Chapter 10: A Ji

Inside the hall, a brief silence fell.

Especially for those trainees sitting in their seats, they felt a shock in their hearts, their scalps tingling!

"That's 3 As! Three mentors have directly stated they would give an A Ji!"

If a complete version of this song "Gentle" is released in the future, will fans say "I will forever surrender to 'Gentle'"? We really don't know about that. But right now, we just want to kneel to this song!

There are only nine spots in A Class total, and with so many trainees who haven't performed yet, every spot used is one less available.

"I surrender! Anyway, I surrender!" A more lively trainee in the audience immediately started muttering in a low voice.

This trainee had just performed on stage earlier, and their final grade was D.

As for the little angel Tong Shu, his mouth was slightly agape, his delicate face full of surprise.

This feeling was just like that deskmate who sleeps in class but still gets first place in the grade on exams.

"So... so strong!" Tong Shu thought to himself.

Music Mentor Wei Ran held the microphone and turned his head to glance at the reactions of the trainees behind him.

Brother Wei was very satisfied with their intense reactions one by one.

"This is the effect I wanted," he thought to himself.

He had been getting a bit sleepy recording the show earlier.

Fortunately, Luo Mo appeared and woke him up.

At this thought, he gave a look to his good buddy Li Ge beside him.

Li Ge chuckled, also finding it interesting, and picked up the microphone, saying: "Did the camera just record that? Wei Ran is giving me a look!"

He looked at Luo Mo and said: "The show has been recording for so long, and there hasn't been a Shou A yet; it's a bit dull."

"I'll give an A too!" He raised his eyebrows, putting on a full performance.

After saying this, he and Wei Ran smiled at each other, and then, the two of them straightened their expressions, looked at Luo Mo, and said: "We are giving you an A, which actually carries a sense of encouragement. This half of 'Gentle' is very outstanding, but it is not a finished product after all."

"Strictly speaking, we shouldn't give you an A; you still need to continue working hard," Wei Ran said.

He truly cherished talent, which is why he spoke these words so earnestly.

At this moment, Li Ge seemed to remember something and said with a mischievous smile: "I can understand Brother Wei giving an A, but what do you two dance mentors, the dance leads from the popular girl group Aurora Girls, mean by both being the first to give an A when the person hasn't even started Dancing?"

He wasn't intentionally trying to stir up trouble; he was just teasing.

Alright, he *was* stirring up trouble!

That was just Li Ge's personality; he loved watching the chaos.

Xu Chujing, sitting in the Center Position, nodded and also turned her gaze toward the two girl group members.

Little did she know, these two women really did have their own little schemes.

Shen Yinuo wanted to sign him to her own company, while Jiang Ningxi was providing a "tacit" payback.

None of this could be brought out into the open.

Actually, even Luo Mo himself was quite curious.

Seeing the two of them hesitate to speak several times, Xu Chujing smiled and waved her hand, saying: "Alright, how do you know he can't dance? The profile says he studied Classical Dance for many years, and seems to have even won awards?"

Hearing this, Shen Yinuo's eyes lit up, and she said: "How about... an extra test!?"

Give him an extra test and let him dance a segment!

Unexpectedly, Xu Chujing shook her head and joked: "Let's save it for later. All four of you have already been graded; should I have him do an extra test just for me to watch?"

She glanced at Luo Mo on the stage, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable; yesterday's dream was like a nightmare, constantly looming over her heart.

As a dignified diva, she felt a great sense of shame.

She didn't understand why a dream could trouble her so much.

It was as if she had truly experienced a part of a Cat's life.

As for this Luo Mo's stage, it was better to end it quickly.

"Then, let the five of us discuss and give a final grade," Xu Chujing signaled to the director's team that they could mute the five of them.

As the National Producer Representative, she possessed veto power regarding the selection of A Class contestants.

Even if all 4 mentors gave an A, as long as she shook her head, Luo Mo still wouldn't be able to enter A Class.

This privilege only applied to A Class.

After a brief discussion among the five, Xu Chujing nodded.

After the director's team unmuted her, she held the microphone and said: "From my personal perspective, I would only give you a B."

"This half of 'Gentle' is indeed stunning, but it is too incomplete."

"I'm sure many people have heard songs where only a part is good, or even where only one line is catchy."

"So, your final grade is..."

She stopped there, following the Requirement from the director's team in her earpiece, pausing for several seconds to build anticipation and whet the appetite.

The camera swept directly to Luo Mo, wanting to capture his expression.

But what was speechless was that this guy was too calm, too casual, and too relaxed!

He didn't even have a single micro-expression of nervousness or anxiety!

On the contrary, when the camera swept to the trainees in the audience, many of them held their breath with great empathy.

Xu Chujing raised her eyes to look at Luo Mo and said: "Congratulations, you have entered A Class!"

She said casually: "I didn't expect the four mentors to spend a full three minutes together trying to persuade me."

The whole venue began to applaud; some were sincere, and some were just to show their politeness.

Luo Mo bowed slightly, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

"Finally, I don't have to squeeze into a room with others," he thought to himself.

As a former member of the show's production team, he knew the subsequent dormitory arrangements very well. A Class gets single rooms, B Class gets double rooms, and the other classes are worse, with F Class living together as a whole class again.

It's simply a case of a strong man locking up a man, man upon man.

With so many men, and having to practice singing and dancing later, it's bound to be stinky and foul.

Once people get tired, who knows if the snoring will be earth-shattering.

Who knows if the toilets and hot water will have to be fought over!

If one happens to run into a drama queen, it'll be even more annoying.

When men start acting up, women really can't compare.

For Luo Mo, the biggest temptation of A Class is the good food, and the fact that he gets a single room.

As for being able to get an A, it was unexpected, yet within reason.

After all, he only performed half of this song, so it was an incomplete performance. Of course, this was also because time was tight; otherwise, he could have completely produced the accompaniment himself.

However, in terms of quality, "Gentle" is absolutely beyond reproach; it is well-deserved.

Many people might not know that this song, which many people still listen to today, originated in 2000...

Mayday also won awards at the Golden Melody Awards based on this album.

This is a golden song that has withstood the baptism of time.

On the way back to his seat, many trainees spontaneously rushed to express their congratulations to Luo Mo, and Luo Mo nodded to each one in response.

When he sat down next to Tong Shu again, he felt that the look in Tong Shu's eyes when he looked at him had changed slightly.

It carried a bit of little-worship.

Tong Shu had always been covering other people's songs on online platforms and had no creative ability of his own.

Moreover, moving the mentors with one's singing voice versus moving them with an original work—those are two different concepts!

He glanced at the big "A" on Luo Mo's name tag, his eyes filled with a bit of envy.

"Want it? Borrow it to stick on for a while?" Luo Mo turned his head to look at him.

"Ah! This... this!" Tong Shu was at a loss, how could there be such an operation!

Luo Mo smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, you don't have a company either?"

"Yeah, internet celebrity companies wanted to sign me before, but my family didn't agree," Tong Shu said softly.

"I see, that's quite good." Luo Mo was lost in thought, but didn't say anything more.

After a while, he said, "Your vocal conditions are very good; it's the kind where heaven rewards you with food."

The sudden praise made Tong Shu feel a bit unaccustomed.

He was just about to respond with a few words when he noticed that Luo Mo was looking at the Back Shadow of the mentor Jiang Ningxi.

As mentioned before, Jiang Ningxi's shoulder and neck lines were very superior, and her sitting posture was also very upright, which made her Back Shadow extremely attractive.

Luo Mo couldn't help but get distracted.

At this very moment, the remaining contestants began to take the stage one after another.

After the appearance of Luo Mo, the Shou A, one after another, contestants with strong strength also obtained an A Ji.

Then, a problem arose.

There were still 13 contestants who had not yet presented their initial stage performances, but the nine spots for A Class had already been filled.

"It's here." Luo Mo's eyes narrowed slightly; the development of the situation was as he had expected.

The innocent Tong Shu was confused at this moment and couldn't help but say, "Ah, A Class is already full, so what will happen to the remaining people? Will they miss out on A Class?"

This guy was actually worrying about others.

Luo Mo said indifferently, "What's the big deal? A battle, that's all."

With the rise of various talent shows, especially as some underground music moved to the forefront, the segment of a battle had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

If your level is high enough, and the mentors also feel that you can be rated into A Class, but A Class only has 9 spots... then, you enter this segment.

Pick a trainee you think doesn't deserve to stay in A Class and fight him!

Whoever loses stays or goes; strength does the talking.

(End of this chapter)