Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Ding Ling's Decision
Ding Ling found Lu Yao on the rooftop on the third floor. She discovered that Lu Yao seemed to like this kind of open space very much.
She walked to Lu Yao, struggling with how to start the conversation.
Lu Yao seemed to know what Ding Ling wanted to ask and spoke first: "There are too many people here."
Ding Ling was caught off guard by the incoherent words.
Lu Yao didn't stop: "I said, I can't stay in crowded places for a long time."
Ding Ling:......
Yes, I did.
She remembered.
So what Lu Yao meant was that there were too many people here, making it impossible for him to maintain his usual state in front of the camera?
"But, there aren't that many people here, are there?" Ding Ling said, "This place is so big, and all the people here only add up to a little over a hundred. Wouldn't there be more people during a concert?"
Tens of thousands of people.
Lu Yao answered the question today much more directly and decisively than usual: "Too many people are looking at me."
"At a concert, I only need to perform for five minutes, but here, I have to be watched by others 24 hours a day."
"I can't keep up the pretense for that long."
Ding Ling: "Ah, this..."
So you just don't install it, right?
Very good, great.
Ding Ling was a little unwilling to give up: "Can you control it a little bit?"
Just a little bit is enough. Don't expect them to cooperate as much as when recording in the company, but don't be like this afternoon, where there was not a single smile on their face the whole time.
Lu Yao shook his head directly: "I thought you were mentally prepared."
Ding Ling smiled bitterly: "Haha."
She had indeed prepared herself mentally, but one never gives up until one hits a wall. She had thought that there might come a day when Lu Yao could no longer pretend, but she had never thought it would be now.
Ding Ling has already seen the overwhelming hot searches beckoning her.
#Five Generations of Disharmony#
#Luyao's domineering#
Perhaps there are some that have disappeared for a long time.
#Luyaobullying#
Is the uncontrolled bomb finally going to explode?
And when Lu Yao took out his cell phone to check the message saying that he was going to be interviewed, Ding Ling was completely heartbroken.
After Lu Yao left, Ding Ling stood alone on the rooftop. The wind was blowing, making her heart feel cold.
If Lu Yao is not pretending, given his personality, would he accept the interview?
Ding Ling didn't dare to imagine what kind of "excellent" answer Lu Yao would give.
*
Lu Yao was the first to be interviewed.
When he arrived at the interview preparation room, the interview staff inside were still making preparations.
It is very similar to the company's preparation for production, with a cameraman and an interview staff member.
Lu Yao could see their work badges.
Zhang Shi and Liu Shu.
Seeing Lu Yao, Zhang Shi wanted to go over to help Lu Yao carry the microphone, but Lu Yao raised his hand to stop him and took the microphone himself.
Because the recording of the first stage was finished, everyone started learning the theme song, so they all changed into practice clothes.
A set of sportswear sponsored by the brand.
Dark blue trousers with white stripes, a white T-shirt, and a sports jacket in the same color.
Focus on a youth movement.
As Lu Yao moved the microphone, his clothes were lifted up, revealing his fair skin.
Liu Shu glanced around and saw that Lu Yao was not avoiding people at all, so he quickly lowered his head.
She has no interest in children.
The news of Lu Yao fighting against pedophile was widely spread throughout the program crew. At this time, they were still staring at Lu Yao with the microphone. Didn't she want to live anymore?
Zhang Shi also hurriedly covered the camera, fearing that he would take pictures of something he shouldn't.
But as soon as Liu Shugang's eyes fell on the script, his brows frowned, and he subconsciously raised his head.
Just a moment ago, she seemed to see something else in Lu Yao?
But when she looked up again, Lu Yao had already put on the microphone and sat on the chair, as if the scene that Liu Shu had just caught a glimpse of was just her illusion.
After debugging, the recording officially begins.
Liu Shu put the previous thought behind him, looked at his script, and prepared to ask questions.
As an interviewer, Liu Shu designed many questions in a targeted manner.
During her fifth-generation tutoring, in addition to the materials regularly released by Minghui Entertainment, Liu Shu also read a lot of fan comments.
From Weibo to forums, she searched everywhere she could, determined to summarize the best questions to ask during the interview preparation stage.
In the process, she also discovered some very interesting things.
For example, Lu Yao’s personality.
Before today, she was still a little skeptical about the comments lurking in corners of the Internet, but after watching the daytime recording, Liu Shu suddenly felt that those comments on the Internet were not groundless.
She cleared her throat and asked the first question.
"I ranked first in the first stage today. What are your thoughts?"
The chair in the preparation room is a high chair with a low back. It will be very uncomfortable for people to sit on it, but people will maintain a very beautiful posture.
This is what Lu Yao is like at this moment.
He sat upright, his eyes fixed on the camera. In the camera, he looked as beautiful as a sculpture carefully carved by God.
Every angle is as perfect as a painting, making people want to take it home and hang it on the wall to appreciate it carefully.
But as soon as I opened my mouth, this beautiful fantasy disappeared.
Lu Yao spoke expressionlessly, his voice so flat and even a little cold: "I don't have any ideas."
Liu Shu pressed on: "Why don't you have any thoughts? Shouldn't you be very happy to get first place? As far as I know, you've never won first place before."
Lu Yao replied: "Ranking doesn't mean anything."
Liu Shu frowned.
Lu Yao's answer had no substantive content at all. It was neither interesting nor exciting. In short, it was boring.
Such an interview is meaningless.
Liu Shu turned the page and asked new questions.
"Qiu Yuge only got fourth place in this initial stage assessment. What are your thoughts?"
Qiu Yuge, who has always been ranked first, lost his first place in the first assessment of the program. Does this confirm the fact that he is just a vase?
He has popularity but lacks the strength to match it.
Lu Yao's expression remained unchanged, "I don't have any ideas."
"Bai You achieved a good result of second place this time. What do you think?"
"No idea."
"Among all the debut performances this time, is there any that left a particularly deep impression on you?"
"Nothing."
Liu Shu: ...
It’s a difficult question, really difficult to ask.
It's like they are deliberately going against the production team, there is not a single interesting material.
If it were a talent show, this kind of material could be used to make a "bad edit" to create a so-called "villain."
But unfortunately, they are not recording a talent show now, but a training system, and the final editing plan needs to refer to Minghui Entertainment's opinions.
Liu Shu turned another page of the script.
"In tomorrow's theme song assessment, where do you think you'll rank?"
This time, Lu Yao finally had no more ideas.
Lu Yao uttered two words decisively: "First."
Liu Shu waited for a moment, but Lu Yao just sat there without any intention of explaining further.
Wow, that's so concise.
Based on Liu Shu's many years of interviewing experience, when answering this kind of question, people usually give an explanation afterwards.
No matter which number you are talking about, you will explain the reason why you got that term, both to make up for it and to avoid being slapped in the face.
Lu Yao just threw out these two words so dryly, without any explanation or excuse. Is this confidence?
Are you convinced that you can take first place?
Liu Shu asked, "Do you think you are the strongest among all people?"
Lu Yao: "Everyone has a different definition of strength."
Liu Shu raised his eyebrows.
Practice Tai Chi?
No answer?
Liu Shu turned another page.
"We all know that you recently joined the Fifth Generation. You also said before that you were in competition with everyone in the Fifth Generation, so you wouldn't fit in with them. So, after a few months of getting along, has the relationship between you changed?"
A somewhat controversial question.
When Lu Yao first made his interview public, it caused quite a stir among his fans.
When Liu Shu was taking extra classes, he found some remnants of the discussion on the forum.
Due to Lu Yao's answers in this interview, most people at that time had a rejection attitude towards Lu Yao, but there were also some people who felt that he had torn off the mask of the training system and were curious about his next performance.
If we ask the same question again a few months later, what answer would Lu Yao give?
Liu Shu is looking forward to it.
Lu Yao's expression remained unchanged. He said, "The relationship is mutual. This question should be asked to them."
Liu Shu exhaled helplessly.
Practicing Tai Chi again.
It seems that over the past few months, not only Lu Yao's reputation has improved, but also his interviewing skills.
Liu Shu did not give up and continued to ask: "What do you think?"
Lu Yao: "Competition is inevitable, but humans are also emotional animals. After getting along with each other, feelings will naturally develop."
Liu Shu: “…”
Another impeccable answer.
Liu Shu asked the questions he had prepared one by one, and Lu Yao answered them one by one. As the questions were about to run out, Liu Shu became more and more bored.
How to say it, she thought of so many questions, but didn't get any answers that excited her.
Although she didn't know what kind of answer she wanted, it shouldn't be so bland and boring anyway.
Liu Shu: "In the materials, I can see that the members gave you a nickname, "Youwenbida Lu Xiaoyao", what does that mean?"
Lu Yao: "Literally, I will answer any question you ask me."
Liu Shu: "What kind of answer would you give? An abstract one? A meme?"
Lu Yao: "I will tell the truth."
Liu Shu: "Never lie?"
Lu Yao: “Yes.”
Liu Shu: "Just like before when they asked you if you were an undercover agent, would you directly answer yes?"
Lu Yao: “Yes.”
What a truthful statement.
Liu Shu turned another page and saw that there were only a few questions left. She was about to speak when she suddenly realized something.
I will answer every question and never lie.
Then doesn’t choosing to practice Tai Chi also represent an answer?
Liu Shu's eyes lit up.
For unimportant questions, Lu Yao would give clear answers directly.
For some questions, it would be enough to just say yes, but Lu Yao chose to play Tai Chi.
Why?
"So when you were answering the questions just now, did you choose to deliberately avoid them because you didn't want to express your true thoughts?"
Liu Shu stared at Lu Yao intently. Lu Yao, who was sitting on a high chair, had an upright posture and a calm expression. Even though the interview had been going on for a long time, he did not seem to be slack at all. He did not seem tired from sitting for a long time, nor did he have any emotional fluctuations caused by the incessant questioning. He was just like at the beginning, like a frozen painting.
Lu Yao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and for the first time he had a different reaction. He looked at Liu Shu and locked eyes with her: "Do I have to answer this question?"
Lu Yao's gaze was like a sharp blade, piercing into Liu Shu's heart.
Liu Shu felt his heartbeat suddenly become faster.
Lu Yao asked back.
Is she going to ask? Is she going to ask more?
If she continued to ask, she might really get some unexpected answers from Lu Yao, who always answered questions.
It's not playing Tai Chi, it's not evasion, it's not an official answer.
But it was Lu Yao, who never lies, who told the absolute truth.
Is she going to ask?
Liu Shu: "Yes, you must answer."
Her heart was pounding.
Lu Yao: “I do.”
Liu Shu: "But don't you just tell the truth?"
Lu Yao: "The truth is not a lie."
Liu Shu: "But that's not what you really mean."
Lu Yao didn't say anything, but Liu Shu felt her hands were shaking. Her thoughts were clearer than ever before, and the scenes from the question she had just asked flashed before her eyes like a rewind.
"Why don't you tell the truth? Are you worried about the impact of your answer?"
Lu Yao paused for the first time.
"……Yes."
"So," Liu Shu's lips trembled, "Do you think you are the strongest person in the fifth generation?"
Lu Yao: “I am.”
"Have you integrated into the Fifth Generation?"
Lu Yao was silent.
"Do you still feel a competitive relationship with the other people in the fifth generation?"
Lu Yao remained silent.
"Does silence mean you're refusing to answer?" Liu Shu waited a moment. "Then do you know that refusing to answer is also a form of answer?"
Lu Yao looked at Liu Shu, and after a long silence, his expression suddenly changed.
The plain painting was given a touch of unique color. A faint smile curved the corners of his mouth, and his gaze fell from top to bottom on Liu Shu: "So what?"
He stood up, walked in front of the camera and blocked it with his hand.
"Let's end the interview here." He looked at Liu Shu. He didn't look like a trainee being interviewed, but rather like someone interviewing a trainee.
*
When Ding Ling was found by Du Tang, there was no trace of surprise, only a sense of calmness as if it was as expected.
After watching Lu Yao's interview video, she even compared this video with Lu Yao's original interview in her mind and concluded that Lu Yao had grown up.
She originally thought that Lu Yao would say more "unrestrained" words, but now it seems that he not only knows how to practice Tai Chi, but also has learned to be silent.
If this isn’t progress, what is?
Although such silence is no different from an answer, at least it is not just a dry answer, right?
Du Tang couldn't count how many times he was shocked today.
From morning to night, every time he saw Lu Yao, he would be shocked by his words and actions.
It's magical, really magical.
This person is actually a training-based trainee in front of the camera? And he's also participating in the debut battle?
So flamboyant, so 'honest', so unscrupulous.
Can such a person be 'obedient'?
Du Tang: "Any explanation?"
After Ding Ling finished reading, Du Tang raised his own questions.
Ding Ling said she had made a decision long ago, "You guys can cut it as you see fit."
Du Tang: "What do you mean?"
They watched the editing? Did they have the freedom to edit it however they wanted? Whether they could release the footage intact, or not, or even edit it to create a gimmick?
Ding Ling: "You guys also want a show that's going to be a huge hit, right?"
She tapped the computer screen with her finger, and Lu Yao's face was clearly visible on it.
She almost forgot that she had actually made the decision long ago.
A long, long time ago, so long ago that Lu Yao had not yet been made public in any materials.
It was so long that I decided to release Lu Yao’s first interview video.
The fifth era, "ji" means both record and documentary.
Some things cannot be hidden.
Some things must be faced.
This was a predetermined ending.
After Ding Ling left the office, Du Tang sat in front of the computer for a long time without coming back to his senses.
No, what exactly does Minghui Entertainment mean? Are they trying to push Lu Yao into the spotlight?
If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss and there will be no recovery.
Isn't Lu Yao a member of the royal family? Why does Ding Ling's attitude now seem so different?
*
The next day, the trainees showed up at the studio on time to record the theme song and then be evaluated.
After a day of study, everyone had basically learned the theme song, with only slight differences in proficiency.
Everyone sat down in order according to the ranking of the initial stage, and then began recording.
Du Tang announced the rules, "Please ask the top five trainees to choose the highlight clip they want to perform."
In the boy group selection, everyone's positioning is different. We cannot ask the RAP leader to challenge vocal music, nor can we ask the dance leader to challenge RAP. Therefore, in addition to the full song performance, today's assessment will also pay special attention to the different clips selected by each trainee based on his or her own strengths.
Lu Yao made the first choice.
The theme song has been learned, and everyone is very clear about which part they are good at and which part they performed better. When they heard the director ask Lu Yao to choose, they subconsciously began to compare and think about which part they could choose.
Lu Yao didn't hesitate at all and gave the result directly: "Killing part."
A small exclamation was heard in the studio.
But no one looked too surprised, as if they had already guessed that Lu Yao would choose this part. The surprise at this time was just a reaction for the effect of the show.
Then it was Bai You's turn to make a choice.
Bai You hesitated for a while longer.
When practicing yesterday, he specifically looked at the content of each part.
In addition to the vocal and RAP parts, he feels that he can handle the three parts of dance, bridge, and killing part. In fact, the vocal part is not impossible if he spends time practicing.
Now Lu Yao has chosen the killing part, and there are two parts left: dance and Bridge. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Which one will he choose?
Bai You held the lyrics in his hand, flipping through them over and over again, unable to make a decision for a long time.
Cang Zizhen suggested: "You choose the dance. No one else can dance that part except you."
The overall difficulty of the theme song's dance is not great, but in the special dance segment, the C-position's dance moves have a few continuous drum beats. If done well, it will be very handsome, but if done poorly, it will look crazy and ridiculous.
Looking at the top five, apart from Lu Yao, only Bai You can do this action well.
"Okay then." Bai You made a decision, "I'll choose the dance part."
There is no suspense about Yin Hongxue’s choice, “RAP part”.
Next were Qiu Yuge and Zhu Xiangming. The former chose the Bridge part with a separate SOLO, while the latter chose the vocal part with continuous high notes.
The first five parts ended harmoniously and quickly, but the recording had just begun here.
Footsteps were heard in the studio, getting closer and closer, and then the footsteps stopped, and a group of people appeared in front of them.
GRAY.ISLAND, Grey Island.
Unexpected yet surprisingly reasonable.
As soon as the third generation group left, the fourth generation group came to take over. This not only promoted family affection, but also took advantage of the popularity of the third generation group and the coldness of the fourth generation group, killing three birds with one stone.
It was like a re-enactment of the initial stage assessment. The seven people from Gray Island sat in the middle, the trainees sat in the back, and in the front was the stage for the performance.
The first person to be assessed was still Lu Yao.
Today is just a re-rating of the theme song, so everyone's makeup is very simple.
Lu Yao had only foundation on his face, his hair was tied in a simple high ponytail, and he wore the same training clothes as yesterday. As he walked, his hair swayed behind him.
Lu Yao stood on the stage, bowed, and introduced himself: "Hello everyone, I am Lu Yao, and I chose the killing part."
Before the performance began, the seven people from Grey Island sat up straight and focused their minds.
The scene of Lu Yao's assessment not long ago is still vivid in Sheng Yushu's mind. He still remembers the shock he felt after listening to Lu Yao singing. A fourteen-year-old boy could actually sing a song with such mature skills and rich emotions. It makes people sigh that the young are formidable.
No, or maybe it’s not that the young are to be feared, but the power of talent that most people cannot see.
As a fellow singer, Sheng Yushu is more aware that if he wants to sing a song like Lu Yao, he may never be able to do it in his entire life.
This has nothing to do with self-confidence, but rather that he knows the limits of his abilities.
And now, he was about to hear the young genius sing again.
Sheng Yushu controlled his expression and hid the anticipation in his heart.
Lu Yao took the starting position, and when the music started, he immediately started moving.
The killing part runs through the front, middle and back three parts of the theme song. At the beginning, there is an introduction part with a crowd of people, accompanied by the special effects sound of water drops. The camera will zoom in, and then everyone raises their hands to set off the C position in the middle.
Sheng Yushu had seen the song's demo, and now as soon as Lu Yao opened his mouth, he knew it was a sure thing.
Whether a song is good or not, in addition to the initial prelude, the first line of the vocals is also very important.
The catchy sound can immediately make people stay.
Lu Yao's voice now undoubtedly has such ability.
After the first segment ended, Lu Yao stopped singing and just danced quietly until the chorus, when he raised the microphone and sang again.
Then comes the second part of the killing part before the chorus.
There's a short, powerful drum beat, similar to a dance break, that requires the performer to be incredibly passionate, leading into the chorus's climax. If this beat is executed well, it can maximally stir emotions, allowing the audience to enter the chorus with a high. However, if it's weak, the chorus will also weaken, and the overall mood of the song will also drop. This song itself isn't very difficult, but if it fails to emotionally engage the audience, it will simply become mediocre.
Sheng Yushu looked at Lu Yao with anticipation and spoke slowly.
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