Chapter 62: The Battle for the C-Position in the Theme Song
“Yuqi?” An Nanyi stood at the door, surprised to see Lu Yuqi walking towards him. A friendly smile appeared on his delicately made-up face. “I thought you’d already gone in. I didn’t expect to beat you here.”
Lu Yuqi glanced at his face, his lips slightly raised in an ambiguous smile. He sincerely praised, “You’re amazing. Everyone else is so busy practicing they don’t even have time to shower, yet you still have time for makeup. I admire that.”
The smile on An Nanyi’s face froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. “Just a quick touch-up, it doesn’t take much time. Anyway, I’ll go in first.”
He turned and entered, closing the door behind him.
Lu Yuqi crossed his arms, leaning casually against the wall. In such a short time, An Nanyi wouldn’t have been able to fully perform the theme song; his singing and dancing skills could only get him into the top ten at best.
Even with non-stop practice, it would still be difficult.
But as far as Lu Yuqi knew, An Nanyi had gone back to the dorm to rest at midnight last night.
And yet he dared to be the first one in.
Interesting.
Inside the examination room, An Jing and the other three instructors were also surprised to see An Nanyi was the first one in. They expected it to be Lu Yuqi, or Lin Qingyan, or another member of Class A.
After all, the singing and dancing parts of the theme song weren’t easy.
“Nannan, did you really learn it in such a short time? You can go back and practice again; the assessment is only a one-time opportunity,” An Jing reminded him uncertainly. If he failed the assessment, he wouldn’t be able to participate in the theme song recording.
Cynthia also kindly reminded him, “Yes, so should you reconsider?”
An Nanyi smiled calmly and confidently. He said, “Thank you teachers for your reminder, but I’ve already made up my mind. I believe in myself.”
Since he said so, An Jing didn’t persuade him further, nodding in agreement. “Okay, then get ready to begin.”
The theme song was nearly four minutes long. To everyone’s surprise, An Nanyi actually performed the entire thing flawlessly, singing and dancing perfectly without any mistakes.
In such a short time, he had actually learned the entire theme song? The facts were before them.
At the end of the last move, An Nanyi stopped, wiped the sweat from his face, still slightly out of breath. He politely bowed to the instructors. “Thank you, teachers.”
Cynthia applauded him. Surprise was still evident on her delicate and beautiful face. “Nannan, you’re amazing! I didn’t expect you to actually complete it. You’ve improved so much! You truly live up to being Teacher An’s younger brother!”
An Nanyi smiled happily. “Thank you, Teacher Cynthia. I’ll continue to work hard.”
An Jing looked at him thoughtfully, without speaking.
The final result was, of course, a pass.
An Nanyi happily went out. The C-position was his. Lu Yuqi was still waiting outside. He glanced at An Nanyi, seeing his joyful expression, and frowned involuntarily.
An Nanyi smiled at him again, saying, “Yuqi, I passed the assessment. You should go in.”
Lu Yuqi narrowed his eyes, his gaze like a knife sweeping over An Nanyi. He said nothing, directly pushing open the door and entering. He thought there must be foul play in this show.
Without a doubt, Lu Yuqi also passed the assessment.
“Yuqi, you were a step too late,” Cynthia shook her head regretfully. Of all the contestants, she liked Lin Qingyan and Lu Yuqi the most. She secretly hoped Lu Yuqi would get the C-position, lamenting, “It’s a pity there aren’t two C-positions.”
Song Qi teased her, “It seems Teacher Cynthia really likes Yuqi.”
“Of course.” (She’s also shipping the aloof king and the clumsy beauty.)
Lu Yuqi suddenly said, “Excuse me, I’d like to interrupt.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Why did An Nanyi pass the assessment?”
No one expected him to ask this question. They thought Lu Yuqi was unhappy about being robbed of the C-position. After all, he was a young and impetuous boy, especially with Lu Yuqi’s personality—he certainly wouldn’t take it lying down.
An Jing looked at the earnest young man, smiling slightly and gently, “An Nanyi, like you, completed the theme song without any mistakes.”
“Okay, I understand. Goodbye, teachers.” Lu Yuqi politely bowed and turned to leave.
“…” The remaining instructors looked at each other. If you say his attitude was bad, he was quite polite. If you say he was polite, his attitude was rather bad.
“He’s quite individualistic.”
“Haha…yes.”
“…”
In another dance studio, Lin Qingyan and other Class A contestants were still practicing. An Nanyi walked in from outside and stood beside Lin Qingyan. “Yan Yan, you dance very well. I saw Yuqi go to the assessment room just now. Why didn’t you go together?”
Lin Qingyan stopped, wiping the sweat from his face. His gaze lingered on An Nanyi’s face for two seconds, his brows furrowing slightly, almost imperceptibly. He didn’t answer his question, but asked blandly, “Aren’t you going to practice?”
An Nanyi smiled. “I passed the assessment, so I came to see how you’re doing. Yuqi went in after me.”
His voice wasn’t low, and the other Class A contestants in the dance studio heard him. They stopped practicing, looking at An Nanyi in surprise. An Nanyi had actually passed the assessment faster than Lu Yuqi? That’s impossible!
Lin Qingyan pursed his lips, a subtle smile playing on his lips. He understood. An Nanyi had come here specifically to show off.
“Nannan, you’re amazing. I thought Yuqi would be the C-position.”
“Wow…Did Teacher An give you special tutoring?”
“So envious! Unlike me, I keep making mistakes in my moves.”
“It’s not that difficult. Just practice hard.” An Nanyi glanced at Lin Qingyan opposite him, a flash of pride in his eyes, a friendly and harmless smile still on his face. He encouraged, “I saw you all dancing very well just now. Keep up the good work.”
Lin Qingyan: “Are you finished? We need to continue practicing.”
The young man’s expression and tone were calm, yet carried an inexplicable coldness. His handsome features appeared even more aloof, and the meaning of his words was clear.
No one expected the always well-behaved and gentle Lin Qingyan to say such words. Everyone present was slightly stunned, and An Nanyi was even more bewildered, even feeling a little wronged, lowering his eyes softly, “I’m sorry, Yan Yan. I’m disturbing you. I’ll go now.”
An Nanyi turned and left. The remaining people looked at each other, none of them speaking, tacitly continuing to practice, but no one thought Lin Qingyan’s words were excessive. Some even silently cheered him on.
Lin Qingyan must have been with Lu Yuqi for too long. He even started talking so impolitely. And there are cameras filming! He dares to speak like this. All we can say is that it’s admirable.
Speaking of which, isn’t An Nanyi a little too pretentious?
His skills are plain to see. He’s just relying on having a good brother. Although An Jing claims to be fair and just to every trainee, who knows if he’ll secretly show favoritism.
Lin Qingyan didn’t care what others thought. In his past life, An Nanyi had hurt him so badly. This time, he absolutely wouldn’t swallow his anger again. After experiencing so much, he had nothing to fear.
He continued practicing. Not long after, Lu Yuqi returned.
Lu Yuqi’s face didn’t look good, as if he’d just eaten a live fly. No need to ask what the reason was. Lin Qingyan comforted him, “It’s okay. It’s just the C-position of the theme song. It doesn’t matter.”
Lu Yuqi chuckled coldly, “Anyone can be the C-position, but that show-off can’t. I don’t like him.”
Lin Qingyan said, “Then what do you want to do?”
Lu Yuqi said confidently, “I don’t know.”
“…”
The matter was put aside.
Lin Qingyan was the fourth to enter the assessment room. Another Class A contestant had gone in before him. He was still somewhat confident, and as expected, he passed. He was fourth.
He was satisfied with this result.
Even after passing the assessment, he couldn’t relax. The theme song stage recording was still to come, so he had to become even more proficient. So Lin Qingyan continued to stay in the dance studio to practice.
While practicing, Lin Qingyan noticed through the mirror that a Class D contestant had been standing at the door for a while without coming in. It seemed to be the Class D monitor, Zhou Chen.
He went over and asked Zhou Chen what was wrong.
Zhou Chen touched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly, “I just wanted to ask if anyone in Class A could guide Class D. You know…our skills are the worst. We still haven’t been able to master the entire dance.”
The theme song assessment had a time limit of four days. If they couldn’t pass within four days, they wouldn’t be able to participate in the stage recording. Those who entered Class D were either very poor at dancing or had no foundation at all. It was indeed very difficult for them to learn the theme song in four days.
“I was just asking casually, no need to feel pressured. It’s okay if it’s not possible,” Zhou Chen said awkwardly.
“It’s fine,” Lin Qingyan smiled faintly at him, his voice gentle. “I have time now. I’ll teach you. It’ll be faster with someone teaching.”
“Thank you so much. But won’t it delay your training?”
“No, let’s go.”
Lin Qingyan followed Zhou Chen to the Class D dance studio. There weren’t many people in Class D, only about ten. Some had given up and were lying on the floor like salted fish; others were still struggling to practice.
Lu Yuqi also came after hearing the news. With Lin Qingyan and Lu Yuqi teaching them, everyone felt a renewed sense of hope, and they practiced diligently as if energized.
On the other hand, An Jing called An Nanyi to a room without cameras.