"Hello."

"Anihassaiyo ......"

Park Jin-young walked backstage to the studio, stood in the center of the stage and greeted the two groups of trainees present, and the fifteen girls immediately bowed and saluted.

The stage of this studio is very distinctive, with two sub-stages with long solid benches, in front of which the members of the major and minor groups stand, and a large group icon printed on the display board at the back, which extends from the sub-stage to the middle is the main stage for performances, and in front of the main stage is the judge's seat where the guests and Park Jin-young are seated.

The area of the entire studio stage is not very large, and the effects and background are relatively simple and not very exaggerated, but it looks like it is enough.

Several camera indicators set up next to it lit up to show that they were working, and the two VJs were also carrying equipment to shoot close-ups from different angles, and in the places where the camera could not see, the PD of the program team and twenty or thirty staff members were all watching, watching the situation in the field seriously.

The third issue of "Sixteen" officially began filming.

"How was it this week?"

"Inside."

After a simple hello, Park Jin-young walked to the center of the stage and took the microphone to get straight to the point: "Today is the first time to conduct a mission review through a 1V1 solo duel...... I didn't review it alone, I specially invited two judges to help with the review. ”

"Please come out."

With Park Jin-young's words, all the female trainees also looked in the direction of the entrance of the studio.

The sound of heels on the ground was heard, and a few seconds later, the exquisitely dressed Bae Suzhi was the first to walk into the studio, followed by Ji Jingyuan with a smile.

"Anihassaiyo ......"

"Anihassaiyo ......"

All the way to the stage, the two of them kept gently nodding and greeting the trainees on the left and right, and the girls in the two groups all looked surprised at this time, and hurriedly applauded gently to welcome the arrival of the judges.

It may be that PD specifically reminded that a few people had only met and introduced themselves in the background before, but the expressions of each of the female trainees at this time were very vivid, and the surprised expressions were very realistic, and they really looked like they met for the first time.

Ji Jingyuan saw it in his eyes, and secretly laughed in his heart, he is worthy of being an idol reserve who may make his debut, although his acting skills are a little green, but he already has so much skill.

At least I'm trying to do it.

didn't stay on the stage for long, under the leadership of Park Zhenying, the three of them walked directly to the judges' seats directly opposite the stage and sat down, Park Jinying sat in the middle, Ji Jingyuan and Bae Xiuzhi were on the left and right sides, looking condescendingly at the stage below and the fifteen trainees.

"From now on, 1v1 solo duels: 'You come out!' The mission has officially begun. ”

"If you want to challenge the major's family, it's Na Lian, come to the front."

Under the auspices of Park Zhenying, the first person to appear happened to be the rabbit tooth, Lin Nalian.

Ji Jingyuan watched as this recognizable female trainee wearing high-heeled sandals stood up from the seat of the 'poor student group' and walked to the middle of the stage.

He has heard Lin Nalian's name many times, he used to be a member of the 6MIX pre-debut group, and then he didn't know why he terminated the debut plan, and he was silent for a while and then participated in this "sxiteen", but before Zhou Ziyu said that she has always been the first in the trainee assessment, and it can be said that she is the strongest one of all, and it is likely to be one of the debut players of Park Zhenying's internal determination.

I just don't know how such an idol seed ended up in the 'poor student group'.

"Na Lian, call out the name of the Major member you challenged."

Under the command of Park Jin-young, Lin Nalian held the microphone and looked at the camera and the place where the Major group was sitting with a smile, and she could see that she was very confident from her expression.

Seeing this scene, Chi Jingyuan muttered a little in his heart, he didn't know what the level of other people was, but as far as he understood, the weakest in the Major group should be Zhou Ziyu, in the first issue, he sang a strange Chinese song and was almost eliminated, and in the last issue, he relied on the talent of shooting pictorials to mix in the Major group, and now when it comes to the solo link of the real competition, he immediately becomes a soft persimmon.

He glanced at Zhou Ziyu's direction, and sure enough, the girl pursed her lips slightly, her face was not very good-looking with a pair of big eyes looking at Lin Nalian's direction, her hands clenched on her legs were obviously a little nervous and uneasy, as if she was a little worried about being clicked.

Chi Jingyuan also felt that it was possible that his arrival had added to this tension.

"I want to take Ziyu's place." Lin Nalian didn't hesitate, and directly called out Zhou Ziyu's name, obviously thinking about it a long time ago, she looked at the other party and said the challenge word prescribed by the program team: "Come out!" ”

Ji Jingyuan heard this challenge word that made the atmosphere a lot more anxious come out of Lin Nalian's mouth, laughed, and turned his head to look at Park Zhenying: "Oh, is it so intense?" ”

As he expected, in the final analysis, this show is still a survival draft, and it is the safest way to compete for the debut position, and to pick a relatively weakest opponent.

It's just from Chi Jingyuan's point of view, but I feel that Lin Nalian's intentions are too straightforward.

It's smart, though.

"Ah, it's a little shivering." Park Zhenying nodded and sighed.

Zhou Ziyu, who was named by name, paused, stood up and walked to the center of the stage step by step with her head slightly down, the sound of high heels was crisp, and her expression was obviously a little worried, she couldn't help but look at the judges' seat after standing next to Lin Nalian, and met her eyes with Chi Jingyuan, who was also looking at him.

Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and smiled, and there was nothing special when he looked over, just looked at it.

Zhou Ziyu's stage dress style today looks more mature, with a white ice silk suit with a sequined skirt, I don't know if it was her own style or Cody's style, I always feel that it doesn't match her age.

A pair of long legs in pink high heels are exposed, although they are very tall...... But to be honest, the legs are not thin.

After Park Zhenying said a few words, the two went off the stage to prepare, drank some water to relieve their mood, and then put on ear monitors, Zhou Ziyu watched the monitor under the stage first because of the second performance, and Lin Nalian quickly returned to the stage and sat on the prop stool that the field had just moved with his back to them.

"Santa Claus tell me if you really exist."

Soon the accompaniment sounded, Lin Nalian suddenly turned around and started her own stage, and when Chi Jingyuan heard the first sentence, he heard that it was "Santa Tell Me" by American singer A Mei, a very famous Christmas song.

Although Ji Jingyuan may have some obvious bias when he has his own friends to participate, since Park Zhenying invited him to be a judge so warmly, although he mainly valued popularity and popularity, he did not plan to be lazy and fish, but watched Lin Nalian's performance seriously, and at the same time tasted the level of the stage from his own angle and vision, and sat in his notebook while watching and making simple records.

After reading it for a while, I probably had a draft of this girl's strength.

This female trainee ranked first in JYP is not as strong as he imagined, there are still quite a lot of flaws in the performance, the treble is not sung, the wink and gesture movements are too much, it seems very deliberate, very unnatural, and it may also be a problem with song selection, and the expressiveness of this stage is not enough to be highlighted, a bit ordinary.

There is also English pronunciation, which I feel a little awkward in the ears of Chi Jingyuan, who is more authentic in English, and the accent is a little heavy, but to be honest, it is already considered good among peninsulars.

But these are all minor problems, some of them may be caused by the nervousness of the performance, on the whole, Lin Nalian is indeed very good among the trainees, her singing skills are OK, her timbre is good, and she has also reached the standard of debut in other aspects, especially with a confident demeanor, even if she has not debuted yet, she already has the style of a star.

"Smack, smack......"

When Lin Nalian bowed at the end of the performance, the three judges all applauded politely, and the field attendant took away the props and chairs and put a standing microphone on the stage. Soon after everything was ready, Zhou Ziyu walked onto the stage in high heels, and after standing still, he took a deep breath to hide the uneasiness and extreme nervousness in his heart.

She actually knows her strength very well, she is at the level of the middle and lower classes among all the trainees, and she is much worse than Lin Nalian, and she can't speak Korean very well, and she was very unconfident when she was selected just now, in fact, she knew that she would definitely fall into the 'poor student group'.

Not to mention, Chi Jingyuan was still sitting in the judge's seat above, waiting to see her stage, and the panic in her heart was even more overgrown like weeds when she thought of this, mixed with many other complex emotions in the middle.

She couldn't help but look in the direction of Chi Jingyuan.

Chi Jingyuan, who had never said anything special before, didn't know when his right hand was on his face at this time, and after seeing Zhou Ziyu's gaze, he naturally squeezed his fist at her, pursed his lips and smiled gently.

Others may not be able to see it, but Zhou Ziyu instantly felt the encouragement of the other party, although he was still very nervous, but his heart was a little calmer.

As Zhou Ziyu turned his back to pose, the accompaniment sounded and the stage began.

At the beginning, Chi Jingyuan listened to two sentences, because he recalled for a long time but had no impression of this song, and looked down at the information in his hand to know that she was performing the American girl group Little Wildcat's "Sway".

After seeing the title of the song, he was a little speechless, he really hadn't heard much of this song.

Isn't it that you choose songs so wildly......

Speaking of which, this is the first time he and Zhou Ziyu have known each other for so long, and when the other party comes from time to time with two show-off words such as 'strength progress, teacher praise', he really watched each other's stage performances.

So he was very serious, and even had some expectations.

It's just that after watching it for a while, even if he knows that this girl is actually in the previous situation, her real strength is not good, and she was almost eliminated when she participated in the first issue of "Sixteen", but at this time, he still sighed secretly in his heart.

The singing skills are really average, among which the ventilation and pitch conversion are obviously very problematic, the breath is insufficient, the treble can't be sung, the falsetto is unnatural, and the voice is still big.

A few of them are out of tune.

If you let Chi Jingyuan evaluate it in more objective terms...... Not as good as Wu Shixun's singing.

On the stage as a whole, the aura is insufficient, and it is clear that the song style and lyrics are wild and uninhibited, but Zhou Ziyu's body looks a little stiff when he performs, giving people the feeling that he can't control this style of song.

Obviously, he remembered that this girl used to learn to dance, and her strength was also dancing, although he hadn't seen it, but with Zhou Ziyu's long hands and long feet, dancing should be good-looking, I don't know why I chose such a jazzy song to PK.

However, of course, the advantages of Zhou Ziyu's stage are also there, such as ...... The waist-to-hip ratio is good, the typhoon is OK, although the expression does not conform to the style of the song, it is quite natural, and there is ...... Beautiful.

The shortcomings and shortcomings can be seen at a glance, and when it comes to secretly evaluating the advantages, Chi Jingyuan is actually a little narrow-minded, and he seems very relaxed.

However, just when he was a little helpless about his child's strength and singing level, and secretly sighed and was willing to pick on the thorns in his heart, he suddenly noticed that when Zhou Ziyu changed his hand to hold the microphone, his right hand couldn't control it, and it was obvious that he trembled twice in a row as if he had been electrocuted, plus his body and eyes, which had always been a little stiff, all the details showed the unspeakable uneasiness in her heart, as well as the boiling apprehension.

It's really stressful, it's really stressful, and I don't seem to have much confidence.

Keenly noticed this subtle but eye-catching little movement, and the Chi Jingyuan in his eyes froze for a short time, and after a second, he exhaled softly, and the expression on his face did not change sharply, but for some reason, the playful thoughts in his heart suddenly melted away like a falling tide, leaving only a puddle of mess, and then a strange emotion surged inexplicably in his heart.

Impatient? Or is there a hint of distress?

After the last sentence of the ending prat, Zhou Ziyu ended the stage performance, gasped as if relieved, glanced at Chi Jingyuan and quickly withdrew his gaze. And Lin Nalian, who was waiting, also walked on the stage, and the two stood side by side waiting for the examiner's evaluation.

“…… Na Lian's typhoon is really good, her expression and singing are quite smooth, and she sings very well, and she ......"

At the suggestion of Park Jinying, Bae Xiuzhi took the lead in commenting: "...... Ziyu Xi's words, it seems that the strength of singing is really a little insufficient, and at the same time, the movements are a little ......"

She shouldn't have a good impression of these female trainees, and the evaluation is what she sees and says according to her vision.

But to be honest, although Bae Suzhi is also a judge, her professional ability is obviously much worse than Ji Jingyuan and Park Jinying, and she sits here in more a sense to stir up the heat and discussion of the show.

'You also say that people don't sing well, aren't you also a big white voice? Hearing her comment, Ji Jingyuan couldn't help but glance at her.

"So Ji, who will you choose to enter the major?" Because it was the first group of contestants, everyone was adapting and trying at the beginning of the recording, so there was a lot to say, and after Bae Suzhi said it, Park Jin-young took the initiative to ask.

There are three judges in total, and as long as two of them choose one person, then that trainee can win directly and enter the major group.

“…… I choose Na Lian. Pei Xiuzhi sold a pass, his eyes swept back and forth on the faces of the two people below, and he smiled and nodded after a few seconds.

is a logical choice, because the gap is still quite clear, even Pei Xiuzhi can see it.

Hearing Pei Xiuzhi's evaluation and results, Lin Nalian and Zhou Ziyu's reactions were completely different, the former smiled and nodded to express gratitude and humble acceptance, while Zhou Ziyu pursed his lips and looked obviously a little lost.

"What do you think of Jingyuan?" Park Zhenying looked at Ji Jingyuan again, compared to Pei Xiuzhi's popularity, although Ji Jingyuan's popularity and popularity are better, but in fact, he also values the other party's vision and professional level very much.

Although he actually has a draft in his heart, if it is his solemn opinion, Park Jinying is still willing to refer to it.

"Na Lianxi's words......" Chi Jingyuan looked at Lin Nalian, saw the other party's expectant eyes, and said directly without hesitation: "The performance of the stage seems very unnatural, for example, you first hold the microphone in your left hand, and then make this action......" While saying, Chi Jingyuan made a simple gesture, although the action was not in place, but he learned very vividly.

"Then I changed my hand to hold the microphone and put my hand on my head to make another gesture." Ji Jingyuan imitated Lin Nalian again, which made Park Jinying and Bae Xiuzhi laugh when they saw it, and felt that his imitation was very vivid.

"There's a feeling that you have to do some kind of action, and it makes me feel like you've planned all the winks and moves before the stage, and it seems very deliberate and very unnatural."

Hearing Ji Jingyuan's very straightforward comment, Lin Nalian, who was a little happy just now because of Pei Xiuzhi's praise and choice, couldn't help but dissipate, pursed her lips and nodded lightly to show that she knew it.

"But in addition, Na Lianxi's stage looks very good as a whole, including singing skills, timbre and pitch are very good, especially typhoon, she already has the demeanor of a debut artist, and she is also very confident, which is a very important quality for idol, and you have it now."

Immediately after that, Chi Jingyuan's painting style changed, and he began to praise Lin Nalian again, and finally sighed a little exaggeratedly: "The overall strength is really good, I feel stronger than I was before my debut." ”

"Hahaha." His words immediately made Park Zhenying next to him couldn't help laughing, and looked at Ji Jingyuan with a few laughs, his eyes were a little reproachful, and he was also a little helpless: "Jingyuan, just tell the truth, I didn't let you praise them like this, it's really a bit too exaggerated, your strength is clear." ”

"Ani, that's not an exaggeration." Chi Jingyuan waved his hand with a smile and recalled a little: "When I first joined the company, my overall strength can only be said to be very average, especially in dance, it was only after a period of assault practice that I could keep up with the progress of other members, and the practice during that period left a lot of psychological shadows, which made me hate dancing for a period of time." ”

"Oh, how annoying?" Park Jinying looked at him curiously, and Bae Suzhi and the trainees sitting in his place couldn't help but look here.

In fact, he hopes that Chi Jingyuan can say a little more, whether it is an evaluation or a casual chat, as long as he talks about more interesting topics, Chi Jingyuan's popularity can bring a lot of attention, it doesn't matter if he talks more or nonsense, anyway, it can be edited out later.

"Hmm......" After a short silence for two seconds, Chi Jingyuan shrugged his shoulders at the glance: "Maybe, it's as annoying as you hate Teacher Li Xiuman, brother." ”

"Hahahaha......" This time Park Zhenying really couldn't break down, laughed out loud and slapped Ji Jingyuan's shoulder a few times in a row, not at all dissatisfied with being joked, on the contrary, he felt very funny.

Park Jin-young once took the song he wrote to SM for an interview, but because of his appearance, he was directly passed by Lee so-man, not only that, but he also asked him, "We don't want you, but your song is not sold", this almost shameful embarrassment has been widely known throughout the peninsula and has become an enduring story.

"So, except for the fact that Na Lianxi is not natural and too deliberate, everything else is very good." After laughing, Chi Jingyuan watched Lin Nalian make a summary, and the other party also laughed happily and gratefully, and hurriedly bowed slightly.

"What about Ziyu?" Park Zhenying took the initiative to bring the topic to Zhou Ziyu.

"What about Ziyu Xi's words......"

Chi Jingyuan's tone became slightly darker, and he looked at Zhou Ziyu.

This girl hadn't laughed much just now, and even when Park Jin-young was happy because of the joke, she only barely squeezed out a little smile to echo it, and the rest of the whole process seemed very dull.

Pei Xiuzhi was already quite sad when she criticized her singing skills just now, and at this time, it was the turn of Chi Jingyuan, who she cared about the most, Zhou Ziyu couldn't help but raise her head and look at it with her eyes.

"Singing skills still need to be improved...... Come on. ”

just disappointed her, Chi Jingyuan, who had commented on Lin Nalian at length just now, and praised the other party fiercely later, just nodded when facing her at this time, leaving a short, unnutritious sentence, without even obvious criticism.

It seems that there is nothing to say, or it is too bad for him to say it.

Even if she knew that her strength was average, she had expected it before, but after hearing Chi Jingyuan's bland and almost perfunctory evaluation at this moment, Zhou Ziyu only felt a strong sense of loss and unbearable grievances instantly surging into her heart, she controlled her expression hard, bit her lip and nodded lightly to politely accept, a pair of darkened eyes stared blankly at the judges' seat in front of her, and the sloppy focus made people not know who she was looking at.

Or maybe no one is looking.

At the same time, she seemed to be unable to help but feel sad in her heart:

Why are you doing this......

"Oh......" Park Zhenying nodded, of course he could see that Zhou Ziyu's stage just now was average, although Lin Nalian also had shortcomings, but the level of the two people was obviously the gap between them, in fact, there was no need to say more.

He asked Chi Jingyuan at the right time: "So you chose ......?"

Park Zhenying believed that Ji Jingyuan certainly saw the difference in strength very clearly, although he used a questioning sentence but his tone was very firm, and his eyes had already looked in the direction of Lin Nalian while asking, and the latter also looked over expectantly, blinking at Ji Jingyuan.

It's just that, contrary to their and everyone's expectations, in the face of the final choice of candidates, Chi Jingyuan just casually glanced at his glasses, and then looked at the girl below who had clearly begun to fall into a sad mood, and naturally tried to speak:

"I choose Ziyu."

(End of chapter)