Chapter 55
"Teacher Huang?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu couldn't help but look at Teacher Huang, who was drinking water beside her. Noticing her gaze, the old artist slowly covered his cup and nodded to Zhu Yu.
It seems that Teacher Huang had received the news a long time ago; no wonder he said those things to her just now.
"Although you're just an initiator, you'll still have plenty of contact with these teachers and contestants. Take this opportunity to learn a lot, and I'll release an album for you after the show is finished filming!"
Shi Ru has been busy with various procedures for going abroad recently, and Zhu Yu is currently in a period of rapid growth, so he is really finding it difficult to be in two places at once.
This meant that even when Zhu Yu was scheduled to perform on an important stage like the Spring Festival Gala, he could only do so from home via video conference.
There's also Lu Xiaoxiao. This show is undoubtedly her best springboard, so Shi Ru stopped all her classes and focused all her efforts on preparing for her debut stage.
Although the official supervision and control eliminated all possibilities of backdoor editing, the program length is limited, and it is impossible to distribute all the time equally among everyone for the sake of the program's effect.
There were dozens of people, and when divided up, each person couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Therefore, Lu Xiaoxiao's performance on the initial stage determines the length of time she will appear on screen in subsequent episodes.
If it's too boring, it will definitely be rejected by Yijianmei.
"Okay, go ahead and plan boldly. If none of the judges are willing to participate, I'll cover for you."
The young girl has many ideas, and she has talked a lot with Zhu Yu these days. Lu Xiaoxiao is right about one thing: "No matter how much the other people are cut, the judges will definitely not dare to cut randomly in post-production!"
Therefore, Shi Ru and Zhu Yu both expressed their strong support for her stage design, which allowed her to interact with the audience during her debut performance.
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"Now that everyone is here, let me start by talking about some of the official requirements for this program."
The pre-production meeting for the variety show lasted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Apart from a half-hour break in the middle for everyone to have a meal and resolve personal issues, the rest of the meeting was a high-intensity brainstorming session.
The moment Zhu Yu pushed open the heavy door of the conference room and stepped out, she felt as if she had escaped from a dead end.
I never imagined that just being an initiator would require so much work...
Zhu Yu followed a staff member who came to make contact, her steps heavy.
The other behind-the-scenes staff went off to confirm the preparations for filming, while she needed to record a call-to-action video with several judges.
Among them, because she was the initiator, she had the longest role.
"Come on, teachers, look this way!"
After the last group photo was taken, the judges left one after another, leaving only Zhu Yu with the newly revised script, rehearsing scenes with a few extras.
Can someone tell her why a promotional video for a variety show has to be recorded as a complete, dramatic, and eventful film?!
Looking at the director who was reluctant to call "cut" after completing a scene, Zhu Yu noticed that he and the screenwriter were indeed whispering to each other again. Zhu Yu felt exhausted.
A few minutes later, a freshly printed A4 sheet of paper, still warm from the ink, was handed to Zhu Yu.
The promotional video was recorded until midnight. In addition to the promotional video, the director even dragged her to record the preview video as well.
When they returned to the apartment in the production crew's car, the light in Lu Xiaoxiao's trainer's room was still on, and music could be faintly heard inside.
Are they going to practice until this late? To prevent them from forgetting to eat and sleep and fainting in the practice room without anyone knowing, both of their practice room doors have a large observation window.
Through the observation window, Zhu Yu saw Lu Xiaoxiao singing and dancing in front of a large mirror, her clothes soaked with sweat and clinging to her back, clearly indicating that she had been practicing for a long time.
The door wasn't locked, so Zhu Yu pushed it open and went in: "Still practicing? Actually, your program is already very well done, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Because their rooms were right next to each other, Zhu Yu had been watching Lu Xiaoxiao's efforts all this time.
The girl works very hard. After finishing her classes at school during the day, she almost always stays in the practice room, practicing her moves over and over again. Now, when she hears music, her body jumps up before her mind can even process it.
"Sister Zhu Yu, you're back." Hearing the voice, Lu Xiaoxiao saw that it was Zhu Yu and stopped and turned off the stereo.
She had been practicing for over an hour without drinking any water and was extremely thirsty.
"Isn't the official recording about to begin?" Lu Xiaoxiao sat down next to Zhu Yu on the sofa behind her. "Want some late-night snacks? I ordered a salad."
The takeout arrived an hour ago, and she's been practicing ever since she picked it up, so the salad hasn't been touched yet.
"With all your exercise, how can your body handle eating this?" Zhu Yu shook her head vigorously after glancing at the greener-than-a-grass-green vegetables.
"No, no, I just came to see you. I have work tomorrow, so I'm going to bed now. Don't practice too late either; health is the foundation of everything!"
Lu Xiaoxiao nodded, then stuffed mouthfuls of the bland green vegetables into her mouth without looking up.
"You look 10 pounds heavier on camera." To ensure Lu Xiaoxiao had a clear understanding and absolute control over how she looked in front of the camera, Shi Ru specially placed a television-style camera in her training room.
Besides recording her dance videos so she could check her rhythm and movements, the camera's main purpose was to check her weight.
Too fat...
Thinking about the arms that were exposed when she made the arm-waving motion in the camera, Lu Xiaoxiao felt as if her entire flabby upper arm was dancing to the rhythm.
So although she obediently nodded in response to Zhu Yu's concern, she still couldn't afford to lose even a single gram of weight.
"Come over here and draw lots to see your performance order for your first stage performance!"
The event manager, holding a microphone, stood on a box and shouted.
Today is the first day of filming. In the morning, Lu Xiaoxiao left with Zhu Yu. Zhu Yu had a car provided by the production team, but Lu Xiaoxiao had to take a taxi herself.
As for the rumors about their connections... they're from the same company, so it's normal for them to be there together, right?
It's a pity that Shi Ru won't be back from abroad until tonight, so we won't be able to see her debut performance.
"Come on, get ready!"
"3, 2, 1! Go!"
The first shot of the broadcast showed Zhu Yu recording a promotional video, and then the curtain rose, revealing Zhu Yu wearing a fringed dress as she slowly walked out from behind the curtain.
"Go dream, go chase, and ask one question!"
"What's the difference between you and me, sir?"
This is the latest song released by the pop diva. When the director showed her the song and asked Zhu Yu to sing it on the show, she was initially somewhat resistant.
The lyrics of this song are grand; they are a question raised by a strong person in any sense, tearing off their shackles and trampling all malicious obstacles against the injustice of the world.
Zhu Yu felt that she had relied almost entirely on Shi Ru's resources to get where she was, and that she was hardly a very upright and honorable woman.
"Being able to use their resources for your own benefit—isn't that the best proof of your strength?"
"Okay, I'll sing this one!"
After several discussions, it was finally decided that this variety show would adopt an all-female format, which is unprecedented in the industry.
From artist assistants to talent show contestants, it's an all-female lineup.
Of course, the supervisor will not be subject to this restriction.
When the scales have already tipped, simply adding equal weight to both sides is nothing more than a self-deceptive attempt at "fairness."
It's time to overturn the chessboard and redefine the rules of the game!
When the teaser and promotional videos were first released, they caused quite a stir online.
Even their superiors came down several times to inquire, and almost rejected their ideas.
Fortunately, they were united enough.
Fortunately, fortunately, there were people among them who stood tall enough.
Therefore, the first episode of "Go Up! Girl!" immediately went viral and became a trending topic.
The girls agreed to wait in front of the machine to boost their idols' online presence and fight against negative publicity. Naturally, there were also people who felt their interests were being threatened and were waiting in front of the machine to find fault and cause trouble.
All the pressure will converge on Zhu Yu, who is the first to warm up the crowd.
Fortunately, she is least afraid of pressure.
If anyone at the scene were to open their phone right now, they would see that the top three trending topics are all about "Go for it, Girl!"
#Trending Search#: Zhu Yu singing ↑
#Trending Search#: "The Ambitious One" becomes a hit
#Trending Search#: "Go for it, Girl!"
There were three or four related trending topics following closely behind.
When Shi Ru landed and turned on his phone, 999 messages popped up instantly. Most of them were about Zhu Yu and the show "Go Up! Girls," while a small number were from people who had taken a liking to Lu Xiaoxiao and sent her job offers.
Instead of replying to the messages immediately, Shi Ru called a driver to rush to the recording site. On the way, he carefully learned about the cause and effect of the trending topic and confirmed that it was a completely benign event before replying to people of different statuses by phone, text message, voice message, etc.
When Shi Ru arrived outside the recording venue, the variety show recording had already reached the final stage of class and dormitory assignments.
Although he completely missed the two's performance, Shi Ru knew that things had gone well when he saw Lu Xiaoxiao standing under the spotlight, her face flushed, her eyes glistening with joyful tears, hugging her teammates.
He nodded to Zhu Yu, who was looking over, and gestured for her to wait for him in the dressing room.
The show is a closed program, and Lu Xiaoxiao will stay in this building for 81 days—assuming she is not eliminated.
This building was a shopping mall that had been abandoned for nearly two years due to a dispute. A tycoon who learned about the program's theme anonymously bought the entire mall and renovated it.
The layout of the top three floors of the mall was completely changed according to the program team's requirements.
Even the dressing room assigned to Zhu Yu was equipped with a complete home furnishing system, in addition to the essential dressing table and fitting room.
It has everything: a bed, a sofa, a dressing room, and even a meeting room.
"Congratulations!"
After filming ended and she asked the director for leave, Lu Xiaoxiao followed Zhu Yu to her private dressing room.
Shi Ru gave me a big hug right in front of me.
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