After gender swapping, my best friend and I hardcore BL (Boys' Love) became top influencers.

"The songs and members of each group are selected by the leader. The selected group members have no right to refuse, so if you want to join your desired group, please say a few good words to your group leader."

Jiang Ruyao winked mischievously, pleased to see the trainees holding their breath, like a flock of eager little ducklings, their impatient eyes all fixed on the card in her hand.

"So who will be the first captain to have the right to choose?"

It goes without saying that in every talent show, the first team leader to choose a song in the first round of performances will always be the trainee ranked first in the current rankings. Naturally, this time, Ji Yan will be the first to choose a song.

As expected, Ji Yan stepped forward amidst the encouragement of the other trainees without much hesitation, but the result was unexpected.

He walked straight ahead a few steps and stood under the sign that read "No Man's Land".

"My God! Why did Ji Yan choose this song?"

"As expected of a beginner center, she's really brave..."

"I thought he would definitely choose 'Breaking Dawn', but oh no, this round is really over."

Ji Yan's gaze swept across the crowd below, but almost everyone automatically avoided looking at him.

Unfortunately, this song is not only intense and difficult, but more importantly, it's the debut single of a popular boy band. Regardless of the performance's quality, it's likely to be attacked by the boy band's fans. Perhaps the only advantage of choosing this song is that it generates buzz, but there's a safer option, "Dawn," in the same style, which would allow them to take a chance and compete for the center position.

"You can't see me...you can't see me...you can't see me..."

Jin Min, who was from the same company as Ji Yan, kept his head down and muttered to himself. He was originally the main dancer in the team, and now he was going to perform the song "No Man's Land". He had a strong feeling that Ji Yan would take him away.

Even though they prayed so sincerely, it had no effect. Sure enough, Ji Yan called out his name first.

"Kim Min hyung, stop hiding and come up here quickly."

Kim Min covered her face in despair, her broken Chinese with a Korean accent sounding both heartbreaking and funny, "Oh no! I told you not to let me join this group."

Ji Yan smiled ingratiatingly, "That won't do, this group can't function without me."

His "King of Hell's Grand Inspection" was not over yet. He called out four more names in a row. The trainees who were called out all looked like the sky had fallen, making for a great show.

It has to be said that Ji Yan's selection of contestants is indeed very sophisticated. The contestants he chose are all talented dancers with strong singing skills. Although the overall popularity is not very high except for Ji Yan, isn't this a kind of wisdom? With strong team members and average popularity, they can ensure their own main position while maximizing their performance on stage.

With only one spot left, Jiao Wangshu, who had been lost in thought, glanced up and met Ji Yan's gaze.

His heart skipped a beat, and he had a terrifying feeling, as if he had been caught by the teacher in class and was about to be called on to answer a question.

Surely... no way?

Ji Yan wouldn't really be that desperate, would he?

Fortunately, the thing that Jiao Wangshu was most worried about did not happen. Ji Yan pondered for a long time and finally chose a trainee from Group B. Thus, the first group for the first song was completed.

Then, the staff pushed in a large gashapon machine. This is a common practice in talent shows. To add some excitement, apart from the initial center who has a 100% guaranteed first choice, the others who want to become captains and choose songs for the first round of performances will have to rely on their luck.

Unlike before when they were desperately trying to avoid Ji Yan's gaze, now everyone's eyes were fixed on Ji Yan's hand as he turned the gashapon machine.

A bunch of colorful little balls spun around a few times and soon spat out a red gashapon.

All that could be heard was Ji Yan uttering that name:

"Xiang Xiaoyu, a trainee from the Star Project."

Everyone turned to look at the sound, and Xiang Xiaoyu, standing in the crowd, pointed at herself incredulously, saying, "Me? Me? Is it really me?"

He walked off the stage beaming, "I'm so lucky! Who knows I've never even won a 'win another bottle' prize in my entire life! Kid, I'll always support you!"

Everyone couldn't stop laughing when they heard Xiang Xiaoyu's words, because everyone called Ji Yan "Little Kid Brother" in private, and they didn't expect to hear it in a song selection event. Most importantly, Xiang Xiaoyu herself is not very old, maybe only a few months younger than Ji Yan.

It's quite amusing to hear one "kid brother" call another "kid brother".

Xiang Xiaoyu didn't stand on ceremony and directly chose his favorite song, "Dawn," and then rallied his good older brother, Lu Xiao, who is a great singer.

Lu Xiao practiced for a long time and became quite familiar with the contestants from various companies. He took the initiative to act as a strategist, pointing out that this person was a good dancer, this person could compose music, and this person had a very easy personality to get along with. Soon, a team gradually took shape.

Just as they were about to fill the quota, Lu Xiao looked at Zhou Che with some hesitation. He and Zhou Che were good friends. Zhou Che's rap was very good, but his dancing was a little lacking. He wondered if Zhou Che would be willing to join the "Dawn" group.

At this moment, Zhou Che, who was sitting in the audience, realized his friend's intention and suddenly said, "I'm warning you, Lu Jianguo, you know my dancing is bad, right? If you dare to choose me, you're dead."

Lu Xiao's original name was "Lu Jianguo".

Poor Lu Xiao thus "lost his real name".

Since that's the case, he didn't need to be polite with Zhou Che anymore. "Then it's your choice."

"Our last member in the 'Dawn' team—Zhou Daye."

Zhou Che's face turned green when he heard this. His good relationship with Lu Xiao was not just talk; it was a family-based relationship that had lasted since their grandfathers' generation. Their grandfathers had been comrades-in-arms, so they named their grandsons "Jianguo" (meaning "Building the Nation") and "Daye" (meaning "Great Cause").

Now look what happened! The boomerang landed on everyone equally. That's why we should be kind and considerate.

The team leader who was drawn third to choose a song was a nobody from Class F, You Youyou.

He had little presence and was quite timid, standing quietly in the corner of the back row. When others first heard his name, they were completely confused and it took them a long time to find him silently raising his hand in the corner.

Youyou floated up like a ghost and stood in front of the signs for these songs... Offline?

This action left everyone completely stunned.

Jiang Ruyao's lips moved for a long time, but in the end she couldn't help but ask, "This...trainee? Have you decided what song you want to choose?"

Like an alien receiving Earth's radio signals for the first time, You Youyou finally reacted. His gaze drifted over, and his speech was equally light: "Neon Confession."

Ok.

--Um???

This choice completely stunned everyone. They must have heard correctly, right? "Neon Confession" is an energetic and sweet song. The core of the song is a passionate and cheerful confession. But none of these words seem to have anything to do with the guy in front of them, do they?

"Are you... sure?"

Undeterred, Jiang Ruyao asked again, only to receive a firm nod in response.

"Alright then, let's start choosing teammates now."

Youyou turned around haltingly, facing the group of trainees on the steps, and then went offline again.

"He probably won't choose me, right?"

Lu Chen, who had chosen "Neon Confession" as his first choice, muttered to himself. Although he really wanted to choose this song, the captain of this "Electronic Wave" group was too difficult to deal with. Anyway, one song would create two opposing groups. If he couldn't go to Group A, he could still go to Group B. He just hoped he wouldn't be chosen.

Lu Chen's worries were completely unnecessary, because You Youyou's gaze quickly swept past him, and her usually calm and indifferent eyes suddenly lit up as if electrified.

He pointed:

"I choose—"