NOVPUBChapter 956: Chapter 620: Ten Years of Grinding a Sword_2 Chapter 956 -620: Ten Years of Grinding a Sword_2 So, put away all your little schemes, and focus all your energy on the upcoming performance.
Additionally, aside from our company鈥檚 Chairman Sun Qing Ruoxi, our major boss Mr.
Chu is also in the audience.
Mr.
Chu rarely gets involved in company matters.
Since you joined the company, he has been here only once or twice, and this time, you three were personally named by Mr.
...
Chu.
One can say Mr.
Chu holds you in high regard.
As for what you should do, I don鈥檛 need to say more.
I also have something else to tell you, this time, it鈥檚 not just Mr.
Chu and the Chairman watching your performance from the audience, but also all the company鈥檚 senior leadership, and every person above a certain tier in the company, including your idol, Shi Yuan Entertainment鈥檚 top star, Ding Xiaoni.
Each of them will score you, they will each assess your performance.
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This shows the importance the company places on the three of you. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Okay, I won鈥檛 say more, you know the rest in your hearts.
As the words fell, Fangni gave one last, deep look at the vibrant young ladies before her.
Even she couldn鈥檛 hide a hint of complex admiration in her gaze.
There were a total of three hundred and twenty-five trainees in Shi Yuan Entertainment this year.
As the head of all trainees, Fangni was naturally very clear about these figures.
Among the remaining nine, they were carefully selected.
Among them, aside from Jiang Tingting who ranked ninth and was specially cared for by Mr.
Chu and slightly lagging behind, whether it was the belle of Capital City Music Academy, Leng Ruodan, or the scion of the Jiangnan music family, Long Guo鈥檈r, their qualifications were not inferior to the previous strongest trainee, Ding Qian.
Leng Ruodan came from a formal music background, having graduated from the Capital City Music Academy.
During her time studying in Capital City, she earned the title of the most beautiful belle, with high looks, high emotional intelligence, and her professional training, whether in dancing or singing, was slightly superior to that of Ding Qian.
Long Guo鈥檈r, on the other hand, had been immersed in music since she was in the womb.
Born into an artistic family, Long Guo鈥檈r was laden with familial hopes from a young age, and began receiving various kinds of professional training from the age of two.
Excellent upbringing and proper character endowed this young lady with the gentleness and elegance of an ancient, great family鈥檚 lady.
The first thing that sprang to Fangni鈥檚 mind upon seeing Long Guo鈥檈r was Lin Daiyu, with her knowledgeable, well-mannered, and deeply impressive demeanor that signified nobility.
鈥淢anager Fang, Mr.
Chu has ordered, we can begin now!鈥
When a staff member hurried backstage to inform her, Fangni took a deep breath.
Her gaze swept over the three young ladies in front of her once more, and with a slight shift in her heart, she directly addressed Leng Ruodan:
鈥淟eng Ruodan, you鈥檙e up first!鈥
With charming peach blossom eyes, and looking like a celestial descended from the heavens, Leng Ruodan nodded lightly.
She had practiced hard for twenty-two years, all for this moment to showcase her abilities.
Leng Ruodan had dreamt countless times of herself as a big star, passionately singing on stage in front of an adoring audience.
Now, this was her first step towards her dream stage.
She had to first win over the company鈥檚 leadership in the audience in order to gain more resources, to soar to the skies like the previous strongest trainee, Ding Qian.
After taking a deep breath, the confident and radiant Leng Ruodan stepped forward boldly.
When she arrived on stage, all the spotlights above converged on her.
With the familiar music playing in her ears, she saw that the gaze of every person in the audience was also focused on her.
Her eyes narrowed, and she could clearly see the first row with only three people, with the major boss Mr.
Chu sitting right in the center, and flanking Mr.
Chu were Chairman Sun Qing Ruoxi and the company鈥檚 top star Ding Xiaoni.
Her gaze shifted slightly backward, and in the second row, many of the company鈥檚 senior management were unfamiliar to her, but the deputy manager of the business department, who was essentially the second-in-command for all trainees, sat in the very last position there.
As for the third row, it was occupied by a collection of senior artists from the company, including her idol Lin Wanqiu, her favorite male artist Wang Tuo, the senior artist Ye Hua whom she most admired, and several others she aspired to catch up with.
As the prelude to the music in her ears slowly ended, when Leng Ruodan made her captivating appearance, a sober yet formal applause broke out from the audience.
A surge of eagerness ignited deep within Leng Ruodan, and as her eyes conveyed her emotions, she entered a state of self-forgetfulness.
At that moment, for Leng Ruodan, the audience had all but faded away; she was indifferent to the scores she would receive.
At that moment, all that filled her heart was the art of performance.
The applause from below grew more enthusiastic, while backstage, the remaining two girls started to look apprehensive and hesitant.
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Long Guo鈥檈r was still okay; she had enough strength and confidence, but Jiang Tingting, who was ranked ninth, became anxious.
Jiang Tingting had only received a score of ninety-three in the last evaluation, ranking thirteenth.
She was only there because the chairman, Qin Zixuan, saw her hard work and specifically promoted her.
However, compared to ordinary trainees, Jiang Tingting should be considered very outstanding.
Yet, when compared to the unparalleled Long Guo鈥檈r and Leng Ruodan, who both scored a perfect hundred, she seemed so ordinary and mediocre.
Actually, Fangni had initially planned to let Jiang Tingting go first on stage.
Without the two spectacular performers before her, she could have stabilized her performance, but in the end, Fangni did not do so.
The trainees from Shi Yuan Entertainment were under Fangni鈥檚 responsibility.
As the person in charge, allowing a mediocre trainee to take the stage first, in front of an audience that was anything but ordinary芒鈧€漜omprising the big boss and a host of top company artists with discerning and critical eyes芒鈧€滼iang Tingting鈥檚 performance would hardly satisfy them.
Now, by letting Leng Ruodan go first, one could tell from the applause the mood of the audience below the stage; they were equally conquered by Leng Ruodan鈥檚 performance.
Likewise, this was also the greatest honor for Fangni, the person responsible for the trainees.
As for Jiang Tingting, who was last to perform, whether her lack of self-confidence would make her performance even worse, and thus ruin her acting career, although very likely, that would be her own fault for not being psychologically strong enough.
If she couldn鈥檛 even overcome this hurdle, then facing tens of thousands of audience members below the stage, and the nationwide fans numbering in the millions, she would likely be even worse off.
Rather than that, it might be better just to eliminate her now.
Moreover, there was another point: this Jiang Tingting was a special request from the former chairman, Qin Zixuan.
If she had gone through the regular advancement channels, she would have been eliminated earlier.
Even if her performance was poor now, the blame couldn鈥檛 be placed on Fangni鈥檚 head; it could only be said that the former chairman, Qin Zixuan, lacked judgment.
With such thoughts in mind, Fangni did not offer any words of comfort to Jiang Tingting, but just quietly watched.
As time ticked by, when another round of applause erupted below the stage, Leng Ruodan, with a blush on her stunning face, slowly came off the stage.
Seeing her excited expression, Fangni couldn鈥檛 help but nod slightly.
She then instructed Long Guo鈥檈r:
鈥淟ong Guo鈥檈r, it鈥檚 your turn!鈥
Wearing her elegant demeanor, Long Guo鈥檈r took a gentle breath, then with light steps and an ethereal fairy-like aura, she gracefully took the stage.
Applause erupted yet again below the stage, and even without seeing for herself, Fangni was still filled with confidence in Long Guo鈥檈r鈥檚 performance.
The previous assessment鈥檚 tied first-place scores of Leng Ruodan and Long Guo鈥檈r were appraised personally by Fangni, who had absolute confidence in their abilities.
And as time passed, only a few minutes later, Long Guo鈥檈r also came off the stage with a calm face, but Fangni still saw a hint of excitement and pride in her eyes.
In the end, Fangni turned her attention to Jiang Tingting and softly said:
鈥淭ingting, don鈥檛 be nervous, don鈥檛 overthink it.
Just bring out the state you鈥檙e in during regular training!鈥
Jiang Tingting nodded vigorously.
As the lowest-scoring among the nine trainees, she was acutely aware of the gap between herself and the previous two but was unwilling to give up so easily.
Having come this far, she naturally wanted to hold her head up high and stride forward.
As Jiang Tingting slowly made her way onto the stage, this time, when a crisp and fervent applause started, the area below the stage instantly erupted into a tidal wave of cheering and shouting!
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