Chapter 145: Rise Second-gen Group Makes A Stunning Debut
“Everyone, everyone!”
The program team’s chief director finally came out, quickly extending his hand and saying, “So many people are here, everyone pay attention to your image.”
He actually didn’t want to come out and wished they would fight on the spot.
But looking at the situation, if he didn’t come out to stop them, fighting would be the least of it. He was afraid the program would be blocked again during review, and then he would truly wish he were dead.
Seeing the program director step out, the other mentors who had been watching the commotion also spoke up one after another.
“Alright, alright, we’re all in the same circle, calm down, calm down.”
“Xiao Ji, come over, sit here with me.”
Shang Youshu and Chi Ye were good friends, but they also got along well with Ji Hemming. Sister Nai always had good relationships within the industry.
Teacher Zhang and Ji Hemming were good friends, but she wasn’t familiar with Chi Ye. So, she greeted Ji Hemming, implicitly wanting to put “pressure” on Chi Ye.
Jiang Kaige chuckled and said nothing, just shook his head repeatedly, seemingly lamenting the current chaotic atmosphere in China’s entertainment industry.
Two artists with established names had directly “clashed” in front of the program team.
How could this be tolerated!
What an insult to refinement!
Sheng Ning saw Chi Ye looking “lonely” and laughed, “Regret not having Jin Xia come with you? If that drama queen were here, she could have ‘cursed’ everyone present for you.”
Chi Ye glanced at her faintly, “No need for soft rice, I still have my Sister Ning, right? Thanks for speaking up for me just now, Sister Ning.”
He knew how to strike at people’s hearts.
Sheng Ning was instantly hurt by his words, her face turning red. She stared directly at Chi Ye, “Who spoke up for you?!”
“Oh, that’s enough, that’s enough.”
At this point, Sister Shang proactively walked over to Chi Ye’s side, took his arm, and said to those around them, “Teacher Xiao Chi is just like this, please don’t mind him. He’s actually a very good person.”
With Sister Shang’s intervention, the atmosphere on the scene eased slightly, but only slightly.
Meanwhile, in the mentors’ seats, a “little giant” no taller than 150cm watched Chi Ye with “appreciative” eyes, becoming more satisfied the more he looked.
He was a newly added mentor for this season of 《Actors Please Take Place》. As for the French Film Empress who was replaced, she hadn’t returned due to scheduling conflicts and several incidents with the program.
Chi Ye noticed his gaze, inexplicably got goosebumps, and instinctively moved a little farther away from him.
Meanwhile.
In the audience.
Many actors and trainees, seeing the “big drama conclude,” sighed in regret, but their horizons were also broadened.
This circle is truly chaotic.
“Ji Hemming is too pretentious, bullying our Rise because we have no one?!”
Ji Zhua Zhang said indignantly.
Qing Sister-in-law remained silent beside him, “We don’t have anyone.”
Ji Zhua Zhang: “…”
Yang Zi shook his head, thinking that his good brother’s star power was indeed not as high as Ji Hemming’s, and more importantly, Ji Hemming was from the film circle, and those people in the film circle always looked down on other circles.
To put it bluntly, my filming dramas is like descending from heaven, understand?
It’s just the heavenly beings coming down to help the poor.
Among the many onlookers, only Xiang You was “single-minded,” preparing for his upcoming performance.
——Before the end of the previous episode, the mentors had assigned them rehearsal tasks, and in this episode, they would each take the stage to present their work.
Honestly, the interval was a bit long, but that didn’t diminish everyone’s determination to win （traffic）.
The program team communicated with several mentors and council members, and shortly thereafter, the recording for this episode of 《Actors Please Take Place》 officially began.
But no one expected that the very first group of “actors” to take the stage today would bring a little “shock” to everyone.
Three teenagers with “bizarre” appearances walked on stage.
They were unfamiliar; they hadn’t seen them in the previous episode.
The three lined up in a single row. The child in the center, who looked no older than 18, had a pointed mouth, a pointed head, and a pointed chin.
The entire person looked like a mouse spirit, and at that moment, he was singing, “For you, I can go crazy until.”
The two teammates beside him performed their debut program face-to-face – 《Circulation》.
Everyone in the venue, including the mentors and council members above, was collectively dumbfounded, staring at the scene in shock.
“They even have a BGM.”
Chi Ye was greatly shocked and even more confused.
Are these really actors?!
Teacher Wu, who was known for his straightforwardness, directly stopped the performance and began to scold, “What are you doing?! Is this a circus?”
Yes, this isn’t a singing program, what are they doing?!
“Uh… Hello teachers, we are performing Senior Brother’s 《Circulation》.”
The leading boy in the center said.
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.
Chi Ye was also confused for a second.
Ji Zhua Zhang, the Sister-in-law Group, and Yang Zi in the audience widened their eyes.
What the hell?!
Senior Brother?
What Senior Brother?
“Oh, I remember… aren’t you from that Rose Youth Group? Rise’s second generation group.”
Ji Hemming was an artist from Yue Na and had been tasked with “promoting” artists when he came. Therefore, he spoke up and initiated the introduction.
“Yes, we are the Rose Youth Group, and Teacher Chi Ye has always been our idol!”
The leading “mouse person” showed his two big front teeth, “I am the captain, the face of the group for Rose, Liu Xingye.”
Those who hadn’t received prior notice were even more confused.
Rose???
What the hell is Rose?!
Are they a pirated version?
Chi Ye clearly felt the deep malice from Yue Na when he heard “You are my idol.”
His surname is Liu, could this person be a relative of Young President Liu?
He paused and said frankly, “Masked performer? Is that like the masked performer from King of Masked Singers?”
“…It’s clear this group has no face of the group.”
Sister Shang shook her head, she didn’t understand, but was greatly shocked.
The actors in the audience were also whispering to each other. Ji Zhua Zhang was even more enraged, “His name has ‘Ye’ in it?! Yue Na, are you intentionally insulting our captain?!”
“This is Rise’s second generation group? It’s too hideous.”
Qing Sister-in-law, a former physical fan of Rise, couldn’t bear to watch and covered her eyes, “What is this? A zoo party? You’re insulting my Rise!”
Just when everyone thought this was the climax.
Something even more impactful appeared.
A boy who looked like a chrysanthemum said, “Hello everyone, hello teachers, I am Peng She, the main dancer of Rose.”
Everyone: “…”
What?!
Peng what?!
Yue Na, are you even human?!
Chi Ye couldn’t hold back his laughter, “With that name, are you sure you’re called that? Aren’t you afraid ‘Chen Chen’ will jump up and hit your knees?”
Everyone: “?!”
Guo Xiaosi: “???”
Peng She, Rose’s main dancer, was very nervous and quickly said, “This is really my name. My father’s surname is Peng, and my mother’s is She. That’s my name on my ID card. I can show it to you if you don’t believe me…”
As he spoke, he actually prepared to take out his ID card.
“No need, no need.”
Teacher Wu frowned and waved his hand, “Were you chosen because of this name?”
Peng She was embarrassed.
Because what Teacher Wu said was indeed the truth.
He originally wanted to change his stage name, but his agent absolutely refused, saying the name was good and that he wouldn’t lack traffic as soon as he debuted.
Peng Chen: How can you be so mean!
“Oh my…”
Teacher Wu’s brow furrowed into a knot, “This is an acting variety show, okay? Have you listened to your self-introductions? And what were you performing just now?”
The three idols fell silent.
Teacher Zhang couldn’t help but shake her head, “This is simply a farce.”
Who is making a farce?
The program team and Yue Na!
“I actually think it’s fine.”
At this moment, Ji Hemming coughed lightly twice and looked encouragingly at the three young boys, “You don’t need to feel pressured. I see you brought props earlier. Do you have other programs to perform?”
“Yes.”
The leading “mouse person” nodded, “I was assisting my two teammates just now. The following is my own program.”
“Then start quickly.”
Ji Hemming gestured.
Seeing that he had said so, everyone else stopped talking, their expressions becoming more peculiar by the second.
This peculiarity became even more apparent after seeing the “mouse person’s” performance.
Because the program performed by the Rose captain, the “mouse person,” was a nine-headed serpent from a very popular ancient idol drama from a few years ago. After putting on a white wig, his body twisted, his features were ugly, not to mention his physique and lines were worse than reciting a textbook.
Chi Ye couldn’t stand it anymore, “Stop filming, don’t let the camera ruin it.”
Director: “…”
After this performance, Ji Hemming praised loudly, “Good! Beautiful! I can feel that you all did your homework in private.”
The new mentor Guo Xiaosi also nodded, his tone gentle, “Not bad, they have the makings of actors.”
Sheng Ning paused, then paused again, glanced at Chi Ye, and then gritted her teeth, saying, “It’s okay!”
Seeing these three, Chi Ye turned and said to the others, “These three have a preference for ugly people, it’s normal.”
“Hahaha.”
The audience burst into laughter.
Liu Xingye, the pirated captain of Rose in the audience, stared at Chi Ye and continued to try to get close, “Teacher Chi Ye, you’ve always been my idol. I hope you can give us a fair evaluation.”
Chi Ye: “?”
Everyone around him looked at him.
They wanted to see how he would evaluate the previous performance of Rise’s second-generation group.
“Evaluate what the hell.”
Ji Zhua Zhang in the audience was furious – how could their Rise have such a second-generation group?
Yue Na, may you die a terrible death!
Chi Ye saw the seriousness in the other’s eyes and gradually became serious, “You want me to give you a fair evaluation seriously?”
“Yes, I hope to get your approval!”
“Mmm…”
Chi Ye paused and said, “In that case, my evaluation is that you are very suitable for the role of Xiang Liu.”
“Ah?”
Everyone around was stunned, including Liu Xingye.
He also didn’t expect Chi Ye to “praise” them.
Then, in the next second, his surprise vanished instantly.
Chi Ye continued, “Your portrayal of Xiang Liu in its beast form doesn’t even require special effects; you can act naturally. This is very rare and saves the production a lot of money.”
“Haha.”
Sister Shang next to him couldn’t help but laugh, then covered her mouth.
Others also showed smiles one after another.
Good heavens, it seems Chi Ye is truly angry; his words are now comparable to restricted knives.
Liu Xingye stood on stage, his face instantly flushed red. He wanted to retort, but didn’t know what to say.
“Um, I want to ask something.”
Chi Ye raised a question, “Have you debuted yet?”
Everyone was startled.
They only then realized.
Right, have they debuted yet? And they’re participating in an acting variety show.
The other two members didn’t dare to speak. It was still Liu Xingye who said, “We will debut after participating in this variety show.”
Everyone: “…”
Chi Ye leaned back, “Debuting is fine, but you can’t just wield your knife carelessly. You just stabbed and injured all of our eyes just now.”
“Haha…”
The audience burst into understanding laughter again.
Liu Xingye’s expression turned displeased. He wanted to speak, but noticing Ji Hemming’s head shake, he swallowed his words.
A nobody who used to work for my company, what makes you so arrogant?
He cursed inwardly and hastily left the stage with the other two Rose members.
“The quality of Rise’s second-generation group is truly poor, full of the ugly children of capitalists.”
Yang Zi watched, shaking his head, thinking he could be the “Appearance Representative” if he joined this second-generation group!
“Let’s go, it’s our turn!”
Just then, Xiang You, who had been preparing nearby, stood up and looked at Yang Zi.
That’s right, his partner for this episode was Yang Zi!
Two “insiders,” one a hardworking player and one a talented player, were bound to shock all the mentors present today.
“Good luck!”
“Good luck!”
The two encouraged each other and then headed backstage to prepare.
Meanwhile.
While the two were preparing, Ji Hemming, taking advantage of a break, gloomily took out his mobile phone.
He sat behind Chi Ye, in a higher position, and at that moment, glared at him with dark eyes, sending a message:
【 How is the situation? Still no news after so long? 】
The other end quickly replied:
【 It’s no good, that woman is like a stone, she explicitly said she’s not dating anyone unless they can take ten of her punches. Who can withstand that? 】
【 Damn it, Chi Ye the idiot keeps messing with me, you have to sort this out. When the video is taken, I want to show it to him as soon as possible! 】
【……Alright, I’ll try again today. 】
Ji Hemming put away his phone after seeing this message, a cold sneer appearing on his lips.
He wouldn’t dare provoke Jin Xia, but Shi Daifu, wouldn’t he dare?
She really dares to kill people? Does she have a permit for that?
With that personality, she wouldn’t dare make a sound even if bullied.
Damn it, Chi Ye, how you treated me before, I’ll return it tenfold, a hundredfold!
“Hmm?”
Ahead, Chi Ye seemed to sense Ji Hemming’s gaze, looked back at him, and was also looking down at his mobile phone, sending a message to Keke:
【 Keep a close eye on the public opinion outside. I just got into an argument with that idiot Ji Hemming. The program team might sacrifice us for traffic. 】
【 And then? 】
【 If that really happens, proceed as we discussed before, just destroy him. 】
【 Okay. 】
The two finished their brief exchange. Chi Ye’s expression remained unchanged, and Ji Hemming also wore a smile.
No one knew that what was about to happen would be a major event that would shake the entire internal entertainment circle.
…
Inside a recording studio.
Teacher Shi had just finished recording the initial demo for Yu Yan’s new drama. While she was resting and drinking water, a handsome young man with a bouquet of flowers walked into the recording studio.
“Teacher Shi…”
Shi Daifu glanced at him and then looked at her agent.
Sister Wang’s face turned ashen: “Who let you in?”
“Uh, I…”
“What do you mean, ‘I’? Get out! Wasn’t it clear enough before? If you don’t leave, we’ll call the police!”
“Do you know this is sexual harassment?”
The handsome young man’s face was awkward, and he couldn’t even get out a complete sentence before being escorted out by security and Sister Wang.
Teacher Shi didn’t look over the whole time, focusing intently on listening to the demo and humming a tune.
