This director lacks vision.

Chapter 138 Formation
The show opened with two blockbuster performances, setting a great tone for the Produce 101 finale.

The following episodes were equally exciting, featuring contestants battling it out and being eliminated, making them incredibly entertaining.

Although the growth rate of viewership in the live stream has slowed down, it is still steadily increasing.

At 9:05 p.m., the first contestant to receive a debut card was determined—Zhang Tianai, and the total number of viewers in the live broadcast room reached 300 million.

At 10:35 p.m., the last contestant to receive a debut card was Sister D, He Na, and the number of viewers in the live stream exceeded 400 million.

So far, the 12 people who have received debut cards from Produce 101 are Zhang Tianai, Nazha, Dilraba Dilmurat, Li Yitong, Zhang Yuxi, Tang Shiyi, Yang Caiyu, Jin Chen, Liu Meihan, Qiu Shuanglu, Yu Ruirui, and He Na.

Among them, Qiu Shuanglu, Yu Ruirui, and He Na were not famous in their previous lives. They seized the opportunity of Produce 101 and made a name for themselves.

This is a perfectly normal thing.

Many ordinary people also have unique characteristics; they just lack a platform.

Zhang Tianai received the most votes and the highest score, so she debuted in the center position.

However, in the group photo, since there were 12 people, Zhang Tianai and Nazha were in the middle.

They are all in the center position.

Seeing this, Meng Ziyi was very excited. She first shouted Nazha's name wildly, and then joined the others in shouting "Hot Love".

In making a show, Jiang Yifeng couldn't be 100% fair and impartial. In the end, he still gave Nazha some extra votes, and the judges' scores were also higher, allowing Nazha to make a comeback in the finals, surpassing Dilraba and becoming the second best overall.

The audience accepted this result.

On the one hand, Naza's performance in the finals was indeed outstanding. After preparing for so long, her singing and dancing skills were still on point.

On the other hand, a lot of press releases about Hot Love were issued.

Viewers noticed that Nazha really took good care of Zhang Tianai and Dilraba, and this affection extended to Nazha, which boosted Nazha's popularity.

The enthusiastic calls for love gradually replaced the calls for loving the group.

Naza naturally followed suit and gained momentum.

The show did not end after the 12 contestants received their debut cards.

The host, Da Peng, came on stage and said, "Congratulations to these 12 contestants!"

After 58 days of training camp, they stood out from 101 outstanding girls and received their debut cards.

However, getting a debut card does not mean you will debut as part of a group.

The initiative will now be given to the 12 contestants.

Fengxing Media, the organizer of Produce 101, will offer these 12 contestants a standard artist contract.

Those who are willing to sign will become members of the 101 girl group and debut tonight;
Those who are unwilling to sign a contract will be considered to have given up their opportunity to form a group.

Here, I must emphasize that the purpose of Produce 101 is to give every girl a chance to pursue her dreams on stage, and there will be no coercive clauses.

Before the finals, we discussed signing contracts with the top 30 contestants.

Some contestants made it clear that they didn't want to sign contracts, but we still let them complete the competition fairly and earn their debut cards based on their abilities.

They are all outstanding contestants who have performed well on stage and have received unanimous praise from the industry. They are not short of signing opportunities.

Please rest assured, viewers.

Thank you again to all the contestants for their wonderful performances and hard work.

After careful consideration, Jiang Yifeng and Mu Di decided to make the decision about whether to sign the contract public.

This can increase the program's appeal, make it more transparent, reduce disputes and misunderstandings, and improve its reputation.

This decision was correct.

After He Na received her debut card, viewers assumed the final group results were in, and the number of viewers in the live stream dropped.

Now that the decision to sign the contract is being made on the spot, the suspense has returned.

The number of viewers in the live stream gradually increased, eventually settling at around 407 million before stopping.

Upon seeing this number, Mu Di said regretfully, "It's a pity that we still couldn't break the record of 420 million people online at the same time set by Yangshi.com."

The assistant comforted him, saying, "That was the World Cup match between England and Germany. There's a large audience for the game, and it's a World Cup that only happens once every four years, which is why they achieved such a result."

Our live stream had over 400 million viewers, which is already quite impressive.

As the two chatted, all 12 contestants made their choices.

Five contestants, Tang Shiyi, Jin Chen, Liu Meihan, Qiu Shuanglu, and Yu Ruirui, declined to sign contracts.

Zhang Tianai, Nazha, Dilraba, Li Yitong, Zhang Yuxi, Yang Caiyu, and He Na are seven people who have agreed to sign a contract and debut as a group together!
Even Mu Di was a little surprised by the result.

During the previous communication, Jin Chen and Qiu Shuanglu clearly stated that they wanted to sign a contract.

Unexpectedly, things changed in the end.

It seems that a company has offered better terms.

Of the 12 contestants who received debut cards, only 7 were willing to sign contracts, which is not a high percentage.

The audience was in an uproar.

Meng Ziyi is an impatient person, and even directly called someone a "traitor".

However, the audience's attention quickly shifted.

Jiang Yifeng and the Crown Girls Group began their final performance.

The song "Wake" ignited the entire venue; the dynamic music and energetic dance got the audience hyped up.

Everyone waved glow sticks and light boards, creating a colorful dream world inside the 18,000-seat stadium.

"You wake within me, wake within me!

You awaken my soul, you revive me!
You're in my heart forever
You will always be in my heart!

You wake within me, wake within me..."

Meng Ziyi looked at the English lyrics on the big screen, danced to the music, and hummed along.

Before today, she didn't know much about Jiang Yifeng.

All I know is that he was the initiator of Produce 101 and apparently also a director.

I'm not too sure about the rest.

But after seeing Jiang Yifeng's performance live, she thought he was both handsome and cool!
It's practically glowing!
Meng Ziyi even forgave her for just lying to him!
Especially when the song was halfway through, Jiang Yifeng called the seven girls who formed the group that night to come to the stage together and loudly announced that Wake was the debut song of the 101 girl group. Then everyone danced together to the music.

This scene brought the atmosphere to its peak.

The number of people who were not actively watching live streams also began to rise rapidly.

It kept rising until it reached around 436 million.

Upon seeing this data, Mu Di shouted excitedly, "As expected, we still have to rely on President Jiang! We've set a new record!"

Because the performance was so good, the song "Wake" was sung three times live. The entire audience was hyped for a full ten minutes.

This scene is deeply etched in the memories of many people.

So much so that the first generation of 101 girl group was also known as the Wake group.

The live broadcast of tonight's finals didn't completely end until 11:10 PM.

As he left, Meng Ziyi was very excited, humming the melody of "wake" all the while.

Mencius' mother didn't scold her daughter, because she herself had also been unable to resist joining in the dancing and singing with everyone.

This is the charm of music.

Everyone was very excited, so Meng's mother simply dragged her classmate Li Yunli along and found a restaurant for a late-night snack.

During the chat, Meng Ziyi said, "Tonight's final was really exciting!"

The only downside is that out of 12 people who could have debuted, 5 declined to sign contracts.

Hearing this, Li Yunli smiled and said, "This is normal. The contestants who were able to get a debut card in Produce 101 all received a total of no less than 300 million votes."

This is enough to prove the popularity of these players.

Once someone becomes famous, they have more options, and other companies will definitely offer better terms than Fengxing Media.

Having seven people willing to sign is already a very good result.

Meng Ziyi pouted and said, "If I were to produce a show, I would make sure all these contestants sign contracts. If they don't want to sign, they shouldn't participate in the show!"

Li Yunli laughed heartily and analyzed for Meng Ziyi: "This is precisely Jiang Yifeng's strength."

First of all, as a girl group, there is no need for too many people. If there are too many people, it will be difficult to promote them and allocate resources.

In the end, the 101 girl group had 7 members, which was actually just right.

Secondly, forcing contracts will negatively impact the show's reputation.

Chinese people hate forced sales the most, especially when Fengxing Media, as the organizer of the program, is in an absolutely dominant position with the contestants.

If not handled properly, viewers will feel that Fengxing Media is acting domineeringly and that Produce 101 is all rigged, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the show.

Finally, the best thing is that a group of people didn't sign with Fengxing Media.

This can both spark controversy and increase the buzz surrounding the formation of the 101 group, since everyone loves to dig up these gossip and inside stories.
At the same time, another reference group was added.

Viewers will spontaneously observe and compare the future development of contestants who have signed with Fengxing Media and those who haven't.

This was actually a sure-win situation.

With the capabilities of Fengxing Media and Jiang Yifeng, the 101 girl group will only become more and more popular; those who didn't sign with them will regret it.

After listening to Li Yunli's analysis, Meng Ziyi had another question: "Then aren't these players who don't sign contracts stupid?"

Li Yunli sighed, "When you're in the thick of it, you can't see the situation clearly; there are just too many temptations."

Zhang Hanyun made a foolish mistake by signing with Zhongtian Entertainment instead of Tianyu Media, even though Zhongtian didn't offer her any good terms.

Seeing that Meng Ziyi was still doubtful, Li Yunli said again, "If you don't believe me, look at the online public opinion now. It's definitely biased towards Jiang Yifeng."

Meng Ziyi opened Weibo and found that the top trending topic was "101 debut group" and the second was "wake".

Everyone was very happy about the formation of the 101 group and offered their congratulations. They especially praised the group's song "Wake".

It may sound ironic, but the truth is that singing English songs in China makes you seem more sophisticated.

Using "Wake" as their debut song instantly elevated the 101 girl group's image, making them seem more international and sophisticated.

This also attracted more fans.

The third trending topic was "12 people got cards, but only 7 debuted!"

When Meng Ziyi clicked on the entry, he found that most of the comments were on Jiang Yifeng's side.

"Holy crap, 12 people got the cards but 5 didn't sign contracts, that's almost half!"

"Why give up signing the contract? I don't understand!"

"With the immense popularity of Produce 101, the contestants who received debut cards have gained considerable popularity, and other companies are bound to approach them."

"Liu Meihan has been exposed. Someone revealed that she signed with Tianyu Media. Tianyu Media created a girl group that includes Chinese, Korean, and Thai members, called I ME. Liu Meihan is the leader and is receiving a signing bonus."

"Is Jiang Yifeng doing charity? He made the contestants famous, but other companies benefited from it all."

"Forced signing isn't good either; people will criticize it later. Jiang Yifeng is quite magnanimous."

"President Jiang said that Produce 101 is a positive energy program, and he really lived up to that. He has a really big vision!"

"If Mango TV's Tianyu Media could learn from President Jiang's magnanimity, Super Girl wouldn't have gotten worse and worse."

"It's good that they don't force us to sign. We'll make those traitors look bad later!"

……

Seeing these comments, Meng Ziyi finally realized how formidable Jiang Yifeng was.

Li Yunli noticed the change in her expression and said with a smile, "Jiang Yifeng is a genius among geniuses, possessing both high IQ and EQ, and his actions are very mature."

Our CEO, Mr. Sun, speaks very highly of him.

Such people always have a deeper meaning behind their actions.

Upon hearing this, Meng Ziyi had a sudden inspiration.

Was the phone number Jiang Yifeng gave himself really just something he gave away randomly?

She took out her phone and saw the phone number Jiang Yifeng had given her earlier.

13997...

The number 99 looks more and more like QQ!

Thinking of this, Meng Ziyi became excited. She wrote down the seven digits after 99, logged into QQ on her phone, and searched for it.

Then I saw the nickname of this QQ number – “Feng Xing Wu Jiang”.

Meng Ziyi immediately searched "Feng Xing Wu Jiang" on Baidu, and soon many web pages related to Jiang Yifeng popped up.

Seeing this, Meng Ziyi understood that Jiang Yifeng hadn't just given him a random phone number; he had hidden his QQ number inside!

I solved the mystery myself!
The sense of accomplishment from deciphering the code filled Meng Ziyi with immense excitement.

She couldn't help but shout, "Meng Ziyi, you're so smart!"

How can you be so smart! Hahahaha!

Then I couldn't wait to send a friend request.

(End of this chapter)