Setting foot on a planet within the Empire’s territory once more, Jiang Qin hadn’t lost her sense of curiosity.

After all, she had never been to this planet before.

She heard music playing at the spaceport the moment she stepped off the starship.

This planet was called Lanaka Star.

The planet was home to four art academies, which meant there were many music students. The show had been located here to give these students a chance for an early debut.

Lanaka Star itself was a Third-class Planet.

It was precisely because the planet was so undeveloped that numerous schools had been established, turning it into what one might call an academic planet.

With several art academies located here, some cities had even developed numerous scenic attractions.

Over time, these attractions became popular filming locations.

Many film crews came here to shoot, and with a simple call, they could recruit a host of high-quality extras from the academies.

Thanks to the income generated by these activities, the Third-class Planet had gradually started to develop.

This time, Jiang Qin had also brought Lan Yiran and his team along.

After all, the schools here were perfect for filming *Meteor Garden*.

The locations and students were readily available, and many of them were even acting majors.

Best of all, she could multitask.

When she wasn’t needed for the show’s recording, she could drop by the film set to check on their progress, then head back for the recording. No time would be wasted.

"Sister-in-law, over here!" Long Yue waved at her from beside a sleek Flying Car.

The show’s production team was supposed to pick her up, but when Long Yue found out, she arrived on the planet early and took over the welcoming duties herself.

"Yuyu."

Long Yue seemed completely oblivious to Long Hao’s presence; she only had eyes for Jiang Qin and Zhaozhao, who was cradled in Yun Xie’s arms beside her.

"Zhaozhao, my darling, you came too? Quick, give Auntie a kiss."

Zhaozhao, suddenly face-to-face with a beautiful woman, remained perfectly calm, not startled in the slightest.

The baby was surrounded by her several fathers every day, so she was long used to it.

The group checked into their hotel.

The next day, Jiang Qin went to the show’s venue, taking Long Hao, Xie An’an, and Bai Ruo with her.

This show was also broadcast live, so they needed to do a rehearsal beforehand.

She had no objection to this.

Soon, the other four composers arrived, all of them from the younger generation.

They were Josh and Ophina from the Empire, and Su San and Sili from the Myriad Races.

All of them were female, and they shared another common trait: they came from humble backgrounds, had low Spiritual Power Levels, and had faced a difficult road to fame.

This was a trait they all shared, including Jiang Qin.

’She had a feeling the director had considered this when sending out invitations. It was most likely intentional.’

’Perhaps he thought that because they had all experienced the hardships of poverty, they would be better able to empathize with the contestants?’

After the five of them exchanged names, they took their seats on the mentor panel.

This variety show was a bit like a certain singing competition show Jiang Qin had seen in her first life. When the contestants performed, the mentors had to have their backs to the stage.

This was to prevent them from forming biased impressions based on a contestant’s appearance. After all, the show’s focus was on the voice.

Therefore, they weren’t allowed to see the contestants before choosing to turn their chairs.

The rehearsal was no exception.

They sat in their mentor chairs while the contestants sang on the stage behind them.

When they heard a voice they liked, they could turn their chairs.

Right now, they were rehearsing this very turn. For the first contestant, all of them turned their chairs simultaneously, only to see someone on stage wearing a full-body mascot costume.

They couldn’t see the contestant’s face, let alone their figure or even whether they were male or female.

After the rehearsal, Jiang Qin headed back to the hotel, taking a stack of tickets for the next day’s live broadcast with her.

***

At the crack of dawn the next day, Jiang Qin put on some simple makeup and headed to the venue.

Meanwhile, the live broadcast had already started on the Star Network.

The camera was currently backstage, where all the contestants who had passed the open auditions were getting their makeup done and being interviewed.

The first contestant to be interviewed was asked, "Why did you decide to join this program?"

The girl answered cheerfully, "Because becoming a singer has been my dream since I was little. I really cherish this opportunity."

Next up, the interviewer asked the second contestant, "And where are you from?"

This was a shy young man, who looked like he might not even be of age.

He answered nervously, "I’m from Linping Star in the Federation." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Ah, a friend from the Federation! Do you have a particular mentor you’re hoping to work with?"

A professionally trained singer would have likely answered that every mentor was incredible and that they would be thrilled to be chosen by any of them.

But the young man was clearly still naive and full of passion, so he answered with sincerity, "I hope I can become a student of Mentor Jiang Qin."

Once he said that, if the other mentors were to hear it, it was likely none of them besides Jiang Qin would choose him.

［This kid is too young, he just says whatever’s on his mind.］

[I hope his mentor ends up being Jiang Qin when this airs. Otherwise, how’s the poor kid gonna survive under another mentor?]

[I heard the show is broadcasting live for four hours today! Oh my god, it’s been ages since we’ve gotten to see Jiang Qin on screen for this long!!]

[Hehe, I’m here for Qin Bao. Jiang Fan, assemble!]

[Su San fans assemble here! Everyone check out our Su San, she’s released several new songs recently and they’re all great.]

[Everyone, please support our girl Lily! You won’t regret becoming a fan.]

[The Ophina fan army has arrived!!]

...

Because the show was so long, Yun Xie could only watch the live broadcast from the hotel with Zhaozhao.

Holding the baby in his left arm and a milk bottle in his right hand, he said, "Little one, when do you think your mom is finally going to appear?"

"These commercials are taking forever..."

It was indeed taking a while. Each contestant was given a few words of encouragement before they officially took the stage.

The first contestant to take the stage was a female singer. She sang "Sweet and Sour Is Me."

Her voice was sweet and brimming with youthful energy, but no mentor turned their chair. It wasn’t until she finished singing and the lights came up that their chairs were automatically turned to face the stage.

On stage, the girl waited for the mentors’ critiques, her eyes welling with tears.

The first to comment was Sili, who sat at the far left. She smiled and offered a few words of praise first. "You have a lovely voice, and it’s a great fit for this song."

"But you were too focused on showcasing the sweetness of your voice, which made it sound a bit forced."

Josh, the second mentor to comment, agreed. "Yes, you were too focused on emphasizing your voice’s strengths. It sounded a bit affected."

"To someone who doesn’t know much about music, that kind of affected voice might sound pleasant."

"But for those of us who work with music all the time, it’s just noise pollution."

Hearing this, the girl’s face went deathly pale. After a haphazard bow to thank them for their critique, she ran off the stage in tears.