Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Gu Yuzheng paused for a moment, then said seriously, “This is also a gift for our group’s guest— Sheng Ziyou.”
Just from the song’s title, you could tell it was written entirely for Sheng Ziyou…
Sheng Ziyou was slightly surprised and looked up at Feng Yuanxuan.
The other person gave her a shy smile, his eyes filled with gratitude.
As she looked at Yuan Xuan, an indescribable feeling welled up inside her.
When helping Feng Yuanxuan and Ji Ran, Sheng Ziyou never thought about their gratitude or repayment.
Even if they were to repay her, it wouldn’t be now, but after they became famous.
But by the time they would become famous, Sheng Ziyou felt that she would no longer need anyone else’s help.
If she didn’t even have this much self-confidence, she didn’t deserve to continue in this industry.
Therefore, when she pulled the students, it was always out of conscience, without seeking any reward.
At that moment, when the words “My heart is at ease” came out, Sheng Ziyou felt a warmth in her heart.
The things she did were remembered and appreciated by some.
This young man didn’t yet have the ability to give back, but he had a creative ability that he could be proud of, so he wrote a song called “My Heart Is Free”.
“Oh dear, why don’t you call me Xin Fengfeng? Why don’t you perform for me?” Qu Feng winked.
Gu Yuzheng’s palms were sweating, but his expression remained quite calm: “Teacher Qu, if you also bring our group to the performance stage, we’ll perform for you too!”
He explained that they performed for Sheng Ziyou to thank her for bringing them to the performance stage. If it were just one person confessing, it would be easy for people to misunderstand, but if everyone did it together, it wouldn’t matter.
This was also why they wanted to “steal the credit” for the song “My Heart Is Free” even though it was written entirely by Feng Yuanxuan.
At least in front of the camera, one could not admit that it was his idea or his creation alone.
Teacher Sheng understood… that’s enough.
“Alright, alright, let’s hear what we think of this song!” Qu Feng laughed, and the other trainees joined in the commotion.
Sheng Ziyou smiled and looked at them expectantly.
These boys are so adorable.
Feng Yuanxuan strummed his guitar, the tune sounding like a folk song, with a relaxed rhythm.
“In our youth, we pursued our dreams with unwavering passion; in our youth, we were innocent and naive; but worldly vanities wouldn’t allow it… When despair struck, the hand that reached out to us led us through the storms, guided us, a ray of light in the darkness… That person, she was kind-hearted, that person, she was beautiful and generous, my heart swayed gently with her smile…”
The song was gentle and beautiful. Sung by Feng Yuanxuan with his angelic voice, it was truly moving.
Just as everyone was wondering how Gu Yuzheng and the others got into the song, a group of people moved…
Gu Yuzheng and his six companions shouted, “Heave-ho!”
Feng Yuanxuan’s gentle voice said, “That person, she has a kind heart.”
Gu Yuzheng and others: “Hey yo yo!”
While shouting, they… performed the Yangko dance[1].
“That person, she is beautiful and generous.”
“Hey-yo-yo!”
Don’t say…
It suits me quite well.
Hahahaha!!!
“Oh my god!”
“Hahaha, you guys are amazing!”
“Oh my god, this is hilarious!”
….
Feng Yuanxuan was playing a gentle and beautiful folk song, while Gu Yuzheng and the other six people next to him were dancing wildly like demons.
He sang a line, and Gu Yuzheng and the others followed with another line.
What was supposed to be a lyrical folk song was turned into a comedy by this group of people, making the trainees burst into laughter.
However, this was for the best. If Feng Yuanxuan were to sing to Sheng Ziyou while holding a guitar, it might provoke the fans’ resentment.
However, the insertion of humorous moments from Gu Yuzheng and others immediately shifted the focus, and the entire performance ended with the audience laughing.
Sheng Ziyou laughed heartily and leaned back on the sofa, tears welling up in her eyes from laughing.
Some trainees were laughing so hard they fell to the ground, pounding their fists in laughter.
Qu Feng and the others laughed, even Wen Shanshan, who had been sitting next to them with a straight face, laughed, which showed the “power” of this show.
Not only the trainees and guests, but even the director laughed.
In the entire villa, there was probably only one person who wasn’t smiling…
No, he smiled too, and seemed no different, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Jiao Xiu couldn’t laugh.
Ji Ran was already number one, and Feng Yuanxuan wrote such a song in such a short time right under everyone’s noses.
Gu Yuzheng demonstrated his organizational skills, and even the trainees showcased their comedic talents.
Just a few days ago, #GuYuzhengGroupDebutOnTheSpot# was trending on Weibo. After this performance, the group’s fanbase will only become more and more active…
So, could Jiao Xiu return to first place in the finals?
After the entire performance ended, Sheng Ziyou didn’t say anything, but simply gave Feng Yuanxuan a thumbs up.
This song was simple, yet very interesting.
He didn’t say it was written for Sheng Ziyou, and the lyrics don’t contain the name Sheng Ziyou.
But it also seemed that every sentence was written for Sheng Ziyou, full of gratitude and thanks.
Feng Yuanxuan smiled and said nothing more.
He was genuinely grateful to Sheng Ziyou, and he truly admired her.
Therefore, when his agent asked him to showcase his creative abilities at an appropriate time, his only thought was to write a song for Sheng Ziyou.
Collaborating with Gu Yuzheng was his own initiative. Performing for Sheng Ziyou alone versus performing for Sheng Ziyou with a group of people had a completely different meaning.
He looked into Sheng Ziyou’s eyes and knew that she understood him.
After Feng Yuanxuan finished singing, Gu Yuzheng and the others’ “dance” also came to a complete end.
“Good–“
“Xuan-ge is awesome!”
“Feng Yuanxuan, this song is great!”
….
Feng Yuanxuan smiled and put down the guitar.
“Want one from the other groups?” Gu Yuzheng shouted, his tone provocative.
Guan Yike was heartbroken when he wrote the song for the previous performance. So, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, “Spare me! I was so heartbroken writing that song for the previous performance. I probably won’t recover for a long time! I don’t want to show any of my talents today. I just want to lie down and relax.”
He was sprawled on the sofa, his face practically screaming, “I’m a loser.”
Seeing that he didn’t move, Ji Ran looked at Jiao Xiu: “Xiu Xiu, give us one!”
Jiao Xiu lowered his head slightly and smiled faintly, looking somewhat embarrassed, but his eyes were churning like a storm.
That was their real goal!
They didn’t want Guan Yike to perform at all; they just wanted the audience to know that Jiao Xiu couldn’t create anything!
In that instant, a thousand thoughts flashed through Jiao Xiu’s mind as he began to devise a plan.
After a moment, he looked up with a helpless expression: “No, no, I don’t have Xuan Xuan’s creative ability. If you ask me to write a song now, my mind goes completely blank.”
That’s absolutely right!
This not only demonstrated his humility, but also gave his fans a “reason” to fight him.
After all……
He humbly admitted that his songwriting ability was inferior to Feng Yuanxuan’s, and made it clear that it was simply impossible for him to write a song on the spot.
If the fans were more radical, they would definitely suspect that Gu Yuzheng and others were targeting Jiao Xiu.
Gu Yuzheng smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes: “Oh, Xiu Xiu, what are you thinking? How could we let you write a song on the spot? We mean you should also perform a talent, what are you thinking!”
Jiao Xiu’s smile froze instantly; he simply couldn’t keep up the act any longer.
He was almost certain that if the video were released, some people would think he was guilty.
Gu Yuzheng, what a cunning scheme!
Even knowing he had been tricked, Jiao Xiu could only hide his gloom and stand up with a smile: “Okay, I misunderstood. Then I’ll give you all a rap.”
Gu Yuzheng smiled but didn’t say anything.
Ji Ran and the others sat down beside him, smiling as they looked at him.
Proving that Jiao Xiu could not create was not easy, but making the audience doubt it was not difficult.
At least today’s broadcast would further solidify the beliefs of those who doubted his creative abilities.
Otherwise, why would someone who was being questioned about their creative abilities keep avoiding proving themselves?
Unless he had something to hide!
Gu Yuzheng smiled contentedly, and Feng Yuanxuan, holding his guitar, also smiled.
In terms of talent alone, Jiao Xiu certainly had it; otherwise, how could fans label him an “all-rounder”?
Sheng Ziyou raised her eyebrows slightly as she looked at him, a faint smile on her face, but no smile in her eyes.
After Jiao Xiu finished his performance, the other trainees took turns going on stage.
Some people had advanced and still wanted to compete for a debut spot, so they actively showcased themselves. While others were leaving; this was their last day on the show, and they wanted to create more memories for themselves and the audience.
Sheng Ziyou received Fan Jiaxu’s results during dinner. At that moment, the students were in the kitchen preparing ingredients for hot pot. She carefully put away the report card, waiting to tell him the results after dinner.
Fan Jiaxu, ranked 13th, was just one place away from advancing.
Their rankings all improved after the group’s performance, but Fan Jiaxu’s ranking was not very high to begin with, so he had to leave this time.
“Not a single member of the group will be left out” was just wishful thinking.
Sheng Ziyou turned her head and saw Fan Jiaxu talking to Gu Yuzheng. Ji Ran turned her head and glared at him. Feng Yuanxuan, Fu Jiahuan and the others covered their mouths and laughed.
Lin Yidong was leaning half his body on Fan Jiaxu. I wonder if he’ll cry when he finds out Fan Jiaxu didn’t advance…
Sheng Ziyou sighed and put the report card away.
By 8 p.m., all the performance results had been released.
First place: Ji Ran; Second place: Jiao Xiu; Third place: Gu Yuzheng; Fourth place: Guan Yike; Fifth place: Feng Yuanxuan; Sixth place: Fu Jiahuan; Seventh place: Jing Xianglei; Eighth place: Lu He; Ninth place: Long Mu; Tenth place: Lin Yidong; Eleventh place: Hu Changming; Twelfth place: Tang Yanhao.
The eliminated trainees were: Fan Jiaxu, Bei Yifan, Wu Ming, Sun Yimin, Cui Baixin, and Min Xuling.
Tang Yanhao, who had been silently peeling chestnuts all morning, burst into tears the moment he heard his results.
He thought he was going to be eliminated, but he actually made it to the next round!
Compared to Tang Yanhao and Fu Jiahuan, who squeezed into the top six and looked overjoyed, Bei Yifan and Lu He had gone pale.
Lu He not only dropped out of the debut positions, but also fell to eighth place.
Some time ago, for some reason, because of the Feng Yuanxuan incident, videos of his car accident scene were released.
His die-hard fans would certainly not change their love for him, but a significant portion of the group fans who used to vote for him had changed their votes to other people.
As a result, Jing Xianglei’s ranking jumped several places, but Lu He dropped directly to eighth.
Bei Yifan’s ranking fluctuated around the time he advanced, but unexpectedly, when the program team captured the footage, Tang Yanhao made it in by chance after Bei Yifan had advanced.
He stood there blankly, and Feng Yuanxuan patted him reassuringly.
Although Bei Yifan believed Jiao Xiu but not him, he was still his good friend and the one who helped him stay up all night to familiarize himself with the dance.
Feng Yuanxuan hugged him with red eyes.
Beside him, Lin Yidong hugged Fan Jiaxu and cried loudly.
The production team was quite humane; they stopped filming at that point and waited for everyone to catch their breath before having staff take them back to the production set.
Sheng Ziyou also returned to the production team, but instead of taking the bus with the trainees, she was picked up by Zhao Jing.
Zhao Jing came over with something to say. Almost as soon as Sheng Ziyou got into the car and sat down, Zhao Jing asked, “Are you and Qu Feng going to create a CP (couple pairing)?”
“Huh?” Sheng Ziyou was stunned, somewhat bewildered.
“Didn’t you see today’s trending topics?”
Sheng Ziyou shook her head. She had been recording a program all day and didn’t have time to check the trending topics…
“You’re trending again…” Zhao Jing’s eyes were complicated.
Even her agent felt that Sheng Ziyou was trending on social media a bit too often, let alone others.
Today, Yu Chen even teased her, asking if she had bought Sheng Ziyou a yearly pass to trending topics.
“Because of Come Challenge, right?”
“Yes, it’s not just you, it’s the Sheng Gong and Qu Shou CP.”
Sheng Ziyou: “…” What the heck?!
“Moreover, this group has gained the approval of most of your fans, Qu Feng’s fans.”
Sheng Ziyou: “…”
She paused for a moment, then asked, “Qu Feng’s female fans didn’t want to kill me?”
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[1] The Yangko dance is a traditional Chinese folk dance of the Han ethnic group, originating from rural farming and rice-transplanting labor in northern China.
