Shen Zhiyi thought she had gotten used to it.

It had been like this ever since she and Xue Zhihan were together. The company's car was responsible for picking up the two of them, but the cameras outside that followed them always only focused on Xue Zhihan.

It was still the same when she was in a group with Jiang Ye.

Whether it was going to the practice room or going to rehearsals, she seemed to always be just an unimportant extra next to the top players.

Some station sisters even blurred her out when they edited photos, because it was too much trouble to include her.

But now, finally, someone's camera was willing to focus on her, and only on her.

"Your performance tonight was amazing!"

"Shen Zhiyi, don't be afraid, now there are many, many people outside who like you, we're all working hard, we will definitely get you to the next round!"

She shouted, "You just focus on performing well! Leave the rest to us!"

Shen Zhiyi focused her gaze.

Her ranking in the previous stage was around tenth place.

And the second ranking elimination was at twenty-fifth place.

If it were her before, she would have already had the idea of leaving for sure.

But now, it seemed different.

She saw that there were many people supporting her, working hard behind the scenes to push her up.

She had to live up to their expectations.

Shen Zhiyi unconsciously stood up straight.

Her eyes were a little red, she nodded forcefully, saying word by word, "I will."

Generally speaking, after the performance, trainees would have almost a week of rest.

——Of course, this was for ordinary trainees.

Top trainees were different.

For example, the next day, Jiang Ye had just woken up and was about to go out when she saw a bunch of announcements on the whiteboard for herself.

Jiang Ye, who was still half-asleep, was instantly wide awake.

"——Why do I have so many filming tasks today?"

"The fan voting tasks were just settled yesterday."

A trainee happened to pass by and casually said, "You haven't filmed any inserts before?"

Jiang Ye shook her head in confusion, "No."

She was sure she hadn't filmed any.

The inserts for the previous few episodes were all filmed before the show aired.

At that time, Jiang Ye was a completely inconspicuous small-time trainee, so the opportunity to film inserts did not fall to popular trainees like Lin Zui, or to Xue Zhihan, who had been chosen by the company in advance, it did not even come close to her.

However, after the first few episodes aired, Jiang Ye's fans discovered this.

They were instantly furious.

What, is our top 1 not worthy?

In this world, what's scarier than top fans, is angry top fans.

It also happened to be when the first voting channel closed and the second voting hadn't started yet.

So, Jiang Ye's angry fans slaughtered all the rankings they could find in the show that needed voting.

This included, but was not limited to, voiceovers, inserts, 100-second video easter eggs, off-site booth events, etc.

There was also a live stream.

This resulted in Jiang Ye looking at the ten or so tasks on the announcement board and falling into deep thought: "..."

The trainee patted Jiang Ye on the shoulder, "Maybe this is the happy trouble of being a top player, good luck."

Jiang Ye: "..."

She sighed in her heart and checked the timeline on the board.

The others could be done slowly, but there was a live stream on there that seemed to be airing tonight.

She quickly went to find the staff who were in charge of this live stream.

The staff member readily told her, "You're talking about this live stream, right? Yes, the first place in the fan voting this week can have a live stream, the live stream duration must be at least one hour. Get ready."

Jiang Ye heard this duration and couldn't help but shiver, "One hour?"

If she just chatted with the fans for an hour, she would be exhausted, right?

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then asked, "Can I bring other trainees to appear with me?"

The staff member smiled, "You can, but your fans might not be happy."

... That's right, this live stream benefit was voted for her by her fans.

If she brought other people to appear, it would seem like she's letting her fans down.

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then asked, "Then can I do a reaction to our show?"

The fourth episode of the show aired yesterday.

She had not watched it yet, the fourth episode should be about an hour long, she could chat while watching, even if she played it at double speed, it would definitely be long enough.

The staff member thought about it for a while and thought it was appropriate, so they decided on the content of the live stream that night.

•••

At seven o'clock that night.

Jiang Ye adjusted the live stream filter for about ten minutes, making sure that she looked perfect from every angle before she started the live stream.

Her combined live stream experience from both lifetimes was about zero, she was a little nervous when she turned on the camera.

But the millions of viewers in the live stream scared her.

And the number was still rising rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

The barrage in the live stream was also scrolling very fast.

【Ahhhhhhh Daughter Mom loves you!!!】

【Wuwuwu, Wife, I finally see you!】

【I miss you so much, Sister, wuwuwu!!!】

Jiang Ye: "..."

She could see that her fans were definitely a complex group.

The barrage was scrolling too fast, it was actually causing the live stream to lag.

Jiang Ye couldn't keep up with the speed of the barrage, she was kicked out a few times, she could only start by saying what she had planned, "Hello everyone, I'm trainee Jiang Ye. First of all, I want to thank everyone for voting for me to get this live stream opportunity, so I can meet you all."

She paused, then smiled, "You guys are scrolling too fast, let me take a look, whose question should I answer first?"

【Wuwuwu, baby, long time no see, you've worked hard on the performance, rest well these days!】

【Ah, it's just after the performance yesterday, right? I want to hear a performance spoiler!】

"Performance spoiler?"

Jiang Ye blinked, smiling, "I can't say that, the program team will punish me."

"But I think my performance won't disappoint you."

【Of course, the repos were all praising you yesterday!!!】

【Did the program team really get rich? I heard that the makeup and stage design quality have all improved this time!】

【If you can't spoil the performance, can you tell us who got first place in each category? I'm so anxious about the melons I've been eating yesterday!】

【Jiang Mei, can you also debunk the fake melons on the forum? I heard that some trainees fought backstage, is that true?】

【Jiang Mei Jiang Mei! Your birthday is not registered in the trainee information! Everyone has been wanting to know for a long time, can you tell us?】

Jiang Ye was excitedly considering which question to pick when she saw the last barrage, she paused for a moment.

The date registered on her ID card was the day she was picked up by the orphanage.

But to save the orphanage money, the children in their orphanage all had the same birthday.

"June 1st."

Jiang Ye said softly, "My birthday is June 1st."

【Huh? Children's Day!】

【Then on Children's Day, you can get two gifts, wuwuwu, so happy.】

Jiang Ye looked at the barrage, which was full of envy, her eyelashes drooped slightly, then she quickly smiled again, agreeing with them, "Yeah."

She chatted while clicking on the fourth episode of the show, "Because an hour of live stream is really too long, I don't know what to do, so let's watch the new episode together."

"I know some of you must have already watched it."

Jiang Ye leaned closer to the camera, made a shushing gesture, "Don't spoil it for me."

【Wuwuwu, Jiang Ye, did you kill someone with your beauty today?!】

【Talk properly, don't get so close to the camera, my heart can't take it!】

The main content of the fourth episode was the game segment and the ranking announcement.

But what surprised Jiang Ye was that the part where Zhu Li and her performance had a hotpot was actually cut in.

She thought it was possible, but because Zhu Li was eliminated that episode, it didn't seem necessary to release it, but it seems the program team was still very humane.

She was definitely impulsive at that time, now she was looking at what she said, she felt a strong sense of being a middle schooler.

But after the program team added some editing and text, it was very touching.

The barrage instantly burst into tears.

【Watching it for the second time, I'm still crying.】

【Ahhhhh, wuwuwu, baby, you're so good!】

【Wuwuwu, I wonder how Sister Zhu Li is doing now, I regret not voting for her.】

Jiang Ye also sighed with emotion, "Speaking of which, her name tag is still in my dorm."

As she was speaking, the live stream dinged.

【Chasing Light Girls - Zhu Li has entered the live stream】

Zhu Li's avatar popped up instantly.

【Ahhhhh, why didn't anyone tell me Jiang Ye was live?】

【Jiang Ye, do you still remember me?!】

【Ah, I miss you so much, I've been voting for you and our company's people all this time! Now I'm your number one fan, you have to make it to the end!】

Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback.

The fans in the barrage were even more excited.

After Zhu Li was eliminated, she wrote a long essay.

The gist of it was to thank many people.

She specifically mentioned Jiang Ye's help to her.

This was naturally widely reposted by Jiang Ye's fans as evidence of Jiang Ye's willingness to help others, blowing a lot of "Wuwuwu, our sister is so beautiful and kind" kind of comments.

But when it was reposted and spread, some people also paid attention to Zhu Li herself.

Although it was only a small part, it was already a lot compared to the attention she had received before.

Zhu Li was also really doing what she said when she said goodbye, she was still continuing her dream.

Jiang Ye saw her happily reporting her recent situation in the barrage, and she smiled, "That's good."

She glanced at the time, the hour-long live stream was about to end, she paused the video and said, "Ah, time's up, you guys can go back and watch the rest, and please continue to look forward to the next performance."

【Wuwuwu, it's over so soon, good times are always so short.】

【Jiang Mei, can you stream more often? I miss hearing you talk!】

However, amidst the farewells full of reluctance, there were suddenly a few strange barrages.

【Jiang Ye, are you watching?】

【If you are, can you respond to the post on the forum?】

【Omg, is the melon on the forum true??】

【I don't believe it, but there's no smoke without fire, if Jiang Ye sees it, can you say something?】

Jiang Ye caught sight of the barrage and felt something was wrong.

She said "wait a minute," then followed the link in the barrage and saw the post on the forum.

The post had only been up for a few minutes.

But it had already been bumped to the top.

Title: 【Has anyone eaten the melon about Jiang Ye switching C-positions during the performance? It's so disgusting.】

The main content of the post was a long rant, basically exposing Jiang Ye as someone who was two-faced, deliberately setting up her persona and manipulating the script.

The poster said that they were a program staff member who couldn't stand it anymore, saying that Jiang Ye initially volunteered to give up the C-position, then suddenly changed her mind, temporarily found a mentor and snatched the C-position back, setting up a reversal script for herself.

That's one thing, but the key is that after she snatched the C-position back, she reduced the parts of the others, only highlighting herself, completely ignoring the lives of the other members of the group.

Of course, this post was questioned by Jiang Ye's fans.

But the poster wouldn't let up, and she scolded even more.

【You'll know after the performance airs, or anyone who was there, can you say that Jiang Ye's part was really very C-position?】

【Your teammates dance badly? It's because she deliberately taught them to dance badly!】

【You said she has a good reputation among the trainees? That's hilarious, people still believe in the editing these days, her persona of being a group darling among the trainees was deliberately set up by the program team, otherwise, would so many trainees really like her?】

【Yeah, she went to find the mentor to switch C-positions.】

【Which mentor? MXC, right?】

【What do MXC's fans have to scold me for, can't anyone see how biased he is on the show?】

Jiang Ye endured her anger and scrolled to the end.

The poster's latest reply actually included an audio clip.

【Want evidence? Come and listen for yourself, what kind of person your idol is in private, Jiang Ye fans, don't tell me you can't recognize your idol's voice at this point.】

Jiang Ye clicked on it without hesitation.

The first sentence of the audio was Zhen Jia's voice.

【What you're doing, aren't you afraid of being called out for unfairly dividing the parts?】

After a pause of two seconds, Jiang Ye heard her own voice.

【Not satisfied?】

【Not satisfied, but you have to put up with it.】

Jiang Ye: "?"

The voice was hers, no doubt.

But when did she say that?