Cannot Place ng Fu on Their Level
“She can’t sing or dance. She can’t even read music. How can soone like that take fourth place through audience votes?” Xi Nancheng flung the nalist on the table and leaned back in his chair. “There’s a reason why no one has been able to advance to Global Idol all these years.”
“The television programs these days are like that. They just want to stir up drama and hype. The girl groups in our country need so work.” The manager glanced at Xi Nancheng. He did not force him to go for the assessnt which made him feel relieved.
ng Fu was bad at everything, but she was the best at pulling strings. Xi Nancheng was young. He possessed both talent and fa. However, he was very savage. ng Fu could not even conceal her off-tune singing and lousy English when everyone was singing as a group, let alone perform well solo.
If Xi Nancheng had been present at the individual assessnt today, he would have criticized ng Fu until she cried.
Everyone involved in the television program knew that ng Fu only got to where she was today because she had a formidable supporter. The manager was not sure of the legitimacy of these rumors, but he did not want Xi Nancheng to be caught up in them.
**
At the individual assessnt venue outside.
ntor Tang Ze looked up and grinned at ng Fu. “Don’t be nervous. Are you ready?”
ng Fu had already changed into the red-colored group outfit that mbers of Group A wore. She picked up a black hair tie and tied up her hair slowly. Thereafter, she signalled ‘OK’ towards the backstage crew. With her eyelids slightly lowered, she looked laid-back and languid.
She greeted the three ntors and nodded at them calmly. Tang Ze was taken aback. This was the first ti he had seen a ng Fu not act coy and feminine.
Due to ng Fu’s change, Tang Ze’s tone beca softer subconsciously. “You may start. All the best.”
ng Fu touched the mic on her clothes.
When her spirit followed the female journalist, she saw this performance multiple tis. Furthermore, she got to see the female journalist practice the group song at ho as well. Although ng Fu had never listened to the sleazy lyrics seriously, she could still rember most of them.
The other two ntors were watching ng Fu’s performance with their heads raised while discussing the other mbers casually.
Until the first line of the song was sung.
“Overcoming darkness…”
Tang Ze, who had been leaning on his chair slightly, looked up, and watched ng Fu’s performance seriously. The two ntors who had been discussing between themselves also stopped talking and looked at ng Fu in awe.
With her head lowered, she sang casually. Although she was not familiar with so parts of the lyrics, her singing was filled with soul as she got the hang of the lody. During the chorus, she managed to express her emotions very well. Her powerful high notes also sounded very professional.
The most challenging part of singing was breathing. All of the mbers of Best Idol could not control their breathing as well as professional singers. However, the three ntors realized that ng Fu’s breathing was very stable even though she was singing and dancing at the sa ti.
Their indifferent expressions started to turn serious.
She finished singing and the song slowly ca to an end. ng Fu finished her last move. One of the cara crew mbers who was in charge of the caras backstage happened to capture the scene of ng Fu looking up at the ntors. A strand of hair swept past her cheek and landed near her lips. She blew the strand of black hair away casually and gazed into the cara calmly.
Her amorous eyes looked beautiful. They were indifferent yet bewitching. They revealed a carefree and frivolous personality.
Everyone in the cara crew instantly fell in love.
The three ntors discussed amongst themselves.
Holding the nalist, Tang Ze said in shock. “She has improved so much, especially her English. Everything was good except the fact that she missed a few lines. Her moves are powerful but she made a few mistakes there too. She is also slightly stiff. Her voice… is very healing. Her tone is superb. My minor headache subsided after listening to her singing. We should give her a ‘B’.”
Tang Ze felt that there was sothing more to ng Fu’s voice. Her tone was very soothing. After thinking about it for a while, he gave his final grade.
The other two ntors nodded. “I agree. She must have practiced a lot. Her voice and tune are great. Her English also improved, but she made a few mistakes on the lyrics and dance moves. I think ‘B’ might be too good. We should give her a ‘C’.”
After the three ntors discussed among themselves, they decided to give ng Fu a ‘C’ grade in the end.
Girl groups had a grading system which consisted of 5 grades: ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘E’. ‘A’ was the highest grade, while ‘E’ was the lowest.
Previously, ng Fu had received an ‘E’ grade from the ntors. She had only managed to enter Group A because the audience votes had pushed her to fourth place.
She had indeed improved a lot since receiving a ‘C’ grade from the ntors.
Tang Ze gave her the Group C brooch and said seriously, “See, you can do it as long as you work hard. We gave you a ‘C’ grade because you could not keep up with the beat for many parts of the song. You also got the dance moves wrong at parts. Your greatest strength is your voice but you can’t rely on your voice alone to succeed on the stage. The final judgnt is made based on holistic quality. I have high expectations of you. You have a bright future.”
ng Fu looked down and held onto the Group C brooch tightly. “Thank you, ntors.”
In the past, her hands had only been used to fight. No one knew that this was her first ti singing and dancing to this song. There was no professional crew present at the venue. Otherwise, it would be very obvious that dancing was not the only area she had to improve on.
**
Xi Nancheng returned after a few minutes.
The ntors were all on rather good terms. While they were waiting for another trainee’s performance, Tang Ze told Xi Nancheng with a smile, “You will never guess which group ng Fu was put in.”
“Probably E.” Xi Nancheng was rather indifferent.
Tang Ze shook his head. “You are absolutely wrong. ng Fu has improved so much since last ti. We gave her a ‘C’ grade. Her voice was stunning. She has great potential. Do you want to watch the recording?”
Xi Nancheng rebutted, saying, “Great potential? Is her potential as great as Ye Shuning’s?”
He had taught ng Fu before. She didn’t even know how to read music. What was a good voice if she couldn’t do anything else? How long could she last as an idol? The ‘C’ grade was most probably given because the ntors wanted to save face for the producer.
Taken aback, Tang Ze shook his head and scoffed. “You… How can you compare the two of them?”
Ye Shuning was the number one of Best Idol. She was a star student who was still studying in high school. She had clinched the first place in a talent competition at the age of 14. Even Tang Ze, who was a ntor, had nothing to nitpick about her.
She always surpassed the second place by a significant amount of votes and was popular amongst the ntors as well as the audience. Half of the audience watched the show because of Xi Nancheng, while the other half was comprised of Ye Shuning’s fans.
The two belonged to different worlds. How could he place ng Fu on their level?
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