Chu Nian began rehearsals for the New Year's Eve gala. She was to perform with a dance troupe, and there were many dance moves that required her coordination. Initially, the dance troupe leader was worried that Lin Nian wasn't a good dancer, but during rehearsals, they realized that it wasn't Lin Nian who was bad, but rather they were!
Lin Nian could accurately replicate all the dance moves after they had demonstrated them to her just once, and her moves were even more stylish and energetic than those of the professional dancers!
The dance team members, who were initially somewhat unconvinced by Lin Nian's constant trending on social media these past few days, now admire her immensely. Everyone coming and going is discussing Lin Nian's movements during dance rehearsals and the flamboyant yet captivating look on her face.
Chen Tianchi felt that recently, all the students at school seemed to be on drugs, talking about Lin Nian, wondering what was so good about her besides being pretty.
He watched the video of Lin Nian singing at the press conference, but he didn't find the song pleasant at all. Her hoarse voice was wailing, it was truly vulgar!
He kept telling himself this, but whenever he heard others talking about Lin Nian, he couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen.
Tian Siyin was also incredibly annoyed lately, not only because Lin Nian was so popular, far overshadowing her, but also because of Yun Fan. He seemed to be busy with nothing lately, rarely seen, and she couldn't even find him to eat out with. Coming from an ordinary background, she couldn't afford to eat out every day…
I heard that the Yun family's influence overseas has run into problems. I wonder if this will affect the Yun family in China.
What angered her most was that she used to perform at the New Year's Eve party, but this year, because of her role in "The Legend of Meishan," she guessed that she might participate in a series of film and television dramas produced by Tiandi Film and Television. So when the student union approached her, she refused the invitation to perform.
Unexpectedly, Tiandi Films did give her some resources after "Legend of Meishan", but they were all very insignificant and not big productions. She was not as busy as she had imagined.
She didn't mind having some free time, but whenever she did, she would hear people talking about Lin Nian, saying that Lin Nian had already made it to the trending topics several times before even graduating. If she graduated and actually entered the entertainment industry, wouldn't she become an instant sensation?
Every time she heard someone say that, Tian Siyin would get so angry that she felt like she was about to burst into flames. The first time Lin Nian made it to the trending topics was when Lin Nian sang off-key at the New Year's Eve party in her freshman year, which shocked the whole audience. She herself posted that video online and even hired online trolls to make it trend.
At the time, the original plan was to not only damage Lin Nian's rising fame through advertising, but also to strike at the Lin family, Lin Nian's backer. Who could have imagined that the outcome would be like this?
Furthermore, in an effort to undermine Lin Nian, it was she who suggested to Tong Jialu that the press conference for "The Legend of Meishan" be held in the hall opposite Lin's press conference. However, Lin Nian's impromptu rendition of an interlude from "The Legend of Meishan" completely reversed the situation.
Whenever Tian Siyin thinks back on these events, she feels like she was the one who single-handedly facilitated Lin Nian's current rise. She clearly wanted to suppress Lin Nian...
Soon, the New Year arrived. The school's New Year's party began as scheduled. Tian Siyin wanted to invite Yunfan to watch the party together, but Yunfan made an excuse that he had something to do and couldn't come. After Tian Siyin inquired about him with various expressions of concern, Yunfan finally said that something had happened abroad and that he and his father were already preparing to board a plane to leave the country.
Tian Siyin's heart clenched upon hearing the news. She knew that the Yun family's immense power stemmed largely from their influence overseas. And the Yun family's overseas business primarily operated in the underworld; if something were to happen to them…
Tian Siyin was very worried. She didn't want her dream of becoming a wealthy lady to fall through. Thinking of this, she thought of Chen Tianchi. Fortunately, although she hadn't gotten too close to Chen Tianchi before, she hadn't gone too far with him either.
She and Chen Tianchi maintained a proper "friendship".
However, the situation of the Yun family is still unclear, so it is not advisable for her to change sides at this time.
As she was filled with anxiety and apprehension, the party began. She braced herself, determined to see just how good Lin Nian's singing and dancing really was—the girl her classmates were praising. Was she truly better than herself?
One program after another went by, and as the gala was about to end, the grand finale of song and dance finally began.
Tian Siyin felt a bitter taste in her mouth. She had also heard that Lin Nian's song and dance performance was originally scheduled for the middle of the gala, but it was said that the principal and the dean of students had seen it during the rehearsal and thought it was exceptionally outstanding, so they decided to put the program as the finale.
Regarding this, Tian Siyin believed that the principal and the head of student affairs made such a suggestion solely because of the swimming pool donated by the Lin family. Even if Lin Nian's performance was decent, it wouldn't be particularly outstanding, considering how terrible her singing and dancing used to be.
However, she was completely wrong.
As the music and lights began, the audience, which had been chatting and laughing, quickly fell silent, everyone focusing intently on the stage: the stage lights were dim, barely illuminating a few figures. But these figures moved with such swift, silhouette-like movements, coupled with the powerful music, that they quickly captured everyone's attention.
When the stage lights suddenly shone brightly on the girl in the center of the stage, who was dressed in a smart suit but did not lose any charm, gasps and sighs rang out from the audience.
The girl's movements, swaying to the music, seemed even more powerful than the boys dancing enthusiastically behind her, drawing thunderous applause. Many students at the back of the audience unconsciously stood up and walked to the aisle, wanting to get a closer look at the performance.
Looking at the vibrant and stunning girls on stage, Tian Siyin couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart.
She was actually quite excited, excited because: wasn't she the kind of girl who was so energetic and radiant on stage? Wasn't she the kind of girl who attracted everyone's attention and made their eyes light up? Wasn't she the kind of girl who was watched by countless boys with fervent admiration?
But it wasn't her, and it was the girl she had always resented—Lin Nian, the one she couldn't get along with at all. Tian Siyin felt a surge of bitterness, yet also a strange sense of relief: Thank goodness Yun Fan wasn't here, otherwise, she wondered what he would think if he saw that eye-catching girl on stage!
Thinking of this, Tian Siyin's heart stirred, and she craned her neck to look at Chen Tianchi in the two rows in front of her, only to see him staring at the girl on the stage with unblinking eyes and a fanatical expression.
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