"—Is this your new stage arrangement?"

The next day, in the practice room.

Zhen Jia listened to Jiang Ye's re-division and arrangement of the stage sections, she was so angry that she almost couldn't catch her breath.

Every time she thought she could not be surprised by Jiang Ye anymore.

Jiang Ye always managed to create new surprises to stimulate her?

"Not satisfied?"

Jiang Ye curved her eyes, her tone quite relaxed, "If you're not satisfied, then we'll stick to our original plan, I have no objections."

"... I didn't say that."

Zhen Jia gritted her teeth, "But don't you think you're being a little unfair?"

If they really followed Jiang Ye's plan, the few of them wouldn't have any chance to showcase themselves on stage.

She was not willing to be a supporting character in this important performance!

Zhen Jia paused, knowing that playing the victim was no longer useful with Jiang Ye, she decided to go head-to-head with her, "What you're doing, aren't you afraid of being called out for unfairly dividing the parts? Ostracizing us small-time trainees?"

"Will I? I think this distribution is quite reasonable, after all, I made this arrangement based on everyone's abilities."

"Besides."

Jiang Ye counted on her fingers, as if she was seriously counting with her, "It's just me and Shen Zhiyi, there's no way we can ostracize the three of you."

Zhen Jia: "..."

"As for the stage performance, don't worry."

Jiang Ye smiled, "I think talented people will shine no matter where they stand, so I believe you can definitely let the audience see you."

Zhen Jia: "..."

Although Zhen Jia was really about to explode, she could only hold back for now.

After all, she still had to beg Jiang Ye to help them polish the dance.

To be fair, although Jiang Ye was very good at annoying people, she was still serious about the stage.

As long as Zhen Jia and the others were willing to follow her orders and cooperate with her stage arrangements, she would polish every detail for them.

Zhen Jia felt like she was bearing a heavy burden.

What was this called?

To endure humiliation and cultivate strength! A gentleman's revenge is ten years too late!

As long as she endured until the next time the mentor came to watch the performance, she could take the opportunity to report Jiang Ye for unfairly dividing the parts, even if she didn't switch C-positions, it would be enough to leave a bad impression on her in front of the camera and the mentor.

Two days later, the first rehearsal with makeup.

Yang Jingjing, their responsible mentor, came to check on their progress.

After watching the whole stage, her first words were, "You guys switched C-positions?"

Zhen Jia nodded, speaking before Jiang Ye, "We discussed it, although I really wanted this opportunity, Jiang Ye is indeed more suitable for this position, so... I'm willing to give the C-position back to her."

Jiang Ye: "..."

Jiang Ye rolled her eyes in her heart.

What a nice way to say it.

She's giving it back, as if she wasn't forced to give it back to her?

Zhen Jia thought she would get some encouragement from the mentor, or at least some comfort.

As long as Yang Jingjing comforted her, she could immediately follow up, but she didn't expect that now that her parts were so few, she was a little afraid that she would not be seen, maybe she could sell the victim role a little and have the mentor re-divide the parts.

But the next second, Yang Jingjing showed a very surprised expression, "The stage effect is indeed much better than before!"

Yang Jingjing looked at Jiang Ye and nodded approvingly, "The new choreography was all arranged by Jiang Ye, you've worked hard, you were able to change the stage to this effect in such a short time, it's really amazing, keep working hard."

Jiang Ye curved her eyes, nodded, "Thank you, mentor."

Zhen Jia: "..."

Damn!

Is there no law in this world?!

The practice time passed quickly.

The second performance was on schedule.

The audience for this performance was clearly more excited than last time.

If the audience last time still included some casual fans and passersby, then this time, basically everyone who came in had a fan badge.

So, during the interval between each stage, you could basically hear them shouting the names of their picks.

Of course, for trainees who weren't very popular, this also increased their pressure.

After all, if they thought that no one came to see them, they would inevitably feel a little disappointed.

•••

Backstage, in the viewing area.

The trainees were initially sitting in their respective groups.

However, after a few stages, because the trainees were coming and going, their seats were mixed up.

Zhen Jia naturally did not want to sit with Jiang Ye.

Even though she knew that she might get some camera time by following Jiang Ye, she still took the opportunity to switch to the other side.

This gave Lin Zui the chance to sit in the last row.

She came over, looked at Jiang Ye, then at Shen Zhiyi, "What's up, did you stay up late again last night?"

"You too?"

Jiang Ye glanced at her, "I heard from Shen Zhiyi that you've been writing lyrics in the dorm until late every night these days, you've obviously been disturbing her sleep."

Lin Zui poked Shen Zhiyi, jokingly scolding her, "Shen Zhiyi, you're a traitor to our dorm, why are you giving her information?"

Shen Zhiyi whispered in her own defense, "I didn't."

"It's too late."

Jiang Ye hugged Shen Zhiyi's left arm, "Shen Zhiyi has already abandoned the dark side and joined my organization, don't try to win her over anymore."

"Forget it, let's talk about something serious."

Lin Zui said, "Do you think which group will be the last to perform tonight?"

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then chuckled, "It definitely won't be me."

Originally, because she was first in the last stage, maybe she would be put in the last few.

But besides her, the other trainees in their group weren't popular, and the song itself wasn't suitable for the last performance, they would probably call her up in the middle of the show.

She guessed that it would probably be Xue Zhihan's group.

After all, that group had a lot of top-ranking contestants, and the song itself had a lot of heat.

Lin Zui nodded, "It definitely won't be me either."

There weren't many rap trainees in this show, and the strong rappers all went to the other group, resulting in her group being a collection of rap newbies.

"It's also good."

Jiang Ye understood the saying, "A setback is a blessing in disguise", "At least this time, we definitely won't have to face the problem of dividing votes within the group."

"That's true."

Lin Zui raised an eyebrow, "We agreed, we're not in the same group this time, so we have to take first place in our respective categories."

Jiang Ye blinked, "What if we don't get it?"

Lin Zui, "Are you scared already?"

"Of course not."

Jiang Ye sighed, looking very sincere, "I'm just worried about you."

Lin Zui tapped her forehead, "... Shouldn't you say something auspicious before I go on stage?"

As soon as she finished saying this, the staff came to urge Lin Zui's group to go on stage.

Lin Zui directly flipped out of her seat in the last row, called her group members, and as she left, she provocatively said to Jiang Ye, "Just watch."

•••

Jiang Ye watched Lin Zui's performance from backstage.

To be fair, Lin Zui's rap skills were still a bit lacking, but her stage presence was as strong as ever, and most importantly, her lyrics were written very well.

The reason Lin Zui chose the rap group this round was partly because she wanted to challenge herself in an area she wasn't good at, and partly because she wanted to use this opportunity to express some of her own thoughts.

She had never written rap before, and this time, she had to revise it five or six times before she finally had the version on stage today.

But Jiang Ye felt that Lin Zui was actually quite suitable for the rap style.

It was as if, with her personality, she was born to be on stage, being fierce and unrestrained, and expressing her thoughts in a way that was completely her own.

After Lin Zui came back, it was Tan Meng's turn to go on stage.

She had permed her hair today, wearing a little dress, like a sweet Barbie doll, very suitable for her sweet looks.

However, after entering the stage, her style took a sharp turn.

"Follow Me" was also a performance style with a darker/fairy tale vibe.

The same puppet dance elements, the same similar performance style.

But when you saw her on stage, everyone would be drawn to her, no one would associate her and the performance with Jiang Ye on those two stages.

She was her, she wasn't the little girl who was overshadowed by Jiang Ye, only looking up to her, climbing up.

She used similar stage elements, but she created her own unique style.

Jiang Ye heard from Shen Zhiyi that Tan Meng had been sleeping in the practice room every day, just to prepare for this stage.

The effect was very good.

If nothing unexpected happened, she should be able to climb up this time.

During the initial evaluation, she made a mistake, and in the end, she was given a very bad script in the editing.

But she never gave up, gritting her teeth, she actually managed to play this bad hand well.

Just looking at this.

Jiang Ye felt that she was going to do great things.

•••

Jiang Ye's group was scheduled to perform after Tan Meng.

As they were preparing to go on stage, she met Tan Meng in the corridor and gave her a high-five.

Jiang Ye: "You did great just now."

"... Of course I know, you don't have to tell me."

Tan Meng rolled her eyes, then said, "So, this time the dance group's first place, I won't give it to you."

"Okay."

"It's good for kids to have dreams."

Jiang Ye smiled, "But you also have to see who's standing in front of you."

Tan Meng: "..."

Before she could retort, she saw Jiang Ye raise two fingers together, gave her a salute, then rushed towards the stage.

Tan Meng looked at her back, not angry, but just chuckled.

Then she also quickly returned to backstage, waiting to watch Jiang Ye's performance.

After the dance group "Listen to the Night Rain" went on stage.

The originally noisy audience quieted down.

In the darkness, the audience's hearing was amplified, and soon they heard the sound of rain pattering and water flowing.

Then, three or two spotlights lit up on the stage, not too bright, but enough to see the general outline.

Around the stage, thin smoke and mist rose.

The stage backdrop also lit up, it was a garden style of a Jiangnan water town, the colors were layered and spread out, the whole scene was as beautiful as a splashed ink painting.

The white smoke dissipated.

In the center of the stage, Jiang Ye was leaning against a folding screen, with a sealed gourd of wine next to her, as if she was asleep.

The camera zoomed in, her sleeping face was peaceful and beautiful, anyone would not want to disturb her night dream.

In the background music, the sound of raindrops intensified, and the accompaniment began.

Jiang Ye slowly opened her eyes.

She stood up, her light green dress just reached her knees, she had soundless little bells tied on her wrists, making her arms and legs look even whiter and more slender.

Jiang Ye held a folding fan in her hand, and she walked lightly towards the center of the stage.

Then, with a heavy beat, she opened the fan with one hand, "swish" with a sound.

The spotlights on the stage suddenly lit up all at once with the sound of her opening the fan.

In an instant, all the lights and cameras were focused on Jiang Ye in the center of the stage.

She looked towards the audience, and smiled.

She was exquisite and beautiful, as if she had walked out of a painting.

All the audience in the audience were immediately startled.