How to become an ACE of a top boy group

Song Wenchen's home is in the old district of Haicheng, and it only takes a few hours to get home, but this time his main purpose is not to go home.

On the night of the first round, the manager sent a message to Song Wenchen, a trainee from the same batch of trainees participating in "My Favorite Treasure 101" as BOB, asking him to return to the Haicheng headquarters.

Song Wenchen asked why he was going back, and his agent only said that he had something to say to him in person, and it was not appropriate to say it on the chat software.

He privately messaged the company's trainees and found that none of the others had been called back, not even An Kexin. A few days ago, An Kexin told his manager that he was being slandered, and the company was worried that it would affect An Kexin's mood for the competition, so they didn't let An Kexin go back.

More than once, people asked him if he wanted to investigate the rumors about An Kexin.

It was as if they tacitly agreed that he was a rumor-monger.

Song Wenchen would always jokingly reply that he would definitely cooperate with the investigation, concealing his inner distress and grievances.

He has learned to hide his distress and grievances and resolve them on his own, because he has discovered that most people do not understand sympathy and will only criticize him for having such thoughts and then belittle him.

At the time, he thought that once he successfully entered BOB, his hard work would finally pay off, and like all protagonists who start from the bottom, his road to becoming a top idol would begin. However, the result was a new round of self-inflicted suffering.

Most of the time he was doing odd jobs. Compared to a trainee, he was more like a free personal assistant, cleaning, serving tea and water, running around with the manager. He had to help anyone, not only with practice, but also with concerts. He could only go on stage when there was a lack of backup dancers.

Needless to say, his popularity is always at the bottom of the rankings, as if he has been forgotten. Even the second to last place are more popular than him. Others are at the bottom because they are criticized for being idols who have crossed the line by dating, but Song Wenchen is simply a nobody.

Nobody cares about him, nobody respects him—this is Song Wenchen's real feeling over the past few years.

It wasn't until he participated in the show "My Favorite Treasure 101" that things seemed to take a turn for the better, and his path to becoming an idol finally became clearer.

Therefore, Song Wenchen secretly told herself that she must not be influenced by anything and must debut on the show.

After getting out of the car, the entrance to BOB Company was right in front of him. Song Wenchen walked into this familiar place and went up to the room where they had agreed to meet; his manager was already waiting for him inside.

"Ming-ge!" Song Wenchen greeted his manager with a smile.

"You're here, please have a seat." The man in the suit, known as Brother Ming, patted the chair warmly. "You've worked hard these past few months! I didn't expect you to perform so well. You're now the second most popular trainee from our company among those who went on the show!"

"Haha, thanks to the recommender's liking, and the program's willingness to give me screen time." Song Wenchen sat down.

“In the past, we just thought you weren’t good-looking and your voice was just average, so we kept you behind the scenes. I know that you’ve always been a little resentful, which is why I let you participate in the show.”

"Yes, I was able to participate in the program thanks to you."

"No, no, it's because you performed well. The company only just realized how talented you are at variety shows!"

"Oh really? Haha."

“That’s right. The reason we called you back this time is to tell you that the company is preparing to enter the variety show market to expand its brand awareness. We’ve prepared a comedy variety show,” the agent said, handing the documents to Song Wenchen. “Right now, we’re missing a young host who can control the show and has a good sense of variety. We all think you’re the most suitable!”

"Me, become a host?"

The agent exclaimed excitedly, "This is a huge investment! Do you know who your partners are? Chen Qijiang! Lin Aiguo! How many people dream of partnering with them?"

Chen Qijiang and Lin Aiguo are veteran national variety show hosts, which Song Wenchen certainly knows.

"but……"

"We'll also be inviting the hottest new stars in the entertainment industry for each episode! These are resources that idols can't access!"

"However, I'm still participating in 'My Favorite Treasure 101', and..."

"That's why I called you back to talk about this. Believe it or not, I'm really saying this for your own good. Your future isn't in being an idol," the manager said earnestly. "You'll be eliminated in the next round, and then you can go back to the company to prepare for your new show."

"And I might debut..."

……

"you are back."

Song Wenchen walked into the dormitory, and Luo Xi sat on the sofa and smiled at him.

"Ah."

Song Wenchen sat wearily on the sofa and poured himself a glass of water.

"What's wrong? You don't seem very happy. Did you run into trouble at home?" Luo Xi noticed that Song Wenchen's expression was off.

"You figured it out, haha." Song Wenchen put down his water glass.

Song Wenchen usually doesn't tell others about her grievances, but Luo Xi is one of the few people who can understand her.

"I went back to the company."

Song Wenchen said briefly, "They decided to let me graduate and become a comedy variety show host."

Ending idol activities is called graduation in the BOB system.

"Huh? But aren't you recording a show right now?"

"Yes, so my manager told me... well, it's hard to say here, but basically, if I can't debut successfully, I can't be an idol, Eun-hee."

Luo Xi pondered Song Wenchen's words for a long time before saying, "You can debut, but we haven't been eliminated yet, have we?"

"Besides, even if you fail, you can't just quit being a host, right? You can leave your current company, find a new trainee company, and start over."

“But I can’t leave. I signed a contract and have to work at BOB for six years. After six years, I will be 23 years old. I will no longer have the advantage of age. I will have to start all over again. I don’t have any talent. Where can I become an idol?”

“There is hope,” Rosie said.

Song Wenchen didn't speak, and the two of them remained silent.

"Do you believe in miracles?" Song Wenchen asked.

"Isn't it a miracle that we, two ordinary people, were able to defeat so many people and stay here?"

“Yeah, that’s right! Haha.” Song Wenchen punched Luo Xi on the shoulder. “Thanks, I feel much better.”

He took out a red string from his pocket, the same red string as the one tied on his wrist, and handed it to Luo Xi. "I went to Chengling Temple in Haicheng these past few days to pray that the three of us could debut. I paid the incense money, and the master gave me a red string. I asked for two extra ones. One for you and one for Brother Hua."

"Wow, thank you!" Luo Xi took it and immediately tied it to her wrist like Song Wenchen did. "It would be great if the three of us debuted together."

"I hope this temple will be effective," Song Wenchen said, regaining his energy as he stood up. "I'll go give this to Brother Hua first, and I'll be back later."