Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Anticipation before the concert
Lu Yao's performance in the vocal class was surprising, but the approaching concert time was even more urgent.
The sudden rainstorm briefly washed away the summer heat and seemed to help the trainees regain their composure. Afterwards, the atmosphere in the practice room became much better. It wasn't all laughter, but it wasn't as depressing either.
In EP06 of the "Fifth Quadrant" project, after the concert program rehearsal and practice routine went online, the trainees began a new round of costume fittings and rehearsals for the concert. Early on Friday morning, they rushed to the concert venue and began this round of makeup rehearsals.
There are many rehearsal processes for a concert, and the final makeup rehearsal is carried out as closely as possible to the entire process of a formal concert. Ding Ling walked around the venue with a walkie-talkie, very busy.
She saw Sun Yutong out of the corner of her eye and quickly called him over. "We must ensure confidentiality this time. Have you emphasized this to the others?"
Sun Yutong nodded solemnly, "I've already said that."
"Okay." Although she said that, Ding Ling was still a little worried.
In the past, the confidentiality before concerts was at most about keeping the stage groups and the songs performed secret. These were all to maintain mystery so that fans would be surprised when they saw it.
But this time the confidentiality is completely different from the past.
Lu Yao, who performed brilliantly in the previous concert, only had two stages in this concert. If this news had been leaked in advance, Ding Ling could imagine how big of a stir it would have caused.
Even now, the official photos of "CRAZY" from the last concert are still popular.
The number of views is already heading towards three million.
Although Lu Yao doesn’t have many die-hard fans now, the voice and troubles he faces are always there just because there are fewer people.
Sometimes having fewer people can actually cause more trouble.
Ding Ling suppressed her uneasiness and stopped worrying about it. She believed that there was nothing wrong with her decision, and Lu Yao himself agreed. She had done her best to deal with this matter. No matter what happened next, she just had to solve it according to the preset plan.
The stage director this time was the same one as last time. His team had been cooperating with Minghui Entertainment for a long time and had been responsible for many of Minghui Entertainment's concerts. He took the program list and looked at it again and again, but still couldn't help but go to find Ding Ling.
"This Lu Yao..." He pointed at two purely singing performances, "Only two stages this time?"
He remembered Lu Yao. Lu Yao's performance last time impressed him deeply. Of course, he could not forget Lu Yao who was trapped in the fallen cage.
"Yes." Ding Ling nodded.
The stage director frowned. "Is his injury serious?"
Otherwise, based on Lu Yao's performance last time, he couldn't think of any reason why Lu Yao only had two programs.
Ding Ling wanted to sigh. It was so touching that someone understood her good intentions at the first moment.
"It's almost healed now."
"That's good." The stage director didn't ask any further questions. After all, these were internal matters of Minghui Entertainment. As a partner, expressing his concern was enough. "I'm looking forward to everyone's performance today."
"Thank you for your hard work, director."
“It’s not hard, it’s not hard.”
After a series of greetings, the rehearsal officially began and the trainees went on stage to perform the first opening program.
The stage director counted them and found that there were only fifteen people on the stage, and Lu Yao was indeed not there.
He sighed silently in his heart. Although he could understand it, Lu Yao would not be on stage during the whole concert. After the concert ended tomorrow, the fans would definitely not understand.
I just hope Minghui Entertainment can handle this matter properly.
The rehearsal proceeded in an orderly manner, and the director took the program list to confirm the next program.
"Blue Sky is ready to go."
He glanced around and saw Lu Yao's name.
This is one of Lu Yao's only two stages.
He looked up and saw three young men walking onto the stage and standing under the lights.
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Song Rui and Shen Sisi met again at the stadium. This time they were very lucky and bought tickets for sitting together. They could sit together and watch the concert happily while discussing!
After a busy series of activities such as taking selfies and distributing small gifts outside the venue, it was finally time to enter. They lined up to enter first, and after setting up their cameras, Shen Sisi couldn't wait to share her experiences with Song Rui.
Although they chat on social media every day, some things are more passionate when said face to face.
Shen Sisi first took out her mobile phone and played the "CRAZY" stage that she had played hundreds of times. How could enjoying it alone compare to enjoying it with her sisters?
The two of them first watched the official photos, and then followed Shen Sisi's favorites to watch the direct shots one by one, cheering as they watched. Before the concert even started, the two of them were already extremely excited.
"Are you watching Lu Yao's straight-shot video?"
A weak voice suddenly came from behind Song Rui.
The two looked back and saw a girl in a green dress sitting in the seat behind them.
The blue dress made a radar in Shen Sisi's mind instantly stand up.
Her eyes lit up, "Are you a fan of Lu Yao?"
The girl in the dress nodded immediately, looking excited: "I am, I am! Are you guys too?"
Did you find your family so soon?
Shen Sisi immediately held the girl’s hand: “I’m an elk too!”
Song Rui smiled with all eight teeth: "I'm a proxy fan, I like them all."
"Oh!" The girl nodded repeatedly. Although not both of them were fans of Lu Yao, she was already very excited to meet one.
The next second, she pulled out two shakes from her bag and said, "This is for you!"
There is a spring under the acrylic Lu Yao's big head. If you shake the base gently, Lu Yao's head will shake along with it, which is very cute.
"So cute!" Shen Sisi was immediately struck by it. When watching the video, many fans like to make big head effects for themselves, and then add pink blush and filters, they look like babies. Now the big head of Lu Yao in her hand is not only made with pink blush, but also tied into two ponytails, which is twice as cute!
"Hehe." The girl smiled shyly, "I photoshopped this picture myself and asked a vendor to do it. I think it's super cute too!"
Shen Sisi also started to search her pockets, but her items were not that special. "These little cards are all for you!" If they are not special enough, then she will make up for it with quantity!
"So many!" The girl was a little surprised when she took the thick stack of small cards.
"I printed these myself." Compared to Minghui Entertainment's extremely expensive peripherals, the small cards printed by fans themselves are so cost-effective!
But despite saying that, she still wanted Lu Yao's official card.
However, the peripheral products from the last concert have just been put on sale, and it is not known when Minghui Entertainment will ship them. Before that, Lu Yao’s fans - Milu, can only satisfy their cravings by printing their own small cards.
After exchanging materials, Song Rui and Shen Sisi joined the team watching the live-shot video and another person joined in. The three of them discussed while watching. Everyone had their favorite part, and after sharing with each other, they discovered more details in Lu Yao's performance.
"Xiaolu is so amazing!" Although the boy on the screen was only fourteen years old, Shen Sisi couldn't help but stare at him. "What was I doing when I was fourteen? He could already do so many backflips on stage."
The girl also agreed very much, but after agreeing, she couldn't help but feel distressed, "It is said that it is easy to get injured when practicing martial arts. I hope that doing so many somersaults will not put too much strain on Lu Yao's body."
Song Rui and Shen Sisi nodded in agreement.
Somersaults on stage do have an effect. There was a time when idol groups big and small were keen on performing these stunt-like moves on stage to attract attention, but now, these moves are less common. On the one hand, the audience's threshold has been raised, and on the other hand, these moves are indeed dangerous. Compared with the practice time and injuries encountered for these moves, the benefits they bring are far insufficient, so these groups gradually stopped doing these moves.
But Lu Yao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he looks very easy when doing these moves, so maybe it’s okay?
Shen Sisi sighed, she actually didn't know either.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." She shook her head, shaking off these annoying things from her mind. Shen Sisi began to look forward to today's concert, "What stage will Xiaolu perform today?"
As soon as this question came out, the girl immediately became excited, "Hey, I want to see Lu Yao dance with a girl group. His last girl group dance was so cute! He was so youthful and full of energy, like a real sister!"
Song Rui and Shen Sisi nodded repeatedly.
They totally understand!
Lu Yao's girl group dance is fresh, natural and unpretentious, and the smile on her face can melt the ice of winter.
But Song Rui’s favorite is still—“I like Neon Lights.”
"Ah!" The girl covered her heart, her face showing a tangled expression of restraint and love. "Neon Lights is okay, but Lu Yao was only fourteen years old..."
"Sister!" Song Rui held the girl's hand. "I understand! Lu Yao is still young, still a baby, but the stage is never restricted by age or gender! It is a display of beauty! Beauty needs no definition!"
The girl was dazed and looked at Song Rui, asking uncertainly, "Is that so?"
"Yes." Song Rui nodded affirmatively, "Believe me."
"That's right." Shen Sisi joined in, "Although Lu Yao is still young, you have to believe in him! He can digest any style!"
After some "enlightenment", the girl also joined the team that liked "Neon Lights". After the three of them watched the stage of "Neon Lights" again, they finally stopped looking at the stage.
The previous stages were good, but what is more anticipated is, of course, the upcoming new stage!
“I’m really looking forward to it!”
"No matter what style of performance we have today, I believe Xiaolu can perform well!"
"That's right!" Shen Sisi pointed at the camera in front of her, "The cannon is ready! I will film every stage of the road!"
"HD direct shooting, here I come!"
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The author has something to say: Shen Sisi (carrying a freshly-baked cannon): Today I want to be the most beautiful fangirl!
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