Is this the disco I imagined?
[The song is old-fashioned enough, but why does the dance have to be so old-fashioned? Miss, did you travel from the last century?]
Then wait until Xia Shiyu starts dancing.
Hahahaha
[A lively and bustling scene]
Is she trying to be funny?!
[lol, it's really funny, but she danced quite well.]
Stop laughing! Look how seriously this girl is dancing! Disco isn't that easy... Sorry, I couldn't help it, hahaha!
This is the first time I've seen a female celebrity so down-to-earth; she has absolutely no idol baggage.
Dancing disco on a talent show—that's so creative! This guy's got real talent!
Hahaha, is this guy trying to make me laugh to death so he can inherit my Alipay account?
Before the show even ended, the hashtag #SummerRainDisco# quickly rose to the top of Weibo's trending topics.
However, netizens never expected that disco was just the beginning. When Liu Feifei challenged Xia Shiyu, Xia Shiyu's Wing Chun not only stunned the judges, but also caused many netizens to spit water directly onto the screen.
[Stunned and dumbfounded.jpg]
I laughed so hard I cried!
I'm watching boxing at a girl group audition?! Am I crazy, or is the world crazy?!
[Hahaha, although... well, the girl played pretty well!]
[Professionals have confirmed that this set of boxing techniques is quite authentic and must have been learned from a professional master.]
[It would be great if this young lady stopped being in a girl group and went into acting; she wouldn't need a stunt double for her action scenes anymore.]
Xia Shiyu is such a treasure! Why did I only meet you today, hahaha!
Please, someone else challenge her! I really want to know what else she can do.
Are girl group members really that hard-working these days? It's so heartbreaking to see, haha.
Life is tough, but you're multi-talented?
Of course, not everyone likes Xia Shiyu like this, and some dissenting comments also appeared in the bullet screen.
[A perfectly good girl group was turned into a comedy variety show and a circus competition by her, and actually people think it's entertaining??]
Why can't you just practice singing and dancing properly? You only know how to take these crooked and unethical approaches.
I admit Xia Shiyu sang well, but that dance... wasn't her advancement rigged? Wang Can danced much better than her, didn't she?
It's because of troublemakers like these that China's idol market has always lagged behind South Korea and Japan.
[This is a bit of a stretch. I don't think Xia Shiyu's dancing is that bad; there are plenty of dancers who are worse than her. Why is she being singled out for all the blame?]
In short, the bickering between the two sides has once again put Xia Shiyu and "National Idol" on the trending topics list.
When Shen Huai saw the trending topic, he was both amused and exasperated. He could imagine that, given Xia Shiyu's personality, there would be no shortage of opportunities for bloodshed in the future.
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As a result, Xia Shiyu became famous after the first episode ended.
—In the form of emojis.
Zhang Li never expected that Xia Shiyu would indeed make the show go viral as she wished, but the problem is that the direction seems a bit off, heading further and further towards a silly variety show.
Although there are still many people criticizing Xia Shiyu online, this does not prevent him from being the most popular contestant on "All-Star Idol".
Even so, when "Everybody's Idol" released the support rates for all the contestants, Xia Shiyu only ranked twenty-first, failing to even make it into the top tier.
As an idol group, fan support is the most important thing, and the program team also uses the support rate as the sole criterion for contestants to advance. At the same time, the support rate is also used as a resource for contestants.
Fans of other contestants mocked Xia Shiyu on the forum, which immediately angered Xia Shiyu's fans.
Guo Degang is rich and generous, and he spares no expense for his goddess, so he will spend a lot of money to support Xia Shiyu in the first episode.
Fortunately, the assistant noticed in time and stopped it.
The assistant earnestly advised, "Mr. Guo, we can't do this. The competition will only get fiercer as the show progresses. We should conserve our strength and unleash it at the very end."
The assistant used his silver tongue to reason with Guo Wenyuan and present the facts, finally persuading him.
Guo Wenyuan nodded, then humbly asked, "So what do you think we should do?"
The assistant choked on his words, looking at Guo Wenyuan with a pained expression, as if he were looking at a foolish emperor bewitched by a seductive concubine. However, considering himself a loyal subject, he could only silently recall his sister's daily routine of chasing after Korean idols and explain it to Guo Wenyuan one by one.
Guo Wenyuan was completely baffled; he hadn't expected there to be so many intricacies involved.
He immediately showed great respect to his assistant: "In that case, I'll leave this matter to you from now on!"
assistant:"……???"
This wasn't mentioned in the job posting!
Guo Wenyuan added, "I'll give you a raise."
The assistant silently swallowed all his dissatisfaction: "Okay."
The assistant wiped his face, rekindled his fighting spirit, and his first action was to call his sister.
"Come on, let's talk about your idol worship."
Having learned from his sister's experience, the assistant threw himself into the battle with boundless energy. With Guo Wenyuan's financial support, he was now very confident.
Of course, apart from wealthy fans like Guo Wenyuan, most of them are ordinary fans.
Lin Ling is a white-collar worker who just turned 30. She finally became a supervisor through her own hard work, but the pressure and fatigue that followed also increased day by day. Every day after work, she was so tired that she didn't even have the strength to speak. She didn't have any entertainment activities, and at most she would watch variety shows.
She stumbled upon "Everybody's Idol" by chance, found it novel and interesting, and kept watching. But when she saw Xia Shiyu, she almost died laughing. However, she was deeply impressed by the girl and cast her vote before going to sleep.
Fan Jiarou is an ordinary high school student. She is plain-looking and has average grades. She blends into the crowd at school, but she occasionally fantasizes about standing on a stage and becoming the focus of everyone's attention.
She had been looking forward to "Everybody's Idol" since it was still being promoted, and she sat in front of the TV early on.
She fell in love with Xia Shiyu when he sang "Yilian" (Affection). Fan Jiarou was raised by her grandmother from a young age. Her grandmother liked to listen to old songs, and she also started to like them. Unfortunately, she later returned to her parents' side and went to school in the city. She was worried that people would say she was unsophisticated, so she never dared to say that she liked to listen to old songs.
Later, when Xia Shiyu danced disco, everyone in the audience burst into laughter, but she didn't laugh. Instead, she explained very seriously, "I think this dance is really cool and beautiful!"
Fan Jiarou empathized deeply. She also had a dream that she really wanted to achieve, but whenever she spoke it out, her friends would laugh at her. She really hoped that she could be as brave as Xia Shiyu in speaking it out.
"I think it's really cool!"
She cast her vote with devotion.
So, after many people finished laughing, they realized that Xia Shiyu's fans were increasing at an astonishing rate, and he had already entered the top five before the second episode aired.
Chapter 138
At this time, the girls in the "National Idol" training camp did not know their support rankings because their phones had been confiscated.
After the initial rankings, the production team did not give them much time to rest and quickly began the next task—learning the theme song and dance.
Moreover, the learning period is only three days.
Learning a completely new song and dance in 72 hours is simply an impossible task!
However, faced with the doubts and sighs of all the contestants, producer Zhang Li responded with an iron fist: "There are only three days left. After three days, you will give your first performance in front of the four judges. We will select the ten contestants who will eventually step onto the central stage, as well as the most important center position, based on their performance."
After Zhang Li finished speaking, she looked around, paused, and continued, "All the contestants have a chance to step onto the center stage and become the center. In other words, if the contestants in the upper ranks are lazy and don't practice properly these days, they may also be eliminated. You—are not safe."
As soon as she finished speaking, the top-ranked players, who hadn't taken it seriously before, all looked panicked. They never expected the competition format to be so cruel.
Zhang Li looked at them, her face expressionless, but she was very disappointed inside.
Before producing this show, she went to South Korea and Japan to learn from their experiences. Their idol market is extremely competitive, and all the trainees give their all. Learning a new song in three days is commonplace for them.
In contrast, the idol market in China is not standardized, and the members have a very superficial understanding of the profession. Coupled with the fans' tolerance for celebrities, they have no sense of crisis at all.
If they continue with this mindset, once they actually enter this circle, the cruel rules will be too much for them to handle.
Unfortunately, even if Zhang Li told them now, they wouldn't take it seriously, so she simply said nothing and educated them through her actions.
As soon as Zhang Li left, the scene immediately erupted in discussion.
Yao Xuetong looked at Xia Shiyu and couldn't help but ask, "What do you plan to do?"
Xia Shiyu, however, did not appear panicked. She calmly said, "What else can we do? Practice!"
Before Yao Xuetong could say anything more, Tian Sisi dragged Lina over and said, "Captain, Sister Xia, what do we do? How can we possibly learn a dance in three days!"
Xia Shiyu stopped and turned around, asking, "Why can't you learn it?"
“Because…because…” Tian Sisi stammered.
Xia Shiyu then looked at Lina: "You also think you can't learn it?"
Lina gritted her teeth and said, "I have no problem with dancing, but I also need to learn to sing, and I think..."
Xia Shiyu sighed softly in her heart, unsure whether to envy or pity them. Although they practiced very hard every day, they had never truly felt the pressure, so their first reaction upon hearing about this task was that they couldn't do it.
Lina and the others always thought she learned to dance very quickly and that she was talented, but they didn't know that it was all because she was forced to do so.
Back then, Tang Wanjun had just joined the record company. In order to make a name for herself, she would learn a song in three days, or even in a day and a night. Human potential is limitless. When pushed to the limit, anything is possible.
Xia Shiyu looked at them and slowly explained, "In the past, when we were in the company, we only needed to complete the tasks assigned by our teachers step by step. But if you want to make a name for yourself in this industry, it's not enough to just do your job. Although this is a test, it is also an opportunity. As long as you work hard, you can make it. How lucky is that!"
She was expressing her own feelings. In her opinion, this era is incredibly fortunate. As long as you work hard, you will be seen, unlike in the past when, even if they worked their hardest, they would never be known unless they stood on the stage.
Lina knew that Xia Shiyu was saying these things for their own good, but she couldn't help but retort, "You make it sound so easy, but it's not that easy to do."
Xia Shiyu said calmly, "This is only the first hurdle. It will get harder and harder from here on out. If you can't even do this, you should give up as soon as possible."
After she finished speaking, she didn't waste any more time with them, turned around and left the hall to go to the practice room to train.
Lina was furious: "What does she mean by that?!"
Yao Xuetong seemed thoughtful and stopped Lina's behavior: "What she said makes sense. If you work hard, you may be able to stand on the central stage. This is a great opportunity to showcase your talents."
"team leader!"
Yao Xuetong's face darkened: "Have you forgotten your goal? We're here to debut! All the sweat and tears we've shed over the years have been for this one opportunity. Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, aren't you willing to give it a shot?"