Chapter 155 Group Night 4.0

The person outside the door heard the answer, pushed the door open carefully, and a childish face peeked in.

Xie Qingyu saw the person clearly through the makeup mirror, raised her lips and smiled softly, and said in a gentle voice: "Linlin? Come in and sit down?"

The person at the door is Xie Qingyu’s most fanatical fan among the players in the base - Du Linlin.

When the second order was released, he unfortunately stopped because of his low ranking, but Xie Qingyu still had a deep impression of this young player.

Apart from Leo, Du Linlin is the second youngest contestant, only sixteen years old.

Unlike Leo's tall figure, Du Linlin exudes a childish look.

With a small face the size of a palm, big round eyes, and long, fluttering eyelashes, he looks like a well-behaved boy next door.

It’s a pity that he is indeed lacking in strength, and in the appearance competition, there are top-level players like Wei Liangchen and Xie Qingyu.

If he were on any other show, his cute and handsome looks might have won him a lot of fans.

But on a stage like "Road to Star Dreams" where there are so many strong people, it is difficult to go far relying solely on appearance, and eventually stopped at the second public stage.

After receiving the invitation from her idol, Du Linlin pushed the door open with confidence.

Just now, he was outside the door and hesitated for a long time before he mustered up the courage to knock on it.

But the strange thing is that I have rehearsed the conversation in my mind countless times, but when I actually meet the person, I suddenly don’t know where to start.

He walked in a little awkwardly, holding up the paper bag in his hand: "Um...Brother Qingyu, I brought you some chocolate."

Seeing Xie Qingyu's inquiring look, he hurriedly added: "It's... the kind in the snack gift package distributed by the sports meeting program team before. I saw that you seemed to like it very much..." His voice became smaller and smaller.

He put a lot of effort into this gift. Xie Qingyu would definitely not accept something too expensive. After much thought, he thought of this brand of chocolate.

Suddenly remembering something important, he quickly added, "It's in a gift box! It's not even opened yet!"

In the entertainment industry, celebrities are extremely cautious about the food sent by fans.

People probably won’t eat food that is not sealed even if they receive it in person.

This is not because we are overly cautious, but because there have been too many precedents in the industry.

All the fan clubs have repeatedly emphasized that "no feeding" has become an iron rule.

As an insider, Du Linlin naturally understands these unspoken rules better than ordinary fans.

Xie Qingyu heard Du Linlin's hurried explanation. To avoid affecting the makeup artist's technique, he didn't move too much. He just blinked and said, "Thank you, Linlin."

Just a few words, and you've accepted the kindness.

Upon hearing this, Du Linlin visibly relaxed, his shoulders slumping as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. Seeing this, Xie Qingyu's smile deepened.

In fact, he would never refuse fans' gifts on the spot as long as they were not too expensive.

It’s not that he covets these small items, but he understands that even the most ordinary mobile phone lanyard may have been carefully selected by the other party from hundreds of products.

Even if you may not use it in the end, the moment you receive it is enough to make the person who gave the gift happy for a long time.

As for letters, he never refuses them, but he always asks his assistant to communicate with the fan club, hoping that everyone will rely on letters as much as possible.

Besides, Du Linlin is not just a little fan. As fellow contestants, they interact more as friends.

After all, a large number of fans are still waiting for tickets to enter, but he can sit in the backstage dressing room and chat with his idol face to face. Which fans have such treatment?

Xie Qingyu raised his chin towards the coffee table and reminded her, "There are fruit slices on the coffee table, feel free to do as you please."

Although the dressing room is not spacious, it has all the necessary facilities. The fruit pieces wrapped in plastic wrap are neatly stacked in transparent lunch boxes.

Du Linlin gently placed the paper bag on the coffee table and waved her hand quickly when she heard Xie Qingyu's words.

He knew that the qualified contestants were all very busy at the moment, and his sudden visit would be a disturbance, so how could he dare to waste their time?

I had originally planned to give him the chocolates, refuel, and leave, but when I got to the point of speaking I stammered and squeezed out a few words: "Can I..."

The voice was as soft as a mosquito's whisper. Xie Qingyu didn't hear it clearly and said "Hmm?" in confusion.

Du Linlin took a deep breath and suddenly raised his voice: "Brother Qingyu, can I take a photo with you?"

He said this as if he had used up all his strength, and his ears turned red after he finished speaking.

When I left the training camp, although my cell phone had been returned, I was too embarrassed to ask for it because there were so many people around, so I only got a personal autograph.

After returning home, the more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt. This might be his last chance. It would be even more difficult to see Xie Qingyu in the future, so he mustered up the courage to try his luck.

Xie Qingyu looked at his nervous little appearance and couldn't bear to refuse.

But looking at the makeup artist who was applying eye makeup on her in the mirror, she euphemistically asked, "Now?"

The implication is that you agree, but the timing is not right.

Hearing her idol's words, Du Linlin's eyes lit up, and she shook her head like a rattle, her mouth almost stretched to her ears, revealing two sweet dimples:

"No, no! I just came to apply first, I'll be there later!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Xie Qingyu's response, he rushed out like a whirlwind, and his excited shouts echoed in the corridor: "Brother Qingyu, come on! I can wait as long as you want!!!"

A burst of good-natured laughter suddenly rang out in the dressing room.

The makeup artist smiled softly while drawing the eyeliner, and the fat PD who was filming along couldn't help laughing.

This child looks well-behaved and quiet, but actually acts impetuously. He is really adorable.

Xie Qingyu looked at the door that closed again and wanted to shake her head helplessly, but her little face was held down by the teacher and she couldn't move at all.

In order to meet the performance needs of multiple stages, makeup artists are carrying out precise "segmented styling".

Her nimble fingers shuttled through Xie Qingyu's hair, braiding it into delicate braids, which she then cleverly secured and concealed with small pins.

This "prefabricated hairstyle" technique can quickly put together a complete look when changing scenes, which not only ensures the exquisiteness of the makeup on each stage, but also greatly shortens the time for changing clothes.

Especially in order to match Xie Qingyu's gorgeous "battle suit" on the personal stage, the teacher specially designed a set of layered makeup.

At this moment, she was using a fine-tipped makeup brush to outline dark lines at the corners of Xie Qingyu's eyes. These seemingly casual lines would present a stunning three-dimensional effect under the stage lights.

As soon as the makeup was completed, the staff came on time to inform the movement line.

All the processes were precisely calculated during the rehearsal, and Xie Qingyu immediately stood up and prepared to meet up with the other contestants.

Before leaving, he specially put the chocolate gift box given by Du Linlin into the locker with his name on it.

Today's performance venue is unprecedented in scale, the backstage staff composition is complex, and people may enter and exit the dressing room at any time.

If this thoughtful gift is left here casually, it will not only be easily taken away by someone else, but it may also be forgotten in the busy performance process.

Due to the careful planning of the process progress in advance, the entire entrance route runs extremely efficiently.

Fifty thousand spectators need to enter the venue long in advance, and they must be fast.

Fortunately, the timing was just right. As soon as they finished, the first group of audiences poured into different areas from various entrances like a tide.

However, at this moment, Xie Qingyu and others had no time to breathe.

They are facing a series of media interviews, including internal interviews from the "Road to Stardom" program team, as well as exclusive and group interviews from the platform and many invited media.

These media cover different platforms and audience groups, and their questioning styles vary, some are gentle and friendly, while others are sharp and witty.

Although the questions have been screened by the program team, the contestants still need to identify the carefully disguised "traps" on their own.

In addition, there are various interactive segments that need to be recorded.

Xie Qingyu also has to complete the shooting of the insert commercials. These contents will be re-edited and inserted into the platform broadcast version after the live broadcast of the "Road to Star Dreams" group formation night.

None of the twenty contestants had a moment's leisure, and they were all so busy that even if a waiting room was prepared, it was not used at all.

Under the guidance of the staff, they raced against time to complete all the preparations, and even had to squeeze in dinner whenever they had time.

Not only the contestants, but the entire production crew was also overloaded and spinning like a top.

As the opening time approaches, everyone's work pace becomes increasingly intense, trying to catch up with time.

When the clock hands passed 18:30, the online live broadcast room of "Road to Star Dreams" had been warmed up for ten minutes.

The program team deliberately started the live broadcast 40 minutes before the official opening, in order to attract viewers to lock in the channel in advance and accumulate popularity.

Buffer time is also reserved to deal with possible emergencies, such as technical problems such as system freezes caused by a sudden influx of traffic.

At this moment, the screen is rotating the sponsor's warm-up advertisements, but for fans, as long as it is not a shot of their idol, it doesn't matter what is played, and the barrage of comments is still in full swing.

As a hit talent show variety show that Grape TV unexpectedly gained this year, this program also received the platform's unremitting support on this group formation night.

After all, in the world of capital, investment and attention are always proportional. Where there is money, there is love.

When Xie Qingyu finally got a chance to catch his breath, he found himself standing at the positioning point of the lifting stage, ready to start the show.

Although he couldn't rest for two minutes, it at least gave him time to adjust.

The twenty qualified contestants were all kneeling and half-crouching, quietly waiting for 19:00 to arrive in the darkness.

"Brother, I'm behind you." Leo suddenly said softly, tapping Xie Qingyu's back with his fingers.

This position seemed to bring back his memories, causing him to blurt out a familiar phrase.

Xie Qingyu couldn't help but chuckle, and immediately realized that he was recalling the scene when he first came to the base to shoot the theme song MV. Time flies, and so much time has passed in the blink of an eye.

Gu Qi was also touched by this memory. His brows softened, and he poked Xie Qingyu's left hand lightly with a teasing tone, saying, "Xiao Xie, I'm on your left."

"I'm on your right." Bai Lang immediately followed up.

Everything seemed to be no different from then, yet it seemed as if there had been some subtle changes.

Xie Qingyu shook his head, refusing to join in this childish conversation, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

At this moment, the countdown on the big screen at the scene had entered the final ten seconds, and the roar of 50,000 spectators was deafening:

“10——”

“9——”

“8——”

“…”

“3———”

“2————”

“1—————!!!”

“Aa ...

As the countdown ended, thunderous cheers broke out instantly, and excited screams rose one after another, pushing the atmosphere on the scene to its first climax.