Chapter 21 Penalty for breach of contract
"And you?"
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows slightly.
After drinking the porridge that Lu Ran brought him, he could clearly feel that his stomach felt much better.
"I'm number seven."
Lu Ran spoke the truth.
Although he received an "A-" on the first stage, his fan base was not as good as others. The fourth, fifth, and sixth place bloggers were all popular in short videos, so their rankings surpassed Lu Ran.
Lu Ran was already very satisfied with getting seventh place.
He originally thought that he would be eliminated in the first episode, but now not only was he not eliminated, he also achieved a good result of "seventh place". Isn't this something worth celebrating?
"Wen Yu, thank you."
Lu Ran looked at Wen Yu with eyes full of gratitude: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to perform so well."
He was still as nervous as ever when he went on stage, and the sticky sweat oozing from his palms seemed to break his will. If Wen Yu hadn't given him a thumbs up from the audience, he definitely wouldn't have performed so well.
"Thank me for what?"
Wen Yu smiled and said, "The reason why you achieved such good results on your first stage is because you sing well."
In fact, Lu Ran is capable.
His age and experience were there, and he had practiced in the studio for a full ten years, so his basic skills were stronger than Ren Yi and Zhao Ziyue. It was just that Lu Ran was too unconfident. He could perform perfectly on stage when there was no one around, but he would get nervous when it came to a formal competition.
“No…no…”
Hearing Wen Yu praising him like this, Lu Ran's expression turned shy: "My singing is just average."
"wrong."
Wen Yu shook her head and seriously corrected Lu Ran: "You sing very, very, very well."
He used the word "especially" three times in a row to express his admiration for Lu Ran: "Teacher Jiang... and Teacher Gu both praised you. Even Teacher Song gave you a "B" because you were too nervous and went off-key in the first sentence. These three are all well-known teachers in the industry. This shows that you really performed well today."
Wen Yu subconsciously wanted to call Jiang Xue's name directly, but he quickly remembered that he was now a trainee of "Pick Me" and it was a bit impolite to call "Jiang Xue" by name directly, so he changed it to "Teacher Jiang" in time.
Wen Yu paused for two seconds, then looked at Lu Ran with a smile and admiration. "Even if you don't believe me, don't you believe them?"
Lu Ran had never been so sure of himself before.
Although his company is not big, it recruits many trainees every year. Lu Ran not only has to compete with previous trainees, but also with new trainees.
The first two years after joining the company were fine. Lu Ran had the dream of "debuting" in his heart. He was full of fighting spirit during practice and did not feel it was hard. As time passed, "debuting" gradually became an unattainable fantasy. Lu Ran saw no hope. In addition, with more and more new trainees joining the company, he began to feel overwhelmed.
The company where Lu Ran works implements a "hardship education" model. Their teachers rarely encourage trainees. When trainees make mistakes, they will only receive scolding like "How can you debut like this?", "How can I have such a stupid student like you?", "If you can't practice well, there are plenty of people who can."
Living in such an environment for a long time, Lu Ran's personality became more and more inferior. The atmosphere in the company was not good. Trainees often used "age" to attack him. Over time, Lu Ran became more and more autistic and forgot how to present a wonderful stage.
It was the first time that Lu Ran received so many words of affirmation. A faint blush appeared on his fair cheeks. “Thank you.”
"You're welcome."
Wen Yu accepted Lu Ran's thanks with a clear conscience, then remembered something important: "Will this program be recorded for more than two months?"
He remembers that "Pick Me" would be recorded for nine episodes.
One episode lasts for one week, and nine episodes last for more than two months.
"right."
Lu Ran nodded.
"Can the contestants withdraw early?"
More than two months was still too long for Wen Yu.
He underestimated the influence of the name "Wen Yu". Even if he was an unknown amateur, he could get overwhelming attention after perfectly reproducing Wen Yu's famous song "Stars in the Reflection" on the stage.
Wen Yu's strength is not at the same level as the trainees of "Pick Me". He has countless ways to debut. It is unfair to them that he takes up the debut opportunities of some sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys on the talent show stage.
So Wen Yu wanted to quit early.
"You can withdraw early, but you have to pay liquidated damages."
Lu Ran spoke frankly, "All the trainees participating in this audition have signed contracts with Pick Me. Unless they are eliminated normally, they will have to pay liquidated damages to the production team."
This was also the reason why Lu Ran was nervous after hearing Wen Yu and Ren Yi make a bet.
It wasn't just because Lu Ran was worried that Wen Yu would miss out on a chance to debut, but also because the "Pick Me" contract clearly stated: "Trainees who withdraw from the show for personal reasons must pay liquidated damages."
"How much is the penalty?"
"Five hundred thousand."
Lu Ran spoke the truth.
Five hundred thousand is already a considerable amount of money for a trainee who has not yet debuted.
"so……"
Wen Yu subconsciously said "so little", but then he thought of his identity as a trainee and stopped.
"Wait, let me check my phone."
Wen Yu unlocked the original owner's phone with his fingerprint.
I only saw the balance in WeChat was "3268".
An ominous premonition flashed through Wen Yu's mind, and he opened Alipay again, which contained 5230.
He checked the balances in his bank cards again and found that the total amount of money in so many bank cards was only 20,000 yuan.
...So poor?
Wen Yu blinked in disbelief.
In his previous life, any endorsement that Wen Yu took on would start at seven figures, and his film pay would be as high as eight figures. How come this "Wen Yu" who has the same name as him is doing so badly?
The total cost of all the software does not exceed 30,000 yuan.
The penalty route is not feasible for the time being, so he can only find another way to see if he can reach a cooperation with the director.
"Do you want to exit early?"
Lu Ran looked at Wen Yu doubtfully: "But you received the most votes from the audience. If you can maintain your performance today, your debut is only a matter of time..."
Lu Ran didn't understand Wen Yu's thoughts.
Aren't all the trainees who participate in the "Pick Me" audition aiming to debut? Now that the chance to debut is right in front of Wen Yu, why would he want to quit the stage?
Wen Yu wanted to speak but stopped.
He can't say that he doesn't want to bully children, right?
Wen Yu couldn't think of a suitable excuse, so he just said, "It's because of some personal matters."
Having said that, Lu Ran didn't feel comfortable asking any further questions.
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