Playing the victim

The last group of the theme song midterm exam officially began their performance.

The moment the accompaniment of "Super pick" sounded, Du Xingwei, Mu Gan and Yi Jingchen all showed their familiar confusion.

[Oops!]

Yi Jingchen reflected secretly:

[Although I was prepared, it was really hard to adapt to the fact that the background music wasn't "Hi Enough."]

Fortunately, Senior Mushroom had strong professional skills and was able to switch states quickly without any hesitation in his dance moves.

Although Mu Gan's reaction was a few beats slow, he looked at Du Xingwei in front of him and was able to imitate him.

It doesn’t matter if you really can’t jump.

You know, he is best at freestyle, who can't make up stories?

Fortunately, Yi Jingchen was standing behind Tian Xitu, the only one who kept the rhythm, and was hardly affected.

There is a saying in the entertainment industry that "being in the same frame means pulling down others", and there is also a saying within boy groups that "being on the same screen means pulling down others".

Especially when two people with huge differences in strength dance the same dance, they will definitely be compared frame by frame, and then the one who dances poorly will be ridiculed.

No wonder before Yi Jingchen went on stage, his friends from the square dance troupe came up to comfort him.

It's easy to guess that when Yi Jingchen is in the same frame with other students in Class A, he will definitely be the target of crazy criticism and become the control group of the big dance leader.

The kind that is trampled down to the point where not even a trace of residue is left!

However, the thing that everyone was most worried about did not happen.

The rhythm and fluency of Yi Jingchen's dance are indeed not as good as those of the two dancers standing in front of him.

With his current strength, it was pure wishful thinking for him to want to get between the two of them. He wouldn't even dare to dream of such a big thing.

However, the radiance on Yi Jingchen's body and the smile he maintained throughout the whole process were actually the most dazzling among the four people.

Even Du Xingwei, who has received training in facial expression management, and Tian Xitu, who faces theater audiences at least three times a week, have to admit defeat.

As the audience and mentors watched, they vaguely realized that even though there were more powerful contestants in front of them, their eyes still fell on Yi Jingchen involuntarily.

Because of the full energy he displayed, his endless vitality, and the aura exuded by his expressions and movements, one could even ignore the tiny flaws in his movements.

——This is a very scary thing.

You know, in a multi-member boy group, idols work hard to hone their skills and dress themselves up blingbling, all in order to become the focus of the entire stage and have all eyes on them.

Yi Jingchen had just become a trainee, but he had already mastered this skill. He was so powerful!

[That’s all? Gu Sijun’s deliberate cueing skills aren’t that great either.]

[Stop praising Yi Jingchen! He only danced okay compared to Mu Gan, but in reality, several of his moves were off the mark.]

[+1, not to mention Class B, there are several students in Class C and Class D who are better than him]

[Haha, trash is trash, the best I can get in the next rating is a D]

After seeing Yi Jingchen's progress with their own eyes, the haters didn't dare to scold him for dropping the theme song to an F.

A slap in the face hurts!

[The sour chicken above hasn't realized that when your eyes are all on Yi Jingchen, it doesn't matter whether he dances well or not.]

[Guluo Wang 6! I remember the first stage was like this too, everyone's eyes automatically locked on C]

[Are those two rookies on the first stage worthy enough to compete with Tian Xitu and Du Xingwei?]

[u1s1, your dance to the Melon King theme song isn't that bad, right? The two dancers in front of you are instructor-level, and his dance is actually pretty good!]

really.

Considering that Yi Jingchen had never been a trainee before the competition, he had absolutely no foundation.

Being able to perform the entire dance smoothly and completely in just five days, the speed of progress is simply terrifying.

Moreover, some contestants were out of breath after jumping and even ignored their image management.

After Yi Jingchen finished the last move, he was able to wave to the cameraman with ease.

[I only danced once today, and there were no girls watching outside, so I felt a little uncomfortable~]

[My dance was alright, wasn't it? Why didn't the teachers give any comments?]

"Uh." Mobb Z picked up the microphone and glanced at the two mentors beside him. "You guys, give us your comments!"

[You can't let me comment first? I don't understand the dance!]

Yi Jingchen guessed Mobb Z's reaction and had no hope for him.

[When Mr. M plays Werewolf, is it true that he won't be the first to be killed?]

[He's such a fence-sitter, even his teammates can't stand it.]

Instructor M: ???

To be honest, I am obviously a rap instructor!

You ask me to comment on musical instruments one moment and on dance the next. Who is being more unreasonable?

Seeing that Mobb Z was about to get angry, Wei Mi quickly stepped forward and tried to give an objective evaluation based on his professional vision gained from years of appreciating the stage.

"Du Xingwei and Tian Xitu, your movements are very coordinated, which makes me feel very comfortable. As for Mu Gan, I can see that you have tried hard, but..."

Mu Gan's dancing level is closest to square dancing.

Like himself, his main idea is "reject internal friction and do whatever is comfortable for you".

The dance was done without following any rules, except for the starting and ending poses which were standard.

He forgot a few moves during the process and just started making up stories, which made everyone in the circle very nervous.

——Mu Gan's professional skills are so poor, and he still has the nerve to come to the idol circle to embarrass himself. Everyone has despised idols for so long, so they will definitely laugh at the rapper's professional skills in turn!

Fortunately, the thing I was most worried about did not happen.

Because in the idol circle, there are also many wicked and funny people who laugh heartlessly.

[Hahahaha! You're awesome! You can even freestyle while dancing!]

He still loves freestyle.

[To be honest, Nai Gan is considered to be one of the more flexible rappers. If you don’t believe me, let Mo Baobao perform a segment.]

[Mo Baobao: I finally became a mentor, are you polite?]

[With the dried milk as a control group, and then looking at the melon king, Chenchen has made great progress (thumbs up)]

Wei Mi turned his gaze to Yi Jingchen, not knowing how to comment for a moment.

As a pure singer, her opinion on dance is only 'good looking' or 'not good looking'.

As for the specific level, it needs to be judged by more capable and professional people.

Yi Jingchen's performance was as contradictory as his theme song extra test.

Wei Mi knew clearly that his dancing skills were far inferior to the two in the front row, but when his eyes fell on him, the corners of his mouth turned up in an arc that even A.K47 could not suppress, and he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

She couldn't rate a performance-oriented contestant like this one as "good" or "bad," so she turned to look at Gu Sijun.

"Teacher Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Sijun was obviously hesitant.

He turned to the performances of Du Xingwei and Tian Xitu first, and gave very professional advice.

Then he turned to Mu Gan and mainly praised him, praising his ability to react on the spot.

"However, the main focus of male group dances is coordination. I hope you can improve your dance skills and not just freestyle every time."

"Okay, thank you, Professor Gu." Mu Gan nodded obediently, looking like a model student, but his appearance was particularly deceptive.

Who could have seen that the random choreography he just made almost took the world by storm, making him dance like a man who didn't care about anyone and was dancing in front of his grave.

"Finally..." Gu Sijun turned his gaze to Yi Jingchen and met his sparkling eyes.

[It’s finally my turn!]

[I danced so well today, I should get a five-star rating, right?]

"Yi Jingchen, if we only talk about dancing, you haven't met my expectations."

As soon as Gu Sijun finished speaking, everyone saw that Yi Jingchen's pupils dimmed visibly, and the invisible ears on his head seemed to droop.

[Cat is wronged.jpg]

As if he was deliberately taking revenge, Gu Sijun picked out things that Yi Jingchen didn't want to hear, and pointed out more than ten problems, such as not raising his hands enough, turning too slowly, not keeping up with the accompaniment, etc.

Yi Jingchen said "Oh" sadly, took out a coiled notebook from his pocket and wrote down Gu Sijun's opinions.

At the end of the recording, I heard Gu Sijun change the subject:

"but--"

"Your infectiousness is the strongest among all people."

Gu Sijun knew better than anyone that dancing required talent.

Even if you put in 99% of your effort, if you lack that 1% of talent, even if you put in a lot of blood and sweat, you can only stay at the back and act as a backup dancer.

And Yi Jingchen has a dazzling light that will not be ignored no matter where he stands.

Gu Sijun was sure that as long as he was willing to continue on this path, he would never be blocked by others.

"Infectious..."

Yi Jingchen muttered the word softly.

Gu Sijun's mind was full of youth, sweat, the future... In short, all kinds of sentimentality, and he was forced to be moved.

I thought Yi Jingchen would be as excited as I was after hearing this encouragement.

result.

[I understand. When I write a report, if there's really nothing to brag about, I'll also make up some pretentious things.]

[For example, enthusiasm, aura, and atmosphere.]

[Teacher Gu seems like a very honest person, but it turns out he's quite good at deceiving people. And what about his infectiousness?]

[As expected, you can’t judge a person by his appearance~]

Gu Sijun: …

Wait, is this how the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" is used?

You kid are so annoying!

Gu Sijun was so choked by his words that he gritted his teeth slightly and called Yi Jingchen's name again.

"Come to my lounge tonight!"

"Huh?" Yi Jingchen blinked and responded happily, "Okay."

[Teacher Gu still loves the little dark room play.]

Gu Sijun, died.

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After the midterm exam for the theme song, the "Super Idol" production team was worried that the trainees were not paying enough attention, so they specially filmed live footage for them and put it in the most eye-catching area of ​​the training building for rotation.

The most outrageous thing is that the contestants who are generally recognized as the best dancers are shown in the center of the screen.

Then take the vertical screen shots of other contestants and place them in a circle next to them for the most intuitive pulling and stepping.

Sharing the same screen is not scary, but whoever is ugly will be embarrassed.

The audience called it outrageous, activated their VIP membership, and stared at the live-feed wall with a smile for a long while.

"Okay, okay, I'll go."

In the evening, Yi Jingchen was kicked out of the lounge by the good-tempered teacher Gu.

Although he was scolded, it was obvious that he did not let Teacher Gu gain any advantage.

Thanks to Yi Jingchen, Gu Sijun is now more and more lively, and his blood pressure is also getting higher and higher...

Yi Jingchen passed by the screen wall playing live shots, and happened to see his part being played.

He stopped and looked up to observe carefully.

During the midterm exam, he stood behind Tian Xitu and could only see half of his back.

Now, from a God's perspective, I re-compared their straight shots and found that the problems pointed out by Gu Sijun do make sense.

The gap between him and the two above him is more than just a little bit.

If you want to reach their level in a short period of time, you must put in ten or a hundred times more effort.

"However, I should still have an advantage." Yi Jingchen muttered softly.

He clearly realized that there were only three days left.

Even if I forget to eat and sleep, work day and night, and use the Da Vinci sleep method passed down by my predecessors (sleep for 20 minutes for every four hours of training), I still cannot catch up with those ahead of me.

Fortunately, there are a total of 9 ts in Class A, and there are three and a half monsters like Mushroom Senior in the entire base.

He just needs to find a way to compete for the remaining spots and squeeze into the top nine.

"Host~" Quaqua asked curiously, "What advantages do you have?"

Gua Gua carefully observed the straight-shot comparison between Yi Jingchen and Du Xingwei, but could not see where this useless cat had the advantage.

"I am optimistic!" Yi Jingchen said happily, "I believe in light!"

Guagua: What’s this weird joke again?

I don't really understand you guys in the second dimension.

Yi Jingchen's live video carousel ended, and a new batch of people to criticize appeared on the screen.

"No more?" Yi Jingchen looked around and didn't see himself, so he turned around in boredom.

Time is limited and there is no time to pay attention to how badly others dance.

Yi Jingchen had just taken two steps when he heard a voice coming from the other side of the screen wall.

I thought I heard another strange voice, but after just a few words, the voice began to sob.

“I’m sorry to my fans…”

"I've tried so hard and practiced every day, so why can't I dance well?"

"I'm really stressed out. The competition in the draft is so fierce... woo woo."

Yi Jingchen looked over in the direction of the voice and saw a trainee in a gray uniform squatting in the best angle in front of the camera, crying bitterly.

Yi Jingchen appeared in the camera forcefully, looking at the trainee, then at the camera, and then at the trainee again.

I saw the name on his chest: Ying Xiao.

Yi Jingchen didn't know much about the trainees, but during the first stage, Ying Xiao was one of the six individual stages.

The personal stage is either for super popular trainees or the princes of big companies.

Ying Xiao has both. He is a new traffic star promoted by a big company and has attracted many fans through packaging and personality.

Unfortunately, he failed miserably on the first stage, and even though the mentors received the request from the program team, they could only give him an F.

Ying Xiao touched his eyes, trying to wipe out some wet tears.

Yi Jingchen glanced at the fleeting tears and almost laughed out loud.

[Yoho, caught up with the live broadcast of selling misery~]

[If you can't cry, you can ask Yan Zhuo, who withdrew from the competition, for advice on how to fake cry for two hours using artificial tears.]

[Even playing the victim should be professional~!]

Yi Jingchen was about five meters away from him and politely did not interrupt Ying Xiao's pity show.

Ying Xiao raised his head and glared at Yi Jingchen fiercely, making him feel very uncomfortable.

"Excuse me?" Yi Jingchen's tone was stiff and sounded very rude.

He knew Ying Xiao was a prince, so what?

Yi Jingchen has offended so many bigwigs that he cannot even be ranked among them.

"I didn't perform well in the quiz just now. I'm a little sad and just want to complain." Ying Xiao stopped pretending to cry, stood up and explained awkwardly.

[You can't just say that I didn't practice a few days ago, my dancing was terrible, and I didn't want the fans to leave, so I took the opportunity to abuse them, right?]

When Ying Xiao thought of this, he thought about all the saddest things in his life and tried hard to squeeze out two tears.

"I didn't perform well on my first stage, and just now... I'm really scared to leave this stage."

"First stage?" Yi Jingchen took out a small notebook, flipped forward a few pages, and saw his description of Ying Xiao.

"Prince No. 3 Ying Xiao, a lot of shots."

'I forgot the lyrics after singing the third line and was punished by standing there until the end.'

"I had to perform a rap in the extra test. I couldn't articulate what I was singing, but instructor M scolded me for five minutes about language C."

Yi Jingchen closed the notebook, raised his head and looked at Ying Xiao's snapshot.

He really didn't forget his original intention. When he jumped to the third move, he realized that he had done it wrong.

Then just stand there and wait until it's over.

Some artists in the entertainment industry pretend to work hard to make their fans believe in their efforts.

For someone like Ying Xiao, Chun Chun is too lazy to even pretend.

[Hahahahaha! Big brother, you are so humble!]

[This is not a poor performance, it's not a good performance at all!]

What is your 'effort' based on? The imagination of your fans?

Yi Jingchen's complaints caused all the comments in the live broadcast room that were originally comforting Ying Xiao and encouraging him to "do your best next time, brother" to disappear.

Only bystanders who were just watching the show jumped out to ridicule the group of brainless fans who were blindly whitewashing Ying Xiao.

Ying Xiao's fans, wake up! On the fifth day of the theme song stage, your brother's total practice time was less than two hours. Whenever he danced, he'd go to the bathroom, eat, or feel unwell. Don't you know if he's trying hard?

[Ying Xiao is the trainee who best fits his name, he only knows how to market]

[He at least practiced for a few months and was a trainee selected by a major idol company. Melon King's foundation is much worse than his, and now Melon King's straight-shot video is outmatching him.]

[Sorry for insulting the melon king! Although Yi Jingchen's straight shots aren't as good as TOP's, compared to Ying Xiao, they're definitely A-level!]

"Mr. Ying." Yi Jingchen put on the qualities of a professional reporter and asked him a soul-searching question, "Do you believe in the hard work you talk about?"

"..." Ying Xiao opened his mouth and stammered, "I believe it."

"Okay, I wish you success." Yi Jingchen turned around and had nothing to say to him.

Ying Xiao chased after him and took two quick steps, "Hey, where are you going?"

"Practice, otherwise I'll just whimper and act pitiful like you." Yi Jingchen walked out of the training building, his figure blending into the cold wind outside.

[Playing the victim won't get you into Class A.]

[Boy group audition, don’t believe in tears!]

The barrage instantly boiled over.

[Woc, face it head-on, the King of Melons is so cool]

[To be fair, because Melon King was always so optimistic in front of the camera, you all overlooked that he had the most training during the theme song phase.]

[Plus, the King of Melons trains outdoors every day, and it's several degrees below zero. I can't even stand going out for a walk with my dog.]

When you mocked him for not dancing well because he was in Class A and couldn't compare to Du Xingwei and Tian Xitu, did you ever consider that he was only a trainee for 5 days?

[To reach this level in 5 days, this level of awareness is amazing]

Stop bragging about Yi Jingchen. Can't you see the gap?

Back upstairs, they had no intention of bragging about Yi Jingchen. Can you guess why those two didn't react at all when Instructor Gu told him to target between Tian Xitu and Du Xingwei?

[When everyone's attention is on one person, he is C wherever he stands]