Jiang Ye felt a bit off when she went back to the dorm after the performance last night, like she had caught a chill.

The next day when she woke up, her nose was stuffed up.

Jiang Ye: "..."

This spring cold really came out of nowhere.

She rolled over to the inner side of the bed, pulling the blanket tighter, feeling unusually lazy and negative, "Is there anything else to do today besides saying goodbye to the eliminated trainees?"

The collaboration stage was over, and the trainees who had been eliminated during the third ranking announcement needed to leave.

However, since all the eliminated trainees would have to return for the finals, and the finals were only a week or two away, some trainees would choose to stay.

But most trainees would follow their companies' arrangements and go back to report.

Their companies would have them reflect on their experience on the show, plan their future paths, and even take on a few more jobs while the show's heat was still there.

If Jiang Ye only needed to see off the eliminated trainees, she could come back and take a nap.

"There is."

Cheng Zhen mercilessly shattered her illusion, "You forgot, we have to start rehearsing for the fan meeting stage starting today."

Jiang Ye blinked twice and said "oh."

She got up.

Before the finals, the remaining eleven trainees would hold a large-scale offline fan meeting.

The spots for this fan meeting were drawn in advance on Weibo, to avoid scalpers, they needed to go through individual real-name verification, and the number of spots was not that many.

This fan meeting was mainly a preview for the trainees who were about to debut, a taste of what their future would be like after debuting.

And because there was a signing session at the end, it was also a chance to interact with fans.

The trainees could receive letters forwarded by the program team and hear the station sisters’ shouts.

But this was the first time they would be face-to-face with fans.

Jiang Ye realized this, and her cold instantly felt better.

She quickly got out of bed, full of enthusiasm, "Let's go!"

Cheng Zhen: "?"

Once the eliminated trainees left, there were only a dozen trainees left in the spacious dorm.

The usually bustling dorm hallway now seemed empty.

When Jiang Ye returned from seeing off the eliminated trainees, she found that most of the dorms were almost empty.

So, the trainees who were left alone decided to move in together.

Just as Jiang Ye entered the practice room, she heard Shen Zhiyi asking Lu Xiaowan if she wanted to move into her dorm, there was one spot left in her four-person room.

Lu Xiaowan was already timid, and she was worried about living alone, now she was moved to tears again.

Jiang Ye thought for a moment.

She was glad she had chosen Cheng Zhen as her roommate.

It not only solidified their CP popularity in the early stages, but now she didn’t have to worry about changing dorms or roommates.

After everyone was present.

The staff member asked her to sit down, "Come on, I’ll tell you about the process for this fan meeting."

"First, this fan meeting will be live-streamed except for the final signing session."

All the trainees immediately erupted.

"I thought my first live stream would be at the finals!"

"Oh my god, what about the stage, I’m nervous!"

"So you need to pay even more attention to this stage."

The staff member continued, "You’ll need to perform a total of five group stages at this fan meeting, but I’m not forcing you. You can choose to perform one to three stages based on your ability."

She handed out the song list to the trainees.

Jiang Ye took a look.

Three of the songs were from the third performance, and the other two were from the first performance.

Although these five stages had all achieved good results during the performances, performing them again at the fan meeting would be a new way of interpreting them.

And to reduce the difficulty, the program team had chosen five songs that were all performance songs of the twelve trainees present.

However, most trainees weighed their options and basically chose the stages they had performed before, adding at most one stage they hadn’t practiced before but had a lower difficulty level.

After all, there were only three days left, so it was better to be conservative.

Moreover, this was a live stream, if they messed up, it would be a social death scene.

Jiang Ye considered it and chose three songs: "You Can’t Stop Loving Me", "If I Can", and "The Wind by the Sea".

These three songs had different styles.

Her fans should be satisfied.

Liang Yu blinked and asked her, "Why don’t you choose my 'Tiny'?"

"We’ve already performed two versions of it."

Jiang Ye felt that if she performed "Tiny" again, it would be hard to come up with something new.

And it wouldn’t be good to cause aesthetic fatigue for her fans, she said, "I want to try something new."

"But you should choose this song because you’ve already performed two versions of it."

The staff member next to her suggested tactfully, "There are only three days left before the fan meeting, if you want to rehearse two new stages, it’s going to be difficult."

Several trainees around her nodded in agreement.

But Jiang Ye said, "I know."

That was why she chose a song she had practiced before as a backup.

For others, there were only three days left.

For her, there were still three days left.

Within three days, she only needed to spend a few hours practicing "You Can’t Stop Loving Me" again.

Then, she could allocate most of the time to learning two new stages.

With her abilities, it was completely doable.

Liang Yu was still a little unconvinced, "But I feel like it’s missing its soul without your 'Tiny'."

"She doesn’t want it, I do."

Lin Zui suddenly spoke up, "Give me Jiang Ye’s part, I’ll try it."

Lin Zui didn’t think much of it.

She had seen both versions of Jiang Ye’s stage, the performance was amazing, and the response was very good.

She wanted to try it too, to see what effect it would have if she danced that part.

But Jiang Ye immediately turned her head, looking at her intently, then softly exclaimed "Wow."

She blinked and said, "You still love me so much."

Lin Zui: "..."

Lin Zui really wanted to unleash Shen Zhiyi’s crocodile to bite her.

"By the way, Lin Zui."

Jiang Ye asked, "Did you choose 'If I Can'?"

Lin Zui paused, as if she had guessed her intentions, and said, "No."

"Okay."

Jiang Ye readily checked off a box on her lyrics sheet, "Then I’ll take your position."

She had liked this song very much when she heard the demo, and she had been a little disappointed when her fans did not choose it for her.

Now Lin Zui had taken her song and her part.

So, in return, she would challenge Lin Zui’s part.

Lin Zui raised her eyebrows slightly.

The trainees around them all showed expressions of delight, "Wow—"

Jiang Ye: "..."

What, are there Lin Shen Ye Mao CP fans among the trainees now?

Jiang Ye thought for a moment and asked the staff member, "Is there a solo performance stage this time?"

The staff member said, "… If you want, I can try to get you an extra one."

After all, she was a top trainee, if she wanted to add a performance, it wouldn’t be a problem.

Jiang Ye thought for a moment and said, "No, forget it."

Time was too tight, if she added another solo performance, she wouldn’t have time to practice.

Plus, she still had a cold, it was better not to put too much pressure on herself.

"Just these three."

So, for the next three days, Jiang Ye spent almost all her time in the practice room practicing her three stages.

Although two of the songs were new to her, she had seen them performed during the competition, so she had some basic experience, so it was relatively easy to learn.

The only thing she wasn’t used to was that she was always the one leading the dance rehearsals.

But this time, her former group members were teaching her, adjusting her positions, and controlling the rhythm for her, trying to make it easier for her.

Jiang Ye thought this feeling was quite strange.

While she was practicing, the fan meeting outfits were delivered.

She would still be wearing her usual uniform for the entrance and the final part of the fan meeting.

But the outfits for the performances were the same ones she had worn during her performances, because everyone was different, so they had made some minor adjustments to the size.

Jiang Ye tried on the outfit from her first performance, it was supposed to be the exact same, but she found that the top was a little short.

Jiang Ye: "..."

Cheng Zhen, who was trying on clothes next to her, also noticed this and immediately said, "Did you gain weight?"

Jiang Ye was startled for a second.

But she compared it and breathed a sigh of relief, "… I think I just grew taller."

She was only eighteen years old this year.

According to her final height in her previous life, she should grow another two to three centimeters.

Cheng Zhen: "..."

Cheng Zhen sighed, "I’m so envious, I haven’t grown taller since I was fifteen."

Jiang Ye comforted her, "You’re not short, you don’t need to grow any taller."

Speaking of which, besides Liang Yu, who was short, the other trainees in the final lineup were all over 168 centimeters tall.

Jiang Ye thought for a moment.

Wouldn’t they be selecting a girl group with an average height of 170 centimeters?

The trainees were busy preparing for the fan meeting.

Their fans weren’t idle either.

What was an offline fan meeting?

Besides being a chance for fans to see their idols, it was also a time for fans to directly battle for popularity.

Fans of trainees like Jiang Ye and Lin Zui, who were competing for the C position, relied on numbers to prove their idol’s unshakeable top position.

Trainees on the edge of the debut position relied on numbers to prove that their idol was popular enough to debut.

And this time, the fan meeting spots were different from before, not only were they strictly controlled, but they were all real-name verified lottery draws, even if you paid a high price, you couldn’t buy them.

So, besides the fan base, they also had to compete on luck.

Jiang Ye’s fans, like their idol, were always unlucky when it came to lotteries.

When the results of the lottery came out, they counted and found that they might not even have as many fans present as Lin Zui’s, they almost collapsed on the spot.

But she had one more ace up her sleeve.

When they were deciding on the support color, she had ultimately chosen teal.

One reason was because of Jiang Ye’s "Ye", so she chose a shade of green.

The other reason was that teal light sticks were really bright compared to blue or orange light sticks.

Light stick popularity was also a common practice in the fandom.

It was better to choose a brighter color from the beginning than to work your butt off carrying a light stick and have it be drowned out by other colors.

Of course, this tactic was not completely foolproof.

On the day of the fan meeting.

Jiang Ye walked onto the stage, looked at the light sticks in the audience, and was momentarily stunned.

Jiang Ye: "..."

She felt like she was about to be blinded.