ninetieth day

It was an expression that was obviously cold, yet full of temptation.

When he lowered his eyes, the shadow cast by his long eyelashes made his temperament almost compassionate, like the saints depicted in the church's stained windows, making people want to kneel down and repent.

Once he looked up, the hint of a smile in his eyes pierced through his abstinent facade like a sharp blade, revealing the fiery aggression within. He could be an untouchable faith on the altar, or the most indulgent fantasy in a midnight dream—a single glance could make one struggle between piety and depravity.

Unlike the hazy charm of the second prince, at this moment, his aggressiveness reached its peak.

"So, so sexy." Chen Chi reached out and closed his jaw to prevent saliva from flowing out.

Min Hai was also very absent-minded. As a professional dancer, he was actually very familiar with this kind of faint expression, but it was different on Fu Xunyan. He only changed it slightly, but the effect was completely different.

“This is too…”

Too what? Too tempting, too unbearable.

So when they walked out after the meeting, the other trainees in the base looked at those people strangely as they "floated" in the corridor as if in a trance.

It really floated away, and everyone was in a state of panic, as if they had lost their souls.

However, the production team couldn't allow these trainees to lose focus for too long, as they were facing the most important recording session before the competition. In the past few days, the trainees practiced their dances using demos, and only came to record after they had mastered the songs.

"By the way, the composer of our song is PKOO, a well-known avant-garde music producer in the industry." Da Pei remembered the information he had seen before, but because he was distracted by other things at that time, he was unable to discuss it with his colleagues.

"PKOO, what a familiar name." Chen Chi touched his chin. "Ah, that's the musical genius, right? I think I know him too. Isn't he from Nanyin? He's only 22 years old and has copyrights for dozens of songs. He's really impressive."

Da Pei nodded. He also liked PKOO. Although his pop music was often criticized for being tasteless, it was undeniable that it was in line with the tastes of modern people.

As they approached the studio, more and more trainees gathered in the corridor.

Today they did not go directly to the recording studio. They had to meet with the producers in the morning and then be led to the studio for recording in the afternoon.

So - now in the studio is sitting the producer of their San Gong repertoire.

"A little excited." Chen Chi expressed his thoughts honestly, "But Brother Fu is definitely not excited. After all, you are also a producer, and your feelings are very different from ours."

"Yeah." Fu Xunyan rarely joked, "If you admire me, then I'm just jealous. I'm jealous of my talented colleagues."

Everyone laughed it off - just kidding, Fu Xunyan only has one self-composed song "Love Thorns" now, but this song has dominated the charts for a month. It just fell out of the top ten of the comprehensive chart, but it is still in the first place on the newcomer chart.

The staff raised their hands to signal, and the door slowly opened in front of everyone.

More than 30 trainees filed in, and before they could see who was sitting at the top, they had already started bowing like chicks pecking at rice.

"Hello, hello. I've heard a lot about you."

Compared to the stars who have become famous in front of the screen, this group of producers are more or less "passersby". They wear the simplest clothes and look a little unkempt.

One of them was quite weird. The brim of his hat covered his entire face and he was wearing a pair of sunglasses. Even if his mother came, she might not be able to recognize her son.

Everyone looked at that person more or less, but he was calm and didn't care about being looked at. Instead, he moved his neck slightly as if he was looking for someone among the thirty trainees.

Jiang Sulin stopped some trainees from trying to "chase stars" and sent them back to their seats.

"Alright, alright, don't get too enthusiastic and scare the teachers away. When they take back the copyright to the song, you can just perform a mime on stage."

This speech made everyone laugh uncontrollably.

"Now, on behalf of the 'New Century' program team, I would like to welcome all the producers and teachers to the show. Thank you very much for providing excellent songs for the show, and thank you for taking the time to come and participate in our recording."

The producers sitting in a row on the other side smiled awkwardly, obviously not used to having so many cameras pointed at their faces.

"Well, without further ado, the main reason we invited all the teachers here today is for the trainees to get to know each of you and express our gratitude in person. We can have a friendly exchange and facilitate the re-recording of the audio source this afternoon."

"At the same time, we've also designed a small segment. Through this game, we will not only determine the order of tomorrow's performances, but also determine whether you will receive some auxiliary props prepared by the production team."

Jiang Sulin took out a stack of cards from his pocket and read them one by one.

"Stage bubbles, LED light shows, ribbons, snowflakes, smoke, flame installations..."

Before he finished speaking, the trainees' eyes lit up.

There is no longer any mechanism for increasing votes in the San Gong performance, nor is there any internal PK. Their goal is to make the stage popular and gain attention and traffic online.

Although on-site voting is useful, it only votes for the first place on stage and the first place among trainees. It is just a title, and it is likely to be won by Fu Xunyan's group or Ye Lai's group.

Speaking of which, although Fu Xunyan's reputation as the stage devil has been circulating among the trainees for a long time, there are still many doubts about this public performance - because in the results of the mid-term evaluation, "I get it" was ranked second to last and third from the top, while Ye Lai and his team's "Chain" received unanimous praise.

The trainees recalled the performance of "I get it" performed by the teacher during the program demonstration. They could only say that the effect was very poor. It was not only greasy, but also messy and without focus.

Seeing that Fu Xunyan didn't seem to make any changes to the stage like he did in the first and second public performances, the trainees felt that Fu Xunyan was tricked by his fans this time and chose a very bad song.

Regardless, the trainees aren't concerned with competing on stage, but rather want their own performances to have a better impact. Fu Xunyan's first and second performances have proven that they need to take a long-term view and see the true network effect.

In this way, the stage props provided by the program team are very useful. They are all powerful tools to liven up the atmosphere or increase the atmosphere.

"Ahhh, we want snowflakes!" Liu Yongshan, who joined the Hi Hi Five, immediately raised his hand and laughed so hard that his mouth almost split open.

"So PD Jiang, how are we going to get those items?"

"It's very simple." Jiang Sulin blinked, his eyes mysterious.

"Now, please have the five groups of trainees discuss within their teams first, then select the producer teacher you think matches the temperament of your song. Finally, the result will be announced. If you guess correctly, you will have the opportunity to choose a prop. If one person in your team chooses, you can choose one prop. If three people choose, you can choose two. If everyone chooses, you can choose three."

Wow~~ There was an exclamation from the audience.

"This is easy!" Liu Yongshan folded his hands into a loudspeaker and shouted towards the stage.

"Hey, Mr. Producer of Hi Hi Five, just wait for us, we will definitely pick the right one for you!"

Every teacher on the stage laughed, which made Liu Yongshan's face suddenly fall.

"Oh really, I was going to guess based on your reaction. Did you guys coordinate your facial expressions beforehand?"

Jiang Sulin gave the answer: "Yes, congratulations, Liu Yongshan, you guessed it right. In order to prevent cheating like you, we have already informed the teachers in advance. You can only choose to ask questions from the questions given by the program team."

The staff brought a question board and placed a lot of cards on it with questions written on them.

"Huh? What kind of questions are these? Do you have a cat or a dog? Do you like pop music or folk music? Do you like Switzerland or Southeast Asia?"

"Do these questions have anything to do with the song?" Chen Chi asked sincerely, "Can we really guess the teacher that the song corresponds to based on this?"

Fu Xunyan touched his head and smiled mysteriously, "Yes, I promise you, I will."

The other four looked at Fu Xunyan. Da Pei raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't have any guesses already, do you?"

Fu Xunyan glanced at the row of producers on the stage.

Although there are only five songs, there are more than five people here. Many songs were written by two people respectively - of course, it is even possible that there is one or two producers, so there are more producers.

However, taking various factors into consideration, there were seven people coming back this time, sitting in the arrangement of 1/1/2/2/1.

Sitting in the front row was one of the two female producers on the stage of this performance. She was wearing a light-colored suit, black-framed glasses, and had a round face. She looked to be about 27 or 28 years old.

Everyone said she looked more like a company representative than a producer.

The second person from the left is a man with a shaved head, wearing a simple white T-shirt, black pants and sneakers. He has an unshaven beard, but his expression is very natural.

Further behind them were two brothers, one fat and one thin. They were even more relaxed and could occasionally respond to Jiang Sulin's words. They wore many decorative rings on their fingers and a high-end necklace on their chests.

Next came a man and a woman. The woman looked like a music magazine editor, and the man was short and looked like a music critic. They both seemed more introverted and not very willing to talk.

The last one was a fat man with long hair and a beard. Unlike the second one, he wore a black T-shirt and white pants, with the brim of his hat pulled down to cover his face. He also wore sunglasses indoors. He was the most mysterious and strangest of the few people. He also looked older, and the wrinkles on his neck could not be deceived.

The opportunity to ask questions came by guessing the song. Jiang Sulin moved the microphone to the center of the stage, facing downwards, and then raised the microphone with a smile.

"Let me make this clear first. Just guessing the song title isn't enough. You must sing at least two complete lines. And if the song has choreography, you must follow the choreography."

"Ah? Do you want a girl group dance too?" Da Pei asked, raising his hand.

"Yes!" Jiang Sulin's excitement was seen through at a glance.

Ah~~ There was a protest from the audience, but the excited red on everyone's faces showed that they were not really that resistant.

Girl group dance?

Da Pei resolutely resisted - mainly because he couldn't even dance a male group dance, let alone a female group dance.

Chen Chi and Bai Wenji were also helpless, so the three pairs of eyes stared at Fu Xunyan and Min Hai.

“Brothers, it’s up to you!”