Chapter 16 The Beginning of Team Formation
Just as Lu Xiaoxiao was having a tender interaction, Ye Zhen also took out her phone expressionlessly, pretending to call her "stepmother".
Upon seeing this, coordinator Xiaoqi was terrified and quickly stepped forward to grab her hand.
"Well, actually, only one person in the team needs to complete the task! Hahaha!" Xiaoqi chuckled awkwardly, trying to smooth things over, but cold sweat was dripping down her back.
Help! Judging from the comments, this girl seems to be a rich heiress. If we actually call her and hear some secrets about her wealthy family, it could turn into a major broadcasting disaster.
Speaking of Ye Zhen, could the Ye in her name be the Ye from Ye's Food Company...? Xiao Qi felt a sudden toothache.
Seeing this, Ling Wei secretly gave Ye Zhen a thumbs up, and Ye Zhen also slightly curled the corners of her mouth, a hint of a smile flashing in her cool fox eyes.
Three years ago, during the team's hiatus, the team faced disbandment and its members went their separate ways. Ye Zhen was the first to find Ling Wei, who was pulling her suitcase and preparing to leave.
Ling Wei was quite surprised at the time. During her trainee period, she didn't communicate much with this woman and only collaborated with her on stage once.
Ye Zhen is recognized as the most unapproachable person in the group. Her background as a wealthy heiress is well-known. With her tall figure and unsmiling expression, she always looks at people with a condescending arrogance.
Most importantly, she has a straightforward personality that is consistent with her words. Some of her fellow trainees were once brought to tears by her frank remarks.
Aside from necessary stage shots, her scenes in variety shows are always cut very little, while occasional clips of her arguing with others are maliciously amplified, attracting a lot of criticism for no reason.
When they were working together in the same group, everyone kept their distance from Ye Zhen, so the burden of communication fell on Ling Wei's shoulders.
Ling Wei initially couldn't figure out her personality either. After cautiously getting to know her, she discovered that this woman was capable and ambitious, but she spoke too bluntly and had a blank expression, which made her easy to misunderstand.
After learning the truth, Ling Wei felt relieved and worked hard to liven up the atmosphere in the group, ultimately delivering a wonderful performance.
They thought this collaboration was over, after all, there were 108 good girls, the stage combinations were random, and everyone had the best relationship with their roommates.
Just like Ling Wei, Xiao Xiao, Xiao He, and Sha Jing, but she didn't expect Ye Zhen to block her way directly and ask bluntly: "Want to team up with me?"
Before Ling Wei could recover from her shock, Ye Zhen had already laid out her plan in a clear and organized manner: "I can help you with the penalty for breach of contract. We'll find a few more people to form a new team, and you can be the team leader."
The usually taciturn person was now talking non-stop, even starting to plan his upcoming commercial performance schedule.
"Wait!" Ling Wei hurriedly called out, looking at her with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. "Why me?"
Why Ling Wei? Ye Zhen had indeed seriously considered this question.
There are many members in the group with impressive vocal abilities, and the first few members to debut are even more popular.
Ke Lingwei has a unique aura. As long as she is in the practice room, even the most complicated movements can be straightened out; as long as she picks up the microphone, even the most restless team can calm down.
Ye Zhen had never seen this reassuring sense of unity in anyone else.
"It's just... I feel that with you leading the team, things won't be too bad." Ye Zhen said this reason dryly, and then pursed her lips in annoyance as soon as she finished speaking.
This explanation sounded as weak as a con artist's opening line; she should have looked up "How to Elegantly Praise Your Future Teammate" beforehand.
"Pfft, hahahaha," Ling Wei suddenly burst out laughing, her laughter growing louder and louder, "You and Xiaoxiao definitely have something in common, she said I'm her WiFi! Oh dear, I can't take it anymore..."
The girl wiped away her tears of laughter and extended her hand to Ye Zhen: "We already have a team, so I'm sorry we can't team up with you. But... as the team leader, I would very much welcome you to join us."
Later, Ye Zhen wanted to pay the breach of contract penalty for them, but Ling Wei politely declined.
“It’s okay,” Ling Wei said firmly. “There are too many idols now, and the market is being reshuffled. Blindly debuting will only get you swallowed up by the tide.”
She calmly analyzed, "The reason our group failed was not just due to operational issues. Our skills were not solid enough, our works lacked memorable elements, and relying solely on our personas couldn't sustain long-term development."
She looked at Ye Zhen and said, "In these three years, we need to complete our studies and lay a solid foundation, and we also need to systematically hone our professional skills."
Furthermore, Ling Wei has learned about Ye Zhen's situation these days: "I know your family has always disapproved of you doing this. If you use your family's resources now, not to mention how many favors you will owe, you will probably be even more restricted in the future."
Ling Wei is right.
Three years of honing their skills had fueled a burning passion within everyone, and Ling Wei was undoubtedly their captain and the team's most brilliant mind.
During last night's special training session, this strategist clearly analyzed the strategy: "The 'beautiful, strong, and tragic' persona is very advantageous to us, but we must maintain a proper balance. Tragedy is the underlying tone, strength is the capability, and beauty is the outward appearance; all three are indispensable."
“Xiao He, you can retain your dialect appropriately, but you should keep it within the range of being ‘down-to-earth’ rather than ‘rustic’.”
Zhao Xiaohe immediately nodded: "Don't worry about that. Even if I want to control myself, sometimes I can't help it when I'm in a hurry!"
As she spoke, she slipped in a Sichuan dialect phrase, which made everyone laugh.
“Xiaoxiao,” Ling Wei turned to Lu Xiaoxiao, “you are the face of the store, but the most beautiful thing is not that you are perfect, but that you are real and touching.”
At this moment, in front of the camera, Lu Xiaoxiao remembered the captain's instructions and interacted with the children on the other side of the screen even more attentively. When she saw Ling Wei's encouraging look, her heart warmed and her eyes involuntarily reddened slightly.
"I can't let my younger siblings see me cry." She quickly lowered her head, wiped her eyes shyly, and then looked up with a bright smile.
This natural emotional shift instantly resonated with the viewers in the live stream:
"Who is this? Just seeing slightly red eyes breaks my heart!"
“My grandma told me I must vote for her, saying that this child is so lovable.”
"Waaaaah, thank you Grandma on Xiaoxiao's behalf!"
A series of "Thank you, Grandma" comments flooded the live stream.
After the video call ended, Xiaoqi quickly followed up on the process.
"Now let's pack up and head to the designated meeting point."
In order to promote Qinghe Province’s cultural and tourism resources in an all-round way, the program team carefully selected several distinctive locations in the province as the variety show stage.
These locations are not only scenic, but also embody the unique local products and culture.
Ling Wei's group, Group A, was assigned to the "Yunwuling Ecological Blueberry Garden".
Located in a hilly area, the terraced fields are shrouded in a thin mist, with ripe blueberries dotting the landscape like purple gems. The air is filled with the sweet aroma of the fruit, making it a newly emerging agricultural tourism destination in recent years.
When Ling Wei and her team arrived at the vast blueberry orchard, several teams from Group A had already arrived.
The program team's allocation of roles was clearly well-thought-out.
In order to balance the attention given to each group and avoid a situation where one group becomes overwhelming due to having too many popular teams, the production team adopted a mixed grouping strategy of "popular contestants + talented amateurs".
Ling Wei quickly glanced at the team members who had arrived and spotted a figure with long, flowing hair in the crowd.
Oh, it's someone I know.
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