Chapter 52 Live Stream (including numerous live stream comments)...
The "Team-Based Camp" group forum had long been aware of the unverified accounts resembling "Team-Based Camp" appearing on live streaming websites. After a round of discussion in the group, it was still impossible to determine whether they were official accounts, but some users continued to pay attention quietly.
When the account showed that it had started live streaming, a few scattered users clicked in with doubt, only to find that it was actually a practice room, fully equipped with all kinds of equipment, and there were even red and black signs with the words "group-based" posted inside.
You shouldn't be able to play with a simulation like that, right?
Puzzled, the users didn't leave. They noticed two trainees seemingly arguing, saying things they couldn't understand at first, and it seemed like they were about to quit? There was also something about "going to different teams," which was quite a lot of information.
Comments gradually started appearing in the live stream.
Is it really a group-based livestreaming format?
[A script, perhaps?]
[Acting?]
[Why are there leaves in front of the camera? It looks like they're hidden somewhere. Could this be a candid shot?]
...
Users quickly shared the link in the group forum, inviting everyone to check it out.
Some people rushed over upon hearing the news, especially loyal fans of the company, who were already very interested in the show and wanted to verify any news they heard.
As soon as I clicked in, I saw a figure enter from outside. His skin was very fair, and it seemed to glow under the LED lights of the practice room. His clear, doe-like eyes stared calmly straight ahead, and a calm aura surrounded him.
Although in the photos taken outside the school, he always intentionally or unintentionally avoids the camera by standing next to others, and there are no clear frontal photos, the die-hard fans of Will Company immediately recognized that his unique temperament was that of the company's new trainee.
His name is Meng something. We mentioned his name on the forum before, but everyone is used to calling him the newcomer, and some people even call him "New Boy".
The fans of Will Company immediately moved the link to the Chasing Light Alliance forum, calling on fellow fans to go and watch. They finally "caught" a Will trainee, the transfer student who managed to get between Xu You and Ren Yuchen.
The number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed, and the live stream link was spread everywhere, with fans of various companies and onlookers clicking on it.
Why is this boy so fierce? Did he eat spicy food?
Impotent rage
[The new guy has a very good temper]
[Isn't that Meng Fanxi, one of Baihe's trainees? I think he left the company later.]
He's a new trainee from our Will, not from your Baihe.
[It used to belong to Baihe, I remember it very clearly]
People strive for better opportunities, so it's not surprising that he went to Wer.
[Will's fans really know how to attract negative attention]
The topic gradually veered towards the ownership of Meng Fanxi's company, leaving the onlookers unaware of the details but simply impressed.
[So you're saying she jumped ship from Baihe to Weier? With such fierce competition between companies, how can they even switch jobs?]
[You can't just switch jobs, that's the only example I know of.]
...
In the "Chasing the Light" alliance, fans from both companies finally saw Meng Fanxi's face clearly through the live stream. After checking the accounts, they realized that Meng Fanxi was no ordinary person. It was common for trainees eliminated by big companies to go to other companies, but it was almost impossible for trainees from other companies to jump to big companies.
Companies like Will, which are among the top in the industry, are quite arrogant and generally won't accept trainees who have training experience from other companies.
Baihe even regards Will as its only rival, and internally it regularly restricts its own employees and trainees, requiring them to keep their distance from people from Will's company.
After the topic in the live stream went off-topic for a while, as more and more users came in to watch, the number of viewers quickly exceeded 10,000, and everyone focused on what was happening in the practice room again.
[Does "this person with a bad temper" mean he directly questioned the trainee opposite him during the recording?]
What exactly happened during the recording? I'm so curious!
[A script, perhaps?]
This is so fake!
[This person is so stupid, they can't even see through a provocation?]
[Trainee Will's emotions are very stable]
[Will is so handsome, and he doesn't look very old. The guy opposite him looks like a little brother who doesn't know any better.]
When will this show air? This scene brings back memories of my youth.
...
When the dance battle was mentioned, the comments in the live stream started scrolling even faster.
[Oh my god, a dance battle, how embarrassing, how can you even say that?]
[Exciting! Come on, come on!]
Is this really something we can watch?
[Is the production team really broadcasting live, or is there a bug? Hopefully, the production team will discover it later.]
Wuhu, the smell of gunpowder.
Haha, that person is so funny, inching their way out like that.
...
Yu Zhiruo was a fan of WIND, a four-member group that debuted under Baihe Company. After WIND disbanded and each member went solo, she naturally became a fan of Baihe Company and paid close attention to Baihe's artists.
Until she saw the news on the forum that Baihe Company had formed two debut groups starting with W for separate training, perhaps because it was the same as the first letter of her previous idol's name, she shifted her attention to these two debut groups. Later, she gradually focused only on one of them, Meng Fanxi.
After seeing the photos taken by Baihe Company, Yu Zhiruo noticed that her gaze always fell on Meng Fanxi. He always paid attention to the people around him, and his eyes conveyed warmth. He might not be the most striking one, but he was like a traditional Chinese ink painting that fascinated her.
This was the first time she had become a solo fan of someone, and it didn't feel bad. She hoped that he could debut and become a ray of light shining on her.
However, this wish was shattered after Meng Fanxi suddenly left the company. She was heartbroken and stayed away from the forum and news related to Baihe Company. When she paid attention again, she found that the W1 group had added a new member. Although she understood that it was the company's decision, she couldn't help but feel angry at the new member.
That evening, she was browsing the forum with a feeling that time had almost healed her, when she suddenly came across Meng Fanxi's message.
She quickly clicked into the live stream, and when she saw the familiar profile, she almost burst into tears.
She quickly contacted several like-minded girlfriends, her fingertips trembling as she typed his name in the live stream, so that everyone in the live stream would know that it was Meng Fanxi, the Meng Fanxi who had gone to a bigger company.
The pent-up frustration of the past few days vanished. The two in the practice room were about to start their dance battle, and she couldn't help but feel nervous and excited, her eyes glued to the live stream, not daring to miss any exciting moments.
The live stream suddenly switched the camera angle, startling viewers who thought the production team had discovered a bug and was going to cut the live stream off. However, it turned out that they had just switched to a close-up shot to provide a better viewing angle.
[You're overthinking it. The production team did it on purpose; they even adjusted the angle for us.]
[It's a script, isn't it?]
[Why didn't you cut this view earlier? That angle just now had a weird, suggestive feel to it.]
The trainees seemed unaware that the camera was on.
As soon as the music started, Fan Na was the first to begin dancing.
Wow, this guy's showing off, bang bang, two somersaults!
[He jumped with great power]
It wasn't a dance battle, it was more like a bullfight.
[Watching this is exhausting, doesn't he ever catch his breath?]
He must have a very strong lung capacity.
Is Meng Fanxi asleep?
Skillful but devoid of emotion
When it came to Meng Fanxi, the comments on the screen refreshed very quickly.
Go Vansi!
Go for it, deflate that kid's arrogance!
Wow, so lively!
[Excellent expressiveness]
His smile is so healing and full of energy.
[Completely different from the previous way of expressing it; when the phone went dark just now, all you could see was my wide-eyed grin that wouldn't go down.]
Baby, you are a little deer.
[As expected of Will's trainee, so strong!]
[Meng Fanxi ahhhhhh]
After the dance battle ended, not only did the participants themselves know who won and who lost, but the live stream also overwhelmingly supported Meng Fanxi.
After hearing Zhong Chu's question, the viewers in the live stream were also puzzled. Why not let Fan Na leave? Why keep him? It wasn't until Meng Fanxi mentioned "Fancy" that some viewers realized what was going on and decoded it in the comments section.
[Could it be because "Fancy" and "Fancy" sound similar...?]
Meng Fanxi's solo practice was then broadcast live for a while before being shut down. However, the content of the live stream had already been recorded and shared on various platforms, and more and more people saw it, with the popularity exceeding the production team's expectations.
After the controversy reached a certain level, the production team complained to various platforms and had the complete videos taken down. They then secretly uploaded videos with key information cut out or specially processed, such as Zhong Chu saying he was assigned to different groups and Fan Na saying he questioned Meng Fanxi in person.
Later, onlookers who arrived at the scene cursed the production team while searching for the original video to find out what it said, pushing the live stream's popularity to a new high.
Meng Fanxi also gained some popularity without his knowledge. His solo dance video and the comparison video with Fan Na were constantly forwarded and commented on, and the name Fancy was mentioned frequently.
Jiang Xunzhen looked at the backend data of the live broadcast room and was very satisfied with the pre-emptive hype. The unintentional move had created a huge amount of popularity. She quickly arranged for the operations team to seize this opportunity and release the trainees' official photos as they were supposed to. It was fine to release them ahead of schedule; they could just shoot more materials.
Although the live broadcast room had been closed, the indoor surveillance was still running, and Jiang Xunzhen watched Meng Fanxi's back as he practiced.
I never expected this trainee to unleash such great energy. From the initial stage recording to now, I have been provided with a lot of material, whether passively or actively.
Jiang Xunzhen's gaze remained fixed for a long time. After a while, she instructed the assistant director: "Tell the production team, the planners, and the directors to pay more attention to Meng Fanxi and dig up more material."
Executive producer Cen Qi walked in, heard this, and asked with a smile, "What, are you planning to create controversy around this trainee and take the 'black-and-red' route?"
Cen Qi naturally noticed the popularity of the live stream, and with a radiant face, he arrived here despite the darkness of night.
“No,” Jiang Xunzhen shook her head, looking at Cen Qi seriously, “Are we the kind of unscrupulous program that can only rely on malicious editing to gain popularity?”
"I just have a new idea that might work."
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