Chapter 32 First Performance 14.0
Qu Qinghuan stood in the center of the stage, looking at the audience with a smile, and there was some encouragement in her tone.
"Okay everyone, everyone has witnessed the wonderful performances of the contestants just now.
I believe that on this stage, there must be contestants and performances that will impress you and that you will admire greatly.
Now, please exercise your precious voting rights and cast a vote for your favorite contestant to help them continue to shine on this stage and move one step closer to their dreams.
Every vote of yours may become a vital force in their progress.
Thank you for your support and participation! You now have one minute to vote, please make your choice as soon as possible! "
As soon as the voice fell, a low murmur of discussion arose in the audience.
Some people lowered their heads to think seriously, while others pressed the voting button without hesitation.
The members of the "Banana" group stood in a row on the stage, with anticipation and nervousness in their eyes, waiting for the audience's choice.
After the voting period ended, Qu Qinghuan turned to the mentors' seats and asked with a smile, "Next, please decide whether to cast your votes for the contestants on the stage."
Lu Chuan and Su Jin both raised signs, indicating that they would exercise their voting rights in this round.
Lu Chuan picked up the microphone and said in a concise and direct tone: "I will cast my 100 votes for Xie Qingyu."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.
Xie Qingyu bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Teacher Lu Chuan."
Qu Qinghuan then asked Su Jin: "Teacher Su Jin, what is your choice?"
Su Jin's eyes moved between Bai Lang and Sun Lele, and he was obviously hesitant.
She said softly, "Both Bai Lang and Sun Lele performed very well, but I finally decided to vote for..."
"Sun Lele!"
Sun Lele hadn't expected that he would be included. When he heard his name, he opened his eyes wide in surprise, then quickly bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Teacher Su Jin!"
At this point, the votes of the five mentors have been given out.
The "Carousel" group, the last group to perform, will be under a lot of pressure because the previous performances were exciting enough. They are not sure how many votes the audience has left, nor are they sure whether the audience will cast the remaining votes for them.
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After the voting session, the members of the "Banana" team were taken to a small room to wait and see the voting results.
Everyone was feeling a little nervous. When standing at the door, you pushed me and I patted you, and no one dared to open the door first.
Sun Lele pushed Huang Ke and whispered, "Go open the door."
Huang Ke hid behind Qian Song and said with a smile: "Big brother, you go!"
Qian Song: ...old? (●—●)
He glanced at Huang Ke helplessly, but he was also a little scared. Then he turned to look at Xie Qingyu: "Qingyu, how about you come?"
Xie Qingyu sighed, stretched out his hand to push open the door, and walked in first. Bai Lang followed him, and the others also lined up to enter the room.
The small room is not big, but there are cameras everywhere, front, back, left, right and even on the ceiling.
Sun Lele suddenly pressed the top of his head, and Qian Song asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
He whispered distressedly into Qian Song's ear, "I need to maintain my personal image. My hair parting is too big, and I'm afraid it'll be captured and broadcast on camera."
Qian Song was very upset.
Huang Ke, who was eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing this: "Hahahahaha, you care too much!"
Suddenly, there was a snap.
The screen lit up, and the first thing that appeared was the name of the group "Banana Over the Atlantic Coast", followed by the names of the group members popping up one by one.
Zhu Xiaojun was so nervous that he kept hiccuping, muttering, "What should I do? Hiccup... What... What should I do? Is this... gonna...hiccup...? Is it...hiccup...?"
Xie Qingyu raised his hand and patted his back gently, comforting him: "Don't be nervous, relax."
The first number that appeared was Cai Jiashu’s number of votes - 61 votes.
He breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "Fortunately, fortunately, I got 61 votes, so I didn't hold everyone back."
The rankings were announced from low to high. As soon as Cai Jiashu's votes came out, everyone knew that their group's results would not be too bad. If the lowest number of votes in the group was 61, it would be higher if it went up, not to mention that their group also had 100 votes from two mentors.
The next vote to be announced was Zhu Xiaojun's 89. He breathed a sigh of relief, his hiccups stopped, and he grabbed Xie Qingyu's hand and jumped up excitedly: "Great! I actually got 89 votes!"
Huang Ke's 91 votes and Qian Song's 120 votes followed closely behind. Both of them smiled happily, obviously very satisfied with their results.
The remaining ones that have not been announced are the top three in this group, with an asterisk in front of their names.
The fifth one announced was Sun Lele’s 99 votes, plus Su Jin’s 100 votes, totaling 199 votes.
Sun Lele clenched his fist excitedly and whispered, "I didn't expect I could get so many votes!"
Finally, the remaining two were Xie Qingyu and... He took a look at Bai Lang when he wasn't paying attention. In fact, Xie Qingyu hadn't looked at him since he just got off the stage, and was a little unsure of his intention of changing his movements on the spot.
Is this a hype about CP? Or is he overthinking it?
No matter what he thought, Xie Qingyu instinctively felt that staying away from him was the best solution for both parties!
The first thing that popped up on the screen was Bai Lang's vote count, with 401 votes from the audience.
Xie Qingyu, who popped up later, got 398 votes, plus Lu Chuan's 100 votes, a total of 498 votes, ranking first in the group. A small crown popped up next to his name.
After all the contestants’ individual votes popped up, they were added up, and the total votes for the entire “Banana Over the Atlantic Coast” group was 1,459!
Seeing this result, everyone cheered excitedly.
Zhu Xiaojun and Huang Ke hugged each other, while Qian Song patted Xie Qingyu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Qingyu, you are awesome!"
Sun Lele also came over and said excitedly: "Our team is really strong!"
Xie Qingyu smiled and nodded, but her eyes involuntarily looked at Bai Lang.
The two looked at each other. Bai Lang seemed to want to say something, but in the end he just smiled lightly.
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The next step is the backstage interview with the "Banana" team. The program team will prepare a series of questions based on your performance on stage.
But it should be noted that when doing post-interviews, you must be extra careful of the language loopholes they set up. When the contestants have just finished their performance, their emotions and thoughts are generally the most real and direct.
All your remarks and performances during backstage interviews may become topics of discussion among the audience, thereby increasing the popularity and attention of the program.
Therefore, this is also one of the hardest hit areas of malicious editing in talent shows. It is considered a bit conscientious to just cut out the speaking segments and let the audience misunderstand.
Some unscrupulous programs will directly splice and reorganize what you said in order to gain popularity, twisting your original words into another layer of meaning.
When this situation occurs, it is the most difficult for the contestants to clarify. The video masters are in the hands of the program team, and they cannot make any statement to prove that they did not say that.
When the heat has passed, the original video of the program team will be quietly leaked again. Only the fans will care about it, but the misled audience will not go out of their way to watch it again. Their impression of you will always be just the words you said that have been spliced and reassembled.
Xie Qingyu stood at the door of the interview room, took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked gently on the door.
He heard a voice saying "Come in" from inside, and he pushed the door open and walked in.
The room was softly lit and the camera was set up, its lens facing the chairs in the interview area.
Xie Qingyu first bowed slightly to the staff and camera teachers behind the camera, and said politely: "Hello, teachers."
The staff member smiled and nodded, motioning him to sit down: "Please sit down, we will start right away."
Xie Qingyu walked to the chair and sat down, adjusting his sitting posture. He looked at the camera calmly, but was secretly alert in his heart.
He knew that every question that followed might become material for the program editing, and if he was not careful it would be taken out of context and even cause unnecessary controversy.
The staff member opposite picked up the draft of the questionnaire and asked in a friendly tone, "I heard that the group had a big disagreement after rehearsing the song selection. Can you tell us what happened?"
Hearing this question, Xie Qingyu was startled. The program team obviously wanted to guide him to reveal the conflicts within the team.
Xie Qingyu still maintained a gentle smile on her face, looking directly into the camera, her tone calm and sincere: "During rehearsal, everyone did have different ideas, but this was all for the sake of making the show more perfect.
We reached a consensus very quickly, there were no major disagreements, and the cooperation was very pleasant.”
Downplaying possible conflicts and transforming them into a normal part of team discussions not only answers questions but also avoids pitfalls.
"We can see that the group's performance was well-received by the audience. So who do you think will perform better this time, and why?"
This question is more pointed, attempting to trigger comparisons and controversies among the contestants. If the answer is not good, neither the contestant's own fans nor the fans of the team members will be satisfied after the broadcast.
But Xie Qingyu was well prepared and quickly replied, "Everyone in our group has their own shining points, and everyone's performance is outstanding.
The successful completion of this performance is the result of the joint efforts of the team, and there is no one better or worse. "
He shifted the focus back to teamwork and avoided any remarks that might spark controversy.
Then, the staff asked a few more "gentle" questions, such as: "What do you think is the most unforgettable moment in this performance?"
Xie Qingyu smiled and replied, "The most unforgettable moment was when we all completed the last move together. The tacit understanding and sense of accomplishment made me feel that all the efforts were worth it."
The answers were both sincere and full of positive energy, completely in line with the "inspirational" effect that the program team wanted.
Another question was: "Do you have anything to say about the audience's support?"
Xie Qingyu's eyes were gentle and his tone was sincere: "Thank you very much for your support. Every bit of your love is our motivation to move forward.
We will continue to work hard to live up to everyone’s expectations.”
Finally, the staff member put down the question script and asked the question that Xie Qingyu had anticipated: "Just now on stage, we saw him interacting with Bai Tang, who is from the same group. Can we know what their private relationship is like?"
It’s finally here——
He carefully composed his words and replied, "Privately, everyone in the group gets along very well.
In the process of preparing for this performance, everyone has been helping and encouraging each other."
He deliberately expanded the topic to the entire group and avoided directly answering the relationship with Bai Lang. He neither avoided the question nor left room for editing for the program team.
After the interview, Xie Qingyu stood up and bowed to the staff and cameramen again to express his gratitude: "Thank you teachers for your hard work."
Walking out of the interview room, he breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
Whether in the past or now, what he fears most is interviews and dealing with the media.
Every time he faces the camera, he must remain highly vigilant, for fear of saying something wrong and causing unnecessary trouble.
Leaning against the wall in the corridor, closing my eyes, I replayed the interview in my mind.
After confirming that there were no loopholes in his answer, he relaxed a little and walked towards the waiting room.
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