Chapter 203: The sword is ruthless, the flower has soul
"Due to our shared destiny, all of us girls have come up with a lot of ideas for combining floral patterns. Beyond just our own floral handicrafts, floral patterns have a lot of potential as stage decorations. For example, we can combine them with lasers and projections to create a stage design that blends ancient and modern elements. We can also leave the stage completely blank to highlight the exquisite and eye-catching floral patterns..."
Ren Limeng thought quickly in her head, unconsciously imagining many exciting stage scenes. As her voice became more determined, her eyes became brighter, with a light that could not be ignored by the other three guests in the team.
"Good idea! I bought some flower-wrapped jewelry in Gangcheng. They were indeed exquisite, but also a little worn... We need to pass them on and carry them forward. I'm so ashamed. Li Meng suddenly asked me about Gangcheng just now, and I didn't even think of the flower-wrapped jewelry for a moment."
On the train, Fei Jingting was the first to respond to Ren Limeng. The stage designs conceived by Ren Limeng were more interesting than the other, which made her excited for a rare time.
Although their team ranks last in popularity among the five teams, they may be able to make up for some of the traffic gap on their own. The stage of "Mountains and Seas" is fair and straightforward, and every effort of the guests can be conveyed to the audience.
As the team leader, Ren Limeng had so many ideas in such a short time. Fei Jingting once again sincerely felt fortunate that she had made a last-minute decision to take a gamble and choose Ren Limeng's team.
This is a big gamble, but it could also be an opportunity.
"Li Meng's idea is great! I was really moved by something Li Meng said just now. If we choose to decorate the stage with flowers, the stage will indeed be more thoroughly integrated into Gangcheng culture, and it will also be more conducive to the original intention of the program team to promote its unique culture."
An Ling finally spoke, she smiled and nodded in agreement. Li Qingzi glanced at An Ling and Fei Jingting who had already expressed their opinions, and immediately understood their attitudes. The situation was already hopeless, and no matter how unwilling she was, she couldn't force everyone to choose Huangmei Opera. After all, Ren Limeng's reasons were so convincing, she had nothing to say in front of the camera.
"Since Li Meng has made up her mind, let's just listen to the captain!"
Ren Limeng raised her eyes slightly and looked at Li Qingzi beside her. She could hear the implication of Li Qingzi's words. If the performance went smoothly, it would be fine. However, if the final stage effect was poor, as long as the program team broadcast Li Qingzi's words at this moment, there would definitely be viewers who would indiscriminately blame her for all the problems.
But as Li Qingzi said, she is the captain, and since she dared to propose it, she should take on this responsibility.
Ren Limeng would not allow any problems to occur on stage, and at this moment she did not escape the hidden responsibility of "passing the buck".
"As for song selection, since we don't have professional singers in our group, I tend to choose from the recommended songs given by the program team. This makes it easier for the arranger to quickly adapt them to our style and requirements within a limited time. For example, the song 'Laughing in the Spring Breeze' has a strong sense of rhythm and is a song with a strong martial arts style. Using the twining flower pattern can create a soft yet strong stage scene, just like us..."
Ren Limeng paused, hesitating slightly before finally speaking out her initial idea. "The four of us all have relatively gentle personalities. Choosing Gangcheng, with its Jianghu as its key word, already has an invisible sense of contrast. If we choose the song 'Laughing in the Spring Breeze,' I think we can amplify the contrast between softness and hardness on stage, creating a unique harmony between us and the stage amidst the extreme contrast, just like the ruthless sword, yet the entwined flower has a soul."
"Swords are ruthless, but flowers have souls... Li Meng, did you really just come up with this today? It's amazing!"
Fei Jingting finally couldn't help but exclaimed. The location of Gangcheng was randomly chosen in public, and only a few hours had passed, and Ren Limeng had already thought about so many things!
As Ren Limeng introduced slowly, a stunning flower-wrapped stage appeared in Fei Jingting's mind. This will definitely be a very distinctive performance stage, and may also bring about a lot of discussion.
Women are a hot topic nowadays. As women, they undoubtedly have too much softness and strength that they want to and can show. Whether Ren Limeng did it intentionally or not, everyone understood her ideas that she did not point out under the camera, and it was impossible not to be moved.
"If Li Meng's idea can be realized, it will definitely be a wonderful stage."
"Thank you, Jingting and Sister Ling. This is my first time as captain, and I'm anxious, so I'm trying to think more. If you have any ideas, I hope you can express them now. My suggestions are just my personal opinion, and we still need to brainstorm together."
Ren Limeng smiled modestly and looked at the other three members of the team sincerely. "No matter what, I believe we all have the same idea now. We all hope to complete the third public performance well and leave behind a wonderful performance that is worth the trip."
Ren Limeng looked at Li Qingzi and An Ling seriously, her voice extremely sincere. During the trip to Sangong, whether it was with Li Qingzi or An Ling, there seemed to be a lot of interesting topics between them, but Ren Limeng did not want to do as those busybodies wished. Even if this was the original arrangement of the program team, Ren Limeng hoped to find another way out.
Just as Ren Limeng sincerely hinted in her words when introducing the envisioned flower-wrapped stage, as long as there were no absolutely conflicting interests, as they were all women, there was no need for them to make things difficult for each other.
They can cooperate and achieve win-win results in this journey of San Gong.
The train moved slowly along the river bank. Outside the window, dense rain was falling like threads. Countless falling raindrops intertwined with the mist on the river, forming a white fog, so hazy that people could not see clearly in the distance.
The wheels made a "clang clang" sound on the rails, which became the only sound in the brief silence in the car.
Hearing Ren Limeng's gentle but firm voice, An Ling just smiled without saying anything, but Fei Jingting's eyes brightened instantly. She nodded, and a hint of approval flashed across her face.
Ren Limeng's words were exactly in line with Fei Jingting's expectations of her own Sangong.
Fei Jingting subconsciously looked to both sides, wanting to respond to Ren Limeng with the other teammates, but what caught her eyes was the simultaneous silence of An Ling and Li Qingzi, accompanied by a polite smile of alienation. The expectation that surged in her heart suddenly calmed down as if a basin of cold water was poured on her.
An Ling and Li Qingzi did not express their opinions. Fei Jingting hesitated slightly, but finally just smiled awkwardly to express her agreement.
Ren Limeng was still sitting upright in her seat, smiling calmly, with no change in her expression. This was the scene she had expected. Even though she knew that the beautiful vision in her words was more like her own fantasy, and she could anticipate that some people in the team might think that she was putting on a show in front of the camera, Ren Limeng still chose to express herself in the end.
She had to give it a try, no matter if anyone else believed it or not.
"Of course, Li Meng, I believe that with you as our captain, our third public performance will definitely achieve good results! Maybe if we follow your imagined stage, we can finally take first place!"
After a long time, Li Qingzi finally responded with a chuckle. She raised her eyes and met Ren Limeng's gaze, her expression calm and gentle, and her deep eyes revealed some ambiguous light.
Although it was clearly a statement of agreement, it sounded like there was something else behind it.
Regardless of whether Ren Limeng was overthinking it or not, the subtext of Li Qingzi's words still seemed to be digging a hole for her. How could the team with the weakest traffic, which everyone knew, achieve the good result of first place so easily?
Just because she's the captain?
When did Li Qingzi have this inexplicable confidence in her?
No matter how ambitious their team was, there was no need for them to present it so bluntly in front of the camera at the beginning. Ren Limeng didn't believe that Li Qingzi was a mature star. She hadn't thought of this.
Unless, this is Li Qingzi's answer in front of the camera to her previous sentence about everyone's unanimous opinion.
After her direct warning, Li Qingzi stopped directly setting traps when speaking, but she also showed no cooperative attitude.
"This requires the joint efforts of all of us. I hope everyone will have a happy cooperation with the three publics."
While thinking rapidly in her mind, Ren Limeng still looked at Li Qingzi calmly. She didn't say anything more. No matter what Li Qingzi's plan was, she was willing to accompany her to the end.
The recording of the third public performance can only be harmonious and smooth, and Ren Limeng is not afraid that any disharmonious factors will affect the recording.
“Also, there’s the issue of funding.”
After the stage was preliminarily determined, Ren Limeng shifted the focus back to the trip for the third public performance. Without the money obtained from the loopholes in the first two public performances to subsidize the trip, the first problem that Ren Limeng had to face as the captain in the third public performance was funding.
According to the latest rules of the program team, as a new guest, An Ling's pocket money is the median value among the guests, which is 350 yuan per day. Li Qingzi and Ren Limeng are ranked at 500 yuan per day, while Fei Jingting is ranked at the bottom, with an average daily allowance of only 200 yuan.
Before the Third Public Service, Shen Xingzhi gave 1,800 yuan to each of Ren Limeng, Chen Xi, and Guan He, claiming that it was the remaining funds from the Second Public Service. With this money, Ren Limeng and the Third Public Service did not have to worry about their personal funds at all.
But as captain, she has more to consider.
"During our second public performance, Brother Xingzhi managed the pocket money in a unified manner, distributing 30% of all funds to everyone and using 70% for the team. The effect was quite good. If everyone doesn't mind, how about we still allocate funds by team for our third public performance?"
Ren Limeng mainly asked about Li Qingzi and An Ling, who had more pocket money in the team, especially Li Qingzi.
The Sangong trip had just begun, and Ren Limeng had a lot of things to consider. She didn't have time to go around in circles with Li Qingzi. As the captain, she could be a little more assertive, even if it was just to maintain her image in front of the camera.
"No problem, Li Meng, you're the captain, you decide."
"This distribution is really advantageous to me. I can only thank you all in advance!"
Fei Jingting said this with a smile, looking gratefully at Li Qingzi and An Ling who nodded in agreement. Most of the teams in the second public performance have adopted the model of team funding sharing. The guests are not short of this pocket money. With the camera nearby, everyone is willing to be more generous.
"Also, I have a suggestion."
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