CHAPTER 27: CHOOSING SONGS FOR THE FIRST PERFORMANCE STAGE

The director watched the steadily rising viewership ratings, smiling so broadly that the corners of his eyes wrinkled. Especially the segments with Mia Sutton and Lynn Joyner, their ratings were even higher.

Soon after the show released this behind-the-scenes clip, video edits popped up on Small Broken Station. The editor really knew what they were doing, making it feel like pink bubbles were bursting everywhere between the two of them.

The number of plays shot up rapidly. Meanwhile, the number of super talk fans for Mia Sutton and Lynn Joyner was skyrocketing, their ranking squeezing into the top twenty.

Previously, this super talk was a cold CP, almost unknown, with only a few CP fans creating content for themselves. But now it had become so popular, showing just how high the buzz around them was.

Mia Sutton and Lynn Joyner had no idea they had become a CP sensation; they were still practicing, as their first public performance stage was about to start.

This stage was divided into two parts: vocal and dance. The groups were self-selected based on each person’s ranking after the initial stage, choosing their preferred tracks in order.

Mia Sutton still chose a dance, but it was a dance-song combination, quite challenging.

When the teachers saw Mia Sutton choose this song, they all frowned, and Chester Sheffield even spoke up to stop her, hoping she’d choose a song with more of a traditional style.

Since her initial stage performance was very good, he hoped she could continue to strive in her area of expertise, rather than blindly picking a song that wasn’t suitable for her, especially such a difficult one.

He had rarely heard Mia Sutton sing, but he knew a bit about her past. Her voice was decent, but her singing often went off-key.

In his view, Mia Sutton’s choice was completely overconfident, devoid of self-awareness.

Chester Sheffield: "Think carefully before you choose."

Mia Sutton lifted her eyes and said earnestly, "Yes, this is the one."

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Off to the side, the director also felt a bit of a heart attack upon seeing this result, but it was a choice Mia Sutton made with her own skills, and he’d been reprimanded by Jensen Sterling before, so he couldn’t force her to change.

Since Mia Sutton was one of the initial A’s, she naturally held the center position in the team. The song was challenging, and with Mia Sutton as the captain, the trainees hesitated for a long time during selection. In the end, those who picked this song didn’t have very high initial stage ratings.

Because the initial A’s were all the center positions this time, the rest started from B.

But only two B-rated people and even an F-rated person chose Mia Sutton, with the F-rated one only joining because the other teams were full, leaving her with no choice but to join Mia Sutton’s team.

After the teams were formed, many looked at this lineup and instantly felt the song... was ruined!

The disparity in skill was vast, and they chose such a challenging song, leaving little hope, and even Mia Sutton’s teammates thought so, creating a very gloomy atmosphere.

A group of girls, faced with such a high-difficulty song, naturally felt scared, fearing they’d mess it up.

After practicing for a few days, the results weren’t ideal, and the practice room atmosphere was gloomy, with everyone lying exhausted on the floor.

Just then, a large paper bag appeared before them, the person behind it obscured by the bag.

Then the person set down the bag, revealing a smiling face, and took something out from the bag: "Ladies, want some milk tea?"

"There’s nothing a cup of milk tea can’t solve." She shook the milk tea in her hand, her eyes curved in a smile.

Everyone’s inner thoughts: Can’t drink, can’t drink, we’ll gain weight, and the manager will scold us.