Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Stealing Fragrance
It seems like a loophole, but it is actually a heavy responsibility.
The program team gave ample scope for stage design and gave both groups a relatively general direction. After their respective designs took shape, they would immediately arrange to contact props or cody, etc.
It seems like a big project to prepare, but in fact it takes no more than a week.
This means that Cen Xue doesn't have much time to hesitate.
Li Mu probably began to conceive the stage design from the moment he got the piece. He also briefly explained the other people's parts at the beginning. While Cen Xue was pondering, teammates ABCD discussed it with him enthusiastically, and there was almost no disagreement on the division part.
The distinct black and white lines on the document were the last thing Cen Xue saw before her vision went out of focus.
He let the scene before his eyes melt away like cream, propping up his chin, lost in his own thoughts.
I have to say that Li Mu is worthy of being a trainee who has been training for six years since he was sixteen years old. He knows that stuff very well.
Objectively speaking, he agrees with this design.
But from a personal perspective...
Cen Xue glanced at Li Mu, and the two decisive words "must win" echoed in her ears.
He was unstoppable from the beginning.
It's hard not to be infected by this attitude of never looking back.
The leader's personality will largely affect the atmosphere of the entire team. For example, the Fu family has always been harmonious and friendly from top to bottom, and for example, the current team.
As a member of the team, I can't just lie down.
"Um, everyone."
Cen Xue raised her hand.
The voice was not loud, but the moment it was spoken, everyone stopped what they were doing and waited for him to speak.
They did not ignore Cen Xue, but paid close attention to his every move.
Being stared at by everyone, Cen Xue swallowed subconsciously, and the tips of her ears turned red.
He said, "I agree with Li Mu's stage design."
"Great!" Teammate A rushed over first. He was cute and a little brother-type idol. "We have our ultimate weapon!"
"Hehehe, the group next door deserves death!"
"Did you just let out a villainous laugh?"
"That's his personal skill."
These days, opening a can while standing upside down is considered a skill. It's simply inflation.
Li Muwen clapped quietly—not loudly, but contrasting nicely with the noise of his teammates. When they died down, he whispered to Cen Xue, "The production team might have to do something about that scene."
For example, editing repeated shots and sad BGM to exaggerate Cen Xue's hesitation and struggle.
In fact, he was only silent for ten minutes.
It is said that some trainees change their accessories every day to prevent bad haircuts.
"It's okay, it doesn't matter."
Cen Xue smiled helplessly and pointed at her neck.
…
At this time, in the practice room on the other side.
While Chen Xiaohe was still joking with others, Fu Rouyun stared at the lyrics with a frown on his face.
Why is it that the more I read these words, the less they seem to be written to my mother in the broad sense?
And it seems that Yan Pei himself has not yet been certified in a formal occasion.
Damn, this was such a coincidence.
Whether he was singing Cen Xue's ex's songs or Cen Xue was singing her ex's songs, it was hell.
Fu Rouyun secretly gritted his teeth. A qualified predecessor should have died thoroughly—Yan Pei was even worse than that Lu Yanxi—
Although he didn't know at the moment that Lu Yanxi was taking another path, it did not prevent his hatred for Yan Pei from reaching its peak.
At this point, the team leader suggested, "Actually, I don't think it's just about singing to mothers. Many lyrics clearly contain other elements. We can all choose a direction and differentiate to enrich the effect..."
Fu Rouyun immediately applauded: "Well said!"
Chen Xiaohe followed suit and clapped in confusion.
Half a second later, the others caught up.
For a moment, the practice room was filled with enthusiastic applause. If you didn't know, you would have thought they were opening champagne halftime early.
The two teams have very different styles.
*
From then on, a training that was even more intimidating than the theme song began.
Fortunately, there was a mentor to guide us throughout the theme song period, but when it came to a round of performances, the mentor was only responsible for node acceptance and giving suggestions, and most of the time I had to figure out on my own whether it was good or not.
The overall atmosphere in the training camp became tense.
There is no longer a curfew in the dormitories, and everyone stays behind to work overtime every night to digest the work.
"Continue practicing on your own tonight. You have a makeup trial tomorrow morning, so remember to get up early," Li Mu arranged. Even he felt a little tired. He then looked at Cen Xue, "Cen Xue, come here for a moment. I need to confirm something else with you."
Teammates ABCD didn't even raise their heads, having full trust in the two.
Worried about favoritism? That's pure fiction. Besides, if even Li Mu thinks you need special tutoring to keep up, then there's really no hope.
Cen Xue followed Li Mu out and saw him walking down the stairs without stopping as he passed the corridor.
When Li Mu reached the first floor and was about to walk out the door, he asked in confusion, "Where are we going?"
Li Mu: "I'll take you back to the dormitory."
Cen Xue joked, "Are they going to send me back because I'm too weak?"
"Don't you realize that you have really dark circles under your eyes?" Li Mu frowned slightly and said disapprovingly, "You should get some rest early today. You'll be exhausted from trying on new looks and changing clothes tomorrow."
In theory, the entire team gets just six hours of sleep.
But Cen Xue had a harder time than them, after all, something like that happened when she was shooting the album cover.
Li Mu didn't ask specifically, but it's common sense that people who have experienced accidents will not be in a very good state of mind or sleep in the near future.
Cen Xue touched her eyes, feeling a little embarrassed.
Being taken care of by someone who is almost ten years younger than me.
Although this person is tall - you have to look up to see him.
His hair always grew very fast, and he was already very skilled at tying it up with a small rubber band, but after training, it became a little sloppy, with a few strands of hair falling out cunningly, resting on his shoulders and lightly brushing across his collarbone.
Thinking that I would withdraw from the competition after this performance, and Li Mu caring about me in every way...
To be honest, I feel really bad about it.
Cen Xue tacitly agreed to his suggestion, and habitually grabbed a strand of hair and twirled it around with her fingers. As she walked towards the dormitory building with him, she began to feel like chatting with him.
For example: "Li Mu, please don't mind me saying this, I've always wanted to know...why did you choose me? We didn't have much contact at the beginning——"
"Rating Stage."
"What?"
"During the evaluation stage, Yan Pei was obviously giving you a hard time."
"this……"
Cen Xue didn't expect the targeting to be so clear.
He didn't hear any related gossip from his peers, and they all seemed to be very cautious in their words and actions.
Li Mu looked at the cement road ahead. "You didn't do anything at the time. You were wearing something similar to white, as if the sky was falling and it didn't matter. I know I can be too sharp sometimes, and I need a gentle and tolerant teammate to help smooth things over."
He continued, "But your face and aura are both unique. You don't know that many people in the top twelve have secretly decided to team up with you... Unfortunately, I'm number one."
Li Mu felt a little proud that he was determined to win.
Cen Xue was a little surprised.
It’s so early in the morning——?
At that time, he was probably already half dead.
It’s hard to have a big reaction!
Just as Cen Xue was thinking that he must stop praising her, Li Mu changed the subject: "When I was a kid back home, my grandma's big white fat cat was like this. Whenever it did something bad, she would point at it and scold it, but it was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water."
When talking about his hometown, there was a hint of dialect in his words.
To be honest, seeing Li Mu, an idol who can serve as a role model in the circle and is the KING candidate, saying the words "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" is a bit of a downer.
Especially since that description also refers to myself.
Cen Xue: "..."
He managed to find a common topic: "What a coincidence, I also had a stray cat, also white, but a long-haired variety."
"Lion cat?"
"I'm not sure. But its paw pads are patterned, and there's a black spot in the middle of its right paw that looks like a heart."
"That shouldn't be the case," Li Mu's eyes lit up when he mentioned the cat. "Do you have any photos? Send them to me after the audition."
Cen Xue paused. "...No. I lost my phone once, and a lot of my photos disappeared."
"It's a bit regrettable," Li Mu didn't ask too much, but just mentioned grandma's cat again, "My cat died of old age two years ago. I was training at the company at the time and didn't have time to go back. But cats can communicate with spirits."
"Psychic?"
"Well, two days later, it came to me in a dream and said it wanted to sleep on my chest like before. When I woke up, my chest was really stuffy, as if it had been pressed for a long time."
"Maybe it was a pillow or something, and it fell off after I woke up?"
Li Mu finally showed the liveliness that his age should have. He grumbled with dead eyes, "Hey, don't ruin the beautiful vision of a minor."
Cen Xue couldn't help but laugh out loud.
They had already reached the dormitory door. Li Mu said that they would just send her there. He would ask Fu Rouyun later whether Cen Xue had rested well, otherwise she would be severely punished.
Cen Xue said, "Don't worry. I want to go back and try the one I once raised to see if it will appear in my dreams again."
This time he wouldn't hesitate.
The two said goodbye at the door, but Cen Xue did not rush upstairs. He watched Li Mu's back as he walked along a straight road, and hesitantly slowed down when he reached the fork in the road.
He raised his voice: "Left, then right."
Li Mu's shoulders relaxed, he waved his hand and didn't look back.
——Ever since they got lost in the studio once, they all had a deep understanding of Li Mu’s poor sense of direction.
*
Recently, dormitories have become a veritable "place to sleep."
As soon as she stepped into the room, she felt sleepy. After a quick wash, Cen Xue lay down on the bed and tried to fall asleep.
He didn't know if it was because he was thinking about it, but a big white cat covered in gray really appeared in his dream.
But he was also sleeping in the dream.
Cen Xue's consciousness was clear, but she seemed to be trapped in the body of her dream and could not go anywhere.
The furry touch on the cheeks indicates the presence of a cat.
He caught the change in the background of the dream.
It happened...on the campus of the Municipal No. 3 Middle School.
What’s more complicated is that this scene actually happened.
Sometimes he would finish filming early, and it would be uncomfortable for him to stay in the classroom in front of the crew, so he would just rest anywhere in the school.
The summer air was dry and heavy, and he would put his long-sleeved school uniform over his head and doze off. The cat would follow him, and when he woke up, there would be a large ball of fur in his arms, around his neck, and around his legs.
He wakes up and the cat wakes up.
Since becoming familiar with Lu Yanxi, the task of waking him and the cat fell on Lu Yanxi.
After filming, Lu Yanxi would bring cat food over, and occasionally bring some snacks or other small things for Cen Xue.
The awakening method is generally -
In his dream, Cen Xue felt something cool touching his cheek.
There seemed to be an auditory hallucination of the memory of the past in my ears. It was Lu Yanxi's voice, which was not yet fully mature: "Axue, wake up quickly, look what I brought you."
He opened his eyes in confusion, his vision still not clear, but he could vaguely see the outline of Lu Yanxi.
But when he blinked a few more times, wanting to see more clearly—
I don’t know how many times I opened my eyes, but the scenery in front of me suddenly changed. It was dim, the night was pitch black and noisy, and above my head was the steel plate on the second-floor bunk bed. It was far away from the sunny summer seven years ago.
Cen Xue didn't move.
He knew he was fully awake.
Taking advantage of the darkness in the room, he kept his body still and cast his gaze as far as possible.
The back of Fu Rouyun who had just stood up from his bed.
Cen Xue was too tired, and the confusion he felt when he woke up was too heavy, as if it was sucking his soul away.
He couldn't tell whether the touch on his cheek just now was from a dream or reality, or...
Is Lu Yanxi, who appeared in front of him in his dream and blocked the sunlight before sunset for him, real or someone else?
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