lcionline Chapter 29 "PRODUCE 48"
Chapter 29 "PRODUCE 48"
For several days in a row, Zhou Wenzhe visited many relatives. Finally, he came to the home of one of his grandmother's younger sisters. This old woman and his grandmother were cousins who grew up together and had a very good relationship. She was also the only living relative of his grandmother.
The elderly man and his family welcomed Zhou Wenzhe's arrival. Many people had returned after hearing the news of his coming and prepared a delicious meal to entertain him.
At the dinner table, Zhou Wenzhe experienced firsthand what it meant to have all sorts of relatives and what it meant to have one's household registration checked.
"Wen Zhe, what kind of work do you do now?"
Do you have a girlfriend?
Similar problems kept coming one after another, keeping him busy.
Just then, the lady whom Zhou Wenzhe should call "Auntie" by seniority suddenly remembered something, hurriedly turned on the TV, and said while changing the channel, "I forgot to watch it last night, this episode should be the elimination round."
Upon hearing this, all the other relatives turned their attention to the television, leaving Zhou Wenzhe standing aside.
Elimination rounds?
What knockout stage?
Is it a football match?
Zhou Wenzhe looked at the TV program with a head full of question marks.
To his surprise, the so-called 'elimination round' was not a sporting event, but a large-scale girl group audition program.
The aunt sat down again and began to explain to Zhou Wenzhe, "Wenzhe, this show is called 'PRODUCE 48.' One of your sisters participated in this show, and today a member was eliminated."
"Oh, really?"
"Look, that's the one." Auntie pointed and continued, "This daughter of mine is the eldest in the family, and her name is Li Caiyan."
How many children does your aunt have?
"There are three. The second daughter is named Chaeryeong, and she is currently a trainee at JYP Entertainment. The third daughter is named Chaemin, and she is still in school."
"Trainee?" Zhou Wenzhe never expected to be involved with JYP again.
"Yes, you probably don't know much about this. Trainees are newcomers trained by entertainment companies. Once they pass the test, they will officially debut."
"I know that."
A total of 96 trainees participated in the program. After multiple rounds of selection and assessment, a large girl group of 12 members was finally formed.
Last night's latest episode featured the first elimination round, which eliminated dozens of people, leaving only the top 58, roughly half of the contestants.
The competition is extremely fierce and brutal.
The aunt knew, of course, that her daughter hadn't been eliminated, but seeing the competition for the first time still made her and other relatives very nervous.
Lee Chae-yeon's final vote count was also not ideal; she did not make it into the top 12, ranking only in the 30s, which is still quite precarious.
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After returning home, Zhou Wenzhe curiously watched the first few episodes of "PRODUCE 48" and memorized all the contestants' information through the system.
The oldest among them is 24 years old according to Korean age, only one year younger than me, while the youngest is less than 15 years old, a difference of 9 years.
Therefore, he was most impressed by these two girls, Kwon Eun-bi and Jang Won-young.
If these two debuted as a group together, they would be very similar to Bae Joo-hyun and Kim Ye-rin, who are also nine years apart in age and even debuted at the same age.
Entering the complicated entertainment industry at the age of 14 or 5, and being a girl at that, I don't know what their parents were thinking.
At the very least, one should be mentally mature before entering this industry.
Forget it, I'll mind my own business.
Zhou Wenzhe was just venting; it's none of his business. All he needs to do now is vote for his cousin before the next episode.
. . .
After watching all the previous episodes of "PRODUCE 48", it was already quite late, but Zhou Wenzhe wasn't sleepy at all, and he still hadn't received a reply from Lin Nayeon to the messages he sent.
It seems her work is not yet finished.
Bored, he decided to go to the gym to work out and burn off some of his pent-up energy.
He grabbed his gear, went outside, and took the elevator downstairs.
As luck would have it, the elevator stopped after descending two floors.
The door opened, and there was Yoona again.
What a coincidence!
She wasn't dressed up in anything fancy today; she was just wearing sportswear and a baseball cap.
"Hello there."
"Hello there."
The two greeted each other.
After entering, Lin Yoona looked at the gym bag Zhou Wenzhe was carrying and asked, "Are you going to work out?"
"Hmm, I couldn't sleep, so I went to do some exercise."
"You're going to the community fitness center."
"yes."
"I haven't been there yet, what's it like inside?"
"Great, the gym equipment inside is very complete, and there's also a standard-sized swimming pool."
"Really? Are there a lot of people?"
"Not many."
"I'll go take a look too. I originally planned to go for a run near Nanshan."
As a big star, Yoona needs to work out regularly to maintain her figure, but she can't go to ordinary gyms; she can only go to those that only cater to celebrities.
However, the newly purchased apartment is far from the gym she frequents, so she can only go out for a run in the evenings when she has time, which also helps her relax.
Zhou Wenzhe knew that Lin Yoona was afraid of being recognized, which is a downside of being a celebrity – a lack of freedom.
The two arrived at the gym. Zhou Wenzhe had the highest-level membership, which allowed him to bring two people in, so he brought Lin Yun'er in directly.
At this time, there were only a few people in the gym, about 5 or 6, and they were all concentrated in the weight training area; there was no one in other areas.
"The treadmills are over there." Zhou Wenzhe pointed to a row of treadmills by the window, and then went to the locker room to change his clothes.
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