Chapter 38
Within the top 20, there is a whole new pattern. Almost everyone is not in his original position.
The person responsible for reporting the rankings was replaced by Lan Yezhou.
He has a gentle personality, and no matter how amazing the ranking he reports, his tone has a kind of beauty that says, "The world's explosion has nothing to do with me."
Xie Xichao almost laughed when he heard this.
He and Lan Yezhou have become quite familiar with each other recently.
After the first round ended, the opponent did not fly away immediately.
Jie Xichao met him several times when he went to the composition room, and the other party seemed to be waiting for him deliberately.
He didn't hide it, he said: "The song you wrote for your first stage performance is very interesting."
It's not just emotional expression. It is interesting in terms of melody and writing technique.
The two exchanged their creative experiences, and Lan Yezhou's eyes immediately changed when he looked at him.
Xie Xichao’s choice of songs for his first stage performance was actually very targeted.
In other words, it is unlikely that he does anything for no reason, especially in a talent show like this. He is very familiar with the survival rules of this circle. With his label and popularity, the first stage is more like the last chance than the first chance for him.
He wants to be absolutely sure.
Among the four mentors, three who are former idols are also well versed in the rules.
There is only the blue leaf boat.
Xie Xichao knew that Lan Yezhou was not bound by the rules of the program team. If he could impress him, he would definitely give Xie Xichao enough opportunities to show and communicate. Nor will he be stingy with his praise.
At that time, the production team was not so alert to him as to cut out all his comments.
If the production team knew his every thought, they would know that everything they did would be in vain in the end. Xie Xichao possesses more than just the ability to take the center position.
If he wanted, he could even control the direction of the show.
It’s a pity that there is no mind reading ability in this world.
——No matter what, Jie Xichao was still grateful when he saw Lan Yezhou.
It was impossible for the other party not to know that his first stage was intended to attract his attention and he had deliberately done his homework. But Lan Yezhou is indeed a very straightforward person. He said seriously: "In this circle, using some means that do not harm others but benefit oneself is a smart move."
Xie Xichao said: "I do like your songs, too."
The other party was stunned for a moment, and then his ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He coughed in an attempt to cover up his mistake, and his socially anxious personality took over his body again. He was speechless and could only reply in a stammering voice: "...Oh."
The two have since become friends.
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To this day, Xie Xichao is still thinking about Lan Yezhou's words.
He knew that Lan Yezhou was right.
Gentleness, courtesy, frugality and selfless devotion are undoubtedly noble virtues, but the atmosphere of this circle, which is based on vanity, has destined that passion, dreams and a bright future must be based on a certain degree of active struggle.
This ranking reflects this.
When he heard Zou Yi's ranking, he clearly heard the people behind him gasp.
Ai Qingyuan frowned and said, "It fell again."
The two discussed Zou Yi last time. He was the center of their group, but the configuration of the group was too bad. As the only one who could sing, he had to share a lot of his part.
The result is a boring and ugly stage.
"Their entire group was eliminated." Xie Xichao said.
Sitting together with Ai Qingyuan has this advantage. The production crew has learned their lesson long ago and never gives Ai Qingyuan any reaction shots. If all the materials about the young master's gossip were released one day, it would definitely cause a huge shock in the fan circle.
So the camera didn't even look at them.
"He shouldn't have fallen." Ai Qingyuan still didn't understand. "He was 11 or 12 before, but now he's only 19. If he falls again, he'll be out."
Xie Xichao said: "It's normal."
Seeing that he showed no sign of surprise, Ai Qingyuan knew that he had guessed it again.
He was no longer surprised by Jie Xichao's ability to analyze things like a prophet, and lowered his voice:
"What do you mean?"
"Paid content." Xie Xichao said.
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
"When you take a break, come back to the dormitory and bring me a bottle of water." Xie Xichao smiled, "I'll tell you when I get back."
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The rankings kept going up, and except for Zou Yi who dropped down, others moved up.
Yun Pan’s last performance on the stage left a deep impression on Jie Xichao, and this time his ranking rose almost like a rocket, reaching eleventh place.
He was wearing a pair of light blue overalls today, which made him look a lot smaller. When he heard his name, he raised his head nervously, then stood there in a daze. It was only until Xia Ruiyan beside him said something with a smile that he reacted.
When he reacted, the first second he looked towards Xi Chao.
Jie Xichao happened to be looking at him, and when their eyes met, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said congratulations.
Yun Pan was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.
The fingers that were unconsciously twisting the corners of his clothes loosened.
Just then, he heard Xia Ruiyan's voice beside him. Lazily: "Have you been getting along well with Xi Chao recently?"
Yun Pan’s fingers suddenly clenched.
After a moment, he whispered, "...No."
Xia Ruiyan seemed not to hear these words.
He sighed, tapped his fingers on the side of the chair, smiled and shook his head: "Our Panpan has grown up. There are other good brothers out there."
Yun Pan pursed her lips.
After a moment he said, "No."
Xia Ruiyan's fingers paused for two seconds, looked at him, and then looked away thoughtfully.
Eleven people have finished their report.
The recording time is almost half over.
The main event was coming up, so the production team announced a temporary intermission.
Xia Ruiyan stood up and said, "Let's go. It's boring to stay here for such a long time. Let's go back to the dormitory and get some sleep."
Several trainees from the same company nearby responded.
Yun Pan paused, then stood up with him.
He lowered his eyes, and the gleam in them was completely gone. He just followed Xia Ruiyan silently, his fingers always grasping the corner of his clothes without letting go.
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On the other side, Ji Yan took another curious look and asked, "Pan Pan is gone?"
"I wanted him to come over and play," he said.
He learned two days ago that Yun Pan and Jie Xichao were in the same group, and he kept asking Jie Xichao questions with great interest. Xie Xichao’s answer was quite simple. He said, “He is just a very good little brother.”
"I feel like he likes you quite a lot." Ji Yan said, "He usually doesn't talk to people that much."
Xie Xichao did not make any comment.
The room next to them was empty, Ai Qingyuan and Guan Heng went back to get some water. Before leaving, Ai Qingyuan reminded Jie Xichao not to forget his promise. Ji Yan thought about it again and sighed, "Brother Heng and Young Master Ai have a really good relationship."
He paused, "Xia Ruiyan and Yun Pan are also like this. It's really strange. Logically speaking..."
He didn't say anything else.
Xie Xichao raised his eyes to look at him: "It's not the second round yet."
The way Ji Yan pulled him to chat today was especially like the night chat in the dormitory the day before graduation, and they talked about all the gossip that could not be told in one breath.
Ji Yan scratched his head: "Is this just because of something I feel?"
"What do you think, brother?" he asked.
They were at the venue at this moment, and most of the people around them had either gone back to rest or were standing in the back chatting.
Normally we are all together, so some things are not easy to say face to face. Especially, Ji Yan and Jie Xichao are not in the same dormitory yet, so now is the perfect opportunity.
Ji Yan said: "Brother, do you think Brother Heng and Yun Pan can debut?"
Ai Qingyuan and Guan Heng, Xia Ruiyan and Yun Pan.
The main and secondary promoters of a company.
This is a more blatant and direct competition than the entire draft.
Xie Xichao didn't say anything.
After a while he said, "It's hard to say."
Ji Yan paused and lowered his voice: "Actually, I don't like Xia Ruiyan."
Xie Xichao smiled: "Is there anyone you don't like?"
Ji Yan has a good personality and many people like to play with him. In addition, the fact that he obviously wanted to be an actor made him unparalleled popular. He himself is smiling all day long.
Xie Xichao didn't expect that he was actually quite thoughtful.
At least it's clear.
Ji Yan said: "Of course there is."
He paused and said, "I think he is too utilitarian."
Utilitarianism is a derogatory word.
Most of the trainees who come to the talent show are ambitious, but there is still a big gap between ambition and utilitarianism.
Xie Xichao did not give a direct answer.
He just said: "Just tell me these things."
"That's for sure." Ji Yan said.
The conversation between the two ended here.
*
After a while, Ai Qingyuan and Guan Heng came back.
He was still thinking about the paid content that Jie Xichao had mentioned to him as if he was joking, and he spoke less along the way. After handing the water to Xie Xichao, he asked, "Can you tell me now?"
Guan Heng was drinking water. He paused after hearing this and asked curiously, "What did you say?"
Xie Xichao was silent for a moment: "Zou Yi's ranking."
Guan Heng said "Oh".
His attitude successfully diverted Ai Qingyuan's attention: "Brother, aren't you curious?"
"It's not bad." Guan Heng said, "He will definitely be dropped. It's not just a matter of giving up the part. There are also many other reasons including his company, his personality, and the program team."
Someone explained, and Jie Xichao felt relieved.
He lowered his head and drank the water in small sips, and finally felt that his smoking throat was saved.
Ai Qingyuan: "...the production team doesn't want him?"
"More than that." Guan Heng paused for two seconds.
Then he said, "Putting aside external factors, those who have risen in the rankings this time are basically those with good stage performances. Zou Yi and his group's overall stage performance level is not good, but it's not bad enough to stand out, so it's easy for them to be overlooked."
He paused, "No one in the entire group is interested in the stage, and he gave the spotlight to others. How can he stand out?"
That's the problem.
It was also a stage of poor quality, but Xia Ruiyan occupied almost all the highlight parts of the entire group. So when others commented on the bad stage, they would also say that Xia Ruiyan took it all on his own, so his popularity would not be greatly affected.
This is also one of the reasons why Ji Yan said that Xia Ruiyan is very utilitarian.
But Zou Yi is different.
His popularity is not in the top ten, which means that the die-hard fans cannot beat him.
On stage, his part is either a relatively flat introduction or the backing track of the chorus. If the production crew does not give him enough screen time, he can easily be overlooked.
Because the audience is often not that professional, they can only hear obvious excellence.
That's why so many people are vying for the high notes and showmanship parts.
Ai Qingyuan was a little dazed.
He really doesn't understand these twists and turns.
In his opinion, people will like you if you are strong. If you are not strong enough, you will be eliminated.
It's a very simple thing.
Guan Heng felt helpless when he saw that he looked confused. Changing the subject: "By the way, Xi Chao, should I congratulate you this time?"
As soon as the words fell, all other thoughts in the remaining two people's minds disappeared instantly.
Ji Yan suddenly thought of something and looked up: "Fuck!"
Xie Xichao was so frightened by him that he almost choked on water.
"Student Ji Yan." He recovered, "...can you be more steady?"
Student Ji Yan doesn't want to be steady.
He looked at Jie Xichao as if he were a monster: "Brother, you are in the top ten???"
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Yes.
Xie Xichao entered the top ten.
This is something that most people accidentally overlook.
In fact, some people are still curious. But people nowadays have very poor memory, and many things will be forgotten after a while if they are not in front of them. For example, Xie Xichao is not in the 11th to 20th place = Xie Xichao is in the top ten.
Many people cannot react to this equation.
However, no matter how slow you react, you will eventually react.
Wait until the break is over and recording starts again. The atmosphere suddenly turned weird.
Dou Yu took the stage and announced the final top ten.
"No. 10." He said, then paused for two seconds and smiled, "He is the rap leader of the group."
Xie Xichao had an idea in mind.
He remembered that Fu Wenzhe's performance in the first public performance was also very impressive.
Soon, Dou Yu called out Fu Wen Ze's name.
The boy, still dressed in black, stood up coolly, walked towards the stage coolly, and stopped halfway. Xie Xichao looked up at him and he said, "I'll wait for you upstairs."
Xie Xichao: “…”
It's obviously quite warm and affectionate, especially when paired with Fu Wen Ze's face.
A murderous aura was forced out of him.
It doesn't sound like going up on stage to accept the honor of being in the top ten, but like going to the underworld hand in hand.
After saying this, Fu Wenzhe went on stage.
Ninth, Liu Xuning.
This is also a player with a very stable ranking.
His rankings in recent weeks have been 6-10-8-9. He takes the route of a gentle boyfriend. His ability can only be described as neither good nor bad, but he has no shortcomings.
He went on stage and stood beside Fu Wen Ze with a smile.
Eighth, Lu Xing.
As soon as the name came out, the whole audience was shocked.
The smile on the face of the boy named Lu Xing was beginning to fade.
He stood on the stage in silence, and Dou Yu gave him a comforting look.
"Lu Xing is ranked eighth." Ji Yan whispered, "Yigong's influence is really huge."
Lu Xing is also one of the few cute contestants in the show.
Unlike Yunpan’s delicate and cute doll-like appearance, he is more refreshing and more like a boy next door. He is also a vocalist and had participated in other talent shows before, and almost made it into a group. Therefore, at the beginning, he was together with Xia Ruiyan, and everyone thought that he could compete with Ai Qingyuan for the C position.
In fact, last week Lu Xing dropped from fourth to fifth place in the fan meeting.
But no one expected that he would fall out of the debut position directly.
Everyone was surprised, except Xie Xichao, who showed no surprise at all.
He just asked Ji Yan: "Was his performance broadcast in the first or second episode?"
Ji Yan thought for a moment and said, "Phase 2."
Xie Xichao smiled and lowered his head to drink a sip of water.
Not until the end.
Failure is not necessarily a bad thing.
But sometimes, smooth sailing is not a good thing.
Ji Yan hasn't come to his senses yet.
On the other side, Lu Xing finished his speech.
He has always been sunny, and although he tried hard to keep himself calm, his eyes inevitably turned red. For a moment, the atmosphere in the venue was infected by him.
In the silence, Dou Yu spoke.
"Well," he said, "I'll announce the seventh place next."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone looked towards a certain place.
This incident has actually happened many times just now.
Starting from the dozen or so names, every time a new name was called up, someone would secretly look at Jie Xichao. They were guessing Jie Xichao's ranking.
This is the most miraculous trainee in this draft.
It started out as a no-brainer, then soared to 56th place, then to 20th, and then to 15th last week.
All this happened in less than two months.
This is already a miracle.
But the things that happened to him made many people wonder:
Is that it?
seventh,
no.
sixth,
no.
"Next, announce the name of the fifth trainee." Dou Yu looked at the audience.
There was a subtle sigh in his tone, but his voice was still steady, "This trainee has been creating records that belong to him and this program since the beginning of the program."
Initial C, re-evaluation, and public voting.
as well as--
"Fifth place, Xie Xichao." Dou Yu said softly.
"Congratulations, you are the first trainee to enter the debut position in this ranking release."
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