Chapter 334 - Chapter 334: Did She Get In Because She Invested In The Program?
Chapter 334: Did She Get In Because She Invested In The Program?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At the dance studio…
The teacher had not arrived yet. The other trainees chatted while Tang Beibei stretched to warm up. &
After doing a plank, she went into a side split and rotated her torso 270 degrees on each leg. She then got up, did a backbend 360-degree walk before she jumped up using explosive force in her legs.
Flexibility didn’t just require softness. It also required strength.
Fu Jin came downstairs as Tang Beibei finished her warm-up and told everyone about today’s training.
A few teachers would be here to give them pointers on their competition dances. Since everyone’s dance was unique and shouldn’t be copied the teachers would assess and critique the trainees one at a time while the other trainees wait outside the studio.
After the teachers assessed every trainee and shared their general critique for the group, two hours had passed.
When the teachers called the session to a close, Ruan Qi held her stomach and complained that she was starving. Tang Beibei wasn’t feeling any better.
Recording for the ranking competition began on Friday afternoon.
All “Dancing Youth” shows were recorded in advance and aired only after a week of post-production.
The last show, which was the elimination round, aired without much fanfare among the many variety shows on TV.
The competition got more attention only because there were haters who slandered Tang Beibei online. The dramatic turn of events made Tang Beibei a trending search and boosted the popularity of “Dancing Youth”.
The 50 contestants who made it to the ranking competition drew lots again to determine their order of appearance.
Tang Beibei drew Number 30 and Ruan Qi, Number 36.
Both of them were appearing towards the second half of the show so they weren’t in a hurry. Tang Beibei found a corner, put on her headphones, and continued practicing.
Ruan Qi couldn’t sit still so she went to watch the other dancers perform. Before the competition started, the emcee brought along a camera and started a live broadcast. However, there weren’t many viewers; only a few hundred thousand fans were watching online.
A variety show produced for television with only a few hundred thousand viewers for their livestream was quite pathetic.
The emcee walked around casually, interviewed the dancers, or asked the contestants to go to the confession room to record their sentiments, which would be edited into the final program during post-production.
When the emcee turned the camera to Tang Beibei, he called out to her, but Tang Beibei had her headphones on and didn’t hear him.
The emcee had no choice but to step forward and pat her. Tang Beibei was startled and kicked him.
The emcee shouted in shock. All the contestants looked over and looked at Tang Beibei in surprise. This girl dared to kick the emcee… What was going on? The cameraman was stunned too.
Fans watching the livestream were also shocked.
“Is this contestant too focused on her training, or did she deliberately wait for an opportunity to kick someone for attention?”
“Her kick was really precise and powerful. The poor emcee.”
“That must be Tang Beibei, the contestant who caused a huge commotion on the internet two days ago. She’s so bold to physically assault the emcee!”
Comments kept popping up on the livestream page.
Tang Beibei turned around and saw that it was the emcee. She quickly apologized with a 90-degree bow.
“Sorry, sorry. I-I didn’t mean it.”
The emcee smiled and waved his hand. “It’s fine, it’s fine. I can’t believe that a young girl like you have so much strength! I’m the one who disturbed you. You were very focused on your training.”
“Tang Beibei, the competition is starting soon. Are you nervous?”
“Everyone’s attention will be on me when I go onstage. I’m afraid of making mistakes and yes, I’m nervous.”
The emcee comforted her with a smile, “I can see that you’re training hard Don’t worry. I heard that you’ve only been training professionally for half a year?”
“I learned to dance when I was young, but I only trained formally for six months after I entered university, so I still feel that I’m lacking. I must practice more and not make any mistakes, or I’ll be letting my supporters down.” “Contestant Beibei sure is humble. You’re very popular being in 4th place currently.” The emcee said.
“Therefore, I must work even harder to thank everyone who has supported me.”
Tang Beibei didn’t know that she was on a livestream. She also never recorded a program before, so she didn’t know how to respond to the emcee on camera and put on her headphones again.
Comments immediately popped up on the livestream page.
-This Tang Beibei is quite pretentious with her bureaucratic answers. I wonder if she’s like that in real-life. That would be quite disgusting.”
“She doesn’t look like an eloquent girl but she’s pretty when she smiles. Also her figure is really good. As a woman, I’m envious!”
“She put on her headphones and ignored the emcee. She’s acting like a big shot Did she get in because she invested in the program?”
The host looked at the many netizens’ comments online. He didn’t mind being kicked just now and was, in fact, quite happy.
More comments meant more attention. More attention meant increased popularity for the program.
When the competition began, the emcee went back onstage to host the show. The backstage was very tense and very quiet as contestants waited nervously for their turns.
Every time they hear the judges critique a contestant, they got more nervous that their scalps go numb.
However, for greater dramatic effect, the program team and judges never got to the point quickly. They always talked in circles before they gave their conclusion.
Onstage, some contestants left while others stayed.
Some contestants were so emotional that they cried, while others smiled as they look forward to the next competition.
All these had nothing to do with Tang Beibei. She was quiet in her own little world.
When it was almost Tang Beibei’s turn, she went to the bathroom to change into her dance costume, touched up her makeup, and took out her phone to call Jiang Jingchen.
“Hubby, I’m going onstage soon.”
“Okay, good luck.”
Jiang Jingchen then relaxed his tone and said, “The seeds I ordered online have arrived. The saplings have also been delivered to the villa. When you come home tonight, we’ll go plant the trees first before eat prawns.”
“Alright.”
“Are you still nervous?”
“I’m not nervous anymore after I hear your voice, hubby.”
“Wait for me to pick you up.”
The two of them only chatted for a while, but it relaxed Tang Beibei. She put down her phone and let out a deep breath.
Ruan Qi came to get her, and the two of them walked to the waiting area.
When the emcee announced Tang Beibei’s turn, Ruan Qi cheered her on.
Tang Beibei smiled and stood on her tiptoes. Her light footsteps as she walked onstage were like a fairy descending into the mortal word, very refreshing. She was wearing a modernized Han costume with wide sleeves. Her long hair was pulled up and tied with a red silk ribbon. She looked elegant and somewhat immortal.
The soundtrack for her dance was an online song titled “Descending the Mountain”.
“If you want to practice peerless martial arts, you’ll have to endure pain that ordinary people can’t endure. The Master likes to drink oolong tea and wear Chinese red clothes. Whether it’s hot summer or cold winter, I always look toward the sky outside the mountain gate…”
This song described Tang Beibei’s state of mind. She was not a professional dance student. If she wanted to improve her skills, she would have to endure pain that ordinary people could not endure.
She studied hard, lived hard through the sweetness and bitterness of youth so she could become her own person, spread her wings, and live freely in the future.
Her dance started in the classical style and turned rebellious later with elements of hip-hop. She was like a good girl who was occasionally rebellious as she yearned for a different life.
This type of hybrid dance required skill, control, and the right music.
Ruan Qi was so nervous as she watched Tang Beibei’s performance onstage that her breathing became deliberate. She was afraid that her innovation would be ruined..