After the first performance, the production team specially arranged a day of relaxation, saying that it was for the trainees to exchange feelings.
Lu Xu and his friends changed into casual clothes and came to the practice room. They saw the instructors wearing cool clothes and sunglasses, which looked a bit like a beach party.
"Wow, is this a theme event today?"
"You know what, I haven't been out since I came to the training camp. I really want to go out and see the scenery."
"I want to see the scenery. I want to go out and get some fresh air in my dreams."
...
The concept of fully closed training was given before the recording of the program, and the trainees had an idea before entering the apartment. But after staying in one place for a long time, it is normal to want to go out and see the scenery occasionally.
Just when they were talking about whether today was a theme party, Qin Kewei suddenly took off her sunglasses, squinted her eyes and smiled to give a new notice: "In order to celebrate the success of your first performance, the program team has specially spent a huge amount of money to prepare a grand feast for everyone..."
The statement of "spending a huge amount of money" is usually for the effect of the program, so everyone just laughed it off and didn't take it too seriously.
However, Qin Kewei's next words made their tense nerves suddenly excited: "The program team has rented a cruise ship in the East China Sea. Today everyone can relax and have fun at the beach."
"!!!"
"The dream has come true?! Can we really go out?"
"Ahhh, a cruise ship! Long live the program team!"
...
When the trainees learned that they could go out to play, they cheered wildly.
But they were just a group of young people in their early twenties, and they were naturally happy to finally be able to go out and have some fresh air.
The trainees left the apartment according to their grades, and found that the bus had been waiting at the door of the apartment long ago.
Lu Xu had originally wanted to go with his teammates, but was suddenly called over by the coordinator.
"Xiao Xu is here." Fan Zeng was originally discussing something with Ji Xiunian, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw Lu Xu coming over.
"Good morning, Brother Fan, good morning, Brother Nian." Lu Xu walked up quickly and greeted the two of them politely.
"Good morning." Ji Xiunian looked at Lu Xu smiling as he walked up, and unconsciously followed his smile.
"Xiao Xu, there are two commercials today that need you to shoot."
When "The Birth of an Idol" was first being prepared, many brands wanted to be the title sponsor, but at that time, the prices offered by everyone were not much different, and they didn't think the trainees would be popular, so the brands used their previous spokespersons.
Now that the ratings of the two episodes have continued to rise, there are new sponsors who are willing to spend money to get the title sponsorship rights. Another thing the two companies have in common is that they are optimistic about Lu Xu and specifically asked him to be the spokesperson.
For example, the facial mask of SK is mainly for fresh and moisturizing, so Fan Zeng wanted to arrange for the trainees of Class A to come and shoot. Lu Xu is both a popular person and a spokesperson specifically requested by investors, so he is naturally the center of the advertisement.
"In addition to SR's facial masks, you also have a DR perfume commercial to shoot today."
"DR? Isn't that the one that Brother Nian endorses?" Lu Xu immediately went to look at Ji Xiunian, only to be surprised.
As an internationally renowned luxury brand, DR has relatively high requirements for selecting spokespersons.
Looking at the whole of China, only Ji Xiunian has been invited to be the spokesperson in the past two years. His Chinese spokespersons were only domestic, but Ji Xiunian was different from others. He signed a global spokesperson with DR for the first time.
This means that the advertisements shot by Ji Xiunian for DR will not only be broadcast domestically, but also on major foreign platforms. This Chinese with black hair and yellow skin can also be seen.
At that time, Lu Xu adhered to the concept of "knowing yourself and knowing the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles", and kept all the information about Ji Xiunian in mind. That's why when Fan Zeng mentioned DR's perfume, Lu Xu immediately thought of Ji Xiunian.
"Hahaha, you see, I told you, Xiao Xu, you are really a die-hard fan of Xiunian." When a brand is mentioned, the first reaction is not to be happy but to think of Ji Xiunian. This is the behavior of a fan.
Ji Xiunian was in a surprisingly good mood after hearing this, and nodded gently: "It's my cooperative brand."
Lu Xu was even more confused after hearing this, and didn't understand what this meant.
Fan Zeng smiled and explained: "You also know that DR used to only ask Xiunian to shoot commercials. But their general manager of the Central China region occasionally saw your performance, so he wanted you to cooperate with your brother Nian to shoot an advertisement for their new product."
"Is it possible for me to cooperate with brother Nian?" Lu Xu asked Fan Zeng, but his eyes fell on Ji Xiunian. Shooting commercials itself has no appeal to him, but if it is with the target person, it is another matter.
Fan Zeng had no idea that Lu Xu was a part-time actress. When he asked, he thought he was too young to accept the endorsement of DR. He was confused for a moment.
"Yes, I'm working with your brother Nian, and it's DR perfume. How is it? Are you very happy and want to shoot now?"
Fan Zeng asked so bluntly that Lu Xu didn't say much. He just looked at Ji Xiunian with a bright smile and said, "Yes, I'm super happy to work with brother Nian."
Then he thought, no wonder the program team was willing to spend a huge amount of money to rent a cruise ship, it turned out to be to shoot commercials.
Fan Zeng's economic mind is really unmatched.
Lu Xu was thinking, when he heard Fan Zeng sighing: "Hey, hey, the news of Lan Gaojie's withdrawal from the competition can't be covered up immediately. I don't know how those fans will react. You said that Lan Gaojie, he competed well in the competition and was in the rising period. He just gained some fans and he has to withdraw from the competition. What's this?"
Most of the time, Fan Zeng sits behind the scenes and doesn't communicate much with the students themselves.
So he doesn't have any special prejudices or favorite players. He doesn't look at how the players were before they came, but their performance after participating in the competition.
Fan Zeng certainly values players like Lu Xu who are good-looking and capable and have been A for two periods. In addition, players like Lan Gaojie who have risen from F to A and have been the talk of the town are also favored by Fan Zeng.
Although the Lan Gaojie team lost to Lu Xu in the vote yesterday, this itself will not affect the final result.
If Lan Gaojie could continue to rise in popularity, he might be on the final 11 debut list.
But who could have thought that after losing a game, Lan Gaojie fainted and was sent to the hospital and never came back.
"Did he say why he withdrew from the competition?" Lu Xu pretended to be confused, and wanted to know how Lan Gaojie was going to deal with his afterlife.
"What!" Fan Zeng shook his head, and said in a frustrated tone, "What can I say? He just called and said he wanted to withdraw from the competition. I tried to persuade him but he was impatient. When I asked him why, he just said it was personal reasons and didn't say anything else. You said we are not playing house in the talent show selection. Since we have signed up for the competition, even if there is something that wants to withdraw, it is reasonable for him to come and tell us..."
Fan Zeng was indignant and felt that Lan Gaojie was just making trouble.
His popularity is not low, and he didn't know what his fans would think if he suddenly announced his withdrawal.
Fan Zeng said so much, but Ji Xiunian frowned, obviously struggling with something: "Brother Fan, did you contact Lan Gaojie again later?" Fan Zeng
was confused: "Yes, I did. Someone answered the phone at the first two times, but I couldn't find anyone afterwards."
Ji Xiunian frowned even more and couldn't help asking again: "Did you contact him today?"
"No, I don't plan to contact him today. If he quits, then quit. Anyway, I will never consider cooperating with him again in the future."
Lu Xu stood by and listened to them talking, and his eyes would involuntarily stop at Ji Xiunian.
Most people would either feel regret or anger when hearing the news that a player suddenly withdrew from the competition, but Ji Xiunian was different. When Fan Zeng mentioned Lan Gaojie, Ji Xiunian had a complicated expression, and even worried.
Lu Xu couldn't help but wonder if Ji Xiunian knew something.
After waiting for a long time until Fan Zeng looked at the camera, the two of them had a brief moment alone.
Lu Xu tilted his head, looked at Ji Xiunian and asked curiously: "Brother Nian, I saw that you seemed to have been thinking about letting Brother Fan and the others contact Lan Gaojie, is there any reason?"
Ji Xiunian couldn't help but hesitate when he heard it. He originally planned not to tell anyone. But facing Lu Xu's face, he couldn't lie. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly said: "I don't know why, I always feel that he doesn't have much time left. Alas, I hope I am wrong."