Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 462: I Will Definitely Be a Good Captain!

Chapter 462: Chapter 462: I Will Definitely Be a Good Captain!

Capital.

Inside the practice room, Tai Fan had been staring blankly with the six people beside him for half an hour.

No, that’s not right, one person hadn’t even bothered to look up at him!

Fuming, Tai Fan’s gaze shifted away from Jiang Shixu and slammed his hand onto the table in front of him.

"Hey, everyone, we’ve been deadlocked for days now, let’s at least accomplish something, shall we? Even if we can’t make it on stage, we still need to choose a captain or something."

[Hahahaha, I can’t even with this team. Even a statue would look away.]

[Incredible, other teams are starting their rehearsals, and they’re still stuck on choosing a captain.]

[Although Shiguang bro has some real skills, I honestly think... they’re doomed.]

A few days ago, the results of the first stage were out. freēwēbnovel.com

Unfortunately, Tai Fan had made it through.

For this, his mother had been ecstatically congratulating him over the phone.

But he hadn’t cracked a smile from beginning to end.

God knows how much he wanted to leave this grand prison!

But there was no helping it, after failing plan after plan to escape, he was stuck here as per the agreement with his mother.

Following the first stage was the first public performance.

"Youth Trainee" moved quickly, promptly listing several songs for grouping.

Generally speaking, Class A students had the priority to choose.

Thinking about this pissed Tai Fan off.

That pushover dawdled and never took initiative, resulting in all the good songs being picked by others, leaving behind an outdated song nobody wanted.

The selection of members was even more infuriating.

They actually chose him first!

He was just a slacker from Class D!

What good could he do?!

Through such a sequence of events, their team ended up with the leftovers no one else wanted, except for one experienced member from Class B; the rest were from Class D.

Their team was even ridiculed as "the Kings of the Bottom."

At that thought, Tai Fan looked at Jiang Shixu with a mix of frustration and iron not yet forged into steel.

This kid had managed to secure an A, a seed player, with just one cover song!

He could slack off, but how could he?!

Ling Bei across from him also nodded, "I think Tai Fan is right, we can’t keep dragging this out. If we don’t have enough talent, hard work will have to make up for it. If we can’t even manage that, how do we deserve to be on that stage?"

Ling Bei’s words reignited the confidence of everyone who had been beaten down over the past few days, and immediately they energetically commenced electing a captain.

Just like other teams, they used an anonymous voting method.

Everyone wrote the name of their preferred choice, excluding themselves, on a slip of paper, and someone tallied the results in the end.

Seeing everyone excited and fired up, Tai Fan finally nodded with satisfaction.

Right, this is what it looks like to be contenders in a competition.

Wait, why was he having this terrifying thought???

He was meant to be dead weight!

While everyone was writing names, Tai Fan couldn’t help himself and sneakily glanced at Jiang Shixu.

After noticing he had written the character "Tai" on his slip of paper, he was shocked and glared wide-eyed at Jiang Shixu before frantically signaling with his eyes in a suppressed voice.

"Are you crazy? Why choose me?!"

Jiang Shixu lifted his head and blinked his bright, sparkling eyes.

"Because I think you have strong leadership skills, Tai Fan."

Unlike him, who couldn’t say a word in public to save his life.

After folding the note, Jiang Shixu obediently sat in his seat waiting for the results.

Ling Bei was the one tallying the votes.

He glanced at everyone before seriously clearing his throat and teasingly said, "The person with the highest number of votes, with five votes, it seems everyone wants him to be the team leader..."

"Wow, who is it, the popular choice?"

"It might be Ling Bei himself? After all, he’s debuted before and has plenty of experience."

"I think Tai Fan is pretty good too, although he’s a bit haughty, he has a good presence."

"The person is—Shiguang!"

Having said that, Ling Bei started to clap, and the others excitedly crowded around Jiang Shixu to congratulate him.

Jiang Shixu was a bit dumbfounded.

"I, I’m the team leader?"

"Yeah," Tai Fan pinched his shoulder, "You wrote my name, so I had to ’retaliate’ and vote for you too."

In fact, he had truly intended to vote for Jiang Shixu.

From the very first performance, anyone with a clear eye could see his potential.

It’s just that he was too timid, which meant he hadn’t been able to fully show their abilities.

Being the team leader might be a good opportunity.

"But, I..." Jiang Shixu’s face turned red, and he stood up, gesturing with his hands, "I can’t..."

He was even stuttering when speaking; how could he possibly be a good team leader?

However, Ling Bei stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "Shiguang, we didn’t pick you as our team leader on a whim. You’re so talented and from Class A, surely you can bring us a lot of help. Honestly, I was amazed by your first performance on stage, and I want to learn from you too, since singing is my weak point."

"Yes, yes," the others chimed in agreement, with someone even teasing, "Shiguang, you’re so handsome, just crush them all, okay? Whether in terms of ability or looks, you fully deserve to be the team leader."

For the first time being affirmed by so many people, Jiang Shixu felt at a loss, but even more so, he felt grateful.

In an instant, his nose tingled, and his eyes began to moisten.

"Thank you, everyone... Thank you for your recognition, I, I..."

He took a deep breath, and his eyes grew firm, "I will definitely make a good team leader!"

"Ah, Little Shiguang has become the team leader!"

"The popular choice!"

"Wuwuwu, as a fan mother, I really feel like crying seeing this scene, wuwuwu."

Having taken on this responsibility, Jiang Shixu seemed to grow up instantly; he immediately gathered everyone to review the song.

The song they were assigned was an old one, with a generally flat melody and tone, but with a strong narrative.

The bad thing about such a classic old song was that it’s easy to make mistakes in the covers, and even with a good performance, it’s hard to achieve great results in the end.

Sure enough, after watching the video, everyone fell silent.

Jiang Shixu’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.

This was his first time as a team leader and also his first time standing on such a big stage.

These people probably wanted success just as much, if not more, than he did.

So, he couldn’t back down.

Biting his lip, Jiang Shixu tentatively raised his hand, "Everyone... I have a suggestion."

Ling Bei looked at him, "Leader, go ahead."

Jiang Shixu raised his head, "I, I know a very talented songwriter, maybe he can help us make this song better."

"Which songwriter?"

"He, his name is Zhou Wenshu, and, and he’s also my teacher."

Hearing this, Ling Bei’s excitement calmed down a bit.

He had never heard of this person.

But not wanting to dampen Jiang Shixu’s enthusiasm, he still smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I’ll start with leading the rehearsal, and leaving the contact with Mr. Zhou to you, team leader!"

"Alright!"