Dad, Please Let Me Solo-Follow!

The Green Eyed Cat scrambled off the Pure White Witch's lap, blinking her intelligent eyes as she looked at the red-eyed rabbit in the distance. Her first thought was that they were actually going out, and her second thought... wasn't this practically a paid trip with Qing Bao?!

After hearing this, Kiriwake Yayoi was filled with anticipation.

That's a commercial performance, unlike Public Performance that's more like a variety show. Commercial performances are an essential step for a mature girl group. Compared to ways to make money like shooting commercials, appearing on variety shows, releasing albums, or transitioning into acting, commercial performances suit her better.

Unfortunately, the group she used to be in was the type that almost never got commercial performances. She finally got a good opportunity, but it all fell apart because of a scandal that broke out within the group.

Therefore, Little Sakura is quite fixated on this.

On the other hand, she believes that because she is not famous enough to have fans everywhere, the audience at commercial performances do not see her through the lens of being a fan. Therefore, if she can win the recognition of the audience at commercial performances, it is the highest praise for the stage and a great opportunity to improve herself.

Chu Wangshu's eyes sparkled. She felt like she had truly become a trainee idol, and was going to her first internship. She felt a little nervous and excited, and began to look forward to it.

Xie Qingxuan didn't feel anything. She had taken on some commercial performance gigs, and her assessment was that they weren't as good as the stages with Xiao Qing on them.

As for the reward? It's not even a drop in the ocean compared to the money her sister transferred to her when she used it to humiliate her.

Dream Weaver Rabbit continues to explain the rules:

"The Program Group has prepared three dance tracks for your commercial performance."

"This is also the dance music you will be performing at the Public Performance. From this perspective, the commercial performance can be considered a special rehearsal. During the performance, I will record the most genuine feedback from the audience and give you all a score."

"The commercial performance score is 100. In addition, completing tasks assigned by the Program Group can also increase your score. Only after you reach 100 points will you be allowed to return to the competition venue from the commercial performance location to participate in Third Performance."

"This time, the Program Group will grant you a high degree of freedom. Only a few staff members will accompany you throughout the entire process, and all decisions will be made through internal consultation within the team. All expenses for food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation will be covered by Flash Dance."

"Finally, there's a time limit. Starting tomorrow, five weeks from now, at 9 AM, teams that haven't arrived at the venue will be considered eliminated."

He finished speaking.

Before the Dream Weaver Rabbit could react, it clapped its hands, and numerous projections intertwined in the air. One Virtual Screen after another popped up in front of the 84 contestants, displaying different prompt options.

Whether it's drawing teammates, completing a depleted team, or finding a team to take in, all these needs can be met in the information exchange pool. Among them, the remaining 19 lone players were randomly formed into four teams within three seconds.

Five minutes later, the eliminated contestants left the stage on their own.

The 84 contestants, either as existing or new teams, sat down one by one and began drawing lots to determine the venues for their commercial performances.

This is also a test of luck.

None of the contestants in the Sea Capital arena are globally renowned; at most, their fame is limited to one country. Great Xia is their base, and Sea Capital is their core stronghold.

In other words, holding a commercial performance in Sea Capital is the optimal solution because it's the easiest way to meet your fans and make them feel satisfied.

Unfortunately, everyone seemed to be having bad luck.

Qi Yushuang drew Jincheng, a small third-tier city.

Chu Qiushuang drew a map from the frontier, close to the desert and grasslands.

Fan Qiuling drew Cixi, which isn't far from the Sea Capital, so her luck wasn't too bad.

Chen Yining was quite unlucky. She was the first one there to go abroad for a commercial performance on East Flow Island. She was lucky if she could even meet one fan, and she also had to endure the "non-native language" debuff.

Lin Bao'er was on the verge of tears.

Ruan Wutong thought going to East Flow Island would be very interesting.

Liang Xiaoxiao began to feel worried about her first trip abroad.

As for the remaining one...

Hmm, the choreographer thought East Flow Island was a perfect place to play around with her childhood sweetheart, and some strange thoughts began to swirl in her mind.

Tang Liuli patted Little Sakura's thigh in retaliation, and asked expectantly:

"Who should draw it?"

Kiriwake Yayoi didn't care about the silly cat's childish revenge; she just muttered:

"Don't worry about that, just hurry up and draw. Even if <FlashDance> is rich, there's no reason for them to negotiate a few more commercial performance events as backups. There are only a dozen or so cards in the pool. What if others draw all the good ones if we're too slow?"

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at the Pure White Witch.

Chu Yuanqing understood immediately, tapped the screen with her small hand, and the corresponding information appeared.

--Holy United States, Austria, Saint Wolfgang.

For a moment, the Little Idol fell silent.

This distance is just outrageous! It's just a promotional event, how did Flashdance even think of expanding its business to the Holy United States?

Well, at this moment, no one complained about Chu Yuanqing's bad luck; they all unanimously began to blame the hateful red-eyed rabbit.

The Green Eyed Cat complained:

"What were the Program Group thinking? This distance would take half a day to fly there! Just the round trip alone means they have a whole day less of margin for error compared to the other teams. If there are any delays or postponements, they'll be eliminated early."

Kiriwake Yayoi was a little disappointed. If she had drawn East Flow Island, she might have been able to take her teammates back to Hokkaido and introduce them to her family.

Little Sakura didn't feel regretful for long before calming down and adding:

"Besides... nobody there will know us, and the language barrier is a huge problem. Does anyone among us speak German?"

Tang Liuli can speak German. Gloriana belongs to the Holy United States, and she knows a little bit of the language there, enough to communicate fluently with the locals.

But the problem is...

The Green Eyed Cat contemplated the scenario of striking up a conversation with someone on the street, so frightened that she almost turned into an abstract line and cowered under the table. But then she looked at the Sakura Girl who said she couldn't, and a sense of superiority welled up inside her.

Hmph, as expected, she's a useless Sakura Girl. Now, only I can help Xiao Qing!

If she takes advantage of the fact that the Sakura Girl can't perform, and showcases her unparalleled talent, Xiao Qing will definitely look at her differently, right?

As Tang Liuli thought about this, she imagined the wonderful scene of being looked at with surprise by Chu Yuanqing and receiving his caress as a reward. She was extremely excited and immediately mustered up her courage to stammer out that she could speak German.

But the next breath,

"I can, at least I can manage normal communication without much trouble."

Xie Qingxuan "despicably" interrupted the Social Anxiety Cat's spellcasting process.

Chu Yuanqing followed closely behind and said:

"Me too."

Tang Liuli was shocked and utterly devastated. Her fantasies were completely shattered, and she was so sad that she wanted to crawl under the table and draw circles.

Chu Yuanqing reacted quickly, grabbing the Green Eyed Cat by the collar and pinching its soft cheeks, successfully preventing the child from entering a state of autism.

Chu Wangshu was used to the embarrassing scenes of her childhood idols and ignored them. She only felt that she was not knowledgeable enough and secretly made up her mind to work hard. She would memorize some everyday German phrases tonight and try not to hold her teammates back.

Kiriwake Yayoi to understand something; at that moment, she grasped the reason why <Flash Dance> did what it did.

Since this program aims to cultivate a world-class girl group, it must first develop the capital to go international. Language is one of the hurdles that must be overcome, as it is not only a prerequisite for interacting with fans, but also a window to understanding different cultures.

Little Sakura began to reflect on herself. As an idol, the stage is naturally of paramount importance, but things involving culture and cognition also need to be nurtured and developed.

It's a very simple principle: if you don't understand the cultures of those countries and don't know their strengths and weaknesses, how can you expect them to like you?

Therefore, this trip to the Holy United States was a great opportunity for training!

Chu Yuanqing felt something was off. The place she drew this time sounded familiar, but she had only stayed in the Great Xia for the past 17 years and had never left the country, so it was probably just her imagination... right?

The Little Idol then began chattering excitedly.

"If we have staff accompanying us, then we shouldn't need to book our own plane tickets, right? Will the assistant handle all the travel arrangements?"

"We'll need to find a place to practice when we get there. Renting a hotel isn't too difficult, but finding a suitable dance studio is more complicated."

"Can't we stay at the base and train for a few weeks before going to Saint Wolfgang? The facilities outside can't compare to the base at all. Just the difference in training space alone seems to slow down our efficiency a lot."

"Indeed, there's no AI correction or virtual reality of that level outside, let alone nutritional supplements or muscle memory enhancement devices."

Kiriwake Yayoi analyzed carefully:

"The venue for the commercial performance is listed here, but we'll need to talk to the staff in charge of us for more details."

"But judging from the scoring system, besides commercial performances, we definitely need to do some other tasks to meet the conditions for a comeback. From this perspective, the sooner we arrive, the better."

Chu Wangshu's rant:

"This show used to be all stage-based, but now it finally has a bit of a variety show feel to it."

Tang Liuli's sharp and incisive remark went:

"The Program Group must have known that the elimination rate was too high, and they were afraid that if they continued like this, they wouldn't have enough footage for several episodes after filming, so they deliberately pulled off a big elimination in the third round."

On stage, Dream Weaver Rabbit smiled as she watched everyone finish drawing their cards.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Program Group will send your phones back shortly."

"From now until the end of the Third Performance, you have the right to use electronic devices freely, but please remember the confidentiality rules of <FlashDance>, and do not disclose any rules about the program that have not been released to the outside world."

"As for the rest, each team will be assigned an assistant who will create a WeChat group for you. You can get the answers to questions about commercial performances and tasks from there, so I won't go into details here."

After speaking, the red-eyed rabbit clapped its hands, announced the disbandment, and disappeared from the spot.

Chu Yuanqing followed the flow of people out of the classroom and returned to the dormitory with his teammates. The intelligent robot waiting at the door held up a tray with the phones of the group inside.

Chu Yuanqing sat on the sofa, picked up the power button, opened WeChat, accepted a friend request from someone whose contact name was "[Assistant]", and was then added to a group chat called "[A Loving Family]".

The staff member's nickname in the group chat is Chen Xiaoxiao.

Yes, it's that assistant who interviewed me, gave me a dinosaur keychain and cosmetics, did my makeup before the Public Performance, and took me to shoot my endorsement photos.

Chu Yuanqing recognized Chen Xiaoxiao immediately upon seeing her name, but instead of greeting her, she waited until the other teammates were brought in before bringing up some issues related to the commercial performance.

Chen Xiaoxiao has a very meticulous work attitude and replies almost instantly. She said that passports, air tickets, dance studio, and hotels would all be arranged by them. They only need to pack their luggage today and get on the bus to the airport tomorrow, which drew cheers from the Little Idol.

As for the specific time of the commercial performance, Flash Dance has already made an appointment with the other party in advance. They can go to perform on any day within 45 days, which is very flexible, and there is no need to worry about not having enough training time.

She then posted three tasks requested by the Program Group.

--A street dance attracted the attention and praise of a hundred people.

--Shoot a three-hour vlog, without filling it with meaningless content.

--Tourism checklist: At ten randomly selected scenic spots in the country, each person takes a group photo.

Completing these tasks will earn you a total of 30 points, which, combined with commercial performances, should be enough to meet the requirements for a comeback.

Of course, there are more than three tasks available; if you want to play it safe, it's better to do more tasks.

Kiriwake Yayoi organized a discussion among everyone and decided to first arrange a travel route with the ultimate goal of Saint Wolfgang, during which they would complete all the tasks of visiting tourist attractions and filming vlogs.

Street dancing requires on-site investigation of the security environment and local customs, as well as whether there is a suitable venue. In short, nothing has been decided yet.

Afterwards, the group returned to their rooms and began packing their luggage.

Meanwhile, in the underground central control room.

The Dream Weaver Rabbit is sliding through the task pool assigned by the Program Group.

Some of them are even more extravagant, such as writing letters to fans, fulfilling a fan's wish, or earning 500 yuan by busking with street dance for 24 hours...

The Super AI swiped the task pool to the bottom, looked at the somewhat strange task, and gave a knowing smile.

--[Task: Visit the national flower that originated in Saint Wolfgang.]

The Dream Weaver Rabbit lowered its scarlet eyes. Of course, it didn't just randomly send Chu Yuanqing so far away. Given his current status, it would make people uneasy if he were to hold a commercial performance anywhere outside the base. The only place that could guarantee his absolute safety was Saint Wolfgang.

That place is constantly protected by magic that shines so brightly it obscures the sky. Even calamities like nightmares cannot silently infiltrate it. It is a power that surpasses ordinary Shine Magic, like an eternal blessing.

The Dream Weaver Rabbit's smile grew even brighter upon hearing this:

"I really look forward to your meeting. The true quality of the Donghuang Amaterasu Destiny can only be determined by the Saintess of the Holy United States, can't it?"

Volume 1: 194. Online Exposure, Anticipation from All Sides, The Final Trip. (5K2)

That night.

The Little Idol were exceptionally enthusiastic, sitting on Chu Yuanqing's large bed as if warming themselves around a fireplace in winter, surrounding the innocent and bewildered Pure White Witch in the middle, discussing important matters together.

Chu Yuanqing felt something was off. Being surrounded by cats, dogs, Little Sakura was one thing, but everyone had already done "that" in the changing room, so it was reasonable to assume they had a history of such behavior. It was only natural that they would go even further in a private room.

But... if Xiao Shu is here too, it just looks really strange!

Oh no! Could it be that Liuli, Kiyo, and Yayoi secretly conspired to cure me, thinking that the three of them alone weren't enough, so they decided to drag their daughter into the mess too?

Chu Yuanqing felt a chill run down his spine upon reading this.

Although she had warned several Little Idol beforehand not to tell Chu Wangshu, and even made some very serious threats, theoretically this operation was impossible.