My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

In the spectator room, Zhang Xinlan was the first to notice the abnormality.

As a top-tier singer, Zhang Xinlan has a very keen ear. Even through the camera lens, she could hear Lin Fan's deliberately lowered voice amidst the background noise of 100 trainees, the theme song music, the singing of the four trainees, and various other sounds generated by dancing.

Some sounds can be heard immediately, no matter how noisy the background.

For example, Zhang Xinlan's own singing.

Zhang Xinlan was able to hold her own against a chorus of 100 students, not only because of her powerful singing skills, but also because her voice is highly recognizable!

Lin Fan's voice is also distinctive, but it depends on who you compare it to.

Compared to Zhang Xinlan, she is far less recognizable, but compared to these 100 trainees, she is much better.

What's more, Lin Fan also has the cheat code of "never singing off-key" and "intermediate singing skills" honed by Miss Xia Yan all day.

No matter how hard Lin Fan tried to hide it, in the eyes of professionals, he was like a puppy wandering into a group of chicks—he was incredibly conspicuous.

……

In the broadcast, Lin Fan's dancing was the worst among the four, but his singing was not the worst. Even though he lowered his voice, he still had the potential to lead the other three in a chorus.

Li Xiaodong didn't feel overwhelmed by Lin Fan's singing at all; on the contrary, he was very happy that Lin Fan was able to lead him through the whole song, since his singing skills were somewhat lacking.

As we all know, live singing and dancing performances often turn into train wrecks.

Because dance is something that's hard to fake; if you can dance, you can dance, and if you can't dance, you can't dance. The audience can tell at a glance.

Singing can be faked.

Otherwise, why are audio engineers with million-dollar salaries so popular?

Don't be fooled by today's idol groups, which all claim to be good at singing and dancing; very few of them can actually do it.

The first challenge in singing and dancing is not singing skills, but breath control.

Singing itself requires strong breath control, while dancing requires a lot of physical strength and can cause breath disorder. How to balance the breath requirements of these two and present a perfect performance to the audience is still a major problem faced by singers and dancers in the entertainment industry, and it urgently needs to be solved by professionals.

It's not that the singers and dancers can't keep up after singing a few lines—after all, most people who debut have singing skills. It's that when they're singing and dancing, their voices start to tremble or go off-key when they encounter parts with large movements, when they're exhausted in the later stages of the dance, or when they're singing high notes. Without a million-dollar audio engineer, what people hear isn't singing, but huge gasps for breath!

In a past life, a certain idol group had their live recordings leaked. The enormous panting sounds almost terrified everyone. That's how badass the scene of a car crash was!

Therefore, while the other three dances were outstanding, they also consumed most of the breath, resulting in unstable breath and pitch deviation when singing. Lin Fan, whose dancing was barely passable but whose breath was steady, whose voice was recognizable, who never went off-key, and who had intermediate singing skills, stood out.

Of course, since it was a group of four singing together, and Lin Fan deliberately lowered his voice, the students in the audience basically did not notice this.

However, the mentors in the spectator room all noticed it.

Zhang Xinlan and Luo Yu exchanged a glance, both of them showing a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Ding Erxun was much more direct: "Great! This singing ability is way better than any of today's popular idol groups!"

Representative of the traffic group, Ke Xirui: Thank you for the invitation, but I feel offended.

In the live stream room.

[Selfie addict: Oh my god, Fanfan is already open for business so early!]

[Homework° Let's Break Up: What does this mean? It means Fanfan actually wants to stay! Go, Ganfan!]

[Another day of overtime: Sister in front of me, are you a devil? Fanfan was the second group to perform, and he clearly meant he wanted to debut in second place!]

[Auntie's unrestrained rant: You fans are so heartless! But please, include me!!!]

……

Two hours later, all the trainees had finished their assessments, and the four mentors came to the studio to announce the results.

Inside the studio, students from each class sat down according to their class, waiting for the final results to be announced.

To maintain suspense, the list of students in Class A is usually announced last, so that viewers won't lose patience if they know the list in advance.

But this year there is an exception.

"Lin Fan," Luo Yu called on him, "what kind of result do you think you'll get?"

You should ask your brother, of course it is!

Lin Fan took the microphone: "F! Not too much, not too little, just right for me!"

"I'm sorry," Luo Yu said gravely, "your wish will likely be dashed. Grade C!"

The students were in an uproar!

"Fan-ge, you can do it!"

"Wow, this score..."

"Look at Fan Ge's face, he looks so disgusted! Hahahaha!"

This time, without the director even needing to say anything, the cameraman immediately pointed the lens at Lin Fan. Lin Fan's smile quickly vanished, and he sat motionless in his C-class seat.

The comments section was filled with joy.

[Mom, the pig kissed me! : Hahahaha, look at Fan Ge, he's so annoying!]

[Deadly Scissors Hand: Luo Yu is so mean, hahaha, why am I so happy to see Fan Ge so annoyed?]

[Menopausal girl: Want to leave? No way! Lock the door! I'll eat the key! You just keep running, running, running...]

[Born Entertainment Reporter Wang: Oh dear, sisters, you're building your happiness on trivial suffering. All I can say is, well done!]

……

The second evaluation was still ongoing. The trainees were either cheering, saddened, or open-minded... but Lin Fan was not in the mood. He always felt that the happiness belonged to them, while he had nothing.

Lin, self-abandonment, and generalization.

The rankings remained largely unchanged. Zhuo Yuanquan, who was highly favored, firmly held his position in Class A, while Lu Bingyang, Lin Fan's former captain, also performed consistently and secured a place in Class A.

VIP client Li Xiaodong, former teammates Gao Yan and Wawa all entered Class B, while A Zhe entered Class C to keep Lin Fan company. Lin Fan's roommate Chen Xianwu also remained in Class C.

Lu Cheng was relegated to Class F.

Lin Fan didn't know much about the other people, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

After the ratings are completed, the battle for the center position in the theme song MV begins.

The rules for the battle for the center position are quite simple.

All students in Class A will automatically become candidates for the center position. Each student can prepare a solo performance suitable for the theme song, and the other students will vote based on this performance. The student with the most votes will win and become the center.

After what Lin Fan considered a rather flashy solo performance, followed by a vote-getting segment, Zhuo Yuanquan ultimately won the center position for the theme song with 29 votes.

As always, it remains incredibly powerful!