Chapter 23

Of course, outsiders couldn't see anything wrong. At most, they thought that the song was indeed difficult and could show a person's true dancing level, because they didn't know that Li Chu had an injury on his knee.

But Shen Huai, was he really as clueless as the others? You know, the original singer of the song Knees often danced with knee pads under his pants, because the intensity was too great and it was not something that people would try easily.

If Shen Huai's action was not intentional, Su Ning would write his name backwards.

He knew something was wrong, so he stood up suddenly, and was then pulled back by Shen Mingzheng.

"Sit down," Shen Mingzheng seemed to know exactly what he was thinking, "Now is not the time."

Su Ning did not lose his mind, so he stopped.

He is right.

At this moment when the recording is in progress, he can't jump on the stage to stop it by force. Changing the song impromptu is even more ridiculous. The media sitting in the audience are not blind. Although they have no voting rights, they are watching with eyes, especially with Jiang Chenfeng there.

He jumped up to stop them. What would these people write about Li Chu when they go back?

——A relative customer sent by Light and Shadow Entertainment, a trainee who can only stay in his comfort zone. This will only erase Li Chu's previous performances and efforts. In the face of the forced stop of recording, the so-called knee injury seems like an excuse no matter how it is explained.

What's more, it was too late for Su Ning.

It was an impromptu performance, and they had to start moving as soon as the music started. There was no time to react, and the same was true for Li Chu on the stage.

As the person involved, Su Ning certainly also thought of the old knee injury that he thought of.

To be honest, Li Chu actually had a choice.

After all, it was an improvisation, so he could change the movements and not do those high-intensity knee movements, but replace them with simpler ones.

He has the ability to create, which is easy for Li Chu.

But Li Chu couldn't do it.

The song would lose its soul if the iconic kneeling action is not performed. In line with the original intention of the climax of the song, a man who has always been arrogant is willing to kneel down and propose to his beloved woman.

Other movements can be changed at will, but if the kneeling movement is changed, the effect will be greatly reduced.

It turned out that Shen Huai was waiting for him here.

If he doesn't do it, the stage effect will be bad, and the impromptu performance will not be as good as the previous one, which will disappoint people. Besides, Qilin's performance will be next, and Li Chu can easily be overshadowed by those two.

He did it, so he has to bear the problem with his knee by himself. This was an improvisation and no one held a knife to him. If anything goes wrong, it will be because he was being stubborn. Who can be blamed for that?

So, for Li Chu, there was no choice.

In an instant, many plans came to his mind, but Li Chu, who had developed body reactions through dance practice, started moving as soon as the music started.

The expression on his face also changed, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, which was completely different from the style of the previous song "Bad Kid". He no longer had the feeling of a lively and cocky kid. In the original song, he danced in a suit and tie, showing the image of a mature man.

Li Chu's clothes were no longer suitable, so he took off his coat while dancing.

His clothes inside were very simple, just a solid colored vest. This action again caused cheers from the audience. His body was not like his face, where there was soft flesh. When he exerted force, it was obvious that he had muscles, and he did not look so young anymore.

After a while, he turned around and lifted up his bangs, revealing more of his forehead. He looked much more mature. His facial features are indeed good-looking, and even this casual slicked-back hairstyle looks good in front of the camera.

Performance is not the same as simple dancing. Performance requires atmosphere, so the makeup must be changed quickly.

Li Chu's effortless and casual manner in expressing himself is enough to prove that his dancing ability is by no means limited to one field; he is as skilled as a veteran.

Soon, the song reached its climax.

Therefore, when he knelt down in front of everyone's gaze and expectations while singing that line of lyrics, no one noticed his pain at all.

This knee movement needs to be repeated more than once and in different ways.

The kneeling action was done in the middle of the stage. There were no spectators in the venue and the seats were very far away because the chairs below the contestant seats had been removed. The closest one was naturally the mentor seat in the front. When Li Chu knelt, he was in line with Shen Huai in the middle.

At that moment, Li Chu clearly saw the smug smile on Shen Huai's face. No wonder he told me to wait, it turned out that he was waiting here.

This person insisted that he bow his head, but he refused.

He knew why he was kneeling, and it was definitely not for Shen Huai.

When the music stopped and he finished his performance and stood up, Li Chu was already feeling a little dizzy.

His physiological reaction urged him to get off the stage and rest immediately or just lie down there, but he couldn't because the instructor was still commenting on the scenes.

On the surface, Shen Huai looked very satisfied, so the review was quite long, and he also communicated with other instructors separately.

He still had a gentle smile on his face, the camera was still on, and the media were still watching. Li Chu couldn't have any abnormality at this time, so he also smiled and nodded. In fact, because of the pain in his knee, there was a buzzing sound in his head and his lips were starting to turn pale.

After a lot of effort, the review finally ended. It was so long that Li Chumai walked down the stairs. When the camera could no longer capture him, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell down.

The stage is a bit high and he hasn't stepped onto the next step yet.

But what Li Chu didn't expect was that someone caught him below.

It was Su Ning who had been standing there waiting for a long time. He caught him steadily. The lights on the stage were too bright, and it became dark backstage, causing Li Chu's eyes to not adjust. In fact, he did not see clearly who caught him, but he could smell it when the person approached.

He knew that Su Ning had a faint scent of agarwood on his body, which might be the incense often used in his house. He also smelled this scent the last time he went to sleep in his house.

He felt relieved at once, but then felt a little aggrieved.

Even when my knees hurt so much on stage, I didn’t feel wronged.

Zhou Chunqing, who was standing next to him, was anxious but didn't dare to speak loudly, so he could only ask anxiously in a low voice: "How is your knee? Is it okay? Tell me, can't you not do that dance?"

She was speaking from the perspective of a sister, but Su Ning would not ask this question.

He knew that Li Chu, who was standing on the stage, would definitely dance.

"Don't panic, go down and rest and apply some medicine first. I brought some medicine with me, and the doctor from the program team is right next to you," Su Ning said, reaching out to wipe the sweat off his face. "There's still some time for other people to perform in the middle, so you have time."

Chen Yuan didn't realize anything was wrong. She was so focused that she didn't even notice when Su Ning left. When the performance was over, she felt a little confused.

"Where did Su Ning go?"

"Also, is this song in our random playlist? It's so difficult, theoretically we wouldn't put it in when we were selecting the songs."

There are probably about 100 or 200 songs in the random playlist. It is impossible for her to remember all of them clearly. As a chief director, she will not take care of every detail, so she is not sure.

Shen Mingzheng replied: "No."

"I looked at the playlist, and this song isn't on it."

Chen Yuan's first reaction was that her memory was really good, then she realized something and frowned.

When Shen Mingzheng said this, he looked to the side and saw Su Ning catching Li Chu, and then he looked towards the instructor's seat.

The performance was not filmed continuously like this, there would be a break in the middle, for example, it stopped for a while now, the staff came up to give the instructors and students makeup touch-ups and water, like a break between classes. Shen Huai seemed to be in a much better mood now than when he first came in.

What he and Chen Yuan were concerned about was that there was something wrong with the arrangement behind having Li Chu dance to this piece of music.

In his previous life, Shen Huai really ruined the show "Idol Star Map Season 4", so it is normal that there are people from him in the program team. A group of them were cleared out when the incident happened last time, but some of them were hidden deeply and have not been dug out yet.

If he had other people in the program team, it would not be difficult to change the song to target Li Chu.

But right now he can't touch Qilin's people.

Liang Xiaoliang realized something and made full preparations. He did not plan to do any impromptu performances. Qilin had plenty of repertoires, and choosing a few of their own company's hits would be enough to achieve the performance effect.

Not long after, Li Chu returned to the player's seat. At this time, he no longer had any discomfort on his face. After emergency treatment, he covered it with trousers and sat down without any problem.

Everything is still based on the program, which is Li Chu's own request.

After Su Ning finished the treatment, he came back with a very unhappy look on his face. Then Shen Mingzheng walked over, touched his arm, and said, "Come on, I have something to tell you."

Su Ning did not move, and then Shen Mingzheng continued: "Don't you think it's strange, why Shen Huai is so against Li Chu? I'm afraid that simple anger can't explain all this."

Su Ning then turned to look at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

"If you want to know, just follow me," Shen Mingzheng said again, "Su Ning, this is not the place to talk. I have something to discuss with you. Li Chu and Shen Huai are not as simple as you think."

"We have the same goal. I also want Shen Huai to pay the price and save this program team."

Su Ning took one last look at the little Li Chu sitting there, and then followed Shen Mingzheng and left temporarily.

At this time, Qilin's Qu Shoubai and Sugikawa have already come on stage, and the game is going on as usual.

Their performance was very long. As the finale, there was a duet performance and then an individual performance. One of them was a dancer and the other was a rapper. In addition to their outstanding personal talents, their overall strength was also not bad.

Logically speaking, everyone should be shocked to see this kind of performance.

But in reality, it doesn’t seem that shocking.

Because they are people who came out of Qilin, everyone naturally thinks that they should be stronger. This is the halo that Qilin brings to them, and it also represents higher requirements.

At least he should be better than Li Chu, right?

After all, before Li Chu took the stage, no one had such high expectations for him.

Qilin's performance was very good. If we have to evaluate it, there is no standard to judge the quality of the stage. The skills are at the same level and people's feelings are more subjective. In this comparison, it seems that Li Chu's effect is indeed better.

If I must say, it's just that there's no such sense of surprise.

With the end of Qilin's performance, the first stage of the qualifying competition also came to an end, followed by a long break.

At this time, the tutor team needs to discuss the final rating, which will take some time.

It takes at least half an hour to wait for the final result to be confirmed. The trainees who have just finished their performance can adjust and prepare for the next step, and the director team can also take some rest.

Li Chu just took advantage of the break to deal with it briefly. During this time, he needed to see his knee problem and have the doctor examine it again.

There are many doctors in the OuTu4 program team, more than one. Su Ning had already explained the situation to Chen Yuan. Of course, she would put the physical health of the interns first. So after Li Chu went down, he did not go back to the interns' dressing room like the others. That place was too small and not suitable for doctors to go there.

He was taken by the staff to a special treatment room.

All of this was done quietly behind the scenes, unnoticed by the reporters in the audience, and many people in the program crew were unaware of it.

Su Ning was probably busy with something outside, and he just asked the doctor to come over, but he didn't show up for the time being. Zhou Chunqing was accompanying him, but after a while, he was politely called away by Chen Tao, the assistant beside Shen Mingzheng.

"There are some arrangements for the subsequent programs. We are discussing and informing the trainees. Mr. Su wants you to go over and listen. After all, Li Chu can't leave now," Chen Tao said, "Let's go. It will be quick."

When it comes to Li Chu's matter, Zhou Chunqing naturally feels obliged to do so.

There was a doctor here, so there was no need for her to follow him all the time. So she gave him a few instructions and left.

The doctor was very patient. He examined Li Chu, applied thicker medicine, bandaged him, and confirmed that he would not be seen wearing pants. He asked a few more questions and replied, "Wait a moment. I'll go get an instrument."

Li Chu nodded obediently.

There was no one else in the room after the doctor left. Li Chu sat on the sofa for a while and looked at the time.

Within a few minutes, someone pushed open the door in the same way.

This uninvited guest was naturally Shen Huai.

The instructor's discussion is of course a kind of mid-season break. He can come out temporarily by making up any excuse, and no one thinks it is wrong.

However, this time Shen Huai saw that Li Chu's expression was obviously much more relaxed than last time, like some kind of winner. After closing the door, he leaned there, as if leaving no way out.

"How are you? Are you feeling better now?"

Li Chu ignored him. He had just applied medicine on his knees and couldn't move, so he simply turned his head away.

But Shen Huai still had a lot to say.

"Li Chu, those few kneelings on the stage are nothing. They are just an appetizer."

"Don't worry, I will still be on this show. Believe me, there are many ways to destroy you, and of course I can easily destroy others."

"Do you think you can really gain anything by standing over there with Su Ning? Why not follow me? I can give you another chance."

Li Chu didn't even look at him, sneered, and said, "Shen Huai, you are the mentor of Otu 4, is this the responsible attitude you should have towards the show? You are sorry for this stage."

"What's Ou Tu Si? What's the stage?" Shen Huai said disdainfully. "I was going to destroy this show. I'm just lucky to be alive now."

Upon hearing this, Li Chu only replied slowly: "Don't say anything more, you don't deserve it. I feel disgusted when I see you, get lost."

Shen Huai originally wanted to say something. After all, Li Chu was a chess piece that did have some use and could not be easily abandoned. But seeing the current situation, he really didn't need to say anything more.

Since Li Chu is stubborn and refuses to change his ways, don't blame him for being too ruthless.

He didn't plan to stay here for too long. He just wanted to hit the other person while the pain in his knee was still there. When he was about to go out, the door behind him suddenly couldn't be opened.

Shen Huai twisted the handle and didn't move.

It should have been locked outside by someone. This shouldn't be the case.

Who locked the door?!

Who's outside?

This side of the treatment room is very quiet, probably not many people come here.

Shen Huai quickly sensed something was wrong, and at this moment someone immediately answered his question.

There was a small three-fold screen at the corner of the treatment room. No one paid attention to it, and it fell down with a "bang" when someone pushed it, revealing Su Ning who had been standing there with a sullen face.

"Where are you going?"

"Please say what you just said again."