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Chapter 207 - 207 207 What Does This Guy Want to Do
Chapter 207 - 207 207 What Does This Guy Want to Do
?Chapter 207: Chapter 207 What Does This Guy Want to Do? Chapter 207: Chapter 207 What Does This Guy Want to Do? The next day, Luo Ning took the nanny car to the production team.
Once everyone had arrived, the director walked in.
“This time, for the public performance, our guest teachers no longer need to form separate teams with the students.”
“The guests will rehearse a song and dance by themselves, perform it at the opening, and then spend the rest of the time coaching the students.”
This public performance would select the top seven contestants with the most popularity to debut, including one as the center position.
If they continued to form teams with guests for performances, it would be quite unfair for some.
For instance, being teamed up with Lu, Ji Dingliu, and Luo Ning—who currently had the highest popularity on this variety show—would definitely be an advantage when it came to voting.
If you ended up teaming with Bo Xiangxiang, the outcome might be a bit tragic.
Therefore, this time the director didn’t set up the students and intended a fair and open selection of the seven debutants.
The guests also understood what the director meant.
Tasks were reassigned, with the guests forming a separate group and having to write lyrics, compose music, and choreograph their dance themselves.
This way, during the public performance, the guests would also get a good spotlight and could ignite the excitement of the venue.
Besides rehearsing themselves, the guests would also need to provide some guidance to the students if needed.
The entire rehearsal process would be live-streamed, not just during the public performance as it was last time.
Once the director had left, the live stream started.
The director of the live broadcast explained the rules, and then the camera switched to the working guest stars.
The students meanwhile drew lots to form groups, twenty people split into five groups, then five studios were live-streamed at the same time.
With six live stream windows, viewers could choose which one to watch.
Of course, the highest popularity was still with the guest group.
Wei Yao was the first to ask, “Who here is good at writing songs and choreographing?”
“I’m not good at either,” he added.
Su Qinglan and Ni Xinxuan also helplessly said, “I’m not good at it either.”
They could sing and dance, but creating their own work would be too difficult for them.
Chai Jing said, “I can compose.”
Ji Xinghang glanced at Luo Ning, “I can choreograph, and Luo Ning can write lyrics and compose.”
In high school, when he and his classmates participated in the New Year’s Eve party at school, it was Luo Ning who had written the lyrics and composed the music for them, which had received a very enthusiastic response.
It was rare to collaborate again, so he didn’t hesitate to recommend her.
Luo Ning: “…”
She had originally planned to just lazily get by, but this damn Ji Xinghang really did her in by selling her out.
Wei Yao laughed and said, “That’s great, Mr. Chai and Little Ningning can write the lyrics and compose together, and Teacher Ji can choreograph.”
“But it feels like something’s still missing.”
He then asked Lu Xun and Bo Xiangxiang, “Mr. Lu, Teacher Bao, what about you?”
Lu Xun didn’t hesitate, “I’ll join Mr. Chai and Teacher Luo in lyric writing and composing.”
Bo Xiangxiang said with a smile, “Then I’ll choreograph with Teacher Ji; I’ve studied this before.”
She had learned to dance for a very long time, and her foundational skills were very solid.
Choreographing together would also allow her more one-on-one time with Ji Xinghang, and she wasn’t ready to let him go.
Upon hearing that Bo Xiangxiang would also be choreographing, Ji Xinghang was quite speechless and resistant.
But since they were a team now, he didn’t say anything to refuse.
Next, everyone got down to the creative work, with Wei Yao’s group lending a hand.
Chai Jing, Luo Ning, and Lu Xun had relatively compatible personalities, and none of them had an overbearing desire to stand out.
They decided to each write a version of the lyrics, then combine them into a final draft; the atmosphere was positive.
The mood between Ji Xinghang and Bo Xiangxiang, however, wasn’t as good.
The thing was, Bo Xiangxiang constantly badgered Ji Xinghang, not only asking him all sorts of questions but also showing off her dancing skills as if to boast.
Eventually, Ji Xinghang lost his patience with her and lashed out in a particularly sarcastic tirade, which made her calm down.
The audience actually found her quite annoying too, as if she was intentionally seeking attention.
As a result, her affinity with the audiences took another hit.
During that time, the trainees would often seek out Luo Ning for her advice.
Luo Ning always made time to help them, and the advice she gave was very useful.
The fans of the trainees also began to like her.
In the blink of an eye, five days passed, and the final performance arrived.
This time, the viewership for the live broadcast reached a peak, setting new records repeatedly.
To start, Luo Ning took the stage first, playing a guqin prelude.
Then Ni Xinxuan and Su Qinglan began with a cappella, followed by Lu Xun and the others.
The song and dance started lyrically, peaked with passion, and ended with a full charm.
Luo Ning and Chai Jing even sung a few lines using elements of Peking opera, which was very well received.
Luo Ning’s Peking opera tones and makeup amazed many people.
The opening act was an instant hit, even better than the director had anticipated.
The performances that followed by the trainees were also very good.
In the end, Shan Zhen debuted in the center position, with Ye Zixiao second in popularity, and Fang Yu third.
Initially ranked at the bottom in popularity, Luo Zeyu, Lu Ran, and Feng Yifan surprisingly all made it into the top seven.
They were part of Luo Ning’s original team of trainees and often spent time together.
Nobody expected that they would all debut as a group.
Even Luo Zeyu and the others did not anticipate making it into the top seven; Lu Ran and Feng Yifan were so overjoyed they were moved to tears, thanking Luo Ning on stage.
Shan Zhen and the others felt the same way, believing that at least half of their success was thanks to Luo Ning.
Luo Ning was also very happy to see them debut and offered congratulations and encouragement to each one.
[Before they said Bo Xiangxiang was the lucky star, but I think it’s more like Luo Ning.]
[Yeah, all the trainees who started with Luo Ning have debuted as a group, that’s impressive.]
[Key point is, some of them were initially at the bottom in popularity, but they managed a complete turnaround.]
[You have to admit, their progress was indeed the greatest, and Luo Ning’s help was significant.]
[Luo Ning not only instructed them but also often found opportunities to give them camera exposure. Coupled with their own efforts, their popularity surged tremendously.]
[Such a mentor is amazing, I want a dozen of them!]
[Your dad is your dad!]
Thanks to this performance, Luo Ning undoubtedly soared in popularity again, hitting the hot search once more.
And that made many people enviously jealous.
After the performance ended, so did the reality show broadcast.
The director wanted to plan a second season and specifically inquired with Lu Xun and Luo Ning.
However, both of them declined.
Next, Luo Ning planned to focus on acting or trying something new, not much interested in a second season.
As for Lu Xun, of course, he would go wherever Luo Ning went.
After the reality show ended, Luo Ning’s popularity surged once more, catapulting her directly to first-tier celebrity status.
Then Fang Yan began receiving numerous variety show and web drama scripts, as well as several advertising offers.
Luo Ning didn’t pay much attention to these, trusting her agent Fang Yan to select suitable projects for her.
After a day of rest, she went to join the crew of the Fantasy Martial Arts Drama they were about to shoot.
Now with high popularity, everyone in the crew was very polite to her.
Then she took Xi Shu to meet Director Zhu.
Seated beside Director Zhu at that moment was a handsome young man, whose attire and demeanor indicated a successful career.
Director Zhu introduced him to Luo Ning with a smile, “This is our new major investor, President Ji.”
Luo Ning had never met Ji Jiayi in her previous life, but from Director Zhu’s introduction, she knew it was him.
But why had he suddenly come to invest in this Fantasy Martial Arts Drama? That had never happened before.
Could it be that Bo Xiang was the female lead who attracted him? It didn’t seem quite right.
What was this guy up to?