Chapter 30 First Rehearsal
As the performance approaches, the contestants who are usually cheerful and cheerful start to get nervous.
Not only because of the upcoming performance, but also because of the first round of elimination rankings that follows the performance.
No matter how much you don't want to recall it, this day will eventually come.
Perhaps to ease the tense atmosphere and let the contestants relax, the production team organized the contestants to go to the auditorium that evening to start a team-building activity.
Although it was nominally a team-building event, the production team actually did not arrange any specific activities. They only left some possible game props for the contestants to play freely.
During this period, they lived like a war, afraid to stop for a moment to rest in order to avoid being caught up by others. Besides chatting with roommates in the dormitory, they also spent time in the practice room chatting with classmates and teammates.
Now, in the team-building activities arranged by the program team, they finally have a real chance to get to know other contestants.
Unfortunately, this newly formed friendship can only last for two days, and after two days, we will say goodbye. After the first round of performances, 40 people will leave the stage of "Youth Project".
Perhaps from this moment on, their lives would no longer intersect. But like a brilliant firework, though it will eventually fade into silence, it once lit up the night sky and left beautiful memories in everyone's mind.
As if deliberately ignoring each other, no one mentioned the upcoming performances or elimination rankings that night, and no one considered others as competitors.
It was like a group of ordinary teenagers attending a school club party in their spare time. Everyone sat together chatting, eating, playing games, leaving their worries aside, carefree.
There are many levels to go through in life, and no one can have everything go smoothly. But they can choose to live in the present and let the air of the moment become happy.
Werewolf, poker, script killing, contestants can freely choose what activities they want to participate in.
In order to make up for the regret of not having had a chance to relax and rest before, some people played all the games that they usually didn't have the chance to play.
Because of the large number of people, some projects could not accommodate too many people, so they gathered in groups of three or four, such as dormitories or performance groups.
Mo Bei's roommates in Dormitory No. 5 naturally ended up in the same group as Sheng Yanyu and Chang Jun. In addition, there were Cui Junxi, Zheng Xingye, Su Yi, Zhou Quan, and Zhong Gaoyi from Class A, a total of 11 people playing Werewolf together.
In fact, Zhong Gaoyi was originally with the members of their group, but because those people wanted to tell ghost stories, he took the initiative to escape.
"Close your eyes if it's dark, open your eyes if you're a werewolf."
Zhong Gaoyi, the host, had just finished reading his lines when he saw four people in the crowd open their eyes.
"Aren't there only three werewolves? Why is there one more?"
Zheng Xingye, Sheng Yanyu and Cui Junxi looked at Lei Lie opposite them with confused faces.
"Oh my god, brother, why did you open your eyes?" Zheng Xingye exclaimed in surprise, speaking in a Northeastern dialect.
Zhong Gaoyi quickly checked Lei Lie's character card and said, "You are a civilian, not a werewolf!"
Lei Lie scratched his head awkwardly, "Uh... I'm used to it. I used to be a werewolf all the time."
Hearing him making excuses like this, Bai Li in the corner couldn't help but chuckle.
Hearing his barely perceptible laughter, Tao Xiaotie beside him raised his eyelids. He glanced calmly at Bai Li, then at Lei Lie and Mo Bei, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Happy times are always short-lived. After the team building session ended, they welcomed the first round of performances.
In fact, the production team released tickets for the first round of performances the day after the pilot aired. Besides distributing them to the top fans of the popular contestants, they also distributed them to some social media marketing bloggers. After that, the remaining tickets would go to individual fans, and winning a spot depended entirely on luck.
Ever since she and Jiang Mo Nan made eye contact at the Pineapple Music Festival, Cai Shumin began to pay attention to him involuntarily.
It’s a pity that Jiang Mo Nan himself did not open a Weibo account, so during this period of time she could only follow his super topic and discuss with other like-minded people.
That day, when she heard her roommate say that the "Youth Project" production team had opened the ticket-grabbing link for the first round of performances, she immediately went to the official website to grab tickets.
She had always had good luck, and this time she was lucky too. However, her roommate Luo Xinyi was defeated miserably.
Seeing the page showing that she had successfully grabbed the ticket, Luo Xinyi cried out in grief, wondering why she was so wrong.
Seeing her like this, Cai Shumin couldn't bear it and comforted her, saying that she would definitely take more photos of the scene and bring them back.
Hearing her words, Luo Xinyi stopped howling immediately, sat up straight, and shook her head seriously.
"No. This kind of event has very strict regulations on video equipment. Not only cameras, but even cell phones have to be handed in."
As she spoke, she grabbed Cai Shumin's sleeve and shook it, saying, "You have to take a good look at Jiang Monan for me. Then come back and tell me what color and style of clothes he wore at the performance, what hairstyle he had, who he was paired with, and how he performed."
Listening to his roommate's nagging instructions, Cai Shumin had no choice but to agree to them one by one.
At the same time, fans who managed to grab tickets online posted pictures one by one in the program and contestants’ personal super chats.
Of course, this kind of show-off behavior has also caused envy from some non-Africans who failed to get tickets. But no matter what, being able to get tickets to watch your favorite and supported players in person is a happy thing in itself.
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In order to prepare for today's performance, the contestants almost stayed up all night and went to the performance venue for rehearsal in the early morning.
Unlike the last Pineapple Music Festival, the venue for the first round of performances is much smaller and can only accommodate more than 3,000 people at most.
However, for those contestants from Classes D and F who didn't get to perform at the Pineapple Music Festival, it was still a cause for celebration, as this was their first time performing in front of a real audience. At the same time, for those lower-ranked contestants, this might also be their last.
The 100 contestants were divided into 20 groups. Even if each group only had about 5 minutes of rehearsal time, it would take more than an hour and a half. Add to that the contestants' makeup and makeup, and the production team had to adjust the on-site sound and stage design, so time was extremely tight.
While the contestants were rehearsing, the mentors were on hand to give them a final check. After proposing improvement plans, the contestants were then free to practice on their own.
As the gathering place for popular contestants, Group 1 of "Warm" was naturally placed at the end by the program team as the main performance.
Therefore, whether it is rehearsal or formal performance, Mo Bei and his team have to wait the longest.
Of course, compared to them, the most difficult one is the first player to go on stage.
After all, the opening performance is very stressful and tests the contestants' mental strength. Even if they practiced perfectly, they will still make mistakes when they go on stage for rehearsal.
Looking at the gloomy faces of the mentors, the contestants who had done something wrong lowered their heads in shame like quails.
An Jun took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down. "I was doing fine during practice, why did I make such a mistake once I got on stage?"
"I know you're nervous, but being nervous will only make the problem worse. You have to get over it."
"There are only three hours left until the performance. If you continue to perform like this during the official performance, you will most likely be kicked off the stage."
Compared to his usual strictness in class, An Jun was speaking very tactfully at this time.
Although he didn't want to put extra mental pressure on these players, the competition was cruel.
The audience doesn't care how much effort you put into this stage, they only care about the results in front of them. Any small mistake on the stage can be fatal for these contestants who don't have much popularity base.
There is already a gap in popularity, and if you can't impress the audience with a perfect performance, you will have no chance of survival.
That being said, if they still cannot overcome their psychological barriers, it only means that they are not suitable for this job.
Not wanting to say anything more, An Jun waved his hand and said, "Go down. Next group."
Watching this group of contestants walk off the stage dejectedly, Mo Bei seemed to be lost in thought.
Were you as nervous as they were when you first stepped onto the stage?
It doesn't seem so.
He suddenly remembered that in the distant past, when he first stood on the stage and performed in front of the audience, he was filled with excitement and happiness.
Because that was a precious opportunity he had earned by enduring countless lonely nights in the dark underground practice room.
And he will definitely not let this down.
The rehearsals were carried out group by group. After a long wait, it was finally the turn of Mo Bei and Sheng Yanyu's "Warm" group 1.
Vocal instructor Lu was also a little worried, "Will Baili have any problems this time?"
In Group 1, there were 4A's and 1C's. Compared to the other top students, the instructors were naturally more worried about whether the only poor student would drag the class down.
God had gifted Bai Li with a beautiful face, but not with a natural talent for singing. After all this practice, he'd finally found the right tune. Wouldn't he, like the other contestants, get nervous and make mistakes right before going on stage?
Fortunately, the instructors' concerns didn't materialize. In fact, Bai Li performed even better than usual.
All the problems that An Jun had previously raised to the five of them had been improved.
On stage, the five contestants retained their individual personalities while also learning to communicate and interact with each other, making them seem more like a whole.
Even though they are still in their private clothes without makeup, their stage performance remains undiminished.
Just as the song "Hot" gives people the feeling, it is full of fire and passion.
Even the contestants from other groups couldn't help but turn their attention to the contestants from Group 1 of "Hot".
“This is too amazing…”
For a moment, this sigh flashed through the minds of countless people.
Even though Bai Li lacks strength, he does not look out of place among the four A-level players.
After a long chorus, the song entered its bridge. Lead singer Jiang Mo Nan, standing at the center of the five-member group, brought the song to its climax with a beautiful and powerful high note.
Although he was wearing an ordinary white T-shirt, the thin boy with pale skin like jade standing in the center of the stage exuded a light that could not be ignored.
The C position of this group is Lei Lie, and there is also Sheng Yanyu, who is recognized as the strongest in comprehensive strength, but Jiang Mo Nan's brilliance is not overshadowed by them at all.
Even after finishing his part and standing at the corner of the team, his presence was still very strong.
Looking at the boys on the stage, the program director Zhuo Yanbin couldn't help but sigh -
This is the natural star quality.
Even if you wear the most simple and rustic clothes without any styling, once you stand on the stage you will become the focus of the audience.
Jiang Monan has already reached such a high level before the main program has even started. It is hard to say whether Sheng Yanyu or Jiang Monan will take the first place after the program is aired.
After watching Group 1’s rehearsal, the instructors who had been worried before suddenly felt relieved.
The contestants who were already nervous about the performance felt even more pressure, especially the "Hot" 2 group, who were performing the same piece as the "Hot" 1 group.
With the excellent performance of Group 1, will the audience still vote for Group 2?
I'm afraid not.
For a moment, a trace of loneliness and melancholy flashed in the eyes of the two groups of players.
Sure enough, the competition is cruel and does not allow any luck.
The only thing they can do now is to bring the results of their training to the stage, be mentally prepared for the worst, and leave no regrets.
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