How to become an ACE of a top boy group

"Is it i-Letter? Or ai-Letter?" Lu Yun struggled with the pronunciation, looking at Luo Xi and Gu Minxing.

"ai—" Gu Minxing only managed to utter one sound before Song Chuchu, who was still brooding over losing an argument with Lu Yun, interrupted with an even louder voice, "ai—Letter, how many times has the representative said it just now? Are you really deaf?"

"Who asked you?" Lu Yun raised his voice and stood up, clearly displeased.

"Don't fight, kids. We're going to be working partners now, so we need to love each other."

Yi Jin's gentle voice calmed the tension between the two that was about to escalate again.

Looking at Yi Jin's calm smile, Luo Xi was momentarily stunned as a flood of fragmented memories connected in her mind.

She vaguely sensed that she had fallen into some carefully crafted and sweet "trap" or "scheme" that had been pre-planned.

It seems that Yi Jin played a crucial role in every step of Luo Xi's return to the show "My Favorite Treasure 101". Yi Jin agreed to let her come back, took photos of her and posted them on social media to drive traffic to her account, which is how Luo Xi's account initially accumulated fans. Yi Jin also encouraged her to audition for variety shows, although she didn't get selected...

"Yi Jin has always been supportive of me."

Luo Xi came to this conclusion, and she even began to wonder if her opportunity to debut was also related to the gentle, smiling, and motherly lady in front of her.

[041 thinks, Luo Xi, your deduction makes a lot of sense!]

"041, you mentioned before that Yijing is someone who produced something, someone from a really amazing girl group. With her as the producer, our becoming a top star is a sure thing, right?"

[The producer of the national girl group April Wind, and the producer of the girl group Ninety who topped the charts upon their debut—yes, it's her, the top producer!]

"Then why would a producer like me take a liking to me? I'm clearly not good-looking, and compared to Hua Ge and the others, I'm not talented either! Am I overthinking this...?"

Dressed casually in a shirt and jeans, Yi Jin sat on the sofa. Compared to when Luo Xi last saw her, her hair had grown a bit longer. She was still as approachable and kind as ever, with a sincere and lively expression. When discussing the project, she displayed extraordinary energy and passion.

"ILetter can be seen as an abbreviation for Invitation Letter."

Lee Yong-hyun said slowly, "So that's the point. I thought the point was about desire and curse, but it turns out the point is about the invitation. But I guessed it."

Lu Yun clapped his hands and said, "Brother, you've been guessing all along? That's amazing!"

Lee Yong-hyun smiled and said, "It's just because I'm too free."

"Here we go again, pretending." Gu Minxing couldn't hide her speechless disdain.

Yijing laughed: "Indeed, a lot of clues were revealed in the program."

"If we interpret it from the perspective of an invitation, our group is like a magnificent invitation. Every comeback is an invitation to our fans, allowing them to experience different kinds of music. That's one point. Secondly, according to our concept, you have now fallen into a curse, and only through the guidance of candlelight can you escape from it. You are the ones who are invited. Thirdly, in terms of the concept, each comeback is a story of you receiving new invitations and entering different levels of the endless abyss."

"It all began at Azalea Manor and with the cursed vase. You who won were actually chosen to fall into the curse because you touched the vase. So, what you thought you gained was all in vain. You have fallen into an endless abyss and can only get a chance to return to the real world by following the guidance of the candlelight. You must climb up the abyss layer by layer from the bottom."

"Here, you need to understand a few concepts."

"The Endless Abyss is a tragedy caused by desire, a place filled with endless sorrow and pain. You unwittingly entered the Endless Abyss after touching the cursed vase. You need to leave, to keep climbing upwards, in order to escape."

"Your upward climb, once again inviting you back to the real world, your music and yourselves serve as a message to the candlelight, so that the candlelight that loves and supports you may guide you to continue your ascent."

"Candle is the name of our fans. You live on the love and energy that Candle gives you. Without Candle, you are nothing. You would only perish in the endless abyss, because in this painful and chaotic place of negative energy, you would also fall into madness. But because of the candlelight, you are fearless."

“You need a guide, which is a candle.”

"At this point, we can introduce the second meaning of the group's name: I, Letter. I, and letter."

"i is the candle, music is faith, and you are faith. You who are trapped in the curse no longer exist in this world. You can only communicate with the candle through music, and then let the candles lead you out of one abyss after another."

"The other five people will form another group, which means there will be two groups, based on the concept of twin groups. Your fan names will all use the name 'candle'. Their group name is Fiction Dream. Fiction (D) means fictional dream, which will be completely immersed in fantasy, immersed in beautiful concepts. You will be in direct opposition to them. You will fight against the desires and malice of this endless abyss, something called 'Cuckoo,' something full of evil, sorrowful curses."

"They'll debut first, probably next month, in September. Our debut date is still undetermined, maybe in November..."

The sudden barrage of concepts froze the five people on the sofa, who were all quietly processing it.

Yi Jin said that all the concepts, brief outlines, and song materials mentioned earlier were on the table. They could rest for a day today and start formal practice tomorrow.

"Let's sign the contract now. In the next few business days, Mo Ri will transfer your trainee training fees to your former company's account." Yi Jin handed them the contract documents. "It's a two-year contract. Make sure you know where to sign and sign your name."

"Over the past two years, we have prepared the content for two mini-albums and one full-length album. You can rest assured that your future plans are all complete and will have a grand future. I sincerely hope that every member of our ILitterer can successfully renew their contracts after the two-year contracts expire."