Before Qin Wei selected her clothes, Xu Mingchuan had already made the choice for her.
Seeing that she seemed to want to say something, Xu Mingchuan told her to try them on first before rebutting. Then, standing at the door, he said to her through the door:
"This is a custom-made suit I had the renowned Japanese designer Mimi make especially for you, paired with a pair of Dior stiletto heels that will best match the dance you chose."
After changing into the clothes, Qin Wei walked out from inside and opened the door.
Xu Mingchuan looked her up and down and revealed a satisfied smile.
The high-end black acetate shirt and matching black halter top faintly revealed her waistline. The overall look was sexy yet very restrained, without the slightest vulgarity.
Even Qin Wei felt it looked good, abandoning her previous thoughts.
Xu Mingchuan naturally understood what she was thinking, so he said to her:
"Female artists need to be at the forefront of fashion. Casual wear can be worn casually, but when standing on stage, you have to lead the trend, not wear what everyone else is wearing.
That is why female celebrities will wear the latest brands in public, and some even get clothes from brands that haven't been released that season.
Qin Wei seemed to understand why she had chosen a Dior of her own, last year's spring and summer style, which Xu Mingchuan rejected without a second thought.
For a female celebrity to wear last season's clothes in public can only prove that she is past her prime as well.
Seeing that she had no other objections, Xu Mingchuan smiled slightly and gently patted her shoulder:
"For now, this is the best I can do for you. The rest depends on you. Li Yao will take you to the venue later. Our contract is not public yet, so we should avoid appearing together for the time being. Go on, I'll be cheering for you in front of the screen."
After saying goodbye to Xu Mingchuan, Qin Wei was somewhat apprehensive. In her previous life, she had also participated in competitions big and small, but standing under the spotlight and attracting so much attention like today was the first time.
Li Yao also seemed to notice her unease and said to her:
"We've seen the effort you've put in these past few days. To be honest, I'm shocked. Give me three days to learn a dance routine and I couldn't do it, but you not only did it, you did it very well."
After hearing this, Qin Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
On the way to the venue, Li Yao was afraid she would forget, so he repeated the recording rules to her again -
Each company and studio will submit resumes of their artists for registration. The program team will screen the resumes. Although there are no rules stated, those with shallow experience, low fame, no outstanding works to show, no topicality, no uniqueness, etc. will be eliminated first.
Even though it is a competition, it is ultimately a variety show, so watchability is also very important. Eliminating some people is normal.
According to reports, the resume screening process is still fair. The program team randomly selected 10,000 public reviewers online a long time ago. They voted for all the resumes received, then invited 10 industry reviewers to vote again.
After tallying the scores from the two rounds of voting, all the resumes are ranked by percentage, and the top 100 are notified to come compete.
On the day of competition, the order is decided by drawing lots. It will be in the form of a 6-hour live show, then voting will be open to the public by real name for 3 days online, combined with the on-site professional judges' scores to determine the rankings.
The preliminaries will eliminate 30 people.
Li Yao did not continue explaining the later rules. He had seen the leaked preliminary list online, and many female celebrities on it were big names. Although most who came were actors, several were dancers since childhood and dance academy graduates, and some majored in music.
Everyone coming to this competition starts from different places.
"Mr. Xu said as long as you are not in the eliminated spots, it doesn't matter what your ranking is. Just getting through the preliminaries is great."
Qin Wei looked up at him:
"Are you trying to comfort me? Saying all this is meaningless. When we get there, get me something to eat. Up until now, I've only had a slice of bread. I won't make it through the competition like this."
Li Yao frowned:
"You can't eat too much either, or it will affect your stage performance. When we get there, you go in first. There are a few fast food restaurants near the TV station building. I'll go buy you a salad."
...
When Qin Wei arrived at the TV station, she first got out of the car and took the elevator upstairs with the staff.
The Lizhi TV Station was quite rich and imposing. The building was very spacious and complex in structure. If not for following the station's staff, everyone would probably have trouble finding their way.
At this time, the gala had already been going on for over two hours, but there were still many people backstage. Fortunately, the backstage area was also spacious enough for each female celebrity and their stylists and makeup artists to be busy together.
Everyone was minding their own business, not bothering about others. Only when Qin Wei came in was it quiet for a few minutes as all eyes turned to look at her. She immediately felt an invisible sense of oppression.
"Teacher Qin, we're scheduled nearer to the end, so you can rest first. We'll do your styling later."
Qin Wei gave an "OK" hand sign, then found a place by the side to sit down. There was a TV backstage that showed the front stage broadcast. Qin Wei casually watched for a couple minutes, then checked her phone. Thinking Li Yao probably hadn't bought food yet, she started scrolling out of boredom.
Today's hot search topics were mostly about the stars appearing on site. Fans of each celebrity were working hard to cheer for their favorites, of course there was also discussion of other matters —
[I heard Qin Wei is participating too. No way, really? Is she going to do gymnastic routines?]
[Lizhi TV Station should set up a swimming pool specially for her. She can paddle around in it hahaha...]
[My awkwardness is acting up again. I don't even dare watch Qin Wei's performance. If she wrecks I'll feel so awkward...]
[Me too! I'll be awkward if she advances, and I'll be awkward if she's eliminated...]
[Speaking of, what time is Sister Qin performing? I'll switch streams at that time, I'm afraid I'll scratch my toes down to a 3 bedroom 1 living room.]
...
She hadn't even performed yet and these idiots were already jeering at her. Qin Wei rolled her eyes and typed out a bunch of curses on her keyboard before silently deleting them.
Last time when she had an online argument with netizens, Li Yao had lectured her about it over and over. If she made the same mistake again at this critical time, Li Yao might just take her down with him.
Forget it, forget it, take the high road...
But it's so infuriating!!
"Teacher Qin..."
"What!?"
She startled the other party with her tone. Qin Wei quickly explained:
"Sorry, it's a bit noisy here. I was afraid you didn't hear me clearly..."
Qin Wei sat in her chair and looked at the young girl in front of her, around 20 years old, very pretty with two dimples when she smiled.
"No...it's fine. Teacher Qin, are you hungry now?"
As she spoke, she sat down next to Qin Wei.
"Huh?"
Qin Wei didn't react for a moment. The girl quickly explained,
"My name is Youyou. I'm an actress like you, also from the Capital Drama Academy. I'm a second year student this year, so I'm your junior schoolmate."
Her eyes were clear and innocent, and she spoke very sincerely, which made Qin Wei lower her guard a little.
