Idol Century War is a group stage competition show created by a rival platform to promote their own girl group. It has only aired three episodes so far.
Although Shining 101 was a flop this year, and the debut group they produced also flopped.
The showâs popularity is actually pretty good.
After all, their selling point is group battles, it doesnât matter if their own group is a flop, as long as theyâre willing to spend a lot of money to invite a few currently popular groups, and make the stages look good, they can at least capture the show fans market.
As for whether they can create viral stages and attract casual fans, thatâs a matter for the future.
So, inviting 5tars is a win-win situation.
On the one hand, their show needs a newly debuted popular group to provide heat.
On the other hand, 5tars also needs a debut stage.
The music show environment in China isnât very good.
If 5tars misses this opportunity, their next stage might be a long time coming.
And their debut album is about to be released, they canât delay it any longer.
Even so, Jiang Ye was a little uneasy because she didnât have a good feeling about the rival platform.
After all, she had been edited maliciously on the rival show in her previous life.
Itâs hard not to suspect that the program team just wants to steal their heat and then sacrifice them.
Arranging for Sunflower to go against them might be because they noticed the recent feud between the two fandoms.
The program team could just ride the wave of heat, have the two groups battle, and protect their own daughter while reaping the benefits.
Jiang Ye thought for a moment and said tactfully, "There arenât any restrictions on us from the friendly show, right?"
The manager smiled when he heard this, "What if there are restrictions? You donât want to win the championship there, do you?"
After all, theyâre just borrowing the platform to perform.
When the show airs, they can promote the release of their debut album.
The manager said, "You have other schedules to attend to later, itâs okay even if you lose the challenge, the company just wants you to perform well on stage."
As soon as Tan Meng heard this, she immediately said, "We canât lose."
Cheng Zhen also raised her hand and shouted, "Thatâs right, weâre 5tars, number one in the world!"
"That Sunflower, theyâre last yearâs debut group."
"As the saying goes, the waves behind drive on those before, now itâs our time to knock the old waves onto the beach!"
Jiang Ye: "..."
Lin Zui actually felt that this wasnât a bad choice, "Itâs very hot to have last yearâs talent show group go against this yearâs talent show group, I bet this episode will have very high heat."
Cheng Zhen tilted her head, "But if you really want to earn heat, you should have directly arranged for us to go against Shining⦠What was it called, Shining Girls?"
The manager just smiled when he heard her question and didnât say anything.
But Jiang Ye quickly figured it out.
This yearâs battle between the two groups is definitely the first highlight.
But how could the program team bear to have their own daughter compete against them.
Although the voting could be rigged, if they really arranged for Shining Girls to win, wouldnât 5tarsâ fans blow up the program team?
After all, the two fandoms are still quite different in size.
Jiang Ye felt that the program teamâs intention was probably to use this show to gain fans for Shining Girls, and by the end, they would be able to let them win the championship smoothly.
But if they go against Sunflower, neither of them is the program teamâs favorite.
So, they have a chance to win.
Jiang Ye felt a little more at ease.
Cheng Zhen hadnât watched this show, she asked, "Will it be the audience voting live?"
The manager said, "The mentors and the audience in the venue will vote."
Lin Zui, who had seen all kinds of voting in the entertainment industry, immediately said, "But the backstage data can be completely manipulated, so it doesnât really matter how they vote."
Jiang Ye nodded in agreement.
"Alright, alright."
"Instead of discussing the rules later, why donât you think about which stage you want to perform?"
The manager said, "I still need to communicate with the program team about this."
"ãOne and Moreã!"
"ãMemoryã!"
"ãSecretã!"
The four of them gave three completely different answers.
Shen Zhiyi didnât make a suggestion, she just smiled and said, "Iâm fine with any of them."
Jiang Ye: "Whatâs the point of a debut performance that doesnât include the title track?"
Tan Meng agreed with her, "Thatâs right!"
But Lin Zui said, "The title track is a bit difficult, Iâm not sure if I can perform it well. And if we make it to the next round, I want to save this song for a stronger opponent, as for Sunflower, we can just beat them easily."
Everyone: "..."
Beat them easily.
Sunflower would cry if they heard that.
Jiang Ye asked Cheng Zhen, "What about you, what do you think?"
Cheng Zhen blinked, "I donât have any opinion, I just like ãMemoryã better."
Jiang Ye: "..."
In the end, Jiang Ye and Tan Meng won by a landslide with two votes, and they decided to perform their title track, ãOne and Moreã.
While practicing this stage, they took the time to watch the previous episodes, getting a better understanding of the rules.
The recording and broadcast time for this show were very close, sometimes it was even recorded two days before it aired.
The groups that lost in the previous battle had to face a challenger.
If the challenger won, they would replace the losing group and continue in the competition, if they lost, they would go home.
Shen Zhiyi frowned slightly, "Itâs a bit difficult."
Lin Zui nodded, "And itâs not very friendly to us."
Tan Meng puffed out her cheeks, "⦠I strongly suspect that this show was organized so early just to coincide with our debut."
Otherwise, they could have competed as regular teams.
Regular teams would have another chance if they lost once, but challengers would have to leave immediately if they lost.
It was clearly a disadvantage to be the challenger.
"But now that you mention it, did Sunflower lose last time?"
Cheng Zhen said, "Does that mean theyâre not very strong?"
Jiang Ye shook her head, "Not really, they lost to Shining Girls."
As soon as she said that, the other four understood.
After all, who would the program team let lose, except for their own daughter?
Thinking about it, they felt a sense of shared destiny with Sunflower, both being victims of fate.
Idol Century War had two rehearsals.
But each team rehearsed separately.
So, it wasnât until the day of the official recording that Jiang Ye and her team met Sunflower for the first time.
She had watched the competition when Sunflower debuted.
They debuted as a seven-member group, the other members were okay, but the girl who was the C position was really good, she was a cool girl with a tall and slender build and a neutral style.
Since neutral styles are always popular in talent shows, she debuted as the C position that year.
But she was said to have a bad personality, she always had a cold face when she was with people she didnât know.
Fans who liked her style loved her, but those who didnât like her style thought she was rude and pretentious.
Because of the rumors.
And because the two fandoms werenât very friendly recently.
So, as juniors, Jiang Ye considered whether she should go over and greet them first, expressing her sincere attitude.
Before she could take action, Sunflower came over first.
The girl who was the C position was indeed tall, but she walked in with a strong presence, her boots hitting the ground with a force that made the wind blow, it was like she was coming to pick a fight with her six bodyguards.
Jiang Ye was slightly startled.
Before they reached her, Jiang Ye immediately bowed to the girl with her teammates, "Hello, senior!!"
Half a second later.
A hand pressed down on her shoulder, stopping her bow.
"No need, no need."
Jiang Ye heard a lively and cheerful voice.
"Hello Jiang Ye! Hello 5tars! Iâm Gu Jin, Iâm the captain and C position of Sunflower."
"You guys might not know me yet, but Iâve been watching your show, I reallyââlike you guys a lot!"
She spoke very quickly, even with a hint of anticipation.
Jiang Ye: "?"
She stood up straight, meeting the girlâs starry eyes.
After seeing Jiang Ye, she smiled and quickly said, "I heard about the things that happened between the two fandoms recently, Iâm sorry, we didnât manage our fans well."
"If you have time, after the competition, Iâll treat you to dinner? Itâs a way of apologizing."
Jiang Ye: "?"
Cold, bad-tempered, difficult to get along with.
Huh, who said that?
They were all friendly backstage.
The outside was even more lively.
Every time it got to this point, it was time for the light stick battle.
Because it was a competition between groups, the program team stipulated that they could bring group light sticks but not individual ones. If they found any individual light sticks, they would be confiscated and the owner would be penalized.
So, the solo fans who had gotten tickets gave up on bringing light sticks.
So, the pressure shifted to the group fans.
As a limited group, they generally didnât have many group fans when they first debuted.
After all, everyone came out of the most intense survival battle, they were all competitors, there was no reason to suddenly become friendly after coming out.
But 5tarsâ situation was different.
Sunflower fans had been constantly dissing them about their support color recently.
Even after their support color was chosen, they didnât let up, they were not only constantly scolding them in the plaza, but they were also mocking 5tarsâ few group fans.
Whatâs the point of choosing a group support color if you donât have any group fans? No one will be holding them anyway.
Unexpectedly, this comment directly triggered their group spirit, which they didnât have before.
Whether anyone holds them or not is our business.
It is not your place to point fingers?
5tarsâ fans had been burning with anger for days, with nowhere to vent.
Then, when they heard that their debut performance was against Sunflower, they immediately went crazy.
You said we donât have any group fans, right?
Letâs see how many group fans we have for a few days!
So, on the day of the recording.
The fans entered the venue, and they all turned on their light sticks.
The results were clear.
The ratio of sunflower yellow to platinum gradient was about one to ten.
This time, it was Sunflowerâs fansâ turn to be dumbfounded.
No, you guys just debuted a few days ago, where did you get so many group fans?!
They opened their phones, went online, and were about to start a fight, but they saw several 5tars fans who had been fighting with them a few days ago, tagging them and expressing their gratitude.
ãWow, platinum is so beautiful!ã
ãYeah, I didnât expect that our gradient colors would look so good together!ã
ãI understand, it turns out that the senior fans were thinking of us! If they hadnât let us change the suggestion, wouldnât we all be mixed up?ã
ãYeah, then our groupâs popularity wouldnât be able to be shown.ã
ãLooking at it this way, we should thank the senior fans.ã
ãWuwuwu, weâre really touched by the senior fansâ selflessness.ã
Sunflower fans: "..."
Who are you being sarcastic to!!
You are killing me!!