Chapter 4 The Birth of a Group

Chapter 4 The Birth of a Group

On the eve of recording.

502 Girls’ dormitory.

“I’m looking up at the moon”

“How many dreams are flying freely”

"Yesterday was forgotten and the wind dried up the sorrow"

"I want to meet you again on that desolate road"

The dormitory door was pushed open, and Zhao Shu, who had just returned from her part-time job, walked in, pounding her shoulder. She glanced at Song Ge, who was singing with lyrics in her hand, and asked with a smile, "Why are you in the mood to sing in the dormitory today, Miss Song? You never sang in the past even when I asked you to!"

My roommate, who was wearing a facial mask, shook her head and said in disbelief, "She's been singing all day, Lao Zhao. I've known her for almost four years, and today is the first time she asked me to bring her food!"

Zhao Shu understood immediately after hearing this, and rolled her eyes and said, "Stupid, this is the song you and him sang on the show?"

Song Ge nodded awkwardly.

Zhao Shu recalled the rhythm just now, and asked curiously while taking off her clothes: "What is the name of this song? Who sings it? It sounds weird and beautiful to me. I'll listen to the next one later."

“It sounds good!”

Song Ge had a smug smile on his face, "This song was written by Zhixing, it's not available online."

Zhao Shu threw the supermarket promotional clothes she had taken off onto the bed, stuck out her tongue and made a face, "No one would believe that. If he wrote this song, I'll run naked three times under the men's dormitory!"

Song Ge: “…”

…

…

Recording day.

7:30 in the evening.

Tianjin Radio and Television Building, the recording hall of "The Birth of a Group".

All participating groups from all over the country are now waiting in the lounge. What they have to do today is very simple: perform on stage and be divided into seats and classes according to their performance scores.

One of the highlights of this music talent show is that seats are arranged for the contestants next to the stage.

The seats for the contestants are very special. There are six rows of seats from bottom to top, and they are divided into six levels. The highest level is Class 1, which can accommodate three groups. Class 2 has six groups, and Class 3 has nine groups. The seats increase in this order. Class 6, which has the worst performance, will face the risk of being eliminated at any time.

This rule is somewhat similar to the program rules of the Korean girl group version of "Sisters Who Make Waves", except that they rank the seats according to the album sales after their debut. This kind of level difference rule does make the show very interesting.

The talent show "The Birth of a Group" has very powerful investors. Penguin Video and Penguin Live are the largest investors. In order to stand out, they invited Ji Lei, who is known as the "Godfather of Talent Shows" in the entertainment industry, and claimed that they wanted to create the hottest and most realistic talent show of the year.

In recent years, talent shows have changed and fewer and fewer people are watching them.

The substance remains the same, just a new name. On the one hand, the audience is fatigued. Compared with the earliest talent shows, the current ones lack authenticity and are full of post-production audio editing.

In order to ensure the authenticity of the program, the program team created a new format, live broadcast, which attracted the public's attention and made the program popular before it was even aired.

Although the live broadcast format has a gimmick, its disadvantage is the fear of mistakes, or more precisely, the fear of mistakes made by the staff. The director does not care whether the contestants make mistakes or not. Mistakes can sometimes bring more program effects and ratings.

The program is very popular and there are countless people who sign up to participate. The program team finally selected 63 groups. According to the rules, only 4 places can debut in the end. It can be said that the competition is very fierce.

…

There are still twenty minutes until the show starts.

In the lounge, most of the contestants were practicing their voices, in order to give the audience a feeling of hard work and seriousness in front of the camera and to establish a hard-working personality.

You have to fight for the camera yourself. For example, the young band that has been trained by the company can now confidently perform song chain songs in front of the camera.

The silly and crazy expression when he couldn't continue the song, and the bright smile after successfully continuing the song, all show his powerful acting skills.

"Dove, are you nervous?"

Lin Zhixing unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Song Ge, who had been practicing his voice in a blind spot.

Song Ge took a sip of the water, glanced around and said, "It's okay, but there are cameras all the time, which makes me a little uncomfortable..."

I don’t care about the shots that others are eager for, sigh.

Lin Zhixing smiled and shook his head, saying comfortingly: "Just perform normally, there will be absolutely no problem."

"Uh-huh."

Song Ge stared at the nameplate on his jacket with Feng Qi Wu Tong printed on it, and suddenly remembered, "By the way, Zhi Xing, where are we going to sit when we choose our seats later?"

After all contestants enter and before the performance, you can sit anywhere in the six rows. Those who are confident in their abilities can sit in the front.

The advantage of sitting in the front is that you will get the full screen time, but if after singing the song you are forced to move to the back seat according to the ratings, you will be the laughing stock of the whole audience.

"Where would you like to sit?"

Although Lin Zhixing had already decided where to sit, he wanted to hear her thoughts.

"Um……"

Song Ge thought for a while, then asked, "How about sitting in the sixth row? There's room for improvement."

"Be more confident."

Lin Zhixing patted her shoulder and encouraged her, "Someone will always win first place, so why can't it be us? Of course, we come to the competition to win first place. Let's sit in the first row."

Lin Zhixing had planned to sit in the first row after he learned the rules. What he wanted was to have enough shots. Even if he became a joke in the audience, it would be a success as long as the audience remembered him, especially when he was singing such a distinctive song as "Above the Moon".

"Song Ge!"

Before Song Ge could nod, a male contestant in a suit and tie with a shiny slicked-back hair parted the crowd and walked over with a smile, "I thought I was seeing things, it's really you!"

"Hi, Liu Hao."

Song Ge raised his hand and greeted him, his smile a little stiff.

The contestant named Liu Hao adjusted his glasses and asked curiously, "Last time I asked you to come and try it out, you said you didn't have time, so why are you here again..."

Before he finished speaking, he noticed the presence of Lin Zhixing next to Song Ge. Looking at the identical nameplate, he understood everything.

Alas, it turns out you just don’t have time for me…

"I……"

Song Ge lowered his head embarrassedly, not knowing how to explain.

"Let's work hard together. I'll go back and prepare first!"

Liu Hao forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, said nothing more, and left behind a lonely back.

"Pigeon, who is this man?"

Lin Zhixing was confused by what he heard. He didn't understand why the man looked at him so strangely, as if he had cheated on his wife. He didn't recognize this man at all in his memory.

Song Ge covered his red face and lowered his head to explain: "I met him at a singing competition before. He invited me to participate in this program, but I refused."

"I see. This is really awkward."

Lin Zhixing looked at Liu Hao who had squeezed into the crowd again and asked curiously, "Who ranked higher between you and him in that competition?"

Song Ge replied: "I am the gold medalist and he is the silver medalist."

“Ouch!”

Lin Zhixing raised his eyebrows and joked, "So, we're guaranteed to be second to last?"

Song Ge didn't smile. He pursed his lips and said seriously, "I won by a slight margin. Don't be careless. He is very powerful."

"Just kidding, don't worry."

Although he has the golden finger, Lin Zhixing dare not relax at all, as this program is currently a very important springboard for his future.

If she becomes a young model in a club, she will become a prostitute. If she doesn’t become famous, she will work in the adult

…

"Okay, everyone, get ready to line up and go in. Once you're in, sit directly at the seat you want. Don't hesitate and affect the progress of the filming!"

The live broadcast was about to begin, and the staff began to organize the contestants to enter. For a while, the lounge became chaotic.

"Brother, you are the composer Long Huohuo, right?"

In the long queue, a male contestant with a crew cut and wearing a floral shirt attracted the attention of other contestants around him.

"Yes, it's me."

The crew-haired man nodded.

"Nice to meet you. I love the song you made. It's so inspiring!"

"Thank you, it's not that good, you flatter me."

The crew-haired guy smiled and waved his hand.

"There will definitely be new songs for this competition, right?"

“Yes, it is written.”

…

"Who is that person?"

People around him who didn't know him asked.

When his companion saw this, he frowned and explained, "Long Huohuo is a very talented new composer with a very strong musical background. Do you know who his aunt is?"

"Who is it?"

"Xiao Shiyi Niang."

"Oh my goodness, Xiao Shiyi Niang, who often writes songs for superstars? So, he is very likely to come to participate in this competition with the best lyrics and music?"

"What do you think? Alas, the contestants are too strong. How about we not sit in the fourth row and sit in the fifth row to be conservative?"

"Okay, okay, the sixth row is fine too. That's a good start."

…

This eye-catching man with a buzz cut is called Zhang Long, and his username on the music platform is Long Huohuo. He is Li Zhenzhen’s current boyfriend.

"Zhenzhen."

Zhang Long boasted to his girlfriend with a hint of pride, "I didn't expect so many people would know me. I feel really embarrassed."

No response...

He found that Li Zhenzhen was staring at the back of the team with gnashing teeth, muttering quietly, "What a narrow road for enemies to cross."

"Who is it?"

Zhang Long pulled down his sunglasses and looked in the direction Li Zhenzhen was looking. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes wide and turned his head to ask, "Lin Zhixing is your ex-boyfriend?"

Li Zhenzhen nodded in surprise, "You know him?"

"Um."

Zhang Long raised his lips and said with a smile, "We are both from the composition department. Although we are not in the same class, I have taken a class with him. He is very famous. The professor who teaches audio-visual and ear training even gave him a nickname."

"What's that nickname?"

Li Zhenzhen asked curiously.

"Deaf Five."

Zhang Long smiled back.

"puff!"

Li Zhenzhen imagined the old professor trembling with anger and couldn't help laughing.

"He has nothing good to offer except for his good looks. I didn't expect you wanted to partner with him before."

Zhang Long shook his head in confusion, then asked curiously, "How good is his singing?"

"well."

Li Zhenzhen sighed and said, "After all, we've been dating for three years. Before I met you, I was planning to help him out when we were about to graduate. I didn't expect him to be so stingy. I was really blind at the time."

"His singing is pretty average. I don't know what connections he has. Just wait and see. He will definitely be the first one to be eliminated."

Lin Zhixing, who was waiting in line to enter, sneezed twice. He always felt that someone was scolding him behind his back and looked up inadvertently.

Eyes meet...

Ouch, Ex-girlfriend! (End of this chapter)

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