The initial stage evaluation officially begins here.
Yu Xia sat down with Shu Ran and the others, looking through the documents of the hundred trainees on the table. She casually flipped through them and looked up at the opposite side where a small hill of people sat.
She wondered which of these people had already secured debut spots, and who would be the dark horse breaking through the ranks.
Xie Qingci, how far can he go?
The electronic voice in the auditorium began to notify the first group to take the stage.
"Please welcome the first group, the 'Varja Wolf Goes Cute' ensemble."
This name was interesting.
Yu Xia perked up, hoping to see a group of tough guys hop like bunnies.
Unfortunately, three skinny boys took the stage, one of whom had a soft, cute woolly curl.
Yu Xia could only hope that their names were super tough, like something out of Wang Zhenjun, Yang Tuanhan, Li Kuangben.
Then the curly-haired boy began to introduce himself—
"Hello, brothers, hello, mentors, I am Wei Yaoyao."
"Pfft—" Shu Ran was drinking water and sprayed it all out.
Yu Xia was silent for a moment, raised the microphone and asked, "What's your name? Feed Yaoyao?"
Still with an accent, Feed Yaoyao.
The other trainees finally reacted to the genius of the name, bursting into laughter instantly.
"I just wondered why he didn't dare to give his name directly!"
"Bro! Now everyone remembers you, hahaha!"
Woolly curl Wei Yaoyao felt aggrieved: "It's Wei Yaoyao, Wei as in the Wei of the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties, and Yao as in Yao Shun Yu."
Yu Xia held back her laughter and sighed: "The two characters both have the spirit of kingship, but combined like this... Forget it, Feed Yaoyao classmate, please continue."
"It's Wei Yaoyao!" Wei Yaoyao struggled to continue, tugged at his woolly curls, then pitifully continued with the next sentence, "I am the wolf-type in the 'Varja Wolf Goes Cute' ensemble."
Shu Ran wiped her mouth, said: "Really couldn't tell, Feed Yaoyao classmate."
Wei Yaoyao: "......"
In embarrassment, he dropped the microphone!
After his two laughing teammates introduced themselves, they began their performance.
The song was "Apologize."
When the soft cute woolly curl sang, his voice was actually quite clear and bright, during the climax he sang until he was hoarse, his face turned red and veins popped on his neck.
But Wei Yaoyao's curly hair was truly restless, jumping with each bounce, like bouncing a grandma's instant noodle curly wig while skipping rope.
Yu Xia was wording in her mind, thinking about how to evaluate later, to not hurt the boy's feelings or appear like she was skimming through.
After much thought, she figured out a perfect path.
When the "Varja Wolf Goes Cute" group finished their performance, she graciously applauded.
After Shu Ran and the trio evaluated their singing and dancing, she first smiled and asked Wei Yaoyao a question:
"Do you know how this song is evaluated online?"
Wei Yaoyao quietly said three words: "Passion, enthusiasm, good, good sound?"
"No," she shook her head, confidently saying, "They said listening to this song could kick an old cow away and plow three miles of field beyond paralysis for three years."
Then she looked at them admiringly: "Your condition looks like your paralysis is cured, but doesn't seem to have the feeling of plowing three miles in a single push."
Wei Yaoyao: "......"
Others: "......"
[I'm momentarily unable to tell if this is praise or criticism]
[Very reasonable, Feed Yaoyao's voice was almost shouting out of its throat yet the limbs were still limp, somewhat like just recovering from paralysis / Don't believe, I'm just talking nonsense.jpg]
[Feed Yaoyao, you performed well, pleased the sister, sister wants to root for you]
[Hahahahaha I'm about to die of laughter thanks to Yu Xia]
[Shu Ran laughed until tears came out, elegant lady star, be reserved]
[Feed Yaoyao, remember today's humiliation, don't let her get the upper hand in the future, wait for me here / Vows to protect the virginity of pure boys.jpg]
Wei Yaoyao's group vaguely got two C's and one B, and clumsily left the stage, it was time for the second group to perform.
The show's order had some secrets in it, both heads and tails were important, with the mediocre sandwiched in between, highlighting favorites and suppressing the unknown.
To stand out in a heart-unfair sequence, it can only rely on one's performance.
After consecutively watching a few performances without highlights, Yu Xia couldn't find any compliments to say, finally there came a somewhat capable one.
People had just got up from their seats, and others started cheering.
"Chi Qiao! Chi Qiao!"
"Go Chi Qiao!"
"Little General! Go!"
Yu Xia flipped through the documents and found that this Chi Qiao was an actor who previously played the second male lead in a hit costume drama, a deeply affectionate young general, who was very popular.
He was one of those favored by the program.
That boy was also good-looking, finely structured features, naturally smiling lips, giving an aura akin to bathing in the spring breeze.
People even want to give high scores despite potential performance flaws.
Because of this, Shu Ran and He Mingjie had a slight disagreement.
Shu Ran thought Chi Qiao should get an A, but He Mingjie thought he could only get a B at most.
Ultimately the trouble shifted to Yu Xia, Shu Ran asked her what she thought.
What could she think? Not the best-looking, not the best dancer, not the best singer, B.
But it couldn't be said so directly, thus Yu Xia thought for a moment, asked Chi Qiao:
"I watched the edited clips of your previous drama, they are quite good. Do you think your recent performance can compare to that of the popularity of the young general?"
Chi Qiao was taken aback, bent down and said: "Can't compare, my ability only matches the B level."
Some people let out "ah" of regret.
Yu Xia smiled and put down the microphone, ignoring other people's scrutiny.
Now she wasn't in the mood to worry what others thought of Chi Qiao's ambiguous words.
Because the program group somehow put Xie Qingci behind Chi Qiao.
It's not known if they truly want to favor Chi Qiao, or didn't see Xie Qingci's looks clearly.
After Chi Qiao left the stage, the electronic voice announced the next person.
Individual trainee, solo performance, as soon as Xie Qingci's name was announced, many people stretched their necks to look at him.
There was no screaming or cheering, but whispering spoke volumes.
Xie Qingci stood up calmly from his seat, passed through the narrow aisle, stood in the spotlight.
Tall, with cool and superior features, raising eyes alone carried an air of laziness.
However, when looking at people, deep black eyes added a layer of hard-to-approach arrogance.
"Hello everyone, I am Xie Qingci."
A voice that one could only associate with one word—sexy.
Yu Kuang exclaimed: "This face is just too good-looking."
Yu Xia nodded in agreement, wasn't it good-looking, or else she wouldn't have lustfully made a move on a pretty boy back then.
Shu Ran smiled gracefully, not hurrying to let him perform, first asked a somewhat challenging question.
"Everyone should know, there are two cold-style male artists in the entertainment industry. One is commonly referred to as the high-altitude snow Su Yan, and the other is called pure crystal Lin Lian. If you were given such a flower name, what type would you be?"
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Shu Ran: Don't misunderstand, I'm not that beastly wanting to make a move, too young.
Yu Xia: … I'm a bit of a predator.