Fang Yuan was right when he said this was a documentary, because this is Victoria's debut documentary. From the members' auditions to their training and successful debut, all the important time points are included. It is both the group's debut documentary and a large memoir of the members.
Everyone was still talking and laughing at the beginning, and spared no effort to laugh at their teammates' dark history, but as the video played back bit by bit, everyone looked at the past training scenes and gradually fell silent.
The five of them were not confirmed members of the group at the beginning. At that time, there were 50 trainees recruited by Chuanxing. The 50 people received a year of training together. After that, Chuanxing conducted a comprehensive assessment on each of them, and finally selected 5 people from the 50 to become the members to be prepared for debut. After that, these five people received another year of targeted training before finally debuting.
To select 5 people from 50 people, the probability is one in ten, and the competition is quite fierce. And because there are so many trainees, Chuanxing can't take care of everyone, so apart from hiring professional teachers to teach them, they are basically left alone, and everything depends on themselves.
During group training, Xia Zhi was not familiar with several of his teammates. The only one he was relatively familiar with was Jiang Zhixia - because they shared the same pain.
In fact, Xia Zhi has always felt guilty about joining Chuanxing as a trainee, because his artistic attainments are indeed average, and the reason he was able to stand out from tens of thousands of contestants was not because of his appearance. So he always felt that he won unfairly, and rarely communicated with others during training.
Jiang Zhixia is an exception.
Although Jiang Zhixia was only 20 years old at that time and was still a young and immature college student, he was already very outstanding in appearance. He was even taller than Xia Zhi, with long arms and legs, a golden ratio figure, and a relatively cool personality. He was exactly the type of cool male god that young girls liked.
However, probably because Jiang Zhixia stood out from the crowd, he gave other trainees a great sense of threat, so he didn't have many friends and was mostly alone during training. Of course, Xia Zhi felt that a big reason why Jiang Zhixia couldn't make friends was that he was too cold. Although the cold male god was more attractive, it was indeed difficult for people to feel close to him.
Although Jiang Zhixia was cold, Xia Zhi had an inexplicably good impression of him and even wanted to take the initiative to get close to him. It might be because he could tell at a glance that he was the same as himself.
At that time, he didn't know that Jiang Zhixia was discovered by a talent scout and entered Chuanxing as a trainee, but when he first saw Jiang Zhixia's face, he knew that no matter how well he sang or danced, he would definitely get in with this face. After that, he paid attention to Jiang Zhixia for a while and found that his artistic attainments were not very high, which made him more certain of his guess.
From then on, Xia Zhi decided to be friends with Jiang Zhixia.
The life of a trainee is very hard and boring. It is really hard to persevere alone. Xia Zhi felt that he was a bit of an outlier here, so he didn't dare to make friends with those who were good at singing and dancing, but if it was Jiang Zhixia, there would be no such difficulty. So he began to approach him slowly, standing next to him during training, and talking to him during breaks. Although Jiang Zhixia didn't talk much, he responded to every word.
Slowly, Xia Zhi began to realize that Jiang Zhixia was not really difficult to approach. Rather than being cold, his personality was more dull. He was like a spinning top, he would move if someone poked him, but he was actually very soft inside.
The more Xia Zhi got along with him, the more interesting he found him. Although Jiang Zhixia showed little expression, he was surprisingly clingy. After the two of them got to know each other, he became particularly clingy. He followed her wherever she went, and their relationship naturally became closer. Probably because Jiang Zhixia was the first friend he met in Chuanxing, his relationship with him was deeper than that with the other three teammates from the beginning.
Xia Zhi looked at the familiar training scenes in the video and couldn't help but recall some past events.
At that time, he and Jiang Zhixia had a weak foundation, and the teacher's training pace was fast, so learning was extremely difficult. The teacher's requirements were also high, and if they could not meet the teacher's requirements, they had to practice more, so they were kept after class every few days.
During a random dance test, he and Jiang Zhixia failed to meet the standard, so the teacher asked them to stay and practice for two more hours. They had practiced for a whole day, and practiced for two more hours on an empty stomach at night. After completing the extra practice, they were so tired that they lay down on the floor of the dance studio head to head.
It was already late autumn and the temperature was a bit low, but both of them were only wearing a sports short-sleeved shirt and were still sweating profusely.
Xia Zhi lay in a big letter shape, feeling tired, hungry, and sleepy. He stared at the light on the ceiling with a dazed look and asked Jiang Zhixia with a hopeless look, "Are we hopeless?"
Jiang Zhixia on the other end was silent for a long time before she hummed softly.
Xia Zhi collapsed and covered his face, his voice bitter and desperate: "After being a top student for more than ten years, I suddenly became a poor student! This gap is simply murderous! Don't pull me! I want to die!"
Jiang Zhixia fell silent again. Five seconds later, he pulled Xia Zhi's wrist uncertainly and advised him a little stiffly: "Don't die."
Xia Zhi was originally very depressed, but she was immediately amused by the other party's emotionless reading. She couldn't stop laughing, so she simply turned over and put her head on Jiang Zhixia's shoulder, laughing non-stop.
Jiang Zhixia was originally unsure whether Xia Zhi's "Don't pull me" was a hint for her to pull him, and he became even more uncertain after hearing his smile. He asked hesitantly, "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, no, hahaha." Xia Zhi laughed and punched his shoulder, "Jiang Zhixia, you are really funny."
"Interesting?" Jiang Zhixia was surprised by the word. It was the first time he was praised as interesting, so he couldn't help but ask, "What's interesting about me?"
"You're interesting in every way." Xia Zhi got up from the ground and said to him seriously, "If we lose in the end, can we still be friends?"
Jiang Zhixia also sat up and said helplessly, "Are you thinking too far ahead? There is still more than half a year before the final assessment."
Xia Zhi said sadly: "Have you ever seen a poor student care about the exam time?" Anyway, the score will be the same whether you take the exam early or late.
"Don't you want to work hard?" Jiang Zhixia asked, "The teacher also said that your foundation is not as solid as theirs, but you have a good learning ability and a high level of understanding. If you study hard, you will definitely be able to learn it."
"What about you?" Xia Zhi asked instead of answering, hugging her knees and looking at him, "Didn't the teacher say the same thing to you?"
"I..." Jiang Zhixia lowered his eyes, looking somewhat hesitant.
"Do you want to be a star?" Xia Zhi continued to ask.
"I don't know. I haven't thought about it." Jiang Zhixia said calmly and indifferently.
Xia Zhi was surprised: "Then why are you still here as a trainee?"
"There is money to be made." Jiang Zhixia said shockingly.
So Xia Zhicheng was shocked by his words: "Is there money to be taken?"
"Don't you know that trainees also get paid every month?"
"I know, but..." Xia Zhi couldn't believe it, "You became a trainee just to get paid?"
"And there's an internship certificate." Seeing Xia Zhi's shocked expression as if he was struck by lightning, Jiang Zhixia smiled obscurely and spoke slowly.
"I never thought about debuting as a star. I was working part-time in a coffee shop before, and I met a man who asked me if I wanted to be an artist. He said he was a scout for Chuanxing and that I had the potential to be an idol singer. He asked me if I was interested in entering the entertainment industry. I said I was not interested and rejected him. But he didn't give up and came to the coffee shop to find me for three consecutive days. Later, he came too frequently, and the owner of the coffee shop thought I was in trouble. He was worried that it would affect the restaurant, so he fired me. He came to see me again after I left the coffee shop, and I was actually quite angry. But he said that being a trainee at Chuanxing would also pay him a salary and he could also get an internship certificate. I was also looking for an internship at that time, so I agreed."
"..." Xia Zhi was silent for a long time after hearing this, and asked suspiciously, "You made up a story to deceive me!"
"It's true." Jiang Zhixia's expression was sincere. "If you don't believe it, I'll show you the internship certificate later."
"..." Xia Zhi felt that the reason why he became a trainee was outrageous enough, but he didn't expect that there was something even more outrageous.
"What happens after you get the internship certificate?" he asked curiously.
"That should be a year from now," Jiang Zhixia thought for a moment and said, "I will graduate by then and find a formal job."
Xia Zhi laughed: "You really are here to do a part-time job."
"I told you I didn't lie to you." Jiang Zhixia also asked, "What about you?"
"Probably going back to school to continue studying, and then like you, finding a formal job after graduation."
"You don't want to debut as an artist either?" Jiang Zhixia asked.
"Whatever. I think my debut is pretty risky anyway." Xia Zhi sighed, "You've seen it too. They're all so good. We can't compete with them at all."
"really."
"So, just let it be." Xia Zhi patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Okay." Jiang Zhixia looked at him with a faint smile in his eyes.
"I'm hungry." Xia Zhi rubbed his stomach and suggested, "Let's go eat."
"Yeah." Jiang Zhixia stood up, walked to the door, took the coats of the two people, and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"Teppanyaki!" Xia Zhi said, "I heard there's a delicious teppanyaki restaurant outside your school. Have you tried it?"
"I've eaten it a few times," Jiang Zhixia nodded, "it tastes really good."
"Then let's go eat teppanyaki." Xia Zhi patted his chest and said generously, "I'll treat you this time!"
"good."
The two chatted and laughed as they walked out of the dance studio, preparing to take the elevator at the other end of the corridor.
Chuanxing has two floors in total. This floor is a practice area specially prepared for artists. There are several practice rooms on the first floor, which can be used freely. Therefore, many diligent and hardworking trainees will find an empty practice room to continue practicing after class.
The lights in the practice room were almost always on as the two of them walked over, and everyone was practicing very hard. Xia Zhi became more and more frustrated, and he folded his hands and gently bumped Jiang Zhixia with his arm, shaking his head and saying solemnly, "See? We can't compete at all. Let's pack up and go home early."
Jiang Zhixia curled the corners of his mouth but did not refute.
"Hey, Jiang Zhixia and Xia Zhi are kept after school again today. How many times has this happened to them? It's so embarrassing, hahaha." The voice was a man's, and the tone was very disdainful.
Xia Zhi and Jiang Zhixia happened to pass by the classroom door. When they heard their names suddenly, they stopped subconsciously.
They were all familiar with the voice. It belonged to one of the fifty trainees, named Sun Tianhao. He had studied dance for more than ten years and was in the top tier among the 50 trainees. However, his appearance was average and he was not very competitive.
Xia Zhi and Jiang Zhixia usually hang out together, and have little interaction with other trainees, and the same is true for Sun Tianhao, who only nods and greets each other when they meet. They don't even have much contact with each other, let alone grudges, but from his gloating tone, it seems that he is very dissatisfied with them.
So Xia Zhi was a little puzzled, and leaned over to whisper to Jiang Zhixia: "Have we ever provoked him?"
Jiang Zhixia shook her head calmly, showing no concern or curiosity. She tugged at Xia Zhi's clothes and whispered, "Let's go."
Xia Zhi wanted to know why Sun Tianhao, who had no grudge against them, hated them so much, so he pulled Jiang Zhixia to hide by the door, pointed inside the door and mouthed silently: "Listen before you leave."
Jiang Zhixia had no choice but to accompany him and eavesdrop.
After Sun Tianhao finished speaking, another male voice was heard in the room. The voice was also familiar. It was also one of the trainees, named Luo Fan. Luo Fan also studied dance, and his level was slightly lower than Sun Tianhao, but he looked pretty good.
"What's so funny?" Luo Fan said coldly, "You are laughing so happily now. When they both debut and you are not selected, I don't think you will be able to laugh anymore."
Sun Tianhao really stopped laughing, but he didn't take Luo Fan's words seriously and laughed sarcastically: "They can debut with their level? You think too highly of them."
"Heh," Luo Fan also laughed sarcastically, but the target of his laughter was Sun Tianhao, "You are so naive. You really think you have a chance to debut. To tell you the truth, even if you have the best ability, you can't be selected, while the two of them, even if they are useless, can finally debut. Do you know why?"
“…”Sun Tianhao didn’t say anything.
"It seems that you are not that stupid." Luo Fan chuckled, "Don't be unbalanced. This is fate. Who can blame me for having a good appearance?"
"Humph." Sun Tianhao was not convinced. "No wonder they were chosen even though they don't know anything. It turns out they got in through the backdoor."
"Maybe he really went in through the back door." Luo Fan said meaningfully.
Sun Tianhao was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, chuckled twice, and whispered: "I heard that the big guys in the circle have strong tastes. They don't want pretty girls, but like to play with tender boys. If those two losers really debut, they probably won't be able to escape."
"Isn't that good?" Luo Fan sneered, "You also said that they are two losers. Why should they take up two debut spots for nothing if they don't make some sacrifices?"
"He's a waste now, but he'll be a plaything later." Sun Tianhao said with disdain, "I don't know how many times he's been played with."
"Bang!" The door behind him was suddenly kicked hard.
The two people who were gossiping in the room were startled. They looked at each other and realized that their conversation was heard, and their faces changed.
"Who's outside!" Sun Tianhao suddenly got up from the ground and ran to the door. When he opened the door, there was no one in the corridor.
"Is anyone there?" Luo Fan also followed, looking a little nervous.
"I didn't see anyone." Sun Tianhao returned to the room and locked the door, then asked Luo Fan solemnly, "Who could it be?"
Luo Fan frowned and said nothing.
"Could it be Xia Zhi and Jiang Zhixia?" Sun Tianhao became more and more uneasy the more he thought about it, but he quickly denied his guess.
It shouldn't be them, otherwise they wouldn't just attack the door...
"Why did you pull me away!" In the elevator, Xia Zhi also angrily questioned Jiang Zhixia.
"What do you want to do if I don't take you away?" Jiang Zhixia asked him calmly.
"Of course we should kick the door down and beat them up!" Xia Zhi looked ferocious, but the elevator had already started moving, so he could only glare at Jiang Zhixia unwillingly.
Jiang Zhixia patiently explained to him: "Have you forgotten? Chuanxing strictly prohibits trainees from fighting. If they are found, they will be expelled."
"Fire him if you want!" Xia Zhi said angrily, "Didn't you hear what they said about us just now? Aren't you angry?"
"I'm angry."
Xia Zhi sneered: "I didn't see that at all."
It was the first time that someone had spoken so harshly about him behind his back. He was almost mad with anger. However, Jiang Zhixia repeatedly prevented him from teaching those two talkative guys a lesson, so she took her anger out on him.
Jiang Zhixia remained very calm, and even his facial expression did not change.
"I just think that fighting is only a temporary solution and can't solve any problems." Jiang Zhixia said, "Even if you go in now and beat them up, they will still think the same way about us, and they might even curse us even more harshly behind our backs."
"I don't care what they say behind their backs, but if I hear them, don't blame me for beating them to a pulp!"
Xia Zhi was only 17 at the time, and was quite impulsive in both his thoughts and actions. Jiang Zhixia was 20, and was much calmer and more thoughtful in both her thoughts and actions.
"Taking action against such people is the least fulfilling form of revenge." Jiang Zhixia tried to reason with him.
Xia Zhi slowly calmed down under his calm and patient persuasion and asked, "What do you think?"
"They are conceited and actually very proud, especially in the areas they are good at." Jiang Zhixia asked calmly, "What do you think his reaction would be if the loser he has always looked down upon defeated him in his professional field?"
Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment, but then chuckled.
"It should feel like the sky is falling and the earth is collapsing." Although Xia Zhi thought this method of revenge was good, he was not sure. "But do you really think we can do it? Although they are annoying, they are still very strong."
"It is indeed difficult." Jiang Zhixia gave an affirmative answer, but then changed the subject, "But this is the only way to maximize the sense of achievement of revenge, isn't it?"
"Based on our levels, this kind of revenge can be said to be a hell-level challenge." Xia Zhi commented, but then smiled and said, "But I just happen to like challenging the hell mode. What about you?"
Jiang Zhixia raised the corner of his mouth: "Me too."
The two smiled at each other, their eyes firm and confident, and simultaneously stretched out their right hands and clapped their hands in the air. The crisp sound echoed in the elevator compartment for a long time.
Perhaps because the year as a trainee was so hard and painful, Xia Zhi subconsciously had some resistance to that experience, so after retiring, he rarely thought about that time. But this was the only incident that he often thought about, even during the years when he and Jiang Zhixia were separated.
Looking back now, Xia Zhi thought that the high-end way of revenge he thought at that time was actually quite stupid. If he were in his current situation, he would definitely choose to beat the guy up and be done with it.
Xia Zhi still thinks about how they practiced singing and dancing day and night and trained hard for a whole year, but in the end, he didn't see the expressions of Sun Tianhao and Luo Fan that were devastated. He still wanted to beat Jiang Zhixia up.
Because Sun Tianhao and Luo Fan couldn't even make it to the end of the training period!
The two of them were fired by Chuanxing in the middle of their training. The reason given was - misconduct, but what exactly they did was not made public.
It was only after several years that Xia Zhi learned the truth about the two people's expulsion.
It turns out that Sun Tianhao and Luo Fan like to gossip behind others' backs when they have nothing to do. Not only him and Jiang Zhixia, but anyone they don't like has been gossiped about by them.
Later, one time when they were having dinner together, they started to criticize others again. This time, they were slandering Sang Luo.
At that time, Sang Luo was quite popular and flamboyant. He was picked up by luxury cars every day when he went to work, and he wore brand-name clothes. However, he never confessed his identity, so no one knew that he was actually a rich young master. In addition, he had a delicate appearance and often went in and out of various high-end places, so many people privately speculated that he was a gigolo kept by a senior executive in the company. However, although they said it privately with details, no one dared to say it openly.
Sun Tianhao and Luo Fan also dared to speak out because no one knew them outside. As luck would have it, a rich second-generation friend of Sang Luo happened to be eating at the next table with his girlfriend. At that time, the rich second-generation friend did not show up, but just recorded their conversation and went to Chuanxing after dinner.
Sang Luo's friend happened to have some connection with a senior executive of Chuanxing, so the next day, Sun Tianhao and Luo Fan were fired. Then that afternoon, as soon as they left Chuanxing, they were spotted by a group of social youths and dragged into an alley and beaten up. Both of them were beaten black and blue, with tears streaming down their faces. They looked as miserable as they could be.
Those social youths were actually thugs hired by Sang Luo's rich second-generation friend to help Sang Luo vent his anger. Only Sang Luo and his friends knew about this.
After Xia Zhi heard about this from Sang Luo, he felt very complicated for a while.
I should have kicked the door in and beat them up! Just thinking about how those two people were beaten up with black and blue faces makes me happy! I really believed Jiang Zhixia's lies at the beginning!
(End of this chapter)