To take care of Hua Liang, everyone tacitly agreed to let him speak last.
Hua Liang took the microphone, feeling very excited and not at all shy. He introduced himself generously, "Hello, everyone, I am Hua Liang from Huaguoshan, and I am also the acting Monkey King."
Unlike his teammates' obvious discordant style, his youthful smile was very natural and even had a bit of a youthful idol look, which was almost irresistible to fans who like the cute and innocent type.
However, after finishing his self-introduction, this cute Hua Liang even brought out a monkey imitation talent in front of everyone, which caused a burst of laughter and was very daring.
After the self-introduction, it was time for the performance to begin.
Luo Xin and his teammates all breathed a sigh of relief. After tonight's stage, they could say goodbye to this cute dance and return to their original style. They exchanged a glance, knowing that no matter what, it was their program, and they had to have a good ending.
As the music began, the stage was shrouded in darkness. Suddenly, the iconic theme song from the 1986 version of Journey to the West began playing, only to be quickly replaced by an intense prelude.
The lights were still not fully illuminated, but instead, a few beams of light shone from behind, creating a silhouette effect on the performers on stage.
In the dim lighting, several people began dancing a powerful and synchronized sword dance. Even though their faces were not visible, their vigorous movements and imposing aura elicited screams from the audience.
However, the impressive display lasted for less than ten seconds as the music abruptly stopped.
Just as the audience began to wonder what was happening, all the lights on the stage suddenly turned on with a loud "pop".
Led by Hua Liang, the team struck a pose resembling flowers before tilting their heads and launching into a lively and upbeat rhythm. Shang Lin then hopped onto the stage, striking a pose full of vitality and belting out the first lyrics of the song: "Standing like a pine tree, blood boiling like a gong; who will vie for supremacy, moving like the wind; breaking through the vast sky, who is the true hero?"
Luo Xin took a little jump, pretended to stumble, but quickly stabilized himself and high-fived Shang Lin: "Coming without a trace, disappearing in an instant, controlling the balance of time and space, through several autumns and winters, memories fleeting~"
...
With the introduction complete, everyone squatted down. Hua Liang stood up and pointed his finger in a circle, finally pointing it towards the camera, puffing his cheeks: "It's about being the best, forever the ace of Qi Tian Da Sheng!"
Behind Hua Liang, all the team members gathered together, each with a different mindset.
Even though Shang Lin was considered a stable person in the team, he struggled a bit at the beginning of practicing this song.
Although he was not very old, his mental age no longer allowed him to pout and act cute on stage. Therefore, the first few rehearsals were almost unbearable to watch.
If he was like this, the other teammates were even more so.
In fact, except for Hua Liang and Luo Xin, everyone in the team learned this dance in less than an hour.
But once they learned it, no one was willing to rehearse seriously. Especially for He Xin, Qi Bowen, and Xun Xiao, who had the heaviest burden, they couldn't let go when they danced. Sometimes, they suddenly became listless halfway through, and then sat on the side and became absent-minded.
In fact, Shang Lin understood why they did this.
They were all proud and wealthy young people. It's not so much that they participated in the program to pursue their dreams, as it is to come and play, to increase their knowledge.
If it becomes popular? Great.
If it doesn't? It doesn't matter.
For them, the stage that others fought for their lives to get on was just a hobby.
It's not that they don't like singing and dancing, and it's not that hobbies are inferior to dreams. It's just that once they encounter something they don't want to do, like this cute dance stage that is very contrary to their nature, they become very negative.
Shang Lin had seen countless artists in the industry and was somewhat envious of their confidence. But he also knew that even if he tried to persuade them, it wouldn't work. He could only continue practicing silently on his own and help Luo Xin and Hua Liang become familiar with the dance.
He knew it wasn't going to work, but he didn't have any other options.
It wasn't until Luo Xin and Hua Liang had learned the dance and they were sure that practicing together wouldn't hold back their teammates that Luo Xin gathered everyone and asked the program team for a separate practice room for a meeting.
To say the least, the people in their group are all very similar in terms of skill and ability but Luo Xin's appearance and demeanor are a stand out. As such, when he speaks, certain things are more convincing coming from him: "To be frank, I don't like the performance we're going to do this time."
Their team had problems.
Everyone knew it, but no one said anything.
They thought it was just a performance, something simple, and that practicing later would be the same.
Of course, Hua Liang may not be willing, but his long-standing habit makes him not want to be the villain.
Only Luo Xin.
He knows that the competition is short, and if he doesn't stand out in the early stages, it will be even harder later. And what he has to do simply doesn't allow the battle line to be drawn that long.
Therefore, he must seize every opportunity, even if it means doing something that will be disliked.
Whether it's good or bad, he's most afraid of not having the attention.
So he called everyone together and said directly, "But so what if you don't like it? If you turn down this performance, there will be more of the same type of performance in the future, even more extreme. Do you really want to be so negative and lazy every time?"
"We are not here to show off. At least we should have professional ethics. I don't believe you will really take a half-finished product to the stage. You probably won't even pass your own test."
Finally, he even pulled Hua Liang into the conversation: "When we initially voted for the C position, we all voted for Hua Liang. Why did we vote for him? I hope you all haven't forgotten."
And so, this is how today's stage came to be.
Although everyone's style didn't match, everyone was trying their best to be cute.
Their smiles, even though forced, showed their effort and respect.
And honestly, sometimes, contrast can be more attractive than matching personalities.
So during the live voting segment, Luo Xin's team completely dominated the score against the other team.
And Hua Liang got the highest votes from both teams.
It's worth mentioning that Luo Xin got the second-highest number of votes.
Of course, many people may wonder.
He wasn't in the center position, nor did he have a particularly eye-catching part, so why did Luo Xin get such high votes?
It's very simple.
Because Luo Xin looks good.
Not just his face, but also his figure.
The scale of the live performance was similar to that of a small concert, with many fans below, most of whom were far away and unable to see the faces clearly. Occasionally, there were close-ups on a few big screens, but for most people, the performers on stage were just blurry figures.
So to judge whether a person performs well or not, besides looking at the number of fans present, the only thing to look at is their figure.
That's why taller people often have an advantage in previous talent shows.
Luo Xin understands this trick well. Before he took the stage this time, he would stand with his back against the wall whenever he had free time, even resting while standing, just to straighten his back and create a naturally lifted upper body in order to win more votes from the live audience.
Looking at the number of votes that were second only to the C position, Luo Xin showed a faint smile.
The lively first performance finally ended, and Luo Xin felt his waist and back ache. After washing his face, he just wanted to sleep deeply and heavily. Other people were the same. They had been tense for days, but as soon as they relaxed, exhaustion surged up and some of them couldn't hold on anymore. Several people had bloodshot eyes, showing how tired they were.
However, when everyone was falling asleep, Luo Xin secretly took a bag and went to a remote toilet while applying a mask. He opened a cubicle and went in. Then he took out his phone from the bag, leaned against the wall of the cubicle, and typed furiously on the phone screen with his hands flying without moving his shoulders. He had no expression on his face as he wrote a rainbow fart Weibo strictly according to the format of the super topic. The Weibo was posted on the account of a Weibo user named "One Heart to Morning | Shao Xiangchen Data Stations.", and the words he wrote were, "If there were gods in the world, then it must be Shao Xiangchen."
After posting the Weibo, he mentioned several data stations and new fans, the meaning was clear, it's time to work on the data.
Then he opened QQ, WeChat, and other social software, assigned data tasks to each separate group, and called on every fan to work together to make the data look good. To prevent anyone from slacking off, he wrote a classic sentence, "The useless company is not doing anything, brother only has us!"
Then he changed to a small account and posted a different rainbow fart super topic Weibo. He then took the time to go to a marketing account with a large flow of traffic, where he liked a comment praising Shao Xiangchen in the popular comments.
He repeated the same behavior dozens of times until the time was almost up, then slowly put down his phone and left, pretending that nothing had happened.
This is the daily routine of a data worker, busy and compact.
On this night, not only was Luo Xin busy, but there were also people working hard outside of the competition.
In a certain group on Douban, which is dedicated to a talent show, "Super Idol 001" dominated the discussion for the whole night.
When scrolling down the homepage, almost no other topics could be seen except for this program.
Famous rabbit holes and other groups were the first to post spoilers and share their opinions.
The content of the posts included meaningless exclamations, personal recommendations for players, and even malicious rumors. The most popular and widely shared post was "I watched the 001 performance, spoiler alert ahead. If you mind, don't read."
The person who wrote this post must be a professional writer. They maintained a humorous and witty language while also maintaining a very neutral attitude, making even those who don't care about this program find it enjoyable to read. Some even laughed out loud at some parts.
However, to summarize a bit, what left a deep impression were the performances of "In the End", which was explosive, Shao Xiangchen and Wen Tongbai were cool beyond words, and "Qi Tian Da Sheng", which was very interesting. Shang Lin and Luo Xin were embarrassing yet funny, hahaha.
So, it's obvious that someone paid to have this post written.
After completing a day's worth of data tasks, Luo Xin went to sleep feeling satisfied and laughed out loud in his dreams.
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