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    Chapter 63 Mission “Unless you only dance for me…”

    After breakfast, it was the official second day of recording for “Edge of Glory.”

    Of course, scenes like eating and those in the dormitories would be edited into special episodes or extras, absolutely no footage would be wasted.

    Today, the trainees would undertake the theme song mission, from listening to the demo to watching the mentors demonstrate the dance, followed by their individual practice.

    The theme song could be considered the only individual battle in the entire program, aside from the finals. It was a complete embodiment of one’s overall personal strength and would involve re-grouping.

    Based on their performance in the theme song, a trainee initially graded F in the preliminary stage could potentially rise to A, while those originally in A class could also drop.

    This was because the preliminary stages involved performing what they were good at, enhanced with styling and team collaboration, which allowed everyone to shine.

    The theme song assessment, however, involved wearing ordinary class uniforms, without styling or collaboration, completely in their most basic state. The mentors would score based on the final direct cam recordings.

    The person announcing the mission today was still the initiator, Xu Chengyue.

    Due to his outstanding performance in “Desert Island Signal Station,” Shangguan Yaoguang had recently been heavily promoted by the company, which hired a foreign team to produce his original solo album. It was estimated that he would soon become the first solo artist from the Spark Flop Band.

    Therefore, after the morning meeting with the directors, he hurriedly left again. He was currently very popular, participating in this program was just a formality, and it was even more impossible for him to spend three months on this long-running show, so the most important task fell on Xu Chengyue’s shoulders.

    The 108 trainees sat obediently below the stage, looking at him.

    Xu Chengyue looked at them with some emotion. Perhaps all groups would eventually reach this stage—dissolution and solo flights.

    “After the theme song, there will be the first public performance. After the public performance, eliminations will begin one after another. Although only oneself can accompany you to the end, I still hope that everyone can cherish the time together.”

    He took out the remote control, signaling everyone to look at the screen.

    “‘Edge of Glory’ is based on the attitude of young people daring to fight and break through, the first emergence of talent, a brand new journey. The theme song is also inclined to be youthful and energetic. This is the demo of the song, listen to it first.”

    After speaking, he pressed the play button—

    “Spotlights tear open the misty cracks

    Heartbeat frequency thump thump

    Carrying the sharp sword of youth

    Be your own hero

    In the fire, rush rush rush

    I am ordinary but dare to be crazy

    Meeting difficulties head-on, the world is in my control

    Let’s create a new era together

    In the fire, charge charge charge

    Transform, young man

    We are the masters of this century

    The heart of a child

    Above the edge

    Inevitably there is pain

    Go meet the new medal…”

    The demo was only a small part. After listening to it, the trainees’ toes were curling. The theme song of the talent show was like this, full of enthusiasm accompanied by awkwardness.

    “I think it’s a little childish, don’t you think?” a trainee whispered.

    Someone thumped their chest muscles, “I think it’s okay, my chuunibyou spirit is burning!”

    “Me too, me too, it seems that we are the target audience, I’m as energetic as if I’ve been given a shot of chicken blood.”

    “Do we have to sing it? I’m going to die of embarrassment.”

    Chu Cheng threw a flirtatious wink: “How is it, academic god, it’s not easy to be an idol, you have to memorize lyrics, I copied it down, do you want a copy?”

    Fu Yang: “I’ve already memorized it.”

    Chu Cheng: “?”

    Wan Mengmeng raised her hand: “I want it, I want it!”

    The 108 “heroes” moved left and right, up and down, rustling, almost overturning the roof.

    Xu Chengyue gently raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, but the excited trainees didn’t see it at all.

    But even when Fu Yang was talking with everyone, his eyes were on Xu Chengyue. He quickly noticed this small detail and kicked the table in front of him, making a huge noise, “Listen to the lecture.”

    Someone took the role of class representative, his naturally upturned eyes looking a bit fierce, and he glanced back—

    The crowd instantly quieted down.

    Xu Chengyue nodded to Fu Yang to express his gratitude, “It seems that everyone likes our theme song very much, I will demonstrate the singing and dancing version for everyone later…”

    Before he finished speaking, the crowd began to boil again.

    “Okay!!!”

    “Awoo awoo awoo, male god!!”

    “The theme song assessment will be held in a week, this assessment will involve re-grouping, please note that this may be the only opportunity to show your personal strength, please be sure to grasp it.”

    Xu Chengyue smiled helplessly at everyone’s booing.

    The youthful and rhythmic music sounded, he put his hand on his heart and gave a gentleman’s salute, his arm joints began to vibrate with the music.

    “Mentor Xu’s rhythm is really the best I’ve ever seen in the domestic entertainment industry, what do you think?” Chu Cheng said admiringly.

    Not only the rhythm, but every beat and movement was clear and neat, without any dragging. Watching him dance was a complete visual enjoyment.

    Generous and stretched, unlike some straight-man idols, who are unwilling to dance cute dances, and also twist and turn in sexy dances.

    As long as it was dancing, Xu Chengyue was willing to dance anything, and enjoyed it.

    Today, he was only wearing a simple white shirt, gray suit pants, his neck was slender, and his slightly long black hair hung beside his ears, looking like a high school student.

    Fu Yang stared at the stage intently, his heart pounding, completely not free to answer Chu Cheng.

    After several months of the entertainment industry’s rendering, Fu Yang could already understand the stage. In fact, Xu Chengyue could become the main dancer in the group not only because of his smooth movements, but also because of his expression management.

    Many idols don’t pay attention to expression management, and wear a dead face when dancing all kinds of dances, which is particularly out of place.

    But Xu Chengyue understood this very well, and did not put on airs when dancing, and would adjust his overall effect according to the style of the song. When he danced to youthful and energetic dances, the smile on his face was even sweeter.

    The corners of his eyes were curved like orange soda in summer.

    Fresh and energetic.

    Completely integrated with the whole song.

    The camera crew was too busy.

    Panning and grabbing close-ups.

    Wishing there were 108 cameras all pointed at Xu Chengyue.

    “Let’s rush, rush, rush together!”

    The last sentence fell, and the ending pose was turning his back and making a scissor-hand gesture while winking at the camera.

    He performed this embarrassing theme song with full of energy.

    Whether it was Fu Yang’s illusion, he completely felt that Xu Chengyue was winking at him!

    This damn sweetness.

    Chu Cheng: “Don’t even think about it, it’s your illusion.”

    Fu Yang was startled: “Damn, can you read minds!”

    Chu Cheng stared at him with a cheap smile: “Isn’t it obvious?”

    Wan Mengmeng was hit, covered her blushing face and interjected: “Why do I feel that Mentor Xu is clearly winking at me.”

    Chu Cheng pointed his finger in front: “Can you guys be normal, didn’t you see there is a camera in front of us three? This is the camera position.”

    The wink dispute came to an end, and the final winner was—a camera.

    The last action of the beautiful idol who was the focus of everyone’s attention on the stage fell, and the screams and roars under the stage almost overturned the entire roof.

    The air conditioner in the room was turned on too much, and Xu Chengyue broke out in a little sweat. Just when he felt a little thirsty, a hand with distinct joints appeared in front of him, he looked up along the mineral water—

    It was Fu Yang.

    “Ooh~” Everyone hissed.

    “Really has good eyesight! Academic god!” others teased.

    “Isn’t this scene like a university flower delivering water to the school hunk… um…”

    “Good, you dare to plaster the mentor in public!”

    “Sorry, actually the academic god I said is the school flower…” That person smiled and zipped his mouth to the camera.

    Chu Cheng/Wan Mengmeng:?

    When did he run up there?

    “Tissue.” Fu Yang thoughtfully handed over the paper again, gesturing for him to wipe his sweat.

    “…Thank you.” Xu Chengyue paused, took the tissue, and secretly wondered in his heart, why can the black fans always guess his next needs.

    On the snow-white skin, even the oozing sweat seemed to have been coated with a layer of highlights, becoming a beautiful part.

    The collar of the shirt was slightly unbuttoned two buttons, and the tissue with the cologne scent lightly touched the neck and slid to the collarbone, accompanied by the original elegant fragrance on the other person’s body, ignorant and seductive.

    Fu Yang moved his eyes away, stood still, and felt the other party wiped well, then stretched out his hand.

    Xu Chengyue:?

    Fu Yang took the tissue he had wiped his sweat with, ran to the trash can and threw it away, and returned to his position after everything was properly handled.

    He…doesn’t he think it’s dirty? Xu Chengyue slightly opened his lips, and looked at him in a daze. Unexpectedly, the handsome trainee winked at him.

    Those eyes with upturned corners that looked a bit fierce were round and curved at this time, and a little cute.

    Xu Chengyue couldn’t help but chuckled.

    Everyone was so excited watching the dance that they shouted for another one, another one.

    The open space in front was still relatively far from the trainees, and everyone spoke at the same time, so Xu Chengyue didn’t hear too clearly: “What?”

    Suddenly someone stood up and cupped their hands to their mouth in a trumpet shape: “Mentor Xu! Everyone is asking if you can dance a girl group dance!!”

    “Girl group dance?” Xu Chengyue smiled, “Okay, if there are 15 A’s in this theme song assessment.”

    “Ah ah ah ah how is that possible! There were only eight A’s in the preliminary stage, how could there be 15 in the theme song…”

    “Help, I really want to see Mentor Xu dance a girl group dance, the stage “Butterfly” he went out of the circle with before was awesome, have you seen it?”

    “Must have seen it!! One of my life videos, but I think the “Swan” behind is even better, the flexibility is amazing, and it’s his self-choreographed dance…”

    Chu Cheng bumped Fu Yang: “What’s wrong, don’t you want to see it?”

    Wan Mengmeng put her hands together in a begging gesture: “Academic god, help! Use your smart brain to calculate, how can we get 15 A’s.”

    Fu Yang: “I won’t calculate, I don’t want to see it.”

    Chu Cheng: “Yo, finally worth something, tell the truth—”

    Fu Yang: “Unless you only dance for me.”

    Chu Cheng: “…”

    Wan Mengmeng: “…”

    Worth less than three seconds.

    After joking with his friends, Fu Yang restrained his smile, his eyes fell on the stage, his eyes were slightly deep, he had a hunch that Xu Chengyue’s state was not right recently, although he was still working hard in front of people, and in the appearance of a perfect idol in front of fans.

    But he noticed that several times he saw Xu Chengyue turning around in the corner to take a deep breath, as if he couldn’t breathe.

    The movements were very light and subtle, if he hadn’t been observing all the time, he wouldn’t have noticed this.

    The last time this happened, it seemed to be when he learned that he would meet MYE on the music show stage.

    I don’t know what Xu Chengyue has encountered this time, but it must be more serious than encountering MYE.

    So he used all means to make Xu Chengyue happy.

    But it seems, the effect is average.

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