Chapter 116 Birthday Wish
"Bang!"
“Bang!”
The sound of streamers continued to ring out, and although Cong An had been mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
Then the lights came on, and the friends who had disappeared before were now standing in the practice room, holding ribbon sticks and looking at him with smiles.
He was not wearing stage costumes for rehearsal, but various doll costumes. Looking at them one by one, each one was his favorite character.
Cong An was put on a birthday hat and was pulled to sit in the only seat in front of the camera. Then, amid everyone's cheers, Qiu Yuge, wearing a Superman costume, walked up and sang and danced to the music, performing a Superman theme song.
Then came Luo Wenbo, wearing Spider-Man's clothes. He raised his hand and made two classic Spider-Man gestures. Two lines actually sprayed out of his hand. I don't know when he prepared these props.
However, the quality of this prop did not seem to be very good, and its accuracy was questionable. Luo Wenbo was clearly pointing in front of him, but the string somehow shot onto the roof, popping several balloons. Luo Wenbo then frantically tried to retract the string, but he didn't know where he pressed, and the prop shot out again, popping even more balloons.
Now it was not only Luo Wenbo who was in a panic. With the help of Spider-Man's music, others also rushed over to help Luo Wenbo solve the trouble caused by the out-of-control props. Sitting in the chair, looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, he laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
Finally, when the music ended, the props were completely scrapped. With balloon fragments scattered all over the floor, Luo Wenbo said that he must show his carefully prepared performance.
Then Spider-Man's music played again, and Luo Wenbo was wearing a Spider-Man suit that didn't fit him. When he stretched out one hand, his foot on the other side was shorter, and when he raised his hand on the other side, his waist on this side was exposed again.
While dancing, he was frantically pulling his clothes, and the show was really good.
Cong An gave a thumbs up.
Although it was different from what was expected, the audience was so happy that the show was meaningful. Seeing this, Luo Wenbo ended with a handsome pose, walked to the side and sat down, and began to cheer with others for the next performer to come on stage.
So, accompanied by everyone's laughter, Wang Mingzhi came on the court with an air shot and gave a vivid imitation show of Cong'an.
One after another, one person after another, everyone brought a very 'wonderful' stage until the last one.
"Where is Lu Yao?" Cong'an asked.
As soon as he came in, he found that everyone was COSing different characters. Some of them even wore funny doll costumes, but there was only one person, Lu Yao.
It’s not that he didn’t change his clothes, but that he wasn’t there at all!
So what about Lu Yaoren?
As soon as An finished speaking, he saw the others looking at each other with mysterious expressions.
Obviously, Lu Yao had more special arrangements.
So, in Cong'an's curiosity, he heard the crisp sound of footsteps coming from outside, one by one, as if stepping on people's hearts.
He couldn't help but sit up straight and look towards the door.
The others also looked towards the door excitedly.
The footsteps stopped.
The door opened.
"Wow! Goddess!" Cong An stood up suddenly!
Lu Yao actually permed her hair into big waves, wore a full set of Lolita clothes, and put on heavy COS makeup.
Damn it, he recognized it at first sight as the goddess he had never met before!
She is Cong An's favorite female character.
Oh my god, his idol cosplayed his favorite female character on his birthday! His goddess!
Oh my God, is this something he can see in this world?
The music started again, and Lu Yao, fully armed, walked to the center and danced to the classic song of Goddess Cong An.
——A vibrant home dance.
Making a heart shape with hands, winking, pouting, and acting cute, Lu Yao's series of moves were natural and cute, beautiful and authentic. Cong An seemed to really see his goddess walk out from the paper into reality and stand in front of him.
Oh my god, his two gods were standing in front of him together, and it was none other than Lu Yao, Lu Yao was cosplaying them! And he was cosplaying them so seriously and so realistically...
Who understands? Who understands his feelings?
At this moment, Cong An felt that he was the happiest person in the world.
After everyone finished their performances, they happily gathered in a circle, with Cong'an surrounded in the center. Qiu Yuge and Zhu Xiangming brought out the cake they had prepared long ago, put candles on it and lit it. The lights in the practice room were turned off, and as everyone sang the "Happy Birthday" song, Cong'an closed his eyes and made a wish.
The happiness just now was still lingering in his mind, but when he closed his eyes in the darkness, Cong An still unconsciously thought a lot.
Today, he officially turns seventeen.
Even though his birthday is not for another two days.
But by the time this issue of material is released, he will definitely be seventeen years old.
Seventeen and sixteen are only one year apart, but they give people completely different feelings.
When talking about sixteen years old, one always feels like a child.
But when it comes to seventeen years old, it doesn’t seem that young anymore.
Because in another year, it will be eighteen, which symbolizes adulthood.
In other words, from this moment on, he was on the road to adulthood.
A lot of things flashed through An's mind at once, including the show everyone had just performed for him, Lu Yao's COS that almost restored the character as if it were out of the book, and the birthday wish he should make now.
What wish will he make?
What wishes do you want to make?
Seventeen-year-old Cong'an felt that he was no longer a child. He knew that such a birthday wish actually had no meaning.
Birthdays never have any special magic, and the wishes on this day will not have any special power. But at this moment, listening to the singing around me, I sincerely hope that this wish does have magic for the first time.
He hopes that everyone can always be together.
Just like now.
Cong An opened his eyes and blew out the candles on the cake with piety for the first time in his seventeen years of life.
Applause and cheers immediately rang out, the lights in the practice room were turned on, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles.
Maybe the lights in front of him were too dazzling and the sounds in his ears were too loud, Cong An suddenly felt a lump in his throat and his eyes became moist in an instant.
He blinked rapidly, trying to suppress the sudden sourness.
It was clearly a happy moment, why did he want to cry so much?
The facial expression management that he had practiced for many years came into play at this moment. Thanks to Cong'an's efforts, he could feel the corners of his mouth turning up, his smiling muscles lifting, and his eyes slightly curved.
This should be a perfect smile.
But the more he smiled, the more Cong An understood one thing.
The wish I made in the darkness just now seems out of reach in the face of the reality at this moment.
After An's birthday, the trainees became extremely busy.
It’s not that we weren’t busy before. It can be said that since the Quadrant Project began, the entire fifth generation has been caught up in unprecedented busyness.
Whether it is the trainees themselves or the staff.
It’s just that I’m so busy now that besides being physically exhausted, my mind seems to be in a state of confusion with no end in sight.
When I am tired, I always long for a rest, but this time, I don’t seem to be looking forward to it so much.
The rehearsals seemed endless, they were rehearsed over and over again, practiced over and over again, and then one morning, the trainees boarded a plane to the city where the group would be formed.
Each concert is in a different city. As I expand my pace of exploring the world, my impression of each city also becomes a different venue and a different song.
When talking about different cities, what comes to mind is not the culture and scenery there, but the lights of the stage and the cheers from the audience.
It seems like I went to different cities, but there seems to be no difference between each city.
The city for this group formation night is Pingcheng, a southern city very close to Zhu Xiangming’s hometown.
Here there are evergreen trees, blue skies, low clouds, and humid air.
As soon as they got off the plane, everyone couldn't help but shiver.
Including Zhu Xiangming himself.
The south is the south, and my hometown is my hometown, but the winter without heating is still too cold.
I was wearing a lot of clothes, but they seemed to be useless. A chill penetrated my body, penetrated into the gaps between my bones, and then seeped into every part of my limbs.
Everyone couldn't help but tighten their clothes.
Lu Yao stretched out his hand, feeling the humidity in the air which was completely different from that in Beijing.
Very similar to Yue Province.
Fortunately, this group of "northerners" who had just flown in from the north where heating is everywhere did not stay outdoors for long. As soon as they got off the plane, they went straight to the concert venue and began rehearsing in full swing.
On the first day, we rehearsed the program and movements, and then discussed the details with the director.
On the second day, we rehearsed with full makeup and prepared ourselves wholeheartedly as if it were a formal performance.
Day 3…
Yes, the rehearsal process this time was much more complicated than before. One or two times were not enough, there was even a third time!
Lvyang Film and Television has invested a huge amount of energy in this group formation night, striving to create a top-notch and exciting group formation night, so that it can live up to the current popularity of the "Fifth Era" program.
You know, this is a variety show that has been at the top of the list on the site since the sixth episode!
A debut selection variety show for a training system has become the number one on the entire site on such a large platform as Green Ocean Film and Television?
Who dares to believe it?
If Lvyang Film and Television didn't know that they hadn't done anything wrong, they would probably think that Minghui Entertainment was really rich and could actually buy the program data at such a high price.
But precisely because Lvyang Film and Television knows this, it is even more terrifying.
You should know that their platform did not specifically promote the program in the early stage. The current popularity is entirely due to the program itself growing little by little. Behind every piece of data is a real person.
It has been a long time since Green Ocean Film and Television has seen such real popularity.
So after the recording of the program was completed, Lvyang Film and Television started to attract investment in full swing.
What kind of merchants are you looking for? Merchants for the group night!
The show is so popular, advertisers, are you really not going to place an advertisement?
So, while Minghui Entertainment was worrying about the group roster every day, Lvyang Film and Television was looking at the quotes from major advertisers and couldn't stop smiling.
With the money in hand, their mission for this quarter will be completed!
One program completes the task of an entire quarter. Wow, it makes me feel great just thinking about it.
At this time, when Lvyang Film and Television looked at Minghui Entertainment again, the feeling immediately changed.
How could this be just an ordinary entertainment company? This is truly a goose that lays golden eggs!
Minghui Entertainment! The top entertainment agency!
Who dares to say that Lvyang Film and Television is not the first to disagree!
Therefore, Lvyang Film and Television put a lot of effort into this group night. They even abandoned the venue they had previously booked and hurriedly searched for a new venue across the country. Finally, they chose this venue in Pingcheng.
This stadium was built not long ago and is equipped with various advanced equipment to meet the requirements of Green Ocean Film and Television Live Broadcast.
At the same time, Lvyang Film and Television also found the country's top visual effects team and lighting team to design the stage design for this stage.
Coupled with Lvyang Film and Television’s mature live broadcast business, they are determined to make this group night live broadcast perfect!
Therefore, the third rehearsal completely simulated the live broadcast of the next day. Lvyang Film and Television even opened a special line to conduct a simulated live broadcast on the site, striving to make all the effects exactly the same as the official version.
There can't be any mistakes on the night of the group formation.
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While the staff were busy, the activity on the Internet did not stop either.
On the weekend when the eighth episode was released, Su Rong finally had enough of the overwhelming marketing of "The Fifth Age" on the Internet and clicked on the big poster on the homepage of Lvyang Film and Television.
God knows why, as a Korean entertainment girl who never follows domestic entertainment and whose homepage always only has Korean stars, since the beginning of the year, no matter which platform she opens, all she sees is the big marketing of the development system.
Enough, she said, really enough.
Isn't the purpose of spending so much money to attract audiences like her? She can admit defeat, okay?
While she has some free time now, she'll try out this training system and see how ugly these ugly dolls of capitalists really are.
During this period when her protagonist hasn't returned, let her see what fun is in the training system that has cost so much money to market.
Su Rong, who was full of critical thoughts, ordered takeout on Saturday noon and then very reservedly opened the first issue of "The Fifth Era".
Then it got out of control.
Each episode lasted two hours. Su Rong did not use any speed adjustment and almost stayed up all night to watch the seven episodes that had been aired.
When she saw the first batch of trainees appear, her eyes were very critical. She felt that these trainees were indeed ugly dolls and none of them could compare to her real idol.
He was even more dismissive when watching the trainees choosing their seats.
Here they come again, this group of domestic entertainment planners who have no ideas of their own and only know how to plagiarize are here again.
When will the domestic entertainment industry be able to truly create its own program instead of copying from here and there?
When Su Rong saw the huge words "Practice time is five months" after Lu Yao appeared, he sneered in disdain.
You dare to debut after just a few months?
Domestic entertainment is really too tolerant...
Shaking his head and sighing for a moment, Su Rong felt deeply that this unhealthy trend of only looking at appearance and not actual ability was shameful. With such capital, when would China be able to truly produce a group that was famous both at home and abroad?
I'm afraid it will never work.
When he saw the third generation appear, Su Rong frowned even more.
Here they come again, it’s this group of idols from the training system who are haunting everywhere.
If there is any pain for Su Rong, a Korean entertainment girl, the most painful thing must be the ubiquitous idols in the training system.
She was originally worried that there would be no shows to watch if she didn't make a comeback, so sometimes she would open a video website and look for some domestic variety shows to watch while eating, but it turned out that every variety show had this group of domestic idols who were trained.
Either these variety shows have invited the training system as guests, or the variety show that opens is the program of this training system.
Minghui Entertainment seems to be committed to stuffing its idols who can't sing, dance, look ugly and have no sense of variety shows into every visible and invisible corner of the entertainment industry. When a training system appears in a program, this training system will begin to multiply infinitely like threads and noodles, and soon, a group of training systems will appear in this program.
Faced with such a situation, Su Rong felt very ashamed and disgusted at the same time.
Su Rong didn't understand why anyone would like such blatant backdoor and favor-seeking behavior.
I think she chose to become a Korean entertainment girl because she hated this group of training systems.
Now that the third generation appeared, she immediately rolled her eyes.
Although she doesn't follow domestic entertainment, but thanks to the large-scale marketing of Minghui Entertainment and other training-based programs, she can always see one or two people in every program. Over time, even if she doesn't want to, she has to recognize all the people from the first, second and third generations, and at the same time, she also knows the negative information about each of them.
For example, as soon as Feng Jing spoke, Su Rong immediately remembered the post he had seen before that exposed Feng Jing's financial sponsor.
It’s disgusting to find a sponsor for the training system!
When Shi Xuesong began to introduce himself, Su Rong thought of the rumors about his chaotic relationship between men and women.
He accepts all men and women, and offers cigarettes and alcohol, and even pretends to be good on the show. Ha, how hypocritical!
Su Luo took a step forward, Su Rong glanced at him, and immediately looked away.
When it comes to big marketing, who's bigger than Su Luo? This guy's marketing is so good it could be plastered on the women's restroom door! It's practically raping her eyes! And this guy has the same last name as Su Rong! Su Rong gets angry whenever she mentions this guy!
Wen Zishi raised the microphone and Su Rong rolled her eyes.
A string of Wen Zishi's manipulative comments flashed across the barrage, and Su Rong rolled her eyes even wider.
A transposition spirit? This is too funny. Just a transposition, can it be turned into a spirit? When will these fans of the training system stop being pica and eat something good, open their eyes and see the world? As for Wen Zishi's singing skills, she doesn't want to say more.
Is there? Only fans can see it, right?
Finally, the camera fell on Xi Yuan, and Su Rong couldn't help laughing out loud, attracting the attention of her roommates who were also eating and laughing at the variety show, and they all looked at her due to her movement.
Su Rong was concentrating on expressing her disgust and disdain for Xi Yuan on the screen, and didn't notice her roommate's gaze on her at all.
As soon as the word Xi Yuan came out, the four people in front of him suddenly became nothing.
When it comes to the dislike for the training system and the third-generation groups, all of them added together are not as much as Xi Yuan.
If you ask why, it is because Xi Yuan actually dared to go to the moon and commit fraud!
Xi Yuan’s fans actually dared to compare Xi Yuan with her!
Ha! Xi Yuan's fans are so proud! Who is her idol? He's the rap leader of a top-tier boy band, a mentor on a famous rap variety show! He's a top idol with tens of millions of fans worldwide!
His own compositions are popular all over the country. Not everyone can sing them, but everyone has heard them.
But who is Xi Yuan?
Outside of China, how many people know Xi Yuan?
Even the third-generation group is nothing if they leave the country and are placed outside.
Even with this, Xi Yuan's fans actually dared to put Xi Yuan and her together? This is simply giving them face!
After counting the "sins" of the third generation group in his mind, the performance of the third generation group just ended, so Su Rong watched the five people walk to the mentor seat and sit down, while the camera was aimed at the stage and began to conduct the trainees' initial stage evaluation.
Seeing this, Su Rong stopped his hand that was about to turn off the video. The third generation group only had a small role, which was not unbearable.
So, Su Rong changed his posture and began to look at the ratings of the fifth generation with great interest.
The first person to come on stage was Lu Yao. Su Rong raised her eyebrows, she still remembered this person.
Among the group of ugly kids in the Five Dynasties, each with their own unique ugliness, this one named Lu Yao looks pretty good.
After a cute and cheerful performance ended, when the camera switched to the comments of the third-generation group, Su Rong's smile disappeared and she realized that she had unconsciously smiled.
She quickly covered her face with her hands. She had no appreciation for the stage in her heart, but only fear for Minghui Entertainment's conspiracy.
She still remembered the trainee's self-introduction just now. This person, Lu Yao, was only fourteen years old! Letting a fourteen-year-old perform this kind of dance on stage was no different from her going to a kindergarten to watch a children's performance. Exploiting a woman's maternal instinct was shameful!
After giving Minghui Entertainment a hard time in his heart, the second performing trainee also walked onto the stage.
Qiu Yuge.
Su Rong also remembered him.
Among the group of weird and ugly kids in the fifth generation, Qiu Yuge looks like a human being.
After a cool song and dance performance ended, the camera switched to the face of the third generation, which scared Su Rong back to his senses.
What the hell?
Su Rong paused the video with a snap.
The consequence of hastily pausing the video is that the ghost thing becomes even more spooky.
Su Rong took a look at the screen and was shocked by its ugliness.
No, she knew Xi Yuan was ugly, but when did Xi Yuan become so ugly?
Su Rong, shocked by Xi Yuan's appearance, fast-forwarded the video and finally skipped the part where the three generations made comments.
The video started playing again, and Qiu Yuge's face appeared on the screen.
Su Rong figured it out instantly.
It turned out that it wasn't that Xi Yuan had become uglier, but that she had been looking at Qiu Yuge for too long, so Xi Yuan looked uglier.
Tsk tsk tsk, after figuring it out, Su Rong sighed and took a bite of food.
Xi Yuan has been in the third-generation group for so long, and he has never been so ugly.
It is easy to imagine how worrying the average appearance of the third-generation group is.
Such a group has been able to sit firmly on the throne of the number one group in the domestic entertainment industry for such a long time. I have to say that NGU's fans are really not picky.
Su Rong immediately had a much better impression of Qiu Yuge.
The trainees came out one by one, and Su Rong complained about them one by one. Some of them looked like mangoes, some looked like shoe horns, some danced like they were getting electric shocks, and some sang like mosquitoes buzzing, making people want to slap them...
After watching one episode of the show, Su Rong hadn't finished her meal yet, but her stomach was full from laughing.
Are you sure this is an internal talent show? Not some comedy competition?
Su Rong smiled and happily clicked on the second issue.
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The author has something to say: The bug in Cong'an's birthday has been fixed, and some modifications have been made to Chapters 83 and 84. The changes are not many. Some of the dialogues between Cong'an and Luo Wenbo have been modified, and the content of Lu Yao giving Cong'an a birthday gift has been deleted.
So, An didn't have a birthday in November. His birthday is in February. These two chapters are about his seventeenth birthday [heart]. Please forgive the stupid author for the bugs that occurred while writing [dissolved]...
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