already had a boys' and girls' group, and Su Yin didn't want to continue using those two names. Eventually, she found these two idioms and decided on the name for the new group.

Miao Bei thinks this name has a good meaning and sounds nice.

Just then she remembered something, and before leaving, she cautiously asked Su Yin: "Boss Su, when will I step down as the project leader?"

The first project group is a no-brainer, and once all members debut, that group will no longer exist. But what about the second project group? What will happen to the trainees there?

Su Yin nodded: "Tomorrow the company will issue your position transfer notice. The two project teams will be disbanded, and you can focus on leading one team."

"No, it should be the seven members that Anxin brought Jingzhou with him."

"For now, let Group 2 return to their original classes. The company has other plans."

Miao Bei returned to the practice room of Project Group 1. This time, she looked at the seven boys with a completely different feeling.

Even though she had previously suspected that the company would choose this project team and that she had a high probability of becoming their agent, the decision had not yet been made. Today, this stone that had been hanging for so long finally fell.

Knowing that her entire career in the next few years was tied to the seven members who were practicing diligently, Miao Bei's heart was ignited with ambition and passion.

If the influence and resources of Yuexiang Entertainment have already determined that this group's bottom line is definitely not low, then the ultimate heights of "Jingzhou" will be determined by these seven people and their own future!

Miao Bei, based on her previous experience working at other entertainment companies, knew that since CEO Su had said the official announcement would be made tomorrow and hadn't urged her to keep it secret, it was likely that he was deliberately trying to get her to be the first to break the good news to the seven members.

However, she was not anxious. She stood steadily behind the door of the training room of Group 1, watching them train.

She had already done so much work and waited for so long, so she didn't mind a little more time.

Miao Bei came out only after they had almost completed their afternoon training. She first chatted with the seven trainees in the group about their training status, results, and any difficulties or problems. Then she praised them.

Looking at the watch, it was almost time. Miao Bei looked at the seven members and finally revealed something, saying something quite meaningful: "The company sees your efforts, and you will get the rewards you deserve."

At first glance, this seems to be nothing wrong. On weekdays, staff and teachers sometimes say similar words to encourage them to keep working hard, and one day they will be noticed and reap the rewards.

However, the seven members always felt that Sister Miao Bei’s words seemed different from usual, as if there was something else behind her words.

Lego Zhuo and others who have been in the project team for more than three months had a vague idea in their minds. What Sister Miao Bei meant... could it be that the company plans to let them debut?

However, they did not dare to make random guesses until Miao Bei said again: "Keep it up, a surprise may come soon." Her attitude was obviously more friendly than before.

This was almost a clear hint. The seven members' eyes lit up instantly, staring at Miao Bei with anticipation and expectation, almost saying directly: "Please tell us if we can debut!"

Miao Bei just didn't give an accurate answer. Since the company would not send out the notice until tomorrow, she should be more cautious.

Give them a hint in advance and let them see the real surprise for themselves tomorrow.

Watching Miao Bei leave, the seven trainees were still a little dazed. They must have gotten it right, right? Was it really possible for them to debut?

And it’s the entire project team—are the current seven people debuting together?

At this moment, the seven trainees in the first project group could no longer care about anything else. Their hearts were like the surging sea, with countless thoughts surging and stirring wildly!

Yuexiang Entertainment's internal management is very strict, and the staff are very tight-lipped. As the project leader, Miao Bei couldn't possibly say something out of nowhere, something deliberately misleading. But she simply wouldn't say it directly. They can debut!

The seven trainees hadn't received a clear explanation for this matter, nor did they dare to speak or ask anything. They could only keep this secret among themselves, desperately wanting to know the final answer.

Lego Zhuo couldn't help but run over to the next project team and asked a trainee he was relatively familiar with indirectly, "Did Sister Miao go to your team today?"

Being suddenly called out and asked this inexplicable question, the trainee was a little confused, but still answered honestly: "No, I haven't seen Sister Miao at all in the past two days. She must be very busy."

When the news that Lego Zhuo had found out was passed back to Group 1, these members who usually looked very steady and could deal with most emergencies and storms without batting an eyelid, could no longer suppress the smiles that were almost hanging from their ears, and they could not control the shouts that they wanted to make.

So, their guess must be true! The company is really going to let them debut! And it’s possible that all members will debut!

The seven people looked at each other and quickly covered their mouths, not daring to attract other people's attention.

But they already had 70% to 80% of the guesses in their minds, and they couldn't hide their excitement and joy at all.

Fortunately, no one else would come into the project team's classroom, so the seven of them danced wildly in the classroom, waving their arms and stomping on the floor.

As they laughed, the seven of them hugged each other tightly.

We must debut together!

Meanwhile, the trainees in Group 2 of the adjacent project were completely unaware that their fates had already been decided. They naively believed they still had plenty of time for the probation process, and they were convinced the atmosphere within the group had improved considerably, predicting it would only get better.

The opportunity to debut is still ahead!

But they received the notice the next day and also saw the company's official announcement within the company.

Project Groups 1 and 2 have been disbanded. The seven current members of Project Group 1—Lego Zhuo, Rong Pei, Xiang Man, Feng Yucheng, You Lixin, Ren Qi, and Li Minghui—have all been transferred to the new project. Project Group 2 has returned to their original classes and resumed normal training. Miao Bei, the former project group leader, has been reassigned to the new project leader.

Even though the company did not directly say that it was going to form a new boy group, everyone understood that the so-called new project was just a confidential name because the name of the new group could not be made public in advance.

When they saw the notice, everyone around them giggled and cheered, while the other trainees congratulated, blessed, and joked with the members of Project Team 1. The people in Project Team 2 were completely silent.

Joyful Entertainment has always been quick to act. They can form a project team at any moment, and disband it at any moment. That same day, all eight trainees from Project 2 returned to their original classes for practice.

These eight people had no idea what it felt like to fall down in an instant, but this time - they finally knew.

Even though the other trainees knew that the people in Group 2 must be feeling bad, some of them couldn't help but glance at them out of the corner of their eyes, trying to guess their feelings and the reasons why they were not selected.

There were even many trainees who secretly discussed in the dormitory at night: "The people in the group are actually quite good, but they were still defeated by the group one."

"I heard it was because..."

Originally, being eliminated when they were just one step away from debuting had already made the trainees in Group 2 feel depressed, and they also had to feel the sympathetic and inquiring gazes of others from time to time.

When will they be pitied?

Fortunately, Yuexiang Entertainment quickly reminded all trainees in each class not to gossip behind others' backs and to focus on their own training, thus stopping this trend in time.

After being reminded by the person in charge, teachers and assistants, most trainees returned to their normal training order and stopped meddling in other people's affairs.

Come to think of it, there will definitely be more competition and elimination like this in the future. Only a few will make it to the premiere. If you sympathize and criticize others now, you don't know what you'll experience in the future.

At least they are about to debut, but I am not yet.

However, some trainees who were jealous of the project team members, or who disliked some people in Group 2, felt relieved after hearing the news, and even couldn't help but deliberately say some hurtful words in front of certain people.

Kunai had been irritated with Anura for a while. He was good friends with Lego Taku, the team leader and widely considered the strongest. He knew how much hard work and dedication he had put into getting to where he was today. He had always been deeply impressed by his friend, and sometimes even jealousy couldn't arise.

Mingming is already a very good friend who is good at all-around decathlon. However, during a monthly exam, he performed poorly and broke his voice. An Pu smiled nonchalantly at the side, and was seen by Kunai.

From then on, Kunai was very unhappy with Anura.

What's so cool about you? My brothers don't even bother to look at you!

Especially this time, his good brother entered the first group and An Pu entered the second group. Kunai had always hoped in his heart that the first group would be able to debut and An Pu would be eliminated.

As a result, his wish had finally come true. On the one hand, he was happy for his good friend, but on the other hand, he was also gloating and making some sarcastic remarks. Anyway, as long as what he said was not too extreme, the company would not really punish him.

Unexpectedly, many people thought that An Pu would quarrel with Kunai again because of Kunai's sarcastic remarks to his face. However, this time, An Pu acted as if he didn't hear anything and just immersed himself in practice.

After talking for a few minutes, Gunai felt that it was boring and went back to practicing. The matter was over.

However, many people gradually began to notice that the people who had been to Group 2 seemed to be different from before. Many of them seemed to have suddenly become quieter, no longer as eager to show off and impetuous as before.

During practice, they received praise from their teachers, and their expressions became more humble and calmer than before. They also began to be willing to ask other trainees questions, learning from their strengths and weaknesses. When others curiously asked them if they had any good practice methods, these people seemed to become more talkative than before.

The person who has changed the most is naturally An Pu, who was always very flamboyant.

In the past, many people disliked An Pu, thinking that although he was talented, he was difficult to get along with and arrogant. However, the company's management was very strict, and trainees were strictly prohibited from fighting or ostracizing each other, so everyone just kept to themselves.

But after being eliminated from the project team, An Pu seemed like a completely different person. He spoke less and his signature arrogant expression disappeared.

Although he still has the habit of thinking about music and spending a lot of time practicing guitar, piano and composing in private, he is obviously more serious about other courses than before and is easier to get along with.

Before long, some of those who had initially sympathized with Group 2 noticed that these people had improved even faster since returning, and a sense of crisis returned. But forget about sympathizing with others. Focus on your own practice and don't get left behind!

The selection for this project team's activity is over, but there will be next time.

Gu Jun hadn't expected An Pu to come to him privately to apologize. Looking at An Pu, who seemed to have truly grown up overnight, he lowered his head and said, "After this incident, he truly realized that he had been too self-righteous and inconsiderate of others in the past." Although the project team was now over, he still wanted to say sorry to the people in Group 2.

If it weren't for him, maybe they would have debuted.

Gu Jun looked at An Pu, who had lost his composure, and felt like scolding him, but he felt like there was no point in doing so. "I want to tell you that you're not as important or as talented as you think. Don't be so narcissistic as to think that our entire group can't debut because of you. You're underestimating us."

"But I also hope that you can really learn to be more respectful and calm down to think about your future path."

Afterwards, he found out that An Pu had indeed asked other people from Group 2 to apologize.

This was the first time he truly felt so regretful. It was the first time he realized how childish and conceited he was, dragging the group down. Even if he wasn't the direct cause of their group's inability to debut, his previous actions definitely cost them a lot of points.

Seeing that the opportunity to debut was completely lost in his own hands, An Pu finally grew up.

He is indeed not as talented and irreplaceable as he imagined.

Meanwhile, the seven members about to officially debut are all immersed in busy yet joyful preparations. The songs, choreography, music video recording, promotional materials, and business resources for the new album are all ready, and the debut date is set!

They are about to impact the world once again in the name of enjoyable entertainment!

The author has something to say: I feel like I'll be staying up late again for tomorrow's update and won't be able to finish it. Just a heads up! It might be late, but I'll try to be punctual!

The new group's name comes from our lovely reader Ruoxuan! Thanks to her!

There is also a name proposed by a little cutie that is also very good, I will use it later!