Chapter 53
The moment the latest trailer came out, Jing Jin clicked on it to watch.
After looking at it for five seconds, she angrily closed the page.
The resentment that has been accumulating on the Internet these days due to the rumors has reached its peak at this moment.
She thought in disbelief, this crappy show was actually trying to use editing to tell me that my brother was a villain who would do anything to make his debut.
Please, this is my brother!
Should I trust my brother or you, you big idiot? :)
But she was indeed anxious.
Although they both have personality disputes, Xie Xichao and Ai Qingyuan are different.
Ai Qingyuan is generally recognized to have a bad temper. Everyone knows this and his fans have long been desensitized to it. Those who couldn't stand it left early, and the rest just kept asking their husbands to do it a little more because they liked it. If he were to cause such controversy again, it would not affect his popularity at all.
Even Ai Qingyuan, whose fans now shout “What’s wrong with the young master having a little temper?”, suffered a serious blow to his fan circle when this controversy first broke out.
No matter how much you wash it, a bad character is still a shortcoming.
If this is confirmed by the program crew, Xie Xichao is the newly debuted Ai Qingyuan.
Basically none of his new fans have been following him for more than three months, after all, the feelings between them are not that deep. Once a large number of fans leave, the program team will definitely make a concerted effort to remove Jie Xichao from the debut position.
Jing Jin was extremely anxious, but the other person was very calm.
This person is Ming Ling, whom Jing Jin met after joining the fan club.
Jing Jin had watched Ming Ling's channel before and liked her personality, so she told Ming Ling that she was Jie Xichao's cousin.
She was actually very afraid that Ming Ling would come and ask her whether the editing was real, because that would mean that there was also some wavering within the fan club. But when Ming Ling came to see her, he didn't ask anything, he just said:
"Xiao Jin, have you prepared the gifts for the second public performance?"
Jing Jin was wearing fluffy bunny pajamas and breathed a sigh of relief in the warmth of the room.
She replied silently: Ready TT
There was silence for a few seconds.
Then, new news popped up.
Mingling: Don’t worry.
Mingling: You should trust your brother more than anyone else.
The moment she saw these words, Jing Jin felt like she was about to cry.
She sniffed, replied "Yeah!", then stopped wasting time and threw herself into her busy work.
At the same time, Yao Xin looked at the discussions filling the screen, and Fang Qingqing also took a rare deep breath. She asked the newly hired assistant beside her: "Did that number reply?"
It was just yesterday that she finally thought of finding out the number that Xichao borrowed.
Even though she tried to calm herself down based on her previous understanding of Jie Xichao, she was still a little uneasy in the face of overwhelming doubts.
So she wanted to ask about the situation.
The young assistant was also anxious, but at this moment, her cell phone vibrated.
She picked it up and took a look, her eyes lit up:
"Sister Qing, there's a reply from the other end!"
Fang Qingqing raised her eyes immediately.
The assistant clicked on the phone screen, and they both saw the message on the phone.
The original SMS interface looks simple and plain, with only one line of text on the new SMS.
don’t worry. -untie
Just one sentence and Fang Qingqing's eyes turned red.
My impatient mood was instantly soothed by these few words. She calmed herself down and said, "Xiao Zhu, go to the public relations department."
"Just tell them that the situation is still unclear and they shouldn't act rashly."
"Be prepared. After the second public meeting, we will settle the accounts together."
Two days later, amid the outside world's buzz, and amid curiosity, worry, and patient waiting, the second live performance of "Super Rookie" arrived as scheduled.
Early in the morning, in a dormitory, Jie Xichao opened his eyes to the sound of the alarm clock.
He reached over and turned off the alarm. Then count down slowly in your mind.
Like every other day, after taking half a minute to relax, he sat up.
The dice beside him emitted a bright light.
He nodded the other person's head, silently said "Good morning", then turned over and got out of bed, grabbing a T-shirt and pants at random.
*
Jie Xichao met a lot of people when he went out.
Someone greeted him, "Good morning, Teacher Jie," and he responded with a smile.
When he arrived at the cafeteria, he went to the window and got a cup of soy milk, a boiled egg, and a luncheon meat sandwich, which was a slightly luxurious way for his breakfast.
The performance starts in the evening, but rehearsals will begin soon.
Then comes the styling and final rehearsal of everyone’s movements. Therefore, breakfast should be his last decent meal.
After dinner, he went to the store as usual and bought a cup of iced American coffee.
Amid the aroma of cold coffee, he stepped into practice room 113. All members of creative group A were already there.
He said, "Morning."
Everyone greeted them with "Good morning Chao Chao", "Good morning Teacher Jie" and "Good morning Captain".
Most of them are spoken in a joking and light-hearted tone.
In such a relaxed and pleasant environment, they rehearsed "The Boundless Sea" for the last time. A staff member passed by the practice room and couldn't help but stop and listen for a while even though he was holding stage props that were about to be handed in.
We rehearsed until half past eleven and then started singing. Jie Xichao called a halt.
Zou Yi distributed lunch that he had bought specially for everyone: water, bread and some fruit. Everyone had a quick meal and then went to the dressing room.
In the dressing room, Xie Xichao sat in front of the familiar mirror again.
This time the makeup artist didn't ask him for his request.
A day ago, Jie Xichao found her specifically to discuss the makeup for this stage, and she applied the makeup herself, then made slight adjustments. Now, she can do it with ease with her eyes closed.
While putting on her makeup, she smiled and said, "Teacher Jie, you are treated as a VVIP here."
Jie Xichao closed his eyes and smiled softly.
He said, “It’s trouble.”
"No trouble." The makeup artist said, "I am much happier than your fans."
Fans can only worry.
As half a fan and insider, she can still help Jie Xichao a little.
She was very satisfied.
If Jie Xichao hadn't looked for her, she would have already been on her keyboard fighting the black army for eight hundred rounds.
An hour later, Xie Xichao opened his eyes.
A familiar yet unfamiliar face was reflected in the mirror.
He paused.
"How is it?" The makeup artist's lazy voice came from my ear, "Do you feel like you suddenly saw another personality of yours? I've been thinking about this for a long time."
The style of "The Infinite Sea" is close to rock, so the makeup couldn't be more fresh.
Xie Xichao has good skin and a slightly transparent fair complexion, so his foundation is very light, and he only uses contouring and highlighting to slightly deepen his contours. And because of Jie Xichao's superior bone structure, the entire foundation application took only four or five minutes.
Of the entire face, the part makeup artists put the most effort into is the eyes.
During the initial communication, the makeup artist suggested the simple but least error-prone smoky eye makeup, but this suggestion was rejected by Jie Xichao.
He said: "I don't suit heavy makeup."
It is indeed not suitable.
Every time the makeup artist does makeup for Jie Xichao, there is only one feeling in her heart.
That is, this face is very suitable for the big screen.
It is said that there is a gap in appearance between idols with stunning looks and actors, but this rule does not apply to Jie Xichao.
Although his face is at the god level in the idol world, it is not the type of appearance that is impactful. Only when the camera is really focused on his face, people will realize how attractive his face is.
To sum it up in one sentence, it can stand up to the camera.
And the more you taste it, the more amazing it becomes.
So in the end, the makeup artist took his advice. Just start with the brow shape and eyeliner.
The black eyeliner outlines a distinct eye shape, and the base color is a low-key earth tone, but the tail of the eye is obviously raised, and the thick eyelashes are slightly curled, making the eye look less gentle and more fierce.
As for the contact lenses, since his hair color is still black, the makeup artist retained his original eye color.
She only decorated the corners of her eyes with black prints.
We consulted Xichao for the pattern of the print and chose a combination of black hearts and stars, which are arranged in a staggered manner with a subtle shimmer.
Now, when people see Jie Xichao again, they will no longer think he is gentle.
This is a cold and indifferent face.
In the words of Ji Yan, who was watching from the sidelines: "If you don't smile, I feel like I'm going to say 'trash, get lost' the next second after you look at me."
Zou Yi: “…”
"Isn't it bad for the image?"
He also heard about the troubles that had befallen Jie Xichao in the past two days.
Xie Xichao stood up: "It's okay."
"I'm a fierce person," he said.
Ji Yan: “…”
Makeup artist: “…”
Zou Yi: “…”
Xie Xichao raised his eyebrows and glanced over: "What do you mean?"
Ji Yan originally wanted to say, "Just fool the audience but don't fool yourself," but Jie Xizhao's indifferent glance made his heart skip a beat. In a trance, it really felt like Jie Xichao was looking at me with contempt.
Xie Xichao went to get his hair done, and he thought to himself, "Is my brother quite suitable to be an actor?"
At this moment, a former movie king and TV king has sat down again in a certain position, letting the hairstylist to mess with his hair. The small dice in his pocket rolled sadly.
Is this what it feels like when the master comes to earth?
I was actually doubted by the rookie whether I could act.
I felt so insulted.
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Xie Xichao, who was severely insulted, finally decided not to let the hairdresser touch his hair.
His hair is in very good condition, and considering that he will have many opportunities to dye his hair in the future, he does not have the urgency to change his hair color this time. The smooth black hair grew past the ears and was slightly trimmed by the hairdresser.
Then, other than exposing his forehead to remove the innocent feeling, nothing else was done.
With this exposure, that very deceptive sense of being a good kid completely disappeared, replaced by wildness and unruliness.
The stylist picked a pair of black star ear clips.
He said, “It will be a little painful.”
Xie Xichao said: “Yes.”
He is actually quite rebellious in some ways.
For example, refusing to wear heavy makeup and refusing to have ear piercings.
One last point -
Say no to leather pants.
Everyone in their group was dressed in black, half of them wore leather pants, and only Jie Xichao wore black tights. In exchange, the pants were so tattered that they looked like they had been cut eight hundred times, revealing their knees and fair skin vaguely.
The deliberately old-fashioned graffiti T-shirt was tucked into a belt. The stylist finally wrapped jingling silver chain pendants around Jie Xichao's neck and wrists, and forced him to wear a few rings. The stylist was finally satisfied.
"Okay," he said, "let's go fight."
Xie Xichao:?
The makeup artist's voice came from afar: "I wish he could go out and punch 800 haters right away. Who can he beat with his little arms and body?"
Xie Xichao:.
"Actually, I..."
Also good at fighting.
Of course, when you are in good health.
No one believes it.
He followed his teammates to the performance venue, which was already crowded with countless expectant fans.
*
Although it sounds unfriendly, Xie Xichao's group is indeed the first in the second public performance.
The order of drawing lots was decided by Mu Wen.
The reason why Mu Wen became the representative for the lottery was lying in the backpack that Jie Xichao asked Ji Yan to keep in the lounge.
To this day, no one can guess why Jie Xichao's dice always play a key role at critical moments, such as guessing Jie Xichao's ranking, or accurately selecting the bad players in the group.
Only Jie Xichao knows the reason.
Because when the dice came out, it smugly turned over in his hand, meaning "I let you get off work early, praise me!"
Xie Xichao: “…”
Xie Xichao looked at his teammates who were so disheartened that he could not say a word of praise.
First is not a good order.
The first is tension.
Secondly, the audience will be more cautious in giving scores.
The only good thing is that their songs are very explosive and can easily ignite the atmosphere on the scene.
But this is something that will make the showrunners happy, not them.
If I have to point out one real advantage, it would be that I get off work early and can be a relaxed audience member after the performance.
But this is obviously not what everyone wants.
Everyone was a little nervous while waiting backstage.
Xia Xize kept talking to Mu Wen, who responded absentmindedly. Yun Pan was so nervous that he kept pinching the bubble paper in his hand - it was given to him by Jie Xichao to prevent him from overeating due to anxiety.
The sound of bubble wrap popping rang in his ears. Jie Xichao listened to Dou Yu's voice on the stage and adjusted his headset.
Then, he thought for a moment and said, "Come to think of it, when I first saw you all, I did feel worried."
Almost instantly, everyone's attention was drawn back.
Xia Xize's fingers curled slightly.
This is an inevitable fact that everyone has guessed.
The weak will hold back the strong.
However, when everyone really heard Jie Xichao say this, they couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
Even Yun Pan doesn’t pinch bubble wrap anymore.
He stood there blankly, looking at Jie Xichao helplessly, with a look on his face that said, "Brother, am I holding you back? What should I do? I'm sorry. Can you please not abandon me?"
Jie Xichao coughed.
In order not to ruin Yun Pan's makeup, he just patted her on the shoulder.
Then he said, "It's because of me."
He paused and said, "Maybe you don't know, but I'm actually a very self-centered person. This is mainly reflected in the fact that I think no one can interpret what I have done well except myself."
This sentence brought Xia Xize back to his senses a little. Although he knew that Jie Xichao did it for the sake of dignity, it was still unavoidable for everyone, and his mood eased a lot.
Xia Xize whispered: "It's actually the truth, Xi Chao."
To this day, he still remembers the shock he felt when he heard the studio version of "The Expanse".
Under the vast sky is the boundless sea, and the sirens are singing.
His voice is casual and lazy, a voice that can truly shake the soul.
Jie Xichao shook his head.
"No," he said, "I'm very happy."
Xia Xize blinked.
"I used to be alone. I wrote songs, composed music, and stood on the stage alone." He smiled, "I think this is good, but sometimes I also think that what I make is always mine, my songs, my stage, and my life.
“What if one day, I give these things to another person?
“Will it turn into a disaster, or...
"Different sparks?"
"You gave me the answer," he said softly.
Practice day after day.
Every detail was rigorously determined, every line of lyrics was corrected bit by bit.
This is the experience of Creative Group A in just half a month.
The deserted place is soaked with sweat and tears. At this moment, all the previous confrontations seemed to be blurred into the gentle night breeze that accompanied them in their practice.
"The song 'Boundless Sea' is a song I wrote a long time ago, and this is the first time it's on stage. I'm very happy that it has more than one friend to accompany it in front of the world." Xie Xichao said, "So..."
He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous."
“It sees your hard work and sincerity.”
“And so will the audience.”
I heard Dou Yu's voice announcing, "Now, let's welcome the first group of contestants to the stage. They are students from Group A of the Creative Team. The song they are performing is "The Boundless Sea."
In such a voice, Jie Xichao whispered the last two sentences.
“Thank you for singing my song.”
"No matter what the result is today, I am very happy to have this experience."
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