Chapter 534: Selecting Backup Dancers

"Great, the bassist has been found."

Having just finished washing the dishes and returning to the living room, Xia Nuannuan looked at him with a bright smile.

"So fast?"

Qin Tian was stunned for a moment; the last remaining hope in his heart was also destroyed.

It seemed that this orientation party was unavoidable.

"Yeah, Chen Xi recommended a senior from a music club to me. I added her and chatted a bit, and the senior agreed very readily."

Xia Nuannuan shook the phone in her hand and said with a beaming smile.

"That's great."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile.

"Let's treat the senior to a meal tomorrow afternoon to meet and get to know each other."

Xia Nuannuan suggested.

"Sure, you decide!"

Qin Tian sat down beside her.

Xia Nuannuan put down her phone, leaned her head on his shoulder, watched the TV screen playing the news, and said with some regret: "If only I knew how to play an instrument; I didn't stick with it when I was a child."

Qin Tian reached around and pulled her into his arms, comforting her: "You helped find people to form the band, so you participated too!"

"Hmm!"

"By the way, isn't there someone in charge of the dance? Why don't you try participating in that?"

"Huh?"

Xia Nuannuan looked up at him in surprise, shook her head, and said: "I don't think so. I have zero dance foundation; I won't be able to learn it well."

"Our two classes have a few people who have learned to dance. Once Qian Ling finds someone good at choreography, you can just learn along with them. Our family's top student can even handle advanced mathematics; what's so hard about just dancing as backup at a party?"

Qin Tian encouraged her with a smile.

Xia Nuannuan's eyes flickered; she was clearly tempted.

Of course, she wanted to perform this program with Qin Tian, but the thought of her, someone who had never learned to dance, dancing in front of so many freshmen made her feel nervous just thinking about it.

"But the person in charge of choreography has to select the members. What if I don't get picked..."

"What are you thinking? Aside from the few with a dance background, this kind of thing is definitely about picking people who look good as much as possible. Could they possibly miss you? I'd be the first to disagree."

"You're just clever!"

Xia Nuannuan was amused by his serious look, and a smile bloomed on her pretty face.

"Don't say that, Nuan Nuan, if you dance as my backup, I'm actually quite looking forward to it."

Qin Tian grinned and said.

Xia Nuannuan's little face flushed slightly; she gave him a roll of her eyes and stopped responding.

Qin Tian didn't say much else, picked up the remote control nearby, found a movie, and watched it quietly with her.

After the hour-long movie finished, Qin Tian turned off the TV directly and led Xia Nuannuan toward the bedroom.

"It's only nine-thirty, sleeping so early?"

"Who's sleeping? Aren't you going to learn to dance soon? Let's go exercise your body's flexibility first."

"Ah! No, let me go!"

"Yes, you have to. Trust me, it's very effective."

……

……

The Class Monitor of Class Two, Qian Ling, was also a person with a very proactive personality.

Seeing that the band formation was settled, she couldn't sit still even more, and the next day she found two seniors from the school's art department who specialized in dance performance and were good at choreography.

After receiving the invitation, the two seniors were also very interested; if the program could be a great success, it would also count as a good entry on their resumes during their time at school.

Just like that, the team for this collective program was fully formed.

Next, it was time to determine the content of the performance and the members for the dance portion.

After classes ended that day, the Class Monitors of the two classes spoke up, asking the students to stay for a while.

The two seniors in charge of choreography walked into the classroom and began to select the members who would dance as backup for this program.

"Students with a dance background, please raise your hands."

One of the seniors with short hair said loudly.

"As long as you've learned it, regardless of how long or what style, it's all fine."

The other senior added.

In the classroom, the students looked at each other, and a few people raised their hands one after another.

Among them, some were known to everyone, and some were hidden quite deep.

For example, in Economics Class 1, there was a boy who was usually quite silent and steady.

Seeing him raise his hand, Zhang Lang and the others who lived in the same dormitory as him were all dumbfounded.

"Holy crap, no way, buddy, you have this talent too? How come I didn't know?"

"I'm from an ethnic minority. In our place, men, women, old, and young all know a little bit of folk dance."

"Then we've lived together for a year, why haven't you shown us?"

"Where I'm from, men learning this is usually to show off during courtship. Should I dance for you to watch?"

"Ahem... is that so? Then never mind!"

……

"Then among all the students, is there anyone who is unwilling to participate, or unable to participate for other reasons?"

The short-haired senior asked again.

"Senior, I have to serve as the keyboardist."

Lu Lei responded loudly.

The senior's face showed surprise, clearly not expecting that this junior was not only so beautiful but also so talented.

Seeing the senior nod, Lu Lei put her hand down.

Subsequently, among the few people who had raised their hands, no one else put theirs down.

After all, this was a group performance, and everyone had to contribute; having already raised their hands, it would be a bit unreasonable to put them down now.

Of course, everyone also had some desire to showcase their own talents.

"Alright, then please introduce yourselves one by one; just state your name, what kind of dance you have studied, and for how long. We will record it so it's easier to take into account when choreographing."

Another senior took a small notebook and a gel pen out of her pocket.

And so, the few people who had raised their hands stood up one after another in order from left to right to introduce themselves.

After the senior finished recording, she began to continue selecting members.

According to the two of them, the initial plan for the backup dancers was about ten boys and ten girls; once the dance was actually choreographed, they would adjust the numbers accordingly.

Unsurprisingly, besides dance foundation, the most important factor in selecting members was their appearance.

After all, for a talent like dancing, a large part of it depends on looks and figure.

Just like the young ladies who dance in short videos and live streams, those with high looks and good figures can just wiggle a bit, and it's still a hit show.

If someone is too ugly, it might be a bit of an eyesore.

Moreover, even if a mistake is made while dancing, those with high looks are more easily forgiven.

Xia Nuannuan was, after all, a celebrity at Jiang University, and the short-haired senior had noticed her long ago, so she called on her first.

"Senior, I'm afraid I won't learn it well!"

Under the gazes of everyone in the classroom, Xia Nuannuan blushed slightly and said modestly.

"It's fine, we will arrange everything and guarantee that it will be very simple for you to follow along."

The senior comforted her with a smile and added: "Besides, junior, with your looks and your figure, to say nothing else, just standing there in a dance costume will be a sight to behold, right?"