In the mentor observation room backstage.

Chen Yiming, a mentor who didn't understand these young people's slang, was confused, "What?"

Mu Xingchi, however, burst out laughing.

He explained the so-called "whoever has bunny teeth gets the C-position" slang to the other mentors, twirling the marker in his hand, and his interest in looking at the screen was clearly higher, "This Jiang Ye is quite interesting."

Speaking of bunny teeth metaphysics, it's something everyone just says for fun.

But no one had ever seriously mentioned it on a show.

Jiang Ye's words seemed like she was being cute.

But the meaning was very clear.

She was aiming for the C-position.

Lin Zui was clearly taken aback by her.

She thought Jiang Ye would retort back.

Then she could ask the director if they could cut to a battle to decide who gets the seat.

Unexpectedly, this little girl was completely off script.

Lin Zui narrowed her eyes slightly and suddenly smiled.

She challenged Jiang Ye, "Think carefully, there will definitely be a battle segment in the show later, right?"

The subtext was, it's better to give me this seat now than to be beaten by me later.

Jiang Ye nodded, "Then—"

She blinked, looking innocent, "See you in the battle segment later?"

Lin Zui: "..."

She had never met anyone like this!

She looked like a little white rabbit, but every word she said was just right to make you angry.

Lin Zui was helpless.

She couldn't just lift her up from her seat.

Then the next day's headlines would be "Lin Zui Hits Someone on the Recording Set".

Although she didn't care much about her reputation, she still had to be polite.

"Alright, see you later."

Lin Zui reluctantly walked down and sat in the twenty-first seat.

The trainee in the twenty-second seat: "..."

She could even feel the aura around her.

She couldn't help but look up at Jiang Ye's seat.

Jiang Ye was sitting there calmly, as if nothing had happened.

... Amazing.

This trainee isn't even flustered, who is she exactly?

As Lin Zui took her seat, the seat selection stage ended.

The five mentors entered from the side entrance.

All the trainees in the venue stood up and applauded.

As Jiang Ye applauded, she flipped through her memories for experience about the mentors.

Chasing Light Girls had two vocal mentors, two dance mentors, and one rap mentor.

The two vocal mentors were senior figures in the music industry, while the two dance mentors were idols.

One of them was Mu Xingchi, a popular idol who was currently on fire.

He was good-looking and young, and although his personality was a bit unruly, he was good at making girls laugh, so in her previous life, there were many mentor x trainee CPs on the show.

This was also a quick way for some trainees who were originally unknown to gain popularity.

But Jiang Ye hadn't even considered this route.

Popularity could increase.

But she would definitely be chased and scolded by his girlfriend fans.

She was aiming for the C-position, and taking this route would easily backfire.

"As a talent show, we certainly appreciate trainees who can perform well in their positions in a group."

"But we will test your teamwork skills and cooperation skills in the later stage performances."

Dance mentor Yang Jingjing said, "So for this initial stage evaluation, I hope to see your individual stage performances."

All the trainees were stunned.

"What do you mean?"

"No team stage evaluation?"

"You didn't say that beforehand."

Yang Jingjing handed the microphone to Mu Xingchi.

Mu Xingchi: "I know many of you have prepared group stages."

"But I ask you, can you guarantee that you and the people around you will stay together?"

"If not, what do you want to show on this stage? Is it your teamwork and cooperation with those around you, or your own abilities within the team?"

"Remember, this time we want to see you."

"Not you and your teammates."

Mu Xingchi's words were always so direct and ruthless.

The trainees who had been discussing excitedly just now couldn't help but shut their mouths.

"Now to announce the rules."

The rules were read out one by one.

This was a brand new set of rules, different from other Produce series talent shows.

While everyone was panicking, Jiang Ye was one of the most confident.

As she knew, the format of Chasing Light Girls was a challenge format.

Because of the order in which they chose their seats, not all the later trainees were able to sit in their ideal positions.

So, each trainee has one chance to challenge the seat order above them.

If they succeed, they can replace the person above them.

If they fail, they need to sit in the failure zone on the side, and wait for all the stage performances to finish before the mentors rank them based on ability.

If the seat order isn't challenged, the trainee sitting in that position will perform solo.

The mentors will judge whether you deserve to sit in that position based on your performance.

If your skills don't match your ambition, you will also be screened into the failure zone.

Finally, all those who remain in the seats will have the right to choose their dormitory first.

This rule means that you not only have to objectively assess your own skills, but also the skills of your opponents who are challenging you or challenging the same position as you.

"If you have no questions."

"We'll start with the current number one."

"Anyone want to challenge Jiang Ye's position?"

All the trainees in the venue were silent for a second.

Lin Zui didn't hesitate and raised her hand first.

Jiang Ye scanned the audience.

No one in the top five was challenging her position.

She thought about it, and it made sense.

The trainees in the front were more concerned with defending their own positions.

And after ten seconds, besides Lin Zui, no one else raised their hand.

Jiang Ye guessed that they were afraid of Lin Zui's skills.

Although the public didn't know her skills, they did know Lin Zui's skills.

If it was just her, maybe two or three more trainees would have raised their hands.

Another reason was that if there were too many trainees vying for the same position.

The program editing would definitely make choices, and they would probably fast-forward and skip a few less impressive performances.

So, even though the battle for the C-position would definitely be shown and given camera time.

Many trainees still hesitated.

Yang Jingjing's tone revealed a hint of subtle disappointment, "No one else?"

"Alright."

"Then, Lin Zui, Jiang Ye, please come to the stage."

"First, introduce yourselves briefly, and then tell us your reasons for choosing first place."

"Hello, everyone, I'm Lin Zui from Haiyin Entertainment."

"As for my reason for choosing first place."

Lin Zui suddenly chuckled, "Do I need to say it?"

She showed her nametag to everyone, "Look at this name, Lin—Zui—"

She raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of pride in her tone, "This 'Zui' character, my parents gave it to me because they hoped I would do everything to the best of my ability."

"So, of course, I have to live up to this 'Zui' character."

Very arrogant.

But this arrogance was just right, not to the point of being annoying.

"Then, what about Jiang Ye?"

"Tell us your reason too."

Jiang Ye was slightly dazed.

The stage under her feet.

The spotlights above her head.

The cameras all around.

Everything was so unfamiliar yet familiar.

She had been away from it all for too long.

Jiang Ye steadied herself and said, "I know many of you are seeing me and knowing me for the first time."

"So, I want to sit in first place so that after you see me and know me for the first time, you can still remember me."

Yang Jingjing glanced at the script and asked, "So, are you sitting there with a try-it-out mentality?"

This was the line designed for her in the script.

But she actually felt that this girl wasn't thinking that way.

Although her resume was quite simple, and she didn't seem to have any formal stage experience.

But she had a calm, confident assurance, not like someone who was like, "Oh, the first seat is empty, I'll just try sitting there.".

"No."

Jiang Ye shook her head, "I'm sitting there because I feel like I should be sitting there."

The entire venue erupted in an uproar.

Lin Zui turned her head and looked at her, raising an eyebrow, "Hearing you say that, I'm looking forward to your performance later?"

Jiang Ye didn't show any fear, smiling brightly, "I'm looking forward to yours too."

"Well, let's just meet on stage, then."

"According to the rules, the challenger performs first."

"Lin Zui, are you ready?"

Lin Zui nodded, "Ready."

Jiang Ye temporarily stepped off the stage, giving the center position to Lin Zui.

After a brief adjustment, the music started.

Jiang Ye had researched the information of all her opponents beforehand.

So she knew that this was a title track from Lin Zui's previous group's album.

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow.

This trick was quite clever.

She didn't know how many fans her previous group had, but maybe a few would vote for her out of sentimentality.

But this was also a good point to use for marketing.

Later, she could get on a hot search, sell the story of the group disbanding and everyone going their separate ways, and someone would definitely buy it.

Objectively speaking, Lin Zui's performance was pretty good.

There were seven people in her previous group.

Now there was only one, but she interpreted this song, which was suitable for group performance, in her own way.

If the first half of the song still had the style of her previous group, then in the second half, the style of her previous group disappeared, leaving no doubt that this was Lin Zui's own work.

She really had it all.

She sold some sentimentality for her previous group.

And then she appeased her solo fans.

Don't underestimate her, even though she seems straightforward.

She's still a veteran of the entertainment industry, honed by years of debut experience.

But aside from that.

Jiang Ye admitted that it was indeed a good stage.

It showed both mature stage experience and her own stage style.

She was a formidable opponent.

When Lin Zui finished her performance.

The applause from the entire venue was thunderous.

The trainees' reactions were more exaggerated than the next.

"Wow, she's really Lin Zui."

"So amazing."

"How long will it take me to reach her level?"

"I love this song so much, I didn't expect her to choose this song for her initial evaluation."

Lin Zui, who had just finished performing, bowed to the audience and left the stage.

After the thunderous applause, the venue fell into a brief silence.

As all the lights on the stage went out.

Jiang Ye, hidden in the darkness, slowly walked onto the stage.

She could feel her heart beating faster.

But it wasn't because of nervousness.

It was because of excitement.

If Lin Zui brought everyone known works.

She would bring new, unknown surprises.

Because she was going to perform a song she wrote in her previous life.

In her previous life, she finished writing it, but she didn't have the chance to release it, perform it, or sing it to the public.

This work, which had never seen the light of day, came to this day with Jiang Ye, through countless years and a cycle of fate.

It was finally going to be heard by the world.