Setting foot on a planet within the Empire’s territory once more, Jiang Qin hadn’t lost her sense of curiosity.
After all, she had never been to this planet before.
She heard music playing at the spaceport the mont she stepped off the starship.
This planet was called Lanaka Star.
The planet was ho to four art academies, which ant there were many music students. The show had been located here to give these students a chance for an early debut.
Lanaka Star itself was a Third-class Planet.
It was precisely because the planet was so undeveloped that nurous schools had been established, turning it into what one might call an academic planet.
With several art academies located here, so cities had even developed nurous scenic attractions.
Over ti, these attractions beca popular filming locations.
Many film crews ca here to shoot, and with a simple call, they could recruit a host of high-quality extras from the academies.
Thanks to the inco generated by these activities, the Third-class Planet had gradually started to develop.
This ti, Jiang Qin had also brought Lan Yiran and his team along.
After all, the schools here were perfect for filming *teor Garden*.
The locations and students were readily available, and many of them were even acting majors.
Best of all, she could multitask.
When she wasn’t needed for the show’s recording, she could drop by the film set to check on their progress, then head back for the recording. No ti would be wasted.
"Sister-in-law, over here!" Long Yue waved at her from beside a sleek Flying Car.
The show’s production team was supposed to pick her up, but when Long Yue found out, she arrived on the planet early and took over the welcoming duties herself.
"Yuyu."
Long Yue seed completely oblivious to Long Hao’s presence; she only had eyes for Jiang Qin and Zhaozhao, who was cradled in Yun Xie’s arms beside her.
"Zhaozhao, my darling, you ca too? Quick, give Auntie a kiss."
Zhaozhao, suddenly face-to-face with a beautiful woman, remained perfectly calm, not startled in the slightest.
The baby was surrounded by her several fathers every day, so she was long used to it.
The group checked into their hotel.
The next day, Jiang Qin went to the show’s venue, taking Long Hao, Xie An’an, and Bai Ruo with her.
This show was also broadcast live, so they needed to do a rehearsal beforehand.
She had no objection to this.
Soon, the other four composers arrived, all of them from the younger generation.
They were Josh and Ophina from the Empire, and Su San and Sili from the Myriad Races.
All of them were female, and they shared another common trait: they ca from humble backgrounds, had low Spiritual Power Levels, and had faced a difficult road to fa.
This was a trait they all shared, including Jiang Qin.
’She had a feeling the director had considered this when sending out invitations. It was most likely intentional.’
’Perhaps he thought that because they had all experienced the hardships of poverty, they would be better able to empathize with the contestants?’
After the five of them exchanged nas, they took their seats on the ntor panel.
This variety show was a bit like a certain singing competition show Jiang Qin had seen in her first life. When the contestants perford, the ntors had to have their backs to the stage.
This was to prevent them from forming biased impressions based on a contestant’s appearance. After all, the show’s focus was on the voice.
Therefore, they weren’t allowed to see the contestants before choosing to turn their chairs.
The rehearsal was no exception.
They sat in their ntor chairs while the contestants sang on the stage behind them.
When they heard a voice they liked, they could turn their chairs.
Right now, they were rehearsing this very turn. For the first contestant, all of them turned their chairs simultaneously, only to see soone on stage wearing a full-body mascot costu.
They couldn’t see the contestant’s face, let alone their figure or even whether they were male or female.
After the rehearsal, Jiang Qin headed back to the hotel, taking a stack of tickets for the next day’s live broadcast with her.
***
At the crack of dawn the next day, Jiang Qin put on so simple makeup and headed to the venue.
anwhile, the live broadcast had already started on the Star Network.
The cara was currently backstage, where all the contestants who had passed the open auditions were getting their makeup done and being interviewed.
The first contestant to be interviewed was asked, "Why did you decide to join this program?"
The girl answered cheerfully, "Because becoming a singer has been my dream since I was little. I really cherish this opportunity."
Next up, the interviewer asked the second contestant, "And where are you from?"
This was a shy young man, who looked like he might not even be of age.
He answered nervously, "I’m from Linping Star in the Federation."
"Ah, a friend from the Federation! Do you have a particular ntor you’re hoping to work with?"
A professionally trained singer would have likely answered that every ntor was incredible and that they would be thrilled to be chosen by any of them.
But the young man was clearly still naive and full of passion, so he answered with sincerity, "I hope I can beco a student of ntor Jiang Qin."
Once he said that, if the other ntors were to hear it, it was likely none of them besides Jiang Qin would choose him.
［This kid is too young, he just says whatever’s on his mind.］
[I hope his ntor ends up being Jiang Qin when this airs. Otherwise, how’s the poor kid gonna survive under another ntor?]
[I heard the show is broadcasting live for four hours today! Oh my god, it’s been ages since we’ve gotten to see Jiang Qin on screen for this long!!]
[Hehe, I’m here for Qin Bao. Jiang Fan, assemble!]
[Su San fans assemble here! Everyone check out our Su San, she’s released several new songs recently and they’re all great.]
[Everyone, please support our girl Lily! You won’t regret becoming a fan.]
[The Ophina fan army has arrived!!]
...
Because the show was so long, Yun Xie could only watch the live broadcast from the hotel with Zhaozhao.
Holding the baby in his left arm and a milk bottle in his right hand, he said, "Little one, when do you think your mom is finally going to appear?"
"These comrcials are taking forever..."
It was indeed taking a while. Each contestant was given a few words of encouragent before they officially took the stage.
The first contestant to take the stage was a female singer. She sang "Sweet and Sour Is ."
Her voice was sweet and brimming with youthful energy, but no ntor turned their chair. It wasn’t until she finished singing and the lights ca up that their chairs were automatically turned to face the stage.
On stage, the girl waited for the ntors’ critiques, her eyes welling with tears.
The first to comnt was Sili, who sat at the far left. She smiled and offered a few words of praise first. "You have a lovely voice, and it’s a great fit for this song."
"But you were too focused on showcasing the sweetness of your voice, which made it sound a bit forced."
Josh, the second ntor to comnt, agreed. "Yes, you were too focused on emphasizing your voice’s strengths. It sounded a bit affected."
"To soone who doesn’t know much about music, that kind of affected voice might sound pleasant."
"But for those of us who work with music all the ti, it’s just noise pollution."
Hearing this, the girl’s face went deathly pale. After a haphazard bow to thank them for their critique, she ran off the stage in tears.
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