Trillionaire's Slice of Life

The time rewound to September 1st, 7 AM.

Today was the first day of the new school term, not only for students hurrying off to classes but also a decisive moment that would shape the destinies of many people.

Shi Yuan Entertainment had grown into a colossal entity with a market value of sixty billion, and its collaboration with the largest company in the entertainment industry, Shangyuan Entertainment, heralded yet another period of rapid expansion.

For the artists at Shi Yuan Entertainment, the company's expansion brought with it innumerable opportunities, and a saying even circulated among them in private.

"Now, Shi Yuan is graced with countless opportunities and once you stand in the right spot, taking off is inevitable."

In the dance practice room on the twenty-sixth floor, the atmosphere was exceptionally tense. Three months ago, the company had one hundred and sixteen trainees, but after three months of harmonization, selection, and elimination, more than half of them had been weeded out.

Now, only fifty-two trainees remained in the entire dance hall.

Similarly, after stringent selection and training, this group of trainees, who three months ago were still chattering noisily with no professional skills, had undergone a complete transformation. Now they were highly disciplined and talented.

The fifty-two trainees were neatly arranged into four columns, facing a middle-aged woman with an extraordinary presence.

This woman was He Yuxin, the head of trainees at Shi Yuan Entertainment, known as the formidable and seasoned agent "Queen of Hell."

"Same old rules, step forward as I call your names: Zhao Zeyu, Su Xiaoxiao, Chu Wen, Zhao Shuangshuang. The aforementioned four are the primary debutants of the first tier," she announced.

As the words of the woman with the extraordinary presence fell, three women and a man stepped out from the ranks, standing quietly before her with traces of excitement in their expressions.

"Second tier, Wu Aiwen, Qian Xue... Tang Qun, there are sixteen people in total in the second tier. Step forward as I call your names," she continued.

"Now announcing the third tier personnel: those in the third tier must work hard, as you are at risk of being eliminated at any time. I don't need to spell out what you should do. The first of the third tier, Zhou Juan, second, Zheng Haoran..."

In the spacious and bright dance practice room, the fifty-two trainees were divided into different tiers. The first tier was comprised of only four individuals, three female and one male, standing at the forefront. In the coming week, they would receive guidance from the best instructors the company had to offer, savor the most exquisite food, and reside in single dorms...

The second tier consisted of sixteen people, again primarily female over male.

They stood in the second row, and likewise, in the coming week, the resources available to them would be less than those of the first tier, but far beyond the third tier's.

In the front row of the dance practice room, behind the woman known as Queen of Hell, there were as many as twenty instructors from various disciplines, and each tier's trainees would be matched with coaches of different seniorities.

Naturally, the higher the trainee's ranking, the more experienced the assigned coach would be.

"That's the list of twenty trainees from the third tier. As for the last twelve from the fourth tier, I won't mention names one by one. You twelve have one last chance to catch up this week. In the evaluation one week from now, if you can break into the top thirty, you will continue to stay with the company. If not, you will, of course, be eliminated.

Here at Shi Yuan Entertainment, we believe in survival of the fittest. Only the strongest can laugh last, and those who endure to the end will surely get everything they desire. I won't draw out the promise any further since I have repeated it countless times over these three months. You know what you should do."

With her speech finished, the middle-aged woman was about to turn and leave when suddenly, a timid voice spoke up:

"Um… Director He, did you possibly miss a name? How come Ding Qian isn't listed in the first tier? Isn't she our strongest trainee, always in the first tier?"

Upon hearing the feeble words, the woman known as Queen of Hell's expression turned slightly cold.

As the head of trainees at Shi Yuan Entertainment, she had absolute authority over their fate. Any trainees who dared to question her or were disobedient had been eliminated. As she turned around with a frosty face, she softened slightly when she saw that the speaker was a first-tier trainee named Chu Wen.

It wasn't because the speaker was a promising seedling from the first tier, but solely because this girl and Zhao Shuangshuang were specially recruited after a personal greeting from the chairman. Even as the head of the trainees, she couldn't be overly harsh.

"Chu Wen, the list in my hands has been reviewed and approved by the upper management and personally signed off by Chairman Qin. Ding Qian is placed in the fourth tier, and it's a decision recognized by the chairman himself. If you have any objections, you can personally take it up with the chairman," she replied.

After the statement, she promptly turned and left the practice room.

To be honest, she was somewhat dissatisfied with Chu Wen and Zhao Shuangshuang. Although both were diligent, their basic skills were lacking. Under normal procedures, the two could have been eliminated long ago.

But they were specially appointed by the chairman himself, and considering their purported connections with the major behind-the-scenes boss of Shi Yuan, even He Yuxin, who managed all the trainees, dared not go against the big boss's decision and had no choice but to let the two girls of average talent continue to occupy the best resources.

Once the head, He Yuxin, left, the atmosphere in the dance hall immediately became more relaxed. The trainees had ten minutes of rest time, and after that, they would begin various dance and physical training.