My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Jiang Jie returned home dejectedly.

He did not get the result he wanted.

Lin Fan feigned ignorance, patted Jiang Jie on the shoulder, and magnanimously told him that someone would talk to NetEase Music about the contract later, and he just needed to go back and wait for further notice.

Go back...and wait for further notice...that's all...is that?

This sentence sounds strangely familiar.

This reminded Jiang Jie of the words he heard when he was first rejected by HR professionals with professional smiles when he entered the workforce, and it also reminded him of the words he used every time he interviewed new employees after he became a manager.

Did I get rejected?

Jiang Jie was confused. He wanted to make a last-ditch effort, but Lin Fan had already yawned and gone back to his dormitory.

What should I do?

Go back and wait for further notice?

Or should I wait to be fired?

……

Jiang Jie was destined to experience a disheartening night.

After a day off, the trainees gradually returned to the factory. Compared to their excitement after the last holiday, the trainees were not very enthusiastic this time.

Because of the brutal elimination round of 100 to 60 before the holiday, many trainees left the company. This holiday also allowed them to see their vote counts firsthand, understand their position among the remaining 60 trainees, and realize the huge gap in popularity between them and others. They could no longer deceive themselves or harbor illusions about the future.

Especially Lin Fan, who has never performed well, always slacking off, and always clamoring to be eliminated and go home, actually has such high popularity!

The trainees, who were originally focused on competing well and striving for a good ranking through their performance on stage, suddenly found their minds wavering.

The most obvious sign is that more and more people are showing goodwill towards Lin Fan. When choosing songs for the second public performance, everyone is eager to team up with Lin Fan. There are no longer any objections when Lin Fan is just slacking off. Some people even took the initiative to help Lin Fan "escape" from the training camp and made a complete "escape plan" for him!

In response, Lin Fan said that there was no need to do that.

However, Lin Fan tries to avoid other trainees trying to ride on his popularity, except when necessary—such as during dance or singing practice, meals, or group activities. Otherwise, he stays in his dorm sleeping.

Okay, back to livestreaming my sleep!

That's just how capricious I am!

Despite the distractions of the outside world, no matter how much Lin Fan slept, he still had to face the third assessment of the "Morning Star" stage, which was the performance of the second public performance.

The second stage is different from the first stage; it focuses on helping trainees find their suitable positions and fully utilize their strengths. Therefore, it is divided into three major groups: rap, vocal, and dance. Each group has two songs, and each song is further divided into two teams, A and B, where trainees need to compete against each other to determine the winner.

The team with the most votes in each of the three groups will receive a reward of 5 votes. The team with the most votes overall will receive a reward of 10 votes. The individual student with the most votes overall will also receive an additional reward of 5 votes.

In other words, if a person can win the group first place, the individual first place, and the overall first place three times in a row, then he will receive a reward of 8 votes!

Given that Lin Fan was badly let down by Lu Cheng in the last performance, this time when choosing songs, Lin Fan carefully watched the 30-second demo and personally confirmed which song was more suitable for him to "go easy".

In reality, regardless of the group, the difficulty is not high for Lin Fan, who has skills such as perfect pitch, intermediate singing ability, never singing off-key, basic street dance, splits expertise, and intermediate music theory. Even the dance, which is the most difficult to master in a short time, can be presented in a pretty good stage effect after seven days as long as Lin Fan is willing to put in the hard work to learn and practice.

However, hard work is impossible, and Lin Fan, who is determined to never turn things around, ultimately chose the vocal group!

Are you kidding me?! Lin Fan, who boasts perfect pitch, intermediate singing skills, and never sings off-key, why would he force himself to join the rap group and write his own lyrics? And why would he force himself to join the dance group and dance until late at night every day without being able to sleep?

It has to be the vocal group!

Lin Fan ranked 11th. Most of the students ahead of him chose the rap and dance groups because these two groups' performances are more comprehensive than the vocal groups, and are more likely to electrify the audience and win the favor of fans.

Since the vocal group mainly assesses individual singing skills, the performance style is relatively bland. Unless you are very confident in your singing skills or someone like Lin Fan who simply wants to coast through, you will not choose this group.

Singing ability is something that is very understated. Unless you can reach another level and leave all the other contestants far behind, like Zhang Xinlan, it is very difficult to create a sensation.

However, none of these were within Lin Fan's consideration. He only knew that the vocal group had less dance and the movements were simple and easy to learn. They didn't require staying up all night for extra training, and unlike the rap group, they didn't have to write their own lyrics, so it was perfect for him!

After Lin Fan selected the song, it was Li Xiaodong's turn. As expected, Li Xiaodong went straight to Lin Fan's team!

Li Xiaodong met Lin Fan's speechless gaze with complete candor: "Brother Fan, please protect me!"

The fans watching the song selection livestream were all amused.

[Winter Melon Candy: Is Dongdong trying to latch onto someone's coattails? Nobody does it with such confidence!]

[Candied Hawthorn: Passersby had no idea what was going on. Can someone explain why Li Xiaodong asked Lin Fan for help? Is Lin Fan a good singer?]

[Auntie's Unrestrained Remarks: Sister upstairs, let me give you some background information! Fanfan helped other trainees practice singing during the last assessment. Although the show censored it, judging from the trainees' feedback, Fanfan's teaching seems to have been quite good!]

……

Not only Li Xiaodong, but Lin Fan's roommate Chen Xianwu also came to join the group, along with two other students who had been coached by Lin Fan on the theme song last time. The five-person group was quickly formed!

Then came the group practice. The process of assigning performance segments before practice was also exceptionally harmonious.

Li Xiaodong was the first to speak: "I want a third paragraph."

Chen Xianwu continued, "I think the fourth paragraph suits me better."

The remaining two, Zhang Yi and Wen Yang, quickly chose their parts, leaving Lin Fan as the one to choose from.

but.

Lin Fan looked at that part of the lyrics and said, "Why do I feel like this part is the center position?"

Li Xiaodong and the other three exchanged glances and smiled knowingly.

No need to feel it, you're in the center position!