After Transmigrating Into a Male Idol Talent Show

Chapter 35

Even trainees who tend to be all-rounders have their own areas of expertise, which is why groups usually have different members assigned to different positions. However, this performance assessment is not completely based on strength; instead, trainees have the autonomy to choose their positions. In other words, if a trainee doesn't choose their stronger position and instead opts for a self-challenge, the production team won't interfere.

The rap, dance, and vocal categories will each have internal competitions within the same position. Producer Cui Zhihao provided detailed explanations: "Teams will no longer have internal position assignments. For example, the dance group will have three songs to choose from. Trainees who choose the same song will automatically form a team and only need to complete the dance stage." "If you choose dance, you'll only dance in the next performance assessment; singing won't be required." The trainees understood that they would be individually assessed based on their chosen position, with internal comparisons within the same position category.

"The performances for the three position categories will be conducted separately. Among the trainees who perform the same song, there will be internal competition, and only the trainee with the highest votes on-site will receive the reward votes for the next overall ranking." "The trainee with the highest votes among all those who choose the same position will receive additional reward votes." The trainees couldn't help but think autonomously that the winning team from the first performance only received 3000 votes per person, and Qin Lu, with the highest votes, only received an additional 1000 votes as a reward. This didn't seem very attractive to the trainees who had already experienced the first overall ranking.

Producer Cui Zhihao smiled slightly, seeing the thoughts of the trainees written on their faces, understanding them clearly. In fact, when the production team initially determined the reward votes, they underestimated the voting power of the fans in this season. The elimination process was planned before the performance, which was a strategic mistake. They didn't expect the final vote count to be much higher than their estimates, so the reward votes for the first performance seemed somewhat inadequate. Therefore, the production team urgently increased the reward votes for the second performance— the more reward votes there were, the more competitive the trainees would be. Without any competitive element, what would be the point of the competition?

With the trainees not paying much attention to the rewards, Producer Cui Zhihao cleared his throat and threw out a bombshell: "The reward votes for the second performance will be thirty times that of the first performance!" The trainees were quiet for a moment before erupting into countless cheers. "...Thirty times?! Am I hearing this correctly?" "Let me calculate. With 3000 votes for winning within the group, thirty times would be 90,000 votes!!" "Ninety thousand votes... The last-place trainee in the first ranking had only about 30,000 votes. Even the top ten, I don't think any of them had this many votes. Wow, if we can get the reward votes this time, it should make a big difference for those at the bottom of the rankings."

You see, the rankings are based on the audience's preference, and the amount of screen time varies. Some trainees with strong abilities but limited screen time were greatly ignored, resulting in very low visibility. In such cases, if a trainee performs exceptionally well in the individual position assessment, it not only showcases their talent to the audience but also adds a substantial 90,000 votes, enough to allow trainees at the bottom to make a slight comeback. At least it can reduce the risk of elimination.

In the program's process, the second announcement of the overall ranking will be made on the day after the performance, giving everyone the opportunity to go on stage. No one will be eliminated without the chance to go on stage, as was the case last time. However, this doesn't have much impact on the higher-ranking trainees; it's more like a lifesaver for the trainees at the bottom, increasing their hopes of advancing.