Time flew by, and at the end of June, it was the day of the first performance rehearsal.
All the trainees went to the performance stage for a preliminary rehearsal to see how their practice over the past two weeks had gone.
However, the atmosphere at the rehearsal was quite heavy.
“To be honest, from my perspective, if your efforts over these days only resulted in this level of performance, I suggest you don't go on stage tomorrow night.”
Standing below the stage, Dilraba looked at the few people on stage with disappointment.
Dilraba's strictness exceeded everyone's expectations.
They thought that Dilraba, who was so beautiful and lively, would have a gentle personality.
But they never expected her to comment on their stage rehearsal so harshly.
Standing under the stage, Cao Gong was bored, sucking on a lollipop without saying a word.
“In these two weeks, is the performance you’ve put together worthy of the producers who are coming to see you tomorrow? Is it worthy of the votes they cast for you?”
Dilraba angrily questioned them, leaving these boys speechless.
The trainees present at the rehearsal tonight were indeed intimidated by Dilraba's aura.
Cheng Xiao, standing behind Dilraba, was also shocked by her sister's powerful aura.
Cao Gong, standing in the corner tower, acted as if it had nothing to do with him.
The team on the stage wasn't his team.
Fan Cheng Cheng, Huang Ming Hao, Bi Wen Jun, Lin Yan Jun, and Chen Li Nong were all by his side.
From their expressions, it was clear that they were under a lot of pressure and very nervous.
“Alright, I won't say anymore, you have less than 24 hours left.”
“Go back and keep practicing, solve the problems you have now.”
Dilraba spoke to the trainees on stage through the microphone.
The next group to go up for rehearsal performed a little better.
But Wang Jia Er also offered her own opinion.
“I personally don't think the entire performance was bad, but the rap wasn't aggressive enough.”
“There’s no feeling of you guys actually being half-beasts, but rather, you’re acting like half-beasts.”
“You can be more aggressive, but this aggression isn't about facial expressions or simply gritting your teeth and looking ferocious. This aggression is…” Wang Jia Er, with her poor Mandarin, didn't quite know how to explain it.
“Aura!的眼神！” Cao Gong, standing in the shadows, helped Wang Jia Er clarify.
“Yes, it’s about aura and your eyes. You can be more ferocious.”
“Don’t give the audience the impression that you’re acting as half-beasts.”
“Make them feel that you’re actually half-beasts when they see you.”
Wang Jia Er seriously commented and expressed her own understanding.
On the stage, Bu Fan asked, “Is that right?”
Bu Fan looked fierce and menacing as he asked Wang Jia Er if that was the case.
“You look like a禽兽.”
Cao Gong commented from the side, expressing his opinion.
Bu Fan on stage was speechless after being retorted, directly speechless.
Many people under the stage all laughed and looked at Cao Gong’s direction.
“Cao Thief, you show us how it’s done.” Cheng Xiao raised an eyebrow, asking Cao Gong to go on stage.
But Cao Gong shook his head, refusing Cheng Xiao’s request.
The rehearsal finally came to their ‘Original Team’s turn.
The teachers were very surprised after seeing their dance.
There were no other trainees on site, only their group of trainees.
The dance was only seen by the mentors, and the six performers didn’t sing, they only danced.
“Huh?” Seeing this, Zhang Yi Xing noticed something.
“Cao Thief, is this a national style song?” Even Dilraba figured it out.
“Yes, it incorporates elements of national style, and the dance uses a lot of martial arts movements.”
After rehearsing once, Cao Gong also answered the teachers’ questions.
“But why aren’t you singing?” Cheng Xiao, with her arms crossed, asked with her chin in her hand.
“We can’t show you everything, or what would the surprise be tomorrow night?” Fan Cheng Cheng chuckled.
“You guys are wrong.” Zhang Yi Xing disagreed and said: “Right now, what you need to do is not give us a surprise, or give the producers a surprise, but to make your stage important.”
“This isn’t a time to hold back. You need to give it your all during rehearsal, and we’ll help you check.”
“If there are any problems, you still have time to change and adjust before the performance starts tomorrow night.”
Zhang Yi Xing shared his experience with their group.
Dilraba, however, kept her eyes on Cao Gong on the stage.
Not only Zhang Yi Xing, but also Wang Jia Er and Cheng Xiao all nodded in agreement with Zhang Yi Xing’s words.
“Alright, let’s rehearse again, this time with singing?” Huang Ming Hao looked at Cao Gong.
Cao Gong didn’t really care about this, he could sing or not.
Since they were now asked to, they rehearsed again.
But the six mentors under the stage were all incredibly surprised and delighted after hearing the lyrics of the song.
“Wow!!!” Wang Jia Er couldn’t believe that Cao Gong could write such a powerful song.
“This song isn’t just amazing, it’s incredible.” Zhang Yi Xing, clapping, also gave Cao Gong a thumbs-up: “You really have been hiding your talents.”
“My album’s main song, I said I wanted a national style song, you said there wasn’t one.”
“Then what is this now?” Zhang Yi Xing felt like he had been tricked.
“No, I came up with it after you gave me the task. I didn’t have inspiration when we were talking just now.”
For this, Cao Gong, of course, had to explain properly.
Seeing Cao Gong so serious, and it didn’t seem like he was lying, Zhang Yi Xing believed him.
“I’m looking forward to your performance tomorrow night.” Sweet and milky mentor, smiled at him.
“I’ll try my best to disappoint you.” Cao Gong laughed.
Cheng Xiao, stunned, froze. “What? Shouldn’t it be trying your best not to disappoint us?”
“Disappointing you, your fans won’t worry about you falling in love with me.”
“If I try my best not to disappoint you, then you guys will be interested in me, and your fans will be worried. No no, you have to know that many producers are your fans.”
“My life or death is in their hands, I can’t be insubordinate and actually have a teacher-student romance with you, it wouldn’t be good.” The explanation was even worse than not explaining, after Cao Gong’s explanation, Dilraba and Cheng Xiao were speechless.
“Alright, although your rehearsal has flaws, they’re not major issues.”
“Let’s see your performance on stage tomorrow night.” Dilraba was really looking forward to their performance tomorrow night.
The stage performance tomorrow night would definitely be exciting.
Especially Cao Gong, he would definitely give the audience many surprises tomorrow night.