When Fu Yunyi came to invite Xia Zhiyi, it was of course a hundred percent sincere.
Although he didn't know why, Fu Yunyi noticed that his uncle's attitude towards him seemed much gentler than before in recent years. Perhaps it was because he realized that his uncle wasn't entirely useless after all?
But while Fu Chi is gentle, his style in the business world hasn't changed, so Fu Yunyi naturally wouldn't assume that his uncle has changed his personality because of this.
Given this, Fu Yunyi still treated his uncle Fu Chi with the same mixture of respect and fear as before.
Naturally, Fu Yunyi and Xia Zhiyi were not reserved with each other in private, but he would also do things to deliberately trick Xia Zhiyi.
Even if he wasn't afraid of Fu Chi, he was afraid that Xia Zhiyi come after him!
Fu Yunyi: "Let me tell you, I recently received news that they're considering having one or two martial arts performances as the closing act for next year's Spring Festival Gala."
Given the current trend, while it's impossible for everyone to be a martial arts enthusiast, associating something with martial arts certainly generates a lot more traffic.
Some things are just a gimmick, yet people still enjoy watching them. Even if they get criticized, it doesn't stop those people from continuing to profit from them.
Now, with Xia Zhiyi, a true expert, Fu Yunyi is confident that their program's innovation will be a success.
In the end, Xia Zhiyi agreed to Fu Yunyi's invitation, but it wasn't until Director Min and the professors at " Great Yan " approved of him and confirmed that Xia Zhiyi was impeccable that she signed a contract with " Boy Band ".
So, Xia Zhiyi became a special consultant for the " Great Yan " training class and a martial arts instructor for " Boy Band," making her life very fulfilling.
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At the filming location for " Boy Band," the time for the official live broadcast is drawing closer, but the atmosphere among the contestants arriving at the location is somewhat subtle.
The reason is simple: some contestants, well-informed, somehow learned that Fu Yunyi had a conflict with another guest, and that the show now seems to be missing a mentor, a fact that has become common knowledge.
" Song Lin, do you think filming is about to start, but the production team hasn't given us any definite news? Are we going to have a gap this time?" a contestant quietly asked his friend next to him.
Song Lin, engrossed in typing on his phone, cherishing these last few days of screen time, didn't even look up when he heard this. "We don't even know if that news is true or false. Even if it is, it's none of our business."
"Hey, but after filming starts, I heard that we'll have individual performances first, and the mentors will score them. Then, we'll divide the students into classes based on the combined scores. What if the mentors are changed at the last minute? Everyone has a different style, so won't that affect the scores?"
Song Lin: "That won't affect anything. Didn't we invite Teacher Fu to be a celebrity mentor this season?"
Upon hearing this, the boy considered Fu Yunyi's reputation and said, "You're right, but we've never met Teacher Fu in person before. What if he's not actually like the rumors..."
Song Lin: "... You think so much, but is there anything you can actually decide?"
Why make things so difficult for yourself? You might as well relax.
Boy: "Uh, but..."
Just then, the sound of running could be heard in the corridor, and someone shouted, "The mentor team is here! The mentor team is here!"
Song Lin was taken aback. "Huh?"
They have been gradually assigned to the dormitory building next to the base. There are a total of one hundred contestants, all of whom were selected from auditions in various places. Each of them has at least one skill and is waiting to compete on the same stage in this program to win the last five debut spots.
In the first season, filming started when the contestants arrived at the base. After the reform in the second season, the format was changed. The contestants arrived at the base in advance, were given two days to rest, and filming officially began on the third day.
The reason for this arrangement is that in the first season, the contestants had just arrived at the base with their luggage and hadn't even put their luggage away when they were pulled out to perform in front of the mentors. Some of them got carsick and were not in good condition, while others suffered from acclimatization problems.
Logically speaking, this isn't the first time talent shows and live variety shows have been held in China in the past two years, so why would such problems occur... Well, in summary, the decision-makers for the first season weren't competent enough and didn't consider everything thoroughly.
The second season featured a different cast, and all aspects were discussed in meetings. Various medications were prepared in advance at the training base to ensure the athletes ate, drank, and rested well, so they could be in the best possible condition for the competition.
This point was frequently mentioned by members of the Boy Band TRUE, who debuted in the second season, in other variety shows, earning the production team a lot of praise.
Well, precisely because the production team did everything they could, several contestants who complained about their poor performance in the early stages of the second season left in a sorry state and were later ridiculed by the public.
The show's producers have tried their best to provide you with a fair competitive platform, yet you still don't work hard to showcase your abilities and keep trying to take shortcuts. Of course, you're just asking to be ridiculed.
In the third season, there were some minor changes to the process. For example, the contestants and mentors were originally supposed to meet only when the show officially started filming, but instead, the mentors came to the dormitory building instead.
Song Lin stood up, surprised. "Really?"
"Hey, stop playing on your phone, get up, let's go take a look!"
Many others followed suit. Hearing the shouts, most of the athletes who were resting in their dormitories came out of their rooms and peered out into the corridor.
The situation was less convenient for the contestants on the second and third floors. Some went to the windows to look down, while others went downstairs to join in the fun.
They had only gone halfway downstairs when they heard several screams from below. " Teacher Xia!"
" Teacher Xia, ahhhhh!"
Xia Zhiyi was slightly taken aback by the sudden scream. His hearing was very sensitive, and he was caught off guard by the sudden high-pitched sound, which made him momentarily stunned.
After regaining his composure, he said with a hint of helplessness, "This contestant, you're really suited to singing high notes."
The sound pierced through the clouds.
"Ahhh, Teacher Xia! I'm your fan!"
" Teacher Xia! Teacher Xia, are you a mentor? Are you a mentor?!"
" Teacher Xia! You've come to teach us martial arts! Really? Really!"
" Teacher Xia! Do you still accept apprentices?!"
Clearly, many of the contestants present knew Xia Zhiyi, and some even completely ignored the other four mentors when Xia Zhiyi appeared.
Xia Zhiyi sighed and raised her hand to shrug it off, "Hi everyone, good afternoon. Thank you for your support, but let's calm down first, okay?"
Fu Yunyi teased from the side, "Hey, Xia Zhiyi, you should be our Boy Band's celebrity mentor! Look how popular you are!"
Xia Zhiyi smiled and glanced at him, "Then you'll teach them martial arts?"
As soon as he said that, the corridor, which had just quieted down, became lively again.
"Ahhh! Teacher Xia!"