Chapter 71: Windfall!
As for how to create the same plot——
It also requires careful planning.
Xia Linxing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
While Xia Linxing was thinking, the second public grouping began.
When Xia Linxing was pushed in by Shen Sibai in a wheelchair, he attracted the attention of all the trainees:
"Xia Linxing fell so badly..."
"Hey, he needs a wheelchair now, what should we do?"
"Maybe by the time we get to the second public performance, my foot will be healed...it's just a sprain, not a fracture."
"So, doesn't that mean he can't train during this period? His training time has been cut by more than half, and he has to go on stage without enough practice time. This is too tragic..."
"Who knows? But you still have time to worry about others... Look at Xia Linxing, his fall directly caused several trending searches... He even has a couple of fans for him and Teacher Xie, so he has no worries about popularity at all. The production team will definitely give Xia Linxing more shots in the future for traffic. Maybe... spraining his ankle will be more cost-effective..."
…
The sour voices of the other trainees did not affect Xia Linxing, because he was also thinking -
What will his second uncle do after he sprains his foot?
Is it really true that I can only strive to join the lyrical song group as Xie Tinglan said?
Speaking of which...how did Shen Sibai solve the problem in the original novel?
System 999 quickly flipped through the plot: "Let me see, kid..."
A moment later, System 999 came back.
"Uh...baby..." System 999's tone was a little weak: "In the original book, Shen Sibai's sprained foot...didn't seem to be serious." So after a night's rest, Shen Sibai's sprain was almost healed. During training, he only needed to pay a little attention to his ankle so as not to twist it again, and it did not affect the other party's second public rehearsal at all.
——This is completely different from the situation where Xia Linxing was strictly told by the doctor “Don’t move around in the next few days”.
"Is that so..." Although Xia Linxing was disappointed, he did not forget to comfort System 999: "There's nothing we can do about it..." After all, things like falling and getting injured cannot be controlled by humans.
"I'll try my best to see if I can get into the lyrical group..."
"I'll wait and see if I can help you get into the lyrical group..."
Shen Sibai's voice rang in Xia Linxing's ears at the same time.
Xia Linxing raised his head. Shen Sibai reached out and stroked his curly hair—a move he had learned from Xie Tinglan, a move he had learned from overhearing other trainees chatting.
I can only say… Shen Sibai was reluctant to let go: “It feels really good.
No wonder Xie Tinglan was so rubbing the little curly-haired boy that someone took a photo of him.
Xia Linxing was rubbed on the head in confusion, and glanced at Shen Sibai blankly. Then, seeing Shen Sibai's unsatisfied expression, he suddenly reacted: "What are you doing? What are you doing!"
Xia Linxing was mindful of his image as a vicious villain, and dissatisfaction accumulated on his face. He glared and reached out to slap Shen Sibai's hand: "Don't touch my head!"
"Can you touch my head too?!"
"Okay, okay, no touching..."
Shen Sibai didn't care about Xia Linxing's unfriendly attitude at all, and continued to speak in a very good temper as Xia Linxing said.
Although he said that, before he withdrew his hand, he acted as if he wanted to die under the peony flower. While Xia Linxing was still not reacting, he rubbed her twice.
Xia Linxing: “?!!!”
He raised his head angrily, looking at Shen Sibai who, after touching him, began to coax him smoothly, "Okay, okay, I really won't touch you this time", and his cheeks puffed up little by little.
So angry!
I feel like I'm a bad guy and I'm not respected at all!
It was Zhou Xubai who came to explain the rules of the second public grouping and diverted Xia Linxing's attention.
"There have been some changes to our grouping rules this time..." As a senior who also debuted through a talent show, Zhou Xubai held the script and smiled as he looked at the trainees in the audience who became nervous because of his words, as if he saw himself many years ago.
"First of all, of course, there is a change in the number of groups."
Due to the last elimination, there are only 70 trainees left. So the number of groups has been adjusted, and this time there are a total of 10 songs.
"I'm sure everyone is very interested in the piece we're going to perform this time—" He stretched out his tone, keeping the audience in suspense until the trainees present all looked over nervously. Then he continued with a smile:
"Well then, I will now announce the ten songs for this performance."
As he finished speaking, the big screen began to play the practice version of the song for this performance.
The trainees started yelling:
“It’s ‘Electric Heart’! I love this song so much!”
"They even have 'Sunset Beach' this time! Ahhhh, this is my favorite love song! I want to choose this group!"
“The choreography of ‘Boundless Wind and Moon’ is so beautiful!”
"There are actually two slow, lyrical songs this time! That's great, our vocals are saved!"
"Ahhh please don't make me go to 'Shadow Game'! This song is super hard to sing!"
…
"How's it going, everyone?"
After the ten songs were played, Zhou Xubai clapped his hands at the excited trainees, drawing everyone's attention back.
"Is everyone satisfied with this song selection?"
"Satisfied!" the trainees shouted excitedly. Even Xia Linxing nodded happily, pursing her dimples.
There were actually two ballads this time! And judging by the practice studio version just played, one of them, "Dusk Beach," basically just required standing still and singing, occasionally moving around and changing formations—it was exactly Xia Linxing's ideal, perfect performance song!
only……
What Xia Linxing liked, the other trainees also liked...
"I want to choose 'Sunset Beach'! I don't know what the grouping rules are this time. I hope they don't put me in the dance group again! Please! I really can't dance!"
"A song like 'Sunset Beach' that only requires standing and singing is a must-have for vocalists!"
"Ahhhh finally a song that can show off our vocal abilities!"
In addition to personal preferences, some trainees also have other considerations:
"Even though 'Twilight Beach' is a slow, lyrical song, it doesn't seem as exciting as the other songs... but during the performance, the other groups were all performing fast songs and dances, which would have quickly fatigued the audience. Suddenly, a slow, lyrical song at this time was actually more eye-catching..."
…
"Alright, alright... I know everyone's quite excited..." Zhou Xubai took control again: "But the final decision on whether or not everyone can join the group of their choice still depends on the grouping rules this time."
Upon hearing this, the trainees fell silent.
"Now, I'm going to announce the grouping rules this time..."
Zhou Xubai flipped a page in the script and began to read out the rules with a smile: "The rules for grouping this time are actually very simple—"
"The order of selection will be determined by everyone's previous ranking!"
The trainees were in an uproar. The top-ranked trainees immediately showed joyful smiles on their faces, while the bottom-ranked trainees showed frustrated expressions.
Even Xia Linxing lowered his head and sighed in his heart.
It's terrible. Considering his low ranking last time, there won't be many songs left for him to choose from when it's his turn.
Xia Linxing even heard the two trainees next to him predicting what the trainees ahead of them would choose based on the last ranking, and then calculating whether they would be able to choose their favorite songs when it was their turn.
"Now then... let's start the group selection!"
While the trainees were discussing, other staff members had already set up nameplates with the song titles on them, representing each group.
Zhou Xubai added: "Trainees who have already chosen the songs they will perform, just need to stand behind the nameplate of the song you chose."
"Then, according to the ranking order, please ask the trainee who ranked first last time to come on stage--"
The trainees went on stage one by one, and the line behind the song name cards grew longer and longer.
The trainees who chose their favorite songs on stage were all beaming with joy, while the trainees waiting in the audience were extremely nervous:
"Oh my god, did so many people choose the song 'Dusk Beach'?"
"Isn't Yan Qiao the main dancer? Why did she also choose 'Twilight Beach'?!"
"Maybe they wanted to change their style... But I'm still surprised that Lin Xiaoman chose 'Electric Heart'. Isn't he a great vocalist?"
"Lu Zimo even chose 'Boundless Wind and Moon'... To be honest, it's a little hard for me to imagine Lu Zimo, a rapper, doing that kind of flirty dance to 'Boundless Wind and Moon'..."
"Ahhh, I wanted to choose 'Sunset Beach' too! With so many people choosing, I guess there won't be a spot left when it's my turn!"
“Everyone is working so hard…”
…
Xia Linxing also lamented to System 999: "Looks like I can't choose a lyrical song..."
Who would have thought that the trainees at the front of the line would, contrary to their usual practice, choose the ballad group...
It seems that he can only take things one step at a time for this second performance...
Xia Linxing looked at his still swollen feet and murmured in his heart: Maybe after the second public service, he will have to apply for a cleaning job (again)...
"It's over, it's over..."
Cheng Xuezhou, the trainee who had been analyzing what the trainees ahead of him would choose, now held his head in his hands, looking devastated as if his world had collapsed: "Why don't people choose their groups according to common sense?"
"All my analysis just now was in vain..."
Cheng Xuezhou muttered quietly, "There's only one spot left for 'Twilight Beach'. It's all over... I won't be able to be in the same group with Ling Xiao, right?"
Ling Xiao and Cheng Xuezhou are trainees from the same company. They seem to have a good relationship. Not only do they live in the same dormitory, but they were also in the same group during their first performance.
Because Ling Xiao's ranking was higher than Cheng Xuezhou, Ling Xiao went on stage first and chose the "Twilight Beach" group.
"Next, who's next—Oh, it's Shen Sibai!"
Cheng Xuezhou's eyes lit up.
Because his ranking is right after Shen Sibai, as long as Shen Sibai doesn't choose "Twilight Beach", he can pick up the last position of "Twilight Beach"!
Looking at the person walking onto the stage, Cheng Xuezhou clasped his hands together and began to pray devoutly in his heart: "Don't choose "Twilight Beach", don't choose "Twilight Beach"..."
It was not known whether his prayers had worked, but after Shen Sibai walked onto the stage, he did not immediately go to his favorite group, but instead stood in the center of the stage.
This unusual move immediately attracted the attention of all the trainees. They even put aside their concerns about whether they could choose the song they liked and turned to look at Shen Sibai and started discussing.
"What is Chen Sibai doing?"
"I don't know... He looks like he wants to say something..."
"Huh? So when we go on stage to choose our groups, we can actually choose whether or not to speak? Wow, those trainees up front missed out on a lot of screen time!"
"Then when I go on stage later, should I say a few words too? After all, the more screen time I can get, the better..."
While the trainees were discussing, Zhou Xubai, the host on the stage, looked a little confused.
When the director was explaining the process to him earlier, he hadn't mentioned this part? He couldn't help but glance at the staff beside him.
The staff members were no less confused than Zhou Xubai. However, the show was still being recorded, and Shen Sibai had already taken his place in the center of the stage. After a brief discussion, the staff decided to let things take their own course.
Let them first check what is Chen Sibai's secret.
They gestured to Zhou Xubai to come forward and ask.
Zhou Xubai nodded lightly and walked to the side of Shen Sibai: "Shen Sibai, do you have anything to say?"
Shen Sibai nodded and looked towards the camera: "Hello everyone, I am Shen Sibai."
"I am standing here now because I have a request—"
As soon as the words fell, both the trainees on the stage and the trainees below were in an uproar:
"My God, what on earth is he going to do?"
"Uh... is he trying to attract attention?"
"Huh? This is my first time participating in a talent show. I wonder if I can actually make requests at this point?"
"Are you crazy? Shen Sibai! Isn't he afraid of offending the production team?"
…
Shen Sibai didn't care about the whispers around him, and just continued: "Everyone knows that when we were recording outdoors before, Xia Linxing accidentally sprained his foot while trying to save me in the haunted house."
At this moment, the eyes of all the trainees, even the staff, turned to Xia Linxing.
Stared at by so many pairs of piercing eyes in an instant, Xia Linxing froze in place, like a kitten caught stealing food. He maintained his original posture and dared not move, not even to move his eyes.
I could only scream in my heart and yell for help to the system: "Help, why is there still something going on with me..."
Shen Sibai continued, “Because of a foot injury, Xia Linxing can’t do strenuous exercise…”
"So here, I hope the program team can agree to let Xia Linxing and I swap the order of choosing groups."
In other words, when it was Shen Sibai's turn to choose, Xia Linxing would choose the group; while Shen Sibai would make his choice when it was Xia Linxing's turn.
In other words, Shen Sibai gave his right of choice to Xia Linxing.
Xia Linxing, who suddenly got a windfall, said: "!!!"
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