Emotionally stable, but continuing to go crazy

After the carnival, a new day arrived as scheduled and the recording of the show continued.

The recording location was moved to the studio in the training building, and the focus of the day was to reveal the content of the theme song.

Those trainees who failed to advance will be the first to record a pre-release version of the theme song, and based on their performance, the official version of the theme song will be appropriately adjusted.

At the same time, the trainees who have not yet been eliminated also need to shoot some additional personal shots to complete the content of the fourth episode.

In addition, there is another exciting news: starting today, the live broadcast room of the trainees’ daily life will start trial broadcasting and will officially start next Monday.

The live broadcast cameras currently open focus on three fixed scenes: the cafeteria, the practice room, and the dormitory. After the second public performance, individual cameras will be gradually opened according to the popularity rankings of the contestants, allowing the audience to have a deeper understanding of their lives.

The live broadcast schedule is very tight, divided into two time periods: 10 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm. This arrangement is to ensure that the normal recording of the program is not affected, while allowing viewers to glimpse the daily lives of the reserve idols.

This live broadcast mode can be regarded as an innovative move in talent show variety shows, and the program team has extremely strict control over the live broadcast content.

The entire live broadcast team was on high alert, and the director repeatedly reminded the trainees of the precautions for live broadcasting, including but not limited to prohibiting spoilers, avoiding vulgar language, not making inappropriate remarks, and strictly prohibiting bad behaviors such as smoking.

For trainees, live streaming is like a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, they are well aware that this is an important way to attract fans and expand their influence, so they cherish every shot.

Many trainees who participate in the talent show do not originally intend to compete for a debut position, but hope to increase their exposure through this platform and showcase their talents and charm.

On the other hand, live streaming will show their private living habits, social status, etc. to the audience without reservation.

Many trainees present completely different sides in their daily lives and when facing their fans. For those trainees who are not acting as themselves, they need to maintain a specific persona in front of the camera for a long time.

This undoubtedly increases their psychological pressure. They must be vigilant at all times, not knowing when the camera will turn to themselves, so they may need to stay in character for a long time.

Even so, they also understand that the price of fame is the loss of some privacy. Once they choose to step into this circle, they have given up this part of their freedom by default.

Wei Zhe'an felt somewhat repulsed by this, as he felt uncomfortable being exposed to the camera for a long time. In addition to the daily recording work, he also had to face six hours of live broadcasting, so his working hours per day exceeded ten hours.

In his previous life, although Wei Zhe'an studied music, he never considered becoming an idol as a career path. His plan was to become a music producer.

In this world, he must accept reality and use this channel to fight for his sister's chance to survive.

Now, the side quest has been completed, and the main quest has been completed 70% due to the outstanding performance on this stage. Wei Zhe'an's pressure has been relatively reduced. Now he only needs to ensure his own survival while helping Seventeen collect telekinesis.

Unlike side quests, main quests have no time limit. This means Wei Zhe'an has more freedom to arrange his time. He can't help but be a little lazy about being an idol, and he began to feel a little dissatisfied with the long working hours every day.

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During the recording session, Wei Zhe'an was communicating with Shiqi in his mind while slacking off, trying to kill the boring time as a background board.

Wei Zhe'an asked: "The first branch mission has been completed. Are there any other branch missions?"

Seventeen responded, "Yes, the new branch is that when the energy providers reach 10,000, you can improve your physical fitness and make your injuries heal faster."

Wei Zhe'an was slightly confused: "Hmm? What is an energy provider?"

“You can think of it as a fan,” Seventeen explained.

Wei Zhe'an was surprised: "Aren't there already more than 700,000 fans?" He quickly pulled out the tablet and checked his data interface.

[Popularity value: 3,860,825

Real-time fans:】

Seeing these data, Wei Zhe'an was somewhat puzzled. Seeing this, Seventeen continued to explain in depth:

"This requires me to explain to you what exactly the telekinesis I need to collect is."

Seventeen said slowly: "Each world needs energy to operate, and this energy comes from the spiritual power generated by people's attitude towards life. Simply put, if everyone can firmly believe that 'tomorrow will be better' and live positively for this, then the main system can obtain a continuous source of transformation."

Seventeen paused and continued, "However, in real life, nine out of ten things go wrong, and many people continue to live their lives numbly without any expectations for the future. These people generate relatively little mental power and cannot provide enough energy for the main system."

Seventeen continued to explain: "These spiritual powers are converted into energy every day to maintain the operation of the world, and can basically achieve a balance between income and expenditure."

Seventeen sighed slightly: "In other words, if we simply run the world, the main system will get nothing, and it will also consume its own energy to keep subsystems like me running."

Seventeen continued, "The main system is not doing charity. It maintains the operation of each world and always gets some 'benefits'. This 'benefit' is telekinesis."

Seventeen: "The way to obtain telekinesis is similar to energy. In addition to positive emotions, it also requires people to like something. Compared to ordinary energy, telekinesis is purer."

After listening to Shiqi's explanation, Wei Zhe'an fell into deep thought, trying to understand. He tried to ask: "So, the higher the popularity, the more telekinesis you can collect?"

Seventeen nodded slightly and explained: "For me, the popularity value has no direct meaning. What is really meaningful is the real-time number of fans."

In order to help Wei Zhe'an understand better, Shiqi racked his brains to explain in an easy-to-understand way: "You can think of popularity as the level of attention you receive, or as your popularity. The higher your popularity, the faster your fans grow; and the more fans you have, the higher your popularity. This is a virtuous cycle, do you understand?"

Wei Zhe'an nodded to show his understanding. Then he continued to ask: "What is the energy supplier?"

Seventeen explained: "To understand more accurately, we need to look at your fans in two parts."

Then, Shiqi changed the subject and asked Wei Zhe'an a question: "Do you know what an idol is?"

Wei Zhe'an gave a sober and profound answer without hesitation: "Aren't idols commodities of capital? They are the medium for selling dreams."