Chapter 107 The Third Performance 7.0

When people devote themselves to something, time flies by very quickly. Often, time slips away before people even do anything.

The clock suddenly pointed to 12. Lu Wei packed up his pen and paper, and before he could savor the joy of carbohydrates, he sat down on the floor of the practice room again, and immediately discussed the stage design and specific procedures with his teammates.

Qiu Haiyun glanced around, then said seriously to the team members, "Everyone, feel free to speak up if you have any ideas. Don't worry too much. Let's try to clarify the main plot today so that subsequent changes will only require minor changes that won't affect the main thread."

"Okay, then I'll go first?" Sun Congli raised her hand first. She had suffered enough from her teammates' sudden and unexpected use of their ultimate skills. For the sake of her fragile heart, which was going up and down like a bungee jumping, she was not going to make herself suffer.

Qiu Haiyun nodded: "Yes, then let Congli go first."

"I hope there will be fire-breathing devices around the stage, so that when we go on stage, it can bring an intuitive visual impact to the audience... and then..." Sun Congli looked at the summary written in advance and said one by one.

Lu Wei listened intently, recording the keywords she had extracted and categorizing them in her notebook. Although this was her first time creating something, and her experience might be limited, she knew how to learn from others' strengths and weaknesses.

From a stage design perspective, the team members' ideas and requirements can be categorized into four main areas: set design, costumes, lighting, and sound. If these can be clearly outlined, communication with the production team will be less conceptual, superficial, and confusing.

She often sees online posts where the second party complains about the first party, and has also come across some classic quotes from the first party. To avoid this, Lu Wei uses a mind map to organize key knowledge points.

I would like to thank the motherland and compulsory education here, which has enabled her to become an adult with clear logic and quick thinking.

Therefore, during the entire discussion, Lu Wei hardly raised his head. His hand and pen merged into one, writing in unison on the notebook.

The teammates nearby were both baffled and amazed. This wasn't an exaggeration, but rather because Lu Wei was writing in Chinese characters—key point: Chinese characters. Even if one leaned over to peek, it was useless.

Seeing that all the members had finished speaking, Qiu Haiyun turned his gaze to Lu Wei and asked with a hint of reminder: "Xiao Wei, do you have anything to say?"

"Yes." Lu Wei raised his head and said methodically, "For the set design, I hope the picture is cleaner and less cluttered... The lighting can't be too dim or glaring, and the facial features must be clearly visible..."

God knows how long she's been tortured by the dim lighting and garish sets of the Chinese entertainment industry. Forget the wide apertures in professional livestream studios; even the average person knows to find a spot with good lighting when taking a photo. How could the Chinese entertainment industry, with such a large stage, only care about capturing that large stage?

I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.

Lu Wei flipped a page in the notebook, paused for two seconds, and continued, "That's all I have in mind regarding the choreography. I also hope we can clearly define the theme of the performance and determine the overall style and tone. Everyone's movements must be smooth and complete. Remove the complicated storyline and try to do subtraction."

The audience's perception is always greater than others. Just like an essay has a topic, a stage performance itself has a core. The second public performance of "Adolescence, Midi" is the finished product, and the third public performance of "Self-Enjoyment" is a semi-finished product. They need to process the semi-finished product and serve a dish that is delicious and beautiful to the audience in front of and behind the screen.

Rather than just polishing the surface.

As everyone listened, they all fell into deep thought. Lu Wei's chattering accelerated the discussion several times.

Song Yuji spoke first, "I understand what you mean. The reason I chose the song 'Enjoy Yourself' is simple. I wanted to give the audience a free, uninhibited, and unrestrained performance. I wanted them to smile when they saw and heard it."

If it weren't for this reason, she could have joined the rap group instead of taking the unconventional path and joining the vocal group.

"I understand that only by focusing on the core can we avoid going astray. It's my fault. Our theme should have been decided in advance." Qiu Haiyun reflected on herself. She only thought about the singing aspect and did not consider the overall situation.

"It's okay, it's the same now." Sun Congli tried to smooth things over. She felt that what Lu Wei said was correct. At least he was genuinely thinking about the stage and was not nitpicking.

"Yeah, everyone is working towards the same goal, there is no wrong part." Quan Sharon agreed, hiding her own thoughts in her words.

Lu Wei understood, but she had no intention of delving into it. As long as they didn't resort to dirty tricks and competed in a reasonable manner, she wouldn't say a word. She admired and liked every ambitious girl. Besides, it was quite nice to be there and watch the show unfold. Maybe their show would even have a dedicated "Hua Shi" expert in the future.

After solving the obvious problems, everyone had a general understanding of the ideas of their teammates, and then began a real discussion, with arguments and persuasion occurring one after another.

If the discussion time agreed with the production team hadn't been approaching, they would have even confirmed all the details on each stage until now, the next day.

From Lu Wei's frantic pressing of the solar plexus, we can tell how persistent everyone is in this matter and how much they care about the three public performances, to the point that they even forget about expression management and character settings.

Of course, her fighting power is also at its maximum, and she is on every road of persuading others and being persuaded by others.

Never compromise unless there is a better solution.

Seeing that there were only 15 minutes left, Qiu Haiyun interrupted the discussion, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go first."

"Okay." Lu Wei unscrewed the bottle cap, moistened his dry throat, readjusted his state, and rushed to the next battlefield.

The group walked towards the conference room. The stage director, lighting, camera, and set design staff had already arrived.

The director is determined to make every idea of the contestants come true, even if it is a mess, to create the impression for the audience that they are in line with the concept of the third performance, and to give the contestants a high degree of autonomy.

After Lu Wei and his teammates arrived, they politely greeted the staff in the conference room. Like the Chu River and Han River, they sat at the two ends of the conference table with the stage directors, while the judge director sat in the main seat at the head.

Team leader Qiu Haiyun used her best skills to convey their requirements to the stage director from a professional perspective.

After a lot of talk, whether it is lighting and scenery, or director and camera, everyone has a clearer understanding of these unpopular idols. These idols who are considered to have no achievements and no fame in the eyes of the public, have a heart that wants to perform well on stage.

It's not just for fame and fortune, it's not just for a good future. They really want to give a good performance, they're not just making it up.

"Anything else?" the stage director stopped writing and asked seriously.

Qiu Haiyun finished speaking and turned to look at her teammates.

Receiving the signal, Lu Wei took a different approach and asked, "Do you have any suggestions? From your perspective, are there any problems with our requirements and ideas?"

She believes in the saying, "Don't use your hobbies to challenge other people's professions." The success of the second public performance was not only due to the efforts of the contestants, but also the efforts of the staff behind the scenes.

“.........”

The stage manager glanced at the head director, who was standing there like a human monitor, unsure whether to answer this question. Limited freedom, relative freedom, and absolute freedom—these three are different.

Seeing that the director hadn't given any instructions, the stage director thought for a moment and then said carefully, "Because the ideas you've proposed are all conceptual, and ideas and reality are generally more or less different, so before the rehearsal, if you're able to go on stage, I can arrange for you to perform on site."

Even including the rehearsal, the preparation time for the San Gong performance is only 6 days. Minus the rehearsal day, there are only 5 days, and today is the second day.

If we want to catch up on the progress, we can only work hard in the next two days.

To be honest, Lu Wei was very moved by the stage director's words. The vocal group had a significant time advantage over the all-around group. If they could seize this audition opportunity, they would have two rehearsal opportunities.

The others were similarly impressed, their eyes lighting up. Only ideas that could be implemented were truly valuable; identifying problems ahead of time allowed for further trial and error on the day of rehearsal.

The stage director noticed everyone's excitement and added, "Any group that can reach the performance level before rehearsal can come to the live audition. This is not a rule targeting your team."

Lu Wei and his teammates exchanged a glance and replied in unison, "Okay, thank you, we understand."

The program team is good at pushing the students to work hard, and now the team of internal competition has grown again. When the contestants know this, they have to work hard.

The slow bird has to fly first, and the good bird has to fly harder.

Lu Wei, vaguely aware that something was amiss, quickly recovered from his surprise and glanced at the stage manager and director with a calm, unobtrusive glance. Too much freedom isn't a good thing.

Even though the stage director had just said a lot, she didn't answer any of Lu Wei's questions, nor did she give any suggestions.

So...what the contestants can perform in this third public performance and what kind of stage they can bring to the audience depends entirely on themselves.

The second public performance proved to the outside world the problems with the company, songs, and personnel. What will the third public performance prove to the outside world?

Since the performers often boast about their love for the stage and how no one understands it better than them, let's put it into a real showdown. The truth will be revealed after a few tries. This performance is also known as the battle between the contestants and the backstage.

The program team will create topics, and it deserves to be criticized and criticized.

Thinking of this, people began to complain about the production team in their hearts. It turns out that the lack of a teacher is just an obvious problem, and this matter has a deeper meaning.

After Lu Wei walked out of the conference room, he shook his head slightly.

Come on, as long as you have a clear conscience, the production team can do whatever they want. Competitive variety shows are all about passion.

The thing that the bean that has fallen into the mud lacks the least is the spirit of progress.