0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Chen Chusheng understood what his three brothers meant. To put it bluntly, as long as they were in Chen Chusheng's team, they were his own people. For the sake of the team and the stage effect, they were willing to do their best to cooperate with their captain, Chen Chusheng.

So the three of them still wanted to see what the four new brothers who joined the team thought.

Uncle scratched his face: "To be honest, I know my own limitations. My old arms and legs can jump around a bit if I need to, but whether I can jump well or not is another matter."

Victor Wong also considered the team's needs: "If there are only three people on 'Investigation,' I don't think it's enough."

Li Jiuzhe, who only figured out the grouping rules after the grouping was completed, had been crying and apologizing to his former teammates one by one less than an hour ago because of guilt. He believed that it was his fault that Ma Boqian's team was disbanded. He even rushed into Ma Boqian's preparation room during the interview and hugged the unexpected Ma Boqian while crying.

At this moment, Li Jiuzhe, filled with remorse, was very proactive. His teammate Su Xiaoding from "Up and Down the Mountain" was injured, and his uncle had not yet psychologically accepted singing and dancing. So he chose to step forward and wanted his two old teammates to go to the more relaxed vocal stage.

“I can dance! I can dance!” Li Jiuzhe raised his hand.

"What kind of dance can you do? Don't tease me. I'd rather you dance than you." The uncle knew that Li Jiuzhe could breakdance now, but there was no need for it. He was just following his heart.

Seeing that Chen Chusheng did not immediately express his opinion and had a thoughtful expression on his face, Yu Yu knew that he must have already made up his mind.

Actually, he seemed preoccupied on the way back. Perhaps after witnessing his two older brothers pack their bags and leave on the spot without even having much time to say goodbye, Chen Chusheng, who was the team leader for the second time, had his competitive spirit and sense of responsibility stirred up.

This is what it means for Brother Sheng to be truly in the zone. Yu Yu smiled gently. You know, his older brother may seem calm and collected on the surface, but he is actually a very competitive person. Once he gets into the zone and wants to win, then it's basically a sure thing.

"What's wrong?" Wang Yuexin asked in a low voice, somewhat puzzled, when she saw Yu Yu suddenly laugh.

"Look," Yu Yu didn't answer directly; he simply gestured with his chin to draw Wang Yuexin's attention.

Sure enough, the next second, Chen Chusheng spoke up after thinking it over: "Actually, I think the stage of 'Walking Fish' is a stage that touches the heart. If you want to sing into people's hearts, then there can be no more than three people. Three people are enough and will not disrupt the continuation of emotions."

"In the Investigation, the stage focuses more on dramatic expression and is more extroverted."

His meaning was very clear: "Walking Fish" only needs three people, and the rest will all go to "Investigation".

A stage for five people to sing and dance, it's just like a boy band stage.

Although the MVP members of the first performance can participate in two stages at the same time in the second performance, Yu Yu knows that if Chen Chusheng wants to focus on "Walking Fish", he will definitely not have the energy to learn to dance.

Su Xiaoding, who had been listening the whole time, was the first to speak up: "Well, brothers, I'm not trying to shirk anything, but I think people should do what's appropriate for them. This is a competitive stage, and we have to compete with other groups. It's a matter of life and death for our team."

"These two stages, one introverted and one extroverted, are for those who are better at conveying emotions through singing, like 'Walking Fish,' and for those who are better at dramatic expression, like 'Under Investigation.' I am, after all, an actor. I can't sing as well as you guys, but I can act, so count me in for 'Under Investigation.'"

Su Xiaoding is actually a very smart person. He knows that since his arm injury, he is in a very awkward situation. His agent has also hinted that he will probably have to pack his bags and leave after the second performance.

However, as an artist, being able to stay on an S-level variety show for a few more episodes and earn more appearance fees is secondary; who wouldn't want to increase their exposure?

So even though his current state isn't really suited for singing and dancing, he still has to go to "Under Investigation"—not only because "Under Investigation" is somewhat related to singing and acting, but also because "Walking Fish" is their trump card, a top-tier song, and he doesn't want to "cause trouble" there.

After Su Xiaoding expressed her opinion, Victor Wong also preemptively stated that he wanted to sing and dance.

Actually, whether it's Victor Wong, Li Jiuzhe, or Yu Yu, their vocals are quite suitable for "Walking Fish," but Chen Chusheng didn't expect Victor Wong to take the initiative to ask to sing and dance, so he asked uncertainly, "Really? Brother Guan, are you really going to dance?"

"Yeah, I haven't sung or danced to anything yet. I want to give it a try. Isn't the point of coming here to try something I haven't done before?" Victor Wong smiled.

Victor Wong is a very good senior, and given the limited number of spots, he didn't want to put Chan Chu-sheng in a difficult position.

In his mind, the best vocal group for "Walking Fish" is Chen Chusheng, Yu Yu and Li Jiuzhe. Especially Yu Yu, such a great singer who can even influence the direction of the stage, is not going to sing on the vocal stage but instead doing singing and dancing, which he is not good at. It is a complete waste of his talent!

Yu Yu appreciated his good intentions, but made the exact opposite choice from what Pin Guan had hoped for: "I'll go to 'Investigation' too."

"Hmm? You're interested in singing and dancing now?" Victor Wong asked, somewhat surprised.

“No, not at all.” Yu Yu shook her head, her tone somewhat meaningful. “But brothers, if we want to win, and win beautifully, we can’t just focus on protecting one song.”

"What do you mean?" Wang Yuexin didn't understand what the connection was between Bao Jige's songs and Yu Yu's "Under Investigation".

But some people already understood.

This is a very real problem, and one that Chen Chusheng has never prioritized: regardless of how exciting the stage is, if there are no popular and high-profile artists on stage, then that stage is inherently inferior to other stages with popular contestants.

Unless that less popular stage can decisively defeat them with superior strength, it will be difficult to win.

Given the exquisite quality of each of the brothers' performances, winning through stage design alone is virtually impossible. As for relying on exceptional talent? Among this year's contestants, there doesn't seem to be any artist whose actual skill level is so far superior that the audience can vote blindly.

Besides, if someone's abilities are at an alien level, how could Brother Pi possibly be able to invite them over? Even if he did manage to invite them, how could an artist with such extraordinary abilities have low popularity?

This is a complete paradox...

Believe it or not, there really is one; Yu Yu is this bug.

If Yu Yu hadn't chosen "Under Investigation," then based on the current popularity of the contestants in "Under Investigation," apart from Wang Yuexin and Yu Haoming who are slightly higher, most of the others would be in the middle to lower ranks. In addition, since they all have zero singing and dancing experience, their stage presence would be worth considering. In fact, we can already guess about 80-90% of the outcome.

If they had choreography masters like Ma Xiaolong and He Zhancheng among them, they might have been able to salvage the situation by re-choreographing, but they don't.

But if Yu Yu, who has the ability to turn the impossible into reality, is added to "Investigation", then the outcome is really hard to say. He is a musical genius who can turn "Suspended" into one of the most iconic performances in the eyes of future audiences, and even the entire stage for the legendary status of the Pixnet.

“You know what, with Xiaoyu’s talent, if he put half the effort he put into ‘Suspended’ into ‘Investigation,’ maybe ‘Investigation’ could become a dark horse.” Uncle patted Yu Yu on the shoulder. “I also have something I want to express about ‘Walking Fish.’ I think we have two sharp swords in our hands now.”

"Jiu Zhe, what do you think?" Chen Chusheng looked at Li Jiu Zhe.

“Okay, I’ll sing with you.” Li Jiuzhe nodded.

“Let’s allocate them like this then,” Chen Chusheng finally decided. “The dance moves in ‘Under Investigation’ seem very difficult from the clips I’ve seen in the previous videos. You’ll probably have a tough time rehearsing them. If there’s anything we need to discuss, feel free to come to me anytime.”

Yu Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

The brothers' tacit understanding allowed them to discern each other's meaning from subtle changes in expression. After Chen Chusheng finished speaking, he changed the subject: "Yu, if you have any thoughts on 'Under Investigation,' you can share them now."

“There are indeed some immature suggestions.” Yu Yu smiled innocently. “For example, why should we obediently follow the stage suggestions given by the production team? I overturned the production team’s suggestions and started over for the first performance of ‘Suspended’, and I can also make some changes for the second performance of ‘Under Investigation’.”

"The production team suggested singing and dancing, which is fine, but we don't necessarily have to challenge ourselves with such difficult dances. We can simplify and shorten the X-Part dance and add some other elements..."

Yu Yu elaborated on what he called his "immature suggestions," and the four people who were unfamiliar with him were stunned by his overly complete ideas.

Victor Wong thought he had already deeply recognized Yu Yu's talent from previous episodes, but he never expected that this kid could repeatedly redefine his understanding in the first and second kilometers, which made him exclaim in amazement.

It's incredible that a natural musician like Yu Yu hasn't become a national sensation yet.

Wang Yuexin's starry eyes were completely undisguised as she gazed at Yu Yu, and the smile on her face had turned into that of a lovesick fool.

Hehe, whose big star is this? Oh right, it's my idol! I have such good taste to be a fan of such an idol, hehe, my idol is even my brother! My idol brother even performed on stage with me this time, hehehehehe…

Yu Yu's Rubber Fish Limited Edition: "Yuexin, are you blinking so fast because you got sand in your eyes and it's uncomfortable? If it's uncomfortable, go wash your eyes."

"..." Her idol filter shattered in an instant, and Wang Yuexin, embarrassed and angry, pounced on Yu Yu, "I think I'd better wash your mouth first!"

The next day at the directors' group meeting, Guoguo listened as team leader Chen Chusheng went straight to the point after some initial pleasantries, focusing on stage details and even the lighting. She was impressed that Chen Chusheng was starting to get into the zone.

During the first performance, he was just a rookie captain of the band, and everything was in the exploratory stage. "Countless" was a singing and performing stage that he was interested in but had very little experience with, so he did not express much opinion on the stage concept, but focused more on the music.

But he was completely different during the second performance. When the production team asked the brothers to share their thoughts, he directly took the lead in the discussion. In some ways, Chen Chusheng is definitely a great client because his goals and ideas have always been very clear and specific. However, he is also very "difficult" because his requirements are extremely high.

According to his idea, the production team would naturally increase the workload. However, based on the initial discussion, the stage presentation should be quite good. Moreover, his opinions were basically based on the framework given by the production team. Therefore, although Guoguo had a bit of a headache, she still agreed to follow Chen Chusheng's idea.

"What are your thoughts on the other song, 'Under Investigation'?" Chen Qiyuan asked.

“We’ll leave this one to the fish.” Chen Chusheng looked at the salty fish who had been paddling around and pretending to be invisible.

Guoguo suddenly had a bad feeling. She seemed to recall the terrifying moment when someone kept coordinating with the production team during the first performance and then created a subversive stage that disrupted their plans.

The next moment, Yu Yu's smiling words made Guo Guo's temple throb—

"First of all, I'd like to ask if our production team has a pipe organ? We must have the adaptation rights to 'Under Investigation,' both the lyrics and the song itself, right?"