0713: You who shine in the parallel world

The five brothers of 0713 have a good relationship. Cai Guoqin, Guan Zhibin and He Zhancheng are not pretentious people who can't endure any hardship, so the two teams discussed it and decided on their future rooms in a matter of seconds.

The eight people, carrying toiletries provided by the production team and pushing their suitcases, arrived at the lake-view room, chatting and laughing.

Two lake-view four-person rooms are located on one side, next to Lin Zhiying's single room. However, only two of the three rooms are occupied at the moment, so it is still relatively quiet. In addition, there is a large lake right outside the door, so even if the eight people make a lot of noise, it won't disturb the others.

Aside from the occasional shortage of bathroom space for washing up, the four-person room with two extra mattresses was generally satisfactory to everyone.

The bed allocation was simple: Cai Guoqin, Guan Zhibin, and He Zhancheng took the upper bunks, while the five brothers from 0713 took the lower bunks. Since they were all double mattresses, the three mattresses were pushed together, so it wasn't crowded for five people to sleep together.

After tidying up briefly and changing into more comfortable casual clothes, the group returned to the dormitory lobby.

While the brothers returned to their rooms to tidy up, the production crew helped them set up three long dining tables in the lobby, filled with hot pot ingredients, and prepared a hot pot with two separate broths for everyone's dinner.

Others came out of the room one after another. Since they would be living together for the rest of the summer, most of the people in the same dormitory chose to sit at the same table. The two groups, "Countless" and "Suspended", took up almost half of the table.

Of course, you can't have hot pot without drinks. Apart from the pure milk provided by the sponsor, which is free, the brothers have to use their "firepower points" to redeem other drinks and teas if they want to drink them.

The group "Countless" still has a lot of firepower left. Cai Guoqin's philosophy on spending money has always been that it's not about buying expensive things, but about eating well, living well, and having fun. As for the four people in 0713, their financial director is not around.

Faced with the great deal of "buy one get one free" for every 1 point of firepower, Zhang Yuan generously offered to let Bird Zhang pay for all the tea and drinks in their dorm.

With no one to supervise him, the kid started spending money. Zhang Yuan took the "meal card" that Chen Chusheng had given his team and ran to the convenience store window set up by the production team. Chen Chusheng also told him to ask if they had any snacks.

"Brother Sheng, are you really that close to Xiaochao? Even while eating hot pot, you're still thinking about Xiaochao?" Yu Yu imitated her uncle's Northeastern accent, which he had recently used to complain about them, and teased her older brother about his obsession with Xiaochao.

The uncle was also sitting at their table. When he heard Yu Yu's imitation of Northeastern dialect, his face almost split with laughter. He immediately raised his glass of pure milk as if it were wine and toasted Yu Yu.

"Wow, you've got quite a talent for languages, judging by your accent."

“Of course! We just got back from a trip to Northeast China at the end of last year,” Wang Yuexin added in a Northeastern accent.

He looked up at Zhang Yuan, who was waiting at the window, got up and ran over to help him get a drink.

Kenny Kwan poured the tofu into the mushroom soup pot and said to his uncle, "I just found out that Cyrus is actually an incredibly talented traveler. John told me about him. I just searched for his videos in the room, and his language skills are amazing. He speaks the local language in every place he goes."

"Is that amazing?" Hu Yanbin looked at Yu Yu with some surprise. "I just thought your Chinese was more standard than many of ours, but I didn't expect it was just one aspect of your language system."

"That's right, Yu Yu speaks eight languages." Yu Haoming solemnly gestured eight, though he hadn't actually counted how many languages ​​Yu Yu spoke.

So Chen Chusheng said directly, "Not only that, he can speak at least eighteen dialects."

"Wow, buddy, you're exaggerating like that!" Yu Yu scolded in his Guangxi accent, but his accent was so deliberate that it sounded awkward and made the others at the table burst into laughter.

“People who are gifted in languages ​​actually have an advantage in singing and vocal music.” After laughing, Hu Yanbin explained with a touch of awe, “It’s true, because they have a very high degree of control over their pronunciation, intonation, speaking speed and even vocal tone.”

Zhang Yuan and Wang Yuexin brought the drinks back, and the hot pot was boiling by then.

A dozen or so people who had just gotten off work gathered around a hot pot, chatting casually and having a great time.

Ma Boqian jokingly remarked that Xiao Qi left too early and missed out on such a great hot pot meal. He added that Xiao Qi should have stayed and eaten with them; it would have been a simple matter of adding another pair of chopsticks.

As roommates who would be living together for who knows how many terms in the future, Yu Yu formally introduced her four brothers to He Zhancheng in English, which He Zhancheng found more comfortable to understand.

“Oh, I know, I know.” He Zhancheng nodded. Yu Yu thought he meant that he had memorized everyone’s names during the filming of the pilot episode, but his next sentence made her friendly smile freeze on her face—

"You have a very good relationship with them, and you even introduced them to Query before, right? Query broadcasted the Grammys live for you this year, wow, man, I don't know what to say, that was really cool, REALLY."

"...Are you a fan of Q, John?"

"Kind of? I mean, a lot of people are listening to his songs now, and we have several dances that use his songs. It's not just him, but other singers too. I actually quite like his music; it has a lot of style and attitude, and it's quite unexpected."

“I used to be a backup dancer at his concerts. He is a very charismatic musician. Some people say that he is too mysterious and difficult to get along with, but he is very kind to all of us staff. However, that was a long time ago. I had not yet joined Kinjaz, and he was not as famous as he is now.”

Li Jiuzhe's attention was drawn to He Zhancheng: "Wow, so you are now? You guys, I mean, are you still dancing for Query? In the second half of this year?"

He Zhancheng shook his head: "Query's new world tour? Nah, I've only performed in a few concerts. After that, Query had other regular dance troupes. It's a pity we didn't get this long-term collaboration opportunity back then."

“Having a few concerts is great too. It’s nice to be able to collaborate with such an excellent singer. What’s that saying again? Ceiling? The ceiling? He’s the ceiling,” Li Jiuzhe said.

"That was indeed an unforgettable experience."

...However, sorry, he really forgot.

Yu Yu had always thought he had a good memory, but now, for the first time, he began to doubt his own memory.

What? He Zhancheng was his backup dancer before? And he even did a few shows on tour? When did that happen? How come he has absolutely no recollection of it?

Oh right, he changed dance troupes. When did he change dance troupes again?

It seems like he was replaced in the early to mid-stages, right? Because at that time he felt it was a bit troublesome to rehearse with the band and dance teacher while wearing a headgear, so Oliver suggested finding him a reliable permanent dance company.

It's surprising that He Zhancheng still remembers a collaboration that happened at least nine years ago so clearly. But thinking about it, it's understandable. Anyone would remember dancing with a superstar when they were unknown for a lifetime.

Yu Yu, who shamelessly compared himself to a superstar, finally understood the cause and effect and picked up his chopsticks again. Before he could even scoop anything out of the pot, Wang Yuexin put a large piece of mutton roll that had already been cooked and dipped in sauce into his bowl.

"Cough cough, I think my dipping sauce is really good this time, you should try it, you should try it." He said, trying to suppress a laugh, his voice trembling.

"What are you laughing at?" Yu Yu glanced at Wang Yuexin speechlessly. He had been sitting next to him and had listened to the whole thing. Even if his foreign language skills were not good, he could still understand the gist of it. Otherwise, he wouldn't be acting like this.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something funny." Wang Yuexin immediately put on a serious face, but the ever-upturned corners of his mouth betrayed his true feelings. Yu Yuzhen was worried that if he kept holding it in, he would hurt himself.

Yu Yu glanced at Wang Yuexin for a few seconds in silence, then suddenly turned to He Zhancheng and said:

"John, I really didn't expect you and Q to have such a connection. You really are destined to be with us. You were Q's backup dancer before, and now you're teaming up with his friends. When his world tour starts in the second half of the year, would you like to collaborate with him on a few more shows? If you have time, I can talk to him about it. You know he's a very straightforward person."

“Really? I mean, if I may, thank you, Cyrus, it’s my pleasure.”

Wang Yuexin, who had been struggling to suppress his smile, finally managed to do so, even squeezing it flat. He really wanted to grab Yu Yu by the neck and demand, "What about me?! Your buddies weren't even invited as guests, so why was He Zhancheng?"

"Okay, I'll let you be a guest on Query. Will you really be there?" Yu Yu glanced at him.

Wang Yuexin read the random reply: Hahaha, this bowl is really a bowl! This piece of beef is really delicious! It's just that the red oil broth is too clear, we need to add some ice.

It's a pity that Zhang Yuan wasn't sitting on their side; he was chatting with Ma Boqian on the other side. Otherwise, he would have been flirting with Yu Yu, making faces at her and exchanging a few words with Wang Yuexin.

Although Zhang Yuan is a bit of a chatterbox, he can be quite talkative once he gets to know someone. Ma Boqian, on the other hand, is a very talkative and talkative person. During the pre-interview, he chatted with someone in a small dark room for more than two hours. I wonder how much of that conversation will be shown when the show airs.

Previously, when Ma Boqian took the initiative to drag a stool over and sit next to Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan was still very polite. Ma Boqian took the initiative to chat with him for a few words, and once they found the right topic, the two of them couldn't stop talking. Even now, they can talk about anything, from the hobbies and "niche" tidbits of knowledge of the brothers who are re-employed to gossip about their mutual friends.

After a satisfying meal and some casual chatting until they were about to lose interest, and seeing that it was getting late, the seasoned veteran, Brother Pi, approached Wang Yaoqing under the pretext of holding a small group meeting, and called the members of the "Drifting" team back to their room.

As the others watched them leave, thinking about the meeting with the production team the next day to discuss the stage and X-Part, they also got up and went to find their teammates, intending to find a place to have a brief chat.

The main force had already moved on. Yu Yu thought for a moment and looked at He Zhancheng and Guan Zhibin: "They've all left, so this place is empty. If you'd like, we can chat here?"