Becoming official trainees and starting trainee life was a bit of a struggle for the eight teenagers. Moving out of their homes and into company-provided dormitories, their training became more intense and demanding. Before they could even get used to this new pace, the company unexpectedly hired two photographers to document their training and daily lives!
Facing the cameras and photographers, the trainees, who had never seen such a situation before, seemed extremely nervous. They didn't know where to put their hands, feet, and eyes; they just felt extremely awkward under the camera.
After two weeks of filming, the eight teenagers finally began to get used to normal activities under the camera. At least they stopped staring at the camera and even made funny faces by arguing with their hands and feet. I heard that the first episode of their daily life video had already been uploaded to M Station and Grape Video.
The company stipulates that trainees are not allowed to use mobile phones, computers and other tools privately in the dormitory, and everyone in the company has no chance to see the finished video.
The trainees who heard the news could only wait until the next day, go to school and secretly borrow someone else’s phone to watch the video of their own performance, and then scream like crazy, feeling so ashamed!
"Why do I look so stupid!"
"Why did you record this expression of mine and put it up there?"
"Ahhh, why am I doing so badly?! I keep making mistakes and can't keep up!"
"It's so embarrassing for me to be peeking at the camera all the time."
On this day, the trainees were in class at school and felt a little embarrassed to interact with their classmates and teachers. They felt that their embarrassing expressions being recorded had been seen by many people, and many people might be secretly making fun of them.
In fact, the first video wasn't viewed by many people, let alone their acquaintances. Those who knew about it mostly heard about it from people they'd borrowed their phones from, and a few close friends and relatives joked about it a few times, but after that, no one paid much attention to it.
The trainees felt relieved but also a little disappointed.
But no matter what, as the filming progressed each day, the trainees gradually became more and more able to ignore the camera. When they no longer paid attention to the camera, they were instructed by the teacher and Su Yin that when performing, they must cultivate the ability to grasp the camera and learn how to interact with the camera so that the camera cannot ignore them.
I gradually got used to it. Occasionally, classmates or acquaintances of my parents would joke about them going to entertainment companies to be trainees.
Learning, training and life are like calm tides, seemingly calm but actually surging inside.
"Okay, everyone's assessment performances are over, so let me briefly talk about the results of this monthly exam. As before, I will first comment on everyone's performance and then give everyone a grade on a scale from S to F."
In the training classroom, Su Yin held the notebook she used to record the trainees' performance in each assessment. After noting the performances of the eight people just now, she looked up and said to the trainees.
Several of the young men were still breathing heavily, panting unconsciously. Su Yin's assessment requirement for all trainees was a complete singing and dancing performance. The more intense dance was quite physically demanding for these rookies, and many of them had beads of sweat on their faces.
Some trainees looked confident and expectant, some were anxious, and some had expressions of obvious frustration. They all stared at Su Yin in front of them, anxiously and nervously waiting for the results of the assessment.
"Zuo Jiashi, C. Your dancing has improved significantly, and your strength is much better than last time. However, your control is still too poor. Once you exert too much force, you can't control the range of your movements at all. Your singing is still the same, with major problems with pitch, and there's a lot of room for improvement. Although there are many problems, I've seen your progress, and I hope to see a better performance from you in the next monthly exam."
"Wang Jiazhen, B. Your dancing is still relatively behind the rest of the team, but this time I can see you're working hard to catch up. Your singing is average, but you need to pay more attention to your pronunciation and breathing. You had a few cracks in your voice, and you were short on breath in the second half. Next, I hope you can show me more effort in your dancing."
"Fan Yao, D. I don't see any difference between you and last month's test. You're still making the same mistakes I pointed out to you before. You haven't memorized the dance yet, your movements and positioning are wrong. Singing is your weakness to begin with. You must spend more time and effort on training."
Su Yin looked up at Fan Yao and criticized his performance today without any mercy. She was very dissatisfied.
Fan Yao felt his face flush. Su Yin's tone remained calm, but the blunt criticism and the disapproving look she gave him made him particularly uncomfortable. He didn't dare look at anyone else, let alone Su Yin's gaze. He blamed himself and felt a little discouraged.
"Yin Haoran, C. This time's performance is better than last time..."
Su Yin read out the monthly exam scores of the eight trainees one by one, which were two Bs, four Cs, one D, and one F.
However, this rating, in the opinion of the other two teachers, was too strict.
Now, two newly hired teachers were in charge of teaching the trainees, and Su Yin would try her best to participate in every assessment. As employees, the two teachers naturally did not say anything about their boss's evaluation. After getting used to Su Yin's evaluation standards, they also followed Su Yin's evaluation standards in their ratings according to regulations.
In the eyes of the two teachers, this fledgling entertainment company, though small in scale, held great promise. The staff and trainees seemed to be in good spirits, with everything running smoothly. They seemed increasingly busy, each with a purpose, a thriving atmosphere.
Although Su Yin is strict in her ratings as a boss, she is not making comments as an outsider. Her strictness comes from a truly professional perspective.
While discussing teaching issues with the two teachers, Su Yin's expertise in vocal music and dance was profound, with solid theoretical knowledge, even offering many teaching theories and methods they had never heard of. Her sharp insight into the trainees' shortcomings convinced the two teachers, who fully acknowledged that Su Yin's abilities surpassed their own. Both teachers even secretly learned from her teaching methods and philosophies, not daring to give her a half-hearted glance.
Su Yin appeared gentle and easygoing, but no one who came into contact with her dared to disregard her because of her friendly appearance and youth. The employees at the company also came to truly recognize and respect her through their work, and began to secretly hope for the company's future.
In fact, in Su Yin's eyes, she was already very easy to talk to, and these scorings were so obviously lenient.
Based on Su Yin's own experience as a trainee, these people were just at the beginning stages of their training. She had given them a higher level so as not to undermine their confidence. Their local, campus-based competition awards and artistic training were mere child's play.
Su Yin chose these people because she saw enough potential and strengths in them. Although there were two or three with relatively average talent, Su Yin's philosophy was that it didn't matter if they were less talented. Many people who worked hard enough could make it to the end, as long as they were tough on themselves and got a few more opportunities.
And she would be the one to create opportunities for them.
"Okay, the monthly exam results have been announced. Now I have another announcement." Su Yin looked at the eight trainees in front of her, raised her eyebrows, and raised her tone slightly, successfully arousing the curiosity of all the trainees.
"Starting next week, every weekend evening the company will take everyone to Tianshui Square for street performances. One group will be four people per day. You can come up with the songs and dances yourselves. You can take turns performing solo, or you can put on a group performance that you've trained for. If you have any ideas, please contact the teachers and they'll help you work out the details."
These trainees had been training for over eight months, and while Su Yin felt they weren't up to par yet, she compared the performance of other idols around the world and the opinions of her two teachers and staff. Su Yin decided that it was time to let them out to gain some performance experience, broaden the scope of their current videos, and further expand their reach.
The trainees in front of them were all stunned. They had never expected such an arrangement.
Street performance! The eight of them exchanged glances, each one feeling curious, nervous, and filled with anticipation amidst their fear!
The trainees themselves decide the order and program of their street performances. The company will prepare the necessary equipment and publicity for them in advance.
The two teachers gave some suggestions that needed to be paid attention to during the performance. Su Yin also suggested that they should perform in solo or duet forms, and that the difficulty should not be too high, and that they should give priority to choosing from the repertoire they have trained.
To become an idol, you can't just rely on hard training. You need to learn how to let go of yourself, how to improve your ability to respond on the spot, how to attract the audience's attention and interact with the audience. For these problems, street performances are a good way to increase performance experience and improve expressiveness.
After over eight months of training, it’s time for the trainees to get out there and experience what it’s like to perform in front of an audience!
On Saturday night, Tianshui Square was bustling with people. Surrounding the square are a large shopping mall and commercial street, where many young people choose to eat nearby and then browse the surrounding shops. Many elderly people, or families with children, also come to Tianshui Square for a stroll and some fresh air after dinner.
In the square, there are many small vendors selling balloons, toys and other small items. In the distance, there are two groups of uncles and aunts dancing in the square, which is very lively.
Many residents who frequent Tianshui Square around this time noticed a new arrival, carrying large speakers and other items, along with several young boys in white sweatshirts. They seemed to be performing something, attracting many passersby to stop and watch.
"Hello everyone! We are trainees from Yuexiang Entertainment. Starting this week, we will be performing every weekend at Tianshui Square. Please bear with us if there are any shortcomings. Thank you!"
Four young men in white sweatshirts, full of vigor, bowed in unison to the crowd.
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