Xia Zhiyi hadn't forgotten what she had said before.
The production team naturally wouldn't forget, since it's written into the program's schedule.
Seeing Yang Linlin's identical shocked expression as Xu Qianmo's, Xia Zhiyi covered her mouth and smiled, then whispered, "Don't panic, this is part of our evening program."
Upon hearing this, Yang Linlin perked up. " Teacher Xia, does that mean we're going to do a quiz tonight?"
Xia Zhiyi nodded with a smile.
Xu Qianmo hesitated for a moment. "Is this something I can say?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "What's wrong with saying this?"
Yang Linlin: "So, Teacher Xia, is it only tonight's back massage?"
Xia Zhiyi's smile was meaningful.
Yang Linlin was shocked. "Are we going to be made to recite the Eight Honors and Eight Shames again?" He was so surprised that he didn't control his voice. Just then, a competition on stage ended and the Class B members won. There was a moment of silence in the room.
Everyone heard what Yang Linlin said.
All eyes turned to them, and everyone's expressions varied.
Yang Linlin: "..." Oh no, I accidentally...
Xia Zhiyi didn't mind at all. Before she could speak, Xie Linyue's smiling voice rang out, "Yang Linlin, you still remember this? I thought you had already forgotten about it."
When Xie Linyue said that, some people had genuinely forgotten that they still had to recite the Eight Honors and Eight Shames, some people still remembered them but had already memorized them so well that they were fearless, and others were just hoping to get away with it.
Once this was mentioned, whether they had forgotten or were pretending to forget, their attention immediately shifted to this, and they no longer cared so much about the outcome of the previous duel.
Fu Yunyi asked, "Anyone else want to take on the challenge? If not, then the members for each class will be finalized before the first performance."
Four teams have already gone up to compete, and so far no dark horse has managed to pull someone down and take their place. This is somewhat demoralizing. At the same time, everyone has other things on their minds, so they exchange glances and no one says a word.
Seeing this, Fu Yunyi smiled and said, "Alright, it's almost noon, time to eat."
After the event ended, Yang Linlin and the others lingered around Xia Zhiyi, asking her questions one after another, while the other mentors watched with smiles on their faces.
Xie Linyue: " Teacher Xia is really popular."
Another mentor said, " Xia Zhiyi is the youngest among us, and she's not much older than the other contestants. It's normal for peers to get along well."
Upon hearing this, Xie Linyue paused, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
Fu Yunyi, however, didn't have so many reservations and said directly, "I'm not that old."
"..."
Okay, that seems to be true.
Why does this make them sound like they're already old?
Over there, Xia Zhiyi finally shook off the other contestants and walked over to ask, "What are you all talking about?"
Fu Yunyi: "You're young, aren't you?"
Xia Zhiyi chuckled, "What are you saying? I'm only a few years younger than you, do you think you're old?"
Fu Yunyi: "I'm not old."
Xie Linyue covered her mouth and laughed, "I don't think I'm old at all, I'm forever eighteen."
The person who had misspoke earlier gave an embarrassed laugh, "I misspoke, I just blurted it out. Alright, alright, there's nothing else for now, let's go eat."
The atmosphere among the mentors was relatively peaceful. They exchanged glances, nodded, and went to have lunch together.
In the morning, the students were divided into classes, and in the afternoon, each class was assigned a team leader. After lunch break, the team leaders drew lots to select the songs they would perform in their first performance. After that, they started working on the choreography in the afternoon.
Class A faces more pressure, as they also have to perform the opening theme song dance.
It was tough, but it also meant that Class A got a few more minutes of screen time than the other classes, so everyone could only be envious.
Because the program aimed to promote traditional Chinese style, the repertoire prepared by the production team was much deeper than before. Xia Zhiyi's Class C drew a song that was neither good nor bad—a folk song.
The members of Class C returned to the dance studio they were assigned to, and sat in a circle on the floor, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Xia Zhiyi blinked. "What's wrong?"
The team leader said awkwardly, "Well, I've only ever seen my mom perform this folk song when she's doing square dancing."
Xia Zhiyi: "Hmm..."
The combination of folk songs and boy bands is indeed... quite novel, huh?
He explained with a smile, "Don't worry, it's an adaptation of a folk song, not the original."
"The choreography for this song is something I did with the choreographer. There are a few difficult moves for the center position, so let's choose a center who can perform those difficult moves. Do you have any questions?"
The contestants looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Xia Zhiyi's progress is going smoothly, while Fu Yunyi was assigned to Class A. Right now, he's in the dance studio for Class A, standing in a corner, chin in hand, deep in thought.
In front of him, the eleven students from Class A were... arguing.
Yeah, they were arguing.
The reason for the argument was simple: Class A consisted of very talented contestants, and after the song and choreography were handed out, everyone agreed to sit down and review the choreography from beginning to end.
Then, disagreements arose.
The affirmative side argued that the choreography was good, and that with some practice and positioning, it could be performed; the negative side claimed they had a better plan and that a few movements could be modified.
The affirmative side argued that the moves were too difficult, and that team dances shouldn't prioritize individual prominence but rather team harmony; too much difficulty would reduce the margin for error and easily lead to accidents. The negative side argued that performances on stage should be perfect, and that playing it safe shouldn't come at the expense of ambition.
The affirmative side said...
The opposing side said...
Fu Yunyi:... Is there any need for me to exist here?
Then, as they argued, both sides felt they were right. Finally, after someone quietly reminded them, they both remembered that they had a tutor present and turned to look at Fu Yunyi at the same time.
" Teacher Fu, what do you think?"*2.
Fu Yunyi: "... I think, why don't you guys give it a try first?"
What's the point of saying all that? You might as well just try it out.
If you can, you can; if you can't, you can't.
Moreover, they said that move was difficult, but Fu Yunyi thought... it wasn't difficult at all?
It might require a high level of balance, but after being taught by Xia Zhiyi, Fu Yunyi had tried even more difficult moves than this—either Xia Zhiyi was deliberately torturing him, or Fu Yunyi was just curious.
Upon hearing this, the two looked at each other and both agreed that it made sense.
Yeah, what's the point of arguing? Instead of wasting time, why not prove your point with concrete actions?
Fu Yunyi: "However, before that, you need to allocate your time properly. You have to perform two programs. Do you have any opinions on the theme song?"
Everyone commented. "The choreography for the theme song is very simple, there's not much to say about it."
Fu Yunyi: "..."
Okay.