Originality was the segment that tested the trainees' overall quality the most. They needed to be proficient in music theory, dance, and have a certain level of ideas and appreciation for music. This was the most difficult stage for the trainees to pass, but passing it was an excellent exercise and sublimation.
Win-win cooperation was also one of the main themes of the program team's design of this round. The days of mutual persuasion and accommodation, endless discussion and quarreling over a single note passed quickly. With everyone's efforts day and night, it was the day of the competition. The trainees presented a visual and auditory feast for the audience.
Of course, behind the stage was the farewell. A total of 19 trainees were eliminated in this round, leaving only 25 people. These 25 people would be divided into five groups of five. Each group would be led by a mentor to enter the next round of mentor-assisted performance.
In the mentor-assisted performance segment, five people would be eliminated, leaving the last 20 people to prepare for the debut carnival night and compete for six spots to debut.
Because the mentors were mainly mentors, this segment had a strong sense of entertainment and entertainment. It would not have much of an impact on the overall situation. Whether the five people would stay or leave was basically determined by the popularity accumulated by the online voting.
However, the trainees did not seem to think so when it came to the allocation of groups.
The program team's grouping plan was to release five songs, and the trainees would blindly choose from the highest to the lowest in order of results. At the same time, in order to avoid the mentors' personal characteristics, such as Jung Yuyang being good at slow songs, Chen Jiayi not being able to sing or dance, and so on, the five songs were relatively homogenous. After choosing, they could adapt according to the situation.
The trainees were very careful in their choices. When the mentors revealed the songs, it was obvious to the naked eye that those who chose Qi Xingchen were a little disappointed.
Those who chose Bai Ye were very happy.
With Bai Ye's popularity, if they entered his group, they would be guaranteed a spot in the next round with the help of Bai Ye's fans for two days.
As for the other instructors, Wei Qin's overall strength was strong; Jung Yuyang's Live was infectious; and Chen Jiayi's group mainly relied on the trainees' performance. They had more opportunities to show their faces and would not be overshadowed by the instructors.
Only Qi Xingchen was different. Although he had shown the basics of singing and dancing, the combination of singing and dancing was another matter. No one had seen him on stage before, so no one knew if he could sing or dance, or if he could hold the formal stage.
Everyone anxiously followed behind the tutor and walked towards the practice room with the tutor's signature. Qi Xingchen also led the team to look for the practice room. He glanced at Bai Ye while he was at it.
He and Bai Ye were on the far left and right respectively.
Not happy.
Everyone entered the practice room. Qi Xingchen ordered, "Xie Yuan, close the door."
The trainee named Xie Yuan closed the door.
Qi Xingchen put away his gentle expression. The five trainees knew that he was going to speak and consciously stood in a row.
"I know that drawing me is the result you don't want to see the most." Qi Xingchen paused. "You may be very disappointed now."
The five of them looked at each other. They probably did not expect him to say it out loud.
"But you have to remember that this is your competition, not mine. No matter how I perform, whether I have stage experience or not, you have to be on your own. I'm just the icing on the cake. You are the real 'cake.' "
The trainees exchanged glances. They all knew in their hearts that Teacher Qi was going to shift the blame.
When their group's results were not good, Teacher Qi could say that the trainees' abilities were not good enough, and not his own problem.
"Of course." Qi Xingchen paused. "When you hear this, you may think that I'm shifting the blame."
The trainees: "…"
Was Teacher Qi a roundworm in their stomachs? How did he know everything?!
He continued, "Don't make a conclusion about whether I'm shifting the blame or not. Let's see if I'm a mule or a horse. As for you, you have so much more stage experience than me. Don't be outdone by a newbie like me. Can you do better than me? "
No one dared to make a sound.
But they all gave the answer in their hearts: Yes.
Only singing and not dancing and only dancing and not singing were both hooligans. Those who had never been on stage were all armchair strategists. Maybe when they stood on stage, they would forget all the movements they had practiced.
Qi Xingchen knew that they were embarrassed to say, so he did not continue to ask. He shouted at Xie Yuan, "Play the video of 'Somebody.' Let's watch it together."
The song their group chose was called "Somebody." It was a dance song with a strong rhythm. Xie Yuan turned on the tablet. The trainees were about the same age as Qi Xingchen. There was no sense of distance between them. They sat on the floor in front of the tablet with him.
Three minutes and forty seconds later, the song came to an end. Qi Xingchen took out the small notebook he had been using since the beginning of the competition. It recorded the performance of each trainee.
In fact, after recording the show for so long, Qi Xingchen could more or less remember what each trainee was good at and what they were not good at. He looked at the notebook because he was afraid that his memory would deviate.
The cameraman had always been very curious about his notebook. He also focused on the page.
He saw that it was densely packed. The entire notebook was almost full.
After thinking for about five minutes, Qi Xingchen said, "First of all, let's discuss how to adapt 'Somebody.' Time is tight. I'll say my opinion first. You can add on later. "
The five of them were stunned.
Usually, they felt that Teacher Qi was very easy-going. He never refused to play games. They didn't expect him to be so decisive when it came to business.
"Among the five of you, Lu Zenan and Xie Yuan are good at dancing. Yang Yueyin has a strong voice in the low range. Meng Meng is an all-rounder. She specializes in dancing. Jiang Yan's subwoofer rap is superb … After analyzing, our team lacks a high-functioning vocal. Do you agree?"
Oh my God, Teacher Qi had analyzed them so thoroughly?! The five of them nodded in surprise.
"So, speed up the rhythm and change it into a more intense dance song. Avoid large sections of singing. It's most suitable for our team. Do you agree?"
After Qi Xingchen described their characteristics, they had this idea. They nodded like chicks pecking at rice.
"Then I'll go find the arrangement teachers. Yang Yueyin and Jiang Yan, you two learn the song and give me the score thoroughly. The remaining three of you can divide it among yourselves. Each of you will write a dance. I'll be done in about two or three hours. I hope to see your results when I come back. "
"… Okay."
"By the way," Qi Xingchen seemed to have remembered something. "There's no fixed center for this performance. The main song will be written according to how suitable it is for each of you. Everyone will take turns to lead the chorus. You can see which part you want during the break. We'll discuss it when I come back."
After that, Qi Xingchen ran to the production room without waiting for their response.
The sooner he went, the sooner he could finish editing. Everyone could get used to the music earlier. If he went late, the arrangement teacher would help the other groups first. It would be a waste of time.
It turned out that he had foresight. Other than him, there were no other teachers in the production room. After he made his request to the arrangement teacher, the latter said that it was a piece of cake and asked him to wait for a while.
Thus, he sat obediently at the side and watched the dance video. The teachers got the song two days earlier than the trainees, so he had practiced in advance. The dance was basically fine, but the singing was not skilled enough.
It was not difficult to rearrange the song. The difficult part was the communication process. The arrangement teacher changed the song a little and showed it to Qi Xingchen until he was satisfied. Then, he moved on to the next part. Two hours passed unknowingly as the cycle repeated itself.
During this time, even if he was bored and missed Bai Ye, Qi Xingchen resisted the urge to send Bai Ye a message.
Work was work, and love was love. Bai Ye was a person who took his work very seriously. He could not disturb him at this juncture because of his own selfish desires.
But God might have heard his thoughts. Not long after, the figure he missed appeared in the practice room.
When he saw Qi Xingchen, Bai Ye said in surprise, "You came earlier than me."
"I took the initiative," Qi Xingchen said cheekily. "You didn't beat me, did you?"
"Yes, I didn't beat you. You have the most foresight." Bai Ye looked at the arrangement teacher's screen and agreed with Qi Xingchen.
The arrangement teacher listened to their conversation and was surprised.
After working with Bai Ye for a while, he realized that Bai Ye was cautious. No matter who he was, he had a faint sense of alienation.
It was the same for Jung Yuyang, Wei Qin, and the others. They discussed the song together. On the surface, it seemed quite harmonious, but in fact, they were very polite.
This was the first time he heard Bai Ye talk to another person in a helpless and indulgent tone.
The Internet said that Bai Ye and Qi Xingchen had a good relationship. It seemed that Qi Xingchen was not trying to gain popularity.
It was really good.
The arrangement teacher said, "Xingchen will be done soon. Then, I'll do it for you."
"Okay." Bai Ye pulled a stool and sat on Qi Xingchen's right. "I'm not in a hurry."
Qi Xingchen could not help but sniff when he was surrounded by a familiar aura. Then, he realized that the other party was sitting a little far away from him, about half an arm's length away.
He secretly observed the arrangement teacher, assistant, and the others. He realized that they were all focused on the song and no one was paying attention to him.
So, he grabbed the sides of the stool and took a small step to the right. Then another small step, and another small step again.
In the end, he successfully shortened the distance to less than a punch.
Bai Ye looked at his movements and raised his eyebrows.
Even though he was closer, Qi Xingchen still did not dare to ask. He took out his phone: [What time are you going to practice until?]
Bo: [I'm not sure. It depends on the progress. If the progress is fast, around ten o 'clock.]
Xing Xing: [Cat scratches the floor.jpg]
Bo: [What's wrong?]
Xing Xing: [Nothing.]
Xing Xing: [I want to practice with them for a while. It will probably be very late. Go back to the hotel and rest. Don't wait for me.]
Recently, after Qi Xingchen suggested … practicing kissing, the two of them would find time to kiss once a day.
Now that the two of them had different schedules, health was of course more important than kissing. Qi Xingchen would never let Bai Ye wait for him without sleeping just for a kiss.
Bai Ye did not say anything else. He only said: [Okay, I'll see how it goes.]
The two of them were very close. When they lowered their heads to type, it was inevitable that they would see each other's phones. At this moment, someone sent Bai Ye a message. He switched to reply. Qi Xingchen realized that he had set a WeChat pinned.
The pinned friend's name was a light yellow Xing Xing symbol.
Qi Xingchen pondered for two seconds and realized that it was himself.
"…" God, when did Bai Ye set him as a pinned friend?!
Why didn't he know?!
An indescribable sense of joy and happiness rushed to his heart. Qi Xingchen was so happy that he was about to explode. He could not wait to run 20 laps outside.
As he ran, he shouted, "I'm Bai Ye's only pinned friend! I'm Bai Ye's only pinned friend! "
As he thought, he could not help but rub his hands on his legs. Then, he realized something else.
Bai Ye had been his pinned friend for a long time, but he had never changed Bai Ye's name. Firstly, Bai Ye's profile picture was too recognizable. Even if he changed his name, he could still remember it. Secondly, in his heart, his love for Bai Ye was comparable to his worship for him.
He respected everything about Bai Ye and did not change his name. However, now that Bai Ye had changed his name, he also wanted to … make a couple note with Bai Ye or something.
People who had just fallen in love were like this. They always wanted to make a little cumbersome ceremony to show that they were different from the other party.
He thought for a while, moved his fingers, and changed Bai Ye's name to the same moon symbol.
Just then, Bai Ye finished replying to his WeChat. Seeing his actions, he asked in a low voice, "Why did you change my name to the moon?"
Was he using the moon to refer to the "night" in his name?
Qi Xingchen was speechless. How did he get caught!
He acted shamelessly. "I'm not telling you."
Bai Ye was not a curious person, but it was amazing that all the actions of the little fan could arouse his interest. He asked again.
Qi Xingchen continued to act shamelessly. "I'm not telling you."
Seeing that the little fan was unwilling to say, Bai Ye could only choose to hold it in. Five minutes later, the arranger asked Qi Xingchen to listen to the final version. Qi Xingchen listened to it and was very satisfied. He said goodbye to Bai Ye and left.
Young Master Bai was a little depressed.
Qi Xingchen did not know that his boyfriend had been annoyed by the emoji. He skipped to the practice room. At this time, the trainees who had finally finished the task given by Teacher Qi were resting and chatting against the wall.
Yang Yueyin said, "Do you understand what Teacher Qi meant when he said 'there is no fixed center of the performance'?"
"Center" referred to the person standing in the middle of a performance. Meng Meng guessed, "Maybe he wants everyone to have a chance to show their faces."
Xie Yuan: "Logically speaking, the mentor should be the center of the performance, and the team's task is to stand out from the mentor. It was like this last season."
Lu Zenan: "I just asked the other groups. They and the mentor also tacitly agreed that the mentor is the center. They are dividing the parts according to their strengths."
Xie Yuan: "How many groups did you ask?"
Lu Zenan: "Except for Teacher Chen's group."
Chen Jiayi came from a theatrical background and was destined not to be the center.
Hearing this, the others did not know what to say for a while. The practice room suddenly fell silent.
Thirty seconds later, Meng Meng was the first to break the silence. "Well … I think Teacher Qi is really good."
"I like the way he does things." Jiang Yan agreed.
"And from the previous episodes, he has the foundation of song and dance. He just needs to integrate singing and dancing. We can actually guide him."
"Yes, as for stage experience, he will definitely not have stage fright. As long as he can remember the position and not make mistakes, it will be fine."
Xie Yuan concluded, "It seems that Teacher Qi is not worse than the other mentors. Then let's … learn from him well? "
"Yes!" The others nodded. "Teacher Qi is very smart. Let's guide him well. It won't take long for him to master it!"
The five of them were suddenly full of confidence in their team. They got up and continued to practice.
Qi Xingchen pushed the door open and came in. Seeing the children working seriously, he praised, "Not bad. How far are you?"
"Your assignment is basically complete. We are familiarizing ourselves with it."
And thinking about how to teach you.
"Okay, let's listen to the modified music first. Let's learn the first four octaves of the dance."
The five of them listened attentively and praised, "Oh my God, this is the accompaniment that just appeared in my head!"
Qi Xingchen: "Are our brainwaves connected?"
"Hahahaha, I'm telling the truth! This version is the most suitable for our team! If you don't believe me, you can ask them! "
"We think so too!" Everyone answered with a smile.
Seeing that everyone was satisfied, Qi Xingchen felt that the three hours were not in vain. He took off his clothes in high spirits, revealing his thin and white arms.
Then the trainees discovered a very sad thing.
Teacher Qi, who in their eyes needed to be "guided", did not need them to guide him at all.
In fact, he even guided them without saying a word.
Specifically, after the five of them had a preliminary understanding of "Somebody," Qi Xingchen taught them to break down the four octaves of the dance. Then, he would lead them to sing along to a piece of music.
This would speed up the progress.
The five of them showed their most sincere doubts. "So with your strength, why are you being Xing Guang's observer?"
"Isn't it better to be a mentor?!"
.
As he expected, they really practiced until almost twelve o 'clock today.
This was because today was the first day of learning "Somebody," and there were more things to digest. Qi Xingchen wanted the trainees to use their brains to digest first before doing the devil's training, so he deliberately let them go back early.
The trainees were confused and quickly left. Qi Xingchen also woke up Old Qin, who was sleeping and snoring, and returned to the hotel.
However, as soon as he closed the door, someone suddenly hugged him from behind!
Qi Xingchen was scared out of his wits. After a while, he remembered that in order to make it easier to meet with Bai Ye and not let the knocking on the door alarm others, he asked for An Ran's room card and gave it to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye had not used it a few times. Who knew that he would use it to scare him tonight?
"Why, why didn't you say anything?" Qi Xingchen's voice was small. "I thought there was a thief."
Bai Ye: "Scared?"
"… Yes."
"That's right to be scared." Bai Ye rubbed his chin on the top of his head. "You didn't tell me what the moon means."
Qi Xingchen almost forgot about it. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Bai Ye deliberately hid in his room to scare him. It was actually to take revenge for his "concealment."
How childish.
Qi Xingchen wanted to play with him. He lowered his IQ to the same childish level as Bai Ye. "You actually dared to take revenge on me. Then I won't tell you!"
Bai Ye: "… Are you serious?"
"Yes, it's true."
"Then I'll have to change the punishment."
"What —"
Before Qi Xingchen could say "what", the person behind him grabbed his chin and forced his face to the side.
The next moment, Bai Ye tilted his head and kissed him.
After training, Qi Xingchen wasn't very good at breathing. However, he learned how to respond. He stuck out the tip of his tongue and carefully touched Bai Ye's.
Bai Ye tightened his grip around the other party's waist. Under his invitation, he entered his city.
It was late at night. Other than the ticking of the clock, only the soft sound of water could be heard. At the end of the kiss, Bai Ye's breathing became chaotic. His body pulled a few inches away from Qi Xingchen, and the kiss ended prematurely.
With his lips suddenly empty, Qi Xingchen was a little unsatisfied. He narrowed his eyes and wanted to continue kissing Bai Ye.
However, Bai Ye said, "Wait, don't provoke me."
Qi Xingchen didn't know why, but as long as Bai Ye said something, he would listen and stand there obediently.
The two of them were silent for a while until Bai Ye's eyes became clear again. He pinched his little fan's cheeks and said, "Tell me."
Qi Xingchen was helpless. "Are you really that curious?"
"Yes."
"… Okay." Qi Xingchen was a little embarrassed. He lowered his voice and said, "I read a poem before. I don't know if you've heard of it before."
Poem?
Bai Ye was even more curious. "Read it to me."
"It's a poem by Fan Chengda." Qi Xingchen lowered his head, revealing a slender and white nape.
"I wish I was like the stars and you were like the moon. Every night, the light shines brightly."
I wish I was like the stars and you were like the moon. Every night, the light shines brightly …
Almost instantaneously, Bai Ye understood the feelings contained in this line of the poem. His chest ached, and he bowed slightly.
He planted a precious kiss on the other party's neck.
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