Chapter 194: Using stillness to control movement?
Wu Yue introduced the team-forming session with a smile. The large screen in the center of the first floor had quietly switched to the team-forming rules screen. Ren Limeng immediately noticed the text version of the first round of team-forming rules - the captains will go downstairs in order according to their personal love value ranking in the second public performance. Each captain can only choose one person in each round. After going downstairs, if the guest of their choice also intends to form a team and keeps the light on, then both selections are successful.
The eleven guests downstairs have also stood in front of the circular light board of the new backdrop. Chen Xingzhi, who ranked first in the love value in the second public performance, was called by Wu Yue and went downstairs first.
Ren Limeng frowned slightly and quickly recalled the rankings of the five captains. Chen He was second in personal love value, Chen Xi should be fourth, and Guan He... seemed to be ninth?
She ranked eighth, which wasn't the last, but... probably didn't help.
Ren Limeng knew very well how much her eighth place was due to the production team and the influence of Chen Xingzhi, and all the guests waiting to be selected were not fools either.
Ren Limeng couldn't help but look at An Ling beside her, and at this moment An Ling also looked at Ren Limeng.
"Li Meng, our team is still short of two people. What are your plans?"
Good question!
This was also what Ren Limeng originally wanted to ask An Ling about. As the top host of the Orange platform, the live broadcast storm some time ago has passed. An Ling's status in the circle has always given her a certain degree of choice. Ren Limeng believed that An Ling's sudden participation in "Shan Hai" would not be without plan.
Since the production team didn't tell her in advance, Ren Limeng planned to start with An Ling and seize the time to test her.
I didn't expect An Ling to ask this question first.
As for the team members, Ren Limeng's mind was racing from the moment she knew she was the host. She had many candidates for teammates who could create sparks, but without prior communication, Ren Limeng was not sure about both parties' choices.
After all, water flows upwards, and who doesn’t want to choose a good captain?
Just like the eleven lights that lit up in unison after Chen Xing went downstairs, there were no simple passersby who were content with the status quo among the guests. Everyone had their own thoughts, and the only thing that remained unchanged was the ambition to become famous.
"I really want to choose Sister Xinran, but I don't know if I have the chance."
Fan Xinran is the guest with the highest personal popularity value except for the five captains. She is a sweet and popular star who can sing and dance. It is rumored that she is easy to get along with and can perfectly make up for the popularity shortcoming of her team.
Even though she knew that it would be difficult for Fan Xinran to stay until she came downstairs, Ren Limeng still sighed as if she knew the answer. She smiled slightly and looked at An Ling with a tentative look, wanting to see An Ling's attitude at the moment.
"Xinran...she should be the favorite. Li Meng, do you have any backup options?"
An Ling frowned slightly, but still looked at Ren Limeng gently, with the smile on her lips unchanged.
Ren Limeng certainly has many alternatives. If she considers the reality of the two choices, Ren Limeng tends to choose blogger rather than celebrity.
The three blogger guests who are still standing on the stage downstairs are all top-level in a certain field of the video platform, and have enough basic traffic. However, because they are not celebrities by profession, they all have to face the situation of not being famous enough in the "Shan Hai" program, and become marginal members of the team during the recording.
Adversity may be an opportunity to make a desperate move.
If everyone sticks together for warmth, maybe they can make it to the third round with outstanding performance. This is the best feasible solution that Ren Limeng can think of now.
Ren Limeng’s first choice for team formation is travel blogger Fei Jingting.
As a travel blogger, Fei Jingting is more suitable for the travel recording of "Mountains and Seas" during the week.
Currently, many guests are focusing on the weekend performances, but Ren Limeng did not ignore the fact that more recording time for "Shan Hai" is actually during the midweek journey.
Taking advantage of Fei Jingting's identity as a travel blogger, it is easy to shoot beautiful vlogs to record daily life in the next week, or to combine them with the Three Public Travels for extensive creative promotion. Ren Limeng has many groundbreaking ideas that can be collaborated with Fei Jingting.
She couldn't waste Sangong's trip.
The captain's sudden appearance, coupled with the unfriendly team rules, made Ren Limeng feel too passive at the moment. She could only try every possible way to find a way out.
But facing An Ling's smiling question, Ren Limeng did not easily express her thoughts. She lowered her eyes as if thinking, silently observing An Ling. She noticed from the corner of her eye that An Ling seemed to have a confident look. Ren Limeng suddenly felt a little scared. She smiled and finally spoke first.
"It's not really a backup. Besides Sister Xinran, I really want to choose Jingting, but I'm afraid I'm being too greedy."
In the first two public recordings, Ren Limeng was more of a listener in the team, leaving the initiative to Chen Xingzhi or others, but in the third public recording, she was the captain of the entire team. No matter what, she should speak up when necessary, and even if she had to remain silent, she could not completely let things go.
Even though she couldn't see clearly the path set by the program team and it was shrouded in fog, Ren Limeng had to bite the bullet and move forward. Now that things had come to this, she couldn't take a single step back.
"Oh? No, that's not greedy at all. When forming a team, we need to communicate and make choices with each other."
An Ling smiled gently, and Ren Limeng could feel the similar inquiry in An Ling's eyes. It was their first meeting, and beyond words, they both had their own thoughts and were exploring the boundaries of their relationship.
"Li Meng, I actually want to recommend someone to you."
An Ling's voice was steady, with a hint of hesitation before suddenly becoming resolute. "Qingzi, have you considered this? She's your teammate from the first round, and we know each other, so it'll be easier for us to work together."
Li Qingzi?
Are you kidding me?
Ren Limeng smiled slightly, but her expression did not change at all. She looked up at An Ling and noticed the determination that flashed in An Ling's eyes.
Ren Limeng suddenly began to doubt whether An Ling's suggestion was a personal impulse or a suggestion from the program team.
She always felt that since she was announced as the captain, many things had been arranged in advance. It was very reasonable, but also... very wrong.
So what can she do?
The cooperation that Ren Limeng reached with Yao Xin on Saturday was more focused on her personal career development.
On behalf of the platform's entertainment department, Yao Xin officially confirmed Ren Limeng's transfer. After the recording of "Shan Hai" is completed, Ren Limeng will transfer to the entertainment channel, most likely to Yao Xin's studio, to participate in more activities and program recordings.
Yao Xin has produced many popular variety shows and has a lot of say in the entertainment channel. He is the more senior of the two popular factions on the Orange platform. Although his studio is still called a personal studio, it is actually an important department under the entertainment department and participates in too many activities of the Orange platform's entertainment channel.
With her own achievements and reputation in the agricultural channel, and the current huge scandal with Shen Xingzhi, Ren Limeng worked hard and was able to barely win Yao Xin's favor.
In the past two days, Ren Limeng secretly recalled that her current path to fame as a host has many coincidental similarities with that of the platform's top host An Ling. They seem to have chosen similar paths.
No matter what she planned at the beginning, and how much hesitation and weighing she went through, after these days, she finally chose this path. Ren Limeng admitted that the marketing CP cooperation with Shen Xingzhi helped her career. Like An Ling, she actually relied more on scandals and gossip to make a name for herself.
There is no way. As a host, the reality is that being seen is more important than so-called professionalism. Only when they are seen by more audiences can they have a chance to display their professionalism.
Otherwise, even for an important S+-level variety show, the production team is more likely to choose celebrity guests with greater fame and traffic as hosts, rather than prioritizing professional suitability.
The current dilemma of the host is just as An Ling said, that most of the time he becomes too much like a background board.
Even An Ling, the top host of the platform, was ignored like this. How difficult it is for little-known hosts like Ren Limeng to be seen? Perhaps only they themselves know the pain and regret involved.
Ren Limeng didn't expect that just when she felt some empathy for An Ling, she would suddenly see An Ling at the recording site today, and even suddenly team up with An Ling without being able to refuse.
Everything happened too suddenly, and Ren Limeng could only improvise.
"Qingzi should also be a favorite to form a team. Maybe Brother Xingzhi has chosen Qingzi right now."
Ren Limeng's tone was hesitant. She did not directly reject the proposal to team up with Li Qingzi, but looked at An Ling with a slight sadness, wanting to see An Ling's reaction at the moment.
An Ling in front of him smiled without saying a word, and looked directly at the TV screen. Her ambiguous attitude seemed to be full of confidence that she would win.
Ren Limeng's gaze also turned to the TV screen in the training room. Shen Xingzhi downstairs was about to make a choice.
"What a pity, Xingzhi actually chose Xinran."
An Ling sighed softly and looked at Ren Limeng with some regret. Even though she said "what a pity", Ren Limeng did not see any surprise in her eyes, as if... everything was expected.
As the top anchor of the Orange platform and having been deeply involved in the platform for many years, An Ling must have some means at her disposal, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to settle everything so quickly and directly re-appear on the S+-level variety show that replaced her at the last minute.
An Ling’s sudden joining itself is a declaration of a strong return.
So, what plot did the production team arrange for her to be the captain of the third public performance? How much content has been planned?
As Ren Limeng pondered over and over again, the staff finally came into the room and confirmed her favorite guest with Ren Limeng, who was the next one to go downstairs to choose.
"I choose...Fei Jingting."
Ren Limeng spoke slowly under the intense gazes of An Ling and the surrounding staff. She smiled slightly and apologetically turned her head to An Ling and explained, "Sister Ling, I'm sorry, I have someone I'd rather work with."
Ren Limeng didn't explain much, but her calm face, with its gentle smile, already gave her all the answers. An Ling looked at Ren Limeng deeply and said lightly, "Of course, you're the captain, you make the decision."
After Ren Limeng went downstairs, the first lighting session she faced seemed worse than expected.
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