46 Female Trainee Auditions
There are few people in this world that Yuan Xiao cannot defeat. In the end, Teacher Fu agreed to teach the trainees. As for whether he would join Gu Yuchen's team, he would wait and see.
Yuan Xiao agreed readily. She didn't believe that Fu Daoyun had already gone to Yuanxin Company and wouldn't lend a hand when he saw Gu Yuchen was busy. With this, wouldn't the contract be signed?
Back in the car, Jin Zeyu, who was recognized as the most reliable, held Mike tightly in his arms, as if he was holding some sacred object.
Yuan Xiao turned back from the passenger seat and, since there was still some time left in the car ride, he had some of the most important arrangements to tell them.
"Pack your things when you go back. You won't be living in the company anymore." The entire trainee department of Yuan Xin's company building will be readjusted during this vacation time, and will only be used as a training venue. Yuan Xiao rented an apartment building near the company as a new dormitory for the trainees.
Yes, even for our former boss, it is not easy to buy a house in Beijing.
On the one hand, as the children's popularity gradually increases, the fan group surrounding the company's gate is no longer pure. Some photographers, scalpers, paparazzi, etc. who try to make a profit from the trainees have also begun to gather and spy on the trainees' daily lives.
On the other hand, the female trainees who are about to join the company also need separate training grounds and need to be isolated from the male trainees.
The trainees who had not yet debuted all moved into two-person rooms in the apartment when they came back from vacation. As for the five members of Stary, Yuan Xiao looked around the surrounding area and found the best neighborhood was the one where she lived. The location and security were both suitable, so there was no other choice.
Yuan Xiao: ...I originally wondered if it would be too stressful for the five of them to live too close to the boss.
This was convenient. I called my mother who was far away in Norway. There was an empty villa of a slightly smaller area at home. I asked the housekeeping to clean it up a few days in advance, and I could move in with my luggage.
"The staff sister will take you there tonight and pack up your things in a while. You can send some of the things that need to be replaced back home. There is not much in the villa. You can buy whatever you need after you move in." Yuan Xiao took out a credit card from her bag. It was opened in the name of Yuanxin Entertainment Co., Ltd. and handed it to Pei Zijin.
"Oh——" The five inexperienced people's exclamations satisfied Yuan Xiao's subtle domineering taste, but he still had to say what he had to say in advance: "I will receive information about the money you spend. If I find out that you go out for hot pot or barbecue..."
In general, the children are very self-disciplined. They are only slightly rebellious occasionally, like some of them skipping classes, but this is normal for their age, so Yuan Xiao just turns a blind eye.
"As for meals, you will take care of them on your own these few days. Starting the day after tomorrow, an aunt will come to your house to prepare three meals a day and clean up. The staff who can go to your place know the password, so don't open the door to anyone casually."
"If you need to go out, please contact the assistant sister and remember to wear a mask. If your parents want to come and visit you, the same goes for them. Tell the assistant sister and the company will reimburse you for the airfare and hotel."
"Don't give up on physical fitness." Gu Yuchen interrupted, "When you buy daily necessities, buy some small fitness equipment and put it in your living room. You can practice with large equipment when you return to the company."
"Did Su Chen hear that?"
"...I understand, Mr. Gu."
"After we go back, Xiao Pei, take your hard drive and copy the files to my studio computer. In the next few days, you should familiarize yourself with the entire album. Write down any questions you have and any ideas for adaptations. When I come back, we can have a meeting to review them together and solve them."
After returning to the company, Gu Yuchen gave a few more instructions before getting off the car. The company had been on holiday for the past few days. After working intensively for so many days, the employees were very tired and urgently needed to recharge. Gu Yuchen was no exception.
After watching the five of them return to the company building, Gu Yuchen turned around and asked Yuan Xiao, "What are your plans for the next few days?"
The popularity of the debut has not yet died down on the Internet, but Yuanxin Company is quite calm. At Yuan Xiao's request, various materials prepared in advance are being released step by step, and an announcement was also made on the official Weibo that Stary will be recording and producing an album, stabilizing the emotions of fans.
Yuan Xiao lowered her head to look at her phone. She didn't realize what Gu Yuchen asked her. She answered casually, "I will fly to Shanghai tomorrow afternoon. I have an appointment with teachers from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shanghai Theatre Academy to select trainees for the girl group tomorrow."
When he looked up, he saw Gu Yuchen's complicated and respectful eyes. Yuan Xiao: ...
How can I explain to you that tomorrow is actually the end of a week's vacation for me...
In order to prevent Teacher Gu from thinking that his boss was obsessed with reading novels, Yuan Xiao had to let his image of being dedicated and responsible become extremely tall in Gu Yuchen's heart.
Gu Yuchen: ...But I have no way of asking you to date me.
Well, business is more important. Gu Yuchen watched Yuan Xiao walk a few steps towards the elevator. Suddenly, he turned back, looked at Gu Yuchen, and asked him, "Teacher Gu, have you been to Shanghai before?"
"I've been there - but I really like the city of Shanghai. It would be nice to go there for a visit during my vacation."
"...No, if you go, you have to work with me." Yuan Xiao suddenly regretted inviting him.
"You really don't have a single day off?"
"…You can change your flight and come back two days later."
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Until he boarded the plane to Shanghai, Yuan Xiao had not yet recovered from the strange feeling of switching between two worlds.
After staying here for almost a year, Yuan Xiao returned to the university dormitory and could hardly remember what she was doing before she traveled through time. She looked down at the novel displayed on her mobile phone and found that it was the culprit of her travel through time.
Yuan Xiao: Quit, quit, quit.
After lying flat in the dormitory for three days, she finally recovered a little and was able to finish her final assignments.
After her debut battle, Yuan Xiao's popularity saw a new wave of growth. When the system finally settled the accounts, it not only allowed her to return to her original timeline by more than six days, but also approved a lot of salary for her to take away.
Yuan Xiao felt complicated when she heard that the system could input the balance directly into her card. She did not trick her beloved system into doing something that was not in compliance with the law purely because she valued her own moral cultivation.
It's just that the time in the two worlds switched seamlessly as soon as it happened, so she was still a little dazed after she came back.
Gu Yuchen bought a ticket for the same flight last night and successfully squeezed into Yuan Xiao and Liu Zhu's car to the airport with his luggage. He noticed that Yuan Xiao was not in a good state, so he reached out and gently touched her forehead: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
In fact, it was because of the jet lag. Yuan Xiao shook his head and said, "I didn't sleep well last night."
"Sleep on the plane later." With the neck pillow thoughtfully provided by Teacher Gu, it only took a few hours to get from Beijing to Shanghai. We landed at the hotel in the evening and had an appointment to go to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music the next day.
Yuan Xiao went to the bathroom before starting the selection. Unfortunately, the experience did not work this time. She was not lucky enough to meet a great lead singer like Su Chen a second time.
As usual, makeup remover wipes were distributed before the interview. Shanghai Conservatory of Music is a relatively traditional music school, and there are not many students in each undergraduate department. The only ones who can participate in the interview are musical theatre majors like Su Chen, and a few girls from the composition department who are interested in the idol industry.
Female trainees are always more pleasing to the eye than male trainees during the audition stage. Most of the girls interviewed in the morning were slender and well-mannered, but there were really not many of them. Even with the added fame that Yuanxin has gained in the idol industry over the past six months, the number of students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music is limited.
Yuan Xiao interviewed more than ten people and sent out two trainee contract proposals, but was not particularly satisfied with any of them.
Perhaps it was because the girls were too good and their preparations were comprehensive and safe, but one could not see any ambition in them.
In the afternoon, we went to the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Yuan Xiao had been there once during the last audition. More than half a year had passed and new students were enrolled in the new semester.
Still borrowing the same classroom as last time, Yuan Xiao looked through the resumes received this time and saw that there were many more students from undergraduate majors, and frowned slightly.
"Are we going to directly select those majoring in acting?" Assistant Liu's ability to accurately judge Yuan Xiao's thoughts was still online, but Yuan Xiao shook his head:
"Personally, I don't support freshmen majoring in acting changing their careers right away, but it stands to reason that they should have an opportunity to change their major during their freshman year." Yuan Xiao knows that at this stage, some people will inevitably come for the exposure of the new season of "I Have No Future", but there is nothing wrong with pursuing opportunities.
Maybe you really feel that the acting career is not suitable for you, but you can't simply dismiss it. Besides, musical theatre major also belongs to acting, and this major is very compatible with idols.
In order to save time, the interview is still in the form of a group of five people, and each person will show their talent for one and a half minutes. It is best to sing and dance directly, and the second best is to choose to show either singing or dancing. Pop music or street dance. Other Chinese dances can only be shown as bonus points after passing a round of interviews.
Yuan Xiao sorted out his resume and nodded to Gu Yuchen, who was acting as a temporary volunteer at the door: "You can invite the first group."
The girl who walked in first made Yuan Xiao's eyes light up.
The girl had bright eyes, a pair of phoenix eyes that were quite sharp, and a good figure with a straight back. Her long black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she looked very spirited.
Yuan Xiao flipped through her resume and read aloud unconsciously: "Xia Wentao, Peking Opera...Damadan?"
This major was indeed beyond Yuan Xiao's knowledge. Yuan Xiao confirmed: "What are you going to perform?"
Xia Wentao took out her phone and turned on the player: "Girl group dance."
This really caught Yuan Xiao by surprise. She thought that opera majors should be very strict and formal, but street dance requires people to relax in order to dance well.
Xia Wentao left a very good first impression on Yuan Xiao, so much so that he planned to let her go to the company and train for three months like the previous trainees even though she had no singing or dancing skills.
The result was really a big surprise for her.
Xia Wentao directly picked a debut song of a foreign girl group and started dancing from the most famous part. She danced very well and did not look like a beginner.
This song was so popular that Yuan Xiao noticed from out of the corner of her eye that not only some of the girls in her group were quietly dancing along, but even some of the girls waiting outside the door began to sing and dance along, as if they had come to a random dance scene.
Since her image and foundation were both good, Yuan Xiao gave her an offer on the spot.
The next few people all chose songs in a similar way. Some of them even sang very popular songs on short video platforms and almost caused a chorus. Yuan Xiao was very strict about appearance and did not lower the selection standards just because the candidates had a good foundation. During the short break, Gu Yuchen sat at the table next to Yuan Xiao and looked a little frustrated: "Are those foreign groups really that popular among young people in China now?"
"Not quite the same." Yuan Xiao took a sip of water. She was also a frequent fan, and she quickly figured out the connection.
"That wasn't the case during the last male audition. The male and female groups are also different."
"Compared to boy bands that create dreams for their fans, girl bands are more like leaders among the fan base and even the entire younger generation of girls. Young girls will imitate the makeup and outfits of girl band members, and when they want to exercise, they will go to the dance studio to learn girl band dances. Therefore, the popularity of girl bands is difficult to compare with that of boy bands."
"You have come to one of the best singing and dancing academies in the country. It is not uncommon for most girls to be able to dance in girl group dances."
Yuan Xiao used to have a friend who was not a fan of celebrities but a complete presentist. However, she could dance to most of the famous songs of domestic and foreign girl groups. She never bought small cards when she went to the market, but only participated in the dance. She learned dance just to exercise and post on WeChat Moments.
Therefore, Yuan Xiao’s subsequent operations and overall planning for the girl group will be completely different from those for the boy group.
"After I get back to Beijing, I'll look for large dance clubs besides professional schools. The chances of meeting a good talent should be much higher than the last time I just randomly stumbled across them on the street."
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