Day 79
The stage lights suddenly became warmer, Jiang Sulin walked slowly towards the center with the microphone in hand, and the background music spread out like ripples.
He didn't know why. He had seen so much of the world, but now he was facing sixty trainees who had not debuted yet, and he felt a lot of emotions in his heart.
There was even a hint of bitterness that was hard to describe.
Looking at them is like seeing my past self.
Especially when his eyes fell on the young man who was sitting quietly, looking at him.
He is superior among the group of people, both in appearance and temperament. He is like a camera that can naturally focus the attention, making people unable to help but pay attention to him and want to show their best side in front of him.
Jiang Sulin lowered his eyes slightly.
Although he had never said it and no one had asked him, he and Jiang Pianpian undoubtedly liked Fu Xunyan the most.
He reflects their past, even more than they do, he embodies the sweat and tears behind the brilliant stars of that era. Fu Xunyan has an old-school aura, and compared to the twenty-year-old trainees, he looks more like his peers.
This is something that people don't see in other trainees of "New Century" or "Go Forward". It is an unspeakable strictness towards themselves, and respect and responsibility for the profession of idol.
Jiang Sulin took a deep breath, his eyes slowly swept across the trainee seats, and raised the microphone to his lips. He seemed to be able to smell the metallic smell on it, as if throwing his heart into cold water.
"Hello everyone, we meet again. It must be difficult to walk to the second public office, right?"
Jiang Sulin's tone was particularly lively and sincere, which made many trainees respond to him, especially Duan Qiqi and Liu Yongshan. Even though they were still worried about their rankings, they seemed to have forgotten their nervousness at this time.
"It's not hard seeing PD Jiang!"
"Every stage is an adventure. Some people break through themselves, while others are left with regrets, but the important thing is that you stand on it and give it your all."
As Jiang Sulin spoke, he was clearly looking at everyone, but it seemed as if he was looking through everyone at his past self.
He paused.
"Today's ranking will determine who stays and who leaves temporarily. But numbers are never the end; they just tell you where to go next."
"I think I've said this before." The man in the well-tailored suit was a little shy. His smile made the corners of his eyes wrinkle, but it made him look even gentler. "But I don't mind saying it a few more times."
"No matter what the outcome, I hope you remember the feeling of standing on the stage—that moment illuminated by the lights, the cheers of the audience, the trust of your teammates. These are the things that are truly worth taking away."
“Please remember, every name lit up tonight is the most dazzling footnote of youth.”
"Yes, no matter what your ranking is, as long as you have put in the effort and worked hard on that stage, you will be remembered."
"You will never be alone on your journey."
The big screen suddenly lit up, and beams of light poured down like rain, blurring Jiang Sulin's face in the light and shadow.
He stood there, a mentor, but also representing countless trainees who are still unknown.
[Eyes curled up...]
[Wow, Kang PD also worked very hard to get the chance to debut. I feel like there is no one more suitable than him to give a message to the trainees.]
[I can’t take it anymore. Several of my favorite trainees are in the lower tier. Is there anyone who can help them? They’re really great!]
[Sometimes you really can’t say you didn’t work hard. Some people just lack some luck. What a pity…]
Ahhh, the 101 trainees of "New Century," I will always remember you. Even if others can't, I will still rewatch this show every year to remember you!
"Now, let's move on to the announcement of the second public performance."
Jiang Sulin lowered his head slightly and raised his eyes, carefully memorizing the faces of each trainee.
"Some trainees will continue to move on to the next stage with New Century."
"No. 29."
Jiang Sulin gave ample preparation time. No matter how unwilling or dejected someone was before coming here, after hearing those encouraging words, they seemed to feel the power conveyed by Jiang Sulin.
But once the rankings began to be announced, the atmosphere that had been relaxing began to stagnate again.
"No. 29 was a very lucky player who won one kōhō."
"Who? Who is lucky?" Everyone started to guess.
Bai Zhen touched his chin and said, "If I'm lucky, I should be ranked 60th."
Everyone had the same guess, so they quietly turned around to look at Lan Yizhou.
Lan Yizhou's ability is actually average, but he is considered median among the 60 people. In the first public performance, he was boycotted by some audiences because of his rude behavior towards Fu Xunyan when choosing songs.
But that's how people are. The voice of justice will slowly fade away, and people will doubt whether they have ever held prejudices, so they forgive Lan Yizhou as if he had some unspeakable secret at that time.
——When he behaved very well in the second public performance and was very considerate to his teammates.
"Congratulations to Lan Yizhou." Jiang Sulin revealed the answer, it was indeed him.
Lan Yizhou's expression of disbelief was projected onto the big screen. He stood up in a daze. The player from the same company in the lower circle next to him was stunned for two seconds, and seemed to give him a hug reluctantly.
"Have you topped up the money?" Jiang Han stood up and whispered in Fu Xunyan's ear.
Fu Xunyan didn't know that Lan Yizhou's upward curve was indeed weird. He was ranked 60th in the first public performance, but now he jumped to 29th. It was not known whether the "male mother" role he established in the second public performance was too successful, or whether the company gave him money.
The expressions of the trainees present were not very good either. After all, no one expected that the first person to be exposed and enter the third public performance was actually an obvious "pay-to-win" person.
Fu Xunyan turned around and glanced at Jiang Sulin.
Although the man managed his facial expressions very well, he couldn't fake a stiff smile.
Lan Yizhou took the stage.
The young boy had a nice face, which was one of the main reasons why his mistakes were forgotten with time.
Congratulations, he finally found his own route.
It's so sad.
He held the microphone with both hands, and his eyes should have been filled with tears, but unfortunately his acting skills were not good enough, and the tears fell down. His original tone of wanting to say something but not being able to change it seemed a little abrupt.
He realized his mistake and tried to make amends clumsily, wiping his tears with his sleeves while turning his back. Unfortunately, he met Jiang Sulin's urging gaze and was afraid of being scolded, so he quickly turned around and began to speak.
"I, I am very grateful to the fans. Without you, I might not have been able to enter the Sangong."
[Don’t thank the fans, thank the company.]
"I know I still have a lot of shortcomings, but I really want to move forward with everyone. Fortunately, the fans gave me this opportunity."
[Go home, kid, go home, you are indeed mediocre]
"I..." Lan Yizhou choked up, covering his mouth and crying, "I feel really sorry for my brothers. You must be well."
[I hope your brothers are strong enough to expose you]
[Laughing to death, whose fan is that? Every strike is deadly]
[Hahahahahaha I laughed so hard my stomach hurt. Isn't it ranked 29th? Why aren't any fans speaking out?]
[This is hilarious, doesn't this just prove he has no fans? I'm saying this, if Lan Yi Zhou is really voted in one by one, I'm going to eat shit!]
[This is the pain of live streaming. You don’t want to watch it, but you can’t skip it.]
[Hello, new fans of the show, raise your hands! Did the production team rig the third public performance so blatantly? What will happen to the third public performance and the finals?]
[Old fans tell you, it doesn’t really matter, because apart from the top ten, the rest are just random fights, it doesn’t matter whether the votes are rigged or not, the production team probably won’t dare to touch the top ten]
[??? What's so confusing about the comments above? Voting is a serious issue, okay? Even if they're not a debut group, they look like a mess to you, but to them, even first place is a testament to their abilities.]
No. 28 is another big vocalist from the same company as Wu Rick, while Wu Rick himself is ranked 17th.
Then there is Zhou Qi, who dropped from 9th place to 15th place.
But when the results were announced, he felt surprisingly calm.
The program crew made trouble and asked Jiang Sulin to deliberately ask him if he felt disappointed after dropping 6 places.
Zhou Qi shook his head and for the first time spoke in a very serious tone, without the stickiness.
"I know that rankings don't fully reflect my ability, but rather represent the audience's love for me. Although my ranking has dropped, I feel that my stage fans have increased."
He winked, his pretty face lively and lively, worthy of being called one of the "Three Flowers of the New Century" together with Bo Mi and Kenny.
"I guess I'm right. Under Brother Fu's guidance, my performance of 'Cyber Love' is absolutely amazing. Although perhaps other stronger contestants could perform better than me, but..."
"Your jealousy is useless," Zhou Qi announced, somewhat provocatively, "I might even be luckier than Lan Yizhou."
No one in the audience could refute, and they all laughed and scolded Zhou Qi, saying that he was provoking everyone and that he might get beaten.
Who doesn't know the success of "Cyber Love"? Although everyone's phones were confiscated, the offensive of money is omnipresent. As long as a few staff members are bribed, even if they don't commit crimes to get the phones, they can still learn something.
For example, "Cyber Love" won the honor of the first stage of annual playback volume on a certain music platform. For example, the sound source of this song has been rejuvenated, especially the "New Century" version, which allowed the creator of this song to buy a luxury car.
After the show ends, if "New Century" still abides by the law, then even if only 1% of the profits go to Fu Xunyan and others, it will be a considerable income.
It's just full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
The next person to take the stage in "Cyber Love" is Bai Zhen.
Bai Zhen lost the opportunity to leave the show and compete because he had improved a lot and ranked 12th. When he learned his ranking, Bai Zhen almost cried and hugged Fu Xunyan tightly.
"Thank you, Brother Fu, and thank you for leading us in creating the second public performance."
This was the first time Jiang Han entered the top 10, and he was very satisfied with the result.
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