Chapter 19: Canteen and Big Eater
Hearing this, the contestants who were yawning suddenly became alert.
"Teacher An is here?"
"Where is the person? I can't see him."
Just as the contestants were discussing, a huge curtain slowly descended behind Zeng Yu.
The lights in the auditorium dimmed and An Junze's figure appeared on the screen.
The moment the music sounded, everyone was stunned.
Isn't this the song that woke them up this morning?
Before the contestants could react, An Junze's figure moved on the screen.
Probably considering that half of the contestants are amateurs, the program team deliberately lowered the difficulty when asking the choreography team to choreograph the theme song.
The song doesn't feature any moves that require particularly high technical skills. Some dance moves are even designed to be simple and memorable in order to facilitate learning and dissemination.
Of course, the same goes for the songs themselves.
There's no complicated high-pitched flourishes or blistering rap; the song strives to be catchy. Even a demo featuring the composer perfectly captures the youthful spirit of the young man.
As the former leader of the idol boy group AIM, An Jun is known for his versatile singing and dancing skills. It seems a bit of a waste of talent to have such a strong person dance such a simple theme song.
Although the dance moves are simple, An Jun dances with a unique flavor. Although it doesn't quite fit in with the youthful vibe of the theme song, it has a unique charm.
Watching the instructor's teaching video, some contestants with a dance foundation couldn't help but start dancing along.
Seeing these people dancing so easily, other contestants who couldn't dance had the illusion that they could do it too.
However, after they tried it themselves, they found that although this dance looks simple, it actually tests basic skills and body coordination.
The same action will be performed in completely different ways by people with and without basic skills.
There is no need to talk about the fluency of the dance. People with poor foundation not only fail to grasp the details of the movements, but even the timing of force is all wrong.
This results in a situation where the same dance looks good when performed by A but looks funny when performed by B.
However, the dancing itself is only part of the story; the challenge lies in singing and dancing simultaneously. Even if the movements aren't difficult, singing and dancing throughout the entire three-and-a-half-minute song is a significant challenge for amateur contestants without any prior singing and dancing training.
Not only do they have to memorize and learn the song and dance of the theme song within three days, they also have to record a solo performance video for the mentors to judge.
This is almost an impossible task!
For those A-level players with strong abilities, such a test might not be a big deal, but for those C-level, D-level, or even F-level players, it would be extremely strenuous.
Singing or dancing alone might be a quick way to master the skills, but combining the two is extremely demanding on the contestant's physical fitness. The slightest mistake can lead to breathlessness or broken voice.
For a moment, the contestants who were originally thankful that the song and choreography were simple suddenly felt anxious.
But no matter how anxious they were, they had to face it. Even though they knew such a task was almost impossible for them to complete, they still had to bite the bullet and learn.
Since they're participating in this program, the contestants are all aiming for their debut as a group. No one wants to fail before they even achieve success, like failing to perform on the theme song stage.
What's more, the theme song is their first stage to appear in front of the public. Only by performing well and getting effective solo shots can they retain the hearts of netizens and vote for them.
Dormitory No. 5 where Mo Bei is located has two A-level students, one C-level student and one F-level student.
Leaving aside Lei Lie and Tao Xiaotie, two A-level contestants with both talent and strength, as a former singing and dancing idol, the difficulty of the original theme song and dance was a piece of cake for Mo Bei.
However, due to the limitations of this body, his singing and dancing abilities can only be fully displayed under the spotlight of the stage. It's easy to understand. There's no such thing as a stage spotlight during the theme song evaluation.
The main account that has reached the maximum level has been cancelled, and the secondary account has just been opened. Even if you are a big shot, you have to level up again honestly.
Even though he was experienced, he couldn't easily win with this tattered armor.
Thinking in his heart, Mo Bei tried to move his stiff body to practice dancing.
Perhaps it was because he had been under the spotlight yesterday, had been exposed to the moonlight at night, and hadn't eaten much all day. Therefore, compared to the days before the show recording, his ability to control his body has improved a lot.
Although it still cannot be compared with the living time, it is much better than the previous situation where I couldn't perform the dance moves correctly.
Seeing this, Mo Bei secretly made up his mind to stay on the stage of "Youth Plan" and debut as a group.
While Mo Bei was silently using his body to familiarize himself with the dance moves, his roommates were also struggling with learning the dance for the theme song.
As the only F grade student in Dormitory No. 5, Bai Li is not only terrible at singing, but also not very good at dancing.
The movements demonstrated by the instructor in the video were crisp and clear, but when he jumped, he was limp.
In comparison, the other two roommates are much better.
Although he had no formal training in singing and dancing, Lei Lie, a former athlete, was very talented in dance. He memorized the general movements after just two viewings. Although he still lacked some details, he had achieved 80% completion.
Tao Xiaotie, also in the A-level, was even more terrifying. While everyone was busy learning dance moves from a video, he pulled out a bag of shrimp crackers from somewhere and ate them while sitting on the sidelines.
After finishing a bag of shrimp crackers, he dusted off the crumbs on his hands, stood up and did some stretching exercises. Then he replicated the entire theme song's dance moves exactly one-to-one.
Noticing Tao Xiaotie's movements, the other contestants who were practicing dancing immediately stopped.
"Holy crap! He's already memorized all of this in just a few minutes? That's incredible!"
"It's like the Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach. He's so capable at such a young age, how can I live like this..."
Tao Xiaotie turned a deaf ear to the surrounding discussions. After dancing to a song, he pulled out a starch sausage from his coat pocket and began to chew it.
The contestants hadn't had a drop of water since they woke up. Seeing Tao Xiaotie eating so happily, the others couldn't help but feel hungry.
Fortunately, the program team asked them to get up early just to arrange the tasks for the next round of competition, and they didn't really intend to let them practice dancing here on an empty stomach.
Soon, host Cui Hao stopped the contestants. After briefly explaining the upcoming class schedule and the location of the practice rooms, he sent everyone to the cafeteria for breakfast.
These young men were already starving, and now, with the host's permission, they all rushed straight to the cafeteria like calves. Even Tao Xiaotie, who had just eaten a lot of snacks, did the same.
Lei Lie was originally rushing forward with the main force, but when he turned around, he found that Mo Bei was far behind.
Seeing this, he immediately stopped and said, "If we don't hurry up, they will snatch all the food away."
Hearing the other party's words of suspected concern, Mo Bei couldn't help but be stunned. He subconsciously replied: "I'm not hungry. You go first."
Hearing this, Lei Lie frowned slightly, then strode towards Mo Bei.
This move immediately startled Mo Bei. Before he could figure out what the other party was trying to do, he saw Lei Lie grab his arm and walk towards the cafeteria.
"You're eating too little."
Lei Lie paused and said, "You don't seem to have eaten much since yesterday, right?"
Mo Bei:!!!
Before he could ask, "How did you know?", he heard the other party say, "I saw it all. You gave all your lunch and dinner to the twin brothers Zhao Chen and Zhao Xi yesterday."
Hearing this, Mo Bei was immediately speechless.
To be honest, if he could help it, he didn't want to eat at all.
The reason was simple: eating was already a significant burden for a zombie. His stomach had long since lost its digestive function, so even if he poured food into it, it would only accelerate the decay of the corpse.
That's why he gave his food to other contestants yesterday. He never thought that this action would be noticed by Lei Lie.
For a moment, Mo Bei felt a little complicated.
Unexpectedly, only one day into the recording of the show, he had already aroused suspicion from others.
It seems that he has to eat something no matter what he says next.
Anyway, breakfast is mostly some watery porridge and soy milk, which are relatively less easy to rot than normal vegetables and meat.
Lei Lie didn't know what Mo Bei was thinking. Seeing him silent, he misunderstood him even more: "Although it's easy to look fat on camera, it's not advisable to lose weight this way. Besides, you don't look fat..."
Hearing this, Mo Bei came back to his senses.
He had never expected that Lei Lie would misunderstand him in this way. Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
Fortunately, the other party did not suspect that there was anything wrong with him as a person.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile friendly, "Thank you, I will."
What Mo Bei himself didn't notice was that compared to yesterday, his expression began to become much more natural.
Even without trying hard, he could manage to smile.
Facing the smile of the person in front of him, Lei Lie was a little dazed.
Suddenly, he turned his head away awkwardly, "...You're welcome."
Mo Bei was a little surprised to see the tough mixed-race handsome guy in front of him suddenly become a little shy.
This Lei Lie didn't seem as strange and difficult to get along with as he had previously thought. On the contrary, he was actually quite friendly.
So he actually misunderstood before?
Confused, they arrived at the cafeteria one after the other. As expected, there was already a long line inside.
Mo Beisuo took a look around and then went straight to the window with the least number of people queuing.
When Mo Bei came out with the millet and pumpkin porridge, he happened to run into Tao Xiaotie who was squeezing out of the crowd with a large plate of meat buns.
Looking at the mountain of buns on his plate, Lei Lie, who was at the end of the line, couldn't help but exclaim, "How can you eat so many buns by yourself?"
Tao Xiaotie tilted his head when he heard this, "Is this a lot?"
"Isn't that a lot?"
Lei Lie couldn't imagine what Tao Xiaotie's stomach was made of. Even a man of his size couldn't eat so much.
Facing the surprised looks of the people around him, Tao Xiaotie didn't care. Just as he was about to leave with his plate, he noticed that there was only a small bowl of millet and pumpkin porridge on Mo Bei's plate.
After hesitating for a moment, he stopped.
With a slightly distressed expression, he took out a bun from his pile of buns and put it on Mo Bei's plate.
"Eat it, you're welcome."
"..." Mo Bei: "Thank you. But no thanks."
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