Chapter 261: Might as Well Dance

Miss Luo Quan said with difficulty, "But I have never collaborated with anyone on composing before; I've basically always completed them independently by myself."

"For this kind of grand piece with many voice parts, pooling wisdom might yield better results, though if you have the ability to complete it independently, it's not impossible."

This was exactly what she was waiting for! Miss Luo Quan smiled, "Then I'll handle this piece myself. I'll probably... have the music demo to you within a week."

Dean Zheng was stunned upon hearing this, "You... you've already found inspiration?"

"Not yet, but I estimate I can finish it in less than a week."

Seeing Miss Luo Quan's confident smile, Zheng Guohua finally remembered that the student before him was the prodigy who wrote "Canon" in five minutes; a week was considered conservative for her.

"Since that's the case, I'll wait for your good news." Zheng Guohua didn't dare say anything about definitely using it; after all, Miss Luo Quan had composed relatively few Chinese-style pieces, and he didn't know how well she could write it in the end.

If he had heard "Ten Thousand Li of the Great Wall," he probably wouldn't have had such thoughts.

Leaving the office, Miss Luo Quan sighed helplessly.

She was called to the school in such a rush, she thought it was something major, but it turned out to be just this little thing.

However, such confidential documents were indeed not suitable to be viewed on a phone; if they were leaked, many people would be in trouble.

Fortunately, she was well-off now and could afford this travel expense, so she declined Dean Zheng's offer to reimburse her plane ticket.

She arrived at Shangyi in the morning, had lunch, and returned to Jingcheng in the afternoon.

She hadn't played with her phone much all day; opening Bilibili, she realized her private messages had accumulated to 99+.

Previously, these private messages were basically urging her to update or release new songs.

But this time it was different; they were urging her to dance.

"Didn't you promise to dance for us on Children's Day?"

"One cannot go back on their word!"

"Dance! Dance!"

Seeing these private messages, Miss Luo Quan finally remembered a flag she had planted during a live stream a long time ago, saying she would dance for her Bilibili friends on Children's Day.

But plans couldn't keep up with changes; after so long, how could she still remember these? Plus, she had just gone to the cinema with Wen Xia to watch "Wolf Warrior 2" yesterday, and she had absolutely no time.

But now that she remembered, and fans were asking in private messages, she couldn't continue pretending not to see, so she quickly posted a status:

"I am so, so, so, so, so sorry!

I really forgot about the dancing; give me some time, I will definitely compensate everyone!"

Fans who had been harboring anger for a long time saw this status; no matter how annoyed they were, they really couldn't stay mad at Miss Luo Quan.

"Seeing as you're so sincere, I'll forgive you."

"If you don't live stream in women's clothing, it won't be enough to appease the public anger!"

"Doesn't Miss Luo Quan live stream in women's clothing every day? Change the punishment method; how about wearing a school swimsuit?"

"You guys are all perverts, but I like it."

She definitely couldn't wear a school swimsuit; she would never wear that thing in her life. Miss Luo Quan had actually already thought of the compensation:

"Learning to dance takes a few days; during this time, I'll also compose a piece, and then record it into an MV to upload to Bilibili!"

Fans continued to ask:

"How many days?"

"Are you recording it in a school swimsuit? If you don't wear it, I'm not watching."

"If you really don't wear it... I actually quite want to see it."

"You guys are not right."

"Did I misunderstand something?"

………………

Fine, the silly netizens were led astray again.

But these weren't the point; the point was, which dance should she perform?

Originally, according to her plan, she was prepared to perform "Gokuraku Jodo" for everyone. The popularity of this song on Bilibili in her previous life was unparalleled; the butterfly steps of the three dancers didn't know how many young hearts they had stirred.

But now, doing this was clearly not possible.

She had no dance foundation; this was a well-known fact. And the butterfly step was a dance step that was very demanding on rhythm and technique; it wasn't something that could be mastered in a mere few days, not even for a genius!

Although she could exchange for dance skills through the system mall, according to common sense, she couldn't possibly have mastered such good dance skills in a short time.

Therefore, this big move of "Gokuraku Jodo" could only be saved for later.

What was needed now was a dance step that was relatively simple and wouldn't appear perfunctory. Miss Luo Quan thought over and over and thought of a dance step called C-Walk.

Just hearing the name, perhaps no one knew what it was.

However, in her previous life, there was a C-Walk dance video paired with a BGM that became globally popular, garnering nearly 20 billion views.

This BGM was called "Seve."

This was an electronic music piece adapted from a religious song from the last century, but the singing language of this adapted version used the African language, Swahili.

But don't say, although it sounded a bit strange, it had a unique exotic flavor, and the song's rhythm was full of energy; it was music that made people shake their heads and tap their feet as soon as the melody played.

The most critical point was that the C-Walk dance steps inside were really very simple; even an ordinary person without a dance foundation could learn it after watching it a few times.

Of course, whether she can dance in a way that is pleasing to the eye is another matter entirely.

However, this dance was easy to get into, and the movements were handsome and elegant; one didn't need to dance it very skillfully to bring enjoyment to others.

Therefore, choosing this dance step was the best choice for Miss Luo Quan.

She was about to shoot an MV, so Miss Luo Quan had to call for a tool person.

"Hello, Lin Xuezhang?"

"Yes."

"Are you free these few days? I want to ask you to help me shoot an MV."

"You're quite direct; haven't called in so long, and the first thing you do is this."

Miss Luo Quan felt a bit embarrassed, "It's just that you're the only expert among my acquaintances."

"Don't use 'expert' to belittle me... By the way, you're in Jingcheng, right?"

"Yes, I'm in Jingcheng right now."

"That's perfect, I'm here too, attending a photographer's exhibition, and was just about to go back."

"That's really a coincidence."

"What coincidence? The plane ticket is already bought, and it's super expensive."

Miss Luo Quan was speechless, "……………… I'll cover your return ticket!"

"How could I be so embarrassed." Lin Zheyuan laughed heartily, "Then it's settled; you decide the time and place."

"Let's make it 9:00 tomorrow morning; the location is Jiuding Mansion in Haidian District. I'll wait for you at the entrance; just bring your equipment."

"OK!" Lin Zheyuan agreed very readily.

Hanging up the phone, Miss Luo Quan muttered to herself: I didn't expect Lin Xuezhang to look so serious before; I didn't expect him to become so cheeky after getting familiar.

But being a bit cheeky was also fine; she used to have a similar personality, and besides, it would be uncomfortable if friends were all overly polite to each other.

Spending an hour, Miss Luo Quan finished the song "Seve" and spent popularity points to exchange for primary C-Walk dance skills.

Early the next morning, she went out with a piece of bread in her mouth.

For today's dance recording, she specially wore hot pants she hadn't touched for a long time, a large Chanel logo T-shirt on her upper body, and a sun-shading duck-tongue cap on her head.

She didn't wait long at the entrance before seeing Lin Zheyuan carrying a camera, walking over while panting.

Miss Luo Quan quickly ran over to help, helping him open the camera tripod and placing it on the ground.

"Just this one piece of equipment? I see those who shoot MVs seem to use a lot of things," Miss Luo Quan asked curiously.

Lin Zheyuan frowned and glared, "Big sister, those are professional teams, work groups of over a dozen people! Where am I supposed to get so many shooting props for you as a lone person?

Besides, with your conditions, do you need other props? Just turn on the camera and shoot; even the most deadly lighting can't cover your beauty."

Being complimented like this, Miss Luo Quan laughed out loud.

At this time, Lin Zheyuan also started to size Miss Luo Quan up.

"Is there a problem?" Miss Luo Quan saw his strange look and thought something had gone wrong somewhere.

"No way, you're wearing this to shoot an MV?" Lin Zheyuan shook his head, "The media used to say your fashion taste is as fatal as your looks; I didn't believe it, but now I do.

You're a global ambassador for Chanel, after all; even if you're not walking at the forefront of fashion, you should at least put on two stylish outfits. The T-shirt you chose, you're afraid others won't know you're wearing Chanel; such a big English word across your chest, it's probably more eye-catching than your face.

We still have to shoot the MV later; are you really going to do product placement to the end?"

It was the first time Miss Luo Quan had encountered someone who could roast her better than she could; the key was that what Lin Zheyuan said was reasonable and every word hit home, leaving her with no way to refute.

"I know my taste is bad, but what can I do? Not making a red-and-green combination is already my limit."

Lin Zheyuan laughed helplessly, "Indeed, it's really hard for you to dress like this."

"Should I change into another one?"

"Change into one with a smaller logo?" Lin Zheyuan asked half-jokingly, "Forget it, let's just leave it at that; with your looks, do you still need to care about these?

Next, tell me what you want to shoot and your general idea."

Miss Luo Quan quickly told Lin Zheyuan the concept in her mind.

The latter, upon hearing it was an MV themed around dancing, thought for a moment and said, "Then this MV needs to be shot in many places."

"Do we need to shoot at the Great Wall or the Forbidden City?" These were the famous scenic spots Miss Luo Quan could think of, "Places outside Jingcheng can also go, like West Lake, Broken Bridge, Leifeng Pagoda…………"

"Are you planning to fly all over Huaxia?" Lin Zheyuan was a bit speechless, "There are so many places in the world; it's unrealistic to visit them all. If it were such a big production, we would need a professional team; after all, most of these scenic spots don't have empty space for you to take shots."

"Then what should we do?"

"Simple, Photoshop! Cut out the pictures of these scenic spots and use them as backgrounds; don't talk about Leifeng Pagoda, even the Eiffel Tower is fine!"

Miss Luo Quan was full of concerns, "Isn't that cheating?"

"Who is the protagonist of this MV?" Lin Zheyuan asked back, "As long as you are not fake, there is no problem."

"Then fine." Miss Luo Quan looked around; Jiuding Mansion was empty and quiet, and she couldn't see anyone, "How about dancing here."

Lin Zheyuan looked up at the weather and felt the lighting was quite good, "Can, as long as no one disturbs us. Find a more remote place; if there are passersby in the frame, it will be troublesome to deal with."

The two walked along a small path to a stone sculpture.

Lin Zheyuan turned on the camera, adjusted the focus and contrast, and after finding the most complete state, signaled to Miss Luo Quan that she could start.

After receiving the prompt, Miss Luo Quan played the song on her phone and started the dance steps.

The C-Walk dance steps looked a bit like the ghost step, but were more elegant and gorgeous than the ghost step, and the footsteps were lighter.

To describe it in more common language, the ghost step or the shuffling dance slides on the ground, while C-Walk jumps on the ground, so there will be significant differences in details.

In general, C-Walk is relatively simple, and because of the movement characteristics, it will be more pleasing to the eye when girls dance it, especially girls with long legs.

Miss Luo Quan didn't dance it very well, but it could barely be considered above standard.

But under the foil of the song "Seve," it rose a level in terms of perception.

Because it was an MV, this kind of one-shot lens definitely couldn't be used entirely, so Lin Zheyuan let Miss Luo Quan continue dancing several times and chose many angles.

The song was only three or four minutes long. Recording it took the two of them more than half an hour.

She, who didn't exercise much usually, was already hands on hips, panting like a cow.

"No way, tired like this after such a short while?" Lin Zheyuan looked at Miss Luo Quan and said.

"Are you kidding, you're not the one who danced for half an hour?" Miss Luo Quan was very annoyed; to ensure the dance posture could be seen, she tried her best to control the amplitude of her dance, and the physical exertion could be said to be quite large.

Besides, dancing couldn't just be a sport that consumed physical strength; although it was shooting for a while and stopping for a while, persisting for more than half an hour was already very difficult.

Lin Zheyuan said, "I think you're a bit sub-healthy; you need to exercise more. Being sickly isn't good for acting later."

"The plays I act in don't need me to have such a large amount of exercise." Miss Luo Quan took a few deep breaths and recovered a bit, "I'll probably only dance this once this year; it's been almost a year since I debuted, and I've never been this tired."

"Thinking too much; when you hold a concert, you'll sing for two or three hours, and it will be both singing and dancing; won't you be tired to death then?"

Miss Luo Quan laughed, "I'm a professional singer; singing is naturally no problem. As for dancing………… in my concert concept, there is no such program."

"You really know how to cut corners…………" Lin Zheyuan was completely speechless at Miss Luo Quan's salted fish thinking, "Fine, let's stop here today; wait for me to go back, and I'll edit this MV for you as soon as possible."

Miss Luo Quan nodded, "Then I'll trouble Lin Xuezhang; after the next semester starts, I'll treat you to a meal."

Lin Zheyuan waved his hand, "Forget about the meal, but if I need to ask you for a favor in the future, you can't refuse."

Miss Luo Quan smiled, "Don't worry, just speak up if you have anything in the future." ===== CHAPTER 262 =====