Chen Ya and his group walked into the NIX training center and happened to see Japanese trainees rehearsing.
There is a line in the song "Queen of Kabukicho":
"Exit the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station, and there is my own garden, the large playground Kabukicho..."
In fact, Shiina Ringo, who calls herself a "Shinjuku-style singer", had never been to Kabukicho Ichibangai when she wrote this song.
At this moment, in this place of joy soaked in tears and alcohol, in this new-age idol training school, the trainees have given this place new meaning of the times with the liquid called sweat.
They jump, they swing, they lean against the iron mountain.
At this moment, they are more like the queens of Kabukicho.
Although they are all men.
Yu Xiaoxiao covered her mouth:
"It turns out there are so many trainees in the training center!"
"There's more than that," the scout who brought them here said, "There are 48 people in our training center who are still in the trainee stage. This is just a small part of them."
"Where are the others?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked.
"A group of them have already started working on the business side of things," the scout said. "A few have asked for leave, like Long Fan. That guy is currently bedridden because he was eliminated. Haha!"
Qin Yunshang stretched out her finger and scratched the window glass of the dance studio. She found that there was a layer of water vapor on the inner layer of the glass.
It must be the condensation caused by the excessive heat inside. You can imagine how hard it is for these trainees.
"It's just like a part from a factory." Lu Chujiu whispered beside him.
Qin Yunshang smiled and asked, "What kind of business work do you usually do?"
The talent scout nearby replied, "There are bar residencies, street promotions, or small-scale underground commercial performances. The money isn't much, but for budding idols, it's an important way to survive."
After saying that, he added, "The Qin Weili and Long Fan you met earlier are all our top stars here. They are already quite popular in Japan."
Everyone nodded and had a new assessment of the strength of Qin Weili and others.
Previously, after playing a simple game, the program crew met a scout on the streets of Kabukicho according to the program crew's script.
The scout approached them and said he wanted to discover them to become idols. After the details were explained, both sides suddenly realized that the other party was actually one of their own.
Afterwards, the scout took the opportunity to invite them to the training center for a visit.
So they came here.
Of course, all of the above is a pre-arranged script and is fake.
The purpose is simply to promote the company's overseas business and pave the way for these overseas idol groups to return to China.
The training in the dance studio finally ended. Looking at the trainees who looked like they were soaked in water, Yu Xiaoxiao said in a daze:
"With so many people...how many of them can actually debut as idols?"
The talent scout shrugged and said, "It's all in and out. The turnover is very high. 80% of people don't live to see the day they become idols."
Lu Chujiu asked from the side: "How many people can truly become famous?"
The talent scout said, "If being able to hold a solo concert in a martial arts arena is considered a successful idol, then so far, the success rate is still 0."
“…”
Lu Chujiu looked at these people silently and felt as if she saw herself.
She also climbed up by stepping on a bunch of people, but the competition she faced was far less fierce.
Qin Yunshang bit her lip.
What she saw was not herself, but a sense of crisis.
It’s no wonder that the Qin family moved to Japan to create idols. The intensity of competition and the control over trainees are not comparable to those in China.
Although there are no phenomenal idols yet, if these people can make a name for themselves in the Japanese entertainment industry, they will definitely be able to occupy a large market after returning to their country.
This is the cruelty of the entertainment industry. Everyone is striving to move forward and try to gain more living space.
Qin Yunshang asked, "It must be very difficult for Qin Weili and the others to get a chance to leave the country, right?"
The scout nodded: "Yes."
"And yet, they were eliminated just like that..." Yu Xiaoxiao murmured, then suddenly covered her face with her hands. "I suddenly feel so guilty. The scores I gave them might have ruined their dreams."
The talent scout laughed and said, "Don't think that way. They didn't just get this chance to go abroad. They'll have other opportunities. Besides, if they were eliminated, it's not your fault. They can only blame themselves for not learning the skills well enough."
Everyone was sighing, as they had all been through the trainee phase and could empathize with each other. However, Chen Ya asked, "Is there a restroom?"
The scout quickly pointed the way: "Turn left and go to the end."
Chen Ya pointed at the ceiling and said, "There's a crack in the ceiling here."
The scout looked up, puzzled. "Really? I never noticed it before."
"Chen Liang!" Yu Xiaoxiao clenched her fists. "Your focus is so strange! Everyone is lamenting the pity of the trainees, but you're focusing on the ceiling!"
"The suspended ceiling is also pitiful." said Chen Ya.
"How pitiful is the suspended ceiling!"
Chen Ya shrugged.
Qin Yunshang and the others were feeling sad about the passing of time, but he didn't have the leisure time for that.
He has no interest in these so-called idols that are mass-produced on an assembly line.
A very deformed and cheap cultural product.
If these idols can be considered pitiful, then aren't those fake people who hang out on barrage websites and broadcast live to beg for money even more pitiful?
While Chen Ya was in the restroom, the scout took the opportunity to invite him:
"The trainees are almost done practicing. They must be eager to meet their idols. Do you want to go meet them?"
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