The next day, at the company's practice room.
Trainees participating in different shows were also divided into different practice rooms.
So, this small practice room was originally Tan Meng's exclusive space.
Now, Jiang Ye had been added, and Tan Meng felt a sense of awkwardness, as if her territory had to be shared with someone else.
Plus, Jiang Ye had challenged her yesterday.
Tan Meng was angry all the way to the practice room, not giving Jiang Ye even a glance.
Jiang Ye: "…"
Are all young girls so vengeful now?
"Tan Meng, keep practicing the dance from yesterday."
After giving her instructions, the dance teacher turned to Jiang Ye, "You're the new trainee, Jiang Ye?"
Jiang Ye nodded, politely saying, "Hello, teacher."
"Have you learned dance before?"
Jiang Ye: "A little."
Dance teacher: "I've seen your profile, you've been training in Korea, right?"
Two years of practice time may not seem long.
But trainees in Korea are trained under almost fifteen hours of mechanical training a day.
If Jiang Ye had been honed under this inhumane high-intensity training, then she was indeed looking forward to Jiang Ye's skills.
Jiang Ye nodded.
"Then I'll just play a song at random."
"If you remember the original dance, follow it, if you don't, just improvise."
The dance teacher said, "Don't be too nervous, it's not an assessment, just a general look at your level."
Tan Meng, who was watching videos on her tablet, couldn't help but steal a few glances.
Jiang Ye: "Okay."
The dance teacher started playing the music.
Jiang Ye heard the first syllable of the prelude and breathed a sigh of relief.
This was a very classic girl group dance.
It was almost a must-cover dance for every trainee.
Actually, her training memories from Korea had faded a bit because she had been reborn and time had passed too long.
Fortunately, this song was so classic that she had practiced it casually in her previous life, and almost as soon as the music started, she regained the feeling.
The dance teacher carefully observed Jiang Ye's movements.
Although the dance wasn't very difficult, she reproduced it perfectly.
Her basic skills were solid, and her timing was precise.
She was a good girl group prospect.
After half the song, the dance teacher seamlessly switched to another song.
Jiang Ye's movements were almost without hesitation, immediately adapting to the new style.
It was smoother than a one-click dance video.
"That's enough."
The dance teacher paused the music, "Your basic skills are fine."
She glanced at Jiang Ye's profile again and suddenly became interested, "Your practice time is really only two years?"
Tan Meng, who had been secretly observing Jiang Ye's movements, also perked up her ears.
Two years?!
She muttered under her breath, how is that possible?!
Jiang Ye nodded, "Yes."
The dance teacher smiled, "You don't look like you've only been training for two years, have you practiced extra?"
Dance is something that shows long-term skills.
Even if she trained day and night, it would take a while to fully reflect.
This trainee's dance skills were very solid, and it looked like she had been dancing for at least five years.
Jiang Ye was slightly stunned.
She felt a moment of nostalgia, but she quickly smiled and casually lied, "I practiced for a while before going to Korea."
Actually, Jiang Ye was still a little uncomfortable with her body.
Her eighteen-year-old body couldn't fully match her thoughts.
Although her dance foundation was there, it was clearly not enough, and she needed to train more to regain her former level.
"Your skills are good."
The dance teacher turned to Tan Meng, who had been secretly watching for a long time, "Tan Meng, come here."
Tan Meng had been secretly observing, and when she was suddenly called, she pretended as if she had not heard anything and walked over.
"Since you two are going to participate in the same talent show, you have two months, so practice your prepared stage together."
"Both of you have good skills, and two months should be enough time."
"If possible, you can adjust Tan Meng's original stage."
After speaking, the dance teacher stood up, "I'll go check on the others next door, you two can discuss it yourselves."
After the dance teacher left, Tan Meng and Jiang Ye stood there for a while, silent.
Jiang Ye actually thought Tan Meng was quite amusing.
If you really wanted to be serious, this girl didn't have any bad intentions.
When they first met, she had spilled all her thoughts, and she was indeed telling the truth.
Just now, while she was with the dance teacher, she felt Tan Meng constantly looking at her, clearly very concerned.
But when she came over, she pretended as if she hadn't seen anything.
Jiang Ye broke the silence first, "Go ahead, what do you think?"
Tan Meng subconsciously retorted, "What do I think? I don't think anything."
She paused, seeing Jiang Ye looking at her with a smile, and not saying anything, like a small hedgehog slowly retracting its spines, she hesitated for a while before saying, "Okay, I can't stand you, I just watched you dance."
She reluctantly admitted, "... You're really good."
Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow.
"I'm also a dancer, I've been training for six years."
"I think your level, well... is just a little worse than mine."
Tan Meng looked at Jiang Ye uncertainly and asked, "You really only trained for two years?"
Jiang Ye sighed inwardly.
How is that possible?
It's been twelve years.
"If it's really only two years."
"Then you're still..."
Tan Meng whispered, "You're quite talented."
Jiang Ye smiled, "Thank you."
Tan Meng asked again, "Then with your skills, you could have gone to other talent shows."
Maybe this year, a purple star will descend from the sky in the talent show world.
"Why do you have to come and squeeze into a flop show with me?"
Tan Meng couldn't understand it at all.
If it was because of fear of competition.
With the skills she had shown, she didn't need to be afraid of anyone.
And looking at her personality, she didn't seem like she was afraid of offending people, either?
Jiang Ye couldn't, of course, say that it was only this show that would have any buzz.
She looked at Tan Meng and smiled, casually making up a story, "Because I observed the celestial bodies and calculated with my fingers, and I calculated that I was destined to have a teammate like Tan Meng."
Tan Meng: "?"
Tan Meng: "…"
She was clearly stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned her head away, and after a while, she said, "You, don't think that just because you said that, I'll forget your bad attitude towards me yesterday."
Jiang Ye suddenly found her awkwardness rather endearing.
She hummed in agreement, "So, does the senior have any other questions?"
Tan Meng was stunned for a moment before remembering that the title of "senior" was what she had asked Jiang Ye to call her yesterday.
To be honest, she didn't dislike Jiang Ye as much now.
But she wouldn't admit it, so she just went along with it, pretending to be calm and saying, "It's better this way. So, senior has something to tell you."
Jiang Ye pretended to be obedient, "Okay."
"I admit, you're pretty good at dancing."
"But I also heard from others yesterday that you're also good at singing, not any worse than dancing."
"The stage I originally prepared was a solo dance, it's not very suitable for adding people. Should we decide on a new stage now?"
"When we perform, you'll be in charge of vocals, and I'll be in charge of dance, okay?"
"This way, we each have our own strengths and can have space to shine, how about that?"
After finishing, Tan Meng awkwardly added, "This is my suggestion as your senior, don't be ungrateful."
Jiang Ye smiled.
She propped her chin up and pretended to think for a moment, then said, "Not good."
Tan Meng didn't expect her to directly refuse and was instantly annoyed, "Then what do you want to do?"
Jiang Ye said, "Anyway, there are only two of us. I suggest we just split up, each prepare a solo stage."
Tan Meng was dumbfounded, "Where are there teams that perform separately in the initial evaluation?"
"Someone has to be the first."
Jiang Ye tilted her head and looked at her, saying in a very matter-of-fact tone, "So, isn't there someone now?"
Tan Meng: "…"
It seemed like she couldn't refute it at all.
Jiang Ye asked again, "Your show has just been arranged, and you have a month left, is it suitable for me to join?"
Tan Meng instinctively said, "Not really."
Jiang Ye spread her hands, "So, what's wrong with us each preparing a solo stage?"
Tan Meng was led by her logic, "It seems like there's no problem."
"Then that's decided."
Jiang Ye stood up, "I also need to go find the teacher to discuss the song selection."
"No."
Tan Meng suddenly realized, "I'm your senior, why should I listen to you?"
Jiang Ye turned her head, thought for a moment, and smiled, "Maybe because, what I said is right?"
Of course, Jiang Ye had her own reasons for saying this.
On one hand, if they prepared a new stage together according to Tan Meng's idea, she would still have to prepare a solo show.
Then she would have to prepare two shows in less than two months.
It wasn't impossible, it was just a bit troublesome.
On the other hand, it was because of the format of Chasing Light Girls itself.
She had watched all three shows that year.
The reason why Chasing Light Girls stood out among the girl group talent shows that year was because it was unconventional.
The audience was tired of the usual talent show routines.
Chasing Light Girls just did something different.
They deliberately didn't announce the format beforehand, and only said at the beginning that this year was an individual battle, and everyone would perform according to the order they chose their seats.
If they insisted on performing a group show, it would directly affect everyone's scores.
The program team did this to avoid the phenomenon of everyone in a company carrying the main character, and to solve the problem of unequal opportunities and resources from the beginning in typical talent shows.
It has to be said that Chasing Light Girls was really quite clever.
Although they changed the format.
But it did increase the excitement of the competition.
Tan Meng was half-believing Jiang Ye's words.
Finally, she said, "Did you also get this from observing the celestial bodies?"
Jiang Ye mysteriously gave her a hush gesture, "Sort of."