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"One, two, three, start."

"Hello everyone, I am the thirteenth contestant and my name is Chen Jian. I'm nineteen years old and from Chengdu, Sichuan province." A dark-skinned teenager, standing in front of the camera, introduced himself with a grin that revealed his striking white teeth. He turned his head to look to the side, and there was a man gesturing to him.

"Shout out a slogan and strike a POSE!" the man mouthed to him.

The teenager, who called himself "Chen Jian" turned back and thought about it. The camera's monitor entered a brief silence.

"I want to play professional football and hopefully everyone will... like me." He laughed nervously. He wanted to say, "I hope everyone will support and vote for me," but he remembered that the talent show did not have an audience vote, so it was useless even if the audience supported him. He had to change his words. Therefore, when he thought about it, he laughed.