While watching, Meng Nianchu suddenly noticed that Mu Feng's dancing intensity was off. So she stepped forward and took the initiative to help him correct the parts where his performance was lacking.
During the coaching process, there were inevitably some physical contacts. Just at this moment, Linda, who always suspected others of having ulterior motives, happened to pass by the door.
"Already getting so close on the first day. With so much time ahead, I'm afraid something might really happen," she murmured, leaning against the door and peeping into the practice room.
Meng Nianchu pretended not to hear her words and continued to lift Mu Feng's arm higher. "This part requires a strong sense of power. You need to control the strength here well. Lift it up to about this position, then bring it down forcefully without hesitation. The movement should be clean," she pointed out.
"Acting so high and mighty. Do you really think you're a trainee? Everyone knows you, Meng Nianchu, are notoriously bad at dancing. What are you pretending for?" Linda sneered.
Meng Nianchu gave her a cold glare. "Can't manage your own trainees, so you come here to seek attention?"
Linda's face flushed red then turned pale. She let out a snort, glared at Mu Feng, slammed the door, and headed to the practice room next door where her trainees were.
Meng Nianchu continued to teach Mu Feng the incorrect parts. Suddenly, she noticed that his cheeks were a bit flushed.
"What's wrong?"
Mu Feng scratched his head shyly. "When I was a trainee in South Korea, there were only boys around. You're so beautiful, Teacher Meng. I just got a bit shy."
Hearing this, Meng Nianchu was stunned for a couple of seconds. Then she took two steps back and said with a smile, "Do you feel more comfortable like this?"
"Yes, yes."
Meng Nianchu chuckled. After that, she really took Mu Feng's feelings into account and always kept a proper distance from him, making sure he wouldn't feel offended.
Her way of getting along with the trainees was very harmonious. During class, she truly took on the responsibility of a tutor. When the trainees were taking a break, she would put away her cold look and chat with them like friends about life and music.
Maybe due to the long time they had spent together, the trainees gradually got over their initial awkwardness. Mu Feng was no longer as restrained as he was in the morning when getting along with Meng Nianchu. Instead, he would come up with ideas from time to time to tease Meng Nianchu, looking just like a naughty kid.
The part where the tutor and trainees practiced singing and dancing in the practice room was also edited by the post - production staff into the first episode of the program as a bonus clip.
As soon as this part was broadcast, netizens went crazy.
The main reason was that Mu Feng looked so much like Mu Junze. And the way he got along with Meng Nianchu was so much like that of childhood sweethearts. The combination of a handsome guy and a beautiful girl was hard not to make people daydream. Even passers - by who hadn't watched this variety show before were all smiling like doting aunts while watching this video.
The "Meng Nianchu and Mu Feng CP" topped the hot search list. At the same time, the viewership of this episode of the variety show "Star Making" soared, shooting straight to the top of the variety show viewership rankings.
Mu Feng, this little - known figure, also became well - known to more people. Some even specially established a fan club for the "Chu Mu CP". His popularity was booming.
This level of popularity was also beyond the expectation of Mu Feng's management team. Seeing that their artist was being hailed as a male god because of this, a bold marketing strategy came to their minds.
Mu Junze had heard about the netizens pairing Meng Nianchu with other men and shouting for them to be together.
He knew clearly that Meng Nianchu was not the kind of person who would be fickle. But when he saw the videos and articles edited by netizens of Meng Nianchu and Mu Feng's interactions as an affectionate couple, he couldn't help but feel extremely jealous!
He was so jealous that even Tracy could hardly hold him back.
On the first day when Meng Nianchu was shooting the variety show, Mu Junze successfully won his first American project. Since there were indeed many matters, big and small, in the company that needed Mu Junze's control, this jealous man couldn't rush to Meng Nianchu's side immediately to assert his sovereignty.
Tracy, who came to deliver the latest project materials to Mu Junze, said nervously, "These are the new materials submitted by the project team."
In the past two days, because of these company matters, Mu Junze couldn't go to see Meng Nianchu. And the Weibo always kept pushing videos and articles about Meng Nianchu and Mu Feng to Mu Junze. Tracy could clearly feel that Mu Junze's anger had reached its peak.
The whole office was filled with a depressing atmosphere. Tracy didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
To ease the atmosphere a bit, Tracy told him a relatively good news. "Just now I received a call from the American project side. They said they've learned about the current busyness of our company. This project is not urgent and can be postponed for a few days."
Mu Junze flipped through a page of the materials forcefully, obviously taking his anger out on them.
Tracy got straight to the point. "I heard that tomorrow is the first competition of the variety show that sister - in - law is participating in. There will also be a lot of audiences on - site. Since the project is not urgent and the company's affairs are almost taken care of, how about I buy a ticket for you to go and watch sister - in - law's performance?"
After she finished speaking, Mu Junze didn't respond, but the force with which he flipped through the materials lessened.
Tracy let out a quiet sigh of relief. Without waiting for Mu Junze to speak, she immediately pushed open the door and walked out of the office. "I'll go and handle it right away."
Mu Junze glanced at the phone beside him. His deep eyes were filled with strong jealousy.
...
Time flew by. Two days passed, and the competition time that made everyone extremely nervous finally arrived.
Meng Nianchu and Linda sat on the tutor seats again. Before the competition officially started, there was already a fiery spark of eagerness between them.
The audience was bustling in the stands. Linda waved to the audience sitting behind her.
"One person will be eliminated in the first competition. You'd better think about what kind of farewell speech you're going to give when your trainee is kicked off the stage later," Linda taunted.
Meng Nianchu remained calm. "You're so impatient before it even starts. Are you scared?"
"Scared of you? I'm just reminding you not to overestimate yourself."
"You'd better take care of yourself first."
Meng Nianchu didn't avoid Linda's repeated provocations at all. She was confident in the trainees under her. Even if they were really eliminated because the audience didn't like them, in her eyes, their abilities were still top - notch, and she wouldn't feel the slightest bit unhappy.
Only those with an inferiority complex would keep chattering.
After the host briefly explained the competition rules, the competition officially started. The first two contestants were both Meng Nianchu's trainees. Their stage presence was extremely strong, and the number of votes from the audience was also extremely high.
Linda snorted and said disdainfully, "It's just the beginning. When my trainees come on stage later, you'll see what real strength is."
The third contestant was Mu Feng.
As soon as his figure appeared on the stage, the audience in the stands erupted. The shouts were deafening.