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Chapter 113
When Meng Yingying and Yang Jie heard Wu Yanzhou's question, they had only one reaction.
Wu Yanzhou is being too democratic; he even asks his subordinates if they are willing to promote him to team leader.
Yang Jie sighed softly, thinking to herself that this alone showed that Wu Yanzhou always put the students' needs first.
How can we manage this?
If the head coach doesn't even have this much power—the power to promote and appoint people—then it truly is a management problem.
After Wu Yanzhou finished asking the question, none of the people below objected; they reflexively looked at Han Mingbing.
Before Meng Yingying arrived, Han Mingbing was their team leader.
Han Mingbing understood what everyone meant, and she accepted her defeat wholeheartedly. "I support Comrade Meng as the team leader."
"There is only one requirement, which is to bring our group together. We all want to beat the National Ballet of China."
Meng Yingying didn't agree immediately, but said, "I'd like to too."
"I also want to beat the National Ballet of China."
It was not only for herself, but also for her teacher, Yang Jie.
She never dared to ask Yang Jie why she left the Central Ballet Troupe back then.
Once the goals of both parties are confirmed, they work together towards the same goal.
However, the adjustment period is not easy.
Meng Yingying was new, and her habits were different from theirs, so there were always some bumps and stumbles when they practiced together.
Fortunately, after a week of training, the two sides have much better teamwork than before.
When Meng Yingying said she considered them her own people, she truly meant it.
She shared all her dance techniques and tips on how to break down dance poses with her fellow dancers.
Those who could get into the Capital Song and Dance Troupe were all considered semi-geniuses, so Meng Yingying spoke of it without any effort.
Not only that, they can also apply what they've learned to other situations.
To be honest, in terms of actual strength, this group of people is much stronger than the comrades of the Harbin Cultural Troupe.
However, if she had to choose, Meng Yingying preferred the members of the Harbin Cultural Troupe.
Sincerity is contagious, because Meng Yingying taught them without reservation.
Han Mingbing, Hu Hongying, Xu Weihong, and the others could all sense that with them leading the way, Meng Yingying's teaching process went very smoothly from then on.
She couldn't teach them much about dance moves, but she could teach them how to treat others sincerely and how to unite.
So in just one week, she could feel that the atmosphere in the Capital Song and Dance Troupe had improved a lot, at least it wasn't as cutthroat as before.
Seeing that both sides had almost integrated, Wu Yanzhou then approached Meng Yingying and the others, saying, "The Red Star Cup competition is on December 8th."
"This is the list of names to be submitted for the preliminary round."
Meng Yingying had never participated in the Red Star Cup competition before. She subconsciously looked at Han Mingbing. The tacit understanding they had developed over the past week had allowed Han Mingbing to understand what Meng Yingying meant with just a glance.
She immediately explained to Meng Yingying, "The Red Star Cup is a competition held annually in our capital city."
"Generally speaking, it is organized by five units: the Capital Song and Dance Troupe, the National Ballet of China, the Capital Art Troupe, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the Capital Film Studio."
“Usually, the contestants are from these five units.” She paused here, “In the past, the champion of the Red Star Cup competition was usually the National Ballet of China.”
She didn't dare to look Meng Yingying in the eye, so she lowered her head. "I've always been the runner-up. If I have an off day, I might get third place."
She thought Meng Yingying would laugh at her, but to her surprise, Meng Yingying not only didn't, but instead asked, "Could you tell me about the strengths and specialties of these teams?"
She's best at playing competitions.
Seeing that she didn't laugh at her, Han Mingbing breathed a sigh of relief. She thought for a moment and organized her thoughts, "Among these five units, the strongest is the Central Ballet of China."
At this point, she glanced at Yang Jie discreetly, "After Teacher Yang left the National Ballet of China, it was Teacher Lin Rujuan, Teacher Yang's junior, who took over Teacher Yang's position."
"There's a saying in our capital that Teacher Lin is Teacher Yang's successor. As Teacher Yang's junior, she's jokingly referred to as 'the student surpassing the teacher.'"
It wasn't that Lin Rujuan was more talented than Yang Jie, but rather that Lin Rujuan was very shrewd and resourceful, and she was particularly good at teaching students.
It allows each student's strengths to be brought into play.
In addition, she was tactful and worldly-wise, so she replaced Yang Jie not long after she left.
Han Mingbing is indeed worthy of being trained by Wu Yanzhou. You don't usually notice it, but at this crucial moment, his personality is a bit too straightforward.
Wu Yanzhou couldn't stand it anymore. She glared at Han Mingbing and said, "How can you talk like that?"
Then he turned to Yang Jie and apologized, "Teacher Yang, I've spoiled this child. He doesn't know how to watch what he says."
So many years have passed, and Yang Jie has come to terms with it. She shook her head and said, "It's alright, let Xiao Han continue."
Seeing that she wasn't angry, Han Mingbing then became more careful with his words.
"Gu Xiaotang is the most outstanding dancer in the National Ballet of China." As she said this, she glanced cautiously at Yang Jie, afraid that she might get angry again.
"Gu Xiaotang has good talent, even more than me. She also met Teacher Lin Rujuan, who is very good at bringing out her strengths, so she is extremely good at ballet, especially the red ballet."
"As everyone knows, red-themed dances are all the rage these days, and her red ballet is exactly what the judges wanted. Plus, she dances well, and she dances well in her area of expertise, so she has been a champion for many years."
The topic of "Red Ballet" was already a top choice, especially since Gu Xiaotang was particularly good at it.
This is practically playing a game in her comfort zone.
How could anyone possibly beat her?
Meng Yingying noted down Gu Xiaotang's strengths, "Are there any others?"
Students clearly understand each other better than coaches do.
"Yes, and Zhou Lanxiang too."
Han Mingbing knows his old rivals almost like the back of his hand.
"Zhou Lanxiang is more skilled in model operas and modern dance. She is also from the Central Ballet Troupe. However, she is at a disadvantage because she is not a student of Lin Rujuan. So, like me, she has been used to being second best for many years."
What she said made everyone want to laugh, but at the same time, they felt sorry for her.
"These are the two people?" Meng Yingying took notes in a hardcover notebook. For her, a bad pen is worse than a good memory.
"The only two people we need to be wary of in the National Ballet of China are these two. As for the team competition, we'll leave that to fate."
"The team competition champion is usually the Capital Art Troupe, because they have a particularly strong sense of cohesion."
"So it's almost impossible for others to get into the team competition."
After listening, Meng Yingying made two notes in her notebook, "So the Capital Song and Dance Troupe's status within it is somewhere in between?"
After hearing this, not only did Wu Yanzhou feel a little embarrassed to call Han Mingbing by his name, but even Wu Yanzhou himself felt a little awkward.
She hummed in agreement. "Anyway, over the years, our Capital Song and Dance Troupe hasn't been doing very well."
This is not just not good, it's absolutely terrible.
Seeing that Meng Yingying was struggling to express herself, Wu Yanzhou also sighed, "It's not that we don't want to do something, it's just that other units are being unreasonable."
"Given the Central Ballet's scheming nature, they'd love to poach our star performers. Isn't that infuriating?"
"Besides, if I were to teach students who would resort to underhanded tactics against their peers, I wouldn't be able to teach them."
"As for unity, among the units in our capital, who can unite as well as the Capital Cultural Troupe? They are about the same as the local cultural troupes."
"So, Xiao Meng, it's not that we're doing badly, it's that our competitors are too strong."
To be honest, the last person I met with a mindset like Wu Yanzhou was Commander Fang, who was all about doing whatever he wanted, but also desperately wanted to win.
I was thinking of killing people during the day, but I'm tired and sleepy at night. I should get some rest.
Meng Yingying took a deep breath. "Now that we've learned about our opponents, let's learn about ourselves."
"Ourselves?"
Wu Yanzhou thought for a moment, then looked at Han Mingbing and answered directly, "Generally speaking, our team is good at a little bit of everything."
"You can tell from our company name that we can do all sorts of dances, but none of them are particularly outstanding."
"Take Han Mingbing for example. She can dance folk dance, modern dance, ballet, and model opera. She can do a little bit of everything, but if you had to pick her best, it would be folk dance."
Compared to revolutionary ballet, folk dance is indeed at a disadvantage.
Because it lacks the strategic and educational value of the Red Ballet.
Meng Yingying didn't look down on anyone; she wrote everything down, "Then let me introduce myself."
"Unfortunately, like everyone else, I know a little bit of everything. If I were to say what I'm really good at, I'd probably be better at ballet."
"Excluding Red Ballet."
"I can dance some other dances, but I might not be as good at them."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, thinking that Meng Yingying was being too modest; she hadn't even danced that well.
What was that "Fairy Scattering Flowers" dance she did before?
It almost made Han Mingbing give up.
"Now that we've identified everyone's strengths, let's start submitting the pieces for the assessment." Meng Yingying closed her notebook, looked up at Han Mingbing and the others, and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"
Han Mingbing thought for a moment, "As for the name of the competition piece for the individual competition, you should choose it based on your own strengths."
"But for the team competition, I want to dance 'The Red Flag Flies Over the Snowy Mountain'." Clearly, after confirming that his abilities were inferior to Meng Yingying's, Han Mingbing directly handed over the song for the individual competition to Meng Yingying, who then chose it herself.
She naturally stepped down to the team competition.
As soon as she announced the piece, Meng Yingying wrote it down and then asked the others, "Do you have any new suggestions?"
Everyone instinctively looked at Han Mingbing.
Meng Yingying remained calm. "Everyone doesn't need to look at Comrade Han. Just state your own suggestions."
Lin Chunsheng, who had remained silent until now, said, "I suggest we dance to 'Shaoshan Spring Tea'."
Meng Yingying's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Is there a reason?"
Lin Chunsheng was a little embarrassed when Meng Yingying called him out. He scratched his head and said, "No, it's just that I feel that if we're talking about dance moves, 'Shaoshan Spring Tea' is more difficult than 'The Wind Rolls the Red Flag Over the Snow Mountain.' If we can dance this piece well, I feel we'll have a better chance of winning an award."
As soon as he said that, Han Mingbing rejected the idea, saying, "Shaoshan Spring Tea is more difficult than Red Flag Over Snow Mountain, but it is also obvious that it is not a red dance, which will be a disadvantage when the judges score it."
Lin Chunsheng instinctively tried to explain, but Han Mingbing interrupted him, "Lin Chunsheng, no matter how well you dance, the judges just prefer red-themed dances. What can you do?"
"Should we dance 'Shaoshan Spring Tea' to the extreme, and then get a low score, or perhaps come back as runner-up or third place?"
Lin Chunsheng's face turned pale instantly. "Han Mingbing, that's not what I meant."
"You mean, after all these years of competition and suffering so many losses, isn't that enough?"
Han Mingbing scanned everyone around him, "Can't you remember that you were penalized because the piece you chose was inappropriate?"
Clearly, Han Mingbing was still very upset about this matter.
No one spoke, not even Lin Chunsheng, who had been holding on.
He seemed to tacitly agree.
Instead of choosing between the two, Meng Yingying asked Wu Yanzhou, "Commander Wu, which of these two dances do you think is more suitable?"
Wu Yanzhou: "Both are suitable, but Chunsheng is considering the movement technique, while Mingbing is considering the judges' scores."
"It's not a good decision."
Meng Yingying looked up at Yang Jie again, and Yang Jie smiled at her, "If you have an idea, just say it."
“Yingying, since you are the team leader, you have a vote.”
Indeed, the person who understands her best is always her teacher.
Meng Yingying got up and walked over to Han Mingbing and Lin Chunsheng, patting them on the shoulders. "Since you're both hesitant and want both, haven't you thought about choosing a song that has both a revolutionary theme and challenging moves?"
Only children make choices; adults, of course, want it all.
Meng Yingying's question really stumped Han Mingbing. She stood there, stunned, and subconsciously asked back, "Really?"
She and Lin Chunsheng had always been a choice between the two.
Basically, if you're busy with one thing, you can't take care of the other.
"have."
Meng Yingying already had several choices in mind, and she uttered a few words, "Moonlit Night Military Training."
As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell silent.
Han Mingbing was the first to react; she practically jumped up immediately, "I want this one."
"The 'Moonlit Training' dance combines revolutionary themes with intricate movements. If we perform this in the team competition, I can guarantee that as long as everyone works together, we will definitely win the team championship."
Lin Chunsheng was also very satisfied with the piece, saying, "Then we'll submit 'Moonlit Training' for the team competition."
"But what about your individual competition? What will you be dancing?"
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