This director lacks vision.

Chapter 325 Begging Him to Accept

As soon as Wang Sicong finished speaking, Yang Chaoyue was seen shouting in the live stream: "It's so hard! I don't know anything! Waaah~ It's really so hard!"

Wang Sicong: “…”

The third round of the auditions consisted of three parts. The first part was a self-introduction and a talent show.

The talent show segment was randomly assigned by the judges on site.

Zhang Tianai saw that Yang Chaoyue was a streamer on Panda TV, so she didn't make things difficult for her. When Yang Chaoyue said that she liked singing and dancing, she asked her to sing.

As a result, Yang Chaoyue's singing was already amateurish, and coupled with nervousness, it was naturally a train wreck, with various off-key notes.

Naza smoothed things over and gave her another chance to showcase her dancing.

Yang Chaoyue jumped for a while, but couldn't keep up with the music and his body was stiff.

So she cried, crying and saying how hard it was.

This scene made Wang Sicong extremely embarrassed.

He quickly explained, "I had someone teach Yang Chaoyue to sing and dance, but she was probably too young and nervous, so she didn't perform well."

Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "Don't worry, we select potential for Produce 101, not current strength."
Besides, look at the comments in the live stream.

Wang Sicong took a closer look and found that the live stream room was full of people having fun, with countless comments saying "I'm having such a hard time, I don't know anything (crying emoji)".

Interspersed with phrases like "hahahaha" and "I'm dying of laughter".

Clearly, netizens like Yang Chaoyue quite a bit.

In terms of appearance, Yang Chaoyue is not the kind of stunning beauty, but she has a very pleasing appearance.

Moreover, she has a down-to-earth feel to her, and her appearance is not aggressive.

The boy thought Yang Chaoyue was just a pretty teenage girl, quite straightforward, and funny when she cried, so there was no need to be too harsh on her.
Girls who watched Yang Chaoyue felt a strong sense of identification with him, thinking that they could do it too, because most girls don't know how to do anything.

A person like Yang Chaoyue is more suited to a comedic role in variety shows than to acting.

Seeing Wang Sicong's surprised expression, Jiang Yifeng said, "The young lady you found is quite good. Not only is she good-looking, but she's also very clever. She's a real talent."

Although Yang Chaoyue always seems clumsy and helpless in front of the camera, she is actually quite smart.

After all, for a rural girl to become a female star, luck alone is not enough; she needs to employ all sorts of clever tactics.

In the entertainment industry, talented people naturally want to be perfect idols, excelling in every aspect.

But the reality is that people's abilities are limited, and a celebrity's actual abilities certainly cannot keep up with the company's exaggerated packaging.

Therefore, knowing how to show weakness and feign helplessness is a very important skill.

Many fans buy into this.

What they like is that their older brothers and sisters are not perfect, have weaknesses, or are even a little slow or clumsy, and it doesn't matter if they are illiterate.

Yang Chaoyue is very talented in this regard, and it is probably a skill she learned in the live broadcast room.

Now that something went wrong during the audition performance, it's only natural that they'd resort to crying and screaming to create a dramatic effect.

Wang Sicong has too little experience in this area and doesn't understand this principle yet.

He didn't understand why Jiang Yifeng was praising Yang Chaoyue.

After Yang Chaoyue finished crying, he went to sit in the fan-shaped seating arrangement.

Next up is Wang Churan.

Jiang Yifeng was quite surprised to see Wang Churan appear; he hadn't expected this young girl to want to come to Fengxing Media.

Wang Sicong's eyes lit up, and he said, "This girl is pretty good. She's tall with long legs and has a great temperament. Why does her makeup remind me of Liu Yifei?"

Jiang Yifeng said, "This contestant has undergone special training at the Fanghua Training Camp for more than half a year, so of course he has a good temperament."

Although Wang Churan is only 14 years old, she is already nearly 1.7 meters tall, which is quite good.

In addition, the intense training at the Fanghua Training Camp included learning walking, sitting, lying down, and dance postures.

Especially after being framed by Liu Jicun, Wang Churan held her breath and continued to train hard at home. Now, she has a really good temperament.

They are stronger than other players once they step out of the competition.

Her performance in the talent show segment was also perfect, and the live stream chat was full of positive comments.

Jiang Yifeng nodded in satisfaction and casually said, "The ace player you prepare only needs to be at the level of Wang Churan."

Wang Sicong confidently stated, "I recruited SM's top trainee. She trained hard at SM for six and a half years and is definitely at the level to be a girl group leader."

In the live stream, Wang Churan finished her presentation and sat down in her seat.

The next one to appear happens to be Wang Sicong's ace.

"Fighting is good, I'm Pei Zhuxuan."

Looking at Bae Joo-hyun speaking broken Chinese in the live stream, Jiang Yifeng asked, "How much did you pay to poach her?"

Wang Sicong said smugly, "2000 million! How about that, it's a great deal, isn't it? Bae Joo-hyun is the leader of SM's next-generation girl group!"

Jiang Yifeng: "..."

Seeing Jiang Yifeng's speechless expression, Wang Sicong explained, "This price is a discounted price that I got by pulling some strings, otherwise SM wouldn't have let him go."

Bae Joo-hyun is truly a candidate for leader of Red Velvet, a fourth-generation SM Entertainment group.

Jiang Yifeng countered, "Then let me ask you, how old is Bae Joo-hyun?"

Wang Sicong: "I'm 23 years old."

"Why haven't you debuted yet at 23?"

Wang Sicong paused for a moment, then explained, "Because she joined SM Entertainment relatively late and missed the debut of the first generation of f(x) group."

"In which year did she become a trainee?"

"2007."

"If I remember correctly, Victoria Song also became a trainee in 2007, in December of 2007, which is later than Irene's joining SM, but she is the leader of f(x)."

Isn't this just Song Qian's defeated opponent?

Wang Sicong: “…”

Bae Joo-hyun is known as the visual representative of the fourth generation of Korean girl groups.

Jiang Yifeng observed through the live stream that she was indeed very beautiful, petite, and had a versatile and memorable appearance.

But one issue that everyone can't avoid is that she only debuted at the age of 24.

Debuting in a girl group at this age is definitely considered old-fashioned. True beauty can't be hidden; you won't wait until you're 24 to debut.

Fans tried to save face by saying that their sister joined the company too late and wasn't selected for f(x).

Actually, Victoria Song debuted later than her, but Victoria Song could dance and do acrobatics, so she debuted directly as the team leader.

Of course, fans also have their own arguments—Bae Joo-hyun is absolutely stunning, otherwise SM Entertainment wouldn't have kept her around for so many years and let her debut at 24.

This line of reasoning makes some sense.

Bae Joo-hyun must have exceptional looks to attract SM Entertainment's attention.

But she failed to debut in 2009. Why couldn't SM Entertainment see her stunning beauty back then?
Therefore, according to Jiang Yifeng's understanding, Bae Joo-hyun did not have a stunning appearance in 2009, but her subsequent adjustments were very successful.

Cosmetic surgery is actually like winning the lottery.

Some people are just perfect for cosmetic surgery, and the final results are quite good, such as Yang Ying and Ju Jingyi.

But some people fail every time they try, like Shu Chang Zhang Meng.

Bae Joo-hyun undoubtedly won the lottery.

When she first joined SM Entertainment, she wasn't groomed or made up, so she wasn't particularly outstanding. But she gradually improved and became more and more beautiful, and SM Entertainment discovered her advantage in appearance.

Although she is older, the company still promoted her to debut and packaged her as a stunning beauty.

This is the most reasonable explanation.

Of course, SM Entertainment itself had concerns about Bae Joo-hyun's age and height, and its determination to promote her was not firm.

So when Wang Sicong asked for 2000 million, they released him; there are plenty of trainees anyway.

Only a sucker like Wang Sicong would spend such a huge sum of money to buy a trainee's contract.

SM Entertainment must have made a fortune.

Wang Sicong sighed and said, "My most important thing right now is to build up Panda TV's reputation. Spending this little bit is nothing."

Jiang Yifeng immediately understood Wang Sicong's idea, and he decisively said: "Let me make this clear from the beginning: if the contestants you promote can debut as a group, it will be impossible for them to do regular live broadcasts on Panda TV."

At most, they might occasionally participate in events or do endorsements; that's the limit.

Of course, I won't target anyone.

If you disagree, your Panda TV contestants can give up their chance to debut after securing a spot in the group and return to Panda TV.

As for Bae Joo-hyun, she's too old and not suitable for the second generation of Produce 101 groups.

In Jiang Yifeng's plan, the second generation of 101 should ideally consist of actresses born in 95, so that they can be separated from the first generation of the group led by Nazha, which would also make training and development easier.

Bae Joo-hyun was born in 1991, which makes her older than the members of Produce 101, so she's completely unsuitable.

Wang Sicong's idea was to push a contestant into the 101 girl group and have that contestant do live streams on Panda TV whenever they had free time, thus continuously driving traffic to Panda TV.

He felt that Yang Chaoyue and others were not reliable, so he spent a lot of money to poach Bae Joo-hyun.

However, Wang Sicong's strategy was essentially exploiting the 101 girl group, which Jiang Yifeng would naturally not agree to.

It's beneath female idol groups to do live streaming; it's detrimental to their image.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Wang Sicong smiled wryly and said, "I was just being presumptuous, but if possible, let's give Bae Joo-hyun a chance."

She initially didn't want to come to Panda TV, but I boasted that I could get her into the 101 girl group, and that's why she agreed to come.

When it comes to poaching talent, the first thing you need to do is secure the contract with the signing agency, and the second thing is to secure the artist.

Bae Joo-hyun's goal is to debut in a girl group. If Wang Sicong hadn't used the name of the 101 girl group, Bae Joo-hyun wouldn't have come.

But as soon as he said that, Jiang Yifeng laughed in anger.

"I'm asking you, what was the penalty for breach of contract when Bae Joo-hyun signed her trainee contract with SM Entertainment?"

Wang Sicong was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I forgot the exact amount, but it seems to be a few million RMB."

"You promised Bae Joo-hyun she could join Produce 101, and she was even willing to come to China, so why didn't you just pay the breach of contract fee? Why did you have to give SM 2000 million? You're such a philanthropist!"

Wang Sicong: “…”

Since following Jiang Yifeng, Wang Sicong's career has been much better than in his previous life.

The Pacific Rim theme park is under construction across the country, Panda TV is thriving, and IG Club is also very successful, making great strides in the integration of esports.

Wang Sicong has been praised by the media as the "strongest second-generation rich" and a "rising star entrepreneur".

Praise poured in.

He was surrounded by a bunch of sycophants, which made Wang Sicong extremely arrogant.

To be honest, Wang Sicong doesn't have much business talent; he just caught the wave and followed the right people, and his business took off.

His handling of Bae Joo-hyun's digging was a complete mess.

Wang Sicong felt a burning sensation on his face after being mocked by Jiang Yifeng.

He forcefully retorted, "Ahem, I just wanted to recruit an ace player to give you a surprise, I didn't think too much about it."

Isn't Bae Joo-hyun pretty? Did I do a bad job selecting her as my bride?

Jiang Yifeng chuckled and said, "You did a great job. Now go and fulfill the promises you made."

Anyway, Bae Joo-hyun won't make it into the 101 girl group.

"Why don't you start a girl group on Panda TV and see if Bae Joo-hyun wants to join?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Sicong became anxious.

Wang Sicong also has his pride. He's a role model young entrepreneur and the strongest second-generation entrepreneur in the public eye. If he can't keep his promise to Bae Joo-hyun, it will be very embarrassing if word gets out.

As for losing face in front of Jiang Yifeng, Wang Sicong didn't care. He was already used to being suppressed and tormented by Jiang Yifeng.

So Xiao Wang gave in very quickly.

He poured Jiang Yifeng a cup of tea and said ingratiatingly, "Uncle Jiang, I'm begging you, at least let Pei Zhuxuan into the training camp! Her appearance and skills are really good!"

Jiang Yifeng sighed and said, "If you want to use my name in the future, talk to me first. Don't mess around anymore."

"Here's what we'll do. Have Bae Joo-hyun come to Yanjing, and I'll see how things go before making any arrangements."

Wang Sicong immediately exclaimed, "So generous! Uncle Jiang is truly generous!"

But after praising him, Wang Sicong felt something was off.

"Damn it, I was the one who helped him choose his concubines, and I even spent a lot of money on it. Why am I now begging him to accept it?"

(End of this chapter)