There is not enough money, resources, background and support.
When planning her artist recruitment plan, Su Yin, already an experienced agent with years in the entertainment industry, knew that with only three million yuan, she couldn't even recruit a well-known, high-caliber artist. Even if she went to various professional colleges to find some good-looking boys, it probably wouldn't be enough. Even if she managed to attract a few, saving some initial training costs and time, she would still be stretched to meet the substantial costs of publicity and operations later on.
Therefore, Su Yin set herself the first goal: to become a training idol!
Among all types of idols, the training-based idols have the lowest requirements for the professional abilities of the idols themselves.
Cultivation idols not only do not require too much cost in the early stages of recruitment, but in the subsequent training stages they can also slowly provide fans with a sense of companionship through low-cost online media channels that they are aware of.
Although the returns will be slow, it is undoubtedly the most suitable option for Su Yin, who is currently short of funds and wants to start her own business from scratch.
These applicants were screened based on the selection system that Su Yin learned when she was a trainee in her previous world and the comprehensive standards of idol characteristics that she summarized when she later worked in an entertainment company. She also conducted a multi-dimensional and detailed evaluation to determine the trainee candidates she had her eyes on.
On the one hand, Su Yin wanted to ensure that the other person possessed the qualities and charm to become an idol. On the other hand, in this world, Su Yin also hoped to leverage the positive atmosphere here to avoid the negative impacts of the previous world's surge in idol numbers and uneven quality, which often led to idol collapses, idol disqualifications, and family entanglements, and to create truly high-quality idols.
After more than half a year of searching, the company finally found some candidates who basically met her requirements for the first batch of trainees. Today, Wang Jiazhen is the last candidate from this first batch of trainees.
After the interview, Wang Jiazhen's parents had confirmed their intention to practice, but the two parties did not sign the contract immediately.
Entertainment companies often have to invest a huge amount of time, energy, and money to train a new talent. Especially now, Su Yin's company does not have the resources and ability to train too many newcomers, so it can only train a small number of high-quality talents.
After receiving the letter of intent signed by the other party's parents, the first step is a three-month free training period as a practice trial period.
The most important thing for a training-based idol is not their singing and dancing, variety show sense, or creative talent, but how outstanding these abilities are or how professional their level is.
The development-based idols sell the development of young boys. It is a process in which fans watch their idols go through countless difficulties, never give in, never retreat, and continue to grow in character and ability. It is a process in which fans place their emotions on their idols, accompany them through big and small things, good or bad, empathize with them, move forward together, and witness them eventually move towards a brighter future.
In order to save the company's costs in the early stages and better train the trainees according to Su Yin's vision and philosophy, Su Yin herself will serve as the instructor for this first batch of trainees, personally responsible for their vocal, dancing, and demeanor training.
This three-month trial exercise is two-way, and both parties have the final right of choice.
No matter how thorough the interviews, it's impossible to accurately judge these young people without actual trainee training. Su Yin will use this trial period to observe each young person's character, potential, and personality traits during daily training, and ultimately select those she believes are most likely to persevere and the most suitable to become idols.
Also use these three months to eliminate those who will regret and waver halfway.
——Two months later——
"Xiaoyao, come to my office later." In the training classroom, Su Yin walked to Zheng Wenyao, pointed out his posture, and said something.
Zheng Wenyao raised his head and glanced at Su Yin, then immediately lowered his head and whispered, "Okay."
This month marks the third month of trainee selection training, and Zheng Wenyao has already missed three sessions in a row. In fact, after just two weeks of training, his parents changed their minds. Every day after training, when Zheng Wenyao returns home, they constantly nag him: "Becoming an idol star isn't a viable path; it's not something ordinary people like us can afford; our relatives are pessimistic and some are making fun of us."
Zheng Wenyao was deeply upset by their comments. He'd argued with his parents twice, but they only intensified his rants. Unable to win over them, he simply gave up arguing and simply ignored them, slipping back to his room after school or practice to avoid being scolded.
However, these past two weeks, perhaps sensing the end of the three-month trial period, Mom and Dad have taken concrete steps to prevent him from going to training. On the weekend before training, Mom deliberately turned off the alarm and didn't wake him up, causing him to be late and earn a stern reprimand from Teacher Su in front of everyone. Last weekend, they told the company they needed time off for visiting relatives or taking extra classes, and wouldn't let him go to training.
Zheng Wenyao was really angry! He wanted to argue with his parents. Every time he heard them say that this path was impossible for ordinary people and that they had never seen anyone become a star, the words would come to his lips but he swallowed them back.
Although he still insisted on attending training, Zheng Wenyao was actually a little confused. There were eighteen trainees in their batch, all with their own strengths, some even better than he'd imagined. It was called a trial training, but it was actually a selection process. The company had said that among these eighteen people, some would definitely withdraw or be eliminated.
Therefore, at least at the beginning, all eighteen people worked very hard and no one wanted to be eliminated.
Zheng Wenyao had never seen how entertainment companies trained trainees before. He simply felt that Teacher Su was even more impressive than she appeared. She was extremely strict with them. If their movements didn't meet her standards, or if they sang out of tune while mixed in with the group, she would immediately notice and force them to follow her methods, constantly correcting them until they were on point.
She rarely cursed, but when her sharp eyes looked straight at you with a hint of dissatisfaction, it would give people a great sense of oppression. No one dared to laugh in front of her.
Although the training tasks Teacher Su set for them were demanding, they were all within everyone's capabilities. He had never heard of the training methods before, but he found them extremely professional. Any problems they had were quickly resolved with just a few simple pointers.
The trainees, who were also candidates, had discussed this secretly. They felt that Teacher Su was far superior to any teachers they had encountered at the Children's Palace or in school. She had a particularly sharp eye and taught exceptionally well. Almost from the first day of training, their initial concerns and distrust gradually dissipated. From that very first day, while no one expressed any concern, they were deeply impressed by Su Yin.
Some had high comprehension and talent, making remarkable progress. Others had poor comprehension and average talent, making slow progress. Although it had only been two months, six of their eighteen trainees had already left, and the remaining twelve were gradually distinguishing their abilities.
Zheng Wenyao had been quite confident, but within two months, he began to waver. Training was exhausting; classes, homework, and practice were all part of the daily grind. His former close friends and neighbors had become somewhat distant because they couldn't play together. His parents constantly discouraged him at home. Furthermore, he missed a few classes, and seeing others so enthusiastic—many already doing better than him—began to feel anxious.
At such a young age, it was the first time for him to feel how many troubles there were in life, and the first time he felt that he was powerless.
Especially when his parents were talking about him, Zheng Wenyao couldn't help but ask himself, can I really become a star?
Su Yin watched the young men in training. She knew clearly that within just a few days, some had already begun to slack off, their attention wandering. Some began to hesitate, lost, and even considered giving up. Perhaps they themselves didn't notice, or perhaps they thought others didn't notice. However, in front of the huge mirror, under her eyes, everyone's expression and movements revealed a lot.
When she was a trainee, only one in ten thousand could be selected to join a big company. Only after going through an elimination ratio of hundreds to one or even thousands to one could she successfully debut and become famous.
The idol industry wasn't particularly popular here. Su Yin had come to them on her own initiative, and the trainee competition wasn't that high, so it was easy to feel like this opportunity had come too easily. Perhaps it was because most of these kids hadn't experienced setbacks or adversity. After just a few days of training, Su Yin mentally crossed out several people.
"Yin Haoran! Don't be lazy. It's not time to rest yet. Keep practicing!"
"Shi Haoxuan, your arms are raised too low. Lift them up and straighten them!"
"Everyone, don't relax. Get serious."
Noticing that several people's movements were becoming weaker and weaker, Su Yin walked up to the teenagers, clapped her hands, and signaled them to get serious.
"Teacher, see you this weekend!"
"Teacher, I'm leaving too!"
As the sky grew darker, some people began to finish their training, carrying their backpacks and saying goodbye to Su Yin as they went home.
These children have to go to school during the day and come to training after school, but they can't go back too late. In fact, they can't train for very long in one night.
Because they were still in the audition stage, the trainees were still living at home. After practice, Su Yin would have staff call their parents and escort them to the bus or help them get a taxi. She would then check with the parents to ensure they had arrived home safely. Her attentive approach and conscientious attitude convinced the parents that this entertainment company, despite its seemingly small size, was indeed quite responsible.
At this time, there were only two teenagers still practicing in the training classroom. Su Yin walked out of the classroom and headed towards her office.
Zheng Wenyao had been waiting for her in the office for a while. Su Yin did not sit down directly, but walked to the water dispenser in the office, took out the milk powder placed next to the water dispenser, made a cup of milk and handed it to Zheng Wenyao.
"Thank you, teacher."
Zheng Wenyao had no idea what Su Yin wanted to say to him. Was she criticizing him for missing three classes... or was she just...thinking he was bad? His mind was in a turmoil, and he quickly took the milk. The warm milk in his hand brought him some peace of mind.
But the first words Su Yin said startled him.
"Your parents called me this morning and said you didn't want to continue practicing."
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