Wealthy Supporting Actress Tore the Script

Chapter 57: As Expected From Her

  At this juncture, Miao Chun was most guilt-ridden. After all, how could she not have a clue as to who Jiang Dai was?

  As the only Title Sponsor, as well as the biggest investor, of ‘Youth Camp,’ her fixed investment alone had already amounted to 800 million dollars. People were often seen ingratiating themselves with her, be it the big shots in the TV stations, producers, or directors——not to mention these contestants.

  Hence, it had never been Miao Chun’s intention to offend Jiang Dai in her face. Knowing that Jiang Dai had been making Liang Zhenyu into a big star, Miao Chun would go out of her way to treat Liang Zhenyu more affectionately and all the more amicably whenever she noticed that Jiang Dai was in the vicinity.

  Yet, who would have thought Jiang Dai would witness this instead?

  After wussing out for a couple of seconds, a slow smile worked its way across Miao Chun’s face somewhat composedly. “Good one, Teacher Jiang! Hahahaha, you’re so humorous! Anyways, I was merely joking with Zhenyu earlier. You may not know that Zhenyu and I are good friends since she used to be from my company. That’s why we’d usually speak without any measure. Hahahaha.” 

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  Standing rooted to the ground, the pale Liang Zhenyu was perturbed by all that had occurred. Even so, her breathing became more stable instantly at the sight of Jiang Dai. Simultaneously, she told herself that since she was under the protection of someone so formidable, like Sister Dai, she could not embarrass Sister Dai by appearing weak and cowardly.

  Raising her chin slightly, Liang Zhenyu turned to face all her group members. “My appearance is something given to me by my parents. Even my eyes, nose, and lips are all genuine, without a single trace of artificiality. What’s more, I have my childhood photos to prove that I still look pretty much the same as I did when I was little. Moreover, my dancing style tends to lean towards the gentle side, but that doesn’t mean that’s the only style I know. The only reason I’ve decided to dance this way is due to my understanding of this dance, as this style is more suitable for this song. If…… Teacher Jiang also believes that it is better to incorporate explosive dance moves to this song, I can also make the necessary amendments at any time.”

  Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Dai added, “I’ve been monitoring everyone’s performances, and I think that Liang Zhenyu did a great job. Even though her limbs might have been moving in a gentle fashion, that doesn’t mean it has no explosive power. At this moment, not only has she not done her hair and makeup, but she is also only dressed in training gear. Since she was able to achieve this effect without any stage design, it clearly shows that she is suitable to be the main dancer in the center position. As for Contestant Bei Yunyun…… I, on the other hand, think that she has exerted a little too much force.” 

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  As selfishness permeated and blighted her mind, this girl carried out her scheme down to a T, leaving Bei Yunyun, Liang Zhenyu, and Miao Chun tied up with ripping each other apart for the center position. After all, she would never be able to come close to it, especially with her current standard. Hence, she reckoned that it would be better for her to go out on a limb with that remark packed with high emotional intelligence and personality. If Lady Luck were on her side, the post-production crew would not cut out this scene. With so much screen time under her belt, it would be relatively more effortless for her to put herself out there. On top of that, she would be in an advantageous position to leave an impression on the viewers, as compared to all those at the center positions across the limited number of stage performances, who merely had fleeting moments of screen time.

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  With the considerable degree of IQ that Jiang Dai possessed, one look was all it took for her to figure out this girl’s thoughts.

  Instead of exposing her, she took advantage of this situation for Liang Zhenyu’s benefit. “I think there’s no harm in giving that a try, so why don’t you all try dancing to this song in Yun Beibei’s style before voting once more? Will you help us out as well, Coach?”

  In everyone’s eyes, Jiang Dai appeared to be very impartial since she had everyone dance in a style that Yun Beibei excelled at. Wasn’t she just giving Bei Yunyun a chance to score brownie points?

  Bei Yunyun and Miao Chun, deeming this a great opportunity, looked at each other in silence and made no moves to contest this.

  With that, Jiang Dai had them take turns in dancing. 

  Noticing that Liang Zhenyu would be the second last person to perform, the scheming Yun Beibei chose to be the last one.

  Initially, she planned for her performance to contrast sharply with Liang Zhenyu, who would be performing before her. Yet, who would have thought that after changing her style…… 

  Liang Zhenyu’s performance was a lit!?

  Several group members applauded wildly at the end of her performance, and even the coach commented, “Looks like Contestant Zhenyu has no problems with dancing this style.”

  Right from the start, Yun Beibei had been teeming with confidence, but now, she was pretty much on the verge of a mental breakdown. By the time it was her turn, she felt rumpled up in her mind.

  This was supposed to be the style she was most adept at, to the extent that she did not need to go all out.

  However, she had exerted too much force earlier, so she dared not try too hard this time……

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  At this juncture, her innermost feelings were in disarray and her self-confidence was at an all time low, causing her to give a subpar performance. The more aware she was of the fact that she was not dancing at her best, the closer she was to having a mental breakdown. Much to everyone’s astonishment, she slipped and fell onto her buttocks as the song reached its climax——

  Although no one had laughed aloud at the sight of her fall, a ripple of shock disturbed their countenance.

  Even Miao Chun was so surprised that she was at a loss for words. Who would have imagined that there would come a day when Bei Yunyun, the best dancer in Shi Sheng Entertainment, would actually fall onto her buttocks whilst dancing?? Good grief, how embarrassing!

  As soon as Bei Yunyun was done with her performance, everyone began to cast their votes. Under the camera’s and Jiang Dai’s watchful eyes, it was no doubt that everyone had voted for Liang Zhenyu.

  Bei Yunyun’s face flared red with embarrassment, as she wanted nothing to do with anyone at that moment.

  Whereas, Miao Chun kept her mouth shut as well.

  As for that girl who attempted to show off her emotional intelligence and steal the spotlight at the expense of others earlier, this experience left a bad taste in her mouth. She initially assumed that she could provide herself with a chance to appear on camera, yet little did she know that she had played into the hands of Liang Zhenyu.

  She had always assumed that Liang Zhenyu would only dance in that sort of style, so no one had expected her performance to be such a hit when she changed to the Country H style. If it was already so incredible without any stage design and makeup, wouldn’t it be even more outstanding when she was to perform on the stage?

  Stepping forward, the coach summarized, “Alright, Zhenyu will be the one taking up the center position. Does anyone have any objections?” 

  In actual fact, the coach preferred Bei Yunyun since she has some connections with Shi Sheng Entertainment. Otherwise, why else would the production crew have her take the two most important artistes from Shi Sheng Entertainment under her wing?

  However, there was nothing she could do about it since President Jiang, the investor, was standing right here. Even so, she had to admit that Liang Zhenyu was really something. On top of that, her dancing and non-dancing state seemed like they were two different persons.

  “No……”

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  All the girls shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections whatsoever.

  However, Jiang Dai’s eyes flickered towards the coach. “Now that all the contestants have dances, aren’t you going to give your comment?”

  Upon hearing that, the coach’s reluctance and awkwardness showed clearly on her face, as she was at a loss for words. She could not help but think to herself. ‘I just don’t want to give any comments, so don’t tell me a layman, like you, is capable of giving a comment?’ 

  Jiang Dai, as dazzling as ever, was able to guess what the other party was complaining inwardly about. As such, she began commenting bluntly, “Alright, then. If you have no intention of giving your comments, why don’t I give mine? Let’s start with Contestant Miao Chun. You’re a music influencer, right? Sure enough, singers tend to be weaker in the dance aspect, but you’ve been exaggerating your actions a little too much and dancing offbeat, especially for the most crucial beats.”

  After a brief moment, she continued, “As for the other 4 contestants, you can barely dance to the beat. Even so, I’d say your performances are still not bad, but completely forgettable. Finally, the two main dancers… Bei Yunyun, you’ve exerted insufficient force this time. When you were dancing earlier, you looked as though you were so afraid of something that you couldn’t execute the dance moves properly and even made the mistake of slipping. Even though it’s difficult to avoid making mistakes, this is a competition and a public performance at that. At the end of the day, you only have one chance for every public performance on stage, so any unintentional mistake can possibly implicate the entire group.”

  The moment the words left her mouth, the entire room of girls dared not utter a single word, as each had her own ax to grind. Moreover, no one had expected Jiang Dai would be so blunt and different from when she marketed goods in her live streams. 

  Be that as it might, what they found most vexing was…… everything she had spoken of was downright accurate. One could say that her gaze was so diabolical that it seemed as though she could not only see their weaknesses but also see through them!

  After pausing for two seconds, she favored Liang Zhenyu with a gentle and encouraging stare. “Lastly, we have Liang Zhenyu. Your performance earlier was flawless.”

  ……

  This little episode was a great encouragement to Little Zhenyu, who had relied on her capabilities to rightfully acquire both the center position, as well as the captain role. Seeing how she cherished and worked exceptionally hard, several group members gradually formed friendships with her during their training sessions. As for those girls who were unimpressed with her initially, they began to genuinely admire Liang Zhenyu after going through all the training sessions and the last rehearsal.

  Although the only one who could make their presence felt was undoubtedly the one at the center position, the others would also be able to bask in reflected glory so long as the entire stage effects were good enough. After all, the most vital thing to all girl groups was the group as a whole.

  After watching the rehearsal footage, Jiang Dai could not help but pat herself on the back for doing a great job intervening and speaking with them.

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  With that, she had simply put this episode behind her……

  Hence, it never occurred to her that the footage recorded in the training session that day would be included in the VIP exclusive content for the first episode. Subsequently, innumerable passionate netizens pulled it from the video before uploading it on Weibo. Before long, it topped the most searched hashtags——

  In addition, not one, not two, but three hashtags had topped the list! As expected from the darling of all trending hashtags, President Jiang!

  #Can You Believe That a Female President Actually Knows About Girl Group as Well# 

  #President Jiang Says You Have Exerted Too Much Force#

  #Begging President Jiang to Appear in the Main Episode as the Guest Mentor#


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