Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 298 A world of difference
Just as Xia Fan started to listen to the class seriously, his cell phone vibrated slightly.

"Horiie Tsubasa: Did the second round of performances go smoothly?"

"Xia Fan: Well, thanks to the concerted efforts of my teammates, we were able to escape without any major incidents."

It was Horie Tsubasa, who was sitting a few rows behind me, who sent the message as usual.

"Horiie Tsubasa: Congratulations! The final round of performances will be in two days, and your big star debut as center is just around the corner."

"Xia Fan: Although it may sound a bit pretentious to say this now, I really just plan to go for the 'one-round tour' to hang out."

Xia Fan had always wondered where she put her phone so that she could listen attentively, take notes, and text him freely.

"As long as you are proficient in using the 'head voice', you can easily produce penetrating high notes. Remember the training method of 'soft voice with falsetto, falsetto looking for head voice'..."

"Ahem... Xia Fan, come up here and show us some high notes..."

Just when Xia Fan and Horie Tsubasa were chatting enthusiastically, Professor Fujino politely called his name.

"Oh, okay... maybe, which scale do you want to demonstrate?"

Under the subtle gazes of the whole class, Xia Fan reluctantly stood beside the podium.

"Just start from C1, follow the sound of my piano, and go up..."

Professor Fujino said calmly.

"Whatever you call C1, that's fine..."

"Can old Fujino sing up to C1 by himself?"

Such a boastful request naturally aroused the criticism of the students below.

Among the boys in the entire classroom, except Xia Fan, there are probably few who can sing up to C1 stably.

"Everyone listen carefully and pay attention to the resonance of the head cavity in Xia Fan's voice."

Professor Fujino touched the teaching piano and pressed the C1 key.

"How would I know what head cavity resonance is..."

"Ah~~~"

Muttering something, Xia Fan followed his feeling and produced an ethereal high note.

"Wait, you still need to work on your pitch, it's already up to C3..."

"I'm sorry, I just ate ramen and the oil is a bit greasy in my throat. I'll have one more time, ah~~~"

Xia Fan's high notes, like the stairs in the classroom, rose step by step and hovered on the ceiling of the classroom...

"Eh?"

As he and his classmates were listening to Xia Fan's high notes in amazement, a reminder popped up on the phone that Horie Tsubasa held comfortably on his chest inside his collar...

The fourth episode of "Idol Birth Festival" is officially aired.

"I'm really curious about how Xia Jun performed in the second round..."

Her eyes were troubled for a moment, then she took out a Bluetooth headset and put it into her ears using her long hair to cover it.

Skillfully turning the pages of a book with one hand and taking notes with the other, with his phone held steadily against his chest, Horie Tsubasa secretly watched the latest episode of "Idol Birth Festival".

"strangeness……"

"Why is it that Xia Jun is basically nowhere to be seen in the first part of the show?"

As the playback progress bar moved forward, she seemed to notice something was wrong and frowned slightly.

……

Shibuya, "Idol Festival Production Committee", Publicity and Marketing Department.

"Director, the fourth episode has officially been aired." "New cheering activities and online sales channels for cheering merchandise are all online."

“Promotional videos and copywriting are being sent out on social platforms.”

The program staff are busy arranging various tasks while paying attention to the feedback data of the latest episode.

"Cao Tai, didn't I ask you to delete all the close-up shots of Xia Fan?"

Manjiro Akimoto stood with his hands behind his back, carefully examining the online public opinion data.

"Director, we did follow your request and deleted all the scenes involving Xia Fan appearing alone from the main film, except for the group shots."

Assistant Director Souta, who was waiting on the side, reported with some confusion.

In order to fulfill the director's request to "minimize Xia Fan's appearance rate", the post-production staff of the program group plucked out all the remaining hair...

It is necessary to remove all close-ups of Xia Fan while ensuring the continuity of the program, especially the viewing experience of the public performance, which cannot be achieved by ordinary editing techniques.

In the feature film produced in this way, not only did Xia Fan not appear alone in the early "tearful rehearsal" segment, but the group shot was only a fleeting corner shot.

Even in the second round of performances, he could only be found in the group dance scene...

Even the final "single elbow loop" that shocked the entire audience under the beam of light was shot with a maximum long shot in order to weaken Xia Fan's eyes and appearance.

"But why are all the topics discussed on the show now still related to Xia Fan?"

"How much traffic did the Burning Department invest in these social platforms?"

Akimoto Manjiro's thumb swiped quickly on his phone, his brows furrowed as if they were locked.

"Xia Fan Street Dance", "Xia Fan Elbow Loop", "How difficult is a single elbow loop", "Xia Fan Oxygen Bomb"...

The show had only been aired for less than three hours, and the hot search terms related to "Idol Birth Festival" were all related to Xia Fan.

Since the broadcast of "Idol Birth Festival", he seems to have never been off the hot searches related to the program.

"Director, Xia Fan's last set of moves seemed to be quite difficult in street dance, so it caused a lot of discussion."

"Takahashi Yu, didn't he also do something that looked similar? Why didn't I see anyone discussing him?"

Souta's answer made Akimoto Manjiro even more confused.

"The most heated debate right now is about this issue. According to netizens, Xia Fan's 'elbow loop' is several times more difficult than Takahashi Yu's 'giant loop'..."

"Even the original street dancer, world champion Mr. Hanamichi Kitamura, liked Xia Fan's moves on his personal account and explained the specific differences between the two moves."

"Because of his speech, many street dance enthusiasts were attracted to watch our show and join the discussion..."

Souta forwarded the popular science article about Kitamura's flower arrangement to Manjiro Akimoto.

Although the production crew intentionally pulled the shot from a distance, Xia Fan and Takahashi You's "air battle" and the explosive "single elbow loop" under the spotlight were still the most eye-catching highlights in the main broadcast.

Therefore, after watching the show, many netizens discussed the difficulty of Xia Fan and Takahashi Yu's moves in the "Idol Birth Festival" topic section, and how big the gap is...

Not long after, the account "Street Dance Scholar Kitamura Hanamichi" published a teaching science article and tagged it with the topic tag "Idol Birth Festival".

In the article, Kitamura Hanamichi listed two sets of numbers for comparison...

The current world record for the number of consecutive completed giant loops in street dance is about 120.

However, the world record for the number of consecutive elbow loops is only ten.

The difficulty behind this is a world of difference.

At the end of the article, Kitamura Hanamichi specifically mentioned that Xia Fan first performed seven big loops on the stage, followed by seven elbow loops, and finally ended the action because his clothes slipped off.

Based on this, he judged that Xia Fan actually had enough strength left, and suggested that he try to perform eleven elbow turns to break the world record.

(End of this chapter)