limited time friendship

Jiang Yingrui doesn't like her brother, but she often dreams of him.

He always had that dream. He dreamed that when he came home from school in high school, he excitedly opened the door of Jiang Yingcheng's room, full of anticipation to meet his elder brother who had been away for a long time, but only saw a dejected man nestling in the corner of the room. silhouette.

Jiang Yingcheng looked very haggard, with sunken eye sockets, blue stubble on his chin, unkempt hair, disheveled, and a dozen cigarette butts scattered at his feet.

Jiang Yingcheng said to him: "Ruirui, can you please stop talking to me, I want to be alone."

Jiang Yingrui backed out of the room in a daze, obviously not quite understanding why the once sunny and handsome brother turned into what he is now.

Jiang Yingcheng stayed in the room like this for two months.

Three years ago, Jiang Yingcheng was discovered by a scout of an entertainment company. Regardless of his parents' opposition, he ran away from home and became a trainee.But Jiang Yingrui actually supports his brother, because he also likes to sing and dance, and yearns for an idol who shines on the stage.

But in the two years since Jiang Yingcheng left home, Jiang Yingcheng has never been seen on TV or on the Internet. The only place where Jiang Yingcheng's name can be retrieved is the official website of the entertainment company.

There were many trainees like Jiang Yingcheng in that company, who were signed back in a wide-ranging manner and underwent rigorous training. Every new group was strictly screened, and those who could finally appear in the public eye were all They are one in a million people, and those who are eliminated can neither debut nor get a job, so they can only continue to practice day after day, forcing themselves to hold on and overdrawing themselves because they don’t know if there is a hopeful future.

But they can't leave until the contract expires.

Jiang Yingcheng was eliminated many times, had no hope of debut, and finally couldn't hold on.His contract actually expired in two years, but in desperation, he finally bowed his head to his parents, asked them to pay the liquidated damages for him, and returned home dejected.

It took him two months to get out of the emotional breakdown and start to face life again.

And all of this, Jiang Yingrui saw it.

After becoming an adult, he chose the same path as his elder brother, but the difference was that he made complete preparations.He found a reliable company, convinced his parents, and made a three-year contract.

If he can't make his debut within three years, he will go back to college.

Now, he has less than half a year left, and "Idol Making" is an opportunity he must seize.If he can make his debut in this show and lay the foundation of popularity, then after the limited group is disbanded, he can go back and lead the new group that Pioneer Entertainment is preparing.If he failed, then in the remaining time, he might not be able to find other opportunities to make his debut, so he could only return home dejectedly like his brother.

The night before the second pick was announced, Jiang Yingrui dreamed of his brother again, but this time his brother raised his head from his knees, but his face turned into himself.

After being frightened, Jiang Yingrui woke up, looking at the bed board above his head and thinking: What is there to worry about? Since the program was recorded, he has been firmly in the top eleven in the weekly rankings, unless the program group really We must make votes against our conscience to keep him going, otherwise he should have a stable debut.

Anyway, he was no longer sleepy, so Jiang Yingrui got up and went to the bathroom. Through the window, he saw that snow was falling outside, and a thin layer had already piled up. The cold wind blowing in through the small gap in the window was biting. cold.

By the time they make their debut, spring will be here.

Jiang Yingrui took one last look at Ye Xue and returned to the already cool bed.

The next day, the trainees finally waited for the second selection announcement that made them anxious.In fact, when the ranking flash report came out last week, many people already knew what they were going to do, but they still couldn't help but look forward to a miracle.

This time, the number of trainees had to be halved again, leaving only 35 of the [-] trainees.

The practice these few days has been a bit hard, and Yin Zhuoxing's knee, which was recovering, was a little bit unbearable, so this time, he entered the arena with a cane.

Originally, all the trainees had to pose in the arena, but with Yin Zhuoxing’s appearance, he couldn’t pose in any poses, so Xu Xiaoyuan simply gave up and followed him step by step, his eyes fixed on Yin Zhuoxing’s crutches, For fear that he would fall.

Because they were afraid of being crowded when there were too many people, they came earlier, chose the nearest seat and sat down, waiting for the recording to start.

After a few minutes, other trainees came in one after another.As the saying goes, people are refreshed on happy occasions, and Yin Zhuoxing's ranking has risen sharply, which made him feel a little less nervous, a little more calm and relaxed, and a little more interested in watching the trainees play.

Even though the relationship will be changed according to the different groups, Song Yan still plays better with his first few roommates.I saw him happily coming in from the aisle, pulling Gu Meng with his left hand and holding Qi Chengyi with his right hand, with a faint smile on his lips, and then pulled his two roommates into the camera Before, they wrapped their arms around their necks and happily took a group photo.

After taking the photo, Gu Meng took Song Yan's arm off his neck and said with a cold handsome face, "Song Yan, you are so childish."

Song Yan asked back: "Why, I'm only 19 years old, can't I be childish?" Then he made an even more childish grimace at Gu Meng.

Qi Chengyi watched the two quarreling with a smile from the side, and coaxed Song Yan gently: "You are so childish, don't listen to his nonsense, you are obviously cute."

Song Yan was unhappy again, she wrinkled her face and said, "You are so annoying, don't call me cute."

Not far away, Yin Zhuoxing watched the interaction between the three of them with great interest.

Xu Xiaoyuan was also watching, and asked a little puzzled: "What is the relationship between the three of them?"

Yin Zhuoxing said with a smile: "Who knows."

After a while, Tian Huan and Han Junwen came.

Two days ago, Tian Huan dyed his hair an extremely wild color - red, and also made an arrogant back hair, with a lot of silver jewelry on his body, he really looks like a bad high school student.And Han Junwen next to him still has that quiet and gentle look, his hair is well-regulated black, very soft and docile, different from usual, today he also wears a pair of plain glasses, which adds a bit of gentleness, and his body is still Wearing the Western-style uniforms of trainees, he looks more like those top students in youth dramas.

"The outfits of the two of them today are really extreme." Yin Zhuoxing commented.

Xu Xiaoyuan nodded in agreement: "It's very dramatic."

As soon as the voice fell, the two of them came to the camera and made a very dramatic pose——Tian Huan grabbed Han Junwen by the collar and raised his fist. The two of them were very close, looking at each other with hostile eyes .After the camera shot, Tian Huan changed back to that grinning look, put his arm around Han Junwen's shoulder and went to the seat.

The program group left the trainees free to fly freely in the entrance link before the release of each ranking, so everyone had a good time.

Jiang Yingrui and Xi Yun came in next, but they didn't do anything new.They came in talking and laughing, and then the two of them made a huge love for the camera together.

Yin Zhuoxing waved to them, calling them to sit down beside him.

"It seems that you two are very happy." Yin Zhuoxing said.

Xi Yun chuckled and said, "Our group's practice went quite smoothly. Everyone is an angel. It really makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally."

Coincidentally, the trainees who were assigned to the same group as Xi Yun were all kind and gentle people. Yin Zhuoxing felt it when the instructor checked two days ago, and the atmosphere in Xi Yun's group was very good.But what is worrying is that the members of their group are generally not ranked very high. If they are eliminated by blockbuster movies, those who remain in the group will have a hard time.

This time Xi Yun still has a high probability of staying, so Yin Zhuoxing couldn't help but worry about him: "Brother Yun, if you have anything to do, you must come to us."

Xi Yun waved her hand and said, "What can happen, I can always get through it." Judging from his tone, it is obvious that he has already anticipated the difficulties he may face next.

The last trainee to enter the studio was Tao Ke.Ever since he confessed to Xu Xiao and was rejected, he seems to have lost his energy, and his performance on stage is getting worse and worse. Even with the A-class bonus in the initial rating, it can't stop the ranking from falling all the way , has fallen from the initial twenty or so to the brink of elimination.

Tao Ke looked very haggard, kept his head down and looked at the ground, but when he passed by Xu Xiaoyuan and Yin Zhuoxing, he raised his head to look at them, and then hurried to his seat.

Xu Xiaoyuan felt a resentment in his eyes, and a chill ran up his spine after a long time.

"Has he harassed you recently?" Yin Zhuoxing asked.

"No." Xu Xiaoyuan replied.However, he still felt uneasy.

The two fell into silence at the same time.After a while, Yin Zhuoxing suddenly said: "Tao Ke... he should be eliminated this time. Will he say anything to the outside world after leaving the factory?"

"Has he...has he discovered the relationship between the two of us?"

Xu Xiaoyuan shook his head.It's not that he thinks Tao Ke didn't find out, but that he doesn't know.

Of course, only Tao Ke knew the answers to these questions.

So far, Xu Xiaoyuan and Yin Zhuoxing had been in contact with each other before, only Jiang Yingrui found out.One is because Jiang Yingrui is gay himself, and has a sexuality radar to identify similar people; the other is because Jiang Yingrui is both Xu Xiaoyuan's teammate and Yin Zhuoxing's roommate, and is relatively familiar with these two.

"Tao Ke is not familiar with us after all, and we don't usually have any contact with him." Yin Zhuoxing said these words not only to comfort Xu Xiaoyuan, but also to comfort himself, "Don't worry."

Xu Xiaoyuan let out a "hmm", his face was serious, he didn't know what he was thinking.Of course, Yin Zhuoxing also sensed that he had something on his mind, but the recording was imminent, and now was not the time to ask, so he temporarily put it on hold.

"Ready to start recording, everyone!" Quan Sheng who was standing next to the camera yelled with a loudspeaker, and the studio gradually became quiet. Hao Nan also stood still on the stage, looking at his hand In the script, here is the ranking of the trainees.

As soon as Hao Nan looked up, he found that most of the trainees in the audience were staring at him, so he raised the script in his hand and asked with a smile, "Why, do you want to read this too?"

Song Yan yelled from below: "PD! Can you not be a joke today?"

"No." Hao Nan spread his hands, "I also have to consider the effect of the program."

Song Yan pursed her lips and "cut" in a low voice.

Seeing this, Hao Nan teased, "It's only been two days since I saw you, and Yan Yanzi has become cute again."

Song Yan was hit twice by the words "Yanyanzi" and "cute", and became sullen and stopped talking.

After the ranking announcement, nearly half of the sixty trainees will leave, and the rest of the trainees will immediately have to make internal shots and kicks according to the lack of people or the number of people in each group, and then start the battle with the new teammates. Run-in, the time is very tight.Therefore, Hao Nan simply chatted with the trainees about the hot scene, and seized the time to start announcing the rankings.

It turned out that the four people in dormitory 310——Yin Zhuoxing, Xi Yun, Jiang Yingrui, Xiang Yuan, and Xu Xiaoyuan, all five of them sat in the same row.Xiang Yuan sat on Jiang Yingrui's left, and began to sigh again with his head down.

Jiang Yingrui raised his arms around his neck and rubbed him: "Yuanyuan, don't be sad, I'll come and play with you after the game!"

Xi Yun also chimed in: "That's right, we can still be good friends even after the game is over, just keep in touch."

All of them, including Xiang Yuan himself, knew that he would definitely leave this time.

"It's okay, I'm not sad, I just don't want to go back and listen to my parents' nagging." Xiang Yuan raised his head, parting his mouth and showing a smile, "Although I'm leaving, I feel like I'm not as good as last time. Sad."

He is already very happy to be able to stay on the show for one more round, and this result has exceeded his expectations for himself.Besides, during the few days left, he has gained a lot. Under the guidance of Tian Huan, he came into contact with melody rap, and found it very interesting, and felt that there was a new possibility in life.

"Thank you very much for always encouraging me to help me." Although he was about to leave, Xiang Yuan looked very energetic, "When you all make your debut, I will treat you to dinner."

Hao Nan on the stage announced the ranking in reverse order, No. 30 among the [-]th to [-]th place, and indeed there was no Xiang Yuan's name.

In last week's ranking flash report, he was ranked No.40. Elimination was the result that Xiang Yuan had expected, so he was in a very relaxed state.On the contrary, Xi Yun is more nervous, because his ranking is almost hovering around the elimination line, and in the [-]s and [-]s, the difference in the number of votes among the trainees is actually not very big. What if there are some exercises? If the student suddenly rushed to the front, he might be squeezed behind the elimination line.

Hearing that she is not among the 34 to [-], Xi Yun has already started to fidget.Jiang Yingrui patted his thigh with his hand and said, "Don't worry, you must be in the twenty or so."

Xi Yun looked at him eagerly: "Really?"

Jiang Yingrui said straightforwardly: "I say it's true, it's true." He didn't really know the ranking, but he just wanted to give Xi Yun courage.

As Jiang Yingrui said, Xi Yun was ranked No.20.When Xi Yun heard Hao Nan calling her name, she was so excited that she almost jumped up.

"Ruirui, I can stay here!" Xi Yun lowered her head and said excitedly to Jiang Yingrui.

"Look at your prospects." Jiang Yingrui laughed, raised his hand and patted his back, and said, "Calm down, go up."

This time, there were much fewer rankings to be announced, and the progress was much faster. The top eleven was announced soon, and the trainees were extremely excited.

The vote counting of Pei Jinglan and Jin Qi stopped only a week ago, so their rankings were also included in last week's quick ranking report.Among them, Pei Jinglan ranked third and Jin Qi ranked fifth.The withdrawal of the two of them left two vacancies in the debut position, which means that two people who were not in the top eleven will enter the debut position, and the upper circle will have relatively large changes.

Last week's ranking flash report is a thing of the past. Will there be any new changes when the official ranking is released?

"This time, two trainees who were not in the upper circle before entered the top eleven." Hao Nan said, "One of them happens to be No.11."

Hao Nan smiled and said, "This is not a good idea, because you will know it as soon as I tell you."

"He is the trainee dubbed a 'love liar' by netizens, Qi Chengyi from Star Culture."

It's only natural that Qi Chengyi's ranking has risen. His recent performances on the show and on stage are very popular.

"The other person must be you." Xu Xiaoyuan lowered his voice and said to Yin Zhuoxing, whose shoulders were tense beside him, "You deserve it."