Chapter 18: Choose me, choose me (2)
The host was very satisfied with the high motivation of the players. He went straight back to topic and said: “Please, think carefully about the theme you want to choose, we will start grouping in a moment.”
The program team left to give the contestants a little time to discuss with each other after handing each of them a pen. The girls were supposed to write their names on the card they were interested in but no one started writing for a while. Everyone kept asking themselves carefully which subject would be the best.
“I want to choose the forest. Luan Zhen, Daidai, what about you?”
Because they had time to discuss, Shi Qing naturally went to talk with the other B players before asking her friends. Most girls already had their own ideas but Shi Qing was still hesitant.
Luan Zhen clapped her hands and smiled: “I also want to choose the forest. It feels wild and primitive, it’s exciting just to think about it.”
After listening to her answer, Qiao Dai’s eyes widened and she blurted out: “No, don’t choose the forest!”
According to the novel images that had poured into her mind a few days ago, in this assessment, Ruan Tao would also choose the forest and overwhelmingly win. Qiao Dai instinctively did not want her good friends to go head to head with Ruan Tao, but as soon as she said her thoughts, she regretted it. She should have been more careful and conscientious to try to convince Luan Zhen and Shig Qing, instead of just speaking rashly like she just had.
Not far away, Jiang Ruowei heard Qiao Dai’s voice and sneered before whispering to Lin Lang: “I told you she was scheming. Everybody is fooled by her innocent appearance but she wants the forest so she tells Luan Zhen and Shi Qing to choose something else.”
There was a hint of sarcasm in her tone. She admitted that she had a bad temper but she hated people like Qiao Dai the most; unlike her, Jiang Ruowei wasn’t scheming and would not hide her dislike. And now, Jiang Ruowei couldn’t help but gloat, thinking Qiao Dai had finally revealed her true face.
“Don’t say that, maybe she just doesn’t want to compete against teammates.”
Lin Lang looked over at Qiao Dai, neither confirming nor denying Jiang Ruowei’s words, and kept her thoughts to herself.
And Qiao Dai, as if to cover up her earlier slip of the tongue, added somewhat hastily: “I… I think this forest is different from the one you think. It should be a dreamy one.”
Qiao Dai was anxious and tried to explain while looking at Luan Zhen with worry, afraid of what she was thinking. It looked like she really had to read her language books again and learn the art of speaking better.
But while Qiao Dai was stressing out, Luan Zhen laughed after seeing Qiao Dai’s big black eyes filled with doubts. Who could bear it?
She said: “I understand, Daidai.” Luan Zhen was perfectly aware that Qiao Dai was only worried about her. Thinking back on the forest and of the fact it was the Fantasy Forest, she had to agree it was indeed not her style.
“Then I will choose the sky.”
Luan Zhen switched her theme and Qiao Dai felt relieved, trying to find a way to also convince Shi Qing. However, the girl’s voice was slowly heard: “There should be a lot of people who want to choose the forest. Ruan Tao should also be the most suitable for this theme, I don’t think anyone can do better than her.”
Shi Qing had guessed that Qiao Dai was afraid they would collide with Ruan Tao if they chose the forest. But she looked at her and continued: “But for me, there is no difference. It is impossible to get first place in any theme so I should just choose the one I like. But you two need to select a theme where you can win.”
Shi Qing smiled shyly at her two teammates and added in a low voice: “I think you two will win.”
After saying this, she seemed to be a little embarrassed. It also happened that the discussion time was over and she ran back to Class B but not before cheering on her two friends.
“Good luck!” Qiao Dai waved at her as if she was cheering for her classmates at a sports meeting. She was full of youth and innocence and the rest of the players who had heard her instinctively cast them a kind look. Ah, friendship was really beautiful! The girls could not help but recall their school days.
“Okay, let’s start grouping now. Everyone should have had the time to write their names on the card of their choice and you will stick it on one of the three walls as we call you. Let’s ask the first player to come up.” As the host’s voice fell, the staff opened the curtain behind him and three walls of different colors appeared. Each contestant had to walk to the color they had chosen and paste their card on it. What should have been an ordinary grouping session suddenly became full of ritual.
A soft red carpet spread all the way to the wall and the contestants were selected according to their initial rating, starting from Class A. Immediately, almost all of them posted their cards on the green and white background walls.
Although the forest theme was the most attractive for the vast majority, many powerful players wanted it and, especially after Ruan Tao had put her name on it, some of them decided to stay away from it and select the sky as a second option. After all, when it came to dreamlike fairy style, nobody believed they could compete against Ruan Tao. In other words, it could have been said that this theme had been tailor-made for her and the other forest players were just running with it.
But even so, the Fantasy Forest could still shoot wonderful photos, and the trainees who knew they would never be able to win first place; as long as their photos on the official website were beautiful, they had also somehow won in their hearts.
It was soon Qiao Dai’s turn to make a choice and everybody was sure she would choose the forest too. Jiang Ruowei couldn’t help but sneer and waited to see a show between Luan Zhen and Qiao Dai.
Qiao Dai was petite with a pure temperament. Even Jiang Ruowei had to admit it, Qiao Dai looked like a small animal and others could only love her. Along with Ruan Tao, she was the most suited for the forest theme. Not only Jiang Ruowei thought so, but so did the other players. Moreover, if Qiao Dai wanted to choose the sky to begin with, she would not have needed to persuade Luan Zhen. As for the ocean…
The contestants suddenly felt anxious. They knew that the requirements for underwater photos were notoriously high for models. Behind those fantastic photos were the results of rigorous training; if you wanted to take successful underwater photos, the workload far exceeded other types of shooting. Not to mention contestants like them who had received no training at all; they were afraid they would not even be able to open their eyes in the water. Expression management was already impossible, let alone beautiful modeling.
This was the reason no Class A trainee had selected the ocean theme so far. It was, with no doubt, the most difficult of the three.
But when everyone was thinking Qiao Dai would be like the other players, they looked at her walking towards the empty blue wall and punch her card on it.
Great, she was the first one! Before anyone could figure what was happening, Qiao Dai had slapped the card in her hand against the wall. On the huge blue wall, only one card with Qiao Dai’s name on it was hanging in the center, which was very eye-catching. And on that card, Qiao Dai had added two small round ears on her name; it looked particularly cute and attracted everyone’s attention.
After a while, people finally reacted. Wait a minute, had Qiao Dai just selected the ocean? The most difficult theme, the one that no players wanted? No way, was she that confident in her own strength? Even if you could get the first place, the photo taken would be shared on the official voting page at the end. Who did not want to take beautiful pictures? A not-so-good-looking portrait would not attract passersby no matter how they thought about it.
Looking at Qiao Dai’s very relaxed yet somewhat excited face, the other girls took a deep breath. Qiao Dai was indeed an unexpected player. No one ever knew what she would do next, but perhaps it was precisely this elusive behavior that had already seduced so many people; people were all wondering what her next action would be.
There was a whisper among the players, it was evident that Qiao Dai’s action had shaken them. The grouping was still in full swing and many players were standing in front of the green and the white walls, only Qiao Dai was still alone on her side. She was not embarrassed at all and would look at every new player coming forward with bright eyes, as if she was telling them to join her.
Most players did not want other strong contestants to choose the same theme as them. Every time one would, their expressions would become a little more subtle; only Qiao Dai could not wait to have all the beautiful ladies join her. She would watch each girl pass in front of her and keep on obediently waiting for the one that would finally choose her.
Seeing Qiao Dai’s eager eyes, some players could not help covering their chests. In their minds, Qiao Dai had already turned into a little cupid with a small bow, hitting all of their hearts with an arrow and coquettishly shouting: “Choose me, choose me!”
And finally, someone lost the battle. The girl quickly changed her mind, took out a pen, and wrote her name on the blue card before rushing towards Qiao Dai. Qiao Dai’s eyes widened in surprise and happiness: finally, the ocean team had a second member!
Qiao Dai hugged her with excitement and the girl smiled at her before placing her card on the wall and stood beside Qiao Dai to wait for the next player.
After everyone saw who the girl was, someone suddenly exclaimed: “Wait a second, isn’t Lu Ying from Galaxy?”
How come she had joined Qiao Dai?
Chapter 18: Choose me, choose me (2)
The host was very satisfied with the high motivation of the players. He went straight back to topic and said: “Please, think carefully about the theme you want to choose, we will start grouping in a moment.”
The program team left to give the contestants a little time to discuss with each other after handing each of them a pen. The girls were supposed to write their names on the card they were interested in but no one started writing for a while. Everyone kept asking themselves carefully which subject would be the best.
“I want to choose the forest. Luan Zhen, Daidai, what about you?”
Because they had time to discuss, Shi Qing naturally went to talk with the other B players before asking her friends. Most girls already had their own ideas but Shi Qing was still hesitant.
Luan Zhen clapped her hands and smiled: “I also want to choose the forest. It feels wild and primitive, it’s exciting just to think about it.”
After listening to her answer, Qiao Dai’s eyes widened and she blurted out: “No, don’t choose the forest!”
According to the novel images that had poured into her mind a few days ago, in this assessment, Ruan Tao would also choose the forest and overwhelmingly win. Qiao Dai instinctively did not want her good friends to go head to head with Ruan Tao, but as soon as she said her thoughts, she regretted it. She should have been more careful and conscientious to try to convince Luan Zhen and Shig Qing, instead of just speaking rashly like she just had.
Not far away, Jiang Ruowei heard Qiao Dai’s voice and sneered before whispering to Lin Lang: “I told you she was scheming. Everybody is fooled by her innocent appearance but she wants the forest so she tells Luan Zhen and Shi Qing to choose something else.”
There was a hint of sarcasm in her tone. She admitted that she had a bad temper but she hated people like Qiao Dai the most; unlike her, Jiang Ruowei wasn’t scheming and would not hide her dislike. And now, Jiang Ruowei couldn’t help but gloat, thinking Qiao Dai had finally revealed her true face.
“Don’t say that, maybe she just doesn’t want to compete against teammates.”
Lin Lang looked over at Qiao Dai, neither confirming nor denying Jiang Ruowei’s words, and kept her thoughts to herself.
And Qiao Dai, as if to cover up her earlier slip of the tongue, added somewhat hastily: “I… I think this forest is different from the one you think. It should be a dreamy one.”
Qiao Dai was anxious and tried to explain while looking at Luan Zhen with worry, afraid of what she was thinking. It looked like she really had to read her language books again and learn the art of speaking better.
But while Qiao Dai was stressing out, Luan Zhen laughed after seeing Qiao Dai’s big black eyes filled with doubts. Who could bear it?
She said: “I understand, Daidai.” Luan Zhen was perfectly aware that Qiao Dai was only worried about her. Thinking back on the forest and of the fact it was the Fantasy Forest, she had to agree it was indeed not her style.
“Then I will choose the sky.”
Luan Zhen switched her theme and Qiao Dai felt relieved, trying to find a way to also convince Shi Qing. However, the girl’s voice was slowly heard: “There should be a lot of people who want to choose the forest. Ruan Tao should also be the most suitable for this theme, I don’t think anyone can do better than her.”
Shi Qing had guessed that Qiao Dai was afraid they would collide with Ruan Tao if they chose the forest. But she looked at her and continued: “But for me, there is no difference. It is impossible to get first place in any theme so I should just choose the one I like. But you two need to select a theme where you can win.”
Shi Qing smiled shyly at her two teammates and added in a low voice: “I think you two will win.”
After saying this, she seemed to be a little embarrassed. It also happened that the discussion time was over and she ran back to Class B but not before cheering on her two friends.
“Good luck!” Qiao Dai waved at her as if she was cheering for her classmates at a sports meeting. She was full of youth and innocence and the rest of the players who had heard her instinctively cast them a kind look. Ah, friendship was really beautiful! The girls could not help but recall their school days.
“Okay, let’s start grouping now. Everyone should have had the time to write their names on the card of their choice and you will stick it on one of the three walls as we call you. Let’s ask the first player to come up.” As the host’s voice fell, the staff opened the curtain behind him and three walls of different colors appeared. Each contestant had to walk to the color they had chosen and paste their card on it. What should have been an ordinary grouping session suddenly became full of ritual.
A soft red carpet spread all the way to the wall and the contestants were selected according to their initial rating, starting from Class A. Immediately, almost all of them posted their cards on the green and white background walls.
Although the forest theme was the most attractive for the vast majority, many powerful players wanted it and, especially after Ruan Tao had put her name on it, some of them decided to stay away from it and select the sky as a second option. After all, when it came to dreamlike fairy style, nobody believed they could compete against Ruan Tao. In other words, it could have been said that this theme had been tailor-made for her and the other forest players were just running with it.
But even so, the Fantasy Forest could still shoot wonderful photos, and the trainees who knew they would never be able to win first place; as long as their photos on the official website were beautiful, they had also somehow won in their hearts.
It was soon Qiao Dai’s turn to make a choice and everybody was sure she would choose the forest too. Jiang Ruowei couldn’t help but sneer and waited to see a show between Luan Zhen and Qiao Dai.
Qiao Dai was petite with a pure temperament. Even Jiang Ruowei had to admit it, Qiao Dai looked like a small animal and others could only love her. Along with Ruan Tao, she was the most suited for the forest theme. Not only Jiang Ruowei thought so, but so did the other players. Moreover, if Qiao Dai wanted to choose the sky to begin with, she would not have needed to persuade Luan Zhen. As for the ocean…
The contestants suddenly felt anxious. They knew that the requirements for underwater photos were notoriously high for models. Behind those fantastic photos were the results of rigorous training; if you wanted to take successful underwater photos, the workload far exceeded other types of shooting. Not to mention contestants like them who had received no training at all; they were afraid they would not even be able to open their eyes in the water. Expression management was already impossible, let alone beautiful modeling.
This was the reason no Class A trainee had selected the ocean theme so far. It was, with no doubt, the most difficult of the three.
But when everyone was thinking Qiao Dai would be like the other players, they looked at her walking towards the empty blue wall and punch her card on it.
Great, she was the first one! Before anyone could figure what was happening, Qiao Dai had slapped the card in her hand against the wall. On the huge blue wall, only one card with Qiao Dai’s name on it was hanging in the center, which was very eye-catching. And on that card, Qiao Dai had added two small round ears on her name; it looked particularly cute and attracted everyone’s attention.
After a while, people finally reacted. Wait a minute, had Qiao Dai just selected the ocean? The most difficult theme, the one that no players wanted? No way, was she that confident in her own strength? Even if you could get the first place, the photo taken would be shared on the official voting page at the end. Who did not want to take beautiful pictures? A not-so-good-looking portrait would not attract passersby no matter how they thought about it.
Looking at Qiao Dai’s very relaxed yet somewhat excited face, the other girls took a deep breath. Qiao Dai was indeed an unexpected player. No one ever knew what she would do next, but perhaps it was precisely this elusive behavior that had already seduced so many people; people were all wondering what her next action would be.
There was a whisper among the players, it was evident that Qiao Dai’s action had shaken them. The grouping was still in full swing and many players were standing in front of the green and the white walls, only Qiao Dai was still alone on her side. She was not embarrassed at all and would look at every new player coming forward with bright eyes, as if she was telling them to join her.
Most players did not want other strong contestants to choose the same theme as them. Every time one would, their expressions would become a little more subtle; only Qiao Dai could not wait to have all the beautiful ladies join her. She would watch each girl pass in front of her and keep on obediently waiting for the one that would finally choose her.
Seeing Qiao Dai’s eager eyes, some players could not help covering their chests. In their minds, Qiao Dai had already turned into a little cupid with a small bow, hitting all of their hearts with an arrow and coquettishly shouting: “Choose me, choose me!”
And finally, someone lost the battle. The girl quickly changed her mind, took out a pen, and wrote her name on the blue card before rushing towards Qiao Dai. Qiao Dai’s eyes widened in surprise and happiness: finally, the ocean team had a second member!
Qiao Dai hugged her with excitement and the girl smiled at her before placing her card on the wall and stood beside Qiao Dai to wait for the next player.
After everyone saw who the girl was, someone suddenly exclaimed: “Wait a second, isn’t Lu Ying from Galaxy?”
How come she had joined Qiao Dai?
