The practice room door was not closed. Jiang Yixing first stuck a small probe in, and the camera faithfully recorded the situation inside.
It was a girl with long, straight black hair wearing a pink top. She was dancing a dance that the team had choreographed beforehand. Jiang Yixing had an amazing memory and immediately remembered that this was her performance during her initial stage evaluation.
Jiang Yixing walked into the practice room, which was surrounded by mirrors. Zhang Zhimin immediately spotted Jiang Yixing.
She stopped what she was doing, turned around and greeted Jiang Yixing. She remembered this girl; she was an assistant teacher on the show and had even treated them to coffee the night before. "Hello, assistant teacher."
"Hello."
Jiang Yixing's voice was gentle, and her eyes were curved, making people unconsciously relax their guard. "You're up so early to practice?"
Zhang Zhimin wasn't very good at communicating, so she nodded and said, "Mm."
"Are they practicing yesterday's dance?"
Zhang Zhimin was surprised that Jiang Yixing still remembered what she had danced in the initial evaluation yesterday. "Yes, I didn't perform very well yesterday. I'll practice a few more times today."
Jiang Yixing recalled yesterday's performance. She was one of the most outstanding, and she did indeed receive an A grade. That's why she was wearing a light pink top, which is a special outfit for Class A.
After speaking, Zhang Zhimin pursed her lips, turned around, and looked at herself in the mirror.
"Could you dance a short piece for me? I've also studied a little dance, so I can help you see if there are any problems."
Zhang Zhimin's eyes lit up suddenly, and he immediately nodded, "Okay, thank you, teaching assistant."
Music started playing from her phone—a fast-paced dance track with a strong sense of rhythm. Zhang Zhimin performed exceptionally well, completely unlike what she had described as a mistake.
After watching the performance, Jiang Yixing didn't offer his own opinion first, but instead asked Zhang Zhimin for his own thoughts.
Zhang Zhimin hesitated for a moment, "I feel that my strength is not enough, and my accuracy is also lacking. There is still a lot of room for improvement."
Jiang Yixing's face immediately showed surprise, "How could that be? I think you danced very beautifully."
Jiang Yixing's expression seemed genuine and sincere, not feigned.
Zhang Zhimin was stunned for a long time, touched his cheek, and didn't know how to respond.
Jiang Yixing continued, "Really, I think the same dance, but you are so charming when you dance it. It's like every strand of your hair is dancing. Your long, straight black hair also complements your temperament."
Jiang Yixing was like a merciless praise machine, chattering on and on, "You have a unique temperament that many girls don't have, your movements are clean and neat, and you are very dashing. I was captivated by your charm after just watching one dance."
"ah…"
Under the constant barrage of praise, Zhang Zhimin blushed slightly, unsure of what to say.
“But,” Jiang Yixing suddenly changed the subject, “you weren’t looking at me while you were dancing, and you even seemed to be avoiding my gaze. Are you a little insecure?”
Jiang Yixing's last question struck Zhang Zhimin like a thunderclap, as if his deepest secret had been laid bare.
Seeing Zhang Zhimin's face turn from red to white, Jiang Yixing immediately said, "I really think you danced very well, very infectiously. You can be more confident, your strength is definitely not inferior to others."
Zhang Zhimin was stunned by the sudden exposure of his lack of self-confidence, and then overwhelmed by a barrage of praise.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a little aggrieved, and her voice lowered: "Do you really think I danced very well?"
"Of course."
Her reply was clear and certain, without the slightest hesitation, as if she were the one whose heart beat the best in Jiang Yixing's mind.
Zhang Zhimin met Jiang Yixing's gaze, her eyes holding a faint smile, her affirming gaze encouraging her.
Jiang Yixing said, "I slept so late last night, let's go back and catch up on some sleep today. I'm going to my dorm anyway, shall we go together?"
Zhang Zhimin suppressed his emotions and nodded.
Jiang Yixing was already quite tall, but Zhang Zhimin was a head taller than him, standing at 1.7 meters. As they walked towards the dormitory together, Zhang Zhimin was noticeably larger than Jiang Yixing.
After escorting Zhang Zhimin back to her dormitory and telling her to get some rest, Jiang Yixing wandered around the building again, randomly capturing interesting stories about the trainees.
The post-production of talent shows is very fast; the finished product was released online shortly after the first episode was recorded.
In the forum—
"Friends, the new girl group talent show 'Youthful Poetry' is launching tonight. Anyone interested?"
"I'm going first. The mentor lineup seems pretty good, with Professor Mao in it."
Who is Teacher Mao?
"Mao and Lin."
"The rap mentor is Cui Zhenghao, the dance mentors are Zuo Rui and Xu Meng, and the vocal mentors are Mao Helin. This lineup is really strong."
"Huh? Xu Meng can't even dance, so how did she become a dance instructor?"
"The person upstairs is just spouting nonsense and lying through their teeth. Xu Meng's dancing isn't good?"
"Stop arguing, stop arguing. Look, this show has a teaching assistant position. What does that do?"
"I don't understand, I've never seen this on the show before."
"The teaching assistant is Jiang Yixing."
"So it really is a case of who's bribing whom?"
"Jiang Yixing? Isn't she an actress? What could she be doing here?"
"Who knows? They're just jumping on the bandwagon!"
"It's so annoying, can't actors just do their jobs properly?"
"Brothers, let's go! The first episode is airing!"
In the first episode of the show, Jiang Yixing had very few scenes. The scene where he treated everyone to coffee in the middle of the show was not recorded, so it seemed that he just sat next to the four mentors and remained silent the whole time.
As soon as the program aired, the criticism of Jiang Yixing grew louder and louder.
"No, what exactly is the purpose of inviting Jiang Yixing to this program?"
"If all else fails, then we'll just have to do a vote counting?"
"Come on, there are only four mentors, is it really necessary to compile a list?"
"I feel embarrassed for her. All four mentors had something to say. Doesn't she feel embarrassed herself?"
"What's so embarrassing? As long as I can make money, I can also ride the wave of popularity. It's a win-win situation."
"I used to quite like Jiang Yixing, thinking she was different from others, but she really shouldn't have taken on this kind of show that's not suitable for her. Survival shows are usually quite fun."
"Jiang Yixing is really useless. What exactly is the purpose of a teaching assistant?"
Such doubts abounded online. Zhang Meng scrolled through the comments on Weibo, his heart filled with turmoil. Had he made the wrong decision this time? Perhaps he shouldn't have let Jiang Yixing participate in this program.
However, just as the online discussion about Jiang Yixing was getting louder, some netizens discovered that the program team had also released a behind-the-scenes clip in addition to the main program.
It was a pre-interview video of the four mentors, but because it wasn't closely related to the program content, it was placed in the behind-the-scenes segment.
Netizens shared it on Weibo, commenting, "Everyone, take a look at this interview!"
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