AHFAFTGTTT Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Unity. Xu Chengyue thought, Fu Yang would remember it for a lifetime too…

Chapter 64: Unity. Xu Chengyue thought, Fu Yang would remember it for a lifetime too…

After the theme song assignment was announced, everyone dispersed. The following week was for each person to practice in the dance studio on their own.

Chu Sheng was considered to have a good foundation among the trainees. Xu Chengyue danced it once, and he memorized 1/3 of the movements.

He was a good example.

Of course, there were also many negative examples.

For example, those in Class F with poor foundations struggled even when following the video step by step, their movements completely off, battling to tame their limbs.

Another example was Wan Mengmeng from Class C, who had some basic skills but still struggled with choreography. After tripping over his own feet again, Wan Mengmeng knelt down and hugged Chu Sheng’s leg, “Brother A, save me!”

And then there was Fu Yang from the same class as Wan Mengmeng, who pondered: “Brother A, can one person teach two?”

Chu Sheng: “…You’re calling me ‘brother’ now, huh?”

Usually at this time, the people in Class A were lifesavers. Each class had a total of eight people, and now everyone in Class A had a string of little tails following them.

In front of the cameras, this was also an opportunity to show themselves. Helping everyone learn the dance was a good opportunity to demonstrate leadership and responsibility, which could attract fans. Therefore, the trainees in Class A generally tried their best to teach everyone earnestly.

At the same time, for the bottom-tier students with poor foundations, it was also a great opportunity. As long as they made a comeback at this time, a lot of camera time would be focused on them.

This was also why there were always dark horses emerging from Class F in every season. Because the audience wanted to see a comeback story, someone fighting their way out of adversity, being reborn, and delivering a satisfying slap in the face – these tropes never went out of style.

Therefore, Class A and Class F were the main focus of the cameras.

Next were Class B and Class D.

In comparison, Class C was the most ordinary of all classes.

They had some strength, but not much.

As a result, the members of Class C had the least amount of screen time almost every time the show aired.

After all, no VIP wanted to spend money to watch the lives of ordinary people.

What the show’s fans wanted was either a comeback story of someone rising from the bottom with a slap in the face, or to admire the strong, someone who bravely marched forward from beginning to end.

So when Wan Mengmeng found out that he was assigned to Class C, he felt terrible, had no motivation to practice, and was listless.

48 hours after the assignment was announced…

Chu Sheng threw a bottle of water to him.

“What’s wrong? Can’t finish learning it today?”

“I feel like the gap between people is really huge,” Wan Mengmeng caught the water bottle and sat on the ground, feeling a bit down. “Brother A, you learned it after watching it once, you’re simply a dance genius.”

“Although School God’s foundation is weak, he has a strong learning ability. He’s almost got it down in just two days.”

“Only I haven’t even gotten to the chorus…”

Wan Mengmeng, a muscular man, pouted, shrinking into the corner, looking weak, helpless, and pitiful.

In order to avoid being filmed looking vulnerable, he silently hid in the corner and cried.

Chu Sheng winked at Fu Yang: “When a child has problems with their studies, shouldn’t you comfort them?”

Fu Yang shrugged: “Why isn’t it you comforting him?”

Chu Sheng pointed to his Class A sticker: “Wouldn’t my comforting him seem like mockery?”

Fu Yang: “…It really would.”

“Actually, there are no real geniuses,” Fu Yang suddenly said profoundly.

Wan Mengmeng tilted his head slightly, a bit curious.

“You know, when I was in junior high, I skipped three grades. At that time, everyone said I was a genius, but that wasn’t really the case. I also often stayed up late doing practice problems, which made me look terrible at the time. I always had dark circles under my eyes. It’s just that when the teacher praised me for being a genius for the first time, I felt really good. In order to live up to that label, I secretly stayed up late and worked hard.”

“Then, after I got to high school, I was so tired, I didn’t want to work hard anymore. Naturally, my grades declined. At that time, everyone was talking about ‘Injuring Zhongyong’ [a cautionary tale about a child prodigy who failed to live up to his potential], and they weren’t wrong. I just didn’t work hard for those three years of high school, I had a lot of fun.”

“After playing around, I felt like, ‘Hey, that’s not right, I still have to go to college.’ So I started staying up late doing practice problems again, using my brain to find another way. I hooked up with a B University professor and got recommended, I didn’t even take the college entrance exam.”

Chu Sheng hesitated to speak: “…Are you showing off?”

You were supposed to be comforting him???

Wan Mengmeng cried even harder: “School God… Wuwu, you’re so amazing, I definitely can’t be as amazing as you.”

Fu Yang: “…I’m trying to say, it’s never too late to start working hard. You can do anything, it’s okay to challenge your limits.”

“How can you give up so easily without even trying to work hard?”

With that, he extended his hand.

Chu Sheng understood and placed his right hand on top of his, in a stacked position.

The two of them looked at Wan Mengmeng in unison.

Wan Mengmeng raised his teary eyes, “School God… Brother A…”

He extended his hand, two shades darker than the other two, and placed it on top.

“Add oil! Add oil! Add oil!” The three of them simultaneously raised their hands upwards.

In the spacious practice room, three young men were united, giving it their all.

Unnoticed at the back door, a young mentor with a small red mole between his eyebrows watched this scene, a smile curving his lips, recorded by the camera.

Xu Chengyue, who was about to enter, gestured to the cameraman to retreat together.

Today was a beautiful day, with bright sunshine and plum blossoms reflected in the windows outside the corridor.

“What is Xu Teacher thinking about? He seems very sentimental,” an accompanying staff member couldn’t help but ask.

“I’m thinking about the past. We used to be like this too, everyone working together, comforting each other, and rushing forward as a team.”

Xu Chengyue looked out the window, feeling the fragrance of the plum blossoms. The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling. He raised his hand to shield his eyes, the huge sun condensing into a beautiful halo between his fingers, flickering like fireworks blooming.

“Fireworks must eventually end, but the moment of blooming is the most intense and beautiful.”

“It’s just that moment of blooming, but it has already fulfilled its mission.”

“Even if there are regrets, failures, separations, and dispersals, the most beautiful moment will still be fixed in memory.”

“That’s enough.”

People are really strange creatures. Those things that they have been obsessed with for several years can be instantly released and completely let go on a sunny afternoon. Spark occupied the most passionate five years of his life, and even though it ended tragically, they will never forget the passion when it first bloomed.

Just like Fu Yang, although he didn’t know why he came here, Xu Chengyue thought that Fu Yang would remember everything that happened here, those comrades who fought through thorns and were full of passion.

…

The program’s official Weibo had officially released the list of trainees and tagged everyone’s Weibo account.

Although… the confidentiality work was really average, everyone already knew.

Xie Wanwan sneaked into the bathroom with her phone during class, sat on the toilet, and opened the official Weibo account. A new post popped up:

[Vanguard Era]: @Vanguard Era, the initial stage evaluations have been recorded. Xiao Mang is bringing you a sneak peek! Exciting highlights, don’t forget the full episode on Saturday~ (video)

They had released the trailer for the pilot episode! Which was the trailer for the initial stage evaluations.

Xie Wanwan put on her headphones and clicked on it with trembling hands.

In a black screen, the sound came before the image, a clear voice:

“Sorry, I can only give you an F.”

Xie Wanwan’s eyes lit up, it was Chengyue gege!

Then the picture slowly appeared:

“I didn’t see any passion for the stage in you.”

It was Xu Chengyue, with his usual gentle persona gone, his eyes coldly staring at the stage.

Several scenes flashed by quickly:

“If everyone is like this, then there’s no point in recording this show.”

Qu Xue, dressed in a beautiful dress, slammed the microphone onto the table with a “bang.”

“Singing terribly.” Singer Wan Fang, with some fine lines at the corners of her eyes, sneered.

The editing was very thrilling. When the atmosphere was extremely oppressive, the music rhythm suddenly became exciting:

“Congratulations, you’ve received an A in the initial evaluation!”

The plot took a turn, and several shots flashed quickly, with ups and downs that made people nervous. Suddenly, the rhythm became relaxed, and several CP scenes were interspersed:

“Look, it looks like you.” Xu Chengyue turned to the side with a smile, and a young man with a gloomy temperament revealed half of his face.

“Chonghua just mishears things, he’s like this at home too. I have to say it hundreds of times, it’s so annoying.” Wan Fang and Xie Chonghua flirted with each other.

“Teacher Shangguan, do you want to reenact it~” Qu Xue coaxed Shangguan Yaoguang with a smile.

Suddenly, a clear voice broke the friendly atmosphere like a thunderclap:

“If it’s Teacher Xu, I can.”

A completely new face suddenly appeared in the picture, startling everyone.

The new trainee said with firm eyes, “I want to dance with you!”

As the emphasis fell, the screen was divided into three parts:

The new trainee’s firm expression; the pretty black-haired mentor’s slightly widened eyes, looking a bit dazed; and the high-level world-weary face mentor, whose hair covered half of his eyes, frowning tightly.

The original sweet atmosphere instantly turned into a bloody love triangle.

Holy shit! Xie Wanwan watched with passion, never expecting to see her cousin in the trailer.

And the production team was emphasizing and stirring things up, giving Shangguan Yaoguang a special shot when Xu Chengyue and Fu Yang danced.

Too awesome!! They really dared to do it!!!

This was only a very small part of the trailer, flashing by in seconds.

The focus of the trailer was still on each trainee’s performance, as well as the luxurious sets. After flashing through several group shots and empty shots,

Finally, Qu Xue stood up from the mentor’s seat, holding a cue card and announcing, “Your final rating is…”

With a “poof” sound, the trailer ended, with the words “Stay Tuned” in large letters, whetting the audience’s appetite.

Xie Wanwan took a deep breath and clutched her little heart.

Ahhhhh, she should be in the audience, not at school!

I can’t take it anymore, I have to get the tickets for the first public performance.

Xie Wanwan opened the comments section again.

Sure enough, the audience, like her, couldn’t wait to speak.

[I rely on! There are so many fresh faces this season!! Finally, it’s not just refried leftovers being fried again and again]

[Ahhhhh Xu Chengyue is so handsome so handsome so handsome, husband!!!]

[Shangguan Yaoguang, what kind of enchantment did you put on me! To make me so obsessed]

[Xing Yue, come on ahhhhhhh, so sweet so sweet so sweet]

[Who is the trainee interacting with Xu Chengyue, I fuck, kind of handsome]

[It’s Fu Yang!! Welcome to our super topic!]

[Fu Yang?! Isn’t that Qing Sha’s genius junior brother? Did he really come to participate in the variety show in response to the public’s call?!]

[Heh, wants to be famous so badly, huh]

[The person in front is sick, does the young master of the Fu Group need to come to the entertainment industry to become famous?]

Ha, her cousin already has haters so quickly, Xie Wanwan rolled up her sleeves and started an online battle of 300 rounds.