Chapter 72
"No." Tan Li refused decisively.
She had finally sent that annoying Tan Xinman out of the house, so how could she possibly go to see her.
But Tan Li still had a little conscience, "Just give her support according to the highest standards."
Tong Jing agreed.
In Tan Li's heart, the matter was over.
Who knew that that night, her mobile phone received a series of life-threatening calls.
Tan Li glanced at the caller ID, calmly set the phone to silent mode without vibration, and then turned the phone screen down -
the world was perfectly quiet again~
It was not until the next day that Tan Li picked up her phone again.
Good guy, 37 missed calls, 62 unread messages.
Tan Li: …Shouldn’t she still admire Tan Xinman for not having a hundred likes?
She thought about it, then clicked on the message sent by Tan Xinman and took a look.
To summarize, what Tan Xinman meant was:
1. She hoped that Tan Li could come to participate in the first performance of their talent show.
2. She hoped that Tan Li could come to participate in the first performance of their talent show.
3. She hoped that Tan Li could come to participate in the first performance of their talent show.
…
Tan Li silently turned off the screen of her mobile phone.
No, how did Tan Xinman do it? She sent her more than 60 messages with almost copy-paste content. With just one meaning, wouldn’t it be enough to send one?
Tan Li remembered that this talent show seemed to take away mobile phones. Mobile phones were only issued once a week, and each time the contestants were only given 10 minutes to contact their family and friends. How did Tan Xinman manage to send herself so many spam messages in such a short time that was comparable to that of high school students?
Tan Li deleted the chat history box with Tan Xinman without blinking an eye, and was shocked while deleting it. Tan Xinman promised not to bother her anymore, but she was afraid that she had forgotten it.
After deleting it, Tan Li continued to live her leisurely life.
Recently, Tan Pei and Wu Xiu didn't know why they didn't like staying at home. There was usually no one in the house except her.
She was happy and comfortable, shaking her feet in the sun every day, happy like a fairy.
This was the most leisurely time that Tan Li had spent since she came back from the infinite flow world.
Without Wu Xiu to kiss her daughter every day, without Tan Pei to spur her to work hard, without the cautious Tan Xinman, and without the annoying Tan Xinman, the years passed slowly and quietly.
**
2 weeks later.
Tong Jing brought another invitation from the producer of the talent show, "The second performance will be held this weekend. The producer asked if you will go this time?"
"No." Tan Li shook her fingers.
That night, she skillfully set her phone to silent mode, and then the next morning, she hummed a tune to delete Tan Xinman's 89 missed calls and 107 unread text messages.
3 weeks later.
Tan Xinman's idol selection event was officially broadcast.
That night, the three members of the Tan family gathered in the living room.
Among the three, Wu Xiu looked nervous, staring at the TV without blinking. Tan Pei hugged Wu Xiu and rubbed her gently to comfort her, while Tan Li, who was alone on the largest sofa, was half lying down, supporting her head with one hand, and sliding her mobile phone with the other hand from time to time, with her little feet twitching.
At 19:00 in the evening, "From Today Idol" was broadcast on time.
After the exquisite and gorgeous opening, many young and beautiful figures flashed very quickly. The speed of the camera was very fast. From the perspective of the audience, they could only see from the national audition to the first written review, to the second group interview, and then to the third individual interview, and then nearly a hundred silhouettes were left.
Tan Li had just gathered up some strength and was ready to find Tan Xinman's shadow among the nearly one hundred silhouettes, when the TV screen quickly dimmed and then -
entered the instructor's introduction session.
Tan Li's head, which had been slightly raised, drooped back in an instant.
Was the phone not fun or was it not fun?
She didn't know anyone on the screen, and there was nothing good to see.
After the instructor's introduction, a few unfamiliar girls came out to talk about their dreams and make up their minds. Then a group of girls began to go on stage one by one to perform individually, striving to get higher scores and enter Class A.
In short, more than half an hour had passed, and Tan Xinman didn't show her face, let alone her back.
Tan Li: …
She took a bite of the fruit and looked at Wu Xiu and the others. [Will there be no shots of Tan Xinman at all?]
Wu Xiu, who was a little tired after being nervous for more than half an hour, was not sure, "Will there be no shots?"
"No," Tan Pei said firmly, "Manman is such an excellent child, there will be shots later."
Tan Li thought about it, [Yes, after all, she has not been eliminated and went home, there will be shots after all.]
As soon as the voice fell, Tan Xinman appeared -
in the middle of a group of little girls, she was alone, sitting aside, reading a book.
She was out of tune with the other little girls who were in groups of three or five and lively and talkative.
Then she flashed by and was gone.
Oh, Tan Xinman was just another guest's background.
Tan Li: ...
Is she here to see people or to have fun and find fault with others?
This is too tiring.
Thinking of this, Tan Li lay down completely.
Thanks to her lying down, according to the separate cut of Tan Xinman made by Tong Jing for her afterwards, Tan Xinman's appearance in the first episode was only a few scattered shots, so few that the cut was only 24 seconds, and...
"Xiao Tong, you have worked hard." Tan Li said with a serious face.
It is really not easy to get less than 30 seconds of appearance time in a program time of almost one and a half hours.
Tong Jing was very humble, "Working for the boss is not hard."
Look at this, it is really beautiful.
Another week has passed.
The second episode of "From Today Idol" was aired.
It was still a solo performance, and this time, Tan Xinman finally had a relatively long shot.
Tan Xinman was wearing a moon-white evening dress and introducing herself. Compared with the blossoming stage dreams of others, Tan Xinman once again seemed out of place.
"I came to participate in this program for my sister," Tan Xinman only introduced herself by her name, but spent the rest of the time shouting to Tan Li across the air, "Sister, look at me, I will definitely stand on the highest stage and give you all the starlight in the world!"
Tan Li didn't know how other audiences felt after hearing what Tan Xinman said.
She only knew that she felt embarrassed even through the screen!
Because after Tan Xinman finished bragging, she was scored by several mentors and successfully entered Group F.
Yes, the worst group, the Group F that was almost waiting to be eliminated.
Tan Li: ...
Did she say something a bit harsh when she invested? After all, Tan Xinman still has a pretty face, and she shouldn't go to Group F, right?
In this regard, Tong Jing, the all-round assistant who was prepared for any eventuality, of course asked the program team for the reason in advance.
"It is said that it is because..." Tong Jing tangled up a suitable word, "too out of touch with reality?"
"Huh?" Tan Li was a little confused.
Tong Jing explained, “First of all, the second young lady is older than the other contestants and is the oldest among all the guests. And…”
She closed her eyes, “The second young lady comes from a wealthy family and has worked in the company for several years. She has that domineering aura and she doesn’t fit in with the other young female guests.”
“Although the second young lady has good temperament and looks, her singing and dancing skills, which are important in the talent show, are mediocre. She doesn’t have a particularly good memory, and she doesn’t fit in with the audience’s expectations of a grassroots girl making a comeback. So the instructor thought she might not be suitable to be a star and assigned her to Group F.”
“And, I heard…” Tong Jing was hesitant to speak.
Tan Li: "Speak."
Tong Jing had no choice but to continue, "I heard that the second young lady didn't get along well with the other contestants, and she seemed to be isolated by the program team."
Tan Li didn't know what to say for a moment.
Tan Xinman had made a solemn promise before she went, but she didn't expect that she would run into obstacles everywhere.
"...So she will be eliminated?" Tan Li couldn't help asking.
"Not yet," Tong Jing had asked in detail beforehand, "The program team had two group performances before, but they were both small-scale performances, with the purpose of giving the audience a good sense of involvement, and then made some adjustments to the members of each class."
"The official elimination will be carried out at the third performance after the program is broadcast. This performance will also release some audience tickets to the public. At that time, the last place will be eliminated by combining the on-site audience vote and the online vote."
Although this is the case, it does not mean that Tan Xinman is safe now.
"If the second lady is still in Group F after the third performance, then it may be..." Tong Jing said, "She will be eliminated from the entire group."
Hearing this, Tan Li fell silent.
Tong Jing thought about it and proposed two plans. "If the boss wants the second young lady to stay until the end, we can also negotiate with the program team in the name of the largest investor."
"We can also do some operations in the online voting."
In short, use Tan Li's best method - spending money.
Tan Li played with her nails absent-mindedly for a while, "No need for any of them."
"That's her own choice. If she doesn't succeed, it's her own business."
Although she said so, Tong Jing felt that Tan Li looked a little regretful. If
the boss is regretful, it means that the subordinates didn't do their job well!
Tong Jing rolled her eyes, "Then boss, do you want to go and watch the third performance? The producer has reserved tickets for us this time."
Tan Li wanted to refuse, but then she thought, "Okay, let's go and watch."
Maybe this is the last stage of Tan Xinman's life. As a sister, she should go and watch it out of morality.
Tan Li found a hundred or eighty excuses for herself, but when she really came to the performance stage gymnasium, she wanted to perform a denial on the spot.
"Why are there so many people?!" Tan Li could hear the noisy sounds outside even when she was sitting in the car.
Tong Jing was like an encyclopedia that answered questions as they came in. "These should all be fans. I looked before and found that several of the top-ranked guests already have a pretty good fan base."
"Don't worry, boss. We can go through the VIP channel and don't have to squeeze with everyone."
Tong Jing naturally knew what Tan Li was most worried about, and she relieved Tan Li's anxiety with just one sentence.
Tan Li then leaned back in her chair and waved her hand, signaling Tong Jing to leave this noisy place as soon as possible.
**
Tan Li attended as the largest investor, and both the producer and the chief director took time out of their busy schedules to come and greet her.
When they saw Tan Li in person, even the producer and the chief director, who were used to seeing beauties in the entertainment industry, were amazed.
The two of them couldn't help but think that compared to Tan Xinman, who was beautiful and dignified but had no special features, Tan Li, the big investor's sister, was actually more suitable for the entertainment industry.
Because her beauty was more aggressive and more recognizable.
She stood there, doing nothing, just so cold and indifferent, as if she was a queen who didn't care about anything, and she could attract thousands of eyes.
If Tan Li knew what they were thinking at this time, she might honestly say that any woman dressed like a Christmas tree like her would be very eye-catching.
After all, she exuded the fragrance of money from head to toe.
However, neither the producer nor the director said what they were thinking. After all, Tan Li could be the capitalist behind the stars. Who would persuade her to go to the entertainment industry and face the judgment of the public?
People are not idle.
"By the way, Mr. Tan," the producer said, "Since there is still some time before the performance, do you want to go backstage?"