Chapter 807: The Faded Actress (17)
This time, forty trainees were eliminated. Wen Wan felt sorry for them when she saw them crying. However, the competition was cruel. Some people were not bad, but just lacked luck or were not good enough. But it also proved that their journey had come to an end and they would have more opportunities in the future.
After the first performance, the production team gave the trainees a day off.
Let them be able to play games.
The mentors followed suit. Wen Wan's popularity was beyond Gu Yuan's imagination. Watching the trainees constantly crowding around Wen Wan, Gu Yuan felt very uncomfortable. So he tried to get Wen Wan's attention in various ways, following her around like a little tail.
The other trainees initially felt that they were trying to climb up to Gu Yuan.
After all, there is a hierarchy between actors and idols in the entertainment industry, and generally speaking, actors have a higher status than idols.
Moreover, Gu Yuan's first movie was a huge hit, achieving such great success that he is an extremely outstanding actor, not to mention his good looks.
They're even better looking than these idol trainees, which is really frustrating, but we have to accept it; life is just unfair.
Moreover, Gu Yuan's personality is not actually gentle. Although he is not very strict, he is completely distant towards others. However, he changes completely when he is in front of Wen Wan. He becomes a sweet little bean, making countless trainees sigh that if they had such a good boss, they would definitely be even more affectionate than Gu Yuan.
In the end, it was the agent who took Gu Yuan away.
After bringing Gu Yuan back, they threw the montage of their couple moments right in front of him.
"Gu Yuan, tell me honestly, do you and President Lin have any relationship, besides the relationship between a boss and an artist?"
Gu Yuan: "No, I'm just very grateful to President Lin. Don't overthink it. Besides, President Lin is so outstanding, it's impossible for him to like me."
"And what about you? Do you like President Lin?"
Seeing Gu Yuan's blushing expression, the agent understood and rubbed his temples. "You're an actor, after all. In public, you should tone it down. Look at your eyes; anyone can see what you're thinking."
Gu Yuan looked at himself in the video. Was it really that obvious? Did he really have that kind of look in his eyes?
Did she find out?
Gu Yuan suddenly felt a little panicked.
"I'll control myself."
Agent Yuan Ya sighed, "I won't stop you from liking President Lin, but you also know that your career is still in its early stages and you can't get involved in any unspoken rules. Although there are fans who ship you and President Lin as a couple, they are just shipping. If you and President Lin officially announce your relationship, all your efforts will be labeled as President Lin's, and you and President Lin will be unequal."
"If you like it, keep that feeling in your heart, and focus on acting until the day you can stand beside President Lin."
Gu Yuan lowered his head. "I understand. I will definitely work hard on filming."
Yuan Ya: "I hope so. You should be joining the crew for your next project soon. I've sent you a few scripts. Study them carefully and prepare for your next audition."
Gu Yuan: "I understand."
...
Gu Yuan went to film a movie.
Wen Wan suddenly felt a sense of emptiness beside her, which was quite unusual. However, she also knew that Gu Yuan was a career-driven person who would not only win the Best Actor award in China but also go global and stand at the pinnacle of the global entertainment industry.
Wen Wan's days became leisurely again.
However, he was soon occupied with various other things.
After all, as these trainees work harder and harder, more and more problems arise: they sing until their voices crack, they dance until they cramp up, they twist their waists, they twist their necks, they are overly exhausted, and so on. Even the mentors are exhausted.
Then they went to find Wen Wan, who was just like the doctor in the variety show.
The director hired a professional medical team, but these people just loved to come to her. After all, seeing the director's receding hairline was enough to prove that Wen Wan's medical skills were superb, something that no Western medicine could match.
Soon it was time for the second round.
Thirty trainees were eliminated.
Meng Yuan made another dangerous pass, ranking twenty-fourth.
Qin Cheng, ranked nineteenth.
Oubo, ranked eleventh, is very close to debuting. Oubo has also started to work hard. Although his efforts are not very effective, according to Wen Wan's wishes, he should work hard. Even if he is a useless person, he should be a beautiful and hardworking useless person.
Lin Wei surprisingly came in seventh place, while Li Qi came in third, the same as last time. Yao Mingyu was still in first place, but the gap between the second and third place was narrowing.
Then the thirty eliminated also ended their journey.
Wen Wan was much more at peace this time.
With only thirty trainees remaining and the competition halfway through, the variety show has become extremely popular.
The show's sponsors have also started advertising for these children during filming.
As one of the major sponsors, Wen Wan naturally didn't let it go either.
After all, the Lin family owns a vast number of businesses, and they could easily provide enough material for promotional shoots.
The director was naturally happy to see it happen.
Wen Wan also had his own selfish motives; according to his thinking, Lin Wei and Li Qi's debut was a sure thing.
Although Ou Bo is a bit of a show-off, he has a lot of votes, but Wen Wan doesn't plan to let him debut. After all, he really doesn't have any talent in this area, and forcing it won't work. It's better for him to try other paths, like acting.
Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng both want to debut, but their rankings are in danger.
After all, although the two are good-looking, there are too many good-looking people in this talent show, and the two of them don't have any special features.
Lin Wei has the aura of a genius, Li Qi is overwhelmingly superior in strength, and Ou Bo, that face is his calling card.
Meng Yuan is cute and Qin Cheng is handsome, but that's about it; they don't have anything that makes the audience remember them or make them go crazy for voting.
If this continues, the two of them will be eliminated in the next performance.
On one hand, the two need to improve their strength, which can only be achieved through their own efforts. On the other hand, Wen Wan wants to make them memorable.
Finally, they came up with the idea of forming a couple.
And they didn't consult the two of them, because the kind of sweet moments that come out unintentionally are what fans want to see.
Moreover, the two are very suitable to be a couple. Qin Cheng is not talkative, but he has a good personality, especially towards Meng Yuan. He is very doting on her, and Meng Yuan is also very dependent on Qin Cheng.
Li Qi is a practice fanatic, while Ou Bo, Lin Wei, and Meng Yuan are still somewhat shy. On the contrary, Uncle Ze trusts Qin Cheng much more.
So they added a lot of business packages for the two of them.
And they promoted quite a few duo edits.
The opportunity arose from a surprise inspection, and then, on camera, the two were seen embracing, or more precisely, Meng Yuan was lying in Qin Cheng's arms.
The comments section went crazy.
The pairing became an overnight sensation, instantly becoming the most popular CP on the show. The two were incredibly likable, with countless points to enjoy, whether it was their size difference or their adorable yet cunning nature.
Moreover, the two were close in rank. Qin Cheng was weak in singing, so Meng Yuan would teach him little by little. Meng Yuan was weak in dancing, but Qin Cheng could also teach him, and he taught him countless times, perfecting each movement one by one, without ever getting angry.
What's this……
This is love.
The CP fans started shipping the mouse, and then the votes skyrocketed. Many insiders also saw that there was capital involved, but there was nothing they could do. After all, it was Wen Wan's skill to push the CP to the top.
The third performance was soon to come, and this time it was open to the public, with fans and audiences able to buy tickets to enter.
A total of 30,000 tickets.
Sold out in three seconds.
Many fans failed to get their hands on the tickets, which also hurt the feelings of those who criticized the show's false prosperity and its lack of success.
The trainees were extremely nervous.
After all, this was their first public performance, and any mistake would be a major disaster.
Ten trainees will be eliminated in this performance.
All the trainees are practicing desperately, hoping to stay and debut, because this may be the closest they've ever come to a debut spot.
Some trainees even fainted from exhaustion, and Wen Wan became the busiest of all the mentors, with work non-stop every day.
Ask the director for a raise, and of course he won't—that's just being a shrew.
The director was criticized by Wen Wan.
The director was speechless. You're such a big sponsor, why are you asking him for a salary? Is that really appropriate?
Besides the trainees' fans, there are also many fans of the mentors.
There are also Wen Wan's fans, including Xi Yang.
This was the first time the fans had ever shown their support for their idol, and it was a huge display of their love. After all, their idol was retiring from the entertainment industry, and if she saw the love from her fans, she might stay.
So naturally, I have to work hard.
The third performance soon began.
Sitting in the mentor's seat, Wen Wan naturally saw those aging fans, but joining the industry was out of the question. Wasn't being a boss comfortable? Why suffer?
Wen Wan asked her assistant to prepare some milk tea, snacks, and autographed photos for these fans.
The performance started quickly, and the atmosphere at the venue exploded.
Every group was excellent.
This time, Lin Wei and Ou Bo's team completely blew the audience away.
No one expected that the two would have such a strong chemistry. Wen Wan had worked so hard for Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng for so long, but it couldn't compare to Lin Wei and Ou Bo's tender gaze. Moreover, Lin Wei's strength had increased terrifyingly, and Ou Bo hadn't held him back. He was mostly under Lin Wei's control. It was so harmonious, really too harmonious.
Wen Wan couldn't help but scream, "I'm so excited! I'm so excited!"
This last group won, and surprisingly, they received the most votes of the entire event.
The group that Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng were in also did well, and their final results were acceptable.
The final vote count will be released.
The first place went to Lin Wei and Ou Bo's group, and then each of them received an additional 100,000 votes.
This propelled Lin Wei to third place, just a few thousand votes behind second place.
Li Qi came in second, maintaining his consistent performance.
Yao Mingyu came in first place, but he only had a slight lead of a little over a thousand votes over Li Qi, a stark contrast to the overwhelming vote difference at the beginning.
This also proves that the future champion is still uncertain.
This is going to be fun.
Wen Wan noticed that Yao Mingyu's expression wasn't good; despite being in first place, he looked like he hadn't won.
Lin Wei's expression was also very calm. On the contrary, Ou Bo, who came in sixth place, stood next to Lin Wei and was as flamboyant as a peacock spreading its tail feathers, flirting with fans and making them swoon.
Meng Yuan and Qin Cheng both made it into the top twenty, with the former ranking eleventh and the latter fifteenth.
They've made it to the finals.
Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief.
After that, everyone began preparing for the finals, which were individual competitions where these twenty contestants would fight against each other, against anyone.
Wen Wan went home because it was her grandfather's birthday, so as his granddaughter, she naturally had to go home. Her grandfather was originally unhappy that Wen Wan went to a talent show, thinking that she was going to enter the entertainment industry again. It was only after Wen Wan emphasized that she was only cultivating the company's cash cow that her grandfather believed her.
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