Chapter 125 Ebony Was Out of Control
Everyone couldn't believe his ears.
Was Ebony crazy?
Lorena was struck dumb.
Ebony was bold to make such a comment during the show!
There was a hubbub of voices.
The program team rushed out to mediate.
Just then, Belinda picked up the microphone.
She said tactfully, "Miss Gibson's standard is very high, but I think Lorena's performance is not bad. She is not a professional dancer after all..."
Ebony looked at Belinda and asked, "In that case, why did she participate in a singing and dancing show?"
"Wow!" There was another hullabaloo in the audience.
Belinda almost bit her tongue off. She quibbled, "But it's her dream to be a singer and dancer..."
Ebony nodded. "My dream is to be the richest woman in this world. Can I go and rob a bank?"
Belinda's face fell. "What has this got to do with robbery?"
Ebony countered coldly, "She is feeding off her teammates. With no skills or capability, she took the center position and dragged down the entire team. Their performance could have earned 100 points, but she brought it down to 60. Isn't it robbery? She is robbing her teammates of their professionalism and using it to fill the loophole that exists only because of her presence, isn't she?"
Ebony's bombardment of questions pissed Belinda off.
Afraid of damaging her fairy image, she put the microphone down and fell silent.
Victor picked up the microphone and glared daggers at Ebony. "Miss Gibson, if you are so professional, how come you are not the one in the instructor's seat?"
Ebony looked at Victor and laughed out loud. "What's so strange about that? You're scum. Why didn't you sit in the landfill?"
"Wow!"
"Ahhhhhh!"
The audience was going crazy.
Amid the chaos, someone shouted, "Ebo, that was awesome!"
Ebony glanced down the stage but failed to find the speaker.
The situation was going out of control.
The chief director hurried up and intervened in person.
It was true that the program team wanted hype, but this was too much.
Ebony was out of control!
She got into a fight with everyone on the show.
The chief director managed to calm down the audience.
The host, who was bathing in sweat, called out to the next group.
Their performance was mediocre.
Their movements were not synchronized and someone made a mistake during the performance.
Ebony could tell that they performed poorly because her scolding just now scared them when they were offstage.
After the instructors finished their comments, the microphone was passed to Ebony.
Ebony said blandly, "During practice, your team was good. For the public performance, you failed to bring out your best, which is regretful. If any of you were eliminated, come to me. I'll help you come back to the stage."
The five team members had thought she would scold them.
Unexpectedly, what came out of her mouth were heart-warming words!
Among them, two girls, who performed poorly, felt a tingling sensation in their eyes, and their tears fell instantly.
The filming of the show continued.
In the afternoon, it was finally the turn of Stella's team.
They performed a hot dance.
Stella rarely had any solo parts. Most of the time, she was the foil.
In contrast, the other four girls all had solo parts.
When the performance was over, the instructors fell silent.
Belinda maintained her fairy persona, gently praised them one by one, and gave them A.
Victor gave B as he felt that something was missing.
The other two instructors gave them C.
None of the five trainees had connections, so the instructors were blunt in their comments.
"Four of you entered Group B because of your lack of skills. During the public performance, you still didn't do a good job. Your performance is not even as good as the last one. Your movements are separated, and I don't think the teachers taught you that way. As for the cause, you should think about it."
The four girls listened to the critiques and turned pale.
In contrast, Stella stood on the side, unperturbed.
From time to time, her dark eyes glanced at Ebony.
The microphone was then passed to the referrers again.
Ebony took the microphone and said succinctly, "There are two things I wanna say. First, I'm glad that I had no expectations from you guys, so I am not disappointed."
"Second, after your elimination, except for Stella, you're not supposed to join my team. I don't want to face a bunch of people who are like Lorena. Lorena alone is enough to make me sick."
With that, she passed the microphone to the next referrer.
The next referrer took the microphone and looked at the four girls who were crying on each other's shoulders. He was lost for words.
The filming ended.
At 11 pm, the public performance was over.
Next, the scores and ranking would be released.
Teams, which earned less scores, were at risk of elimination.
The eliminated contestants were announced. In Stella's team, three people, including Stella, were eliminated.
Ebony smiled knowingly when she saw the results.
Stella had a favorable impression of her during the first performance.
Her two enemies, Belinda and Victor, certainly would not let Chariss pass.
As for the team to which Ebony promised that she would help them go back to the stage, two members were eliminated.
The 20 eliminated members came out of the crowd.
It was time for the referees to make their selections!
Ebony's target was clear, and her selection was quick.
After the three recommended teams were formed, those trainees, who advanced to the next level, started to choose their favorite instructors.
On average, each instructor would have 20 trainees in his crew. In the next round, they would represent their instructors to compete with trainees from the other instructors' teams and the referrers' teams.
The rest of the game was all made up of matches.
Before the filming ended, the host announced another matter.
"Starting from the second public performance, instructors and referrers are allowed to invite their friends to cheer up their separate teams."
In other words, from the next public performance onwards, the instructors and referrers could invite their celebrity friends to be on the show.
Their celebrity friends would canvass for their teams.
Ebony rubbed her chin and suddenly raised her hand.
The host was a bit afraid of her.
In spite of that, he asked, "Miss Gibson, what's the issue?"
Ebony said, "If I invite a cheering guest, will you pay him? You won't ask me to pay him, will you?"
The host was speechless.
He fought back his annoyance and replied, "The program team will offer the market price. The guests will be paid."
Reassured, Ebony nodded and said, "I have no more questions."
The filming ended, and the crowd dispersed.
Ebony took the five trainees in her team to their practice room.
She asked the teachers to guide them.
Then she went to the sidelines, clicked on WhatsApp, and entered the group established by Rita.
Ebony input, "@Teri @Jacob @Rita, guys, which one of you is available next Sunday? Go on a show with me. You'll be paid. Reply to me now, or I'll knee and beg later."
Teri happened to be online.
"What kind of show?" he asked.
Ebony was about to type when an alert popped up.
Lloyd exited the chat group.
Ebony was stunned.
She was about to type and ask Teri about it.
Just then, another alert popped up.
Lloyd entered the chat group.
Did he tap on it by mistake?
Instead of thinking much about it, Ebony continued to type.
However...
In the next minute.
The alert kept popping up.
Lloyd exited the chat group.
Lloyd entered the chat group.
Lloyd exited the chat group.
Lloyd entered the chat group.
Lloyd exited the chat group.
Lloyd entered the chat group.
Ebony was dazed.
Teri was dazed.
In the end, Ebony wiped her face.
She deleted the message to Teri and typed a new line.
Ebony @Lloyd and asked, "Mr. Vasquez, are you free next Sunday?"
"Yes," Lloyd replied.
Ebony was stunned.