IDEI CH31

[What’s going on with Ningning’s makeup and styling?]

[Did they intentionally make her look ugly? Who are they trying to promote!]

[Who else could it be, yyy of course!]

[Don’t cue our Yangyang, our Yangyang is just naturally beautiful.]

The bullet comments refreshed frantically, Meng Ningning’s fans filled with righteous indignation.

But the other viewers didn’t indulge them at all.

[Isn’t this fine? XS, can’t Ning’s fans accept that this is just how Meng Ningning looks?]

[Ah, looking at it this way, Meng Ningning’s proportions are really unfortunate…]

[If fans are having a breakdown, go yell at the official Weibo account. This is Your Star’s home turf, don’t act crazy here!]

The bullet comments were a sea of noisy arguing, but Meng Ningning was completely oblivious to it. On the contrary, she felt fantastic about herself right now.

Just now, while getting her makeup and styling done, she had been arguing with her manager. She completely ignored Brother Li’s advice, and couldn’t even listen to Aria’s suggestions, insisting on having her makeup done her own way.

Aria’s skills were originally excellent. She had given her a pure and innocent makeup look, tied her hair into airy twin tails adorned with many small flowers. She looked pure, moving, and very cute.

But…

Meng Ningning didn’t think so; she only felt the makeup was too ordinary.

“This aegyo sal isn’t obvious enough. Aria, can you draw it heavier for me?”

“The eyelashes have such a weak presence. I want thicker eyelashes!”

“This blush, the area isn’t large enough. Only a heavier application will look pitiful enough.”

“And the lip makeup, it’s not glossy enough.”

“And glitter, I want it to be bling-bling!”

“The hairstyle, the cranial top isn’t high enough. I want a perfect head-wrapping-face look!”

Meng Ningning pouted, constantly raising objections. Although her tone seemed cute, it was entirely an unquestionable capriciousness.

Aria hesitated to speak, shooting a pleading look at Brother Li, but Brother Li only shook his head.

Usually, when the little princess was in a good mood, he could coax her, or he could call Meng Ningning’s mother to persuade her, which always made the little princess change her mind. But today…

Meng Ningning’s mother had just set off for the deep mountains to film today, and he, her manager, had also offended the little princess.

Aria smiled bitterly. Seeing the little princess’s dissatisfied and urging look, she still stepped forward to adjust her makeup and styling.

She really couldn’t understand why this little princess, who grew up in the lap of luxury without worrying about food or clothing, had such… vulgar aesthetic tastes.

Aria used all her skills to try and make the makeup and styling less exaggerated within the little princess’s demands, striving to make it look a bit more high-class.

Only when Meng Ningning was finally satisfied did she gently wipe her sweat. She would have to be careful collaborating with her in the future, or else she might accidentally ruin her own reputation.

Aria looked at the very happy Meng Ningning, feeling mentally exhausted. The voluminous curly hair with a high cranial top made Meng Ningning’s head look super big, completely disproportionate to her body. Long eyelashes, large aegyo sal, pouty lips, chunky glitter—it was a complete internet celebrity makeup look. It was fine for shooting videos, but on stage, it would look somewhat cheap…

But Aria had no way to deal with this little princess and could only let her happily go on stage like this.

Right now, on stage, Meng Ningning threw a playful wink down at the audience, stealing Yun Yangyang’s line, “I’m very happy to be at the finale night of Your Star today. Ningning likes the trainees just as much as you do. Everyone is fantastic, and the performances are fantastic too!”

“Speaking of which, I can be considered their senior. Saying this makes me feel like I’m already very old.”

The audience off-stage very supportively shouted loudly, “No! Ningbao is forever eighteen!”

“Right! Your Meng Ningning is forever eighteen, so please look forward to Ningning’s upcoming new works!”

Off-stage, Brother Li’s vision went black.

What was this little ancestor doing now?! Stealing the show?

In the bullet comments, some people also started being sarcastic.

[I am forever eigh~teen~]

[What is Meng Ningning doing? Is this her personal press conference?]

[What exactly is she doing? Hard to evaluate.]

[How did I not notice she was this brainless before?]

[Ningbao is just joking to lighten the tense atmosphere, you guys are the ones hard to evaluate.]

The host hurriedly spoke up, “Looking forward to Ningning’s new works!” Then, he tried to steer the topic back to Your Star, “I just heard Ningning say she watched the performances, so which performance do you think is the best?”

“Uh, I think…” Meng Ningning paused, starting to hem and haw.

The young host only felt it was absurd. He had originally wanted to drag the topic back, but he didn’t expect that she, having come to this show, couldn’t even name a single performance from it.

“Maybe there are too many excellent performances and too many handsome trainees, so Ningning can’t make a choice for a moment.” Yun Yangyang spoke with a smile, giving Meng Ningning a subtle look. “However, past performances are medals on the trainees, and tonight’s stage is their new battlefield. Let’s look forward to their performances tonight!”

The veteran host praised Yun Yangyang’s reaction speed in his heart, following her words to control the situation.

While the guests were bantering but tacitly staggering Meng Ningning’s time, the preparations before the stage ended, and the trainees were finally about to go on stage!

The fans in the bullet comments, who were still arguing with Meng Ningning’s fans, instantly perked up.

[Coming, coming, coming, finally coming!]

[Let me see, let me see]

…

The stage was pitch black, then the trainees went on stage one by one according to their ranking from lowest to highest.

This was the time for individual solo performances. Trainees could show off their skills to canvass for votes, or they could offer their true hearts to the fans. In this part, everyone tried their best to do their best.

The trainees appeared one by one, dazzling the eyes.

Pang Nong, who was initially in the lower ranks but was remembered by many because of his mixed-race little prince styling in the theme song MV, and later gained a bunch of mom fans because of his absent-minded but earnest and hardworking personality, went on stage eleventh.

His solo was a short cello piece. Wearing a shirt with gorgeous lace on the chest paired with black trousers, he lowered his eyes to play the cello. The slender youth and the steady cello formed a strong contrast.

[Pang Nong actually knows how to play the cello! I’m shocked]

[Ah, baby, if you had this skill, why didn’t you show it earlier]

After the song, he looked up, his eyes shining with rippling light. A small teardrop mole under his eye made his skin look even whiter and more crystal clear.

[Wow, where the dream began!]

[This makeup and styling, dreaming back to the theme song MV. That’s when I fell in love with the cub]

[Baby looks even better than on the initial stage! Especially this mole, it changed his aura, who gets it]

He smiled gently, and the camera instantly switched.

An Zi’ai and Gong Jiayu appeared on stage. The two had almost identical makeup and styling on their faces.

The eye makeup was one red and one blue, both somewhat strangely heavy, and the lip makeup was also retro and rich. Their fluffy hair was dyed chestnut and curled into small curls. They wore clothes like stage actors, also one red and one blue, dancing to the music.

Initially, their movements were jerky, like puppets that had just gained a soul. But as the music reached its climax, their movements became increasingly natural and frantic.

[Ahhh! Gemini concept!]

[My two babies together! I’m ecstatic!]

[Looking at it this way, An Zai and Xiaoyu are really very Gemini. Actually, even their level of chatter is quite Gemini hhhhh]

[This stage design! I love it! Puppet dolls breaking free from their constraints to gain freedom, thinking of their experiences, I’m tearing up]

[This makeup and styling is also amazing! So heavy yet not looking vulgar at all. As expected, Your Star’s makeup artist didn’t flop today either~]

After them were Mo Jinghai and Feng Qingyi.

As soon as they went on stage, the atmosphere was completely different.

This time, the two wore sports tank tops and wide-leg denim pants. Mo Jinghai wore a baseball cap while Feng Qingyi wore a headband. Both were very sporty outfits, but the visual impression was completely different. Mo Jinghai was robust and sunny, while Feng Qingyi was tall and gentle.

The two danced a hip-hop song together, with large movements and a large framework, violently jumping around, making the audience feel refreshed.

[Wtf, the control of these two! Your Star’s main dancers are just satisfying to watch!]

[A different Brother Hai and Qingyi! But still so handsome, I love it so much! And… these half-hidden muscles hehehe]

[Why do these two have such a CP vibe when dancing this kind of dance? Is my CP brain too severe? (Despair)]

[Hhhhh your CP filter is severe, but these two’s makeup and styling also have many clever little details. Matching accessories and echoing outfits, I can only say, Your Star, you really have something]

Yan Zihao followed closely behind. This time, he was completely different from before.

He cut his originally half-long hair into a mullet. Such a playful hairstyle perfectly matched his aura.

Moreover, today’s makeup and styling completely reversed his usual black, white, and gray. A light yellow volleyball top was paired with light blue sports shorts, and even the section of socks exposed above his white sneakers was light pink. His whole person was colorful, like a summer soda, making people feel refreshed and sweet at a glance.

He skated onto the stage on a skateboard, raised the microphone, and looked up—it was a fast-paced love song rap. A pink heart sticker was pasted under his eye, and combined with his playful and sincere eyes, it made people smile involuntarily.

[A rapper singing a love song, who wouldn’t be confused seeing this]

[No, bro, when did you get this sweet?]

[Who is this sweet and cool handsome guy on stage? I only know our Yan Zihao is a big mop who likes to sing diss tracks]

[To be honest, so handsome, really so handsome, I surrender bro, how are you this handsome]

After the rap song ended, he smugly wrinkled his nose at the camera, formed a heart with his fingers, and then skated off the stage.

At the edge of the stage, he high-fived Wei Mingzhe, who was going on stage next.

Wei Mingzhe held the microphone and sang as he walked onto the stage. It was a soft rock style song, which sounded very beautiful paired with his deep voice.

Wei Mingzhe dyed his hair blue today. The light grayish-blue not only didn’t obliterate the passion in him but instead added a trace of mysterious aura.

He looked at the camera, raised an eyebrow, and grinned, instantly releasing a dangerous signal.

[My brother’s red hair is gone! But, the blue hair is also amazing!]

[Ahhh how is Brother Wei’s blue hair also this good-looking!]

[My brother is truly the god of digesting hair colors! After debut, I want to see red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple on his head, Cody, did you hear me!]

[Dogshit company, obviously my brother looks better with any hair color than black hair, why was he permanently stuck with long black hair before! Go bankrupt, useless company!]

[How does he not look greasy at all making such big expressions!]

[The makeup is so refreshing]

[Where is Lou Yuxing? Why hasn’t he appeared yet?]

Finally, Lou Yuxing and Xiao Yingyi went on stage together.

Until the last moment before going on stage, Lou Yuxing was still a bit uneasy.

It was really because his makeup and styling today were too… avant-garde.

Since the mentor collaboration stage, although he stunned the entire internet, he also received a lot of malicious comments.

At the time, when he was giving his speech after the performance, he was still a bit dazed, and his movements carried a bit of operatic rhythm, but he didn’t expect this to become a reason for people to attack him.

“Looks neither male nor female, movements are also effeminate, what’s good about a guy like this?”

Such words appeared frequently under his Xingbo, stinging his eyes. He fell into a predicament once again, and this time it came far more fiercely than before.

He found Qi Yanning and asked in a daze, “Do my looks really seem neither male nor female?”

Qi Yanning raised an eyebrow, “How do you know this won’t become your advantage?”

He stared blankly at Qi Yanning, and then came tonight’s makeup and styling.

Lou Yuxing took a deep breath and stepped onto the finale stage with Xiao Yingyi.

[Who is this!!!]

[Xiao Yingyi?? Lou Yuxing???]

[Really, Lou Yuxing, how many more surprises do you have that I don’t know about?]

The makeup and styling for Xiao Yingyi and Lou Yuxing’s stage this time… simply put, were a post-apocalyptic warrior and an AI android.

Xiao Yingyi wore a wasteland-style taupe outfit with bandages wrapped around his calves. A palm-width belt tightly cinched his waist, making his waist look even narrower and his legs longer. His hair was simply combed back, his makeup was in earth tones, and a streak of gray dirt was smeared on his face. But under such makeup and styling, he looked even more handsome and reliable.

Like a great hero in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, resolutely overcoming all difficulties and dangers to ultimately save humanity.

Lou Yuxing’s makeup and styling, compared to Xiao Yingyi’s, appeared much cleaner and more dazzling.

He wore a pure white, slightly tight-fitting outfit. He was tall and slender, and his long silver hair, parted in the middle, fell neatly on his shoulders. The overall tone of his makeup was light, with a streak of silver-white covering his eyelids, giving his eyes an inorganic look.

The two’s track was “Doomsday Ode.” Along with the music, they seemed to be dancing, yet also seemed to be fighting.

[Lou Yuxing! My robot wife!]

[What perfect AI face is this!]

[As everyone knows, AI is genderless. If a setting is necessary, then it’s definitely wife :)]

[Xiaoxing is really, so beautiful. Being able to carry off such makeup and styling, undoubtedly a great beauty!]

[Brother Xiao in this outfit, my post-apocalyptic novel protagonist has a face]

[Brother Xiao! So righteous! If I meet Brother Xiao in the apocalypse, I’d definitely feel very safe hhhhh]

[Ah, my husband and my wife are fighting on stage]

[Looks good, love watching it. More stages like this, my eyes really lit up!]

[Such bold styling, I can only say, beautifully done!]

As the music ended, the solo stages came to a close.

The host quickly went on stage to transition, and the guests also performed their acts during the time the trainees were changing clothes.

Backstage, it was a chaotic scene. The trainees’ time was very short; they needed to quickly change clothes and then go on stage to perform the final group stage of the finale. Especially Lou Yuxing and Xiao Yingyi, who came off stage last; their time was extremely tight.

“Brother Qi.” The two hurriedly greeted Qi Yanning, then dived into the dressing room, changing out of their clothes with the help of assistants.

“Teacher Qi, this part is five minutes later than originally estimated. Time is very tight, I hope you can be as fast as possible.” The stage manager entered the dressing room, looking anxious.

“Brother Qi, will we have enough time?” Lou Yuxing asked worriedly.

“Shut up and don’t speak, and there will be enough time.” Qi Yanning was concise and comprehensive, and the aura he deliberately released instantly suppressed everyone present.

The focus of the makeup changes for these two was different. Lou Yuxing’s focus was on the hair. His original hair was pressed under the wig, and right now it was a mess. Meanwhile, Xiao Yingyi’s focus was on makeup.

Qi Yanning swiftly removed Lou Yuxing’s wig. Chu Sixiu quickly took the wig and handed the curling iron to Qi Yanning.

Qi Yanning used his hands to loosen the hair plastered to Lou Yuxing’s face. Just as the curling iron finished preheating, he sprang into action.

He padded the roots, curled some large waves, and then gathered the top half of Lou Yuxing’s half-long hair into a half-updo.

Next, he focused on arranging the bangs, using a smaller curling iron to curl the hair strands into exquisite arcs. Then, for the makeup part, he simply and carefully wiped away the silver-white in the eye makeup, and then applied some light colors. He also applied a light red to the lips.

In no more than five minutes, Lou Yuxing had transformed from an AI android into an ethereal great beauty.

Next was Xiao Yingyi. Xiao Yingyi’s facial makeup, to suit the song, was a bit dusty. But Qi Yanning’s movements were concise and accurate, swiftly correcting the dusty feeling on his face, rapidly returning his skin to a healthy fair complexion.

Then, with two light strokes, Qi Yanning added some red to his earth-tone eye makeup.

In this way, the originally wasteland-style makeup instantly became dangerous and seductive.

The hairstyle didn’t need much arranging, but to cater to the stage atmosphere, Qi Yanning picked up a spray and sprayed some glitter powder on his hair.

“Teacher Qi, is Lou Yuxing ready?” The stage manager knocked on the door again.

“Done.” Qi Yanning clapped his hands, took two steps back, and nodded.

“Both of their makeup and styling have been adjusted. You can take them away.” Qi Yanning turned his head to look at the stage manager.

The young female stage manager was stunned. She knew Qi Yanning moved quickly, but she didn’t expect him to be this fast!

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Teacher Qi.” The stage manager nodded to Qi Yanning, then signaled the two to follow her.

Xiao Yingyi and Lou Yuxing smiled gratefully at Qi Yanning and quickly followed.

“Alright, take a rest.” Qi Yanning said to the three little assistants.

Li Jinshi sat down, caught her breath, and then looked at Qi Yanning with an expression of admiration, “Brother Qi, you are too amazing!”

During the dress rehearsal a few days ago, she had witnessed Qi Yanning’s makeup changing skills. If it weren’t for Qi Yanning’s technical support, the program team wouldn’t have dared to boldly use such innovative makeup and styling on the solo stages.

After deciding on these makeup and styling looks, Qi Yanning unreservedly taught all the makeup changing techniques to the program team’s makeup artists, even teaching them hand-by-hand how to adjust.

The makeup artists, who were already utterly convinced by Qi Yanning, were even more full of gratitude after this.

And the previous few times, Qi Yanning’s movements hadn’t been this fast. Today, under urging, every one of Qi Yanning’s movements had absolutely no redundancy, like a machine, coldly and accurately completing the makeup and styling.

Li Jinshi was a bit dazed. She had almost forgotten that Qi Yanning hadn’t even been very good at doing makeup initially.

Such a speed of improvement…

As expected of her Brother Qi!

“Rest up. In ten minutes, the trainees will have to change clothes and touch up their makeup again. Everyone be careful, hmm?” Qi Yanning looked at the three little assistants, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The three instantly nodded frantically like chicks pecking at grain.

More than ten minutes later, the trainees hurried off the stage, changed into the program uniforms, and after Qi Yanning inspected them one by one, walked onto the stage again.

This time, it was the final stage before the debut lineup was announced.

The theme song, “I Am the Light.”

On stage, twenty trainees danced neatly to the rhythm of the theme song.

They seemed to not have changed at all, still sincere and hardworking, their movements so synchronized they seemed like one person.

But, it also seemed as if everything had changed. In these short few months, the pearls originally covered in dust everywhere had their surface dust brushed away, blooming with radiant brilliance.

The bullet comments were also full of emotion at this time.

[Dancing “I Am the Light” once again… so touching]

[Brother Xiao, Brother Wei, Little Yan, Qingyi… unknowingly, they have accompanied us for so long.]

[Your Star, it really made so many people radiate their own brilliance.]

[The end of one journey is the beginning of the next… but, I’m still so reluctant to part wuwuwu]

…

When “I Am the Light” ended, it was the final moment to announce the debut lineup.

Under the spotlight, all the trainees had a trace of nervousness and anticipation on their faces.

According to the convention of survival shows, it started from the eighth place.

“Eighth place, he is the pistachio of the show, the sunny little sun. He made everyone remember him with his cheerful personality and dancing skills that don’t match his appearance—”

“He is, An Zi’ai!”

An Zi’ai was stunned, excitedly walked up the debut lineup pyramid, and stood in the eighth position.

He took the microphone and incoherently expressed a bunch of thanks.

“Thank you to my parents for being willing to support me being a trainee. Also, thank you to the Your Star program team for giving me this opportunity. Thank you to everyone who helped me in the program, Brother Wei, Brother Xiao, all of you…”

“Thank you to my fans, thank you for your firm choice, allowing me to stand here. I will definitely continue to work hard, persevere, and not let you down.”

Speaking of this, An Zi’ai’s eyes were already completely red.

His thoughts were in a mess, and he continued speaking.

“I, I also want to thank Brother Qi. It was you who designed so many good-looking looks for me wuwuwu. I thought I would be the comedy pillar for my whole life, I never thought I could actually be this good-looking wuwuwuwu…”

Backstage, Qi Yanning, who was watching through the monitor screen, unexpectedly raised an eyebrow.

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