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Chapter 31

Recently, Jiang Juyou had been tormented by her thesis proposal and hadn't slept well for several days. Usually, during performances, she would wake up early to prepare, but this time she didn't get up until 3 PM. Despite sleeping for five hours, waking up countless times in between, she felt as if she hadn't slept at all, both physically and mentally exhausted.

The only thing that could lift her spirits was the successful completion of last Saturday's concert at Galexy World, which even trended on social media due to the venue's facilities exceeding fans' expectations.

Last Saturday was also when the pre-event inspection took place. Jiang Juyou was still in Shanghai that day, and after returning, she went to inspect the park, leaving her no energy to pay attention to the concert. However, according to feedback from the performance department, both the artists and the company were very satisfied. The Shanghai venue performance was also confirmed, though it would be an encore show in January next year.

Jiang Liuxing also did her part, ostensibly promoting Li Nayou's concert, but in reality, promoting the concert venue, attracting attention on social media for both parties.

Even their studio's planned topics and discussions easily trended across various platforms, bringing in a lot of work.

Originally, the three sisters wanted to get together to celebrate, but Jiang Juyou was too busy. She wouldn't even reply to WeChat messages and stayed up late, though if asked what exactly she was busy with, Jiang Juyou herself couldn't say.

When she appeared backstage at the venue with this low mood, everyone who had been chatting unanimously fell silent after seeing the boss's expression.

Only Li Yao and a few other veteran members dared to approach her.

"It's a full house today!" Li Yao excitedly showed her the seating chart on her phone.

This was the first time they had opened the entire venue. They had thought it would be good if just the inner area was full, but after Ye Xing trended on social media, all the seats were booked within a few days. Their own seats had been moved to the second-floor boxes.

Jiang Juyou, slumped on the sofa, just glanced at it and said disinterestedly, "Wasn't this all booked out a long time ago?"

"Yes!" Li Yao continued, "Next time we can start making money!"

At the mention of making money, Jiang Juyou, who had closed her eyes, opened them again, "Is the account registration for the letter station done?"

"It's all set," answered Zhao Xu. She sat down and handed Jiang Juyou a sandwich, "Why are you so tired? Didn't sleep last night?"

Jiang Juyou was about to speak, but then remembered that her unfinished graduation couldn't be made public, so she closed her mouth again, "Mm."

While they were chatting here, it was also very lively outside. The opening event from a month ago hadn't gained much traction until now, but a few days ago, Li Nayou's concert trended on social media, and Galexy was mentioned again. People also remembered a certain fan site's grand gesture from a month ago, and that Weibo post was being shared again.

Thanks to this rekindled interest, even those who had thought about not coming changed their minds and put this activity back on their list.

The ground floor of the adjacent building was also hosting events. Many who came for the performance were now watching the random dance activity there. Upstairs, fan clubs were holding birthday support events for their idols, and people were going up to join in the excitement. As for the fifth floor, it was always full.

The fourth floor was cordoned off, and judging by the knife and fork symbol above, it was likely being converted into a restaurant.

The revenue from this building was high every day, and currently, all of Random Entertainment's expenses were supported by this side, at least the employees' salaries came from here.

Jiang Liuxing had also come this time. She was now sitting in Galexy's café, drinking tea and watching the excitement in the group chat.

"Anyway, they're not practicing at the company, probably because there are always people waiting at the back door, so they've changed locations."

"They're practicing somewhere else now, quite far... I went once and gave up on the idea."

"See, I told you they weren't at the company."

"They should be filming the debut competition soon, I found the registration."

"They've only been training for a few months? Is their company crazy?"

"So far, only Ye Xing has some fame, right?"

"Yao Shuo is quite famous too, at least among those who know this group."

"Is Piggy Sister coming this time too?"

"Yes, she is!"

"Yay― We'll have fancams to watch again!"

After a few seconds, one card flipped over, and the screen on the stage changed accordingly. Half of it displayed the content on the card face, and the other half showed a solo poster.

The first to be flipped over was Pei Luming, who was also ranked first among the seven trainees.

The two central big screens displayed Pei Luming's handwritten self-introduction, while the other side showed his official photo. On the two screens outside the stage, Pei Luming's small card was outlined in gold and gently swaying.

After a few seconds, the screen darkened, and the small card screens on both sides highlighted other small cards, flipping them over and outlining them in gold. Then the big screen started displaying this person's information and official photo.

After coming a few times, the audience also realized what this meant. Some quick-acting ones had already started looking for Ye Xing's name, and soon they found a small card with Ye Xing's name written on it on one of the side screens, just not knowing when it would be flipped over.

"Wow, there are already this many trainees?"

"No wonder they're filming a debut battle."

"Are you sure it's a debut battle?"

"Well, it's some kind of show anyway."

A group of familiar people sat together, discussing in hushed tones.

The small cards on the screen kept flipping, each one showing for just a few seconds. Soon, it flipped to Ye Xing's card. When Ye Xing's small card was highlighted, cheers erupted in the venue, causing other puzzled audience members to look over.

The large screen on stage displayed Ye Xing's card face, which showed his name and specialties. Another screen showed a close-up of his face.

Screams immediately broke out from the audience below.

The group of fansites sitting together huddled and discussed.

"That face is magnificent, as it should be."

"Why isn't there a small card for Ye Xing this time?"

"Who knows? They must be crazy."

"Could it be that they're filming the debut battle today?"

"...Am I going to be on TV?"

These clever fans had already guessed seven or eight tenths of Random Entertainment's plans, even as the opening content for the survival show was being filmed backstage.

The trainees were gathered in the practice room, all seated in rows, waiting for Jiang Juyou to come in. Other staff members stood to the side to avoid being caught on camera.

There were over sixty trainees on site, and the practice room was small. There wasn't enough space for that many staff members, so they couldn't have one follow camera per person. The camera operators had to be responsible for several trainees each.

Everyone was waiting there. As the trainees thought about meeting Jiang Juyou again soon, their hearts tightened.

After a short while, a staff member was heard quietly speaking into a phone, "You can come over now..."

Jiang Juyou stood up on her end, and the department heads sitting around her also got up with their iPads and followed her out.

Upon hearing that Jiang Juyou was coming, the trainees all perked up, even sitting up straighter.

Then, the door was pushed open--

But the one who entered wasn't Jiang Juyou, but rather:

"Hello everyone, I'm Jiang Tang, the host for this season of '21 Heartbeats of Youth'."

Ye Xing's fans: We're going to hold Random Entertainment accountable today!

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