Solo stage
[So boring~]
[Is there any fresh melon? Let me have a bite.]
The afternoon session of the initial evaluation of "Super Idol" seemed mediocre compared to the ups and downs of the morning session.
Most of the trainees who appeared were average, without many highlights or explosive moments.
Yi Jingchen was so addicted to the shocking melons, such as "falsely reporting height", "plastic surgery", "false advertising" and so on, that he was too lazy to even take an extra bite.
Besides, if he really took it seriously, he wouldn't even have to wait until the first ranking was announced, and he would have eliminated more than half of the 107 trainees in minutes.
The recording lasted for four hours in the afternoon, and the big gift bag that Mu Gan brought had already been almost divided up by the trainees sitting near Class A.
Just when everyone was full and satisfied, they were feeling bored.
Four bold, capital letters suddenly appeared on the central main screen:
'Solo Stage'
Finally, the solo stage!
After seeing this preview, all the trainees jumped up immediately!
Trainees who are able to perform on their own stages in talent shows are either the princes promoted by large companies, or popular contestants who already have fans before the competition.
[Since they are the princes of a big company, they must have a lot of melons to eat!]
Yi Jingchen: [Suddenly Excited.jpg]
The princes preparing to go on stage: ...
Why don't I just skip the process and withdraw from the competition?
Perhaps it was because of the pressure from the 'King of Melons' that the prince dared not do anything out of the ordinary.
The three 'princes' of big companies who appeared one after another gave very mediocre performances.
In terms of brilliance and stage performance, it is far inferior to Yi Jingchen's rose rain.
Even if the program team gave them enough opportunities, they would cue an additional test after their performance, and then continue to cue their "tragic" life story after the additional test.
The princes still show the characteristics of Adou, who is useless and cannot be helped.
It wasn't until the fourth trainee came on stage that the audience's reaction became enthusiastic.
But it’s not because of the stage, but because of the contestant’s profession.
[WOC, Rao Han is here too?! What are you doing on Super Idol instead of playing games?!?]
[This world is so confusing, do professional esports players also need to venture into the domestic entertainment industry?]
[Back to the previous post, Rao Han did a livestream last month, saying that during the season, playing games every night was too tiring and made him feel sick just looking at the computer. He finally waited until the off-season, and the team even arranged for him to play dozens of friendly matches, so he wanted to find a place without computers and phones.]
[Then… a wicked netizen recommended a talent show to him, saying that all electronic devices would be confiscated.]
[That silly boy Rao Han came here happily carrying a computer]
Yi Jingchen suddenly realized what Rao Han had said.
[It turns out the desktop computer the burly man seized belonged to Rao Han.]
[Would he be willing to lend it to me to play with for a while...]
"Hello, mentors, hello everyone. My name is Rao Han, and I'm a gamer."
Rao Han grinned, his two rows of white teeth wide open, and said cheerfully, "As long as I don't play games, I'll do anything!"
[Ah? What a pity.]
Yi Jingchen sighed.
Everyone was on edge, thinking the house was going to collapse again.
I only heard him say regretfully:
[I still want you to take me to the gold.]
“…” Rao Han had been a professional player for so many years, but he had never heard of such low requirements.
[At least get to Diamond? Otherwise, I'll be number one in the country, how embarrassing!]
Gu Sijun coughed dryly and tried to control the situation, "Student Rao Han, please begin your performance."
Rao Han came to participate in "Super Idol" purely for the purpose of "confiscation of electronic devices".
Others' draft picks are a mess, but his is just a waste of time.
She had no preparation for the first stage, and just showed off her hoarse voice. As she wished, she got an F rating, and Rao Han was overjoyed.
[F rating means I don't need to work hard!]
[This is so cool! I’m the worst, whoever wants to debut can do it!]
Seeing that he got an F grade, Yi Jingchen was as happy as Teddy Bear, and a devilish idea came to his mind:
[If I remember correctly, the debut position in the talent show is based on the number of audience votes.]
[Maybe, possibly, just in case...]
[If everyone votes for Rao Han to be in the top nine and debut as a group——]
Rao Han: [The smile gradually solidifies.jpg]
After listening to it, the audience said happily: Good idea!
They just like to see others being forced to work and unable to leave work!
"Host, stop thinking!" The Guagua system quickly stopped Yi Jingchen, "Your idea is too devilish! Rao Han will cry~"
Yi Jingchen said 'Oh' and said meaningfully, "Then I'm looking forward to it even more."
Quack: ...
He was wrong.
The host is the devil himself!
There are only six solo performances in this year's "Super Idol".
After Rao Han left, another popular contestant with no memorable points came up.
There is no more exciting gossip than lying about age.
Yi Jingchen was so ambitious after hearing the shocking news that he didn't want to bother with such an insignificant little piece of news.
Wrapped in a blanket, he lazily looked towards the center of the stage, waiting for the last contestant to appear.
The trainee himself has not yet appeared, and the screen first plays a clip of his pre-game interview, giving the audience a quick understanding of the younger brother who will appear next.
In the pre-match interview, the trainee named Li Jibai was elegant and spoke in an organized manner.
His conversation style is more like that of a top student from a prestigious university than that of an idol trainee.
The fact is just as he showed. In the pre-match interview, Li Jibai humbly but loudly revealed that he was studying science at University A and was one year younger than Yi Jingchen.
After hearing this, Yi Jingchen finally reacted.
[Ah! I've heard of him!]
Everyone: Is there any melon?
[He is the most handsome boy in the science department of our school.]
Previously, at the A University Forum, Yi Jingchen was elected as the school's most handsome man in the liberal arts department, and Li Jibai was elected as the school's most handsome man in the science department.
Their classmates even gave them a name for their group: The Two Campus Princes of A University.
Most of the liberal arts and science majors at University A are not on the same campus.
Before today, Yi Jingchen had never met Li Jibai.
After the video was finished, Li Jibai walked onto the stage on thick snow and introduced himself to the camera. His speech was just as rational and calm as he appeared in the video, with the aura of a genius.
"Hello, Li Jibai." Gu Sijun picked up the student's information and asked curiously, "I want to know, with your qualifications, why did you choose to participate in the boy group audition?"
Everyone can understand why Yi Jingchen, who also graduated from a top university, participated.
The journalism major is somewhat related to the entertainment industry.
Participating in "Super Idol" can help him expand his network, and more importantly, it can also provide him with an internship certificate.
However, Li Jibai does not need an internship certificate.
The finance major he studied has nothing to do with the entertainment industry.
Moreover, he is only a junior this year. If he is not eliminated after school starts, does he have to put on hold or give up his A-level courses for the sake of the "Super Idol" competition schedule?
How could “Super Idol” deserve this?
"To fulfill the promise." Li Jibai answered his mentor frankly, "Besides being a student at University A, I'm also a UP host in the ACG section of Bilibili. Before, I promised everyone that if I became one of the top 100 UP hosts, I would agree to a condition for everyone who follows me."
Wei Mi speculated, "And then you became one of the top 100 UP hosts, and your fans asked you to participate in a talent show?"
"No, they asked me to dance with a girl group." Li Jibai smiled faintly and explained, "I have poor coordination and no dance foundation, so I need to learn."
Yi Jingchen understood.
[So, my junior came to "Super Idol" to get a free dance teacher.]
[It's not that I can't afford a private tutor, but talent shows are more cost-effective. As expected of a finance major.]
[The abacus clacking is so loud that I can hear it from the pyramids.]
Li Jibai looked calm, not at all embarrassed by being exposed.
"Okay, okay." Wei Mi asked casually, "I often browse small broken sites and know many well-known UP hosts. I may have seen your videos. What's your ID?"
The ACG area belongs to the two-dimensional world, and UP hosts usually do not disclose their three-dimensional identities to avoid being recognized by people around them.
Li Jibai didn't care at all and casually spat out a string of IDs:
"Cat Believer-JB."
"..." Yi Jingchen, who was feeling a little sleepy, woke up instantly when he heard this ID.
[Cat Followers???]
[Is this the name of the member of the non-governmental organization called "Cat Cult" that cat fans set up without permission and check in every day to admire cats?
If I remember correctly, JB is a veteran member of the Cat Cult, and his contributions are particularly great. He is respected as the "Right Guardian" by other cat fans.]
——Help!
Yi Jingchen trembled.
Is the number of cat fans in your "Super Idol" a bit excessive?
Can I still cover my little vest?
"Cat believers, that..." Wei Mi hesitated and did not read out the terrible abbreviation at the end.
Li Jibai didn't think it was a bad thing and explained frankly, "I'm a cat believer because I'm a loyal follower of cosplayer cats. JB is the abbreviation of my name 'Jibai', not what the instructor thought it meant."
Wei Mi was completely embarrassed and waved his hands in fear.
"I don't have any associations!"
[I didn’t think about anything!!!]
[Little JB? Our Cat Cult's Right Guardian Little JB?]
[Wow! Little JB, you actually have a JB. I always thought you were a cute girl.]
Who isn't? The style of Little JB's videos is so cute and adorable, so of course I thought it was a girl... Now that I know Little JB is a boy, calling him Little JB feels a bit offensive.
[You can't call him Big JB, that would be even more offensive]
[Okay, I'll use his full name. Since Li Jibai is the right guardian of the Cat Cult, why didn't he sing the opening song "Breaking the Dimension"?]
[Dei! Isn't our right guardian of the Cat Cult standing tall enough? Li Jibai has been a cat fanatic for as many years as he has been a UP host. He madly promotes Cat Palace at the beginning and end of each video. He is a serious cat addict.]
[Back to the previous post, the production team did arrange for Li Jibai to sing "Breaking Dimension", but he refused, saying that this song could only be sung by Mao Shen himself, which would be the most dreamlike.]
[Tears in my eyes, on the self-cultivation of the Right Protector]
The first performance brought by Li Jibai was the popular opening theme song of a classic old animation, and it was the original Japanese version.
His singing skills are average, but he excels in emotion and appeal, and his pronunciation is standard enough. He never forgets the lyrics or rushes the beat throughout the whole performance.
After deliberation by the three instructors, they decided to make an exception and give Li Jibai a C grade.
All the individual stage performances were completed and it was already dark outside.
The temporary stage had limited lighting conditions and was not sufficient to support nighttime filming.
Plus, the temperature at night is lower than during the day. If the crispy trainees get frozen any further, they'll really turn into popsicles.
Seeing that the recording could not continue, the on-site director decided to end the first day's recording early and let everyone go back to rest.
The staff held up a loud speaker and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Trainees who have received their ratings, please pack your bags and move into the dorms corresponding to your rating. Trainees who haven't received their ratings yet can continue to stay in the hotel."
"Wow~ Can I live in the dormitory tonight?"
"That's great! I love living in the dormitory!"
Most of the trainees had smiles on their faces but were thinking "MMP" in their hearts.
Yi Jingchen gradually slowed down his pace, held his stomach and walked at the end of the crowd, shaking with laughter.
——A dormitory?
[No, that's a self-service melon field!]
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