27 Chapter 27
Shangguan Huaijin on the screen had never thought that he would have to choose his teammates before the game. At this moment, he could not help but sit stiffly in his chair with an embarrassed look on his face.
After she joined the immortal sect, she was filled with bitterness and hatred in the first half month and had no interest in socializing. In the second half month, her cultivation level increased rapidly and she was taken into seclusion by Elder Bai Xuan to practice. She had only met most of her fellow disciples a few times and had no idea about their personalities.
What's more, when choosing people, one also has to consider the other party's wishes, which is a difficult task. She frowned and looked back and forth among these disciples, seeming to be unable to make a decision for a moment.
The audience outside the screen also followed suit and offered suggestions.
"We can't waste this chance to choose first!" Wang Zhicai slapped his thigh and said, "How about choosing the one ranked seventh? That would be a strong combination!"
"No, no!" His companions shook their heads. "That Miss Huang Li in seventh place is good at the zheng. Wouldn't she be clashing with Miss Shangguan? I'd rather choose a dancer or singer to complement her..."
Shangguan Huaijin, sitting at the table, had similar thoughts. After a moment's hesitation, she finally made a decision: "I want to invite Die'er over."
She is good at music and can sing well after a few days of training, but dancing is her weak point and she should work harder to make up for her shortcomings in this area.
Miss Die'er did not refuse Shangguan Huaijin's invitation. Instead, she sat down with a flattered look on her face, looking relieved.
The first selection went smoothly, and then everyone's attention fell on Liu Pianpian, who ranked second.
"So, Miss Pianpian will choose contestants who are good at music or singing, right?"
"Miss Huang Li, ranked seventh, is so suitable! Her singing voice is like an oriole!"
Liu Pianpian, the center of attention, pursed her lips as she looked at the contestants below. The name she uttered surpassed everyone's expectations: "I choose Lu Wu."
"Green weed?"
"Who is Luwu?"
"That Pipa girl, she was ranked around 30, I think."
"Why did you choose her?"
The moment Liu Pianpian said her name, the camera locked onto Lvwu's face, filled with shock and disbelief. Amidst everyone's chatter, Lvwu, having regained her composure, gradually began to tear up. "Sister Pianpian..."
Among the forty contestants she selected, the one with ordinary appearance, ordinary talent, and even ordinary personality was just because she was close to Liu Pianpian and was often taken care of by her. She didn't expect that she would be willing to take her with her in such an important competition.
"You will lose if you are not careful..." Lu Wu's words were choked with sobs.
"Then help me win." Liu Pianpian waved at her with a smile.
Lu Wu was speechless and ran towards the stairs while nodding vigorously.
Because Liu Pianpian's choice was so unexpected, even Ning Shu couldn't help but ask, "Pianpian, why did you choose Lu Wu? Because you want to take care of this little sister?"
"No, Young Master," Liu Pianpian retorted seriously, "I didn't give her a backdoor out of consideration. This was a decision I made after careful consideration. Lu Wu and I have a good compatibility, and tacit cooperation among teammates is also very important, isn't it?"
Indeed, if a girl group has something like team spirit, it will breed lovely creatures like group fans. Ning Shu didn't say anything more and gave a thumbs up to express his affirmation.
Xiao Lihua, who came in third, finally chose a contestant who was good at playing the piano: "After all, I am quite confident in both my singing skills and my figure, so I still need a sister who understands music to help me." She explained while gently twisting her hair.
Baby Ye, who was fourth in line, pointed at his face in disbelief. "So Miss Huang Li, who was seventh, is mine? Haha, I didn't expect my luck to be so good!"
"It's not the first time anyway, is it?" Ning Shu winked playfully, and a burst of cheerful laughter rang out in the studio.
Baby Ye was able to stay because of some luck. She happened to occupy the last empty seat, and the reason for her popularity was inexplicable. The contestants speculated that it might be because she was cute.
In short, luck is also part of strength. Ye Baobao successfully recruited Huang Li, and the exciting double selection process continued.
Names were called out one by one, and the chosen people sat down in their seats with joy or relief. Gradually, the front rows were filled, and only the last row was left.
The contestants still standing on the stage all had very ugly expressions. At this point, it basically meant that they were the ones left out. Embarrassment and loss filled their cheeks, and they stood on the stage with forced smiles.
"I choose Miss Qingyu." Another contestant left the stage with a sense of relief, and finally Tieying was left standing alone on the stage.
It's not that everyone is isolating her on purpose. Firstly, she was voted back by the monks when the competition was about to start, and she was still a stranger to the other contestants who had lived together for a month. Secondly, her plain appearance was really incompatible with the beautiful female monks of the Hehuan Sect, and few people could appreciate her talents, so this embarrassing situation was created.
She looked at Ye Baobao with embarrassment, who happened to have a seat left because he had been rejected once. The audience in front of the screen also fell silent. No one praised Ye Baobao for his good luck.
"What's wrong with this contestant? Wasn't he eliminated? Why is he still here?"
"Before, they were turned back by those roughnecks from Fulong Pavilion. They caused such a big scene that they even overturned the tiles in the square. Didn't you know?"
"What are those rough guys doing? What kind of aesthetics is this?"
"Shh! Those big guys are in the next room! If you let them hear us again!"
Thinking of the group cultivators' burly physiques and muscular arms, the cultivator shrank his neck guiltily: "Baby Ye's luck is really bad!"
"Hmm... all the good luck you had before has run out, right?"
Although Tieying on the screen could not hear the whispers of the audience outside, she could feel that she was unwelcome from the sudden quiet atmosphere in the studio. She lowered her head and her face flushed with embarrassment. She even thought about giving up. But when she thought of the group of honest and simple brothers who had gone to great lengths to vote for her, she forced herself to hold back her tears and walked to the only remaining seat and sat down.
"Ah, ah! Welcome to our team!" Baby Ye finally spoke at this time: "I actually wanted to call your name just now, but I thought about it for a long time and really couldn't remember it!" She bent down, clasped her hands together, and bowed repeatedly to the people below, with a look of self-blame on her face:
"I've been together for a month, but I still forgot your name. Please forgive me, big sister with strong arms!"
Others present: ...
So after a month, you still haven't figured out how many fellow disciples you have, right?
Zixiao was amazed: "With this kind of brain, how did she get chosen as the fourth one?"
Bai Xuan leaned over and whispered, "Young Sect Master said this is called something... a cute and sweet girl... It's a very rare trait."
Facing Ye Baobao's apology, Tieying took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to speak: "I'm Tieying, the one who was voted back a few days ago... It doesn't matter if you don't remember me now, I will definitely work hard to make sure everyone remembers me in the future!"
"Wow! This girl is quite impressive!" In a private room, a physical cultivator who had been called over to help with the voting nodded in approval, "Isn't this much better than those other timid fellows? I really don't understand what the other cultivators are thinking!"
"Is that so?" Hong Bao leaned back on the sofa and nodded repeatedly. "And look at Sister Tieying's strong body! She's so energetic when she sings! It's so exciting! Those pretentious guys just don't know what's good!"
No matter how big the differences among the audience are due to different aesthetics, the contestants who have been divided into groups on the screen still have to wait for the host to announce the next competition.
After forming the girl group, the next step is of course to select mentors. After Ning Shu briefly introduced the rules, he divided the current six teams equally among three people including himself according to the results of the previous discussion. Zixiao chose Liu Pianpian and another team that was good at dancing, Bai Xuan chose Shangguan Huaijin and another group of Bailing players who were also good at musicality, and Ning Shu had no preference, so she took over the remaining two groups of Ye Baobao and Xiao Lihua.
"Okay! Now everyone has a mentor!" Ning Shu finally announced the true content of this competition: "You have seven days to prepare. With the help of the mentors, please work as a team and give us a wonderful stage performance!"
At this point she opened her arms, and on the large screen behind her, ink flowed like a dragon, gradually writing out two words with some wild cursive style - Beauty.
"Beauty?" A contestant asked in confusion.
"Yes! Beauty! This is the theme of your performance this time!" Ning Shu raised her index finger and pointed at the screen behind her: "So this is still a composition topic, contestants please remember not to stray from the topic!"
"Are you ready? Then - the countdown begins!" Ning Shu snapped her fingers lightly, and the camera suddenly turned to a clepsydra not far behind her. The water drops fell bit by bit, inexplicably reminding the audience of the urgency when voting.
Just when everyone thought the movie viewing was over and the stage performance would have to wait seven days, the screen suddenly went dark and a line of thick, short, fat font slowly emerged:
The next day at noon——
This time, the scene on the screen was not on a dazzling stage, but in a conference room with many tables and chairs. Zixiao and Liu Pianpian, the contestants they were responsible for, sat opposite each other, and tired sighs came one after another.
Compared to their glamorous appearance on the stage, they now look much more casual, with their heads simply tied into a bun, their clothes mostly comfortable, their faces clean and without makeup, and the contestants have dark circles under their eyes, which show that they have not had a rest since yesterday.
Audience: Wow! It turns out the female cultivators of the Hehuan Sect are also so casual in private. I feel a sense of familiarity with them for some reason!
But what happened to make them so sad?
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