Chapter 58: A Handful of Trump Cards

Luo Mo did not expect Shen Yinuo's reaction to be so intense.

Indeed, how could it be so intense.

And how could you use this kind of thing to test an instructor?

After this little interlude, the atmosphere in the dance studio was somewhat hard to describe.

The two began to practice dancing in a stumbling manner; it didn't go very smoothly at first, but it improved once they entered the zone.

Shen Yinuo was truly impressed by Luo Mo's dance foundation.

The dance Luo Mo learned on Earth leaned more toward boy band style, the kind that could blow up the stage; when participating in "Masked Dance King," he was called a beat-hitting machine, as every movement could be precisely locked onto the rhythm of the music.

The Luo Mo of this world learned classical dance, which is elegant and free-spirited.

The movements of classical dance are usually not as explosive, but the visual effect is also very strong.

For example, like an aerial flip; in classical dance, there is a sense of power when flipping, and one flips very high. But when landing on the toes, there is an indescribable lightness.

It is precisely because of this that it appears so ethereal.

In "Creating Idols," Luo Mo actually hasn't shown much of his dance strength until now; even on the stage of "Red Actor," he only performed a few simple opera movements, with his red robes fluttering—a sight of peerless beauty.

This caused the two dance instructors, Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo, to focus their attention on his singing.

Now, Shen Yinuo couldn't help but say: "Luo Mo, is there anything you don't know how to do?"

She even felt that Luo Mo's dance strength was far stronger than Shen Mingliu's!

For an idol group, what is emphasized is: Singing, Dancing, and Rap.

If Luo Mo is also very strong at Rap, then there is only one term that can describe him—【All-round ACE】!

This term can be said to be the strongest term in an idol group.

"I know a little bit of everything," Luo Mo said casually.

Shen Yinuo curled her lips, ignoring Luo Mo's self-boasting, but she had to admit that compared to Luo Mo, the batch of trainees that her own Xinyu was still cultivating were simply like a bunch of trash.

"Huh, now that I think of the company, why do I feel like I've forgotten something?" Shen Yinuo had a hunch.

"Forget it, forget it, let's practice dancing first. Intuition tells me this will be my god-tier live performance, my highlight moment! I'll make Jiang Jiang die of envy then, hehe!" Shen Yinuo dismissed the distracting thoughts in her heart and began to focus on practicing again.

"When she sees the final result, she will definitely be scared to death! Tee-hee!" Shen Yinuo thought it was very interesting.

However, since it was the practice stage and there is a distinction between men and women, most of the physical contact was only done in moderation and would not be too intimate.

After all, boys away from home must also learn to protect themselves.

………

………

Under Luo Mo's day and night drilling, Shen Yinuo improved very quickly.

As a dance instructor, her dance level is beyond reproach; in fact, she herself is one of the dance leads in Aurora Girls.

When Jiang Ningxi took the time to come to the dance studio to visit, Shen Yinuo would hide the specific content from her, just to scare her to death during the third public performance.

This made Jiang Ningxi's mood very complicated, feeling that her best friend and her only ex-boyfriend already had their own little secret.

——Should I leave then?

She wants to see now just how impressive this third public performance is, to have to hide it from her like this!

Time passed, and the turmoil in the outside world did not affect Luo Mo, who was in closed-off recording.

Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi were actually aware of the 【Anti-Explosion】 measures, but after discussing it, the two decided not to affect Luo Mo's mindset.

In private, Shen Yinuo even had people contact several marketing accounts and internet promoters who had a good relationship with Xinyu.

These marketing accounts make money from big companies, and after frequent business dealings, they will also grant some favors.

She didn't tell Luo Mo about any of this either.

Actually, it was only at this moment that Shen Yinuo remembered the matter of signing Luo Mo.

If Luo Mo were a person from her own Xinyu, then they would definitely protect him with all their might.

As long as it is operated properly, this Anti-Explosion attempt would not only fail to lower his popularity, but might even hype it up.

But tomorrow is the third public performance, and she didn't want to affect Luo Mo's mindset.

According to the program team's requirement, it was not recommended for trainees to train too late tonight, so each group only did two rehearsals.

Luo Mo was very satisfied with the rehearsal results; he felt that an excellent effect could be presented tomorrow.

"Let's all get a good rest today," Luo Mo said to everyone.

Everyone, including Shen Yinuo, nodded.

This young lady is clearly an instructor, but after staying for a long time, she inexplicably began to get used to following Luo Mo's lead.

Some people seem to be born with a certain kind of magic.

On the way back to the dormitory, a staff member of the program team stopped Luo Mo.

This was a tall and thin young man, who looked quite scholarly and wore a pair of Gold-rimmed Glasses; his name was Chen Bin.

Before Luo Mo became a member of the program, he was the most popular man among the female colleagues in the entire program team.

This Chen Bin had a major characteristic, which was that his voice was deep; he was a bass cannon.

Therefore, he was responsible for interviewing many trainees during their Backstage Interviews. In the first and second episodes of "Creating Idols," whenever his voice appeared on the show, a bunch of voice-fetishists in the bullet comments would say they couldn't handle it.

Luo Mo was not familiar with him and had almost no contact with him.

"Is there something?" Luo Mo stopped and asked.

He glanced at Tong Shu, who was following him, and asked deliberately: "Can Tong Shu listen on the side?"

Chen Bin nodded and said: "It's fine."

Then, he began to clarify his intention, saying: "Luo Mo, we are colleagues, so I'll remind you: work hard for tomorrow's stage. The outside world... um, the outside world has been full of turmoil lately; there are many hit pieces against you on the internet, and many marketing accounts are taking things out of context, cutting out some of your video clips to create an effect."

"And there are also some people without a bottom line who are even spreading rumors; a lot of the content is very nasty, and there are even people saying you were kept by someone during your university years..."

He pushed up the Gold-rimmed Glasses on the bridge of his nose and was just about to continue speaking when he noticed that Luo Mo was looking at him with a faint smile on his face.

This smile made Chen Bin feel a bit uneasy, as if he felt a chill down his spine being looked at by him.

Luo Mo smiled easily and said, "Do continue, uh, you just said I was being kept, yes, yes, yes, I am very interested in this topic."

Chen Bin could barely hold on, feeling that the person before him was truly like a madman, so he could only say, "Then adjust your state, you must perform well tomorrow."

After saying this, he turned and left quickly without looking back.

Luo Mo watched his Back Shadow, the smile on his face growing even richer.

He glanced at Tong Shu beside him, only to see Tong Shu's face filled with astonishment and indignation.

"Boss! This... this is too outrageous!" Tong Shu did not believe his Boss was that kind of person.

Luo Mo patted his back and said, "Don't take it to heart, keep your mindset right. Let me tell you, I only have people slandering me because I'm popular; look at you, no one is slandering you, right?"

Tong Shu was left speechless by his remark, opening his mouth several times but unable to speak.

Why did he drag me into this?

But his previously poor mindset was inexplicably adjusted back by Luo Mo.

After returning to the dormitory, Luo Mo went to the bathroom to wash his face, then looked at himself in the Glasses.

"Trying to mess with my mindset before the competition, interesting," he said with a smile.

Earlier, when he asked Chen Bin if Tong Shu should avoid the area or if he could listen to their conversation, it was actually a test.

Logically speaking, for a staff member to disclose information to a contestant, it must be done in private; this is a breach of the rules.

How could it be done in front of other trainees?

The staff member already possessed immense power and was long accustomed to directing trainees; he would not have felt embarrassed to ask you to step aside.

Even if he considered both Luo Mo and Tong Shu to be trustworthy, there was absolutely no need for Tong Shu to hear the content of those words.

Chen Bin had worked in the production team for so many years; as a staff member, his job was to present a good variety show.

Why would he need to have an extra listener like Tong Shu on the side?

After all, Tong Shu could not help at all; he would only turn one person's anxiety into two people's anxiety, then trigger anxiety for the whole team.

——Bad moods are contagious.

This would greatly affect tomorrow's public performance stage.

It is like the night before your college entrance exam, and someone suddenly jumps out and says to you: "Your family is actually going bankrupt, you didn't know, right? Work hard on the exam tomorrow, try to get into a good university, and then change your destiny!"

Of course, there are indeed many people in this world who do bad things with good intentions.

But in Luo Mo's eyes, this Chen Bin seemed quite sharp and emotionally intelligent when he was hitting on female colleagues or fawning over his superiors.

Moreover, Luo Mo knew very well that large companies would certainly grease the palms of some staff members to have them look after their own trainees.

Just because Ning Dan's connections didn't work didn't mean the entire working team was airtight; that was unrealistic.

He could not yet determine if his guess was entirely correct.

Even if he guessed right, he actually could not tell if it was some outside capital manipulating things and ordering Chen Bin to do this, or if it was a little scheme cooked up between a few trainees and Chen Bin.

None of it mattered anymore.

Just a clown, there would be plenty of opportunities later.

At this moment, the key lay in the Anti-Explosion matter, and everything he might face next.

Luo Mo knew better than anyone that so-called talent shows had long since become a game of chess between capital.

Major companies sat at the gambling table, their chips piled up in front of them.

Money, resources, Connections... these were all chips placed on the table by the capital sharks.

But Luo Mo was an Individual Trainee.

He was all alone, sitting in the very Corner of this huge gambling table.

The chips in front of him were not many; he had to rely on himself to win one round at a time, and only then could he slowly accumulate them.

Lose one round, and he might be doomed, knocked out immediately.

But Luo Mo was not panicked, and no one could mess with his mindset.

Because he knew that in his hand...

——They were all winning cards!

That night, Luo Mo slept extremely soundly and peacefully, even having a few dreams of youthful recklessness with different heroines, which showed just how relaxed he was.

Dawn broke, and the third public performance of Creating Idols began.

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