I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Given Chen Ya's indiscriminate nature, if she were to actually develop a relationship with him during this time, wouldn't she be bullied to death by Jiang Xinhai and Gu Yuqing in turn?

The problem is that I'm currently in Japan, and if I tell her Chen Ya's true identity, I'm afraid she'll reveal it. I should tell her before I return to China.

We need to find a way to stop her.

Qin Yunchu thought to herself.

……

The production crew, armed with cameras and microphones, has already set off.

Today's shooting focus is mainly on the newly arrived lyricist and composer, Guo Xiaoran's group.

In recent years, Guo Xiaoran has been on par with Jia Yi in terms of songwriting and composition, and he even has more fans than Jia Yi because he has an advantage – he is more handsome.

Moreover, most of his songs are artistic and literary, which attracts many female fans. If Jia Yi has more middle-aged and elderly female fans, then Guo Xiaoran has more young female fans.

Guo Xiaoran and Lu Chujiu had received the notification last night, so they got up early and came to the singing room.

When the film crew arrived on set, Guo Xiaoran was giving Lu Chujiu her opening remarks.

“You’re lucky,” Guo Xiaoran said to Lu Chujiu, who looked completely innocent. “You didn’t choose me, so I say you’re lucky. Even though you had the worst score in the last round, you drew the best card.”

Upon hearing this, the live stream chat erupted with comments, but few seemed to think he was arrogant.

"Xiao Ran is so confident, I like her!"

"Xiaoran has always been this confident. Sorry, it's not that I look down on the other companies, Xiaoran has always been this confident."

"I think he's right. Jia Yi is slow to write, Meng Xing is unpredictable, Chen Liang's writing is too frivolous, only Xiao Ran is consistently high-quality and consistent."

"Lu Chujiu is really lucky. She's not very strong, but she gets very strong teammates in every round."

……

Guo Xiaoran looked at Lu Chujiu and continued, "On the one hand, because the production team told me about the theme of this competition a few days in advance in order to maintain balance, I have already written a new song. On the other hand..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "My new song will be absolutely amazing. If you can bring it to its full potential, I believe you can compete for first place in the next round."

After saying that, he handed her the manuscript of the song he had written.

Lu Chujiu took the manuscript, and the comments section was already filled with praise for "Xiao Ran is so handsome".

Only Lu Chujiu harbored resentment in her heart.

After listening to the song, she felt it wasn't particularly outstanding. If he said that and the performance didn't turn out well, the audience would only think he hadn't performed well and hadn't brought out the intended effect.

This can be considered the basic technical means of Qin Yunshang's "theory of variety shows". Although Lu Chujiu did not hear the teachings at the time, she understood them after two rounds of intrigue.

However, she wasn't the type to stand out, so she didn't dare to contradict Guo Xiaoran and could only agree obsequiously.

On the other side, Meng Xing yawned as he met with Guo Lichuan.

Upon seeing him, Guo Lichuan immediately said, "Teacher Meng, why are you only getting up now? It's already 8 o'clock!"

"Only 8 o'clock?" Meng Xing rolled his eyes. "I usually get up at 9 o'clock."

Guo Lichuan frowned and said, "Teacher Meng, this won't do. Our trainees usually get up at 6 o'clock to practice."

Meng Xing waved his hand: "Don't bring your Japanese training camp mentality here. Here, you have to get up at 9 o'clock. Promise me you won't be a workaholic."

Guo Lichuan felt this was inappropriate, but he didn't want to offend him. After Meng Xing sat down, they stared at each other.

"Teacher Meng, where's the sheet music?"

"Not written yet."

Guo Lichuan stood up: "It's been three days, and you still haven't written it?"

Meng Xing spread his hands and said, "Aren't you going to rest for these three days? I'm trying to generate some inspiration."

"..."

Guo Lichuan was visibly in pain, but Meng Xing was in even more pain.

He was used to being easygoing, but he really couldn't handle this kind of person.

……

Jin Lan came to Jia Yi's room again, where he was writing a song.

"Teacher Jia, shouldn't we rehearse beforehand? You can listen to how I sing."

Jia Yi waved his hand: "No need, just practice with the sheet music. If you don't understand something, ask your vocal teacher."

Jin Lan lowered her head and said, "But, when I was with Chen Liang before, he was the one who guided my training..."

Upon hearing Chen Liang's name, Jia Yi's voice rose eight octaves: "Don't compare me to him, okay? I have my own style, and you have to follow my style here."

"I'm sorry." Jin Lan immediately lowered her head. Her personality has changed a lot; she's not as stubborn as before.

Jia Yi received the questions for the next round from Guo Xiaoran yesterday, and he is currently preparing for it with all his might.

His goal is to win first place, so he is preparing to carefully polish his next song and strive to surpass Chen Liang in the next competition.

In a sense, he was one of the first lyricists and composers to prepare for the next round of the competition...

Therefore, there wasn't much time to care how well Jin Lan sang. As long as it was passable, that was enough.

Surely we can't be ranked last in this round, right?

Jia Yi thought for a moment and reassured Jin Lan, "Go practice first. Consult your vocal coach about the singing style and melody. If you really can't get it right, come find me. Try not to bother me. Last round, didn't you practice with the three harmonies?"

"Oh."

Jin Lan answered honestly.

Although she answered honestly, that wasn't what she really thought.

In the previous round, Chen Liang didn't teach her step by step; she was led to sing by Shiina Ringo and the other two.

But the three of them had clearly learned the song before they came, and they are all top musicians who know how to sing it.

Jia Yi gave this song directly to her and her vocal coach. However, her understanding of some parts might not be the same as his, so the effect of singing it might not be good.

However, she had a bad working relationship with Chen Liang before, and there were many conflicts, which left her with some lingering resentment.

Now she tries to avoid conflicts with the songwriters and composers as much as possible, striving to maintain a harmonious relationship.

This is about transferring the lessons learned from Chen Liang to Jia Yi, transferring one person's warmth to another's heart, and calling for cooperation to be transferred.

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

It's match day again.

Chapter 440 The Truth Revealed

"Welcome everyone to the first season of 'Idol Producer,' sponsored by Liyou Tiger Balm. Liyou Tiger Balm is your perfect home helper. Thank you to Huayu Music Platform for sponsoring this competition. Listen to music on Huayu..."

The host unleashed a barrage of rapid-fire remarks that left even the live audience breathless. As the recitation ended, a new round of trainee eliminations officially began.

It was already the third round of the competition, and everyone was already familiar with the process. Even Lu Chujiu was no longer nervous.

Next came the lottery, and without any preamble, "Guo Lichuan & Meng Xing" appeared on the big screen.

Meng Xing's legs went weak.

He didn't sleep well at all last night, because he had a feeling that this round of the competition was going to be bad.

Guo Lichuan and he are truly incompatible.

He's an inspirational type of person who likes to dawdle over everything he does; dawdling gives him energy.

But Guo Lichuan happens to be a workaholic.

He felt restless if he didn't do something, and would bother Meng Xing at the drop of a hat, which prevented Meng Xing from accumulating enough "dawdling" energy.

In the end, he submitted the manuscript reluctantly, even though he himself felt that the new song wasn't very good.

not to mention……

He secretly glanced at the old man sitting to the side.

Ren Jinqing is here to oversee things.

If He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao are seniors, then this old man is a senior to seniors.

This is a national first-class composer and also the vice president of the Jianghe Provincial Writers Association. He is a true member of the national team.

The money that other people earn in a year is probably not even a fraction of what He Su earns, but when He Su sees the old man, he can only bow his head and listen to his lecture.

This is no longer just a difference in status within the entertainment industry.

Moreover, Meng Xing had heard that this person was particularly strict. Not only was he strict with himself, but he was also strict with others.

He suspected that what he had written this time was so terrible that the old man might criticize it so harshly that he would faint on the spot.

The host also spoke on stage:

"Before our performance officially begins, I would like to introduce a new guest to all the students and audience members."

"Mr. Ren Jinqing is a visiting professor we have specially invited. Let's give him a round of applause!"

Applause erupted from the audience, and Meng Xing joined in with enthusiastic clapping.

He only hoped that Mr. Ren would see his efforts and go easy on him later.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments, and everyone's attention was focused on Mr. Ren:

"The production team is really capable; they managed to invite Mr. Ren. That's amazing."

"Perhaps this is the power of money!"

"How can money alone buy that? Can you hire a national treasure like Mr. Ren, a lyricist and composer, just because you have money?"

"Inviting Old Master Ren is a bad deal. We're not on the same page to begin with, and no one will be satisfied with him. Isn't it just making things difficult for us?"

"Who said that? Old Master Ren is very open-minded. If he says it's good, then it must be good..."

……

The host said mysteriously on stage, "Classmates, do you know why we specially invited Mr. Ren here this time?"

After a pause, he revealed the answer: "We have two idol mentors, He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao, but they are not authoritative enough in songwriting. Therefore, we have invited a real authority to give all the songwriters a tough lesson!"

After saying that, Meng Xing cursed inwardly, while Guo Xiaoran confidently puffed out his chest.

After a brief opening, Guo Lichuan's performance finally began.

Meng Xing didn't come from the Japanese-style idol training system, and his songs don't have a strong boy band feel to them. Strictly speaking, he shouldn't be a good fit for Guo Lichuan.

But Guo Lichuan is someone who managed to get through the previous round, so he must have some talent. This song isn't for a boy band, but he managed to give it a boy band feel.

Meng Xing initially thought he was going to fail this time, but after seeing Guo Lichuan's performance, he felt it was alright.

At least this guy has developed a style, and he does have stage presence.

...Soon, Guo Lichuan came down.

When it came to the judges' comments, He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao each gave a brief evaluation.

But when Mai handed the gift to Ren Jinqing, the old man cleared his throat, and everyone realized that things were not so simple.

“I won’t talk about the stage performance. These kids are singing and dancing, it’s dazzling and I find it too flashy,” Ren Jinqing said. “I’ll mainly talk about your lyrics and music.”

Hearing this, everyone else smiled slightly, but Meng Xing felt a pang of worry.

"This melody is basically just two very common chords going back and forth. Then, in the first chorus, they start to play some fancy things, but they're not particularly original. They're the kind of fancy things that are very common. I feel like they didn't think it through carefully when they wrote it; it was like they were rushing to finish it..."

With each word Ren Jinqing spoke, Meng Xing's face darkened further.

After Ren Jinqing finished speaking, Meng Xing's face turned ashen, and he looked like he wanted to lie on the ground and be buried alive.

Old Master Ren's tongue... is too sharp!

Most importantly, what he said was incredibly accurate; every word hit the nail on the head, precisely addressing his weakest point.

He didn't excessively criticize his own writing; he simply listed the facts, yet he was already thoroughly humiliated.

What's even more frightening is that this might make the person involved feel that the old man was holding back, and that if he really went all out, they would be made to look worthless.

With just a few simple words, Meng Xing was completely stunned.

In the live broadcast room, most viewers didn't quite understand Ren Jinqing's technical terms and were somewhat confused.

But even though he spoke ill of Meng Xing in a very negative light, everyone could still tell.