Chapter 42: The Rider

When it came to selecting teammates, Tong Shu was a must-have for Luo Mo.

Luo Mo had his own reasons for bringing the other four trainees along as well.

However, it was clear that he still favored Tong Shu more, as he waved directly at him and said, "Why aren't you coming over yet?"

Tong Shu immediately trotted over behind Luo Mo, looking delighted.

As mentioned before, for the first public performance team selection, most of those who chose Luo Mo were 【Individual Trainees】.

These types of trainees had no talent agency behind them, which was something Luo Mo valued, as they were easier to manage.

At the same time, "Creating Idols" was a piece of fat that everyone coveted, and when the directing team selected people, these individual trainees mostly got in through sheer ability.

Director Ning Dan's backdoor was notoriously difficult to use; no one had ever successfully used it.

Luo Mo, as a staff member, was the only one who could be considered to have half-used her backdoor.

It could be considered breaking new ground.

Luo Mo looked back at his five little brothers, already having a plan in his heart.

"There's no need to think about Tong Shu; his singing ability was already top-tier among the 100 people, and after my training, he is now the one with the most distinct style."

"Although Xiao Liu's singing is relatively weak, his dancing level is strong. Most importantly, his dance style proves that saying—if a man gets flashy, there's really nothing a woman can do."

"As for Xiao Chen, he is quite well-rounded. Although his strengths aren't obvious, he has no weaknesses; he's a man who is neither long nor short."

"Xiao Lou is impressive; in terms of looks, he's only a tiny bit worse than me."

"Xiao Huang... he's the worst, but he's funny. I feel happy just looking at him."

"Hmm, actually, he should have great audience appeal; he's the likable type."

To him, these people were all ones he had spent time with, and their strength lay in their obedience!

As for the others, Luo Mo was not considering them for the time being.

For the song he was bringing for the second public performance, none of the trainees present could be of much help.

At this very moment, many trainees on the scene were staring intently at Luo Mo, praying in their hearts that Luo Mo would send them a team invitation.

Especially those who were truly capable!

In the first public performance, the "Big Fish" that Luo Mo brought was simply too fierce. They sat in the lounge watching the Live Broadcast, and after hearing the final vocalization, they started rubbing the goosebumps off the people next to them.

No one could have imagined that the vocalization at the end of a song could make one's scalp tingle!

Luo Mo's creative ability had been proven once again.

Forget about asking us to wash dishes; we'd even wash the feet of this god-tier player who carries us to victory!

The most important thing was that Luo Mo was clearly a person who cherished old ties.

Look at their 【Anonymous】 team; everyone was present again this time.

That "all members step out" command he just gave, with the five members in the crowd stepping forward in unison, really shocked the other trainees.

Is this the Instructor Luo they joke about in private?

In fact, the five trainees called out by Luo Mo hadn't expected that they would come to a boy group audition show to "serve in the military"!

"Instructor Luo is truly as legendary as they say."

"I really want to be one of Instructor Luo's soldiers."

"Look at me, Instructor Luo, look at me!"

On the other hand, Shen Mingliu, after choosing Ji Kangdong and Meng Yangguang, began to pick those popular and capable contestants, clearly intending to group up and have the strong join forces.

Looking at the lineup, his team could be called an all-star cast.

The five celebrity mentors looked at Shen Mingliu's group, and those who were more boisterous, like Li Ge, directly let out a "Wow~".

Based on the data so far, among the members of Shen Mingliu's team, three were in the top ten of the 【Popularity Support Ranking】, three more were in the top twenty, and the remaining four were all in the top forty!

—It was just absurd.

The mentors looked at Luo Mo's team again, only to see that Luo Mo had stopped talking, clearly too lazy to continue selecting people.

Wei Ran thought for a moment and decided to stir up some trouble. He held the microphone and said, "You kids, don't you know how to fight for yourselves? The captain isn't picking anyone, you can self-recommend!"

In fact, he was also teaching these trainees a lesson.

Out of these 100 people, many would not have much fame after leaving the show.

By then, when they were working in the industry, resources wouldn't come knocking on their doors; usually, they would have to fight for them themselves.

Li Ge and Wei Ran had both fought their way up, so they understood that feeling better.

After this pair of good buddies exchanged a look, how could Li Ge not know what Wei Ran was thinking? He immediately said, "Let me see, Shen Mingliu's team already has ten people, Fang Zhihua's side... whoa, 12 people, full! How come Luo Mo's team only has 6, and they're all the original crew!"

"Is there anyone else who wants to join Luo Mo's team? Raise your hand and let me see!" Li Ge said.

"Swish—!" In an instant, over thirty people on the scene raised their right arms in unison.

This was the prestige Luo Mo had now!

From a nobody to a thigh-hugger who carries everyone to victory.

But for him, this was just the beginning.

The Motto he wrote in his profile was no joke.

Luo Mo looked at everyone raising their hands and just smiled, saying, "I won't be adding anyone this time."

Then, he uttered the four-character mantra: "Next time for sure!"

Wei Ran and Li Ge smiled helplessly; they couldn't force people on him, and in the end, they still had to respect his personal wishes.

In their view, being rejected was the norm in the entertainment industry; if you couldn't handle such a small setback, you would have plenty of breakdowns in the future.

Shen Mingliu, who had already formed his team, glanced over at Luo Mo's side.

The fact that over thirty people raised their hands made him feel a bit displeased.

He couldn't help but recall that Luo Mo had previously rejected his team invitation as well.

Although, based on the current competition rules, he and Luo Mo automatically became captains and couldn't be on the same team, he still remembered Luo Mo's words: "So, do you know how to wash dishes?"

He glanced at the dazzling, invincible lineup in his team, feeling full of confidence in his heart.

Regarding Luo Mo's decision to keep the original lineup, he felt it was incredibly foolish.

Before coming to record, the professionals at the company had told them that after the first public performance ended, there would be a popularity gap between the strong and the weak.

One must learn to be a smart person.

"For the second public performance, let's wait and see," Shen Mingliu said in his heart.

After these three teams finished selecting their members, the remaining trainees voted to elect 6 team leaders, and then they formed six teams on their own.

This public performance would be a competition between 9 teams, no longer divided into three categories as before.

The team formation segment was already finished, and the next step was to select the C-Position within the teams.

As usual, other teams were either having PKs or playing the pity card, with a bunch of people competing for this Center Position.

Only Luo Mo's Anonymous Team was completely harmonious; everyone looked at him with eager eyes, and it was entirely up to him to decide.

Luo Mo looked at Tong Shu and said, "Do you still want to be the C-Position for once?"

Tong Shu looked at him in a panic and hurriedly shook his head.

He had long since been molded into Luo Mo's shape; whatever Brother Mo told him to do, he would do.

——【Subtle Influence of Mo】.

If Luo Mo gave it to him, he would strive to do it well; if Luo Mo gave it to someone else, he would also accept it gladly.

After teasing the amusing Tong Shu, Luo Mo glanced at everyone, smiled, and said, "For this round, I will take the C-Position."

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……..

The recording site of "Creating Idols" had already stirred up smoke and fire.

And the battlefield was never just at the recording site.

Xinyu's quasi-First-line Singer Chen Shanqi had been feeling a bit mentally overwhelmed lately.

The lead single of her new album was steady and solid, having already surged to tenth place on this week's Hot Song Chart!

Her musical style was on the Niche side, so she had always been seeking victory through stability, slowly accumulating loyal fans.

Originally, she was already very satisfied to have surged into the top ten so quickly.

However, a piece of instrumental music called "Confession Night" was consistently one spot ahead of her new song!

When she was twentieth, it was nineteenth; when she was tenth, it was ninth.

In any case, it was right above her, pressing down on her and making her feel very uncomfortable.

She felt like she was a mount!

A piece of instrumental music created by a Newcomer who hadn't even debuted yet was actually this fierce!

This gave her the feeling that she had wasted her time all these years.

Chen Shanqi opened her phone and checked the chart again, and soon she discovered that she had "escaped the sea of misery."

It wasn't that her new song had overtaken "Confession Night," but that "Confession Night" had risen one more spot, surging to eighth.

Not riding you anymore, tired of riding you.

I'm going to ride someone else!

The reason "Confession Night" became even fiercer was that more and more versions were appearing on major platforms.

Besides the violin version, there were piano versions, as well as solo and ensemble versions using Chinese classical Yueqi.

This phenomenon was almost identical to that on Earth.

The most crucial thing was that whether it was the piano version or the classical Yueqi version, they all sounded great and had different flavors.

As for why the popularity was so high again today?

The reason was very simple.

The suona version of "Confession Night" had emerged out of nowhere.

Second update, for those interested in the various versions of "Confession Night," you can take a listen; it's quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)