Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 78 Cooperation between the Three Lords and the Mentor

On the mentor collaboration stage, he chose Cheng Xiao's "24K Magic REMIX Havana".

The mentor collaboration stage is mainly focused on showcasing the mentors, with the trainees only playing a supporting role.

Li Ronghao really wants Gu Jingyi to join the "Quit Smoking" group, the quality of this song is indeed good.

But most of the highlights were almost all taken by Li Ronghao.

Even after the stage performance was broadcast, the impression left on the audience was more focused on Li Ronghao.

Since they are all similar, Gu Jingyi will of course choose the one he likes more.

There are many trainees joining Cheng Xiao's group, and Gu Jingyi is of course the most eye-catching one.

Justin followed Gu Jingyi in choosing Cheng Xiao. This group didn't have many top-tier players. Most of them chose Li Ronghao's "Quit Smoking." After the split, the other groups were mostly filled with familiar trainees.

After everyone had rehearsed their own performance songs for a few days and became familiar with them, they set aside time to rehearse the mentor's collaboration song, "24K Magic REMIX Havana". The two songs were a combination.

The program crew is also looking forward to this group's stage performance.

The performance of "24K Magic REMIX Havana" was integrated into the plot, which roughly tells the story of a group of boys pursuing a girl. They then have to show their love for her in front of her and show off their talents to attract her favor.

Cheng Xiao glanced at the script and suddenly wanted to laugh.

She cleared her throat and asked everyone to choose voluntarily: "This part actually needs a leader. He will be the one who leads the entrance at the beginning. The foothold of the stage interaction should also start with him. Are you willing..."

"Gu Jingyi"

"Brother Jingyi"

Gu Jingyi didn't fight for anything, but this pie just fell on his head.

"me?"

He pointed at his nose and asked the other trainees, looking genuinely surprised.

"Yes, that's right, you are the one everyone wants!"

Justin started to make a fuss, and Gu Jingyi became the most outstanding character on the stage.

Next came the division of parts. "Brother Jingyi, do you want to try the magic trick part?"

Justin tried to get him the highlight part again, "No, no, see if anyone wants to try this part."

He was the center of all three performances.

Gu Jingyi has been called a "huge C" and since he has been chosen as the trainee who can interact with Cheng Xiao the most on the mentor stage, there is no need to fight for these shares. The first soup has been drunk, so some leftovers should be shared with others.

"Can I? I want to try."

Gu Jingyi didn't want it, so Zhu Xingjie spoke up immediately.

The parts were quickly divided and rehearsal began.

The dance itself is not difficult and the movements are not overly complicated.

In just one afternoon, the stage was ready.

Gu Jingyi returned to the "Dream" team and continued to work overtime.

Qian Zhenghao's progress was still far behind, and Gu Jingyi had no choice but to break down the movements one by one.

Through repeated training, muscle memory is also formed.

Three days passed quickly and the day of the third performance arrived.

The competition was almost over, and the next recording session would be the debut night. After four months of hard work, Gu Jingyi was finally leaving this place.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the trainees took a bus to the performance venue.

35 trainees gathered backstage, put on their makeup and waited for the stage.

Zhang Yixing walked to the center of the stage and greeted the audience: "Hello everyone, welcome to the performance of iQiyi's Idol Producer. I am Zhang Yixing, the representative of the national producer."

People backstage and on the scene applauded and cheered together, and all kinds of cheering colors and cheering light signs formed a sea.

"Who are you all here for today?"

"Gu Jingyi!!!"

“Jingyi!!!”

"Cai Xukun!!!"

"Fan Chengcheng!!!——

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the volume of the crowd suddenly rose, and all kinds of screams almost overturned the dome, expressing their true feelings to their brothers.

Gu Jingyi looked through the studio screen and saw the audience standing there. They were holding many banners and light signs, forming a sea of ​​black and gold.

"It's clear our audience is very enthusiastic. Now we'll hand the stage over to the trainees!"

"Today, the trainees will perform their theme song on this stage. Their final performance will be determined by the votes of all the national producers present."

At the beginning of the third public performance, when the audience votes, each person can only choose one group and can only vote for one person in the group.

Each audience member has only one vote, which results in a huge gap in votes between trainees.

Zhang Yixing: "Now, the final assessment for the 35 trainees before their debut—the theme assessment performance—is about to begin!"

As Zhang Yixing finished his last sentence, the final theme song assessment officially began.

The two groups "I Will Always Remember" and "BOOM BOOM BOOM" each gave an excellent performance. When the third group performed "Fireworking".

"Dream", led by Gu Jingyi, also arrived backstage, preparing to wait.

"The next performance for us is 'Dream'..."

Before Zhang Yixing finished explaining the concept for his song, a sea of ​​black and gold suddenly appeared from below the stage. That was Gu Jingyi's support color, filling up most of the venue.

The stage spotlight sounded, and seven figures appeared in the center of the stage.

The trainees reacting backstage no longer considered Gu Jingyi's team as rivals. They completely relaxed and followed the show with the mentality of fans.

Gu Jingyi’s Weibo followers have reached 1500 million, and now the number of fans signing in on the super topic has reached a terrifying 40.

Even the most terrifying former top star Lu Han only had over 30 sign-ins.

Although he is still recording "Idol Producer", major brands waiting for Gu Jingyi to endorse their products have already called out to him on Weibo.

Does Gu Jingyi like playing games? Would you like to check out PUBG Mobile?
[Does Gu Jingyi like fried chicken? Would you like to learn more about KFC?]
[Golden Arches is still the best, right, Gu Jingyi.]
All the major "Blue Vs" came out one after another under Gu Jingyi's Weibo and were extremely active.

Officially announced endorsements such as One Leaf, Peacebird and "A Chinese Ghost Story" also began to compete for favor.

They posted photos of themselves voting for Gu Jingyi, all of them "vying for attention".

Even the usually aloof Dior accidentally liked Gu Jingyi's straight-shot video.

As soon as the March issue of Elle came out, Dior was the first to claim it.

[Dior]: #DiorAsiaPacificBrandFriend# @IdolProducer-Gu Jingyi, DiorAsiaPacificBrandFriend, graces the cover of Elle's March issue wearing Dior's Spring 2018 men's limited edition collection, showcasing a fresh take on classics. Paired with a Cartier bracelet, the chic look adds a touch of modern flair. (Web link)

Even on Twitter, Dior synced the message.

This attentive look is indeed somewhat inconsistent with the usually aloof image of the official V.

Major marketing accounts also broke the news, "New news in March, a top luxury brand is going to upgrade the brand treatment for three-character top stars. Do you know who he is? Guess."

The responses in the comment section were also hilarious, with the top comment being "Who could it be? They're just short of reporting Gu Jingyi's ID card" (6.2 likes).

"Xs, who doesn't know that the only top star in China who is currently associated with blue-blooded luxury brands is Gu Jingyi." (5.7 likes)

"Gu fans, stop popping champagne at halftime. Top luxury brands have a long probation period. Your brother is just a small brand buddy, wearing borrowed or sponsored clothing to increase exposure. You don't think your brother is Chris, do you? The unprecedented dual global spokesperson for a top luxury brand." (2.1 likes, 5.3 dislikes)

The rise of new elites will always arouse the fear of the old top stars.

Chris made a comeback thanks to "The Rap of China", but without the support of other works, his traffic is rapidly declining.

Gu Jingyi's rapid rise to fame has caused concern among major traffic camps.

Some companies have already started collecting negative information about him, but have found nothing.

However, Gu Jingyi, who was still on the stage, didn't know all this.

The camera scanned the faces of the seven people one by one, and when Gu Jingyi's face appeared on the big screen, the fans were excited again.

The smoky gray side and back seemed a bit ordinary to Gu Jingyi, but it made many viewers exclaim in surprise.

Compliments like "he has lost the ability to speak" and "he is so handsome" were flying everywhere, and it seemed that people really thought his hair color was very handsome.

In order to fit in better with the crew, he finally chose a smoky gray hairstyle that was slightly gentler on his hair.

Although bleaching and dyeing are also required, there is no need to go through bleaching and dyeing several times like lake blue, platinum gold and silver gray.

Gu Jingyi suppressed the emotions surging in his heart and began his performance on stage.

The prelude sounded, and the performance officially began. Justin and Zhu Zhengting moved their heads and necks to the rhythm of the music, then took a step back to the left and right and squatted. After a simple movement, Gu Jingyi, standing in the center, appeared at the center of the stage.

The smoky-gray young man turned sideways towards the camera, his profile clearly defined. Under the light, his eyebrows and eyes were deep.

The custom-made black and gold headset cast a shadow on his skin. When the camera turned to him, Gu Jingyi tapped his cheek and smiled wickedly.

"Yeah? I wanna wanna, I wanna dream——"

"Wooooo!"

While singing, Gu Jingyi quickly followed his previous movements, rushed forward, jumped up and kicked high, instantly pushing the atmosphere to an unrestrained and enthusiastic one!
“Aa ...

The atmosphere on the scene quickly heated up!
After completing the opening, he retreated to another position.

Zhou Yanchen, Fan Chengcheng, and Justin each sang their own part. Although Gu Jingyi did not appear in the C position, every rhythm of his movements attracted the audience's attention, making the audience only able to see him and willing to follow him.

The performance was still going on, and when it came to the chorus, Zhu Zhengting ripped off the scarf from around his waist and threw it on the ground. Gu Jingyi was surrounded by the crowd and stood in the middle.

"Break free from the curse of imprisonment and travel in style, following the guidance of your heart"

"Just like I feel, tonight—"

Gu Jingyi's high notes were as clear and transparent as ever, and the drawn-out tail note pushed the high notes up again.

The scale soared to the clouds, instantly piercing through them. Like a needle, it exploded in the minds of all the audience.

"Ahhh, Gu Jingyi!"

The fans in the stands held up cheering signs, staring at the figure with infatuated eyes and fell into a frenzy.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!"

The audience also started screaming along with him, and the volume was getting higher and higher as the high notes kept rising.

"Don't doubt your dream, forget the stereotyped logic"

Zhu Zhengting moved and stood in the center of the stage again.

"Join our carnival, bad moods will be alone"

Seven trainees, dancing together with wild and dynamic movements, twisted their shoulders, leaned forward, tossed their heads, leaned back, thrust their chests, and kicked their legs. It was a delight to watch.

Seven handsome guys, all wearing bright red clothes, performed their moves in perfect time with the lyrics.

When the chorus of "Na, Nanana, Nanana" began, everyone pulled down their open-collared jackets, leaving them half-undressed, and swayed their shoulders to the rhythm.

"Ahhh, Gu Jingyi!"

When fans saw Gu Jingyi's abdominal muscles appearing under his shirt and looming with his movements, they almost fainted with excitement.

Surrounded by the crowd, Gu Jingyi suddenly took a running leap. He launched himself from the ranks, his body soaring through the air. It felt as if he were flying, and he landed directly in front of the stage. His close proximity to the audience nearly sent the front row into a frenzy of excitement.

"Ahhh, Gu Jingyi"

After making eye contact with the fans, he chuckled and took out a handful of colored paper from his pocket and scattered them.

I stepped back into the team and continued to dance and sing with my teammates.

The melody of the song "Dream" is so catchy that fans will sing along in no time.

"Na Na Na", the whole audience joined in the chorus.

If the highlight of the previous "Cant stop me" was the assembly and use of the prop chairs, the highlight of "Dream" is the colored paper.

“Na Na Na, join our carnival and say alone with bad mood”

Gu Jingyi sang with his teammates while moving to the center of the stage. The seven people's movements were in perfect unison, which brought a great visual effect to the audience.

When the last syllable fell, Gu Jingyi took out a handful of colored paper from his pocket. Together with his teammates, they sprinkled it up!

“I got a dream~”

After the last line of the lyrics was sung, everyone gathered in the center of the stage from their scattered positions.

Zhu Zhengting and Justin were standing near Gu Jingyi, and the VJ was operating the jib to aim at the C position.

Gu Jingyi's makeup was slightly smudged, but it made him look so ethereal and unreal.

He turned sideways to the camera and smiled triumphantly.

"Ahhh, Emperor Jing! Emperor Jing!"

The fans in the audience were so excited by him that their hearts beat faster and they could only shout his name to vent their excitement.

Zhang Yixing began the review session, first commenting on Li Ronghao: "There's nothing much to say about Gu Jingyi, he's still as steady as ever. It's a pity that I was a step behind on the mentor collaboration stage and didn't get to work with you. I hope that after the show, we can have another opportunity to work together."

Li Ronghao's words showed more than just admiration for Gu Jingyi; he directly extended an invitation.

Gu Jingyi smiled and said, "There will be a chance, Teacher Li Ronghao."

Zhou Jieqiong was a bit cold today. She just praised the overall smoothness of the performance. She didn't even mention Gu Jingyi, and it was obvious that she really held a grudge.

As for Cheng Xiao, she covered her face, still somewhat immersed in the atmosphere of the stage. After a pause, she spoke up, "Gu Jingyi is truly amazing, very versatile. He's a hexagonal warrior. He sings well, dances well, and is a blast on stage."

After saying that, he couldn't help but cover his heart with his hands and grinned at the front.

"Okay, okay, let's all understand. Teacher Xiaoxiao is young, and this is what she does when she sees a handsome guy."

Zhang Yixing was startled. He himself was an idol. Of course, he knew that if this scene was broadcast, it might arouse the dissatisfaction of Gu Jingyi's girlfriend's fans.

The number of votes for the performance will not be announced until all five groups have finished singing.

As the "Dream" group left the stage, the last group also took the stage.

However, the audience at the scene was still completely immersed in the performance of Gu Jingyi's group and couldn't help but reminisce about it uncontrollably.

Gu Jingyi was so dazzling that they couldn't focus on their stage at all.

After the last group finished their performance, the five groups came on stage together.

Zhang Yixing finally started announcing the votes, "Okay, now we'll start announcing the votes."

The screen began to scroll, and the votes of group after group appeared on the screen.

The "Dream" group received 353 votes, of which Gu Jingyi received 137. This time, the votes for all three public performances were not high, and Gu Jingyi became the new first place in the performance with "237 votes".

Cai Xukun's "Listen to What I Say" received 186 votes for the entire group, with Kunkun receiving 77 votes, and Xiao Gui, Li Xikan, and Bu Fan receiving nearly 20 votes.

This time, since only one group can be voted for, each audience member has only one chance to vote, which makes each vote particularly precious.

If the audience could only choose one contestant to vote for, it would still be around 33 votes.

As strong as Kun Kun, that is two and a half times this number.

Gu Jingyi directly monopolized the market with a lead of 7 times.

This is not just a gap C position, it is a super monopoly giant C.

The performances of the five groups have been completed, and the stage for collaboration with mentors has arrived.

Gu Jingyi went backstage to change clothes and touch up her makeup.

His and Cheng Xiao's collaborative performance "24K Magic REMIX Havana" was the first to be performed, which was decided by drawing lots among several mentors.

Cheng Xiao didn't know whether it was good luck or bad luck, she was the first to go on stage.

However, for this kind of entertainment stage, Gu Jingyi doesn't care whether he should be the finale or not.

After the stage was set up, it was time to go on stage.

The lights went out, and Cheng Xiao took this opportunity to stand on the cylindrical stage.

Before the collaborative stage began, she had a solo performance of "Havana".

When the music started, Cheng Xiao's dance began.

A full moon hung on the large screen behind the production crew, and Cheng Xiao followed the rhythm with precise timing. His movements were powerful yet aesthetically pleasing. The entire routine flowed beautifully, a feast for the eyes.

As a young actress who was able to "support the entire group" by virtue of the 16 Idol Games, her strength is also the best among the returning young actresses. The whole set of movements is smooth and the rhythm is not ambiguous at all.

Coupled with his good figure, his crisp and neat timing and movements are really eye-catching.

The balance that Zhang Yixing emphasized before can also be reflected in her.

After a solo movement, the music of "24k Magic" sounded.

"Moon"

“Girls what you trying to do”

Gu Jingyi sang this piece with other trainees, appearing in the center of the stage from both sides.

He was the first to rush to Cheng Xiao and interact with her actively.

The silver-gray hair color matched with today's makeup makes him look even more handsome, and the light shining on his face is particularly charming.

The two of them exchanged blows, and then it was the other person's turn.

Each trainee went up and interacted with Cheng Xiao one line at a time.

Finally, as the lyrics entered the chorus, Gu Jingyi stood on the cylindrical stage and stood side by side with Cheng Xiao.

He stood behind Cheng Xiao, and the two of them jumped up in sync. Although they both had cold faces, the combination of handsome men and beautiful women made them look like a perfect couple.

Especially when Gu Jingyi and Cheng Xiao turned around and danced facing each other for a while, the charming atmosphere became even stronger.

In the backstage director's room, the trainees were suddenly excited.

"Frog Fun, Cheng Xiao and Gu Jingyi are really sensible!"

"Really, it feels so good when they dance together."

However, the audience in the audience seemed dissatisfied with this stage design.

"Ahhh, Gu Jingyi, Mommy won't let you do this, where are you putting your hands?"

In fact, Gu Jingyi's hand was just on Cheng Xiao's shoulder, and he was still very careful about the scale.

"Jingyi, you are not allowed to look at other women! Ahhhh, I'm going to be angry!"

The girlfriend fans in the audience didn’t seem happy.

Similar interactions also occurred when Justin interacted with Cheng Xiao.

Despite this, the stage still proceeded according to its original trajectory.

When the last mentor collaboration stage "Mask" ended, the third performance ended.

After leaving the stage, the trainees were all a bit dazed. There were only two songs today, so everyone was pretty much in that "I'm almost on stage" kind of nervous state.

After the audience left, Gu Jingyi and other trainees got on the bus back to the program crew.

After returning to the dormitory and having a good rest, the production team asked all the trainees to record some interviews the next day.

The most important part is that after the interview, the trainees have to spend a few minutes on the photo wall to select the trainee with the best appearance in their mind.

After being selected, you have to face the camera and hold the photo to briefly explain why you chose him.

The trainee with the “most appearance” will be entitled to 100,000 additional votes.

"I choose Gu Jingyi from Huace. If I could live with his face for a day, I would probably feel more happiness!"

"How should I put it? Although everyone has their own unique characteristics, Jingyi is not just handsome, but the kind of handsome that always shines!"

"I'd definitely choose Gu Jingyi. The Dream team was working overtime. Everyone was practicing day and night, and everyone was in a mess. Only he, with his rosy complexion and sweat, looked so handsome!"

"Gu Jingyi, actually, during practice, everyone was a little afraid to stand next to him. Brother Jingyi bullied everyone with his looks."

"Of course it's Jingyi. I've watched his ending so many times... He's so handsome and dazzling."

The most interesting person was Cai Xukun, who hesitated for a long time at the photo wall. After a while of hesitation, he finally took Gu Jingyi's photo. Then he put the photo in front of the camera and said with a smile, "It's Gu Jingyi. To be honest, before I came on this show, I always thought I was quite handsome. But after meeting Gu Jingyi, I completely lost that idea."

The cameraman behind the lens was also laughing, and it was obvious that Kun Kun was a little shocked.

The most interesting thing was Justin. Before the staff could ask any questions, this kid, who had been on "Produce 202" and had some talent show experience, directly took Gu Jingyi's photo from the photo wall.

"So fast?"

"Huh? Isn't this about choosing the most handsome guy? I can't think of anyone else except Brother Jingyi. He was also chosen as the most handsome guy when we were overseas before."

When it was Fan Chengcheng's turn, he directly took Gu Jingyi's photo and placed it in front of him.

When the election officer asked him to explain the reason, he said a lot of flattery and sincerely thanked Gu Jingyi for his previous help.

As if everyone had made an appointment, everyone who had contact with Gu Jingyi chose the same person.

When Gu Jingyi finally entered, the staff told him directly that he was selected as the "No. 1 in appearance" by all the trainees, and asked him if he had any thoughts and could share them.

"Thank you brothers for your kindness!"

Gu Jingyi faced the camera and clasped his hands together and bowed.

As a person who has been praised for his appearance since childhood, it is indeed difficult for me to feel too much about the title of "the most beautiful person".

Even this extra vote is just icing on the cake. Considering Gu Jingyi's current fan base, the voting team can complete this extra vote in an hour at full strength.

Gu Jingyi spent another two or three days filming a spin-off program of "Idol Producer" and some benefits for the first-place vote.

For example, there is a ten-minute dormitory derivative variety show, or a two-hour live broadcast.

Gu Jingyi spent a whole day replenishing all the materials bit by bit.

Although it is tiring to complete these tasks in a short period of time, Gu Jingyi knows that it is even more tiring for fans to vote.

Just playing the voting group requires several devices to rotate. My fingers are getting sore from constantly switching accounts.

While he was recording these materials, the second season of "Idol Producer" was also aired.

"Ahaha, I finally got you."

“Why can’t I click in?”

While muttering to herself, Tian Xiwei opened "Idol Producer" which was launched on the Kiwi platform as scheduled.

It froze for a while before the program's logo was refreshed.

[Come for Gu Jingyi!]
[Gu Jingyi should debut as the center!]
[Jing travels the world, but Yi walks alone!]
As soon as I clicked in, barrages of comments flew into my eyes one after another.

Tian Xiwei clicked close and put the program aside.

While leading the fans to vote, he was waiting for the show to start for Gu Jingyi to appear.

However, after Cai Xukun's group performing "Papillon" came on stage, Tian Xiwei still gave them a few glances out of respect.

However, that’s all.

The adapted version of "Papillon" was too noisy, and Tian Xiwei was really not interested in it.

She frowned when she saw Wang Ziyi and complained, "Why does he always appear with Cai Xukun? His performance is not as impressive as Cai Xukun's."

In terms of Rap pronunciation, the two are actually similar.

But in terms of stage presence, Cai Xukun's style is more suitable for rocking the place.

After the performance, Cai Xukun's votes were announced.

"No way, there's something wrong with Cai Xukun's vote count."

After looking at the screen for a while, Tian Xiwei suddenly slammed the table.

"Damn, is Gu Jingyi in danger?"

Tian Xiwei suddenly remembered the repo of the second public performance. Someone on Douban broke the news that Gu Jingyi had been bullied.

She instantly became energetic and tagged all the members.

[Gu Jingyi's Donuts]: Everyone pause, Cai Xukun has finished his performance. Gu Jingyi should be next, go watch the show.

[Gu Jingyi’s Donuts]: Someone from the Gua Group broke the news before that Gu Jingyi was wronged. Everyone remember to watch the show so that other children don’t know when they are wronged.

(End of this chapter)