The meeting was supposed to be at six o'clock, but at five in the morning, when the sky was still gray, Shen Yun, Sun Youlin, and Bai Wanqiu were already waiting at the bottom of Tianrui Building.
At this hour, even the breakfast vendors aren't as diligent as these three.
Fortunately, Bai Wanqiu had prepared some pastries before leaving home. The three of them squatted by the stairwell, eating and chatting, just like hardworking migrant workers. At this moment, they had no trace of the demeanor of top celebrities.
When Lin Rui arrived at the company, Sun Youlin immediately ran up to him and tried to gain sympathy.
"Squatting on the stairwell?"
Lin Rui was speechless, and pointed to the security room not far away as if he were showing concern for someone with intellectual disabilities: "Can't you ask the security guard to open the door for you?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yun and Bai Wanqiu, who had originally intended to join in the sob story, both stopped in their tracks. Then, the two women began pointing at the flowerbed not far away, as if they were studying which flower was growing well and which flower was more vibrant.
Ten minutes later, Lin Rui casually pulled out three sheet music from his desk drawer.
Instead of distributing it immediately, he calmly asked, "Is there no problem with today's semi-finals?"
"no problem."
"We will definitely make it to the knockout stage."
"I am confident."
The three spoke with great conviction, but their eyes kept glancing at the three sheet music that Lin Rui was holding.
"The three songs you chose are all pretty good. I heard you sing them last night. I'll point out some flaws later. As long as you make some adjustments, you should have no problem making it into the elimination rounds."
After a pause, Lin Rui continued, "I know the pressure in the popular group is immense. When I got back last night, I thought about it and realized that even if there are some gaps between you and the other contestants, the gaps aren't actually that big."
"If I'm in better form, I might even outperform them in the performance."
"Of course, you are currently lacking in attention, which will have a significant impact on your confidence."
Shen Yun, Sun Youlin, and Bai Wanqiu all wore bitter smiles.
Yesterday's two preliminary rounds saw a constant stream of applause and cheers when contestants from outside the region took the stage, but when it was the turn of the local contestants, while there was some applause and cheers, it was pitifully little.
Although there were no boos, some disruptive actions still affected them somewhat.
As Lin Rui said, this will put pressure on them over time, causing them to lose confidence and seriously affecting their performance.
"Xiao Rui, is there a solution?"
Shen Yun pressed for an answer.
Bai Wanqiu is not even worth comparing to; she's only a second-tier celebrity.
But Sun Youlin, who gradually closed the gap with her before the new year, is now a proper third-tier celebrity, while she is still stuck at the level of a diva.
Although the title of "Queen of Pop" is already something most artists envy and are jealous of, having it displayed on the cultural wall makes it even more of a dream come true.
But times have changed!
In this day and age, what does a superstar count for?
Besides, having reached this position, she has bigger goals. You can call it ambition or ideals, but if a person has no pursuit, isn't he no different from a salted fish?
Therefore, Shen Yun cherishes this opportunity. She doesn't want to be eliminated; she wants to go further!
"have."
Lin Rui saw determination in Shen Yun's eyes, then looked at Sun Youlin and Bai Wanqiu: "If we lack fame, then let's build a reputation!"
"And how to quickly gain fame is through performance on stage, leaving an indelible impression on the audience."
After a pause, Lin Rui spread out the three sheet music sheets in his hand: "The premise is that you have the first key to open this door."
Bai Wanqiu was the first to step forward, picked up the sheet music in her direction, and took a closer look.
——"My Heart Will Go On"
Seeing Bai Wanqiu's actions, Sun Youlin and Shen Yun no longer held back and picked up their respective sheet music.
After picking up the sheet music, Sun Youlin didn't rush to look at it. Instead, he thanked Lin Rui before glancing at the song title.
—That Girl
Shen Yun also thanked Lin Rui, then looked at the song title on the sheet music.
——Move Your Body
Whether it's Bai Wanqiu, Sun Youlin, or Shen Yun, they all have the musical sense to have achieved their current status. Almost the moment they received the sheet music, they started singing it silently in their hearts.
Lin Rui didn't disturb the three of them. After a while, seeing that they all looked like they were digesting the food, he quietly took out three portable hard drives from the drawer.
"You don't need to find a accompaniment team to practice anymore. The lighting setup and 5D scenes are all ready and stored on an external hard drive."
"I'll have Brother Chen hand it over to the backstage staff. You just need to go on stage and sing."
Upon learning that Lin Rui was so well-prepared, the three were excited, but also understood Lin Rui's determination to win the Best Contribution Award.
And all they could do was live up to Lin Rui's expectations!
As the saying goes, "A scholar will die for one who understands him," and that was the feeling of the three men at that moment.
Half an hour later.
“Sister Yun, this won’t do. You need to imagine the recording studio as a competition stage. You must sing with passion and confidence.”
Lin Rui stood in Shen Yun's recording studio for a while and listened for a long time before shaking his head.
It was obvious that Shen Yun was not relaxed enough, and at least did not achieve the effect that Lin Rui wanted.
"Fine, I'll sing it once, you figure it out yourself."
"By the way, press the record button. If you can't get the feel for it, just listen to how I sing it on repeat."
Shen Yun stepped aside with an innocent look on her face, listening obediently to Lin Rui's unrestrained and arrogant singing.
When Lin Rui walked out of the recording studio, he immediately glanced at Sun Youlin, who looked nervous.
Sun Youlin exclaimed that he had been careless!
He forgot to lock the door when he came in. It was all Lin Rui's fault for not giving him any special guidance for a long time, which caused him to become less vigilant.
He had just seen Shen Yun blushing from being disciplined by Lin Rui, and he had been gloating for a while.
Now that Lin Rui had entered, Sun Youlin couldn't help but sigh, "This karma has come too quickly!"
"Xiao Rui, come here and let Brother Sun give you a performance!"
So be it!
Sun Youlin immediately put on the headset and pressed the accompaniment button.
Things are different now than they used to be, and Sun Youlin is confident that he is no longer the ignorant fool he once was.
"stop!"
Startled by Lin Rui's shout, Sun Youlin, who had been engrossed in his game, suddenly shuddered and had a bad feeling.
As expected, Lin Rui's expression was strange: "Brother Sun, is your Dianyu (a type of Cantonese) not up to standard? But that doesn't make sense, doesn't Yuezhou consider Dianyu as a second mother tongue?"
After a pause, Lin Rui asked curiously, "Or do you have some misunderstanding about the meaning of words like 'broken heart' and 'homeless'? How can you get so excited singing about this?"
Shen Yun was peeking from a short distance away. Although she couldn't hear the conversation, she couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Sun Youlin's constipated look.
When a person is down on their luck, seeing someone who is even more unlucky than themselves can change their feelings of loss and frustration from gloomy to partly cloudy, and then from partly cloudy to sunny.
Sun Youlin didn't even have the courage to talk back!
Yes!
First, he got a great song, then he saw Shen Yun being trained, and then he fantasized about winning the gold medal in the men's group at the World Arts Awards. You can imagine how Sun Youlin felt!
Sad?
Fuck it!
Upon seeing Lin Rui arrive to provide guidance, Sun Youlin was eager to redeem himself and naturally began to show off his skills, thus neglecting to express his emotions.
To be precise, he didn't even consider that!
Watching Lin Rui sing with a headset on, and hearing the painful lyrics and emotions, Sun Youlin felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
I was careless!
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