Chapter 021 First Performance 7.0

Lu Wei, who was regarded as a strong opponent by many contestants because of the audience's support, did not feel very happy at this moment.

After coming down from the stage, she inexplicably felt that there were many gazes on her whose source she couldn't find. The kind of gazes that made her feel like she was being spied on, watched, and observed made her involuntarily think of the ghosts behind horror movies.

In the summer, this would definitely save a lot of electricity on air conditioning, but now in the cooler autumn weather, it just makes people feel uncomfortable.

Lu Wei twisted her neck awkwardly. She suddenly admired those artists who lived under the spotlight. They must have such a strong mentality to be able to live with a sense of self-consistency in front of others.

Due to the lack of time to adapt, it is difficult for her to quickly build up her inner defenses and learn to coexist peacefully with it.

Fortunately, a new group of performers had already come on stage, and a lot of attention was diverted away from them.

Lu Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and while keeping his eyes on the screen in front of him, he distractedly thought about the unsolved mystery that was only troubling the person involved.

At present, the program has not been officially broadcasted, so it is impossible for her to ask the staff for the performance master tape and try to analyze frame by frame why she was warmly received by the audience.

It's even more impossible for Shenjin to ask her teammates: What did she do well? Why did the audience notice her? Why are they all looking at her? These are extremely stupid questions.

If the people in the team don't break down by then, she will have to slap herself twice. She is so hateful.

At the moment, this problem is somewhat unsolvable. At least when there are other possibilities, Lu Wei will not throw the conclusion on himself.

After all, the post-00s never stick to the pan!

This kind of thinking is not self-deception. The world is not a huge brainless novel where only the protagonist and main supporting characters are smart people and everyone else is a fool.

Lu Wei wasn't smart enough to solve the company, the production team, or any of the things that weren't going her way. She could repeatedly test the rules, and so could others.

Everything has its two sides. She can only follow the program and try to find the balance that allows her to live a better life.

Lu Wei didn't find the answer, but succeeded in comforting himself. He temporarily put aside his worries and turned his mind back to the performance stage.

Due to the order problem, they did not have time to watch the fourth group's performance, but they did catch the fifth group's performance.

After reading it, she had only one comment.

Absolute! Absolute!

The first is the dance part that can be felt intuitively by the eyes. Even if the choreography is not good-looking, everyone's hand waves are on the same level.

Secondly, the high-pitched part can be heard clearly by the ears. When the microphone is fully opened, no flaws can be heard and no out-of-tune sounds can be found.

The song itself is just terrible, with a confusing intro, a bland chorus, and nothing memorable. It's the kind of song you'll skip after a dozen seconds.

The performances of the sixth and seventh groups were similar, there was nothing wrong with them, the concepts that the songs and dances were trying to convey were not there, and there was no star power in the members of the groups.

Like them, there is some truth to my confusion.

After watching a few shows like this, Lu Wei fully suspected that there was a garbage dump in Korea that specifically supplied small workshops with shoddy songs. These lousy songs were equally irritating to the ears. If she were the boss, she wouldn't buy them even if she had to pay.

It's not like he's idle, poaching people everywhere every day, doing nothing. He uses a few pop songs and a few empty promises to keep a group of young girls who have no choice but to chase their dreams.

If you think about it, the living environment of the Korean entertainment industry is not much better than that of the domestic entertainment industry. In the Internet age, without promotion and marketing, and lacking refreshing songs, anyone will become a failure.

When we have no ability to change anything and can only sing bad songs, we try very hard to keep ourselves away from the ranks of bad people.

Just like what a certain acting variety show instructor said, you can have bad movies, but only if you are not bad yourself can you be a good actor.

Although we are not yet at the level of excellent idols, at least we still have aspirations in our hearts and are still trying to save ourselves, instead of going with the flow and becoming disqualified.

After watching the whole process, Lu Wei felt mixed emotions. Amateur trainees at least have an unlimited future, but what is the future for the young and unknown people who have already debuted but whose youth has been wasted?

Compared to white paper that is easy to color, these scraps of paper stained with gray are difficult to redo.

No wonder the first stage of [Bright Stars] is called [Falling Stars].

Now it seems that it is not too relevant.

Furthermore, Lu Wei discovered something particularly frightening. After so many groups performed, there was no one in the studio commenting. Aside from some strained micro-expressions, everyone's faces wore similar expressions as they watched the other groups' performances intently.

This is outrageous. This is what a place where people gather is like.

It was very difficult for the director team to edit out a sense of opposition.

It can be seen that most of the contestants should cherish this opportunity and make a strict distinction between talking nonsense in public and showing off to grab the spotlight in private.

To be honest, if other people's eyes were not fixed on Lu Wei, it would be really comfortable to record this variety show without having to socialize or maintain relationships.

First of all, the program team deleted the mentor rating segment, and the initial performance was directly in front of the audience, laying out all the links for the market to test and the audience to evaluate.

After such an operation, the contestants' sense of identity and the audience's satisfaction will be improved simultaneously.

Secondly, the program team eliminates the middlemen who make a profit from the price difference, and the manufacturer sells the goods directly on behalf of the program. The saved funds can be spent on research and development and innovation. The pattern is opened up a bit, and consumers and merchants achieve a win-win situation.

Huh? Wait...

Lu Wei vaguely felt that something was wrong. When did Pinxixi 1699 enter Korea?

If the program team doesn't pay some copyright fees, it would be a bit disrespectful to the founder.

If she does eventually receive a small amount of money, Pinxixi 1699 won't need to thank her extra, just modify the backend program for the "Kan Yi Dao" function. She works for everyone, and everyone works for her, learning from Lei Feng and doing good deeds.

Ha ha...

Lu Wei almost wanted to laugh. He smoothed the corners of his mouth, caught up his wandering thoughts, and looked back at the big screen in front of him that was broadcasting the real-time video.

The 9th group of members came on stage, and the ultimate victim of the 101 series aircraft carrier that was dragged down by itself appeared, and the audience's sighs increased.

"Kim Yoo-ri is in such a pity. The company is such a disgrace."

"I don't know what she's thinking. She doesn't want to go solo when she's popular, but has to join a crappy group."

"Who could have imagined it would end up like this? If I had a choice, who would want to tow a plane?"

"I feel a little sorry for Kim Yoo-ri. People who weren't ranked as high as her have now become famous."

"If they hadn't proven to the world that when they're together they're a sky full of stars, but apart they're a pile of X, I would never have believed that there are people who could be dealt such a good hand and play it badly."

Returning to this familiar competitive stage again, Jin Youli did not fail to notice those sympathetic and sighing eyes, but she had no better way.

If you want to keep going, you have to give up your pride, forget about your past achievements, and start anew with your purest identity.

Taking a deep breath, Kim Yoo-ri stood on the positioning line with her eyes lowered. When the spotlight shone on her again, that time when she felt blessed by God seemed to return.

She opened her eyes and winked at the camera with brisk movements and a bright smile, as if she had never been eroded by the years and was still favored by the god of the stage.

"Is this Kim Yoo-ri?!"

"No! How on earth did she get so confused?"

"Is my memory deceiving me? The original 101 is so strong?"

"What magic medicine did Kim Yoo-ri take? She's in better shape than her last comeback!"

Lu Wei widened his eyes unconsciously. It turned out that glowing was not a feeling, but a phenomenon.

Through the screen, she actually felt that Jin Youli's entire body lit up physically, as if a special effect was turned on, and it was extremely eye-catching.

Something's wrong. Something's wrong.

If idols of this level also need to find jobs again, then most of the people in the Korean entertainment industry will have to go into the adult entertainment industry.

It's not like she hasn't been a fan of celebrities before, or even popular groups. Kim Yoo-ri has that indescribable aura that only exceptional idols possess.

Everyone before them, including the four generations of seniors, were made into nothing more than mere noobs after appearing on this stage. They became beings that were reduced to ashes by the boss's single blow.

The contestants in the recording room made exceptions for them and applauded and praised the performance of the 9th group at the end.

“Very impressive.”

"As expected of Kim Yoo-ri."

“I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate.”

“It was a very good performance.”

It turns out that it’s not that people don’t want to talk or that they are not well-mannered, but that they haven’t met an opponent that they truly recognize.

It was so real that even Lu Wei was a little panicked. Who were those people sitting around her? It turned out that her teammates were pretty easy to understand.

Amid the cheers of the audience, the performance of Group 9 ended and the last group of members walked onto the stage.

With Kim Yoo-ri as a role model, Lee Eun-byul, who also came from the 101 talent show, has continued to raise everyone's expectations.

However, even if they made it to the finals, everyone would still have a filter for the first generation members.

Unfortunately, Li Enxing, who is expected by countless people, is not in a peaceful state of mind at this time. She came to participate in the show just to obey the company's arrangements and has no personal wishes.

The feeling of having the wound peeled open and judged in the sun is both embarrassing and bitter.

"come on!"

"They're all 101 series, so they shouldn't be much different."

"I'm looking forward to it."

The eyes of the audience and the recording room all lit up. The last group to perform already had a huge advantage.

But... despite everyone's anticipation, the outcome wasn't what everyone expected. While Lee Eun-byul's sadness wasn't written on her face, it was evident in her gestures and dejected demeanor.

"ah??"

“That’s it??”

"So, what has she worked hard for all these years?"

"I don't understand. I can't understand."

The audience frowned, watching the performers on stage with indescribable expressions. It wasn't because their performance was so poor, but because the contrast with the background was so great.

This was why Lu Wei was worried about being scolded at the time. Everything is most afraid of comparison, just like the children of neighbors and relatives, there is always someone who is said to be better than her.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of his teammates around him, Lu Wei could vaguely see empathy, and he sighed in his heart.