Chapter Ninety-Five: Let's Reaction Together

A faint blush seemed to appear on Wan Xiaoshuai's face as he looked at the six people he had been avoiding looking directly at, "Big brother, we want to dance 'Meteor' or 'Swimming Fish' for the finals."

Lin Ruohe was both puzzled and pleasantly surprised, "You mean the two songs we performed on our first stage and in the first public performance?"

Wan Xiaoshuai gripped his clothes tightly and nodded eagerly. Gu Huailang asked, "Have you seen our program?"

Fu Hanfei watched their interaction with a smile, and chuckled, "The internet is so advanced now, and this isn't some isolated place."

Seeing the children in front of her actually following "Team Up" and even wanting to do a cover of their dance competition, a very strange feeling welled up inside her. Meng Fanxi gently asked, "Which song do you like best, 'Meteor' or 'Swimming Fish'?"

The other members of the dance troupe also rushed over. The children were all conflicted, and the number of people who answered "Meteor" and "Swimming Fish" was almost the same.

The sincerity in the children's eyes touched several teenagers. They sat together and earnestly discussed the song for the Xijingu Dance Troupe's final competition. The final competition would be held in the county's auditorium, and Fu Hanfei specially searched for photos of the auditorium's interior on his phone to show everyone.

Meng Fanxi leaned closer: "Like the monthly exam hall in Will."

Zhang Yang nodded: "That's true."

Fu Hanfei exclaimed in surprise, "Your monthly exam hall is this big? That's outrageous!"

Meng Fanxi shrugged smugly: "You'll get used to it."

The children were very supportive and genuinely exclaimed "Wow!" in surprise, their eyes filled with admiration.

Looking at him like that, Meng Fanxi felt a strong sense of responsibility that he absolutely could not let the dance troupe down. His clear and handsome eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at his teammates with a sly look, "I have an idea."

...

They decided to start experimenting with the idea tomorrow, but until then, the production team seemed determined to squeeze every last drop out of them.

During prime time in the evening, the production team gathered Fu Hanfei, Yongheng Six Stars, and about ten selected boarding primary school students who were willing to come to a classroom.

Fu Hanfei and the six eternal stars sat in the back row, while a dozen or so children chattered in the front row. The classroom was clean and tidy, and the technological equipment was well installed. The blackboard was pulled open, revealing an electronic screen inside, which was very high-definition.

Fu Hanfei walked onto the stage, and the audience automatically fell silent. He coughed symbolically, took out a cue card he had prepared beforehand, and read: "Dear trainees and lovely classmates, tonight is the premiere of the fifth episode of 'Team Camp'. The 50 trainees have left Mushroom Park and arrived at their respective performance venues for the third public performance. I wonder how you are feeling now?"

Some of the elementary school students in the front row were shy, while others boldly turned around to look at the back row. There, six teenagers with beaming smiles shouted in unison, "Very! Good!"

Fu Hanfei and his classmates were very satisfied with the answer.

Fu Hanfei continued, "Can you imagine? You all managed to spend such a long time without cell phones and with each other by your side. To thank everyone for their cooperation, the production team has specially opened up viewing access today. All five mentors' teams will now be watching the latest episode at the same time."

So that's how it is! The six of them looked at each other with curiosity. It was quite a unique experience to see themselves on TV, and they suddenly felt a little nervous.

What will I look like after the show is edited? How will I be portrayed?

Before the broadcast, the production team also made a special live connection with the other four mentors.

Tan Yi's team seemed to be in a place like a home theater, Yun Mengtao's team was in a room filled with antique charm, and Zhu Lou's team was in a small livehouse venue that had been emptied.

Ye Ni's team is WONE, and they are the only ones playing outdoors, on an outdoor basketball court.

Meng Fanxi saw Zhong Chu and Fan Na through the video. They were in Tan Yi's group and could be easily seen from the front row. Meng Fanxi tentatively waved through the screen, and the people on the other side quickly received the signal. Then everyone smiled and waved back into the video.

The people in the backstage video monitoring room were happily filming.

After the connection was cut off, Xu You said leisurely, "Our venue feels the most cozy."

Meng Fanxi nodded in strong agreement. Behind their seats were blackboards covered with students' imaginative drawings, which were photogenic and beautiful.

Ying Zhuo, who had been following them all along, spoke out from behind the camera: "The full episode is about to air! Are you all excited? You all did a great job to get this opportunity, so keep up the good work!"

Whether it was the director's arrangement of the lines or not, Ying Zhuo's voice had a strange, cloying sweetness.

Meng Fanxi didn't believe Ying Zhuo's words and immediately turned into a吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical commentary): "More than the good performance, the main reason is probably because we can't film spin-off variety shows, right?"

Ying Zhuo: "..." How did you guess that?

The trainees were all scattered, so the regular spin-off variety shows were canceled. In order to maintain the broadcast schedule, the production team came up with this solution.

Ying Zhuo smiled: "OK, that's not important, let's watch the main feature!"

The program begins with a chaotic sound effect.

"Please apologize." A familiar voice came through, and the image became clearer, focusing precisely on the two people facing off.

Meng Fanxi gripped the arm of the man whose face was blurred, his eyes filled with righteous indignation. From this angle, Meng Fanxi stood in front of Xu You, the bright morning sunlight shining down, reflecting his firm and fearless expression.

Hearing the rude words from the proxy bidder, Lin Ruohe frowned. "That's too much."

He was somewhat intimidated by the man's imposing physique, but even so, Meng Fanxi's expression never wavered.

He and Zhang Yang missed the scene because they were having breakfast, and they were both touched and worried when they heard about it.

The program's narration briefly touched on the matter without describing too many details. After all, it was the program's responsibility not to control the paparazzi. The subtitles took this opportunity to appeal to everyone to be rational in their pursuit of celebrities and not to condone the excessive behavior of some paparazzi.

Lin Chuntao, a primary school student in the front row, said in a pleasant voice, "Brother Fanxi, you are so brave."

Meng Fanxi responded with an extremely gentle and beautiful smile: "Thank you."

One thing ends, another begins. The next scene shows the production team and the trainees outwitting each other, searching for the trainees' phones in the apartment, finding several phones, and announcing the punishment scene.

The trainees apologized one by one in the post-interview, looking dejected.

Wan Xiaoshuai asked doubtfully, "Are cell phones really that fun?" He looked at Fu Hanfei with pride in his eyes, "I don't like playing games, I love dancing!"

His radiant appearance amused everyone, and they all praised him for being great. Then the other children started to compare themselves and said they didn't like playing on their phones. Meng Fanxi and the others all sincerely praised him without repeating a single word.

Compared to the listless trainees on screen, the classroom was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

The six Eternal Stars were still watching the screen, waiting for that person to appear.

The incident of hiding the phone was one of the more dramatic parts of the show. The scene where Meng Fanxi confronted the paparazzi had already caused quite a stir at the time, and the production team did not want to amplify the negative impact, so they put the phone-hiding incident later on as a foil.

As expected, the incident of the trainees hiding their phones sparked heated discussions as soon as it aired, quickly becoming a trending topic. Viewers discussed it in real time, and they all had a very negative impression of the trainees who hid their phones.

@YunXiaoyou: Anyone who hides a phone when the program explicitly states that it does not allow people to bring it is either stupid or malicious.

@BabyBaby: This is so unfair. Other trainees follow the program rules, but these trainees are trying to curry favor by creating personas based on audience feedback. I even liked one of them. It's ridiculous.

@寻寻觅觅: These trainees are all relatively unpopular, they really are just 'flops' doing nonsense.

...

The next scene suddenly showed a post-interview with a popular contestant who everyone recognized. The background of his post-interview was different from the usual warm and cozy background.

He was dressed in a black training uniform, looking haggard, against a backdrop of minimalist pure white, which gave off an unusual vibe.

Here it comes! Everyone in the classroom is watching the screen intently.

In the scene, the production team asks, "You knew you weren't allowed to bring a phone, yet you hid it. You didn't admit it during our inspection. Now that you've been caught, what do you want to say?"

This question contained so much information that not only did real-time online discussions surge, but even the elementary school students in the classroom were astonished, their mouths agape as they looked back at the reactions of the Eternal Six Stars.

The six remained calm, managing their expressions perfectly. It was obvious that in the public eye, Will and Bai He were on opposite sides, and everyone was eager to see their reactions. With the cameras right in front of them, their expressions couldn't be interpreted in any other way, even if they did have some thoughts in their hearts.

Jin Ziran lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly, "First of all, I want to apologize to everyone..." He apologized in the video, and Meng Fanxi knew that this was why he said 'again' when the rankings were announced.

He initially thought the production team would cover for him, given his popularity, but their efforts to present the truth have earned him more respect. The production team seems to be giving him a chance, and the subsequent editing has been quite lenient.

From a viewer's perspective, Meng Fanxi can only say that those who like Jin Ziran will be turned into die-hard fans because of this, while those who don't like her will become even more disgusted. Overall, it will definitely damage Jin Ziran's public image.

Fu Hanfei was able to use a mobile phone, and he took advantage of the excuse of going to the bathroom to check the real-time comments. There had been related rumors on the forum beforehand, but the forum had a limited audience, and most people were very surprised after the show aired.

Jin Ziran's reputation has almost collapsed, but Baihe Company actually issued an apology statement in real time, saying that it did not communicate the rules clearly with the trainees before the competition and took part of the blame.

The scene didn't linger there for long; after the build-up, the song selection process began.

The complex rules were clearly a bit overwhelming for these young students, but their intuition was remarkably accurate.

Wan Xiaoshuai slowly turned around, his eyes filled with a sense of 'no way', and asked, 'Aren't you guys in a different group now?'

Meng Fanxi instantly understood the fragility and disbelief in Xiao Shuai's eyes, which seemed ready to collapse at any moment.

This kid is a huge fan of the group.