Chapter 395

A step-by-step aggro and survival story.

A new contestant with a unique color that wasn't typical of an in-house survival show was introduced, and there was also a stage with a strong concept that made people say, 'It's truly LeTi-like'.

Ahead of the finals of "Wise," which had become a hit by word of mouth as a fun survival show that wasn't on the level of "Azusa," the attitude of viewers was as follows.

-Where are the viewer votes? They haven't been seen for a while now.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The production crew forgot.

It was speculation about the whereabouts of viewer votes that disappeared at some point.

-If they don't use them until the finals, it'll be legendary.

-If the president gives a score, is there a correction value added to it?? I think it's a role that gives the same thing ㅋㅋㅋ

-Let the president check the ranking and notice. Please save Cha Eugene.

And its identity was revealed in episode 9, which aired immediately before the finale.

At first, everyone thought it was an episode that only showed small behind-the-scenes stories and trainees practicing for the final stage.

A wave of so-called resting anger.

-Chaeyul came to give Gunwoo a blanket and pillow? ㅠㅠ How can he be such an angel?

-A male idol who plays gonggi while resting… You have gathered all these personalities, President Kim.

-Wow, Ryu Chungwoo isn't sleeping. He's really energetic. He didn't go anywhere during his break time.

-Shin Jaehyun glasses pictorial B-cut was finally released. Did you finally realize the demand, broadcasting stations?

How close the trainees were to each other, what trials and errors they had gone through, and what they did for fun during their free time.

The various questions that came up among viewers were mixed well and laid out in a fun way.

Naturally, the tension unique to survival shows was lowered, but there were many people who responded quite favorably, saying that the production team really knew the audience well.

-Specializations? There's nothing they can do about it due to time constraints, but they're still talented so it's okay ㅋㅋㅋ

-Still, I feel like they've been preparing for the finals for a long time, so I'm looking forward to the performance.

However, the production team's trick was revealed at the end.

After passing through various behind-the-scenes scenes that would make viewers laugh and practice room cuts of passionate participants working hard in preparation…

The camera went to the stage.

-???

What was even displayed at the top of the corner was 'Live Broadcast'.

-What?

-Are they broadcasting live right now?

-The last episode is episode 10…? Shouldn't it come out next week?

It was a moment when viewers, who had become accustomed to small trends such as side stories, were taken aback by the unexpected live broadcast.

[Dear participants, there is an urgent notice ahead of the finals.]

President Kim Taein, who was sitting in the judges' seat, took the microphone again.

The president's voice continued as the camera captured the puzzled yet nervous participants.

[The viewer voting results are in.]

[!]

[The public's choice is the absolute evaluation scale that participants will face. Those who do not meet that evaluation…]

The president took a deep breath and finished speaking.

It was what everyone everyone expected.

[They will be eliminated.]

Viewers cried as they watched the contestants shaking their eyes or lowering their gaze on the stage.

-Suddenly??

-Ah ㅠㅠ

-I didn't know they would be used like this?

-The kids' expressions are so heartbreaking…

However, at the same time, the concentration of viewers increased momentarily due to the growing tension and the curiosity that the results of the viewer vote were finally revealed.

It was the power of survival shows.

The president, unable to see the real-time comments filled with crying emoticons and exclamations, slowly announced the results.

[First of all, here are the participants in the stable zone.]

The president announced four people in a row. Kim Raebin, Oh Yoonshin, Jung Woodan, Ho Kyungmo…

'He's lower than expected', 'Because he was the president's pick, the fans weren't desperate', 'They must be in need of money'…

There were a variety of reactions and comments, but everyone seemed at ease thanks to the word 'stable zone'.

However, looking at the remaining eight people, they fell into confusion.

-So are the people here the lower half of the top participants?

-Hey, I really don't know.

-Is it only through my eyes that I see the top 6 people?;;

With a small number of 12 people, and the results of viewer announcements had never been made public, it was not easy to determine the number of people that would make it.

[Now, I'll be announcing the lower zone.]

With tense background music playing, the president announced the number of people one by one.

[Park Namho]

-Oh my

-ㅜㅜㅜㅜYou worked hard, Namho!

-No

The structure started with a participant who did not stand out that much, that was, a member that people expected to be called to a certain extent. Then, more and more unexpected members were called.

-ㅠㅠㅠAhhhh

-Just debut all 12 people, you crazy person.

It was when the last low-ranking participant was called that the atmosphere of people feeling sad and sorry but somehow understanding was broken.

[And… Ryu Chungwoo.]

[…]

The person concerned took a step forward with a calm expression, but the commenters couldn't do the same.

-Oh my gosh?

-Nonsense.

-????

-Is this fake?

A new face with a crazy presence who graduated from a national university and whose skills quickly improved was pushed out of the vote?

There was a reaction that seemed like things were going to explode for a few seconds, but people soon understood the situation.

He was pushed back because he was a new participant added in the middle of the program.

-Is it because he's a latecomer?

-It's because the votes are cumulative. He's been a few weeks late.

-No, but if that's the case, does that mean that the supplementary class participants who were put in at that time will all just be eliminated? Are you kidding me?

However, even as the shocked viewers poured out their comments, they did not think that the president would eliminate all of the people he had just called.

-4 people were invited, so there's no way they would all be eliminated. It seems like it'll be just one or two contestants who weren't selected by the president.

-Please, pleaseㅠㅠ

-If he eliminates Ryu Chungwoo, Kim Taein is truly senseless trash.

And as they expected, the president opened his mouth again.

[The Bottom 4 chosen by your votes were originally scheduled to be eliminated immediately.]

Since he mentioned this now, it meant that he was no longer eliminating them immediately.

[However, in order for an idol group to be complete, one more element is needed in addition to fans.]

[This is the idol himself.]

-What are you talking about, you crazy person?

-An idol group without idols? No one thinks about stupid stuff like that, it's just you.

Regardless of the audience's outcry, the president continued his presentation with a serious expression on his face.

[Therefore, I will listen to their opinions.]

The members raised their heads in confusion as they passed behind the screen.

[〈Wise] participants will vote for the two participants they would like to debut with.]

[!!!]

A cut of the participants who were not in the bottom tier looking at each other with helpless expressions intersected with the serious face of the president.

As 〈Wise〉 was an in-house survival show, another selling point was the strong relationships and group consciousness that had built up between trainees.

And the last aggro that took advantage of that had now occurred.

[Depending on your votes, the two people with the most votes will survive until the finals.]

[And the results… They will be revealed next week before the final stage of 〈Wise].]

The camera moved further and further away, capturing the entire frozen stage.

And it faded out.

Colorful advertisements began to appear, but viewers could not stop commenting.

-Wow

-Production crew, you devils.

-Are you going to hand this over to the kids? It's up to us to decide, you idiot.

Season 1 of had not even aired yet.

〈Wise〉 started to burn the last flame before the final with unrivaled spicy aggro.

• * *

I thought as I got off the stage.

'Oh.'

The production crew did some work.

To be honest, it would have been less problematic if it had been roughly explained behind the scenes, but it was the choice that made it inciting.

'The choice of words was also very good.'

Wasn't it a matter of voting for the person who would be eliminated rather than voting for the person who would be saved? This was good. This meant that it was not at the level of betraying humanity.

However, if the person who survived through peer voting after debut got into an accident, problems would arise… There was no need for me to consider that here.

Because I was targeting on making a group that would achieve the highest efficiency in the shortest period of time.

'The problem is that Ryu Chungwoo's location has become a bit ambiguous.'

Since a cartel had already been formed among existing trainees, there was a limit to receiving votes.

'I need to take care of this.'

So, as soon as I took off the microphone, I went to see the guy who didn't tell me who he wanted to send away before the live broadcast.

That bastard.

"Is this what you meant by eliminating the participants naturally?"

The guy smiled and answered without being shocked.

"Sure. It's easy, so I have to do it."

"…"

"Because the final result is just around the corner, people are easily swayed by even small surprises, so it's very simple to plant a choice in their head."

So that you never vote for anyone.

'It's a reasonable decision, though.'

I frowned.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought that if I told you in advance, I would get in trouble with hoobaenim who's trying to do preliminary work. You're not the type of person to wait quietly, hoobaenim."

"…"

Fuck, I couldn't argue with that.

"You understand, right? So, let's do this from now on. I will remove the elements that need to be removed, so hoobaenim, please add the elements you want to add."

This was about Ryu Chungwoo.

And he added a few words, pretending to be kind.

"If you still can't decide on who, let me know. I'll choose."

I looked at him in bewilderment.

"I'll do it myself, not you. Is there a person better than Ryu Chungwoo in the lower ranks right now?"

Our goal was the same, so I didn't know what nonsense this was.

Then Cheongryeo laughed heartily.

"Is that so? Alright. Then, if hoobaenim can't do it, I'll fix it."

"…"

I chuckled.

"Okay, let me try it on my own first."

Did he think I was going to get angry here? If that didn't work, I would have to resort to some other plan. I had to somehow extract that bastard's bone marrow.

"Great."

And the guy who was laughing walked leisurely down the hallway and disappeared. He seemed to be going to see another trainee.

A pop-up slowly appeared in front of me.

[Then… Are you going to convince other trainees, too?]

Before that, there was one thing to check.

I brought back the pop-up window that appeared on the stage earlier.

[Quest: Reputation Collection Activity 2/N]

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-50% achieved!

Reward: Receive a package…

I reached a cumulative reputation of 500,000 experience, and this was what appeared as an intermediate settlement.

Of course, except for 100,000 points, I put all of them into the companion draw.

'It's a function that was in