Entertaining Children

Xiao Yao did not participate in any promotional activities, the reason being of course that he wanted to stay in Shenxi to attend classes and prepare for the next knockout competition.

This time, Mei Fang and the filming crew finally captured some different behind-the-scenes shots in Yin Xi's studio in Shencheng. Because of the next competition, Xiao Yao has a new trick, and he is ready to dance. For this reason, Xiao Yao not only found three men, three women and six dancers from the studio's signed dance troupe as backup dancers, but also specially recruited Cheng Xi, a popular actress in the film and television industry, to be her dance partner. Mei Fang's film crew also took a rare shot of Xiao Yao, Cheng Xi and several dancers practicing dance together in the dance rehearsal room of Yin Xi's studio.

Last week Xiao Yao specially went to Yanjing to prepare for the competition, not mainly to cooperate with the rehearsal of the "Women's Orchestra" in Yanjing, but because he wanted to learn opera from Mr. Mei Qingchang. With Mr. Mei Qingchang's status, Xiao Yao can only come to ask for advice, and it is absolutely impossible for the old man to accommodate him to come to Shanghai. Apart from Cheng Xi, the backup dancers I found this time are members of the "Chenxi Dance Troupe". Naturally, Xiao Yao didn't need to be so polite to them. He called them all to Shencheng and Rehearse yourself.

Cheng Xi has developed quite well in the past few years. She is already a star actor who is steadily moving towards the front line. But even putting aside Xiao Yao's status as the son of the boss Ye Jiaying, in terms of their personal friendship, as long as Xiao Yao asks her for help, Cheng Xi is obliged. It happened that during this time Cheng Xi had no filming work on hand and was in a short rest period, so when Xiao Yao called, Cheng Xi helped Xiao Yao choose six dance troupe members without hesitation, and flew here with them Shencheng.

Mei Fang's film crew came to Shanghai to shoot the film the day after Cheng Xi and the others arrived. The day before, Xiao Yao had already explained to Cheng Xi and the others all the decomposing movements of the dance. When Mei Fang's film crew arrived, Xiao Yao Yao and his whole team have already started to practice together, so Mei Fang is not only fortunate to hear the song that Xiao Yao is going to sing in the next competition for the first time in advance, but also has an overview of the entire stage performance in advance.

During the break between rehearsals, Mei Fang learned from the chats of several backup dancers that this dance was also composed by Xiao Yao himself, so she unconsciously compared this dance with the one that Xiao Yao danced with Sun Tingting in the United States three weeks ago. Dance makes comparisons. In terms of the professionalism of the dance alone, compared with the pas de deux in that MV, this group dance is less difficult in terms of movement difficulty and overall feeling. It feels more like the dance performed at a singer's concert.

But seeing Xiao Yao keep clenched one hand in front of her during dance practice, Mei Fang also knew that there was no way to do it. After all, "Singer" is still a singing competition program, and the singer's dance is only an auxiliary means. It is impossible for singers to use headsets to free their hands like in concerts and evening parties. They must use professional hand-held microphones to sing. Without a hand that had to hold the microphone, Xiao Yao's choreography was naturally greatly restricted.

"Why did you specially invite Cheng Xi to dance this time?" Neither screenwriter Li Xin nor manager Shen Man came this time. During the rehearsal break,

Mei Fang took the time to ask Xiao Yao a question.

"Because Cheng Xi is famous! When she stands on the stage, the audience will definitely vote for me because of her relationship!" Xiao Yao replied with a smile, "And I have a good relationship with Cheng Xi. There is no need to say please , as long as she is free, she will come as soon as I call, and she is my family, so I don't need to pay anything!"

"Do you want to answer so sincerely?" Cheng Xi and Mei Fang who were beside him rolled their eyes at the same time when Xiao Yao answered. Mei Fang was a little speechless at Xiao Yao's straightforwardness, while Cheng Xi was a little disappointed. When Mei Fang asked a question, she thought Xiao Yao would say that he was a professional dancer and danced among the girls he knew. Praise like the best.

Feeling that the communication with Xiao Yao was meaningless, Mei Fang naturally replaced the interviewee with Cheng Xi.

For Cheng Xi, what Mei Fang is most interested in is of course how she got acquainted with Xiao Yao. Everyone knows that Cheng Xi was originally a member of the backup dance troupe signed by Qi Jia Studio, but was later selected by Ye Jiaying and transformed into an actor. When the other captain of the dance troupe, Chen Chen, released a single, Fan Linxuan also broke the news on the Internet that Xiao Yao and Chen Chen had learned to rap, but how did Xiao Yao get to know the two of them, and what is it like with their dance troupe A relationship that not many people know about.

Just like the matter with Fang Yiran, Xiao Yao doesn't like to talk about this kind of matter, but he doesn't prevent others from making it public, and Cheng Xi has no scruples in this regard, so I will discuss it in detail He told Mei Fang how he and Xiao Yao got acquainted.

"So, the reason why you met Xiao Yao was because of an ice cream?" Mei Fang smiled and shook her head after listening to Cheng Xi's story.

"Yeah, we talked about it later," Cheng Xi nodded with a smile, "I remember it was not long after he released his first album the year before last. I joked that if we The experience of this acquaintance is made public, and I don’t know if there will be many girls holding ice cream on the bus.”

"If we broadcast this interview when the program is broadcast, maybe there will be!" Mei Fang said with a smile.

"Declaration, I have a driver's license now, and I don't take the bus anymore!" Xiao Yao suddenly leaned in front of the camera and said.

"You are so narcissistic! Did we say that the girls on the bus with ice cream are because of you?" Cheng Xi complained without any scruples.

"Then what else could it be?" Xiao Yao smiled, and continued, "But if this episode is broadcast, I don't know if there will be many girls holding ice cream on the bus, but I guess it will be soon There will be ice cream brands coming to you for endorsement. You don’t need to think about the idea of ​​this TV commercial, it’s a very interesting commercial if you just play it as you just said.”

"Really!" Mei Fang and Cheng Xi imagined for a moment, then nodded in unison. The section where Xiao Yao got out of the car and knocked down Cheng Xi's ice cream, and then went to the convenience store to buy one to compensate her, with a few close-up expressions, is a very good advertisement.

"Okay, if an ice cream brand really comes to me to be a spokesperson, I will definitely recruit you to be the spokesperson and shoot this advertisement together." Cheng Xi laughed, "I will also find opportunities to support you!"

"Cut~ No need!" Xiao Yao curled his lips and said, "I don't act as a spokesperson for any brand, and I never shoot commercials."

"Why?" Mei Fang and Cheng Xi asked at the same time.

"It's been so long since I debuted, have you ever seen me endorse? I'm not interested in other people's brands." Xiao Yao said arrogantly, "Besides, I already have my own brand and company now, so I can be the spokesperson of my own brand That's enough, and I won't speak for others. As for commercials, I am both a photographer and a director. If I shoot commercials, I will only shoot commercials as a director, not as a model or an actor. as an ad shooter!"

There was Xiao Yao in the advertisement of Beidou Motor a few years ago, but it was an advertisement made directly from the clips taken from the MV of "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky". Although Xiao Yao also received the advertising fee of Beidou Motors later, when they were filming, they took it as a MV. They didn't know that Beidou Motors would take a fancy to it and change it into an advertisement. He has never done commercials. In a sense, he did too.

Speaking of advertisements, Xiao Yao suddenly thought of Mu Yinglai. I contacted him recently, and the discussion was all about parkour scripts. I don’t know how he is doing with the BMW commercials, and the commercial series he designed. I don’t know if he will have the opportunity to direct the filming himself. one?

"So you are like this!" Cheng Xi suddenly realized, and then complained, "You are the boss and the director, so of course you don't compete for endorsements like us little stars, how about this, since you don't accept endorsements, In the future, if there are any brands looking for you to be an endorsement, you can refer them to me, I don’t think I have too many endorsements.”

"No problem, it's a matter of one sentence! But I'm a man and you are a woman, and our image style and personality traits in the eyes of the public are quite different, so there probably won't be a brand that will fancy me as an endorsement I can choose you at the same time." Xiao Yao said, took out his mobile phone and said, "You guys rest for a while, I will make a phone call, and we will continue to rehearse when we come back!" Saying that, Xiao Yao went to the corner of the rehearsal room and started a conversation. phone.

Cheng Xi looked at Xiao Yao's back and pouted, but Mei Fang was looking at Cheng Xi. Just now, after listening to Cheng Xi's story about getting acquainted with Xiao Yao, Mei Fang inexplicably remembered the Chinese-American actress Zhou Jingyi she met in the United States.

Both Cheng Xi and Zhou Jingyi are professional dancers, and they also met Xiao Yao by chance, and then got acquainted with Xiao Yao through a special event, and then took him to the dance troupe rehearsal at Xiao Yao's request, and then Xiao Yao Haruka took the initiative to ask to join the dance team as a choreographer.

A dance troupe has achieved good results in competitions, and a dance troupe has obtained a contract with a studio, both of which have obtained job opportunities. The two of them got the opportunity to transform into actors because of this, and they both successfully seized the opportunity and achieved good results as actors. For Xiao Yao, they are always on call, and they can temporarily put aside their status as actors and return to the role of dancers at any time. The most interesting thing is that both of them have also been dance teachers for Xiao Yao and Sun Tingting. Perhaps the only difference is that the two look at Xiao Yao differently!

"Singer" is a variety show. Mei Fang, the follow-up director of the variety show department of Shonan Satellite TV, wants to go further and have greater development. Naturally, she has nothing to do with the entertainment industry. In addition to building a good relationship with celebrities, it is also very important to be familiar with their circle of friends and anecdotes, and to know what to say and what not to say.

Back in the United States, when Xiao Yao stayed in the studio to record, Zhou Jingyi drove her and Wang Dachuan back to the hotel. On the way back to the hotel, although Wang Dachuan didn't turn on the camera, Mei Fang asked Zhou Jingyi how she met Xiao Yao in a casual manner, and Zhou Jingyi told her nothing to hide. And she listened as well, and didn't reveal any trace of her knowledge in front of Xiao Yao and Sun Tingting. Later, during the dance rehearsal, when TJ and Paul were watching the dance and talking about Zhou Jingyi, Mei Fang with vicious eyes could also see what Zhou Jingyi meant for Xiao Yao, but she didn't show it at all.

After Xiao Yao made the phone call, he came back and started rehearsing as expected. When Cheng Xi left, Mei Fang withdrew her thoughts and directed Wang Dachuan to continue filming their rehearsal.

Except for that trip to the United States, it usually takes only one day to shoot daily highlights. So on the second day, Mei Fang took Wang Dachuan and flew back to Shonan. In the behind-the-scenes shooting this time, the chat between Mei Fang and Cheng Xi is considered a very good material, but Mei Fang still feels a little regretful. In her opinion, except for Cheng Xi, the dance Xiao Yao prepared for the next competition seemed to lack surprises. Maybe the final effect of this dance on the stage will be great, but judging from the shots in the rehearsal room alone, it seems that there is something missing.

After sending away Mei Fang's film crew, Xiao Yao and Cheng Xi's rehearsals will continue. As Mei Fang felt, this dance was indeed not too difficult, so in just three or four days, Xiao Yao and the others had already rehearsed this dance.

The dance rehearsal is good, the school curriculum is not tight, and there is no need to run announcements and publicity. Xiao Yao thought he could relax for a few days, but he didn't expect that a phone call from Zhao Rui gave Xiao Yao something to do again.

On the night when Xiao Yao thought that there was no problem with the dance rehearsal, Xiao Yao's phone rang suddenly when he was lying in the dormitory. Ray called.

"Bayi, has "Singer" been eliminated?" On the phone, Zhao Rui asked directly. Although we haven't met each other recently, Zhao Rui still knows about Xiao Yao's participation in "Singer". After all, it is broadcast on TV every week, and it is often mentioned in the entertainment news. It's just that there were almost two weeks between the broadcast and recording of the show, and Zhao Rui didn't know how long Xiao Yao had been on the show.

"From what you mean, why does it seem like you're hoping for me to be eliminated?" Xiao Yao smiled angrily, "Are you a buddy like this?"

"Hey," Zhao Rui didn't answer, just smiled, and continued, "From what you're saying, you probably haven't been eliminated yet, so how are you preparing for the next competition? Is it possible to spare a little time to help my buddies?" Do you do me a favor?"

"It's almost ready, there should be a little more time, but it depends on what's going on." Xiao Yao said, "What's the matter with you, tell me!"

"Actually, it's not that I need your help, it's Zitong! It's that she wants to ask you for help." Zhao Rui said, "She recently accepted a endorsement..."

"What? Endorsement? There is no leading actor in the advertisement?" Xiao Yao cut off Zhao Rui's words, "You do it yourself, the relationship will be exposed at worst, what are you afraid of? If it doesn't work, go find San'er, that guy is a model and an advertisement Professional account! You know that I don’t endorse or appear in commercials!”