Chapter 474 - 474: Stop Them From Going Onstage

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ye Lan was furious when she heard that Fang Han also wanted to kick her out. “Fang Han, you’re just worried that I’ll snatch Fu Jin away from you, so you’re sowing discord between us and forcing me to leave, right?”

Fang Han rolled her eyes in anger. She found Ye Lan’s logic ludicrous.

“Fu Jin is nurturing you so that you’ll make money for him later. This is not school where you’ll get another chance if you did badly in one exam.”

Fu Jin frowned in annoyance when he saw that Ye Lan was blaming Fang Han instead of reflecting on her actions.

“Do you know why I arranged this training camp?”

“Isn’t it because of the Asian Dance Competition?” Ye Lan asked.

“Then can all of you be sure that you’ll win a prize at the competition?”

Ye Lan gritted her teeth and raised her voice. “I made a mistake last time. I’ll do better this time!”

Fu Jin scoffed. “I’ve already given you a chance, Ye Lan. You didn’t cherish it!” He then turned his head and asked the other members of Team B, “Can you guys guarantee that you’ll win a prize at the dance competition?”

Everyone kept quiet.

The Golden Age Asian Dance Competition was a gathering of experts, and they weren’t confident.

“Let me answer for you. You won’t win any prize because you would already lose out in terms of presence the moment you go onstage!”

Fu Jin continued, “And this is just a dance competition. The road ahead is still very long, and I can’t guarantee that all of you will make a living as a professional dancer, so I want to develop you in other areas too.” “Although the focus is dance here, it’s not all. My goal is to develop talent so that my trainees become valuable assets to the company. My goal isn’t just to establish a dance troupe!”

All the trainees hung their heads in silence.

Fu Jin had told them all this on the day they signed their contracts to join the dance troupe.

After a year of training, they were expected to be capable of generating income for the company and for Fu Jin.

This was a for-profit venture, not a character development program by the Ministry of Education.

Fu Jin was an even-tempered person. He usually tolerated the fierce competition and occasional disputes among his trainees.

But Ye Lan really made him angry this time.

Fu Jin went to his office and came back with a stack of documents.

“I’ve said it before. I run the dance troupe using an elimination mechanism. Regardless of your results, if your overall performance is poor, you will be fired.”

“Ye Lan, although you have the best results in dance, you made a serious mistake in the last dance competition and you contradicted your teacher this time. Pay the company 60,000 yuan in training fees and take home this termination letter.”

“If you insist on arguing, I’ll hire a lawyer and you can bring him this letter and tell him all your grievances.”

Everyone realized the gravity of the problem when Fu Jin brought up the termination letter.

This class might really be an elimination round.

Their slacking-off this one time had landed them in hot soup.

Ye Lan really panicked when she saw Fu Jin give her the termination letter.

“Captain, I know my mistake now. I don’t want to leave!”

Fu Jin nodded and said, “It’s no longer a matter of you staying or leaving. I don’t need you anymore. Ye Lan, face the truth!”

Ye Lan’s eyes reddened. “Do you have to be so heartless and not give me any chance?”

Fu Jin didn’t look at Ye Lan. He looked at Xi Tong instead and said, “Your performance also leaves much to be desired. I’ll give you two months of probation. I trust that you know where you’ve gone wrong. If you don’t turn things around, I’m sorry but you’ll be out too.”

Xi Tong’s mind went blank. She asked in disbelief, “Captain, w-where have I gone wrong?”

Fu Jin tilted his head and looked at her. “You play petty tricks with your fellow trainees and sow discord among them. You cozy up to those with better results and even stir up negative sentiments.”

“Nurturing someone with your character is akin to shooting myself in the foot.” “… I, I won’t do it again, Captain.”

Fu Jin ignored her and took out the trainee ranking list. He spoke to a few other trainees and the atmosphere in the dance studio immediately dropped.

Xi Tong watched Fu Jin give termination letters to two of her teammates and lectured a few others who were all from Team B.

“Captain, Chen Xixi and I often gossip together. Why isn’t she criticized?” Chen Xixi, who was standing among the Team A members, wanted to beat Xi Tong up when she heard that. This Xi Tong was too hateful to throw her under the bus.

“Xi Tong, I treat you as a friend and chat with you occasionally. Don’t slander me.”

Fu Jin glanced at Chen Xixi, who quickly lowered her head in shame.

Fu Jin answered Xi Tong’s question. “Chen Xixi does have some shortcomings, but it’s okay because she knows how to make up for them or make them less conspicuous.”

“This is not a place for moral judgement. I’m only interested in whether you’ll become an income generator for me!”

Xi Tong glared at Chen Xixi and stomped her feet in anger. She took her bag and walked out angrily.

Tang Beibei looked at Fang Han and Fu Jin in confusion.

“This, this scene is a little serious.”

Fang Han said with a smile, “Setting up a studio is starting a for-profit business venture. It’s a serious matter to begin with. We can’t break even and be profitable by laughing and joking around.”

Fu Jin turned to look at her. “Are you frightened?”

Tang Beibei nodded vigorously. She was indeed frightened.

Because Ye Lan was a really good dancer, and it was a pity to lose her.

Fu Jin didn’t feel that it was a pity though.

“I’ve said before that dancing is just a stepping stone. It won’t be enough if you want to have a long and prosperous career as an artiste.”

Fang Han added, “Professional know-how just gets your foot in the door in any career. Your competencies, character and problem-solving skills are more important.”

Tang Beibei nodded in confusion. “I half-understand what you mean, but also not really.”

Fu Jin comforted her like an older brother, “You don’t have to understand these things now. You just need to complete the training I’ve arranged for you.” Fang Han looked at the time and clapped her hands. “I’m very happy for the students who stayed. Now, follow me and I’ll bring you to the show venue.” Fu Jin asked them to pack their things quickly and head to the show venue. Elsewhere, Xi Tong asked Ye Lan after they left the studio, “Are we really leaving like this?”

Ye Lan refused to accept the outcome, of course, but Fu Jin had already let her go. Her ego would not allow her to grovel.

Xi Tong then said, “Since they won’t let us go to the show, we’ll destroy the show venue and make sure they can’t walk the runway!”

Ye Lan stared at her. “What are you talking about? How are we going to destroy the venue? We don’t even know where it is.”

Xi Tong sneered. “That’s easy to find out. Fang Han’s company puts up a public show every week, and there’s one tonight. The show venue will be published on her company Weibo account. We’ll just go there!”

Ye Lan saw on Xi Tong’s phone that the address was indeed published. She was a little tempted.

“How will we do it though?”

“When we arrive at the venue, we’ll just play some dirty tricks to stop them from going onstage!” Xi Tong said with a sneer.

At the show venue, Fang Han asked the makeup crew to quickly put on makeup for Fu Jin’s trainees. She then picked out clothes for each of them based on their build and personal style.

There were seven trainees: three boys and four girls.

After they were dressed, they went onstage to rehearse with the professional models.

The show director was with them the whole time, telling them to follow the music when they walk, where to stop and pose before they turn around and walk backstage.

These public fashion shows were part of the training program for Fang Han’s in-house models.

They were not serious events so the expectations on the models were more relaxed. Otherwise, Fang Han wouldn’t have let the seven trainees train with her models.

When the seven trainees came down from the stage after rehearsal, Fang Han and Fu Jin asked them how they felt.

Tang Beibei was so nervous that her hands were shaking. The other six felt the same.

Although Tang Beibei had participated in dance competitions, this was her first time as a runway model.

Fang Han was very serious when she was at work.

“If you do well, I’ll let you come over often. I’ll tell you in advance that professional models can earn a lot from a runway show.”

All seven of them were very excited.

Who would say no to a well-paying job?

But today’s show wasn’t about to run smoothly.. All sorts of problems cropped up!