Continuing with the filming, Yeon Miwol explained the chanics of the second round.
"As I already explained earlier, the two teams under one unit will compete with each other. The winners will be determined by the number of votes you will receive," Yeon Miwol said. "However, the votes will not only consist of on-site votes but also the number of views you will get from the music videos that you’ll produce."
’Music videos? Is it really what I’m thinking of?’
Yeon Miwol continued, "That’s right! All of you here will film a music video for your performance."
Rayen blinked and looked at his sponsors, but they didn’t seem surprised with Yeon Miwol’s words. So, they knew?
Even before they could debut, they’re gonna film a music video!
"Five days after this, all of you will begin filming for your MVs. Then, it’ll be released at the end of episode four."
’Five days?!’
His excitent died without even a minute passing.
Is that even possible? Rayen thought their brutality would only be for the private broadcasts, but what the hell was this?
Glancing at his sponsors, he wanted to ask for their confirmation. When Grandma Sponsor t his gaze, she sensed Rayen’s panic from his face. To ease him, she smiled gently.
"Don’t worry, lad. Everything will be fine."
’How could it be fine, Grandma? They’re treating us like performance machine here!’
Seeing that he wasn’t convinced, Sophie quietly told him to clarify his doubts, "That’s what the morial coins are for. Don’t worry."
Relaxing a bit, Rayen decided to believe them. Maybe the morial coins were ant to buy so magical ans to speed up their production process.
"Now, that your teams have been ford, let us look at the total amount each teams have pooled!" Yeon Miwol announced, reigning back Rayen’s thoughts.
With her words, the projection in each participant’s rooms all displayed the six teams from the three units and their respective mbers. Each mber’s nas were displayed along with the amount they used to buy their slots.
Rayen focused on his team.
["Break Your Heart"
Im Rayen: 545,000 MC
Xu Jiji: 460,000 MC
Zbigniew: 399,000 MC
Minho: 397,000 MC
Nana: 463,500 MC
Total: 2,264,500 MC]
A whooping total of 2 million morial coins just for their team alone...
From what Rayen rembered, a Miracle-grade Scenario Life Book page was just 3 million morial Coins. Although the gap was still large, Rayen couldn’t help but think that Miracle-grade wasn’t really that expensive anymore. The Vocal Unit teams probably even have that much.
But now, they were gonna use it just for one performance only? It felt like such a waste!
"Have you seen the total amount?" Yeon Miwol asked. "Then, each team should now discuss how to use it."
’Now? As in now?’
But how? He and his teammates were in different rooms.
Just as Rayen was wondering about it, he heard the familiar sound of snapping fingers echo from the speakers.
Feeling disoriented, his vision turned dark. The hardness of the stool he was sitting on seed to disappear.
Then, he felt like he was falling.
Panicking, Rayen was just about to let out a scream when he found himself sitting on a stool again.
The mont the light returned, he noticed that the people around him were no longer his sponsors.
’Was I teleported just now?’
Rayen looked around, making sure that he was still in the sa building.
He gulped. That ti when he was repeatedly sent to unknown places ca back to his mories. Those mories alone made his somach whirl in anxiety. His head also throbbed as he recalled the familiar sensation
Rayen massaged his temples.
’Damn Plotter. At least inform us before transporting us... My head hurts, ah!’
Yeon Miwol’s voice ca through the speakers in the corner.
"Are the participants now together? You’ve been transported into another room to et your new teammates."
As Rayen cald down, the pain in his head and stomach gradually faded. Lifting his gaze, only now did he observe the new people that surrounded him. Aside from Minho and Miss Hard Worker, who seed quite at ease from the sudden teleportation, the other two mbers were the sa as Rayen.
"Are you okay?" Mr. Big News asked the little kid beside him while also massaging his temples.
Xu Jiji was on the verge of vomiting. The big man continued to pat him on his back to help him relax.
Finally, Xu Jiji responded. "Yes..."
Rayen watched them, feeling sympathetic. That was probably how he looked like when he vomited in a row that day after he got lost.
Feeling his gaze, Xu Jiji lifted his head, eting gazes with Rayen. Rayen awkwardly averted his eyes, afraid that he might be perceived as a bad guy again.
"Bro!" Minho waved at Rayen, trying to catch his attention.
Rayen nodded at him as a greeting.
"We’re teammates again," Minho rejoiced.
"Yeah."
’Thank, God.’
Feeling genuinely glad, Rayen exhaled in relief inwardly.
The room turned silent.
As if to save them from awkwardness, Yeon Miwol spoke again from the speakers. "All of you should discuss how to use your budget properly."
But that’s the problem... How would they even use that large amount?
"To help you guys in producing your second round performance and MV, we will provide you so resource packages you could purchase with the morial coins you just received."
As Yeon Miwol said that, a familiar interface appeared on the monitor in front of Rayen.
’Isn’t this the morial Shop?’
Rayen observed the interface that looked like the morial Shop. However, he only saw five rows of shelves with five labels on it.
’What’s this?’
[Training Packages]
[Filming Packages]
[Performance Packages]
[Style Packages]
[Whole-set Packages]
Rayen tapped at the first row, expanding it. Three more labels appeared below.
[Standard Package (100,000 MC)]
[Premium Package (300,000 MC)]
[Luxury Package (500,000 MC)]
Once again, Rayen tapped on the first label.
[Standard Training Package
1. Access to a basic fully-equipped training room with built-in audio system.
2. Everyday two-hour training session for the whole team with a Special Instructor focusing on basic skills.]
’That’s all? Isn’t this Standard Package below the standard?’
During the first round, they were allowed to use the dance practice studio for free, but now, they have to pay for it?
’This is clearly a scam!’
Just as Rayen was complaining inwardly, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a voice.
"What now, guys?" Mr. Big News asked, his gaze fixed at Rayen.
The way he looked at Rayen felt like he was threathening him.
’I’m not even doing anything, ah!’
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