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

"Don't worry, this guy is an international trainee of the Burning Department. The production team can't possibly favor him. The recording time was delayed because the instructor went to the bathroom, drank water, or put on makeup."

An Ziyao, who was beside him, waved his hand indifferently, and a string of five stars on his arm crackled.

"crunch..."

At this moment, the door to the exit passage was pushed open from the inside...

"Out……"

"How many stars will the international trainee with the most views get, three or four stars?"

"If it can't even get three stars, then it should be confirmed that the video is fake."

Amidst all kinds of gazes including expectation, curiosity, hostility, and gloating, Xia Fan, dressed in black, walked out happily.

"and many more……"

“There are no stars on this guy?”

Everyone seemed to be busy with their own affairs, but their gazes had secretly been wandering back and forth on Xia Fan several times...

Confirm that no star was found.

"Hey, you're not the first sporadic trainee, are you?"

Hirano Yuta stood in front of Xia Fan at some point and asked in a low voice the doubts in everyone's heart.

"What kind of favor?"

Still trying to calm down after the performance, Xia Fan didn't hear what he said clearly and looked confused.

"Trainee, please follow the program team's rules and pin the star badges you received on a conspicuous place on your clothes."

"During the subsequent recording sessions, this rule must also be followed throughout the entire process, otherwise popularity will be deducted."

The executive director, holding a camera, gave a reminder while taking a close-up of Xia Fan.

"Oh, sorry, I was in a hurry to get off the stage and didn't have time. I'll stop right away..."

Xia Fan touched the back of his head and nodded apologetically to the executive director.

"Tsk, so you were so nervous that you forgot to wear it?"

Everyone felt that it was just a false alarm, and felt a little amused and sad.

Under the concerned gazes of the trainees, Xia Fan took out the metal stars from his trouser pocket and began to hang them on his body...

Because he was only wearing a thin T-shirt, he moved slowly and carefully to avoid the pin being inserted into the wrong place and causing the badge to become a nipple.

"One... two... three!"

"This kid's rating is actually above average. His face must have played a big role in that..."

When three stars appeared on Xia Fan's chest, half of the eyes had changed from disdain to resentment...

After all, a three-star rating already surpassed half of the trainees present.

Chapter 216 Big Dipper Protects the Body

2024-07-13

"Wait...Four stars?!"

But when Xia Fan took out the fourth star from his trouser pocket, most of the eyes turned into jealousy and surprise.

"In other words, his debut performance was recognized by all four mentors at the same time?"

"Don't forget, he is 'Yayoi Tsuki's trainee', and the most difficult star has already been decided, so the difficulty coefficient is much lower than ours."

Four stars means that the four mentors most likely recognized Xia Fan's performance and gave him one star each...

The reason why most of the three-star trainees failed to be promoted to four-star was basically because they failed at the Yayoi Tsuki level.

In their opinion, as a "Yayoizuki-related customer", Xia Fan can be said to have a star when he enters the market.

"You, kid, actually have a four-star rating. It's a pity that you're still a long way behind me..."

"Just like I said before, the stage is where you can prove your strength, not the number of views that can inflate your statistics."

Hirano Yuta, who was closest, deliberately slapped the five-star badge on his chest and preached in the tone of a winner.

"Oh, oh, you are right."

Xia Fan echoed soullessly and hung another star on his chest.

"W-What?! You are also a five-star trainee?"

Staring at the dazzling row of five stars on Xia Fan's chest, Hirano Yuta clenched his back teeth.

"The eighth five-star trainee!"

"This kid, he wore them one by one on purpose, right?"

"But who can pin five stars at once?"

“That’s true…”

The trainees around were also in an uproar and completely desperate.

"Humph, no wonder you look down on everyone. It turns out you also got five stars..."

"Let me guess, there must be two of them given by Yayoi Tsuki, right?"

An Ziyao walked over, turned his back to the camera, and said sarcastically.

"Two? No, it's not what you think..."

Xia Fan shook his head.

Just as An Ziyao was waiting to see how he would "quibble", Xia Fan directly took out two more stars...

The entire backstage area suddenly became quiet.

"Teacher Yayoi, I accidentally gave you too many... I was given five..."

"Hey, it feels so heavy on my chest when they are hung together. What a troublesome rule..."

After putting on the last two pieces, Xia Fan raised his head and straightened his chest with some effort...

Seven metal stars are arranged on the chest in the shape of the "Big Dipper", and the visual effect is as exaggerated as the medal of honor on the uniform of a five-star general.

The trainees' originally noisy whispers had long since disappeared, and the sound of a pin drop could be heard throughout the entire backstage area.

It’s just that the light of the “Big Dipper” is too dazzling, making people feel like thousands of words are stuck in their throats and they don’t know where to start.

"Seven stars... Isn't the highest five stars? How come you have seven stars?!"

Waking up from this magical scene, Yuta Hirano asked indignantly.

"Producer, this guy is cheating. Did he steal the teacher's stars..."

Kishiyo also looked at the executive director on the sidelines and raised his hand to report like a primary school student.

"Trainee Xia Fan did receive seven stars. His rating is calculated based on the highest five stars, but all badges must be worn according to regulations."

The executive director checked the communication channel in the headset and confirmed it with pretended calmness.

"I see. His partiality is so obvious. He is indeed a Burning-type expert at manipulation..."

"I just hope that your performance in the upcoming theme song assessment will be worthy of these seven stars."

Seeing the camera coming over, Hirano Yuta and Kishi Sho had no intention of controlling their expressions and could only leave quickly.

"Congratulations, Brother Xia Fan, you are a seven-star trainee. I'm really curious about what kind of show you performed..."

Behind Xia Fan, in the shadow of the waiting area, a dark arm suddenly stretched out and slapped his shoulder vigorously.

"Martin? When did you come..."

He looked back and saw Martin Luther Silver, AKA Maba Luther, AKA Martin Luther Periodic Table…

"What are you talking about? Ever since you came out of the exit passage and were targeted by those two guys, I have been standing behind you to support you."

Martin explained in a wronged tone.

Because every time a trainee comes out of the exit passage, the camera will inevitably be facing this side, so he deliberately stood next to the exit passage, trying to "get in the camera."

Seeing Xia Fan's reaction, he realized...

My skin color has a "nocturnal" effect, and it is almost difficult to distinguish me standing in the shadow of the exit area. The few shots I managed to take before probably only captured a dark figure and four stars floating in the "darkness".

"Seven stars must be heavy, how about I help you share some of the burden?"

"Tsk tsk, what a waste! If you only give me one, I will also be a five-star trainee..."

But he was only disappointed for a second, and then he stared at the star on Xia Fan's chest with shining eyes, as if he was eager to buy one for free and leave.

"Xia Fan...actually got seven stars...How is this possible...You must be kidding..."

"Hmph, I hope you don't confront me too early in the performance, otherwise it will be boring..."

In the crowd, Shibata Makoto was also staring at Xia Fan's chest in amazement.

As a "superhuman" favored by the gods, he claimed that he no longer cared about these "false names". In recent days, he has been busy recruiting people for the "Healing House" and holding a multi-person purification ceremony. He is physically weak and has no time to pay attention to public opinion...

The fact that Xia Fan was selected by the Burning Company, and that he and Yayoi Tsuki "jointly promoted" each other, and that his personal interview video ranked first, was only heard from other trainees.

But when he saw with his own eyes that Xia Fan was protected by the "Seven Stars of the Big Dipper", his desire for fame rose up again and turned into jealousy that burned his heart.

"Ok?"

Just as Shibata Makoto was saying something harsh that only he could hear, Xia Fan suddenly noticed something and looked in this direction...

"Hey, Mr. Hatta?"

"You're also participating in this show? Why haven't I met you before?"

He greeted Shibata loudly and walked quickly to him.

"It's Shibata, not Hatta! I'm here to participate in the competition, it's none of your business..."

Shibata Makoto was about to correct him as usual, but suddenly he found that he had become the focus of all the trainees' attention. Even the executive director followed Xia Fan with a camera...

"Ahahahaha, well, as two alumni of Tokyo University of the Arts who love each other, it must be our destiny for us to meet by chance on the same show!"

He covered the badge on his chest and forced a "warm" smile at Xia Fan.

Not only did they change to the "business tone", but they also deliberately raised the volume to take care of the radio equipment.

Chapter 217 Spring and Autumn Brushwork

2024-07-13

"I thought there were only strangers on the show, but I didn't expect Senior Chai Dao to be there too. I instantly felt much more at ease."

There were so many people queuing up for their looks in the morning that Xia Fan didn't see Shibata Makoto at all. Only now did he realize that he was also participating in the same show.

It is indeed a happy thing to meet classmates in such a program.

Although there were some "small frictions" between the two sides in the campus singing competition, Shibata Makoto fulfilled his bet and admitted that he was "not as skilled as others", so he naturally put it behind him long ago.

"I'll make it clear in advance that even though we're schoolmates, if we meet in PK later, I'll still go all out!"

"For the honor of Tokyo University of the Arts, let's cheer for the next theme song segment!"

Shibata Makoto turned his body sideways, facing the camera with his most photogenic 45-degree jawline, posing a passionate and heroic attitude, and made a "ROCK" gesture to Xia Fan.

"Oh my, the friendship among alumni, the exciting battles, no one cares about non-Chinese, they just want to indulge in the camera..."

Martin, who followed, took it upon himself to be the atmosphere group and started to rap with unclear meaning.

After all, the ones in front of him are the "Seven Star Trainees" who are being chased by the camera, so if not now, when?

"Ahem, let's work hard together."

There was absolutely no way Xia Fan could cooperate with the two people's "business state" with their stiff movements and strange voices in front of the camera, so he said perfunctorily with an embarrassed look on his face.

……

When the first stage performances of the 101 trainees were all recorded, it was already late at night.

"Thank you for your hard work, colleagues. The recording of the second episode has finally been completed..."

After the mentors and trainees left, the "Idol Birth Festival" production crew, who had been busy all day, did not get off work. Instead, a review meeting was hosted by Yasushi Akimoto.