Chapter 231: You’re a F*cking Genius!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
System: [Nan Yi pestered Nan Wan to bring her in.]
[Ning Yu and Mu Zhao came over together. Mu Zhao is a little famous, so she was let in by the staff and entered the backstage with Ning Yu.]
[When they were backstage, Nan Yi broke Nan Wan’s costume and framed Ning Yu as the one who did it… They’re arguing right now!]
Shi Xi was heartbroken.
She didn’t want to see such a wonderful scene!
Looking in the mirror, Shi Xi asked, “How much longer do you need?”
The stylist slowly braided her hair with a bright wig and said slowly, “Half an hour.”
Shi Xi: …Half an hour?! The daylily was already cold. What else could she see?!
“Can you make it faster?” Shi Xi could not help but urge.
She had done so many styling jobs before, but she had never seen one so slow.
When she was on the set, she did not even need half an hour.
The stylist said slowly, “Slow work leads to fine work. Don’t rush me.”
Shi Xi: It’s just making hair, what’s the point of making a big deal out of it?
Looking at the stylist’s unhurried actions in the mirror, Shi Xi felt tired. She gave up on the idea of watching the show and could only listen to the system’s broadcast.
System: [Nan Wan has appeared, requesting an apology from Ning Yu.]
Shi Xi: ‘Ning Yu will apologize?’
System: [No, Ning Yu has already found evidence to prove that it was Nan Yi who cut the costume.]
‘Tsk, Nan Wan must be so angry, right?’ Shi Xi thought of Nan Wan’s expression and wanted to laugh.
System: [Nan Wan is flustered and exasperated.]
Shi Xi looked at the mirror and said, “Little Brother, can you make it up faster? There’s a quarrel over there, I want to go and watch the show.”
“Watch the show?” The stylist’s eyes lit up and his hands moved as fast as lightning. “It’s done. Let’s go and watch the show.”
Shi Xi: “???”
You’re really a f*cking genius!
But seeing that the stylist in the mirror was indeed done, Shi Xi quickly followed the source of the sound and found the place where the argument was.
“Heh, if it weren’t for these two people, why would my clothes be torn?” Nan Wan hugged her shoulders and said coldly, “If they didn’t apologize, I definitely won’t go on stage later!”
“It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have gone backstage. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. We’ll leave now.” Mu Zhao was a newbie who had just entered the entertainment industry and had no one to rely on. She didn’t want to offend anyone at all.
When she saw that something had happened, Mu Zhao only tried to calm things down. They had turned a small matter into a small one.
Nan Yi looked at Ning Yu unyieldingly. “Ning Yu, it’s your turn to apologize.”
“What did I do wrong?” Ning Yu raised her cold eyes slightly.
“This is the backstage of the program team. It’s not a place you can enter!” Nan Yi’s eyes were filled with arrogance.
“You also know that this is the backstage of the program team?” Shi Xi walked out from the crowd and looked at Nan Yi. “Who are you? Why are you throwing a tantrum here?”
Nan Wan protected her younger sister and said, “She’s my younger sister. Can’t she come to visit us?”
Shi Xi smiled faintly. “Then you should take care of your younger sister. Don’t let her cause trouble.”
“Shi Xi, do you have to be so nosy?” Nan Wan said coldly.
“Ning Yu is my sister. If you bully her, you’re bullying me.” Shi Xi lifted her chin slightly. She thought to herself, ‘Don’t bully the big boss. Be careful that she doesn’t take revenge!’
The atmosphere was stiff. Fortunately, the director rushed over. The two sides mediated and got the costume department to find a new set of clothes for Nan Wan to wear. They urged the two sides to rehearse. This matter seemed to be over.
After all the preparations were done, the rehearsals began.
Nan Wan was rehearsing in the first group, but she did not practice very often. When she went on stage, she twisted her body a few times.
In the end, she stepped on her own dress and fell on the stage.
Hearing the laughter from below the stage, Nan Wan felt ashamed and said angrily, “I’m not going to rehearse anymore!”
The director’s breathing suddenly stopped. “Nan Wan, this is the last rehearsal. It will be broadcasted live tonight.”
Nan Wan got up from the ground and said angrily, “I’m not going to rehearse anymore! I’m not going to dance tonight either! How much do you want me to pay? You can talk to my agent!”
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Chapter 232: State of Mind, Collapsed
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When she said this, the director’s heart palpitated.
He felt that his heart attack was about to recur — even though he never had a heart attack.
“Nan Wan, we’ve already rehearsed. It’s only three to four hours until the live broadcast. Just arrange this segment and we’ll consider it over, okay?” The director discussed with Nan Wan in a good tone.
Nan Wan kicked her shoes away and said, “I said I’m not recording anymore. Didn’t you hear me?”
After saying that, Nan Wan walked out.
The director saw that she wouldn’t budge and said stubbornly, “Nan Wan, if you breach the contract now, you’ll have to pay five times the penalty!”
Nan Wan didn’t stop walking.
The director looked at Nan Wan’s manager.
The manager was used to this and said indifferently, “Our company’s legal department will discuss the penalty part with you. You’d better find someone to make up for it as soon as possible. Let the other supporting seniors help. I think the loss won’t be too big.”
Not only was she used to this, she even helped the director think of a solution.
The director only felt a headache, a toothache, and a pain in his chest.
It hurt everywhere.
“Let’s rehearse for the other teams first.” The director waved his hand and let the others continue rehearsing.
They could not let the entire rehearsal stop just because of Nan Wan alone.
The stage director was a little anxious. He went up to the director and said, “Director, now that the assistant senior sister is missing, what should we do?”
The director lit a cigarette and smoked it. He said, “Later, we’ll ask Shi Xi if she has time to learn another dance.”
The stage director wanted to say something but hesitated.
“What’s wrong?” The director looked at him.
“We don’t have time for makeup and hair. ‘Greed’ is s*xy, and ‘Fallen Tree’ is a classical dance. Not only does she have to change clothes, but she also has to change makeup and style.” The stage director calculated the time and shook his head.
“What if we put these two groups at the beginning and the end?” the director asked.
The stage director shook his head. “If that’s the case, we’re in too much of a rush.”
The director said, “Then cancel the supporting senior from this group and let this group change their movements at the last minute.”
The stage director said helplessly, “That’s the only way.”
When they heard the news brought back by the stage director, the trainees from the ‘Fallen Tree’ group below the stage were so anxious that they were about to cry.
They had worked day and night to rehearse this dance, but when it was close to the performance, they were stood up.
Who could bear this grievance?
They had been worried about finding a supporting senior sister at the last minute, and if they did not complete it well, their efforts for this week would be in vain.
But who would have thought that they would have to change their movements again without a supporting senior sister?
It was like preparing for a night of middle school math. Before the paper was handed out, the teacher suddenly said, “Let’s take the high school math test.”
Their state of mind immediately collapsed.
However, the finals were just around the corner, and no one wanted to give up.
Pei Jie was in the ‘Fallen Tree’ group. He looked at his teammates and couldn’t say anything else to comfort them. He looked at Shi Xi as if he was asking for help.
“Teacher Shi Xi, can you… can you help?” Pei Jie lowered his head to ask Shi Xi for help.
It wasn’t because he wanted to lower his head to ask for help.
It was because Shi Xi was shorter than him. He lowered his head to look at Shi Xi.
Shi Xi said awkwardly, “I’m a fast learner, but I don’t have enough time for makeup! Your group is a classical dance. I don’t have enough time to change my clothes, hairstyle, and makeup.”
Pei Jie lowered his eyes.
“Oh right, I remember that Mu Zhao is a classical dancer. Her dancing skills shouldn’t be bad.” Shi Xi and Mu Zhao were in the same production team, so she knew her pretty well. “I’ll go ask her.”
Pei Jie said, “I’ll go with you!”
Shi Xi went to look for Mu Zhao and happened to see her backstage with a conflicted look on her face.
Ning Yu said from the side, “You have classical dance skills. If you ask the director and recommend yourself, he’ll agree.”
Mu Zhao hesitated. “But I’ve never performed on such a big stage before…”
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Chapter 233: ‘Greed’
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“If it was my own stage, it wouldn’t matter if I made a mistake, but I’m afraid of implicating them.” Mu Zhao was worried that she wouldn’t be able to fulfill the task of an assisting senior sister.
On the three public stages, not only did the assisting senior sister help the trainees on stage, but she also needed to use her popularity to make the trainees more known.
Therefore, the assistant senior sister they had invited were all famous female artistes.
Mu Zhao was not famous, so she could not help the trainees in terms of popularity.
If she failed in her dance, the trainees might even be implicated.
Ning Yu encouraged her, “You’ve been learning classical dance for more than ten years, so you’re definitely not worse than others. Go and try it.”
Shi Xi walked forward and said with a faint smile, “Don’t worry. There are very few parts that you need to dance, so you can definitely dance well! Let’s go find the director.”
Pei Jie added, “There are only four moves. There are still three hours before the stage. It’s enough for us to practice.”
Hearing the encouragement from the people around her, Mu Zhao finally mustered up her courage. “Alright, I’ll give it a try.”
Shi Xi brought Mu Zhao to the director and recommended her to take Nan Wan’s place.
The director sized Mu Zhao up and asked in disbelief, “Can you learn it?”
The dance of ‘Fallen Tree’ was not simple.
Mu Zhao immediately began to retreat.
Ning Yu said, “Mu Zhao has studied classical dance for 11 years. Last year, she even won a silver award in the National Classical Dance Competition.”
Hearing Ning Yu speak up for her, Mu Zhao straightened her back and said, “I can definitely learn it!”
Shi Xi said, “Director, let her try. I think the trainees of ‘Fallen Tree’ are almost having a mental breakdown. If they rechoreograph and practice, it will be a huge blow to them.”
The director was silent for a moment before he said to Mu Zhao, “Now it’s the other groups’ rehearsal. You have half an hour to learn. In half an hour, you will go on stage to rehearse. If you can pass the rehearsal, I will let you go on stage at night.”
Mu Zhao immediately nodded. “I can definitely do it!”
Learning a dance in half an hour was definitely not enough.
However, this was a supportive stage. The senior sisters had not been allocated many parts to begin with. Half an hour of learning movements and positioning was enough for Mu Zhao, who had learned dance before.
Mu Zhao quickly went to learn dance.
Shi Xi also returned to the stage and began the rehearsals for the ‘Greed’ group.
Below the stage, Ning Yu raised her head slightly and looked at the performance on the stage with some relief in her eyes.
..
At 7 pm, the third live broadcast of [Star Idol] started on time.
Apart from the program fans and trainee fans, there were also quite a number of the assisting senior sisters’ fans who had turned on the live broadcast and were looking forward to the performance of their idol.
The popularity of the live broadcast was getting higher and higher.
This time, apart from the program team’s popularity mentor Shi Xi and vocal mentor Zheng Feicai, Nan Wan, who had already left, Huang Shuyi, who was a member of a popular female troupe, and Bai Yue, who was an actress from the Dance Academy, were invited as well.
The seniors invited had crossed different fields, and the only thing they had in common was that the stage was not empty. They were very popular with passersby, and they were able to attract quite a number of netizens to watch the live broadcast.
The director was also very satisfied with the popularity of the live broadcast.
This time, it was Shuo Nan’s opening. He choreographed a dance that was handsome and beautiful, and it warmed up the entire venue.
After that, he received Ai Yi’s rap. It was both hot and explosive, causing the audience below the stage and netizens watching the live broadcast to be excited.
To be able to watch such an exciting stage was already worth the ticket price!
Next, it was time for the trainees to perform.
The director watched from the control room. He was worried that the trainees would not be able to perform well.
The first group went on stage.
The stage lit up. The girl was wearing a black sling and cardigan. She was sitting on the boss’ chair. Her eyes were filled with a faint smile.
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Chapter 234: Wanting To Be Happy To the End, Abandoning Moral Pressure
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Around the stage, a few trainees were either standing or sitting, making handsome poses.
After the camera swept over them one by one, the lights temporarily dimmed.
Before the background music started playing, Shi Xi turned her chair around, her back facing the camera.
The music started playing, and the lights fell on the center of the stage. Bai Cangyang was the first to appear. He wore a white shirt and suit pants, looking handsome and charming.
“The lights were dim, and the wine was slightly tipsy. It was close to her lips.”
“Her eyes were lost and charming, and she was searching for secrets.”
Li Jinfan had always been a sunny person. At this moment, he deliberately lowered his voice, which was even more seductive.
“Inch by inch, she reached the bottom of the sea, and bit by bit, she invaded my heart.”
“My breathing was tangled, and my thoughts were chaotic and deep.”
There were only two simple colors on the stage, black and white, but it made people fantasize endlessly.
Just as the stage reached the final chorus, the black swivel chair turned around and the light fell on the bright girl.
Her long black hair was braided with bright red and silver hair. Her long eyelashes were slightly raised, and the girl’s eyes were filled with affection, as if she was looking at her beloved.
The audience cheered.
“Xi Xi!!”
“Shi Xi!”
The moment the light fell on the girl, the stage seemed to have been paused.
The girl blinked her eyes and raised her index finger. “Shh–”
Her fingernails were stained with a bright red feminine color as if she was saying, “Don’t love me, there’s no result.”
Li Jinfan walked to Shi Xi’s side and held the girl’s hand. He pulled her up and pulled her into his embrace.
The two of them looked at each other. Shi Xi pressed Li Jinfan’s shoulder as if she was tired of playing with him and gently pushed him away.
The music continued. Shi Xi slid to the center of the stage and danced with Bai Cangyang.
She grabbed the man’s collar and the two of them got very close to each other.
The girl’s long hair fluttered in the wind. Under the light, her silver hair was dazzling. The ends of her hair shone with light and shadows, and her entire person seemed to be glowing.
“My breathing is tangled and my thoughts are deep and chaotic–”
“I’m addicted to lust and passion. I’m addicted to love.”
Shi Xi let go of her hand and pushed all the men around her away. Her red lips curled slightly. Her eyes were blurred and her voice was seductive:
“If you want to be happy to the end, throw away the moral pressure.”
“There’s no need to test my heart and fall into the bottom of the sea of greed.”
The girl closed her fingers slightly. From her chest to her slender waist, every step she took landed on the drumbeat of the music. The tip of her toes tapped lightly as she scratched the floor of the stage.
Every breath, every movement, she was naturally charming.
When the music stopped, Shi Xi looked up at the camera with a faint smile. The cardigan slid down a little from her shoulder, revealing her beautiful collarbone.
Below the stage: “Put on your clothes! Put on your clothes!”
“Mommy doesn’t allow it!! No!”
Shi Xi stared at the camera. When she heard ‘Okay,’ she tidied up her clothes and returned to her usual sweetness. She smiled and greeted the audience. “Thank you! Remember to vote for the ‘Greed’ group!”
“Ahhhh! Vote! Vote!”
“My daughter has grown up. To think that she can dance in such a lustful manner. She has made a name for herself.”
“Both pure and lustful. How did Shi Xi express these two completely different feelings?!”
The live performance had just ended. #Shi Xi and Bai Cangyang were too greedy.# Shi Xi and Bai Cangyang were trending.
Shi Xi was the assistant senior sister while Bai Cangyang was the C position of this group. The two of them were trending together, but the trending stage was the entire group.
Li Jinfan and the other group members’ fans wept as they talked about their own idols.
However, the one who was the most out of the group was Shi Xi.
After all, she was originally a sweet girl, but she suddenly danced such a s*xy dance, and she even danced so well.
This contrast made the fans even more fond of her.
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Chapter 235: Shi Xi Wasn’t Anything Good Either
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The performances of the next few groups were also very eye-catching.
As a popular variety show, [Star Idol] was based on the stage, showing the strengths and weaknesses of each trainee. Among them, there was no lack of handsome, all-around, and interesting trainees, which attracted a lot of female fans.
When a rich program team was looking for help, they naturally had more choices. The few seniors they invited were all very good at business.
Zheng Feicai was a vocal instructor to begin with. After the support stage ended, the group’s source of sound directly rose to the top of the music chart.
Huang Shuyi was born in a female troupe. Her dance moves were clean and neat, and her voice was unique. It was not out of place for her to dance in a male troupe.
Bai Yue was an actress born in a Dance Academy. She had outstanding looks and a graceful figure.
Finally, it was time for the classical dance ‘Fallen Tree’.
The program team had broadcasted the trailer in advance, so the audience knew that the assistant guest for ‘Fallen Tree’ was Nan Wan.
However, when the stage debuted, the audience realized that the assistant senior sister was actually Mu Zhao!
Those who were considered familiar with the entertainment industry were even more confused.
[???]
[Who is this???]
[Isn’t Nan Wan the assistant? Who is this???]
[Who is this???]
[Did Nan Wan change her face, or did the production team change their cast?]
The entire screen was instantly filled with question marks.
Fortunately, Mu Zhao had perfectly assisted in ‘Fallen Tree’, bringing this group to a satisfactory conclusion.
The netizens were all very surprised when they found out Mu Zhao’s identity.
Without any acting experience, she was currently playing the third female lead in the cast and crew of [Nine Blades of Tang].
So, even an 18th-tier small fry could act as her assistant?
What about Nan Wan?!
The netizens did not care about the stage’s integrity. They only wanted to know the grudges and gossip involved.
Nan Wan had already entered the trailer, yet she did not go on stage?
At this moment, Nan Wan was watching the live broadcast.
When she saw that Shi Xi’s performance was perfect, she secretly poked her and said, “She’s dancing so familiarly. She must be having an affair with these trainees!”
When she saw Mu Zhao go on stage, Nan Wan said again, “How long did she practice? She will definitely make a mistake!”
In the end, Mu Zhao’s classical dance stunned the entire audience.
Nan Wan gritted her teeth. “She must have learned this dance beforehand and deliberately came to steal my job!”
The manager at the side: …It’s hard to earn money.
Nan Wan took a deep breath and said with certainty, “It must be like this! Shi Xi and Mu Zhao are in the same production team, and the two of them are ganging up on me! How vicious!”
The manager was speechless.
She didn’t know what to say.
Nan Wan took out her phone and posted on Weibo as if she knew something.
[Melon, the assistant guest was originally Nan Wan, but Shi Xi and Mu Zhao snatched the job.]
The audience was shocked and speechless.
[Holy sh*t, Shi Xi is so scheming? I can’t tell!]
[It can’t be? Isn’t Nan Wan from Yanjing? How did she get this job? And Shi Xi and Mu Zhao aren’t close, right?]
[Nan Wan is from Yanjing, but [Star Idol] is Shi Xi’s home game. The coaches all listen to Shi Xi. When they heard Shi Xi’s request, the director didn’t dare to disobey. And Mu Zhao and Shi Xi were in the same production team. Mu Zhao must have taken advantage of Shi Xi.]
[I heard that Nan Wan went to rehearse in the afternoon and was told at the last minute that she couldn’t go on stage.]
[Nan Wan is so miserable? The beauty is pitiful.]
[Previously, Nan Wan stole Shi Xi’s dress. This time, Shi Xi took revenge. Tsk tsk, the entertainment industry is indeed a circle.]
[Nan Wan did something wrong when she stole the dress. Shi Xi is not a good person either. Nan Wan went on stage for rehearsals and they even chased Nan Wan out? Shi Xi is so lawless in the program team. Does she have an improper relationship with the director?]