After hanging up on Lina, Sheng Jiaoyang had a feeling that something was amiss, but she didn’t have the time to dwell on her thoughts because a staff member walked over.

"Miss Xu, we are ready to start recording."

She put her phone away and walked back to her seat.

Today marked the fifth day after the New Year. They had already conducted the preliminary audition, and from their pool of contestants, they selected thirty and invited them to the second round of auditions.

The audition was a collaboration between Jiaojiao’s team and the video broadcasting site managed by Li Yu. Hence, it was decided that the audition program team from the broadcasting site would come up with the plans and procedures necessary to hold the audition, while Jiaojiao and her team would be in charge of the subject of the audition.

Today, thirty young and handsome contestants gathered together in preparation for the audition. Some of them were more outgoing, while others were silent and introverted. There were also some who looked nervous and distracted.

Finally, Sheng Jiaoyang arrived and sat down in the middle of the judging panel.

Everyone was aware of the fact that the winner...