68 Bottleneck
Getting first place is certainly worth being happy about, but then it was followed by fifth and sixth place for two consecutive episodes. Stary seemed to be stuck in a vicious circle. The disadvantage of their limited song selection was gradually exposed as the program progressed. The audience wanted to see more changes. A singing and dancing stage with a single style of music could hardly satisfy the marginal decreasing emotions. No matter how good the stage is, people would get bored of it after watching it too much.
It's not just Stary, 24Ling also faces the same problem. One is that they only have one album with a similar concept, and the other is that they only focus on one field. Although there are many songs, they can't make much difference in the listening experience.
Now you can see that all the paths taken are counted. Prism and Blaze don't have such troubles. The original works of these people over the years are enough for the entire show.
It was very close. If the guest performer in the sixth episode had not made it into the top four, Stary's result would have been on the verge of danger.
The five of them were so worried that they couldn't sleep. They overturned their plans and had to rethink what kind of performance they could do. They brought a lot of albums with them when they came, and after giving them to their seniors, they had exactly two boxes left.
Jin Zeyu opened the album box and took out the lyrics book inside and spread it out among the five people. He also used the record player and played it in an endless loop from beginning to end to see if he could get the feeling.
“How about singing “Misplaced Lighthouse” first in the next episode?” Yan Fan was lying next to the record player, listening to “Dream Carving” and thinking about “Lighthouse”, feeling like a scumbag.
Pei Zijin shook his head, "'Misplaced Lighthouse' and 'Dawn' have already been reserved for the last two episodes, so they can't be sung now."
"If we don't sing now, we'll be eliminated. We can't even survive to the end, so what's the point of singing Xiao--" Yu Le lay beside Brother Pei's legs and groaned, "It's over. If we're eliminated in the eighth round, Sister Xiaoxiao will probably kill us."
Yuan Xiao, who just happened to push the door open, asked: "?"
Are all of you cricket bosses so arrogant now?
Yu Le almost slipped and fell, but he managed to stand up straight. The five people got up and greeted Yuan Xiao politely: "Sister Xiaoxiao."
Yuan Xiao was too lazy to bother with these kids. If she took this matter to heart every day, she would have been exhausted long ago. She had just got off the plane from Beijing and came all the way here to give Stary some advice.
She threw her bag aside, took out the tablet she always carried with her, and waved for them to sit down. Looking up made her neck hurt. "Where are you stuck now?"
"Choose songs." Pei Zijin reported to Yuan Xiao, "We were originally planning to sing "A Good Show" in this show, but we are wondering whether we should continue singing and dancing, because the best performance was the one with the band, and now the audience may not want to watch us sing and dance anymore."
Yuan Xiao used a pen to cross out the songs he had already sung on the tablet, then thought for a while while looking at the remaining playlist and directly made a suggestion: "Consider revising it."
It is indeed a problem that the audience will get tired of singing songs from the same album all the time, and the lyrics and music are all written by Mr. Gu. Even the most talented and versatile producer will have his own creative routines, which does make people feel that it is always the same style, with no changes or breakthroughs.
There were probably too few songs released. Yuan Xiao tapped the screen subconsciously and decided to start preparing for the second album as soon as the show was over.
There was nothing wrong with what Yuan Xiao said at the beginning about asking them to consider their own songs first. The live broadcast is once a week. Excluding the day of the live broadcast and rehearsals, it would be too stressful to arrange a new singing and dancing stage in five days even if they worked non-stop.
"If we want to adapt it, there won't be enough time. Even if we can decide on the song selection today and ask Teacher Gu to help us adapt it, we only have four days to practice." Jin Zeyu shook his head. This is a competition. If they adapt it too hastily, the result might be worse than if they continue to sing the album conservatively.
Moreover, they had a vague feeling that each group might be preparing for a big event recently.
"Put the song 'Dream Carving' that you were originally going to sing in the eighth episode to the next show, and start preparing for the adapted stage for the eighth episode from now on." Yuan Xiao had already discussed with Gu Yuchen on the way about some of the songs that could be adapted now. Gu Yuchen suggested that they could change their previous stage in the show into a group version, but Yuan Xiao rejected the proposal after thinking about it.
Firstly, this is not a breakthrough for fans. Secondly, this was originally a stage for certain people in the group and other trainees. Using it now is bound to lead to different levels of familiarity within the group, making the entire stage appear fragmented and disharmonious.
It would be better to be thorough and try a stage style that has never been done before. This can be considered a breakthrough.
"Dream Carving" is the most exciting song in the album, and its popularity is also among the top three in the entire album. Even if there is still a problem of convergence of styles, the stage quality of "Dream Carving" alone can at least maintain a mid-range stage performance. When the guests come to challenge in the eighth episode, it will be a good time to adapt it in a new style. This way it will be safer and we can have more time to practice.
As for the theme of the program, don't worry. The theme of dreams can always be matched with any theme, and the themes given by the "Heart Dancing Stage" program team have always been very broad, because they don't want the theme to overly restrict the contestants' ideas for song selection.
The five of them nodded. Sister Xiaoxiao's arrangements were always the most suitable. Then a new question arose: which song should they choose to adapt?
"You haven't tried it before." Yuan Xiao took out a list of songs that she had briefly listened to on the way and handed it to Pei Zijin. Several heads came together instantly. "One is a more mature and sexy style, and the other is a stage play style. Consider which one is more reliable."
There are actually many styles that Stary has not performed before, after all, they have only been in the industry for a short time. In theory, the young boys can handle the youthful and energetic campus style and the sweet, warm and healing style, but they are not suitable for the current competition.
Su Chen and Yu Le listened to Yuan Xiao talking while secretly glancing at Jin Zeyu's face. Everyone else was fine, but how could Brother Jin be mature and sexy? How could he be sexy?
Jin Zeyu himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and even preferred the former. He had good reasons for this: "No matter what, the first one sounds simpler."
A stage play, once heard, requires a long time to polish.
"Then my suggestion is that you choose English songs." On the one hand, it can avoid the mother tongue shame of most people in this style, and on the other hand, it can also circumvent some issues with approval.
"You have already practiced 'Dream Carving' very well. Just consolidate it a little bit before rehearsal. 'Dream Carving' is a very simple black and scary song. Teacher Gu also told me that we should use the original arrangement for this song. There is nothing to change. The five of you should focus on adapting the stage for the next two weeks."
Yuan Xiao instructed: "Send the selected songs directly to your teacher Gu and street dance teacher within today, and let them start arranging the music and choreography. Not only the ones I gave, but also those in our company's copyright library can be considered, but those that are not in our company's copyright library should not be selected. If you contact us now for the English copyright, I am afraid that there will not be enough time. That's it for today. Do you have any other questions?"
Indeed, Su Chen raised his hand and asked, "How mature is considered mature?"
Yuan Xiao: "...I will also look at the specific choreography. Haven't you practiced it before? It's similar to the Jezz or New Jezz style. As for the makeup, I will deal with it after the choreography comes out."
The five of them nodded obediently. They only had ten days left. Once Yuan Xiao left, they would be busy again.
Yuan Xiao's prediction of "Dream Carving" was still very accurate. Although there were some complaints online about the overly consistent styles of several groups in "Heart Dancing Stage", "Dream Carving" still won the fourth place in the seventh episode with its hardcore performance. Even if the guest in the eighth episode wins, as long as Stary does not take the last place, it can basically be considered safe.
Fans don't have any objection to Stary's unified style. According to their doting, it is normal for our Xiao Shuo, a newbie who just debuted for half a year, to have a unified style.
But the five of them are already holding back to give a big one.
The theme of the eighth issue is parallel universe.
This time, Stary was full of mystery from the moment they entered the venue. When the five of them walked onto the red carpet, they were all neatly wrapped in cloaks, and some even put on hoods. The main strategy was to keep it secret so that no one would know their stage style until the very last moment.
The fans looked at them and guessed among the few remaining album songs, but still couldn't guess which one they would perform today.
However, after taking the second-to-last place in the seventh episode in the previous series, all members of Twenty-Four Order appeared in ancient style this time. "Yun Yu Yao" had already been sung in the third episode, and the performance of Twenty-Four Order has not been good since then, but now it seems that they still plan to sing their own songs.
SKY's performance has been declining since they joined the fourth season. With the tight schedule, it was difficult for them to unify their practice time, their singing and dancing abilities declined, and the agency behind them began to lag behind after gaining the expected popularity. These weaknesses were increasingly exposed. Technical problems cannot always be compensated by abundant emotions. The stage is fair, and it will reward you equally as you sweat for it.
Stary has already achieved good results in the previous episode, and most people assume that if the challenge group can succeed this time, the eliminated group will most likely be decided between these two girl groups.
As usual, the guest was the last to appear. For a moment, everyone in the waiting room and in front of the screen was paying attention to which group would come this time, and even the voices fell silent.
Four figures appeared at the end of the red carpet, and the camera was focused on the faces of the new group. Many people did not recognize which group it was, and even many people in the waiting room had confused looks on their faces.
It was Lin Xi who suddenly realized: "Is it the Light Year Society?"
He looked at the confused looks from the people around him and explained, "They are kind of a boy band organized by themselves. It seems that they signed with a company only two years ago. We have recorded a show before."
“It must have been quite hard in the beginning, but they’ve persisted for many years and they’re pretty good.” Lin Xi tactfully expressed that this band is probably the type whose popularity and strength don’t quite match, and their music style is relatively niche, so it’s not well recognized by the public.
It is undoubtedly a disadvantage for such a group to participate in the competition. After all, the off-site audience votes of "Heart Dancing Stage" also account for the total vote ratio. If they cannot impress passers-by with one stage, the audience will still have more feelings for the participating group that they have watched for so many episodes.
Xue Tong breathed a sigh of relief. It was not that she did not look forward to fighting against a strong opponent, but SKY was still in a bottleneck period. She only hoped that the sisters could spend more time together. This hope outweighed everything else.
If they leave the show, will they be able to reunite? I don't know. Will they be able to continue as a group? I don't know. Will they still have a stage?
Will there still be a stage?
It would be great if I could stay on this show forever.
【Author’s words】
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