Chapter 207: Improvement

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The massive compass began to spin rapidly. Inside, there were five grades of rewards, from low to high: white, blue, purple, orange, and red. Any attribute improvement card was a red-grade item, which was extremely rare.

Miss Luo Quan's luck was quite good; on her first draw of the day, she pulled an orange-grade reward!

【Obtained: 10cm Height Increase Potion ×1!】

After seeing clearly what it was, Miss Luo Quan felt somewhat speechless.

For many people, this kind of potion could be called a miracle drug. Increasing one's height by a full ten centimeters—even with today's advanced medicine, it would be impossible to achieve such a gain without harming the human body.

But for her, it was completely useless!

Her current height was already 173cm. As a girl, this was tall enough. If she were to grow another 10 centimeters, it would be too exaggerated and very likely to ruin her perfectly balanced figure, or even cause a hunched back.

Therefore, although this was a miracle drug, Miss Luo Quan had no intention of using it.

It was a pity that rewards drawn could not be given to others; they could only be stored in the warehouse to gather dust.

However, this could be considered a good start, proving that her luck today wasn't bad, so Miss Luo Quan began her second draw.

But the grade of the item drawn this time was slightly worse, only blue.

【Suona Proficiency ×1】

Hmm... how should one put it regarding this proficiency? It couldn't be said that it was useless.

If the king of Western musical instruments was the piano, then the king of Chinese musical instruments was, without a doubt, the Suona!

As the saying goes: "Among all instruments, the Suona is king; it either sends you to heaven or accompanies a wedding. The ancient zither lasts a thousand years, the zheng ten thousand; a single erhu plays for a lifetime, but once the Suona sounds, all disputes cease!"

I've digressed a bit. In short, because of its unique timbre and extremely high pitch, as long as the Suona starts playing, it can instantly make any instrument playing alongside it pale in comparison.

Moreover, it is very versatile—weddings, funerals, new store openings; it can be played from a daytime banquet to the seventh day after death. A person's entire life cannot be separated from the companionship of the Suona.

However, if she were to really take a Suona on stage one day and play "Hundred Birds Worshipping the Phoenix," she felt the style would be a bit strange.

But having more skills is never a burden. Although it was just ordinary proficiency, after applying it to herself, she would at least gain some relevant musical knowledge, which wasn't a bad thing.

After using the drawn proficiency, Miss Luo Quan began her final draw.

"I hope I can get something good this time!" Miss Luo Quan clasped her hands together and began to pray.

The pointer on the compass spun rapidly. After about ten seconds, the speed slowed down and finally settled.

"Orange!" Miss Luo Quan's eyes lit up, and then seeing the words "Attribute Improvement," she was even more ecstatic.

But weren't attribute improvement cards red items? How could an orange one appear?

Miss Luo Quan looked closely and discovered that it was a fixed attribute improvement card; it was determined the moment it was drawn and could not be chosen by herself.

【Beauty Attribute Improvement Card ×1】

After she finished reading the full name of the item she had drawn, she was immediately startled.

This was definitely a good thing, but could it still have an effect on her?

"System, my beauty is already SSS; can it still be improved?" Miss Luo Quan asked, puzzled.

"If it were the conventional path, the effect would not be very obvious, but the attribute improvement card is different. Its priority is the highest, and besides, SSS is not the upper limit."

Miss Luo Quan was startled: "That means I can be even more beautiful! Then how beautiful can I get?"

"Of course!"

Hearing the system's affirmative answer, Miss Luo Quan no longer hesitated and used it directly.

Her current appearance was already called the pinnacle of human beauty. If it were improved by another level, what would that be? Could it be, "Such a woman should only exist in heaven; rarely seen in the human world"?

Miss Luo Quan expressed that she was very expectant.

The item was used. A hazy white mist shrouded Miss Luo Quan's face, but in less than ten seconds, the mist dissipated.

Miss Luo Quan immediately ran to the washroom, wanting to see what she looked like now.

She was indeed much more beautiful. Her facial proportions had completely reached the golden ratio, her contours had become perfect, her eyes had become more spirited, and her lips seemed to be a bit ruddier.

If her beauty could be rated 100 points before, now it could definitely be rated 120!

Moreover, the beauty attribute in her personal panel had changed from SSS to "?". It seemed that even the system didn't know what grade to use to evaluate her level of beauty.

In addition, the personal panel also had an extra attribute called "Charm," and it also displayed the previous level.

Before using the beauty improvement card, her charm attribute was: "Easy to generate goodwill (most people)," but now it was: "Generates goodwill (the vast majority of people)."

Don't look at the fact that the word count hadn't changed; the meaning it represented was indeed completely different!

It's just that she didn't know if there was a level called "loved by everyone." However, if there really were such a level, she probably wouldn't want to upgrade to it.

Being loved by everyone sounds quite nice, but if one really encountered such a situation, it would be quite troublesome. This meant that in life, one would always constantly encounter people fawning over her.

And when there are too many such people, it is definitely a big trouble.

Therefore, keeping it as it is now is quite good.

Although she didn't draw a red attribute improvement card this time, she still drew its low-profile version, which could be considered a gain—happiness upon happiness.

The next day was the day the third episode of the show aired. This episode was different from previous ones; it was divided into two stages.

The first stage was the daily life of the trainees rehearsing after the second episode ended. The mentors appeared more often, and their interactions with the trainees were a major highlight. The climax was the trainees going to the concert hall to watch her performance at Miss Luo Quan's invitation.

This segment was actually filmed from two perspectives. On Miss Luo Quan's side, because it was filming an MV, the protagonist was Miss Luo Quan, and she had the most screen time; the people off-stage were only given a few shots to show their reactions.

As for "Produce Girls' Generation," the protagonists were definitely the trainees. Of course, Miss Luo Quan was also given plenty of screen time, and the two sides had about the same amount of screen time.

The first part had a total duration of about an hour. After this part of the show started airing, the production team would also time it so that the trainees would start their live performance.

This performance was a roadshow, and the stage was set up in the stadium in the city center. At that time, the stadium would be open to all passersby, and every audience member inside and outside the screen could vote for their favorite team or the team that danced well.

And the final voting result would determine which trainees would leave the stage of "Produce Girls' Generation."

Moreover, the voting method was also very novel: it was done by purchasing bundled goods.

This time, Penguin and Yili Milk signed a cooperation agreement. Every time one purchased a box of Produce Girls × Yili collaboration milk and noted the name of the favorite contestant, it was equivalent to casting 24 votes for her.

Of course, there were many flavors of milk; in short, it wouldn't let the consumers lose out.

As for if one bought too much and couldn't finish it, one could give it away, or take it to the super-topic to hold a lucky draw.

Because each ID number could buy a maximum of three boxes per week, which meant a maximum of 72 votes per episode, it could be considered as limiting the act of vote-stuffing to a certain extent.

Of course, even if one had no money, it wasn't impossible to vote.

In addition to buying milk to vote, each ID number also had ten online voting opportunities per week. Compared to spending money, it was much less, but it also guaranteed the participation of "freeloading" viewers to a certain extent.

It could be said that Penguin's planning this time was quite thoughtful, and when the announcement was made, it repeatedly emphasized the eradication of any vote-stuffing behavior. Once abnormal data was discovered and confirmed after investigation, the contestant's eligibility would be immediately canceled.

Although so many guarantees and efforts were made, in the end, it was still unavoidable to be criticized by netizens for "fleecing fans," cursing Penguin for being crazy about money, having to buy milk just to vote.

However, criticism is criticism. Those star contestants already had fan leaders starting to contact the people below, preparing to vote for their own idols.

One person could cast a maximum of 72 votes; 1,000 people meant 72,000, equivalent to a full 7,200 "freeloading" viewers. This weight was too important for the trainees' final results; the fans had no choice.

There was no way around it. Nowadays, if an idol in China wants to debut, besides having solid personal strength, their commercial value cannot be low; they must have fans willing to spend money on them.

Otherwise, if the ones with the strongest strength were selected, but the fans were all the type who shouted loudly but didn't buy the albums when they came out, and no one showed up to support the concerts, wouldn't Penguin suffer a huge loss?

Therefore, idols voted for with money might not be the best idols, but they must be the ones most capable of making money. After all, it was real money being thrown at them; the fans' continuous consumption ability must be very high, and after spending money, their stickiness would also be stronger.

Of course, if the capital behind the idol stepped in and spent money to stuff votes for the idol, no matter how many fans there were, it would be impossible to out-vote them, unless it was that kind of tycoon.

Therefore, Penguin repeatedly emphasized from the very beginning that vote-stuffing for idols was not allowed, catching one and investigating one. It could be seen that Penguin really wanted to build "Produce Girls' Generation" into a fair talent show without controversy this time, and they had indeed made a great determination.

After all, they are a top entertainment giant in the country; they can't always do that kind of "fleecing" stuff, right? Sometimes they should also build some reputation for themselves.

There is a saying: "I didn't have a choice before; now I want to be a good person."

Therefore, although there were many people cursing on Weibo, there were also quite a few people whitewashing for Penguin.

Chinese people's personalities are all about liking compromise. Before, they were fleecing without a bottom line; now that they have suddenly become conscientious, everyone will express tolerance and generosity, but whether it can be sustained, that is unknown.

In short, "Produce Girls' Generation" had gradually walked onto the path of a national talent show variety program. Currently, there is no variety program or film/television work on the internet whose topic popularity can be compared with it.

The only thing that could compete with it in popularity was probably the few days when Miss Luo Quan released her new album. The top of the trending search list was basically Miss Luo Quan, and the second was the topic related to "Produce Girls."

And as Miss Luo Quan's new album release was completed, various interviews and reports gradually ended. Because she herself never did too much marketing, the popularity would only gradually decrease, and the top of the topic list would eventually have to be handed over to "Produce Girls."

As for tonight's live broadcast, the mentors didn't have much screen time. They could only watch the trainees' performances backstage. Perhaps during the period, it would cut to the backstage to give some screen time, but the protagonists were definitely the trainees.

For many girls, this was their first time stepping onto such a big stage to perform in front of so many people, but at the same time, it would also be the last.

It might sound cruel, but there was no other way. More than a hundred people competing for seven spots—the show had written the word "cruel" on its face from the very beginning.

However, the gorgeous stage, super-popular mentors, and trainees of all kinds made them temporarily forget the cruelty of the competition system and immerse themselves in the beautiful imagination that they could also become idols.

However, after today, I believe many people would clearly realize what reality is.

Compared to the relatively nervous trainees, the mentors looked much more relaxed.

Having worked here continuously for nearly a week, giving guidance to trainees every day, and with so many people, it was quite hard work.

Fortunately, after the live broadcast ended tonight, they could take a temporary rest. The next time they would record the show would be five days later.

In addition, after the show was recorded today, Lyon's "Produce Girls" journey could be considered to have come to an end. Perhaps he would appear again on the group formation night, but during the period, he basically wouldn't appear again.

The subsequent itinerary didn't have any special arrangements, just guest-starring in a few popular variety shows, recommending her new album to young people in China, holding a fan meeting, and then she could head home.

Currently, although his fans in China looked numerous, the number of old fans was not large. After a year or two, when the number of old fans increased, he could come to China to hold a concert then.

Early the next morning, Miss Luo Quan got up, washed, and went downstairs, preparing to go to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Because she had to leave for the city center at noon and had booked a flight for the evening, it was better to finish eating early and pack up early.

On the way, she happened to meet Wen Xia, who was sleepy-eyed and yawning repeatedly. She must have been reading until very late last night.

"Yo, with those yawns, you were studying very seriously last night." Miss Luo Quan stepped forward and teased.

When Wen Xia saw it was Miss Luo Quan, she was about to retort, but her half-closed eyes suddenly widened, and her mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg: "You... why are you so beautiful today?!"

If she hadn't met Miss Luo Quan last night, Wen Xia would definitely have thought she had gone to Korea for cosmetic surgery!

Otherwise, how could she have suddenly become so much more beautiful?

It wasn't that there were too many changes to her face; it was still the same as before, but for some reason, she just felt that she was much more pleasing to the eye than before, and seemed to have become even more perfect.

"Really? Wasn't I beautiful that day?" Miss Luo Quan smirked and said in a joking tone.

Wen Xia rushed forward, pinched Miss Luo Quan's cheeks on both sides, and then started rubbing them.

"What are you doing?" Miss Luo Quan's mouth was rubbed into a pout by Wen Xia, and she asked helplessly.

Wen Xia muttered to herself: "It doesn't look fake."

Miss Luo Quan was furious: "You're the one who's fake, your whole body is fake!"

She forcefully pried Wen Xia's hands away and walked toward the cafeteria without looking back.

Looking at Miss Luo Quan's graceful back, Wen Xia sighed: "We are all human, why is God so partial to you?" ===== CHAPTER 208 =====