Shattering the talent show script, sweeping the world film scene

"Xingyan! It's time to choose a team, come quick!" Kong Sui knocked on the dormitory door and saw that three of the four beds were empty, making it even worse than their dormitory. He said, "Your dormitory is too deserted. Why don't you move into my and Aqing's dormitory? It's just the two of us in our dormitory."

Now only 10 contestants remain. Originally there were 11, but Jiangxi Heng withdrew from the competition, leaving only 10.

Most of the dormitories are empty, and most people will find friends to live with, so that they can get some photos taken without feeling lonely.

Xie Xingyan shook her head and changed into her running shoes: "No, it's only the last ten days, no need to change."

Kong Sui looked down and asked, "You still go to the gym?"

Xie Xingyan closed the door, paused for a moment, and said, "I'm used to it."

After Jiangxi Heng left, the production team urgently adjusted the competition rules to deal with the withdrawal controversy and the fact that there was one less contestant. They gave the contestants three or four days to adjust their state and prepare for the final test.

Xie Xingyan has always maintained the habit of practicing evening exercises every day, and most of the time he does so alone.

In rare cases, some familiar people like Kong Sui would take the initiative to come and find him.

He clutched the lyric book in his pocket, but the owner of the book was no longer in the camp.

As Kong Sui headed to the team selection hall, the program team did not provide the songs for this final competition; the contestants had to prepare their own.

The contestants only have three options: either the company buys songs for them in advance, they write their own songs, or they use free songs available online.

The contestants need to prepare two performances: a one-minute solo performance and a team performance.

The team performance consists of 10 people divided into three teams of 3/3/4 people each.

Because most contestants will use their prepared songs for solo performances to avoid others using the same songs, for team performances, either someone "contributes" a song, or everyone writes a song together.

Kong Sui whispered, "Xie Xingyan, I'd like to be in your group later."

Xie Xingyan looked up at him: "Why?"

Kong Sui raised an eyebrow: "I know Heng-ge left you something good." He had figured out the hint in the bathroom back then. Heng-ge had asked him to follow Xie Xingyan because he wanted him to help Xie Xingyan with his rap.

Xie Xingyan remained silent for a moment, then said, "I know you and Jiangxi Heng are in the public shower room on the third floor..."

Kong Sui's expression changed, and he immediately tried to cover Xie Xingyan's mouth.

Xie Xingyan took a step back, dodged, and tilted her head in a provocative manner.

"Brother Yan, I was wrong, please don't talk nonsense."

Kong Sui instantly understood that this person had seen him and Jiangxi Heng smoking.

The contestants debut as idols, and smoking is a bad habit. Idols need to set a good example and not lead teenagers to develop this bad habit.

Xie Xingyan pursed her lips and lowered her eyes: "Don't worry, I won't tell."

Kong Sui breathed a sigh of relief, finally returning to his usual lazy and unreliable self.

"That's good. So, will you choose me later?"

Xie Xingyan ranked third this time and had the right to choose his teammates first. He looked at the three circles in front of him and nodded, "Okay."

Shi Zhongyu and the mentors appeared: "This time, the team selection will still be based on the ranking, but there will be three teams, one of which will have four people... As for the songs, you can discuss them yourselves."

The production team gave the contestants one last difficult challenge.

Should we sacrifice our personal interests for the greater good, or insist on independent innovation?

Of course, contestants who prepared two songs became highly sought-after when selecting teams.

Zhao Zeyang, who came in seventh, raised his hand: "Yinlang has prepared two songs for me. Anyone want to join my group? I can be in charge of the team song!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Sui looked over and gritted his teeth: "Yinlang is so unfair!" Why do he and Aqing only have one song, while Zhao Zeyang has two?

Xie Xingyan spoke quietly: "Your company actually provided four songs." It doesn't seem like his company, which doesn't provide even one song.

Kong Sui chuckled and said, "Songs whose cover versions we bought in the company's name years ago can be used by our company's artists, so why not use them?"

Xie Xingyan twitched the corner of his mouth as he saw Zhou Lehui and Gu Zhoubai choose two separate teams.

It was his turn.

Xie Xingyan went to the third team.

The contestants were in an uproar.

[The first, second, and third place winners all chose different teams! This match is going to be exciting!]

[This way, the strength is actually quite even!]

Is the battle of two aces finally about to unfold in the finals?

[Tch! What kind of ACE is Xie Xingyan? If he hadn't been protected by Jiangxi Heng and given the center position for two rounds, would he have even made it to third place?]

[Are you jealous that your idol has no one to protect them? Whose dog has been let out to bite someone again?]

As the finals approach, friction between fans is increasing.

Compared to Zhou Lehui and Gu Zhoubai, Xie Xingyan is considered a "latecomer who surpasses the best," and some netizens do not quite recognize his strength.

You mean "Mantuo Villa"? It only became popular because of its sword dance. I admit Xie Xingyan is indeed a good dancer, but this is a boy group audition, you know?

You mean "Tomorrow's Coordinates"? It's all thanks to the awesome song and the support of several top-ranked contestants. An ACE can't just rely on vocal talent.

Rival fans' scathing comment: What is an ACE? An ACE is someone who is all-around talented, who can sing, dance, and rap. That's what an ACE is.

Xie Xingyan stood inside the circle, picked up the microphone and said, "I will provide a team song, it's a rap. I want to reserve a spot for Kong Sui, the rest of you can do as you please."

The original fourth place should have been Jiangxi Heng, but after he withdrew from the competition, Ling Wushuang took his place.

Upon hearing this, he adjusted his glasses and smiled predictably, "Oh dear, I'm really curious about the rap song Xingyan mentioned, but..."

He walked towards Gu Zhoubai, "This time, I'll be facing off against Xingyan."

Gu Zhoubai laughed heartily and put his arm around Ling Wushuang: "Good brother!"

Xie Xingyan withdrew her gaze and looked at the next person, Qin Yushan.

Qin Yushan hesitated because his voice, which was suited to singing sad love songs, was not suitable for rap and sounded somewhat clumsy. On the contrary, Zhou Lehui's light and cheerful voice was more suitable for him.

After thinking for a moment, he walked over to Zhou Lehui and formed a large lead vocal group.

"It's my turn! It's finally my turn!" Kong Sui rubbed his hands together and walked straight towards Xie Xingyan.

After Kong Sui came Zhao Zeyang, who had two songs in hand. He immediately ruled out Xie Xingyan—what do you mean by asking you to provide team songs? He just said that because he wanted to use the backup songs he had on hand to gain more say in the team.

But now, he looked to the left, then to the right, and said:

"Gu Zhoubai, Ling Wushuang, do you need any songs?"