How to become an ACE of a top boy group

"You didn't have to wait long, did you?" Le Jing, having finally finished the interview, hurriedly walked out of the recording building and appeared in front of Luo Xi and Song Wenchen.

"No, we just did an interview too~"

"That's right, Brother Wen Chen really showed off his skills, his answers were very professional!"

"Really?" Le Jing smiled and looked at her younger brothers with satisfaction. "It seems that we've really become famous, Wen Chen and En Xi."

"Hey, I'm definitely not as good as you, Brother Hua," Song Wenchen said, waving his hand.

They walked together toward the restaurant.

As they walked and talked, Luo Xi said, "Brother Hua, how did you complete the positioning duel mission? I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had time to visit you."

"I was in the same group as Liu Minneng, Pan Zhanzhou, Han Jian, and Vitan. Our group was alright; we treated each other with respect and practiced together for a few hours each day before doing our own thing. In the competition, we sang Teacher Xiang Ciyu's 'The Story of Mountains and Rivers,' and I ended up winning the individual best score... I only got 2 more votes than Minneng, so it was a narrow victory."

"The other individual MVPs are Gu Minxing, An Kexin, and Ning Li. The best team is Gu Minxing's team, which includes Liu Jibai, Duan Feifei, Ming Ning, and others. The main one is Liu Jibai. Gu Minxing and Liu Jibai together already give the feeling that they must win. They are terrifying."

"Is the singing competition also randomly determined on the spot, just like the dance competition?" Luo Xi asked.

“I know that. I chatted with Zhang Muze about it. Their singing style is different from ours,” Song Wenchen said. “They have four different songs for each group, and then they draw lots on the spot before going on stage to perform, right, Brother Hua?”

"Yes, you guys get the accompaniment played randomly after you come on stage, but we draw the songs first and then go on stage. Maybe it's because singing is not like dancing. Singing requires getting into the mood beforehand, and all of our songs are difficult ballads. It's hard to sing them well if we start in a hurry."

"It wasn't easy for Brother Hua either. Fortunately, the final result was good. Everyone made it in, and Brother Hua's ranking was even higher."

"To be honest, I'm not very satisfied with being in tenth place... because there are only five debut spots, and my position is always stuck in the middle, sigh—let's not talk about that! Let's talk about something happy! We finally made it! We can't be a downer!" Le Jing stopped her rambling and turned to ask Luo Xi and the others, "How did you guys do this time?"

“I’m lucky I was in the same group as Eun-hee, otherwise I definitely wouldn’t have had such a smooth journey… But speaking of which, it doesn’t seem to have been very smooth.” Song Wenchen recalled some setbacks and looked at Luo Xi with a worried expression.

Luo Xi was amused by his expression: "Brother Wen Chen is a little injured."

"You've run into problems too? Tell me about it!" Le Jing asked with a smile.

“We had a huge argument with the team leader, it almost turned into a major falling out. Wow, Brother Hua, you have no idea how suffocating the atmosphere was, and to make matters worse, the teacher came to inspect on the third day…”

As Song Wenchen recounted what happened that day, the three of them chatted and laughed as they went to a restaurant for a meal. Then, they went straight to the practice room to continue their individual practice in preparation for the final debut competition.

After at least the second round of eliminations, there will be another rare day off. From August 5th to August 8th, the production team will be editing and doing post-production work, and the trainees will have time to rest.

Luo Xi, Song Wenchen, and Le Jing formed a practice team. During the holidays, they would go to the practice room together every day to practice, and then have dinner together afterward.

With the final competition for debut spots approaching, everyone was quite nervous. Eating a simple meal and chatting with each other was a rare moment of relaxation for the three of them.

We practiced quite late today, and Luo Xi and the others didn't arrive until almost 7 p.m. The restaurant was practically empty, making it feel very deserted, which inevitably made us feel a little sad.

There was only one person standing in the self-service area, picking up fruit.

With his tall and upright figure, and perfect proportions of straight shoulders and narrow waist, you can recognize him just by looking at his back.

Lee Yong-hyun is very tall, probably one of the tallest among all the trainees. Luo Xi is estimated to be 1.87 meters tall, but in contrast, he has a narrow waist and thin, aesthetically pleasing muscles. Now, he is wearing a slightly tight white T-shirt, which further accentuates his superior physique. Even the ordinary white plate held by his slender fingers seems to have an extra value that most people cannot afford.

"Brother Longxuan, you're here for dinner too?" Song Wenchen greeted Luo Xi before she could.

Lee Yong-hyun turned his head, his beautiful face listless. "Yes."

"Brother." Luo Xi knew that Li Longxuan cared a lot about greetings, so she continued their conversation and said hello.

Lee Yong-hyun nodded and continued choosing his dinner.

Luo Xi and Lee Yong-hyun used to eat together a lot. During the "Don't Stop" era and the recent competition for positioning, they always ate together to prevent Lee Yong-hyun from slacking off. So, Lee Yong-hyun naturally brought his food and sat next to Luo Xi.

Lee Yong-hyun sat down next to Luo Xi and then realized that it wasn't the competition supervision period, so there was no need to sit together. But he was afraid of losing face if he sat down and then stood up again, so he started eating without saying anything.

This confused Luo Xi for a moment. He didn't know why Li Longxuan had joined in, but it wouldn't be appropriate to ask him to leave.

They were sitting at one of those long tables that could seat ten people. Perhaps Lee Yong-hyun just happened to be sitting there, and Luo Xi could only let him be.

Watching the variety show "My Favorite Treasure 101" while eating has become Song Wenchen's habit. Luo Xi and Le Jing also watch it together, so Song Wenchen puts the tablet in the middle for everyone to watch together. That's how they watched the fourth episode bit by bit.

Song Wenchen turned on the borrowed tablet, struggling with a choice. "I've finished watching episode four, but I haven't watched episodes five and six yet. Which one should I watch?"

Episodes four and five consist of the individual song selection tasks, while episode six is ​​the first part of the positioning battle.

"How about we just revisit the old ones? Revisiting that theme song stage would be nice. A lot of behind-the-scenes footage has been released now, and the official individual fancams of our previous theme song stage have also been released. Have you seen them?"

“I don’t really want to watch the theme song… Do you remember how we ate a lot the night before to celebrate the end of the season? We all thought we were on vacation, but then we started filming the next day, and everyone was swollen…”

"Hahaha, when we found out we were going to film, the sky was falling. To reduce the swelling, we stood in front of the air conditioner for half an hour and it only went down a little bit."

"Yes, yes, yes! Hahaha! Fortunately, the official filming rehearsal lasted a long time, until evening, so we didn't dare to eat lunch. Thankfully, things got much better after that..."

Le Jing said, "Where is the latest update? I want to see where we all successfully made it to the second round of elimination. Seeing that will cheer me up."

Song Wenchen took a bite of rice. "The second round of elimination is after the positioning showdown. The second part of the positioning showdown hasn't even come out yet... Well then, let's just watch it episode by episode."

Luo Xi gave an OK sign.

"Hello! Wen Chen! Enxi! What a coincidence!"

That sweet voice was unmistakably An Kexin's, along with Liu Jibai who came with her.

As fellow trainees from the same company, Song Wenchen greeted An Kexin, who then sat down next to her.

"Enxi, it's been so long! Did you miss me?" An Kexin reached out her hand to Luo Xi across Song Wenchen, trying to take her hand in a coquettish manner.

“Of course!” Rose interacted with him with a smile.

Caught in the middle, Song Wenchen stood up with a helpless smile, "I think I should give this seat to you."

"Thank you, Brother Wen Chen!" An Kexin said happily as he sat down next to Luo Xi.

Song Wenchen originally wanted to sit opposite Luo Xi, but found that Liu Jibai had already sat down opposite Luo Xi without saying a word. He jokingly teased, "Our Enxi is too popular!"

"Isn't that right? Teacher Luo has gained a lot of fans recently," Liu Jibai said casually.

Luo Xi laughed heartily.

Song Wenchen was just joking, so he felt that Liu Jibai's tone was not very good, and said, "It's normal for fans to increase, it means that everyone finally knows that Enxi is a very nice person!"

“Agreed!” Ankexin said, putting his arm around Luo Xi, as if no one was better than the two of them.

Luo Xi kept smiling: "Haha, you flatter me. Let's continue watching the show."