Jiang Ye was wrong about that.

The fans' initial motivation for choosing this song for her was purely because they wanted to hear her rap.

The last time Jiang Ye showed off her rap skills was during the initial evaluation, and at that time, many fans were captivated by her rap and fell into the pit.

However, she didn't take the rap part in her group during the first performance, and she went to the dance group for the second performance, the fans really missed it.

Jiang Ye herself had said she wanted to challenge different stage possibilities.

And she had also said she wanted to collaborate with Liang Yu.

Fans thought it was a win-win situation to let her rap, fulfilling both her and their own wishes, and they unhesitatingly put her in "Tiny".

Liang Yu was not very tall, she wore a baseball cap backwards, tied two small braids, she looked very cute just by looking at her appearance, who would have guessed that she was a rap prodigy.

After watching her first performance, her stage persona was very strong, and she was very good at blowing up the stage.

Jiang Ye also really wanted to collaborate with her, to see what kind of stage sparks they could create together.

Liang Yu nodded, sat down next to her, thought for a moment, and then compromised, "But if we collaborate, let's just dance, it's not a big deal."

Jiang Ye tilted her head, "What if my fans want me to rap, will you help me?"

"Sure."

Liang Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "But I've seen your performance in the initial evaluation. With your level, you shouldn't need my help, you can graduate directly."

Jiang Ye couldn't help but laugh.

She chatted with Liang Yu for a while, but no other trainees came in.

Jiang Ye was a little puzzled, and then a trainee who was ranked in the 20s came in.

Jiang Ye: "..."

Was this song that unpopular?

It wasn't really the song's problem.

At the time when the third performance songs were released, Jiang Ye's family, being the top, naturally had the confidence to pick and choose from the five songs.

But the fans of other top-ranking trainees didn't think so.

For stage considerations, they actually didn't want their idols to be in the same group as Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye was too eye-catching, she was the kind of trainee who would steal all the audience's attention even if she stood on the edge.

They already had the third performance stage, naturally, each fan group hoped that their idol could stand out and shine on stage.

So, several fan groups waited for Jiang Ye's family to choose a song, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, putting their idols in other groups.

And there weren't many rap dancer trainees in Chasing Light Girls this year, as could be seen from the second performance.

So, when all eight trainees were present, Jiang Ye took a look.

Good heavens.

Except for her and Liang Yu, almost all of them were lower-ranking trainees ranked in the 20s and 30s.

Then Jiang Ye couldn't help but worry about another problem.

Although the song selection for the third performance was decided before the second ranking announcement.

But the actual performance would be after the ranking announcement.

That meant that a group of trainees would face elimination after participating in the practice for a while, and the remaining members would have to adjust their team members based on the number of people in the group.

The adjusted team members would have to learn a new song in two days.

And the eliminated trainees would face the outcome of having trained so much but ultimately missing out on the stage.

This was the cruelty of talent shows.

Jiang Ye looked at the members of her group again.

It was no surprise that their group would definitely eliminate a number of trainees during the second ranking announcement, so they would have to accept trainees from other groups who were voted out.

It was already difficult to lead a group of lower-ranking trainees.

The even more difficult part was leading this group and then leading a new group to practice again.

Jiang Ye suddenly felt a headache.

Liang Yu didn't consider these things at all.

"Everyone's here, right? Then it's time for us to reveal the paper."

She stood in front of the whiteboard and tore off the paper covering it, "Now, it's time to witness the miracle—"

•••

Practice room number two.

"——Why is it "Wind by the Sea"?"

Tan Meng almost had a shock when she saw the song title, "What about "Wonder"? I wanted to dance to "Wonder"."

She had secretly gone online with her phone and clearly saw that her fans had voted for "Wonder" for her, who tampered with her song selection?

Behind her, Cheng Zhen patted her shoulder, "Just go with the flow."

•••

Practice room number three.

Lin Zui calmly tore off the paper, "Okay, then our group is "If I Can"."

She had chosen rap in the second performance, and her performance on stage wasn't particularly good.

Her fans were a little worried about her, and after weighing the pros and cons, they chose to put her in a song that was less likely to go wrong.

Lin Zui understood her fans' thoughts.

She would regain her confidence in this performance.

•••

Practice room number four.

Xue Zhihan took a deep breath.

Her manager had told her that to avoid competition, the company had deliberately manipulated the voting to put her biggest threat, Tan Meng, in another group.

But thinking about how the company did this just to more directly see the difference between her and Shen Zhiyi, she couldn't help but feel even more panicked.

"——Okay, let's divide the parts first, anyone want to be the C-position?"

Xue Zhihan looked around, but she saw Shen Zhiyi, who usually hid in the back and didn't like to stand out, hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand.

Xue Zhihan: "?"

•••

Back in practice room number one.

As Jiang Ye had guessed, the song on the whiteboard was indeed "Tiny".

The lyrics sheets were handed out, and eight people formed a circle to discuss.

"According to the rules, we'll be divided into two groups for training first, and then we'll merge into one group after the ranking announcement."

Jiang Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's choose two C-positions first, and then each person will lead a team to train separately."

"I want to be the C-position of one team, anyone else want to try?"

The trainees all fell into a collective silence.

Jiang Ye looked at Liang Yu, "Don't you want to?"

Liang Yu twirled her pen, nonchalantly, "I've been the C-position for the past two rounds, I'm tired, let's give others a chance."

She also looked at the other silent trainees, "No way, is there no competition for the C-position now?"

Jiang Ye was also surprised.

Before, Zhen Jia and the others would rather be scolded for forming a group than fight for the C-position.

Why was the C-position suddenly not so appealing in the third performance.

"... It's not that we don't want to."

Finally, a trainee whispered, "We're not going to stay until the next round anyway, even if we get this C-position now, it doesn't mean anything."

The trainee next to her forced a smile, and nodded, "But don't worry, we'll cooperate with you and practice well, we'll arrange the formations and stuff, we won't hold you back."

Jiang Ye was stunned for a moment.

This was a very common psychological activity for trainees who were about to be eliminated.

Because the second ranking announcement was just a few days away.

For them, if they were eliminated in the second ranking announcement, they wouldn't even get to the stage makeup rehearsal.

So, what was the point of competing for the C-position.

What was the point of practicing so hard here?

As soon as they said this, the atmosphere in the group became very depressed.

"Why doesn't it mean anything?"

Jiang Ye looked at the trainees, very sincerely, "I really want to collaborate with everyone to complete a stage."

Silence continued.

Although no one spoke, Jiang Ye felt that some of them must have thought that she, a top player, was just standing there talking without any real understanding.

They had heard the chicken soup saying that the stage isn't for the audience, it's for yourself, until their ears were calloused.

But dreams were dreams, and reality was reality.

No one would be willing to practice hard for a stage with no result.

"... It won't be meaningless."

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Before the ranking announcement, I'll try to ask the program team to record a performance of all eight of us together."

The trainees looked up at Jiang Ye.

"I know this stage won't be broadcast in the main episode, but it doesn't matter if it's not broadcast in the main episode."

Jiang Ye looked at them, her tone firm, "Even if it's released in the VIP extended version, or in the program's after-credits, or even if it's simply released as a special bonus on Weibo, at least someone will see it."

Jiang Ye knew where their discouragement came from, so she wanted to tell them.

I'll create opportunities for you.

Your journey here may end, but you're not retiring from the entertainment industry directly.

Even if one person sees you, it will be meaningful.

"I won't let your hard work be in vain."

Jiang Ye looked at the trainees, her eyes sparkling, she seemed particularly serious, "Will you believe me?"

She stretched out her hand, "Come on, let's give ourselves some encouragement."

"No matter what, at least before you leave, let's leave a satisfactory stage together!"

Liang Yu suddenly raised an eyebrow.

The other trainees were surprised to look at her.

Why did so many trainees in the entire company like her.

Because she stood there, she was light, she was infinite energy, it made people want to rely on her.

She had the confidence when she told her fans, you have to believe in me.

Now, when these trainees who were about to be eliminated said they believed in her, she also had the same confidence.

This request wasn't difficult, she believed that the program team, who had always been pretty good to the trainees, would agree.

Such a simple thing, but it could illuminate the hope in so many trainees' hearts.

Jiang Ye felt that even if she had to personally beg, it would be worth it.

The trainees were obviously gradually persuaded, the light that had been extinguished in their hearts rekindled.

They were trainees who had been struggling for rankings, the closer they got to the ranking announcement, the more anxious they became, even after the song selection was announced, they felt that the third performance was destined to have nothing to do with them, they didn't need to be too serious.

But Jiang Ye said, it's okay, even if you're eliminated, it's okay, before that, I will let you leave a perfect stage here with no regrets.

Could they... believe her?

"What are you all standing there for?"

Liang Yu was the first to reach out and put her hand on top of Jiang Ye's hand, "Come on, we're not afraid, even if it's bad, it won't be worse than giving up directly, right?"

She smiled, her eyes sparkling, "Friends, I'm saying, it's the last time, are you guys going to wait until you come back next year to encourage yourselves?"

The other trainees were slightly stunned, then they followed suit.

"What's the point of being sad, the results aren't out yet, why not give it a try?"

"We're leaving now, we're leaving later, let's just give it our all!"

"Anyway, I'll always unconditionally believe in Jiang Ye!"

"Me too, Jiang Jie, take me to the top!"

Jiang Ye nodded, "Yes!"

The girls put their hands together, seriously gave themselves encouragement, then they all laughed.

At that moment, they believed that even the trainees who were about to be eliminated, the little unknowns, would have a chance to be seen.

Just like the lyrics of the song they were about to perform.

【We are so small, but we have existed.】

【Even though we are small, it doesn't mean we are failures.】