CHAPTER 334: CHAPTER 175: WHAT KIND OF FAIRY TALE LIFE?_3

"Minister Han, we are the Seven group, from the Han Dance Club! We are all your fans. Thank you for giving us this opportunity..."

So talkative.

Han Lie looked coldly at each of them in turn, showing no particular attitude or preference.

So, Yin Qin took the initiative to interrupt them, "Your introductions are in your profiles. Start your performance!"

Hah, she’s not being coquettish this time...

The girls took off their down jackets, revealing very "tight" outfits underneath.

Cropped tops, tight jeans, and stretch pants. Not all of them had perfect physiques, but their youthfulness was undeniable.

"The song we’re going to perform is Girls’ Generation’s ’TAXI’..."

A prelude that sounded vaguely familiar to Han Lie began, and the girls started to dance.

Han Lie watched attentively, scoring each of them according to his internal standards.

In the field of arts, he was a layman.

So, in truth, he could only judge their "fundamentals."

Not all seven girls were pretty; two of them were particularly eye-catching.

One was Gong Yu, in the center position. She had a very beautiful face, scoring an 85 by Han Lie’s standards.

The other was Chen Ziting, the best dancer. She had long arms and legs, hit her marks precisely, and her movements were fluid. Even Han Lie, who knew little about dance, found her performance aesthetically pleasing.

After the performance, Han Lie checked the opinions of the others, which were mostly consistent.

"Then let’s tentatively choose these two."

Recruiting for the Arts Department didn’t necessarily have to be by group.

Han Lie’s plan was to pick the best individuals and then consider what they could do, perhaps recombine them, and arrange new programs.

"That’s fine."

"Agreed."

"Alright, next group, get ready!"

The second act was a third-year female student with a remarkable singing voice.

Han Lie himself was an amateur singer of exceptional skill, a "ceiling-level amateur." He had picked up some skill singing KTV with clients in his previous life and had casually leveled it up to Level 3.

The senior’s skills were also Level 3, perhaps even slightly better than Han Lie’s.

She had excellent natural talent and technique, but just... she was really not good-looking.

"Pass her," Han Lie said, shaking his head regretfully, and offered a very professional and logical reason—

"Her voice is too ordinary, lacking any memorable quality. It’s neither sweet nor sharp, not suitable for commercial performances."

"Minister Han, you have sharp eyes!" Liu Chu was the first to nod, enthusiastically flattering him. "Her performances always make it to the third round in our club because her skill is genuinely good. But she just isn’t popular with audiences. She’s performed many times at our events over two years without making any real impression."

Tan Xuan also agreed, "Commercial performances need a ’wow’ factor. This kind of middling act can perform on campus, but they won’t get any recognition off-campus."

"Alright, let’s see the next one."

Next up was another dance troupe: nine girls from the Street Dance Club.

"Hello, Minister Han! We are Rose Pink Aspiration! The piece we’ve prepared is Girls’ Generation’s new hip-hop single released this year, ’I Got a Boy’!"

Wow, this group is pretty!

Girls interested in street dance were definitely a minority in the country, and minorities often exuded individuality.

The young women before him wore bright and exaggerated makeup—not the typical Western smoky-eye look, but a "Barbie doll" style, embellished with pinks, glitter, and white fishnet stockings.

Their hair was a rainbow of colors, like an assortment of candy.

"Candy punk!" Yin Qin suddenly got excited, beginning to sway her body to the music.

When they started dancing, Han Lie too was captivated.

One had to admit, in this era before the Korean Wave had fully gone mainstream, Girls’ Generation’s songs and dances were the ultimate expression of Korean-style stage visuals.

Their ever-changing formations, perfectly synchronized movements, and a display of femininity that didn’t compromise on Strength...

It looked good on screen, and even better performed live.

There was a real scarcity of such performances in the country.

As an art form, the beauty of K-style performances had to be acknowledged as a valuable addition to the stage, but it shouldn’t be over-glorified. Otherwise, it would lead to the various toxic aspects of fan culture, diverging from the true purpose of entertainment.

Of course, it wasn’t entirely fair to blame everything on the Korean Wave. Even without it, the domestic entertainment scene would still be a disaster, with capital resorting to all sorts of unethical practices.

Therefore, purifying the entertainment industry’s atmosphere must start with me!

Practically drooling, Han Lie gave the two prettiest girls a score of 90.

Q: How should one purify the entertainment industry? A: When encountering exceptional beauties, one must wholeheartedly sponsor them and prevent them from muddying the waters of the entertainment industry. If all the ambitious and capable men kept these beauties for themselves at home, wouldn’t the domestic entertainment scene be left with only the unattractive ones? Problem solved! Go for it! Work hard! Ganbatte!

The entire morning, Han Lie found himself mentally drained from watching so many beauties.

Seriously, I’m not kidding, looking at too many beautiful women gets dull, especially when they keep shooting you those electrifying glances... it’s even more tedious. Life starts to feel like it has no challenges, just traps everywhere. Ah, forget it. You wouldn’t understand...

At lunchtime, Shunzi brought a bunch of boxed lunches, and they ate right there in the activity room.

Many female students, both senior and junior to him, immediately gathered around.

Ah, wait. Han Lie didn’t have any female underclassmen here; they were all older than him...

"Minister Han... Minister Han, thank you for your hard work. Here, have a Lizzy."

A girl with flowing long hair, braving the fierce glares from Yin Qin and the others, moved gracefully toward Han Lie. Extending a delicate hand, she offered him a Lizzy.

When Han Lie looked up, his heart skipped a beat.