Chapter 21 He must go!
From the very beginning, Shu Ming was all too aware of his own disadvantages.
After all, Hongyu Entertainment has always believed that Shu Ming is an uncontrollable player.
What's the difference between an amateur player who has no capital behind him but refuses to sign a contract and a bomb?
Of course, the sooner you throw it out, the better.
The reason why Hongyu Entertainment put so much effort into hunting down Shu Ming was because of this.
It’s because they never intended to let this time bomb enter the finals from the beginning to the end!
If Shu Ming had performed according to the usual routine on this stage, even if there were some remarkable moments on an ordinary stage and even if fans tried their best to vote, the votes would be easily manipulated.
After all, the rules are in Hongyu's hands. They can do whatever they want. It is as easy to step on Shu Ming and others as to step on an ant.
By that time, it would be almost impossible for Shu Ming to make a breakthrough.
It’s better to save your energy and pack up and leave as soon as possible!
Therefore, ever since Shu Ming learned that "Election 1" was going to reshoot individual contestant canvassing videos, he had been planning...
He has to make this stage popular step by step, until Hongyu can no longer cover it up.
Isn’t it said that ordinary performances are not shocking enough?
Shu Ming made up his mind and decided to do something big.
——He wants to bring the national sacrificial dance to the stage!
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People who depend on the weather for their livelihood often have the custom of offering sacrifices: respecting people, respecting gods, and respecting heaven and earth.
This also formed Shu Ming's initial impression of dance.
Under the moonlight, the simple and heavy stone pillars correspond to the stars in the sky and are placed next to the wheat field.
Men, women, young and old, linked hands, walked in a circle, and sang loudly—
Pray for good weather in the coming year, good days every day, and starry nights every night.
Pray for good hunting results and a full and peaceful sleep every day.
Ten years ago, the old woman who presided over the sacrifice wore complicated clothes and held tightly the hunting knife specially made by her ethnic group. The gems and silver ornaments collided with each other, making a crisp sound.
Ten years later, Shu Ming on the stage was cooperating with his teammates.
Sometimes his dance steps are like drumbeats, dense and intense like a torrential rain; sometimes he slows down his movements, extending and pausing in the intervals, as if through his movements, one can see his attachment to his homeland...
Every move plucks the audience's heartstrings.
Finally, with the gradually high-pitched and intense pure vocal chanting, and with the joint efforts of teammates.
Shu Ming completed a graceful and neat somersault.
The ornaments on my body collided at this moment, making a sound similar to that in my childhood memories.
The gem on his ear also reflected a bright light under the lamp as he paused to breathe.
But it is hard to compare with his tearful eyes!
This is an expression that has never appeared on Shu Ming's face before!
It was strange, yet strangely moving.
The extremely complicated ethnic costumes on her body show a bit of exotic splendor.
But Shu Ming's features still had the sharpness of a young man, but the fleeting glimpse of tears added a sense of inviolable solemnity and sacredness to him.
What a young priest standing with his eyes downcast!
What a visual and auditory feast!
After the performance ended, the applause from the audience was even louder and louder!
Some people couldn't contain their inner excitement and took the lead in standing up and applauding.
More and more people are infected and moved.
I stood up willingly, cheering for the shock I felt at that moment and for their wonderful performance!!!
Ye Liqing stood silently in the background.
The atmosphere was at its hottest, the audience was waving their glow sticks crazily, and there was only one name on everyone's lips: "Shu Ming"!
Even after the instructor came on stage to announce the next group, many people were still reminiscing about the wonderful performance.
The following groups will probably become cannon fodder to set off Shu Ming's group.
After all, there are probably not many people who can recover from the shock of the stage performance just now so quickly.
Even Ye Liqing himself, as a competitor, couldn't take his eyes off Shu Ming.
Shu Ming's dance moves, which combine strength and softness, and flow smoothly and gracefully, are still in my mind, and the ancient harmony that resounds throughout the entire performance is still ringing in my ears!
Ye Liqing couldn't help but sigh.
The overall situation has been determined, and the company's plan is likely to fail.
Okay...
Okay.
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“Have you ever seen waves of wheat?
The surging waves of wheat are like a sea of clouds, rising and falling and breathing between the mountains.
Like the pulse of a nation, it lies on the earth, stretching for thousands of miles, endlessly.
The wind blowing through the wheat, on this stage, blows to you and me again as the dancers spin, fly, raise their hands, and land their feet, amidst the layers of human voices and their pious and solemn expressions.
The gears of time are merely the scales that measure how many times the wheat has ripened five thousand times.
I am grateful that there are people who are willing to pass down the nation’s ancient culture and bring it to everyone.
Let you and I rediscover this feeling of being moved and in awe of nature."
This is the highest praise for this performance from the famous dancer Professor Yu Ping!
Yes, the second public performance was undoubtedly a success!
This stage not only boosted Shu Ming's own popularity.
He won first place in the live voting, and his two teammates also took off all the way to the debut position.
It even boosted the tourism industry and sales of ethnic handicrafts in Province K.
Look at the intricate embroidery on Shu Ming's clothes! The lifelike animal and plant patterns!
And look at his beautiful earrings and anklets… who wouldn’t be moved?!
Province K also took advantage of this favorable situation and launched Ningxiu bags, scarves and other products, and developed a tourism industry with ethnic characteristics.
Everyone's life is visibly getting better!
However, these subsequent events have nothing to do with Shu Ming, who is exhausted at the moment.
He is too tired.
Perhaps it's because the nerves are too tense, which weakens people's perception.
Shu Ming didn't notice the pain in her earlobe until she got off the stage and took off her makeup.
I looked in the mirror: Wow, it's completely swollen and still bleeding.
But the program team did not let them go. They pulled up all the contestants and asked them to go on stage again to interact with the audience.
Shu Ming was lying on the table and was about to fall asleep!
He was forced to wake up by the election officials and walked to the stage in a daze.
This time, I didn't know until I appeared, but once I appeared, I was shocked -
Shu Ming's popularity had clearly skyrocketed again! And it was quite tangible.
When he walked out of the backstage again, following his teammates, the screams in the venue were almost enough to blow the roof off! This was a treatment that no other contestant had ever received.
This made the others feel sour and bitter, but they had to admit Shu Ming's strength.
The audience may not know how hard Shu Ming works, but his opponents should know this too well.
I was so convinced!
As for Shu Ming, he was completely confused and not in the right state.
The loud screams when he came on stage scared him so much that he took a step back. After making sure that it was just the audience being too enthusiastic and not some unexpected incident, he carefully stood back on the stage.
When the host cue Shu Ming, he was a little slow to respond, and as he spoke, the tail end of his voice floated up.
The cute ones make their hearts flutter.
He made a slight movement and the audience burst into laughter and cheers of support.
Children with talent are cute even if they are a little dull, and the audience is always more tolerant of such contestants.
Not to mention the fatigue on Shu Ming's face, which was simply too obvious.
The child was indeed tired, and it even felt like he would fall asleep standing on the spot in the next second!
Shu Ming was so tired that his brain was completely silent.
Otherwise, he would never have rushed onto the stage so directly with a bare face.
After all, he now considers himself a man of integrity, so he has to wear makeup when he goes out to work.
But without makeup and looking so confused, her cuteness is doubled.
It is completely different from the previous dancing image. What is it called?
Oh, yes, it’s called contrast cuteness.
So the cute little dog just followed the instructions and greeted everyone.
Finally, he mingled with the crowd and sang "Spark of Youth" alongside the other contestants.
After a long time, Shu Ming wanted to complain about this part: Wasn’t it agreed that ribbons and sequins would be scattered during the chorus?
In the end, there was nothing, and they were just forced to sing.
But the program team is the program team after all, and they undoubtedly understand the fans' mentality.
The fans in the audience were truly moved, especially the old fans who had been with them since the first episode, who couldn't stop wiping away their tears.
Shu Ming sighed and wanted to tell her not to cry, but it was not convenient to speak at this time.
Well, no matter what, after stepping down this time, Shu Ming can finally lie down on the bed with peace of mind and have a good, deep sleep.
However, before closing his eyes completely, he moved his fingers and sent a recording file to a certain email address.
**
Shu Ming has been jumping around in Xiao Q’s phone for half a month!
No one would have thought that what Shu Ming said on the first stage that he couldn’t dance and could only “play with the sword” was actually true!
And not only can he do it, he is also very good at it!
No matter whether it was the handsome and neat sword flowers at the beginning, or the solemn sword intent that matched the stage atmosphere perfectly... they were all telling them that Shu Ming was more than just "capable"!
He is proficient! This sword dance... is so cool!
Fans, don’t be too surprised!
Not only is the stage itself interesting, there are also many things worth exploring behind the scenes.
Handicraft bloggers challenged themselves to replicate Ning embroidery in 24 hours; cultural bloggers raced against time to create videos on ethnic minorities and poverty alleviation; countless dance bloggers rushed to imitate and create second works;
The cross-dressing blogger Shu Ming's imitation makeup has received over 10 million likes; even the original stage soundtrack has been used by over 6 million people...
Even as a part of Chinese culture, Shu Ming's stage live shots have become popular overseas!
With tens of millions of visitors at Y station and the opening of the domestic visa-free policy, many foreign friends came to K Province, and K Province made a lot of money from tourism.
Seeing that Province K had inexplicably gained immense wealth, various cultural and tourism companies naturally rushed to follow suit.
There is also the re-stage to take advantage of the popularity, and a deep dive into Shu Ming's stage design...
But Xiao Q thought, the deeper you dig into Shu Ming’s stage, the more treasures you’ll find!
Every movement is cleverly designed, the costumes are thoughtfully designed, and the songs are even more enjoyable to listen to.
He deserves it!!
The interaction between the contestants after the stage was also very good. The sleepy puppy was eating, eating, eating!
It’s so much fun to be immersed in the granary every day!
However, while there is joy, there are also some heart-wrenching aspects.
The most heartbreaking thing was that a big fan of Shu Ming released a timeline after the stage performance.
Anonymous forum → Online message area
[Topic]: Based on the oral accounts of friends in the circle, sort out the timeline of Xiao Shu's performance on this stage.
Main post: I believe everyone has listened to Xiaoshu’s original recording, and [Guatian Li] has also apologized. It just so happens that I would like to take this opportunity to review the hardships Xiaoshu has endured on stage this time.
1L: Front row.
2L: S is so pitiful, it feels like the matchmaker is just out to get him. . The recording also says that S is often summoned by the production team for interviews, ugh. .
3L: It seems like he hasn't signed the contract yet. The matchmaker must be impatient.
…
6L: Sorry for the wait, here I come.
On July 31, the program recording was completed and the grouping results were determined (Group Y)
On August 2nd, Shu Ming was interviewed by the production team four times in a week (this is what a certain influencer said in the recording: "Anyway, you are often interviewed by the production team, and there was nothing...")
The fan who picked up Xiao Shu from get off work also reported that Shu Ming was very depressed that week [chat log][Shu Ming's photo]
On August 8, the day after Y was injured, S was forced to change groups and was photographed with a fever on the same day.
From August 8th to August 22nd, during these two weeks, Shu Ming's sleep time did not exceed five hours a day. Five hours might be an exaggeration, as it was basically between three and four hours.
I collected the photos everyone took of Xiao Shu, as well as the time the photos were taken as displayed by the system [link], and put them here. Anyone interested can pick them up.
On August 23, "Choose 1" opened off-site voting. It is confirmed that at least 300 million votes are cast every day, but the official statistics remain unchanged. The next door is already compiling the data and will release it later.
First, let me show you some statistical graphs and the results of model calculations.
[Chart][Model Analysis][Chart]
That is to say, the actual voting data collected was 85.63 million (this does not include the votes from passers-by), and the final data announced by your matchmaker was 71.32 million, a difference of more than 10 million!
Open your eyes and take a good look! See if this data is outrageous or not!
I would like to ask, where is the most basic fairness and justice in the draft?
They condoned other companies' malicious team changes, and more than a dozen staff members took turns interviewing a contestant who had just reached adulthood, maliciously inciting other companies to oppose and tear each other apart.
They wanted to take advantage of Xiao Shu's popularity and traffic, and also maliciously suppressed votes. In the end, Xiao Shu's off-site votes were not as many as SG in the same group!
If Xiao Shu hadn't been so competitive, with the support of the real-name tickets in the venue, and hadn't been in a crushing first place, he would have been dropped out of the qualifying position long ago! He wouldn't even have made it to the finals!
From the very beginning of the show, she was ridiculed by the crowd for a full half month because she was cut off by the matchmaker on the first stage and the parts she was not good at were played repeatedly in the main program by the program crew.
There were all kinds of nasty insults at that time.
After that, every episode of the show was either edited maliciously to lead to scolding, or all the highlight shots were cut out.
But Xiao Shu is really working too hard. Ask yourself, how many people can insist on arriving at the practice room first and returning to the dormitory last every day, rain or shine?
During this process, you also try hard to give back to your fans and make an effort to be a fan every day?
I swore four years ago that I would stop watching survival show variety shows. I was deeply hurt, but Shu Ming worked so hard that I couldn't help but be moved...
It was obvious that he came from such a far place, suffered so much hardship and endured so much suffering to get here.
They were treated most unfairly.
Hongniang, where is your conscience?
7L: The chart is so clear... The matchmaker's pressure this time is too obvious.
11L: I've been crying for several days. Why do you treat our Xiao Shu like this?
15L: I feel so sorry for you S fans.
43L: Actually, many S fans are silent, especially the silent wealthy ladies. The actual number of votes will be much, much higher than what we in the voting group have calculated. The finals are coming soon, so stop suppressing your votes.
Yes, in the end Shu Ming advanced to the finals as the last one.
Maybe it’s a bit outrageous that even with such a huge traffic explosion, it’s still impossible to advance.
Or maybe Hongyu Entertainment wants to drag Shu Ming into the running, take a bite of his traffic, and suck his blood.
In any case, Shu Ming's promotion is a foregone conclusion.
But another bad news also came.
An insider on the forum broke the news - Shu Ming was admitted to the hospital!
At first they thought it was a rumor deliberately spread by someone else to shake the morale of the army.
He clearly met with his fans a few days ago, and both sides cheered each other on!
Why would he end up in the hospital for no reason?
Therefore, no one took the news seriously at first.
But for five consecutive days, no fans picked up Shu Ming to go to and from get off work.
Even fans of other contestants failed to capture any image of Shu Ming.
The fan base began to panic.
On the eve of dawn, before the final.
At this most critical juncture.
Shu Ming actually...disappeared.
**
"What about after your debut?"
"Have you ever thought that even if you sign the group contract, you'll still be at Hongyu's mercy? It's only a matter of time before you sign the indenture."
Shu Ming was sitting on the side of the road, resting his cheek against the back of his hand to cool down. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then replied in a daze, "Yes."
Yes!
He really hadn't thought about things at this level.
The person who was talking to him was blurry in the dream.
But Shu Ming remembered that it was the last day before Liang Ruwen left the show.
After a chaotic and disordered dream, Shu Ming dreamed of the fans he had always felt guilty about.
Even he knew about the fact that his votes were suppressed.
Well, actually Shu Ming secretly used a small account to infiltrate the fan group, but he never told anyone about it.
After all, there is no one around Shu Ming who can help him with this matter.
Other players have agents, relatives and friends, but he has to do everything by himself.
After being around for a long time, Shu Ming gradually realized that being out of touch with fans' information was a very scary thing.
And when you are in the fan group, you will really see the efforts made by the fans——
Shu Ming saw every moment they worked on the data at night, the money they spent, and the effort they put in.
Shu Ming really felt guilty. He had no choice and no ability.
Look at Ye Liqing’s fans next door. Even though they were worried that he was injured, they were not panicking at all. They were very sure that Ye Liqing would make his debut.
As for his fans? Not only do they have to worry and be terrified every day... but they also have to throw money into this bottomless pit of a show, only to hear no response.
Do we really want to let their kindness go to waste?
But that day, fans shouted at him——
Let him perform on the stage he likes, and his fans will accompany him to the end no matter what.
"Shu Ming!"
"Just do what you like! Don't worry about the voting!"
"We are here!"
Although the sound was far away, it was very clear.
Shu Ming nodded, became resolute, and said to them, "Okay."
He will definitely keep the appointment.
He must...keep the appointment.
...Shu Ming suddenly struggled to wake up from his dream. What he saw in front of him was not the familiar "Select 1" dormitory, but a white ceiling.
He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was in the hospital.
Maybe it was because after the second public performance, he was repeatedly interviewed by the production team, which was too stressful; maybe it was because he hadn't recovered from his last fever, and then he worked non-stop for half a month, which hurt his body; or maybe...
Anyway, the result is——
Shu Ming had a high fever for two consecutive days and finally ended up in the hospital!
As the finals were approaching, Shu Ming was so anxious in the hospital that he had several blisters in his mouth.
But the fever refused to go away, and he could only sleep and wake up again in a daze.
The production team was very cunning this time and specially set up a singles competition.
Not only that, they also openly threatened him, saying that they would not help him solve any copyright issues of his songs.
The copyright fee for any song is a sky-high price for poor Shu Ming!
What should I do?
"Don't move." A warm towel came over and wiped his face. "If you move again, the needle will break."
Oh, yes, my eldest brother came back a few days ago.
This is a long story, I will explain it later.
But after realizing that "Big Brother is here", perhaps it was because he had the support of his family.
Shu Ming's mouth pursed, and tears suddenly flowed out uncontrollably.
He wiped his face in embarrassment with the back of his hand where the needle was not inserted.
Forget it, Shu Ming had to admit that he was just a fragile idiot.
Come and laugh at him!
But I still feel wronged and sad...
The eldest brother patted his back and comforted him, just like when they were little, and asked him with a bit of heartache: "Are you still going to the finals?"
Shu Ming's eyes widened in disbelief: "Go!"
Why not go? He must go!
Shu Xiaoming never breaks his promise.
Since I promised my fans that I would appear on the finals stage.
Then, even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire, he must rush to keep the appointment!
What's more, if the program team doesn't let him go, will he really not go?
Wouldn't that be extremely embarrassing?!
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