Chapter 19
The mirror in the dance studio was wiped clean and looked as bright as new, clearly reflecting a figure sweating profusely.
"One click, two clicks, three clicks... do it again... good!" After the song ended, Cheng Cheng took off the headband with one hand and breathed quickly.
Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and she looked like she had been pulled out of the water.
"How about we take a break for a while?" the dance teacher asked tentatively.
Cheng Cheng drank a sip of electrolyte water and wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand. His big hand understood: "No need to rest, let's continue, teacher."
"OK, then continue." The choreographer immediately switched teaching postures to help Cheng Cheng focus on the details of the dance.
The dance teacher has taught many celebrities to dance, including many big-name idols.
She was a little surprised by Cheng Cheng's professional attitude.
It's not just because she has a solid foundation and can learn complicated movements once taught.
Cheng Cheng is also very hardworking. In fact, after a few days of intensive practice, she can already dance it completely, but she still comes to the dance studio early every day, striving to make every dance move perfect, even the kicking angle of one and a half beats must be standard.
The dance teacher could feel that she truly loved singing and dancing.
An hour passed quickly during the repeated training.
Cheng Cheng completed an extremely difficult somersault.
Afterwards, she collapsed on the wooden floor of the dance studio, too weak to even move a finger.
"Huh - I'm so tired -" Cheng Cheng half-closed his eyes and twitched the corners of his mouth.
The dance teacher who was practicing with her was also very tired: "So you know how tired you are."
Fortunately, the last practice was perfect and there was not a single mistake.
"Okay, the solo part is fine, the next step is to rehearse with the dancers."
Soon the day of shooting the MV arrived.
The opening scene is set against the backdrop of a Gothic church. Cheng Cheng is dressed in priestess attire, with a dark red cape embroidered with mysterious patterns in gold thread. The skylight above the church just reveals a tiny gap, and sunlight shines through the stained glass window, illuminating half of her beautiful, sculptural profile.
Cheng Cheng, who had lowered his head slightly at the beginning, took off the hood of his cloak, untied the cloak and threw it on the ground.
Melodious music sounded, and Cheng Cheng walked down the stairs barefoot. The red gold anklet on her ankle rang silver bells as she walked.
Suddenly, smoke filled the air and dancers appeared wearing golden masks. They knelt around Cheng Cheng, looked up and gazed at him slowly.
Cheng Cheng swayed her body to the music. She stood in the center of the dance and cooperated well with her dancers.
The bonfire flames in the background were interwoven with the broken colorful skylight projections, and the dancers rapidly changed into geometric formations, as if the murals on the wall had come back to life.
Not only are the movements of this dance complex and difficult to remember, but Cheng Cheng also has to change several sets of costumes in the middle. In order to facilitate editing, she has to dance the dance again every time she changes a set of costumes.
After finally filming all the dance shots, Cheng Cheng bowed and expressed his gratitude to the dancers.
"Thank you all teachers for your cooperation. Thank you all for your hard work." Cheng Cheng clasped his hands together and said sincerely.
"I've prepared some small gifts for everyone." Cheng Cheng instructed Xiao Xia to distribute more than a dozen paper bags to the dancers. Inside were her endorsements, skin care products, electrical appliances, etc.
The dancers had already received their salaries, and they didn't expect to receive extra gifts, so they were naturally very happy.
Some people couldn't help but post the gifts on social platforms, praising Cheng Cheng for being a beautiful and kind person.
Cheng Cheng’s fans saw this and felt proud: He is worthy of being my idol!
After filming the MV, Cheng Cheng's work was over.
Subsequent album production, marketing, etc. will be completed by the agency.
When a big thing happened, she felt like a taut bowstring suddenly loosened. When she woke up the next morning, her throat felt dry and she couldn't speak.
Cheng Cheng didn't take it seriously that day and even posted a notice for half a day.
After a day, not only did his condition not improve, but he even had a fever.
Xiao Xia forced Cheng Cheng to go to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a viral cold.
"It must be because you've been working too hard and your immune system has declined." Xiao Xia said firmly, not letting Cheng Cheng hold on any longer.
"I'll go talk to Sister Su Qing and ask her to give you a few days off. If you don't rest, you'll collapse." Xiao Xia was very worried about Cheng Cheng's health.
After traveling all over the country for the past few months, Cheng Cheng's already slim body has become even thinner.
"No, I have an event at CCTV next week. I got it with great difficulty and can't cancel it." Cheng Cheng said, flipping through the memo on his phone.
Su Qing knew that Cheng Cheng was sick, so she rushed to her house to visit her.
Cheng Cheng took the antipyretic medicine brought back from the hospital and his fever went away, but he still looked weak and listless.
"Are you okay? Work is important, but you can't neglect your health," said Su Qing.
"I'm fine, Sister Qing." Cheng Cheng was lying on the bed, the dim bedside lamp shining on her face, and she looked a little haggard.
"I'm glad you're okay. It's not good to cancel CCTV's activities. Just hold on for a few more days. I'll give you a week off next week." Su Qing promised.
The CCTV event will be held on the prairie of Inner Mongolia.
It's a food show.
Maybe it was because she was not used to the local climate, she felt unwell as soon as she got off the plane.
When I feel sad, I really want to call Zhou Yue.
But Cheng Cheng thought that he was also very busy and was afraid that he would worry about her, so she didn't say anything.
I just sent him a message to let him know that I arrived safely.
Cheng Cheng couldn't get used to the food there, so he forced himself to record for three days. He finally made it through and returned to City S.
Su Qing did what she said and gave her three days off.
Cheng Cheng fell ill simply because he was tired.
After resting at home for a few days, she felt much better.
She dug out a box from home, opened it, and found a navy blue tie inside.
This was bought for Zhou Yue by her when she was on a business trip abroad.
I wanted to talk about this when I called Zhou Yue last time, but was interrupted by Xiao Xia.
Cheng Cheng wanted to find time to give him the gift, but Zhou Yue was actually on a business trip.
"Then when can you come back~" Cheng Cheng pouted and said a little unhappily.
"It's about next week. Let's meet on the 22nd at XX restaurant," Zhou Yue said.
"Ah, that restaurant is very expensive, and it's not an important day, so there's no need." Cheng Cheng said sensibly.
Zhou Yue thought to himself: ...Ha, you are still pretending.
But she remained calm and teased: "You don't give me a name, but you want to control my wallet, woman..."
"You, you, you don't know how to appreciate a good person. Never mind." Cheng Cheng hung up the phone shyly.
Cheng Cheng had an interview on the afternoon of the 22nd, and she had planned it all out so she could go to the interview right after the interview.
Cheng Cheng got into the nanny car and was about to tell the driver the destination when Xiao Xia suddenly said, "Sister, don't forget to attend Zhang Weizhi's birthday party today. I've got the gift for you. Do you want to go home and put on makeup again or go directly to his house?"
Cheng Cheng was shocked: "...What? Today is his birthday!"
"Yes." Xiao Xia nodded, "Didn't you ask me to prepare a gift for him?"
Zhang Weizi likes wood, so Cheng Cheng asked someone to buy a root carving artwork and gave it to Zhang Weizi as a gift.
Cheng Cheng:........Oops, I forgot about this.
But she and Zhou Yue had already made an appointment.
What should I do? She slapped her head in frustration. She had been so busy recently that she had forgotten about it.
I should have exchanged time with Zhou Yue.
Just when Cheng Cheng didn't know how to make a decision, Zhang Weizi sent a WeChat message: The birthday boy is here to inform you that everyone else is here except you.
Seeing time passing by bit by bit, the word "birthday star" made Cheng Cheng make up his mind.
Celebrating Zhang Weizi’s birthday is not only because of their relationship, but also because of work.
She promised Su Qing that she would cooperate with the CP promotion.
Both companies are aware of today's activities.
As soon as she appears at Zhang Weizi's birthday party, it will be on the hot searches and in the news, so she can't not go.
Cheng Cheng bit her lip, frowned and sent a string of messages to Zhou Yue: Sorry, I suddenly had an urgent matter and can't make it, let's make an appointment another day.
Cheng Cheng gritted his teeth and clicked "Send".
After pressing the button, Cheng Cheng threw the phone aside and didn't dare to look at it.
Zhou Yue must be very angry, Cheng Cheng thought to himself, and told the driver to drive directly to Zhang Weizhi's house.
I’ll coax her later, Cheng Cheng thought.
Zhang Weizi's birthday party was very lively. Not only fellow actors came, but also film producers and others. Cheng Cheng only found out today that Zhang Weizi was the youngest son of the CEO of Yaoshi Chuanmei.
No wonder he has so many resources. It's rare that Zhang Weizi doesn't have the arrogance of a rich second-generation and can get along well with anyone.
Many bigwigs came to the birthday party, which was a good opportunity to expand your network and broaden your social circle.
Zhang Weizi wanted to introduce Cheng Cheng to a film producer, but Cheng Cheng was distracted and almost toasted the wrong person.
"I feel a little unwell today... I'll leave first. Happy birthday to you." Cheng Cheng's face turned pale as he handed the beautifully wrapped gift to Zhang Weizi.
"Do you want me to arrange someone to take you there?" Zhang Weizi asked with concern when he saw Cheng Cheng's pale face, leaving the other guests behind.
"No need, my driver is downstairs." Cheng Cheng waved his hand, politely declining his kindness.
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"Please drive faster and go to XX restaurant." Cheng Cheng said to the driver anxiously.
The driver was very capable and took Cheng Cheng to the destination with just one step on the accelerator.
Cheng Cheng arrived at the restaurant and said to the waiter at the door, "Hello, is Mr. XX's reservation still available?"
Waiter: ".......That gentleman just left."
The light in Cheng Cheng's eyes suddenly disappeared, and his tense neck bent.
".......Thank you." She thanked the waiter and turned to walk out of the restaurant.
Cheng Cheng pressed his hands against his chest, feeling as if something big was about to happen.
She took out her cell phone and saw more than a dozen missed calls, all from Zhou Yue.
Cheng Cheng called back, but no one answered.
I called again and he hung up.
The villain in her heart was divided into two factions.
One said: You stood someone up at the last minute, look, he's angry, and you don't even bother to comfort him.
Another said: It’s just a meal, we can eat it next time, there’s no need to ignore the phone.
Two little people in his mind were fighting, and Cheng Cheng stood on the busy street, feeling a little helpless.
Finally, she scratched her head in annoyance and decided to go home and talk about it tomorrow.
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