Chapter 20: Backing You Up

Seeing Jin Li felt that among those few flashing figures, the figure of one person was quite familiar.

She asked curiously: "Who are those people?"

Ji Qinglian frowned and said not very surely: "Should be the March Sky boy band. They are still here for the second episode; probably rehearsing the stage for the second episode today."

Seeing Jin Li: "Speaking of the rehearsal stage, do I need to go in now?"

She raised the small slip of paper in her hand, and Ji Qinglian took it enthusiastically: "I'll check for you!"

Before long, she said: "Still early. It's in this rehearsal room, but you have to wait half an hour for your turn. If the mentor inside delays a bit, probably have to wait an hour."

Ji Qinglian was afraid that the mentor rehearsing inside would bully Seeing Jin Li for not having fully returned to A-list status, counting as a small second-tier, and use their power to compress her rehearsal time, so she said:

"I'll stand outside and wait with you. Let's talk together; we haven't chatted like this for a long time!"

Rehearsal times are fixed. If this mentor delays ten minutes, the next one will be reduced by ten minutes.

Once the time is up, the staff gets off work on time. They won't care what kind of celebrity you are; anyway, they follow the contract, and their work ends at that point.

Unless the celebrity is willing to give some extra oil and water, the staff might be willing to work overtime.

In the entertainment industry, there isn't just the celebrity profession; many staff members engaged in related work are clear about this set of rules.

On the other side, the March Sky boy band, rushing into the elevator, burst into laughter the moment the elevator door closed.

"Xiao Lin, why were you laughing just now? When you laughed, I followed!"

Xiao Lin is also called Chen Lin, the youngest in the team, the smallest in age.

Chen Lin said embarrassedly: "Couldn't hold it back. I just passed by there and suddenly heard a young lady say to another young lady with incomparable emotion—You look so healthy! I laughed out loud for a moment. What kind of new greeting method is this?"

Gu Cheng thought for a moment and agreed: "I think this kind of greeting method is quite good. People in the circle often have poor health due to improper dieting in order to look good on camera. If a celebrity looks healthy, it's also a kind of blessing."

Chen Lin complained: "According to you, it sounds more like a curse! After all, it's because they want to look good on camera that their health deteriorates. People who look healthy probably don't look good on camera either."

Gu Cheng was noncommittal; he still felt that physical health was more important.

However, in terms of figure, the public is even harsher on female celebrities.

Rehearsal Room No. 5.

Qiu Qiwen and her partner Ren Tiantian were stuck on the movement of a dance.

They first danced it completely, then watched the footage in the lens, finding that the movement changes in the middle were too scattered, giving people a feeling of being flustered.

Changing the design of this dance took half an hour.

With half an hour left, they could only perfect the details of the first half again, but the second half hadn't been finished yet.

The partner Qiu Qiwen invited this time wasn't an A-list partner, but a second-tier little flower the company wanted her to promote.

She had only seen Ren Tiantian in the company and didn't know the other party's business ability. This rehearsal made her realize—

Ren Tiantian's foundation was too poor, especially the dance foundation!

She couldn't help but frown. With this, the company still dared to package her as "good at both singing and dancing"?

Heh.

Qiu Qiwen could already imagine that when the program aired, it would be Ren Tiantian's car crash scene.

Ren Tiantian also felt the senior's unkindness and didn't dare to slack off or complain a word throughout the process.

Soon, an hour of rehearsal time passed, but half of their dance still needed to be changed.

Qiu Qiwen whispered a few words to her assistant.

Before long, the assistant brought back a few bottles of water, gave one to each staff member present, and then came to Qiu Qiwen's side.

"Qiu Jie, I just went to check. The one waiting for rehearsal outside is Seeing Jin Li, and Ji Qinglian is accompanying her. I see they are chatting quite happily."

Qiu Qiwen frowned fiercely.

Ren Tiantian's assistant also went out to scout for news and returned shortly after, whispering a few words to her.

Soon, Ren Tiantian walked over, approached Qiu Qiwen, and lowered her voice: "Qiu Jie, why don't we occupy half an hour of rehearsal time? The next one to rehearse is Seeing Jin Li, a small second-tier."

In the circle, as long as there is a "small" word in front, it means there is still a little bit missing.

Small second-tier, that is, more than third-tier, but still a little bit away from second-tier.

Qiu Qiwen said expressionlessly: "No, we won't occupy other people's rehearsal time. Next time, let your assistant scout for news more comprehensively. Didn't you see Ji Qinglian waiting at the door herself? You still want to occupy Seeing Jin Li's rehearsal time?"

A trace of mockery hung in her eyes. She didn't speak again and turned to leave.

Ren Tiantian lowered her head, her face turning green and white, looking extremely ugly.

When she raised her head again, she was back to being amiable and smiling.

Before long, the door of Rehearsal Room No. 5 opened.

The first to walk out was Qiu Qiwen, followed by Ren Tiantian and their two assistants.

Qiu Qiwen greeted Ji Qinglian warmly and held Seeing Jin Li's hand, "Seeing Jin Li, it's really been a long time. We participated in the same gig before, and I've seen you."

She carefully examined Seeing Jin Li, that white and rosy little face, completely without the feeling of a sickly person.

"Your health looks much better!"

Qiu Qiwen said this sentence sincerely.

Seeing Jin Li smiled and said: "Yeah, it only got a bit better this year, otherwise I wouldn't know when I could return to the stage."

Qiu Qiwen made an encouraging gesture toward her: "Wish you success."

Seeing Jin Li walked into the rehearsal room, and Ji Qinglian said: "I won't go in. I'll wait for you outside."

Seeing Jin Li raised her eyebrows and forcefully pulled her in, "If I let you watch, you watch. You can still give me some suggestions."

Ji Qinglian originally wanted to avoid suspicion.

Rehearsal is a very private matter. She subconsciously felt that it would be best if no one had seen Seeing Jin Li's stage, and it would be better if they didn't know.

But since Seeing Jin Li said so, she had no choice but to follow.

Standing on the stage, Ji Qinglian asked: "What kind of stage do you want?"

Seeing Jin Li said without hesitation: "Singing, maybe I'll play some piano."

Ji Qinglian was a bit surprised: "Not dancing?"

Seeing Jin Li shook her head, concise and to the point: "The body can't support it."

Ji Qinglian thought for a moment: "Then don't sing this time. Just recite a few lines and move around. I'll go help you watch the camera."

Rehearsal is simple if you say it's simple, but if you want to present a more exquisite stage, you definitely have to spend a lot of thought.

Just the lighting effects and the changes between lights, they discussed for a full hour.

The staff were almost driven to mental breakdown by the two, repeatedly begging for mercy: "It's time to get off work, two big celebrities, let's leave it at that for now. There's still a second rehearsal!"

Seeing Jin Li and Ji Qinglian both smiled.

The two sides looked at each other, and the tacit understanding they once had as teammates emerged.

Truly nostalgic! ===== CHAPTER 21 =====