How to become an ACE of a top boy group

After winning first place, Luo Xi and his team walked out of the backstage area, talking about how they were going to celebrate, when they were told to gather in the studio where the qualifying selection had been recorded.

The joy of Roxi's team winning first place was quickly overshadowed by this sudden news.

Song Wenchen asked uneasily, "Have they started announcing the eliminated candidates now?"

Ning Xiangqi instinctively retorted, "So fast? That's impossible!"

But they all knew perfectly well that a round of eliminations would be filmed soon.

Soon they arrived at the studio, where Luo Xi stood on a stage decorated with a backdrop of large red azaleas.

They faced the tiered seating arrangement they used to occupy based on their ranking, but unlike before, most of the seats at the top were gone, and the lower rows had been completely removed, leaving only the upper rows.

The two-round scoring system consists of 50% audience votes, 20% ranking, and 30% official website recommendation votes.

Luo Xi and his team scored 49 points from the special audience, and won first place again, gaining 20 points, for a total of 69 points, which gave them a certain advantage.

Now I only look at the polls recommended on the official website.

"041, open the recommendation voting page." Although he had seen it many times before, Luo Xi still couldn't resist looking. "Wang Xiao and Tian Jizhang's votes still haven't reached 5?"

Still nothing. 041 Project the page.

Luo Xi stared at the vote count without saying a word.

The official website recommends the following voting method: once the number of votes exceeds 5, the votes will be hidden. Luo Xi and 041 are monitoring the vote changes daily. Li Longxuan and Le Jing were the first to reach 5 votes, while the five members of Group E were far behind. On the fifth day of the show, Song Wenchen, the meme queen of the program, finally reached 3 votes, while the remaining four, with Ning Xiangqi having the highest number of votes, only had 4 votes.

Just as Luo Xi was getting anxious, on the fifth day, she and Li Longxuan went to do a hidden mission to photograph the begonia flowers. Yi Jin took photos of Luo Xi, and then posted these photos on his million-follower account that day. Luo Xi's photos received tens of thousands of likes and reposts.

Yi Jin not only replied to the person asking for her name in the comments section, but also tagged Luo Xi's account. Luo Xi's Weibo account gained 10,000 followers overnight, and on the sixth day, she entered the ranking of 50,000 votes in the recommendation poll.

Ning Xiangqi's votes also reached 50,000 just before the performance. Currently, among the 101 trainees, the 12 who haven't reached 50,000 votes are all in Group E, including Wang Xiao and Tian Jizhang.

Will they all make it to the next round?

Will she be able to advance to the next round?

Rosie really wasn't sure.

"Trainees, hello! I am Chen Ying, the butler of this manor, and I am here to announce your seating arrangements."

Wearing a uniform, the person who slowly walked among the trainees was Chen Ying, a famous stage actress from Ya Yi, standing in the center of the stage.

He is a top-tier stage actor in China, having performed in numerous famous plays, and is also known as the best interpreter of the famous play "The Song of the Birds".

"You should have noticed that there are fewer seats in front of you. Yes, there are only 55 seats left to be invited to the next round. Half of you will be sent home. Fierce competition, endless desire, and perpetually unequal resources are the rules here. I'm sorry to say goodbye to the other half of you in advance."

"But this manor will remember all of your efforts. You did everything you could to create the best stage for the treasure in your hearts! Please, applaud yourselves!"

Sparse applause broke out, but everyone was in low spirits, and those with weak hearts were already secretly wiping away tears.

After the applause subsided, Chen Ying continued speaking.

"Now that all our performances are over, it's time to announce the final 55 who will advance to the next round."

"I will first announce the top 20 names, from lowest to highest."

"Please, each trainee whose name is called, come to your seat."

"Number 20, Qin Feng." Chen Ying reached out to Qin Feng as he walked out, "Please go to the table with your seat number on it."

"19th place, Shim Yunho."

"18th place, Ming Ning."

……

"10th place, Ning Li."

"Ninth place, Ye Zhixi."

"8th place, Lee Yong-hyun."

"7th place, Lia."

"6th place, Liu Jibai."

"Fifth place, Le Jing."

Le Jing patted Song Wenchen's arm and left Luo Xi and the others.

"4th place, Song Chuchu."

"Third place... Gu Minxing."

Many people looked surprised because the stages for different groups were not together, and they came here directly after their performances. Most people did not know the rankings of each team.

Gu Minxing's ranking dropped because he lost to Luo Xi and the others, but he appeared calm and composed when he walked up.

"Second place, Lu Yun."

"First place, An Kexin."

"Congratulations."

"The last 30 will be announced by my other work partner, Mr. D, who is also the other butler of this estate."

"Okay." The mechanical voice from above rang out again.

The list of the last 30 seats is as follows:

A emotionless voice read out each name one by one. Those whose names were called went to their seats. Ning Xiangqi took Wang Xiao and Tian Jizhang's hands, Wang Xiao took Song Wenchen's, and Song Wenchen took Luo Xi's.

……

……

“Song Wenchen”.

Song Wenchen hugged everyone, then lowered his head, wiped away his tears, and walked out.

……

"Rosie".

54th place.

Survive the first round of elimination; mission complete.

[Achieved: 1 point increase per attribute point, 3 points freely allocable, 2000 points]

The properties page also popped up.

【Luo Xi】(Age 17, Height 177cm, Weight 59kg)

Dance 45/100

Singing ability 27/100

rap ability 9/100

Charm 10/100

Creation 7/100

Luo Xi closed the page.

Luo Xi hugged everyone and walked step by step to position 54. There she saw the bunch of red azaleas on the table that Song Wenchen had mentioned. They were so fresh, as if they had just been picked and prepared.

The last name, "Liu Minneng," was read out, and the mechanical voice stopped.

Wang Xiao, Tian Jizhang, and Ning Xiangqi were not included in the list.

She didn't dare look at Tian Jizhang or anyone else over there. She kept her head down, not opening the page, her heart heavy. Everyone had won first place, yet their endings were so different… What had she done to deserve this? If Li Longxuan hadn't asked her to do the task, if Yi Jin hadn't taken her picture and uploaded it to social media, she probably would have quit too.

It's not an honorable win, Rosie, you didn't win through your own efforts.

【No, Luo Xi, I've seen all your efforts!】041 comforted her by pressing his hand against her face.

"But I've seen their efforts too, and I really hate it when all that effort doesn't yield good results..."

Oh, Rosie, don't be sad...

The overhead lights dimmed, and the remaining trainees on stage left.

The host, Chen Ying, stood solemnly before the enormous mosaic of red azaleas.

"The 55 seats are temporary. The fierce competition here will never stop. Most of you will be eliminated, but I sincerely hope that each of you can get what you desire."

"Don't stop, keep going, you amazing trainees."