Chapter 7 Trainee No. 1
His parents asked someone to find him a good job that was stable and reliable. His friends told him that he had persisted for ten years without any progress and that he might as well find another way out. The company said that they had tried their best and that "Pick Me" was the last chance they had for him.
"Do you regret it?"
Looking at the depressed Lu Ran, Wen Yu asked.
"I have no regrets for being able to stick to my dream for so long..."
When mentioning the word "dream", Lu Ran suddenly became happy: "I am already very satisfied."
If he had the chance to do it again, he would still choose to be a trainee.
Wen Yu saw the shadows of many people in Lu Ran. He had seen too many people who persisted in the entertainment industry for their entire lives, and when they retired, they were still a small and invisible person that no one cared about.
The entertainment industry depends on talent and even more on luck.
“Is there a reward for first place this time?”
This body was too weak, and the memories Wen Yu received were intermittent. He was not sure whether the images he saw were correct, so he could only ask Lu Ran for confirmation.
"yes."
Lu Ran nodded.
He was already used to Wen Yu's speed in changing the subject, so he just patiently explained: "The top three in this performance will have generous rewards."
"What exactly is it?"
If any other trainee had been questioned like this by Wen Yu, they would have definitely lost their patience long ago. However, Lu Ran had always been a good person. His handsome face didn't show a trace of impatience. Instead, he explained to Wen Yu seriously, "The reward for first place is a private room and the right to choose teammates first."
There are a total of 100 trainees this time.
Because of different ratings, living and dietary conditions are also different.
Players who received an "A" rating lived in a two-person dormitory; players who received a "B" rating lived in a three-person dormitory; players who received a "C" rating lived in a four-person dormitory... and so on, players who received an "F" rating lived in a seven-person dormitory.
"Lu Ran, are you willing to be my teammate?"
Wen Yu raised her eyes and looked at Lu Ran in front of her.
The badge not only has the player's rating, but also their name.
Lu Ran originally wanted to say that they might not be able to survive the first stage, but when he saw Wen Yu's confident look, his words suddenly got stuck in his throat.
"I do."
Even if he can't get what he wants in the end, he will persist until the last second.
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"Pick Me" audition scene.
The director saw that the trending search for "Pick Me" had reached number one, and he curled his lips in satisfaction.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he smiled and said, "Next, let's welcome Zhao Ziyue, the trainee from Sun Company."
When the words "Zhao Ziyue" fell, the big screen behind the director changed. The three words "Zhao Ziyue" kept flashing and finally turned into a brief self-introduction.
"Zhao Ziyue, a trainee at Sun Entertainment, gained countless fans through his short video with the song 'I,' with the highest number of likes reaching 2.3 million."
There is also an ID photo next to the self-introduction.
All we see in the photo is that Zhao Ziyue is wearing a white shirt and smiling brightly at the camera. His black hair hangs down in front of his forehead, giving him a boyish look that only belongs to a sixteen-year-old.
This is an ID photo taken specifically for a talent show. The requirements are not as strict as for other ID photos, and the hair can cover the eyebrows.
This time, there are not only individual trainees participating in the "Pick Me" audition, but also trainees from major entertainment companies.
Among the many entertainment companies, there are three that are the most famous.
The first company is Starlight Entertainment, whose representative artists are Wen Yu, Su Qingjin, and Ye Luo.
The second company is Star Entertainment, whose representative artists are Gu Yang, Li Nuo, and Xie Shiya.
The third company is Sun Entertainment.
Unlike the first two companies that focus on training individual trainees, Sun Company is best at training members for boy and girl groups. Today, the most popular girl group Moon in the entertainment industry comes from Sun Entertainment Company.
Many netizens in the live broadcast room are familiar with "Sun Entertainment Company".
[Did I hear that correctly? Are all the trainees from Sun Entertainment participating in "Pick Me"? Is the quality of this audition really that high?]
[Haven't you heard of Zhao Ziyue before? He has a million followers on his short video platform. I thought he'd already debuted...]
[I know him! His short videos have a lot of likes!]
I think I saw a video of him dancing in a practice room before. That video must have had hundreds of thousands of likes, right?
Did you notice the badge on his chest? Is that the letter "A"? I'm a little nearsighted...
[It's an "A." To be able to get an "A" rating during the audition, this person must be very strong, right?]
[Is the first trainee to appear so amazing?!]
…
The appearance of Zhao Ziyue sparked discussion among netizens.
As Sun Entertainment is the leading entertainment company in the country, the quality of its trainees is naturally needless to say.
"Hello, judges."
Zhao Ziyue politely introduced himself, "I'm from Sun Entertainment. I'm very happy to be participating in this talent show. I'm going to sing a song I wrote a while ago called 'Searching for Light.'"
…
He's only sixteen, right? He can already write his own songs?
The quality of these talent shows is really getting higher and higher.
[I have a feeling that "Pick Me" will become the most popular talent show this year...]
I was attracted to him by his singing videos. Zhao Ziyue has a unique charm when he sings.
…
The lights on the stage grew dimmer.
Zhao Ziyue held the microphone with both hands and sang softly.
"Searching for Light" is a song he created with the help of the company. It mainly tells the story of a young man chasing his dreams.
He had practiced this song countless times in private, but there were so many mentors sitting in the audience, and actually going on stage was completely different from singing in private. Because he was nervous, he went off-tune twice during the singing.
Fortunately, he had a solid foundation and adjusted quickly.
The overall melody of this song is passionate and uplifting. Netizens are not professionals, so they did not notice Zhao Ziyue's mistake. Instead, they thought that the idea and melody of this song were very good.
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"Pick Me" practice room.
Lu Ran looked at the big screen and couldn't help but sigh, "Zhao Ziyue is so amazing, no wonder he got an "A" rating in the audition..."
"……sharp?"
Wen Yu listened to the whole thing with a frown on his brow.
This song is indeed good, but Zhao Ziyue's singing is too dull. He did not appreciate the bravery and striving emotions in the lyrics.
In other words, it is just skills without emotion.
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