Chapter 7 Da Da Da~
Forty-eight hours passed quickly.
Every time Shu Ming sees the tense countdown, he wants to curse the production crew for being such a disgrace!
Who was so kind as to only give the contestants 48 hours to learn a difficult song and dance routine?!
Moreover, the learning results directly determine the player's rating and whether he or she stays or leaves.
Everyone was still practicing dancing together on the first day. After the dance instructor He Ziqi came down to inspect, the contestants chose to disperse and practice the songs.
In fact, dancing or singing alone is not a problem for many contestants.
What is even more difficult is how to combine song and dance.
I forget the lyrics halfway through the dance, my movements don’t match the song, and I’m very skilled but get stuck the moment I try to sing and dance the whole thing…
Many people broke down while dancing, and some even quietly cried in the corner.
For many players, this is the last chance to save their lives.
After this episode, are there any other talent shows that can survive the review process?
If I don’t make a debut soon, what will happen as I get older and the market gradually becomes less accepting of me?
…
All these things made the atmosphere extremely tense, and the closer it got to the rating recording time, the less people chatted.
Everyone is practicing hard.
Shu Ming's attitude seems very "different" among them.
He was incredibly relaxed, eating and training as planned... He even got up in the morning for a two-lap run, then enthusiastically greeted every competitor he knew.
What terrible energy!
Shu Ming really wanted to say that this amount of exercise was nothing. These people had never done farm work...
He became obedient after two days of work, but he didn't dare to say QAQ
But he has indeed improved a lot compared to yesterday, at least his dance is pretty good.
At seven o'clock in the evening, all the contestants gathered on the recording stage on time - in the last preliminary evaluation, no contestants watched it live.
Everyone stayed backstage and watched the big screen.
But this time is different.
The program team set up a lot of seats, stacked up layer by layer, with nearly a hundred seats waiting for the contestants to sit down.
The stage lights flickered on, and all the contestants stood up and bowed to the audience together with their mentors.
Tonight, twenty contestants will bid farewell to the stage forever.
Shu Ming looked at the star-studded stage.
I prayed silently, hoping that the days where the program crew provided me with food and accommodation could last a little longer.
The contestants are speeding up the recording of the content.
On the other hand, the "Choose 1" production team quietly edited and then quietly updated...
What no one expected was that it would have been fine if it hadn't been broadcast, but once it was broadcast, it caused such a huge uproar!
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[Title]: After watching the second rating of option 1, am I the only one who thinks...S's singing doesn't seem that bad?
Main post: [Video link], singing and dancing with a pretty steady breath... I kind of believe he got into Class A based on his own merit.
1L: He's so lively... like Xiu Gou, especially when hzq asked him what he was dancing to, it felt like Xiu Gou's tail was almost materializing... So cute, so cute, I will treasure this clip and savor it carefully.
2L: Queshi, his pitch is pretty good, so he shouldn't be so off-tune. . ?
3L: You smell like a living person, baby, mommy will spoil you.
4L: It's so annoying. Every time I type his initials S/M, I have to add a slash. Otherwise, it will be blocked. I can only type single letters.
5L: In the second rating, only s and ylq are more complete, the others are a bit off.
6L: WOC, WOC, WOC, look at this post, there's a reversal! [Link]
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[Title]: I raise my hand weakly. Am I the only one who thinks that S sings the same song as the previous contestant...
Main building: rt
1L: It’s normal that he sings like that. He can’t read music, so of course he has to refer to the previous person’s music.
2L: They are all the same, do we still need to rank them?
3L: What the hell, OP... Did you know you typed it wrong?
4L: +1
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8L: Wow, OP, you're acting like a prophet! It's exactly the same! Someone on this little website has gone through it frame by frame and sentence by sentence! Go check it out!
The big V of Bilibili, "Vocal Li Zi", used a ten-minute video to break down sentence by sentence how Shu Ming was able to perfectly replicate the previous contestant's out-of-tune song under such an urgent situation at the time.
You know, it is not difficult to remember a nice melody. The reason why the melody is nice is that it has patterns.
However, this is an unpleasant, off-key song that normal people would forget.
There was no pattern at all, and no memorable anchor points. To sing the song perfectly in front of a hundred people in the audience was almost impossible.
But someone... did it?
The most popular comment: "God knows how many times I pulled it back and compared it."
The second most popular comment: "His memory shouldn't be on a talent show, it should be on Super Brain!"
Finally, "Vocal Plum" ended the video with a sentence: a potential contestant with excellent pitch, memory, reaction and timbre.
Looking forward to his future.
Overnight, the video became a minor hit, with over 10,000 likes and comments.
9L: I've finished watching it... I'm so shocked... I can't speak anymore. Please come down and give your comments.
10L: What a memory monster! In two minutes, after just one listen, he completely memorized the previous contestant's medley. If I had that kind of memory, I would have gotten into Capital University long ago!
11L: So, S’s pitch is actually fine? He just really can’t sing from the music?
12L: It seems like this at the moment...
13L: I'm a little curious about what S's debut stage performance looked like. When will the production team release it for us to see?!
Outside the forum.
In the real world.
The program has been broadcast to the second rating stage, but the contestants' progress is far from stopping at the rating stage. Instead, they have already begun to prepare intensively for their first performance.
As the first official stage, no one dared to underestimate it, and no one dared to ignore it.
The rules of the first performance are as follows: contestants are free to form teams to perform, 81 people are divided into nine groups, and the top five groups will advance.
God helps those who work hard. Although Shu Ming's dancing skills were still limited in the second evaluation, he was fortunate to have high proficiency and completeness. In the end, he firmly won the B grade and secured his place in the survival list, avoiding elimination in the first round.
The tentative C position for the theme song is well-deserved Ye Liqing.
However, when the first performance comes, choosing teammates becomes a difficult problem.
Shu Ming was not surprised that Jiang Yingtian would come to see him, but why did Ye Liqing... come too?
What was even more frightening was that Ye Liqing came directly to him on the stage, not to Shu Ming in private.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd (81 surviving contestants on the stage = 81 pairs = 162 eyes).
Shu Xiaoming was caught off guard and faced with the first difficult choice in his life!
(It’s okay, Shu Xiaoming, you just need to make a habit of doing this more often in the future~)
One is a dance master I just met, who has taught me a lot.
The other one is a roommate who is very supportive and goes in and out with me every day.
Shu Ming looked left and right, and the boys on both sides were observing his subtle expressions. It was obvious that Shu Ming was indeed in a dilemma.
However, although Ye Liqing is very good...
But Shu Ming thought for a long time and said, "I want to be with Brother Xiao Jiang."
Then, the little dog, feeling a little guilty (crossed out) and having a bad heart (crossed out), ran off to find Jiang Yingtian with Ye Liqing's slightly lost look in his eyes.
Jiang Yingtian watched Shu Ming running towards him with determination. Although he was usually a gentle and non-aggressive person, the smile on his face unconsciously grew wider.
He even imitated Shu Ming's usual action - he hooked Shu Ming's neck.
He looked back in Ye Liqing's direction with a hint of provocation.
Two seconds later, Jiang Yingtian suddenly reacted.
Why did I lose my composure again?
The turmoil between the two was so obvious that even Shi Haozhi, the thick-skinned man next to Ye Liqing, noticed it.
but--
Shi Haozhi thought to himself.
This is not surprising if it happens to Shu Ming, and it is not Shu Ming's problem.
Xiao Shu does have a good personality and everyone likes him, including him.
In fact, he also really wanted to be Shu Ming's teammate. He always felt happy to see him, and Shu Ming was also very reliable in doing things...
After thinking about it, it can’t be Brother Ye’s fault, nor can it be Brother Jiang’s fault, and it certainly can’t be Xiao Shu’s fault!
Blame it on the program team for not letting the students in Class A be in the same group!
Since Ye Liqing and Jiang Yingtian are both in Class A, they cannot form a team.
Directors: A-choo! Who? Who's scolding us again? (Looks around) (Wipes nose very hard)
(I really couldn’t help it) Aaaaa——sneeze!
All in all, the teams for the first round of group matches in the first performance have been decided for now.
In addition to Shu Ming, Jiang Yingtian's team actually has two acquaintances - Li Qixiang and his teammates from the same company.
Yes, it was the one who secretly gossiped about Shu Ming in the cafeteria before.
As an old contestant, Li Qixiang still has both strength and good looks. What's more, he is firmly in the upper middle level of Class B and has been trying to break into Class A.
This debut performance was crucial to his chances of a comeback, so Li Qi was incredibly concerned. Of course, theoretically, he didn't need to argue with a country brat like Shu Ming, who probably wouldn't even know how to look at the camera... but he couldn't explain why he cared.
In short, he just wants to make a fuss!
If you want to be picky, why bother picking a day?!
So, after avoiding the camera, Jiang Yingtian's group had their first quarrel.
Players on both teams: Jiang Yingtian and Li Qixiang.
Content of the argument: stage arrangement and team members' positioning.
In the first round, Li Qixiang took the lead in attacking——
"Why give him the center position at the entrance and the end?"
Jiang Yingtian took his time and made a powerful counterattack: "He has a high note at the end. Do you want to trade with him? Can you really sing it?"
Li Qi was choked back and didn't say anything for two minutes.
It even felt like I was leaving my body.
Round 1: Li Qixiang OUT
Round 2
Li Qixiang was not discouraged and asked again: "Why..."
Um, what did he want to ask?
After a moment's hesitation, Shu Ming answered on behalf of team leader Jiang Yingtian: "The positions are all tentative. The instructor will come tonight to review and make adjustments. Let's go rehearse."
Li Qi wanted to watch him get closer. Shu Ming had a smell of an unknown plant on him... a bit like the fresh smell emitted by the cross-section of a broken grass leaf, but not the same.
It was so faint that you couldn't smell it unless you got close... Then, Li Qi nodded in a daze without realizing it.
Half a minute later, Li Qi finally realized what was happening. Hey! Why did he have to listen to this guy? He said he would rehearse, so he had to rehearse?
However, his body had already honestly followed Shu Ming.
Until the rehearsal ended in the evening, Li Qixiang still couldn't figure out what was wrong with him today?
No matter what Li Qi was thinking, Shu Ming felt a little down after practicing for an entire afternoon.
The song that their group drew was a very classic boy band song, even a bit sexy.
But when Shu Ming jumped down, he felt as if he was doing radio gymnastics.
Dance instructor He Ziqi paced around the room, frustrated: "Rhythm! Do you know what rhythm is? Hip thrusting doesn't mean you're going to be stiff—"
He looked back and saw Shu Ming still dancing in a very rigid manner, which made He Ziqi laugh out loud.
"When I ask you to wink, I don't mean you're just squeezing your eyes. When I ask you to bite your lips, I don't mean you're just biting your mouth..."
He Ziqi became more and more helpless as he spoke. Shu Ming stood in front of him, like a primary school student being scolded for making a mistake. He said pitifully, "I was wrong, Teacher He... Teacher He, don't be angry. I will definitely practice again today."
But if I do it again, it still has nothing to do with sexy.
Let me put it this way, if Shu Ming’s eyes were a little more determined, he could join the party!
A burst of lighthearted laughter suddenly erupted in the tense practice room. Shu Ming rubbed his head, feeling a little discouraged.
What’s even more hateful is that even Jiang Yingtian was secretly laughing at him!
Li Qixiang laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, and pushed Shu Ming away without any hesitation: "Get out of the way, watch what I'm doing."
"Watch this." Li Qixiang lives up to his stage name, with a sweet baby face, but he dances with no hesitation, and his series of movements are so smooth as if he had eaten Dove chocolate.
He twisted his waist and hips, turned around, and then looked at the mirror and struck a frozen pose. At that moment, his eyes seemed to be emitting electricity.
Li Qi was out of breath after the dance, so he demonstrated the hip thrust again: "Twist it, understand? Imagine there's someone you like standing in front of you... Then use your body to seduce him, get close - and then pull back."
He pressed so close to Shu Ming that their breaths practically mingled, and the scent of grass and leaves filled the air...
Shu Ming was still watching his movements carefully, silently memorizing them in his mind, but this man suddenly jumped away as if he had a seizure: "Humph, you won't understand even if I tell you, forget it, just figure it out on your own."
Then he walked away with his ears red and "tapping".
Li Qi thought, who was soft-hearted but tough-mouthed.
Shu Ming thought.
This time Shu Ming remembered his movements and indeed danced more freely than before.
But it's a bit too much, like a poor young man who was forced to go into the prostitution to receive customers, with a bit of "tears of a prostitute" feeling, and with his handsome face, the sense of incongruity is doubly strong!
Jiang Yingtian was speechless, and he jumped back to the original "pure" version.
There was almost a dark cloud over Shu Ming's head, and it was raining silently on him, which almost made Jiang Yingtian laugh.
The vocal aspect was easier to deal with. Wu Qingtian trained Shu Ming twice, and Shu Ming's switching between true and false voices immediately became much smoother, and he also used his skills better than before.
Jiang Yingtian thought this was the biggest hurdle before Shu Ming's performance, but he never expected that there would be more hardships waiting for them.
How come Shu Ming has absolutely no sense of camera!
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