In the summer of June, although the climate is cool, the cicadas have long been unwilling to be lonely. The MV of a well-known singer's song was playing on the open-air screen, but it still couldn't let the passers-by in a hurry step up.

In a well-known coffee shop, a waiter walks towards a middle-aged man sitting in the corner with a cup of coffee in hand.

The waiter barely let out the brightest smile in the service industry, put the coffee in front of the middle-aged man, but unconsciously shook the corners of his mouth.

The middle-aged man replied with a thank you, noticed the waiter's smiling expression, and then chuckled understandingly.

This may not be blamed on the waiter at all, because of the scorching heat in June, the streets are full of short sleeves and shorts, and the middle-aged man in front of him is unkempt, wearing a pink shirt, a pair of blue pants, and a pair of flip-flops.

The waiter made a gesture to slow down and left.

The middle-aged man sighed lightly, picked up the coffee and took a sip.

The waiter at the door of "Welcome" greeted a well-dressed young man, judging by his appearance, probably in his early 30s.

"Hello, I've booked a place, number 21. By the way, has the other guest at this table arrived?" replied the young man.

After listening to the young man's words, the waiter looked incredulous and asked softly, "Excuse me, may I ask if the strangely dressed guest at that table is your friend?" ”

"Strange dress?" replied curiously.

"No... I'm sorry, but the guest has arrived, please. He then led the young man to seat 21.

When the young man saw seat 21, he thanked the waiter next to him and let him leave.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I've kept you waiting. The young man sat down opposite the middle-aged man stupidly, but when he saw the middle-aged man's dress, he also frowned, expressing puzzlement and curiosity.

"Hehe, no, I just arrived. The middle-aged man replied.

Obviously, the middle-aged man had also noticed the young man's gaze, and after laughing, he replied: "I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately, and what I called you last night to tell you today was a temporary intention, so I didn't have any preparations at all today, so I came out like this." ”

"Where, where. ”

The two smiled at each other, which finally made the atmosphere a lot more lively all of a sudden.

The young man took a sip of the coffee brought by the waiter, and asked the middle-aged man in front of him, "By the way, Mr. Gu, you called me last night and said that you had something important to say, and I could hear your joy at that time, what was it?"

"Huh. Faced with the young man's frank question, the middle-aged man laughed and replied, "This idea has been in my mind for a long time, but last night finally made me make up my mind. After a pause, he took another sip of coffee and said, "I want to build another group." ”

"That's good. As he spoke, the young man stood up with a cheer, only to find that he had attracted curious glances for unknown reasons, and the young man suddenly understood his reaction, apologized again and again, and then sat down.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper. The young man whispered an apology to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling him not to care.

"Actually, we have been waiting for you for a long time, with so many successful combinations you have created before, I believe that this new combination will definitely create more brilliant results. The young man said quietly but excitedly.

"Nope. ”

The young man was shocked by the middle-aged man's cold repudiation.

"This time I want to create a group that is different from any other group that has been done before, I will not build any platform for their success, I will only write songs for them behind the scenes, and the success of everything will depend on them. The middle-aged man said.

"I kind of don't understand what you mean. The young man asked, puzzled.

"Let's put it this way, there are too many idols, no, maybe it would be more appropriate to say that they should be people, with the mentality of being an instant hit, their purpose of becoming idols may have been distorted, and the reason why the group I want to create this time says that we don't need us to pave their way to success, firstly, I want to let those who have unrealistic dreams of becoming stars in order to become popular overnight know that the road to real stardom is not easy, and let them really understand that their success mainly comes from those fans who support them. The middle-aged man said.

The young man still squeaked in confusion, but still said to the middle-aged man: "Although I still don't understand, I believe that the decision you made will not be wrong." You must have called me for something I need to do. ”

"Hmm. The middle-aged man replied and said, "I will give you a written summary of the specific plan and plan in the near future, and I hope you can hold a press conference in the near future." ”

"Good, good. I'll do it right away. Hearing this, the young man couldn't sit still with excitement, and was ready to get up and prepare everything.

"No hurry, no hurry. After that's the business, I still have some personal matters I want to talk to you about. The middle-aged man stopped the young man who had gotten up and was about to leave.

No one knows what happened next, but this time the conversation lasted from noon to evening.

You don't know who the two of them are? If you're still living in the year 2XXX, you won't know the two of them. The middle-aged man's name is Gu Hongbin, since he became the youngest creator in the history of the music industry at the age of 21, he has created countless songs that are known as classics, and his creative ability has been recognized by supporters and even the industry at the age of 25, and he is known as the "ghost talent" in the creative world. The young man's name is Liao Hongkang, and he is the executive director and chief CEO of Junteng Xingshang Entertainment Media, the largest entertainment company today.

In July of the same year, as soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted crazy reports from the media:

Gu Hongbin, who is known as a "ghost talent" in the creative world, has been quiet for 5 years and cooperated with Junteng Xingshang again. ”

"Create a new idol that subverts people's new perception of idols. ”

For a time, various headlines grabbed the headlines of major newspapers and magazines.

In the expectation of the outside world, Junteng Xingshang released a press conference in July, when the reporter asked Gu Hongbin, this new combination will be different from the previous combination of selling points, Gu Hongbin said: "The colorful entertainment industry has made too many children with simple hearts go the wrong way, the word idol should really bring positive energy to the world, not just let them be obsessed with themselves, which is also the starting point of my new combination this time." ”

After the press conference, with the support of Liao Hongkang, the review team headed by Gu Hongbin was officially established, and in October of the same year, the review team welcomed a flock of 30,000 contestants with dreams. At this point, the story officially began..................

However, when the people of the review team got the interview member 4 issued by Gu Hongbin, they were absolutely too strict with his review standards. The review is divided into an interview and a competition test, but Gu Hongbin listed 4 don'ts for:

1. The quality of each person is not up to the mark (for the interview session, there will be a lot of garbage thrown on the ground, waiting for a disguised staff to talk, etc., to test the level of a person)

2. Outstanding appearance without any skills.

3. Have a skill but are narrow-minded.

4. There is no sense of collective honor.

"I'm sorry guys, but this is probably the most demanding selection we've ever had since we worked together, because I'm trying to create a new form of the group, so the requirements for every member of the group have to be very strict. Gu Hongbin said.

"But in this case, I don't believe that there will be too many candidates who will pass the review in the end. ”

"I feel that I need to do this in order to have a new look, so please approve of my approach and take care of it. ”

"Do you have any restrictions on the number of people in this group at the end? ”

"Huh. Gu Hongbin said with a smile: "The number of people is not expensive, but if there are still a majority of players who have been reviewed according to this standard, I think it is not a thing worth trying." ”

"Your consciousness is to say, if the final review is over, there are dozens of people left, or more....... ”

"Well, since this new generation of the group has played a slogan of turning the old and bringing the new, then I think the overthrow of the past can start from this point. ”

"Well, since you've said so, we'll take care of our own responsibility. ”

"As an aside, I'd love to see the power of this new storm you're trying to bring right now. ”