Chapter 258-263

Chapter 258. Recording in The Observation Room

Xiang Hong didn't want to cause any trouble for his little fox. Since she valued Yin Hui's variety show so much, he would try his best to follow the rules of this little game.

Xiang Hong turned around and walked towards the main door without looking back. Wen Xiu felt that Xiang Hong did not take him seriously. Embarrassment and anger caused his voice to crack, "What are you going to do? It's training time now, Person X, don't go too far!"

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Xiang Hong did not respond to Wen Xiu's words and left the training room.

This scene was seen by a few trainees who were memorizing the lyrics. They did not expect Mysterious X not to give Wen Xiu any face and even ignore Wen Xiu. They lowered their heads and whispered.

Hearing the voices of the people around him, Wen Xiu felt his face burning as if he had been slapped hard.

Xiang Hong left the training room and saw Yin Hui not long after that.

Yin Hui immediately waved his hand at Xiang Hong. "Old Xiang, you still look better in this dress. You've become ten years younger!"

How could Xiang Hong not understand that Yin Hui was mocking him for his age? He laughed coldly. "Do you think that your variety show is too plain? Do you want me to give you more stimulation?"

The smile on Yin Hui's face disappeared immediately. "No, no, no. Don't cause trouble for me! I've just finished filming the first episode, so I'm begging you to behave yourself. I'll call you brother, alright?"

Xiang Hong was too lazy to pay attention to him. He looked left and right and asked, "Where's Ding Shan?"

Yin Hui showed an 'I knew it expression and pointed to the recording hall not far away. "She went to the observation room. When the trainees are training, the instructors must observe and comment in the observation room."

Xiang Hong nodded. Since Ding Shan was working, he did not want to disturb her. He turned around and prepared to leave.

"Where are you going? Aren't you going to train? The training room is over there." Yin Hui asked, puzzled.

Xiang Hong looked at Yin Hui as if he was looking at an idiot. He wanted him to train with those little brats? Was Yin Hui still sleeping?

"President Xiang, you're here. Jesse is already here. Are you going to see her now?" Just as the two of them were talking, Xiang Hong's assistant, Xu Yan, ran over, panting.

Xiang Hong nodded. I'll be there in a while.

Yin Hui could not understand what the two of them were talking about. He scratched the back of his head and asked in confusion, "Who's Jesse? Old Xiang, what are you trying to do now?"

Xu Yan saw that Xiang Hong had no intention of explaining to Yin Hui, so he could only take the initiative to say, "Jesse is a student of the choreographer, Juen. Mr. Xiang wanted Mr. Juen to come in person, and Mr. Juen agreed at that time, but Mr. Juen injured his knee while training some time ago and couldn't come, so he asked his student Jesse to cancel her schedule this month and come here to guide Mr. Xiang."

"What?" Before Xu Yan could finish, Yin Hui screamed, "You're looking for Juen?"

"Is there a problem?" Xiang Hong quirked his brows.

"Do you know how long I begged him before he agreed to arrange the dance for our show's theme song? I even used my father's favor to invite him, and you want him to come and teach you personally? He even agreed?" Yin Hui looked very unconvinced. "Why do you have more influence than me? On what basis?"

Xiang Hong didn't want to answer such a pointless question. He was about to leave when he thought of something and asked Yin Hui, "When will the recording in the observation room end?"

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In the observation room, which was not very spacious. A white conference table took up half of the space, and the five instructors sat in a row. In front of the conference table was a giant display screen showing the training situation of the five teams in the training room. A few cameras were shooting at the instructors on the side.

To enrich the program's content, the instructors' comments in the observation room would also be inserted when the trainees' training was broadcasted.

After Ding Shan entered the observation room, she saw that Li Yang and Su Yan were already in their seats. Li Yang waved at her affectionately, indicating for Ding Shan to sit beside her.

Ding Shan smiled and sat down beside Li Yang.

"How are the kids on your team? They're obedient, aren't they?" Li Yang asked with a smile.

"Do they dare to disobey? I'm not as easy to talk to as I seem. I'll check on their training in the afternoon. If anyone doesn't train well, I'll punish them." Ding Shan sat down and tidied her clothes. After greeting Su Yan, she turned her body slightly and started chatting with Li Yang.

Chapter 259. Team Cohesion

"You look so gentle; they won't be afraid of you. Unlike me, I just made a child cry. You see, the air pressure in my team's training room is even lower than the other teams."

Li Yang's work attitude was strict, so this style also affected her team members.

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Not many people were talking at this moment in the training room that Li Yang's team was in. Everyone sat on the floor, analyzing the music and memorizing the lyrics.

Team Su Yan's atmosphere was much more lively, probably because there were more rappers in team Su Yan. The trainees who Rapped were much more energetic than the other trainees.

At this moment, Su Yan's team's training room was noisy. Many people were holding the lyrics and had already begun to practice the rap part. Everyone was practicing on their own, and the scene looked chaotic.

After all, Su Yan was still young and didn't have much experience in leading a team. Before this, he only explained the difficulties that needed to be paid attention to in the music part to the trainees in his team and didn't give them any other arrangements.

So after he left, the scene went out of control for a while. Two rappers with fiery personalities quarreled because of their different understanding of music.

Su Yan looked at the situation in the other teams' training rooms and realized his problem. He blushed and said in a self-deprecating manner, "How embarrassing. The two of them started quarreling."

Su Yan wished he could go to the training room and teach the two little rascals quarreling a lesson. Unfortunately, after entering the observation room, the instructors could not interfere with the situation in the training room.

Li Yang laughed, "It seems like the students need to train and grow. Our instructors also have things to learn. Little Su, you see, Ding Shan's team has been divided into two large groups. Each group is surrounded by a few trainees with better strength, training the music and dance parts separately. This is a very efficient method. Ding Shan, I've underestimated you. It seems like you came prepared this time. I'm even feeling the pressure."

Ding Shan was a little embarrassed. "Sister Li, please don't make fun of me. I'm an outsider as a teacher, so I'm under pressure. I'm afraid that I'll hold them up. However, seeing that they are so sensible, I have less to worry about."

"Sister Shan, don't be humble. I can see that the relationship between your team's trainees seems to be better than that of the other teams. It seems like they're already familiar with each other." Su Yan, being a very meticulous person, quickly discovered this.

Li Yang also looked at the screen and saw that the atmosphere between Ding Shan's teammates was not as awkward as the other teams.

This phenomenon was also within Ding Shan's expectations.

In the morning, when Ding Shan came to the training room, the first thing she did was to let them go out for a morning run. During this time, the trainees quickly became familiar with each other, and they might even secretly complain about her together.

After that, Ding Shan reminded everyone not to treat the other trainees as opponents but to focus on improving themselves.

Under her words, everyone let down their guard against their teammates and began to work towards the same goal. It could be said that Ding Shan's battle team was the first to form team cohesion among the five battle teams.

As for the other battle teams, they would announce their training tasks from the start, and the instructors would immediately start guiding the trainees on complex professional problems. This naturally couldn't be said to be wrong, but by doing so, the trainees would lose the process of familiarizing themselves with each other and adapting to the environment.

Li Yang looked deeply at Ding Shan, his eyes revealing a look of approval.

As a senior who had been in the industry for many years, although she had a lot of experience as a leader, she didn't understand the psychology of the trainees as well as Ding Shan. It seemed that she had things to learn from Ding Shan. This young lady was not simple.

While the three of them were talking, the observation room door was pushed open, and Chen Tong and Chen Xi walked in.

The two of them seemed to have met on the way. However, Chen Xi was not talkative, so it seemed that the two did not communicate much.

When Chen Tong entered the room, she saw Ding Shan talking to Li Yang. The atmosphere of their conversation was very relaxed and harmonious as if they had already become good friends.

Seeing this scene, Chen Tong suddenly felt uncomfortable.

She still remembered that during the first episode of the variety show, she had specially gone over to curry favor with Li Yang, but her warm face was met with a cold butt. Now that Li Yang was so close to Ding Shan, it is evident that she had pushed her out.

Chapter 260. Counterattack on The Sneer

Chen Tong was a female teacher and was not familiar with Chen Xi and Su Yan. Now that Li Yang and Ding Shan were so close, people would guess that she did not have a good relationship with the other two female teachers after the program was broadcast.

Forming a small group in a variety show like this, Ding Shan, this woman, was scheming!

...

Chen Tong's face darkened as she looked at Ding Shan.

Ding Shan could feel Chen Tong's unfriendly gaze. She didn't understand how she had provoked her again, but she couldn't be bothered to guess the reason. She just nodded politely to Chen Tong and Chen Xi with Li Yang.

After the five sat down, Chen Tong used her hand, which had a sequined manicure, to tidy up her skirt. Then, she looked at Ding Shan and said with a smile, "Sister Shan, I saw your team members running outside just now. What's going on? Oh, I see. Is it because you don't know how to guide them professionally, so you can only find them something else to do? Those who don't know better might think you're in military training!"

Before ding Shan could say anything, Chen Tong looked at her with a hint of blame. "Why didn't you tell me? You can come to me if you don't know how to coach the students. Although I'm also swamped, I'm happy to help a senior! Sister Shan, you don't have to feel embarrassed. You're good at acting, but you don't understand music. In my opinion, you'd better find more professionals to help you. Don't be so stubborn for the sake of your face. If you delay the trainees, you might even be scolded by the audience!"

After listening to Chen Tong's words, Chen Xi and Su Yan's expressions were a little awkward. Both of them could tell that Chen Tong's attitude seemed to be very warm, but every word she said was mocking Ding Shan for not being able to guide the trainees.

The smile on Li Yang's face faded. Just as she was about to speak up for Ding Shan, she was stopped by Ding Shan's eyes.

Li Yang saw that Ding Shan wasn't angry at Chen Tong's words. Instead, she had a faint and elegant smile on her face. Li Yang admired Ding Shan's heart.

Li Yang thought about how Chen Tong had never been able to take advantage of Ding Shan before. Although Ding Shan looked like she had a good temper, she wasn't the person who would take a loss for nothing. Thinking about this, Li Yang didn't speak up for Ding Shan.

Sure enough, Ding Shan gave Chen Tong a cold smile the next second. She crossed her arms and said, "Thank you, instructor Chen Tong, for your concern for my team members. However, every instructor has a unique style, and I also have strengths. Since the Festival Group has invited me to be their instructor, I have the ability. Are you questioning the judgment of the Festival Group? "

Even though Chen Tong had a powerful backer, she was only a tiny star. She had to beg CEO Wang for a long time to get the opportunity to come to this show. How could she dare to say that the Festival Group had a problem with their choice of coaches?

Chen Tong's face was pale, and a hint of panic flashed through her eyes.

She quickly squeezed out an unnatural smile. "Of course, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to help Sister Shan. Sister Shan might have misunderstood me."

At this point, Chen Tong's tone became a little aggrieved and helpless, as if Ding Shan had misunderstood her good intentions.

"Since you know that others will misunderstand, don't say anything that will cause them to misunderstand. Instructor Chen Tong isn't young anymore. You don't need a senior like me to teach you how to speak. Alright, let's not delay the program's recording because of us. Let's look at the performance of the trainees. I believe that the performance of my team members will prove whether I am qualified to be their mentor." Ding Shan's tone was very calm, but Chen Tong could feel the confidence and certainty in her words.

What made Chen Tong even more annoyed was that Ding Shan used her seniority to suppress her!

To be lectured as a junior by a person she despised and hated, Chen Tong's expression at this moment was hideous, as if she had eaten a piece of sh*t.

Chen Xi saw that the atmosphere between the two instructors was not quite right, so he took the initiative to mediate the atmosphere. "It seems that both of you are very responsible. Since everyone is thinking for the trainees, the starting point is the same. Su Yan, don't you think so? "

Su Yan tacitly agreed with Chen Xi. "Of course. Seeing how serious instructor Ding and instructor Chen are, I feel a lot of pressure. When it's the first public performance, I hope the two of you won't be too ruthless and leave me, a junior, a way out."

Chapter 261. Trainee Wang Le

Under the adjustment of Chen Xi and Su Yan, the atmosphere in the observation room became harmonious again. The five coaches began to watch the performance of the team members on the big screen.

The trainees did not know that the instructors were observing them. After they got used to the shooting in the training room, they gradually became less nervous and began to show their true personalities and characteristics.

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Among the trainees, there were a few interesting people.

One of them was the Ding Shan team's Wang Le. This player Wang Le was a little special. He was not a trainee but a nutritionist for a trainee company.

On the day of the show's recording, their company's trainee who came to participate in the show suddenly had appendicitis and was sent to the hospital. The company did not want to waste the precious participation slot, so when the person in charge saw that Wang Le, a nutritionist of mixed blood from three countries, was tall and handsome, he had an idea and kicked him onto the stage.

When Wang Le went on stage, everyone was dumbfounded. 'Who am I? where am I?' and 'what am I doing?' were written all over his face.

Because Wang Le wasn't a trainee, the prepared singing and dancing program was no longer needed. Wang Le, who didn't know anything, was urged by the host to sing a folk song from his mother's hometown.

Although no one present could understand the exotic song, it was still a complete performance. Everyone politely applauded him, and the five coaches reluctantly gave some comments.

However, the five instructors could also see that Wang Le was a contestant with zero foundation, so they did not want to choose him.

The trainee Wang Le had replaced had chosen Ding Shan as the coach before going on stage. Ding Shan saw that the other four coaches did not want Wang Le and that Wang Le was standing on the stage alone in a daze, feeling awkward and pitiful. After hesitating, she chose Wang Le to join her team.

At this moment, Wang Le was very eye-catching to the camera.

He went to the music group, but when the other trainees were discussing, he just stood in a daze, his eyes dull, like a walking corpse.

After the discussion ended, they were free to practice. Wang Le weakly leaned against the wall again. After reciting the lyrics, he whispered to the cameraman beside him, "When do we get off work? "

Wang Le was a nutritionist. In his opinion, he had not joined Ding Shan's team for any dreams or pursuits. He was just a pitiful person who was forced to go to work.

The photographer was also confused by Wang Le's question. "You're at work. Aren't you training?"

However, the photographer still answered Wang Le, "You can leave after lunch."

When Wang Le heard that there were still more than three hours left, he was instantly disappointed. He rubbed his body against the wall and fish in troubled waters, his expression like a dead salted fish with no dreams.

The five instructors also saw Wang Le's performance in the observation room. Su Yan was amused by Wang Le's "When do you get off work?" and almost spat out the water in his mouth.

"Sister Shan, isn't your teammate a little too unmotivated?" he looked at Ding Shan and laughed.

Wang Le's aura also amused Ding Shan. "I'll go over to talk to him in the afternoon."

Seeing that Ding Shan's team had such a weak and unmotivated trainee, Chen Tong was happiest.

She covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister Shan, I don't think you should have chosen him back then. Your team's strength is already relatively weak, and now there's another player with no ambition. What will you do when the time comes for the public performance? Why don't you tell the production team not to let this person go on stage so he won't embarrass himself? If the audience sees this, they might think our show is just for fun, hahaha!"

Although Wang Le's strength wasn't much, Ding Shan, Wang Le's instructor, was yet to say something, but Chen Tong was here mocking Wang Le from above. Ding Shan was immediately unhappy.

She took a sip of water expressionlessly and didn't even look at Chen Tong. "You don't need to worry about my team members. You should take care of your team members. It's normal for the trainees to be of different standards in a team. This is where instructors are tested. Why would the Festival Group hire instructors if all the trainees were perfect? Are you here to be a mascot?"

Hearing Ding Shan's words, Su Yan almost laughed out loud. He had to suppress his laughter with incredible difficulty.

Chen Tong was rendered speechless by Ding Shan's words, and she clenched her fists so tightly that her nails were about to break.

She did not understand why she had never won a fight with Ding Shan!

Chapter 262. It's Unfair

What was even more outrageous was that the few people beside her had never stood on her side to speak up for her. These few people seemed to stand up to regulate the atmosphere every time, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that they were all helping ding Shan!

Chen Tong took a deep breath and suppressed the anger and resentment in her heart. She looked at the screen and suddenly realized that Ding Shan's team's Mysterious Person X did not seem to be in the training room.

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Because Mysterious Person X's appearance and temperament were outstanding, Chen Tong had a deep impression of him.

At first, she had wanted to recruit him into her team, but she didn't expect the other party to choose Ding Shan. What bad taste!

"Why isn't that Mysterious Person X from your team here?" Chen Tong seemed to have made an enormous discovery, and her tone was wildly exaggerated, "Could it be that he doesn't want to listen to you, so he doesn't train with the other trainees? Sister Shan, you can't control your team members, either. When I saw how confident and arrogant some people were, I thought they were competent. I didn't expect that they were just so-so. Look, all my team members are here, and they're all obediently training."

Ding Shan didn't expect that Mysterious Person X wasn't in the training room, but after thinking about it carefully, she could figure out why.

That Mysterious Person X seemed to have a close relationship with Yin Hui. Judging from his temperament, he was not an ordinary person. Coupled with his identity, he naturally had the capital to be independent.

Although this would make them seem a little out of place with the other trainees, it might be a gimmick after the show was broadcast. It might arouse the audience's curiosity and increase the show's popularity.

Ding Shan didn't know the Festival Group's arrangements, but since this Mysterious X was now in her team, she naturally had to bear the responsibility.

Although Chen Tong's words weren't pleasant to hear, after the show was broadcast, there would probably be many audience members who had the same thoughts as her. She might as well make this matter clear now.

Ding Shan smiled calmly and turned to look at Chen Tong as if she had just said something funny.

"Instructor Chen Tong, you said it yourself. That person is Mysterious Person X. Since it's a mysterious identity, it's natural to maintain a sense of mystery. If he trained with the other trainees, wouldn't his every move be exposed to the camera? Then what mystery would there be to speak of? Don't you understand this?"

Chen Tong was stunned. She didn't expect Ding Shan to say that. After a few seconds, her eyes widened, and she snarled, "You're being unreasonable!"

"If you're not convinced, ask the Festival Group yourself. The Festival Group set up the identity of Mystery X. Even as a teacher, I have to respect their arrangements. Therefore, I don't have full control over Mysterious X's actions. Of course, if you think you can do better, you can go to the Festival Group and ask them to put Mysterious X back into your team."

Ding Shan also blinked innocently, but her acting skills were much better than Chen Tong's. She had the right amount of control, making her look natural and relaxed.

Chen Tong couldn't say a word. She couldn't go to the Festival Group and ask for Mysterious X, right? She didn't need to think to know that it was impossible. Ding Shan knew this, but she still said it on purpose. She was hypocritical and vicious!

Li Yang watched the two of them argue for a long time and finally said, "Ding Shan is right. Since it's a mystery person, it's natural to take some measures to keep it a secret. It's normal not to train with other trainees. I think this setting is quite interesting. I'm sure the audience will be interested."

"But isn't this unfair to the other trainees? The Festival team even said they wanted to create the fairest talent show selection in the country, but now someone is already making a special case. When the show airs, the audience will criticize this situation. What mysterious person? He might have come in through the back door!" Chen Tong was full of anger, and her face was hideous. She didn't care that cameras were recording in the observation room and directly said these words.

When Chen Xi heard this, he lowered his head and pondered with a severe expression.

Chen Tong saw Chen Xi's reaction. She suddenly remembered that Chen Xi also came from a talent show background. She guessed he probably did not like seeing such a different standard setting in talent shows.

Chen Tong immediately looked at Chen Xi. "Instructor Chen Xi, what do you think? You also think this is unfair to the other trainees, right?"

Chen Xi didn't expect Chen Tong to mention him. He was a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Perhaps the Festival Group has its reasons for making such an arrangement."

Chapter 263. Closing in Step by Step

Although this sentence did not directly agree with Chen Tong's words, it also vaguely expressed Chen Xi's attitude.

Chen Xi had a talent show background. From the trainee's point of view, he naturally felt that the appearance of Mysterious X had broken many rules of the Festival Group, which was unfair to the other trainees.

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Many people had the same thoughts as Chen Xi. Although Su Yan had not spoken, Ding Shan guessed that Su Yan had the same ideas.

Mysterious Person X's appearance was too sudden. Even the five instructors did not know about it in advance. This mysterious person was so independent. The trainees probably had many thoughts but did not dare to say them out loud.

Suppose the audience was to question the fairness of the variety show because of the appearance of this mysterious person. In that case, the talent show that Yin Hui had put in so much effort to create would probably cause a lot of criticism.

Ding Shan realized the seriousness of the matter.

Ding Shan hoped this variety show could achieve as absolute fairness as possible. After all, there were too many unfair phenomena in the entertainment industry, and the chaotic and dirty entertainment industry needed a clear stream.

However, one has to admit that fairness is always affected by many complicated factors. Absolute fairness might only appear in Utopia.

Ding Shan furrowed her brows. Her impression of this Mysterious Person X wasn't bad; he was also a member of her team. From a personal point of view, she didn't want others to see him as an unstable factor that destroyed fairness.

Ding Shan pondered for a moment and looked up to see Chen Tong looking at her with a smug expression. Her eyes seemed to be forcing Ding Shan to give a reasonable explanation.

Even if the appearance of Mysterious X had nothing to do with Ding Shan, he was still a member of Ding Shan's battle team. If Ding Shan could not give a reasonable explanation, then Chen Tong would be the winner of this debate about Mysterious X.

Thinking of this, Chen Tong's mouth curved up.

"Perhaps Person X's appearance has brought about many uncertainties, which has made everyone feel a little uneasy. They even question the show's fairness and concept: "Ding Shan's tone was calm, and her speed was moderate. There was no panic. "However, I think it's too early to come to this conclusion."

"What do you mean by this? Sister Shan, don't take others for fools. As you said, Mysterious X's appearance is not in line with the program's original settings. The five of us coaches were not notified at all. This is the truth!" Chen Tong closed in step by step. She raised her chin and looked at Ding Shan with a sneer.

"That's the truth, but don't forget that the Festival Group gave out their first mission today. The first review isn't over yet. All the trainees will only be able to report the results in five days."

"So?" Chen Tong didn't understand what Ding Shan was trying to say, and her tone was a little impatient. "What are you trying to say?"

"Five days from now, we will be conducting the evaluation. I don't think anyone here will be lying. We'll definitely give the trainees true marks at that time, right?"

Ding Shan looked at Li Yang and the rest, and the other three mentors nodded. Chen Tong immediately said, "Of course, I will also give fair marks. Do you even need to say that?"

Ding Shan laughed. "Since the five of us will give him fair marks, we'll give him a low score if he performs badly. If the Festival Group decides to interfere with our grading, then that would mean that the show is unfair. But if the Festival Group respects the five judges' grading results, then that means that Mysterious X's appearance won't affect the show's fairness. He's just a slightly special trainee. In the end, who can step out of the Daoist path still depends on strength and popularity."

"You ..." Chen Tong was shocked. She never thought that Ding Shan would turn the situation around!

Chen Tong was very unwilling. She gritted her teeth and said, "You're quibbling!"

"Am I wrong? There are many special things in this world, and we must allow them to exist. For this show, Mysterious X is just a unique identity. I haven't seen that the appearance of Mysterious X has affected the rights and fair treatment of other contestants. Look at the trainees on the screen; aren't they all practicing normally?"