Chapter 8: First rating
<Pick Eleven> adopted live broadcast and recording modes. The first few filming sessions were not simultaneously shared on the platform but that did not prevent avid fans from pouring into the live broadcast room to support their favorite players.
[The sisters are so sweet, I’m so happy!]
[Everybody is so formal and a little awkward at first hahahaha.]
[Brother Fengchi is so handsome!]
Bullets flew quickly on the screen, not only to discuss the players who had already appeared but also to talk about the mentor seats, especially Jiang Fengchi, who had already become the main topic of the program.
Before Qiao Dai and her team came out, some players had already taken their seats. According to the program’s process, when the contestants entered, the previously recorded self-introduction videos were played on the huge LED screen behind them. The players were then asked to choose a seat from 1 to 101 according to their own strength evaluation. At the same time, to avoid putting too much pressure on the girls and let them make the most realistic choice, the production team had deliberately let only the trainees appear, with no mentors on the scene.
No guests were present and there were only the girls already seated on the scene. Aware they were in the middle of being filmed, they couldn’t help but say a few more words to distinguish themselves.
Along with the host’s announcement, the COCO logo appeared on the screen and was followed by the trainees’ self-introduction video.
[Luan Zhen is so valiant, ah this temperament is great!]
[Lin Lang is finally here! Fighting, Lang Lang!]
Although COCO was not a large company, it had quite a large experience in forming girl groups. Long before Qiao Dai had joined their ranks, the trainees of this issue had already been put on the frontline and most of them had a certain fan base.
People had already started calling out for Luan Zhen and Lin Lang and even some of the contestants on the scene started cheering; especially the rappers in the group, they stood up directly after seeing Luan Zhen, like little fans seeing their idol.
“Is that Luan Zhen? I’m her fan!”
The contestant sitting under Ruan Tao and Lai You stood up excitedly and covered her mouth with her hands, all excited. Of course, the camera turned her way in a hurry.
Sitting above her, Lai You raised her eyebrows and leaned gently against Ruan Tao. With a slight movement of her lips, she said with contempt: “Fake.”
After all, they wouldn’t get a lot of shots otherwise.
[Hahaha, Lai You is rolling her eyes again.]
[Sister is so daring.]
The audience watching the live broadcast could clearly see Lai You’s expression. People who liked her clapped their hands and shouted praising words and the ones that did not appreciate her said: [So there are people who think that being uneducated is a good thing?]
And the player, who had just been screaming after Luan Zhen had appeared, also heard Lai You and Ruan Tao and turned to look at Lai You’s unhappy face. It was like having cold water poured on her head; her excitement died down and she sat down in embarrassment.
At the same moment, Qiao Dai’s introduction was played on the screen.
“Hello everyone, my name is Qiao Dai but you can also call me Daidai. Today I will show you my talent, sleep.”
The girl’s soft voice was transmitted to everyone present through the speakers. Qiao Dai’s dark eyes were shining, she smiled and waved at the camera while wearing a wetsuit similar to a diving suit.
For a while, let alone the audience in the live broadcast room, even the contestants on the scene were confused. Was sleeping also considered a special skill?
This time, Lai You was even more obvious than usual and whether it was deliberate or could not hold it back, she whispered: “Wow, what kind of idiot is that?”
The live broadcast room that had somewhat been stiff immediately exploded after hearing her words.
[Fuck, I can’t bear it. Who will sew Lai You’s mouth for me? If you can’t speak human words, just don’t say anything.]
[Get lost, is she wrong?]
[We can’t say it? I can’t stand how she talks, every time she just spits black mud for no reason.]
[Ok, ok, you guys like silly and sweet, don’t pull others into the water, okay? What, everyone has to like your kind of pretentiousness?]
The fact that Lai You had just dissed the contestant in front of her for fangirling had already made the audience somewhat unhappy and now that she had directly ridiculed Qiao Dai, it had ignited the anger of the viewers who did not like her; Lai You was already a very controversial figure and it triggered a scolding war.
And as the scolding war was going on, someone suddenly said: [Huh? What is happening?]
While the netizens were quarreling with each other, on the big screen, people saw Qiao Dai tie up her hair, jump in the water lightly and float easily.
Audience: ??? Wait, is that where she’s sleeping?
The viewers who were arguing just now were dumbfounded. Who would have thought that Qiao Dai’s sleep would actually be on the water?
It looked like she could not sleep at first. Qiao Dai rolled a few times and watching her spin, the audience instinctively took a breath, afraid to see her choke on the water next. But it turned out that they thought too much and Qiao Dai quickly lay down on the surface, with a small inflatable sea otter toy in her arms, and fell asleep as if she was hugging a pillow.
[Hahahahahaha, who is this peerless cutie, I’m going crazy!]
[Ah, the little sister drifted away!]
[awsl1, the sister drifting is too cute]
[Hahahaha, is she learning from the Rice Brother debut?]
[Then is it the sleeping debut of the Sleeping Sister?]
The audience’s attention was quickly attracted by Qiao Dai’s sleeping figure. Some could not help but wonder if she was faking it and backstroking instead but most people were simply fascinated by this very adorable picture. Girls with this kind of behavior were definitely interesting, weren’t they?
Ruan Tao’s gaze flicked across the screen and she suddenly realized it was the player who had been shooting at the pool yesterday, that everybody had been talking about.
“I told you she was cute, didn’t I?”
“Why didn’t you say anything yesterday, I want to make friends with her.”
The amused voices of the girls came out from the side and the girl who had just been scolded by Lai You yesterday glanced at her with a knowing smile.
Her small action was naturally seen by Lai You; the corners of her lips twisted and her expression instantly became somewhat ugly. With so many cameras around, Lai You knew that her reaction just then must have been filmed. She had originally not been afraid to see herself sprayed on the Internet because her personality had always been brash and haughty but looking at everybody’s enthusiasm towards Qiao Dai, she realized: It was over.
Although some netizens had always complained that Lai You had low EQ, if she was really brainless, she would not have been able to stand among the talented Galaxy trainees. For example, she would never dare to roll her eyes at Ruan Tao.
Because she clearly knew that Ruan Tao’s background and talent were not something she could go against. If she dared say anything against Ruan Tao, the internet would never believe nor support her and would declare her as a heat-rubbing monster. Therefore, even if no one had provoked her in today’s show, she would definitely find someone to diss to maintain her persona and earn enough gossip material.
In fact, Lai You hated Luan Zhen very much but knew that with Luan Zhen’s popularity, she could get in trouble by splashing dirty water and was not sure she could win against Luan Zhen’s fans. So when she had seen Qiao Dai’s introduction, she had decided to use this unknown newcomer as a springboard.
As a result, it looked like she had hit herself in the face. Lai You raised her head to look at Qiao Dai who had already joined the scene and her gaze changed in resentment. But in the end, she could only bite her lips and secretly swallow her anger.
[Look at Lai You’s eyes, is she going to eat people alive?]
[That’s her true nature, only daring to scold newcomers.]
[I can smell the palace fight.]
[Aaaah, stay away from our Daidai baby, mother is afraid!]
Among the netizens who had been watching the broadcast, all quickly noticed Lai You’s sullen expression, and some could not help but start ridiculing her, while the others that had already been turned into Qiao Dai’s fans worried their little sister would get bullied in the future.
Of course, the contestants on stage knew nothing about the comments on the Internet at this time and could only use their own judgment to think about how they looked in front of the camera.
Qiao Dai felt troubled. After all, the other girls sang and danced, didn’t it seem strange she was the only one sleeping? But as soon as the COCO self-introductions were over, the contestants surrounded her and her teammates and one of them took Qiao Dai’s hand and asked with bright eyes: “Daidai, do you want to sit by my side?”
“I want to sit with you too!”
“Is that backstroke? How did you sleep on the water?”
Qiao Dai was in the middle of a small crowd. The girls originally liked cute things and after seeing Qiao Dai in person, they felt that they had found a small pet and couldn’t help but stretch out their hands to pet her head. Wow, why did it feel like looking at a small animal?
Qiao Dai was looking at everybody, her bright round eyes filled with great confusion. Her natural innocence and cuteness made people think she was really adorable. This kind of reaction meant she had performed well, didn’t it?
Qiao Dai thought this timidly and lowered her head like a shy child. A faint blush appeared on her snow-white skin, making people want to pinch her red ears.
After the girls sat back, a few more groups and personal trainees came in and all the 101 contestants were on stage. The young girls were still nervous and excited about their first meeting when the voice of the host was heard through the microphone:
“Congratulations to our 101 contestants, from all over the country. You have been selected from forty-five entertainment companies and colleges nationwide, among 21,812 candidates, to join the competition of <Pick Eleven>. Each and every one of you are very talented, let us welcome you with warm applause!”
The producer’s voice was very calm and magnetic and his words carried an inexplicable uplifting power; the girls on the scene could not help but applaud, both for them and for the rest of the contestants for coming so far.
The atmosphere at the scene immediately rose and the applause lasted for a while before gradually stopping. The host used this moment to take a deep breath and say the unexpected sentence:
“Next, I will introduce your live rating, please change seats according to the mentors’ initial ratings!”
As soon as the producer’s voice fell, the expression of the contestants and the audience in the live broadcast room instantly changed.
What?
They had already been rated?
The decisive tone of the host clearly told everyone present: the game had already begun.
One of the walls of the studio suddenly opened and the four mentors slowly walked out of the room. They had not been on the scene just now but they had been watching everything through the screen behind the wall and had already given an initial evaluation to each player.
“The rating is not starting just now. From the moment you stepped into the scene, the competition had already started!”
After hearing the host’s words, the players, who had just been talking and laughing, immediately stiffened and the atmosphere became much tenser.
[The program team is too good at doing things, right?]
[Wow, cool! It’s so fun!]
[The sisters are all dumbfounded.]
The barrage expressed their excitement frantically but all the players were so nervous they could barely breathe. Thinking that their mentors had already rated them, they started recalling what they had said and done, afraid they had already lost points.
The names of all the players and their initial ratings quickly appeared on the large LED screen; only the contestants who had received an A rating would be said aloud by a teacher.
Jiang Fengchi was in charge of it; he nodded at the crowd and methodically began to read the list of A players. His voice was light and gentle and it fell in the hearts of everyone present with the weight of a thousand pounds.
“The players who got A are Ruan Tao, Luan Zhen, Lin Lang, Qiao Dai, …”
The young man slowly read the list in his hand and the players who were named showed relieved expressions. When the last name was heard, the players who had not been called felt overwhelmed and disappointed. Jiang Fengchi listed a total of eleven names but even so, some still did not get A. Among them, Lai You.
“Daidai, you got it!”
Shi Qing knew that the A rating had nothing to do with her so she just listened carefully to hear the names of her teammates. When she heard theirs, she cheered for them and turned her head happily to Qiao Dai who was standing beside her.
Qiao Dai’s expression was still a little bit dazed as if she did not quite believe the result. Shi Qing flicked her forehead and said with a smile: “That’s great, three people from our company got A!”
Shi Qing and Jiang Ruowei did not get A but both were B, like most of the other players, only a few dozen had got C.
No one knew who, but someone suddenly exclaimed in a high-pitched voice before quickly lowering: “Lai You… Why is Lai You rated C?”
Among the seven trainees from Galaxy, only Lai You had a huge C letter written behind her name.
Lai You: initial rating, C.
Her expression stiffened and became very ugly.
Chapter 8: First rating
<Pick Eleven> adopted live broadcast and recording modes. The first few filming sessions were not simultaneously shared on the platform but that did not prevent avid fans from pouring into the live broadcast room to support their favorite players.
[The sisters are so sweet, I’m so happy!]
[Everybody is so formal and a little awkward at first hahahaha.]
[Brother Fengchi is so handsome!]
Bullets flew quickly on the screen, not only to discuss the players who had already appeared but also to talk about the mentor seats, especially Jiang Fengchi, who had already become the main topic of the program.
Before Qiao Dai and her team came out, some players had already taken their seats. According to the program’s process, when the contestants entered, the previously recorded self-introduction videos were played on the huge LED screen behind them. The players were then asked to choose a seat from 1 to 101 according to their own strength evaluation. At the same time, to avoid putting too much pressure on the girls and let them make the most realistic choice, the production team had deliberately let only the trainees appear, with no mentors on the scene.
No guests were present and there were only the girls already seated on the scene. Aware they were in the middle of being filmed, they couldn’t help but say a few more words to distinguish themselves.
Along with the host’s announcement, the COCO logo appeared on the screen and was followed by the trainees’ self-introduction video.
[Luan Zhen is so valiant, ah this temperament is great!]
[Lin Lang is finally here! Fighting, Lang Lang!]
Although COCO was not a large company, it had quite a large experience in forming girl groups. Long before Qiao Dai had joined their ranks, the trainees of this issue had already been put on the frontline and most of them had a certain fan base.
People had already started calling out for Luan Zhen and Lin Lang and even some of the contestants on the scene started cheering; especially the rappers in the group, they stood up directly after seeing Luan Zhen, like little fans seeing their idol.
“Is that Luan Zhen? I’m her fan!”
The contestant sitting under Ruan Tao and Lai You stood up excitedly and covered her mouth with her hands, all excited. Of course, the camera turned her way in a hurry.
Sitting above her, Lai You raised her eyebrows and leaned gently against Ruan Tao. With a slight movement of her lips, she said with contempt: “Fake.”
After all, they wouldn’t get a lot of shots otherwise.
[Hahaha, Lai You is rolling her eyes again.]
[Sister is so daring.]
The audience watching the live broadcast could clearly see Lai You’s expression. People who liked her clapped their hands and shouted praising words and the ones that did not appreciate her said: [So there are people who think that being uneducated is a good thing?]
And the player, who had just been screaming after Luan Zhen had appeared, also heard Lai You and Ruan Tao and turned to look at Lai You’s unhappy face. It was like having cold water poured on her head; her excitement died down and she sat down in embarrassment.
At the same moment, Qiao Dai’s introduction was played on the screen.
“Hello everyone, my name is Qiao Dai but you can also call me Daidai. Today I will show you my talent, sleep.”
The girl’s soft voice was transmitted to everyone present through the speakers. Qiao Dai’s dark eyes were shining, she smiled and waved at the camera while wearing a wetsuit similar to a diving suit.
For a while, let alone the audience in the live broadcast room, even the contestants on the scene were confused. Was sleeping also considered a special skill?
This time, Lai You was even more obvious than usual and whether it was deliberate or could not hold it back, she whispered: “Wow, what kind of idiot is that?”
The live broadcast room that had somewhat been stiff immediately exploded after hearing her words.
[Fuck, I can’t bear it. Who will sew Lai You’s mouth for me? If you can’t speak human words, just don’t say anything.]
[Get lost, is she wrong?]
[We can’t say it? I can’t stand how she talks, every time she just spits black mud for no reason.]
[Ok, ok, you guys like silly and sweet, don’t pull others into the water, okay? What, everyone has to like your kind of pretentiousness?]
The fact that Lai You had just dissed the contestant in front of her for fangirling had already made the audience somewhat unhappy and now that she had directly ridiculed Qiao Dai, it had ignited the anger of the viewers who did not like her; Lai You was already a very controversial figure and it triggered a scolding war.
And as the scolding war was going on, someone suddenly said: [Huh? What is happening?]
While the netizens were quarreling with each other, on the big screen, people saw Qiao Dai tie up her hair, jump in the water lightly and float easily.
Audience: ??? Wait, is that where she’s sleeping?
The viewers who were arguing just now were dumbfounded. Who would have thought that Qiao Dai’s sleep would actually be on the water?
It looked like she could not sleep at first. Qiao Dai rolled a few times and watching her spin, the audience instinctively took a breath, afraid to see her choke on the water next. But it turned out that they thought too much and Qiao Dai quickly lay down on the surface, with a small inflatable sea otter toy in her arms, and fell asleep as if she was hugging a pillow.
[Hahahahahaha, who is this peerless cutie, I’m going crazy!]
[Ah, the little sister drifted away!]
[awsl1, the sister drifting is too cute]
[Hahahaha, is she learning from the Rice Brother debut?]
[Then is it the sleeping debut of the Sleeping Sister?]
The audience’s attention was quickly attracted by Qiao Dai’s sleeping figure. Some could not help but wonder if she was faking it and backstroking instead but most people were simply fascinated by this very adorable picture. Girls with this kind of behavior were definitely interesting, weren’t they?
Ruan Tao’s gaze flicked across the screen and she suddenly realized it was the player who had been shooting at the pool yesterday, that everybody had been talking about.
“I told you she was cute, didn’t I?”
“Why didn’t you say anything yesterday, I want to make friends with her.”
The amused voices of the girls came out from the side and the girl who had just been scolded by Lai You yesterday glanced at her with a knowing smile.
Her small action was naturally seen by Lai You; the corners of her lips twisted and her expression instantly became somewhat ugly. With so many cameras around, Lai You knew that her reaction just then must have been filmed. She had originally not been afraid to see herself sprayed on the Internet because her personality had always been brash and haughty but looking at everybody’s enthusiasm towards Qiao Dai, she realized: It was over.
Although some netizens had always complained that Lai You had low EQ, if she was really brainless, she would not have been able to stand among the talented Galaxy trainees. For example, she would never dare to roll her eyes at Ruan Tao.
Because she clearly knew that Ruan Tao’s background and talent were not something she could go against. If she dared say anything against Ruan Tao, the internet would never believe nor support her and would declare her as a heat-rubbing monster. Therefore, even if no one had provoked her in today’s show, she would definitely find someone to diss to maintain her persona and earn enough gossip material.
In fact, Lai You hated Luan Zhen very much but knew that with Luan Zhen’s popularity, she could get in trouble by splashing dirty water and was not sure she could win against Luan Zhen’s fans. So when she had seen Qiao Dai’s introduction, she had decided to use this unknown newcomer as a springboard.
As a result, it looked like she had hit herself in the face. Lai You raised her head to look at Qiao Dai who had already joined the scene and her gaze changed in resentment. But in the end, she could only bite her lips and secretly swallow her anger.
[Look at Lai You’s eyes, is she going to eat people alive?]
[That’s her true nature, only daring to scold newcomers.]
[I can smell the palace fight.]
[Aaaah, stay away from our Daidai baby, mother is afraid!]
Among the netizens who had been watching the broadcast, all quickly noticed Lai You’s sullen expression, and some could not help but start ridiculing her, while the others that had already been turned into Qiao Dai’s fans worried their little sister would get bullied in the future.
Of course, the contestants on stage knew nothing about the comments on the Internet at this time and could only use their own judgment to think about how they looked in front of the camera.
Qiao Dai felt troubled. After all, the other girls sang and danced, didn’t it seem strange she was the only one sleeping? But as soon as the COCO self-introductions were over, the contestants surrounded her and her teammates and one of them took Qiao Dai’s hand and asked with bright eyes: “Daidai, do you want to sit by my side?”
“I want to sit with you too!”
“Is that backstroke? How did you sleep on the water?”
Qiao Dai was in the middle of a small crowd. The girls originally liked cute things and after seeing Qiao Dai in person, they felt that they had found a small pet and couldn’t help but stretch out their hands to pet her head. Wow, why did it feel like looking at a small animal?
Qiao Dai was looking at everybody, her bright round eyes filled with great confusion. Her natural innocence and cuteness made people think she was really adorable. This kind of reaction meant she had performed well, didn’t it?
Qiao Dai thought this timidly and lowered her head like a shy child. A faint blush appeared on her snow-white skin, making people want to pinch her red ears.
After the girls sat back, a few more groups and personal trainees came in and all the 101 contestants were on stage. The young girls were still nervous and excited about their first meeting when the voice of the host was heard through the microphone:
“Congratulations to our 101 contestants, from all over the country. You have been selected from forty-five entertainment companies and colleges nationwide, among 21,812 candidates, to join the competition of <Pick Eleven>. Each and every one of you are very talented, let us welcome you with warm applause!”
The producer’s voice was very calm and magnetic and his words carried an inexplicable uplifting power; the girls on the scene could not help but applaud, both for them and for the rest of the contestants for coming so far.
The atmosphere at the scene immediately rose and the applause lasted for a while before gradually stopping. The host used this moment to take a deep breath and say the unexpected sentence:
“Next, I will introduce your live rating, please change seats according to the mentors’ initial ratings!”
As soon as the producer’s voice fell, the expression of the contestants and the audience in the live broadcast room instantly changed.
What?
They had already been rated?
The decisive tone of the host clearly told everyone present: the game had already begun.
One of the walls of the studio suddenly opened and the four mentors slowly walked out of the room. They had not been on the scene just now but they had been watching everything through the screen behind the wall and had already given an initial evaluation to each player.
“The rating is not starting just now. From the moment you stepped into the scene, the competition had already started!”
After hearing the host’s words, the players, who had just been talking and laughing, immediately stiffened and the atmosphere became much tenser.
[The program team is too good at doing things, right?]
[Wow, cool! It’s so fun!]
[The sisters are all dumbfounded.]
The barrage expressed their excitement frantically but all the players were so nervous they could barely breathe. Thinking that their mentors had already rated them, they started recalling what they had said and done, afraid they had already lost points.
The names of all the players and their initial ratings quickly appeared on the large LED screen; only the contestants who had received an A rating would be said aloud by a teacher.
Jiang Fengchi was in charge of it; he nodded at the crowd and methodically began to read the list of A players. His voice was light and gentle and it fell in the hearts of everyone present with the weight of a thousand pounds.
“The players who got A are Ruan Tao, Luan Zhen, Lin Lang, Qiao Dai, …”
The young man slowly read the list in his hand and the players who were named showed relieved expressions. When the last name was heard, the players who had not been called felt overwhelmed and disappointed. Jiang Fengchi listed a total of eleven names but even so, some still did not get A. Among them, Lai You.
“Daidai, you got it!”
Shi Qing knew that the A rating had nothing to do with her so she just listened carefully to hear the names of her teammates. When she heard theirs, she cheered for them and turned her head happily to Qiao Dai who was standing beside her.
Qiao Dai’s expression was still a little bit dazed as if she did not quite believe the result. Shi Qing flicked her forehead and said with a smile: “That’s great, three people from our company got A!”
Shi Qing and Jiang Ruowei did not get A but both were B, like most of the other players, only a few dozen had got C.
No one knew who, but someone suddenly exclaimed in a high-pitched voice before quickly lowering: “Lai You… Why is Lai You rated C?”
Among the seven trainees from Galaxy, only Lai You had a huge C letter written behind her name.
Lai You: initial rating, C.
Her expression stiffened and became very ugly.
