Chapter 97 Chapter 97 The Fifth Epoch is set

Seeing how excited An and Lu Jianian were, it seemed that Wang Mingzhi, who was just smiling, was unhappy.

Wang Mingzhi sat quietly in his seat and smiled. Lu Jianian and Cong'an clapped their hands, and the others followed suit. Of the sixteen people, fourteen were excited, while Lu Yao and Wang Mingzhi sat on his left and right, as if they had nothing to do with all the excitement.

The joy was for others, and they had only peaceful smiles on their faces.

Lu Yao didn't even have a smile on his face, he just won the first place so calmly.

It can be said to be the highest level of pretending to be cool.

After the team rankings are announced, the individual rankings will follow.

The voting rules at that time were that the sixteen trainees present would select the three trainees with the best performance.

Only three people can be chosen, how many votes can each person get?

Everyone's expressions couldn't help but become more focused.

Compared to the team results, which were not too predictable, the individual rankings were more intriguing.

This time Du Tang started to keep everyone in suspense and started with the trainee in the middle position.

"Eighth place, Yin Hongxue."

Everyone was shocked.

Several people turned to look at Yin Hongxue.

Yin Hongxue, who had long been ranked in the top five in the quadrant assessment, was only ranked eighth this time? This was quite surprising.

Cang Zizheng pursed his lips silently. His ranking was usually slightly lower than Yin Hongxue. This time, Yin Hongxue was only eighth, so what place would he be in?

Du Tang continued, "Seventh place, Wang Mingzhi."

Everyone was surprised again and looked at Wang Mingzhi.

It’s not that Wang Mingzhi’s ranking is higher or lower, but his ranking this time is not much different from his ranking in the quadrant assessment, and is actually slightly higher than his ranking in the initial stage.

If the quadrant assessment ranking is based purely on popularity and the exchange of votes between fans, then the initial stage is based on the trainees' strength.

As for what the ranking of this public performance will be based on, no one is quite sure yet.

"Ninth place, Lü Jianian."

Everyone looked at Lu Jianian again.

At this moment, they are like an electric fan, looking left and right.

Look back and forth.

Lu Jianian had a smile on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or unhappy with the result.

Compared to his previous ranking which was always at the bottom, he has made great progress this time.

But ninth place is not a good ranking among sixteen people.

Huang Xi stared at the back of Lu Jianian's head, secretly hiding his worry in his heart.

Du Tang continued, "Sixth place, Zhu Xiangming."

This time everyone was mentally prepared and was no longer surprised. They no longer turned their heads like fans. Wu Anyi stretched out his hands and began to applaud. When the applause rang out, others also reacted and joined in the applause.

Zhu Xiangming had his usual sweet smile on his face, his eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a row of big white teeth, which was very contagious.

Looks very happy.

"Tenth place, Wu Hai."

The applause continues.

Wu Hai himself also pursed his lips and clapped in a small arc.

It’s hard to tell whether he was celebrating for himself or doing something to divert his attention.

Du Tang paused for a moment, then read out the next name: "Fifth place, Cong'an."

Everyone stopped.

The electric fan came online again, and everyone looked in Cong'an's direction.

Cong An himself didn't react in time, and pointed at himself in surprise with his mouth wide open.

"Me?" He looked in Du Tang's direction, seeking confirmation.

It’s really no wonder he reacted this way. Fifth place is definitely in the upper circle.

It can even be said to be a debut group.

Lu Jianian was silently surprised, and then after Du Tang nodded, he immediately applauded.

Then the crowd burst into applause.

Du Tang also announced the rankings soon afterwards. The top four were Lu Yao, Qiu Yuge, Bai You, and Cang Zizhen, and the bottom six were Qiao Sinian, Wan Yuanzhou, Luo Wenbai, Jiang Mu, Wu Anyi, and Huang Xi.

Although some people's rankings were surprising, no one surprised everyone as much as Cong'an.

But it is also possible that Cong An's ranking surprised everyone so much that after hearing the other rankings, people were no longer surprised.

This ranking is not final. According to the public rule, the group that wins first place in the group can get an additional bonus, and each person will get ten more votes on top of the original number of votes.

After the additional votes, Cong'an's ranking jumped to third, Wang Mingzhi and Lu Jianian ranked sixth and seventh respectively, and Bai You, Cang Zizhen, Zhu Xiangming and Yin Hongxue's rankings dropped.

When the final result came out, some people were happy and some were sad, and Cong'an, who had jumped to third place, was still stunned and unable to react.

No, how come he is third?

Looking at the different expressions of the trainees in the camera, Du Tang, holding the results in his hand, was also full of thoughts.

Just now, he only announced the ranking, not the number of votes. It’s not that he didn’t want to announce it, but the gap was too big.

Lu Yao, who came in first, was far ahead with 92 votes, while Huang Xi and Wu Anyi, who came in last, only received 4 votes each.

It can be regarded as a fraction of Lu Yao's.

The second place winner, Qiu Yuge, only received 43 votes, less than half of Lu Yao's.

It's really amazing.

When he showed the result to Ding Ling, he thought he would see Ding Ling's surprised expression, but he didn't expect Ding Ling to just glance at it lightly and then put the voting results aside.

Under his questioning, Ding Ling's face showed a subtle mixture of pride and helplessness, and then she said: "Lu Yao was born to do this job, don't you think?"

Du Tang: “…”

I beg to differ.

Lu Yao was born to do whatever he did.

Thinking back to the present, the first performance has ended. Regardless of the trainees' rankings, whether it was unexpected or not, the results are out.

After all, the voting of the live audience is only a part of it, and the current ranking does not represent the final list of the group.

Everything depends on the trainees’ performance and Minghui Entertainment’s ideas.

All Du Tang can do is to try to make the show more exciting, so that these fifth-generation trainees can be known to more people before their debut, and also produce a wonderful show for Lvyang Film and Television.

The filming of The Fifth Era is still in progress, and the fan circle has become lively again after a long time because of the first public repo and Wang Mingzhi's incident.

First, there was a lot of discussion about whether Wang Mingzhi was involved in this private affair.

Secondly, a detailed analysis was conducted on Wang Mingzhi's comments on Lu Yao.

Finally, we returned to the repo of the first public performance. However, the repo released on the Internet now does not say much substantive content. It only says that the trainees are divided into four teams to perform, and gives everyone a range of songs on the stage, such as girl group songs, boy group songs, first-generation songs, etc.

There is no specific information about who will be in each team or what song each team will perform.

I just said that the second show was particularly exciting and interesting.

This also triggered rounds of discussions among fans, and they couldn't help but look forward to the second show.

Thanks to such discussions, the boring and long December is finally coming to an end. Before the debut variety show is scheduled, fans are welcoming the last episode of the group variety show.

The editing plan for the last episode of the group variety show was still based on Sun Yutong's idea.

In the vast sky, the trainees jumped out of the plane, with the blue sky and white clouds above their heads and the vast ocean under their feet. The trainees flew in the air, flying to a new sky and also unloading the burdens of the past.

A few days of life on the island flashed by quickly. The trainees watched the sunrise, played games, and stepped on the waves, accompanied by the fifth generation's new song "Chasing the Wind" in the third concert as the background music. The subtitles began to count down the details of the past four years, announcing the end of their training career.

Fans happily clicked on the video to watch the group variety show, but they didn't expect to be suddenly shocked in the last segment. Especially for the fans who have been following the show for four years, when they saw the subtitles, the scenes appeared in their minds.

These are not just the trainees’ memories;

Although they are separated by a screen, they have accompanied the trainees in their growth and experienced everything they have experienced.

Looking back on the past, it’s not only the trainees themselves who feel nostalgic, but also the fans who watched them grow up in front of the screen.

Song Rui burst into tears before she even finished watching the video.

To her, Wu Dai is not only the star she admires, but also the only beacon of light in her once bleak life.

It was the fifth-generation materials that made her laugh, it was the trainees' efforts that motivated her to overcome failure, and it was the trainees' persistence that kept her going.

The fifth generation is no longer a star she chases, but a real part of her life.

Seeing the end of the group variety show, the worries that emerged at the beginning of the Quadrant Project have finally become a reality.

This will be the last group variety show with five generations gathered together.

The next time we meet, it will be on a debut variety show that symbolizes competition and elimination.

There, the outstanding children will remain outstanding, while other children will overshadow their own brilliance and become the foil of others, and in the final debut battle, become the applause behind the debut group.

From this point on, the Five Dynasties will take a completely different path.

She would never see them all together on the screen again.

There will never be sixteen people playing games together in front of the camera to make her happy again.

When she thought of this, Song Rui couldn't stop crying.

Four years seemed so long, yet looking back now, it seemed so short.

After crying for a long time, Song Rui finally came out of her sadness. She took out her cell phone that had been beeping continuously and checked the messages.

Tired of typing: Have you watched the latest episode of the group variety show? Lu Yao is so handsome!

It’s Shen Sisi.

Song Rui opened the chat box and saw several messages she had just sent on the chat page with Shen Sisi.

Tired of beating: How could Lu Yao be so brave, jumping down at once! Wasn't he afraid?

Tired of beating: And he wasn't afraid after jumping down, he was still smiling at the camera

Tired of beating: Even with such a strong wind, his face was not deformed. This face is too amazing.

Tired of playing: I really didn't expect Lu Yao to choose skydiving, the baby is so brave

Tired of playing: I've decided! I want to go skydiving too!

Tired of fighting: Hahahahahaha, the others are too scared, their legs are shaking

After reading the messages sent by Shen Sisi, Song Rui began to reply one by one.

I'm also playing with dust today:

Also playing today: Lu Yao is really brave

I was also playing with dust today: When he was in the air, he really smiled beautifully, as if he could really fly

I was also playing with dust today: I also want to go skydiving, but I’m still very scared. If I go, I might be like Qiu Yuge, with legs shaking all the time and I can’t stop at all.

After Song Rui replied, Shen Sisi quickly sent another message, discussing Lu Yao's performance in this group variety show with Song Rui.

Ever since Shen Sisi took over the responsibility of caring for Lu Yao, the conversations between Song Rui and Shen Sisi basically revolved around Lu Yao.

Shen Sisi would not share her work in the data group with Song Rui, and Song Rui would not talk to Shen Sisi about many other trainees' situations. The two of them tacitly maintained this line of getting along to maintain their relationship for many years.

But Song Rui always felt that this state might not last long.

They were drifting apart, and the chats that were once filled with joy and love were now becoming more and more like routine.

They just don't want to give up the relationship they have had with each other over the past few years, so they are trying hard to find common topics and pretend that they still have a lot to talk about like in the past.

But both of them knew that every conversation was starting to become boring.

After a few words, Shen Sisi sent a message saying "I have something to say but I won't talk about it for now". Song Rui replied "OK" and then exited the chat software.

When I opened Weibo and refreshed it, I saw that Shen Sisi had just forwarded the rights protection announcement issued by the Lu Yao Data Group.

Song Rui understood, and guessed that this was what Shen Sisi was talking about.

She glanced at it for a moment and was about to continue browsing Weibo, but suddenly stopped and clicked on the Weibo forwarded by Shen Sisi again to read it carefully.

This sight made Song Rui open her eyes wide.

No, what did she see? Was it real? It couldn't be possible.

While Song Rui was suspicious, he quickly opened the chat box with Shen Sisi and forwarded this Weibo post.

Also posting today: Minghui Entertainment forbids you from supporting Lu Yao’s birthday???

That rights protection Weibo post was about nothing else but Lu Yao’s birthday, which was a week later on January 1st.

In order to celebrate Lu Yao's first public birthday, Lu Yao's fans were discussing how to support Lu Yao throughout December. Song Rui herself had seen some special ones on her homepage, including drone support in several cities, desert tree planting support, school charity support, etc.

Both creative and full of heart.

Not to mention the common big-screen support, bus support, commercial support and so on.

Song Rui looked at many of the votes for the support pictures forwarded by Shen Sisi.

Now looking at the meaning of that rights protection Weibo post, Minghui Entertainment asked all fans to stop related support on the grounds of infringing the artist's portrait rights?

Song Rui wondered if she had seen it wrong, but she looked at it several times and found that the words were written exactly like that.

She then began to doubt her ability to understand, but the words were clearly written in black and white, and there was no ambiguity.

So what is going on?

Shen Sisi quickly replied to the message.

Tired of typing: That’s right!!!!!!!!! I really don’t want to work for this shitty company anymore! Why!!!

The screen is full of exclamation marks, which shows Shen Sisi's anger.

The question was answered, but Song Rui had more questions.

Birthday support is a very common thing, so why doesn't Minghui Entertainment allow fans to do it? And why doesn't it allow Lu Yao's fans to do it?

There was clearly nothing wrong with other people's birthday support in the past two months, so why did the issue of portrait rights suddenly pop up when it came to Lu Yao?

Song Rui's question is also the question of the majority of Lu Yao's fans. Faced with such blatant differential treatment, the fans are angry and distressed.

I am angry that Minghui Entertainment treats Lu Yao so badly, and I feel sad that Lu Yao is treated so poorly.

As a result, Minghui Entertainment issued a statement not long after the rights protection campaign began.

@Minghui Entertainment:

January 1st is not the birthday of our trainee Lu Yao. Fans, please do not believe or spread rumors, and do not blindly support him.

In addition, for personal reasons, trainee Lu Yao’s birthday will not be announced to the public.

It is brief and provides both explanation and clarification.

The fans' anger was temporarily dissipated, but more questions came to their minds.

January 1st isn't Lu Yao's birthday? Then why is that date written on his ID card? When is Lu Yao's birthday?

Not announcing your birthday for personal reasons?

What's the reason? Why not make it public?

What's there to hide about birthdays?

No one could figure it out, but when they asked Minghui Entertainment again, they never received a reply.

Just when fans were discussing how to ask the company for an explanation, the debut variety show was suddenly scheduled, leaving everyone with no time to care about these things.

Compared to the birthday that Minghui Entertainment has been slow to respond to, the debut variety show that symbolizes the group's debut is the most important thing at the moment.

@Fifth Quadrant Fifth Quadrant:

#Fifth Epoch Official Release Date#

From trainee to debut candidate

Their story has just begun!

Do you still remember how young you looked when we first met?

Four years of sweat and tears,

The final test is finally here!

This time,

The stage is bigger, the lights are brighter,

But the challenge is also more difficult——

Every Sunday at 8pm starting January 1st

Exclusive broadcast on the entire network: @绿洋影视

We invite you to start the fifth year of our youth together!

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As soon as this Weibo post was released, all the gossip in the fan circle disappeared. No one quarreled, argued, or supported the couple, and even stopped flattering the couple's looks. A quick check of any platform would show that everyone was discussing the upcoming debut variety show.

The major public groups on the forum also immediately shared the Weibo post, and the fangirls below were also full of anticipation.

【Transfer丨The debut variety show of the fifth generation of the training series is here】

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Main Building

[Link] Let’s take a look at some official photos to see who is more handsome.

[vote]

The photos on Weibo are arranged in order of age, and my votes are also arranged in order of age. You can just vote according to the sequence number 12345. I have also written the name at the end to help you identify the person.

[1st floor]

Coming, coming

【2nd floor】

Finally here, been waiting for so long

【3rd floor】

I think they just started recording a while ago, and it's going to air already? So soon?

【4th floor】

Reply [3rd floor]

This isn't a talent show, they just broadcast as much as they record, so it really needs to be faster.

[5th ​​floor]

By the way, I haven’t watched any of the training-based debut variety shows yet. What’s the difference between them and talent shows?

6th Floor

Reply [5th floor]

You've never watched a variety show about a talent show? You're really lucky.

Although it is not the same type as talent shows, for me, the debut variety shows of the training series are much more interesting than talent shows. I strongly recommend the debut variety show of the third generation, it is particularly exciting!

The talent show has been going on for so many years, and the contestants have long become veterans. They start by following the popular contestants and follow all kinds of scripts. After watching the first episode, you can directly see who will make their debut in the end.

But the variety shows that promote debuts based on training are different. Although you can roughly know who will debut, when watching a variety show that promotes debut, you are not looking at who will debut, but at the process of this group of people in the variety show.

I won't spoil more, I can only say that the competition between those with emotional foundation and those without emotional foundation is really two completely different things.

7th Floor

The three generations’ debut variety show... a tear dropped, thinking back to when I was still a junior high school student, after watching their debut variety show, my heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were so broken that I never dared to touch the training series again.

It is really exciting, but it also really hurts.

8th Floor

Reply [7th floor]

So scary?

9th Floor

Reply [8th floor]

It's not scary, it's just that these people are too familiar with each other, so they know better where to stab the knife most painfully... Although you usually don't see them quarreling like this in front of the camera, if they really quarrel, the level of drama will be far beyond what a talent show can compare.

Since ancient times, true love has been the most hurtful, and hatred is the extreme of love. There is no more straightforward interpretation than this.

10th Floor

It seems that the third generation's debut was very disgraceful, so how come they are still so popular now?

11th Floor

Reply [10th floor]

It's not that it's disgraceful, it's just that it's very hurtful. But it's also because of this that their fanbase is so loyal and their fighting spirit is so strong. Many of their fans have been following them for a long time. After all these years of arguing, they are still so argumentative. Can you see which public group doesn't have a third-generation ban? It's just because they don't want to offend this group of crazy people.

But ignoring this group of fans, their debut variety show is indeed interesting. I have to take it out and review it every year. I have also watched the debut variety shows of other generations. Although it is not as good as the third generation, it is still interesting. I hope that the fifth generation can have a different spark this time.

12th Floor

Is this the tone of a debut variety show for a talent show? I have to watch it.

13th Floor

No one cares about voting? Two people shot out.

14th Floor

The votes for these two people are almost the same.

15th Floor

I haven't voted yet, but I think I have a guess as to who they are.

16th Floor

Another bunch of ugly dolls... Why isn't there a vote for who's the ugliest?

17th Floor

Reply [16th floor]

It’s okay, not all of them are ugly. There are still a few who look okay, which is slightly better than the ones in the talent show.

But there are a few who are truly hard to describe, each one with their own uniquely ugly side. There's one I really don't want to talk about: how can someone be both a Mango and a TV? They possess two traits that would make anyone ugly if they possessed just one... That's incredible! How can they still have fans like that?

17th Floor

Reply [16th floor]

The filter of the cultivation system is like this. Even if the child is too ugly, it is still your child...

18th Floor

Reply [17th floor]

The filter is so big? It's scary

19th Floor

Reply [18th floor]

So the training system is a gamble. Before the children grow up, no one knows what they will look like in the future.

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