My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Chapter 120 The Night of Formation - Countdown to Leaving the Island

The rankings of the trainees are still being published.

Li Yingqi still firmly holds the first place, and Zhuo Yuanquan remains in second place.

Tu Jingyi also firmly held onto fifth place.

Then Lu Bingyang dropped to sixth place, while Li Xiaodong squeezed into seventh place.

Of the original top nine trainees, besides Lin Fan, the trainee who was originally ranked eighth also dropped out of the debut positions, while the trainee who was originally ranked thirteenth entered the debut positions and became the new ninth place.

After the rankings were announced, it was time to choose a song. This time, there were only two songs to choose from. Most of the top 9 contestants chose the first song, while Zhuo Yuanquan, Lu Bingyang, and Li Xiaodong, along with Lin Fan and the four contestants ranked lower, chose the second song.

The difference is clear.

……

The last performance song wasn't too difficult for anyone. After all, the show had already put them through so much hardship, and both physically and mentally, the trainees were able to adapt to this level of learning to some extent.

So, in addition to their daily practice, the production team started recording some materials that would be used on the final night of the group's formation, such as letting the trainees "enjoy" the VCRs from their initial auditions.

This was the first time Lin Fan had ever seen his former self, the original body.

The original character's performance in the VCR was, well, let's just say, utterly useless except for being good-looking! She sang off-key in every way, and when she danced, her hands and feet were stiff and unresponsive; it didn't look like she was dancing, but rather like she was about to start a fight!

His self-introduction was filled with awkwardness and restraint, his eyes always cautiously observing the people and environment around him. Lin Fan understood that this was the natural wariness and lack of confidence that orphans have towards the world, because he himself was like that.

The production team went to great lengths, even finding the bubble tea shop where the original owner used to work and interviewing some regular customers about their impressions of Lin Fan. Some people didn't remember Lin Fan at all, while others remembered that there was a very handsome employee at the bubble tea shop, whose handsomeness couldn't be hidden even when he was wearing work clothes and a little red hat. Some of Lin Fan's fans even set up a voting point outside the bubble tea shop, which made Lin Fan both amused and exasperated.

In the original owner's resume, under the "Dream" section, there was only one simple sentence: "I want to become a better version of myself."

PD Liu Jia slowly moved the camera from Lin Fan's resume to his face, asking him off-screen, "Your dream has changed, hasn't it?"

Lin Fan paused for a moment, picked up the pen provided by the production team, wrote a sentence in the "Dream" column, and then flashed a bright white smile at the camera: "No, my dream has never changed. I'm still the same person who wants to open a guesthouse in a tourist area and only cater to single ladies!"

After saying that, Lin Fan stood up and left the interview room.

Liu Jia zoomed in on the resume Lin Fan had left there, focusing on the sentence Lin Fan had written below the line "Want to become a better version of myself".

You are the best version of yourself.

This footage was intended for use on the final night of the group's formation, so it wasn't broadcast live. However, the production team had already screened all the footage, editing what needed editing, re-recording what needed re-recording, and then putting it where it belonged.

Upon seeing this footage of Lin Fan, even the director paused for a moment. Liu Jia, thinking there was something wrong with the footage, asked, "Director, what's wrong? Do we need to re-record it?"

The director shook his head: "No need, that's enough."

……

The stage on the day of the finals.

"Alright! Group 2 is good! Group 1, come up and rehearse one more time!"

"What's wrong with the rising stage?! Why isn't it keeping up with the music? Go check it again!"

"Let's do the transition between the main stage and the secondary stage again! There can't be any mistakes!"

The final officially started at 8 p.m., but from 6 a.m. onwards, the entire venue, both front and back, was a flurry of activity. The production team was naturally overwhelmed, handling everything from stage design, lighting, and sound, to controlling the pace of the event, managing fans, coordinating online and offline activities, and controlling the voting channels... In short, there was always something to do!

The mentors and students weren't much more relaxed either.

The host for the final night was specially invited by the production team; he was a big name in the hosting industry. After all, such an important moment and such a large venue were not something that amateur hosts like Luo Yu could handle. It had to be left to professionals.

However, the mentors also need to go over the scripts and the flow of the show. The mentors will have a lot of screen time during the entire live broadcast of the finale, so they need to prepare in advance.

Needless to say, the trainees rehearsed three times during the day without makeup, and in the afternoon they were backstage doing their makeup and hair while doing a backstage live stream before the finals, interacting with fans and warming up in advance.

Meanwhile, the trainees who were eliminated earlier will also be present today, along with executives from major talent agencies, heads of some well-known companies in the industry, some well-known media figures, internet celebrities, and so on. All of these people are able to access the backstage area.

Although some people won't appear in the live stream, the students still have to visit them, greet them, and interact with them as needed... I don't know how the other students feel, but Lin Fan feels like he's running around in circles.

He met a bunch of people, but Lin Fan couldn't remember a single one of them! He said a lot of things, but Lin Fan himself didn't know what he said!

After finally finishing up and returning backstage to prepare for their turn, Lin Fan finally had a chance to complain to the others: "So, why even bother debuting? It's so busy and chaotic every day!"

Li Xiaodong murmured from the side, "But some people want to be this busy but can't get it no matter what they do."

"For some people, this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment!"

"Reaching their peak right from their debut!"

Zhuo Yuanquan, unable to contain himself any longer, said, "Can't you say something nice?"

……

7 points.

"One last check to make sure each part is correct!"

"All departments, prepare for final adjustments!"

"Notify the back-end staff to prepare to take their positions!"

……

7 points.

"Now, students ranked 61st to 100th, please stand in your positions! Then, students ranked 31st to 60th..."

"The first 15 students, please take your positions!"

"Please take your seats, mentors and guests!"

……

7 points.

"Now we'll conduct the final headset and speaker tests!"

"Now we'll conduct the final large-screen test!"

"Now we'll conduct the final test of the lifting stage!"

……

7 points.

"Attention all departments, ten seconds countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

At 8 p.m. sharp, the finale of the 6th season of Morning Star officially began!