Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 212 The Real Eel
Xia Fan was a little nervous before entering the room, but he found that there were only four instructors and a few cameramen in the studio. One of the instructors was even an "acquaintance" with whom he had had dinner yesterday. Somehow he calmed down.

"Hello, mentors and producers. I am Xia Fan, a trainee from Longguo who has been training for two and a half years..."

Standing in the center of the stage, he had a clear expression and simple and stiff movements, and bowed hello to the four mentors.

There was no greasy smile, disgusting wink, or other uncoordinated "clever movements"; even his self-introduction was almost a verbatim recitation of the lines from his personal interview video.

But after the previous "monsters and ghosts", such an opening does not make Xia Fan look "monotonous". Instead, it makes the mentors who have suffered from the "greasy and exaggerated bombardment" feel a sense of comfort of being "baptized".

"Xia Fan, right? Please start your performance."

Before the recording of the show, the mentors who also paid attention to social media naturally had some understanding of Xia Fan.

Xia Fan's educational background and appearance are impeccable. Judging from the popularity he has gained from shooting commercials, guest-starring in web dramas, and participating in campus competitions in recent times, he also has certain acting skills and musical attainments.

In the eyes of the mentors, Bethesda must have made a heavy bet and regarded Xia Fan as the seed player of the Burning Series in this audition, which is why they were willing to let Yayoi Tsuki risk her wings and personally help with the "hype".

"Such beautiful, bright eyes..."

"I am more charming in person than in the video, and my temperament is so unique..."

But when the real person stood in front of them, the mentors realized that they had underestimated Xia Fan's personal charm.

Although it was just a simple introduction and greeting, and the talent show didn't start...

"Why do I always feel that it is pleasing to the eyes just by looking at it?"

"Very good eyesight, born to be on stage."

But as soon as their eyes met Xia Fan's on the stage, the mentors felt as if they were caught in some invisible gravity and were completely unable to take their eyes off him.

It seemed that just by looking at Xia Fan, there would be an inexplicable joy in my heart, and my brain would start to secrete dopamine, making the whole person relax.

"Hey, this face with no blind spots is so photogenic..."

In the recording room, Manjiro Akimoto stared at the screen on the monitor with a somewhat excited look in his eyes.

From the moment Xia Fan appeared on the stage, except for the fixed cameras of several instructors, all the cameras on the scene were shooting him from 360 degrees with no blind spots, both near and far.

People who are familiar with photography will know that every artist has a few particularly good-looking "special shooting angles" and a few "blind angles" where shooting is prohibited.

Including the mentors on the stage, generally before participating in the program, these angles will be explained in detail in advance, and even written into the contract, to avoid the appearance of "death angles" that become Internet memes when the program is broadcast.

But no matter which angle or distance the camera is taken from, Xia Fan's stunning looks, alluring eyes, and radiant charm are not compromised at all...

It can be said that every frame can be taken individually to make a poster.

"Especially this look. Rather than looking at the camera all the time, it's more like the photographer is unconsciously attracted to him and actively pursues these star-like eyes..."

Most of the trainees who are on stage for the first time will only stare at the instructor and appear "unfocused" in front of the camera...

No matter which shot you look at, Xia Fan still has that pair of beautiful eyes that seem to be able to speak, and he seems to be staring at the camera at all times, without the need to deliberately "manage his eyes".

"Company B, where did you find such a shining talent?"

When he thought that Xia Fan was not a trainee of his company, Akimoto Manjiro suppressed his admiration and couldn't help but sigh. As a "girl group creator" who has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has met countless people, he deeply understands...

Some people, even if their facial features, talents, conversation or temperament are not top-notch, have a kind of charm that is hard to explain.

Even with a mask on, you can still be recognized in a crowd and will instantly become the focus wherever you go.

This dazzling quality that cannot be hidden and has the potential to become a top idol is privately called "light" by Manjiro Akimoto.

Although his personal video ranked first in views, Xia Fan only had three minutes, so he had no time to pay attention to the reactions of the people in front of and behind the stage.

"Today, my first performance is a song called 'I Once Thought of Ending It All'."

He took the electronic keyboard pushed up by the staff and introduced it softly.

"Oh? Are you responding to the provocation from that day?"

Upon hearing the song title, Yayoi Tsukiko in the audience opened her pink lips slightly in surprise, then covered her mouth with her hands and laughed secretly.

"You actually dared to choose this song, and it looks like you're singing it live?"

"This kid is a little too arrogant."

Oda Masaru and Kimura Goro looked at each other and smiled without comment.

"Oh, you are a real eel. You will climb ashore even if you fall down, Reisbai!"

Shota Hirai stood up even more exaggeratedly, put his finger in front of his forehead, and made a "salute" gesture to him!

According to the different performance times of the first stage, the trainees designed relatively complete and easiest-to-perform performance content. The previous trainees did a good job in this regard.

In their opinion, the reason why Xia Fan chose the song "I Once Thought About Ending It All" was obviously after careful consideration by Bethesda, and his approach was similar to that of Hirano Yuta.

Doing so can not only pay tribute to the original singer Yayoi Tsuki who was present, but also respond to the other party's previous bold statement of "pushing him" and continue the topic's popularity...

At the same time, as the original singer of the song, Yayoi Tsuki is qualified to make an authoritative evaluation of Xia Fan's debut stage.

"By choosing this song, does Company B know that international trainees won't last for more than a few rounds, and want to squeeze out enough popularity in the early stages?"

In front of the monitor, Manjiro Akimoto naturally understood why the reactions of several mentors were so "surprised".

Xia Fan's song selection may seem like a clever move, but it is actually a risky move of "success or death"...

The song "I Once Thought of Ending It All" has a clear rhythm, is not difficult to sing, and has been publicly licensed for non-commercial purposes. After its release, many artists have tried to cover it...

But when they actually sang it, they found that the emotions of despair, sadness and persistence in hope contained in the song were too complex and far more difficult to express than they seemed.

Compared with Yayoi Tsuki's "unsurpassed" original version, no matter how skillful the song is, without sufficient emotional support, the whole song will appear unusually "dry", and the self-proclaimed superb cover singer will eventually become a clown of poor imitation.

Therefore, although the program team obtained the commercial authorization of this song from Bethesda and added it to the "program music library", except for Xia Fan, the "burning seed player", no trainee had the courage to choose to sing this song and seek death to take advantage of the traffic of Yayoi Tsuki, the "venomous tongue queen"...

On the contrary, Goro Kimura, who has many repertoires with low difficulty, became the "hardest hit by tributes". In one day, he held a "grand parade" of all the works in his idol career that was so disgusting that it made people want to vomit.

(End of this chapter)