0713: You who shine in the parallel world

When He Zhancheng and Chen Chusheng returned to the training room together, the brothers in the hall still felt it was unbelievable and couldn't completely quiet down.

He Zhancheng himself found it unbelievable. Although he lived in the same dormitory as Chen Chusheng, Yu Yu, and the other guys, he and Chen Chusheng didn't communicate much when Yu Yu wasn't around because of the language barrier.

Prior to this, Chen Chusheng had shown no intention of teaming up with him. His impression of Chen Chusheng had always been that of a polite, steady, and occasionally surprising older brother. If nothing unexpected happened, he would stay in Wang Yaoqing's team as arranged by the production team, and he would not have any opportunity to work with him until the end of the show.

After all, Chen Chusheng focuses more on the vocal stage. Even if there are any "movement requirements," they are at most for singing and acting, and have basically no connection with him as a professional dancer.

Who would have thought that he, sitting among a group of artists like an inconspicuous passerby, waiting to be directly recruited into the team by Wang Yaoqing, would actually be picked up by Chen Chusheng, who had nothing to do with him, during the first round of member selection?

Their only connection was Yu Yu.

This was the only possibility that He Zhancheng could think of after his surprise, and Chen Chusheng also told him the answer directly when he invited him into the training room.

It was Yu Yu who recommended it to him during our meeting just now.

"Fish are always like this. They seem gentle on the outside, but they always make some unexpected choices. I hope you don't mind, Zhan Cheng. It was Fish who made the suggestion, but I was the one who made the decision to choose you. I took the initiative to choose you. I think you are not only an excellent dancer, but your voice is also rare among all of us. Fish like to take the initiative, and so do I."

Although the team members who join in the designated segment cannot refuse, Chen Chusheng did not want He Zhancheng to feel uncomfortable, nor did he want him to misunderstand that he chose him because of Yu Yu's relationship with him, and he did not want him to think wildly that this was Wang Yaoqing's "revenge" for choosing Zhang Yuan first.

Chen Chusheng chose him because of his recognition and appreciation of him, and because he was willing to cooperate with him...

He was referring to singing; dancing will have to wait.

During the previous interview, Yu Yu showed Chen Chusheng two photos, which were the only two dancers in this year's Piccolo competition, He Zhancheng and Ma Xiaolong.

For Chen Chusheng, who hadn't considered singing and dancing, the difference between the two dancers wasn't significant from a dance perspective, and as an outsider, he wouldn't comment on which of their dance styles was superior.

He knew Yu Yu's purpose in recommending the dancers. If each team only had one stage in the three rounds, they would have to present a more expressive and original performance to be competitive.

So even though Chen Chusheng only wanted to focus on vocal performances, the team did need to make up for their shortcomings in dance. This is why Chen Chusheng felt that Yu Yu was bolder when he saw her suggestion, because at that moment, he had not yet decided to add singing and dancing elements to make the stage more complete.

Of course, once Chen Chusheng made a decision, he became more decisive. Since he could not choose between He Zhancheng and Ma Xiaolong from a professional dance perspective, he decided to start with his vocal abilities, which he was more familiar with.

Ma Shi's singing ability is indeed better than He Zhancheng's. In fact, he is so good that he is more like a singer than a professional dancer. His singing is very natural and unrefined, while He Zhancheng has to start from the very basics to be able to sing in tune.

However, compared to Chen Chusheng's teammates in the third round of auditions, Ma Xiaolong's vocal characteristics and vocal range did not offer many unique advantages; most of the songs he could sing, they could also sing.

But He Zhancheng is different.

According to Yu Yu, his deep, sandy voice is unique, and if properly trained, he could even become another Garou (the most classic lead actor in the musical "The Hunchback of Notre Dame").

This was a voice that no one in their team had ever heard before—of course, Yu Yu could have done it, but he would definitely complain to him about how his older brother was picking on one person—so after careful consideration, Chen Chusheng chose He Zhancheng.

His decision had little impact on Hu Yanbin. Principal Hu could even chat with Lu Yi like they were watching a show, saying that Chen Chusheng really knew how to choose people.

The scenery on Wang Yaoqing's side wasn't as beautiful.

When he saw He Zhancheng being taken away, his face fell, and he remained silent for several seconds before reacting. He then dramatically jumped up from the sofa, put his hands on his head, and shouted "NO!" as if he were heartbroken by He Zhancheng's departure. As for what he was really thinking, only he knew.

"Wow, beautiful, beautiful." Zhang Yuan didn't notice the odd tone in Wang Yaoqing's voice. He was so engrossed in Chen Chusheng's unexpected choice of people that he couldn't help but clap his hands and exclaim, "This is definitely Yu Yu's idea."

Wang Yaoqing didn't respond; he wasn't in a good mood at all.

Compared to the heartache of He Zhancheng leaving the team, he was even more heartbroken that his team was dismantled before it was even complete, and he was also somewhat angry that Yu Yu and Chen Chusheng did not follow the rules at all.

Everyone knew He Zhancheng was their chosen member, yet they still targeted him. The key issue is that after He Zhancheng left, where would Zhang Yuan, who had once vowed to always be on the singing and dancing stage and always cultivate a diligent training persona, find choreography? Zhang Yuan can sing and dance, but his choreography skills are far from those of a professional dancer.

Wang Yaoqing himself lacked singing and dancing skills, and the team's strength was entirely due to the members being pieced together from various sources. Now that half of the dance team is gone, he is essentially walking with a limp. His only option now is to do everything he can to win over Ma Xiaolong, otherwise his comeback story will be nothing but a joke.

Fortunately, Ma Xiaolong and Zhang Yuan have a good relationship. Zhang Yuan is currently in his team, and since Zhang Yuan likes singing and dancing, he will probably take the initiative to help him bring Ma Xiaolong over.

"What the hell?" Wang Yaoqing couldn't help but curse inwardly. The production team had arranged everything perfectly, yet they didn't even try to stop Chen Chusheng from choosing He Zhancheng.

It's not that the production team didn't try to stop it, but if they had, the behind-the-scenes manipulation would have been too obvious.

God knows how panicked they were backstage when they saw Yu Yu handing Chen Chusheng photos of two dancers to choose from.

They could indeed pause recording and intervene on the spot to make other artists give up on He Zhancheng, or even Ma Xiaolong, but at that time, Chen Chusheng and Yu Yu were sitting in the room.

Guoguo still vividly remembers the result of the last time she called Chen Chusheng aside to hint that he should give up on Su Xiaoding. The recently concluded second public performance's red card showdown will definitely become one of Chen Chusheng's breakout stages.

As for Yu Yu, needless to say, this guy is someone the production team can't beat in a fight or out-argue. He's a pure "cancer," and if they're not careful, this lazy bum can unleash his full power and disrupt all their plans.

They could only watch helplessly as He Zhancheng joined Chen Chusheng's tribe.

However, this is not too bad news. Although according to the script, the tribes will not be reorganized after the three coronations, since He Zhancheng cannot be used by them, in order to prevent him from staying in Chen Chusheng's team and threatening other teams, it is better to find a way to eliminate him later.

Anyway, He Zhancheng's popularity with the audience has never been high.

Having treated He Zhancheng as a supporting character for so long, not only Wang Yaoqing, but even the production team has now overlooked the fact that He Zhancheng's popularity is not very high at present, but that his peak popularity was when he collaborated with Yu Yu in the first performance. So at this time, they can still secretly think about how to arrange for He Zhancheng to leave.

After Chen Chusheng and He Zhancheng successfully teamed up, the first phase of the direct recruitment of team leaders came to an end. The second phase of the team leader invitation process will begin next. The six team leaders will invite the remaining six brothers with the highest personal popularity one-on-one. If two or more team leaders invite the same member, that member will be locked and can only be invited after other team leaders have invited him.

The third eliminated contestant in the second round was announced before the group assignments were formed; it was Hu Bin, who ranked last in personal popularity among Hu Yanbin's group.

However, there were signs that he was leaving beforehand. After the start of the international fashion week, he still had several shows to attend or walk the runway. It would be too tiring to keep flying internationally. So when he left, his brothers were not too sad and wished him all the best in his future work.

Now, after removing the 12 people who have already taken their seats in the team formation hall, there are only 16 people left outside the venue.

Before the names of the top six were displayed on the screen, He Zhancheng saw Chen Chusheng write Yu Yu's name on the whiteboard without hesitation. As the third most popular contestant in the second round, his name was directly ranked first in this candidate list, followed by Wang Yuexin, Luo Jiefu, Boyuan, Li Jiuzhe, and Ma Xiaolong.

In this round, Hu Yanbin chose Boyuan, but Lin Zhiying and Wang Yaoqing both chose Ma Xiaolong. Lao Jiu and Ma Boqian also wrote down Li Jiuzhe's name, which locked the two of them in this round. Ma Xiaolong and Li Jiuzhe will only be able to make invitations after Yu Yu and Boyuan accept the invitations from the two captains.

Unsurprisingly, Chen Chusheng led He Zhancheng to Yu Yu, handed her the team badge, and Yu Yu took it and held it to her chest. After turning to Wang Yuexin and Yu Haoming and saying "See you later," she and He Zhancheng followed Chen Chusheng back to the team hall, their entire conversation lasting less than twenty seconds.

Bo Yuan, on the other side, also readily followed Hu Yanbin and Lu Yi and left.

The highlight was when Ma Xiaolong and Li Jiuzhe were released from their bans, and the eager fourth team rushed out and surrounded them.

Wang Yaoqing was determined to get Ma Xiaolong, and he had to bring him into his team, otherwise his situation would be very uncertain. So he would never back down because of Lin Zhiying.

Fortunately, he initially chose Zhang Yuan. Ma Xiaolong currently has the best relationship with Zhang Yuan on the show, and Zhang Yuan also really wants to continue working with Ma Xiaolong. With his efforts, Ma Xiaolong could only politely decline Lin Zhiying and join Wang Yaoqing's team.

As for Li Jiuzhe, due to the separation of his uncle and Ma Boqian, the original cast of "Up and Down the Mountain" will definitely not be able to be fully assembled, but most of the members can still be restored. In addition, Li Jiuzhe is a rare great vocalist, so they certainly cannot let him go.

On one side were Lao Jiu and Tang Yuzhe, and on the other side were Ma Boqian and Apu. This time, Li Jiuzhe didn't hesitate for too long. He chose Lao Jiu, with whom he had collaborated twice in a performance and was more familiar with him.

After this round, apart from Lin Zhiying and Ma Boqian, the other four teams all have three players.

Next up is the free team formation phase.