Chapter 015 First Performance 1.0

After maintaining the bowing posture for three to five seconds, everyone straightened up almost at the same time. Lee Jae-hyun, standing on the stage, smiled gently, without any airs of a senior in the entertainment industry.

Seeing the contestants' gazes fixed on her, Lee Jae-hyun put down her cue card. Without even glancing at the prompt, she calmly and confidently picked up the microphone and said, "This [Stars Bling] recording session is divided into seven stages, each of which will give each contestant a chance to showcase their talents. Next, I will accompany you all to the end of this journey. Are you ready?"

"We're ready!!!" the contestants responded in unison and took the initiative to put on the atmosphere group's identity cards.

"Alright, then I declare that the first phase of recording for [Bright Stars] has officially begun. At this moment, no matter what your past has been, no matter what your achievements have been, you must pack your bags and set out anew."

After saying this, Lee Jae-hyun paused for two seconds on purpose. While the contestants were hesitant about whether to applaud or remain silent, he looked at his watch to check the time.

So...does the current time have any special meaning? Or is it just a brand name watch advertisement? Lu Wei's eyes were filled with curiosity. She looked around, trying to find the huge, ever-present logo that appeared in every episode of Chinese entertainment variety shows.

Unfortunately, before Lu Wei could find the answer, and before everyone could find the direction of action after their hesitation, Li Jae-hyun took his eyes off his watch, raised the corner of his mouth and revealed the suspense: "It's 10:15 Seoul time now, and there are only 4 hours left until the first stage performance."

Boom!!!

Thunder roared suddenly out of nowhere, stunned everyone and extinguished all the high spirits.

Everyone's faces showed undisguised surprise. They had not received any notice of the performance, but only received a request to pack their luggage.

Packing your luggage and attending a performance are two completely unrelated things. No one could have imagined that the production team would play this trick at the beginning.

Lu Wei was also shocked. She tried to understand but found that she couldn't understand at all.

With 4 hours of preparation time, plus the rehearsal movements, we can't just randomly disrupt and reorganize it. How about an impromptu freestyle like: Yo yo yo, you are wearing a red jacket today, and you look like an old man without a wallet...?

The Korean architectural world must be revitalized, with two bedrooms and a living room per capita, creating a legend in the world of cheap housing. They carve out miracles, carve out the future, and carve until their toes are numb.

I guess the production team doesn't have the guts to overthrow the construction industry. Most performances will just feature the original members, the original group, and the original songs, a muddled rendition that persecutes and pollutes the audience's ears.

Tsk.....

In comparison, there seems to be no better prospect than the KouKou project.

Lu Wei looked left and right and found that the people around him had the most embarrassed, melancholy and entangled expressions, which could indicate a certain problem.

Everyone in the family knows their own business. In this big data era, there may be some groups that are unjustly unpopular, but there are definitely no songs that are unjustly unpopular.

Lee Jae-hyun clearly saw everyone's surprised expressions. To be honest, she didn't quite understand the program crew's arrangement at the time. If she were asked to re-star in the crappy movie she made to make a living, she would only have one word to say: "Climb."

But after listening to the explanation of the program team, I feel that there is some truth to it. The contestants are not as successful as her, so we cannot generalize.

After giving the contestants time to react, Lee Jae-hyun recited the contents of his cue card in an emotionally charged broadcasting voice: "I don't know what your past performance experiences mean to you, but those experiences, combined, have shaped you into who you are today. Perhaps this performance won't be very successful due to the short timeframe, limited conditions, and numerous difficulties. But I hope everyone will approach it with a normal mindset. This performance isn't about proving anything, and there won't be any elimination rounds. It exists simply to tell the audience: You've always been here, and you've never left. Even if your exit is embarrassing and disastrous, you didn't give up."

As soon as the words fell, Lee Jae-hyun, feeling that the explanation was a bit stiff, blinked and playfully added, "Besides, the production team isn't worried, so what should everyone else worry about?"

Her sense of rhythm and ability to control the game are excellent. If the player doesn't figure it out herself, no amount of encouragement will help.

After drinking a big bowl of cyber chicken soup, Lu Wei's eyes were a little dull. She probably understood what effect the program team wanted.

But the taste of this high-tech food is too choking. She strongly suggested that the program team should not prepare some pre-prepared dishes next time, as the Tianlong people cannot eat the chaff.

Only the last paragraph has a bit of chicken soup flavor and can touch the heartstrings. Who else would stick with such a mediocre song and invisible person except those who truly like and love it?

After all, the program team wants to present a sense of contrast. Only the flat land and the valley bottom can highlight the existence of the mountains, and only by starting from zero points can a hundred points of progress be reflected.

If the contestants can reconcile with themselves and put a brief end to the past, they will be able to devote themselves more wholeheartedly during the recording period.

This is a good thing for both the audience and the program team.

After completing the process, Lee Jae-hyun left the recording site. Some of the contestants in the pit were still immersed in sorrow and depression; some were determined to participate in the competition; some quickly adjusted their status and were greeting the camera.

Lu Wei looked around and saw that his teammates were still thinking about something, so he didn't disturb them. He shifted his attention elsewhere and looked up at the stage where the lights were on.

She had never paid attention to the view from the audience when she was performing. This was the first time she stood in the pit and looked up.

It turns out that the perspective of looking up is like this: watching the spotlights on the stage converge into one beam, lighting up the entire platform, and I seem to be illuminated as well.

What you feel on stage and off stage is indeed different. Standing on a high place and looking down, all you can see is pitch black.

Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one on the stage. Even though I’m surrounded by dazzling light, I always feel like I’ll be ruthlessly swallowed up by the stage in the next second.

I think this is the allure of the stage. The spotlight illuminates not just the idols on stage, but also the audience. Only when both parties are illuminated can there be a true two-way connection.

It was only at this moment that Lu Wei realized that she was afraid, but the existence of the dance edging and interjections covered up her fear.

What were her teammates' emotions as they stepped onto the stage? And what attitude should she have towards facing this stage?

It’s ruined... After participating in a variety show, his fabricated brainwashing package was exposed. The villain in Lu Wei’s heart shook his head helplessly.

It's probably too late to buy another brainwashing package now. I can only temporarily abandon all distractions, think about nothing, throw away all my anxiety, and focus on the present.

After everyone came to their senses and recovered from their emotions, the discussion at the scene became more frequent.

"So, are we going to start rehearsing now? How do we choose the songs? Will the production team choose them? Or do we arrange them ourselves?"

"We have to draw lots first to arrange the order, right?"

"Then we have to hurry up. We only have four hours left. Including the preparations for the audience to enter the venue, we only have three hours of rehearsal time at most."

Apart from anything else, the contestants who have debuted are all very proactive. Seeing that the program team has no specific arrangements, the captains of each group gathered together and quickly decided on the order of rehearsals and performances.

The performance repertoire will be negotiated individually by each team and the program team. I think their respective companies will not be reluctant to provide free use rights.

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This once again refreshed Lu Wei's perception of the constant watering down of variety shows.

"Does anyone have any suggestions?" Kim Nayeon returned to the team and gathered the players together to form a small circle.

Li Huimin hesitated for a moment and spoke first, "How about we perform our comeback song? We've practiced it many times recently, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Anyway, all the songs in their group are equally bad, so it doesn't matter which one you choose. Instead of wasting time and worrying about it, it's better to make a decision early and pay more attention to the clothing style.

"Agree."

"Let's just do this comeback song."

The members cast their invaluable votes and readily decided on the repertoire. The extra time was spent building up their inner defenses, lest the audience demanded they pay for their ears to be healed.

After all the teams had decided on the performance repertoire, the program crew, which had been out of contact for a long time, appeared at the right time and divided them into several large groups for unified arrangements according to the rehearsal order they had determined themselves.

Lu Wei's group drew the third order to perform, so they were the first group to be taken backstage, and their suitcases were placed by the staff.

Going to the dressing room with them were SPDE, the first group to arrive at the scene, and WINS, a senior fourth-generation group.

Even though everyone was in a hurry at this time, it did not stop them from pursuing the camera. On the way to the dressing room, they kept talking about the purpose of this trip and their determination to participate in the competition.

Lu Wei has always admired ambitious people who dare to think and act, and likes idols who know how to fight for themselves. Their actions make fans feel: "We are moving in the same direction, and we will eventually reach the same destination."

This is a true dreamer, a shining star chased by fans.

No matter how others define it, at least this is how she and Lu Wei understand it.

The group led the film crew in the opposite direction from the audience stand to the backstage dressing room. The road was not long, but it embodied the expectations of many people.

Pushing open the door of the clothing room, rows of clothes in dust bags appeared before everyone's eyes.

The program team prepared a variety of performance costumes in advance, covering many different styles, from leopard print to small florals, from leather pants to short skirts. There is nothing that cannot be found, only what cannot be imagined.