Chapter 5: Sleep on the water
After the director introduced today’s program, he asked the cameramen in charge of each agency to find their respective players. As of 5 pm sharp, the players were able to freely borrow the venues of Shengshi Entertainment.
“This is Shengshi Entertainment’s building.”
The PD in charge of Qiao Dai’s team was a young man. He led the girls inside and patiently introduced the place to them.
There were several huge posters hanging on the walls of the lobby, all of famous domestic stars. Except for the draft’s players, the artists who casually walked in the hall were all familiar faces that could be seen on TV; ordinary agencies simply could not compare with Shengshi.
Jiang Ruowei withdrew her eyes enviously; it could be said that this place represented the dream and glitz of the entertainment industry and it was where she had always desired to set foot in. Just thinking about it, Jiang Ruowei could not wait to show off her strengths to the judges.
“Do you have any special talents? How would you like your self-introduction to be filmed?”
The PD did not rush to take the girls to the recording studio. Instead, he found a place to rest and sat down, ready to learn more about the girls’ abilities.
Upon hearing the question, Jiang Ruowei rushed to answer: “I can play the guitar!”
Although it was not rare to be able to play a musical instrument for people in the entertainment circle, this was less likely in the women’s team draft. There were a lot of players who could only sing and dance; being able to play the guitar was definitely an advantage.
The PD hummed softly and turned to Lin Lang. She smiled very shyly and said in a soft voice: “My singing is okay.”
Lin Lang’s appearance was not as outstanding as Jiang Ruowei’s but her voice was very nice, clean, and pure, giving people an ethereal feeling. To be able to say that singing was her talent in an idol show, she must have been very confident in her level.
Likewise, it went without saying that Luan Zhen’s singing skills were also among the most powerful in their agency, not only that, she could also rap, and coupled with her handsome and competent style, she would always be recognized at first glance.
“Qiao Dai, what are you going to showcase?”
The PD nodded after listening to the rest of the group and already had an idea on how to shoot them. When he cast his gaze on Qiao Dai who was sitting on the side, she looked particularly indifferent and he couldn’t help but ask. To be perfectly honest, he had noticed that this girl was very calm; she probably had some impressive skill up her sleeve and the PD had deliberately waited to ask her last.
As soon as the man’s voice fell, the eyes of the other trainees turned to Qiao Dai.
“Oh, I don’t know what kind of talent Daidai has either.” Lin Lang said in a slightly curious voice, her eyes slowly sizing Qiao Dai up.
Qiao Dai was a newcomer and had been signed not long ago. Ling Na had arranged for her to participate in the program for only two reasons; one was because they were only a small agency with few trainees, the second was because…
Lin Lang shot a glance at her teammate and smiled. Sure enough, having such a beautiful face was all Qiao Dai needed to get qualified. But other than her appearance, Lin Lang really did not think Qiao Dai was anything extraordinary; even if Qiao Dai worked hard, it was not enough to fill some gaps in such a short time. Perhaps in the future, Qiao Dai would shine but today, when she had just come from the countryside, she obviously could not do anything.
Unless she had some kind of secret special skills.
Jiang Ruowei did not have as many thoughts as Lin Lang but she was also very curious of what a country bumpkin like Qiao Dai could have, eager to make fun of her.
Qiao Dai, who had been desperately thinking about her own talents just now, was asked abruptly. Her whole person was like a distracted elementary school student that had just been called by the teacher to answer a question. She straightened her back instantly and took a deep breath.
“My talent…”
For a while, every pair of eyes were on her and her heart started pounding wildly. She paused for a while to calm herself and ease her emotions.
Just now, she had been recalling all the memories that had flooded her mind earlier. The original Qiao Dai had been working part-time while going to school and had not had any time to develop any special skills. Because of it, in the novel, she had failed the self-introduction and fallen in the background, before being recognized as a vase by the netizens when the show had been broadcast, only to end up very dissatisfied to win only because of her face.
The fact was that there were a few more contestants with special talents but they were well versed in making themselves shine and had labeled themselves as foodies, koi, emoji packages1 or even sold misery. They had earned enough attention by playing tricks but the original Qiao Dai had plainly said she had no special skills and had completely been branded as a vase 2.
After all, in the entertainment circle, having no strength was not fatal; the fatal thing was to have no skill and be boring. Black and red was also red and boring people were not even qualified to be scolded.
But right now, Qiao Dai had not thought of so many complicated things, just of one. When she was still in the ocean, there was a rich man that would sail every now and then to the place where she and her companions slept. He would do nothing, just watch the sea otters sleep for hours. There also seemed to be many videos of sleeping sea otters on the Internet; some people even said they could watch them sleep all day. And while Qiao Dai did not really understand why, it could indeed be considered as the special skill of sea otters.
Because she had not spoken for a long while, the PD was also starting to wonder if she had no talent. It would not have been uncommon, after all, most people could not even sing and dance. It was already impressive to be able to participate in the draft. The PD was about to comfort Qiao Dai when he heard a soft voice say: “Can I… Can I perform sleeping?”
Qiao Dai had thought about it for a long time before making up her mind and asking with determination. While using a delicate voice, she looked at the PD with bright and sparkling eyes, shimmering like the sea.
Everyone was startled for a moment, before finally slowly realizing what she had just asked.
Everybody: ???
By sleeping, did she really mean what they thought?
Jiang Ruowei almost blurted out “Are you trying to be funny?” but before she could say anything, she looked at Qiao Dai’s very honest look and her words got stuck in her mouth.
Qiao Dai was serious; from anyone else it would have sounded ridiculous and childish but from Qiao Dai, saying something in such a genuine tone, it made people ashamed to criticize her.
The cameraman was stunned but when he met the inquiring gaze of Qiao Dai, he could not help but nod and say “Yes”. It was better to sleep than do nothing, anyway.
The young man was aware of how fierce the competition in the show was. Although he had just met the girls, he was in charge of them and hoped they could go further instead of being ignored and eliminated too quickly.
When Qiao Dai heard the PD’s positive reply, she immediately relaxed and took a long sigh of relief, feeling as if her heart, which had jumped in her throat, was back in its place. The action made the PD feel that this girl was very natural and kind.
Lin Lang did not say anything. Hearing her, it looked like Qiao Dai did not have any talent and it was the answer she had been looking for. This way, Qiao Dai was indeed just a vase and would not be a competition for her in the future.
However, Jiang Ruowei was not as self-restrained as Lin Lang. When Qiao Dai said she wanted to perform sleeping in the self-introduction session, there was even more contempt in her eyes.
“How is sleeping a talent?” Luan Zhen, on the other hand, could not help but wonder and asked. Afraid Qiao Dai would misunderstand her, she quickly added: “I mean, it’s good.”
Secretly recalling what had just come to her mind, Luan Zhen coughed unnaturally, her dark eyes somewhat revealed what she must have thought of and the corners of her lips slightly raised to hint at her pleasant mood. She glanced at Qiao Dai sitting next to her and thought: Sleeping? It really looked suitable for her. Imagining Qiao Dai’s cute sleeping face like a small animal, Luan Zhen wanted to cry. Sleep wasn’t her talent, being cute was!
Unlike her handsome appearance, Luan Zhen actually had a soft spot for small animals and cute things. It was no wonder she wanted to get closer to Qiao Dai and was attracted by her adorable and naive temperament.
While Luan Zhen’s brain circuits were somehow different from ordinary people, Shi Qing comforted Qiao Dai: “Don’t worry about it, Daidai. Some people performed eating as their self-introduction, sleeping can work too!”
So it turned out that it was okay to eat in front of the camera? Listening to Shi Qing’s words, Qiao Dai felt a little regretful thinking that with her daily 20 pounds of food, she would probably become famous in the entire universe.
Damn it! If only had she come earlier, she would have had dinner on the show!
“Well then, let’s hurry up and start shooting.”
The PD had taken note of all of their special talents and had roughly written a script and rushed everyone to record their self-introductions. Then, he would film the separate scenes of Jiang Ruowei playing the guitar and Lin Lang singing before editing it correctly. Because Qiao Dai’s sleeping did not seem to require any special venues, he would shoot her scene last.
After finishing filming everyone, the PD walked up to Qiao Dai to remind her she could start recording.
“Wait a minute, not here.”
Seeing that the PD was ready to point the camera at her, Qiao Dai shook her head and said in a serious voice. When everybody had been recording, she had been looking around to find the perfect spot. The group followed her slowly walk to the fitness area floor with a confused look, straight to the furthest part, to finally stop by the swimming pool.
“I’m going to sleep here.”
Qiao Dai squatted next to the water with bright eyes, her sea otter’s instincts making her eager to jump directly in and play.
The PD was stunned for a moment. If he remembered correctly, it was the second time today. Had he heard it wrong just now?
However, when his eyes landed on Qiao Dai, who was playing with her hand in the water with excitement, he realized that he had indeed heard it right. Qiao Dai said she was going to sleep there. On the water. Ah, this… this really was a special talent ordinary people could not have. Everybody could not help but think so.
Chapter 5: Sleep on the water
After the director introduced today’s program, he asked the cameramen in charge of each agency to find their respective players. As of 5 pm sharp, the players were able to freely borrow the venues of Shengshi Entertainment.
“This is Shengshi Entertainment’s building.”
The PD in charge of Qiao Dai’s team was a young man. He led the girls inside and patiently introduced the place to them.
There were several huge posters hanging on the walls of the lobby, all of famous domestic stars. Except for the draft’s players, the artists who casually walked in the hall were all familiar faces that could be seen on TV; ordinary agencies simply could not compare with Shengshi.
Jiang Ruowei withdrew her eyes enviously; it could be said that this place represented the dream and glitz of the entertainment industry and it was where she had always desired to set foot in. Just thinking about it, Jiang Ruowei could not wait to show off her strengths to the judges.
“Do you have any special talents? How would you like your self-introduction to be filmed?”
The PD did not rush to take the girls to the recording studio. Instead, he found a place to rest and sat down, ready to learn more about the girls’ abilities.
Upon hearing the question, Jiang Ruowei rushed to answer: “I can play the guitar!”
Although it was not rare to be able to play a musical instrument for people in the entertainment circle, this was less likely in the women’s team draft. There were a lot of players who could only sing and dance; being able to play the guitar was definitely an advantage.
The PD hummed softly and turned to Lin Lang. She smiled very shyly and said in a soft voice: “My singing is okay.”
Lin Lang’s appearance was not as outstanding as Jiang Ruowei’s but her voice was very nice, clean, and pure, giving people an ethereal feeling. To be able to say that singing was her talent in an idol show, she must have been very confident in her level.
Likewise, it went without saying that Luan Zhen’s singing skills were also among the most powerful in their agency, not only that, she could also rap, and coupled with her handsome and competent style, she would always be recognized at first glance.
“Qiao Dai, what are you going to showcase?”
The PD nodded after listening to the rest of the group and already had an idea on how to shoot them. When he cast his gaze on Qiao Dai who was sitting on the side, she looked particularly indifferent and he couldn’t help but ask. To be perfectly honest, he had noticed that this girl was very calm; she probably had some impressive skill up her sleeve and the PD had deliberately waited to ask her last.
As soon as the man’s voice fell, the eyes of the other trainees turned to Qiao Dai.
“Oh, I don’t know what kind of talent Daidai has either.” Lin Lang said in a slightly curious voice, her eyes slowly sizing Qiao Dai up.
Qiao Dai was a newcomer and had been signed not long ago. Ling Na had arranged for her to participate in the program for only two reasons; one was because they were only a small agency with few trainees, the second was because…
Lin Lang shot a glance at her teammate and smiled. Sure enough, having such a beautiful face was all Qiao Dai needed to get qualified. But other than her appearance, Lin Lang really did not think Qiao Dai was anything extraordinary; even if Qiao Dai worked hard, it was not enough to fill some gaps in such a short time. Perhaps in the future, Qiao Dai would shine but today, when she had just come from the countryside, she obviously could not do anything.
Unless she had some kind of secret special skills.
Jiang Ruowei did not have as many thoughts as Lin Lang but she was also very curious of what a country bumpkin like Qiao Dai could have, eager to make fun of her.
Qiao Dai, who had been desperately thinking about her own talents just now, was asked abruptly. Her whole person was like a distracted elementary school student that had just been called by the teacher to answer a question. She straightened her back instantly and took a deep breath.
“My talent…”
For a while, every pair of eyes were on her and her heart started pounding wildly. She paused for a while to calm herself and ease her emotions.
Just now, she had been recalling all the memories that had flooded her mind earlier. The original Qiao Dai had been working part-time while going to school and had not had any time to develop any special skills. Because of it, in the novel, she had failed the self-introduction and fallen in the background, before being recognized as a vase by the netizens when the show had been broadcast, only to end up very dissatisfied to win only because of her face.
The fact was that there were a few more contestants with special talents but they were well versed in making themselves shine and had labeled themselves as foodies, koi, emoji packages1 or even sold misery. They had earned enough attention by playing tricks but the original Qiao Dai had plainly said she had no special skills and had completely been branded as a vase 2.
After all, in the entertainment circle, having no strength was not fatal; the fatal thing was to have no skill and be boring. Black and red was also red and boring people were not even qualified to be scolded.
But right now, Qiao Dai had not thought of so many complicated things, just of one. When she was still in the ocean, there was a rich man that would sail every now and then to the place where she and her companions slept. He would do nothing, just watch the sea otters sleep for hours. There also seemed to be many videos of sleeping sea otters on the Internet; some people even said they could watch them sleep all day. And while Qiao Dai did not really understand why, it could indeed be considered as the special skill of sea otters.
Because she had not spoken for a long while, the PD was also starting to wonder if she had no talent. It would not have been uncommon, after all, most people could not even sing and dance. It was already impressive to be able to participate in the draft. The PD was about to comfort Qiao Dai when he heard a soft voice say: “Can I… Can I perform sleeping?”
Qiao Dai had thought about it for a long time before making up her mind and asking with determination. While using a delicate voice, she looked at the PD with bright and sparkling eyes, shimmering like the sea.
Everyone was startled for a moment, before finally slowly realizing what she had just asked.
Everybody: ???
By sleeping, did she really mean what they thought?
Jiang Ruowei almost blurted out “Are you trying to be funny?” but before she could say anything, she looked at Qiao Dai’s very honest look and her words got stuck in her mouth.
Qiao Dai was serious; from anyone else it would have sounded ridiculous and childish but from Qiao Dai, saying something in such a genuine tone, it made people ashamed to criticize her.
The cameraman was stunned but when he met the inquiring gaze of Qiao Dai, he could not help but nod and say “Yes”. It was better to sleep than do nothing, anyway.
The young man was aware of how fierce the competition in the show was. Although he had just met the girls, he was in charge of them and hoped they could go further instead of being ignored and eliminated too quickly.
When Qiao Dai heard the PD’s positive reply, she immediately relaxed and took a long sigh of relief, feeling as if her heart, which had jumped in her throat, was back in its place. The action made the PD feel that this girl was very natural and kind.
Lin Lang did not say anything. Hearing her, it looked like Qiao Dai did not have any talent and it was the answer she had been looking for. This way, Qiao Dai was indeed just a vase and would not be a competition for her in the future.
However, Jiang Ruowei was not as self-restrained as Lin Lang. When Qiao Dai said she wanted to perform sleeping in the self-introduction session, there was even more contempt in her eyes.
“How is sleeping a talent?” Luan Zhen, on the other hand, could not help but wonder and asked. Afraid Qiao Dai would misunderstand her, she quickly added: “I mean, it’s good.”
Secretly recalling what had just come to her mind, Luan Zhen coughed unnaturally, her dark eyes somewhat revealed what she must have thought of and the corners of her lips slightly raised to hint at her pleasant mood. She glanced at Qiao Dai sitting next to her and thought: Sleeping? It really looked suitable for her. Imagining Qiao Dai’s cute sleeping face like a small animal, Luan Zhen wanted to cry. Sleep wasn’t her talent, being cute was!
Unlike her handsome appearance, Luan Zhen actually had a soft spot for small animals and cute things. It was no wonder she wanted to get closer to Qiao Dai and was attracted by her adorable and naive temperament.
While Luan Zhen’s brain circuits were somehow different from ordinary people, Shi Qing comforted Qiao Dai: “Don’t worry about it, Daidai. Some people performed eating as their self-introduction, sleeping can work too!”
So it turned out that it was okay to eat in front of the camera? Listening to Shi Qing’s words, Qiao Dai felt a little regretful thinking that with her daily 20 pounds of food, she would probably become famous in the entire universe.
Damn it! If only had she come earlier, she would have had dinner on the show!
“Well then, let’s hurry up and start shooting.”
The PD had taken note of all of their special talents and had roughly written a script and rushed everyone to record their self-introductions. Then, he would film the separate scenes of Jiang Ruowei playing the guitar and Lin Lang singing before editing it correctly. Because Qiao Dai’s sleeping did not seem to require any special venues, he would shoot her scene last.
After finishing filming everyone, the PD walked up to Qiao Dai to remind her she could start recording.
“Wait a minute, not here.”
Seeing that the PD was ready to point the camera at her, Qiao Dai shook her head and said in a serious voice. When everybody had been recording, she had been looking around to find the perfect spot. The group followed her slowly walk to the fitness area floor with a confused look, straight to the furthest part, to finally stop by the swimming pool.
“I’m going to sleep here.”
Qiao Dai squatted next to the water with bright eyes, her sea otter’s instincts making her eager to jump directly in and play.
The PD was stunned for a moment. If he remembered correctly, it was the second time today. Had he heard it wrong just now?
However, when his eyes landed on Qiao Dai, who was playing with her hand in the water with excitement, he realized that he had indeed heard it right. Qiao Dai said she was going to sleep there. On the water. Ah, this… this really was a special talent ordinary people could not have. Everybody could not help but think so.
