Thank you to the little angels who irrigated with nutrient solution: Zhang Jing and Yin Ying (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Fan Weiwei came over when Xu Yi and the others were training in the morning.
Because of what happened at the private restaurant, Zhang Ya had lost all goodwill towards Fan Weiwei. Now, when she saw the sunny and handsome young man, she only felt that he was so pretentious and disgusting that she wanted to vomit.
Fan Weiwei felt good about himself. Perhaps the invitation to "Walking Towards the Sun" made him feel that his value had risen several levels. Not only did he feel superior in front of these students, but he also felt that he had become the most powerful in front of the other three mentors.
Fan Weiwei watched their practice and finally clicked his tongue. He criticized all the students, especially Shen Ningjiao, who was loud and never gave him a kind look. Fan Weiwei gave her a lot of criticism!
"What are you doing? Your movements are so stiff. Have you even learned anything?"
Shen Ningjiao was furious after being scolded by him. She raised her hand and rolled up her sleeves, really wanting to hit him, but she restrained her temper. She came to participate in this program, and minor squabbles were acceptable, but she absolutely could not do something like assaulting a mentor. That would be impossible to clear her name and would also implicate her parents.
But the more Shen Ningjiao thought about it, the angrier she became. Seeing his smug look, she really wanted to kick him a few times.
After Fan Weiwei finished talking about Shen Ningjiao, he didn't say anything more. His gaze swept over Han Shixue. To be honest, Han Shixue's image was quite in line with his preferences. She was a gentle and obedient girl, especially suitable for dating.
However, while he decided to let Han Shixue go, Han Shixue seemed unwilling to let him off so easily.
Han Shixue shivered slightly after being looked at by him a few times. Her eyes were red, and she silently stood next to Zhang Ya, gently tugging at Zhang Ya's sleeve.
Zhang Ya turned to look at her, "What's wrong?"
Han Shixue said with a sob in her voice, "Captain, I'm sorry. I've let everyone down."
Before Zhang Ya could comfort her, she heard her say in a weak and sad voice, "Teacher Fan, I'm so sorry, our performance was so bad. We don't know how to do this or that. Our instructor is about to give up on us. You're so amazing, could you please guide us? Could you give us a demonstration?"
Fan Weiwei looked embarrassed. This dance was too difficult; he simply couldn't handle it with his basic skills. The singing style was also very unique, all of which were beyond his control.
"None of us want to give up. This is our first stage performance, and we don't want to fail so miserably. Please, Teacher Fan, help us."
Han Shixue smiled broadly, her eyes, like those of a bewildered fawn in the forest, looking at him with great liveliness, her gaze full of admiration and anticipation.
"Teacher Fan, is that alright?"
The atmosphere became tense for a moment, with everyone waiting for Fan Weiwei to demonstrate. Suddenly, Shen Ningjiao grabbed Han Shixue and quickly turned off their microphones. She whispered in Han Shixue's ear, "Are you a vixen? You're acting all coquettish with every man you see?"
Han Shixue, no longer displaying her previous delicate and tearful demeanor, chuckled and said, "Sister, are you jealous?"
As she spoke, her hand slipped quietly onto Shen Ningjiao's body, and she gently hooked Shen Ningjiao's belt with her fingertips, startling Shen Ningjiao so much that her eyes widened in surprise.
Shen Ningjiao avoided the camera and other people's eyes. She grabbed Han Shixue's mischievous hand and scolded her in a low voice, "Are you sick? What are you doing fiddling with your belt?"
"I just wanted to comfort my sister. Did I do something wrong? Doesn't my sister like this?"
"Shut up!" Shen Ningjiao quickly turned on her microphone to prevent her from saying anything more offensive, and then quickly distanced herself from her.
She was afraid that if she got too close to Han Shixue, she would be unable to resist sewing Han Lucha's mouth shut with a needle and thread.
Fan Weiwei certainly couldn't set an example, but he felt that these people were deliberately targeting him, so he changed the subject and started targeting Zhang Ya.
Zhang Ya frowned, finding Fan Weiwei increasingly disgusting.
Fan Weiwei is nitpicking at Zhang Ya, trying to cause her all sorts of trouble.
The others wanted to speak, but were hesitant to do so because of the cameras. After all, it's not a big deal for an instructor to verbally criticize a student, but it's a different story if a student confronts the instructor.
Just as Fan Weiwei had finished criticizing everyone, only Xu Yi and Zheng Wan in the corner hadn't been called out yet.
It's interesting to say that Zheng Wan is an interesting person. After Gu Yueyue talked to her privately that day, she went back to her room and cried all night. The next day, she decided to come to Xu Yi for advice after much reflection.
She was initially quite embarrassed to ask for guidance in a real sense, because she had defeated Xu Yi several times before. But she wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat. After crying, she cheered herself up and came up with a good idea: to steal Xu Yi's teachings so that she could surpass her teacher.
It was fortunate that Xu Yi was unaware of her overly clever little idea, otherwise she would have been amused and burst out laughing again.
Xu Yi wasn't teaching very seriously; her mind was full of thoughts about the newly trained swordsman, and she only gave Zheng Wan a few casual pointers.
Zheng Wan was both angry and annoyed. She wanted Xu Yi to take it seriously, but she didn't dare to say it directly, for fear of upsetting Xu Yi and making her quit.
The two of them practiced in the corner all morning like enemies fighting.
Even if Fan Weiwei comes, the two of them will continue practicing.
Xu Yi looked down on Fan Weiwei. If it were ten thousand years ago, this man would have been killed by her sword long ago. How could she have allowed him to continue his rampage until now?
As for Zheng Wan, she was completely clueless. She was so engrossed in her practice that she didn't even bother to greet a half-baked instructor like Fan Weiwei.
Fan Weiwei didn't notice them at first, but after everyone started cursing, they finally turned their attention to them.
"You two, come here." He beckoned to them like he was calling to puppies. "What are you practicing? Still jumping around like that, thinking you're so great and special?"
Zheng Wan's face fell, and she reluctantly came over, stood in front of Fan Weiwei, and gave a haughty 'heh' laugh.
Her dismissive attitude really infuriated Fan Weiwei.
Xu Yi picked up the water glass that was leaning against the wall and slowly walked over, looking Fan Weiwei up and down. "Is something the matter?"
"..." Very well, these people don't take him seriously at all, how can they not be arrogant?
Fan Weiwei was so angry she laughed. "As students, is this how you treat your mentors?"
Sure enough, Fan Weiwei's words ignited the conflict between the students and the mentors.
In the live stream, Fan Weiwei's fans, following their idol's lead, started to dislike these people when they saw that Fan Weiwei didn't treat them well, and the atmosphere in the live stream became very heated.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ye, who was lounging in Gu Yueyue's dorm watching the live stream and eating snacks, couldn't help but curse, "Damn, is Fan Weiwei's brain on a tumor? Why is a big star like him picking on a few newbies? Is he trying to show off his abilities?"
Because Ono really wants to recruit Xu Yi into their future studio, she has already started to assume the role of Xu Yi's manager, and likes to watch Xu Yi's live streams to observe her whenever she has free time.
Furthermore, Gu Yueyue also intends to poach Zheng Wan from Hongsheng and bring her over, so Xiao Ye is watching both sides anyway, so she might as well keep an eye on them both.
I never expected to witness such an infuriating scene.
Gu Yueyue was sitting on the sofa opposite her reading a book. When she heard Xiao Ye speak, she looked up and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"Fan Weiwei, you're all that. You act all high and mighty, bullying everyone, and you've gone to the newbies to act tough." Xiao Ye said, handing her phone to Gu Yueyue.
Gu Yueyue glanced at it and saw that it was exactly what Fan Weiwei had said: Xu Yi's limbs were stiff and her movements were uncoordinated, so she should sing instead of dancing.
Fan Weiwei's comments amused Gu Yueyue. "He really dares to say that. I originally thought Zheng Wan wasn't very bright, but now it seems Fan Weiwei is even dumber than her. How could their company trust someone like that to promote?"
"Sis, where are you going?" Ono watched her put down her book, then watched her spray on sunscreen, then watched her grab a parasol, and finally watched her open the door...
Gu Yueyue: "Those children have it tough, I'll go and see them."
Ono watched her leave. She was stunned for a moment, then laughed. If she remembered correctly, Sister Yue was only twenty-six this year, right? The oldest of those students, Zhang Ya, was also twenty-four. They were only two years apart. How could Sister Yue say something like "those kids"?
Gu Yueyue arrived quickly, just as Fan Weiwei asked Xu Yi to change her singing style.
Xu Yi initially didn't take Fan Weiwei seriously, and she looked at him coldly without responding to his requests.
But things are different now, Miss Gu has arrived!
Xu Yi's eyes were visibly red, and her eyes were wet. She gently pursed her lips, and her stubborn, unwilling yet afraid to directly resist her mentor's power made anyone who saw her feel sorry for her.
As soon as Gu Yueyue entered the practice room, her gaze fell on Xu Yi. Seeing the girl like this, her heart clenched painfully. She was still a little late, and the girl had been wronged.
"What's wrong? It's lunch break time. Why aren't you resting or practicing? What are you all doing standing here?" Gu Yueyue walked among the students and casually stood in front of Xu Yi, shielding her from Fan Weiwei.
When Fan Weiwei saw Gu Yueyue arrive, his expression immediately turned cold. He and Gu Yueyue were already well aware of their conflict.
"Teacher Gu, what brings you here?" Fan Weiwei was still a little wary of the live broadcast cameras, after all, Gu Yueyue's status was completely different from these elementary school students.
Gu Yueyue had no intention of taking this matter lightly. As someone who had been trained in a proper girl group, she understood better than Fan Weiwei, who was just a pretty boy with a carefully crafted persona, how hard these girls practiced and how much pressure they endured. At this time, she would protect them as much as she could and would not let Fan Weiwei, this unreliable troublemaker, delay these girls.
"It was already break time, but I saw that they were still in the practice room and hadn't come out yet. I was worried that they were training too hard and didn't understand the importance of balancing work and rest, so I came over to check on them and give them a few words of advice."
"Where is Teacher Fan? What is Teacher Fan here for?"
Fan Weiwei sensed something strange. Today, Gu Yueyue seemed more arrogant than he had ever met before.
Fan Weiwei: "I am also a coach. I came to check on their training progress."
"Oh, really? So, what does Teacher Gu think of their practice?"
Gu Yueyue's follow-up questions made Fan Weiwei feel increasingly pressured. Like a small animal sensing danger, he began to feel uneasy.
Fan Weiwei repeated the same excuse, saying that, in his opinion, he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad at all.
Gu Yueyue chuckled softly, "Does Teacher Fan think their performance wasn't good enough?"
“Obviously.” Fan Weiwei shrugged lightly.
Gu Yueyue's attitude became aggressive. This was probably the first time she had shown her strong side on camera. In the past, she gave people the impression of being easy to talk to, gentle, and elegant.
But today, she said to Fan Weiwei, "Teacher Fan, do you think they're terrible? But I believe this team completed the training tasks the fastest and most consistently among all the trainees. Are you questioning my leadership abilities, Teacher Fan?"
"What do you mean?" Fan Weiwei sensed something was off about her words. If he admitted it, it would definitely cause a stir. Back then, who dared to question Gu Yueyue's strength in the girl group? It was also because the internet wasn't as developed back then, and she didn't cause as much of a stir as today's traffic stars. Gu Yueyue's girl group was popular all over Asia.
If he dares to question Gu Yueyue's leadership abilities, not only will Gu Yueyue's solo fans not let him off the hook, but the fans of their girl group back then will not let him off the hook either.
But if he doesn't refute it, wouldn't it be like Gu Yueyue is accusing him of pretending to know what he doesn't and interfering in the students' training? Where would that leave his face?
The production team was ecstatic to have captured this scene. Although Gu Yueyue had never engaged in any persona-building hype, fans and viewers had developed certain preconceived notions about her over the years. Now that those notions had been shattered, while it might not be a complete collapse of her persona, it was enough to give her fans a moment to process.
Liu Dai instructed people to immediately monitor the online trends. Their production team could capitalize on this to attract viewers, but they absolutely could not allow anyone with ulterior motives to manipulate the situation and maliciously cause trouble for Gu Yueyue.
Gu Yueyue's attitude became increasingly firm, and she asked Fan Weiwei, "Teacher Fan, are you instructing the students in vocal music or dance? Teacher Fan seems to know a lot, even more than our professional vocal music teachers and choreographers. Would you be willing to give a demonstration yourself?"
"You!...Teacher Gu, you don't need to joke with me like that. How could I possibly presume to teach you and all the other professors?" Fan Weiwei smiled on the surface, but inside she was cursing. Who knows what's wrong with this woman today? What good would it do her to argue with him in front of the camera? Hasn't she always claimed to be indifferent to worldly affairs? Why is she now tearing into his image in the live stream for the sake of a few students? Isn't she afraid of hurting herself and others?
Gu Yueyue: "Am I joking with you, or is Teacher Fan joking with these trainees? Are you joking about their debut stage? Or are you joking about their future?"
Fan Weiwei was rendered speechless by her few words. If it were anyone else here today, he could have retorted. But it was Gu Yueyue, who had outstanding skills in the girl group. Even with his large number of fans, he couldn't easily go head-to-head with Gu Yueyue in the live broadcast room.
Fan Weiwei's attempt to show off backfired, finding Gu Yueyue to be incredibly difficult. He looked at Gu Yueyue with a burning hatred.
As the team leader and also her idol of ten years, Zhang Ya's fan spirit was activated. With her idol dominating right in front of her, how could she resist?
Zhang Ya rolled up her sleeves and shouted directly to the production team, "Hey, director? Can you hear me? As a student of the Star Idol Project, I have a legitimate reason to question whether the mentors you've arranged are professional enough. I request that you re-evaluate the overall abilities of the mentors."
Zhang Ya's actions have stirred up a huge controversy. Students publicly questioning their mentors is no longer a minor issue, especially since the entire internet is watching the live stream. This matter can no longer be easily dismissed.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Zhang Ya, and even some cameras focused on Zhang Ya and Fan Weiwei.
Gu Yueyue quietly turned around and whispered in Xu Yi's ear, "Don't be afraid."
"..." Xu Yi blushed and lowered her head silently without saying a word.
Far away on her bed in the dormitory, Bao Xiaoxiao covered her ears and screamed in pain, "Stop yelling! Even if you scream your lungs out, Little Gu's mother won't consummate the marriage with you right now!"