Chapter Ninety-Three: Leaving the Recording Location
Fu Hanfei walked straight over with a dashing air, his eyes conveying certainty.
When Meng Fanxi and the others confirmed that their mentor was Fu Hanfei, they all cheered "Yay!"
My previous concerns suddenly vanished.
Why think so much?
This is Fu Hanfei!
In his previous life, Fu Hanfei became even more famous. Tickets for his performances were hard to come by, and many well-known artists wanted to become his apprentices, but he declined them all.
He has completely transformed into a legendary master.
In his previous life, Meng Fanxi had no connection with him whatsoever.
Fu Hanfei only leads one team, so I'm sure I'll learn a lot from working with him this time!
After each mentor's team was selected, the production team arranged a nearby practice room for each mentor so that everyone could get to know each other and have conversations with their mentors.
Meng Fanxi and the others were still wearing their makeup and the uniforms they had prepared for this episode's ranking recording; they were exhausted.
Fu Hanfei was very considerate of them and told everyone not to be shy. He himself took off his coat and sat casually on the sofa.
Seeing this, Meng Fanxi and the others also took off their tight-fitting coats and sat down around Fu Hanfei.
Meng Fanxi was the first to ask, "Teacher Fu, can you tell us the location of the third performance now?"
Fu Hanfei smiled knowingly: "It's a beautiful place, but I can't reveal anything else yet."
Hearing the word "wonderful" put Meng Fanxi at least a little at ease.
Xu You then probed, "Teacher Fu, the wonderful place you mentioned isn't still around Mushroom Park, is it?"
Fu Hanfei naturally knew what these teenagers were thinking. They had been recording in this place for nearly two months, and they were probably eager to go out and play.
He raised an eyebrow, a mischievous glint in his eyes: "To be honest, the place I'm taking you to this time is the furthest of the five mentors, it's outside of Yuncheng."
"Yay!!!" The six of them jumped up excitedly and ran around the practice room, their cheers even louder than before, their voices filled with genuine joy.
"Finally, we can go out!" Ren Yuchen, abandoning his usual composed demeanor, clenched his fists and exclaimed with relief.
Staying here without a cell phone for so long felt really long for them, especially as the performance recording approached. Everyone was on edge, and several trainees needed psychological counseling.
They were fine simply because they comforted each other, and everyone was looking forward to the opportunity to go out and see the world.
Fu Hanfei was taken aback by their excited reaction and quickly tried to dampen their expectations: "Calm down, what if you're disappointed after we get out?"
Xu You said casually, "Didn't you say it was wonderful? I believe you!"
Fu Hanfei rubbed his forehead.
Not only their practice room, but also other practice rooms were filled with loud cheers, as if each practice room was secretly competing with the others.
Seeing that the group was indeed sleepy, Fu Hanfei cut to the chase and told them to rest for three days. He would then come to pick them up, and the production team would also buy them plane tickets. They would then know where they were going.
The three-day rest period was very short for the Eternal Six Stars. They did not get a full rest for the first two days and even went to film a few commercials with the production team.
They've filmed quite a few commercials that are inserted during variety shows, so they're very good at performing them.
They performed very professionally on set, drawing praise from the professionals present.
Aside from shooting commercials, they continue with their daily routines, and can still see fans along the way.
But why do I always feel that there's a lot of pity in the way fans look at them?
Their encouraging words included phrases like "You will definitely debut" and "We've got you covered," as if something was happening outside that they didn't know about.
On the third day, they faced their exam.
It's not an official exam, just a mock exam, but the mock exam score will be included in the final score.
During their training, they would take time to attend classes with the teachers arranged by the program team, but no one expected that they would have a mock exam during the competition.
The once glorious and beautiful studio was transformed into a solemn and empty examination room. I don't know where the program crew borrowed the tables and chairs from, but they were arranged in the same layout as those used in previous school exams.
They received the notification to take the exam the afternoon before it was scheduled for, and they even received their admission tickets, making it feel very ceremonial.
Gu Huailang and Zhang Yang had already taken the entrance exam in advance, and Lin Ruohe had decided to return to school to take a make-up exam after the recording of "The Battalion" was completely finished. These three people were granted exemptions, while the other three sadly picked up their books and began to cram at the last minute.
Meng Fanxi has a fresh start, with all other aspects of experience at their peak, but his knowledge of school is now a world away from his. Ren Yuchen and Xu You have also been struggling with their studies since the recording began, and they are finding it difficult to review now.
The other three took on the role of tutors, setting up a small tutoring class in the villa's dining room. Zhang Yang and Lin Ruohe were the main lecturers, while Gu Huailang served as the support teacher, offering a cup of warm water to encourage the students when they felt dizzy from listening to the lectures.
They brought out the whiteboard they usually use for planning dance formations and filled it with calculation formulas. Their little class was quite impressive, and the production crew found it amusing.
The other trainees were all studying on their own, getting incredibly irritable at the slightest noise around them, and even snapping at their teammates. But these guys were different; they even huddled together to study in front of everyone.
Fan Na, Lu Ning, and the other members of Wings had originally planned to come over to stay tonight, but a sudden exam notice came down, and Zhong Chu and Han Jia changed their plans and started studying. Only Fan Na, Wu Jianian, and Lu Ning, who did not need to take the exam, arrived at the villa as promised.
Why didn't anyone come to greet us?
Upon entering the room, I discovered that the guys had been studying so intensely that their eyes were glazed over.
"You guys have a great approach." Wu Jianian was very impressed with their review method, which directly highlighted the key points and had expert guidance. After obtaining their consent, he immediately pulled Fan Na and Lu Ning back the way they came and called over all the trainees who needed extra lessons.
In no time, trainees from all walks of life gathered at the villa of the Eternal Six Stars. Before they could even marvel at how well they lived, they were pulled into an ocean of knowledge.
With more people, the restaurant's limited seating became unusable, so they created a large living room space where the trainees sat on sofas or on the floor, gathered around the whiteboard in the center, and began to listen attentively to the lessons.
At first, the production team thought something had happened at the Eternal Six Stars location and hurriedly checked the surveillance video. However, one of the trainees had a sudden urge to cover up all the indoor cameras, seemingly worried that their frantic pre-exam studying would be discovered and they would be stopped.
The production team sent people over there while simultaneously calling Ying Zhuo.
During the three-day break, most of the staff also rested. Ying Zhuo was sleeping soundly in his room at the villa. When he was woken up, he went downstairs in a daze and was so shocked by the scene in front of him that he was speechless.
Am I dreaming?
Can someone tell him how the trainees who were competing on stage not long ago are now all arm in arm, acting like brothers, with a noisy yet harmonious atmosphere in the living room, and muttering to themselves about things like math formulas, Chinese poems, and English words?
The six eternal stars weren't surprised to see Ying Zhuo with messy hair and a sleepy look, and even kindly explained to everyone not to be frightened.
Ying Zhuo picked up his phone, took a picture of the living room scene, and sent it to the program team's group chat.
The messages in the group chat were scrolling by incredibly fast.
"What's going on? A party? Wait, they're carrying books?"
"I thought there was some trouble, but it turns out they're just studying here."
"You might not even find this kind of atmosphere in schools."
"As expected of the Eternal Six Stars"
"Alright, I don't need to go over there. I was scared, thinking something bad had happened."
"[Thumbs up][Thumbs up]"
Ying Zhuo counted and found that there were about twenty people present. Basically, all those who needed to take the exam were there, except for some people from certain teams who did not come because they regarded the Eternal Six Stars as a formidable opponent.
These six young men are quite skilled.
Watching them write furiously, Ying Zhuo also felt a pang of nostalgia for his own student days.
The production team seized the opportunity to slightly edit the video Ying Zhuo filmed and posted it on platforms such as Weibo and Douyin, which immediately attracted countless fan comments.
@以团为营V: Students who are about to take their mock exams are studying hard! [Striving][Video]
Xiao Fen: I feel sorry for my son because he has to take an exam just to participate in a show.
Only Love Fanxi: Huh? This room must be Yongliu's dorm, right? Why are there so many people here? Good luck, Fanxi!
"Forever Six": It seems like my kids were the ones who taught everyone this together. This scene suddenly feels so heartwarming.
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Thanks to their intensive review the night before, Meng Fanxi and his classmates performed very well on the exam, and were finally able to face their upcoming journey with a calm and relaxed mindset.
According to Fu Hanfei, their destination was the farthest among the five mentors, but not as far as Jingcheng.
They only had one day to adjust to the new environment, so they took a plane very early in the morning.
It was at this moment that they learned their destination—Shanling City.
Shanling City, true to its name, is a beautiful tourist city with towering mountains and picturesque scenery. It is a two-hour flight from Yuncheng.
Meng Fanxi was full of anticipation for the trip. Fu Hanfei was on the same flight as them, and even under their constant questioning, he always maintained the principle of not giving away any spoilers, which aroused the curiosity of the group to the extreme.
The moment they stepped off the plane, a crisp, refreshing breeze swept over them, carrying the fragrance and freshness of the earth. The six of them felt no fatigue from the journey, only an exhilarating sense of upward momentum.
But as they traveled by bus, their excitement gradually wore off, and the road ahead seemed endless.
Fu Hanfei has closed his eyes and is resting, not revealing any more information.
A feeling of dizziness naturally arose in Meng Fanxi's mind, and his body also felt a little sore from maintaining one posture for so long.
He leaned back in his chair, with Gu Huailang sitting next to him. Gu Huailang always had a particular fondness for the window seat on long-distance buses, his eyes fixed on the outside.
The other four remained silent.
Meng Fanxi had a vague feeling.
The scene felt so familiar. He slowly closed his eyes and searched through his memory bank until he finally found the reason.
This was clearly a replica of the scene where they sat on the bus when they went to see Ren Yuchen after the New Year.
At that moment, a powerful intuition struck.
No way? We're not going to have to go into the mountains, are we?
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