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nSeeing that the system was lying flat, Shi Xi decided to lie down as well. “Let’s take it one step at a time. There’s a high chance that Xie Yunzhou won’t throw me into the river and feed me to the fish.”

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nSystem: …

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nOne person at a time, willing to be a salted fish.

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nThere was a knock on the door.

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nShi Xi got up to open the door and realized that it was Xie Yunzhou’s assistant.

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n“Hello? What’s the matter?” Shi Xi asked softly.

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nThe assistant smiled and said, “Hello, Miss Shi. When I went to the cake shop, I thought that Miss Shi might like to eat cake, so I bought one for you.”

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nWhen Shi Xi saw the chocolate cake in the assistant’s hand, her eyes lit up. “You’re too polite. Thank you.”

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n“No need to thank me.” The assistant hinted, “President Xie’s birthday is coming up soon. I’m going to order a birthday cake for President Xie.”

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n“Xie Yunzhou’s birthday?” Shi Xi asked, “When?”

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nSeeing that Shi Xi took the initiative to ask, the assistant hurriedly said, “It’s next weekend. Is Miss Shi free?”

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nShi Xi thought that she and Xie Yunzhou could be considered friends, so she said, “I should be free. Where is Xie Yunzhou going to hold his birthday party?”

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n“President Xie is holding an international meeting that day. He will only invite a few friends to celebrate his birthday,” the assistant said. “Next weekend, at 7 p.m, Marriott Revolving Restaurant. Please be sure to come.”

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nShi Xi nodded. “Okay, I got it.”

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nAfter the assistant’s task was completed, he made a mental note to himself.

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nThis year’s year-end bonus would definitely double!

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nAfter sending the assistant away, Shi Xi lay back on her bed, thinking about what gift she should give Xie Yunzhou.

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nThe big shot villain was rich and powerful, and he didn’t lack anything.

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nWhat could she give him?

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nShi Xi searched: What should I give a male friend as a birthday gift?

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nAnswer: Give yourself to him.

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nShi Xi: “???”

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nA male friend isn’t a boyfriend!

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nShi Xi scrolled down and found that all the gifts were for boyfriends.

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n‘Forget it, I’ll think about it myself.’

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nShi Xi had a lot of money now, so she could afford to give him more expensive gifts.

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nAfter the second episode of Star Idol was broadcast, it attracted waves of heated discussions.

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nThe recording of the third episode was also in the midst of intense preparations.

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nThis time, it was time to step onto the stage and prepare for the first public performance.

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n“The first public performance will be divided into 14 groups. Each group will be led by a mentor and will compete with other groups.”

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n“The victorious group members will each receive 10,000 additional votes! The most popular member in the group will receive an additional 50,000 votes!”

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nHearing Shen Hanquan’s introduction, all the trainees present were restless.

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nAdditional votes!

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nThis was the most affordable reward!

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nTo the top few, 10,000 votes were nothing. But to the middle-ranked contestants, sometimes they were only a few hundred votes away from advancing to the next round.

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nAnd if they got first place in the group, they could get an additional 50,000 votes!

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nWho wouldn’t be tempted?

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nInstantly, the eyes of the trainees shone brightly.

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nShen Hanquan smiled and continued, “The rules of this group are as follows:”

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n“The instructor will select the suitable C-seat leader for the songs in Class A and Class B. The chosen C-seat leader will choose his own teammate among the remaining trainees.”

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n“If a trainee is chosen by more than one person, then they will enter the selection phase.”

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n“There are 14 songs in total. Please finish watching the clips of these songs first.”

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nThe big screen lit up and played one practice room clip after another.

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nEvery trainee was staring at the screen, not missing a single detail.

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nShi Xi watched as they passionately discussed what song they were going to choose. She thought to herself, ‘Don’t you have some self-awareness? You want to choose vocal when you’re out of tune? Do you want to join a dance group if your limbs are out of tune? Do you want to sing rap if they say no votes in Mandarin?’

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