Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

"The wait is finally here..."

Seeing this familiar face, Yayoi Tsukki's mouth corners slightly tilted up, and she murmured in a voice only her own.

"So beautiful, such bright eyes..."

Goro Kimura sighed subconsciously.

As the former center of an original boy band, he knows very well that the most important thing for an artist is not appearance or talent, but eyes.

In the acting industry, there has always been a saying that "the performance of the body lies in the face, and the performance of the face lies in the eyes."

For an idol, managing their eyes well can be as effective as plastic surgery.

Beautiful and bright eyes can give people a "heart-piercing" first impression. Not only will you be popular with passers-by, but you can also grab more shots in team activities.

Back then, Goro Kimura, who was not the most handsome nor the most talented in PAMS, relied on a pair of weathered and blurred eyes to grab the C position as the face of the group.

"A trainee from Dragon Country? His appearance is recognizable, but I don't know how capable he is."

Oda Masaru gave Kimura Goro a look that said, "Don't brag if it's not your company," and then he mentioned keywords like "Dragon Country" and "strength" in a feigned expectation...

Because Longguo and District 11 have similar geographical and ethnic groups, the taller and more handsome Longguo people completely conform to District 11's aesthetic standards, and the audience is not likely to have the "face blindness" phenomenon that occurs with other races.

However, pointing out the identity of "Celestial Dragon" in advance would make it easier to suppress Xia Fan's popularity.

"It doesn't matter whether it's nationality or strength..."

"From the perspective of female audiences, for a male idol, appearance is the most basic thing, isn't it?"

Yayoi Tsuki, who had been silent from beginning to end, suddenly spoke up to refute.

"This... Miss Yayoi said... does make sense..."

Oda was about to retort subconsciously, but he swallowed it back in the end.

Among the several mentors, Yayoi Tsuki is indeed the only one who is qualified to "speak from the perspective of a female audience"...

In real life, we can use derogatory words such as "all show but rotten inside", "good-looking but useless", "silver-coated gun head", and "handsome for only three seconds" to comment on handsome people.

But in the entertainment industry, let alone male idols, even for comedians, "appearance is justice" is an irrefutable truth.

Artists who are good-looking are always more likely to gain favor in one way or another and have higher commercial value.

"As for special skills, I've been an actor and a model... I guess playing the electronic keyboard counts as well..."

"Want a piece? Sorry, the instrument is too big, I didn't bring it with me today..."

At this moment, Xia Fan in the video was asked about his special talents as usual and became a little overwhelmed.

"As for other specialties... Oh, by the way, let me show you a piece of Dragon Country martial arts, Qiankun Fist..."

"Music!"

"Qian Kun Step!"

"Qian Kun Flash!"

"Hua Kun Hand!"

"Damn it!"

"Six Styles of Qiankun!"

Then, under the dull gazes of the instructors, Xia Fan made a mysterious starting gesture and performed a series of dazzling martial arts moves with great force and power...

"Ahahahaha, the people of Dragon Country, it turns out that everyone knows martial arts..."

Looking at Xia Fan's back with his back to the screen and his shoulders moving quickly and forcefully to the side, Goro Kimura laughed dryly.

The force of the punches hitting the flesh, the force of the tiger's roar like the wind, and the sound of breaking through the air that can be clearly heard through the camera give people the illusion of pain.

The martial arts attainments of this Dragon Country trainee seem to be more than just fancy moves.

Goro Kimura estimated that he could not withstand a few hits from the iron mountain.

"Unfortunately, we want to select the best male idol, not some free-for-all fighting contestant."

"Without any serious talent, even if you use Dragon Country martial arts to get by, you can't hide the fact that you're just a pretty face."

Oda was standing with his arms folded across his chest, assuming the sarcastic attitude of a professional judge.

"Hey, from the information, this Xia Fan is a contracted trainee of the Burning Department. Could he be an acquaintance of Miss Yayoi?"

Shota Hirai also pretended to be innocent and asked Yayoi Tsuki jokingly.

He deliberately pointed out the "burning system" background, so that no matter how much he praised Yayoi Tsuki later, he would be suspected of being "biased" by the audience.

Chapter 202: Yayoi Tsuki’s “Main Push”

2024-07-13

The seemingly harmonious conversation between the three mentors, intentionally or unintentionally, labeled Xia Fan as "a celestial dragon", "unemployed", "a vase", "a burning person" and so on...

These three people are veterans who have been in the entertainment industry for many years and have extremely sharp eyes.

Putting aside the company background, to be fair, just from the eyes, temperament and appearance, this Dragon Country trainee named "Xia Fan" has crushed all the trainees who appeared before...

In the current era of "mass aesthetics", the trainees' appearance, dress, hairstyle and style are all becoming more and more similar, even to the point of making people face-blind.

Although the carefully selected "seed trainees" have excellent looks and temperament, Xia Fan's eyes are too beautiful, with a particularly eye-catching charm...

If these people appeared in the same shot, the first person the audience would look at would definitely be Xia Fan.

Therefore, Xia Fan, who was selected by the "Burning Department", would naturally be suppressed by them in unison and tacit cooperation.

"There are so many companies in the Burning Department that I can't even recognize all the artists. How can I know a trainee like this who hasn't debuted yet?"

Facing the topic they raised, Yayoi Yue looked disdainful and shook her head slightly.

Just when the teachers thought she was going to say a few more venomous words to completely sever her relationship with Xia Fan...

"Well, but from now on, I officially know this Xia Fan."

"I've decided. I'll use him as the 'main push' for this show."

"After all, this impeccable appearance alone is enough to be the center of attention."

Yayoi Tsuki suddenly changed the subject and announced in a playful tone.

"..."

"what?"

"You...pushed...him..."

Her "shocking words" like those of a crazy female fan petrified the other three people at the table.

You are a national-level female singer, and you announced that you want to "promote" a trainee. What kind of move is that? Isn't that the opposite?

"Hahahahahaha, Miss Yayoi really knows how to joke..."

"Young people nowadays are so bold in what they say..."

"Oh, if we talk about the show effect, it has to be Senior Yayoi!"

After a moment of silence, the three of them thought they understood her intention and laughed knowingly.

For the guest mentors, talent show variety shows are essentially reality shows. It is normal for the artists to do some shocking things for the sake of the show effect.

Especially when Yayoi Tsuki, who is always aloof, sharp-tongued and honest, suddenly throws out this "fan girl" argument, the contrast effect is particularly good.

The three even thought that this was the "lines" that the director team had written for Yayoi Tsuki in advance.

"Hey, hey, that Yayoi Tsuki who is known for her 'realness' is actually willing to lower her status and do a variety show effect?"

"With her words, not only will the first episode of the show be more talked about than expected, but Xia Fan from the same company will also get enough attention. It's a very smart move."

Akimoto Manjiro, who was watching the monitor, had the same idea as the three of them and nodded as if he understood something.

On the big screen, Xia Fan had already completed his "martial arts performance" with great effort and ended the personal interview with a double-fisted salute.

"The hypocritical entertainment industry has degenerated to the point where no one believes the truth..."

Yayoi Tsukki held her chin with one hand and sighed softly.

After Xia Fan's personal introduction video, she no longer had any interest in watching the big screen and became even more silent than before...

Even when other trainees from the Burning Department came on stage, Yayoi Tsuki did not express any opinions, and listened absent-mindedly to the other mentors talking.

"Dear producers, this mentor meeting ends here."

"In the next episode, all the trainees will officially appear on stage and bring us their first individual performances. Please look forward to it..."

"The personal interview videos of the 101 trainees will be published on the program website. The number of likes and views of the videos will determine the time of each trainee's 'first stage performance' in the next episode."

After nearly another hour of recording, with Goro Kimura's closing remarks, the first episode of this "Idol Birth Festival" was finally completed.

……

The recording is over and the mentors have left, but the work of the program team has just begun.

"Thank you for your hard work, today's recording was great, and we got a lot of useful materials..."

At the review meeting, Akimoto Manjiro made work arrangements with a serious face, but he could not hide the joy in his eyes.

In this recording, although the trainees' self-introductions were varied and of varying quality, they fully took into account the "international characteristics" and "topicality", and successfully set off the normal and stable performance of several "seed trainees".

Although the popular mentor Yayoi Tsuki did not give too many "harsh" comments as expected by the program team, she did make unexpected "surprise remarks" such as "the condition has improved" and "I will not comment on the singing skills".

As for Yayoi Tsuki's action of announcing the "push" of Xia Fan, it was in line with the "big devil" script that Manjiro Akimoto had arranged for Xia Fan in the early stage.

This made him feel happy as if everything was under control, and he was extremely glad that he had decided to sign the "unequal treaty" and invite Yayoi Tsuki over.

"During post-production, we will use Yayoi Tsuki's speech as the highlight to showcase the trainees with unique characteristics. As for those 'demons and ghosts', we will just use them as a diversion and adjustment..."

He circled a few names on the trainee list and silently handed it to Assistant Director Souta beside him.

These are naturally the "seed trainees" who are given special attention during post-production by focusing on allocating time, presenting positive images, and refining their images.

"Director, the clip with Xia Fan may not be able to be cut too short..."

After taking a look at the list and noticing that "Xia Fan" was not on it, Assistant Director Souta whispered in Akimoto Manjiro's ear.

After all, Yayoi Tsuki’s shocking announcement of “promoting Xia Fan” was one of the highlights of this episode, and Xia Fan’s personal interview segment naturally could not be omitted.

"It doesn't matter, just play his part normally. After all, before the official performance elimination round begins, the international group trainees have to do their job as the 'atmosphere group', and they can't be without even one or two decent ones."

"The program's official website will be online tomorrow. This episode will be broadcast simultaneously on NHK TV and major cooperative platforms in three days. We have very little time left for post-production, so please hurry up and start working..."

"Meeting dismissed."

Akimoto Manjiro didn't care at all and announced the end of the meeting with a confident look.

……

Three days later, in Shibuya, Tokyo, there were fried food shops everywhere.

"Excuse me, what's the situation with this trending search 'The trainee recommended by Yayoi Tsuki'..."

Xia Fan sat in the narrow tatami room, flipping through his phone with a depressed look on his face.

"I came back from Kyoto and took the time out of my kindness to treat you to a meal, but as soon as we sat down you asked me such a boring question?"

Sitting across the table from him, Yayoi Tsukishima, with her silver hair like a waterfall, turned her face away with a look of disdain, but her pair of fox ears swayed mischievously.

She was wearing a black leather jacket and a small leather skirt today, and her lipstick was even pinker and more attractive than usual. Combined with her icy expression and her trash-like eyes, she gave people a contrast of ice and fire.

Chapter 203 Real-name Internet Access

2024-07-13

"Hey, this is not a boring question..."

"Now, in the real-time discussion of this hot search term, not only have I completely 'used my real name' to go online, but I have also been regarded as a public enemy by your boyfriend fans..."

Pointing the phone at Yayoi Tsukishima, Xia Fan's face was full of despair.

The first episode of "Idol Birth Festival" was officially aired last night.

With the program team's secret and vigorous promotion, the news that Yayoi Tsuki, who recently announced the "indefinite suspension of music activities", will serve as a mentor for the program dominated the major streaming media charts.

And Yayoi Tsuki's series of "explosive remarks" in the program created a lot of topics, triggered online public opinion, and led to a wave of "idol birth festival"...

On social platforms, the top 24-hour hot search lists include "Yayoi Tsuki's comeback in variety shows", "Yayoi Tsuki's condition has improved", "Yayoi Tsuki teacher please guide me", "Yayoi Tsuki's sharp tongue", "Yayoi Tsuki is not optimistic about international trainees", and another hot word "trainees promoted by Yayoi Tsuki"...