Chapter 26 First Performance 8.0
With a nervous and excited mood, Su Mei packed her luggage and prepared to go to Yun City, the recording location of the "Star Dream Road" program.
The official stage performance will start at 19:00 in the evening. She decided to take the high-speed rail there in the morning and check into the hotel booked by the program team.
In this way, they can meet up outside the venue with the big Qingyu fans they contacted on Big Eyes before and set up the cheering flower wall in advance.
Last night, she had asked a scalper to help her get the best seats outside the venue, so she could just go there directly.
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Meanwhile, Xie Qingyu and the "Banana" group were doing their final rehearsal in the practice room. They were about to leave for the venue for the evening performance.
Since there are quite a lot of people in the performance group, everyone needs to rush over early to do their makeup.
Xie Qingyu picked up the mineral water in the corner, took a sip, and asked Zhu Xiaojun, "Xiaojun, during the makeup rehearsal last night, the sensor lights on Huang Ke and Jiashu's gloves didn't light up. Did you tell the props teacher that we should change it?"
"The docking wire of a small part was not connected. I borrowed tools to connect it after the rehearsal. No problem." Zhu Xiaojun nodded with a relaxed tone.
After confirming that there were changes, Xie Qingyu nodded and lowered his head to continue watching the rehearsal video recorded by everyone on the tablet.
"I've checked it many times, there won't be any problem." Bai Lang stood next to him and said calmly.
Xie Qingyu raised her lips slightly, looked up and smiled at Bai Yan: "To make sure everything is safe."
At this time, there was a knock on the door of the training room. It was the staff who came to remind them that they could go down.
"Got it, I'll go down right away."
After responding to the staff, Xie Qingyu turned to the crew and reminded them, "Everyone, check your bags to see if you forgot to bring anything. The production team will generally only provide what you need for the performance, so you still have to prepare your own personal belongings."
Everyone went to the storage rack to pick up their bags and checked to make sure they were all packed.
Xie Qingyu then faced everyone, raised his hand in the air, and said firmly: "Then let's do it together——"
Bai Lang placed his hand on his and continued, "Give it your all."
Others put their hands together and shouted in unison: "We share honor and disgrace!"
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This time the program team has prepared several buses. The contestants can choose their seats by themselves and the program team will not make any arrangements.
Seeing Leo waving at him from the window of the first car, Xie Qingyu walked towards him. The other members of the Banana team followed him into the car.
After getting on the bus, Leo patted the seat reserved for him in the last row and shouted excitedly, "Brother, sit here!"
Xie Qingyu walked over and sat next to him. The last row could seat four people. Leo sat in the window seat to Xie Qingyu's right, leaving the seat to his left empty.
Bai Lang walked over naturally and sat on Xie Qingyu's left.
Leo was very excited to see Xie Qingyu sitting over, but when he saw Bai Lang also sitting over, he suddenly became unhappy.
He muttered, "I didn't ask you to sit here, why are you sitting here?"
Bai Lang leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and said calmly, "I'm on the same team with him. Do you have any objections?"
Seeing him so arrogant and domineering, Leo wanted to fight back, but he didn't know how. They were indeed on the same team.
So, he stood up suddenly and said to Xie Qingyu: "Brother, let's change seats, you sit inside."
Seeing the contestants in front of him turning back curiously because of Leo's actions, Xie Qingyu quickly grabbed Leo's hand and asked him to sit down: "Stop making trouble, sit down."
Seeing that Xie Qingyu didn't seem to want to change seats with him, Leo thought that he just wanted to sit with Bai Lang. He immediately lowered his head sadly, leaned his head on the back of the chair in front of him, and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Xie Qingyu gently touched his head and said in a gentle tone: "It's okay, we can choose the same song next time."
He suddenly felt alive again, leaning his head against the back of the chair and turning around to ask aggrievedly, "Really?"
Xie Qingyu nodded with a smile: "Really."
Just like that, he slowly began to smile, but he didn't expect Bai Lang beside him to say slowly, "Next time, let's choose the same song and be in the same team."
Uncle can tolerate it, but Aunt can’t. Leo looked past Xie Qingyu and glared at him angrily: “You!”
They really were like two childish ghosts fighting over the only candy left in the teacher's hand! Xie Qingyu helplessly turned to Bai Yan and said, "Okay, stop teasing him."
Bai Lang opened his eyes, glanced at Xie Qingyu, turned his head and said nothing more.
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At the entrance of the venue.
As soon as the bus with the "Road to Stardom" logo stopped, the audience who had come to check it out in advance, as well as some fans who didn't have tickets and wanted to wait outside to watch the contestants, surrounded it screaming.
The security guards nearby didn't dare to touch them, so they could only block them with their bodies and shout at them to step back and make way for the contestants to enter the venue.
Because there were so many fans, the staff on the bus asked the driver not to open the door yet. Instead, they told all the players on the bus, "There are too many fans getting off the bus. Please get off one by one. After getting off the bus, do not linger. Do not accept anything from the fans. Enter the venue quickly to avoid safety hazards."
After confirming that all the contestants had heard it, the staff asked the driver to open the door.
Seeing the door open, the fans below became even more excited. They pushed forward one after another, wanting to be closer to their favorite contestants.
The staff pulled the contestant sitting in the front row and asked him to get off first, and then the people behind him took over.
Leo was a little scared, so he held Xie Qingyu's wrist tightly and followed the contestant who got off the car in front.
Seeing Bai Lang, Xie Qingyu and Leo getting out of the car, the fans below kept shouting their names and holding their mobile phones and cameras in their direction.
"Jiang Bao ahh ...
"Xie Qingyu! Look here!"
"Little dog, sister has some candy here, come here quickly! Leo"
Seeing Leo holding Xie Qingyu's hand, their CP fans started calling their names like crazy.
"The CP I'm supporting is real ahhhhhh"
"It's a good match, Shashasha"
Of course, there were also fans who kept shouting at Leo to let go of his hands, and some even went so far as to directly tell him to get away and said he was disgusting.
"Leo, let go. Don't hold anyone else's hand. Hold me!"
"Don't hold Qingyu's hand!"
"Isn't that disgusting? Why are you pretending? Don't stick to Qingyu, Ao Gou, get away!!"
Although these voices were only a minority, Leo still slowly released Xie Qingyu's hand with a pale face.
Xie Qingyu looked coldly at the person who said this, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
An excited scream instantly came from that position, shouting loudly "Qingyu Lengmian is so handsome!"
If it was just a reminder, he wouldn't be so angry, but insults and personal attacks are inappropriate anywhere, let alone a child like Leo who easily takes other people's words seriously.
The staff member beside them shouted anxiously: "Players, hurry into the venue!"
Xie Qingyu ignored those voices, took a deep breath, grabbed Leo's hand, and led him into the venue quickly.
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After entering the venue, the staff took them backstage to prepare for their makeup.
Seeing Leo standing in the back with his head down and not saying anything, Xie Qingyu pulled his hand and asked softly, "What's wrong? Are you crying?"
Leo still kept his head down and shook his head silently.
The staff in charge of the "Banana" group came over and asked them to change into their performance costumes first.
There are too many performing groups, and all processes are carried out along multiple lines.
Seeing that the other members of the "Banana" group had already left with the staff, Leo said anxiously, "Brother, you should go quickly. It would be bad if we keep the teacher waiting for too long and delay the performance. I'll wait here for my teammates."
Because the program team did not stipulate that the members must sit in the same car, Leo and his members sat separately, since they arrived one after the other anyway.
The car they just took was the first one.
Seeing that Xie Qingyu was still looking at him with worry, Leo grinned and said casually, "It's really okay, I don't take these words seriously. Go quickly, my team members should be here soon." After that, he pushed Xie Qingyu's shoulder and walked forward.
Xie Qingyu saw Bai Lang, who had helped him get his performance costume and was waiting for him at the door. He patted Leo's shoulder gently and walked over there.
After confirming that Xie Qingyu had entered the room, Leo's mouth drooped instantly.
At this moment, a hand suddenly came on my shoulder.
Ding Zai put his hand around his neck, smiled evilly, tilted his head and said, "What's wrong? Has the little dog in our group been bullied? You look like you're about to cry. Tell Brother Ding Zai who bullied you, and Brother Ding Zai will help you deal with him."
What came to his ears was Ding Zai's bubbling sound of spitting, and what he saw in front of him was Ding Zai's confused expression. Leo shuddered with disgust, took his hand away, and walked towards the staff in front who called their team.
Ding Zai raised the corner of his mouth behind him, shook his head and said, "Little brat."
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After Xie Qingyu changed into his performance costume, he came out. The costume teacher first walked around him and nodded with satisfaction.
Then he gave him a belt and asked him to put it on. Seeing that Xie Qingyu put on the belt, his slender waistline was fully revealed, the teacher stepped forward and unbuttoned three of his shirt buttons, just enough to reveal his collarbone and the area above his chest line, concealing but not revealing.
The teacher held his chin in his hand and nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "I am such a genius!"
But I always feel like something is missing. What is missing?
She rummaged through her treasure chest and finally took out a thin dark blue silk ribbon. She asked Xie Qingyu to lower his head and tied it around his Adam's apple.
While tying it, he asked Xie Qingyu how she felt: "Do you feel uncomfortable? If you feel short of breath, I can relax a little."
Xie Qingyu smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "It's okay, you continue."
After tying them, the teacher stepped back and took another look. Seeing that he was wearing half-finger gloves, she didn't put the rings and bracelets on him. Instead, she asked, "Do you have pierced ears?"
Xie Qingyu touched his earlobe. He had it in another world, but here... He shook his head.
The costume teacher expressed some regret: "Wearing ear clips won't look that good, and the stage performance plus the waiting time will be very long, and wearing ear clips for too long will be very painful."
Seeing the teacher's eyes flashing with anticipation, Xie Qingyu smiled and said, "Do you have any tools here? If you really need one, you can make one now."
It’s quite common for boy bands to wear earrings, so it won’t affect anything after getting the shot now.
I've been waiting for him to say this!
The teacher immediately took out the tools from his treasure box, disinfected them, and used a pen to mark the points to avoid making mistakes.
She kept saying, "Don't be afraid, I have good skills."
With a "pop", the right earlobe was easily pierced. The technique was indeed very good, and Xie Qingyu did not feel much pain.
After finishing the job, the teacher rummaged through her treasure chest and took out a bright red earring. The crystal underneath looked like flowing blood under the light.
After repeatedly disinfecting the silver needle part, she put it on Xie Qingyu.
There is a small dark red mole on Xie Qingyu's earlobe, which perfectly complements the earring.
The teacher gave a thumbs up and praised: "Very sexy."
Xie Qingyu lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly.
After finishing the costumes, it’s time to do the makeup.
Each group is equipped with two makeup teachers.
When I entered the makeup room of the "Banana" team, Zhu Xiaojun and Qian Song were already sitting on chairs and applying base makeup, while the others were sitting on the sofas and chairs next to them chatting.
Zhu Xiaojun was sitting at the door. Seeing Xie Qingyu coming in through the mirror, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Fuck!" He said with wide eyes, "Qingyu, this is so... so suitable for you!"
He was about to turn his head to look when the makeup artist pulled him back.
Hearing Zhu Xiaojun's exclamation, Qian Song also looked at Xie Qingyu in the mirror, nodded involuntarily, and said, "Very handsome." But he was still punished by another teacher.
The others stood up and walked around Xie Qingyu, giving him unanimous praise!
Sun Lele even pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "The costume teacher is too partial!"
Huang Ke, who was on good terms with him, asked him, "Is it possible that your foundation is not good enough?"
Sun Lele pretended to stand up and hit him.
After a quick glance at the layout of the room, I found that there was only one empty seat to the left of the sofa where Bai Lang was sitting.
Xie Qingyu walked over, greeted Bai Lang, and sat next to him.
After sitting down, Bai Lang turned his head and looked at him twice, his eyes focused on his ears, and asked, "Did you just get hit?"
Xie Qingyu didn't realize what he was asking for a moment. When he saw Bai Lang staring at his earlobe, he suddenly understood.
Just as he was about to touch his earlobe, he remembered that the wound he had just received from the injection could easily become infected if touched. So he gently stroked the earring, nodded, and asked Bai Lang, "Does it look good?"
Bai Lang looked Xie Qingyu in the eyes seriously and replied, "Special."
The makeup artist hired by the program team is very professional and fast, after all, he is used to this job.
After a while, Zhu Xiaojun and Qian Song's makeup was done.
Both of them were quite satisfied with themselves when looking in the mirror, but Zhu Xiaojun couldn't help asking: "Teacher, is this makeup a bit too heavy? I feel like I have dark circles under my eyes, and my lips are painted very red." It was much heavier than the makeup he wore on his first stage.
The makeup artist looked down at him and patiently explained, "That's how stage makeup works. The lighting on stage is very strong, which blurs out your facial features. If the makeup is too light, you won't be able to see the contours of your face on stage."
After hearing what the teacher said, Zhu Xiaojun nodded as if he understood and left his seat.
In just a short while, another teacher had already applied foundation to Cai Jiashu, and his speed was quite fast.
Xie Qingyu felt a little bored sitting next to him, but she couldn't lie down - the fabric of her clothes would wrinkle easily and it would not look good on stage.
He could only sit there upright and daydream.
"Are you sleepy?" Bai Lang next to him suddenly asked.
Xie Qingyu came back to his senses and looked at him, shook his head and said, "It's okay, just consider it a rest."
Unexpectedly, Bai Yan didn't say anything. He just took out a small pillow from his bag and placed it on Xie Qingyu's back, saying, "Put it on your back so you can lean on it a little, and your clothes won't get wrinkled."
Seeing Xie Qingyu was hesitant, she thought he was worried that sleeping too long would affect his makeup, so she added, "I'll call you when it's your turn."
There was no way, Xie Qingyu could only listen to him and leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.
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Bai Lang didn't rest for long before he woke Xie Qingyu up. It was his turn.
Sun Lele and Huang Ke were currently sitting in the chairs, both of them almost at the finishing stage. Xie Qingyu handed the small pillow back to Bai Yan and followed the makeup artist's instructions to sit down in the chair.
The teacher first patted him with a layer of water, then brushed the loose hair from his eyes back, revealing his handsome eyebrows and eyes completely.
After looking at his forehead exposed in the mirror, the teacher nodded and said, "Your hairline isn't very high, so it's very suitable for showing your forehead."
As she spoke, she took a bottle of hairspray from the dressing table in front of her, covered his eyes and sprayed it twice on the front of his hair.
Not too much, just slightly wet the hair. Then it is pure manual technique.
The teacher took a small pointed comb and combed his hair here and there, and finally used her hands to tidy it up, and a slightly parted and slicked back hairstyle was completed.
Putting down the small comb, the teacher touched Xie Qingyu's face, felt her skin texture, and then picked out a bottle of foundation from a pile of bottles and jars.
The steps for applying makeup are to apply primer first, then apply foundation on certain parts, and finally apply a thin layer on the areas that are prone to powder sticking after finishing the eye makeup.
Finally, set the makeup with loose powder and apply lipstick.
After finishing the makeup, the makeup artist looked at Xie Qingyu's face in the mirror, took an eyeliner, and dotted a small mole in the middle of his face. She sighed and said, "It's not good to have a face that is too clean. A mole will make it more charming."
Xie Qingyu looked at himself in the mirror and smiled slightly. The makeup artist's skills were indeed superb. He not only highlighted his facial features, but also added a sense of refinement required for the stage.
He stood up, thanked the teacher, and walked aside to wait for other team members to finish their makeup.
Bai Lang looked at him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and whispered, "Very handsome."
"Thank you. You too."
The makeup artist braided the long hair behind Bai Tang's ears into small braids, adding a bit of wildness to Bai Tang's cold temperament.
"Is the Banana team ready?" The staff came over to remind them that they still had to go on stage and walk the route.
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