Secret Marriage with the King 7
The final standings were announced. Qin Xiao, nearly on the brink of elimination, narrowly made it through the first round. Qin Xiao no longer felt any regret for his low ranking; he was simply grateful to be able to continue competing.
After the newcomers who were announced to be eliminated left the stage with faces full of regret and unwillingness, there was still a very important step, that is, each mentor had to choose a newcomer to guide, and then sing a chorus in the live competition.
Newcomers who aren't selected can invite other senior singers to sing with them. This is where the advantages of working for a large company come into play. This is because large companies often have senior singers. Even if a company doesn't have senior singers, it can still easily invite them if the company is responsible for making the invitation.
First, the remaining newcomers will choose the judges they wish to mentor. The judges will then choose the newcomer they wish to mentor. These judges are well-rounded artists, offering guidance to these newcomers in singing and acting. Normally, this opportunity would be impossible to obtain, but now, these newcomers have the opportunity to choose.
Tao Yuan chose He Yucheng without hesitation, knowing He Yucheng would definitely choose him. The others also made their choices without much hesitation.
Only Qin Xiao hesitated until the very end, as if he had made a great decision, and pressed the select button. He certainly wanted to choose He Yucheng, but He Yucheng had turned off his scoring screen, so there was no way he would choose him. So at this time, the person he should least choose was He Yucheng.
But he was unwilling to give up. This unwillingness made him feel that even if he was not selected, even if it would be embarrassing, he still wanted to give it a try. And he also comforted himself in his heart, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he had to stick to his idea. What if He Yucheng actually wanted to test him and deliberately turned off his scoring screen?
After the newcomers' selection time was over, the host announced the results, and then each newcomer's portrait appeared on the big screen at the back, with their choices above and below their heads.
What was both unexpected and reasonable was that all the newcomers who stayed chose He Yucheng. Several of them had their screens split by He Yucheng, but they still chose He Yucheng. However, they had a different idea from Qin Xiao. They felt that it was basically impossible to have the opportunity to choose He Yucheng in the future. Even though they knew they would not be chosen, they still wanted to choose He Yucheng once, just to satisfy their curiosity.
Qin Xiao was relieved when he saw that everyone chose He Yucheng, because even if he was not chosen, it would not be embarrassing. The others who were extinguished by He Yucheng on the split screen also chose him. He was just one of them.
The other three judges did not have any extra thoughts when faced with such a result, because the other party was He Yucheng, so they were convinced. If they were sitting there, they would have made the same choice.
Only Xu Mo felt a mix of emotions because of Tao Yuan and Qin Xiao's choices. According to his previous plan, he'd expected the original owner to choose him, so he'd chosen the original owner just as planned, deliberately misleading him and embarrassing him during the live match, giving his fans a reason to criticize him. But even though Tao Yuan's words at the press conference had already made him predict that Tao Yuan wouldn't choose him, he was still deeply upset that his plan couldn't go ahead.
According to their original plan, Qin Xiao should have chosen another judge who had been contacted in advance, but he chose He Yucheng, which made Xu Mo feel even more uncomfortable.
Next it was time for He Yucheng to make a choice. He deliberately waited for a few seconds, then clicked on Tao Yuan's avatar on the screen on the platform in front of him. Tao Yuan's head on the big screen was enlarged to the maximum, and all other avatars disappeared.
Seeing He Yucheng make such a choice, whether they were holding hope or not, they all felt envious and jealous. Especially Qin Xiao, who could be said to be the one with the most serious envy and jealousy, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn't change anything.
The host asked He Yucheng why he chose Tao Yuan according to the procedure. He Yucheng evaluated Tao Yuan. He did not blindly praise him, but gave a very pertinent evaluation. However, he also affirmed Tao Yuan's strength and said which aspects would help him to improve further.
Except for Tao Yuan, the rest of the people have to make new choices.
Qin Xiao thought about it seriously. He felt that since Tao Yuan and He Yucheng had already chosen each other, the original plan would definitely not be carried out. In this case, he also changed his plan and chose Xu Mo to create a sense of couple between the two in advance.
When Xu Mo saw Qin Xiao chose him, he immediately understood his intention and chose Qin Xiao as well. When the host asked him why he chose Qin Xiao, he tried his best to make Qin Xiao sound better and said that although Qin Xiao's performance was a little slow today, he chose him because he felt that he had great potential.
Xu Mo's words sounded so nice that they put a lot of pressure on himself and Qin Xiao. But he couldn't help but say that. If he said that it was because he wanted to challenge Qin Xiao to become stronger under his guidance, then he would be slapping himself in the face, because he had just given Qin Xiao a very high score.
After the other judges have been selected, the recording of the first episode of the program will be completed. The live competition will be held next week. The judges will not give points, and the ranking will be determined by netizens' voting.
Because He Yucheng chose Tao Yuan, the other newcomers were naturally jealous and envious. Even if they didn't show it on the surface, the jealousy in their hearts had already been overwhelming.
However, some people think that no matter who He Yucheng chooses, it is actually a double-edged sword, because if he performs well, he will definitely get a high number of votes, after all, He Yucheng has so many fans. But if he performs poorly and drags He Yucheng down, then he is doomed to be criticized.
After the recording was over, Tao Yuan and Qin Xiao and others took the company's nanny car back to the company.
Entering the company's small conference room, Director Liu, after listening to the agent's report, summarized their performance today. Tao Yuan performed the best, Qin Xiao the worst, but Director Liu's words implied that Tao Yuan was being suppressed and Qin Xiao was being encouraged.
Tao Yuan didn't care what he said at all, so he was absent-minded the whole time.
"Chu Yun! Watch your attitude!" Director Liu tapped the table with his fingers a few times. He looked at Tao Yuan and said sternly, "Do you know why you've been given the worst resources since joining the company? Maybe it's because of your attitude! Who are you trying to impress by pretending you don't want to hear me?!"
"Of course I know why my resources are the worst. You all know it too." Tao Yuan looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Excuse me, has this been my attitude since I joined the company? I'm not interested in listening, but of course I'm showing it to you. Who else can I show it to here?"
Director Liu slammed the table hard and said, "I think you are so crazy now that you don't even know who you are! Do you think that you can get He Yucheng's guidance and have a bright future in the entertainment industry? I tell you, stop daydreaming! Even if you take this opportunity to get along well with He Yucheng, even if you win the first place in the all-around idol competition this time, your future will be decided by the company! Don't blame me for not reminding you, your current attitude is even ruining your own star path!"
"I don't care. Whether it's the company or you, I don't care at all." Tao Yuan said without any threat. "What can you do to me? Snow me? Discredit me? Make me disappear from the entertainment industry? Just do it. Don't say I underestimate you. If you have the guts, don't let me continue to compete. Can you do it?"
"You..." Director Liu gritted his teeth in anger, but he couldn't say anything to stop Tao Yuan from continuing to participate in the competition, because this was not something he could decide. However, he couldn't vent his anger because of Tao Yuan's contradiction, which made him feel uncomfortable.
"If you have the ability to do it, then do it. If you don't have the ability, then stop talking nonsense. I'm too lazy to listen and you're wasting my time!" Tao Yuan looked impatient. After he finished speaking, he stood up and turned away.
The three newcomers, including Qin Xiao, were all stunned. They didn't understand why Tao Yuan had suddenly become so mad. Did he think he was crazy or something? Did he really want to quit the entertainment industry? He had a contract with this company, and as far as they knew, his family was not well off. Leaving this company for another one was impossible.
Director Liu stood up suddenly and strode out angrily. He was going to complain to the boss.
Director Liu actually didn't know that Qin Xiao was the company CEO's son. He had simply received orders from above to focus on training and protecting Qin Xiao and suppressing the original owner. However, because Qin Xiao and the CEO shared the same surname and looked a bit like each other, he assumed Qin Xiao was a relative of the CEO and naturally followed their orders.
After Qin Xiao came to his senses, he thought carefully and thought about the attitudes of the media bosses and senior executives. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He stood up and walked out to discuss this matter with Xu Mo.
He Yucheng arranged a driver for Tao Yuan, who waited for him outside Dongyu Entertainment Company. After he got in the car, the driver took him directly back to He Yucheng's residence.
When Tao Yuan arrived, the housekeeper and the servants were standing at the door to greet him. Seeing the car approaching, the housekeeper stepped forward and helped Tao Yuan open the door.
"Hello, young master. I'm Lao Li. Your things have been delivered. Would you like to rest first or eat something first?" Lao Li asked respectfully.
Tao Yuan looked up at the house, which was only three stories high but so large that he couldn't take it all in at a glance. Then he walked in and said to the housekeeper, "I'll take a rest first, and then ask Brother Yucheng if he's coming back for dinner. If he is, we'll wait for him. If not, ask the kitchen to prepare something for me in an hour."
"Yes, I will take you to your room right away. Please come this way, young master." After entering the room, Lao Li took Tao Yuan to the third floor from the elevator behind the lobby.
After reaching the third floor, two servants opened the large double doors of one of the rooms. The housekeeper led Tao Yuan in and introduced, "This is the room that the master has prepared for you. The master's room is next door. If you have any instructions, there are touch screens by the bed, the table, and the bathroom. You can just press a button to make your selection."
"I understand. You go ahead and do your work. Thank you, Uncle Li." Tao Yuan looked around the room and said to Uncle Li.
"Young Master, you're welcome. Please feel free to tell me if you have anything to say. We'll be leaving first."
Tao Yuan nodded, then watched them walk out and close the door.
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