Chapter 24
As soon as Xie Xichao finished speaking, Ai Qingyuan's face turned sour.
"I told you not to push your luck." He tried to hold back, but still couldn't.
Ask your subordinates how much reward they will get if they lose and you win.
Insult, is it an insult?
Xie Xichao said: "I just want to hear your opinion."
He paused, looking sincere and innocent, "I'm just a little nervous."
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
Ai Qingyuan: “…………”
The anger that had risen up in him disappeared in an instant.
After a long time, he said reluctantly: "Then I'll just say it straight."
"Um."
"I estimate, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight." Ai Qingyuan said.
The two of them had already walked to the side of the practice room, one of them taking a rest with a bottle of mineral water in his hand. He spoke in a low voice, not intending for the people around him to hear. He just kept talking to himself: "Actually, your votes are increasing very fast, but within 30, how can I say..."
He didn't say anything else, but briefly concluded: "The meet-up should be fine."
Xie Xichao seemed to be thinking about something.
After a while, he smiled and said, "Actually, your brother doesn't need to worry so much."
Everyone thought that the young master was arrogant and looked down on everyone. But in fact, Ai Qingyuan was not really completely ignorant. At least, he is quite clear about the situation of the trainees currently ranked at the top.
There are many trainees under the age of 30 who already have their own fan base.
The fans of this group are experienced and loyal.
If we really want to analyze it, on the surface the difference is only a dozen places. From 20 to 30, and from 30 to 40, although there is a difference of ten places, the difference in votes should be very large.
The further back you are, the shallower the voting pool will definitely be.
"What?" Ai Qingyuan was puzzled.
Then he said, "By the way, you just said that thirty people are not enough. Why are they not enough?"
The next second, Ji Yan walked in with a grim expression.
He didn't say any more nonsense and said directly: "The quota has been adjusted."
"The production team said that the venue they rented this time is smaller, so the number of places has been reduced."
He paused, and said with difficulty: "Only twenty."
Ai Qingyuan was stunned.
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When Jie Xichao left the practice room and walked towards the dormitory, she met Fu Wenzhe on the road.
The boy was still dressed in low-key black, with the fierce and unruly look of a rapper in his eyes. He usually exudes a cold aura and basically keeps to himself. Few people dare to approach him or talk to him. This includes Ji Yan. Ji Yan once asked Jie Xichao how he got along with others, but Jie Xichao didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
He has seen many troubled teenagers.
Once upon a time, he was also a bad guy who cornered the protagonist with a stick, with candy in his mouth.
The two men met each other, and Fu Wen Ze took out a bag of candy and gave it to him, shiny fruit candy.
He said, "My brother gave it to me, I'll share some with you."
"So amazing." Xie Xichao smiled and took the candy without being polite to him. "The kid is quite powerful."
When talking about his relatives, Fu Wenze's eyes also showed a hint of tenderness. He said: "I secretly asked a fan to give it to me. I was also shocked."
Then he hesitated for a moment: "You..."
"Stop." Xie Xichao said.
Fu Wen Ze was stunned.
He saw that Jie Xichao was in a good mood and thought that he didn't know about the meeting.
But he actually didn't know how to comfort her.
"Please be kind." Xie Xichao sighed, "I have already comforted a group of people, brother, I don't want to work hard anymore."
Just now in the practice room, Ji Yan's eyes were red because he was angry. It was Jie Xichao who coaxed him.
It was clearly his place that was lost, but in the end he was the one who comforted others.
...What is going on?
Fu Wenze suddenly realized, and then he said: "It's just a meeting."
"Yeah." Jie Xichao curved his eyebrows.
The two walked towards the dormitory together.
When they arrived at the dormitory, Fu Wen Ze went to take a shower while Jie Xichao sat on a chair and watched today's practice video.
After finishing the review, he did not take off his headphones immediately, but was distracted for a while. Fu Wenzhe came out of the shower and saw his profile. He paused, then pursed his lips and slowed down his movements.
After a while, Xie Xichao stood up.
"Brother, I'm going out for a while, please leave the door open for me," he said.
The other party was stunned.
Then he said, "Do you want me to accompany you?"
Xie Xichao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No need."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.
*
Although the door was said to be left open, in fact, when Jie Xichao came out of the practice room, it was almost 1:30 in the morning.
I've been feeling better lately, and Jie Xichao has been a little bit upset.
He warned himself silently in his heart, then tapped his dizzy head.
But the results were fruitful.
The paper in his hand contained the latest ideas for adjusting the formation. With this adjustment, their movements would not look as fancy as the original and would appear more orderly.
It was not concentrated practice time, and the lights in the corridor were turned off.
The window at the end was open, and the cool night breeze came in through the half-open window, carrying with it the rustling sound of fallen leaves being blown by the wind.
Jie Xichao walked slowly towards the stairs and turned off the lights in the practice room. When he reached the first floor, he saw the newly posted notice and paused.
There was a light on in the small room next to it. That was where the aunt on duty rested.
My aunt was probably watching TV. The heroine’s voice came through the glass window covered with newspapers. It was a cry-filled accusation: “This is unfair to me…”
Jie Xichao smiled suddenly.
Then, without even glancing at the notice, he turned and left the building.
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Time flies, and it's Friday in a blink of an eye.
The day when each episode of "Super Rookie" is broadcast is also the deadline for each weekly ranking.
The weekly rankings will be announced in the evening, but the deadline is actually noon. After all, time must be reserved for later stages. At twelve o'clock noon, every practice room tacitly distracted for a few seconds, except for 113.
The practice room that Xie Xichao used to go to has now become the exclusive practice room for Group A of "Stand By".
Every day, people passing by here can hear the... roar coming from inside.
"Jie Xichao, don't push your luck."
"Xie Xichao, what's wrong with my movements? They are very standard. What's the problem?"
"Jie Xichao, I'm going to fight you!"
In the practice room, Xie Xichao kept smiling, but his hands were merciless as he pulled Young Master Ai's hand to the standard height. He then took a step back and said calmly, "Alright."
Ai Qingyuan stopped talking.
The people around were silent.
They have been troubled a lot in the past two days.
But I dare not speak out.
Who would have thought.
When they voted for the captain of the team, they were smart enough not to vote for Ai Qingyuan, who should have become the captain naturally, and instead voted for Jie Xichao, who seemed easy to talk to. This is the result.
...Sure enough, I should learn from the people in Class F.
Ai Qingyuan had been tortured for the entire morning, his face had turned black. He sat beside the floor-length mirror, using the empty mineral water bottle in his hand as if Jie Xi was torturing him. There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Notice, assemble!"
Several people cheered up.
Ai Qingyuan subconsciously looked at Jie Xichao.
The latter smiled at him, still gentle: "Then you don't need to practice the remaining time."
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
Depend on!
*
Everyone quickly gathered in the activity room.
It was just announcing the places for the press conference, so there was no recording today. Everyone looked obviously more relaxed, but many people noticed that the directors' expressions were a little serious.
Everyone present, except for people like Ai Qingyuan, has more or less some grudge against the director team.
This time, everyone was happy.
"What's that expression, Brother Ma and Sister Yan? Am I seeing things?"
"The ratings have dropped. The last episode was all about games and dorm scenes. I saw people online complaining about it."
"Keep your voice down... I think someone is making them unhappy with the real-time rankings this week. I remember they looked like this when Jie Xichao reached level 42 last week. Hahaha."
Amidst the whispers, the MC on the stage coughed.
Dou Yu was busy attending an announcement today, so the MC was replaced by Qiu Xuerui.
She is still dressed coolly in black and pink today, and the earrings on her ears are exaggerated and special. Compared with Dou Yu's steady hosting style, her overall style is more concise and capable.
"Now that everyone is here," she said, "let's briefly talk about today's procedures."
"First, let me tell you about the upcoming schedule." She glanced at the cue card and said, "The performance is on Sunday, so there will be a full rehearsal on Saturday. I believe everyone has practiced enough during this period. This is the first time for everyone to see fans in person, so I hope everyone can take it seriously and not let down the fans who believe in you."
Everyone has known this for a long time, but after Qiu Xuerui said this, a sense of urgency still arises.
The audience gradually became quiet.
Qiu Xuerui changed a hand card.
"Then, it's about the meet-and-greet on Saturday."
"The meeting will be held at a small gymnasium in the city center," she said. "There will be about 500 fans there, and it's also written on the notice that there are only 20 spots available for this meeting."
She paused, "Now let me tell you about the list."
Almost immediately, whispers broke out from the audience.
Next to Ji Yan was his teammate from the first public performance. They were all talkative people in their group and were chattering away at the moment.
"Sister Qiu's speed is really...cutting the Gordian knot."
"I like it. Teacher Dou is a nice person, but it's too dragging. Haha. He always creates suspense."
"You are good to me but not to me. My heart is about to jump out of my chest."
The last one is the boy who ranked 18th last week. Originally it was a sure thing for him to go to the fan meeting, but the production team cut ten places at once, leaving him in a state of uncertainty.
He couldn't help but grab the hand of the person next to him.
Then he realized that the hands of the people next to him were also cold due to nervousness.
He looked carefully and saw Ji Yan beside him.
"Uh, Yanyan, you shouldn't be that nervous." He said, "Why are you so nervous? You will definitely get in."
Ji Yan gave him a smile that didn't quite look like a smile.
On the stage, Qiu Xuerui didn't give them much time to react and said, "Ai Qingyuan."
Everyone was cheered up.
He actually started reporting from the first one!
Ai Qingyuan was not surprised when his name was called, and his expression did not change at all.
"Guan Heng." Qiu Xuerui continued to read.
"Xia Ruiyan."
"Lu Xing."
…
As the names were read out one by one, the smiles on everyone's faces gradually faded.
If everyone's rankings were within expectations in the first two episodes, then starting from this week, with the emergence of new stages and new materials, the rankings have undergone significant changes.
There is not much change in the top ten, it’s still the same people.
But there have been some subtle changes in the position.
After the top ten, Fu Wenzhe, who was more familiar to Xie Xichao, rose from fifteenth to thirteenth, while Ji Yan dropped from twelfth to fourteenth. After him came Zou Yi, who had invited Jie Xichao to join the team last time.
In a blink of an eye, fifteen names had reported, and some people began to have a bad feeling.
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Ni Xin ranked seventeenth last time.
This is a very subtle and neither too high nor too low number.
He knew that there was a 99% chance that he would not be able to make his debut, so a drop in ranking was inevitable. But that doesn't mean he doesn't want a spot at the meet-and-greet.
In the show, because of the presence of Ai Qingyuan and Guan Heng, it was impossible for him to get much exposure. This makes the opportunity to solidify fans through fan meetings even more valuable. That’s several hours of footage.
He clenched his fists.
The more anxious he became, the more he hated Jie Xichao.
Nowadays, the trainees have basically accepted that Jie Xichao is the top 1 contestant that the program team wants to suppress. He is so dazzling. Even though his current ranking is only 42nd, no one would doubt that he will disrupt the debut group structure in the future.
There are only five spots for debut, and the program team may not have a definite candidate, but Jie Xichao is definitely not within their expectations.
This is something that seriously affects the replacement of program resources.
Ni Xin is happy to see Jie Xichao being suppressed, but this will affect his interests!
Ni Xin was so angry that her teeth were about to break, but she couldn't show it.
Sixteenth, not him.
Seventeen, no.
Eighteen, nineteen...
Ni Xin's heart grew colder and colder. He no longer cared about his image and suddenly raised his head.
Last spot!
There was silence in the air and everyone held their breath. Even Qiu Xuerui seemed to be infected by the atmosphere, and her tone paused for a few seconds.
During these few seconds, Jie Xichao lowered his eyes slightly. Feeling the warm dice in my hand.
He didn't know why, and although he wasn't deliberately recalling it, he suddenly thought of what he had reported back to the system two days ago.
That was a very difficult task.
His "role" is a rich second-generation, and the Son of Fortune is a minor actor who plays with him.
This scene is not a scene for the young actor to ascend to success, so what he has to do is to bully the young actor together with his agent in the play, causing him to suffer severe damage both physically and mentally, and making him fall into the mud.
At that time, he was about to reach the end of his service term, so he only completed half of the task, and the rest was taken over by a newcomer.
Newbies are always kind-hearted, and with the help of the system buff, they always feel that since this is the fate that the son of luck should experience, just showing some appreciation will probably be enough.
As a result, something went wrong.
The young actor was supposed to be absent from a press conference, but he eventually showed up. Because of his excellent qualifications, he attracted a lot of fans as soon as he appeared. If Jie Xichao hadn't rushed back in time to clean up the mess, the mission would have been failed.
The younger generation admired him very much, but at the same time, he was also a little confused.
He asked Xie Xichao: "Teacher Xie, I heard that you graduated with full marks and never made any mistakes. Can you tell me...how can I be absolutely sure of success in my mission?"
Xie Xichao thought about it and told him two sentences.
"First of all," he said, "you have to be absolutely sure that nothing goes wrong. Things like today's incident, which are completely avoidable, should not have happened in the first place."
The newbie nodded vigorously.
"Then..." Xie Xichao smiled, "Do you think that people in our line of work should believe in fate?"
The newcomer was stunned.
Should I believe it?
He doesn't know.
He has not yet participated in the lives of so many people, but he already knows that within the system, it seems that everyone's life will be condensed into a small string of data, or a task file.
The elders joked that we should do our best and leave the rest to fate. We are that destiny. It's not a good feeling to know that your destiny is in the hands of others, and the same is true for controlling the destiny of others.
Because these two things together show the insignificance of human beings.
But Xie Xichao told him: "Humans have never been insignificant."
He said: "If you want to control the fate of others, the first thing you need to do is to let go of your contempt for human beings and human nature."
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In fact, thinking back on it, Xie Xichao felt that he was too harsh on the younger generation at that time.
Everyone has his or her own values and principles. There are many members within the system who regard themselves as the masters of the world, and they have also achieved remarkable results.
But this is the most profound feeling he has gained in all these years of working in the industry.
If he were in the position of the program team, he would not change the rules to prevent him from choosing songs. Ai Qingyuan's behavior is unpredictable, but there is a better way to make his unpredictability have no effect at all.
The same is true this time.
Reducing the number of places sounds more reasonable on the surface. He also believed that the program team had real-time vote statistics, otherwise the number would not have been accurately chopped down to twenty. This must have been calculated by the program team, who felt that this was a ranking that was unlikely to be achieved.
However, there are still two full days before the recruitment notice is released to the public and the votes are counted.
He asked Ai Qingyuan: "What do you think you can do in two days?"
Ai Qingyuan was puzzled.
He actually had given up hope, but he was still a little nervous. He felt that Jie Xichao was so nervous that he was talking nonsense.
He said: "Eat six meals, practice two songs, and uh... finish two games."
Well, I also cursed Jie Xichao ten thousand times in my heart.
Xie Xichao burst out laughing.
He looked away and stopped thinking about it.
On the stage, Qiu Xuerui paused for two seconds, and finally picked up the microphone again:
"The last spot."
She looked at the card, and a hint of surprise finally appeared on her usually calm face.
But soon, she adjusted herself.
"The last spot," she said, "Jie Xichao."
At the same time, in a small building in a coastal city, Ming Ling, who had organized a voting process for two days and two nights for a new fan club and fans who had no experience but were full of enthusiasm, finally breathed a sigh of relief, climbed into bed at the usual nap time, and fell into a deep sleep.
Two days, forty-eight hours.
Just as Ai Qingyuan said. These two days can be spent just like any other day, in a very normal way.
But also——
You can also write a miracle that everyone thinks is impossible.
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