Chapter 60 Grand Entertainment [@Chen Su, Chen Su, your wife is about to be...]
[Aaaaaaah! 800 votes! A landslide victory! She truly is my wife!!!]
[If votes could be changed after the election, the number of votes would likely be higher than this. And if my wife hadn't been wearing a mask in the first place, the number of votes would definitely be higher too!]
[Wow, my wife is so beautiful! Even the NPCs are stunned. She doesn't even need to act; just her face is enough to win!]
My wife doesn't seem very happy.
[Of course I'm not happy! Do you think this is a real talent show? Do you think there are any benefits to being first in the initial stage? None at all! Being first in the initial stage will trigger... never mind, spoilers aren't allowed in the comments.]
[What will this trigger?! Tell me!!!]
[Please visit the official live stream room of "Shengjing Entertainment".]
The official live stream of the game instance is currently broadcasting a scene from the backstage control room.
The control room is like a God's-eye view of the stage. It is a large space with a lot of equipment of all sizes and countless screens recording the scene from different angles of the stage.
There were many people inside. The lighting technician, photographer, and stage manager were all doing their jobs. The director, assistant director, and three mentors who did not appear on the scene watched the trainees' performances through the broadcast screen and occasionally gave a few comments. Jerry, who called himself the trainees' manager, was a young man with dyed yellow hair. He was sitting on the sofa reading his speech. There were many staff members busy around him.
Unlike the NPCs in the audience who are just tools, the NPCs here have their own thoughts and can think independently.
After the last trainee finished performing, Jerry took his prepared speech to the microphone to explain the rules.
Suddenly the door to the control room was pushed open, and everyone was stunned for a moment before standing up to greet them.
The director respectfully greeted, "President Lu."
The man addressed as "President Lu" was tall and handsome, around thirty years old. He wore a neat charcoal gray suit, his hair was combed neatly, and he looked like he had just come from a social event. His tie was a little loose, and his expression showed extreme impatience.
Everyone in the control room dared not breathe.
Mr. Lu is their biggest boss, and they can only catch a glimpse of him from afar normally. Why did he actually come to the control room today? Rumor has it that this Mr. Lu is fond of beautiful women and has an unpredictable personality. He once fired a director with twelve years of service just because the other party said the wrong thing.
Everyone could tell he was in a bad mood, and no one dared to cross him.
As soon as President Lu entered, someone brought him a chair and placed a coffee table next to it, on which were placed coffee and desserts. He took a sip of coffee, his furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and casually said, "I heard there's someone in this year's cohort who's doing quite well?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's him!" The director personally pulled up the replay and showed the last stage performance. "Trainee number 100, 815 votes, a landslide victory!"
The director is very good at grasping the key points; he switched back to the moment when mask number 100 fell down.
Mr. Lu sipped his coffee casually, glancing at the screen almost imperceptibly, but once he did, he couldn't look away.
His gaze was fixed on the face of the young trainee on the screen. He stopped drinking his coffee, put the cup back on the coffee table, and got up to leave.
"Have him come to my office after this is over."
Everyone could tell that he was in a better mood when he said that.
【!! I knew this dungeon name sounded familiar! Turns out it's someone I know!】
[Ugh, why is he sending me to his office right away? This NPC is so perverted! Is he trying to sexually harass my wife?]
[Sigh, that's just how this NPC character is. He's slept with all the pretty male and female celebrities in his company, so of course your beautiful wife couldn't escape his clutches!]
【ah! ! ! ! ! ! 】
[I remember Lu Chengjing confessed to Shi Yu in the last instance? I wonder if Lu Chengjing still has any memories of the last instance?]
[There shouldn't be any more, right? The two instances should be independent. If there were, then in the previous instance, Chen Su was still Shi Yu's boyfriend! He even declared his ownership to Lu Chengjing!]
[@ChenSu, ChenSu, your wife is about to be kidnapped!!!]
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After the 100 trainees finished their performances, the rankings of the trainees' initial stage performances appeared on the big screen.
First place: Shi Yu
Second place: Yun Yi
Third place: Qi Xue
Fourth place: Liu Zhuangzhuang
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10th place: Qiu Xiaoyuan
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Ninety-ninth place: He Yiran
100th place: Wang Chao
The ranking criteria are based on the number of like votes a trainee receives, from highest to lowest. The ranking of dislike votes is naturally the reverse. However, the specific function of these like and dislike votes is still unknown.
Shi Yu's ability to obtain this number of votes and ranking was purely accidental.
His original plan was to achieve a mediocre result, but an unexpected incident occurred.
Yun Yi's ranking was well-deserved; if Shi Yu's mask hadn't fallen off midway, Yun Yi should have been in first place. Third place went to Qi Xue, a girl whose singing and dancing were no less impressive than Yun Yi's, and whose looks were also quite good, though slightly less striking than Yun Yi's. Fourth place went to Liu Zhuangzhuang, the burly man who performed bare-handed brick breaking and chest-breaking boulders; he was the first trainee to take a different approach and stand out from the crowd, hence his high vote count.
Qiu Xiaoyuan's ranking is relatively safe, neither particularly high nor low.
Despite her young age, Qiu Xiaoyuan is a smart person. Her dance skills are actually above what she shows on stage. She is hiding her true abilities, which makes Shi Yu quite gratified.
He Yiran, ranked ninety-ninth, is the red-haired guy who was number 1. The red-haired guy is good at singing and dancing, but he messed up by forgetting the dance steps halfway through.
He Yiran forgot the dance steps midway because he glanced at the audience. Other trainees also made mistakes after glancing at the audience during their performances. Shi Yu also deliberately glanced at the audience several times during his performance, but the audience did not affect him.
I don't know if it was because he had a good mental fortitude, or because the audience was yawning and not very interested at that time, unlike at the beginning when everyone's eyes were wide open and scary.
Congratulations to all the trainees on completing their first stage performance!
Jerry's voice, the trainee manager, came over the loudspeaker.
"The rankings of the trainees for the first stage are out! I'm sure you all have a lot of questions about the rankings and the audience's likes and dislikes votes. I'll explain them to you next."
"The ranking is based on the audience's favorability votes for the trainees in the first stage, from highest to lowest. The favorability and dislike votes that the trainees receive in the first stage will be converted into audience favorability and dislike value at a 1:1 ratio later..." Jerry paused deliberately at this point.
The trainees couldn't see the backstage area, but the backstage area could see their serious expressions. Jerry laughed and said, "Don't be so nervous. Our company's audition system is different from those trashy entertainment companies' devilish audition systems. Our company's audition goal is to cultivate more outstanding talents, so we don't have an elimination mechanism. You can rest assured."
The trainees breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Without elimination, there is no death; as long as there is no death, everything is fine.
"Likes and dislikes are converted into likes and dislikes. In the next 89 days, in addition to completing daily training and performance tasks, everyone should earn more likes and find ways to eliminate dislikes."
"The trainees who make it into the final group must have their aversion value reduced to 0, otherwise even if you rank first, you will not be able to debut."
"Trainees with a dislike rating of 1000 will be kept at Shengjing Entertainment as backup dancers for life, with no chance of advancement."
Trainees: "..."
Instead of eliminating waste, exploitation is used.
You guys are truly a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry.
The elimination mechanism still exists, just in a different guise.
The so-called "lifetime stay at Shengjing Entertainment" means that players cannot leave the game.
It's even more difficult than the rules initially announced by the system.
Besides their daily training and performances, they also need to figure out how to earn "likes" and eliminate "dislikes." How do they earn "likes" and eliminate "dislikes"?
The condition for passing the level is to complete the main mission "Debut as a Group". One of the requirements for debuting as a group is to clear the aversion value. Eliminating the aversion value sounds difficult enough, but clearing it is even more difficult. How the hell can you clear it?
Moreover, there are only seven spots available for the group!
With 100 people vying for only 7 spots, there's a strong suspicion that not eliminating trainees is a way to intensify the competition among the players.
Is it really necessary to make a simple newbie dungeon this difficult?
Seemingly knowing what everyone was thinking, Jerry said, "The main way to earn likes and eliminate dislikes is through each official performance. From now on, there will no longer be a dislike voting channel for each performance; there will only be one voting channel."
"For every 100 audience support votes a trainee receives, they can exchange them for 1 point. Points can be added to the like value to increase it by 1 point, or they can be used to eliminate 1 point of dislike value."
"Of course, besides the performance stage, there are other ways to gain likes and eliminate dislikes. Trainees can explore these methods on their own."
Trainee: "..."
With this exchange rate, it means that you need 100 viewers to vote for you to eliminate 1 point of dislike.
For someone like He Yiran with red hair to reduce his dislike value by 988 points, he would need 98,800 viewers to vote for him!
The venue where they perform can only seat 1,000 people. Even if he gets 1,000 votes for every show, he would still have to perform 98 times. Even if he performed once a day, the game time would not be 98 days.
Besides, given the demanding standards of NPC audiences, it would be difficult for a performance to even get 500 votes.
Clearing the aversion value within 90 days is simply impossible.
The rules are just making things difficult for people!
However, the rules also state that there are other ways to earn likes and eliminate dislikes, but players need to explore them themselves.
A trainee raised their hand and asked, "Teacher Jerry, when is the next performance?"
There was a pause on the radio, and Jerry's voice, light and slightly mischievous, continued: "Our company's rules and regulations are very flexible. The specific performance time will be arranged later, maybe tomorrow, maybe a week from now. There's an entertainment room in the venue, so everyone can go and relax when they have free time, but please be prepared to perform on stage at any time."
Trainee: "..."
Without a specific timeframe, they simply couldn't prepare properly, and it was highly likely that they would be pulled away to perform halfway through their dance practice.
It's all about the thrill and excitement!
"Alright, it's getting late. Everyone, please follow our staff to have lunch and rest. The cafeteria has a buffet, and our new chef is quite good at cooking, but remember to eat in moderation to maintain your figure. Also, all the dormitories we've arranged are double rooms, and you can freely choose your dormitory and roommates. Our company is really considerate in this regard!"
After the broadcast ended, several staff members appeared in the venue: "Trainees, if you want to go to the cafeteria, please follow me. If you want to go back to your dormitory to rest, please follow that teacher."
Shi Yu noted down the directions to the canteen and dormitory. Instead of following the main group, he went to the restroom. When he came out, a staff member said to him, "Number 100, someone wants to see you. Come with me."
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