Chapter 23
Of course, outsiders couldn't see anything wrong. At most, they thought that the song was indeed difficult and that it 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, is he really as unaware as everyone else? You know, for the song Knees, the original singer often danced with knee pads under his pants, because the intensity is too high, and generally people would not try it easily.
If Shen Huai's action was not intentional, Su Ning would write his name upside down.
He knew something was wrong, so he stood up suddenly, and then was pulled 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 onto the stage to stop it forcibly. Changing the song during an impromptu performance is even more ridiculous. The media sitting in the audience are not blind. Although they don't have the right to vote, they are watching with all their eyes, especially with Jiang Chenfeng there.
He jumped up to stop them. What would this group of people write about Li Chu when they go back?
——A relative sent by Guangying Entertainment, a trainee who can only stay in his comfort zone. This will only erase Li Chu's previous performance 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 at all, even for Li Chu on the stage.
As the person involved, Su Ning certainly also thought of his old knee injury.
To be honest, Li Chu actually had a choice.
After all, it was an improvisation, so he could change his movements and not do those high-intensity knee movements but 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 with an arrogant personality is willing to kneel down and propose marriage to his beloved woman.
Other movements can be changed at will, but if this 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 come next, and Li Chu will easily be overshadowed by those two.
He did it, so he has to bear the responsibility for the knee problem himself. This was an improvisational segment, and no one held a knife to him. If something goes wrong, it's just him being stubborn. Who can he blame?
So, for Li Chu, there was no other choice.
In an instant, he had already thought of many things in his mind, but Li Chu, who had developed body reactions through dancing practice, started to move as soon as the music started.
The expression on his face also changed accordingly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. It was completely different from the style of the previous "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 no longer fit him, so he took off his coat with a dance move.
His inner clothes were very simple, just a solid colored vest. This action caused the audience to cheer again. His body did not have soft flesh like his face. 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 a sense of atmosphere, so the makeup must be changed quickly.
Li Chu's relaxed and casual manner 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.
So, when he knelt down in front of everyone's gaze and expectations while singing those lyrics, no one noticed his pain at all.
This knee movement needs to be repeated more than once and at least several times in different ways.
The kneeling action was done in the middle of the stage. There were no audience members in the venue, and the contestant seats were far apart because the chairs below 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 before, 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 a little dizzy.
His physiological reaction urged him to step off the stage and rest immediately or just lie down there, but he couldn't because there was still the instructor's comments.
Shen Huai seemed very satisfied on the surface, so the review was too long, and he also communicated with other mentors separately.
He still had a kind smile on his face, the camera was still on, and the media people were still watching. Li Chu couldn't show any abnormality at this time, so he also had a smile on his face and nodded. In fact, because of the pain in his knee, there was already a buzzing sound in his head and his lips were starting to turn pale.
After a lot of waiting, the review process took so long that when Li Chu stepped down the stairs and 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, so Li Chu's eyes couldn't adjust. In fact, he didn't 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 him, which might be the incense he often used at home. He smelled the same scent the last time he went to his house to sleep.
He felt relieved at once, but then felt a little aggrieved.
I didn't feel wronged even when my knees hurt so much on stage.
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? Can't you not do that move?"
She was speaking from the perspective of a sister, but Su Ning would not ask this question.
He knew that Li Chu standing on the stage would definitely not dance.
"Don't panic, go down and rest and apply some medicine first. I brought some medicine, and the doctor from the production 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, so you have time."
Chen Yuan didn't notice 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 afterward.
"Where did Su Ning go?"
"Also, is this song on our random playlist? It's so difficult, theoretically we wouldn't put it in when we were selecting the songs."
There are probably about one or two hundred songs in the random playlist, and it is impossible for her to remember all of them clearly. As a chief director, she cannot 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 she had a really good memory, then she realized something and frowned.
When Shen Mingzheng said this, he turned his head to the side and saw the moment when Su Ning caught Li Chu, and then he looked towards the instructor's seat.
The performance was not filmed continuously, there would be a break in the middle, for example, it stopped for a while now, the staff went up to help the instructors and students touch up their makeup and drink water, like a break between classes, Shen Huai's mood now seemed to be much better 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 song.
In his previous life, Shen Huai really ruined the show "Idol Star Map Season 4", so it is normal to have 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 its own company's hit songs would be enough to achieve the desired performance effect.
Not long after, Li Chu returned to the contestant seat. At this time, there was no discomfort on his face. After emergency treatment, he covered it with trousers and sat down without any problem.
Everything is still centered around the program, which is Li Chu’s own request.
After Su Ning finished dealing with it, 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 didn't move, and then Shen Mingzheng continued: "Don't you find it strange, why is Shen Huai so against Li Chu? I'm afraid that simple anger cannot explain all this."
Su Ning then turned to look at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
"If you want to know, 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, and I also want Shen Huai to pay the price and save this program team.”
Su Ning took a 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 had already come on stage, and the competition was going on as usual.
Their performance lasted a long time. As the finale, there was a duet performance and then an individual performance. One of them was the dancer and the other was the rapper. In addition to their outstanding personal talents, their overall strength was also not bad.
Logically speaking, everyone should be shocked after seeing this kind of performance.
But in reality, it doesn’t seem that shocking.
Because they are people who came from 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 came to power, no one had such high expectations of him.
Qilin's performance was very good. If we have to evaluate it, there is no standard for the quality of a stage performance. The skills are at a certain level, and people's feelings are more subjective. In this comparison, it seems that Li Chu's performance is indeed better.
If I have to say, it just doesn't feel amazing anymore.
With the end of Qilin's performance, the initial stage of the replacement match also came to an end, followed by a long period of rest.
At this time, the tutor team needs to discuss the final rating, which will still take some time.
It will take at least half an hour to wait for the final result to be confirmed. The trainees who have just finished their performance can also adjust and prepare for the next link, 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 needs to see his knee problem and have a careful check-up by the doctor.
There are many doctors in the program group of Ou Tu 4, more than one. Su Ning had already told Chen Yuan about the situation. Of course, she put the health of the trainees first, so after Li Chu went down, he did not go back to the trainees' dressing room like the others. That place was too small and not suitable for doctors to go there.
He was led by the staff to a special treatment room.
All of this was done quietly behind the scenes, without being noticed by the reporters in the audience, and many people in the production team 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 yet. 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 asked 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 affairs, 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 a few instructions and left.
The doctor was very patient. He examined Li Chu, applied thicker medicine, bandaged him, and confirmed that it would not be visible if he was wearing pants outside. 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.
A few minutes later, someone pushed open the door in the same way.
This uninvited guest was naturally Shen Huai.
The tutor discussion is of course also a kind of intermission, and he can make up any excuse to temporarily leave, 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 a winner. After closing the door, he leaned there, as if giving people a feeling of having no way out.
"How is it? Are you feeling better now?"
Li Chu ignored him. He had just applied medicine on his knee and couldn't move, so he simply turned his head away.
But Shen Huai still had a lot to say.
"Li Chu, those few times you kneeled down on the stage are nothing. It was just an appetizer."
"Don't worry, I will still be on this show. Believe me, there are many ways to destroy you. Of course, I can also easily destroy others."
"Do you really think you can gain anything by standing with Su Ning? Why not follow me? I can give you another chance."
Li Chu didn't even look at him, sneered, and said: "Chen Huai, you are the mentor of Ou Tu 4, is this the responsible attitude you should have towards the program? You are not worthy of this stage."
"What's the point of being in Figure 4? What's the point of being on stage?" Shen Huai said disdainfully. "I was going to ruin this show. I'm just lucky to be alive now."
Hearing this, Li Chu only slowly replied: "Don't say anything more, you don't deserve it. I feel sick just by looking at you, go away."
Shen Huai originally wanted to say something, after all, Li Chu as a chess piece did have some use and could not be easily discarded, but looking at the current situation, he really didn't need to say anything more.
Since Li Chu refuses to change his ways, don't blame him for being too ruthless.
He didn't plan to stay here 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, but it didn’t move.
It should have been locked by someone from outside. That shouldn't be the case.
Who locked the door?!
Who's outside?
This side of the infirmary is quite secluded, so there shouldn't be many people coming here.
Shen Huai quickly sensed something was wrong, and at this moment someone immediately answered his question.
There was a small tri-fold screen in the corner of the sanatorium. No one paid attention to that side, and it fell down with a "bang" when someone pushed it, revealing Su Ning who had been standing there with a cold face.
"Where are you going?"
"Say what you just said again."
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