Chapter 119 Starlight Party (Part Two)...
Those watching the live stream can see the song title in the lower left corner – A Tree's Galaxy.
Some people thought the name was strange, while others found it novel, and discussions about the name kept refreshing in the real-time comments.
The song has a brisk rhythm and begins with a chorus of six people singing together. Their voices blend together without any one person standing out too much; each person's voice is just right, like heavenly music.
Their voices were real and beautiful, without any artificiality from excessive audio editing. The audience was completely absorbed in the performance.
When VIER and the Starlight Gala's directing team first discussed the opening performance, the directing team suggested that they lip-sync, saying that it wasn't because they didn't trust them, but because the opening was too important, and it was a dance song, so to play it safe, they should choose to lip-sync.
All six members, including Wei Ye, declined. This was their official debut stage, and everyone wanted perfection, but not a false one.
Because of this sudden turn of events, Meng Fanxi knew that they had to do their best on stage. As the director of the Starlight Gala had said, there was no way out.
So many days of hard work have yielded the best results.
They worked together seamlessly, their dance moves were complex yet perfectly synchronized, and their youthful smiles conveyed the happiness in the song perfectly to the audience.
Each person's voice was highly distinctive and narrative, with emotions gradually unfolding and progressing. Coupled with a very memorable chorus, the entire studio became bright and spacious.
Because of the song's upbeat rhythm, rich accompaniment, and beautiful melody, the audience below applauded along with the song.
During the latter half of the song, all the backup dancers found the perfect moment to appear behind VIER. The members interacted naturally with each other, as if they had broken through their confusion and anxiety and found their own galaxy.
Finally, the six dancers slowed their steps, walked side by side, and made the VIER gesture towards the camera, ending with "It's VIER".
The crowd made a V sign with their right hands, and crossed two fingers of their left hands together with the V sign on their right hands. The simple and easy-to-understand gesture prompted the audience to imitate it one after another.
When VIER bowed to take his final bow, the audience responded with enthusiastic applause. The production team behind the scenes was also very satisfied with the performance. The entire venue was visibly heated up by VIER's performance.
After leaving the stage, they thanked the backup dancers as they walked towards the dressing room, greeting many other performers waiting in the wings along the way.
According to the plan, they can go home after the performance, and members who live nearby can even make it to the New Year's Eve dinner if they make it in time.
This year, Gu Huailang is going back to Shanghai to spend the Spring Festival with his mother and family. Ren Yuchen's home is too far away, but his parents have already come to the capital to spend the Spring Festival with him. Although they are staying in a hotel, Ren Yuchen is already very satisfied.
On the way back to the lounge, Meng Fanxi turned around and asked, "I'm going to say hello to Han Jia and the others, are you coming?"
Han Jia, Zhang Ruizheng, and An Yi, as the other three who debuted in "Team Up", also had a three-person performance stage at the Starlight Gala, but they were scheduled for the back. VIER had to perform the opening act, so time was tight and I didn't meet those three today.
Meng Fanxi chatted with Han Jia for a few minutes on the phone and learned about their general situation.
Xu You clearly didn't want to go. He had a decent relationship with Han Jia, but he avoided the other two as much as possible because he didn't like them very much.
Lin Ruohe thought about it more carefully, as it was a matter of etiquette. "Why don't we go?"
Meng Fanxi also hoped that they would go together. During the rehearsal, VIER, as newcomers, went to the dressing rooms of various seniors to deliver their albums as a sign of courtesy. Although they had a brief chat with Han Jia and the others at that time, they all came from the same program at the actual gala, so it would be good to go and cheer them on.
So they passed by their own dressing room and walked to the door of Han Jia's dressing room. The door had the words "Debut Group of 'Group Camp' (3 people)" on it.
"Knock knock knock"
"Please come in." As the voice came from inside, Han Jia opened the door, clearly not expecting that six well-dressed young men in performance costumes and a short-haired, unapproachable manager would be standing at the door.
If it weren't for the friendly smiles of Meng Fanxi and Lin Ruohe at the front, he would have almost thought they were there to cause trouble.
An Yi was quite adept at handling situations. Although the group wasn't actually close, he immediately waved to VIER when he saw him and said, "What a rare guest! Come in quickly."
Their lounge was smaller than VIER's, and with five or six staff members inside, VIER immediately felt much more crowded when they went in. Lin Ruohe explained their purpose, saying they had come to cheer them on, and the three thanked him profusely.
The entire lounge was filled with a friendly yet awkward atmosphere.
The two who knew each other best were Meng Fanxi and Han Jia. While the others were having awkward conversations, Han Jia pulled Meng Fanxi aside and said mysteriously, "You guys are debuting today, right?"
Meng Fanxi didn't understand the deeper meaning behind his words, and replied, "Yes."
"We'll be debuting soon too."
"Oh?" Meng Fanxi was somewhat surprised. "Congratulations."
If Han Jia and the others debuted, it would be Month from the previous life, except for Jin Ziran...
Han Jia had mentioned some time ago that Jin Ziran had left Baihe Company, and only Zhong Lifu knew where she went, but they didn't ask.
"What's with that expression? Aren't you about to debut? Why do you look so bitter and resentful?" Han Jia in front of him seemed to have a lot of grievances to vent.
"The nightmare is about to begin." Han Jia sighed deeply and leaned closer to say, "Our debut group is completely modeled after you. We watch your videos and analyze them every day. Your performance tonight has already been sent to the group so we can analyze and learn frame by frame."
Han Jia even showed Meng Fanxi the chat interface on his phone. Meng Fanxi appeared surprised, but was actually calm inside.
He was very familiar with these things; they were all things he had experienced in his previous life. At the time, he was also very puzzled and sometimes wondered if VIER was doing the same thing, treating other groups as imaginary enemies and analyzing various performance videos.
Now that he's become VIER, the answer is obvious: absolutely not.
Will Company sets different concepts for each debuting group. For example, they are given a high-end route, with the highest treatment in terms of group name, album production team, debut stage, etc. In reality, their goal is to bring the best benefits to the company.
Their daily schedules are full and busy. It's already very difficult for them to get to know all the senior artists in the company, let alone have time to pay attention to other groups.
Meng Fanxi patted Han Jia on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Keep it up."
In their previous life, Month disbanded shortly after their debut, leaving them without competitors and making their path smooth sailing.
This life will certainly not be like that, which means that Month will also face a different path.
Thinking about this, Meng Fanxi noticed a small coincidence.
With his addition, VIER became a six-member group, and Month, which lacked Kim Ziran, also became a six-member group.
The two teams have once again found themselves with the same number of players. What will the future hold?
Meng Fanxi and his group stayed in the lounge for a while before returning to their own lounge. The staff had already packed up all the equipment and left, and they also packed up their belongings and left in the van.
After their opening performance at the Starlight Gala, Will Company's official website immediately launched the album pre-order channel. The entire album, with the concept of the universe, features six boys standing under the starry sky holding fireworks on the cover, which is gorgeous and beautiful.
Before VIER could even promote it on social media, fans had already discovered it and moved the website link to forums and other platforms. The buzz surrounding the opening of the star-studded gala quickly propelled the hashtag "#VIERAlbumPreorder" to the top of the trending searches.
In just half an hour, the number of album pre-orders exceeded 100,000, setting a new record for the best performance of artists debuting at the same time under Will Company.
Meng Fanxi looked at the trending topic but hesitated to click on it. Not only him, but the other members of VIER also did not click to see the related content.
Everyone had discussed it before and agreed that paying too much attention to external opinions would make it difficult to settle down. Therefore, from now on, Wei Ye would compile and inform everyone about objective good and bad evaluations, and we would try not to actively seek out other information.
Meng Fanxi started browsing other content and exclaimed, "Huh? We're in 4ward's vlog, we should be able to watch this, right?"
Xu You became interested and immediately said, "Yes, let me see."
The six of them unanimously opened 4ward's Starlight Party to prepare their vlogs.
4ward is currently the flagship group of Will Company and also the most popular group in China. Although during the competition, due to the restrictions imposed by Will Company, none of the groups under its management cheered for the Eternal Six Stars, after their debut, Meng Fanxi and his group gradually grew closer to these groups under the deliberate arrangement of Will Company.
The video begins with behind-the-scenes footage of the 4ward members training and rehearsing, and ends with them greeting acquaintances in their lounge.
The video was only fifteen minutes long, but it was very interesting. Meng Fanxi didn't fast-forward at all. The members joking and teasing each other was a skill in itself, a skill that brought joy to the fans. The six of them watched it very attentively, realizing that they still had a lot to learn.
The video's comments were not turned off, and when VIER was played, a flood of comments appeared, with 4ward's fans dominating the discussion.
Wow, it's VIER!
My favorite character and my other favorite character have met.
[A new group recently debuted in the company? Let me see.]
[Ward, this rough-and-tumble type, versus these 62-year-old refined guys, hahaha, I can't wait!]
...
When team leader Ling Zhou knocked on VIER's door, he quietly turned around and said to his teammates, "What should we do? I'm a little scared."
[Captain's Daily Fears (1/1)]
[Hug Ling Baozi, he's just a steamed bun.]
Jiang Chi's eyes widened: "What are you afraid of? We're your seniors!"
[Little Hong finally became a senior, hahaha]
[Xiao Hong: Who gave you permission to be afraid?]
Meng Fanxi laughed out loud when he saw the comments: "Jiang Chi's nickname is actually Little Red, hahaha!"
Ren Yuchen: "Luckily, none of our names contain the color 'color' in them."
In the video, Si Guanyu, who was standing next to Jiang Chi, complained, "They just use their seniority to intimidate people! I also think they have a very strong aura."
Ling Zhou then noticed that Fu Yuxuan hadn't said anything and teased, "Yuxuan, are you nervous because you're going to meet Zhang Yang?"
Upon hearing this, not only did Fu Yuxuan in the video attract the attention of the other three members of the group, but Zhang Yang outside the video also received the attention of everyone in the car.
What's going on?
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