How to become an ACE of a top boy group

When Luo Xi gathered in front of the recording building, which had finally been completed, she realized that there weren't many people rehearsing. Including her, there were only about twenty people in five teams.

Gu Minxing, Li Longxuan, and Qin Feng from Mo Ri Entertainment, along with Ning Li and Ye Zhixi from Mengxing Culture, formed a team of five. They looked exactly like debuted idols, exuding an idol aura.

A total of 10 people from BOB passed the audition and formed a team of 10. The most outstanding ones were An Kexin and Liu Jibai. An Kexin, in particular, wore makeup, and the pink blush made him even cuter. Compared to most of the people who did not wear makeup, he seemed to have put in a lot of effort.

There is also a four-member group from STARDUST. Le Jing is a 23-year-old trainee who has been training at STARDUST for ten years. For various reasons, she has not been able to debut. She is said to be an all-around trainee with extremely strong singing skills.

The team consisted of three former members of the Stickman band. One of them was the host of the battle competition that day, whom Luo Xi had met before. His name was Zhang Luxian, and he was the band's bassist. The other two were the band's drummer, Lin Sheng, and lead singer and guitarist, Liu Minneng. After the Stickman band disbanded, the three of them joined the same talent agency and applied for the show as trainees, passing the audition.

At 10 o'clock, the trainees were led into the recording building, which had the same layout as the practice building. It was just as spacious, but there was still some unfinished mess everywhere. There was a layer of torn plastic film on the ground, and the film on the black partition plastic panels was not torn off. The lights were not all on, so it was not easy to see the specific design of the space. Luo Xi only felt that the overall atmosphere was very dark.

They followed the staff directly to the audition hall, put on their in-ear monitors and recording equipment, and stood on one side of the backstage area to wait for the recording director's instructions to go on stage one by one. Each team had ten minutes to perform.

The stage faced a long table, which was probably where the judges would sit. Behind the table was a huge red curtain that completely separated half of the hall, and it was unclear what it was covering.

First to rehearse was the five-member team from Mo Ri and Meng Xing. They performed the same slow-paced song that Gu Minxing had previously danced to. It seemed simple but was actually quite complex, with rhythmic changes that truly tested dance skills. The other four members performed flawlessly, except for Li Longxuan, whose movements were slightly clumsy. However, Li Longxuan's charming face made that less noticeable, and since he wasn't in the center position and only sang one line, it didn't significantly impact the overall performance. Gu Minxing was responsible for the high notes throughout the song. There were quite a few high notes, but Gu Minxing sang them effortlessly, as if hitting those beautiful high notes was as easy as drinking water for him. In short, their stage presence was incredibly smooth, perfectly embodying the ideal idol.

BOB performed an energetic song, and the ten-member stage was perfectly organized, with everyone in excellent form. Liu Jibai's personal style might not be a perfect match for this cute stage, but his unique honey-like voice made up for it, adding a higher level of quality to the entire group's sound.

The STARDUST team's stage performances lean towards a mature and sexy style, which matches their average height of over 180cm and model-like figures. Le Jing's singing is the kind that immediately reveals his strength and is good enough to set the main tone for the team.

The trio performed their self-composed song with their instruments, and the effect was amazing.

I didn't expect there to be so many amazing singers. Every team's performance was perfect. Luo Xi completely detached herself from being a competitor and became an appreciative audience member, clapping continuously.

By the time Luo Xi was the last to go on stage, most of the trainees who had been rehearsing had already left.

It seemed that the test was almost over, and the staff treated her performance stage extremely carelessly. Luo Xi only completed the singing and dancing songs and was demonstrating her prepared rendition of "Like Water's Heart" when the staff told her that "ten minutes are up, don't go over time" and asked her to leave the stage because they were going to go home.

[It hasn't even been ten minutes! 041 has been calculating the time the whole time! They've gone too far!]

"What? Less than ten minutes?! My singing was just average, but I still signed up, why are you kicking me out early?!"

Luo Xi chatted with the staff for a bit, saying he felt good, and then prepared to go back to continue practicing.

Although she protested verbally, Luo Xi knew in her heart that compared to the wonderful performances before her, hers was completely inadequate.

Her proficiency level was indeed insufficient, far from sufficient. If she couldn't reach the perfect level, this newbie would be eliminated in the qualification selection anyway.

"I remember that you need to reach 50 dance attribute points to unlock the Perfect level. Does that mean I can't reach Perfect level no matter how much I practice before I can increase my attribute points?"

I only have a little over 3000 points now. Even if I converted them all into dance attribute points, I would only have 32. Besides, I can't really use 3 points of charm to go on stage. It's more cost-effective to add attribute points to charm.

Although a perfect level won't be unlocked, the proficiency points gained from each practice session will still be recorded. After all, one of the principles of the progression system is to never let any effort go to waste.

For example, Memories' current proficiency is 100%. If you continue to practice it repeatedly, the proficiency will continue to increase, becoming 101% proficient, 150% proficient, and reaching 500% proficiency, which is the same as the perfect level. However, this increase is extremely slow. According to the system's calculations, reaching 500% proficiency requires 187 days of 24-hour practice, but we only have four days, so...

"But it can still be improved, right? That's fine."

The practice room was indeed occupied, so going to the large dance studio would be just as good. As long as she focused on practicing what she had prepared and worked a little harder, that would be just as good.

Luo Xi practiced her prepared song and dance routine repeatedly in front of the mirror, dancing until she was exhausted, but she didn't dare to look at her progress, afraid of disappointing herself.

Improving her current attribute levels to the perfect level is incredibly difficult; even practicing all night might only increase them by 0.01%.

Luo Xi wiped the sweat from his face and said to 041, "I'm going to the restroom. Watch the door for me."

041 noticed that Rosie was upset and carefully chose her words: "Um, Rosie, we're in the large classroom right now, okay?"

"Oh, right... I'm so sleepy."

【Rosie, let's take a break.】

"No, I can't rest..." Rosie repeated to herself, "I can't rest. Otherwise, we'll lose."

The moon and stars were sparse outside the corridor. On the eve of the qualifying selection, everyone preparing for the competition was staying up all night. The few people in the corridor were walking in a hurry. This silent atmosphere before the big test was also secretly amplifying Luo Xi's anxiety.

To be honest, she hasn't been getting enough rest these past few days and is very tired. She's just holding on with her high spirits. Every time she gets anxious like this, she immediately becomes energetic again, like she's been injected with chicken blood.

Now is not the time to sleep. I'll sleep after I pass the qualification evaluation!

She went into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and splashed the cold water on her face.