Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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She paused for a moment after speaking, then stiffly looked up to see Sheng Ziyou looking at her with a half-smile.
Yang Yun: “I…”
Sheng Ziyou interrupted her: “Oh, so silly Yun Yun likes Sister You so much?”
She stretched out her slender fingers and hooked them around Yang Yun’s chin, her eyes filled with an ambiguous and innocent look.
Yang Yun stammered, “I… I… I was just kidding…”
“Pfft—” Sheng Ziyou suddenly couldn’t help but laugh, let go of her hand, shook her head, and stopped teasing her.
Yang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that when her artist exuded hormones, even women couldn’t resist.
“Alright, you should go back now.” Sheng Ziyou continued combing her hair.
Yang Yun nodded and gave a few words of advice: “Sister You, you should go to bed early too. I’ll call you to wake you up tomorrow morning. What would you like to eat for breakfast tomorrow? Or is millet porridge with an egg fine?”
Sheng Ziyou thought for a moment and said, “Okay, millet porridge with an egg. If you have kimchi, bring some over, because my mouth feels really bland lately.”
“Okay,” Yang Yun replied, closing the door and leaving.
Sheng Ziyou stepped forward and locked the door from the inside, shaking her head helplessly.
This assistant is actually very good; she takes genuine care of her.
In the other world, Sheng Ziyou had a different assistant. The previous assistant was cunning and eventually betrayed her.
She initially hired the assistant because she thought she was clever, but later realized that intelligence wasn’t the most important thing for an assistant.
If it weren’t for Sheng Ziyou’s quick thinking back then, she might have encountered a lot of trouble.
Unlike an agent, an assistant was someone who was by your side around the clock. Her main task was actually to take care of her, rather than to give her advice.
Agents needed to be smart and shrewd, but assistants only needed to be loyal.
It doesn’t matter if she’s not smart enough, as long as we teach her not to do stupid things.
Yang Yun wasn’t really stupid; she just lacked experience and was a bit naive.
As she thought about it, Sheng Ziyou continued to fix her hair before washing up and going to bed.
The program began recording at nine o’clock in the morning.
“Class, how did you sleep last night?” Qu Feng greeted everyone with a smile.
“Good–“
“Not good–“
Some people said they slept well, some said they didn’t, but Qu Feng smiled and said, “I slept very well.”
The trainees: “…”
“Hahaha, just kidding, let’s get back to the point.” Qu Feng suddenly looked serious.
The moment the facilitator’s expression turned serious, not only the trainees but also the instructors looked at him intently.
The task was about to be released.
Sure enough, Qu Feng carefully scanned the trainees: “I know everyone is pressed for time, so I won’t waste any more time and will directly issue the performance task.”
The trainees became even more attentive, their eyes fixed on Qu Feng without blinking.
“The next performance, which is the final, will be broadcast live without any post-production! So, whatever the performance is like at that time, that’s what it is. I hope everyone will take this live broadcast seriously.” Qu Feng said with a serious expression.
Beside him, Ran Youqing turned his head with a smile and muttered to Sheng Ziyou, “Our Teacher Qu really looks like a dean of students, where is his usual goofy self…”
Sheng Ziyou also laughed and said, “He’s probably secretly happy about it.”
“Possibly.”
Qu Feng looked at Sheng Ziyou and Ran Youqing: “Teacher Ran, Teacher Sheng, just because you are teachers doesn’t mean you can’t listen attentively. Don’t daydream. Pay attention!”
“Pfft, hahaha—” The trainees couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Sheng Ziyou and Ran Youqing looked helpless and laughed along.
Ran Youqing playfully retorted, “You really do look like a headmaster!”
“Alright, let’s continue.” Qu Feng quickly regained his serious expression.
He then continued, “This time, our performance will be divided into two parts. The first part is an individual talent show, with each person having one and a half minutes. You can dance or sing. But we need to confirm this before Sunday and then report it to the production team.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the trainees burst into a noisy commotion, whispering among themselves.
Some people looked excited, especially those with special talents, who were thrilled to be able to showcase their skills individually.
Some people were very nervous, as they were not good at solo performances. It was easier to cover up their shortcomings when they were in a group.
“Quiet,” Qu Feng said with a smile. “We’ll have time to discuss this later. Let me finish first.”
Immediately, the students fell silent again.
Qu Feng continued: “After the first part is over, the second part will still be divided into two groups of six. Today our task is to divide everyone into groups, and then everyone can start practicing.”
“Teacher, is the program divided into groups?” Fu Jiahuan raised his hand.
Qu Feng looked helpless: “Why are you in such a hurry? I haven’t finished speaking yet.”
Fu Jiahuan quickly made a zipping motion to her mouth, blinked, and then closed her mouth tightly.
“The production team has created two songs for everyone. You can choose the song you want based on your scores. Each group has six people, and the maximum number of people is six. Now, we will play these two songs for you.”
After Qu Feng finished speaking, the staff brought up two boards, one with “Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon” written on it and the other with “Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon” written on it.
“Ah? It’s all in the ancient style!” came a chorus of exclamations, clearly indicating that this piece was quite challenging.
“Yes, this time they are all ancient-style songs, but there are still some differences, so everyone should listen carefully.” After Qu Feng finished speaking, he pointed to the first song and said, “Now we will start playing the first song.”
After playing the first song, the second song immediately followed, both lasting about three and a half minutes. The two songs were played in seven minutes. The first song was more lyrical, so the dance moves were a bit slower, and the sound of the guzheng was more prominent.
The second song was a bit faster in tempo and featured the pipa (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).
The trainees started chattering, all looking distressed. They rarely had any exposure to traditional Chinese style songs, and now, in the finals, both songs were in the traditional Chinese style, leaving them with no other choice.
“Alright, now let’s start making our selections, beginning with Ji Ran.” Qu Feng reached out his hand to Ji Ran.
Ji Ran stood up and smiled.
Of the two songs, “Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon” was clearly more interesting, while “Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon” was too sentimental and had a high degree of difficulty.
Therefore, the other trainees began to urge Ji Ran: “Choose Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon, choose Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon, Ran Ran, go for it!”
Ji Ran smiled and walked towards “Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon”.
“Aww—” the students cheered.
Sheng Ziyou was slightly surprised, wondering why Ji Ran would choose such a difficult path.
Ji Ran walked to the sign for “Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon,” then shifted his position and stood behind the sign for “Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon.”
“Tch—” The students immediately rolled their eyes.
Ji Ran laughed and said, “Jiao Xiu, I’ll leave this to you. It’s too challenging.”
He smiled, but his face showed a hint of helplessness.
Sheng Ziyou almost burst out laughing. Ji Ran actually knew how to set a trap for someone!
After he said that, even if Jiao Xiu wanted to choose “Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon,” he probably wouldn’t.
Sure enough, Jiao Xiu walked to the next song after “Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon” and chose the more difficult one.
The two were now standing behind two signs, forming two separate groups.
“Next, Gu Yuzheng,” Qu Feng read out the name.
Gu Yuzheng went straight to “Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon” without pausing, high-fived Ji Ran, and stood together.
Then it was Guan Yike’s turn. He thought for a moment and walked behind Jiao Xiu.
It wasn’t that he particularly liked Jiao Xiu and the song, but rather that he felt it wouldn’t look good if both he and Gu Yuzheng chose Ji Ran.
He wasn’t too concerned about rankings, so he chose a more difficult song.
The next person, Feng Yuanxuan, almost the instant he stood up, went straight for Ji Ran.
Lin Yidong couldn’t help but call out, “Hey, save me a seat!”
This obvious difference made Jiao Xiu’s face darken.
Afterwards, Fu Jiahuan still chose Ji Ran’s group without hesitation. He has a good personality and explained to the camera, “I like things a little more cheerful. Sorry.”
Four out of the first six people chose “Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon,” and when it came to the seventh person, Jing Xianglei, he also chose Ji Ran without hesitation.
For the first time in front of the camera, Jiao Xiu’s expression was not good; he visibly became somber.
But he quickly composed himself, put on a smile, and said with a hint of helplessness, “Is this song really that difficult?”
He was saying that the song was too difficult, partly to explain why people didn’t choose him, and partly to make the audience think that those who chose the other side only dared to choose the easy ones.
“Next, Lu He.”
Lin Yidong clasped his hands together, praying in his heart that everyone would choose Jiao Xiu and leave the place for Ji Ran to him.
Please!!
However, Lu He clearly preferred to be with Ji Ran, so he ran over and hugged Ji Ran and the others.
Those students who remained today could all feel that something was amiss with Jiao Xiu.
Therefore, people were not really willing to be in a group with Jiao Xiu.
Jiao Xiu certainly didn’t like having strong students in his group, but it was definitely not a situation where everyone would choose Ji Ran instead of him.
Sheng Ziyou, sitting next to him, could naturally see Jiao Xiu’s fingers digging into the board until they turned white, clearly indicating that he was in a very bad mood.
But he had a smile on his lips, and you could hardly tell anything from his expression.
That’s terrifying.
“Alright, the ‘Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon’ group is full. The remaining students will be automatically assigned to the ‘Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon’ group,” Qu Feng said with a smile.
In an instant, Lin Yidong’s face fell. All the familiar students had gone to another group, leaving him alone to go to Jiao Xiu’s group, that heartless student…
Looking at his expression, Sheng Ziyou found it somewhat amusing.
Fortunately, his expression was just rather downcast, as if he didn’t want to go to “Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon,” rather than that he was dissatisfied with Jiao Xiu.
“Alright, now it’s time for everyone to practice hard. Today is Tuesday, so there are eleven days left, but we still need to set aside two days for rehearsals. The rehearsals will be held next Wednesday and next Friday, two rehearsals in total. So everyone needs to not only practice their own group’s program well, but also rehearse their own program well before next Wednesday.” Qu Feng’s expression was serious as he swept his gaze across everyone, and everyone became serious.
“There are only eight days left. We are about to face the most arduous period in history, but in just these eight days, everyone’s fate will be decided.” After Qu Feng finished speaking, the trainees couldn’t help but tense up.
“Today, all the mentors and I are here. Everyone can think about the program they want to perform and then ask the mentors for suggestions. Okay, everyone can get started practicing now.” He clapped his hands, indicating that everyone could leave.
The trainees were quite lively, gathering around to discuss the projects they were going to present.
At this point, almost no one had any good ideas; they were just anxious, so they came over and started asking questions all at once.
The instructors didn’t get away until lunchtime.
Sheng Ziyou walked out of the practice room, but before she had taken more than a few steps, she was called back by someone.
She was about to turn around and tell the students to ask questions after lunch when she saw Lu He approaching with red eyes.
Sheng Ziyou swallowed her words again. This person had waited so long to ask her, so he was obviously determined to ask her.
His aura was already on the verge of collapse, and Sheng Ziyou didn’t want to hurt him any further.
Lu He looked at Sheng Ziyou and said in a trembling, pleading tone, “Teacher Sheng… I want to ask… my ranking has been dropping so drastically, is there… any hope for me?”
He had clearly struggled with these words for a long time before asking them, his eyes pleading as if he had used all his strength.
Sheng Ziyou looked at him with a complicated expression.
As a mentor, she should have provided guidance and answered this question.
However… Lu He and Lin Yidong were the same type, so only one of them would debut.
Just as Lu He was conflicted, Sheng Ziyou was also conflicted.
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