"My Era" is an idol boy group competition talent show that aims to find the most versatile and outstanding idols of the contemporary era. Among the 100 trainees nominated by various economic companies and those who registered individually, only six will be the winners after being voted by the audience.
The shooting plan lasts for three months, with closed training throughout the process. A total of seven rounds of competition will be set up, which will be cut into 10 episodes and two live broadcasts, and will be broadcast during the prime time of Dongcheng TV at 12 o'clock in the evening.
The night before the recording, the program director held a meeting with the five mentors.
"Thank you teachers for taking the time to come here," the director said, "I'll be working hard on you all starting tomorrow. Now I'll go over tomorrow's schedule with you."
At the conference table, the choreographer, Bai Ye, and acting instructor Chen Jiayi sat on one side, and vocal instructor Zheng Yuyang, dance instructors Wei Qin and Qi Xingchen sat on the other side.
From the seats, you can see the status and treatment of each instructor.
Chen Jiayi is in her early forties this year. She has a soft appearance and excellent temperament. She is a teacher at the Central Academy of Drama, mainly responsible for the students' physical and performance guidance.
Zheng Yuyang is a 32-year-old male singer who is mainly responsible for the vocal and creative guidance of the students.
Wei Qin is 22 years old this year, only one year older than Qi Xingchen. He was the center of the previous season of "My Era", a quasi-first-line traffic star, and was responsible for the dance guidance of the students.
Bai Ye is the initiator and 껩 is the host, responsible for the overall situation. Qi Xingchen is responsible for objective judgment.
The director continued to explain the rules: "Tomorrow is the first level assessment phase. The contestants will perform in groups according to their respective agencies. What the teachers need to do is to grade them according to their performances. A is the highest and F is the lowest. After the level assessment is completed, the contestants will enter the corresponding class for training according to their level."
During this period, Qi Xingchen watched the first two seasons of "My Era" and had a general understanding of the rules, so he nodded.
"These three," the director pulled out a stack of information, "please be lenient when we evaluate their grades tomorrow."
...Please show some mercy?
Qi Xingchen heard a click in his throat.
Does this mean to get inside information?
Although An Ran had given him a heads-up before coming, "My Time" definitely had a script. But he thought the script was just for show.
Unexpectedly, they started to control the contestants’ performance and exposure from the first round.
After all, those with higher ranks will definitely attract more attention than those with lower ranks. Ratings can influence the audience's initial impression of the trainees and are beneficial for accumulating popularity points.
After five copies of the information were distributed, the instructors took a look at them one by one. Qi Xingchen opened it and took a look.
Among the three profiles, there is one individual trainee and two trainees nominated by brokerage companies.
The individual trainees are probably the ones that Dongcheng wants to sign. The company should have spent money to take care of those two.
If you count it this way, there are only three places left for the province, which is not a quarter of the province rate, but a half.
The world is inherently fair, and insider information and unspoken rules are unavoidable. As an adult entering society, if the program team decides on a channel quota, Qi Xingchen can understand and cooperate.
But half of them were selected at once...
Yes, that's a bit too much.
Thinking of this, Qi Xingchen frowned, closed the information, and didn't even remember the names of these people. He was ready to evaluate them however he wanted when the official recording started.
At this moment, the cell phone started buzzing.
Bai Ye sent a WeChat message: [Read the information carefully]
Qi Xingchen frowned even more tightly - did Bai Ye agree with the script?
Is he actually... so unprincipled?
Qi Xingchen looked up at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye put away his phone and ignored Qi Xingchen, instead pushing the information back to the director.
"I will judge by my own standards."
Qi Xingchen's brows relaxed instantly.
The director probably knew Bai Ye's personality well, so he didn't argue with him and smiled to smooth things over: "I just want to say this, the three of them are quite capable, I'm not saying anything too much, Mr. Bai will definitely agree."
Bai Ye didn't comment, just smiled, and the matter was over.
Next, the director talked about a few points of attention. After the meeting, Bai Ye stopped Qi Xingchen and said, "Xingxing, follow me."
The director paused.
Zheng Yuyang, who had just packed his belongings, heard this and asked in surprise, "Do you know each other?"
"They filmed a variety show together, and I watched it," Chen Jiayi joked, "Yuyang, you spend all your time writing songs."
Zheng Yuyang quickly said that he was very busy this year and had not taken time to watch variety shows, which was embarrassing for his ignorance. Wei Qin stood by with a calm expression, listening to them talk.
Bai Ye exchanged a few words with the 꺶 family and took Qi Xingchen away.
Qi Xingchen followed behind Bai Ye, knowing that he would be scolded for his mistakes.
Sure enough, after getting in the car, Bai Ye said with a straight face, "Sit."
Qi Xingchen sat down reluctantly.
"You were too obvious in the meeting just now."
"They went too far, I couldn't help it." Qi Xingchen defended in a low voice.
Bai Ye frowned and said, "I understand your idea, but you haven't established your foothold yet, so don't offend others easily. Besides--"
"Besides, I am still here," Bai Ye sighed, "In the future, you can discuss things with me first and don't act rashly. Can you do that?"
Qi Xingchen suddenly had the illusion that "I have someone above me", lowered his head and said obediently: "Okay, I can do it."
Bai Ye had a new album and was very busy, so after the training, Qi Xingchen took the initiative to say goodbye.
He opened the car door and jumped out, just in time to run into Wei Qin who was getting in the car.
"What a coincidence." Qi Xingchen greeted.
Wei Qin nodded, and then asked Bai Ye: "Brother Ye, will there be any announcement later?"
Bai Ye said "hmm".
"Forget it. I was planning to have dinner with you." Wei Qin said with regret.
With high talent and good family background, Wei Qin had a smooth journey and was very proud.
Qi Xingchen could understand people with this kind of personality, so he didn't blame him for being so cold to her and went back to his nanny car on his own.
An Ran was leaning on the windshield, craning her neck to look out. Qi Xingchen was curious: "What are you looking for?"
"Observe the enemy."
"Enemy situation?" Qi Xingchen didn't understand.
"Didn't you see?" An Ran pouted, "Wei Qin was trying hard to get close to Brother Ye."
What does Wei Qin's dinner with Bai Ye have to do with her? Qi Xingchen was confused.
Seeing that he didn't understand, An Ran sat upright and gave him some scientific advice: "At the press conference after the C position was revealed two years ago, a reporter asked Wei Qin about the opportunity to enter the entertainment industry. Guess how he answered."
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