How to become an ACE of a top boy group

Chapter 118 Courses and Filming 15

Standing on the balcony of her room at night, Luo Xi took a deep breath of the autumn air, feeling the cool breeze blowing in her face. Autumn had arrived.

The green plants on the balcony and the vast green trees below rustled in the wind, while the distant moon cast its light on the elegant balcony railing and Rosie's hand resting on it.

There will be a full day of filming tomorrow.

Tomorrow, September 2nd, we'll finish filming the dance music video for "Red and Black." The 3rd and 4th will be for filming scenes at the Azalea Manor. On the 7th, we'll film the banquet portion of the "Red and Black" music video. From the 10th to the 15th, we'll film the main dance music video, story clips, and trailers at the recording building. Filming for "Missing News" and "Azalea Dream" will begin in October... If everything goes according to plan without any surprises, they should be able to finish all filming by October 20th and return to the company.

The filming schedule was flexible, allowing more time for classes and for them to practice their debut song.

Luo Xi thus finished August by taking reasonable breaks and practicing shooting classes every day.

The previous small tasks earned 50 points, mastering the four songs and dances earned 800 points, and the daily tasks over the past three days earned 1200 points, for a total of 4670 points. Luo Xi exchanged for 4 points of charm, bringing her charm value to 48 (+8).

Looking in the mirror now, she feels she has half the face of a qualified idol. With heavier makeup, she would be a true idol.

Other basic attributes are also increasing. With Luo Xi's targeted practice, his singing skills have increased by 2 points and his rap skills by 3 points in the past few days. He also increased his songwriting skills by 2 points by completing his daily songwriting tasks.

"Very good, Rosie, you've been growing all the time!" Rosie said to herself, clenching her fist.

"What are you standing here for? Aren't you going to sleep?"

Song Chuchu stood at the glass door of the balcony entrance, wearing a cartoon pajama with fluffy pockets and holding a ceramic cup in her hand.

"I feel cool, so I'm going to get some fresh air. Aren't you going to continue learning?"

A few days ago, Song Chuchu was about to start his online university courses. He said he was studying visual arts and communication abroad. Luo Xi, who considered himself uncultured and not very knowledgeable, was surprised and thought he would study dance. Song Chuchu said that dance was just a hobby of his and he didn't want it to become a burden or to compare himself with others.

She didn't understand the world of the rich. However, she noticed that Song Chuchu was studying very hard. No matter how busy she was every day, she would always take time in the study to attend classes and do homework late into the night. She was worried that Luo Xi would be disturbed, so she even prepared earplugs for Luo Xi.

"I came out to get a drink of water." Song Chuchu also came over and leaned on the railing, shaking her head in the wind. "I'm so tired."

"Being tired means you're climbing uphill, and that's good!"

Song Chuchu wears different pajamas every day, and they're all incredibly cute. Luo Xi has taken many photos of them because of this. Now, seeing this set of orange cookie pajamas, she couldn't resist grabbing the fluffy cookie in the pocket of her pajamas and saying, "Go for it! Chuchu, go for it!"

"I will." Song Chuchu tried to block her in vain, then weakly pushed her away. "Go to sleep!"

"Then go do your homework, and go to bed early when you're done. We have a shoot tomorrow."

"Alright, alright, I know." Song Chuchu, as if afraid of being nagged, went back into the house first.

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They arrived at the Azalea Manor early this morning, changed clothes, and had their hair and makeup done. The director in charge of this shoot is Nan Jing, who was also the chief director for the previous concert trailer shoot.

The dance music video for "Red and Black" has two scenes to shoot: one is in a spacious banquet hall, and the other is a scene with a retro deep red carpet and a black background, with a huge floral and bird screen in the background.

They all needed to change into two sets of clothes.

A black stand-up collar lining, plus a black suit jacket, with tiny red gemstones sewn on the jacket. The gemstones are arranged in flower-like shapes on the clothes. Each person's outfit also has different small details. Rosie wore a gold necklace on her lining, and her belt also had a design with several gold chains. This outfit was photographed in a spacious banquet hall.

There are two versions of the same white suit. This set was photographed on a retro dark red carpet and against a black background. There are two versions of this set. One version is a pure white suit, and the other version is a white suit with red prints. It is the version where you dance in a rain of red dye.

Their backup dancers numbered twelve, including Liu Gang and Caelan, who were teachers Luo Xi had known before. The backup dancers also wore loose-fitting white and black silk dresses to complement them.

"Red and Black" has a slow but dynamic rhythm, with music sampling classic music from the Republican era, and the dance blends ballroom and modern dance movements.

Because they had practiced very well in the days leading up to the shoot, the members and the backup dancers worked together seamlessly, so the filming of the dance went very smoothly, and both scenes were filmed in just a few takes to meet the director's requirements.

On the 3rd and 4th, they filmed solo scenes at the Rhododendron Manor.

They were all wearing pure white suits, each in a different setting.

Gu Minxing's scene is set in the front hall with two carved wooden doors, and the production team placed many candlesticks as decorations in this scene.

He was to stand in front of the door, acting out his choice and hesitation. He was about to open one door, but because he heard a sound, he ended up opening another door instead.

Then Gu Minxing leaned against the door, improvising and singing a few lines from his part of "Red and Black." He effortlessly hit the high notes!

Luo Xi and Lu Yun, who were watching the spectacle, couldn't help but clap their hands: "Brother Minxing! Awesome!"

The photographer kept saying, "Very good, great expressions! Well done!"

"That's awesome! So cool!"

Amidst the praise, Gu Minxing completed the shoot perfectly.

Next was Song Chuchu. His filming location was on a long corridor high up in the Azalea Manor. Around dusk, a row of candles was lit on the corridor floor. He had to run, acting out a confused expression, and then a fearful expression after the candles were extinguished. He also needed to improvise in this scene, singing his own part.

Lu Yun was filming on a table piled high with gold banknotes, still decorated with candlesticks. Lu Yun sat on the table and used fake banknotes to complete the arrogant shoot he was asked to take.

Lee Yong-hyun posed for a photoshoot on a vintage deep red carpet against a black background, with many white porcelain vases placed in the center of the background. He had to walk through a masked man in white, revealing an inquisitive expression.

Finally, there's Rosie, whose filming location was an elegant wooden table in a small room, with a vase of dried and blooming red azaleas, a record player, and a candlestick.

She had to choose between the two: filming one of her putting the record on the record player and playing it, and then filming another of her pushing the record player and vase aside, picking up the candlestick, and leaving.

Luo Xi felt like she was simply following the director's instructions. Even for the smallest movements, the director would say things like, "Great job!" or "Fantastic!" and keep praising her for being cool and having great expressions. Although it seemed like the director praised everyone like that, Luo Xi really enjoyed it.

The photoshoot was completed amidst praise!