Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 33: Popular before broadcast
Gu Jingyi and his team are still rehearsing intensively for the theme song stage performance, and the promotion of "Idol Producer" has finally been launched in an overwhelming manner.

No matter where you are, you can seem to see the glittering five-character logo of "Idol Producer".

On Weibo's opening screen, on Kiwi Video's promotional page, and even between variety shows and TV dramas, you can find banner ads for "Idol Producer."

After noticing that Gu Jingyi’s fan photos went viral, the official of “Idol Producer” also released the official photos of the 100 contestants in advance.

These photos are arranged in alphabetical order and list detailed personal information, including height, weight, date of birth, blood type and education level, for every viewer interested in the program to check.

In the official photos of trainees, Gu Jingyi's hair falls naturally over his eyebrows. He is wearing no makeup, and his facial features are indifferent and distant.

His facial features were extremely visually impactful, yet they kept everyone's attention fixed on him.

Like a contradiction, it arouses the curiosity of more viewers.

In just one day, Gu Jingyi appeared in several related hot searches again.

With such a high frequency of screen swiping, even fans who only follow the TV series can't help but secretly save Gu Jingyi's handsome photos.

However, the people who were locked up in the training base were unaware of this popularity.

During practice the next day, Fan Chengcheng and Justin entered Class A classroom together.

The two children stood next to Gu Jingyi, laughing foolishly.

"Brother Jingyi, we are here."

Classes B and C were a bit behind schedule, except for a brief period of time when the instructors went to give a lecture during the re-evaluation. The trainees had to rely on their own efforts to choreograph the theme song.

Noticing where they came from, the cameras in all directions of the classroom were also aimed at Gu Jingyi.

In fact, he had no intention of refusing at first.

He is indeed more familiar with these people from Lehua than with other trainees.

The formations and movements for the theme song were complete, and the actual filming began that evening. The trainees inevitably felt a surge of nervousness as they were about to step onto the stage and face the scrutiny of the audience.

Gu Jingyi, who serves as the center, also has a hard time, just as Zhang Yixing announced the rules before: the center has to have a solo dance that is not short.

It was the kind of solo dance where he literally danced alone, and when the steps below him rose, all the cameras followed him.

These two days, Gu Jingyi has also been practicing his new route.

At that time, the other members of Class A collectively expressed envy when they saw Gu Jingyi working with the choreographers to continuously perfect the new movement lines!
Having said that, the Class A members also have quite a few shots in the theme song.

People like Cai Xukun and Zhu Zhengting, who acted as "guardians" behind Gu Jingyi, were able to get some shots of Gu Jingyi.

Justin and the others arrived at the right time. Gu Jingyi had already practiced the movements he had planned for his solo part very well.

His progress was also the fastest in the entire Class A, so Gu Jingyi did not refuse this little favor.

"Okay, come here."

Gu Jingyi waved his hand, motioning Justin, Fan Chengcheng and others to stand in front of the mirror.

"Just dance here and watch yourself dance inside. Let me check your progress and see where you are."

After finishing the dance, Gu Jingyi hesitated and didn't know what to say.

The contrast was stark; Justin had been practicing longer than Fan Chengcheng, after all. His only issues were minor flaws, like turning a little too quickly during a jump.

As for Fan Chengcheng, his biggest problem is actually his lack of proficiency in the theme song.

Class C is not all bad. When you forget the movements, you can also look at the copy homework of Class A in front.

However, he is also very popular and is the contestant second only to Gu Jingyi and Cai Xukun in this session.

If the production team really intended to maliciously edit the three-minute theme song, Fan Chengcheng would be reduced to a mere "vase," a scene that would echo her previous vocal breakdown on the initial stage and her forgetting the lyrics during her individual rap audition. She would become the biggest "blood bag" of this talent show, a symbol of shame.

Because of this, when Gu Jingyi's face turned serious, even Fan Chengcheng, who had been smiling the whole time, realized the problem.

"Justin, just pay attention to the rhythm and turn around when the accompaniment is about to come in."

"Fan Chengcheng, you still have a lot of room for improvement..."

The high emotional intelligence words made Zhu Zhengting want to laugh.

This was the most aggressive way he had ever seen Gu Jingyi speak!
"There's still half a day left before the theme song shoot. I'll give you some special training. But be forewarned, my training methods are a bit Spartan. If you can't handle it, you can stop at any time."

Fan Chengcheng nodded as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw. It was already good enough that Gu Jingyi could help at this time.

By the time Fan Chengcheng came to his senses, he had already danced to the theme song over twenty times, following the instructional video on the tablet provided by the production team, without any breaks.

He was so exhausted that he just lay down on the spot and spread out his limbs.

"Fan Chengcheng, stand up. We just had a high-intensity training session, you can't just lie down."

The practice room wasn't heated, and Fan Chengcheng was sweating profusely. He lay on the floor, gasping for breath.

"Brother Jingyi, I'm so tired, let me rest for a while."

"fifteen minutes."

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Jingyi called him at the exact moment.

"It's time, get up and continue."

Fan Chengcheng slowly got up from the ground, like a turtle turning over its shell.

After dancing with him for the whole morning, Fan Chengcheng's movements became much smoother.

"Brother Jingyi, thank you."

After feeling the progress, Fan Chengcheng was very grateful.

Gu Jingyi waved his hand and didn't care.

When correcting Fan Chengcheng's movements, Fan Chengcheng was actually the one jumping in front. He was just standing by, pointing out what he saw was wrong.

Why would he help Fan Chengcheng? Perhaps it was just the pity of the strong for the weak.

There's still some time before the theme song shoot starts, so just giving me some pointers is a way to kill time.

It was soon night, and the selection officials took the trainees to the dressing room to do their makeup.

Class A trainees have additional private rooms and are provided with one-on-one service by dedicated makeup artists.

Trainees from other classes could only squeeze in the hall and wait for the public makeup artists to come and do their makeup.

In terms of makeup and styling, she is not as good as the contestants in Class A.

"Idol Producer" has been emphasizing this gap from the very beginning, and has rooted the concept that higher rankings and higher levels mean higher treatment in the hearts of every trainee.

After the show is broadcast, these injustices will become the motivation for fans to vote passionately.

They will passionately crunch data on various charts just to give their favorite contestants a little more screen time, and will even put aside their pride and canvass for votes.

"Idol Producer" will ride on this trend and become more and more popular.

(End of this chapter)