Chapter 112 Re-recording and Voting Results
The first job after the New Year holiday is exhausting.
It was still dark, but the dormitory building was brightly lit.
The trainees who were drawn to be the first group to put on makeup pressed the alarm clock, struggled in the warm bed for a long time, and finally got up painfully.
I looked at the time, it was five in the morning.
Ha, how horrible.
Bai You hurriedly finished washing up, and as soon as he walked out of the bathroom, he saw Lu Yao sitting calmly on the bed waiting for him.
The makeup time is 5:20, and his alarm clock is 5 o'clock. However, Lu Yao always gets up before 5 o'clock and goes to the bathroom to wash up quietly, and never wakes him up.
A pretty perfect roommate.
Quiet, clean, and with minimal presence.
If you don't look for him, you won't even notice his presence in the room.
When Lu Yao first entered the fifth generation and Bai You and the other party first became roommates, Bai You often thought that he was still living alone.
At that time, he always felt lucky to have met such a "good" roommate like Lu Yao.
But now…
"Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Bai You pulled his hair back, letting his wet bangs fall neatly on top of his head, allowing him to look at Lu Yao unobstructed. "You can wait until I'm done washing up before getting up."
The dry questioning sounded like a sermon. Bai You thought for a moment and added, "You should get more sleep. That way you can grow taller."
Hearing the noise, Lu Yao moved. He turned his head in Bai You's direction, looked over, and said, "I'm already 1.76 meters tall."
The voice was very calm, showing neither the excitement of growing taller nor the reaction to Bai You's 'preaching'.
Bai You: ...
Despite this, Bai You still heard Lu Yao's subtext.
——Sleeping less will affect your height growth, but I’m already taller, so it doesn’t matter.
Ha ha.
Bai You wanted to laugh, and he actually laughed.
"Lack of sleep is bad for your health. You are still young and don't understand the importance of health. When you grow up a little, you will know the pain if you continue to do this." Bai You finished muttering and saw Lu Yao's unchanged face. He smiled bitterly and felt like an old mother.
Forget it, what right does he have to criticize others?
Isn't he the same? Not much better than Lu Yao.
Thinking of this, Bai You stopped talking, wiped his face with a towel, and then took out the bottles and jars to wipe their face. After washing and skin care, he picked up his cell phone, signaled to Lu Yao, and the two left the room together.
On the way, he met Zhu Xiangming, who had a messy hair and was sleepy, and Lu Jianian, who was hunched over with his legs drooping.
Unfortunately, the two of them won first place in the makeup lottery.
And Lu Yao and Bai You? They were the first two to volunteer to put on makeup.
When we arrived at the dressing room, Chen Jing and a group of makeup artists were already waiting there.
Getting up early to put on makeup on the first day back to work, is it harder for the makeup artist to put on makeup or for the trainee to be put on makeup? This question will probably never be answered.
But the mental state of Chen Jing and others seemed no better than that of Zhu Xiangming and Lu Jianian.
Or rather, in the whole room, only Lu Yao and Bai You looked like human beings.
As soon as Zhu Xiangming sat down on the chair, he shrank into it, closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and the sleepiness that had not yet left him came over him again.
I slowly fell asleep under the gentle movements of the makeup artist.
Lu Jianian was the type who couldn't go back to sleep after waking up unless he was extremely sleepy. So even though he was still very tired now, he kept his eyes open and didn't feel sleepy at all.
Bai You seized the last moment to close his eyes and rest. Even if he couldn't sleep, it would make him feel better.
Lu Yao sat upright, holding his mobile phone and watching the video attentively.
The sound was turned down so low that it was faintly heard in the dressing room, making it difficult to hear clearly. One could only hear the movement.
Chen Jing glanced down and saw that he was reading the fifth issue of "The Fifth Epoch".
The barrage is still on.
She silently withdrew her gaze.
Lu Yao really watches everything and is not afraid of being affected by it.
Of course, she watched the fifth episode that was released yesterday as soon as possible, or rather, she not only watched the main film, but also watched a lot of other things.
Such as hot searches, forums, voting...
Lu Yao became popular due to his stage performance, and his reputation has greatly improved in the past two weeks.
First of all, although the boycott is still visible in the barrage, it is covered by more support. The situation in the Weibo comment area is much better than before. There are almost no negative comments in the front row of comments. Chen Jing occasionally takes a look at it and feels that the hard work has paid off.
But when Lu Yao watches the show now, his expression is no different from when he watched the previous episodes. It's as if the praise all over the screen now is the same to him as the abuse in the past.
Chen Jing looked at Lu Yao's calm face at the moment, and her thoughts drifted away.
When she saw Lu Yao half a year ago, she had a feeling that Lu Yao would attract a lot of fans, after all, Lu Yao was really good-looking.
Although there is a certain age gap between him and others, and his practice experience is almost zero, and the timing of joining the fifth generation is a bit awkward, so the possibility of forming a group in the fifth generation is very small, but it does not mean that there will be no development if he cannot form a group.
In her imagination, the Fifth Generation will be a springboard for Lu Yao to increase his exposure. He will bring some ripples to the peaceful Fifth Generation, and then after everything settles down, he will become a SOLO artist of Minghui Entertainment.
Whether singing or acting, they develop in the entertainment industry step by step. Through the popularity accumulated over five generations, they gradually expand their fame and have a place in the entertainment industry.
If you are lucky, you may even become quite famous.
Even if you are unlucky, you won’t be out of work.
It’s just the difference between eighth line and eighteenth line.
This is a very stable and feasible path.
After four generations of attempts, the company has become very experienced.
Except for the debut group that will be given the most resources, the rest of the trainees will basically follow this path if they still want to develop in the entertainment industry. The company will give them some resources, not too big or too small, depending on the situation.
Such as an unimportant male supporting role in a senior brother's play, a supporting guest in a senior brother's variety show, a series of roles in the company's own dramas... Although these are not good resources, they can also allow these trainees who have not formed a group to have work to do and make money, which is also a way out.
At that time, Chen Jing thought that Lu Yao was just like that.
But Lu Yao unexpectedly broke everyone's cognition.
Chen Jing took out the blush brush and lightly swept it on Lu Yao's cheek.
Suddenly, a soft blush appeared on the fair face, adding a touch of color and warmth to Lu Yao's face as he lowered his eyes to watch the show.
Lu Yao, who initially seemed harmless and as quiet as a beautiful doll in a window display, actually possessed unimaginable resilience and attack power.
He is hardworking, serious, persistent and focused. He will do what he wants to do, get what he wants and say what he wants to say.
With great penetrating power, he rushed into the calm surface of the Five Dynasties and left a long scratch on it.
It stirs up huge waves, churns up the water, and makes everyone restless.
It is impossible to ignore his presence.
Finally, Chen Jing used a brush to apply color on Lu Yao's lips, and the makeup was completed.
There is no stage performance today, so just put on some everyday photogenic makeup. It is simple, quick and not difficult.
Chen Jing took a step back and carefully looked at the results of her work. She nodded as she looked at it and exclaimed that it was perfect.
How come she is so good at drawing?
hey-hey.
After laughing in her heart, Chen Jing signaled Lu Yao to stand up, took him out of the dressing room, and entered the dressing room next door. She took out the clothes that had been matched long ago and gave them to Lu Yao for him to change into.
Returning to the dressing room, Chen Jing was not surprised to find that the atmosphere in the room had become much more lively.
It's the third public performance, and the makeup artists from the program team are still so cautious when facing Lu Yao.
Chen Jing could also understand. After all, no one wanted to be the next person to be sent to the police station.
After finishing their makeup, the makeup artists stayed in the dressing room to wait for the next batch of trainees to have their makeup done, while the trainees who had their makeup done gathered in the cafeteria for breakfast.
There was almost no one in the cafeteria at this time. Apart from the staff serving meals, there were only a few staff eating, as well as Bai You, Zhu Xiangming and Lu Jianian who had just finished putting on makeup.
As for Lu Yao, he left the second he put on his makeup.
Everyone was used to his sudden appearances and disappearances, and they all knew why he left at this time, so no one had any doubts about it. Only after Lu Yao left did the remaining three people exchange glances and then tacitly rush to the same destination.
But although eating is one of the beautiful things in life, it is not so beautiful for the three people sitting in the cafeteria now.
Bai You had suffered a lot from gaining weight during his growth period, so he was determined to lose weight and eat grass every day. Now he was holding a plate of "grass" and stuffing it into his mouth with a forkful.
Lu Jianian found that eating well was good for losing weight. After being encouraged by Lu Yao, he lost seven or eight kilograms. Every morning when he looked in the mirror, he was shocked by how handsome he was. His self-confidence was unprecedentedly satisfied, and his appetite was no longer important.
Therefore, even without Lu Yao's supervision, he continued to follow the diet set by Lu Yao to maintain his current weight.
Zhu Xiangming was left alone. To his left, he saw a plate of cold, unappetizing grass. To his right, he saw a piece of bland, tasteless sticky corn, and two dry, boiled eggs.
Zhu Xiangming took a bite of the bun and suddenly felt that the white, tender, soft and juicy bun was not so delicious.
When! When exactly! All his companions became the ultimate rollercoasters? Was this a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality?
Zhu Xiangming couldn't see the answer, so he could only swallow the buns mouthful by mouthful, mixed with tears flowing from his mouth.
Then he burped and patted his stomach, "The buns in this cafeteria are delicious."
The egg in Lu Jianian's mouth suddenly lost its fragrance. In front of Zhu Xiangming, he started to chatter loudly: "Why did we ask Zhu Xiangming to eat with us?"
The premise that the desire for food is not important is that there is no one around to tempt him!
Watching Bai You eating grass, he could find some comfort from his fellow man, but when he saw Zhu Xiangming eating and drinking a lot without gaining weight, his composure disappeared.
Bai You raised his eyes blankly, and looked at Lu Jianian with a look that was as innocent as it could be.
The egg stuck in Lu Jianian's throat became even more choked.
Good man, he's the only one who was emotionally seduced, right?
He was careless.
Can Baiyou, who can eat grass every day, still be considered a human being?
After taking a bite of corn with resentment, Lu Jianian looked at Zhu Xiangming as if the person he was chewing was Zhu Xiangming himself.
Zhu Xiangming realized belatedly that he was out of place, and with a chuckle, he said, "I'm full. I'm leaving first. Take your time eating!"
Then get away.
There is a short break after breakfast before the start of recording, but instead of going back to the dormitory and looking at the bed and unable to sleep, it is better to go to the studio to make yourself more alert. So after Bai You and Lu Jianian went to the studio for today's recording, other people also came in groups.
The staff began to debug the equipment, and the trainees wandered around the hall, talking about some boring nonsense, but no one discussed yesterday's fifth episode and the voting that had ended.
This was the scene Du Tang saw when he hurried to the studio with today's script in his hand.
The trainees had already brought their microphones with the help of the staff. He put on his headphones and everyone's voice came clearly into his ears.
Someone said that the heating in the dormitory was too hot and made him sweat while sleeping.
Some people say that it is too late to get up.
Some people are asking if the buns in the cafeteria are pre-made and don’t seem very fresh.
Then Du Tang saw Zhu Xiangming jump in front of Wu Anyi who was talking, and started a series of discussions about whether the buns were pre-made.
Are the buns pre-made?
Yes, yes.
The finance department personally asked him to approve the budget, how could he not know?
In short, the conversations between the trainees were leisurely and relaxed. There was no sign of nervousness about the upcoming third public performance, nor was there much anticipation.
Du Tang shook his head and sighed.
He finally understood why the previous five generations were so lukewarm.
Is this even worth thinking about? It's so boring!
Everyone in front of the camera seems to be wearing a mask, and their emotions are like set programs that are automatically executed when the corresponding stimuli are triggered.
It perfectly fits the public's imagination of training-based trainees.
Well-behaved, obedient, hard-working, serious, and positive.
But I can't see the sincerity.
Just like at the last moment of recording their debut variety show, they can chat together without any pressure, and then respond perfectly after the recording starts.
Du Tang glanced at Ding Ling who was flipping through the script and wanted to ask her what she thought of the Fifth Generation.
But this question was somewhat offensive. After all, he was not Lu Yao, so he couldn't ask it.
Soon, the pre-recording debugging was completed, the trainees finished their makeup, and Lu Yao returned to the studio on time. The final stage of recording of the Fifth Era officially began.
First, the live voting results of the second public performance were announced.
The powerful combination of Lu Yao and Qiu Yuge won first place as expected.
Du Tang looked at Qiu Yuge, who had a perfect smile with eight teeth on his face.
Just as he expected.
Looking at Lu Yao again, he was smiling.
It seems that after a rest, Lu Yao is in good condition on the first day of recording after a long absence.
The second place is the combination of Yin Hongxue and Cang Zizhen.
The two rappers' super-burning stage really ignited the audience's emotions.
Got a lot of votes.
Du Tang looked at Yin Hongxue. The smile on the other's face was even fainter than Lu Yao's, and he didn't seem excited about the result at all.
That's right, except on stage, Du Tang has never found that Yin Hongxue has any special interest in anything.
Looking at Cang Zizhen again, he finally had a smile of genuine joy.
He was indeed happy to get second place.
The third place is the combination of Bai You and Wang Mingzhi.
This combination was unexpected, and the final result was also somewhat surprising.
There were so many problems during this group's practice that it was a miracle that both of them were able to successfully stand on the stage in the end.
Ever since the chat records were exposed, Wang Mingzhi seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden. Unlike his usual carefree and straight-man performance in the fifth generation, he is still carefree, but his direction has completely changed.
Bai You was in the same group with him, and the feeling was particularly obvious.
In the past, Wang Mingzhi always said things that he couldn’t understand, but this time, he could understand everything Wang Mingzhi said.
Bai You was suspicious of his ears when he heard a series of remarks such as "I don't want to practice, I need to rest", "Why bother trying so hard", "You practice so much every day, why don't you look that strong", "Are you pretending", etc.
Every time Bai You heard it, he would repeatedly check whether the camera was still on, to confirm whether Wang Mingzhi really said these words in front of the camera.
Then he made sure that Wang Mingzhi was telling the truth, and when his temper flared up, he forgot that he was recording. In front of the camera, he quarreled with Wang Mingzhi and ended up parting on bad terms.
They walked back and forth in this small practice room for a total of eight thousand steps.
During just one week of practice, Wang Mingzhi and Bai You quarreled every day, and Du Tang was so annoyed by the director's howling that he felt like he was going to have a headache.
With this kind of practice condition, will the two of them be able to go on stage in the end?
It turns out that it can.
Not only did I get in, I also got a good result of third place.
Du Tang announced the results while shaking his head and sighing.
Although the fifth generation of Minghui Entertainment feels weird from head to toe, it has to be said that they still have basic strength, which is much better than most of the contestants in the draft.
Those who have gained a certain degree of popularity have their own strengths.
The results of the third place were announced, and the fourth place had only two votes difference from the third place.
It is the Wanyuanzhou and Wuhai group.
Du Tang understands this. After all, it’s not surprising that they can achieve this result.
Then there are Zhu Xiangming and Qiao Sinian, ranked fifth.
Their performance wasn't bad, it was just a bit flat compared to the previous performances which all had their own highlights.
After all, even Bai You and Wang Mingzhi, who encountered frequent problems during practice, were full of energy and unexpectedly tense on stage, perhaps precisely because of this situation.
But Zhu Xiangming and Qiao Sinian are good, but not amazing, and people forget them after watching them.
Du Tang felt that the pairing of the two of them was similar to the feeling given to him by the previous five generations.
As plain as water.
Further on, Cong'an and Luo Wenbo in sixth place, Lü Jianian and Jiang Mu in seventh place, and Huang Xi and Wu Anyi in eighth place were indeed slightly inferior to their previous stages, so it is not surprising that they achieved this result.
Compared to when the results of the top few places were announced, there weren't many genuine smiles from the trainees. Now the disappointment of the trainees who are ranked lower seems more real.
Jiang Mu couldn't even force a smile on his face. He could only clap his hands mechanically, then lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Huang Xi and Lu Jianian looked at each other and then gave the same bitter smile.
Wu Anyi maintained a good expression, with a smile on his face, as if the last place result had no effect on him.
The disappointment was most obvious on An's face. After all, he had achieved a good result of third place in the first public performance, but instantly dropped to last place in the second. No matter who it was, no one could easily accept such a gap.
Luo Wenbo seemed to accept the result well and even wanted to comfort the sad Cong'an.
The second public performance results have been announced, and the next step is the third public performance.
After more than half a month of voting, when the final result was announced, it was not beyond everyone's expectations, but it was indeed a bit surprising.
Du Tang turned over a page of the script, and on the next page was the result that had just been produced last night.
"The third performance will be divided into three groups for competition, and the group results, based on audience votes, are now in my hands."
Du Tang paused for a moment and scanned each trainee one by one.
Lu Yao sat upright in the corner, his face showing a look of nervous anticipation as he spoke.
Perfectly acted.
If he had not already reached the rank of Sangong, he might have really believed it.
Moving your gaze to the right, you will see Cong'an, whose emotions are clearly visible on his face; Zhu Xiangming, who is always smiling; Luo Wenbo, who is always cool; Wu Anyi, who has a gentle face; Wang Mingzhi, who suddenly lets himself go; Lu Jianian, who has many ideas; and Qiu Yuge, who is perfect in his words and deeds.
In the second row further back, only Jiang Mu's expression still remained indifferent due to the second public performance results. Everyone else had more or less readjusted their emotions and showed appropriate expressions in front of the camera.
Du Tang sighed.
A textbook-like response.
So he said the fifth generation was boring.
Although the levels of the trainees in the talent show vary, each session has hundreds of trainees with different backgrounds, representing hundreds of completely different ideas. In just a few months, they collide and create brilliant sparks, bringing wonderful effects to the show.
The fifth-generation trainees have been training together for many years, which has made their thoughts highly consistent, and they always show the same appearance to the outside world.
There is no collision, no spark, only the same state day after day.
Is such a person, even if he is a 'perfect' idol, still a distinct person?
Du Tang felt that he didn't like this kind of "idol".
"Group one is a five-person group with the following members."
"Cong'an, Wang Mingzhi, Wu Hai, Wan Yuanzhou, Luo Wenbai."
"Group two is a five-person group with the following members."
"Qiao Sinian, Wu Anyi, Jiang Mu, Huang Xi, and Lü Jianian."
"Group three is a six-person group with the following members."
"Lu Yao, Qiu Yuge, Bai You, Zhu Xiangming, Yin Hongxue, Cang Zizhen."
But accidents always happen.
The gentle mask was torn off, ripples appeared on the calm water surface, and the turbulent waves underneath were revealed to the public.
Disguise will eventually break down, and as long as everything is recorded honestly, there will be sharp-eyed viewers who will be able to catch a moment of loss of control.
Such moments are actually more shocking and touch the soul.
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