The company's songs became popular, the artists became even more popular, and all the employees were in high spirits and walked with brisk steps.
The trainees were the same, with bright smiles on their faces, until they pushed open the door of the practice room and saw the cold Shi Xirou.
The proud red-crowned cranes instantly turned into little chicks, and urgently withdrew their eight-toothed smiles, "Good morning, boss!"
Shi Xirou replied indifferently with a "hmm" and looked at them quietly.
Zhuo Yang's mind popped up two sentences: When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares back at you. I am indeed going to be executed by slow slicing.
"Wei Jibei, as the team leader, please tell me about the problems with your performance."
"Our performance wasn't good enough. The seniors were trying to accommodate us. We seemed a bit laggy during the performance. Our breathing wasn't steady enough, we couldn't hit some high notes, we didn't have enough core strength when dancing, we made stage mistakes, and we couldn't manage our expressions well. The cameras captured a lot of embarrassing photos of us, and we didn't learn how to find the camera ourselves."
Wei Jibei carefully observed Shi Xirou's expression and said, "From now on, we will work harder and train seriously to live up to the company's high expectations."
Shi Xirou squinted at him and said, "You're so young and yet you're already trying to act like that. You'd better speak so respectably in front of the media in the future so that no one can find fault with you."
Wei Jibei: “…” Boss, you are only 18 years old, and the youngest is only less than three years younger than you.
Shi Xirou took out a stack of evaluation forms and distributed them to the trainees.
It’s easy to guess what these little boys are thinking. They were caught with worthless black carp within seconds of receiving the paper.
A few minutes later, Shi Xirou pulled them out of their beautiful fantasies. "Seeing your fans praising you so much, you're all very proud, right? Have you heard of the term 'overpraising'?"
Don't you realize that it's terrifying that they're all praising you? Are you some perfect, amazing person? You're already getting carried away before you even become famous.
You are not as good as they say! Wake up, please! "
"Xia Weiqing, what do your fans say about you?"
Xia Weiqing trembled: "They said I was good-looking and handsome."
"It's gone, isn't it?"
"Feng Guankai, Zhuo Yang fell down, and you stopped singing. What are you doing with your teeth bared and grinning like an idiot? Don't think no one will notice your expression just because you have your back to the fans. Do you think the company's cameras are just for show?"
Feng Guankai glanced at Zhuo Yang guiltily. He didn't mean it, he just couldn't bear it at that time.
Shi Xirou's tone turned a bit colder. "This is the first time you've met your fans, right? Who are they here for?"
"Senior sisters."
"Your senior sister's fans are kind and nice, so of course they can't say anything harsh to you, but I can, and it's okay if I don't like your fans."
Shi Xirou took out her phone and read out some of the negative reviews from the internet:
"Zhuo Yang, is he here to make people laugh? Why is he acting like a big shot here if he's not going to perform a skit? I'm speechless."
"The tallest one looks very zhuangbility."
"The kid's outfit is so ugly, it makes him look even shorter."
The younger brothers Xie Yanzhi and Zhuo Yang wiped their tears silently, and the brothers next to them reached out and comforted them silently.
Shi Xirou continued, her tone becoming increasingly passionate, and she was clearly getting carried away:
"What kind of group is this? She has thirteen layers of makeup on her face, right?"
"Their singing skills drag the song down."
"Does Wei Jibei have connections? He's got such a high profile appearance. Am I the only one who can't get his look?"
"What? You have the nerve to live stream after dancing like that? This group is going to fail. If they don't, I'll eat shit on live stream."
"Marketing gurus didn't even let their own artists go. As soon as Phoenix became popular, they let the boy band suck the blood of the girl group. Linglong Linglang is so pitiful. She hasn't even grown up yet and has to take care of a bunch of little brothers. She's the company's big blood bag."
Shi Xirou paused for two seconds. "Well, in context, this marketing guy refers to me. I also have quite a few haters online."
Seeing them dejected and losing their fighting spirit, Shi Xirou couldn't bear to continue to criticize them, so she softened her tone:
"You must have been so happy these past two days, with all your friends and family praising you. But this world is not just about applause, it's also filled with criticism, dissatisfaction, accusations, and groundless malicious slander.
These voices are everywhere. We must learn to look at them correctly, correct them if necessary, and encourage them if necessary. We cannot completely ignore them, but we cannot allow them to amplify their influence on us either.
Good looks are a gift from your parents, which is a good thing. It's also good that your fans like your looks. The bad thing is, they'll easily fall in love with someone else too! The entertainment industry has never been short of good-looking people.
I don't ask you to be like my senior sister and gain 20 million fans within a month of debut. I hope you can be down-to-earth and cultivate the qualities that an idol should have. Retain fans with more charm, relying on talent and character rather than just looks. Unless you are a male demon who can maintain eternal youth.
You are still young. If you take things too easily at the beginning, you will face more doubts and criticisms in the future. Only by keeping your original aspiration in mind can you achieve your goal.
Only by withstanding the test of the public can you remain popular. Do you understand what I am saying?"
The trainees shouted in unison, "I understand!"
If you understand, then you understand. Why are you yelling so loudly?
Shi Xirou looked at them unhappily. "995 fans came to this show, 964 of them submitted reviews, and 32 of them pointed out your shortcomings and gave you suggestions. I'll post these 32 review forms on the wall on the first floor. When you've corrected your mistakes, you can tear them down yourself."
"Zhuo Yang, come with me to the office."
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