Chapter 15 Audition Initial Evaluation Stage Recording (4)
Mo Bei, in a good mood, returned to his seat with the C-level card without changing his expression.
The puppy-eyed boy next door, wearing a red headband, saw this and whispered comfortingly, "You actually performed pretty well. If it weren't for the lighting malfunction, I think you would have gotten an A."
Nearby, another boy who looked exactly like him and was wearing a blue headband chimed in, "I think so too. Your singing is so beautiful. It's exactly like the original singer!"
Hearing the praise from his twin brothers, Mo Bei nodded slightly and said thank you.
The boy with the blue hairband patted his shoulder and said with an expression of someone who had experienced it, "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, so don't be too sad."
“…”
Being comforted by such a young boy, Mo Bei's mood suddenly became a little subtle.
He wasn't actually sad at all.
After all, he had even experienced death, so what did the initial stage rating of a talent show mean?
But even so, he still smiled at the other person with gratitude.
Although...the result of smiling was not ideal.
"Brother, why don't you stop laughing for now. Otherwise it won't be conducive to recovery."
Mo Bei: "..."
He didn't expect that the lie he casually told on stage would actually be believed. For a moment, Mo Bei's mood became more complicated.
Sometimes all it takes to break the ice in a relationship is just one sentence.
Probably because they knew that the reason why the man in front of them acted aloof before was because of "medical beauty", so the contestants sitting near Mo Bei, including the twin brothers, were no longer as reserved as before, and they all opened up and started chatting with him.
Contestant A: "Dude, when I first saw you with that stern face I thought you were the kind of person who was difficult to get along with. I didn't expect that I was mistaken."
Mo Bei: "I'm just a little slow to warm up."
Contestant B: "Looking closely, you really do look like Mo Bei. Are you really not related?"
Mo Bei: "No."
Contestant C: "You sing so beautifully."
Mo Bei: "Thank you."
Because he had just performed on stage and had expended a lot of energy, and was also limited by his physical condition, Mo Bei tried to be as concise as possible when speaking to others.
However, with this face that is "immobilized due to medical beauty", he looks more and more like a machine.
The cameraman, who is good at capturing materials, recorded this scene and felt more and more impressed by the director team's sharp eye for selecting people.
This contestant named Jiang Mo Nan was just sitting there, but he inexplicably attracted people's attention.
The cameraman felt that this might not only be due to his appearance and figure, but also because of the special aura he exudes.
He seemed so calm.
Although the other person just said that he couldn't make big expressions because of Botox injections, the cameraman, who has seen countless people, has seen too many internet celebrities and stars who have suffered from the side effects of Botox injections. The condition of the person in front of him is obviously different from those people.
There was no swelling, no bruising, no allergic redness, and no drooping eyelids. His stiffness was more like the stiffness of his muscles.
In fact, if you look closely, his every move is as stiff as a robot from an old science fiction movie.
Thinking of this, the cameraman couldn't help but pause.
Could it be that he is actually a robot?!
The more the cameraman thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Otherwise, how to explain that there is someone in this world who is so similar to Mo Bei?
Not only do they look and have similar figures, but even their voices seem like they were carved from the same mold!
But if the other party is a product of artificial intelligence, then everything can be explained.
Over the past two decades, China's technology has developed rapidly, especially in the robotics industry, which has now achieved a fully anthropomorphic state.
However, due to the high cost of production and maintenance, the application scope of anthropomorphic robots is not very wide.
Except for a few wealthy local tycoons, most of them are used by government departments or financially strong Internet technology and gaming companies.
Of course, the industry is also said to be working on developing more accessible humanoid robots. If "Jiang Mo Nan" is actually a new robot being secretly tested by a domestic technology company, it's hard not to suspect the platform's involvement.
Think about it: for the past few decades, the idol industry has always been based on real people, supplemented by virtual idols. However, the star-chasing experience of real idols is not stable, and the failure rate is also high.
If there is capital to take a different approach and create a new blue ocean market in the idol industry, it is not impossible to create a robot idol.
For the platform and the program team, if the popular contestant is revealed to be a robot in the later stage, then the program "Youth Project" will definitely be on the hot search list.
Suspicions arose in his mind, and the cameraman immediately paid more attention to the contestant named Jiang Mo Nan.
The rating performance on stage continues.
"Hello, teachers. My name is Tao Xiaotie."
A teenager who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old stood in the center of the stage holding a microphone.
He has a cute little round face, round eyes, a round mouth, fluffy light brown hair and a cute expression. He looks like the kind of little boy that mom fans love the most.
Even the coolest-looking rap instructor couldn't help but soften a bit.
After looking through the contestant's entry information, Li Zhaokai raised an eyebrow in surprise, "You've also been a food blogger?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene.
The adorable, round-faced boy on the stage nodded slightly, "I used to be one. But every time I livestreamed, only a few people watched, so I stopped."
Upon hearing this, there was a burst of laughter at the scene.
The boy in front of them was so adorable that he rarely aroused the uncle and aunt hearts of the mentors.
Ai Yao asked: "Besides eating broadcasts, what else are you good at?"
"I can also sing, dance and rap."
As the words fell, a hint of surprise flashed across the faces of the instructors.
"You actually know so much?"
The other contestants in the audience couldn't help but sigh when they heard this -
"I can't tell. This little brother is quite versatile."
"Knowing how to do it and performing well are two different things. Just like me, when others ask me, I also say I can do it."
Listening to the whispers in the studio, Tao Xiaotie tried his best to control his instinct to devour all the malice released by the other contestants.
This is not home. My grandparents said that we must be careful and cautious when we act outside, otherwise our identities will be easily exposed.
The mentors and other contestants did not notice his unnatural pause and simply thought he was nervous on stage because of his young age.
Seeing this, the host said gently: "Don't be nervous, relax, and then start your performance."
Unlike his cute appearance, Tao Xiaotie performed a very exciting Chinese dance song. In addition to the long rap section, the chorus even included floor movements.
Even though the lyrics were dense and the dance moves were difficult, this young man didn't even breathe heavily while singing and dancing.
Even a professional singer and dancer like An Junze was stunned by the round-faced boy in front of him.
Not only the instructors, but everyone present was amazed.
I thought he was a bronze player but he turned out to be a king. The contrast given by this cute boy is too big!
At the end of the song, Tao Xiaotie stood on the stage, bowed and was about to leave.
The stunned host quickly came to his senses and stopped him——
"Brother, brother, wait a minute. Your level hasn't been announced yet."
Upon hearing this, Tao Xiaotie stopped suddenly, his expression suddenly realizing something.
The innocent boy's actions once again made the instructors smile.
"Is this kid thinking this is a school performance?"
Hearing Lu Ye's joke, Tao Xiaotie lowered his eyes a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I'm used to it."
"When my grandparents came to our house, they always asked me to dance and do somersaults. But I was always in a hurry to play games, so I would leave as soon as the performance was over."
Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
Isn’t this just like when they were children and were called by their parents to show their talents in front of guests during holidays?
For a moment, the contestants and mentors all showed expressions of understanding.
After a small episode, the instructors also announced Tao Xiaotie's final grade.
Not surprisingly, the cute round-faced boy got an A.
After thanking the instructors, Tao Xiaotie trotted off the stage holding the A-level sign.
The show had already been taping for the entire morning, and only about a third of the contestants had completed their judging sessions. Many hadn't even had breakfast and were already ravenous.
Of course, it is impossible for the program crew to let everyone go hungry during the recording.
So the recording was paused for two hours to allow the mentors and contestants to have a meal and rest.
Of course, the mentors ate takeout prepared by their assistants, while the contestants ate the big pot meals prepared by the production team in the cafeteria.
After all, it was a free lunch, and the contestants were surrounded by people of similar age, so even though the food tasted average, they enjoyed it happily.
Because they were all amateur contestants without any contract companies, and they sat close to each other during the recording of the show, the twin brothers naturally sat next to Mo Bei during lunch.
After a brief contact in the morning, Mo Bei knew the names of the two brothers.
The one wearing red clothes and a red headband is the elder brother Zhao Chen, while the one wearing blue clothes is the younger brother Zhao Xi. The elder brother looks relatively stable, while the younger brother has a more lively personality.
The twin brothers seem to be very popular, chatting up people wherever they go. Furthermore, the younger brother, Zhao Xi, seems to know a lot about the situations of many contestants, making him a real gossip-monger on "Youth Project."
It was also because of him that Mo Bei had a preliminary impression of the other contestants on the scene.
"See that guy over there with thick eyebrows and big eyes?"
Zhao Xi raised his head and pursed his lips at a tall, black-haired young man in the distance. "He used to be a trainee at Zaoxing Entertainment and even appeared on a TV show when he was a kid."
Mo Bei grasped the key point of the words and asked, "Was it?"
"He left," Zhao Xi said in a low voice after taking a bite of pork ribs. "I heard he was kicked out of the debut group. Seeing that there was no hope of debuting, he left the company."
Mo Bei nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions. However, the chatty Zhao Xi didn't stop talking, but continued to gossip with him about other contestants -
"And the one behind him, I heard he's a top student. He's so good that he was recommended to Tsinghua University."
Zhao Xi couldn't help but sigh as he spoke. "I don't know why he came to the talent show. If I could get into Tsinghua University, I wouldn't be here."
Listening to the nagging voice beside his ear, Mo Bei subconsciously raised his head and glanced into the distance.
The boy, whom he called a "schoolmaster," wore a pair of thin-framed glasses and a simple, refreshing light blue T-shirt. He looked completely out of place among the other contestants who were dressed up in flashy outfits.
Mo Bei glanced at it twice, then calmly looked away. At this moment, a tall figure entered his sight.
"Who is that person?"
With his muscular body, he looks like a fitness coach.
Zhao Xi subconsciously looked over when he heard that, then revealed a look of understanding, "You mean him?"
"I heard he used to be a boxer and even played for the provincial team. I don't know why a retired athlete like him would want to participate in a men's group audition."
Having said that, if you think about it, even food bloggers and top students admitted to Kyoto University are participating in the draft, it doesn’t seem like a big deal to have one more retired athlete.
As Zhao Xi spoke, he glanced at Mo Bei's barely touched plate, then blinked: "Are you still going to eat this chicken drumstick?"
Mo Bei shook his head.
As a zombie, he didn't need to eat human food. Rather, the eating he'd done during this time to avoid arousing suspicion had actually put a considerable strain on his body.
Now that he saw someone willing to take the initiative to share the burden, he was naturally happy to see it happen.
"I can't eat any more. I'll give these to you."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xi was immediately overjoyed.
"Then I won't be polite."
Just when Zhao Xi was about to pull the chicken leg over, the retired boxer came over out of nowhere.
It was at this moment that Mo Bei finally saw the appearance of the person who came.
He had very three-dimensional facial features, deep eye sockets, a high nose bridge, and silver-gray hair and a pair of amber eyes, making him look a bit like a prince from a fairy tale.
Looking at the other person's slightly golden eyes under the light, Mo Bei couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is this person mixed-race? Or is he wearing cosmetic contact lenses?
While Mo Bei was looking at the other person, the other person was also looking at him.
Seeing something from Mo Bei, this handsome man who looked like a mixed race couldn't help but frown. But he said nothing, just silently carried the plate and left the three people.
Watching the other person's back as he walked away, Zhao Xi said while gnawing on a chicken leg, "I feel like this person is even more aloof than you."
Mo Bei didn't say anything.
For some reason, the other party's behavior just now made him feel inexplicably uneasy.
Could it be that the person discovered something wrong with him?
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