Chapter 17 Chapter 17 South City Video
Early on Saturday morning, the trainees who had been wandering in the ocean of study for a week arrived at the company.
But the trainees who are usually very active were very quiet today.
When they met in the dressing room, they exchanged glances, said a few meaningless words, and then quickly fell silent.
Faced with such quiet and obedient trainees, Chen Jing began to miss the lively and somewhat noisy atmosphere of the past for the first time.
She glanced in the mirror and saw Lu Yao waiting for her to put on makeup with his eyes closed.
Unlike the previous times when she was full of admiration, her mood this time was complicated.
Five generations of the cultivation system have been launched. After more than 20 years, people have already known the operation process of the cultivation system very clearly.
Even if they are showing their true self in front of the camera, both the company and the trainees themselves have their own standards for how much truth they should reveal.
There may be competition, quarrels, and disagreements among the trainees, but in front of the camera, their relationship is always wrapped in a warm undertone.
This is also everyone's expectation for the development system.
Some words can be said casually, but some words should never be said.
Lu Yao's interview was tantamount to tearing apart this layer of warmth and exposing the cruel competition to everyone.
Although the public knows it, there is a big difference between guessing and admitting it personally.
"What on earth are you thinking about?" In Ding Ling's office, He Zheng slammed the table.
Ding Ling said calmly, "Boss He, I am the person in charge of the fifth generation, and this is also what Boss Su meant."
He Zheng sneered: "I can't control you anymore, right? Fine, fine, I want to see how long Su Junliang can protect you!"
After saying that, He Zheng left the office angrily.
As soon as everyone left, Ding Ling, who seemed very calm just now, put her hands on her head and cried silently.
What sin has she committed? She has to take care of five generations.
Oh, Heaven, oh, Earth, who will save her!
After venting her anger, Ding Ling raised her head with a fierce look and started working again.
Staring at the computer, as if trying to stare through the screen.
Although the work is difficult, if she were given the chance to choose again, she would still take on the burden of five generations.
It is a challenge, but also an opportunity.
But before Ding Ling could do much more, there was another knock on the office door.
As soon as the clacking of the keyboard stopped, Ding Ling sighed, knowing that she would not be able to handle the work this morning.
The person who came to see Ding Ling was Sun Yutong. Her purpose was the same as He Zheng's, both of them were asking about the interview with Lu Yao that was released last night.
It’s just that Sun Yutong knows more.
"Sister Ling, didn't you say at the time that this interview wouldn't be released?"
Ding Ling nodded: "I did say that."
"What about now?" Was there a mistake in the editing?
"Come and look at this." Ding Ling didn't explain, but motioned Sun Yutong to come to her side. She opened a video and started playing it.
The video was shot very casually, and it looked like it was taken by Su Junliang in his office in South City. Sun Yutong understood that this video should be Lu Yao's introduction video.
Su Junliang's voice rang out: "It's been three years, and I thought you wouldn't call me. What made you change your mind?"
Lu Yao is wearing no makeup in the picture, and her childish appearance is clearly visible. "The master who adopted me passed away at the end of last year, and I need a source of income."
Sun Yutong opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Su Junliang in the video was also obviously shocked: "You are only fourteen years old. No one will adopt you? What about the welfare home?"
"These aren't for me."
"Being a trainee is suitable for you?"
"Yes." Lu Yao nodded: "Freedom, and it can bring me a certain income."
"Being a trainee doesn't mean you're free." Su Junliang looked less shocked. His expression was kind, and he looked at Lu Yao as if he were his own grandson. "Joining the company means everything about you will be exposed to the cameras. You'll no longer have any privacy. No matter where you go, someone will always follow you. They'll sneak into your room, steal your personal information, log into your accounts on various platforms, and everything about you will be exposed."
After listing the disadvantages of being a trainee, Su Junliang finally suggested: "If you just want a source of income, you don't have to join the company. I can adopt you."
Sun Yutong nodded repeatedly after watching this. She had been in the company for so many years and had a deep understanding of the madness of the fans. Not to mention these children, even adults would find it difficult to remain calm under such pervasive surveillance.
Ordinary trainees at least have their parents to protect them, but Lu Yao is an orphan and there is no one behind him to protect him.
Su Junliang's proposal is most suitable for Lu Yao.
"No, I already have a guardian."
"So joining the company is what your guardian meant?"
"It was my own idea."
"Being a trainee is really not good." Su Junliang seemed to be crazy about trying to persuade Lu Yao, and he even said such words. "If you want to be a star, I can recommend other companies to you, not the training system."
Lu Yao sighed, a look of distress on his face. He pondered for a moment, then spoke with unprecedented seriousness: "It's been five months since Master passed away at the end of last year. Do you remember where you met me three years ago? It was at the gate of the Go Academy. I was participating in the Dan ranking tournament at the time and successfully qualified with a first-place finish, becoming a professional Go player."
"Being a professional chess player is also a job that can bring me a stable income."
"But why am I sitting here now?"
Lu Yao’s self-question is also Sun Yutong’s question.
"I've spent the past five months thinking about what's best for me."
"I conducted five months of research and gained a deep understanding of the training system's trainee model. In the end, I concluded that becoming a trainee is far more suitable for me than becoming a chess player."
Su Junliang looked very disapproving and opened his mouth to speak.
"Don't refute me." Lu Yao interrupted Su Junliang, "I am very smart, much smarter than you think. I can make clear judgments."
"I know you're smart enough to become a professional chess player, but the world isn't that simple, and you're still young..."
Lu Yao interrupted Su Junliang again: "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe my master. He originally chose the path for me to become a professional chess player, but why did he accept your business card? Because he knew that becoming a trainee was a better choice."
Su Junliang looked a little confused: "…Is that so?"
Lu Yao affirmed: "Yes. Otherwise we wouldn't accept your business card, let alone keep a business card for three years."
"That makes sense." Su Junliang's expression brightened. "Then when will your guardian be able to come to the company to sign the contract?"
This impatient look made Sun Yutong feel ashamed.
Was that look of concern for Lu Yao just an act? Changing your mind so quickly?
After the video ended, Ding Ling said, "This was sent by President Su the day before yesterday. What do you think?"
Sun Yutong received too much information at once, and her mood was a little complicated. When she heard this, she immediately thought of Lu Yao's performance in the video, "Is Lu Yao such a tough person?"
Tough, Sun Yutong never expected that she would use this word to describe Lu Yao.
But in the video, whether it was Lu Yao answering Su Junliang's questions or Lu Yao interrupting Su Junliang, he always showed his toughness, which was completely different from her impression of Lu Yao in the past few days.
Ding Ling nodded in agreement. "I've always thought Lu Yao was weird, and after watching this video, I figured out exactly what was wrong with him. Lu Yao has a very tough nature, but after coming to the company, he's been pretending to be good in front of us. It's just that he doesn't act very well, so it's very inconsistent."
Is that so? Sun Yutong blinked in confusion. How could she not notice anything was wrong?
As soon as Ding Ling noticed this incongruity, many contradictions quickly came to her mind, whether it was what she said during the interview, going to the conference room to study alone after the interview, or asking everyone to stop filming and turn off the camera during recording... These were all displays of her toughness.
It’s just that Lu Yao was too calm when he said these words and did these things, and he almost always responded to other people’s questions or requests, so people ignored his toughness and only remembered his obedience.
"But what does this have to do with you releasing the interview?" Sun Yutong didn't understand.
Ding Ling sighed: "Being tough isn't a weakness, but Lu Yao's toughness can be dangerous."
"At the age of fourteen, I decided to become a trainee and went to South City alone to find Su Junliang."
"Coming to the unfamiliar city of Beijing, facing completely unfamiliar cameras and people, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all."
"You saw how he performed in front of the camera. Wasn't he pretty good? But is this normal?"
As Ding Ling spoke word by word, goose bumps gradually appeared on Sun Yutong's body.
Thinking of Lu Yao’s childish face, a chill ran down my spine.
"Lu Yao is indeed as smart as he said, and he has a thorough understanding of the development system."
"Is this intelligence and understanding a good thing or a bad thing?" Ding Ling murmured to herself, and Sun Yutong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After a long while, they both sighed.
It's too complicated to figure out.
"Lu Yao's personality definitely cannot be hidden." Ding Ling spoke again.
Sun Yutong nodded in agreement: "Yes."
“Instead of exposing it later, it’s better to show it right from the start.”
"That's right." Sun Yutong agreed.
If it were an ordinary artist, it would be fine, but the training system has always had a high exposure, and the trainees' true personalities cannot be hidden in front of the camera. Even if the company wants to hide, it is impossible to avoid the ubiquitous private fans.
"He is so smart and knows so much about the training system. Since he has chosen to join the company, he must have made preparations." At the end, Ding Ling felt a little hesitant.
Although I have a certain understanding of Lu Yao, he is just a child after all. I learned about the training system on the Internet and made preparations. But when the day comes when he actually encounters all of this, can he really bear it?
Ding Ling wasn't sure.
But from this moment on, Lu Yao had to bear all of this truly.
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