After paying the bill and looking at the long drink list, Qi Xingchen felt even worse than if his diamond mine had been stolen.
So he turned his heartache into grief and anger and vented his anger on his team members. For a few days, the poor guys were trained by him until they had nothing to live for. They were night elves every day, as if they could become Buddhas at any moment.
It wasn't until the day before the public performance that he finally vented his anger and let the guys go back to rest.
On the day of the public performance, when they saw Qi Xingchen backstage, everyone's eyes were bright. It was obvious that they had slept through the night!
Qi Xingchen didn't do makeup with the trainees, but his style was the same as his team members'. They were all dressed in a hip-hop style of red and black, and the visual effect was very strong.
A red hair band was tied around his forehead, and his bangs were blown to the back, revealing his complete and clear facial features. His eye makeup wasn't as heavy as the trainees'. The ends of his eyes were swept over with red eyeshadow, and the color wasn't so obvious. It was like a peach blossom falling and accidentally landing on his face.
It looked bright and beautiful, but also had a hint of elegance.
"This is the first time I've seen Teacher Little Qi do stage makeup. I didn't expect it to be so suitable. Teacher Little Qi, you should debut as a singer again. When the time comes, we'll hug your thigh and you'll take us flying! "
Listening to the trainees' teasing, Qi Xingchen also laughed at them. "Whether you can take me flying or not depends on your performance."
"Hehe, then we'll definitely work hard and try to take you down … Hey, Teacher Bai is here! Good afternoon, Teacher Bai. You're also very handsome today! "
The trainees' little mouths were smeared with honey. Bai Ye smiled and encouraged them, then turned to Qi Xingchen. "Stretch your tendons. Be careful. Don't hurt your ligaments."
"I'm done."
Bai Ye nodded. "Good luck later."
"Okay," Qi Xingchen replied solemnly. "I'll do my best."
Backstage was full of people, so it wasn't suitable to say too much. Bai Ye looked at him gently and returned to his team.
Little did he know that all of this fell into Wei Qin's eyes.
In the past, he had only suspected that Bai Ye liked Qi Xingchen.
But when he saw the look in Bai Ye's eyes when he was singing, he had to admit that Bai Ye really liked Qi Xingchen.
But, but why would Bai Ye like that kid?
In terms of strength, he was many times stronger than Qi Xingchen.
In terms of personality, he was more elegant and reserved than Qi Xingchen.
Even in terms of order of arrival, he had known Bai Ye for more than two years before Qi Xingchen.
How could Bai Ye ignore him and fall in love with a young lad who only had a little money in his family?!
He was not convinced!
"My Time" was about to come to an end. The judges of the debut party were made up of live judges and online casters, and had nothing to do with the mentors.
He clearly knew that today was his last chance to get Bai Ye back.
Bai Ye admired strong artists. Today, he would use all his trump cards to prove to Bai Ye.
He was better than Qi Xingchen. He was better than Qi Xingchen.
Wei Qin stared at Qi Xingchen darkly. Qi Xingchen seemed to have sensed something and turned to look at Team 3.
Wei Qin, who was in the crowd, sneered at him. Then, as if avoiding something dirty, he turned his head away and did not look at him again.
Qi Xingchen was slightly uncomfortable, but he could understand Wei Qin's feelings. He had experienced the feeling of unrequited love for a short time … Anyway, it was sour and not good.
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that Bai Ye had always been very indulgent towards him.
Before he confirmed his relationship with Bai Ye, he would be inexplicably jealous from time to time. Now that he thought about it, he was in no position to be jealous.
If it were someone else, they would have ignored him.
Only Bai Ye was not angry. Instead, he indulged him and even cooperated with his unreasonable jealousy.
… He seemed to like Bai Ye more.
He took out his phone, bit his lower lip, and typed: [You take care of yourself too.]
Mustering his courage, he added two more words: [Brother]
Bai Ye: "…"
If there were not so many people backstage, he would have rushed over and kissed that little fan who flirted with him every day.
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The number of audience members for the mentors' performance was set at 1,000. For the sake of fairness, the system randomly selected them. There might be a problem with a higher percentage of fans, but on the surface, there was not much difference, so it was more fair.
The scoring method was also live voting and online voting. After each group's performance, the audience would score the entire group's performance. After weighting, the scores would be added to each trainee's online voting score to rank and eliminate them.
The performance order was based on the order of the songs during the blind selection. The first group was Bai Ye's group, the second group was Jung Yuyang's group, the third group was Wei Qin's group, the fourth group was Qi Xingchen's group, and the fifth group was Chen Jiayi's group.
The audience entered the venue at 1 pm. At 1: 40 pm, under Chen Jiayi's announcement, the first group appeared.
It was Bai Ye's performance right off the bat. The live audience and the other groups of trainees were very excited. Qi Xingchen and his group members stood in front of the LCD screen backstage. They stared unblinkingly at the man surrounded by five trainees.
"Little Teacher Qi." Xie Yuan stretched his neck. "Does Teacher Bai have a fixed center like our group?"
"Hmm … Judging from the standing position, it seems so." Meng Meng looked at the standing position and nodded.
Hearing Meng Meng's words, the others backstage also came to a realization. Bai Ye stood at the back of the group and was blocked by three people. It was impossible for him to be the center.
As for why they had the illusion that "Bai Ye was surrounded by people", it took a while for everyone to understand. It was because his aura was too strong and too dazzling. Even if he stood at the back, no one could block out his light.
As long as he was there, the audience's eyes would automatically focus on him and no one else would be seen.
This was Bai Ye.
Qi Xingchen's gaze became more and more intense. Afraid of being caught on camera, he immediately restrained himself and sat with his group members to watch the performance seriously.
"The style of their group's song is languid and lazy. There's a lot of feeling." Yang Yueyin listened to a few lines and praised, "Teacher Bai's turn is amazing. My head is numb from listening to it."
Qi Xingchen thought to himself, 'Do I need you to tell me that?'
Lu Zenan said, "Not only is Team One's song difficult to sing, but the dance didn't reduce the difficulty. Teacher Bai is ruthless, but he's also good at teaching."
Qi Xingchen thought to himself, 'Do I need you to tell me that?'
Xie Yuan said, "My roommate has a trainee in Team One who almost broke down because of this song. But no one in Team One resents Teacher Bai. They all said that the five days they studied with Teacher Bai were the five days they felt the most since they entered the industry. Teacher Bai is too amazing … Of course, so is our Little Teacher Qi. "
Qi Xingchen thought to himself, 'Do I need you to tell me that?'
Jiang Yan said, "Wow! Teacher Bai's bass rap is so explosive! "
Qi Xingchen thought to himself, 'Do I even need to tell you that …'
Before he could finish feeling proud in his heart, everyone in Team Four turned to look at him in unison.
Qi Xingchen thought that since everyone was done bragging, it was his turn to brag. He said smoothly, "Brother Ye is the first breeze of spring, the first piece of watermelon in summer, the first ear of wheat in autumn, and the first snowflake in winter. He's the clear stream in the mountains, the deer in the forest, and everything beautiful in the world. He's the inspiration for the Creator to create mankind. "
Team Four was speechless.
"Little Teacher Qi." Meng Meng pointed to the door. "The choreographer is looking for you."
Qi Xingchen said, "… Oh, I'll have to trouble you to delete that part for me."
With that, Qi Xingchen got up and went to the corridor. The choreographer was holding a document in his hand and asked him, "Teacher Qi, are you sure you want to perform that show later?"
"Yes."
"No wires?"
"No, the effect won't be good if I add wires."
"OK, I got it." The choreographer waved the document in his hand. "This is a disclaimer. If you get injured during the performance, the production team will not be responsible … This is company procedure. Please cooperate and sign it. From a personal point of view, I definitely don't want to see any accidents happen to you. "
… People from big companies like to make a fuss over nothing, Qi Xingchen thought. He had performed this show many times before, and there had never been a problem.
After signing the disclaimer, Qi Xingchen returned backstage. At this time, Team One had finished their performance and was accepting votes from the audience.
As everyone expected, more than 800 of the 1,000 audience members had voted. The rest who did not vote might have voted because the trainees they supported were in other teams and did not want to give extra points to Team One.
Then came Team Two. Jung Yuyang adapted a Korean love song, which was very charming when paired with jazz funk. He received more than 700 points in total.
Then came Team Three. Wei Qin went on stage.
Wei Qin's costume was similar to Qi Xingchen's. It was a dark rock style. With smoky makeup and eyeliner, coupled with a strong gaze and mysterious sound effects, the visual effect was quite strong.
After the first part of the main song, it was time for the chorus. Wei Qin walked to the front of the line.
Before he opened his mouth, he suddenly lifted the hem of his shirt!
His well-trained abdominal muscles and Apollo's belt were displayed in front of the audience. The audience was stunned for a second, and then the female audience members screamed and cheered hysterically!
"Ahhhhhhhh —" Who would have thought that they could see such a handsome guy like Wei Qin showing off his abdominal muscles in a mentor's performance? What a fortune!
Backstage, Xie Yuan's mouth was wide open. "Damn, Teacher Wei is so hardworking!"
"Don't swear." Qi Xingchen looked at the camera. "Sister, please delete this sentence later. Xie Yuan, watch the show quietly. "
"Alright then …"
Qi Xingchen didn't think there was anything wrong with Wei Qin's approach. For a mentor, the task was to help the trainees achieve good results that would help them advance. It didn't matter what method was used.
And it turned out that Wei Qin didn't just rely on showing off his body to attract the audience. Before the song ended, he gave a long second high note, and the effect was very shocking.
The audience lost control!
In the end, Team Three's score was 867 points. It was only 40 points away from Bai Ye's team's 913 points!
At the moment when the score was announced, Bai Ye lowered his head and typed: [Don't feel any pressure. Just be yourself.]
Qi Xingchen was already in the waiting area. He replied: [Okay, I got it, brother.]
After that, he clapped his hands and said to the other five, "We spent so much energy, suffered so much, and suffered so much for today's performance. In terms of proficiency, the other teams are definitely not as good as you, so bring out your training spirit and finish this performance with zero mistakes. Are you confident? "
Trainees: "… Yes."
Qi Xingchen: "Why are you speaking so softly?"
Xie Yuan drooped his head and didn't say anything.
Frankly speaking, the first three teams were so strong that it was impossible not to be discouraged. Especially since Team Three's style was similar to theirs. With such a gem in front of them, the pitiful confidence they had gained with their sweat had disappeared without a trace.
Qi Xingchen could guess their concerns. He said seriously, "There are still two minutes left. Whether you're confident or not, you have to finish this performance. It's better to be happy than sad. Besides … "
He paused. "Why are you so sure that we can't do it? Perform well and leave the rest to me, okay? "
When he spoke, his gaze was firm and his expression relaxed. When the trainees saw his expression, they didn't know why, but they suddenly felt at ease and at ease.
Qi Qi shouted, "Okay!"
"That's right."
Qi Xingchen put his hand in the center of the circle formed by the six people. "Team Four, do your best."
The other five put their hands on the back of his hand. "Team Four, do your best!"
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The stage lights were dimmed. Qi Xingchen led his team to the stage and lined up according to their positions.
Then the distant sound of a cello rang out and the lights turned on. Yang Yueyin turned around and held the microphone with both hands. He opened with a low and resonant acapella.
His voice was clear and clean. The audience couldn't help but close their eyes and listen carefully.
In the next second, the bass and heavy drums suddenly cut in. Meng Meng smiled evilly and jumped out of the lined up formation. Two short high notes directly sped up the rhythm of the music and pushed into the first section of the theme song!
It had to be said that such a contrasting opening could stir up the mood. The audience below talked to each other. "The first two in this group are quite good."
"Yes, yes, I think so too!"
The first theme song with 48 beats was easier to sing. Everyone unanimously decided to give it to Lu Zenan, who was lacking in vocal skills. The second one with 48 beats was Qi Xingchen.
"… Huh?" The audience couldn't help but be curious. "Don't the mentors all sing the chorus? With this section, Xing Guang's role as the observer is a little too big. "
"Yes, yes, give our Meng Meng a few more seconds to show his face."
"Shh, lower your voice. Don't let Xing Guang behind you hear us."
However, when the team's formation ended, the six of them quickly adjusted their formation and entered the blade dance part of the chorus.
Seeing Qi Xingchen standing on the far left of the last row, Meng Fan touched his cheek and said embarrassedly, "I've wronged Little Teacher Qi. He actually chose the same position as Teacher Bai and didn't choose the center position."
Bai Ye didn't need popularity, but Qi Xingchen was different. He, who had been doubted all the way, needed to perform more than most people. He needed to be seen by the audience and affirmed.
But he didn't. He chose to be a member of the team instead of letting the trainees dance for him.
"Yes," another Meng Fan said. "Actually, for a while, I always thought that the part where Class F left was the program team's script to support him. Now I understand that Little Teacher Qi is really worthy of being liked. "
"I raise both feet in agreement. I've already become a fan, hahaha!"
After the blade dance that was so neat that even the angle of raising their hands was exactly the same, the second theme song was completed by Xie Yuan and Yang Yueyin together. Next was the second chorus of the blade dance.
After that, the drumbeats became more rapid. The five of them lined up in two columns and grabbed Jiang Yan's shoulders.
Jiang Yan made a throat-slitting gesture in front of the camera. The fangirls below the stage were so impressed by his coolness that they shouted his name. "Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan! "
Very satisfied with the effect, Jiang Yan raised his head. With the first rap, the stage became his home!
After nearly 15 seconds of rap, Jiang Yan's performance was wonderful. Finally, he returned to the team with a smile.
Before he returned, he gave Qi Xingchen a high five. It seemed to mean, "I'll leave the stage to you, brother."
Under the climax of Jiang Yan's performance, all eyes were focused on Qi Xingchen. They wanted to know how he would continue the pleasure brought by Jiang Yan.
Continue to rap and ignite?
Or change to a solo dance to show more exquisite dancing skills?
Qi Xingchen also nodded at Jiang Yan and prepared to leave the line. The next moment, when they saw his appearance, the studio was silent for a few seconds.
He was originally wearing a red leather jacket and black trousers. Unknowingly, he had taken off his jacket … Inside, there was a pure white jacket with tassels on the front lapel.
Coupled with the pink at the corner of his eyes, he looked like a little demon that sneaked out of the Peach Blossom Cove. Bright eyes and white teeth, innocent and pure.
At this time, the drums disappeared and the rhythm of the music slowed down. The cello accompanied by the flute appeared again.
Probably to match the mood, two white ribbons fell from the ceiling of the studio and fell on Qi Xingchen's left and right.
"The ribbons are quite beautiful. It seems that we guessed wrong before." The female audience in the back whispered to their friends. "Teacher Little Qi doesn't want to rap or solo. He wants to sell his face."
"But I like his face. Even if he stands there motionless, he looks good. If I didn't already have a brother, I might be his fan. Hahahahaha! "
The girls were discussing fervently. But just as they all agreed that Qi Xingchen wanted to rely on his face to attract popularity …
Qi Xingchen pulled the ribbons on both sides with both hands. After a somersault, he was in an upside-down position.
His left leg was tightly wrapped around the ribbons!
Without giving the crowd a chance to react, his arm quickly rose with the ribbons. When they remembered that this western-looking Teacher Little Qi had once relied on traditional cultural acrobatics to appear on the news broadcast and the Communist Youth League's video …
The ribbons had already hung Qi Xingchen in the air, nearly five meters above the ground.
And they didn't see any protective measures such as steel wires.
"F * ck!"
"Oh my god!"
"Oh my god!"
It was as if a large stone had been thrown into a pool of water. With a "whoosh", the recording studio boiled over!
Unfortunately, being hung upside down in the air didn't mean that the show was over. On the contrary, Qi Xingchen's show had just begun.
He was performing a type of acrobatics called "hanging silk." The actor used one or two ribbons to complete various technical movements in the air, accompanied by clothes, makeup, and so on. The effect was very elegant, as if he was flying in the air.
Time was tight and Qi Xingchen didn't have time to waste. He grabbed the ribbons and used the strength of his waist to return to a standing position.
Then he stretched his right leg forward, leaned back … and did a split in the air!
"Ahhhh, so soft!"
"Is this really the flexibility of a human? Are my eyes playing tricks on me? "
He retracted his right leg and twirled around the ribbons twice, the tassels of his clothes fluttering. After twirling left and right, he opened his hands and switched to twirling slowly up and down. With the mechanical arms moving back and forth, he looked like a fairy descending to the mortal world.
It was so beautiful and unreal.
The sound of the flute gradually weakened. Finally, Qi Xingchen twisted his legs and hooked onto the ribbons. Suddenly, he let go of his hands and fell straight down.
The audience opened their mouths wide and were so shocked that they forgot to breathe. Backstage, Bai Ye was so worried that his arms tightened and he almost couldn't control himself.
Fortunately, Qi Xingchen's ankles were firmly hooked. After falling down, he hung firmly on the ground. The audience finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After pausing in the air for a second, the sound of the flute was about to fade away. His legs were still wrapped around the ribbons. He grabbed the ribbons with his left hand and climbed up. His body bent into a bow and his right hand saluted in the air. He saluted all the audience, all the members of the program team, and the team members he practiced with day and night.
The sound of the flute stopped and the cello played the last note. Qi Xingchen finally landed on the ground.
In the audience, one person, two people, three people … Everyone stood up and looked at the person in the middle of the stage who had not yet stabilized himself.
Applause, cheers, and cheers. The thunderous applause filled the studio! All the trainees backstage could not help but stand up and applaud, including Bai Ye.
Five minutes later, the score of the fourth group was released. They had a total of 907 points, less than ten points away from the first group.
Looking at the unconcealed admiration in Bai Ye's eyes, Wei Qin knew that he had lost to Qi Xingchen in this round.
It was a complete and utter defeat.
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