The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 51

Nan Xiangwan arrived at the meeting point, the grand hall staircase where the first performance was held. According to the ranking, all the trainees were already in their positions.

Deputy Director Cui Ze was checking the equipment.

Seeing Nan Xiangwan rush in, Cui Ze suddenly turned around instead of facing the entrance, pretending not to see her.

Nan Xiangwan found it a bit strange. She knew this deputy director and originally wanted to greet him.

However, if he didn't intend to do so, then she wouldn't bother going up to him either.

So Nan Xiangwan walked right past Cui Ze and headed upstairs.

She reached the top!

And sat in the NO.1 position belonging to her!

As she walked over, all the trainees within sight locked their eyes on her.

And when she ascended to the top and sat down, the trainees looked up at her even more admiringly.

Their eyes were full of worship, respect and yearning!

Nan Xiangwan had truly embarked on the path of becoming a popular idol!

Moreover, she was a talent-based one!

Even buying a pancake by the roadside could make her trend on social media!

Zhu Sha next to her, ranking second, gave Nan Xiangwan a nod. The two were very familiar with each other now, and didn't need many words. Just a look was enough.

Nan Xiangwan sat upright. The feeling of being high above was great!

Those trainees below were like her soldiers!

Just then.

A hostile gaze suddenly made Nan Xiangwan frown.

It was unfriendly and full of malice!

Nan Xiangwan looked back and unsurprisingly saw Yu Jingting staring coldly at her.

Yu Jingting was currently sitting in the fifth place, not far from Nan Xiangwan.

The night before last, Nan Xiangwan had trended on social media again. Even though her agent Lin Yao went to find someone, there was no news in the end. And her phone couldn't get through either.

This made Yu Jingting very upset!

If she could use the company's influence to pressure Nan Xiangwan...

But it didn't succeed!

Seeing Nan Xiangwan again today, that hostility rose once more.

Yu Jingting even thought that if Nan Xiangwan were dead, wouldn't that be so much better?

Nan Xiangwan frowned heavily at the stare. Her gaze lingered on Yu Jingting's brow, throat and heart for three seconds each.

【Ding!】

【Warning! Murder is illegal!】

Nan Xiangwan sighed and looked away.

At this moment, mentor Zhong Lingfei walked onto the stage.

The show began!

Live streaming at the same time!

Zhong Lingfei: Hello everyone, how was your one-day holiday?

There were groans from below the stage.

It was gone after just one day of sleeping in!

Zhong Lingfei smiled contentedly: Now, you'll be preparing for the second performance stage. Remember, after the second performance, only fifty trainees can stay!

The trainees all gasped, becoming nervous.

Zhong Lingfei didn't say much more and tapped the microphone: Alright, now the first place Nan Xiangwan will come on stage and draw her teammates for the second performance by lottery!

Nan Xiangwan walked down from the top and went up onto the stage.

The drawing began!

Bullet screen comments:

Finally saw Nan Xiangwan!

Why is the camerawork like this? Why has it been filming Yu Jingting since the livestream started?

I don't want to see Yu Jingting! Don't force me to scold you, program team!

No shots of Nan Xiangwan is fine, but no shots of anyone else either? What is the program team doing!

At this time on stage.

Nan Xiangwan had finished drawing.

The 70 trainees were divided into 10 groups, 7 in each group.

So she had to draw 6 teammates.

Who would've thought she actually drew Yu Jingting?

Nan Xiangwan was like:!!!

Damn her luck!

Bullet screen comments:

Why did Nan Xiangwan draw such an ugly thing?

The 6 teammates apart from Yu Jingting are: 48th place Pei Yi, 42nd place Miao Man Ning, 32nd place Li Banyan, 17th place Yang Wen Qian, and 8th place Deng Si Nan.

Nan Xiangwan's luck is so bad! Can Yu Jingting be switched out?

The other five are fine, but I really don't want to see Yu Jingting again!!!

Li Banyan is okay, she's Nan Xiangwan's roommate!

Deng Si Nan was originally in Group A! Definite to debut, but squeezed out by Yu Jingting!

Don't let Yu Jingting bully Nan Xiangwan!!

I have a bad feeling about the biased camerawork and Yu Jingting being a teammate.

Warning to the program team, if you conspire with Yu Jingting to do anything to my Nan Xiangwan, my brick can scold your mother until she can't recognize you!

After drawing her teammates, Nan Xiangwan proceeded to draw the song.

The scrolling songlist on the big screen suddenly stopped!

"Killer" by Lin Junjie

It was a song Nan Xiangwan hadn't heard before, but she hadn't heard most songs in this world.

After finishing the draw, she walked off the stage back to her seat.

Sitting upright!

Bullet screen comments:

????.

What's with the camera? Where's Nan Xiangwan?

Program team, are you a Yu Jingting close-up camera?

No shots of Nan Xiangwan, Zhu Sha, or Ge Dongxuan?

Your mom exploded, program team!

Comments floated by.

A staff member quietly reminded: "Deputy Director, the camera...?"

With the main director Hua Yuanwu not present today, Deputy Director Cui Ze had the most authority.

Cui Ze seemed to not hear the staff's reminder and continued looking down operating something.

The staff didn't say anything more, everyone guessed there was something shady going on!

The bullet screen comments soon turned fierce, screens filled with scolding!

The drawing was quickly finished for all the teams, and sheet music distributed to each team.

The ten teams gathered in small groups to start preparing and discussing.

The situation in Nan Xiangwan's team was bizarre.

From the moment they got the sheet music, Yu Jingting kept talking, dividing sections and arranging dance moves, acting like she knew it all!

From start to finish, Nan Xiangwan stood there with arms crossed, coldly staring at Yu Jingting constantly talking.

Warning prompts from the system kept sounding.

Li Banyan stood next to Nan Xiangwan, also not saying a word.

Yu Jingting had a lot of ideas, allocating a large portion of the sections to herself.

The song was 4 minutes 34 seconds. She took half the content for herself!

At this time, Li Banyan spoke up: "Um, Yu Jingting, you're not the team captain right?"

At this, the other four immediately nodded.

Nan Xiangwan was the captain!

Yu Jingting's expression turned cold: "Nan Xiangwan, you're a trainee of Hua Wan Entertainment right? You should know my status, be obedient."

Nan Xiangwan brushed past and left.

She didn't even finish listening to the other party's words!

Because the system warning sounds kept ringing in her mind.

The general's patience had reached its limit!

Li Banyan hurried to catch up, pulling her sleeve: "Bring me along! Bring me along!"

She didn't want to keep listening to Yu Jingting's blabbering either!

Nan Xiangwan: "I'm going to eat, want to come?"

Li Banyan: "I didn't eat lunch either."

Nan Xiangwan nodded: "Then let's go."

Yu Jingting stared at their leaving backs, her expression distorted with anger. She suddenly chased after them!

The other teammates looked at each other in dismay.

Deng Si Nan deeply sighed and followed to see what would happen.

In the corridor.

Nan Xiangwan and Li Banyan walked side by side towards the cafeteria.

Yu Jingting's furious shout came from behind: "Nan Xiangwan, stop right there! You cheap dog, stop for me!"

Yu Jingting strode quickly to catch up. She reached out wanting to grab Nan Xiangwan's hair!

Nan Xiangwan had long, fluttering hair that was easy to grab.

But the instant before Yu Jingting could touch her hair!

Swish!

Nan Xiangwan turned around and sidestepped.

Dodging it!

Yu Jingting grabbed empty air. Infuriated, she grabbed for Li Banyan instead!