Although Gao Ziyi was exhausted, she couldn’t suppress the excitent in her heart.
This was the first ti in her life that she was shooting a comrcial, and not just any—this was for a major brand.
Yesterday, when she ranked 12th, she already had a surreal feeling of joy.
She had initially thought she’d be eliminated in the first round, but now her ambition was fully awakened.
Especially when the production team kept calling her their "Lucky Baby."
This made her feel like she might truly have a chance to debut.
"I, Gao Ziyi, am not worse than anyone. My singing, dancing, and idol image are definitely better than soone who only cries and plays the victim!"
"Why shouldn’t I debut? Why am I following this path? Isn’t it to beco that towering, dazzling superstar?"
Her thoughts burst forth like weeds after a rainstorm, growing wildly in her mind.
Lu Bingbing was sitting cross-legged on the floor, practicing yoga.
At this mont, Ge Xiaohui, who had been chatting in another dormitory, walked in.
"Ye Yuwei is really standing so high this ti!"
"What happened?" There was a hint of sourness in Zhu Riri’s tone as she listened to Ge Xiaohui’s remark.
"Ye Yuwei landed the centerpiece ad—in fact, it’s a solo shoot specifically requested by the mobile phone brand."
Ge Xiaohui felt deeply uncomfortable. How could soone as talented as her be completely overshadowed, while Ye Yuwei—rumored not to even have a high school diploma—was enjoying such favor?
And then there was Lv Fangxin, who didn’t even graduate middle school, yet sohow drew so much love despite being talentless in singing and dancing.
What had co over this world? "Talent and substance" had been reduced to nothing before "beauty and tricks."
"Yezi’s really impressive! She could win over investors directly with stunts like this." Liu ngyao said enviously.
Zhu Riri’s face darkened deeply, consud by hatred. She hated everyone here—contestants, the show staff, even the ntors.
Lu Bingbing, too, felt a pang of discomfort in her heart.
She hadn’t booked a single central ad, and her ranking wasn’t high either.
At that mont, Ge Xiaohui’s eyes darted toward Lu Bingbing: "Bingbing, it looks like Galaxy is focusing all their attention on Yezi this ti, huh?"
"Yezi has always been amazing. She’s the light of Galaxy," Lu Bingbing replied cheerfully.
"You’re remarkable too! And you’re Galaxy’s captain," Ge Xiaohui said.
"When anyone achieves good results, it’s a pride for Galaxy. All the sisters in Galaxy bless each other with genuine care." Lu Bingbing’s smile betrayed no flaws.
She was keenly aware of Ge Xiaohui’s malicious intent, but these attempts were laughably amateurish to her.
"Xiaohui, you graduated from a prestigious school, your singing and dancing skills are brilliant—you should try advocating like Afang did with the production team for better exposure," Lu Bingbing suggested with a smile.
Chen Afang’s drama had spread widely among the trainees, and their disdain for her character was common knowledge.
Ge Xiaohui felt anger bubble up, her face icy. She knew the trainees were whispering behind her back, calling her a "fake intellectual."
Lu Bingbing stepped forward, still smiling radiantly: "Xiaohui, your foreign language skills are so good—your speech even carries an international flair. You’d be perfect for high-end brand comrcials."
"You..." With her eyes wide open, the now irrational Ge Xiaohui reached out to shove Lu Bingbing.
Bang!
Ge Xiaohui felt her vision blur as her whole body crashed onto the bedsheet as if she had been hit by a battering ram.
In the dormitory, Liu ngyao and Fan Lei were dumbfounded, never expecting Lu Bingbing to handle it like this. They had seen Lu Bingbing swiftly sidestep, then shoulder-check her opponent with precision.
What the heck?!
Unwilling to back down, Ge Xiaohui struggled to get up, only for Lu Bingbing to grab her by the neck and forcefully pin her to the bedspread.
Luckily, the bed’s privacy curtain blocked this area from the caras.
"Ge Xiaohui, if you keep trying to ss with , I’ll leave a mark for you in a hidden spot," Lu Bingbing said ominously, while making a sharp motion with her other hand.
Terrified, Ge Xiaohui instantly felt her soul leaving her body.
She felt that Lu Bingbing was sohow scarier than the bullies who had harassed her back in the USA.
Lu Bingbing’s gaze grew fierce and violent, revealing her true self—the resolute and commanding captain of Galaxy.
Soon enough, she released her grip, calmly returning to her cross-legged yoga routine at the center of the dorm, as though nothing had transpired.
Liu ngyao and Fan Lei gazed at Lu Bingbing with newfound admiration.
No one had expected Lu Bingbing to be so forceful. She always seed so gentle and considerate.
Ge Xiaohui resembled a defeated hen, sitting despondently and keeping her mouth shut.
Yet, there was a flicker of venomous spite in her darting gaze.
In the hallway, Zhu Riri, wearing an odd expression, tilted her head toward the dorm supervisor with a smile: "Miss Supervisor, I’m running out of dicine—I want to order so online."
Inside another dormitory, Lai Ruoxuan, Jiang ixing, Lu Peiqin, and Zhang Xiaohan were sharing a hotpot together.
"Mr. Long was so scary today!" Zhang Xiaohan set down her chopsticks, still shaken by the day’s events.
"Everyone was terrified. No one expected him to lose his temper like that. Honestly, in that mont there was no right way to respond." Jiang ixing admitted, feeling weighed down.
"I don’t think I’ll make it past the next round. Fangxin saved this ti; luck won’t favor twice," Lu Peiqin said gloomily, hugging her knees tightly.
"Stay strong! Think about how much we overca as a group back then—this is a rare opportunity ahead of us—we can’t lose hope now." Lai Ruoxuan encouraged warmly.
"Xiao Xuan, your ranking has been consistently high throughout—there’s a good chance you’ll make it past next week." Zhang Xiaohan’s eyes shone with admiration as she looked at her friend.
Lai Ruoxuan was pleased with her current position, though admittedly surprised by it. Still, she wasn’t confident about debuting.
Her main insecurity revolved around her height, and she didn’t think she had stood out enough during the first or second competitions.
"I’m worried too. There are so many tall girls here who are great at singing and dancing." Lai Ruoxuan murmured, sinking into her own anxieties.
Reserved as usual, Jiang ixing sat with her head lowered, consud by unwelco thoughts. For the first ti, she felt an unbearable weight in her chest.
In the bunks, Jiang ngqi also lay awake, restless and shifting repeatedly.
"ngqi, can’t sleep?" Luo Tiantian poked her head down from the upper bunk.
"I really can’t fall asleep. The rehearsal ti for our second group performance is just way too short," Su Ruiqi sat up abruptly as well.
"This show is filming so fast—before I can even react, it’s already over." Du Jiayu also sat up.
Jiang ngqi was deeply troubled at that mont. She felt she would almost certainly be eliminated after the second group performance. Ranking 16th this ti already felt like a lucky break.
"No matter what, as long as we’re standing on that stage, we have an opportunity—we have to give it everything we’ve got." Jiang ngqi said, both to herself and to her teammates.
"ngqi, is your company pushing Gao Ziyi this ti?" Du Jiayu asked suddenly.
The others quieted down, waiting to hear Jiang ngqi’s thoughts.
"...I don’t really know the company’s decisions, but Ziyi’s quite popular right now." Jiang ngqi replied vaguely.
"Ugh! I envy Gao Ziyi and Lv Fangxin so much—their narratives are great, and their popularity is sky-high. If only I were funny or could cry well!" Su Ruiqi sighed deeply.
"All we can do is honestly fight with our talent. Hopefully, the audience will notice us."
Luo Tiantian also couldn’t hide her disappointnt. She was clearly skilled at dancing, yet had no rapport with viewers.
"Honestly, I think these narratives are fleeting." Jiang ngqi’s warm voice resonated softly in the dark.
"The production team still values talented contestants for debuting."
"ng ixuan, Wu Zixuan, and Li Zing—they’ve never fallen out of debut rankings, and they get plenty of screen ti."
Jiang ngqi shared her observations of the program.
"But Xu Qianhua has so much talent, and her rank this round is only 54." Su Ruiqi argued.
"Have you considered that Xu Qianhua might have been sent here by her company just to gain exposure? After she returns, she could pursue a solo career as a singer," Jiang ngqi suggested.
"Maybe that’s true for Chen Yinghan and Liu Feiyu too. I feel like they aren’t aiming to debut as a group." Du Jiayu added.
"But their rankings are still so high." Su Ruiqi’s words carried a hint of resentnt.
In her view, if they didn’t intend to join the girl group, why take up the spots of those who dream of debuting? After all, this was her ultimate goal.
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