The trainees of Chasing Light Girls had never felt so miserable.

They couldn't leave after the group formation night ended at midnight, and then they were forced by the staff to watch a 30-second video of their embarrassing moments.

After that, it wasn’t over, the program team played on their emotions, stirred up some sentimentality, and then made them all record post-show interviews.

So, at three in the morning, Jiang Ye, who was asked how she felt about debuting, was speechless.

Feelings?

The excitement of debuting a few hours ago had already faded.

She just wanted to know when she could get off work.

But compared to the other trainees who almost wanted to write “I want to get off work” on their faces, Jiang Ye’s business attitude was still pretty good.

Her expression management was spot-on, she could answer all kinds of questions smoothly.

The interview was almost over.

Staff member: “This last question isn’t in the script, it’s my personal little addition.”

She blinked, smiling, "I just want to ask, Jiang Ye, it’s been three months, I’ve interviewed you at least three times, do you remember me?"

Jiang Ye was slightly stunned.

Her drowsiness instantly disappeared.

Her first reaction wasn’t, this staff member is my fan.

Instead, she suddenly thought, it’s true, everyone watching talent shows focuses on the trainees or the mentors.

But actually, whether it’s the planners or the scriptwriters, the cameramen or the lighting technicians, or the selection manager who wakes them up, urges them to follow the schedule, or the makeup artists who do their hair and makeup for every performance and every external activity.

Every behind-the-scenes staff member who accompanies them, they all put in a lot of effort for this show.

While the trainees are busy dealing with the recording.

They never rest either.

She certainly remembered this girl.

She remembered that this girl almost always interviewed her in the middle of the night.

But even though Jiang Ye knew her, she hadn’t even asked her name.

"Of course, I remember. I really appreciate your help these past few days."

Jiang Ye clasped her hands together, politely and gently, "Thank you very much."

She looked at the staff member in front of her, thought for a moment, and then asked, "By the way, can you give me an autograph?"

The other person was stunned, "?"

She smiled, "Did you really say that backwards?"

"My autograph isn’t anything special."

"After all, everyone knows my name."

Jiang Ye smiled and said, "But I don’t know the names of a lot of you, I can’t just leave like this, can I?"

The staff member had just wanted to chat with Jiang Ye.

After all, she was also a fan of Jiang Ye, and she was very happy to see her grow up.

But she didn’t expect to get this response.

The staff member suddenly felt like crying.

After a long pause, she nodded, "No problem, my colleagues and I will all sign for you!"

Whether as an idol or just as a normal person.

Jiang Ye was too likable.

No wonder when she was slandered by Zhen Jia during the second performance, many behind-the-scenes staff members of the program team volunteered to speak up for her.

It was all the genuine affection she had earned with her accumulated kindness.

The final scene of the recording.

Jiang Ye looked at the camera.

"Jiang Ye."

"Chasing Light Girls, episode ten, backstage interview, slate."

The slate was hit.

After the camera turned off, Jiang Ye bowed to the staff.

All the staff in the room said to her, "Happy debut!"

"You too."

"It was hard work accompanying us all the way."

"Thank you everyone."

Later, on the day this interview aired.

Jiang Ye posted a photo of the paper signed by all the staff of Chasing Light Girls on Weibo.

【5tars-Jiang Ye: You are also shining.】

Most of the trainees who didn’t debut went directly back to their companies after recording the post-show interview.

A small group went back to the dorm to pack their luggage.

It was almost four in the morning.

Every trainee was almost delirious with sleepiness.

Only Liang Yu, the champion of staying up late, was still energetic, "You guys are all leaving tomorrow, why don’t we go to my place for drinks tonight, as a farewell?”

The trainees all wailed.

"Forget it, forget it."

"I’m really too tired, if I don’t sleep now, I’m going to die of exhaustion."

"Next time, next time."

"Don’t go, guys."

Liang Yu tried to persuade them, "I still have two bottles of good wine—"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder.

Liang Yu turned around, excited that someone might want to drink with her.

Liang Yu: "!"

It was the selection manager!

She instantly got goosebumps, subconsciously took two steps back, and pretended to be obedient, "Sister, you didn’t hear anything, did you?"

She had been hiding for half a month, but she had been caught at the last minute.

"I heard."

The selection manager paused, then smiled, "But what can I do now that I’ve heard it?"

"You’re not in charge of us anymore."

She shook a large black bag in her hand, "I’m here to return the phones I confiscated."

"One last thing I want to say."

"I’ve really enjoyed spending time with you, I hope you all have a bright future."

"We will, Sister!"

"You too, Sister! We won’t forget you!"

"Of course."

"After all, I’ve experienced being woken up by you at five in the morning."

The trainees joked as they got their phones back.

Jiang Ye finally got her old phone back.

As she walked towards the dorm, she turned it on.

As soon as she turned it on, hundreds of spam text messages and dozens of missed calls popped up.

Jiang Ye: "..."

Her old phone was a bit old, and these hundreds of text messages and missed calls almost crashed her phone.

She waited for half a minute before opening the call list.

She recognized a few numbers, they were from the orphanage.

And dozens of others were from the same unknown number.

She hadn’t used this number in ages, and everyone who knew her should be calling her new number.

Jiang Ye suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

Could it be a sasaeng?

She had heard that sasaengs are really good at finding numbers, it wasn’t impossible for them to find her old number from the orphanage.

Thinking about this, Jiang Ye immediately blocked the number and went back to sleep.

The trainees who didn’t make the group packed their bags and went home the next day, exchanging WeChat numbers to get together again if they had the chance.

The five trainees who had debuted followed their new manager and started their activities.

Even though 5tars only had five members, Guangying Entertainment was still very generous and rented a villa for them.

After the new manager brought them to the villa, he gave them a few instructions, then said, "The arrangements for the first week are basically like this, the tasks aren’t heavy, the main thing is to adjust to the switch between being a trainee and being an idol."

"The rest of the time, you can choose your own rooms."

"This villa has five rooms, one for each of you."

After the manager left.

Tan Meng suggested, "Why don’t we draw lots to choose rooms?"

Jiang Ye immediately said, "No!"

With her luck as an African, she would definitely draw something bad.

Lin Zui: "Then I suggest we decide by playing a game."

She turned to Shen Zhiyi and excitedly said, "Take out your hand-biting crocodile, a new round of epic battles is about to begin."

Jiang Ye: "..."

Typical Lin Zui.

Lin Zui enthusiastically suggested this game.

But she ended up being the first to lose.

Lin Zui: "..."

Jiang Ye’s luck in this game was actually pretty good, she was the second person in the group to choose a room.

But after walking around the three floors of the villa, she didn’t choose the remaining largest room, she chose a small room on the second floor facing south.

There was no other reason.

The smaller room made her feel a little safer.

The five of them put away their luggage, then explored the villa.

The typical idol and the atypical idol showed their differences at this moment.

Typical idol.

Tan Meng: "I can’t believe there’s a dance studio on the first floor! We can practice new songs directly in the villa!"

Atypical idol.

Cheng Zhen lay down on the sofa, "Order takeout, order takeout!"

"I haven’t had hot pot in a long time, I’m going to order a thousand yuan hot pot this time."

"I saw someone say online that a debut group that hasn’t eaten hot pot together isn’t a complete debut group, so everyone has to join my hot pot party this time!"

Everyone else: "..."

Cheng Zhen said she would order, and she really ordered a thousand yuan hot pot.

When the hot pot arrived.

Lin Zui almost fainted when she saw what she had ordered.

Too high in calories.

Not suitable for a girl group idol at all.

Lin Zui, who had written idol body management into the idol code, looked at her with worry, "Are you sure it’s okay to order so much?"

"Don’t worry about her."

Jiang Ye said, "She eats junk food in the dorm every day."

She paused and emphasized, "Usually two portions."

Lin Zui hesitated for a long time before saying, "Has your weight really stayed the same?"

Cheng Zhen thought for a moment and said, "It has."

She paused and made a six gesture, "I lost six pounds during the third performance because I stayed up late practicing."

Lin Zui: "..."

She swore she was going to make Cheng Zhen eat this entire hot pot today.

The five of them worked together and quickly got the hot pot set up.

Shen Zhiyi put things in the pot and said, "I heard from the manager earlier that we have a lot of activities coming up."

Cheng Zhen chewed on her chopsticks, "I wanted to rest for a few more days."

Jiang Ye: "It’s a good thing."

She counted them off according to her mental plan, "We need to start planning our first album, right? Once the album is planned, we’ll have to have stage performances, and when we’ve accumulated some fans, we’ll have to hold fan signings, fan meetings, and concerts."

"And if we’re lucky, we can go on TV shows or popular variety shows."

Jiang Ye had already planned out their path to becoming a top girl group.

As everyone was immersed in the beautiful fantasy she had created, Lin Zui suddenly said, "But can we really become popular?"

She smiled with a nonchalant expression, "Don’t tell me we’ll be at our peak right after debut."

The new company’s promises were good.

But they still needed to actually be realized.

She didn’t want to pour cold water on them at this moment.

After all, everyone else was debuting for the first time, they were full of anticipation for the unknown future.

Only she had experienced the company telling them about a bunch of future plans, and then none of them came true, and they could only announce the disbandment of the group as it became more and more obscure.

The dinner table suddenly fell silent.

Only the hot pot was still bubbling.

After a long pause, Jiang Ye spoke, "We will become popular."

Lin Zui looked at her, "You’re so sure?"

Jiang Ye said in a very serious tone, "I calculated it through fortune-telling."

Lin Zui looked at her with an incredulous expression, "You believe in that?"

Before Jiang Ye could speak, Tan Meng became serious, "I believe it."

Lin Zui: "?"

Tan Meng said, "She can read the stars, and she’s very accurate."

Jiang Ye smiled, "You’ll see."

Shen Zhiyi: "I believe it too."

Shen Zhiyi nodded, "She can read faces."

Jiang Ye remembered.

She had told Shen Zhiyi that she had a bright forehead and a full brow, a sign that she had the potential to be a future superstar in the entertainment industry.

So, Jiang Ye was even more confident, "See?"

Cheng Zhen: "I believe it too."

Cheng Zhen said confidently, "Jiang Ye knows everything, she’s a genius, so I believe everything she says!"

Lin Zui: "..."

Lin Zui, who had been a materialist for twenty years, doubted her entire life for the first time when she faced these four superstitious teammates.