Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 525 "Fei Chang Tian (Very Sweet)" Combination Pre-order

Saturday, May 9th, Beiping (Beijing).

A thin mist still shrouded Gongjian Hutong in the early morning, and dew clung to the newly sprouted leaves of the locust trees.

Old Zhang, who sells douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) at the entrance of the alley, had just set up his stall. The steam rising from the steamer mixed with the unique smoky atmosphere of the alley, creating a hazy scene in the morning light.

Jing Tian was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, with the brim pulled down very low, almost covering half of her face.

She wore an oversized off-white coat, paired with skinny jeans and white sneakers, looking fresh and understated.

Even fully disguised, her bright almond-shaped eyes and slender, tall figure still caught the eye of an old man passing by, who muttered, "This girl looks like a TV star."

Da Tian Tian wasn't very familiar with the way to the Ice Cellar Prince's Mansion yet.

After she became close friends with Liu Yifei and Lu Kuan, the two of them lived almost all the time in Wenyuhe Mansion. Now, in her late pregnancy, she is taking the opportunity to reminisce about her "hutong days".

Da Tiantian was very curious along the way and liked the lively atmosphere of the city. She then pressed the doorbell in front of the vermilion gate.

In the courtyard, Liu Xiaoli was watering several pots of orchids under the eaves with a spray bottle when she heard the doorbell ring. She put down the spray bottle and walked to the visual monitoring system by the door.

On the screen, Jing Tian looked up, her almond-shaped eyes curving into crescents, and waved at the camera. Her voice, muffled beneath her mask, couldn't hide her excitement: "Auntie, it's me!"

A beautiful young woman always brightens one's mood; she's much more pleasing to the eye than Liu Xiaolv, who's in her late pregnancy and argues with her every day.

Liu Xiaoli opened the door for her with a smile, and Da Tiantian did not disappoint the dancer's kindness, nuzzling against her affectionately: "Auntie, let me help you water the flowers!"

He was about to grab the spray bottle when he said that.

"Oh my! Who is this, starting to flatter me as soon as they arrive?" Liu Yifei, supporting her back as she walked into the courtyard, looked at her with a mocking expression.

Feeling guilty, Jing Tian's face darkened. Liu Xiaoli said disapprovingly, "What's with the sarcastic tone? Dinner's ready."

He patted the arm of the girl next to him and said, "Don't mind her, she's in a bad mood in late pregnancy! We're having eel noodles today, Chef Qiao came early this morning to make them and just left, he's been waiting for you!"

"Okay, okay! I'm craving Huaiyang cuisine now too!"

Xiao Liu looked at the disgusting scene of "motherly love and filial piety" before her with displeasure, thinking to herself, "Are you craving Huaiyang cuisine? You're craving my husband! You're going to..."

Da Tiantian came over with a grin and hooked her arm around the young woman's: "Why are you still grumpy in the morning? You made Aunt Liu angry first thing in the morning..."

"Go away, go away." Liu Yifei was amused by Jing Tian's increasingly thick skin: "Unlike you, you only care about Aunt Liu, right? You're such a green tea bitch now, Jing Tian!"

"Hehe, no way, I can explain!" Da Tiantian had been hanging out with this couple for a long time, so she naturally knew what "green tea" meant.

Liu Yifei looked at her amusedly: "Fine, I'll listen to your story. If it doesn't make sense, you won't get any food."

Da Tian Tian spent all day yesterday thinking of an excuse, otherwise how would she have dared to come to your door: "Isn't it because I'm afraid you two are having marital problems? As soon as I saw the comment, I quickly hid it. Isn't that reasonable?"

"Really?" Xiao Liu raised an eyebrow. "Then why did Fan Bingbing call me so openly and even reply?"

"Something's not right with you. Is it that every time you see me now, the thought 'I can take his place' pops into your head?"

Da Tiantian rolled her eyes, seemingly uninterested in anyone: "Come on, I'm not as despicable as you think, I myself..."

Jing Tian was getting desperate, so she snapped, "Can't I even fantasize a little? You think you can control what I think! You bad woman!"

"Ha! You admit it now." Liu Yifei was just bored at home while waiting to give birth, so she took the opportunity to bully Jing Tian: "Look at you, a young virgin, yelling at me, a pregnant woman, and fantasizing about my husband. Aren't you ashamed?"

"Shh!" Da Tiantian regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking. She rushed over, her face flushed, and covered the pregnant woman's mouth, her eyes darting nervously towards the inner room.

If she weren't outmatched, Da Tiantian would have killed her to silence her.

Liu Yifei slapped her hand away and laughed, "Stop looking. Your teacher Lu didn't come back from the film set last night. Aren't you a little disappointed?"

"Oh? You're about to give birth, and he's not even going home?" Jing Tian looked at the pregnant woman's big belly with concern.

Xiao Liu was speechless: "These two little brats are too troublesome. He should hurry up and finish a few simple scenes, then go to 'The Founding of a Republic' tomorrow to finish filming the remaining scenes, and then temporarily hand over the crew to Zhao Fei."

Zhao Fei is a long-time collaborator, having previously worked on storyboarding for other war scenes in "The Sky of History," which is common practice in big productions. Director Lu Kuan himself also oversees the final quality control.

Even though Xiao Liu's belly hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet, her due date is next week. No matter how reluctant the two babies are to leave their mother, they have to come out, so we can't be too careful.

"Come and eat! What are you dawdling about?" Liu Xiaoli called to the two girls as she carried bowls out of the kitchen.

"Hey! Coming!" Da Tiantian skipped over with an innocent look on her face, took the soup bowl from Liu Xiaoli, and gently pulled her fingertips back from the heat, but still smiled and said it didn't hurt.

Seeing this, Liu Yifei, standing behind her, smiled gently.

How did such an innocent and carefree little girl end up falling headfirst into the washing machine?

While lamenting her ill-fated relationship, she forgot that she herself was once the most infatuated one.

After breakfast, Liu Yifei and Jing Tian sat and chatted in the rattan chairs in the courtyard.

Jing Tian, ​​however, quite liked this courtyard house that she hadn't visited many times. Standing under the pomegranate tree, she exclaimed, "Why do you all seem to live in such cozy places? Although this place isn't as big as Wenyuhe Mansion, it's quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, and it's convenient to go anywhere. It's a very livable place."

"It feels warm and inviting when there are people around." Xiao Liu actually likes this place more, after all, it holds memories that started in 2002.

Every morning, she would wander through the alleys and streets from another alley to sneak over for breakfast. Occasionally, she would run into the washing machine coming back from outside early in the morning, which made her grit her teeth in anger.

There were also familiar elderly people in the alley who would voluntarily drive away paparazzi and warn them of their whereabouts, including buying pear candy for Lu Kuan from Old Xia, who ran a traditional Chinese medicine clinic—all of which are filled with fond memories.

In comparison, it does indeed have a more lived-in feel than another private estate at the foot of the capital.

The expectant mother, bathed in the soft sunlight filtering through the leaves and casting dappled shadows on the wicker chair, imagined her family's life here:

Several open parenting books are scattered on the blue brick floor under the corridor, next to Liu Xiaoli's half-brewed flower tea, and a few ugly-cute clay dolls are placed on the windowsill of the east wing.

Half a bag of fish food was placed next to the fish tank for the children to feed and play with. Lu Kuan was holding one child in each arm and teasing the two little ones.
As dusk settled, Liu Xiaoli was making dumplings in the kitchen, while the children, their faces covered in flour, chased the fat cat all over the yard. The white steam rising from the steamer, carrying the fragrance of locust blossoms, filled the small courtyard...

"Daydreaming again!" Da Tiantian's disgruntled voice interrupted the expectant mother's beautiful reverie.

Liu Yifei smiled unconsciously: "I'm increasingly glad I had children early. Just sitting here now, dreaming, I'm thinking of simply retiring to take care of the kids!"

"Then your fans will revolt, they'll probably all go and curse Teacher Lu."

"Then I'll go build my career and ask you, my aunt, to take care of the child?" Liu Yifei looked at Da Tiantian with ill intent.

Jing Tian knew she was teasing her and said irritably, "If you're so capable, then do it for real. You're always talking nonsense to me, tsk!"

Xiao Liu smiled and said, "I'm not kidding you. My daughter and son probably inherited their cunning from their father. You're so naive and innocent, I think you'll be completely fooled. You can't handle that, can you?"

"As long as it doesn't resemble you! A celestial being, my foot! You're a devil!"

"Hahaha!" Xiao Liu laughed, unfazed. "Is Wang Sicong still chasing after me relentlessly?"

There's always someone who can subdue another. Thinking of a certain sycophant, Da Tian Tian's arrogance has clearly intensified, and her psychological advantage has strengthened.
"It's alright. In short, I finished my chores at home and didn't pay much attention to him."

"By the way, he said he'll be back in two months to join Wanda Pictures," Jing Tian reported. "He also tried to get Wanda to invest in Starlight Brilliant, just like Wenjie."

Jing Tian is a bit special. Her collaboration with Wenjie is basically equivalent to the studio taking a stake in her. After all, it was "Meteor Shower" that made her famous, and there were other resources that followed.

As mentioned earlier, Wang Sicong has now set his sights on the methods that Boss Lu has used to manage Xiao Liu over the years, and plans to use his talent as an internet celebrity to imitate them.

However, this path seems somewhat difficult, with a tendency to "collapse halfway through the entrepreneurial journey"—

If you want to imitate this hype, you should at least get in touch with Jing Tian first, right? Now you're getting rejected right away, especially considering the way this girl looked at that other girl…

What can I do?

"Then what did you say?"

Jing Tian said righteously and firmly, "Of course I told Uncle Lu to firmly refuse. Wanda is our opponent! How could I aid the enemy?"

When Xiao Liu heard her say "we" with such a sense of belonging, he didn't tease her about the nature or scope of this "we," he just looked at the girl and smiled.

This kind of mindless yet adorable stance and undisguised emotions made Liu Yifei, who had defeated all the top actresses, completely unable to muster any sense of caution.

Female celebrities are just like ordinary girls when they're together in private, snuggling on the sofa sharing snacks and gossip, laughing together over some unspoken joke.

After dinner, the two decided to watch TV, a program featuring a Korean guest.

Yesterday, Friday the 8th, the South Korean group Girls' Generation appeared on Hunan TV's "Day Day Up" program. As part of a collaboration between Tencent and Hunan TV, the show aims to further boost their popularity, which is currently "not critically acclaimed but commercially successful."

The reason for the lack of approval is that K-pop solo fans have been besieged by the entire internet, and their online forums were recently attacked, prompting Baidu's official intervention, but they are still stubborn.
"Popularity" is one of the few valid arguments that Hunan TV's "Boys Over Flowers" continues to enjoy high ratings, and "Penguin Ranch" is also seeing its data steadily climb.

"Does watching this show count as aiding the enemy?"

Xiao Liu chuckled, "Haven't we watched enough Korean dramas already... cough cough, no, from now on we should watch them with a critical eye!"

"Lu Kuan said that we should learn from the 'feel-good' model of Korean dramas and apply it to our film and television production process, and then eliminate all the dross so that they don't breed a group of fans without any principles."

With Boss Lu not around, Jing Tian became quite bold: "He doesn't mean he'll keep all the women and get rid of the rest, does he?"

"Hahaha! What a blunt truth."

Ultimately, the core purpose of boycotting the Korean wave is to prevent the infiltration of values ​​and dependence on the industrial chain. It's like asking whether patriotism means you can't buy Japanese cars—it's irrelevant.

The general public can still freely choose to watch Korean dramas and variety shows, but with the intervention of those with ulterior motives, the invasion of such profit-seeking and culturally infiltrated dross is prevented.

The two girls watched the replay with great interest. Girls' Generation, unsurprisingly, started with "Gee." The nine members, dressed in colorful pencil pants, appeared from a rising platform with their signature intro melody.

Standing in the center, Yoona's sweet smile instantly ignited the entire venue. Her slender waist swayed gently with the rhythm, and her long legs appeared even straighter in her tight pants.

The remaining members lined up in a row, their synchronized "crab leg dance" movements clean and crisp, nine pairs of white ankle boots tapping to the beat, producing a clear, resonant sound.

"Gee Gee Gee Gee Baby Baby~"

The audience erupted instantly, with fans holding up "SNSD" signs screaming wildly, and several girls wearing bunny ear headbands even standing up and jumping along.

After watching for a while, Jing Tian remarked, "It is quite beautiful; there's a reason why it's so popular."

"Children, it's time to eat."

Liu Xiaoli brought over the cooked rock sugar pear soup and placed it on the coffee table, then leisurely watched the artificial human awards show on the screen.

"The movements of the nine people were like they were printed by a photocopier; the industrialized training of the Koreans is indeed impressive."

The elderly mother stopped interfering in Xiao Liu's acting career a long time ago, unlike in the beginning of her previous life when she helped advise on scripts. Now, her concern for her daughter is mainly focused on her life, relationships, and fan activities.

But when it comes to dancing...

Mr. Lu's mother-in-law is truly a professional!
Following up on Jing Tian's point, the former "Five-One Project Award" winner commented with great interest: "It's just that the hip movements always rely on the anterior tilt of the pelvis to take shortcuts, which can't compare to the core strength control of professional dancers."

She glanced at her daughter, who had only practiced for a year or two before giving up, and then looked at Jing Tian, ​​a former student of Beijing Dance Academy: "Tian Tian, ​​if you practice more, you should be better than them at this, and you also have a great advantage in appearance."

"It's been a long time since I've done this. I only practice the moves during morning exercises, haha." Jing Tian stuck out her tongue, still quite modest in front of Liu Xiaoli.

Of the three present, Xiao Liu had received some training in his childhood, but his mother said he had no talent and had no experience studying singing and dancing at Sony in this life.

At the age of 5, Da Tiantian entered the Shaanxi Province "Little Swan Art Troupe" to receive systematic dance enlightenment, mainly Chinese classical dance and folk dance. It is rumored that she participated in the welcoming of Grand Steward Krishnamurti's visit to China at the age of 10 in this dance troupe.

Starting at the age of 12, she began six years of professional training at the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy. Liu Xiaoli could tell at a glance that this girl had a solid foundation in the art.

As for Ms. Liu Xiaoli, compared to the half-baked Liu Xiaolv and Da Tiantian who can only be considered a professionally trained actress, she is truly a senior master.

Liu Yifei looked at her and teased, "Next, please welcome Ms. Liu Xiaoli, winner of the 'Five-One Project Award' and the 'Wenhua Award,' famous for her performance of 'Chu Yun' as Lady Xiang, to comment on the dance of our youth!"

"Clap clap!" Da Tiantian quickly put down the rock sugar pear in her hand and very tactfully played the straight man.

She knew who could control the female bully, so she had to seize every opportunity to please the Empress Dowager.

The elderly mother didn't take her daughter's teasing to heart and watched with great interest the young girl dancing on the television screen, even though the style and genre were completely different.

While K-pop girl group dances are indeed fast-moving consumer goods within popular culture, it cannot be said that they are completely fast-food garbage compared to Chinese folk dances and classical dances. There are still many intricacies in terms of rhythm and movement design.

Just like the difference between pop music and traditional music.

“The choreography was well thought out.” She pointed to Yoona’s hip thrust in the still frame. “This 45-degree side hip twist looks simple, but it’s not easy for nine people to be in perfect sync with the beat at the same time.”

The veteran artist casually gestured a backwards pipa-playing gesture reminiscent of the Dunhuang flying apsaras, saying, "It's much easier than the three bends of the 'Silk Road Flower Rain' dance we used to perform, but it has a stronger sense of rhythm."

"Auntie, what does 'three bends' mean?" Da Tian Tian asked sweetly, her eyes sparkling. She looked incredibly well-behaved.

green tea!

Liu Xiaolv cursed inwardly!

“Three bends, this is it—” Liu Xiaoli suddenly straightened her back, her left hand making a gesture of holding a pipa, her right leg slightly bent, and her neck twisting in the opposite direction. This impromptu movement instantly outlined the smooth muscle lines of her loose loungewear, as if a musician from a thousand-year-old mural had burst out of the wall.

"The neck, waist, and knee joints should move naturally like ripples in water. When I danced the Xiang Lady back then..."

"Ouch!" Liu Yifei suddenly clutched her stomach. Liu Xiaoli turned pale with fright and nervously squatted down: "What's wrong! What does it feel like! Is it...?"

Xiao Liu paused for a few seconds and said, "No, it seems like both kids kicked me at the same time, and they kicked really hard!"

Jing Tian almost knocked over the teacup in her haste. She carefully reached out, her fingertips trembling slightly, and gently placed her hand on Liu Yifei's bulging pregnant belly.

As soon as my palm touched the soft knitted fabric, I felt something gently push against my palm before quickly sliding away.

"Ah!" Jing Tian exclaimed, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, as if she had touched some incredible miracle.

Liu Xiaoli barely recovered from the shock and hurriedly pulled out her phone: "No, I have to call Xiaolu back right away, my heart is about to jump out of my chest."

In crucial moments, there still needs to be a man at home.

"No need, Mom! It's really nothing. He kicked me like that last night too." Xiao Liu blocked his mother's path. "What good is it for him to come back? If he really gives birth, we can ask the police officers from the local station to clear the way. We'll be at Xiehe Hospital in less than 10 minutes. He might as well go directly to the hospital."

"This……"

Liu Xiaoli thought about it and realized that made sense. Why make her son-in-law go through all that trouble? Last time, he ran several red lights on his way back from the film set, which was quite dangerous.

The mother and daughter were talking about "Cao Cao," and "Cao Cao" appeared on television.

The stage lights were dazzling, and the nine members of Girls' Generation lined up in a row, with Yoona standing in the center, her white ankle boots making her legs look long and straight.

Wang Han, holding the cue cards, smiled and said, "Yoona-ssi, I heard you're very interested in Chinese films and television dramas?"

This is an issue that Hunan TV and Tencent have agreed upon. In response to the current surge of criticism against K-pop fans online, there is no better public relations approach than having cute young girls express their love for China.

Just like when "A Home Too Far" went on a promotional tour in Japan and South Korea in 2003, 16-year-old Xiao Liu had to familiarize himself with Korean culture and Korean directors the day before the interviews in order to satisfy the Koreans' strong sense of self-esteem.

Xiao Wu, the Korean host of "Day Day Up," translated fluently. Upon hearing this, Lim Yoona's eyes lit up, and she bowed slightly with her hands folded in front of her.

Yes!

"So, which actor do you like the most? Hendrik Willem Van Loon? Jet Li? Or Gong Li?" Wang Han listed several common answers from foreigners.

The actors representing kung fu action films, and the first generation of actresses to go abroad and win the three major European film awards.

The scene fell silent instantly as the camera zoomed in for a close-up.

Yoona's eyelashes fluttered slightly, her cheeks flushed a pale pink like cherry blossoms, and her fingertips unconsciously twirled the ends of her hair as she bowed slightly to the camera.

"Yes... Director Lu Kuan!"

"Nim" is a Korean honorific that emphasizes respect and politeness, and is usually placed after personal pronouns and professional titles.

The members of Girls' Generation are all professionally trained, so participating in this kind of variety show is no different from going home for dinner. They know how to create fun and liven up the atmosphere.

Kim Tae-yeon covered her mouth and widened her eyes, while Choi Soo-young burst out laughing.

"Wow~" Tiffany looked at Im Yoona with her signature smiling eyes, deliberately drawing out the tone as she spoke to the Chinese hosts and the camera:

"Yoona-ssi's ideal type has always been Director Lu Kuan-nim, I didn't expect her to be so brave today!"

The audience erupted in good-natured laughter and screams, and the director quickly cut to a backstage shot—

The Korean agent was shaking his head and rubbing his forehead, seemingly completely unprepared for the sudden "revelation" from these crazy girls.

"Tch!" The empress wasn't in a hurry, but the "concubine" was. Da Tiantian looked at Lin Yoona with a dissatisfied expression. I didn't even dare to say anything, you Korean girl!

"Sister Xixi? Why don't you have any reaction?" Jing Tian really wanted to find a comrade-in-arms who shared the same hatred, but Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli sitting next to her both had smiles on their faces.

"Huh? What kind of reaction should I expect? Isn't it normal for someone to like him? There must be at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, women who want to pounce on him, right?"

Xiao Liu looked at her with a mocking expression, but with Liu Xiaoli around, he didn't dare to tease Da Tiantian.

Why are you in such a hurry when I'm not? Do you also want to shout this out in public?

The mother-in-law grinned like an aunt, "There's nothing we can do about it! Girls all over the world like Xiao Lu, but unfortunately, he only likes my daughter, haha!"

The blatant boasting left Da Tian Tian somewhat bewildered. Was she the only one who was superfluous?

Wang Han skillfully controlled the situation: "It seems that our Yoona is a loyal fan of Director Lu, but his main profession is directing. You said that he is your favorite actor. Can you tell us more about him?"

Lim Yoona's pretty face flushed slightly, her excitement seemingly impossible to hide: "The first time I met Oppa was in 2003. I was working as a waitress at the Korean premiere of 'A Home Away,' and I was too shy to go up and ask for an autograph..."

Amidst the cheers and screams from the audience, the girl recalled, "I remember he was wearing a well-tailored black peak lapel suit that day, with particularly sharp shoulder lines. He was really more handsome than all the male celebrities in Korea!"

"When I was hiding backstage peeking, I was thinking, how can a man wear a suit like a movie poster?"

"Oh~~~"

Im Yoona covered her face because of her teammates' teasing.

These words were spoken from the heart, but of course, there was also an element of performance for the sake of the show.

However, the fans in the audience kept screaming and clapping wildly, and they had a kind of longing and joy in watching their idol Yoona and Washing Machine form a couple.

After all, even if he's making fun of washing machines, his talent, status, appearance, and temperament are undeniable. By "pairing" his idol with his ideal partner, fans indirectly satisfy their own fantasies about perfect relationships.

Commonly known as fantasizing.

As the program progressed to this point, Liu Yifei's smile faded somewhat.

From the very beginning of her anti-black campaign, she has been a veteran in many public opinion battles alongside the "former PR company boss".

Regardless of whether Yoona's flattering words, which portrayed her as a devoted fan, were sincere, the intentions of Hunan TV and Tencent are already quite clear.

By arranging for the program, Lim Yoon-a publicly "showed goodwill" towards Lu Kuan, using her international fame to enhance the image of the Korean Wave, while also leveraging Lu Kuan's industry status to create buzz.

This approach can attract more fans to the Korean Wave while weakening the resistance from the Chinese Wave camp, transforming cultural conflict into entertainment gossip and shifting the focus of the conflict.

After all, Lu Kuan's own wife is the key figure who created the "Chinese Wave is the Top Trend" topic online. By using the show to ride on her popularity, he is trying to blur the cultural divide and reduce the "Korean Wave VS Chinese Wave" to a personal interaction between celebrities.

Furthermore, one shouldn't hit a smiling face. A group of popular Asian girls expressing their admiration and respect to a big director like you can hardly be considered offensive, right?
If you were to slap them back so bluntly, it would seem rather heartless to neutral bystanders, and Girls' Generation would gain more sympathy.

Get more in one fell swoop.

It can only be said that the South Koreans and Hunanese are truly capable people; when it comes to hype, they are among the top in Asia.

On stage, Yoona boldly confessed under the encouragement of hosts such as Wang Han and Oudi: "He hasn't played many roles. I prefer Li Ming in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', who has a sense of destiny that runs through a man's entire life."

"And then there's the recent film 'Under the Hawthorn Tree,' which made many girls in South Korea fall in love with the character of Lao San, the geologist. His eyes, when they get deep and affectionate, are like a bottomless abyss, capable of drowning people..."

"I even watched two of his roles in TV dramas, but they were very brief. He looked really handsome in period costumes!"

Her affectionate and adoring gaze, coupled with her meticulous attention to detail, makes it difficult for domestic fans to feel any ill will towards her.

Washing Korean girls in the washing machine! This is so ridiculous that the fans of Diba (a popular online forum) are immediately drawn into it and get excited.

It is well known that Chinese men having sex with foreign women is something that can increase their national pride, and now this Korean beauty is showing such a fantasy to the vast number of Chinese men.

Anyway, she's not at a disadvantage.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Xiao Liu slammed his fist on the table. "I regret not learning more swear words when I watched Korean dramas. This is too much!"

Jing Tian glanced at Aunt Liu, who had just gone out to cut fruit for the two of them, and said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Didn't you say you didn't care? Can't keep up the act anymore, huh?"

Liu Yifei was too lazy to explain the disputes in the public opinion battle to the naive and innocent girl, and she didn't know when the washing machine's backup plan would be implemented.

She recalled the neatly dressed girl group on screen and suddenly remembered something, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Mom! Mom!"

"Coming! Coming!" The old mother, already on edge, rushed in: "Do you feel it again? I knew it..."

Xiao Liu waved his hand to interrupt her: "No! I want you to be the head coach of the dance team!"

"What?" Da Tiantian and Liu Xiaoli were stunned for a moment, looking at each other in disbelief.

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "I've already gained over 130 pounds. Anyway, I need to lose weight after getting pregnant. Mom, how about you lead us in dancing?"

She is a healthy pregnant woman who is 171cm tall and carrying twins. Although the washing machine often teases her for being fat, it is really hard to call her fat at this weight.

However, female celebrities have different standards and self-expectations.

The expectant mother gestured with her chin towards Girls' Generation on the screen, who then started dancing again in the middle of the show, eliciting screams from the fans in the audience, creating a joyful and enthusiastic atmosphere.

"Korean girl groups can garner screams with their assembly-line choreography, but we can't?"

Xiao Liu came up with a plan on a whim: "Me, Tian Tian, ​​and Chang Chang, just the three of us, we'll contact dance experts and teachers in China to choreograph a dance, and Mom, you can give us guidance."

“I was thinking, could we incorporate the classical dance elements from your performance of Xiang Lady, such as the flowing sleeves, the bending waist, and the three bends from just now?”

Provoked by Lim Yoona, Liu Xiaolv argued: "We didn't debut as a professional girl group. We just practiced a bit occasionally and uploaded it to Zhijie Video, and then Lu Kuan Company promoted us."

"Chinese classical dance is constantly being innovated, and the resulting popular dances can also be very dynamic and fashionable, right?"

"With our looks and charisma, I refuse to believe we're inferior to these Korean girls. Let's show them some color!"

With her pregnant belly bulging, Liu Yifei stood with one hand on her hip and the other slammed domineeringly on the coffee table. She didn't look like a girl group member about to debut; instead, she looked like a mafia boss about to "debut."

She raised an eyebrow, glancing at her mother and Jing Tian, ​​a smile playing on her lips: "So, what do you say? Are you confident you can take her down with an Italian cannon?"

With a creak, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and the male head of the household rushed in, followed closely by Afei, who looked nervous.

He rushed into the house without even changing his shoes. Liu Xiaoli had just secretly sent a message, so the expectant father was still sweating profusely, clearly worried that something might happen to Liu Yifei in her late pregnancy.

But judging from his wife's demeanor, he was clearly overthinking it.

"Are you alright?" Boss Lu didn't care that there were outsiders present. He touched his wife's arms and pregnant belly all over, then immediately realized what he meant: "What Italian cannon?"

Liu Xiaoli laughed and said, "I told you to come back after filming, why are you in such a hurry?"

Although my mother-in-law sent a message, she thoughtfully explained that the situation was not serious, except that the child's activity level had obviously increased.

I was worried he'd be in too much of a rush, but I didn't expect him to come back so quickly.

When Xiao Liu saw him return, he became even more excited: "I just had a brilliant idea that can really put a good whack on the arrogance of the Korean wave. Do you want to hear it?"

This was clearly not a question, much less an imperative, so Liu Yifei took the opportunity to repeat her plan.

"Now everyone online says that beautiful women must wash..." Liu Xiaolv glanced at her glaring mother and quickly changed her tune:

"Now everyone online is saying that only 'Boss Lu's Choice' beauties can be beautiful. What do you think? Can our popular dance adapted with Chinese elements take down their arrogance?"

"Oh?" The washing machine glanced at his wife in surprise, then his gaze fell openly on Jing Tian.

The young girl stood gracefully, her slender figure outlined by her clothes, her shoulders sculpted, her waist slender, exuding a natural charm.

Da Tian Tian felt itchy and hot all over under his gaze, thinking to herself, what if he really watched her dance...

Then think about Su Chang...

Forget it, I can't think about it. She's my future sister-in-law. Anyway, her appearance is pretty good, much better than an artificial human.

Only then did he look at his wife…

Despite being heavily pregnant, her pre-pregnancy healthy and strong physique, combined with the muscle control she has developed through years of rigorous training—

The movements inherently possess a classical rhythm of "discontinuous form but connected meaning," and if integrated with the rhythm of girl group dance, they can form a unique "mixed style of strength and gentleness."

A head-flipping motion can retain the elegance of Dunhuang flying apsaras while also connecting with the explosive power of Korean-style knife dance.

Most importantly, it's this face!
This isn't an Italian cannon, it's...

Boss Lu rubbed his chin: "Okay, I've already thought of a name for your 'Unconventional Enthusiast Girl Group'."

Liu Yifei asked in surprise, "What?"

"Such a sweet combination!"

(See the bonus chapter after this chapter, featuring Xiao Liu dancing.)

(End of this chapter)