Chapter 139 Mentor Team?
Xie Qingyu's question was not an isolated one; other contestants also had ripples in their hearts.
How will the teams be formed this night? Will they be chosen in order of ranking, or is there something else going on?
Qu Qinghuan quickly revealed the suspense, her voice clearly echoing in the practice room: "The song distribution format for the group night is - mentor teams!"
"Mentor teams?" The contestants exchanged confused looks at each other.
Someone murmured quietly: "Is it the same pattern as the second public performance?"
But then I thought about it and it didn’t seem right. There were only two songs to perform on the group’s formation night. How should they be allocated?
Moreover, the performance on the group formation night focuses more on the stage presentation effect. In the tense atmosphere of real-time live broadcast, facing a large number of live audiences, counting votes is time-consuming. The so-called bonus votes do not exist here at all.
However, this time the "mentor team" was completely different from what the contestants had imagined.
Instead of assigning mentors to different teams, the mentors will precisely divide each contestant into appropriate groups based on their individual characteristics.
Of course, the specific part allocation is still left to the contestants to negotiate and decide. The program team does not intend to let the mentors intervene too much. After all, this is one of the most interesting parts of the program.
Just like the part allocation process when Xie Qingyu performed "Addiction" in the second public performance, that wonderful segment is still being played repeatedly on major platforms and its popularity remains unabated.
Even the subtle changes in each contestant's expression were captured and analyzed frame by frame by the audience, which is enough to show how touching this segment is.
Xie Qingyu had no objection to this distribution method, but... it was a bit too passive.
Before he had time to think about it, Qu Qinghuan smiled mysteriously and added, "In addition, there are also exclusive privileges for S-level."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes turned to Xie Qingyu involuntarily.
In fact, from the very beginning, the program team has been emphasizing the special treatment of S-level. Of course, the allocation of resources is indeed very strong, and the priority is very high.
Since Xie Qingyu reached the S-level in one fell swoop, he has never fallen. I wonder what the privileges will be this time?
Of course I feel envious, but not jealous.
This S-level position did not just happen to fall on Xie Qingyu's head out of thin air. In order to keep this position, his fans invested as much money as they did in the overall ranking list.
Those money that continuously flows into the pockets of the program team and the platform are all pure money. Thinking about this, I feel sad for them~
Xie Qingyu's gaze passed over the crowd and fell on Qu Qinghuan. There was a hint of expectation in his eyes. He hoped to get what he wanted most.
Soon, the answer was revealed——
"After the mentors have finished their final grouping, S-level contestants have the right to freely change their repertoire."
Qu Qinghuan's voice was filled with a hint of amusement. "If the team exceeds the number of players due to the replacement, the team members will vote to transfer one player to another group, excluding the S-level players who automatically join!"
The rules seem simple, but the deep meaning behind them is intriguing.
Especially the "internal voting" segment, which simply exposes the contestants' real relationships in their daily lives in front of the camera.
Is it a group exclusion or fairness and justice?
Every vote may become the focus of heated discussion among the audience.
While other contestants were still digesting the rules, Xie Qingyu's eyes had already lit up.
He originally just wanted a chance to adjust his choice, but he didn't expect the program team to give him much more authority than he expected.
After all, this is not just autonomy, it is clearly the power of life and death.
In theory, in order to avoid conflicts caused by internal voting, the safest approach for S-level players is to maintain their original team.
But would Xie Qingyu think so?
Of course it's time to change. You have the power in your hands and you don't use it? You little fool~
However, if the instructor's assignment happens to suit his taste, he will not force a team change just to be different.
For Xie Qingyu, the stage is the ultimate goal.
Being able to choose the most suitable repertoire and present the most perfect performance is the true meaning of this privilege.
As for whether it will trigger a bloody voting within the team?
——That depends on how the instructors divide it, and how Yu Yuzi feels (bushi). [Tsundere cat face]
Ahem… Also, Xie Qingyu noticed Leo's eager gaze at him, and of course he hadn't forgotten it.
If we can build on this foundation and team up with the puppy, it will be even better, perfect!!!
As the contestants gradually digested the rules, the big screen slowly split into two screens.
The titles of two songs are hung above: "Planting Light in the Cracks" and "Until the Deep Sea Forgets My Name".
The blank area below is obviously reserved for the list of players to be announced soon.
A subtle sense of tension suddenly filled the practice room.
Everyone stared at the screen with bated breath, their eyes filled with curiosity and uneasiness.
I want to know which piece my mentor thinks is more suitable for me, but I am also worried that the mentor's choice may be different from what I want.
After all, after listening to the two songs, everyone has secretly developed a preference in their hearts.
Xie Qingyu curled her fingers unconsciously.
Although he has one more chance to choose than others due to his S-level privileges, it would be even better if he could get the song he likes directly.
In this tense atmosphere, the screen suddenly moved, and the contestants' avatar frames popped up under the two songs almost at the same time.
That was the program's iconic uniform avatar, exactly the same as the one on the fan voting list.
The first two names that appeared were...
Everyone's eyes shifted back and forth between Gu Yan and Xie Qingyu.
Below "Planting Light in the Cracks," Gu Qiong's portrait frame lit up first;
Xie Qingyu's avatar appeared in the lineup of "Until the Deep Sea Forgets My Name".
The camera immediately gave a close-up of the two parties involved, but could only capture two perfectly controlled expressions.
This kind of occasion is a piece of cake for the two masters of expression management.
At least on the surface, both of them seemed quite satisfied with the distribution results.
However, Xie Qingyu's joy was indeed from the heart, as the mentor's choice coincided with his wishes!
Great! He cheered a little in his heart.
Seeing this, the other contestants couldn't help but start to speculate: Could it be that the mentors are distributing the contestants equally into the two songs according to their ranking order, just like distributing candies?
However, the mentors' allocation logic is obviously not so simple and easy to understand.
When the second group of avatars popped up, everyone was stunned. Wen Yan was assigned to the first track and in the same group with Gu Qiong, while Liu Xiu joined the second track with Xie Qingyu.
This completely shattered the conjecture they had just made that "allocation would be based on rotation by ranking."
When the names of Huang Ke and Sun Lele popped up in the third group, the contestants finally understood everything.
Apart from the two contestants Xie Qingyu and Gu Qiong who were placed at the beginning to stabilize the situation and set the tone, the subsequent assignments were like random draws with no pattern to follow.
As the avatar frames popped up one after another, Leo's eyes widened and he didn't even want to blink.
When his smiling face avatar finally appeared below "Until the Deep Sea Forgets My Name", his puppy-like eyes lit up instantly, and he even became dazed for a second.
Is this true? He's finally getting to share the stage with his brother?
But this joy didn't last for three seconds before Leo froze.
etc…! ! !
What did he see?
The person in the profile picture frame that popped up behind his own profile picture was—Bai Lang?!
At that moment, Leo's expression was wonderful.
He first blinked in disbelief, then the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. Fortunately, he still remembered Xie Qingyu's instructions and did not fall in disbelief on the spot.
So when the camera turned to him, I just thought he was "surprised" that he was assigned the second song.
Leo is indeed a surprise!!!
The opportunity he'd been dreaming of sharing the stage with Bai Lang was actually shared with him?! What kind of goddamn fate was this?!
During the second public performance, the two of them were accidentally chosen to be in the same group, and in the end neither of them could be with Xie Qingyu.
This time, Leo's little wish finally came true. He turned around and found that he was still there.
Also, Leo was crying in his heart. If you count Ichigo Bailang and his brother in the same group, they have been on the same stage twice, and he still lost...
Xie Qingyu was originally happy that Leo could be in the same group with him, but when he turned around, he saw the complex expression changing on Xiaogou's face, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Huh? Why does this kid look so torn between joy and sorrow? Is this something I'm seeing?
At this time, Bai Lang was slowly adjusting his cuffs, as if he didn't notice the resentful and jealous look Leo was secretly giving him.
He curled his lips at the camera, a rare gesture, as if he was very satisfied with the grouping results. Of course, this also made Leo even more depressed...
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