Emotionally stable, but continuing to go crazy

Wei Zhe'an turned his head and saw the sunlight shining through the car window onto Li Jinhe's face, adding a touch of softness and warmth to his deep facial features.

When he smiled, the gentle curve at the corners of his mouth was like a spring breeze blowing across the lake, gently creating ripples.

At this moment, Li Jinhe's smile was as warm as the sunshine, both subtle and restrained. There seemed to be endless stars hidden in his eyes, shining brightly. Although not dazzling, it was enough to illuminate people's hearts.

Wei Zhe'an's heartbeat was like thunder, every beat was strong and clear, as if it was about to break through the restraints in his chest.

His ears turned red and he thought to himself that his brother was too good-looking and a bit witchy.

"Why are you so obsessed with money?" Li Jinhe teased softly with a hint of smile in his tone.

Wei Zhean pretended to be a philistine and said confidently: "People always pursue wealth. Isn't this human nature? Loving money is a common human sentiment."

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered the money he had borrowed from Li Jinhe before, and quickly took out his cell phone: "Oh, brother, I have money now, I can pay you back the money you lent me before. Today, I will treat you to a meal!"

Li Jinhe did not reject the kindness, but just reminded: "Financial management is very important, don't spend money lavishly as soon as you have it."

Wei Zhe'an waved his hand nonchalantly: "Money is for spending. And I believe that I will become richer and richer in the future!"

Li Jinhe thought he was talking about how his job would bring him a lot of income, but in fact, what Wei Zhe'an was thinking in his heart was that as long as he could complete the task successfully, he would get the eight million sooner or later.

In the end, the meal did not take place as Li Jinhe was called back by the program crew.

Li Jinhe sent Wei Zhe'an back to the dormitory, then said goodbye and left.

Wei Zhe'an was flipping through the snacks that Li Jinhe bought for him, thinking back on their time together today, and his face felt a little hot.

He checked the time and thought his roommates should be back soon. He looked at the snacks, struggled for a moment, and was still reluctant to leave them behind, so he hid them in his cabinet with great difficulty.

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Time flies, the first month has passed quickly, and the program recording process has been completed by one third. When the rest day comes to an end, the trainees usher in a new round of recording challenges.

On Monday morning, the trainees gathered in the studio again, full of anticipation and nervousness. Li Jinhe, as the host, easily adjusted the atmosphere and then announced the rules of the performance in detail:

"You will debut as a boy band for the first time and accept the rigorous test of the Dream Builders."

"You will be divided into fourteen groups of six, and will have a fierce battle between the groups."

"During the performance, 500 dream builders will vote on site, and an online live voting channel will be opened at the same time. The votes from both online and offline channels will together constitute the on-site score."

"In the group match, the winning team will receive a 300-point bonus on-site points."

"The assessment room before the second performance will remain open, including one fixed assessment and one free assessment. But please note that after this performance, the assessment room will no longer be open."

"The specific scoring percentage will be announced to everyone on the day of the performance."

"Finally, I would like to remind you that after the voting for this performance is over, we will eliminate the bottom 40 students based on their overall ranking. I hope everyone can go all out and leave no regrets."

When the trainees heard that half of the candidates had been eliminated, they couldn't help but exclaimed, feeling uneasy and anxious. They began to whisper and exchange their views on the rules of the competition.

"Winning the group stage only adds 300 on-site points, which is not the total score. It's not very useful, right?" someone muttered in confusion.

"For popular trainees, this may just be icing on the cake, but for those of us who are less popular, it is a timely help," said another trainee with emotion.

"There should be a paid voting channel for this performance, right? Although the voting percentage won't be too low, the importance of the on-site score will definitely be higher." A trainee put forward his own guess.

"Indeed, according to the last rules, the proportion of on-site scoring should not be too low, and the proportion of the assessment level this time may be relatively small." Someone nodded in agreement.

"Who can say for sure? We can only try our best to get every possible point in the limited time," another trainee sighed helplessly.

"I hope I can be assigned to the great player in the all-around group this time, so that I can experience the bitterness of winning without doing anything." Someone said expectantly.

"Make a wish, hope we will have good luck." Others also echoed.

The trainees were talking one after another, with different emotions. Everyone's heart was filled with expectations and anxiety, but they also understood that only by going all out could they gain a foothold in this cruel stage.

Li Jinhe spoke with a smile, directing everyone's attention: "First, let's reveal the seven songs for this performance."

As he finished speaking, the big screen gradually lit up, and the titles of seven songs appeared one by one, both in Chinese and English. Obviously, none of them were well-known popular songs.

Li Jinhe asked with great interest: "Are you familiar with these songs? Do you have any favorites?"

The trainees shook their heads, saying they knew very little about the styles and names of these songs.

Li Jinhe suggested considerately: "In that case, let's try these songs first. After listening, we can divide into groups and make choices."

The trainees nodded in agreement, and then snippets of each song were played one by one.

Although these seven songs are not well-known, their melodies are familiar to everyone. However, most trainees can hum the tunes but cannot name the songs.

When the familiar melody sounded, the trainees began to whisper to each other excitedly.

"Oh, I've heard this song before! So this is its name!"

"Wow, the arrangement of this adapted version is so amazing, I really want to choose this song!"

"This song is so difficult. I'm afraid I can't handle the English part."

"Hey, wasn't this song super popular on the Internet some time ago? I remember the lyrics weren't just in English, right?"

"Yes, I remember the original singer was Russian, and part of the song was indeed sung in Russian."

"Ah? Who would dare to choose this? Russian songs are too difficult for us."

"I can't even rap well in Chinese, let alone Russian. If I were assigned this song, it would be the end of me."

"Oh, don't worry, I don't think anyone would choose this Russian song on their own initiative."

"But if I'm really left alone, wouldn't that be even worse? Then I'd have no choice but to choose this Russian song."

Soon after, the seven songs were all played. Li Jinhe picked up the microphone again and asked with a smile: "Everyone, did you hear the songs clearly? Do you have any favorite songs you want to choose?"