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Where is mine?

Where am I?

Patrick.

Here I am.

Shao Mingming, so hard.

That’s what this is.

Where is mine?

I see me.

Caelan, I see you.

Ling Xiao.

Caelan.

Caelan

Caelan, I found you.

Don’t touch me.

Don’t touch me.

Caelan.

Stop.

Look at me, pretty handsome.

Let me take a picture with Liu Yu.

Liu Yu.

Liu Yu.

Eat more, and grow tall.

Such a big scene.

What is this for?

It’s ranking.

OK.

I have good news for you.

Congratulations to all of you

who are about to finish your study at Rookie Village.

Today is your last day

at Rookie Village of CHUANG 2021.

Have ever played Truth or Dare?

Yes, we have.

Today, we’ll present Truth,

Dare

and Seeing Through the Ruse.

Choose trainees that you want the most to play the game.

But,

no more than three in each group.

Ready, go.

This time,

we provide six rooms

and invite 42 media

to interview the trainees.

You won’t have worry if you’re full.

Enjoy your dinner.

Or

you can ask Santa

what his strength is

compared with Mika.

If we don’t know the trainee

who comes in

he should feel embarrassed.

I’d like to interview Rikimaru.

Just ask him

why we haven’t remembered him

after so many episodes.

They are all good boys.

I don’t want to hurt them.

You’re in the wrong room, babe.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello, everybody.

Welcome to King’s Valley.

I’m your guider,

NPC Zhou Shen.

As you can see,

we have prepared three topics for you,

Dare,

Truth and Seeing Through the Ruse.

We’ve made our decisions.

OK.

Which room do you select, Liu Cong?

Seeing Through the Ruse.

Dare.

OK, Dare.

Please go to the room

you selected.

Eat some first. Let’s ask Shao Mingming.

Would you like to join us?

Am I in danger now?

Yes.

Oh, my god. Serious?

I wonder if you know

the team of you and Li Jiaxiang

is named “Go Home Tomorrow”.

Do you know?

“Go Home Tomorrow”.

That’s right.

Your performance in the show

caused some controversy.

Do you have any response

to it?

Hold on. May I know what the controversy is.

For example,…

I really didn’t.

Is the controversy

you caused in the show

from your own characters,

or from your sense of variety

or your purpose to get more attention?

If I want to participate in variety shows,

I can be satisfied by my company

since we have a lot.

But I came here.

I have never expressed my thought seriously.

Because I want to do it

at night when I make it in the show.

I take the show and my dream

very seriously.

I spent lots of energy

on the show.

I won’t just make fun

with my youth.

To those

who named you “Go Home Tomorrow”

and those

having negative evaluation on you,

is there anything you want to say?

I think whether I can stay

in the entertainment circle

is not up to you.

Because it’s not you

who took me to this circle.

I did it by myself.

If you want me to step away from the circle,

you need to do something first

that touch me. Then I may follow your advice.

We all know that this afternoon

the first round is about to

be recorded.

At that time,

someone will leave.

That’s right.

Some trainees will say goodbye to us.

What’s your prediction for yourself?

I dare not to think about it.

Thought I don’t want to leave yet,

I have no idea

about what’s out there

or what’s going on outside.

We don’t have mobile phones

so we don’t know

the outside situation.

But I don’t want to leave now.

OK. So much for that.

Thank you.

Take some with you.

OK.

Have some more.

Wait.

Ask others to come to our room.

OK.

We’ll ask Mr. Han Peiquan first.

Being honest or pleasing,

which do you think is more valuable?

It actually depends.

Take Shao Mingming for example?

An example.

I think it’s better to tell the truth.

Because on this show,

if I don’t say things

like that,

maybe no one dares

to say it in the future.

Are you close to him?

We’re good.

How good?

Very good.

He said the same thing.

Me and Shao Mingming

are being more mature together.

When we are on this show,

people would like to see

something happen between us.

But I think for us,

it’s a kind of growth.

Mr. Han Peiquan,

you said you don’t want to be in the boy group.

When do you plan to leave?

My plan?

The show may not follow my plan.

What if you can plan?

What’s your expectation?

In the final round.

After the top 11. I can be the No.12.

I can be the No.12.

And hopefully I can be one of the best performers on stage.

Then...

Perfect. I come down from the top using the wire.

Brilliant.

Zhang Xinyao, well...

You had an interview in 2018.

And you were asked

whether you want to be a celebrity.

Hmm.

Your answer was no.

Why are you sitting here now?

Answer slowly.

That’s a sharp question, truly.

Things at my home were not good,

or had always been not good.

So I couldn’t

think about my dream.

And then now

I can support myself.

I’ve got everything set up at home.

So I came here.

I also have a question.

Hmm.

After hearing your answer, I want to ask

do you think there’s a threshold for being a celebrity?

Why you can come and go as you wish?

You come here when you’re short of money.

No, you can’t say that.

You can’t say I came here because I’m short of money.

You’re not short of money, right?

Yeah, I have enough money actually.

Truly, if I don’t do

what I wanted to do

at my age,

it’ll be too late.

I’m not young.

How old are you?

I was born in 1994. I’m 27.

You can call me Uncle.

No.

You can all

arrange your own trending topic.

Then I’ll make it about my hero.

Conclusive evidence in Lin Yuxiu and Z.TAO’s

relationship.

Does Z.TAO know it?

No. It’s a joke. I can’t do it.

The trending topic I want is

I’m not a cartoon character.

I’m Zeng Hanjiang.

It won’t be a trending topic.

Next.

People think you’re

Goat Sparky in CHUANG 2021.

Then who’s Goat Weslie

in CHUANG 2021?

Mika.

I want to ask Mika.

How’re your Chinese studies going?

Please describe your teammates

using five Chinese words.

Come on, Mika.

I’m slow-witted.

He...

sings...

His singing...

My singing?

He sings...

He sings very well.

OK.

Good student.

He’s handsome.

Handsome.

Thanks.

What about yourself?

Me?

More handsome,

I’m CHUANG 2021’s

number one. How to say number one?

Diyiming.

Diyiming.

Diyiming.

Yeah.

Diyiming.

In singing.

Are you No.1 in terms of your appearance?

Are you the most handsome?

Handsome? Yes.

The same.

No. I’m joking.

I want to ask Liu Yu.

Have you had a mental breakdown

here in CHUANG 2021?

No.

Yes, there was one.

It was when I tried to be the center.

In the team Lit.

Before the first stage performance,

I tried to get something twice.

It’s hard for me to fight for something.

What was that?

I chose to join team Lit boldly

and fight for the center with Rikimaru.

But I failed.

Then I tried to get

the number one in the dance

and singing part, but I failed again.

The shock and psychological pressure

these two failures have brought me

took a long time for me to recover.

I was in my bed thinking

why things had been smooth to me before.

Because in school,

I was always the center.

But after I came here,

I failed for the first stage performance.

But my breakdown was not

the same as you think.

It may be hard for you to see

my actual breakdown.

Because I have a positive mind.

I think Liu Yu

is very good at self-recovering.

Kind of.

I think it’s true.

Can I see it as

no one has ever seen the true side of you?

No, I didn’t mean I’m real when I have a breakdown.

Everyone has different sides to them.

According to my memory,

I might have a breakdown when I was like that.

If there were a choreographer

who asks you to show your abs,

will you do it?

No.

It feels different when I do it.

Oscar, what do you think when

Gan Wangxing showed his abs?

When did he show his abs?

The first performance.

In the first performance.

When I was teaching him,

I told him he should dare to do it.

You taught him?

Actually I taught him.

Luckily I didn’t get scolded.

Luckily it didn’t get broadcasted.

If the relationship between you and Rikimaru

is described in terms of friends and opponents,

to what extent do you think you’re opponents,

and to what extent you’re friends?

90 percent friends, 10 percent opponents.

Do you like mustard on it?

Yes.

Do it.

Do you want to play it?

We’re playing truth.

Why I chose this one?

Yeah, this is what I should do.

I think that’s a good question.

How to close the gap?

What are you doing?

He ate the mustard.

I chose it for him.

What’s that?

Do you mind being called web celebrity?

For this matter,

I’ve actually stressed a lot.

In my opinion, web celebrity

is marvelous.

I didn’t do anything wrong.

With my singing skills

and my short singing videos,

I got so many fans.

In my mind, I feel very proud

to be known as web celebrity.

Compared with the idol industry system

in Japan and China,

do you think

it’s too easy to be an idol in China?

Because I am a Japanese,

it’s easier for me to debut in Japan.

But I don’t want to take the easy way.

I always want to take the hard one.

With large population in China,

the opportunities will become small.

Lelush is your Chinese teacher.

He teaches you Chinese every day.

How’s it going?

Do you learn fast?

Lelush.

Lelush

and I

share a room.

But Lelush likes sleeping best.

So our conversation

usually goes like this.

Lelush, do you take a bath? Yes.

Or I’m going to bed.

OK, me too.

As Lelush’s roomie,

you spend the most time with him.

Has he expressed to you

his desire to “get off work”?

Of course.

Every day.

He said,

I want to

go home.

Then he told Zhang Xingte,

I’ll give you my support.

Who do you think is the central role?

Actually, I’m still thinking.

When I first came to the show this year,

I was observing is there is someone

who was particularly suitable for this role.

Frankly speaking, I don’t know anyone

who can say that

he is the best fit to stand in the center,

including myself.

I have shortcomings and defects.

Do you agree with Liu Yu as center role?

Yes, because it was

chosen by us based on

the performance of the theme song.

He did meet the evaluation criteria.

So I think it’s justified

and fair.

Because we

voted for it.

We’ve been asking you questions.

Do you have

any questions for the media?

There are many boy groups every year.

As the media, are you tired of them?

In terms of what you said,

it’s not just boy groups.

In the entertainment industry,

there are many similar things every year.

Whether we are tired depends on

if we can meet

a different group in

skill dimension

and many other dimensions.

Do you think you have the potential?

That’s a sharp question.

What do you think of me?

You said you are an arranger.

But you haven’t fully demonstrated

your unique talent as an arranger.

Didn’t you see the Recreation?

But it’s a group…

a group…

a group show.

There are many people in a boy group.

In fact, I think a lot of people come here

because they want to have a try

or improve themselves.

Everyone has his own purpose.

I think we’re like…

Ninety flower seeds.

No one knows

what flower he will grow into.

The seeds are sown in the garden of CHUANG 2021

and fertilized to grow.

Maybe in the end,

only eleven flowers will be chosen

to make a flower basket.

But it doesn’t mean the growth of

other flowers is meaningless.

I think we’re here

to create our own possibilities.

So if you ask the seed

what flower does it grow up to be,

it may not know the answer.

But the beauty lies in the process

and its uncertainty.

That’s what I thought.

Before I came here, I felt like the boy group

is just good-looking.

But when I came here, I found that

it’s important to look good,

but performance ability is also important. And singing is also important.

Dancing is important, while expression management is also important.

I think every aspect should be perfect.

Because now I think in the boy group,

there are few who specialize in producing music

or writing songs.

In fact, I think we can have our own original boy group in China.

If you are a rapper in a boy group,

when the whole song takes three minutes and a half,

he might just have to do his own part great,

the brightest part.

It’s enough for him.

This might be a slight advantage

of being a rapper in a boy group.

But it also has a disadvantage at the same time.

You can’t express your true values

just in 20 seconds.

Sometimes I feel like the lyrics

of boy groups are empty.

It’s just that sometimes I feel like

he’s not finished yet

when I just felt a little bit of his attitude.

This is a pity.

Is there anything that makes you worried?

What worries me most

is that

from time to time,

a strong sense of inferiority will come to my mind.

I look like a very confident person.

But tell you the truth,

I feel confident sometimes.

But there are some moments

my sense of inferiority

will pierce all my heart hard.

I used to have a relationship with Hu Yetao.

Very good.

After As A Monster,

when I knew he was voted

No.1.

In that instant I let go of my hand.

I had a strong feeling that

I couldn’t be friends with him.

I knew it was wrong.

And he’s willing to talk to me.

But I felt like

I’m taking the initiative to step back.

From junior high school to senior high school,

I’m always the one to be bullied

and be ignored.

Not noticed or needed.

This kind of feeling.

But in high school,

all of a sudden, there was a node

I suddenly found myself surrounded by people.

That is, I got a good result in the exam.

In that moment, I became very shiny.

But in this boy group,

I feel a little bit dimmer

and more loose.

Because I used to be the captain in my original group

of my company,

I would unconsciously and habitually

to take the responsibility to do things.

I’m afraid of the silence.

I’m afraid they don’t know what to do.

So I want to improve everyone’s work efficiency. Yes.

Bo Yuan, if you really can be the captain

in the future,

what kind of rules or criteria

would you set for members?

Actually, I’m not going to start setting

any rules for them.

But after they have problems,

I’ll go along with the problems

to let them know some rules

have to be made. I’ll make it like this.

After the first episode,

there were a lot of comments on the Internet

saying that the entertainment in the mainland is doomed.

What do you think of this comment?

I think what he said is very incorrect.

Take a look. This year is really great.

I think I’m under great pressure

in this year’s CHUANG 20201,

quite challenging.

Because there are so many excellent people around.

So I think

the entertainment in the mainland is not doomed at all.

I think it’s maybe

a stereotype. Yes.

But I think the entertainment in the mainland

is pretty good.

Let me continue to ask Wei Ziyue.

Some people say that overseas practice experience

means nothing to you.

Is there anything you want to refute?

Excuse me. Can I have

a bottle of water, please?

Wait a second. I’ll get you a bottle of water.

Take it easy.

Yes, I can handle it.

Yes, I think your eyes are sharp.

See.

Maybe I used to

believe in luck so much.

This time I feel like I

I believe in both strength and luck.

I still think luck is also very important.

And have you

seen my Focused Camera?

I think I made some progress indeed.

OK. I saw Lu Dinghao eating all the time.

Let me ask you a serious question.

Come on.

Since you are so calm

when you face the media,

you’ve actually been on a lot of shows, right?

Where do you think you made the greatest progress?

It’s your strength or

your calmness

when facing the media?

My face is frozen.

I can’t laugh anymore.

It’s OK. I didn’t laugh either.

I think I made progress in my strength.

But I don’t think everybody’s seen

where I improved most.

People tend to remember what I performed

when I was in Sweet Candies.

If you are given a second chance,

do you want to choose “experience counts”?

Because when we were at that time,

and when I introduced myself,

the director’s group applauded for me.

I told myself that I was deceived.

No, I heard him introducing himself.

I really thought it’s good.

Everybody thought it’s good.

Lu Dinghao said

the best self-introduction.

I really felt that way.

In fact, we really thought it’s very good.

You see, we remembered it.

It’s very important to be remembered on this stage.

The thing is I didn’t do well

in the first performance.

But I think one mistake

will not change people’s impression.

Later you need to let them know

how talented you are.

People think you really fit with

the image of a boy group.

But not as memorable as others.

I think I may want to present myself

more on the stage.

My performance on the stage.

If people find me not so memorable,

maybe I didn’t do it well on the stage.

I think CHUANG 2021

is very diversified.

You may get famous

and go further for many reasons.

It could be good performance,

good personality,

or even good looks.

Many things may help you go further.

But what matters to me is

the performance on the stage.

When I was injured, I found that

there’re many changes in one’s life.

I need to be better prepared

so next time

when something happens to me,

I’ll not be too bewildered.

When I was on the wheel-chair,

if I had great vocal skills,

even if I couldn’t dance,

I would have made angelic voices.

But I’m not a good singer,

nor a good dancer,

so I was in an awkward position

on the wheel-chair.

The theme song is another regret for me.

A question for Li Zhengting.

Many people say he’s handsome,

but can’t really remember him.

What do you think of that?

I think it’s quite hurtful.

But I feel like

maybe they haven’t seen

more sides of me.

If I could stay,

I will show more aspects

of myself.

I’ll let them know I’m not just

a good-looking boy.

I am also able to

create something nice.

You two get along well.

But people may pay more attention

to him.

Do you feel like

when you two are together,

you are just

a foil to him?

Either in a boy group,

or in a cast,

no minor roles, but little known actors.

I think if I am really

defined as a foil,

I will take the job.

I think it makes me satisfied

to do my part well.

It is good to me as long as

the performance is fully presented.

In fact, I feel like I’m nobody in Japan.

I always wanted to be somebody.

I always wanted to be Ichika.

But I felt like I had no chance.

I had no ways.

One day I got the invitation.

They asked do you want to come to China?

Do you want to attend CHUANG 2021?

I was thinking, is it a chance for me?

Maybe I was waiting for this chance.

I feel like it is my last

and very important chance.

I have no idea if I can make it.

But I will not give it up.

In the future, I want to hear people say

I know Ichika.

He is Ichika.

That’s my dream.

So I want to work harder here.

Come on!

Every time, they’re like…

They ignored you.

But I want to cheer you up.

OK.

Really.

What do you think of the trainees today?

Are they very different from

what you saw from the show?

I think they are quite good.

Almost the same as I imagined.

And I think they are quite real.

This might be the point.

They didn’t say something diplomatic

because they are

in front of cameras and the press.

They expressed themselves genuinely.

Boys are more liberal.

My feeling is the interview

is much easier than I imagined.

I thought in this environment,

as a group of people

who are going to be idols,

they may have their concerns.

So the questions we asked

may not

get real answers.

But out of my expectation,

their responses are quite real.

Especially, for some trainees

less known to the public,

including us,

when we were having a chat,

we were able to see something

that we couldn’t see in the show.

I can feel

they have their charms.