Chapter 038 Second Performance 5.0
For the members of Miracle Girl, this decision was not difficult to make. Hating Lu Wei and giving up on oneself are two completely different things.
If one wants to trade one's personal future for a result with no visible benefits or advantages, then everyone's heads must have been kicked by a donkey again and again, and there is no rationality left.
But... let it go. Honestly, leaving her standing there was truly upsetting. Everything lacked comparison, and having such a visible reference point amplified everyone's resentment and unwillingness to accept.
Even though Lu Wei has reduced his presence and tried not to hang around in front of his teammates, he still looks awkward and annoying no matter how people look at him.
They even had difficulty breathing when they saw that she didn't care at all and treated her teammates as air.
Feeling the deepening resentment around him, Lu Wei didn't even raise his head. He calmly used a pen to tick off the easy-to-perform parts of the song on an A4 paper and made notes, without being affected by any negative emotions.
Rather than painstakingly trying to figure out someone else's 36 strategies, it's better to focus on achieving the best of what you can. Losing your ability to choose isn't a big deal; self-loathing is the real end of the matter.
Park Yun-ji, who had been watching from the sidelines, tapped the pen cap thoughtfully. In an arena full of competitive elements, having a good mentality is more difficult than having excellent personal strength.
Tsk... There are too many people in the team who can't see the situation clearly. Once the fog that blocks their vision dissipates, there will be no regrets.
The dance footage on the tablet was played twice. 8 minutes wasn't enough time for everyone to sort out their thoughts, but it was enough for them to find the most eye-catching and suitable part.
With their biggest competitor tacitly eliminated, the most important thing now is to secure a spot in the performance. They can't forget the years when no one cared about them, nor the bittersweet moments when the group nearly disbanded.
Seeing that the team members had almost understood the lesson, Jin Nayan was afraid that she would miss the teacher's lesson. At the end of the third round of music, she turned off the tablet, cleared her throat and said, "Okay, now let's start assigning parts."
Hearing this, everyone formed a semicircle around her and sat cross-legged on the floor of the practice room. Lu Wei didn't try to join in, but walked to the right end, half a body length away from the other teammates.
With the zooming and processing of the cameraman, the empty space in the middle presents the visual sense of Magpie Bridge, and the BGM of lovers missing each other can be played at any time.
Unfortunately... not all the people standing on the two ends of the bridge are Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
No one tasted the sweetness, nor saw the evidence of love, but only saw one wave of disgust after another, like an assembly line in a factory.
If this wasn't intentional, the staff could have eaten up the entire shot.
Lu Wei, who had accidentally escaped a disaster, smoothed the hairs on her arms. She just felt that something was wrong and a wave of nausea surged in her heart.
Looking at the cameras placed like machine guns in front of the practice room mirror, she restrained her expression again.
"Let's divide it into sections. Does anyone want to sing part A?" Kim Nayeon followed the process step by step, her eyes scanning over the team members.
Part A is the first section of the song and the golden section that sets the tone. Including the prelude, the contestant assigned to this part has at least 20 seconds to stand in the center position.
Therefore, as soon as Kim Na-yeon finished speaking, people raised their hands like mushrooms after rain.
Han Xuanzhen: "I want to try it!"
Zhang Haixi: "I want to try it too!"
Gao Yuner: "Me too...!"
The few who had spoken exchanged glances, their faces etched with determination. Even if they had a good relationship, that wasn't a reason to back down.
Lu Wei was twirling her signature pen out of boredom. She had seen similar scenes of competition at the beginning of the group's comeback, and now she had no interest in watching the show.
They couldn't fight, at most they could quarrel for a long time like elementary school students, and then the teacher would come out to mediate.
Hearing the team members' enthusiastic registration, Jin Nayan glanced at the indifferent Lu Wei and pursed her lips in confusion.
Guilt aside, she also had her own selfish motives. If she let the most eye-catching player open the show, the audience's expectations would definitely be raised to the highest point. This would be more beneficial than harmful for herself and the entire team.
Lu Wei had noticed Jin Nayan's weirdness a long time ago, but she ignored it and looked either at the A4 paper in her hand or at the air in front of her, not wanting to meet that complicated gaze at all.
To her, it was a bit confusing.
Jin Nayan sighed inwardly. She couldn't do anything about the relationships within the team, nor could she do anything about Lu Wei. Unless she was willing to use her captain's authority and force the team members to comply, these differences would never be resolved.
But...is it possible?
Impossible.
All team members, including Lu Wei, are aware of this. If even the captain cannot be fair, then no one else will care about unity and friendship.
Although it may sound a bit selfish to say this, selfishness can appear in anyone, but not in the captain. Responsibilities and rights often exist at the same time.
"Let's all try it." Jin Nayan gave the conventional solution helplessly.
Even if the three candidates running for part A want a stable and happy life, it is not easy for them to raise objections in front of the camera.
Han Xuanzhen stood up first, facing sideways towards the camera and teammates so that both sides could see her performance.
She is absolutely confident in her own abilities and can perform the prelude movements perfectly just by watching the video three times.
Without getting personal, the dancing was really good and it didn't make anyone's toes start to stub.
Lu Wei watched Han Xuanzhen's performance seriously, his fingers quietly tapping the rhythm on his knees. The saying "confidence is the peak" applies to the e-sports industry as well as to the shining idols.
Han Xuan really competed for the part and his performance was obviously much better than his performance on the stage. Perhaps everyone has some hidden fear of the spotlight, and their emotions will become nervous and out of control when they step onto the stage.
As the prelude ended and the a cappella singing began, Lu Wei paused from tapping his knees with his fingertips and fell into deep thought.
The other team members also had a solemn expression on their faces.
Don't get me wrong, Han Xuan's vocals are not really out of tune, it's just that the part that originally needed to be raised in key is now lowered by half a tone, which reduces the impact of the song itself and makes it a bit mediocre.
You have to know that the girl crush style itself requires a strong sense of power to interpret. If the key is lowered at the beginning, the highlight of this song will be greatly reduced.
The program team is obviously a tough guy. They didn't use backing music for the first performance, and it's even more impossible for them to destroy their own future in the second performance by turning the contestants into Goryeo electric eels.
At the moment, there is no solution.
At least if you look at the tallest among the short ones, the remaining two teammates competing for part A cannot compare to Han Xuanzhen in a cappella singing and dancing.
With the end of Part A's campaign performance, most team members' love for MIDI quickly diminished. Perhaps they did not have a clear understanding of themselves, so they fell into the pit again.
Not everyone can pull off the powerful girl crush style. If you can't hold your own with the accompaniment, you'll become the laughing stock on stage.
The three candidates were unaware of the problem and waited confidently for the voting to begin.
Jin Nayan suppressed her worries and said casually, "Okay, everyone, start voting."
Upon hearing the voice, the candidates all turned their backs and went through the motions.
Kim Na-yeon: "Those who voted for Han Hyun-jin, raise your hands. Those who voted for Go Yoon-ah, raise your hands. Those who voted for Jang Hae-hee, raise your hands."
After three simple inquiries, the result was as Lu Wei expected. Han Xuanzhen won Part A with an overwhelming number of votes. As for whether she voted, of course she didn't.
There was nothing to be ashamed of. Lu Wei didn't care what the audience thought of her. Since she didn't even have the right to choose, why would she bother exercising her right to vote? Her vote wouldn't have had any influence on the outcome.
"Thank you everyone, I will do my best." Han Xuanzhen had a big smile on his face and bowed deeply to his teammates, earning enough camera time.
With the distribution of part A completed, the rap part of part B was taken by Park Yoon-ji, and the chorus part of part C was taken by Kim Na-yeon. The remaining larger and more eye-catching parts were divided up by other members.
"Then the last part E..." Jin Nayan looked at Lu Wei with an apologetic look. Fearing that she would feel uncomfortable, she deliberately sacrificed herself to offer a solution: "How about this, let's switch. You sing part C and I sing part E."
Lu Wei looked at the eyes of those watching the show, raised the corners of his mouth and chuckled softly, saying: "It's already divided, isn't it?"
If she answers with a malicious tone: Okay, let’s change it.
How will the outside world react? Has the victim become the perpetrator? Are Chinese people simply impolite?
In the face of public opinion, whether Kim Na-yeon's words were sincere or not was irrelevant. Whether others had malicious intent or not was also irrelevant. What mattered was how the audience viewed it.
The camera repeatedly panned across Lu Wei's face, but the directors and PDs behind the monitors couldn't detect a single trace of frustration. This indifference had nothing to do with managing his facial expressions; it was a pure reflection of his inner self.
"It's already been decided, isn't it?" These eight words instantly killed the competition. This little girl is so good at talking.
When you get the part you deserve, do you expect others to be grateful and cry bitterly?
It's not that Lu Wei doesn't understand some things, she just doesn't want to understand them. Now that she's got Part E, she'll do it well. This is her commitment to the stage.
As for teammates? Whatever.
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