Lin Daiyu's Battle in the Entertainment Industry
Chapter 9
Pan Yiming was thirty-five years old and handsome. Coupled with his mature and reserved temperament, he was also a Grand Slam Best Actor with great acting skills. It could be said that he was one of the most popular movie stars.
His praise made the eyes of the girls sitting below turn red — they were so envious, they also wanted to be praised and affirmed by Teacher Pan!
Daiyu and the other two girls were seated at the back 75, 76 and 77. It could be seen that the girls were very competitive. While there were still a lot of people at the back who hadn't come out yet, the seats in front were already almost full.
Daiyu's memory was good. She glanced at the name tags pasted on the girls' waists and roughly remembered most of their names. At a glance, all of them were beautiful girls with vibrant colors. It looked much livelier than when they first entered the Grand View Garden.
However, after thinking about it, it made sense. After all, the masters of the Grand View Garden each lived in a courtyard. In addition, there were many maidservants and rough older female servants in each courtyard. Although there were many people, the social circles of each social class were different.
The young ladies had their best friends, the maidservants had their maidservants' friends, and the aunts had their aunts' friends. Every social class had strict rules and etiquette.
Although they usually called each other sisters, social status was the most important factor at a critical moment.
It was different here. Every girl here was either excited, cheerful or low-key, but their goal was the same, which was the throne at the top.
Every pair of sparkling eyes yearned to be number one.
Daiyu only wanted to say that it was simply amazing. She didn't want to lose, so she naturally had to do her best!
The level assessment began. The first group to go on stage was a seven-person dance group led by Chen Yijia. Everyone else was like that, but Chen Yijia in the center had a standard mature sister face. Her dance moves were clean and neat, and her facial expressions were also on point, making people's eyes light up.
Of the seven people, apart from Chen Yijia who got an A, the others all got a B, CD, and B. The second group had two girls who sang a beautiful English song without accompaniment. It was a pity that they only got a B.
Daiyu looked at them and felt that these girls were not as confident as she was — of course, there were powerful ones, but there were too few of them.
Daiyu looked carefully. In addition to Chen Yijia, who was very eye-catching in the first group, there was also a girl named Jiang Bing who was very good at singing.
The others hadn't performed yet, so she couldn't gauge their strength.
Soon, it was Daiyu and the other two's turn to perform. All three of them wore red dresses, but the details were different. Zhang Jin was the lead singer, and she was slightly chubby. She wore a red A-line dress, which made her legs look longer.
Xu Mengmeng was the main dancer this time. She wore a neat red dress and danced like a ball of fire.
As for Daiyu, this was probably one of the few dresses she had worn in her life. She wore a long red dress and walked over leisurely with a pipa in her arms. Coupled with her lovely temperament, she was like a fairy in a painting.
They were performing a piece of classical music. Zhang Jin's voice was low and penetrating, and the weeping pipa sound seemed to bring people back to the time when they held oil paper umbrellas.
At the end of the song, everyone was in a daze for a long time.
The first to applaud was Pan Yiming, whose eyes were filled with admiration. His expression was no longer as warm as before, and he sincerely praised, "This is the performance I am most satisfied with today."
Daiyu curved her lips, revealing her shallow dimples. Her gaze was calm and unhurried. Pan Yiming secretly nodded his head. Compared to her two teammates who couldn't restrain their excitement, this little girl's mentality was indeed not bad.
There were two dance teachers. Both of them were young and were members of a popular male and female group in the past two years.
An Ran was the dance leader of a popular female group in the country. She was only twenty years old, younger than many of the contestants, but those who had seen her live, no matter how old they were, would not look down on her.
Chu Yichen was a year older than An Ran and was also a very good dance expert. However, the two of them did not pay attention to the dance at the moment. They stared at Daiyu. An Ran picked up the microphone and said, "This … Lin Daiyu, the information shows that you were born in the countryside. May I ask if there are any pipa teachers there?"
It was not that they were oversensitive, but Daiyu had just shown that she was not a beginner at all. They were obviously suspicious of her rural background.
Daiyu's gaze was calm, but her tone was firm. "No, I just have a better learning ability."
An Ran: "…" Was she praising herself?
Zhang Jin hurriedly took over her words and explained with a smile, "Sister Daiyu is indeed very smart. She can learn many things after learning it once, and she learns it very well."
She did not forget the task that her boss had given her — praise Daiyu whenever possible and strive to create a beautiful girl image for her.
Although she was telling the truth now.
"Oh?" Chu Yichen raised his eyebrows. "You're a fast learner?
Then I'll do a few dance moves. Can you learn from me? "
Daiyu looked at her teammates who were encouraging her, as well as the enthusiastic teachers and contestants, and nodded.
"Sure."
She, Lin Daiyu, was not the kind of person who would admit defeat easily!
Chu Yichen was a dancer in the boys' group, so a few casual moves were very powerful. Although they looked ordinary, they were actually very skillful. After he was done, he looked at Daiyu.
He wanted to know to what extent this girl could do.
Daiyu pondered for a few seconds, then quickly finished a few dance moves according to the order he had shown her. She was clearly doing the same movements as him, but her movements carried the unique beauty of a girl.
It was like a gentle stream, not in a hurry. It flowed slowly and gurgled, leaving a shallow mark on one's heart. It was not strong, but it was comfortable.
After finishing the moves, Chu Yichen applauded. "Not bad. It's hard to believe that you've only been learning dance for less than a month."
In private, he said this to the other teachers, "Maybe she never realized her talent before. Now that she knows, I'm afraid that she'll be too proud and gradually lose this ability."
The others laughed at his groundless worries. Only Pan Yiming nodded. "Yes, she's a piece of unpolished jade. There are countless possibilities in the future." He paused. "That kind of thing won't happen to someone with a firm heart. Teacher Chu, don't worry."
Lin Daiyu, who was labeled as a "firm unpolished jade," did not know that the teachers were discussing her in private. She was now busy moving to the dormitory.
There were 202 people, but this time, there were only 12 Class A — also known as the debut class. Daiyu and Zhang Jin were in Class A, and Xu Mengmeng was in Class C.
After moving to the luxuriously decorated pink Class A, Daiyu's eyes could not help but twitch. It was still painful to look at!
Looking at her roommates who were full of girly hearts, she could not help but complain.
In addition to Zhang Jin, Daiyu's other roommates were the gentle and considerate big sister Shen Zhixing and the timid and shy Liu Xinyang. It was worth mentioning that both of them learned to dance, so they had a lot of common topics to talk about.
In addition to the 12 students in Class A, there were 35 people in Class B, more than 50 people in Class F, and the rest were about the same as Class C and Class D.
Sure enough, the middle area was always the most abundant.
After the level evaluation, the first task was to perform the theme song. Everyone watched the song and dance video of the theme song together. To be honest, it was quite good. The song was bright, lively, and catchy. The dance was also a large-scale group dance designed for many people.
However, Daiyu watched it. The song and dance were all cute. She felt that she was not suitable for it.
But since she was here, who cared if she was suitable or not? It was fine as long as she could adapt to others. If not, sorry, she could only be eliminated!
It was actually quite difficult to learn the song and dance in three days. However, on the way back to the dormitory after watching the song and dance, many students from other classes came to Daiyu to practice with her.
Of course, Daiyu knew why she was so popular. It was because she showed off her "eidetic memory" skill!
It was not that she liked to show off. She just felt that she had learned a lot of things in the past, but she had not learned them in this life. If one day she accidentally used a skill that she had not learned before … it would be very strange!
So now, she gave herself a "eidetic memory" label. It would make sense if she used it in the future.
It had to be said that Lin Daiyu's sensitive mentality of thinking too much was good. It was always good to prepare for a rainy day.
During private practice, there was a group of people following behind Daiyu. Daiyu did not find it troublesome. After all, as a talented girl from a scholarly family, Lin Daiyu was very fond of teaching others.
She liked people who were smart and eager to learn. Even if they were not smart, as long as they liked to learn, she would look up to them, just like Xiang Ling in the past.
The next morning, Class A had songs first. The teacher in charge of the class was Qi Qi, who was almost forty years old. He used to be a mainstay in the Chinese music industry. His popular songs were still popular in the streets and alleys. They were not outdated at all.
As a result, Qi Qi -sensei informed them that Daiyu would be singing the theme song acapella.
Daiyu: "…" Why do they have to cue me?
But she was not afraid of these things. She took two steps forward and slowly opened her mouth to the teacher's piano accompaniment.
Qi Qi listened carefully. Lin Daiyu's voice was especially clean and ethereal. It was like the fresh air after the rain. It was refined and refreshing.
After Daiyu finished singing, Teacher Qi Qi nodded. "You can sing like this. When you practice later, pay attention to the combination of singing and dancing."
After all, many people sang well and danced well. It was just that they could not sing and dance at the same time. They could not change their breathing.
"Okay, thank you, teacher." Daiyu nodded obediently and returned to the group.
Teacher Qi Qi pointed to Jiang Bing. "I remember that you sang very well that day. You used the song technique just right. Have you learned it before?"
Jiang Bing nodded. "I have learned Peking Opera since I was young."
"Peking Opera?" Teacher Qi Qi's eyes lit up. "Sing a piece."
Jiang Bing sang a piece. Teacher Qi Qi praised her. "I thought no one in your generation liked this!"
"How could that be?
This is a precious cultural heritage passed down by our ancestors. "Jiang Bing looked very serious.