Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After Wen Shanshan said this, there was a moment of silence.
Lin Yidong’s face turned red, and Hu Changming was also a little embarrassed. Wen Shanshan meant that… Lin Yidong was trying to steal the limelight from the C position.
Before Sheng Ziyou could speak, Xiang Yuan, who had been silent the whole time, could not help but say, “It’s okay. The expressions are up to the mark. Lin Yidong’s expression management is very good. It’s not outstanding, but still exceptional.”
This was a boy band audition, and when a team was together they certainly couldn’t just focus on themselves and appear too abrupt.
But if everyone performed like a professional, with the same movements and expressions, then how would they choose among them…
Wen Shanshan didn’t expect Xiang Yuan to refute her immediately. So, her voice turned unnatural for a moment, but she still said stiffly: “The center position should act like a center position. Lin Yidong, you should hold back a little.”
Lin Yidong didn’t say anything, but his face flushed red. After a moment, he nodded awkwardly.
This group left the stage and the vocal group “Rising Tide” prepared.
Most of the students who got off the stage stayed to watch the performance of other groups of students. Lin Yidong and others were no exception. After they got off the stage, they stood behind mentors Sheng Ziyou and others.
Sheng Ziyou waved, and Lin Yidong looked around blankly: “You called me?”
“Okay, come here.” Sheng Ziyou nodded.
Lin Yidong immediately moved closer, his eyes were still a little red, and it was obvious that he was hurt by Wen Shanshan’s words.
The boy had just become an adult and had not experienced any major storms yet. He could thus cry over the slightest thing.
Sheng Ziyou sighed in her heart and softened her voice: “Yidong, you performed very well just now. Remember, you are really great.”
“But…” Lin Yidong glanced at Wen Shanshan. She had just asked him to be more restrained. Obviously, this made him confused.
“Don’t pay attention to her, you performed very well.” Sheng Ziyou was afraid that the young boy would be restrained in tomorrow’s performance because of Wen Shanshan’s words.
Her voice was not loud, but not small either.
At least everyone around heard it, including Ran Youqing, Xiang Yuan, Hu Changming… and Wen Shanshan.
Wen Shanshan: “…” F**k.
Lin Yidong’s eyes widened, his deer eyes were filled with confusion, and he was obviously in disbelief.
Just saying it directly in front of Wen Shanshan… is that okay?
Teacher Sheng…why are you becoming more and more stubborn?
Sheng Ziyou didn’t care about what others said, and just said, “After ‘Rising Tide’ is over, it will be Ji Ran and Fu Jiahuan’s group. You should pay attention to how they perform. Dancing is not just about dancing, it also involves stage performance.”
After she finished speaking, she focused her attention on the group of students on the stage.
Lin Yidong took a step back and returned to the team. While Hu Changming, the center of their group, patted him on the shoulder.
“Yidong, I really envy you for being favored by Teacher Sheng. At least you have Teacher Sheng’s vote.”
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the instructors in the front row to hear.
Wen Shanshan had a smile in her eyes. Before the performance even started, he was already certain that Sheng Ziyou’s ticket was going to Lin Yidong. This was a satire on Sheng Ziyou’s unprofessionalism and backdoor behavior.
Lin Yidong’s face flushed and he waved his hand away: “Don’t talk nonsense!”
In front, Sheng Ziyou turned around and glanced at Hu Changming coldly.
How could you describe this look? It was like looking at a stranger, with no emotion in her eyes.
Obviously, Sheng Ziyou didn’t take Hu Changming seriously at all.
Hu Changming’s face flushed and he felt a little angry.
On the stage, Gu Yuzheng, the center of the “Rising Tide” group, started singing, and everyone’s attention was immediately focused on him.
This set of dance moves was choreographed by Sheng Ziyou and Gu Yuzheng themselves. It was simple and elegant, and it was also the one that embarrassed Wen Shanshan.
“Perfect!” When the song ended, Guan Yike whistled to express his praise before the mentors spoke.
Ran Youqing turned around and taunted him, “You guys are almost there too, why don’t you go get ready? What are you looking at here?”
Guan Yike blinked his eyes and said with a gangster look: “Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles.”
He and Jiao Xiu were a vocal group. Gu Yuzheng and Feng Yuanxuan’s group could be said to be their most threatening opponents, so when they were performing, this group also came down to watch.
Jiao Xiu stood next to Guan Yike, smiling calmly, but the look in his eyes was deep and unfathomable.
This group… was too strong.
“So how do you feel after watching it?” Ran Youqing smiled at him. The two knew each other. Ran Youqing was Guan Yike’s elder, so naturally they were very familiar with each other.
Sheng Ziyou was not surprised at all about the network of connections of super rich second-generations like Guan Yike. With his family’s capital, there were countless people who wanted to get close to him.
“Of course we are more awesome!” Guan Yike replied without hesitation.
“You’re just bragging.” Ran Youqing smiled and shook his head. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Guan Yike was joking.
This group was quite perfect, so the instructors just praised them a few words, asked them to keep up the form tomorrow, and let the next group go on stage.
The final dance group was Ji Ran’s, and Ji Ran was naturally the center.
This group was the same as Gu Yuzheng’s group, a combination of strong forces. From a distance, their neatness far exceeded that of other groups, but from a close distance, each group had its own characteristics.
Lin Yidong ignored the ugly expressions of Hu Changming and others and took two steps to Sheng Ziyou to listen to her instructions.
Sheng Ziyou showed undisguised admiration: “Look at them, don’t you think they dance very naturally and really enjoy being on stage?”
Lin Yidong nodded wildly, his face full of awe.
“Look at Fu Jiahuan, his movements are wild and he is confident. Pay attention to his expression. Isn’t he very confident and uninhibited?” Sheng Ziyou watched him without moving his eyes.
“And Lu He, isn’t he very good at playing to his strengths? He’s good-looking and cute. As long as he moves in unison with others on stage and has a cute expression on his face, he’s very popular with the audience.”
Lin Yidong’s expression became a little depressed. Lu He was so good-looking that even if he didn’t dance very well, there would still be many fans voting for him crazily.
Then Sheng Ziyou pointed out Lu He’s problem: “Lu He doesn’t have much dancing foundation, and his facial expressions are not well managed. If you look closely, you will find that his movements are very stiff and look very strange.”
The other five in this group were perfect, except Lu He, but he was smart, and as long as he continued to be in unison with everyone else, most of his problems could be covered up on the stage.
“You can observe Ji Ran more. Just look at Ji Ran to see how important facial expression management is. He is sweating profusely now, and it is very likely that he is feeling very uncomfortable. Sweating profusely actually affects the aesthetics, but his expression is always smiling, showing a relaxed and natural smile.” Sheng Ziyou frowned slightly. There was no problem with Ji Ran’s expression at all. He even looked quite happy.
But for some reason… Sheng Ziyou felt that he seemed to be feeling unwell?
“If I can advance this time, I must learn more from Ji Ran in the future!” Lin Yidong clenched his fist.
Sheng Ziyou smiled: “No, you should learn from Jing Xianglei, he is a natural born dancer!”
Jing Xianglei had always been in the corner, but his beauty could not be hidden, his dancing… was really beautiful.
Everyone had different tastes. If Ji Ran and Fu Jiahuan were considered good-looking by everyone, then Jing Xianglei perfectly corresponded to Sheng Ziyou’s aesthetic.
She loved it so much when the boy danced!
It was a pity that this silent boy was too silent. Even though he was very strong, except for his good performance in the initial exam, he had not been very popular since then.
Lin Yidong looked at Jing Xianglei obediently. The other party’s expression management and the rhythm and speed of his movements were really unique.
Just by looking at this group, he discovered many problems with himself.
This group was still impeccable. Ran Youqing gave way and tried harder, and talked about the issue of positioning before letting them leave the stage.
The last and finale show was naturally the vocal group with the most popular student Jiao Xiu as the center. In addition to Jiao Xiu, Guan Yike was also very popular in this group.
They had to say that this most popular student was indeed very intelligent. Almost all of his team members were talented and popular but would not steal his limelight.
Guan Yike had the ability, but after all, he was not a professional, and he was not very concerned about whether he could debut this time, so naturally he did not think about how to express himself when performing. The rest of the students were almost the same, very good, but without characteristics.
If Jiao Xiu chose Fu Jiahuan, Jing Xianglei, Feng Yuanxuan and others to join his team, he would probably be outshined by them.
In comparison, Gu Yuzheng could be said to be “silly”.
Gu Yuzheng was also in the vocal group. However, in order to achieve better results, he selected some talented singers, especially Feng Yuanxuan.
He didn’t seem to consider at all whether other students would overshadow him as the center, and when they were singing, the climax was still given to Feng Yuanxuan.
Sheng Ziyou shook her head helplessly. He was still the Gu Yuzheng she knew, not stupid, but upright.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have followed his brothers to break into the mentor’s room.
After singing “A Hundred Years Old”, the first person to speak was Ran Youqing –
“Guan Yike, you are so shameless. You still want to compete with Gu Yuzheng’s team? Feng Yuanxuan alone can beat your entire team.”
Ran Youqing’s joke was straightforward, and Jiao Xiu’s face froze for a moment, but he soon smiled again, looking humble.
Guan Yike didn’t think it was a big deal. He smiled and touched the tip of his nose: “The voice is something that one is born with, what can I do about it?”
“Then your overall team isn’t also as good as Gu Yuzheng’s.” Ran Youqing glared, and it was obvious that he liked Guan Yike very much.
Guan Yike explained: “It’s not that Teacher Sheng Ziyou only arranged the movements for them and ignored us, so our performance was a little off. Next time, Teacher Sheng must arrange the movements for me too!”
“Okay.” It’s nothing, so Sheng Ziyou agreed.
After this time, a group of students would be eliminated and the groups would have to be redivided, so Guan Yike said “me” instead of “we”.
This group did not have many problems. It was indeed just a problem with their voice. But their performance was very good. However, the previous vocal group was Gu Yuzheng’s group, so all the instructors felt that this group was a little worse, but they didn’t know where.
After the rehearsal, all the students went to eat and Sheng Ziyou also returned to her room.
She was losing weight, and all her food was customized, so she could only go back to her room and wait for Yang Yun to bring her food.
Lin Yidong didn’t rush to leave. Instead he familiarized himself with his dance positions on the stage for a while and then danced twice more.
“Lin Yidong, do you need to work so hard?” Hu Changming raised his eyebrows while taking the clothes.
His face was also very good looking, and he looked very handsome when he raised his eyebrows. Recently, he had been crazy about creating the image of a school idol, thus gaining countless fans and his ranking had also skyrocketed.
Lin Yidong scratched his head: “I’ll practice some more.”
He didn’t like Hu Changming, so he didn’t say much.
Who would have thought that Hu Changming’s next sentence would be –
“Teacher Sheng will definitely give you a backdoor anyway, so why are you still practicing?”
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