"...A farmer’s child, just sent to participate in the talent show ’Idol 6688’, and now can join Lemon Entertainment’s trainees on ’Life of a Salted Fish’, can you believe it?"

"Just came back from next door at 6688, Xie Yizun is indeed participating in the ’Idol 6688’ talent show! The initial performance just ended, and he’s in there."

"They’ve already gone to join ’Idol 6688’, how could they be so naive and sweet? Saying there’s no script, neither I nor my mom would buy that!"

"To be fair, it’s really possible. This year’s ’Idol 6688’ is different from last year’s, ladies, you might want to follow..."

"Do we need to guess anymore? Didn’t the foolish kid say there’s an aunty at home, a yard, and probably living in a villa, the financial condition shouldn’t be bad, right?"

"He’s from Jin City, you might want to check the villa prices there."

"Ah, a Lemon Entertainment trainee, got it, just a routine face-brushing visit."

"..."

Soon, netizens left comments under this episode of Apple Video, and the bullet screen also refreshed along with them—

"Whoa! Such strong resources?!"

"Yiyi is so honest! He didn’t lie!"

"Hahahahahaha, look at the other three who don’t know how to respond!"

"’Idol 6688’, it’s the talent show season, here comes the drama."

"The previous one was wrong, this season’s 6688 debut was quite well-behaved, no drama at all."

"As expected, it’s growing vegetables in the backyard!"

"Such a Versailles-style, yet exceptionally down-to-earth, the contradictory vibe of the brother."

Quickly, with the reminders from netizens, more people became aware that the handsome brother who appeared on ’Life of a Salted Fish’ is a trainee currently participating in the talent show ’Idol 6688’ on the Youle platform next door.

Therefore, a wave of "face maniacs" couldn’t resist the stirring in their hearts and were reverse-streamed to ’Idol 6688’ next door.

Face maniacs as they are, they were also very clear about their intentions. They went next door solely to see the handsome brother. Xie Yizun looks so good that even if his singing and dancing skills are really poor, they won’t feel it’s a loss just looking at his face. If there are other handsome brothers, they can take a look at them too, if not, they’ll just endure and keep their eyes on Xie Yizun’s face, and watch his performance till the end.

Watch it and then come back, determined not to waste too much time.

After all, even though this brother only made a brief appearance in ’Life of a Salted Fish,’ his looks are truly outstanding, exceptional at that, and even if he has no talent, they would allow him to be a decorative piece in ’Idol 6688’.

Honestly, after so many years of being honed by domestic talent shows, the netizens and fans of the entertainment industry, when facing all major platforms’ colorful slogans during the talent show season urging them to vote, their most genuine inner thought is: "Sorry, I’m tired, can’t do it anymore."

The enthusiasm of many audiences for talent shows like ’Idol 6688’ has visibly declined.

That’s why, after being amazed by Xie Yizun’s appearance on ’Life of a Salted Fish’, many reversed-streamed to take a look at it.

Even though talent shows in the current times are so unwelcomed,

but according to some platform data, there are still three hundred brothers and one hundred sisters in the domestic entertainment industry waiting eagerly to be picked this year.

The talent show on Youle Video that Xie Yizun participated in, ’Idol 6688’, was one of the hottest shows four years ago, but in recent years this show continues to be held annually, yet there hasn’t been a breakout stage or catchphrase, it’s really bleak...

Not to mention that domestic audiences’ enthusiasm for talent shows has visibly declined, the major entertainment companies in the industry understand the current market trends even better.

Therefore, when Lemon Entertainment is pushing their trainees to compete on ’Idol 6688’ this year, they aren’t confident in predicting whether the show will make a comeback or will gradually quiet down as it has in the past few years.

Faced with the trainees’ anticipation and nervousness about participating in this show, they could only comfort them before the competition by saying:

"The company will do its best to support you."

"With our company’s strength, what are you worried about?"

"This year 6688 will be made with great effort, just focus on participating well in the competition."

"..."

The managers of the trainees from various entertainment companies looked at the kids’ nervous, adorable faces like little rabbits and couldn’t help but sigh longly.

What else could they do?

Change the talent show and let the kids compete somewhere else?

Don’t be silly, although ’Idol 6688’ is becoming less favored by audiences, it’s still one of the top professional talent shows constantly providing fresh faces to the entertainment circle, and has significantly supported the originally underdeveloped idol industry in the domestic entertainment.

A camel in poor condition is still bigger than a horse!

The trainees who’ve been meticulously trained by the company for years, getting the chance to participate in a mature, professional talent show like ’Idol 6688’ to increase their exposure, and then further develop their performing careers is already a very good arrangement.

...

As everyone knows, audiences watch professional talent shows like ’Idol 6688’ to see handsome and capable brothers.

Like in previous years, what did ’Idol 6688’ present to them?

A bunch of people who have traffic but can’t sing or dance, useless!

Fortunately, as some industry insiders have observed,

this year ’Idol 6688’ learned from years of declining experiences and dared not to trade its reputation for topics and traffic, desperately doing crossover selections and inviting some contestants who appear in multiple talent shows to participate. They set criteria for contestants from the beginning of the registration process, only art students training from professional institutions could participate.

Soon, the audience who reverse-streamed from ’Life of a Salted Fish’ and the fans of ’Idol 6688’ shared the same sentiment—

the debut stages of the brothers and performers in 6688 this year were not bad, importantly, the production team was also very restrained, rarely did they hold back from buying various bizarre and funny search terms right as the show started, thus preserving the minimal patience left in the netizens.

Even though this year’s scale of the ’Idol 6688’ talent show wasn’t as large as in the previous years, and the number of participants was not that many as before, surprisingly, those who appeared were young and unfamiliar faces that, like Xie Yizun, previously couldn’t be found in the entertainment circle.

Looking back at the show itself—

Oh, it was shortened by one hour compared to previous years.

In the past, one episode was three hours long, and half of it was filled with contestants selling their personas and clowning around.

This year, each episode is two hours, the brothers and performers in the show concentrated on the competition, focusing on just three things—grouping, training, and performing.

More importantly, these brothers and performers can sing, dance, rap...each one at least excels in one aspect.

The mentors invited are all very accomplished seniors, and from the beginning of the selection, their strict scrutiny of contestants could be witnessed.

When guiding trainees, they’re both rigorous and responsible. 1314