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In the spacious and bright practice room, huge mirrors are embedded on all four walls.

At this moment, four young people are concentrating on facing these wall mirrors, practicing dance moves over and over again.

Among them, Jiang Yan's dancing level is relatively weak, but he is well aware of his shortcomings, so he always works extra hard every time he practices dancing.

This hardworking spirit made it almost impossible to find any obvious flaws in his performance even in the face of harsh criticism from anti-fans after the successful debut of the SRE group last year.

In contrast, although Fu Yuheng has just entered the entertainment industry, he actually started learning dance since he was a child and has dabbled in various dance styles.

After eleven years of learning and accumulation, his dance moves are naturally more precise than those of other members.

As for He Zhigu and Jiang Zhichen, they had similar experiences to Jiang Yan - they were both discovered by scouts on the street and entered the entertainment industry.

Since they have not been exposed to dance for as long as Fu Yuheng and their talent is slightly inferior, it is understandable that their dancing performance is not as good as Fu Yuheng.

However, they were not discouraged by this, but took Fu Yuheng as an example and continued to improve their dancing skills.

"This elbow needs to be pushed a little further over here."

Fu Yuheng stood in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror wall, concentrating on observing Jiang Yan who was practicing dance moves.

He keenly noticed that Jiang Yan's movements were not done properly, but the dance teacher did not seem to notice this problem. Fu Yuheng could not help but remind him.

Hearing Fu Yuheng's voice, Jiang Yan subconsciously turned his gaze towards him.

Seeing this, Fu Yuheng immediately demonstrated the correct movements to Jiang Yan twice again. Jiang Yan watched Fu Yuheng's demonstration carefully, and then adjusted his posture according to his movements.

"Yeah, that's it. Just use a little more strength and keep it up... Very good! Keep going like this."

Fu Yuheng nodded with satisfaction, his eyes gleaming with appreciation.

Encouraged, Jiang Yan's mouth corners slightly raised, outlining a shallow arc, and the corners of his eyes curved into crescent shapes, revealing a barely perceptible joy.

"Thank you." Jiang Yan said softly, with sincere gratitude in his tone.

He knew that if Fu Yuheng had not pointed out his problem in time and offered help, he might have needed to spend more time to figure out and correct this movement. But now, with Fu Yuheng's guidance, he can grasp the essentials faster and improve his dancing skills.

……

Then comes the vocal part.

The company really cares about SREs and has specially arranged professional vocal teachers for them to provide one-on-one tutoring.

In the entire company, they are the only ones who can enjoy such special treatment.

It also reflects the company's high hopes for them.

After a whole morning, they were all exhausted, panting and sweating profusely.

Especially Jiang Yan, after practicing his voice, he drank several glasses of water in one breath.

By the afternoon, the schedule was still full.

In addition to continuing to practice dance and vocal music, they also have to learn musical instruments and receive physical training.

After all, every artist is under very tight schedule when holding a concert.

Not only do they need to sing and dance, but a concert often takes several hours to end.

After each song is sung, the time taken to go off the stage, change clothes and complete a series of other things is less than two minutes in total. Without good physical fitness to support it, it is absolutely impossible to last the entire concert.

Lunch and dinner are both prepared in the company cafeteria, but I don’t go to the cafeteria to eat in person. Instead, my assistant Xiao Ma brings them to the office.

This is not because they are lazy. On the contrary, it is because they are too diligent and feel that going downstairs to get food is a waste of precious time.

After all, for people like them who pursue excellence and value every second, every minute and every second should be used to the best effect.

When Xiao Ma gently pushed open the door and walked into the office, what caught his eye was a scene of several people rehearsing dance moves with full concentration.

Their footsteps were like the drum beats in a symphony, brisk and powerful, which made people excited.

At this moment, these young people were immersed in their own world, devoting themselves to the dance and were completely unaware of Xiao Ma's arrival.

Xiao Ma knew how focused and serious they were about dancing, so he chose to stand aside and wait quietly.

When they stopped dancing for a short break, Xiao Ma walked over with a smile, handed them the towels he had prepared long ago, and warmly invited everyone to come and enjoy the delicious meal. The whole process was natural and smooth, as if everything had become a tacit understanding.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

Following the call of his assistant Xiao Ma, Jiang Zhichen's eyes lit up and he immediately rushed to the table and sat down.

"Oh, today is still a day with little meat." Jiang Zhichen sighed, then put down his chopsticks and quickly started eating.

Back then, before Jiang Zhichen entered the entertainment industry, he was a meat lover. At that time, he had to eat meat every day to feel satisfied.

However, since becoming a trainee, his diet has become extremely restrained and regular, and meat has become a rare luxury.

At first, every time Jiang Zhichen saw a lack of meat on the table, he would mutter indignantly, "Why is there no meat again today?"

But over time, he gradually adapted to this lifestyle. Now he just sighed calmly and mechanically unpacked his chopsticks to prepare for dinner.

In comparison, Jiang Yan seemed much more well-behaved. He wasn't picky about food and would eat whatever was available. It made people sigh that this child was really easy to raise.

He Zhigu was about to take the lead and run away: "Since Hengheng has joined our SRE, why don't we go to bed early tonight and go out for a walk to celebrate?"

"We have to go, go, go," Jiang Zhichen said happily. "Yanyan, what do you think?"

"Okay." Jiang Yan of course followed the wishes of his two brothers.

"Then go back to the apartment and change your clothes. Yanyan, bring your skateboard with you. I haven't seen you skateboarding in a while. There's always skateboarders gathering in the small square across from the company. Go skate for a while. I want to see if Yanyan's skateboarding skills have deteriorated."

The smile on Jiang Yan's lips paused noticeably. The girl's insults seemed to still echo in his ears, making him feel a little heavy.

Fu Yuheng keenly noticed the change in Jiang Yan. He stretched out a hand and gently placed it on Jiang Yan's shoulder, trying to give him some comfort and support in this way.

Jiang Zhichen also realized that his words just now might have touched the pain deep in Jiang Yan's heart. He said with some regret: "It doesn't matter if you don't bring it... We can try another project."

However, to everyone's surprise, Jiang Yan actually nodded and agreed to bring the skateboard.

His voice was calm and firm: "Take it. I haven't skated for a long time. I want to give it a try."

There seemed to be a certain determination hidden behind these words, as if he wanted to prove something or break through something through this attempt.

Perhaps, he hopes to use skateboarding to regain what he once lost; or perhaps, he just wants to give himself a chance to try to walk out of the shadow of the past.

After all, now that he had decided to make a comeback, he couldn't continue to drag everyone down like he had before. Jiang Yan secretly told himself that he must bravely face all difficulties and challenges.

**

Jiang Yan's skateboard was placed in a skateboard bag in the corner of his room and had not been moved for a long time.

He picked it up, dusted off the bag, opened it, and took out the skateboard he hadn't used for a long time.

The board is very new and Jiang Yan has taken good care of it.

He took a quick shower, changed his clothes, and tried skating in the room first. It felt pretty good, so he slid out of the room and closed the door. Then he lightly pressed the tail of the board with his back foot and braked with his heel.

Although braking like this would damage the shoes, it was indoors after all, and Jiang Yan was afraid of scratching the tile floor.

He picked up the board and went downstairs with the others.

**

On the extremely wide square, people walked in groups or in twos and threes, side by side.

There are only a few stars in the sky, sparsely dotted in the night sky, and a crescent moon hangs high in the sky, casting a faint light.

A boy on a skateboard has a bright and natural smile.

At this moment, they were not wearing masks - after all, the SRE craze has now subsided and almost disappeared.

Jiang Yan first skated around the other three a few times as a warm-up exercise. Then, he performed a basic ollie with ease.

Then there are kick flips, manuals (wheelies), pop shoveits (inverted boards), big spins, 360s (inverted boards), half cabs, hard flips…

The skateboard was as obedient as a docile little lamb under Jiang Yan's feet.

Jiang Yan's body was agile and graceful, like flowing clouds and water. He completed the series of complex and difficult movements seamlessly and perfectly without any mistakes, as if these movements had been deeply imprinted in his mind and became his body's instinctive reaction.

However, what is unbelievable is that Jiang Yanming has not touched a skateboard for nearly a year.

At this moment, a lot of people had gathered around. They held their mobile phones and pointed their cameras at Jiang Yan to record this wonderful moment.

When Jiang Yan stopped gliding, he was slightly out of breath, but his face was filled with joy and satisfaction from the bottom of his heart.

This long-lost happiness made him feel extremely happy. It had been a long time since he had enjoyed skateboarding as much as he did today.

Jiang Yan smiled and looked at Fu Yuheng and others with shining eyes. There was a bright light in his eyes, as if it contained endless joy and hope.

Fu Yuheng took the lead in applauding. He said with a smile, "Yanyan is great."

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of uneven applause from all around, among which Jiang Zhichen applauded the most fiercely.

"Your skateboarding movements are so smooth and precise, are you a professional skateboarder?" Jiang Yan suddenly heard someone in the crowd ask this.

This surprised Jiang Yan a little. He quickly shook his head and explained, "How could I be a professional player? I'm just an amateur. These are just my usual hobbies."

"Are you really not a professional player?" The man seemed unwilling to give up and continued to ask.

"Yeah." Jiang Yan smiled and nodded again to express his affirmation.

I heard two little girls talking:

"Wow, these four guys are so handsome! Seeing four handsome guys at once, my god, I feel like I'm good enough again!"

"He's really handsome, but does that skateboarding guy look familiar to you? I think I've seen him somewhere before, but I can't remember where... Hmm, that's really weird."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan's body instantly became a little stiff.

He couldn't help but start to worry. Had he been recognized?

However, at this moment, another little girl patted the shoulder of the girl who had just spoken and said:

"Oh, maybe you just ran into him by chance. You have such a terrible memory. How could you forget such a stunningly handsome guy?"

After hearing these words, Jiang Yan's nervousness eased a little.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hoping he hadn't attracted too much attention.

He didn't dare to take any chances, so he quickly spoke to his brothers, hoping to escape quickly, fearing that he would be recognized: "Brother, let's go."

"Not slipping anymore?" Fu Yuheng asked him.

Jiang Yan shook his head: "Let's go somewhere else, there are too many people here."

"Then let's go." Fu Yuheng rubbed his hair, and together with Jiang Zhichen and He Zhigu, they surrounded the people and walked away.

A little girl nearby excitedly picked up her phone and started filming. While filming, she didn't forget to talk to her good friend: "Oh my god, the head pat is too sweet, the all-group pet is so sweet! Help me up, I can continue to be a lesbian again!"

"Even if I'm dead and nailed to a coffin, I'll still shout from my grave with these rotten vocal cords: The purpose of life is to have a couple!!!"

**

The video of Jiang Yan skateboarding in the square was posted on short video platforms by many people and became a minor hit.

However, SRE has long faded from the public eye in recent years. Some people only feel that the person in the video is very familiar, but they really can't remember who the person in the video is, so they don't go into it further.

But there were also paparazzi with very sensitive noses who followed the scent. However, SRE is currently not even as popular as small internet celebrities. Some people gave up after digging because they felt it was not worth it, while others felt that there was something interesting and dug deeper.

Unfortunately, SRE is currently so obscure that no one can connect the two together for the time being.

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Here is a small explanation:

1 There is a famous quote, the original sentence is: "Even if I am dead and nailed in the coffin, I will shout out in the grave with these rotten vocal cords."

This sentence comes from Lu Xun's essay collection "Wild Grass".