Chapter 12 How to please your fans and win their hearts.
Muscle memory drives body movements, and brain thinking promotes expression management.
The music in the venue was very loud, especially for the people on the stage, it was deafening, and even the heartbeat gradually became synchronized with the sound, so powerful and so vivid.
There is a separate part for the center in the chorus, and the other trainees stay in the previous movement, maintaining the bent posture.
All the lights on the stage were focused on Jiang Huai at this moment. He was the absolute center of the stage and the focus of the audience's attention.
He jumped high up, pointed his fingertips lightly toward the sky, drew a perfect circle, and then his right hand circled downward like a butler in a tuxedo, his movements were unhurried, confident and elegant.
Everyone paused for a moment, and Jiang Huai took the lead again, extending his hand to the audience in front of him as if promising and inviting: "Right now! Let's go together!"
As the song came to an end, ninety-nine trainees danced the ending moves in unison to the brainwashing and brisk rhythm. Their arms powerfully swept through the air, their palms slowly clenched into fists, and finally froze.
Applause, cheers, and the sounds of people shouting different trainees' names mixed together, and were drowned out by the sound of the salutes that had been set up in advance.
Dozens of cannons around the stage fired colorful streamers at the same time, creating a dreamy scene that seemed like something out of a fairy tale.
The streamers swayed in the air and fell onto this grand stage, sparkling and reflecting the brilliance of the afternoon sun. Everyone looked exceptionally dazzling.
On the higher C-position platform, Jiang Huai smiled triumphantly.
A ribbon fell from the sky onto his shoulder, resting there squarely, like a medal awarded to a winner. He blinked as if he had realized something, his eyes still bright and determined.
At the ending shot, Jiang Huai reached out his hand and gently caught a piece of falling ribbon - just like catching a bizarre dream.
But this is not a fantasy. This dream is not out of reach, it is happening right now.
And Chu Yuanqing in the audience is the most loyal recorder of this dream.
The camera that Lawyer Chu bought at a high price captured every subtle expression and movement of Jiang Huai, from the smile in the corner of his eyes to the slight tremor of his fingertips, without missing a single detail, and preserved it completely and clearly as a straight shot.
It was not until all the trainees bowed and expressed their gratitude and turned to leave the stage that Chu Yuanqing pressed the pause button as if he were in another world.
After quickly touching up her makeup, the fan meeting began.
When the trainees were performing on stage, the staff had already moved dozens of tables to the meeting place. The venue was divided into three areas, A, B and C, and in each area, the tables were neatly arranged in a long strip, with seats on both sides.
More than thirty trainees sat in a large group behind the tables. At first glance, they looked like merchandise for sale in a boutique window, but more like a long line of people taking graduation photos, which was quite funny.
Jiang Huai was assigned to Zone C. Apart from him, there were only a few popular trainees in Zone C. The two sitting next to him were Zhang Ruicong from Class B and Li Feiyu from Class D.
In the more than one week since the show started filming, he had not seen Zhang Ruicong a few times. Li Feiyu did speak a few words to Yu Lan because he and Li Feiyu were promoted from Class F to Class D at the same time - but they were speaking under Yu Lan's pseudonym, so they were not actually very familiar with each other.
Before the fans came on stage, the three of them chatted awkwardly and commercially, the general content of which included but was not limited to "Brother Jiang, you are so awesome, please teach us how to dance when you have time", "Yu Lan said you are working hard and making great progress, come on", "I'm so worried that I won't get the jokes the fans will say later, I'm so nervous".
For this fan meeting event, each fan club has less than a handful of designated spots, and most of them are randomly selected from those who purchase a specified amount of individual peripheral products offline and platform SVIPs.
The former allows you to draw a chance to meet the person whose peripheral products you buy, while the latter is a completely random blind box.
Therefore, for unpopular contestants, the person who comes on stage to meet them may not be their fan at all, or even more exaggerated, they may not even remember who they are in the show.
But this is not completely without benefits. After all, if the meeting makes the other party feel good, it may be able to attract fans on the spot, and the fans' happiness +1.
As for Jiang Huai, who is currently the favorite, and Yu Lan, who is being manipulated by him in area A, they are more likely to encounter another problem -
How to figure out the composition of fans and flatter them to the fullest.
For example, now.
The girl sitting opposite me had obviously dressed up before coming. Her carefully groomed hair and beautiful makeup showed her intentions. She must have spent a lot of money to win the chance to meet me, and she might have come all the way from another province just for this...
Jiang Huai sometimes thinks that fans who chase stars are really amazing.
They ask for nothing but love, and some of them have no complaints even if they don't receive love, but they are willing to do their best for the person they love.
Some people can write letters of several thousand words, but when they actually meet offline, they are so nervous that they can't speak because they like the person so much; some people work harder to earn money, but are willing to spend the money on peripherals that are of no use in life; some people are thousands of miles away, but they carry heavy suitcases and change buses several times to catch up with the person offline.
So at this moment, when the fans on the other side suddenly switched from praising to the question "Which contestant do you admire most in the show", Jiang Huai's heart skipped a beat.
Of course he wanted to tell the truth if he could.
The truth is that he admires himself the most. After all, not everyone can be schizophrenic and play two players at the same time and still be very popular.
But of course, I couldn't say this out loud.
For some reason, Jiang Huai remembered the shoulder bag that the girl had casually placed on the table when she sat down.
In the transparent compartment, ignoring the layers of beautiful decorations, there are two small cards with carefully painted patterns in the middle of the bag.
On the small card were his and Si Xi's faces.
"Si Xi." Jiang Huai said firmly.
The fans' eyes lit up immediately. It seemed that he had said the right thing: "Why? Can you tell me the specific reason?"
Jiang Huai thought for three seconds: "Because he is a good person, very capable, and decisive in doing things..."
When the time was up, the fans were so excited that they jumped off the stage for joy.
Next one.
This is the fangirl who arrived late earlier, her heart is beating.
Jiang Huai guessed that since the other party was able to get a place in the fan club, she must be his only fan. Unexpectedly, she asked right away: "I want to know why Yu Lan said thank you before when we were recording the first stage PK."
...What's going on! Meidi sister has sneaked into the fan club!
However, someone dug up this point and it touched his heart: "Oh, this happened when our contestants entered the camp. He happened to be walking in front of me and almost fell. I held him back."
Heartbeat nodded, and quickly asked the next question: "Among the contestants from the same company, is Zhou Chengwen the one you are most familiar with? Did you know each other before?"
"Yes, after all, we are all from the same company. I often meet Zhou Chengwen in the practice room, and I help him correct his movements. We gradually became familiar with each other. He once lent me a camera when I needed it. He is a very nice person."
Why did the topic suddenly turn to Zhou Chengwen? Jiang Huai was puzzled, but he had nothing to hide, so he told the truth.
"Then is there another contestant that you like more...that you are more familiar with?"
It turns out that he is a traitor. I am so disrespectful.
...So is it the top fuwei or the bottom fuwei?
Jiang Huai answered the heart-beating questions one by one like a hundred thousand whys, and the other party left with satisfaction. It seemed that he had accumulated enough fan fiction materials.
I hope he won’t be written into the red-eyed, waist-pinching, life-threatening literature, but it’s not a bad idea to write him in, at least it’s better than the desert of fan fiction.
Next one.
It was summer, and part of the venue was open-air, so even the lowest temperature of the air conditioner was useless. To prevent sweating and makeup from getting ruined, small electric fans were placed on the contestants' desks.
The fan's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Jiang Huai took a look and turned the electric fan in a different direction. He took a pack of wet wipes from the drawer and handed it to him. His movements were extremely natural and smooth, and he did it completely subconsciously.
The girl was flattered: "Thank you, husband!"
Then, she blushed at the speed of light because of the name she blurted out, and she changed her words in embarrassment: "Uh, I mean," the other party seemed to be unsure of what to call him for a moment, and paused for two seconds to struggle, and finally called him by his full name stiffly, "Jiang Huai. You are so nice."
Jiang Huai found it funny, but said calmly, "You're welcome, sister, but I'm not yet of legal age to get married."
The fan quickly changed the subject: "The theme song was really well danced..."
After she finished praising him, she picked some interesting tmi and chatted about them for a while. When the time was up, she suddenly felt something was wrong when she stepped down:
Didn't he just refute me? What does it mean that he is not yet of legal marriage age? Huh?
Next one.
The person who took the stage this time was the head of his fan club, Deng Zhenyi.
When Jiang Huai was in contact with Chu Yuanqing, he also learned some of her personal information.
Deng Zhenyi has been working for six or seven years since she graduated. Her parents sponsored her to open a health and beauty salon. She has a good income and a lot of free time. She is still a fan of her first love. Since her first appearance in the uniform photo, she has been promoting Jiang Huai throughout the "Creation Trainee" program, and was therefore voted by fans to be the person in charge of the fan club.
In a sense, for her, working in the fan club is even more like going to work than being a beauty salon owner.
The fan club has to plan various activities, keep an eye on fans' opinions, and in talent shows they also have the most troublesome task of organizing voting.
Moreover, this is a thankless job. If anything is not done well, it is easy for people to find fault with it and replace it.
Deng Zhenyi came up and introduced herself as the current person in charge. As if she was reporting on her work, she spoke very quickly and eloquently to Jiang Huai about the current work situation of the support club.
During the break when she finished her long speech of more than ten seconds and took a breath, Jiang Huai finally found a chance to interrupt the topic: "What about you?"
Deng Zhenyi was startled, and immediately said: "It's okay for me. The work of the fan club is more important--"
Jiang Huai interrupted helplessly: "But chasing stars still requires you to be happy, right?" He smiled and said, "Sister, you are too classy."
"...I especially like your confidence when you're competing in singing." Deng Zhenyi said slowly, "It's so dazzling that it's incredible, just like in a movie where everything around you goes dark and all the spotlights shine only on the protagonist."
Before she finished her words, the staff member who was counting the time was about to interrupt her. Jiang Huai shook his head and motioned for Deng Zhenyi to finish her words.
"I want to see you always be this bright and confident. That's why I signed up to be the person in charge, thinking it would be great if I could add a little more light to your shine."
Deng Zhenyi stood up and left. Jiang Huai said to her back, "Then I'll leave it to you, sister. I'll do my best!"
In fact, she didn't say anything very sentimental, but she almost wanted to cry. Deng Zhenyi sniffed and returned to her seat, thinking that she could still work for the fan club for another 20 years.
Next one.
...Who's next?
Jiang Huai waited for about ten seconds, but no one came up. Suddenly, he felt the heartbeat of the station girl sitting next to the main body and pushed him: "It's your turn. Why are you in a daze?"
It turned out to be Chu Yuanqing, no wonder there was no movement. Jiang Huai angrily manipulated the vest to take two steps at a time and trotted to his real body. The real body immediately showed an expression of three parts joy, five parts confusion and eight parts surprise: "Brother Chu? Why are you here?"
To be honest, this is much more embarrassing than being gay with Yu Lan, because Chu Yuanqing is his childhood sweetheart next door, and he actually has to call himself Xiao Huai.
Even though he had gradually become an expert at using fake accounts, he couldn't hold back at this point, not to mention that there was a system that was making matters worse and was still laughing in his mind.
Jiang Huai pinched both sides of his thighs at the same time and finally calmed down.
Chu Yuanqing said gently: "Didn't you send me the contract before? I was keeping an eye on it. When I found out that you came to participate in the draft, I wanted to cheer you up."
Li Feiyu, who was standing next to them, heard their conversation and looked over here in surprise. Jiang Huai was unmoved: "Don't do this next time, brother. Did you buy the peripherals to draw? Did you spend a lot of money?"
"No, it's a place in the fan club. I've opened a website for you. Do you want to take a look?" Chu Yuanqing said as he took out his mobile phone and switched to the website interface.
Thinking about it this way, he actually took up a fan signing spot. Jiang Huai clasped his hands together in his heart and said, I'm sorry, everyone. I only stir-fried this just to become famous. Please forgive me.
Li Feiyu's expression became more and more strange. Jiang Huai thought to himself, "You should either do your business properly or go to the entertainment forum to expose this matter and stir it up for me. Don't show your embarrassment here." He took Chu Yuanqing's phone and swiped it up and down: "Brother...you really don't have to do this."
The neighbor brother smiled as if they had really known each other for more than ten years. Jiang Huai felt that if he continued to be so shrewd, his acting skills would improve to perfection sooner or later: "It's okay. I'm happy to take pictures and vote for you."
This is the truth. After all, my popularity has increased and I can vote, so of course I am happy.
Jiang Huai had never felt that time was long after chatting with a dozen fans in front of him, but now he wished that the staff would immediately start the clock: "Thank you, brother. I'll treat you to a meal when I'm free later."
Chu Yuanqing stood up and did not forget to practice his character at the last second: "Since you call me brother, I should treat you to a meal. Come on."
The long self-directed and self-acted show finally came to an end. Jiang Huai was overjoyed and manipulated Chu Yuanqing to walk off the stage. He opened his mobile phone to reply to work messages before resuming filming.
Heartbeat next to her happened to catch a glimpse of Chu Yuanqing's cell phone screen and was stunned for a moment in confusion, but since they were not familiar with each other, she could not ask directly, so she picked up the camera again and quickly put the matter out of her mind.
Next one!
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The fan meeting finally ended. Jiang Huai waved goodbye to the fans in the audience, made a big heart shape with his hands, and then returned to the backstage with everyone else.
The system was still immersed in the familiarity of this person calling me sister: [You are too much. You were already 27 when you died in your previous life. How can you call me sister so confidently now? ]
[I still have a childlike innocence, okay? I feel uncomfortable if I don't slander you for a day. ]
[But you are really good at flattering your fans.] The system changed its tone awkwardly, [If you are so good at flattering your fans, why did almost all of them run away in your previous life?]
[Because they like me, they hope that I can become better and more popular and make more money. But I found that they worked hard to support me. I also worked hard, but I became less and less popular. I think there is no point in pursuing me. ]
Jiang Huai was silent for a moment and sighed: [Attracting fans will snowball, and the same is true for losing fans. All the fans who used to chase stars happily together have run away one after another, and it is really difficult for me to support them. I can only blame myself for being too obscure. ]
[My poor host! Why is he so obscure! ]
[It’s all from my past life anyway. After being reborn, I want to take back everything that belongs to me in this life, starting from selling homosexuality and constantly stirring up the buzz in the entertainment industry…]
[Wake up. It’s still too early to become popular in the entertainment industry. The talent show has just started. Even if you debut, you may not become popular. In fact, most talent shows go downhill after debuting. ]
819 interrupted his passionate speech in time and reminded him: [Don’t forget, your situation was also very good during the last round of voting in your previous life, and it has only been falling since then.]
Jiang Huai hummed: [Don't worry, I won't drift. ]
[I'm still confident in you on this point. You'll work hard on your own without me reminding you... By the way, isn't it time to choose songs for the first public performance tomorrow? What are your thoughts at the moment?]
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