After Jiang Ting finished speaking, she took out the director’s mobile phone and clicked to watch Liu Zhongming’s stage performance during the qualification round of “National Couple”.
“Give to me, oh baby, give to me…”
The magical and cute girls’ group’s song appeared in their ears.
Liu Zhongming only felt that for a moment, his face was burning hot, and he was full of embarrassment.
Jiang Ting teased him, “What’s wrong with you? Isn’t this good?”
Liu Zhongming quickly shook his head and said.
“I can’t dance this dance very well and I can’t even sing the song.”
Jiang Ting took the opportunity to ask him, “Why did you choose this song?”
The “National Couple” program group has collected the mobile phones of the contestants, but generally, when the contestants borrow the mobile phones of the staff for work, it is still allowed. As long as they do not play privately, log in to various social software, reveal the content of the competition, watch songs and dances or something, mostly they turn a blind eye.
Because Jiang Ting wanted to re-study Liu Zhongming, she went to see all the original song stages of Liu Zhongming’s performances a few times. For example, she listened to this cute girls’ group song that he used during his qualification period many times.
To be honest, no matter whether it is singing or dancing, no one is half as good as the original version.
Liu Zhongming said a little embarrassedly.
“At the beginning, the company asked me to sing this song and learn the dance of this song. They said they wanted to create a contrasting cute effect, so I practiced for three months. But…” Liu Zhongming did not finish the rest of his sentence, but Jiang Ting already knew what he meant.
Who would want to participate in the “National Couple”? The strength of the contestant is scary, but all the muddled players left early, such as Shi Yi from the boys’ group and Pan Yujia from the girls’ group. These two are typical representatives.
“Well, by the way, let’s also listen to the comments of the instructors.”
Then, a few minutes later, Liu Zhongming had a depressed face.
The words of the four instructors were not serious, but in Liu Zhongming’s ears, it was a heavy blow.
For example, such as ‘If your strength is like this, then you just passed the test here’, ‘The selection of music is wrong, the dance is not well connected, and the movements are incoherent’, and other slightly critical words.
At this time, Liu Zhongming heard Jiang Ting’s voice.
“Do you want to listen to my suggestion?”
Liu Zhongming: “…”
Jiang Ting did not wait for Liu Zhongming to answer and started talking alone.
“Actually, you chose the right song. You are young and suitable for cute dances and songs. Although the qualification round’s score is low, it is easier to attract fans.”
Liu Zhongming felt that he only attracted a large number of fans in the second round of the double PK competition with Hong Shiyu. But in fact, from the qualification round, he has also attracted some die-hard mother fans with his cute face and stage performance.
“You feel that the instructors are criticizing you. But have you ever wondered, if your performance is really bad, then why Lin Xinxiang, who performed first in the girls’ group, scored 13 points, and you, as the first performer in the boys’ group, scored 28 points?”
Liu Zhongming was stunned, he never thought about this issue.
“The instructors are not saying that your performance is not good, but that you have not shown your strengths compared to others.”
“And for the first candidates to perform, the instructors generally have low scores. They will kill chickens1 and set an example, unless the performance is very exciting. To put it bluntly, I think Lin Xinxiang’s performance during the qualification round was not that bad. But, why is her score so low? A large part of the reason is because she was the first to appear. The instructors need to set a standard for judging contestants, so her performance can only get 13 points. You are the same, but she is the standard for judging the strength of the girls’ group and you are the standard for judging the strength of the boys’ group.”
“Do you understand?”
Liu Zhongming only felt that his head was full of Jiang Ting’s voice, how could this be understood?
“But…but I…” He hesitated for a long time, wanting to say something, but still did not know where to start.
“How about this? Let’s turn to Lin Xinxiang’s qualification stage and see, do you think her strength is that bad?” Jiang Ting was like a big bad wolf fooling the little white rabbit, step by step to confuse the little white rabbit, and tell him some crooked truths.
“Don’t say you love me, even a broken mirror can’t be reconciled…”
Soon, the two finished watching Lin Xinxiang’s performance on stage.
Jiang Ting asked Liu Zhongming with a serious look.
“Do you think your sister Xinxiang’s performance is bad?”
Liu Zhongming thought for a while, then nodded.
Immediately afterward, he looked at Jiang Ting’s strange eyes, and with the desire to survive, he shook his head frantically.
“It’s not bad.”
“Look at how good she sang before, it was only because she was too nervous during the climax part that she broke the sound. Can you say that such a contestant has no strength? If she has no strength, how can she always be the second place in the girls’ group?” Jiang Ting said nonsense with a serious face.
Liu Zhongming blinked and said.
“It seems so.”
“Your sister Xinxiang was just unlucky. She was the first to appear and got such a low score. You are the same. In fact, you all have your own strengths, but due to the order of appearance, the reason for the song selection, and other external factors, resulting in a low score in the qualification round.”
Gradually, Liu Zhongming began to think about what Jiang Ting said and it seemed that there was some truth in it.
“Next, let’s look at the team competition.”
In the team competition, most of the contestants did not make mistakes, except for Shi Yi who ruined the whole performance in the middle, even Liu Zhongming’s performance was remarkable.
Jiang Ting began to flicker his skills again.
“Look, your dance is not too bad.”
Jiang Ting’s compliment made Liu Zhongming shy and waved his hand quickly, “I’m not good at dancing, this is what Brother Chen Yi taught me.”
Jiang Ting followed Liu Zhongming’s words.
“Chen Yi teaches you and you have to be savvy. If you don’t know how to live and die, then he won’t be able to teach you. He’s a qualified teacher, but you’re also pretty good at dancing this dance.”
Liu Zhongming was kicked away by Jiang Ting with a rainbow fart, making his smile wider.
Immediately afterward, Jiang Ting’s praise and praise spread throughout the practice room.
“Do you see how good your rap is? In the team competition, I think that except for the part sung by Xu Jiayin, everyone else is not as good as you. Your Brother Chen Yi did not perform as well as you.”
Liu Zhongming blushed.
“Look again, you and Hong Shiyu are on this stage. Tsk tsk, it’s amazing. Xiao Ming, I didn’t see it, you are quite good at this style of song and you can digest it better than your sister Shiyu.”
Liu Zhongming began to cover his face, being blown by Jiang Ting like this, who can resist this?
“Hey, you and Xinxiang’s stage, you can sing this song better than Xinxiang, it’s okay. Her expressiveness in this part is not as good as yours. She should learn more from you…”
For half an hour, Liu Zhongming listened to Jiang Ting complimenting himself as if there was nothing wrong with him. Although he knows that he still has many shortcomings, he is really… so happy to be praised by someone as powerful as Jiang Ting.
Jiang Ting used her unique method to personally wash away the remaining unconfidence in Liu Zhongming’s heart.
After all, he is young and has always lived in a happy environment. Compared with Jiang Ting, a big devil who has been playing tricks with others since she was a child, Liu Zhongming is a little sheep who can’t stand the wind and rain and is easily frustrated.
After temporarily solving Liu Zhongming’s problems, Jiang Ting began to prepare her next plan.
“Now, are you clear about your strengths and weaknesses?”
Liu Zhongming nodded: “It’s clear.”
Jiang Ting continued to reply, “Don’t compare your weaknesses with other people’s strengths, take advantage of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, you know? Otherwise, even if you lose, you won’t be convinced.”
“Hmmm, I’ll find out later.”
“Now, let’s choose a song.” When Jiang Ting said this, she happened to see the dimples on the corner of Liu Zhongming’s cheek. She said softly, “This song just happens to be suitable for you.”
Saying that she took out the sheet music and lyrics she had prepared and handed them to Liu Zhongming.
After Liu Zhongming took it, he looked up when he saw the song title.
“This song is called ‘Little Dimples’?”
Jiang Ting nodded, “Take a look, isn’t it suitable for you?”
After saying that, Jiang Ting pointed to the dimple beside his mouth.
Liu Zhongming subconsciously reached out to cover the dimples on his face and then he continued to read the lyrics and saw the middle of the lyrics.
“Small dimples and long eyelashes are your most beautiful marks…”
Liu Zhongming blushed instantly.
But when he continued to watch, he looked a little hesitant.
“Sister Jiang Ting, can I sing this song well?”
After all, he is a trainee. Liu Zhongming still has no problem reading the score, especially since he can play the guitar well, he can naturally understand the excellent aspects of this song.
He became a little timid again.
Jiang Ting sighed in his heart, wanting to say what happened to this child? Why are you so insecure?
Jiang Ting said with a smile.
“Of course, this song is very suitable for you. It looks like it was tailor-made for you. You look at your dimples and look at your long eyelashes. You say if it is not for you, who is it for? It’s not suitable for Chen Yi or Xu Jiayin who don’t have dimples.”
Jiang Ting’s words immediately dispelled Liu Zhongming’s lack of confidence.
Yes, this song should have been specially prepared for him by Sister Jiang Ting, so what is he afraid of?
Afterward, the two first ran through the song from beginning to end. Then, Liu Zhongming memorized the lyrics and melody and gradually adjusted to perfection.
But the simpler the song, the harder it is to sing. Many singers cover other people’s classic songs and although the songs are very simple, they still can’t sing the flavor of the original version. It is enough to show that the simpler the song, the narrower the hidden space for the singer to perform the cover and the higher the requirements for the singer when singing.
What’s more, with Jiang Ting’s temperament, a song as simple as ‘Today You Will Marry Me’ almost tossed Xu Jiayin for half his life, not to mention Liu Zhongming.
The little sheep who got on the pirate ship still thinks that his sister Jiang Ting is for his own good, but he doesn’t know, it’s all a routine.
Two days later, after almost practicing, Jiang Ting took Liu Zhongming to the recording studio to record the accompaniment.
Outside the recording room, Jiang Ting and Liu Zhongming knocked on the door.
“Knock… knock…”
“The door is unlocked, come in.” A female voice sounded.
The two pushed open the door with a surprised looks on their faces. They did not expect the Arranger Instructor Wen Ya to be in the recording studio.
Immediately afterward, they hurriedly greeted each other.
“Hello, my name is Jiang Ting.”
“Hello, Instructor Wen, I’m Liu Zhongming.”
The appearance of the two made Wen Ya stunned for a moment and then asked aloud.
“Why are you here?”
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Translator’s Comment:
The brainwasher Jiang Ting is online!!! ^.^
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