Chapter 29: Public Performance Debut

After Luo Mo's team entered the stage, they only rehearsed once.

Luo Mo's requirement for the other four trainees was not to make mistakes, while his requirement for Tong Shu and himself was to amaze the audience.

Judging from this rehearsal run-through, he felt it was acceptable; it had already reached the standard in his heart.

The staff from the Prop Department and the costume department were very capable; following Luo Mo's ideas, they prepared several sets of ancient-style costumes that were not overly complicated for everyone.

To be precise, it was actually more like the kind of clothing he wore when dancing certain styles of Classical Dance in his daily life.

According to Luo Mo's requirement, as Tong Shu was in the C-Position, his costume was red.

"Big Fish" is a song from the movie "Big Fish & Begonia," and the poster for this movie left a quite deep impression on Luo Mo; the big fish in the poster was red, and it had quite a vibe.

As for this movie, the word-of-mouth was a bit polarized; Luo Mo personally couldn't say he liked it, nor could he say he disliked it—he just watched it calmly.

But the song and the poster were still very much to his taste.

Except for Tong Shu, the other five, including Luo Mo, all wore white costumes. It was just that Luo Mo, as the team leader, was slightly different from the other four.

After putting on the Classical Dance attire, Luo Mo's entire temperament underwent a significant change.

People who perform Classical Dance naturally have an upright posture, and the material of Classical Dance clothing is relatively form-fitting, making the body's silhouette very obvious.

He was not the burly type, but those pectoral and abdominal muscles were still very eye-catching.

Broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs.

Just standing on the stage like this, even if it were just walking the runway, was enough to gain fans.

Luo Mo clapped his hands and said to his teammates, "That's it. Everyone, just relax well today and get a good night's sleep."

"When we go on stage tomorrow, we'll just slaughter the competition!" he said with a smile.

The five nodded, feeling both nervous and excited.

According to the program's competition format, tomorrow's first public performance would be voted on entirely by the live audience.

Even the mentors only possessed the power to critique; before the audience voted, they could offer some comments and then use their own likes and dislikes to sway a wave of the audience.

There were 3 teams for the 【Original Stage】; the team with the highest number of votes would have its C-Position and team leader receive 200,000 votes of 【Popularity Support Value】, while the remaining members would receive 100,000 votes.

The team in second place would have its C-Position and team leader receive 100,000 votes, and the others 50,000 votes.

The bottom-ranked team would receive no votes for anyone.

The 【Popularity Support Value】 directly determined the trainees' stay or departure; one week after the first public performance aired, those at the bottom of the Popularity Support Ranking would be directly eliminated.

As mentioned before, in Luo Mo's team, there wasn't even a single person from B Class, and there were even some from F Class.

This meant they had performed poorly on the initial stage.

They really needed these votes to nourish their dreams!

………

On the other side, Ji Kangdong and Meng Yangguang's complexions were a bit poor; they were clearly carrying some emotions.

They walked into the restroom, avoided the cameras, lowered their voices, and began a brief chat.

"This Luo Mo, he just ignored me directly just now," Meng Yangguang said while washing his face.

He wasn't even twenty years old yet, exactly at the age when one is full of vigor.

"Yeah, looking at his attitude, he really didn't take you seriously," Ji Kangdong switched to mocking mode toward his good friend.

"You're the team leader of our team, so you're not much better off!" Meng Yangguang mocked back.

"Alright, let him be arrogant for a while longer," Ji Kangdong patted Meng Yangguang on the shoulder, taking the opportunity to wipe the water off his hands.

Meng Yangguang pushed him, taking the opportunity to wipe his own hands dry as well, and said, "Get lost."

Ji Kangdong shrugged and said, "For the first public performance stage, among the 500 audience members, there should be some fans of mine and Shen Mingliu's. These votes are our advantage; they are equivalent to stable votes, guaranteed to be ours."

"Plus our song this time... you know, we wrote it so well!" Ji Kangdong felt victory was within his grasp.

Meng Yangguang nodded and didn't say anything more.

Ji Kangdong smiled and said, "Be more magnanimous. Think about it from another angle: if both of us plus Mingliu are in the top nine, and then this Luo Mo also ends up in the top nine, then everyone will be debuting together as a group. We might even be teammates in the same group in the future, so be more broad-minded."

"That's because the one who lost isn't you. Look at your own clothes." Meng Yangguang looked at Ji Kangdong's A Class uniform, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.

"Heh, little Meng, let me tell you, even if we lose to him in this performance, I won't be as narrow-minded as you," Ji Kangdong added, "It's just a pity, we won't lose."

………

………

On the eve of the public performance, many trainees did not get a good night's sleep.

As for Luo Mo, he fell fast asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

In his past life, he suffered from insomnia and vivid dreams, his sleep quality was extremely poor, and he would be woken up by the slightest movement. Therefore, once Baibaibai, that short-legged white Cat, got on the bed and licked him, he would inevitably wake up.

Now, he no longer had that problem; his heart was more at ease, he wasn't as anxious, and he felt that the youthful spirit on him was heavier than it was on Earth.

After all, this was the soul fusion of two Luo Mos, and the two influenced each other.

After a wonderful sleep, Luo Mo first got up to warm up his voice, then did some push-ups, then went to the restroom to shower, and only after changing into his A Class uniform did he go to the cafeteria to eat.

The atmosphere today was quite polarized; some trainees were very excited, while others were nervous and anxious.

As the public performance approached, Tong Shu changed from the former to the latter.

Greeting him was Luo Mo's tray waiting to be washed, as well as a slap forcefully patted on his back.

After finishing Tong Shu's portion of yogurt as well, Luo Mo felt he had entered his best state for the day.

The preparatory work for the public performance was already underway, and by the afternoon, the 500 audience members also began to enter the venue one after another.

The 【Singing】 and 【Dancing】 group stages were performed first, and the 【Original Stage】 was placed last.

There was a live broadcast in the waiting room, where one could see the direct stage footage.

The five celebrity mentors entered the venue first.

The diva Xu Chujing had left the program for a period of time, and now that she had returned, she could be described as radiant.

Today, she wore a cheongsam, and the two girl group members were the same.

In terms of aura, Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo, who were following behind her, could not compare at all.

It was just that the two young women were overflowing with the aura of youthful girls, which was equally eye-catching.

Of course, the mature and curvaceous Xu Chujing was a beauty of another stage entirely.

This also resulted in Wei Ran and Li Ge, who were not very presentable, appearing even more inconspicuous. Wei Ran looked like a security guard, and Li Ge, wearing sunglasses, looked like a blind security guard.

The five hundred audience members at the scene began to scream.

The program flow advanced at this moment; after finishing the opening remarks and thanking the sponsor, the first group of trainees went on stage.

As usual, Luo Mo, sitting in the waiting room, began to lose focus. Only when the direct-shot camera swept over Xu Chujing and the two girl group members would he watch a little more attentively.

"Cheongsams really are beautiful," Luo Mo sighed in his heart.

Of course, he was also very clear that this thing had very high requirements for one's figure.

Those Leg Fairies, with thin waists, wide hips, and round buttocks, were naturally beautiful beyond compare.

Moreover, with this cheongsam, when walking, due to the narrow skirt, there would be a slight hip-swaying effect, which was intoxicating.

Looking again at the dozens of male trainees sitting in the waiting room, Luo Mo let out a soft sigh, hoping that among this group, there would be fewer couples.

Group after group went on stage, and group after group finished their performances.

Shen Mingliu lived up to expectations; the team he led took first place in the Dancing category, and in the audience, there were his fans holding up small light boards.

Among the crowd, they screamed, shouted, and cheered regardless of everything.

Shen Mingliu even made a heart-gesture toward them.

This made these young girls look excited, as if they had been struck by an arrow shot by Cupid; their hearts were melting, and they were so happy they couldn't keep their legs together.

Time passed minute by minute, and Luo Mo was tired of sitting; it was finally the turn of the Original Stage to appear.

The stage brought by the first group could be said to be very poor.

The venue, which had been warmed up by the singing and dancing stages, was suddenly a bit awkward.

The song was terrible, extremely terrible!

As for the song brought by Ji Kangdong and Meng Yangguang, it made Luo Mo nod slightly.

"The quality is good!" Luo Mo felt it was quite nice.

It was just that he didn't know why, but he felt this song was more suitable for a female Singer or a girl group to present.

"Warm up a bit, it will be our turn in a moment," Luo Mo said to Tong Shu and the others.

Everyone nodded, and then, led by the staff, they went on stage with Luo Mo.

After going on stage, according to the rules, Luo Mo, as the team leader, took the lead to introduce themselves to the audience one by one.

Unlike the flashy self-introductions of other trainees, Luo Mo's team was very brief, following the simplest format.

"Hello, National Producers, I am the leader of the team—【Anonymous】, Luo Mo."

【Anonymous】 was the name he had chosen for his team.

What surprised him was that among the 500 audience members at the scene, there were actually his "fans."

Just after he finished his self-introduction, a loud voice shouted from below:

"Luo Mo! Work overtime!!!"

This shout startled Luo Mo, making him shudder; he felt as if a debt collector had come to the door, or perhaps an emotional debt.

As soon as this fierce woman finished shouting, the little sister standing next to her gently tugged at the corner of her clothes.

"Sister, are you a 【Stranger】?" the little sister asked the fierce woman.

The fierce woman with the huge voice nodded and said, "Is there a problem?"

"Of course there is, are you a local? What transportation did you take to get here?" the little sister asked.

"I am a local, I took the subway here," the fierce woman replied.

"That's it then! So stop shouting, you've exposed yourself, and you've betrayed the organization! We 【Strangers】 agreed that supporting Luo Mo cannot exceed 1 yuan, your subway ticket has seriously exceeded the limit!"

"Other fans want their idols to walk the flower path, but we are walking the path of poverty!"

The fierce woman and this sister looked at each other and nodded forcefully.

The tenet of 【Strangers】 and the current trend was: low-cost immersive star-chasing and a pure, happy star-chasing atmosphere.

After all, the second half of the first episode had not yet aired, and they firmly believed that Luo Mo was just a slacker who worked overtime.

Therefore, the two girls were now incomparably confused.

Working overtime is one thing, but how did he end up becoming a team leader?

And the performance was about to begin.

(PS: Thanks to "Cang Yiwei" for the Silver Alliance, thanks to "Dongri Nuanyang Meme Da" for the Silver Alliance, thanks to the July Alliance Leader; I will add more chapters after the official release, continuing to ask for double monthly tickets!)

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