The Rebirth of a Diva

Episode 4

In the past few days, Xia Ling had "improved" calmly, and her dance had improved very quickly.

Luo Luo was no longer worried that she would be in last place, and instead felt ambitious. He hoped wholeheartedly that Xia Ling would be chosen.

However, Xia Ling was not interested at all. He did not have a good feeling for Shen Manyao. Even if he was arrogant in his past life, how could it be justified to have a second-rate star like Shen Manyao criticize him? If the news was to come out, just the spit from each of Xia Ling's fans would be enough to drown Shen Manyao. What was wrong with Shen Manyao thinking that criticizing him was a good idea? Bimbo is like Shen Manyao, what kind of MV can he produce? No matter how remote Xia Ling was, she would never make a bad production film.

The participants in the large hall gathered in small groups, eagerly discussing options.

Xia Ling found the corner where she was standing alone, feeling a little irritated. Suddenly, he heard a joyful voice from a distance and approached. "Xingling, Xingling! You're here, I'm looking for you ~"

A light pink colored shadow shot towards him and hugged him.

The familiar scent of Calendula soap smelled into her nose, and without looking, Xia Ling knew it was Luo Luo. “Luo Luo,” he sighed, removing himself from the clutches like the octopus Luo Luo. "Why are you looking for me?"

Luo Luo waved the sealed paper slip she was holding. "The coaches are calling us to draw up front. I've taken it for you."

As he spoke, he put a piece of paper into Xia Ling's hand.

Xia Ling opened the tightly closed end of the paper and saw that there was one number printed inside: 68.

"Oh, you're number 68! Too bad, we are not in the same group," Luo Luo said disappointedly. Seeing the puzzled expression on Xia Ling's face, Luo Luo explained. "The coaches announced earlier that there would be random groupings for this exam.72 participants would draw lots alternately with six forming a group. Numbers 1-6 will be the first group, 7-12 the second group, and so on and so forth. "

His face dropped as he continued, "I'm number 57, so I'm definitely not with you. You're in the last group. I'm not sure if Shen Manyao will feel tired by then and whether he will be watching your exam properly. "

Xia Ling sighed in relief. He would thank the heavens if Shen Manyao did not watch his examination properly. Moreover, he would not stand the sound of this child during the examination. That would be a . . . Great .

He could not help but pity those who were in the same group as Luo Luo.

Smiling, Xia Ling patted Luo Luo on top of her head and said, "It's okay. Broke a leg."

Looking up like a little rabbit, Luo Luo nodded firmly. "I will!" He gave two jumps in the same spot and added, "Xingling, you're fine too! You must be chosen by Shen Manyao!"

Xia Ling's face turned dark.

After much commotion, Shen Manyao finally arrived. Examination begins.

One after another, each team of trainees walked into the examination room nervously, coming out nervously as well and carefully trying to figure out how their fellow trainees were doing. Whenever someone asks them how they did it, they will deliberately reply with something along the lines of "I didn't do well, I probably won't be chosen …". However, the anticipation in their voices was clear.

Luo Luo started to be affected by the atmosphere. He was so nervous that his hand holding Xia Ling's hand shook.

Luo Luo started to be affected by the atmosphere. He was so nervous that his hand holding Xia Ling's hand shook.

Although he said he had little experience and a weak foundation, as well as not having the courage to dream of being elected by Shen Manyao, he said, which trainees in the training camp don't want to be part of the MV filming this time around?

Oh, except for Xia Ling.

Xia Ling at first did not want to disturb him, but Luo Luo, despite looking like a cute little girl, had a pretty firm grip and gripped Xia Ling until her wrist hurt. Xia Ling finally gave up and said, "Quiet down, let me teach you some breathing techniques."

Being active in the entertainment industry, you will definitely have instances where your emotions are unstable. In this case, each artist will have their own way to reduce their emotions. In her past life, Xia Ling found some effective and efficient ways. The simplest and most widely applied is through breathing techniques.

Luo Luo learned very quickly. Without Xia Ling having to repeat herself, Luo Luo had already learned the breathing technique.

After trying for a while, Luo Luo indeed began to feel less nervous. He lifted his head and smiled, saying, "Xingling, you're so great."

Xia Ling did not know what to say as she took out her sore wrist from Luo Luo's hand.

Luo Luo diligently recalled the breathing technique that Xia Ling had just taught her, looking relaxed as she stood parallel to the members of her group in front of the examination room. The rest of the trainees were so nervous that they did not know where to put their hands and feet, making Luo Luo look calm.

A child with great potential.

A child with great potential.

Xia Ling watched as she entered the room before putting her head on the corner of the wall and closing her eyes for a bit of rest. After a while, he felt a burden on his body. An unknown object pounced on him again. Opening his eyes, he discovered that it was none other than Luo Luo.

"You're done with the examination?" asked Xia Ling.

"Yes!" Luo Luo was full of spirit. "Xingling, I think I did really well this time. All the praise for the breathing technique you taught ~~ I have to tell you, you don't see how rigid some of the others are. They completely forgot how to dance after seeing Shen Manyao, let alone perform to the standard as usual ~~ I would be the same if not for you, Xingling! "

As he spoke, he rubbed the top of his head affectionately on the nape of Xia Ling's neck.

Xia Ling felt a headache. This child . . . was he born in the year of the dog?

He was saved by the voice of the coach who called. "Number 67, Zhou Yu; Number 68, Ye Xingling …"

“I have to enter now.” He hurriedly pulled Luo Luo away from himself and then dashed towards the examination room as if he was running away.

"Xingling, I will wait for you ~~" Luo Luo happily waved at him. "You should do well ~~"

He tried his best to ignore Luo Luo's voice, standing parallel to the other five in his group in front of the examination room. Everyone on this team has a nice, visually appealing body proportion, but some are clearly trying to hide their nervousness. Everyone judged each other as if they were trying to evaluate each other's competitiveness and threats.

When they saw Xia Ling coming, some of them looked disgusted. Who doesn't recognize him? "Ye Xingling" had been in the training camp for over a year and many people had heard how failed she was. So what if he improves? The fact that they thought he was "not a match at all" was evident in their eyes.

If it was Xia Ling in her past life, she would have made them pay for this humiliation. However, now he is not interested in being selected for MV Shen Manyao and he also does not want to fuss. Therefore, he did not lose his temper for underestimating them, and only treated them as if they were transparent.

When they saw Xia Ling coming, some of them looked disgusted. Who doesn't recognize him? "Ye Xingling" had been in the training camp for over a year and many people had heard how failed she was. So what if he improves? The fact that they thought he was "not a match at all" was evident in their eyes.

If it was Xia Ling in her past life, she would have made them pay for this humiliation. However, now he is not interested in being selected for MV Shen Manyao and he also does not want to fuss. Therefore, he did not lose his temper for underestimating them, and only treated them as if they were transparent.

They measure it for a while, lose interest, and then shift their gaze elsewhere.

As the door of the examination room opened slowly, Xia Ling followed the rest of the group into the room.

It was a spacious and brightly lit room with a long and thick wooden table at one end.

Xia Ling instantly recognized Shen Manyao. The woman was thick as usual, wearing a red low-cut top with her cleavage clearly visible. Shen Manyao shamelessly leaned towards the man sitting by his side, but seemed to be somewhat aware and did not dare to overdo it.

Shen Manyao did not seem to want to spare even a sideways glance at the group of trainees who had just entered the room.

Xia Ling was slightly surprised after realizing that Shen Manyao was not sitting in the main seat in the middle of the long table. Instead, the main seat was occupied by a man Xia Ling had never seen before. Wearing a simple white shirt and wearing platinum-framed glasses, he has no additional accessories throughout his clothes except for the watch on his wrist – rare collector version of Patek Philippe.

It suits him. He has a clean and strong charisma.

Xia Ling looked at him from top to bottom for a while before turning around. Shen Manyao shamelessly tried to lure her. "Do you have time for dinner tonight? I know a pretty good French restaurant …"

The man slightly turned his head to look at the man on the other side, ignoring Shen Manyao completely. Xia Ling recognized another man – general manager of the training camp, Tan Ying.

Who was this big shot that could make Tan Ying play the second fiddle?