Chapter 2
Seeing the trainee named Chu Yu start to walk towards them, remembering the rumors that he bullied and framed his classmates, several people all stepped back with their chairs, as if they were giving up their seats to the big brother of the gang.
In fact, it stands to reason that trainees who are so good-looking are very popular with their colleagues, because good looks mean high attention. If they flatter others and build some relationships with them, they can even stay close to others to get some shots. During the period of obscurity, every shot is precious, and every opportunity to show one's face means more popularity and the possibility of becoming a big star than others.
Chu Yu was probably the only exception. His position in the talent show camp was like that of Concubine Hua in the harem of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", vicious and naked. He was sure that other trainees of the same period could not do anything to him. It seemed that there was a miasma all over his body, which made other trainees automatically retreat when they saw him coming, for fear that they would lose a layer of skin before they could get the popularity.
"This is Chu Yu from Tianxing Entertainment. He will be teamed up with you guys before the classes are divided. You can introduce yourselves to each other first." The staff informed them in a businesslike manner.
There was an ambiguous smile on Chu Yu's lips. The other people looked at him and thought it was a sneer of contempt that looked down on everyone.
I guess someone like him who is popular and has a large fan base simply looks down on those of them who come from small companies. His eyelids are always drooping and he is too lazy to look up at them. It is obvious that he despises them.
It's so scary. He doesn't even pretend. Could it be that he has already thought about how to frame us after forming a team, leaving us with no one to turn to and nowhere to escape until we are forced to withdraw from the competition early?
Xie Man, the trainee who had previously informed the other people about Chu Yu's negative information, had already started to speculate on conspiracy theories in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more real it seemed and the more scared he became. His breathing became rapid, and he even planned to report to the production team after withdrawing from the competition and fight to the death with the other party.
He must not yield to the evil forces! He must fight them to the death, and justice will eventually come to him!
Then Xie Man heard a voice exactly like the one before, but it was louder and more excited than the previous one. It was like a screaming chicken that suddenly lost control:
"Aa ...
The staff member couldn't help but rubbed her ears, feeling that her fragile eardrums had suffered unforgettable damage.
“…” Several trainees looked at each other, and saw half fear and half disbelief in each other’s eyes.
What was going on with that deadly noise just now?
It can't be a collective hallucination, right? They didn't gather together to eat wild mushrooms, did they?
And what exactly was that sound...
"Chu Yu, please introduce yourself first." The staff member suddenly spoke.
The next second after she finished speaking, Chu Yu, the vicious villain, the creator of terrifying rumors, the epitome of intrigue, and the scheming trainee in front of the trainees, turned around.
[Hehe, self-introduction, haha, first self-introduction, hehehe... was I just confused? So embarrassing, let's pretend nothing happened.]
Chu Yu's lips curled up into a barely visible smile of despair, but the others couldn't bear to look at him anymore. One or two of them even began to cover their heads and doubt their lives.
Jing Yan watched Chu Yu walk towards him, and finally made up his mind to speak, cautiously and tentatively greeting him: "Hello?"
There was silence in the air for a second.
[Attention all departments, lights and cameras are in place, I'm about to open my mouth!]
"Hello."
After hearing Chu Yu's answer, everyone fell silent.
This voice was exactly the same as the screaming chicken they had just heard.
Brother, do you know that when you go crazy, the whole hall will be broadcasting live?
…
It might be that the staff had ordered Chu Yu to introduce himself first, which made the latter feel that he should say a few more words, but he couldn't squeeze out two more words for a long time. The slow-motion speaking speed of his mouth formed a sharp contrast with the Gatling machine gun-like rumbling of his heart.
“…My name is Chu Yu.”
Nineteen years old, a good sleeper, a professional wimp, an amateur slacker, can eat when hungry and drink when thirsty, can hold an umbrella and go home on rainy days, but easily gets lost - why do people have to open their mouths? How come the technology tree of human civilization hasn't reached the point where face-to-face brainwave communication can occur?
"...from Tianxing Entertainment."
[It's not Earth Star Entertainment, nor is it Sky Moon Entertainment. As for why it's called that, good question. I don't know. I'm just a little boy who keeps mumbling to himself because he's nervous.]
...So noisy.
But at this time, several people faced each other, no one opened their mouths, and the entire hall was filled with silence from the floor to the ceiling.
...and it's so quiet.
This is so awkward. I'm just repeating what the staff member said. It's hard for others to understand me just by saying these few words—but opening my mouth is so tiring.
It's okay, brother. You have revealed all your family background through your brain waves, and we know you very well now.
[Why aren't you talking? Why aren't you talking? Tell me, ahhh, why aren't you talking? Are you embarrassed by me? Are you embarrassed by me? Being the king of silence is my fate. I understand. Hahahahahahahaha woooo ...
The trainee with the typical high-class flower face touched her hair grimly.
That's not the case. The other trainees answered in their minds. They were just doubting the veracity of the previous negative news. The little boy in front of them, who was about to go crazy because no one cared about him, and the professional male concubine Hua in the harem talent show in their imagination seemed like two different species. When Chu Yu's inner voice sounded, the original atmosphere of the whole hall was wrong, from the gloomy and political intrigue of the film to a weird and silly style.
[It doesn't matter. I will exit gracefully, just like a steel rose that doesn't reveal its sadness in the wind and rain.]
"...I'm going to the restroom." Chu Yu stood up and walked towards the corridor with an expression that people who didn't know him would think was indifference but was actually a trance.
If they hadn't heard those eardrum-piercing screams just now, they would have thought that Chu Yu's words and actions had a deeper meaning, perhaps some kind of threat or yin and yang. But now, they seemed to be able to see a hint of the helplessness unique to a level 10 social phobia from the tiny smile on his lips.
"...Did you hear that?" After everyone walked away, Jing Yan cautiously asked the trainees around him.
"You heard that, too?"
"I thought I was deaf."
"I thought I was going crazy."
"I thought I ate wild mushrooms...did he really go to the bathroom?"
"Uh, the toilet seems to be at the other end. He went the wrong way."
"I'm a little worried about him."
"I have some."
"Let's go see him."
"OK."
"OK."
Just like that, several trainees stood up in unison and walked towards the direction Chu Yu had left, completely forgetting that just a few minutes ago they were still gathered together whispering about how evil and terrifying Chu Yu was as the villain boss in the camp.
At the other end, in a long corridor.
The system struggled to break free from its frozen state and muttered weakly, "Host..."
Sorry, did I scare you just now?
The system closed its eyes and felt that its eardrums were still aching.
It now finally understood why the person in front of it's eyes, after knowing that it could hear his thoughts, had the first reaction of "it might disturb you".
Then he cried out again with his dying breath: "Host..."
Chu Yu was flipping through the original novel's plot in her head. The novel described how trainees would not only live and rehearse with their new teammates, but also spend nearly 24 hours a day with them after being divided into groups. A photographer would even occasionally surprise them with daily vlogs, requiring the trainees to smile, greet, and express themselves when they saw the camera.
Human hell, destroy it.
What was he trying to show? Was he trying to show his unique skill of going crazy on the spot and then falling asleep?
He had just closed the book in a daze when he heard the system calling him in his head: "What's wrong?"
"The blind box of mission cards has arrived. Take a chance."
"Is there a card for an instant lunch mission?"
"...Yes, there are, but they're the lowest level and the rewards are minimal. If you get one, you're pretty unlucky. The players I coach all hope to get a rare SSR card, and the higher the reward cap, the better."
Oh, so the card he wants to draw after rounding up is the N card. However, he has been an unlucky person for so many years and his luck has always been bad, so he is very relieved. He should be able to draw the card with the lowest rarity.
With this unreasonable hope, he picked out a box in his mind and opened it.
Mission content: Change your fate and become the protagonist.
Reward Cap: Very High
Specific goals: Reach the top five in popularity within one month, the top three in popularity within two months, reach 100% judges' favorability, 200% trainees' favorability, 300% audience favorability, and achieve "top two in voting and high-ranking debut" by the end of the show
Note: Exclusive top-level SSR card for cannon fodder characters, dark horse scenario for the Chosen One, congratulations to Baozi for winning the grand prize~
Click.
He heard the sound of a dying heart.
A calm and tired smile spread across his face. He tilted his head to look out the window at the beautiful scenery. His thin lips parted slightly, and he uttered a single word: "6."
What bad luck.
He defied fate and became the protagonist? A cannon fodder who danced like a gymnastics instructor and stayed at home for eight hundred years, never seeing the sun or anyone else?
Not to mention that he was able to overcome all obstacles and win the championship among a group of professional singing and dancing trainees, the fact that he could face the audience without stammering or mumbling for a long time and only being able to utter a few interjections was already a huge improvement.
Everything that can't kill me might as well kill me directly.
Either the audience who voted for him were blind, or he was suddenly possessed by some socialite who was a great singer and dancer. There was no third possibility.
It would be better to ask the system what would happen if the task was not completed, so that he could prepare for his death early and then lie down.
"You, don't think so for now." The system noticed his intention and said nervously, "There is always a way out. As long as you work hard, there will be hope."
Well, you are right. Chu Yu answered it in his mind, and then changed the subject:
What happens if the task is not completed?
"...The worst possible outcome is being eliminated in the first round. Then, the results of the book transmigration process will be determined. If you pass, you'll be sent to the next world. If you fail..."
Erased? Chu Yu asked.
"No, you have to roll the probability to draw the card."
You'd better kill me.
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