Dreams come true - Idol Producer Fan Chengcheng FF (RESQ SAGA PART 1)

11.

When we finished the class, we had dance practice and then class with Jieqiong. We all greeted her when she came in and I could see the boys almost drooling. I couldn't help it and shook my head. Boys.

She made us dance one by one and pointed out our mistakes or things that could be improved. The boys had definitely underestimated her as they were shocked when they saw her becoming strict. I, on the other hand, was already expecting that, so it wasn't that much of a shock. She pointed out how I needed more strength in some parts and less in others.

We then danced all together. She told Xukun he was too fast and Zhengting that he was too slow, Ziyi that his point didn't have a set path and me that I had to make my expressions less feminine.

"How come some of you know the moves and some of you don't?" She said. "Don't you know them Zhengting?"

Zhengting told her that he hadn't memorized them yet and she sighed.

"A class is not really giving me good feelings. I'll say it for the last time: If you don't know, then ask." She said.

She then made us dance over and over again. I was getting so frustrated that I was making the dance way too strong due to my anger. It wasn't towards her but towards myself. I had to maintain my ranking, I had to prove to everyone that I deserve to be in that position.

"This won't do. I'm a little disappointed. It's not like I only taught it two or three times, it's been at least seven or eight. Why can't you do it still?" She said and I sighed.

She taught us the dance again and asked Linong if he hadn't learned how to dance. He explained to her how he had only trained for two months. She then focused more on him than on the rest and, after a while, went back to the rest.

She made us repeat the dance over and over again, without rest. I was beyond frustrated now.

After the class finished, we had a lunch break so I went to the cafeteria, picked up my lunch and sat at an empty table.

"Hello, Linlin." Said Chengcheng sitting down next to me. "How was practice?"

"Could have been better," I said and began eating.

"Did something happen?" He asked Zhengting.

"Let's just say we had a tough morning." He said sighing.

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The next day, in the afternoon, it was time to record our videos for the re-evaluation. I had slept for about three hours as I stayed up rehearsing. My day basically consisted of getting the minimal food to survive, sleeping the bare minimum and rehearsing.

Ziyi was the first one to go. He was really nervous and forgot a bit of the lyrics plus did some wrong moves. We all clapped him when he finished and I hugged him.

"You did great, Ziyi," I told him. "I'll go now, if you don't mind," I told the boys. " I want to get this over with."

["I'm really worried about Lin. She is overworking herself. I get that she wants to maintain her A rank, but she really needs to stop working so much." Said Zhengting.

"I hope she is taking care of herself. She's working way too hard." Said Ziyi.]

"Hello, my name is Lin. I will show you my thorough practice through this performance," I said before starting.

 It had a part which was quite low in the beginning but in the chorus it went into falsetto, so I finished breathless and panting. I didn't make any mistakes lyric-wise, but I wasn't sure about the dance.

The boys started applauding me and I thanked them. While Xukun got ready, I fetched a vitamin water bottle. I was exhausted. When he was ready, I quickly sat down to watch him. I was feeling a bit dizzy but I was sure it was due to the dancing so I paid no mind to it. 

Xukun did it really well. He got everything right and was really stable. He was definitely going to get an A rank.

When he finished, we applauded and I hugged him too.

"Congratulations, Kunkun. You did amazing." I told him and almost fell but he stabilized me.

"Are you feeling okay, Lin?" He asked. 

"Yes, sorry. Just a little dizzy. No biggie." I reassured him.

He looked at me suspiciously but decided to leave it anyways.

One by one the rest performed in front of the camera until we were all done. We then left to our respective dorms to rest. 

I was really tired and couldn't keep myself standing up straight. Xukun then squatted down in front of me.

"Up!" He told me and I did so.

He gave me a piggy-back ride to the dorm and laid me on the bed.

"Rest, Lin. You are overworking yourself. And don't skip meals!" He told me and I nodded.

He was about to leave but I pulled his hand and hugged him.

"Thank you Kunkun. I owe you one." I said and kissed his cheek before falling asleep.