How to become an ACE of a top boy group

"Ronxi! Ronxi? Where is he? Ronxi!"

The sound outside the door interrupted their conversation.

The system reacted first: [It's a member of the production crew!]

They're probably here to deliver lunch. Let's go out now.

Luo Xi was a step behind, still somewhat unfamiliar with the new name.

Ronxi is the former host's name in this world, and coincidentally, it differs from Ronxi by only one character.

The system explained that it was originally going to pull a ghost with the same name as the deceased, as is customary, but during the search, it found that Luo Xi was too suitable, so it made an exception and pulled Luo Xi, who was only one character different.

One more word: the previous host, Ronxi, after trying various hardships, found the easiest and fastest way to complete the ace mission: accumulate points in the shortest time to buy the permanent "Most Popular Aura".

Therefore, he sought fortune in danger, specifically choosing the highest-scoring hellish missions, which led to a whole host of troubles, including but not limited to:

Successfully suppressing contestants, causing them to lose confidence and appear incapable of competing; effectively releasing 100 pieces of negative information about other contestants; establishing authority...

Unfortunately, the speed at which his scandals exploded was faster than the speed at which he gained popularity.

The company sent him a notice to withdraw from the competition, and he realized he was doomed. He kicked the bucket and ran away, leaving Luo Xi to take over the mess.

Luo Xi took a deep breath and walked out resignedly.

[Wait, Rosie, take this!] The system opened the inventory page in front of Rosie. [This is the previous host's cut, and the data has been processed for you, 100% restored!]

[A cut on the wrist] (A reckless act by someone who ended their own life, a reminder not to imitate it)

As Luo Xi clicked to put it on, a sharp pain shot through her wrist.

hateful……

She clutched her wrist, silently weeping inside, and pushed open the bathroom door with her shoulder as she walked out.

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"My Treasure 101" is a big-budget talent show produced by the famous idol company Black Day (BD).

The program selects 300 top trainees from various trainee training companies. After three months of intensive training, a qualification selection is conducted to choose 101 people to participate in public filming and competition. Finally, the top 5 are selected by public vote to debut as BD's new boy group.

Two weeks before the qualifying rounds, during the promotional period for the official program's broadcast, an unexpected incident occurred.

A trainee who had already withdrawn from the competition suddenly committed suicide in his dormitory. The production team should have kept it confidential since his withdrawal was no longer relevant to the program. However, a large number of tweets suddenly appeared online claiming that "a new program in Japan and Mexico led to a trainee's suicide."

The tweets were largely similar, all embellishing the story of the trainees' self-inflicted heatstroke incident, then connecting it to previous incidents of multiple trainees suffering from heatstroke, criticizing the Mexican entertainment company for failing to provide psychological counseling to the trainees, and also pointing out the trainees' poor living conditions, advocating for a strong boycott of the program.

Among the trainees who suffered heatstroke, several had a certain number of fans. In addition, even if Luo Enxi was not popular, she was still a human life. Mo Ri and the program team were attacked by a small number of fans and passers-by. They could only handle the matter properly before it became a trending topic. They arranged for Luo Enxi to be hospitalized for treatment and did a good job in public relations and clarification before the storm gradually subsided.

Therefore, Luo Enxi is currently in a precarious situation, on the verge of withdrawing from the competition. Before being discharged from the hospital, he was still considered a contestant who had been notified of his withdrawal from the competition. The production team specially assigned an assistant, Xiao Chen, to be responsible for his diet and health recovery.

Xiao Chen has his own regular job, and taking care of Luo Enxi is just working overtime. He was also asked by his superiors to be nice to Luo Enxi and provide good service. He had been holding back his anger for a long time.

When Luo Xi came out of the restroom, she was slightly worried that the staff might notice something was wrong. As soon as Xiao Chen saw her, he immediately questioned her: "Luo Xi, what are you doing? You should have answered when I called you. What do you mean by not saying a word? I almost thought I was going to go out and look for you. My God, do you know how far I ran from the production crew? Can you please not just disappear like that?"

【Don't worry, darling, I've completely replaced your data. You are now Ronxi! No one will doubt it!】

Only Luo Xi could see and hear the system providing real-time explanations right next to her.

Xiao Chen's tired tone grew increasingly irritable, "If you don't want to be hospitalized, just leave, okay? What's the point of torturing me like this?"

"...Sorry, I was flushing the toilet and didn't hear you."

Luo Xi sincerely apologized, but Xiao Chen just sneered, took out lunch and put it on the table, saying impatiently, "I think you're quite healthy. Let me be clear, the company won't support you forever. Things have been mostly resolved now, and you'll be discharged in a few days. The company is taking care of you out of humanitarian considerations, so don't try to stay."

“I can be discharged now,” Rosie continued, “and I want to get back to the show as soon as possible and continue practicing.”

"Practice? Didn't you receive a notice of withdrawal from the competition?"

"I've thought about it, and I still want to continue competing and chasing my dream. Could you let me go back to the show? I promise I'll do my best this time..."

"Stop it!" Xiao Chen didn't want to listen to Luo Xi's nonsense. "You've already been withdrawn from the competition. This show has nothing to do with you anymore. You need to be discharged from the hospital. We'll process your discharge paperwork so you can go home."

[Warning - Task failure has occurred, countdown 60 seconds]

The system's spherical body suddenly flashed a red light.

[Ahhh, crisis warning! What do we do? The mission is going to fail! Rosie, let's quickly buy a prop to solve the problem! I'll look for it right now—how about this [Persuasion] 30-minute version? Let's convince the staff and relevant people to agree to your return to the show. No, this [Law of Cause and Effect] is even more of a permanent solution; as long as the host makes up a cause-and-effect relationship, it will become real… But it's so expensive, we can't afford it! [Lucky One] We can afford it! Want to try our luck?!]

Luo Xi was in a state of utter confusion and had no interest in listening to the system's nonsense. She felt a sense of emptiness rapidly approaching from behind her, like a cliff closing in. She grabbed the staff member's arm as if it were a lifeline on the edge of a precipice, her voice slightly frantic and out of control: "I really want to go back to the competition. Is there no other way? Didn't I already pass the preliminary rounds? I didn't withdraw from the competition on my own initiative!"

Xiao Chen's eyes cleared up immediately after being startled, and he patiently explained, "You withdrew from the competition because of your character issues... Moreover, your mental state and ability to withstand pressure are not suitable for the competition. Letting you withdraw is not only for the safety of the other participants, but also for your health. I hope you understand."

"I've learned all this after this brush with death. I will delete all those negative stories and will never do anything to hurt others or myself again. Please believe me! Participating in this show is so important to me! More important than my life!"

"Uh..." Chen, a working-class man, was also frightened by this crazy-like behavior. He thought to himself, what could he, a mere worker, possibly decide? What good would it do for him to believe?

“If you don’t believe me, I can cut it again!” Rosie said, tearing off the bandage on her wrist.

I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone so reckless. Xiao Chen was scared of her. He grabbed her wrist and quickly said, "Don't get agitated! I'll call and ask. We can discuss returning to the show, but I can't make the decision. I'm just an employee; it depends on what the boss says."

After this sentence, the system warning countdown stopped.

"Thank you, thank you!" Luo Xi's eyes immediately welled up with tears when she heard there was room for negotiation.

Xiao Chen handed her a tissue. "No matter what, life is the most important thing. Even if you can't participate in the competition in the end, you can't be so upset. If this show is canceled, you can still participate in other shows in the future, right? Just now... I misspoke. I shouldn't have taken my work-related temper out on you. I'll call and ask right now. You should calm down first."

After saying that, he left the ward, leaving Rosie sobbing behind.

There was also the system hovering around Luo Xi's head, seemingly trying to come up with a solution, but actually it didn't know what to do or whether it should make a sound, just wandering around aimlessly.

When Xiao Chen returned, Luo Xi had calmed down. Xiao Chen handed the phone to Luo Xi, saying, "Our manager wants you to answer the phone."

Luo Xi answered the phone and said "Hello," only to hear a gentle female voice ask, "Is this Luo Xi?"

"Yes, hello."

"Hello."

The voice asked slowly and gently, "Do you really want to continue participating in the show no matter what? The staff said you'd even give up your life."

"Yes, I will do my best, really, I won't mess this up."

After receiving this answer, they didn't ask any further questions and simply said, "You can come back, but we have a few requirements."

"First, we will hire several people to monitor you 24 hours a day. You will need to bear the cost of hiring them. If you successfully debut, this money will be deducted from your salary. If you don't debut, you will need to repay this debt to the company. Second, if you violate the rules again, we will immediately withdraw you from the competition and release the audio and video recordings. You will need to cooperate with the company's public relations efforts and not tarnish the company's image. Third, if a documentary is produced in the future, you will need to cooperate with the company free of charge, and the copyright will belong to the company. Can you accept these terms?"

"Sure. Can I go back and practice now?"

"Yes," came the gentle voice on the other end of the phone, seemingly tinged with a smile, "you can come back to practice right now."