[World 6] Chapter 152

　　Because of Jiang Mu, Chen Yusheng decided to reconsider participating in "Heart of Dance".

　　He thought about it for two days, and after dancing a dance with Jiang Mu, he finally agreed to participate in "Heart of Dance", on the condition that Jiang Mu must give him enough trust in the competition, as what the two lacked most now was tacit understanding.

　　After all, they are not long-term dance partners. Without tacit understanding, many moves cannot be performed well.

　　However, their close relationship was a great help.

　　Chen Yusheng and Jiang Mu danced a duet ballet together. Unexpectedly, the result was quite good. Jiang Mu was able to coordinate his breathing and movements, and even read his eyes. That's why Chen Yusheng agreed to participate in the show with her.

　　In order to bring Jiang Mu along, when Chen Yusheng went to talk to the troupe leader about this matter, he took the initiative to say that he needed a dance partner and stated several strict requirements.

　　Jiang Mu just happened to meet all these requirements, while several other outstanding female dancers in the troupe were not suitable.

　　So as soon as Chen Yusheng finished speaking, the team leader thought of Jiang Mu.

　　She was afraid that Chen Yusheng would be unwilling, but it turned out that this was the sentence Chen Yusheng was waiting for. He hesitated for a moment and nodded, and the matter was settled.

　　…..

　　"Heart of Dance" is a dancer competition show. After just a few episodes of the first season, it immediately gained high ratings and good reputation.

　　Many professional dancers went from being disdainful at first to becoming fans of the show later on.

　　The great thing about the show "Heart of Dance" is that it not only has a good director team, but also world-renowned dancers as instructors, and outstanding dancers of various dance types from all over the country. These three factors naturally create an excellent and high-quality show.

　　Due to the success of the first season, the production team had higher requirements for the dancer lineup this year. In order to invite more high-level dancers this time, the production team put in more effort than the first season. They began preparations just after the first season ended, and spent nearly a year visiting many outstanding dance troupes in the country, and even went abroad to invite several Chinese chief dancers to join.

　　The purpose is to make this season's lineup stronger and more gorgeous, reaching the top level.

　　After Chen Yusheng and Jiang Mu's group confirms their participation, they also need to cooperate with the program team for publicity.

　　Jiang Mu benefited entirely from Chen Yusheng's fame. Chen Yusheng is well-known in the domestic ballet world, but few people know Jiang Mu.

　　The dance troupe that the two belong to is also one of the four major ballet companies. As the first male principal, Chen Yusheng is very qualified to participate, and Jiang Mu, as his dance partner, has also attracted a lot of attention.

　　…..

　　The program recording location happens to be in City A, the city where Fu Xiyan is located.

　　In order to participate in the program, Jiang Mu had to engage in intensive rehearsals after signing up, and was with Chen Yusheng almost every day. She thought that she had no time to find Fu Xiyan, so she did not tell him for the time being that she was going to participate in Heart of Dance.

　　She planned to wait until she was free to go find him so as not to affect her participation in the competition. She wanted to put men in a secondary position now, and her career was the most important.

　　A few days before the recording of the show, Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng spent three days deciding on the theme and rehearsing a new dance.

　　On the first day of the official preliminary selection, Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng met many other dancers in the waiting hall.

　　These dancers come from all over the country, and some even flew back from abroad to participate in the show.

　　Jiang Mu recognized several ballet dancers, and everyone they knew greeted each other.

　　When the ballet dancers saw Chen Yusheng, they immediately came over.

　　In this season's show, Chen Yusheng is considered to be the best ballet dancer participating in the competition. As the youngest male principal, he has a halo around him.

　　In front of outsiders, Chen Yusheng always had no expression. Faced with the enthusiasm of others, he greeted them politely and then introduced Jiang Mu's identity.

　　As soon as the recording of the show began, all dancers took the stage to perform in order.

　　Each group of actors has a performance duration of one minute. During this minute, they must obtain the approval of the three mentors before they can successfully proceed to the next stage.

　　Dancers who receive two votes will enter the waiting list, and dancers who receive one vote or zero votes will be eliminated directly.

　　The competition system is cruel, and most of the dancers will be eliminated in the first round.

　　But the dancers present were all very confident.

　　Some of the dancers in the waiting hall were warming up before going on stage, while others were sitting in front of the screen watching the live broadcast.

　　Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng were rehearsing some familiar moves nearby.

　　The dance they performed today was very difficult. Several difficult moves were completed in the air, which required a strong degree of tacit understanding between the two to achieve perfect coordination.

　　There was one move in particular that was decided on yesterday because both of them were not satisfied with the peak moment move they had prepared before. Yesterday, Chen Yusheng suddenly had an inspiration and changed the move, but this move was too difficult and required adjustment, and the two failed many times.

　　It was completed only once in about ten times.

　　So now the two of them want to practice some more.

　　While they were practicing, the examiner from the program team came over to interview the two.

　　"May I ask why you two chose to participate in the show 'Heart of Dance'?"

　　Facing the camera, Chen Yusheng reacted calmly, "It's rare to see such a high-quality and conscientious dance program like "Heart of Dance". When I received the invitation, I was very conflicted, but a friend of mine encouraged me, so I decided to give it a try."

　　Jiang Mu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "The reason why we came to participate in this program is very simple, that is, we want more people to see the possibilities of ballet. We have watched the first season of the program, and we all like this program very much. We also want to try it out and see what kind of sparks will be created by combining ballet with other dance styles."

　　In fact, apart from their abilities, the looks of the two of them in the show are already at the ceiling level.

　　Even for the sake of ratings and publicity, the program crew will give them more shots, so their first interview will be longer than others.

　　The examiner asked several questions in a row, and Chen Yusheng was not very happy. He said directly: "If there is nothing else, can you give us some time to practice the movements again?"

　　The examiner was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Of course, you guys go ahead and do your work, we won't bother you."

　　After everyone left, Jiang Mu whispered to Chen Yusheng, "You were really rude just now."

　　Chen Yusheng said calmly: "They talk too much."

　　During the time they were together, Chen Yusheng's attitude towards her was special, so much so that Jiang Mu even forgot about Chen Yusheng's low emotional intelligence, coldness and sharp tongue.

　　Sure enough, now that he was in front of others, this point was immediately exposed.

　　Jiang Mu shook her head indifferently, "Just bear with it for a while, I'll go see which group it is now."

　　Chen Yusheng nodded.

　　Jiang Mu walked to the big screen that was showing the scene and asked someone.

　　Seeing a boy sitting at the edge of the corner, she patted his shoulder and asked, "Hello, may I ask, which group are we in now?"

　　The boy was concentrating on watching the live performance. When he heard the voice, he turned around suddenly and saw Jiang Mu's delicately make-up, beautiful face. His mind was stunned for a few seconds and he looked at her for a long time without answering.

　　Jiang Mu looked at him puzzledly.

　　The boy's eyes seemed to stop moving, staring straight at Jiang Mu, "Ah? What did you just say?"

　　Jiang Mu smiled and said, "I want to ask you if you know which group we are at now."

　　The boy said embarrassedly: "Sorry, I didn't hear clearly, this is the fifteenth group."

　　Jiang Mu nodded, "Thank you. It looks like it will be my turn soon."

　　She turned around and went back to find Chen Yusheng, telling him that they would be on stage in about ten minutes. Each group would have one minute to perform, plus the instructors' comments and voting, so the pace would be very fast. They were number 22, so it would probably be over soon.

　　The boy who was asked a question by Jiang Mu just now was Lin Xudong, a member of the street dance boy group in this competition.

　　Jiang Mu had been gone for a long time, but he was still staring at Jiang Mu. He whispered to his teammates, "Do you know who that girl is?"

　　Teammate Ye Yonghui looked in the direction he pointed and saw Jiang Mu, his eyes widened.

　　"I don't know, how come others can be so good-looking?" Ye Yonghui's eyes fell on Chen Yusheng.

　　Lin Xudong: "I want to ask, too. Judging from what they are wearing, they should be suitable for ballet dancing."

　　"Oh, ballet dancers are more elegant and beautiful. My mother should have sent me to learn ballet." Ye Yonghui looked at Chen Yusheng with envy. He himself was not tall and not very good-looking. It was the first time he saw a boy as handsome as Chen Yusheng. He was tall and handsome, simply a ballet prince.

　　"Forget it. You're so stiff, how can you dance ballet?" Lin Xudong criticized him.

　　Ye Yonghui: "What's the point of staring at a beautiful woman for so long? She must be a couple with the guy next to her."

　　Lin Xudong: "That's not necessarily true. Who says dancing together makes them a couple?"

　　Ye Yonghui: "Ninety percent of them are a couple."

　　Lin Xudong: "Then I'll take a look and see if it works."

　　The expressions of the two people when they were talking were very vivid, and it was all captured by the hidden camera.

　　…..

　　Finally it was Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng's turn to perform.

　　Compared to Chen Yusheng's calmness and confidence, Jiang Mu was still a little nervous, and she took a deep breath.

　　This is her first time working with Chen Yusheng on such a stage, there must not be any mistakes, she has to achieve perfection.

　　After going on stage, the two stood on each side of the stage. When the music started, they slowly looked up at each other.

　　This is a modern ballet.

　　Unlike classical ballet, modern ballet has also innovated in dance form, absorbing and borrowing things from other similar dance genres.

　　This dance can be said to be tailor-made for Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng by the troupe's choreographer.

　　It only took a few days to complete it to this level, and they are very confident about this dance.

　　As the dance began, the audience fell silent.

　　The only things that could be heard at the entire recording site were the music and their dancing, as if they were the only ones dancing in the world.

　　Everyone's attention was focused on them.

　　A minute passed quickly, and the last action was that Jiang Mu was lifted up by Chen Yusheng, and they did a chasing and hugging action in the air, and then landed gracefully.

　　Thunderous applause and cheers only broke out when Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng walked to the center of the stage.

　　At this moment, other dancers in the waiting hall also shouted "wonderful, so beautiful".

　　After the performance, the two mentors voted for them before they even spoke.

　　"Please introduce yourselves first." One of the instructors looked at them with a smile, the love and satisfaction in her eyes were beyond words.

　　Chen Yusheng said first: "I am Chen Yusheng from the Beijing Ballet Company. I am currently the only male principal dancer in the company. I am 25 years old this year."

　　Jiang Mu: "I am Jiang Mu from the Beijing Ballet Company. I am an independent dancer and I am 26 years old this year."

　　"I know Chen Yusheng, a very good ballet dancer. I have seen his works before, and this time he surprised me again. I feel that this dance is different from your previous style. This time your emotions are more intense."

　　The first instructor to speak was Xie Zi, the co-principal dancer of an internationally renowned dance troupe invited back from France by the program team. She won numerous awards in her early years and was well-known both at home and abroad.

　　Sitting next to Xie Zi was the national first-class actor and famous dancer Wang Mengru. She couldn't wait to speak: "It's so beautiful. You danced into my heart. I was completely immersed in your dance just now. Until now, I still feel like I'm in a dream. I feel like I've watched a movie. In just one minute, you can perform like this. It's so perfect. I have to vote for you."

　　"You guys are my favorite couple so far tonight, it's amazing, I can't find anything wrong with it, I have to vote too."

　　The last person to speak was Xia Sixu, the most powerful mentor among all the mentors. He was more professional than the other three mentors and he was also the most strict. He could pick out some minor flaws in every work.

　　Many dancers wanted to conquer him and gain his recognition.

　　Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng have received three votes, which means they have successfully entered the next round.

　　But can they get Xia Sixu's approval?

　　Everyone held their breath, waiting for Xia Sixu's comment.

　　Xia Sixu: "Can you introduce the dance just now to us?"

　　Chen Yusheng and Jiang Mu looked at each other. He said, "The name of the dance we just performed is "Lover". It is inspired by the novel "Lover", which tells a story of deep and hopeless love."

　　Jiang Mu added: "The relationship between the hero and heroine is complicated, and the tone of the whole story is very melancholy and deep. The two met, fell in love, and even separated in the end, telling a story of unforgettable love. We want to express such feelings in this dance."

　　Xia Sixu looked at the two with satisfaction, his eyes were not as serious as usual. He smiled and said, "Well said. I am also deeply moved by the emotions expressed in your dance. The dance moves are also very beautiful. Chen Yusheng danced very well, but what moved me most was the look in the actress' eyes when she was dancing just now. It was so beautiful. From the immature and stubborn at the beginning to the rebellious and ignorant later, and even the sadness later, you interpreted it very well. This is a natural actor."

　　He paused for a few seconds.

　　Everyone looked at him, waiting for his next move.

　　Finally, he pressed the button on the voting machine.

　　"Four votes!"

　　"That's the first four votes tonight."

　　"Teacher Xia didn't pick out any thorns at all. It's amazing."

　　"It's great, it's so beautiful, I just cried."

　　…..

　　The dancers in the waiting hall stood up and applauded.

　　When Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng returned to the waiting hall, they were warmly welcomed by everyone.

　　This is the honor that the strong deserve.

　　This is the cheer that the four-vote contestant deserves.

　　Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng were surrounded and admired by the crowd.

　　The two members of the street dance boy band were looking at the two of them eagerly.

　　Ye Yonghui: "It's amazing, it's really amazing, they are so good looking and they can dance like this, it's simply a divine combination."

　　Lin Xudong: "Are we going to pack up and go home soon?"

　　Ye Yonghui: "Don't say such discouraging words. We haven't even competed yet. We are also very strong, okay?"

　　Lin Xudong sighed: "Not as strong as others."

　　Ye Yonghui's enthusiasm just now deflated again, "That's right, this season is really a battle of gods. I heard that there are several principal dancers who have returned from abroad. Why do these people still want to be contestants? Really."

　　The recording for the day ended, and later two more dancers appeared who passed four votes. Today is only the first day, and there is still one day tomorrow. Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng do not need to come tomorrow, as they have successfully entered the next round.

　　After the preliminary auditions were all recorded, the two received news that several more strong candidates had appeared the next day.

　　Combined with their performance in the preliminary election, Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng ranked third in the overall score.

　　The first two are both very strong dancers, one is a Chinese dance dancer and the other is a master of modern dance.

　　Facing such an opponent, Chen Yusheng couldn't help but feel the pressure.

　　The two of them are about to start preparing for the second stage dance.

　　At this time, the post-production editing of "Heart of Dance" has begun to produce the main content.

　　The first episode of the second season is expected to be aired next Friday night.

　　…..

　　Jiang Mu and Fu Rong have been separated for ten days.

　　Fu Rong thought Jiang Mu would definitely come back to find him.

　　It turned out not to be the case. He had been in a very bad mood recently, one could even say it was extremely bad.

　　For Jiang Mu, he turned down several overseas activities and meetings, as he was worried that something might happen and he would not be able to return home. In China, one could get home in a few hours with just a plane ticket.

　　However, Jiang Mu never contacted him at all.

　　Fu Rong tried to ask Secretary Wang to find a way to contact Jiang Mu and ask about her current situation.

　　As a result, Secretary Wang made a phone call and found out that Jiang Mu had already left City S and went to another place to participate in a variety show.

　　Fu Rong was very angry.

　　But it was useless for him to be angry. He finally realized that Jiang Mu was serious this time and she really wanted to leave him.

　　After being together for so many years, he often went abroad and didn't contact Jiang Mu for more than a month, but he didn't think it was a big deal at that time. Now, after only ten days, he can't stand it.

　　Fu Rong himself couldn't figure it out.

　　He always felt that it was gone. When they broke up, it was Jiang Mu who lost him, not him who lost Jiang Mu.

　　He shouldn't mind. At worst he can just find another one.

　　But the fact is that Jiang Mu is living a good life, but he is becoming more and more irritable, and he is always thinking about Jiang Mu these days.

　　When they first got together, they had a wonderful time, but later he became more and more indifferent to Jiang Mu, always telling himself that Jiang Mu was just a substitute and that the person he truly loved was not her.

　　Now that Jiang Mu is gone, he rarely has such thoughts and doesn't think about that person often. However, Jiang Mu's figure is always lingering in his mind.

　　He was unwilling to admit that he became like this because of Jiang Mu's departure.

　　But after returning to the villa, the feeling of missing Jiang Mu became stronger.

　　He drove away the aunt in the house and started drinking.

　　After a night of drunkenness, when he woke up he found himself holding Jiang Mu's favorite scarf in his hand. It was a gift from him to Jiang Mu.

　　Looking at the scarf, Fu Rong felt very complicated.

　　Upon learning that Jiang Mu was participating in a program in City A, Fu Rong decided to go to City A.

　　His company has a subsidiary in City A. Although its headquarters is in City S, it also has a branch there.

　　He asked someone to get him a ticket to the show.

　　Decided to go see Jiang Mu's performance in person.

　　This was the first time he took the initiative to watch Jiang Mu's performance, but unfortunately it was after they broke up.

　　…..

　　The second recording was on the fourth day after the preliminary selection. Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng decided to perform a classical dance this time. This time they decided to win with skills and use difficult movements to demonstrate their professionalism.

　　Of course, this also requires more cooperation between the two.

　　In order to practice dancing, the two of them almost became conjoined twins, spending almost all their time together except when going to the bathroom.

　　They even sleep next to each other.

　　Chen Yusheng said that this would help to develop better tacit understanding.

　　On the eve of the competition, Jiang Mu and Chen Yusheng returned to the hotel. They had been practicing all day and it was very late and they had not eaten yet. Chen Yusheng ordered takeout and said he wanted to eat in Jiang Mu's room.

　　Jiang Mu told him not to do anything tonight because they had to go on stage tomorrow.

　　He couldn't leave any marks on her.

　　If Chen Yusheng doesn't agree, he can go back to his room tonight.

　　Chen Yusheng naturally agreed readily.

　　After the takeaway arrived, Jiang Mu only ate a little. Her stomach was small to begin with, and it was night time, so she was afraid of indigestion that would affect her performance tomorrow. Jiang Mu ate a few bites and then put down her chopsticks and continued to think about her dance moves.

　　Looking at the serious Jiang Mu, Chen Yusheng blinked.

　　If Jiang Mu noticed, he would definitely find that Chen Yusheng was starting to have evil intentions.

　　Jiang Mu thought for a while and thought of a few questions. She turned back to look at Chen Yusheng and said, "Are you full? Let's practice some more."

　　Chen Yusheng looked calm and asked, "What's wrong?"

　　Jiang Mu: "How about we try it again? I have an idea for a better way to perform this move."

　　Chen Yusheng remained calm, "Of course, I can, but..."

　　"But what?" Jiang Mu asked puzzledly.

　　Chen Yusheng stood up and hugged Jiang Mu from behind.

　　"How about we try dancing without clothes?"

　　Jiang Mu: "…"

　　Has it started again?

　　Chen Yusheng explained to her in a serious tone, "I feel freer without clothes, I can move more freely, and it also allows us to get closer and feel each other's breath."

　　Jiang Mu smiled and said, "What you said makes sense."

　　Chen Yusheng smiled and nodded, "Well, do you want to try it?"

　　Jiang Mu smiled, then said coldly, "No."

　　Chen Yusheng remained calm. He continued to persuade Jiang Mu, "Give it a try and maybe there will be a new breakthrough, really...believe me."

　　Jiang Mu was a little reluctant, but still said, "I don't believe you."

　　Chen Yusheng: "I'm serious."

　　Jiang Mu glared at him: "Only you, Chen Yusheng, can think of dancing ballet naked."

　　Chen Yusheng shook his head, "…This is a dedication to art."

　　Jiang Mu: "…"

　　Chen Yusheng looked calm, without any embarrassment at all. He said seriously: "Ballet is worth it."

　　Jiang Mu mocked him: "You really love ballet."

　　Chen Yusheng said seriously: "Of course, aren't you?"