How to become an ACE of a top boy group

After all the variety show appearances surrounding their debut album promotions came to an end, ILitter's debut promotion period was officially over. The five members, unusually, stayed in their dorm for two days to rest instead of getting up early or staying up late.

After a series of moderate-intensity activities, even Lu Yun, who loved going out, was exhausted and stayed obediently in his dorm watching rap variety shows. Not to mention Song Chuchu and Li Longxuan, who spent most of their time lounging in bed every day.

Luo Xi and Gu Minxing would go to the practice room together, and sometimes on their way back, they would pick up pre-ordered vegetables and meat from the store in the neighborhood to cook extra meals for the two kids and one adult who were starving in the dorm. Although Luo Xi couldn't cook, she could still help Gu Minxing.

If you really want to say something, the place they live in is a bit of a suburb, there are few restaurants nearby and they're not very good, and ordering takeout is likely to get you scolded. In the end, everyone just accepted it and secretly cooked their own meals in addition to the three meals provided by the company nutritionist, relying on Gu Minxing's cooking skills.

During their break, Luo Xi and his friends attended a debut report summary meeting held by their producer, Yi Jin, at the company. Many high-ranking executives from Mo Ri, including Bai Qiu, were also present.

Yi Jin summarized ILitterer and FD's debut achievements, album sales, music chart performance, and future potential.

Luo Xi had always known that FD had good debut results, but only after comparing them did she realize that FD's results were really ridiculously good. Their title track dominated the music charts on Watermelon Music for almost a month, with seventeen songs ranking number one, and album sales of nearly three million, more than twice that of ILitterer.

Although the FD members are currently out of town performing and earning money, Luo Xi felt that the applause at this meeting should be for them.

After the meeting, Yi Jin had a brief conversation with Luo Xi and the other four, repeatedly praising them for their excellent performance and stage presence, telling them not to be discouraged and that it was only the beginning.

Then he went on to talk about some follow-up arrangements.

First, there was a fan meeting and autograph session called "Candlle Fans," where the twin groups ILitter and FD met with fans together.

After participating in the China Pop Music Awards, there was the recording of a new single to celebrate the New Year, and five different luxury brand endorsements for each of the five individuals… even five different of the seven major luxury brands in China.

"No wonder it's a big company," Luo Xi remarked, "even their employees have a luxury brand endorsement deal."

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"1, 2, 3——"

Gu Minxing led the greeting, and the five of them said it together:

"Following my candle!"

Hello everyone, we are ILitter!

Here it comes!

[Candle debuts]

[Finally, all five of them appeared! So happy!]

Song Chuchu, Luo Xi, Gu Minxing, Lu Yun, and Li Longxuan sat in front of the live broadcast camera and waved. Tonight was the last of their six-day consecutive live broadcast.

They first showcased the album.

The debut album, "Invitation," features a minimalist cover with a background of azaleas, vases, and classic floral patterns. In the center is a black card-shaped invitation with the names of four songs listed in neat and beautiful artistic font, giving it an overall retro feel.

The CDs inside also feature images of azaleas, dark green grass, and mist.

This album's inner booklet features footage from five different scenes. There are two versions, each with different inner pages. The other version will be included as a bonus with the purchase of one copy.

As for the photocards in the album booklets, ILitterer uses a complete set of photocards. Each album contains a complete set of photocards featuring all five members. They have four sets of stage costumes, so there are four different sets of photocards. Which set of photocards is included in the album is random.

Lu Yun said, "Thank you so much for your support, Candle fans. We are really grateful for buying the album, watching our live stream, and listening to our songs. ILetter exists because of Candle, and we will continue to follow the flame of Candlelight in the future!"

Luo Xi said with a smile, "The light stick is currently being designed. You can leave any ideas about candles in the official fan cafe! The five of us will also reply on the official fan cafe. Let's make the official fan cafe a communication channel between ILitterer and the candles!"

Gu Minxing bowed in agreement: "Thank you for the love from candlelight. The warmth that the candlelight brings us will become the motivation for us to keep moving forward."

Compared to Luo Xi, Lu Yun, and Gu Minxing, who were constantly expressing their gratitude, the other two seemed to be offline, with Li Longxuan bowing a beat behind.

Song Maomao, seemingly lost in thought and resting absentmindedly in the corner of the sofa, leaned against Luo Xi, and sharp-eyed netizens noticed something unusual about her.

Is the cat playing with his brother's hand? That's a bit ambiguous.

【3499! 】

Borscht!

Lu Yun said happily, "Now, we've finally arrived at the highlight of the entire live stream—the unreleased behind-the-scenes footage of 'My Favorite Treasures 101'!"

"I didn't expect there to be so many unreleased clips. Let's take a look." Luo Xi said, clicking on the video.

"The first behind-the-scenes tidbit is an unreleased interview segment from the show's mini-interviews: 'For Lee Yong-hyun, who was voted the most visually appealing trainee on the show, who is the most visually appealing trainee?'"

“Luo Enxi,” Lee Yong-hyun answered without hesitation, “He’s the most pleasing to the eye.”

"What, are you all surprised?" Lee Yong-hyun met the gazes of the four people looking at him.

"You didn't mention yourself?" Song Chuchu asked in confusion.

"I'm so honored..." Luo Xi said, moved.

“I was thinking, you didn’t know Enxi back then, right…” Gu Minxing hesitated.

"Why didn't you ask me that question? That way I would have told them Lu Yun's name!" Lu Yun said indignantly.

【The most pleasing to the eye, hahaha, what kind of compliment is that?】

[Brother's keen eye identifies Xixi, the groundhog]

[Hahaha, Groundhog! They really couldn't bear to give the kids any makeup or styling during the show.]

"The second behind-the-scenes clip is an interview with Gu Minxing. Judging from her outfit, it's from her debut concert stage. Because she practiced all night, she looked a bit tired and was waving her arms and legs around in front of the camera."

"Haha, Minxing, you're quite humorous!" Lu Yun laughed.

"Why would I move like that!" Gu Minxing covered her face, both amused and exasperated.

"She must be too tired," Luo Xi explained to Gu Minxing with a smile.

"Why are you moving like that? Hmm..." Gu Minxing looked up at the ceiling, "I'm very nervous right now."

He continued rambling aimlessly, "After watching Ronxi's rehearsal, I felt that his rate of improvement was terrifying. It's so annoying. If all the trainees were like him, how far would I have to go?"

"There's no need to release this kind of dark history... We're all idols now!" Song Chuchu was very worried that she would be the next victim.

Lu Yun was still laughing: "Hahaha, it's over, Minxing! Articles about alleged discord between him and Eunhee are about to surface again!"

Gu Minxing looked at Luo Xi with a wronged expression: "I don't even know why I said that... I've never found you annoying, never!"

"I know, I was just too tired," Luo Xi said with a smile, patting Gu Minxing on the back.

[Feeling wronged]

[Haha, why are you explaining in such a hurry?]

[Hahaha, this is hilarious!!]

……

In different behind-the-scenes clips, each person's embarrassing moments were shown in turn, and the five of them laughed at each other.

After laughing at the video of Lu Yun and Song Chuchu's cat-and-dog fight in the practice room, they realized that there was only one behind-the-scenes video left, which left the five of them feeling a little disappointed.

"Too bad, this is the last one." Luo Xi said, clicking on the video. "They say this one is the funniest."

"The scene shows Luo Xi and Lu Yun performing 'Twilight' on stage, during the duet with ribbons entwined. The camera then cuts to the expressions of the other trainees. Song Chuchu looks incredulous, Gu Minxing has a frozen smile on her face, and Li Longxuan, who was sleeping against a pillar, half-opens his eyes when he hears the scream, jumps back in fright."

[Haha, was the old man really that startled?]

[It's really rare to see Gumi Xing make such an expression, hahaha]

[Haha, this isn't a still image]

[Requesting the full stage reaction video for "Twilight"]

[Hahaha, sister, you're pushing them into a fire pit! Go for it!]

[Please! I also want to see your reaction to "Twilight"]

"But to be honest, this stage was actually reported and taken down before, and Lu Yun was very angry at the time," Luo Xi recalled with a smile.

"I don't even know how we're suspected of violating the rules. Qin Feng and the others had a misaligned kiss and they weren't reported!" Lu Yun shouted.

"You know perfectly well why it was taken down!" Song Chuchu said.

"It was indeed quite shocking," Gu Minxing said.

“Ah, everyone on Candle is talking about the full stage performance of 'Twilight' from the reaction play,” Rosie said. “Since we have time now, let’s watch it again.”

"No, no! We can't just do whatever others tell us to do!" Song Chuchu grabbed Luo Xi's arm to stop her from touching the screen.

“Candle isn’t someone else. You can’t just do whatever Candle says. It’s okay, we’ve already seen so many embarrassing moments.” Luo Xi soothed Song Chuchu’s hair while handing the tablet controlling the live stream to Lu Yun.

“Exactly, are you kidding me, ‘following my candle’?” Lu Yun took the tablet and quickly found the video.

Lu Yun, Luo Xi, and the three others who felt utterly hopeless began watching the heart-pounding "Twilight" stage performance.

Watching the young man succumb step by step to the temptation of desire in the duet dance, with bright red silk wrapped around his snow-white neck, the two drew closer, embracing each other, touching each other's faces, and then drawing closer again, their physical movements extremely ambiguous...

"Hiss," Song Chuchu frowned and rubbed her arms with both hands, "I'm getting goosebumps."

Gu Minxing looked very embarrassed, her eyes were unfocused and she didn't dare to look directly at the video.

Lee Yong-hyun's lips twitched slightly as he watched: "I probably won't have to do this kind of dance in the future, right?"

The real-time comments were all "hahahahaha".

Lu Yun proudly admired his performance, put his arm around Luo Xi's shoulder, and said with satisfaction, "Hey, I knew I could do something cute."

Luo Xi smiled and said, "It's good that your attention is always on yourself."